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Standings
NYY
@CAL		4
2
TOR
@CHW		7
3
CLE
@KCR		5
7
DET
@MIN		3
2
BAL
@OAK		3
0
BOS
@SEA		10
7
MIL
@TEX		3
4		 
(11)
STL
@ATL		5
10
PIT
@CIN		5
2
CHC
@HOU		1
2
SDP
@MON		9
12
LAD
@NYM		3
2
SFG
@PHI		1
7
Sunday, August 24, 1980
, Astrodome
Attendance: 25,703, Time of Game: 2:22
Cubs
1
49-73
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
6th, 20 GB
 at Astros
2
70-53
⇐ Won 10 ⇒
1st
W: Nolan Ryan (9-8)
L: Bill Caudill (1-5)
 
                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

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ivan de Jesus SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .682 -0.119 1.24 0.000 -0.119 -0.6 1 5
Scot Thompson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .601 0.023 1.05 0.078 -0.055 -0.2 3 0
Bill Buckner LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .829 -0.147 1.60 0.000 -0.147 -0.7 0 0
Cliff Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .736 -0.129 1.28 0.000 -0.129 -0.6 10 2
Larry Biittner RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .262 .654 0.111 0.88 0.144 -0.033 0.7 0 0 3B
Tim Blackwell C 1 0 1 1 1 0 .262 .732 0.071 1.32 0.082 -0.012 0.4 6 0 SF
Mike Tyson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .655 -0.062 1.54 0.000 -0.062 -0.5 4 4 SH
Steve Dillard 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .651 -0.037 0.77 0.000 -0.037 -0.3 0 2
   Jesus Figueroa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .604 -0.071 2.67 0.000 -0.071 -0.3
   Mick Kelleher 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .456 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Doug Capilla P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .571 -0.048 1.01 0.000 -0.048 -0.3 0 2
   Mike Vail PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .713 -0.074 2.79 0.000 -0.074 -0.3
   Bill Caudill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .714 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bruce Sutter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 1 2 1 1 6 .071 .243 -0.482 1.32 0.304 -0.787 -2.7 24 15
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
DP: 2. I de Jesus-M Tyson-C Johnson 2.
E: M Tyson (13).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Landestoy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .251 .654 -0.216 1.72 0.000 -0.216 -1.5 1 2 GDP
Enos Cabell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .645 -0.046 1.46 0.025 -0.071 -0.4 0 0
Jose Cruz LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .316 .822 0.400 1.49 0.432 -0.031 1.7 5 0 HR
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .307 .870 -0.037 0.74 0.022 -0.058 -0.4 2 0
Art Howe 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .724 -0.023 1.06 0.026 -0.049 -0.1 4 2
Jeffrey Leonard RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .604 -0.106 1.16 0.000 -0.106 -0.9 4 0 GDP
Luis Pujols C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .216 .520 0.071 0.98 0.090 -0.018 0.6 7 0
Craig Reynolds SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 .223 .574 0.006 1.83 0.066 -0.060 -0.1 2 0
Nolan Ryan P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .088 .328 -0.031 1.96 0.020 -0.051 -0.2 2 2 SH
Team Totals 27 2 6 2 3 5 .222 .633 0.018 1.38 0.681 -0.660 -1.3 27 6
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
E: A Howe (8).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doug Capilla 7 4 1 1 2 4 1 2.91 25 67 0.246 1.11 1.9
Bill Caudill, L (1-5) 0.2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2.19 4 0 0 -0.006 2.51 -0.0
Bruce Sutter 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 2 2 1 -0.258 2.37 -0.6
Team Totals 8 6 2 1 3 5 1 1.12 31 67 2 1 -0.018 1.32 1.3

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nolan Ryan, W (9-8) 9 2 1 1 1 6 0 3.11 31 84 0.482 1.32 2.7
Team Totals 9 2 1 1 1 6 0 1.00 31 84 0.482 1.38 2.7
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.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Houston Astros
1 Ivan de Jesus 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

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

Play By Play

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

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