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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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