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Mets 3 @ Astros 4
Astrodome
April 27, 1980

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on April 27, 1980 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Mets with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 27, 1980 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 3 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherFrank LaCorte  
Losing PitcherNeil Allen  
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Game Winning RBIJeffrey Leonard 

Game Info

DateApril 27, 1980 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherRay Burris  
Home Starting PitcherNolan Ryan  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance20,828 
Time of Game3 hours 37 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Satch Davidson
1B: Dave Pallone
2B: Eric Gregg
3B: Ed Vargo

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jose Cardenal  Right Fielder 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
Lee Mazzilli  First Baseman 
Joel Youngblood  Center Fielder 
Mike Jorgensen  Left Fielder 
Ron Hodges  Catcher 
Elliott Maddox  Third Baseman 
Doug Flynn  Second Baseman 
Ray Burris  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jeffrey Leonard  Right Fielder 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Denny Walling  First Baseman 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Nolan Ryan  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Mets 3 @ Astros 4
Astrodome
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         Game of 4/27/1980 -- New York at Houston (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Cardenal J, rf        4  1  1  0   Leonard J, rf         6  0  2  2   
Allen N, p            1  0  0  0   Reynolds C, ss        5  0  0  0   
Taveras F, ss         4  1  1  0   Walling D, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Mazzilli L, 1b        3  0  1  0   Morgan J, 2b          2  0  0  0   
Youngblood J, cf-rf   5  0  0  1   Cruz J, lf            4  0  1  0   
Jorgensen M, lf       5  0  1  1   Cabell E, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Hodges R, c           2  0  0  0   Cedeno C, cf          3  2  1  0   
Trevino A, ph-c       2  0  1  0   Ashby A, c            5  1  3  2   
Maddox E, 3b          3  1  0  0   Puhl T, pr            0  1  0  0   
Flynn D, 2b           5  0  2  0   Ryan N, p             2  0  0  0   
Burris R, p           2  0  0  0   Landestoy R, ph       1  0  0  0   
Mankowski P, ph       1  0  0  0   Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   
Reardon J, p          0  0  0  0   Bergman D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Morales J, ph-cf      1  0  1  1   LaCorte F, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Howe A, ph            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  3  8  3                        37  4  7  4

New York         000 002 000 001 --  3
Houston          001 010 000 002 --  4
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burris R              6.0  5  2  2  1  3
Reardon J             3.0  0  0  0  4  5
Allen N (L)           2.1  2  2  2  4  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ryan N                8.0  5  2  2  6  5
Sambito J             2.0  1  0  0  0  0
LaCorte F (W)         2.0  2  1  1  0  0

E -- Taveras F
DP -- Houston 3
LOB -- New York 7, Houston 8
2B -- Flynn D, Ashby A 2
3B -- Cedeno C
HR -- Ashby A
SB -- Walling D
CS -- Cardenal J, Burris R, Cruz J, Leonard J, Cabell E
SH -- Taveras F
SF -- Morales J
Balk -- Burris R
T -- 3:37
A -- 20828

    

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