Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Whitson
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cabell vs. Whitson
  
  Whitson fires to first and picks off Morgan. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Whitson
  
  Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Cabell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Puhl vs. Whitson
  
  Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pettini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cruz vs. Whitson
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Venable vs. Ryan
  
  Venable hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Venable for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Herndon vs. Ryan
  
  Herndon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Ryan
  
  Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Ryan
  
  May hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Whitson
  
  Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bergman vs. Whitson
  
  There goes Cedeno. The throw from May and he is out, Sularz applying the tag. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bergman vs. Whitson
  
  Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashby vs. Whitson
  
  Ashby strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Ryan
  
  Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Ryan
  
  Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pettini vs. Ryan
  
  Pettini strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sularz vs. Ryan
  
  Sularz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murray moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Whitson vs. Ryan
  
  Whitson strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Whitson
  
  Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sularz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ryan vs. Whitson
  
  Ryan strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 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 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Venable vs. Ryan
  
  Venable hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Venable reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Herndon vs. Ryan
  
  Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman fields the ball and throws to Ryan covering. Safe. Venable moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Evans vs. Ryan
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman fields it, throws to second to get Herndon. There's the throw to home to get Venable, for the double play. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. Ryan
  
  There goes Evans. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Evans steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  May vs. Ryan
  
  May takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Whitfield vs. Ryan
  
  Whitfield strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Whitson
  
  Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puhl vs. Whitson
  
  Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sularz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Whitson
  
  Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Whitson
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Ryan
  
  Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pettini vs. Ryan
  
  Pettini is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sularz vs. Ryan
  
  Sularz is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bergman vs. Whitson
  
  Bergman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Bergman reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ashby vs. Whitson
  
  Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pettini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bergman moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Reynolds vs. Whitson
  
  Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bergman scores. Ashby moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ryan vs. Whitson
  
  Ryan bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Ashby moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Morgan vs. Whitson
  
  Morgan is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cabell vs. Whitson
  
  Cabell hits a popup towards short. Pettini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Puhl vs. Whitson
  
  Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitson vs. Ryan
  
  Whitson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Venable vs. Ryan
  
  Venable hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Herndon vs. Ryan
  
  Herndon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitson moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Evans vs. Ryan
  
  Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitson scores. Herndon moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  May vs. Ryan
  
  May hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Whitfield vs. Ryan
  
  Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herndon moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Murray vs. Ryan
  
  Murray takes first base on ball four. Herndon scores. Evans moves to third. Whitfield moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pettini vs. Ryan
  
  Pettini hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Whitson
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Whitson
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pettini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bergman vs. Whitson
  
  Bergman takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Woods vs. Lavelle
  
  Gary Lavelle now pitching. Johnnie LeMaster now playing shortstop. Gary Woods pinch hits for Alan Ashby.
  
  Woods strikes out. There goes Cedeno. The throw from May and Cedeno is out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sularz vs. Ryan
  
  Luis Pujols now catching.
  
  Sularz hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  LeMaster vs. Ryan
  
  LeMaster strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Venable vs. Ryan
  
  Venable hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landestoy vs. Lavelle
  
  Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Craig Reynolds.
  
  Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Lavelle
  
  Art Howe pinch hits for Nolan Ryan.
  
  Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Lavelle
  
  Morgan strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Herndon vs. Smith
  
  Rafael Landestoy now playing shortstop. Dave Smith now pitching.
  
  Herndon strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Smith
  
  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. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Smith
  
  May strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cabell vs. Lavelle
  
  Cabell is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Lavelle
  
  Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Lavelle
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sularz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cedeno vs. Lavelle
  
  Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bergman vs. Lavelle
  
  Bergman strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Smith
  
  Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murray vs. Smith
  
  Murray strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lavelle vs. Smith
  
  Lavelle 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 9

• Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pujols vs. Lavelle
  
  Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Landestoy vs. Lavelle
  
  Scott Loucks pinch runs for Luis Pujols.
  
  Landestoy bunts towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Sularz covering, for the out. Loucks moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Leonard vs. Lavelle
  
  Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Dave Smith.
  
  Leonard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Leonard reaches second base with a double. Loucks scores. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morgan vs. Lavelle
  
  Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cabell vs. Lavelle
  
  Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Sambito
  
  Bruce Bochy now catching. Joe Sambito now pitching. Jack Clark pinch hits for Guy Sularz.
  
  Clark 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 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wohlford vs. Sambito
  
  Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster.
  
  Wohlford takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bourjos vs. Sambito
  
  Chris Bourjos pinch hits for Max Venable.
  
  Bourjos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Landestoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 9/20/1980 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Morgan J, 2b          4  0  1  0   Venable M, cf         4  0  1  0   
Cabell E, 3b          5  0  2  0   Bourjos C, ph         1  0  0  0   
Puhl T, rf            4  1  1  0   Herndon L, rf         4  1  3  0   
Cruz J, lf            3  0  0  0   Evans D, 3b           4  0  1  1   
Cedeno C, cf          4  0  3  1   May M, c              3  0  0  0   
Bergman D, 1b         3  1  1  0   Whitfield T, lf       4  0  1  0   
Ashby A, c            2  0  1  0   Murray R, 1b          3  0  1  1   
Woods G, ph           1  0  0  0   Pettini J, ss         3  0  0  0   
Pujols L, c           1  0  1  0   Lavelle G, p          1  0  0  0   
Loucks S, pr          0  1  0  0   Sularz G, 2b          3  0  1  0   
Bochy B, c            0  0  0  0   Clark J, ph           1  0  0  0   
Reynolds C, ss        2  0  1  1   Whitson E, p          2  1  1  0   
Landestoy R, ph-ss    1  0  0  0   LeMaster J, ss        1  0  0  0   
Ryan N, p             1  0  0  0   Wohlford J, ph        0  0  0  0   
Howe A, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
Smith D, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Leonard J, ph         1  0  1  1                                      
Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3 12  3                        34  2  9  2

Houston          000 010 011 --  3
San Francisco    000 020 000 --  2

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ryan N                6.0  9  2  2  2  6
Smith D (W)           2.0  0  0  0  0  3
Sambito J (S)         1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Whitson E             5.1  8  1  1  3  2
Lavelle G (L)         3.2  4  2  2  0  4

DP -- Houston 2, San Francisco 2
LOB -- Houston 8, San Francisco 8
2B -- Cabell E, Venable M, Bergman D, Leonard J
SB -- Evans D
CS -- Cedeno C 2
SH -- Ryan N, Landestoy R
T -- 2:53
A -- 16770

    

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