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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 1, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on August 1, 1980 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Pacella |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,612 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Dutch Rennert 3B: Lanny Harris |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Danny Heep | First Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Alex Trevino | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| John Pacella | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 1, 1980
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Pacella
Puhl hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Pacella
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Pacella
Pacella fires to first and has Cabell trapped. There's the throw to Taveras who tags Cabell for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Pacella
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Pacella
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Pacella
Heep hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Heep reaches second base with a double. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leonard vs. Pacella
Leonard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Pacella
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz scores. Heep moves to third. Leonard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reynolds vs. Pacella
There's a wild pitch. Heep scores. Leonard moves to third. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reynolds vs. Pacella
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leonard scores. There goes Ashby trying to get to home. Washington throws the ball in to Trevino who tags Ashby, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Forsch
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Forsch
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Pacella
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Pacella
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Pacella
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Pacella
Morgan hits a line drive into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Forsch
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Forsch
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Forsch
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Forsch
Trevino hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Pacella
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Pacella
There goes Cruz. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Pacella
Heep hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Pacella
Leonard hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Forsch
Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Forsch
Jose Cardenal pinch hits for John Pacella.
Cardenal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Forsch
Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazzilli vs. Forsch
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Glynn
Ed Glynn now pitching.
Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Glynn
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Glynn
Forsch hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Glynn
Puhl is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Forsch
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Forsch
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Forsch
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Forsch
Trevino hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Glynn
Cabell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Glynn
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Glynn
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Glynn
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Forsch
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Forsch
Jerry Morales pinch hits for Ed Glynn.
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Forsch
Taveras bunts towards first. Heep fields the ball and throws to Forsch covering. Safe. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Forsch
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Miller
Jerry Morales now playing right field. Joel Youngblood now playing third base. Dyar Miller now pitching.
Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Miller
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Miller
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Washington. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Forsch vs. Miller
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Forsch
Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Washington reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Forsch
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jorgensen vs. Forsch
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Washington scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Forsch
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Forsch
Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Miller
Puhl hits a popup towards third. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Miller
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Miller
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Miller
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Forsch
Rafael Landestoy now playing second base.
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Forsch
Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Smith
Steve Henderson pinch hits for Dyar Miller. Dave Smith now pitching.
Henderson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Smith
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Smith
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Smith
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Reardon
Leonard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Reardon
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Smith
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Smith
Trevino hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Smith
Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trevino moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Smith
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taveras vs. Smith
Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trevino scores. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reardon vs. Smith
Reardon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Reardon
Bill Almon now playing third base. Joel Youngblood now playing right field.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reardon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Reardon
Denny Walling pinch hits for Dave Smith.
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Reardon
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1980 -- Houston at New York (N)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Puhl T, cf 4 1 1 1 Taveras F, ss 5 1 4 1
Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Maddox E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Miller D, p 0 0 0 0
Landestoy R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Henderson S, ph 1 1 1 3
Cruz J, lf 2 1 1 0 Reardon J, p 1 0 0 0
Heep D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 0 0
Leonard J, rf 3 1 0 0 Washington C, lf 4 1 1 0
Ashby A, c 4 0 2 1 Youngblood, rf-3b-rf 4 0 1 0
Reynolds C, ss 4 0 2 1 Jorgensen M, 1b 4 0 2 1
Forsch K, p 3 0 0 0 Trevino A, c 4 1 1 0
Smith D, p 0 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 4 0 3 0
Walling D, ph 1 0 0 0 Pacella J, p 0 0 0 0
Cardenal J, ph 1 0 0 0
Glynn E, p 0 0 0 0
Morales J, ph-rf 3 1 1 0
Almon B, 3b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 8 3 38 5 14 5
Houston 400 000 000 -- 4
New York 000 001 31x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K* 6.0 10 3 3 0 2
Smith D (L) 2.0 4 2 2 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pacella J 3.0 5 4 4 4 1
Glynn E 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Miller D 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Reardon J (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
LOB -- Houston 6, New York 9
2B -- Heep D, Reynolds C, Washington C
HR -- Puhl T, Henderson S
CS -- Cabell E, Cruz J
WP -- Pacella J
T -- 2:42
A -- 16612
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