PHI @ HOU
Final Score: PHI 8 - HOU 7
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Astrodome
- Attendance
- 44,802
- Game Duration
- 218 minutes
- Day/Night
- Night
- Winning Pitcher
- Dick Ruthven
- Losing Pitcher
- Frank LaCorte
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Ed Vargo
- First Base
- Jerry Crawford
- Second Base
- Bob Engel
- Third Base
- Terry Tata
Weather & Field Conditions
- Sky
- Dome
- Field Condition
- Dry
- Precipitation
- None
Line Score
PHI Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Aviles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob Boone | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Larry Bowa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Warren Brusstar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marty Bystrom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Larry Christenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Greg Gross | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Greg Luzinski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Garry Maddox | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Bake McBride | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tug McGraw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Keith Moreland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ron Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pete Rose | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Dick Ruthven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Schmidt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lonnie Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Manny Trillo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 |
| Del Unser | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| George Vukovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
HOU Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ashby | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Dave Bergman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Jose Cruz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Ken Forsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Danny Heep | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Art Howe | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Frank LaCorte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Joe Morgan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Terry Puhl | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 |
| Luis Pujols | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Craig Reynolds | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Nolan Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Sambito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Denny Walling | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Gary Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .326 |
PHI Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Brusstar | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marty Bystrom | - | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 |
| Larry Christenson | - | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 |
| Tug McGraw | - | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Ron Reed | - | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dick Ruthven (W) | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 10.0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.40 | |
HOU Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Forsch | - | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Frank LaCorte (L) | L | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Nolan Ryan | - | 7.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7.71 |
| Joe Sambito | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 10.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7.20 | |
Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros, October 12, 1980
Playing on the road, the Philadelphia Phillies won 8-7 over the Houston Astros on October 12, 1980 in a League Championship Series game. It was decided by a single run. The information panel shows attendance of 44,802, a game time of 218 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as dome skies. The Philadelphia Phillies scored in the second, eighth, and tenth innings, with the biggest frame a 5-run eighth. The Houston Astros scored in the first, sixth, seventh, and eighth innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run seventh. It went to extra innings, ending in the tenth. The Philadelphia Phillies had 13 hits and the Houston Astros 14, with 2 and 0 errors. Dick Ruthven was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 2.0 innings. Frank LaCorte took the loss after 2.0 innings and 1 run. No pitcher struck out more than Nolan Ryan, who had 8. The Philadelphia Phillies' pitching table lists Warren Brusstar, Marty Bystrom, Larry Christenson, Tug McGraw, and Ron Reed. The Houston Astros' pitching table lists Ken Forsch, Frank LaCorte, Nolan Ryan, and Joe Sambito. Manny Trillo led the Philadelphia Phillies at the plate: 3 for 5 and 2 RBI. Terry Puhl led the Houston Astros at the plate: 4 for 6. Jose Cruz drove in 2 for the Houston Astros. The home-plate umpire was Ed Vargo.
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