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Productive third innings carried the Astros to a doubleheader sweep of the Cardinals, 9-5 and 6-4, and cut the Dodgers' West Division lead over Houston to one game. A two-run single by Gary Woods in the second inning of the opener gave Astros the lead, and they put the game away with seven runs in their next time at bat. Art Howe knocked in two runs and Luis Pujols, Joe Niekro and Joe Morgan one each. Houston Astros 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5 (Game 1)Game Played on Saturday, September 6, 1980 (Night game) at AstrodomeCardinals 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 - 5 12 2 Astros 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 x - 9 12 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Oberkfell 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Morgan 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .238 Herr 2b 3 1 3 0 0 0 .209 Loucks ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Scott cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Cabell 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .279 Landrum cf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .320 Gonzalez ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .122 Hernandez 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .318 Cruz lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 .311 DeSa 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .213 Simmons c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Cedeno cf 2 2 2 0 1 0 .306 Swisher c 2 1 1 1 0 1 .200 Reynolds ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Hendrick rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Howe 1b 3 2 2 2 0 0 .276 Durham rf 2 2 2 0 0 0 .244 Bergman 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Iorg lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .315 Woods rf,lf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .429 Reitz 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Pujols c 4 1 0 1 0 0 .204 Waller 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 Landestoy ss,2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .244 Phillips ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .242 Niekro p 3 1 2 1 0 0 .300 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Niemann p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Otten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Little p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Frazier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Totals 35 5 12 5 1 4 Totals 37 9 12 7 3 6 Time of Game: 2:40 Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Astros 7 DP: Cardinals 0, Astros 3 Errors: Hernandez, Phillips Doubles: Herr (5), Niekro (5) Triples: Landrum (1), Durham (2), Leonard (5) Stolen Bases: Bergman (1) Sacrifice Flies: Iorg (4) GIDP: Oberkfell (9), Little (1), DeSa (1) Hit by Pitch: Sykes (1,by Niekro) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sykes L(6-10) 2 5 6 6 2 0 0 13 4.64 Otten 0.2 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 6.15 Little 2.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 11 0.00 Frazier 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 11 4.02 Totals 8 12 9 6 3 6 0 40 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(15-11) 6 9 4 4 1 1 0 27 3.89 Niemann SV(1) 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 11 5.47 Totals 9 12 5 5 1 4 0 38 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (3) Wild Pitches: Sykes (3) Balks: Niemann (1) Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Bob Engel CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell grounded out (third to first); Scott lined to right; Hernandez walked; Simmons singled to right [Hernandez to third]; Hendrick forced Simmons (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Morgan flied out to center; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno singled to right; Howe singled to right [Cedeno to third, Howe to second (on throw to 3b)]; Woods singled to left [Cedeno scored, Howe scored, Woods to second (on throw to home)]; Pujols grounded out (second to first) [Woods to third]; Landestoy flied out to right; Niekro flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Sykes was hit by a pitch; Oberkfell grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sykes out at second]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 3RD: Morgan singled to right; Cabell singled to left [Morgan to second]; Cruz walked [Morgan to third, Cabell to second]; Sykes threw a wild pitch [Morgan scored, Cabell to third, Cruz to second]; Cedeno walked; OTTEN REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Howe singled to left [Cabell scored, Cruz scored, Cedeno to second]; Woods reached on an error by Hernandez [Cedeno to third, Howe to second, Woods to first]; Pujols forced Woods (second to shortstop) [Cedeno scored (RBI), Howe scored (error by Phillips) (unearned) (no RBI), Pujols to second]; Landestoy flied out to left; Niekro doubled to left [Pujols scored (unearned)]; LITTLE REPLACED OTTEN (PITCHING); Morgan singled to right [Niekro scored (unearned)]; Debut game for Jeff Little; Cabell lined to shortstop; 7 R (4 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez lined to left; Simmons popped to catcher in foul territory; Hendrick popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9. ASTROS 4TH: LANDRUM REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING CF); DESA REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING 1B); DURHAM REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING RF); Cruz struck out; Debut game for Joe DeSa; Cedeno singled to left; Howe forced Cedeno (second to shortstop); Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9. CARDINALS 5TH: Iorg singled to left; Reitz struck out; Phillips singled to pitcher [Iorg to second]; Little grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Phillips out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9. ASTROS 5TH: HERR REPLACED OBERKFELL (PLAYING 2B); SWISHER REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); WALLER REPLACED REITZ (PLAYING 3B); Pujols popped to second; Debut game for Ty Waller; Landestoy walked; Niekro singled to right [Landestoy to third]; LOUCKS BATTED FOR MORGAN; Loucks struck out; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR CABELL; Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 9. CARDINALS 6TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); REYNOLDS REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING SS); LOUCKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); BERGMAN REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 1B); WOODS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LEONARD REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING RF); Herr doubled to left; Landrum tripled to left [Herr scored]; DeSa popped to third in foul territory; Swisher singled to left [Landrum scored]; Durham singled to right [Swisher to third]; Iorg hit a sacrifice fly to left [Swisher scored]; Waller singled to right [Durham to third]; Phillips singled to right [Durham scored, Waller to third]; SMITH BATTED FOR LITTLE; Smith popped to second; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 9. ASTROS 6TH: FRAZIER REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Leonard flied out to center; Reynolds flied out to left; Bergman singled to shortstop; Bergman stole second; Woods was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 9. CARDINALS 7TH: NIEMANN REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Herr singled to third; Landrum lined to right; DeSa grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Herr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 9. ASTROS 7TH: Pujols flied out to center; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Niemann grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 9. CARDINALS 8TH: Swisher struck out; Durham tripled to left; Iorg grounded out (second to first) [Durham scored]; Waller struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 9. ASTROS 8TH: Loucks struck out; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Leonard tripled to left; Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 9. CARDINALS 9TH: Phillips grounded out (third to first); BONDS BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr singled to left; Niemann balked [Herr to second]; Landrum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 9. |
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