Completing the three-game series sweep, the Astros defeated the Giants, 6-4. A four-run second inning was the key to victory. A single by Jose Cruz, walk to Cesar Cedeno and single by Denny Walling produced the first run. A single by Alan Ashby plated two more. Joe Morgan then capped the outburst with a run-scoring single. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 14, 1980 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  1  -   4 10  1
Astros       0  4  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   6 14  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Venable rf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .301      Morgan 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .244
Herndon cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .248        Landestoy 2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Evans 3b              2   0   1   0     2   0   .261      Cabell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .273
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Puhl rf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .280
Whitfield lf          4   2   1   1     0   0   .303      Cruz lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .316
Murray 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .230      Cedeno cf             3   1   2   1     1   1   .316
  Rowland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Walling 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .307
Stennett 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .245        Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .266
LeMaster ss           1   0   0   0     1   1   .219      Ashby c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .245
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .223
  Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Andujar p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .192
  Ivie 1b             1   0   1   0     0   0   .241        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Montefusco p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .033
  Lavelle p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Strain ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Nastu p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pettini ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .244
  North ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .246

Totals               35   4  10   3     3   4             Totals               37   6  14   5     1   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 18,471
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 8
DP: Giants 1, Astros 2
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Puhl (19)
Triples: Puhl (5)
Home Runs: Whitfield (3)
Stolen Bases: Venable (3), Cruz 2 (31)
GIDP: May (12), North (4), Andujar (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(4-8)       1.2   5   4   4   1   1   0  10   4.37
Lavelle                 2.1   3   0   0   0   3   0  10   3.09
Nastu                   1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   8.31
Holland                 2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   1.82
Rowland                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.93
Totals                  8    14   6   6   1   5   0  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(3-5)          8     9   4   4   3   4   1  35   3.71
Sambito SV(15)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.21
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   4   1  38

Wild Pitches: Andujar (2)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey


GIANTS 1ST: Venable singled to left; Venable stole second;
Herndon struck out; Evans walked; May grounded out (first
unassisted) [Venable to third, Evans to second]; Whitfield
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 0.

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

GIANTS 2ND: Murray flied out to center; Stennett grounded out
(shortstop to first); LeMaster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Cruz stole second; Cedeno
walked; Walling singled to center [Cruz scored, Cedeno to third,
Walling to second (on throw)]; Ashby singled to center [Cedeno
scored, Walling scored]; Reynolds singled to left [Ashby to
second]; Andujar grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Ashby to third, Reynolds out at second];
Morgan singled to center [Ashby scored]; LAVELLE REPLACED
MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Cabell singled to left [Morgan to
second]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Lavelle grounded out (third to first); Venable
grounded out (second to first); Herndon grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; Cedeno
struck out; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to
third]; Ashby grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans walked; May grounded out (second to first)
[Evans to second]; Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds was called out on strikes; Andujar was
called out on strikes; Morgan singled to left; Cabell flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); LeMaster
walked; STRAIN BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Strain forced LeMaster (first
to shortstop); Venable flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: NASTU REPLACED STRAIN (PITCHING); Puhl tripled to
right [Puhl scored (error by Stennett)]; Cruz grounded out
(second to pitcher); Cedeno singled to center; Walling flied out
to center; Ashby singled to third [Cedeno to second]; Reynolds
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon singled to center; Evans made an out to
shortstop; May singled to right [Herndon to second]; Whitfield
forced May (third to second) [Herndon to third]; Murray singled
to center [Herndon scored, Whitfield to second]; Stennett
singled to center [Whitfield scored, Murray to second]; WOHLFORD
BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Wohlford grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: PETTINI REPLACED NASTU (PLAYING SS); HOLLAND
REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); Andujar struck out; Morgan flied
out to right; Cabell popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Pettini struck out; Venable grounded out (first
unassisted); Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Puhl to third]; Cedeno singled to third [Puhl scored];
Walling singled to left [Cedeno to second]; Ashby made an out to
shortstop; Reynolds forced Walling (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 6.

GIANTS 8TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); BERGMAN
REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 1B); Evans singled to center; May
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Evans
out at second]; Whitfield homered; Murray grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: ROWLAND REPLACED MURRAY (PITCHING); IVIE REPLACED
HOLLAND (PLAYING 1B); Andujar grounded out (second to first);
Landestoy flied out to left; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Stennett singled to center; Andujar threw a wild
pitch [Stennett to second]; Ivie singled to right [Stennett to
third]; NORTH BATTED FOR PETTINI; SAMBITO REPLACED ANDUJAR
(PITCHING); North grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Stennett scored (no RBI), Ivie out at second];
Venable singled to left; Herndon flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 6.