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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

1980-08-04 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 27040 · 76°F, dome, dry · 2:19

Houston Astros defeated San Francisco Giants 4–2. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 1st. Nolan Ryan earned the win and Joe Sambito picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
HOU	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		4	6

W: Nolan Ryan L: Alan Hargesheimer SV: Joe Sambito

Umpires — HP: Lanny Harris · 1B: Eric Gregg · 2B: Frank Pulli · 3B: Dutch Rennert · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill North	3	2	1	0	1	0
Joe Pettini	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Clark	3	0	1	1	1	0
Darrell Evans	4	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Herndon	4	0	1	0	0	2
Mike Ivie	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rennie Stennett	4	0	0	0	0	3
Mike Sadek	2	0	0	0	2	1
Alan Hargesheimer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Max Venable	1	0	0	0	0	1
Terry Whitfield	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Wohlford	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Terry Puhl	4	1	1	0	0	1
Enos Cabell	4	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Morgan	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jose Cruz	3	0	0	1	0	0
Cesar Cedeno	3	0	1	1	0	1
Danny Heep	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Ashby	2	1	1	0	1	0
Craig Reynolds	3	0	1	1	0	0
Nolan Ryan	2	0	0	0	0	1
Rafael Landestoy	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alan Hargesheimer	3.0	6	0	1
Tom Griffin	3.0	0	2	2
Mike Rowland	2.0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nolan Ryan	7.0	4	5	7
Joe Sambito	2.0	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill North: W
Joe Pettini: 13/SH.1-2
Jack Clark: SB3.2-H(E2/TH3)(UR)
Jack Clark: W
Darrell Evans: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Terry Puhl: S9
Enos Cabell: T7.1-H
Joe Morgan: 5
Jose Cruz: 53
Cesar Cedeno: S7/L56D.3-H;BX2(763)

Top 2

Larry Herndon: K
Mike Ivie: 8/L
Rennie Stennett: 43

Bot 2

Danny Heep: 8
Alan Ashby: D9
Craig Reynolds: S9.2-H
Nolan Ryan: 1/L
Terry Puhl: K

Top 3

Mike Sadek: 4
Alan Hargesheimer: K/C
Bill North: S7
Joe Pettini: S7.1-2
Jack Clark: DGR/F89D.2-H;1-3
Darrell Evans: 3/G

Bot 3

Enos Cabell: 9
Joe Morgan: D9/F9L.B-3(E9)
Jose Cruz: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
Cesar Cedeno: 8

Top 4

Larry Herndon: K
Mike Ivie: W
Rennie Stennett: K
Mike Sadek: W.1-2
Max Venable: K

Bot 4

Danny Heep: 3/G
Alan Ashby: W
Craig Reynolds: 36(1)/FO
Nolan Ryan: K

Top 5

Bill North: 8
Joe Pettini: 8/L8S
Jack Clark: 8/L8S

Bot 5

Terry Puhl: 6
Enos Cabell: 63
Joe Morgan: W
Jose Cruz: BK.1-2
Jose Cruz: 3/G

Top 6

Darrell Evans: 63
Larry Herndon: D9
Mike Ivie: 8!/L89D
Rennie Stennett: K/C

Bot 6

Cesar Cedeno: K
Danny Heep: 3/G
Alan Ashby: 43

Top 7

Mike Sadek: W
Terry Whitfield: K
Bill North: 64(1)/FO
Joe Pettini: 43

Bot 7

Craig Reynolds: 8
Rafael Landestoy: 8
Terry Puhl: 2/FL

Top 8

Jack Clark: 63
Darrell Evans: K
Larry Herndon: 3/G

Bot 8

Enos Cabell: 53
Joe Morgan: 8
Jose Cruz: 8

Top 9

Mike Ivie: S9
Rennie Stennett: K
Mike Sadek: K
Jim Wohlford: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Giants manager Bristol ejected by 1B umpire Gregg for arguing that Clark's double hit fence below orange line and Pettini should be allowed to score; Gregg ruled it hit over the line on a bounce so Pettini returned to 3rd

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