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NYY  4
@CAL  2
 TOR  7
@CHW  3
 KCR  7
CLE  5
 DET  3
@MIN  2
 BAL  3
@OAK  0
 BOS 10
@SEA  7
 TEX  4
MIL  3
(11)		 ATL 10
STL  5
 PIT  5
@CIN  2
 HOU  2
CHC  1
 MON 12
SDP  9
 LAD  3
@NYM  2
 PHI  7
SFG  1
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 25,703

 Sunday, August 24, 1980
Time of Game: 2:22
Cubs
1
49-73
Lost 6
6th, 20 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  2  1
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  X    2  6  1
W: Nolan Ryan (9-8), L: Bill Caudill (1-5)
 Astros
2
70-53
Won 10
1st

Batting Stats

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .682              1   5   
S Thompson CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .601              3   0   
B Buckner LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .829              0   0   
C Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .736             10   2   
L Biittner RF                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .654              0   0   3B
T Blackwell C                 1   0   1   1    1   0  .262  .732              6   0   SF
M Tyson 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .655              4   4   SH
S Dillard 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .651              0   2   
  J Figueroa PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .604              0   0   
  M Kelleher 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .456              0   0   
D Capilla P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .571              0   2   
  M Vail PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .713              0   0   
  B Caudill P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .714              0   0   
  B Sutter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286              0   0   
Totals                       28   1   2   0    1   6                         24  15
Batting Events
3B: L Biittner (1, off N Ryan).
SF: T Blackwell (2, off N Ryan).
SH: M Tyson (4, off N Ryan).
TB: L Biittner 3; T Blackwell.
RBI: T Blackwell (24).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. I DeJesus-M Tyson-C Johnson 2.
E: M Tyson (13).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Landestoy 2B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .654              1   2   GDP
E Cabell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .645              0   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .316  .822              5   0   HR
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .307  .870              2   0   
A Howe 1B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .724              4   2   
J Leonard RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .604              4   0   GDP
L Pujols C                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .216  .520              7   0   
C Reynolds SS                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .223  .574              2   0   
N Ryan P                      1   0   0   0    1   1  .088  .328              2   2   SH
Totals                       27   2   6   0    3   5                         27   6
Batting Events
HR: J Cruz (7, off D Capilla; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SH: N Ryan (2, off B Caudill).
TB: J Cruz 5; C Cedeno 2; A Howe; L Pujols.
GIDP: J Leonard (8); R Landestoy (1).
RBI: J Cruz 2 (72).
2-out RBI: J Cruz.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: A Howe (8).

Pitching Stats

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Capilla                      7     4   1   1    2   4   1   2.91   25     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 4     67    -     1.10   0.25
B Caudill, L (1-5)             0.2   0   1   0    1   1   0   2.19    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.43  -0.01
B Sutter                       0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.35    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          2-1    2.46  -0.26
Totals                         8     6   2   1    3   5   1          31     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 6          2-1 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, W (9-8)                9     2   1   1    1   6   0   3.11   31     -       ·  ·      7·15· 0· 2     84    -     1.35   0.48
Totals                         9     2   1   1    1   6   0          31     -       ·  ·      7·15· 0· 2           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 25,703.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Chicago Cubs                              Houston Astros                               
1. Ivan DeJesus                 SS       1. Rafael Landestoy             2B
2. Scot Thompson                CF       2. Enos Cabell                  3B
3. Bill Buckner                 LF       3. Jose Cruz                    LF
4. Cliff Johnson                1B       4. Cesar Cedeno                 CF
5. Larry Biittner               RF       5. Art Howe                     1B
6. Tim Blackwell                 C       6. Jeffrey Leonard              RF
7. Mike Tyson                   2B       7. Luis Pujols                   C
8. Steve Dillard                3B       8. Craig Reynolds               SS
9. Doug Capilla                  P       9. Nolan Ryan                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 2 1-3 R 28% 88% 1-1 HOU J. Cruz B. Sutter Single to CF; Reynolds Scores/unER; Cabell to 2B
b4 1 --- R 15% 68% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz D. Capilla Home Run
t5 0 --- -14% 52% 0-1 CHC L. Biittner N. Ryan Triple to CF
b3 1 12- OO -10% 50% 0-0 HOU R. Landestoy D. Capilla Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t9 1 1-- O 8% 93% 1-2 CHC B. Buckner N. Ryan Flyball: SS

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC I. DeJesus N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CHC S. Thompson N. Ryan Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CHC B. Buckner N. Ryan Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Doug Capilla facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 HOU R. Landestoy D. Capilla Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell D. Capilla Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz D. Capilla Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC C. Johnson N. Ryan Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CHC L. Biittner N. Ryan Flyball: LF
t2 2 --- -1% 52% 0-0 CHC T. Blackwell N. Ryan Walk
t2 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 CHC M. Tyson N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Doug Capilla facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno D. Capilla Groundout: P-1B
b2 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 HOU A. Howe D. Capilla Single to 3B
b2 1 1-- OO -5% 50% 0-0 HOU J. Leonard D. Capilla Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC S. Dillard N. Ryan Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CHC D. Capilla N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
t3 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHC I. DeJesus N. Ryan Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Doug Capilla facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 HOU L. Pujols D. Capilla Walk
b3 0 1-- O -2% 58% 0-0 HOU C. Reynolds D. Capilla Groundout: 2B-1B; Pujols to 2B
b3 1 -2- 2% 60% 0-0 HOU N. Ryan D. Capilla Walk
b3 1 12- OO -10% 50% 0-0 HOU R. Landestoy D. Capilla Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHC S. Thompson N. Ryan Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CHC B. Buckner N. Ryan Groundout: 1B-P
t4 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 CHC C. Johnson N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Doug Capilla facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 HOU E. Cabell D. Capilla Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- R 15% 68% 0-0 HOU J. Cruz D. Capilla Home Run
b4 1 --- 2% 70% 1-0 HOU C. Cedeno D. Capilla Single to LF
b4 1 1-- O -1% 69% 1-0 HOU A. Howe D. Capilla Groundout: P-1B; Cedeno to 2B
b4 2 -2- O -3% 66% 1-0 HOU J. Leonard D. Capilla Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- -14% 52% 0-1 CHC L. Biittner N. Ryan Triple to CF
t5 0 --3 RO 1% 53% 0-1 CHC T. Blackwell N. Ryan Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Biittner Scores
t5 1 --- O 2% 55% 1-1 CHC M. Tyson N. Ryan Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- O 1% 56% 1-1 CHC S. Dillard N. Ryan Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Doug Capilla facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 5% 61% 1-1 HOU L. Pujols D. Capilla Single to CF
b5 0 1-- O -4% 56% 1-1 HOU C. Reynolds D. Capilla Flyball: SS
b5 1 1-- O -4% 53% 1-1 HOU N. Ryan D. Capilla Strikeout
b5 2 1-- O -3% 50% 1-1 HOU R. Landestoy D. Capilla Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O 3% 53% 1-1 CHC D. Capilla N. Ryan Groundout: P-1B
t6 1 --- O 2% 55% 1-1 CHC I. DeJesus N. Ryan Groundout: 1B-P
t6 2 --- O 1% 57% 1-1 CHC S. Thompson N. Ryan Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Doug Capilla facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O -3% 54% 1-1 HOU E. Cabell D. Capilla Strikeout
b6 1 --- O -2% 51% 1-1 HOU J. Cruz D. Capilla Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2 --- O -1% 50% 1-1 HOU C. Cedeno D. Capilla Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O 4% 54% 1-1 CHC B. Buckner N. Ryan Foul Flyball: C
t7 1 --- O 3% 56% 1-1 CHC C. Johnson N. Ryan Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- O 2% 58% 1-1 CHC L. Biittner N. Ryan Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Doug Capilla facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O -4% 54% 1-1 HOU A. Howe D. Capilla Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1 --- O -3% 52% 1-1 HOU J. Leonard D. Capilla Flyball: 2B
b7 2 --- O -2% 50% 1-1 HOU L. Pujols D. Capilla Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- -7% 43% 1-1 CHC T. Blackwell N. Ryan Single to RF
t8 0 1-- O 2% 45% 1-1 CHC M. Tyson N. Ryan Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Blackwell to 2B
Jesus Figueroa pinch hits for Steve Dillard (3B) batting 8th
t8 1 -2- O 7% 52% 1-1 CHC J. Figueroa N. Ryan Groundout: 2B-1B
Mike Vail pinch hits for Doug Capilla (P) batting 9th
t8 2 -2- O 7% 60% 1-1 CHC M. Vail N. Ryan Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cubs' Bill Caudill facing 8-9-1
Bill Caudill replaces Mike Vail (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Mick Kelleher replaces Jesus Figueroa (PH) playing 3B batting 8th
b8 0 --- 7% 66% 1-1 HOU C. Reynolds B. Caudill Walk
b8 0 1-- O -2% 65% 1-1 HOU N. Ryan B. Caudill Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Reynolds to 2B
b8 1 -2- O -7% 58% 1-1 HOU R. Landestoy B. Caudill Strikeout
b8 2 -2- 3% 60% 1-1 HOU E. Cabell B. Caudill Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Reynolds to 3B; Cabell to 1B
Bruce Sutter replaces Bill Caudill pitching and batting 9th
b8 2 1-3 R 28% 88% 1-1 HOU J. Cruz B. Sutter Single to CF; Reynolds Scores/unER; Cabell to 2B
b8 2 12- O -2% 86% 2-1 HOU C. Cedeno B. Sutter Single to SS; Cabell out at Hm/SS-1B-C; Cruz to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- O 6% 92% 1-2 CHC I. DeJesus N. Ryan Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 1 --- -8% 85% 1-2 CHC S. Thompson N. Ryan Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Thompson to 1B
t9 1 1-- O 8% 93% 1-2 CHC B. Buckner N. Ryan Flyball: SS
t9 2 1-- O 7% 100% 1-2 CHC C. Johnson N. Ryan Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 2.

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