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May 22, 1980

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Bottom 7 R H E
Astros 8 16 0
Mets 2 8 2
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Astros 8 16 0
Mets 2 9 2

Frank Taveras Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .275
OBP .667 .320
At Bats 3 138
Hits 2 38
• Singles 2 32
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 5

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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4 3 0
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Shea Stadium - May 22, 1980
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Single
Joe Niekro
Luis Pujols
Jeffrey Leonard
Rafael Landestoy
Julio Gonzalez
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Terry Puhl
Frank Taveras
Lee Mazzilli
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Julio Gonzalez now playing third base. Luis Pujols now catching. Jose Cardenal pinch hits for John Pacella. Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Landestoy is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Luis Pujols pinch runs for Alan Ashby. John Pacella now pitching. Niekro strikes out.
Top 7 Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to second.
Top 7 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonard scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 There goes Leonard. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Leonard steals second.
Top 7 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Maddox.
Bottom 6 Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Maddox takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Morales strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Cruz strikes out.
Top 6 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Landestoy scores.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landestoy moves to third.
Top 6 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Landestoy steals second.
Top 6 Tom Hausman now pitching. Landestoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Taveras bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mazzilli moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Dan Norman pinch hits for Kevin Kobel. Norman hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a popup towards first. Leonard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Henderson reaches third base with a triple. Jorgensen scores.
Bottom 4 Morales is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Jorgensen moves to third.
Bottom 4 Jorgensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Jorgensen reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kobel fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Jorgensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Taveras. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Taveras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mazzilli is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Kobel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Niekro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Niekro reaches second base with a double. Cabell scores. Ashby moves to third.
Top 3 Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonard scores. Cabell moves to second.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonard moves to third.
Top 3 Leonard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Leonard reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Maddox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Henderson scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Henderson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Morales hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Ashby races back for the ball and makes the catch. There goes Stearns. The throw to the second, AND Stearns is out, for the double play.
Bottom 2 Stearns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Puhl hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kevin Kobel now pitching. Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Niekro moves to third. Landestoy moves to second.
Top 2 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Niekro moves to second.
Top 2 Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leonard scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cabell is hit by the pitch. Cruz moves to third. Leonard moves to second.
Top 1 Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. Cruz moves to second.
Top 1 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 There goes Landestoy. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Taveras applying the tag.
Top 1 Landestoy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.