1980 Houston Astros season

1980 Houston Astros
1980 Houston Astros
National League West Champions
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1962) Western Division (since 1969); ;
Location
	Astrodome (since 1965); Houston, Texas (since 1962);
Results
Record	93–70 (.571)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owners	John McMullen
General managers	Tal Smith, Al Rosen
Managers	Bill Virdon
Local television	KRIV–TV 26; (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker)
Local radio	KPRC–AM 950; (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker)
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The 1980 Houston Astros season was the 19th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas.

After a late collapse in 1979, the Astros finished in a tie for first place in the National League West with a record of 92–70 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, having lost three in a row in Los Angeles on the final series of the season. The teams played a one-game playoff on October 6 to determine the division champion, which the Astros won, marking the first time in franchise history that the team qualified for the postseason. They went on to face the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS, losing three games to two.

Offseason

October 26, 1979: Keith Drumright was sent by the Astros to the Kansas City Royals to complete an earlier deal (the Astros sent a player to be named later to the Royals for George Throop) made on April 27, 1979.[1]
November 19, 1979: Nolan Ryan was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[2]
January 31, 1980: Joe Morgan was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[3]
February 21, 1980: Frank Riccelli was released by the Astros.[4]

Regular season

On July 4, pitcher Nolan Ryan recorded the 3,000th strikeout of his career by striking out César Gerónimo of the Cincinnati Reds.

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	93	70	0.571	—	55–26	38–44
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	71	0.564	1	55–27	37–44
Cincinnati Reds	89	73	0.549	3½	44–37	45–36
Atlanta Braves	81	80	0.503	11	50–30	31–50
San Francisco Giants	75	86	0.466	17	44–37	31–49
San Diego Padres	73	89	0.451	19½	45–36	28–53

Record vs. opponents

1980 National League record Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	8–4	2–16	7–11	11–7	5–7	3–9	5–7	11–1	12–6	11–6	6–6
Chicago	4–8	—	7–5	1–11	5–7	6–12	10–8	5–13	8–10	4–8	5–7	9–9
Cincinnati	16–2	5–7	—	8–10	9–9	3–9	8–4	7–5	6–6	15–3–1	7–11	5–7
Houston	11–7	11–1	10–8	—	9–10	5–7	8–4	3–9	7–5	11–7	11–7	7–5
Los Angeles	7–11	7–5	9–9	10–9	—	11–1	7–5	6–6	6–6	9–9	13–5	7–5
Montreal	7–5	12–6	9–3	7–5	1–11	—	10–8	9–9	6–12	10–2	7–5	12–6
New York	9–3	8–10	4–8	4–8	5–7	8–10	—	6–12	10–8	1–11	3–9	9–9
Philadelphia	7-5	13–5	5–7	9–3	6–6	9–9	12–6	—	7–11	8–4	6–6	9–9
Pittsburgh	1–11	10–8	6–6	5–7	6–6	12–6	8–10	11–7	—	6–6	8–4	10–8
San Diego	6–12	8–4	3–15–1	7–11	9–9	2–10	11–1	4–8	6–6	—	10–8	7–5
San Francisco	6–11	7–5	11–7	7–11	5–13	5–7	9–3	6–6	4–8	8–10	—	7–5
St. Louis	6–6	9–9	7–5	5–7	5–7	6–12	9–9	9–9	8–10	5–7	5–7	—

Opening Day starters

Roster

1980 Houston Astros

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

11 Alan Knicely

Manager

7 Bill Virdon

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

1980 regular season game log: 93–70 (Home: 55–26; Away: 38–44)

April: 13–5 (Home: 9–3; Away: 4–2)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
1	April 10	7:35 p.m. CST	Dodgers	W 3–2	Richard (1–0)	Hooton (0–1)	Sambito (1)	2:03	33,270	1–0	W1
2	April 11	7:35 p.m. CST	Dodgers	W 10–6	Smith (1–0)	Stanhouse (0–1)	–	2:58	30,701	2–0	W2
3	April 12	3:15 p.m. CST	Dodgers	L 5–6 (17)	Howe (1–0)	Smith (1–1)	Hooton (1)	5:35	24,609	2–1	L1
4	April 13	2:05 p.m. CST	Dodgers	W 4–2	Forsch (1–0)	Goltz (0–1)	LaCorte (1)	2:19	33,676	3–1	W1
5	April 14	7:35 p.m. CST	Braves	W 5–4	Sambito (1–0)	Garber (0–1)	–	3:15	15,017	4–1	W2
6	April 15	7:35 p.m. CST	Braves	W 6–2	Niekro (1–0)	McWilliams (0–2)	–	2:14	15,712	5–1	W3
7	April 17	3:00 p.m. CST	@ Dodgers	L 4–6	Reuss (1–0)	Smith (1–2)	–	3:06	45,476	5–2	L1
8	April 18	9:30 p.m. CST	@ Dodgers	W 7–4	Forsch (2–0)	Goltz (0–2)	Andújar (1)	3:20	41,112	6–2	W1
9	April 19	9:00 p.m. CST	@ Dodgers	W 2–0	Richard (2–0)	Welch (0–1)	–	2:40	50,112	7–2	W2
10	April 20	3:00 p.m. CST	@ Dodgers	L 2–4	Reuss (2–0)	Niekro (1–1)	–	2:27	39,442	7–3	L1
11	April 21	7:35 p.m. CST	Reds	L 5–6	LaCoss (3–0)	Ruhle (0–1)	Hume (3)	3:09	29,067	7–4	L2
12	April 22	7:35 p.m. CST	Reds	W 8–0	Ryan (1–0)	Pastore (2–1)	–	2:45	30,094	8–4	W1
13	April 23	7:35 p.m. CST	Reds	L 2–3 (12)	Hume (2–0)	Andújar (0–1)	Bair (1)	3:39	29,828	8–5	L1
14	April 25	7:35 p.m. CST	Mets	W 7–4	Richard (3–0)	Falcone (1–1)	–	2:52	24,140	9–5	W1
15	April 26	7:35 p.m. CST	Mets	W 6–0	Niekro (2–1)	Glynn (0–1)	LaCorte (2)	2:42	44,540	10–5	W2
16	April 27	2:05 p.m. CDT	Mets	W 4–3 (12)	LaCorte (1–0)	Allen (0–3)	–	3:37	20,828	11–5	W3
17	April 29	7:05 p.m. CDT	@ Reds	W 3–0	Forsch (3–0)	Leibrandt (1–2)	–	2:14	18,092	12–5	W4
18	April 30	7:05 p.m. CDT	@ Reds	W 5–1	Richard (4–0)	Seaver (1–1)	–	2:21	19,821	13–5	W5

May: 12–14 (Home: 4–4; Away: 8–10)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
19	May 1	7:05 p.m. CDT	@ Reds	W 9–3	Niekro (3–1)	LaCoss (3–2)	–	3:00	18,215	14–5	W6
20	May 2	7:38 p.m. CDT	@ Cardinals	L 1–9	Hood (1–1)	Ryan (1–1)	Kaat (1)	2:39	23,009	14–6	L1
21	May 3	7:10 p.m. CDT	@ Cardinals	W 4–2	Ruhle (1–1)	Martínez (1–2)	Sambito (2)	2:10	23,292	15–6	W1
22	May 4	1:19 p.m. CDT	@ Cardinals	W 4–2	Forsch (4–0)	Sykes (1–3)	LaCorte (3)	2:37	17,262	16–6	W2
23	May 5	12:35 p.m. CDT	@ Expos	L 1–10	Palmer (1–0)	Richard (4–1)	–	2:41	5,477	16–7	L1
24	May 6	12:35 p.m. CDT	@ Expos	W 8–4	Niekro (4–1)	Grimsley (1–2)	–	2:33	5,503	17–7	W1
25	May 7	12:35 p.m. CDT	@ Expos	L 0–3	Sanderson (2–2)	Ryan (1–2)	Fryman (3)	2:29	7,386	17–8	L1
26	May 9	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Braves	L 4–5	McWilliams (2–2)	Forsch (4–1)	Bradford (1)	2:21	11,111	17–9	L2
27	May 10	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Braves	W 3–2 (11)	LaCorte (2–0)	Garber (1–2)	Sambito (3)	3:15	13,798	18–9	W1
28	May 11	1:15 p.m. CDT	@ Braves	L 4–7	Niekro (2–4)	Niekro (4–2)	–	2:25	10,871	18–10	L1
29	May 13	7:35 p.m. CDT	Expos	L 2–3	Palmer (2–0)	Ryan (1–3)	–	2:42	24,835	18–11	L2
30	May 14	7:35 p.m. CDT	Expos	L 0–1	Sanderson (3–2)	Forsch (4–2)	Fryman (5)	2:19	20,636	18–12	L3
31	May 16	7:35 p.m. CDT	Phillies	L 0–3	Ruthven (4–2)	Richard (4–2)	–	2:06	33,610	18–13	L4
32	May 17	7:35 p.m. CDT	Phillies	L 2–4	Christenson (3–0)	Niekro (4–3)	Noles (3)	2:25	43,525	18–14	L5
33	May 18	2:05 p.m. CDT	Phillies	W 3–0	Ryan (2–3)	Lerch (2–3)	–	2:07	33,950	19–14	W1
34	May 20	7:05 p.m. CDT	@ Mets	W 3–2	Forsch (5–2)	Swan (2–3)	–	2:29	8,466	20–14	W2
35	May 21	7:05 p.m. CDT	@ Mets	L 1–5	Falcone (3–2)	Richard (4–3)	Allen (7)	2:37	4,233	20–15	L1
36	May 22	7:05 p.m. CDT	@ Mets	W 8–5	Niekro (5–3)	Kobel (0–4)	LaCorte (4)	2:55	7,812	21–15	W1
37	May 23	7:05 p.m. CDT	@ Phillies	L 0–3	Carlton (8–2)	Ryan (2–4)	–	2:11	27,822	21–16	L1
38	May 24	6:05 p.m. CDT	@ Phillies	L 4–5	Saucier (2–3)	Andújar (0–2)	McGraw (3)	2:28	28,539	21–17	L2
39	May 25	12:35 p.m. CDT	@ Phillies	L 2–6	Ruthven (5–3)	Forsch (5–3)	–	2:10	37,340	21–18	L3
40	May 26	7:35 p.m. CDT	Padres	W 4–1	Richard (5–3)	Curtis (3–4)	Sambito (4)	2:59	18,242	22–18	W1
41	May 27	7:35 p.m. CDT	Padres	W 4–3	LaCorte (3–0)	Fingers (5–5)	–	2:47	18,246	23–18	W2
42	May 28	7:35 p.m. CDT	Padres	W 1–0	Ryan (3–4)	Wise (2–3)	–	2:30	19,697	24–18	W3
43	May 30	9:38 p.m. CDT	@ Giants	L 2–3	Blue (8–2)	Forsch (5–4)	–	2:19	10,511	24–19	L1
44	May 31	3:09 p.m. CDT	@ Giants	W 5–0	Richard (6–3)	Montefusco (2–4)	–	2:15	11,649	25–19	W1

June: 18–9 (Home: 13–4; Away: 5–5)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
45	June 1	3:09 p.m. CDT	@ Giants	L 2–6	Knepper (4–6)	Niekro (5–4)	–	2:35	19,801	25–20	L1
46	June 2	9:00 p.m. CDT	@ Padres	L 0–3	Wise (3–3)	Ryan (3–5)	Rasmussen (1)	2:16	27,176	25–21	L2
47	June 3	9:00 p.m. CDT	@ Padres	W 3–2	Ruhle (2–1)	Jones (4–4)	LaCorte (5)	2:20	12,363	26–21	W1
48	June 4	9:00 p.m. CDT	@ Padres	W 4–3	Forsch (6–4)	Fingers (5–6)	Sambito (5)	2:27	13,619	27–21	W2
49	June 6	7:35 p.m. CDT	Giants	W 2–0	Richard (7–3)	Knepper (4–7)	–	2:02	26,822	28–21	W3
50	June 7	7:35 p.m. CDT	Giants	W 3–0	Niekro (6–4)	Whitson (2–7)	–	2:05	42,263	29–21	W4
51	June 8	7:35 p.m. CDT	Giants	W 5–4	Sambito (2–0)	Minton (2–3)	–	2:30	28,327	30–21	W5
52	June 9	7:35 p.m. CDT	Cubs	W 6–2	Forsch (7–4)	Lamp (6–2)	–	2:31	19,022	31–21	W6
53	June 10	7:35 p.m. CDT	Cubs	W 5–2	Ruhle (3–1)	Krukow (3–7)	–	2:22	21,201	32–21	W7
54	June 11	7:35 p.m. CDT	Cubs	W 3–0	Richard (8–3)	Reuschel (5–6)	–	2:18	31,599	33–21	W8
–	June 12		Cubs	Postponed (Schedule change) (Makeup date: June 9)
55	June 13	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Pirates	L 3–5	Solomon (4–0)	Niekro (6–5)	Tekulve (9)	2:35	31,854	33–22	L1
56	June 14	6:05 p.m. CDT	@ Pirates	W 7–3	Ryan (4–5)	Robinson (2–2)	LaCorte (6)	3:08	33,922	34–22	W1
57	June 15	12:35 p.m. CDT	@ Pirates	L 1–4	Candelaria (4–5)	Forsch (7–5)	–	2:08	49,541	34–23	L1
58	June 16	1:30 p.m. CDT	@ Cubs	W 2–1	Ruhle (4–1)	Hernández (1–5)	Smith (1)	2:35	15,289	35–23	W1
59	June 17	1:30 p.m. CDT	@ Cubs	W 7–1	Richard (9–3)	McGlothen (3–4)	Andújar (2)	2:54	19,480	36–23	W2
60	June 18	7:35 p.m. CDT	Cardinals	W 3–0	Niekro (7–5)	Kaat (1–4)	–	2:08	24,459	37–23	W3
61	June 19	7:35 p.m. CDT	Cardinals	W 2–0	Ryan (5–5)	Sykes (1–6)	Sambito (6)	2:02	24,663	38–23	W4
62	June 20	7:35 p.m. CDT	Pirates	W 6–4	Forsch (8–5)	Candelaria (4–6)	Sambito (7)	2:14	35,955	39–23	W5
63	June 21	7:35 p.m. CDT	Pirates	W 4–2	Ruhle (5–1)	Blyleven (2–7)	Sambito (8)	2:30	45,867	40–23	W6
64	June 22	7:35 p.m. CDT	Pirates	L 1–2	Bibby (8–1)	Niekro (7–6)	Jackson (3)	2:33	46,213	40–24	L1
65	June 23	7:35 p.m. CDT	Dodgers	L 0–3	Sutcliffe (2–4)	Andújar (0–3)	–	2:29	29,753	40–25	L2
66	June 24	7:35 p.m. CDT	Dodgers	W 5–4 (12)	LaCorte (4–0)	Beckwith (3–1)	–	4:13	34,388	41–25	W1
67	June 25	7:35 p.m. CDT	Dodgers	L 2–9	Welch (8–2)	Forsch (8–6)	–	2:50	34,416	41–26	L1
68	June 27	7:35 p.m. CDT	Reds	W 5–4	Niekro (8–6)	Pastore (9–4)	Sambito (9)	2:31	36,648	42–26	W1
69	June 28	7:35 p.m. CDT	Reds	L 5–8	Price (1–0)	Richard (9–4)	Hume (11)	3:08	44,025	42–27	L1
70	June 29	5:00 p.m. CDT	Reds	W 12–10	LaCorte (5–0)	Soto (0–3)	Sambito (10)	3:20	38,408	43–27	W1
71	June 30	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Braves	L 4–5 (11)	Hrabosky (4–1)	Sambito (2–1)	–	2:53	8,208	43–28	L1

July: 13–16 (Home: 8–6; Away: 5–10)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
72	July 1	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Braves	L 4–13	Alexander (6–3)	Niekro (8–7)	–	2:47	9,546	43–29	L2
73	July 2	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Braves	L 0–14	Niekro (6–10)	Ruhle (5–2)	–	2:27	21,908	43–30	L3
74	July 3	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Braves	W 4–3	Richard (10–4)	Boggs (3–4)	LaCorte (7)	2:44	15,769	44–30	W1
75	July 4	7:05 p.m. CDT	@ Reds	L 1–8	Leibrandt (8–4)	Ryan (5–6)	–	2:42	37,047	44–31	L1
76	July 5 (1)	4:37 p.m. CDT	@ Reds	L 6–8	Soto (1–3)	Forsch (8–7)	–	2:46	N/A	44–32	L2
77	July 5 (2)	7:58 p.m. CDT	@ Reds	L 2–3	LaCoss (5–7)	Andújar (0–4)	Hume (12)	2:34	44,083	44–33	L3
78	July 6	1:15 p.m. CDT	@ Reds	W 3–2	Niekro (9–7)	Pastore (10–5)	LaCorte (8)	2:37	30,045	45–33	W1
51st All-Star Game in Los Angeles, California
79	July 10	9:30 p.m. CDT	@ Dodgers	L 3–4	Howe (3–4)	Ryan (5–7)	–	2:52	49,692	45–34	L1
80	July 11	7:10 p.m. CDT	@ Dodgers	L 2–3	Reuss (10–2)	Forsch (8–8)	Howe (8)	2:30	42,754	45–35	L2
81	July 12	7:35 p.m. CDT	Braves	W 9–5	Niekro (10–8)	McWilliams (5–6)	Smith (2)	2:54	38,610	46–35	W1
82	July 13 (1)	5:35 p.m. CDT	Braves	W 6–5	Sambito (3–1)	Garber (2–5)	LaCorte (9)	2:48	N/A	47–35	W2
83	July 13 (2)	8:58 p.m. CDT	Braves	W 6–1	Ruhle (6–2)	Boggs (3–5)	–	2:28	31,230	48–35	W3
84	July 14	7:35 p.m. CDT	Braves	L 0–2	Niekro (7–11)	Pladson (0–1)	–	2:19	20,247	48–36	L1
85	July 15	7:35 p.m. CDT	Phillies	W 3–2	Sambito (4–1)	Ruthven (8–6)	–	2:08	24,223	49–36	W1
86	July 16	7:35 p.m. CDT	Phillies	L 2–4	Walk (6–0)	Forsch (8–9)	–	2:06	28,532	49–37	L1
87	July 17	7:35 p.m. CDT	Phillies	L 1–2	Carlton (15–4)	Niekro (10–8)	–	2:18	26,403	49–38	L2
88	July 18	7:35 p.m. CDT	Expos	L 4–5 (11)	Fryman (4–4)	Smith (1–3)	Norman (4)	3:24	26,389	49–39	L3
89	July 19 (1)	5:35 p.m. CDT	Expos	W 4–2	Andújar (1–4)	Lea (2–4)	Smith (3)	2:44	40,499	50–39	W1
90	July 19 (2)	8:54 p.m. CDT	Expos	L 2–5	Gullickson (1–2)	Pladson (0–2)	–	2:35	39,507	50–40	L1
91	July 20	7:35 p.m. CDT	Expos	W 4–3	Sambito (5–1)	Norman (0–1)	–	2:16	28,513	51–40	W1
92	July 21	7:35 p.m. CDT	Mets	W 3–2	LaCorte (6–1)	Allen (4–6)	–	2:23	20,548	52–40	W2
93	July 22	7:35 p.m. CDT	Mets	W 6–5	Roberge (1–0)	Glynn (3–3)	Smith (4)	3:02	26,815	53–40	W3
94	July 23	7:35 p.m. CDT	Mets	L 3–4	Reardon (5–5)	LaCorte (6–1)	Allen (16)	2:44	30,236	53–41	L1
95	July 25	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Expos	W 9–8	LaCorte (7–1)	Sosa (5–4)	–	3:31	50,217	54–41	W1
96	July 26	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Expos	L 1–2 (12)	Sahnsen (7–4)	LaCorte (7–2)	–	3:46	42,400	54–42	L1
97	July 27	12:35 p.m. CDT	@ Expos	W 6–3	Niekro (11–8)	Lee (3–5)	Smith (5)	3:02	41,107	55–42	W1
98	July 28	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Phillies	W 3–2 (10)	Sambito (6–1)	Reed (6–4)	–	2:41	30,181	56–42	W2
99	July 29	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Phillies	L 6–9	Saucier (5–3)	LaCorte (7–3)	McGraw (8)	3:05	30,252	56–43	L1
100	July 30	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Phillies	L 4–6	Ruthven (10–7)	Ryan (5–8)	McGraw (9)	2:36	31,342	56–44	L2

August: 18–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 9–8)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
101	August 1	7:05 p.m. CDT	@ Mets	L 4–5	Reardon (6–5)	Smith (1–4)	–	2:42	16,612	56–45	L3
102	August 2	6:05 p.m. CDT	@ Mets	L 3–5	Allen (5–6)	Niekro (11–9)	–	2:46	45,426	56–46	L4
103	August 3	1:05 p.m. CDT	@ Mets	W 3–2 (10)	Sambito (7–1)	Reardon (6–6)	–	3:41	22,492	57–46	W1
104	August 4	7:35 p.m. CDT	Giants	W 4–2	Ryan (6–8)	Hargesheimer (2–1)	Sambito (11)	2:19	33,884	58–46	W2
105	August 5	7:35 p.m. CDT	Giants	L 3–9	Lavelle (5–5)	Pladson (0–3)	–	3:03	24,198	58–47	L1
106	August 6	7:35 p.m. CDT	Giants	W 1–0	Forsch (9–9)	Blue (9–6)	–	2:10	23,478	59–47	W1
107	August 7	7:35 p.m. CDT	Padres	L 1–5	Shirley (9–7)	Niekro (11–10)	–	2:59	20,044	59–48	L1
108	August 8	7:35 p.m. CDT	Padres	L 3–5	Eichelberger (3–0)	Sambito (7–2)	Fingers (15)	2:45	15,207	59–49	L2
109	August 9	7:35 p.m. CDT	Padres	W 9–5	Smith (2–4)	D'Acquisto (2–3)	–	2:50	21,233	60–49	W1
110	August 10	2:05 p.m. CDT	Padres	L 2–3	Wise (4–5)	Sambito (7–3)	–	2:21	20,514	60–50	L1
111	August 11	9:35 p.m. CDT	@ Giants	L 4–5	Blue (10–6)	Forsch (9–10)	Minton (12)	2:48	10,755	60–51	L2
112	August 12	9:35 p.m. CDT	@ Giants	L 0–2	Ripley (6–5)	Niekro (11–11)	Lavelle (6)	2:05	29,770	60–52	L3
113	August 13	2:05 p.m. CDT	@ Giants	L 5–6 (12)	Rowland (1–0)	Smith (2–5)	–	3:42	10,149	60–53	L4
114	August 14	3:00 p.m. CDT	@ Padres	W 2–1	Ryan (7–8)	Curtis (4–8)	–	2:18	12,150	61–53	W1
115	August 15	9:00 p.m. CDT	@ Padres	W 3–1 (20)	Smith (3–5)	Rasmussen (2–9)	–	6:17	14,177	62–53	W2
116	August 17 (1)	3:00 p.m. CDT	@ Padres	W 5–0	Forsch (10–10)	Jones (5–12)	–	2:06	N/A	63–53	W3
117	August 17 (2)	5:41 p.m. CDT	@ Padres	W 9–2	Niekro (12–11)	Mura (4–5)	–	2:23	16,120	64–53	W4
118	August 19	7:35 p.m. CDT	Pirates	W 5–2	Ryan (8–8)	Candelaria (8–13)	Sambito (12)	2:23	39,415	65–53	W5
119	August 20	7:35 p.m. CDT	Pirates	W 5–1	Ruhle (7–2)	Bibby (15–3)	Smith (6)	2:54	32,112	66–53	W6
120	August 21	7:35 p.m. CDT	Pirates	W 12–5	Sambito (8–3)	Blyleven (7–9)	–	2:59	33,884	67–53	W7
121	August 22	7:35 p.m. CDT	Cubs	W 3–2 (12)	LaCorte (8–3)	Caudill (1–3)	–	3:24	34,118	68–53	W8
122	August 23	7:35 p.m. CDT	Cubs	W 1–0 (17)	Niekro (13–11)	Riley (0–4)	–	4:47	25,031	69–53	W9
123	August 24	7:35 p.m. CDT	Cubs	W 2–1	Ryan (9–8)	Caudill (1–4)	–	2:22	25,703	70–53	W10
124	August 25	7:38 p.m. CDT	@ Cardinals	L 1–3	Hood (3–5)	Ruhle (7–3)	–	2:16	9,185	70–54	L1
125	August 26	7:37 p.m. CDT	@ Cardinals	W 7–2	Niekro (14–11)	Kaat (5–6)	–	2:18	10,859	71–54	W1
126	August 27	7:37 p.m. CDT	@ Cardinals	L 2–10	Martin (1–0)	Forsch (10–11)	–	2:41	10,025	71–55	L1
127	August 28	1:30 p.m. CDT	@ Cubs	W 4–1	Andújar (2–4)	Lamp (10–10)	Sambito (13)	2:47	18,694	72–55	W1
128	August 29	1:30 p.m. CDT	@ Cubs	W 6–5	Smith (4–5)	Tidrow (5–5)	LaCorte (10)	2:49	9,994	73–55	W2
129	August 30	1:15 p.m. CDT	@ Cubs	W 2–0	Ruhle (8–3)	McGlothen (9–10)	–	2:47	18,803	74–55	W3
130	August 31	1:15 p.m. CDT	@ Cubs	L 7–8	Tidrow (6–5)	LaCorte (8–4)	–	3:00	14,823	74–56	L1

September: 16–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 6–6)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
131	September 1 (1)	10:00 a.m. CDT	@ Pirates	W 10–4	Smith (5–5)	Robinson (5–8)	–	3:07	N/A	75–56	W1
132	September 1 (2)	2:42 p.m. CDT	@ Pirates	L 5–7	Rhoden (5–4)	Pladson (0–4)	Jackson (8)	2:57	26,374	75–57	L1
133	September 3	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Pirates	L 4–10	Candelaria (10–13)	Andújar (2–5)	Romo (9)	3:00	18,502	75–58	L2
134	September 5	7:40 p.m. CDT	Cardinals	L 5–7	Seaman (3–1)	Sambito (8–4)	Frazier (2)	3:15	19,628	75–59	L3
135	September 6 (1)	5:38 p.m. CDT	Cardinals	W 9–5	Niekro (15–11)	Sykes (6–10)	Niemann (1)	2:40	N/A	76–59	W1
136	September 6 (2)	8:49 p.m. CDT	Cardinals	W 6–4	Ruhle (9–3)	Martin (1–1)	–	2:02	34,350	77–59	W2
137	September 7	6:09 p.m. CDT	Cardinals	L 0–2	Vuckovich (10–9)	Forsch (10–12)	–	2:00	16,475	77–60	L1
138	September 9	7:35 p.m. CDT	Dodgers	W 5–4	Smith (6–5)	Howe (6–7)	Sambito (14)	3:06	34,546	78–60	W1
139	September 10	7:35 p.m. CDT	Dodgers	W 6–5 (12)	Roberge (2–0)	Sutcliffe (3–9)	–	3:49	37,632	79–60	W2
140	September 12	7:35 p.m. CDT	Giants	W 5–3	Niekro (16–11)	Whitson (9–11)	Smith (7)	2:35	23,380	80–60	W3
141	September 13	7:35 p.m. CDT	Giants	W 3–2	Forsch (11–12)	Blue (13–8)	–	2:10	32,526	81–60	W4
142	September 14	6:05 p.m. CDT	Giants	W 6–4	Andújar (3–5)	Montefusco (4–8)	Sambito (15)	2:43	18,471	82–60	W5
143	September 15	7:35 p.m. CDT	Padres	L 3–6	Shirley (11–10)	Ryan (9–9)	–	2:30	9,578	82–61	L1
144	September 16	7:35 p.m. CDT	Padres	L 3–4	Curtis (8–8)	Ruhle (9–4)	Fingers (21)	2:57	20,383	82–62	L2
145	September 17	7:05 p.m. CDT	@ Reds	L 0–7	Soto (10–6)	Niekro (16–12)	–	2:37	25,092	82–63	L3
146	September 18	11:30 a.m. CDT	@ Reds	W 10–2	Forsch (12–12)	Pastore (11–7)	Sambito (16)	2:37	23,861	83–63	W1
147	September 19	9:40 p.m. CDT	@ Giants	L 3–4	Griffin (1–4)	Andújar (3–6)	Holland (6)	2:45	4,377	83–64	L1
148	September 20	3:07 p.m. CDT	@ Giants	W 3–2	Smith (7–5)	Lavelle (6–7)	Sambito (17)	2:53	16,770	84–64	W1
149	September 21	12:23 p.m. CDT	@ Giants	W 5–1	Ruhle (10–4)	Blue (14–9)	–	2:29	19,844	85–64	W2
150	September 22	9:00 p.m. CDT	@ Padres	W 4–2	Niekro (17–12)	Shirley (11–11)	–	2:40	16,513	86–64	W3
151	September 23	7:00 p.m. CDT	@ Padres	L 4–9	Curtis (9–8)	Niemann (0–1)	–	3:00	4,788	86–65	L1
152	September 24	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Braves	L 2–4	Alexander (14–9)	Andújar (3–7)	Camp (20)	2:39	24,897	86–66	L2
153	September 25	6:35 p.m. CDT	@ Braves	W 4–2	Ryan (10–9)	Niekro (15–16)	Smith (8)	2:39	7,926	87–66	W1
154	September 26	7:35 p.m. CDT	Reds	W 2–0	Ruhle (11–4)	Seaver (10–8)	–	2:02	42,486	88–66	W2
155	September 27	2:05 p.m. CDT	Reds	W 2–0	Niekro (18–12)	Soto (10–7)	Smith (9)	2:25	40,305	89–66	W3
156	September 28	2:05 p.m. CDT	Reds	L 5–8	LaCoss (10–12)	Andújar (3–8)	Hume (24)	2:52	32,756	89–67	L1
157	September 30	7:35 p.m. CDT	Braves	W 7–3	Ryan (11–9)	Alexander (14–10)	Smith (10)	2:41	31,973	90–67	W1

October: 3–3 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–3)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
158	October 1	7:35 p.m. CDT	Braves	W 5–2	Ruhle (12–4)	Niekro (15–17)	–	2:06	35,600	91–67	W2
159	October 2	7:35 p.m. CDT	Braves	W 3–2	Niekro (19–12)	McWilliams (9–14)	LaCorte (11)	2:35	45,022	92–67	W3
160	October 3	9:30 p.m. CDT	@ Dodgers	L 2–3 (10)	Valenzuela (2–0)	Forsch (12–13)	–	2:45	49,642	92–68	L1
161	October 4	3:20 p.m. CDT	@ Dodgers	L 1–2	Reuss (18–6)	Ryan (11–10)	–	2:30	46,085	92–69	L2
162	October 5	3:00 p.m. CDT	@ Dodgers	L 3–4	Howe (7–9)	LaCorte (8–5)	Sutton (1)	3:33	52,339	92–70	L3
163	October 6	3:00 p.m. CDT	@ Dodgers	W 7–1	Niekro (20–12)	Goltz (7–11)	–	3:10	51,127	93–70	W1

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Astros team member

Postseason Game log

1980 Postseason game log: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Away: 1–1)

NL Championship Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Away: 1–1)

#	Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Series	Box/ Streak
1	October 7	7:15 p.m. CDT	@ Phillies	L 1–3	Carlton (1–0)	Forsch (0–1)	McGraw (1)	2:35	65,277	PHI 1–0	L1
2	October 8	7:15 p.m. CDT	@ Phillies	W 7–4 (10)	LaCorte (1–0)	Reed (0–1)	Andújar (1)	3:34	65,476	Tied 1–1	W1
3	October 10	2:00 p.m. CDT	Phillies	W 1–0 (11)	Smith (1–0)	McGraw (0–1)	–	3:22	44,443	HOU 2–1	W2
4	October 11	3:15 p.m. CDT	Phillies	L 3–5 (10)	Brusstar (1–0)	Sambito (0–1)	McGraw (2)	3:55	44,952	Tied 2–2	L1
5	October 12	7:00 p.m. CDT	Phillies	L 7–8 (10)	Ruthven (1–0)	LaCorte (1–1)	–	3:38	44,802	PHI 3–2	L2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Astros team member

Composite Box

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	R	H	E
Opponents	81	52	71	70	69	79	54	63	37	1	7	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	589	1367	73
Houston	94	101	80	70	67	57	62	50	40	2	6	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	637	1455	140

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Alan Ashby	116	352	90	.256	3	48
1B	Art Howe	110	321	91	.283	10	46
2B	Joe Morgan	141	461	112	.243	11	49
3B	Enos Cabell	152	604	167	.276	2	55
SS	Craig Reynolds	137	381	86	.226	3	28
LF	José Cruz	160	612	185	.302	11	91
CF	César Cedeño	137	499	154	.309	10	73
RF	Terry Puhl	141	535	151	.282	13	55

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Rafael Landestoy	149	393	97	.247	1	27
Denny Walling	100	284	85	.299	3	29
Luis Pujols	78	221	44	.199	0	20
Jeffrey Leonard	88	216	46	.213	3	20
Danny Heep	33	87	24	.276	0	6
Dave Bergman	90	78	20	.256	0	3
Gary Woods	19	53	20	.377	2	15
Julio González	40	52	6	.115	0	1
Bruce Bochy	22	22	4	.182	0	0
Scott Loucks	8	3	1	.333	0	0
Mike Fischlin	1	1	0	.000	0	0
Alan Knicely	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joe Niekro	37	256.0	20	12	3.55	127
Nolan Ryan	35	233.2	11	10	3.35	200
Ken Forsch	32	222.1	12	13	3.20	84
Vern Ruhle	28	159.1	12	4	2.37	55
J. R. Richard	17	113.2	10	4	1.90	119

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; S0 = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Joaquín Andújar	35	122.0	3	8	3.91	75
Gordie Pladson	12	41.1	0	4	4.35	13

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Joe Sambito	64	90.1	8	4	17	2.19	75
Dave Smith	57	102.2	7	5	10	1.93	85
Frank LaCorte	55	83.0	8	5	11	2.82	66
Randy Niemann	22	33.0	0	1	1	5.45	18
Bert Roberge	14	24.1	2	0	0	5.92	9
Bobby Sprowl	1	1.0	0	0	0	0.00	3

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 7: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	X	3	8	1
W: Steve Carlton (1–0) L: Ken Forsch (0–1) S: Tug McGraw (1)
HR: HOU – None PHI – Greg Luzinski (1)
Pitchers: HOU – Forsch PHI – Carlton, McGraw (8)
Attendance: 65,277

Game 2

October 8: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Houston	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	7	8	1
Philadelphia	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	14	2
W: Frank LaCorte (1–0) L: Ron Reed (0–1) S: Joaquín Andújar (1)
HR: HOU – None PHI – None
Pitchers: HOU – Ryan, Sambito (7), Smith (7), LaCorte (9), Andújar (10) PHI – Ruthven, McGraw (8), Reed (9), Saucier (10)
Attendance: 65,476

Game 3

October 10: Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Houston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	1
W: Dave Smith (1–0) L: Tug McGraw (0–1) S: None
HR: PHI – None HOU – None
Pitchers: PHI – Christenson, Noles (7), McGraw (8) HOU – Niekro, Smith (11)
Attendance: 44,443

Game 4

October 11: Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	5	13	0
Houston	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	2
W: Warren Brusstar (1–0) L: Joe Sambito (0–1) S: Tug McGraw (2)
HR: PHI – None HOU – None
Pitchers: PHI – Carlton, Noles (6), Saucier (7), Reed (7), Brusstar (8), McGraw (10) HOU – Ruhle, Smith (8), Sambito (8)
Attendance: 44,952

Game 5

October 12: Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Game 5 capped the series in fitting fashion, with seemingly endless surprises and excitement. The Astros jumped to an early lead in the first on a run-scoring double by José Cruz. Philadelphia bounced back to take the lead on a two-run single by Bob Boone in the second. The Astros saw Luis Pujols and Enos Cabell thrown out at the plate in the second and fifth, but finally broke through to tie the game 2–2 on an unearned run in the sixth, thanks to an error by Philadelphia's less than surehanded left fielder Greg Luzinski.

Houston took what seemed like a solid 5–2 lead in the seventh on an RBI single by Denny Walling, a wild pitch from Phillies reliever Larry Christenson, and a run-scoring triple by Art Howe. A three-run deficit in the eighth inning against Nolan Ryan seemed insurmountable. But the Phillies would not die. They loaded the bases with nobody out on three straight singles, including two infield hits, and then got two runs on a walk to Pete Rose and a groundout by Keith Moreland. An RBI single by Del Unser tied the game 5–5, and then Manny Trillo put the Phillies ahead with a two-run triple.

The Astros promptly came back to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth, with Rafael Landestoy and José Cruz each singling in a run. Neither team scored in the ninth, but the Phillies got doubles from Unser and Garry Maddox in the tenth to take an 8–7 lead. Philadelphia's Dick Ruthven retired the Astros in order in the bottom of the tenth, and the Phillies had won their first pennant since 1950. They went on to defeat the Kansas City Royals four games to two in the World Series.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Philadelphia	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	8	13	2
Houston	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0	7	14	0
W: Dick Ruthven (1–0) L: Frank LaCorte (1–1) S: None
HR: PHI – None HOU – None
Pitchers: PHI – Bystrom, Brusstar (6), Christenson (7), Reed (7), McGraw (8), Ruthven (9) HOU – Ryan, Sambito (8), Forsch (8), LaCorte (9)
Attendance: 44,802

Composite Box

1980 National League Championship Series (3–2): Philadelphia Phillies over Houston Astros

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Philadelphia Phillies	0	2	0	2	0	2	1	9	0	4	0	20	55	6
Houston Astros	1	0	2	1	1	1	4	3	1	4	1	19	40	3
Total Attendance: 264,950 Average Attendance: 52,990

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Jimmy Johnson
AA	Columbus Astros	Southern League	Matt Galante
A	Daytona Beach Astros	Florida State League	Carlos Alfonso
Rookie	GCL Astros Blue	Gulf Coast League	Eric Swanson
Rookie	GCL Astros Orange	Gulf Coast League	Fernando Tatís

References

Keith Drumright at Baseball Reference
Nolan Ryan at Baseball Reference
Joe Morgan at Baseball Reference
Frank Riccelli at Baseball Reference

External links

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[1] Keith Drumright at Baseball Reference

[2] Nolan Ryan at Baseball Reference

[3] Joe Morgan at Baseball Reference

[4] Frank Riccelli at Baseball Reference

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