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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 3, 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 May 3, 1980 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 3, 1980 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 3, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Ruhle |
Home Starting Pitcher | Silvio Martinez |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 23,292 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Steve Fields 3B: Ed Montague |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
Denny Walling | First Baseman |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Vern Ruhle | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Bobby Bonds | Left Fielder |
George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
Silvio Martinez | Pitcher |
Ken Boyer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 3, 1980
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Martinez
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. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Martinez
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Martinez
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Martinez
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Martinez
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Ruhle
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruhle covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Ruhle
Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Ruhle
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Martinez
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Martinez
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Martinez
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Martinez
Ashby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Ashby reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruhle vs. Martinez
Ruhle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Martinez
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ashby scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Martinez
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ruhle
Simmons is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Ruhle
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Ruhle
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Martinez
Walling hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Martinez
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Martinez
Martinez fires to first and picks off Morgan. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Martinez
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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Ruhle
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ruhle
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Ruhle
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Martinez
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Martinez
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Martinez
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Martinez
Ashby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruhle vs. Martinez
Ruhle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Ruhle reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Martinez
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Moore
Donnie Moore now pitching.
Reynolds 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, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Ruhle
Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Ruhle
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ruhle
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Moore
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Moore
The umpire calls a balk on Moore Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Moore
Morgan hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walling moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Moore
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walling scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Moore
There goes Cruz. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Templeton applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Moore
Cabell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ruhle
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Walling scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Simmons for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Ruhle
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Ruhle
Hendrick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Moore
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Moore
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Moore
Ruhle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Moore
Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Ruhle
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ruhle
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Ruhle
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Donnie Moore.
Carbo hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Borbon
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Borbon
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Borbon
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Borbon
Cabell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Ruhle
Templeton hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Ruhle
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ruhle
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Borbon
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Borbon
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 -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruhle vs. Borbon
Ruhle 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
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ruhle
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Ruhle
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Ruhle
Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Ruhle
Reitz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Ruhle
Scott strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Borbon
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Borbon
Reynolds bunts towards the mound. Borbon fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Borbon
Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Borbon
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Ruhle
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Iorg hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Ruhle
Templeton 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, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Ruhle
Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/3/1980 -- Houston at St.Louis (N) Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Puhl T, rf 4 0 2 1 Templeton G, ss 4 0 1 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 0 0 0 Oberkfell K, 2b 3 0 1 0 Walling D, 1b 2 1 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 3 1 1 0 Cruz J, lf 4 0 2 1 Bonds B, lf 3 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hendrick G, rf 3 1 1 2 Cedeno C, cf 3 2 1 0 Reitz K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 4 1 1 1 Scott T, cf 3 0 0 0 Ruhle V, p 4 0 2 1 Martinez S, p 1 0 0 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Moore D, p 0 0 0 0 Carbo B, ph 1 0 0 0 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0 Iorg D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 8 4 29 2 4 2 Houston 020 110 000 -- 4 St.Louis 000 000 020 -- 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Ruhle V (W) 8.2 4 2 2 1 4 Sambito J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Martinez S (L) 3.2 4 3 3 5 0 Moore D 2.1 2 1 1 1 0 Borbon P 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 DP -- Houston 2 LOB -- Houston 9, St.Louis 1 2B -- Ashby A, Ruhle V, Oberkfell K HR -- Hendrick G SB -- Cedeno C 2 CS -- Cruz J SH -- Reynolds C Balk -- Moore D T -- 2:10 A -- 23292
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