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Pirates 5 @ Astros 12
Astrodome
August 21, 1980

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 21, 1980 at Astrodome. The home team Astros beat the visiting Pirates with a score of 12 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 21, 1980 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 5 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 12 H: 18 E: 3 LOB: 7
Runs: 12
Hits: 18
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherJoe Sambito  
Losing PitcherBert Blyleven  
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Game Winning RBICesar Cedeno 

Game Info

DateAugust 21, 1980 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherBert Blyleven  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Niekro  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance33,884 
Time of Game2 hours 59 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Terry Tata
1B: Steve Fields
2B: Bruce Froemming
3B: Dick Stello

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Omar Moreno  Center Fielder 
Tim Foli  Shortstop 
Dave Parker  Right Fielder 
Mike Easler  Left Fielder 
Bill Madlock  Third Baseman 
John Milner  First Baseman 
Ed Ott  Catcher 
Phil Garner  Second Baseman 
Bert Blyleven  Pitcher 
Chuck Tanner  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 
Danny Heep  First Baseman 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Joe Niekro  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

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Pirates 5 @ Astros 12
Astrodome
August 21, 1980

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         Game of 8/21/1980 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Moreno O, cf          5  0  2  1   Morgan J, 2b          4  1  1  0   
Alexander M, cf       0  0  0  0   Landestoy R, 2b       1  0  0  0   
Foli T, ss            4  2  3  0   Cabell E, 3b          3  2  2  0   
Berra D, ss           1  0  0  0   Howe A, ph-3b         1  0  0  0   
Parker D, rf          4  1  1  1   Puhl T, rf            5  4  4  2   
Robinson B, 1b        1  0  0  0   Cruz J, lf            5  1  3  2   
Easler M, lf-rf       5  1  3  1   Cedeno C, cf          4  2  2  3   
Madlock B, 3b         4  0  1  0   Leonard J, cf         0  0  0  0   
Lacy L, 3b            1  0  0  0   Heep D, 1b            3  1  1  2   
Milner J, 1b-lf       4  1  2  0   Bergman D, 1b         1  0  1  0   
Ott E, c              5  0  1  0   Ashby A, c            5  1  2  1   
Garner P, 2b          4  0  0  0   Reynolds C, ss        4  0  2  1   
Blyleven B, p         1  0  1  0   Niekro J, p           1  0  0  0   
Sanguillen M, ph      1  0  0  0   Roberge B, p          0  0  0  0   
Solomon E, p          0  0  0  0   Sambito J, p          1  0  0  0   
Bevacqua K, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
Jackson G, p          1  0  0  0                                      
Tekulve K, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  5 14  3                        38 12 18 11

Pittsburgh       101 210 000 --  5
Houston          204 204 00x -- 12

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L)        3.0  9  6  6  1  4
Solomon E             1.0  3  2  2  0  0
Jackson G             3.0  5  4  3  0  1
Tekulve K             1.0  1  0  0  1  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J*             4.0 11  5  4  1  1
Roberge B             1.2  3  0  0  0  1
Sambito J (W)         3.1  0  0  0  0  3
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

E -- Cabell E, Reynolds C, Niekro J, Moreno O
LOB -- Pittsburgh 11, Houston 7
2B -- Cruz J 2, Puhl T, Cedeno C 2, Heep D, Parker D, Easler M
SB -- Morgan J, Foli T, Cabell E, Puhl T
SH -- Niekro J, Roberge B
SF -- Heep D
WP -- Niekro J 2, Blyleven B
PB -- Ott E, Ashby A
T -- 2:59
A -- 33884

    

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