Batting around in the fourth and fifth innings, the Padres pounded the Astros, 9-4. The Padres scored four times in the fourth on a two-run single by Broderick Perkins, sacrifice fly by Tim Flannery and infield hit by john Curtis.

They added five more in the fifth. Perkins accounted for one run with a single, and Salazar knocked in two with a single. The other runs scored on a double by Gene Richards. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 9, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Tuesday, September 23, 1980 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  2  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 11  0
Padres       0  0  0    4  5  0    0  0  x  -   9 11  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .246      Richards lf           4   0   2   1     1   0   .298
  Fischlin ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Smith ss              5   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Cabell 3b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .273      Mumphrey cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .298
  Sprowl p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Evans 3b            2   2   1   0     2   0   .239
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Winfield rf           4   2   2   0     1   0   .276
  Leonard ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Tenace c              3   2   0   0     2   1   .215
Cruz lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .310      Perkins 1b            4   2   2   3     0   0   .447
Cedeno cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .317      Salazar 3b,cf         4   1   3   2     0   0   .323
  Loucks cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Flannery 2b           3   0   0   2     0   1   .251
Howe 1b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .275      Curtis p              4   0   1   1     0   3   .169
Woods rf              4   2   3   1     0   0   .391
Pujols c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .199
Landestoy ss,2b       3   0   1   1     1   0   .246
Niemann p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Roberge p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pladson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gonzalez ph,3b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .115

Totals               35   4  11   3     3   5             Totals               34   9  11   9     6   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  4,788
Left on Base: Astros 7, Padres 8
DP: Astros 0, Padres 2
Errors: Tenace
Doubles: Richards 2 (24)
Triples: Howe (4), Salazar (5)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (22), Cruz (32), Richards (55)
Sacrifice Flies: Flannery (1)
GIDP: Niemann (1), Pujols (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niemann L(0-1)          3     3   4   4   3   2   0  15   5.63
Roberge                 1     4   4   4   2   0   0   9   5.92
Pladson                 2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   4.35
Sprowl                  1     1   0   0   1   3   0   5   0.00
LaCorte                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.78
Totals                  8    11   9   9   6   6   0  41

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis W(9-8)           9    11   4   4   3   5   0  38   3.59
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   5   0  38

Wild Pitches: Roberge (3)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Dutch Rennert


ASTROS 1ST: Morgan singled to left; Morgan stole second [Morgan
to third (error by Tenace)]; Cabell struck out; Cruz grounded
out (third to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards doubled to right; On a bunt Smith grounded
out (pitcher to first); Mumphrey grounded out (second to first)
[Richards to third]; Winfield walked; Tenace was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: EVANS REPLACED MUMPHREY (PLAYING 3B); SALAZAR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Howe tripled to center; Woods
singled to right [Howe scored]; Pujols singled to left [Woods to
second]; Landestoy walked [Woods to third, Pujols to second];
Niemann grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Woods scored, Pujols to third, Landestoy out at second];
Morgan was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Perkins grounded out (second to first); Salazar made
an out to shortstop; Flannery grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cruz grounded
out (second to first); Cedeno walked; Howe flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Curtis struck out; Richards grounded out (second to
first); Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Woods singled to right; Pujols grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Woods to second]; Landestoy singled to
right [Woods scored, Landestoy to second (on throw to home)];
Landestoy was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Niemann
singled to center; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Evans walked; Winfield singled to center [Evans to
second]; Tenace walked [Evans to third, Winfield to second];
Perkins singled to center [Evans scored, Winfield scored, Tenace
to second]; ROBERGE REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); On a bunt
Salazar singled to pitcher [Tenace to third, Perkins to second];
Flannery hit a sacrifice fly to right [Tenace scored, Perkins to
third]; Curtis singled to shortstop [Perkins scored, Salazar to
second]; Roberge threw a wild pitch [Salazar to third, Curtis to
second]; Richards lined to first; Smith grounded out (first
unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell flied out to center; Cruz singled to center;
Cruz stole second; Cedeno flied out to right; Howe flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 4.

PADRES 5TH: Evans walked; Winfield singled to right [Evans to
second]; Tenace walked [Evans to third, Winfield to second];
Perkins singled to center [Evans scored, Winfield to third,
Tenace to second]; PLADSON REPLACED ROBERGE (PITCHING); Salazar
singled to right [Winfield scored, Tenace scored, Perkins to
third]; Flannery grounded out (shortstop to first) [Perkins
scored, Salazar to second]; Curtis was called out on strikes;
Richards doubled to left [Salazar scored]; Smith grounded out
(second to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 9.

ASTROS 6TH: Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Pujols
struck out; Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 9.

PADRES 6TH: Evans singled to third; Winfield lined to third;
Tenace made an out to shortstop; Perkins flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Padres 9.

ASTROS 7TH: GONZALEZ BATTED FOR PLADSON; Gonzalez made an out to
second; Morgan singled to first; Cabell forced Morgan (third to
second); Cruz walked [Cabell to second]; Cedeno singled to left
[Cabell scored, Cruz to second]; Howe made an out to first; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 9.

PADRES 7TH: GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LANDESTOY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); FISCHLIN REPLACED MORGAN
(PLAYING SS); SPROWL REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); Salazar tripled
to center; Flannery struck out; Curtis struck out; Richards
walked; Richards stole second; Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 9.

ASTROS 8TH: Woods singled to left; Pujols grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Woods out at second];
Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Padres 9.

PADRES 8TH: LOUCKS REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); LACORTE
REPLACED SPROWL (PITCHING); Evans made an out to third; Winfield
made an out to shortstop; Tenace flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 9.

ASTROS 9TH: Gonzalez flied out to center; Fischlin was called
out on strikes; LEONARD BATTED FOR LACORTE; Leonard struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Padres 9.