- 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 theNational 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
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Alan Ashby
*Enos Cabell
*César Cedeño
*José Cruz
*Art Howe
*Joe Morgan
*Terry Puhl
* Craig Reynolds
*J.R. Richard eason standings
Roster
1980 Houston Astros season
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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
Game 5
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
Houston took what seemed like a solid 5-2 lead in the seventh on an RBI single by
The Astros promptly came back to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth, with
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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