Completing the sweep of the three-game series, the Dodgers gained a 4-3 victory on a two-run homer by Ron Cey in the eighth inning to tie with the Astros for first place and force a one-game playoff for the West Division title. The Astros had a 3-2 lead when Steve Garvey opened the Dodgers' eighth by reaching first base safely on an error by Astros third baseman Enos Cabell.

After twice unsuccessfully attempting to bunt, Cey worked the count to 3-2 and then blasted a round-tripper off reliever Frank LaCorte. The Astros placed runners on first and third with two out in the ninth, but Don Sutton relieved and retired pinch-hitter Denny Walling on a groundout. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Sunday, October   5, 1980 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  2  x  -   4 11  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               2   0   1   1     3   0   .283      Lopes 2b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .253
Cabell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   3   .275      Monday rf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .244        Hatcher ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Landestoy 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Johnstone ph,rf     0   0   0   0     1   0   .312
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .306
Cedeno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .309      Cey 3b                4   1   1   2     0   1   .254
Howe 1b               3   1   0   0     0   1   .278      Guerrero cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .322
  Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Frias ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Ashby c               4   1   2   1     0   1   .256      Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Reynolds ss           2   0   1   1     0   0   .220        Law pr              0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Leonard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Yeager c            1   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Ruhle p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Thomas ss,cf          3   1   2   0     0   1   .262
  Andujar p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Hooton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Sambito p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castillo p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Thomasson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .218
  Woods ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .377        Valenzuela p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .429
                                                            Weiss pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Howe p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Sutton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .078

Totals               34   3   8   3     3   8             Totals               33   4  11   4     2   6

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance: 52,339
Left on Base: Astros 9, Dodgers 8
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Cabell, Hooton
Doubles: Puhl (24)
Home Runs: Cey (28)
Stolen Bases: Puhl 2 (25), Cedeno (47)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Howe (4), Reynolds (13), Thomas (7)
GIDP: Hatcher (6)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.37
Andujar                 2.1   4   1   1   1   3   0  11   3.91
Sambito                 2     3   1   1   0   1   0   8   2.19
LaCorte L(8-5)          1.2   2   2   1   1   1   1   9   2.82
Totals                  8    11   4   3   2   6   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  1     3   2   1   1   2   0   8   3.66
Castillo                4     2   1   1   1   4   0  15   2.78
Valenzuela              2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Howe W(7-9)             1.2   3   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.72
Sutton SV(1)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.20
Totals                  9     8   3   2   3   8   0  39

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Jerry Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Cabell struck out;
Morgan struck out; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Monday struck out; Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: On a bunt Cedeno singled to third; Cedeno stole
second; Howe reached on an error by Hooton on a sacrifice bunt
[Cedeno to third, Howe to first]; Ashby singled to center
[Cedeno scored, Howe to third]; Reynolds singled to right [Howe
scored (unearned), Ashby to second]; CASTILLO REPLACED HOOTON
(PITCHING); Ruhle forced Ashby (pitcher to third) [Reynolds to
second]; Puhl walked [Reynolds to third, Ruhle to second];
Cabell struck out; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 2
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: On a bunt Garvey singled to third; Cey flied out to
right; Guerrero flied out to right; Ferguson flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cruz struck out; Cedeno flied out to left; Howe
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas singled to center; ANDUJAR REPLACED RUHLE
(PITCHING); Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Castillo struck out; Lopes walked; Monday forced Lopes
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers
0.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Ashby to second]; Andujar struck out;
Puhl doubled to center [Ashby scored]; Cabell struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker singled to left; Garvey popped to first; Cey
struck out; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied
out to center; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
singled to left; THOMASSON BATTED FOR CASTILLO; Thomasson
singled to right [Thomas to second]; Lopes singled to center
[Thomas scored, Thomasson to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED ANDUJAR
(PITCHING); HATCHER BATTED FOR MONDAY; Hatcher grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopes out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 6TH: HATCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); VALENZUELA
REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Howe flied out to center; Ashby
was called out on strikes; Reynolds grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker flied out to right; Garvey struck out; Cey
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Sambito popped to third in foul territory; Puhl
walked; Puhl stole second; Cabell flied out to right; Morgan
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Guerrero
singled to right; Ferguson singled to left [Guerrero to second];
LAW RAN FOR FERGUSON; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Guerrero to third, Law to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR
VALENZUELA; Mota singled to right [Guerrero scored, Law to
third, Mota to second (on throw)]; LACORTE REPLACED SAMBITO
(PITCHING); WEISS RAN FOR MOTA; Lopes grounded out (third to
first); JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR HATCHER; Johnstone walked; Baker
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 3, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 8TH: HOWE REPLACED WEISS (PITCHING); YEAGER REPLACED LAW
(PLAYING C ); JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cruz popped
to catcher in foul territory; Cedeno singled to right; Howe was
called out on strikes; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: BERGMAN REPLACED HOWE (PLAYING 1B); Garvey reached
on an error by Cabell [Garvey to first]; Cey homered [Garvey
scored (unearned)]; Guerrero popped to third; Yeager singled to
left; Thomas struck out; Howe forced Yeager (shortstop to
second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 4.

ASTROS 9TH: FRIAS REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); THOMAS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); LEONARD BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Leonard
flied to right in foul territory; WOODS BATTED FOR LACORTE;
Woods singled to right; Puhl forced Woods (second to shortstop);
Cabell singled to left [Puhl to third]; SUTTON REPLACED HOWE
(PITCHING); WALLING BATTED FOR LANDESTOY; Walling grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Dodgers 4.