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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 27, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on August 27, 1980 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Fulgham |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,025 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Steve Fields |
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 |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Dane Iorg | Left Fielder |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| John Fulgham | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 27, 1980
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Fulgham
Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott who is chasing the ball. Morgan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Fulgham
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Morgan scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Fulgham
Puhl strikes out. There goes Cabell. The throw from Kennedy to Phillips, and Cabell is out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Fulgham
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Forsch
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Forsch
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Forsch
There goes Scott. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Forsch
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendrick vs. Forsch
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Scott scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Forsch
Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz throws the ball in to Cabell who relays the ball to Morgan who tags Iorg trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hendrick moves to third. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Martin
John Martin now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Martin
Walling hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott who is chasing the ball. Walling reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ashby vs. Martin
Ashby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Iorg. Ashby reaches second base with a double. Walling scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Martin
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Forsch vs. Martin
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Forsch
Kennedy hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Forsch
Reitz hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Forsch
Phillips 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 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Martin
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Martin
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Martin
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Martin
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Forsch
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Forsch
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Forsch
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out. Oberkfell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Forsch
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oberkfell scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Forsch
Hendrick takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Iorg vs. Forsch
Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Hendrick moves to third. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kennedy vs. Forsch
Kennedy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reitz vs. Forsch
Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Reitz reaches second base with a double. Hendrick scores. Iorg scores. Kennedy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Forsch
Phillips 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 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Martin
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Martin
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Martin
Ashby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Forsch
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Forsch
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Roberge
Bert Roberge now pitching.
Ashby fires to second and picks off Martin for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Roberge
Scott strikes out. There goes Oberkfell. The throw from Ashby to Reynolds, and Oberkfell is out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Martin
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Martin
Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Bert Roberge.
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Martin
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Pladson
Gordie Pladson now pitching.
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Pladson
Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Pladson
Iorg hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Pladson
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reitz vs. Pladson
Reitz hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Martin
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Martin
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Martin
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Pladson
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Pladson
Martin takes first base on ball four. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Pladson
Oberkfell bunts in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Scott vs. Pladson
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Phillips tags and scores. Martin tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Pladson
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Martin
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Martin
Walling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Martin
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walling moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Landestoy vs. Martin
Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Craig Reynolds.
Landestoy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bochy vs. Martin
Bruce Bochy pinch hits for Gordie Pladson.
Bochy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. LaCorte
Rafael Landestoy now playing shortstop. Frank LaCorte now pitching.
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. LaCorte
Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. LaCorte
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. LaCorte
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Martin
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Martin
Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Iorg. Cabell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Martin
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cabell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Martin
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. LaCorte
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. LaCorte
Leon Durham pinch hits for John Martin.
Durham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. LaCorte
Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double. Phillips goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. LaCorte
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. LaCorte
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oberkfell scores. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendrick vs. LaCorte
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scott tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. LaCorte
Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. LaCorte
Kennedy hits a popup towards short. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Littlefield
John Littlefield now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Littlefield
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Littlefield
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1980 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Morgan J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Oberkfell K, 2b 4 2 4 1
Cabell E, 3b 4 0 2 1 Scott T, cf 3 2 0 1
Puhl T, rf 4 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 2 2
Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, rf 3 1 1 2
Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0 Iorg D, lf 5 1 4 1
Walling D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Kennedy T, c 4 1 1 0
Ashby A, c 4 0 2 1 Reitz K, 3b 4 0 1 3
Reynolds C, ss 2 0 0 0 Phillips M, ss 4 2 2 0
Landestoy R, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Fulgham J, p 0 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 1 0 0 0 Martin J, p 2 0 1 0
Roberge B, p 0 0 0 0 Durham L, ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard J, ph 1 0 0 0 Littlefield J, p 0 0 0 0
Pladson G, p 0 0 0 0
Bochy B, ph 1 0 0 0
LaCorte F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 34 10 16 10
Houston 110 000 000 -- 2
St.Louis 105 001 03x -- 10
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K (L)* 3.0 9 6 6 2 0
Roberge B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Pladson G 2.0 2 1 1 2 0
LaCorte F 2.0 5 3 3 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Fulgham J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Martin J (W) 7.0 5 1 1 1 5
Littlefield J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
DP -- Houston 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 5, St.Louis 8
2B -- Ashby A, Oberkfell K 2, Reitz K, Cabell E
3B -- Morgan J, Walling D
SB -- Scott T
CS -- Cabell E, Oberkfell K
SH -- Oberkfell K
SF -- Scott T, Hendrick G
T -- 2:41
A -- 10025
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