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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 12, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 12, 1980 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Whitson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 23,380 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Andy Olsen 3B: Steve Fields |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Venable | Center Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Rich Murray | First Baseman |
| Joe Pettini | Second Baseman |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Ed Whitson | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Denny Walling | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 12, 1980
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Niekro
Venable hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Niekro
Herndon hits a fly ball towards right. Puhl catches it and throws to Reynolds who relays to Walling to double up Venable. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Niekro
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Whitson
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Whitson
Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Whitson
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pettini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Niekro
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettini vs. Niekro
Pettini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Niekro
LeMaster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitson vs. Niekro
Whitson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Whitson
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Whitson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Whitson
Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Whitson
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Niekro
Venable hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Niekro
Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Niekro
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Whitson
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Whitson
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Whitson
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Niekro
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettini vs. Niekro
Pettini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Niekro
There goes Pettini. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Niekro
LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Whitson
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Whitson
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pettini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Whitson
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitson vs. Niekro
Whitson 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 -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Niekro
Venable hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Niekro
Herndon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Herndon reaches second base with a double. Venable moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Venable scores. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Niekro
May hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Whitson
Cedeno hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Whitson
Walling hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Whitson
Ashby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Venable who is chasing the ball. Ashby reaches third base with a triple. Walling goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reynolds vs. Whitson
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashby scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Whitson
Niekro bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Whitson
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Whitson
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pettini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Niekro
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettini vs. Niekro
Pettini hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Whitson
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Whitson
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Whitson
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Whitson
Walling takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pujols vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching. Luis Pujols pinch hits for Alan Ashby.
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Niekro
Luis Pujols now catching.
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Niekro
Bill North pinch hits for Gary Lavelle.
North hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Niekro
Venable 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
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Holland
Al Holland now pitching.
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Holland
Niekro bunts towards the mound. Holland fields it and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Holland
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Holland
The umpire calls a balk on Holland Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Holland
Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Venable. Cabell reaches second base with a double. Reynolds scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Holland
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Holland
There goes Puhl. The throw from May and he is safe. Puhl steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Holland
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Niekro
Rafael Landestoy now playing second base.
Herndon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Herndon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herndon scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Niekro
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Smith
Dave Smith now pitching.
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stennett vs. Smith
Rennie Stennett pinch hits for Joe Pettini.
Stennett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Holland
Rennie Stennett now playing second base.
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Holland
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Holland
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strain vs. Smith
Dave Bergman now playing first base. Joe Strain pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster.
Strain 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 -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Smith
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Al Holland.
Wohlford 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 -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Smith
Venable strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1980 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Venable M, cf 5 1 2 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Herndon L, rf 4 1 2 0 Landestoy R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Evans D, 3b 3 1 2 2 Cabell E, 3b 4 1 1 1
May M, c 4 0 2 0 Puhl T, rf 4 0 1 1
Whitfield T, lf 4 0 2 1 Cruz J, lf 4 0 2 0
Murray R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0
Pettini J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Walling D, 1b 3 1 1 0
Stennett R, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Bergman D, 1b 0 0 0 0
LeMaster J, ss 3 0 1 0 Ashby A, c 2 1 1 1
Strain J, ph 1 0 0 0 Pujols L, ph-c 2 0 0 0
Whitson E, p 2 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 3 2 2 1
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 1 0 0 0
North B, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith D, p 0 0 0 0
Holland A, p 0 0 0 0
Wohlford J, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 3 12 3 31 5 9 5
San Francisco 000 010 020 -- 3
Houston 000 030 20x -- 5
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson E (L) 5.2 6 3 3 1 1
Lavelle G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Holland A 2.0 3 2 2 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 7.1 12 3 3 1 3
Smith D (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Houston 5
2B -- Herndon L, Cabell E, Whitfield T
3B -- Ashby A, Herndon L
SB -- Puhl T
CS -- Pettini J
SH -- Niekro J 2
Balk -- Holland A
T -- 2:35
A -- 23380
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