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Astros 8 @ Mets 5
Shea Stadium
May 22, 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 May 22, 1980 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 22, 1980 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 8 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 5 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJoe Niekro  
Losing PitcherKevin Kobel  
SaveFrank LaCorte  
Game Winning RBIAlan Ashby 

Game Info

DateMay 22, 1980 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Niekro  
Home Starting PitcherMark Bomback  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance7,812 
Time of Game2 hours 55 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dave Pallone
1B: Ed Vargo
2B: Satch Davidson
3B: Eric Gregg

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rafael Landestoy  Second Baseman 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Terry Puhl  Right Fielder 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Jeffrey Leonard  First Baseman 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Joe Niekro  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lee Mazzilli  First Baseman 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
Mike Jorgensen  Right Fielder 
John Stearns  Catcher 
Jerry Morales  Center Fielder 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Elliott Maddox  Third Baseman 
Doug Flynn  Second Baseman 
Mark Bomback  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  Manager 

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Astros 8 @ Mets 5
Shea Stadium
May 22, 1980

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/22/1980 -- Houston at New York (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Landestoy R, 2b       6  1  3  0   Mazzilli L, 1b        4  1  1  0   
Reynolds C, ss        5  1  2  1   Ramirez M, 3b         0  0  0  0   
Puhl T, rf            4  0  0  0   Taveras F, ss         5  1  4  0   
Cruz J, lf            5  0  2  0   Jorgensen , rf-cf-1b  5  2  2  2   
Leonard J, 1b         5  2  1  0   Stearns J, c          5  0  2  0   
Bergman D, 1b         0  0  0  0   Morales J, cf         4  0  1  0   
Cabell E, 3b          3  3  3  1   Glynn E, p            0  0  0  0   
Gonzalez J, 3b        1  0  0  0   Hodges R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Cedeno C, cf          5  1  2  2   Henderson S, lf       4  1  3  1   
Ashby A, c            4  0  2  2   Maddox E, 3b-cf       2  0  0  0   
Pujols L, pr-c        1  0  0  0   Flynn D, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Niekro J, p           4  0  2  1   Bomback M, p          0  0  0  0   
LaCorte F, p          1  0  0  0   Kobel K, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Norman D, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Hausman T, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Pacella J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Cardenal J, ph-rf     1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  8 17  7                        37  5 13  3

Houston          102 021 200 --  8
New York         010 100 300 --  5

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W)          6.2 11  5  4  3  3
LaCorte F (S)         2.1  2  0  0  1  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bomback M             1.1  5  1  1  0  0
Kobel K (L)           3.2  6  4  4  0  0
Hausman T*            1.0  5  3  2  0  1
Pacella J             1.0  0  0  0  0  2
Glynn E               2.0  1  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 7th

E -- Taveras F, Maddox E, Gonzalez J
DP -- Houston 2, New York 1
LOB -- Houston 11, New York 9
2B -- Henderson S, Leonard J, Niekro J, Jorgensen M 2
3B -- Henderson S
HR -- Reynolds C, Cedeno C
SB -- Landestoy R, Leonard J
CS -- Landestoy R, Taveras F
HBP -- by Bomback M (Cabell E)
WP -- Niekro J 2
PB -- Ashby A
T -- 2:55
A -- 7812

    

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