1980 Houston Astros season

1980 Houston Astros season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Houston Astros
season = 1980
misc = 1980 NL West Champions
logo =
current league = National League
y1 = 1962
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = The Astrodome
y4 = 1965
city = Houston, Texas
y5 = 1962
owners = John McMullen
general managers = Tal Smith, Al Rosen
managers =Bill Virdon
television = KRIV
radio = KPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker)|

The Houston Astros' 1980 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

* November 19, 1979: Nolan Ryan was signed as a free agent by the Houston Astros. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ryanno01.shtml Nolan Ryan page at Baseball Reference] ]
* January 31, 1980: Joe Morgan was signed as a free agent by the Houston Astros. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morgajo02.shtml Joe Morgan page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* July 4, 1980: Nolan Ryan got the 3000th strikeout of his career by striking out César Gerónimo of the Cincinnati Reds.

Opening Day Starters

* Alan Ashby
* Enos Cabell
* César Cedeño
* José Cruz
* Art Howe
* Joe Morgan
* Terry Puhl
* Craig Reynolds
* J.R. Richard

eason standings

Roster


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June

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September

Player stats

Batting

tarters by position

"Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Game 2

October 8: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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.

References


* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1980.shtml 1980 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=HOU 1980 Houston Astros season at baseball almanac]

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title = NL West Championship Season
years = 1980
before = Cincinnati Reds
1979
after = Los Angeles Dodgers
1981

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