PHI @ HOU

October 11, 1980

Final Score: PHI 5 - HOU 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Astrodome
Attendance
44,952
Game Duration
235 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Warren Brusstar
Losing Pitcher
Joe Sambito
Save
Tug McGraw

Umpires

Home Plate
Doug Harvey
First Base
Ed Vargo
Second Base
Jerry Crawford
Third Base
Bob Engel

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Dome
Field Condition
Dry
Precipitation
None

Line Score

PHI @ HOU — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 13 0
HOU 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 1

PHI Batting

PHI @ HOU — PHI Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bob Boone 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Bowa 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200
Warren Brusstar 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Steve Carlton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Greg Gross 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Greg Luzinski 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Garry Maddox 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bake McBride 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500
Tug McGraw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dickie Noles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ron Reed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pete Rose 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Kevin Saucier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Schmidt 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Lonnie Smith 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Manny Trillo 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Del Unser 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
George Vukovich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 40 5 13 5 2 8 2 0 0 3 .325

HOU Batting

PHI @ HOU — HOU Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bruce Bochy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Enos Cabell 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Jose Cruz 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Art Howe 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Rafael Landestoy 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Jeffrey Leonard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Morgan 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Terry Puhl 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Luis Pujols 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Vern Ruhle 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Sambito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Denny Walling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gary Woods 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Team Totals 30 3 5 3 9 4 2 1 0 3 .167

PHI Pitching

PHI @ HOU — PHI Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Warren Brusstar (W) W 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.50
Steve Carlton - 5.1 4 2 2 5 3 0 3.38
Tug McGraw (SV) SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Dickie Noles - 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Ron Reed - 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Kevin Saucier - 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 10.0 5 3 3 9 4 0 2.70

HOU Pitching

PHI @ HOU — HOU Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Vern Ruhle - 7.0 8 3 3 1 3 0 3.86
Joe Sambito (L) L 3.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 6.00
Dave Smith - 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 10.0 13 5 5 2 8 0 4.50

Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros, October 11, 1980

This box score records a 5-3 win for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros at Astrodome, October 11, 1980 in the League Championship Series. Retrosheet records a crowd of 44,952, a running time of 235 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give dome skies. The Philadelphia Phillies scored in the eighth and tenth innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run eighth. The Houston Astros' runs came one at a time, in the fourth, fifth, and ninth. The line score runs past nine, to the tenth inning. Hits were 13 for the Philadelphia Phillies and 5 for the Houston Astros, with 0 and 1 errors. Warren Brusstar was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 1 hit in 2.0 innings. Joe Sambito took the loss after 3.0 innings and 2 runs. The save went to Tug McGraw. Joe Sambito led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Philadelphia Phillies used Warren Brusstar, Steve Carlton, Tug McGraw, Dickie Noles, and Ron Reed on the mound. The Houston Astros' pitching table lists Vern Ruhle, Joe Sambito, and Dave Smith. Manny Trillo led the Philadelphia Phillies at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Doug Harvey.

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