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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 2, 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 August 2, 1980 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roy Lee Jackson |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 45,426 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Lanny Harris 3B: Eric Gregg |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Center Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Danny Heep | First Baseman |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Right Fielder |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Alex Trevino | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Roy Lee Jackson | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 2, 1980
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Jackson
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Jackson
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jackson
Morgan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jackson
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Niekro
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Jackson
Heep hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Jackson
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Jackson
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Niekro
Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Niekro
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Niekro
Trevino hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jackson
Reynolds hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Jackson
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Jackson
Puhl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Puhl reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Jackson
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Niekro
Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Niekro
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazzilli vs. Niekro
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Flynn tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. Niekro
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Jackson
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Jackson
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. Jackson
Heep takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Jackson
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to third. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ashby vs. Jackson
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson 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 -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Niekro
Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Niekro
Trevino hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Niekro
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Jackson
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Jackson
Niekro bunts towards first. Jorgensen fields the ball and throws to Jackson covering. Safe. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Jackson
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. There goes Niekro trying to get to third. Washington throws the ball in to Maddox, who tags Niekro for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Jackson
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Jackson
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Glynn
Ed Glynn now pitching.
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Niekro
Dan Norman pinch hits for Ed Glynn.
Norman hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Niekro
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Hausman
Tom Hausman now pitching.
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Hausman
Leonard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Hausman
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hausman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Niekro
Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Niekro
Jorgensen hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. Niekro
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Hausman
Reynolds hits a popup towards third. Maddox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Hausman
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Hausman
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Hausman
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morgan vs. Hausman
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Puhl moves to third. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Hausman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Niekro
Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Niekro
Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Tom Hausman.
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Flynn moves to third. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Taveras vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Flynn scores. Youngblood moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Youngblood tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Niekro
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Niekro
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Allen
Joel Youngblood now playing third base. Neil Allen now pitching.
Bergman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Allen
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Allen
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Niekro
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leonard. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trevino vs. Sambito
Trevino hits a line drive off the glove of Cabell, and into shallow left field. Trevino reaches second base with a double. Henderson scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Sambito
Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trevino moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngblood vs. Sambito
Youngblood is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Taveras vs. Sambito
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trevino scores. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Sambito
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Allen
Bill Almon now playing third base. Joel Youngblood now playing right field. Claudell Washington now playing left field.
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Allen
Denny Walling pinch hits for Joe Sambito.
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Allen
Puhl hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1980 -- Houston at New York (N)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Puhl T, cf 5 1 3 1 Taveras F, ss 5 0 3 1
Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Maddox E, 3b 2 0 0 1
Morgan J, 2b 2 1 2 2 Allen N, p 1 0 0 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 1 1
Heep D, 1b 2 0 0 0 Washington C, rf-lf 4 0 1 0
Bergman D, 1b 1 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 4 1 1 0
Leonard J, rf 4 0 0 0 Almon B, 3b 0 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 4 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Reynolds C, ss 4 1 1 0 Trevino A, c 4 1 1 1
Niekro J, p 3 0 1 0 Flynn D, 2b 4 2 2 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Jackson R, p 1 0 0 0
Walling D, ph 1 0 0 0 Glynn E, p 0 0 0 0
Norman D, ph 1 0 0 0
Hausman T, p 0 0 0 0
Youngblood, ph-3b-rf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 8 3 33 5 11 4
Houston 100 020 000 -- 3
New York 001 000 22x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (L)* 7.0 9 4 4 1 1
Sambito J 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson R 4.2 6 3 3 2 2
Glynn E 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Hausman T 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Allen N (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
LOB -- Houston 7, New York 9
2B -- Puhl T, Taveras F, Henderson S, Trevino A
HR -- Morgan J
SF -- Mazzilli L, Maddox E
HBP -- by Niekro J (Maddox E)
PB -- Ashby A 2
T -- 2:46
A -- 45426
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