HOU @ PHI

October 08, 1980

Final Score: HOU 7 - PHI 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Veterans Stadium
Attendance
65,476
Game Duration
214 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Frank LaCorte
Losing Pitcher
Ron Reed
Save
Joaquin Andujar

Umpires

Home Plate
Terry Tata
First Base
Bruce Froemming
Second Base
Doug Harvey
Third Base
Ed Vargo

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Night

Line Score

HOU @ PHI — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
HOU 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 7 8 1
PHI 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 14 2

HOU Batting

HOU @ PHI — HOU Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Joaquin Andujar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alan Ashby 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Bergman 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Enos Cabell 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Cesar Cedeno 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Jose Cruz 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Art Howe 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank LaCorte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rafael Landestoy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jeffrey Leonard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Morgan 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Terry Puhl 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .600
Craig Reynolds 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nolan Ryan 1 1 0 0 1 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
Team Totals 36 7 8 7 7 5 2 1 0 0 .222

PHI Batting

HOU @ PHI — PHI Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bob Boone 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Larry Bowa 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Greg Gross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Greg Luzinski 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500
Garry Maddox 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Bake McBride 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Tug McGraw 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 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Dick Ruthven 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Kevin Saucier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Schmidt 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Lonnie Smith 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Manny Trillo 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Del Unser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Vukovich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 40 4 14 3 5 10 2 0 0 0 .350

HOU Pitching

HOU @ PHI — HOU Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Joaquin Andujar (SV) SV 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Frank LaCorte (W) W 1.0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
Nolan Ryan - 6.1 8 2 2 1 6 0 2.84
Joe Sambito - 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Dave Smith - 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 6.75
Team Totals 10.0 14 4 3 5 10 0 2.70

PHI Pitching

HOU @ PHI — PHI Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tug McGraw - 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00
Ron Reed (L) L 1.1 2 4 4 1 1 0 27.00
Dick Ruthven - 7.0 3 2 2 5 4 0 2.57
Kevin Saucier - 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 10.0 8 7 7 7 5 0 6.30

Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies, October 8, 1980

Playing on the road, the Houston Astros won 7-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies on October 8, 1980, a League Championship Series game. The information panel shows a crowd of 65,476, a running time of 214 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as night skies. The Houston Astros' runs came in the third, seventh, eighth, and tenth innings, 4 of them in the tenth. The Philadelphia Phillies' runs came in the fourth, eighth, and tenth innings, 2 of them in the fourth. It went to extra innings, ending in the tenth. The Houston Astros had 8 hits and the Philadelphia Phillies 14, with 1 and 2 errors. The win went to Frank LaCorte, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 1.0 innings. The loss was charged to Ron Reed after 1.1 innings and 4 runs. The save went to Joaquin Andujar. No pitcher struck out more than Nolan Ryan, who had 6. The Houston Astros' pitching table lists Joaquin Andujar, Frank LaCorte, Nolan Ryan, Joe Sambito, and Dave Smith. The Philadelphia Phillies' pitching table lists Tug McGraw, Ron Reed, Dick Ruthven, and Kevin Saucier. The Houston Astros' top hitter was Terry Puhl, 3 for 5, 1 double, and 2 RBI. For the Philadelphia Phillies, Garry Maddox went 2 for 5 and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Terry Tata.

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