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Astros 4 @ Giants 5
Candlestick Park
August 11, 1980

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on August 11, 1980 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants beat the visiting Astros with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 11, 1980 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 5 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherVida Blue  
Losing PitcherKen Forsch  
SaveGreg Minton  
Game Winning RBIMike Ivie 

Game Info

DateAugust 11, 1980 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherKen Forsch  
Home Starting PitcherVida Blue  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance10,755 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dutch Rennert
1B: Harry Wendelstedt
2B: Eric Gregg
3B: Frank Pulli

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Art Howe  First Baseman 
Jeffrey Leonard  Right Fielder 
Luis Pujols  Catcher 
Rafael Landestoy  Shortstop 
Ken Forsch  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill North  Center Fielder 
Johnnie LeMaster  Shortstop 
Larry Herndon  Right Fielder 
Darrell Evans  Third Baseman 
Terry Whitfield  Left Fielder 
Mike Ivie  First Baseman 
Rennie Stennett  Second Baseman 
Mike Sadek  Catcher 
Vida Blue  Pitcher 
Dave Bristol  Manager 

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Astros 4 @ Giants 5
Candlestick Park
August 11, 1980

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         Game of 8/11/1980 -- Houston at San Francisco (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Morgan J, 2b          4  0  0  0   North B, cf           4  1  1  1   
LaCorte F, p          0  0  0  0   LeMaster J, ss        4  0  0  1   
Cabell E, 3b          5  1  1  0   Herndon L, rf         4  0  0  0   
Cruz J, lf            5  0  2  0   Evans D, 3b           3  2  2  1   
Cedeno C, cf          4  0  0  1   Whitfield T, lf       3  1  1  0   
Howe A, 1b            4  1  2  2   Ivie M, 1b            4  0  2  1   
Leonard J, rf         4  1  1  0   Stennett R, 2b        4  0  0  0   
Pujols L, c           4  0  2  1   Sadek M, c            4  1  1  0   
Puhl T, pr            0  0  0  0   Blue V, p             1  0  0  0   
Reynolds C, ss        0  0  0  0   Holland A, p          0  0  0  0   
Landestoy R, ss-2b    3  0  0  0   Venable M, ph         0  0  0  0   
Forsch K, p           2  1  1  0   Minton G, p           0  0  0  0   
Bochy B, ph-c         1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4  9  4                        31  5  7  4

Houston          011 010 010 --  4
San Francisco    021 200 00x --  5

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Forsch K (L)          7.0  7  5  5  4  6
LaCorte F             1.0  0  0  0  1  2

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blue V (W)            5.0  6  3  3  3  3
Holland A             3.0  3  1  1  1  2
Minton G (S)          1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- LeMaster J, Cruz J, Howe A
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- Houston 9, San Francisco 8
2B -- Cruz J, Leonard J
HR -- Howe A, Evans D
SB -- Evans D, North B
SH -- Blue V
WP -- Blue V
Balk -- Blue V
T -- 2:48
A -- 10755

    

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