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Monday September 1, 1980
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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Houston Astros 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, September 1, 1980 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Astros       0  2  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   5 10  0
Pirates      0  0  2    1  1  2    1  0  x  -   7  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .234      Lacy lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .351
  Gonzalez ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Garner 2b             4   0   1   2     1   1   .255
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   2     0   1   .280      Madlock 3b            3   0   1   0     2   0   .274
Puhl cf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Easler rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .330
Cruz lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .312      B. Robinson 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Walling rf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .315      Ott c                 3   1   0   0     1   0   .271
Heep 1b               2   0   2   0     1   0   .277      Berra ss              3   1   1   0     1   1   .238
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Alexander cf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .333
  Woods ph            1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000        Parker ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .299
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moreno cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Ashby c               3   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Rhoden p              3   2   3   3     0   0   .429
  Pujols ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .215        Jackson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Landestoy ss,2b       4   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Pladson p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Bergman 1b          1   1   1   0     0   0   .246
  Howe ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .256

Totals               35   5  10   5     3   5             Totals               32   7   9   7     6   3

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 26,374
Left on Base: Astros 7, Pirates 8
DP: Astros 0, Pirates 1
Doubles: Cruz (27), Woods (1), Rhoden 2 (3), Garner (23), Alexander (1)
Triples: Morgan (4)
Home Runs: Howe (7), Easler (17), Rhoden (1)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Cabell (4), Parker (5)
GIDP: Ashby (10)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pladson L(0-4)          5.2   8   6   6   4   1   2  29   4.50
LaCorte                 1.1   1   1   1   2   1   0   7   2.63
Sambito                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.25
Totals                  8     9   7   7   6   3   2  39

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(5-4)           6.2   8   4   4   2   4   0  29   4.18
Jackson SV(8)           2.1   2   1   1   1   1   1  10   2.59
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   5   1  39

Passed Balls: Ott (5)
Wild Pitches: Rhoden (5)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Joe West


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell
struck out; Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Lacy made an out to third; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Madlock singled to left; Easler flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled to right; Walling singled to center
[Cruz scored]; Heep singled to left [Walling to second]; Ashby
singled to center [Walling scored, Heep to second]; Landestoy
struck out; On a bunt Pladson forced Heep (third to shortstop)
[Ashby to second]; Morgan walked [Ashby to third, Pladson to
second]; Cabell forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Robinson flied out to left; Ott grounded out
(second to first); Berra struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl flied out to center; Cruz flied out to left;
Walling flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Alexander grounded out (second to first); Rhoden
doubled to right; Lacy walked; Garner doubled to left [Rhoden
scored, Lacy scored]; Madlock walked; Easler forced Madlock
(second to shortstop) [Garner to third]; B. Robinson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates
2.

ASTROS 4TH: Heep singled to right; Ashby flied out to center;
Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted) [Heep to second]; Ott
allowed a passed ball [Heep to third]; Pladson struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Berra grounded
out (shortstop to first); Alexander doubled to center; Rhoden
doubled to center [Alexander scored]; Lacy flied out to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan tripled to right; Cabell hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Morgan scored]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted);
Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Garner grounded out (first unassisted); Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Easler homered; B. Robinson
made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates
4.

ASTROS 6TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Heep walked;
Ashby grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Heep out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Ott made an out to second; Berra walked; Alexander
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Berra to second]; Rhoden
homered [Berra scored]; Lacy singled to center; Lacy stole
second; Garner walked; LACORTE REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); BERGMAN
REPLACED PLADSON (PLAYING 1B); Madlock walked [Lacy to third,
Garner to second]; Easler grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy was called out on strikes; Bergman singled
to right; Rhoden threw a wild pitch [Bergman to second]; Morgan
flied out to right; Cabell singled to right [Bergman scored];
JACKSON REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); Puhl walked [Cabell to
second]; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
4, Pirates 6.

PIRATES 7TH: B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Ott
walked; Berra singled to right [Ott to third]; PARKER BATTED FOR
ALEXANDER; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ott scored];
Jackson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 7.

ASTROS 8TH: MORENO REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING CF); Walling
grounded out (first unassisted); WOODS BATTED FOR LACORTE; Woods
doubled to left; PUJOLS BATTED FOR ASHBY; Pujols struck out;
Landestoy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Pirates 7.

PIRATES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); PUJOLS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); GONZALEZ REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING SS);
LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Lacy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garner struck out; Madlock flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 7.

ASTROS 9TH: HOWE BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Howe homered; Gonzalez made
an out to third; Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Puhl
made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Pirates
7.



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