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Houston Astros @ 
Chicago Cubs
1980-06-16 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 15289 · 2:35
Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 7th. Vern Ruhle earned the win and Dave Smith picked up the save. Jerry Martin went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Vern Ruhle L: Guillermo Hernandez SV: Dave Smith
Umpires — HP: Doug Harvey · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Andy Olsen · 3B: Nick Colosi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Terry Puhl | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Denny Walling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Morgan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Enos Cabell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alan Ashby | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Craig Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Vern Ruhle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bruce Bochy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rafael Landestoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Art Howe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Gonzalez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Pujols | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivan de Jesus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lenny Randle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Buckner | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Vail | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Biittner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Martin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Barry Foote | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Tyson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Ruhle | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
 Dave Smith | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rick Reuschel | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Hernandez | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Bill Caudill | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Doug Capilla | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Tidrow | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Terry Puhl: D
- Denny Walling: 23.2-3
- Joe Morgan: W
- Jose Cruz: FC3.3XH(3251);1-3;B-1
- Cesar Cedeno: K
Bot 1
- Ivan de Jesus: 43
- Lenny Randle: 6
- Bill Buckner: S
- Mike Vail: 63
Top 2
- Enos Cabell: K
- Alan Ashby: 53
- Craig Reynolds: W
- Vern Ruhle: 53
Bot 2
- Larry Biittner: 43
- Jerry Martin: 7
- Barry Foote: 53
Top 3
- Terry Puhl: K
- Denny Walling: S
- Joe Morgan: 6
- Jose Cruz: 2/G
Bot 3
- Mike Tyson: K
- Willie Hernandez: K
- Ivan de Jesus: 4
Top 4
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
- Enos Cabell: 2/FL
- Alan Ashby: K
Bot 4
- Lenny Randle: 7
- Bill Buckner: D
- Mike Vail: 3
- Larry Biittner: 7
Top 5
- Craig Reynolds: 43
- Vern Ruhle: K
- Terry Puhl: 13
Bot 5
- Jerry Martin: HR
- Barry Foote: E6
- Mike Tyson: 54(1)/FO
- Willie Hernandez: 14/SH.1-2
- Ivan de Jesus: 9
Top 6
- Denny Walling: 4
- Joe Morgan: 9
- Jose Cruz: 23
Bot 6
- Lenny Randle: 5/FL
- Bill Buckner: S
- Mike Vail: W.1-2
- Larry Biittner: 9
- Jerry Martin: 53
Top 7
- Cesar Cedeno: 43
- Enos Cabell: 53
- Alan Ashby: S
- Bruce Bochy: WP.1-2
- Bruce Bochy: W
- Rafael Landestoy: W.2-3;1-2
- Terry Puhl: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Art Howe: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Art Howe: 43
Bot 7
- Barry Foote: 4
- Mike Tyson: 7
- Ken Henderson: 63
Top 8
- Joe Morgan: 43
- Jose Cruz: K
- Cesar Cedeno: 43
Bot 8
- Ivan de Jesus: K
- Lenny Randle: S
- Bill Buckner: 46(1)/FO
- Mike Vail: 7
Top 9
- Enos Cabell: 7
- Julio Gonzalez: 43
- Luis Pujols: K
Bot 9
- Larry Biittner: 3/G
- Jerry Martin: 53
- Barry Foote: K