Astros @ Cardinals
August 26, 1980

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 14 0
Cardinals 2 7 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 14 0
Cardinals 2 7 0

Dane Iorg Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .293
OBP .333 .354
At Bats 3 174
Hits 1 51
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 0 22

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
13 11 0
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Busch Stadium - August 26, 1980
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Out
Joe Niekro
Luis Pujols
Dave Bergman
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Dane Iorg
Keith Hernandez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 7 14 0 9
St. Louis Cardinals 2 7 0 3
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Jim Kaat
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cesar Cedeno
Attendance 10,859
Time of Game 2 hours 18 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Iorg hits a line drive towards center. Cedeno catches it and throws to first to double up Hernandez.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Puhl. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Top 9 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jim Otten now pitching. Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out.
Bottom 8 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 8 Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Oberkfell reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Leon Durham pinch hits for John Urrea. Durham hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cruz hits a line drive towards short. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bergman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Niekro bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Oberkfell covering, for the out. Landestoy moves to second.
Top 8 Landestoy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Bergman now playing first base. Art Howe now playing third base. Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Urrea, and towards Oberkfell, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Howe hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 6 Scott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Scott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Craig Reynolds now playing shortstop. Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oberkfell for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 6 Craig Reynolds pinch runs for Joe Morgan. Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Urrea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Pujols hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howe scores.
Top 5 John Urrea now pitching. Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howe moves to third.
Top 5 Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Howe reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third. Cabell moves to second.
Top 5 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Niekro scores. Morgan moves to second.
Top 5 Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niekro moves to second.
Top 5 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Iorg hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pujols hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Iorg. Puhl reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oberkfell for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaat hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cabell hits a line drive into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Pujols scores. Landestoy moves to third.
Top 2 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground for an out. Pujols moves to third. Landestoy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Pujols hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kennedy. Pujols reaches second base with a double. Puhl moves to third.
Top 2 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Iorg hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Pujols for a passed ball. Scott scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Scott. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.