October 11, 1980 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4 at Astrodome Play by Play and Box Score

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1980 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4
1980 postseason: WS: PHI-KCR / ALCS: KCR-NYY / NLCS: PHI-HOU

Game 1
PHI  3
HOU  1
Game 2
HOU  7
@PHI  4
(10) Game 3
HOU  1
PHI  0
(11) Game 4
PHI  5
@HOU  3
(10) Game 5
PHI  8
@HOU  7
(10)

Astrodome, Attendance: 44,952

Saturday, October 11, 1980
Time of Game: 3:55

Phillies

Dallas Green

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0   2    5 13  0
Astros          0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  1   0    3  5  1

W: W Brusstar (1-0), L: J Sambito (0-1), S: T McGraw (2)

Astros

Bill Virdon

BATTING

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Smith LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .600 1.200   17    2   1   SB
  D Unser RF-LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    1   1   
P Rose 1B                     4   2   2   1    1   1  .412  .912   23    7   1   
M Schmidt 3B                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .263  .616   21    3   5   
B McBride RF-LF               4   0   2   0    0   1  .278  .594   13    2   1   SB
  G Luzinski PH               1   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .929    2    0   0   2B
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Trillo 2B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .313  .732   17    3   0   2B,SF
G Maddox CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .313  .764   21    6   0   IW
L Bowa SS                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .698   11    0   0   SB
B Boone C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .321   13    4   0   
S Carlton P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
  D Noles P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  K Saucier P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Gross PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    3    0   0   
  W Brusstar P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  G Vukovich RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       40   5  13   5    2   8              153   30  11

BATTING

2B: G Luzinski (2, off J Sambito); M Trillo (2, off J Sambito).

SF: M Trillo (1, off J Sambito).

IBB: G Maddox (1, by J Sambito).

TB: M Trillo 3; G Luzinski 2; L Smith 2; M Schmidt 2; B McBride 2; P Rose 2; L Bowa; G Gross.

RBI: M Trillo 2 (2); G Luzinski (4); M Schmidt (1); P Rose (1).

2-out RBI: M Trillo; G Luzinski.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B McBride-D Noles-M Schmidt; L Smith-M Schmidt; D Unser-P Rose.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith (1, 2nd base off V Ruhle/L Pujols); B McBride (2, 2nd base off V Ruhle/L Pujols); L Bowa (1, 2nd base off J Sambito/B Bochy).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl CF                     3   0   1   1    2   1  .462 1.178   21    2   0   SB
E Cabell 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .607   28    0   2   2B
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .222 1.089   26    0   4   
G Woods RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .661   14    0   0   SB
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    3    0   0   
  J Leonard RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    2   1   
A Howe 1B                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .091  .396   16   13   1   2B,SF,IW
J Cruz LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .333 1.056   17    2   0   
L Pujols C                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .606    6    3   0   3B
  B Bochy C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    5   1   
R Landestoy SS                3   1   1   1    1   0  .125  .347   18    2   4   SB
V Ruhle P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    1   1   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                2    0   0   SH
Totals                       30   3   5   3    9   4              167   30  14

BATTING

2B: E Cabell (1, off S Carlton); A Howe (1, off S Carlton).

3B: L Pujols (1, off S Carlton).

SF: A Howe (1, off S Carlton).

SH: J Sambito (1, off W Brusstar).

IBB: A Howe (2, by S Carlton).

TB: L Pujols 3; A Howe 2; E Cabell 2; T Puhl; R Landestoy.

RBI: A Howe (1); T Puhl (3); R Landestoy (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. V Ruhle-A Howe; J Leonard-B Bochy-A Howe.

E: R Landestoy (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Woods (1, 2nd base off S Carlton/B Boone); R Landestoy (1, 2nd base off S Carlton/B Boone); T Puhl (1, 2nd base off D Noles/B Boone).

PITCHING

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Carlton                      5.1   4   2   2    5   3   0   2.19   24   97-51   31· 8·12    6· 6· 0· 4     50    -     0.94  -0.11
D Noles                        1.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    5   24-10    7· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          3-0    0.59   0.06
K Saucier                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.85  -0.01
R Reed                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  21.60    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.35   0.02
W Brusstar, BS (1), W (1-0)    2     1   1   1    1   0   0   4.50    7   20-12    6· 3· 3    1· 3· 1· 1          0-0    3.24  -0.22
T McGraw, S (2)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.57    3   12-8     3· 1· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.06
Totals                        10     5   3   3    9   4   0          41  160-83   49·13·21    9·13· 1· 5          8-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Ruhle                        7     8   3   3    1   3   0   3.86   29   95-71   52· 6·13   11· 4· 2· 8     51    -     1.27  -0.13
D Smith, BS (1)                0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1    7-4     4· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    3.09  -0.18
J Sambito, L (0-1)             3     4   2   2    1   5   0   5.40   13   48-31   13·12· 5    0· 2· 1· 4          2-1    1.65  -0.39
Totals                        10    13   5   5    2   8   0          43  150-106  69·18·18   11· 6· 3·13          4-2

K Saucier faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
V Ruhle faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
D Smith faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Carlton (1; A Howe); J Sambito (2; G Maddox).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Bob Engel.

Time of Game: 3:55.

Attendance: 44,952.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Philadelphia Phillies         Houston Astros                       
1. L Smith              LF    1. T Puhl               CF 
2. P Rose               1B    2. E Cabell             3B 
3. M Schmidt            3B    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. B McBride            RF    4. G Woods              RF 
5. M Trillo             2B    5. A Howe               1B 
6. G Maddox             CF    6. J Cruz               LF 
7. L Bowa               SS    7. L Pujols             C  
8. B Boone              C     8. R Landestoy          SS 
9. S Carlton            P     9. V Ruhle              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  3-3  1--  2   42%  87% G Luzinski      J Sambito       Double to LF; Rose Scores; Luzinski to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 9   1  3-2  -2-  2  -37%  39% T Puhl          W Brusstar      Single to RF; Landestoy Scores
   t 8   0  2-0  12-  4   31%  59% P Rose          V Ruhle         Single to RF; Gross Scores; Smith to 3B; Rose to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 8   0  2-1  -23  7   18%  77% M Schmidt       D Smith         Single to 2B; Smith Scores; Rose to 3B
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  5  -13%  71% R Landestoy     W Brusstar      Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   47%  P Rose          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   46%  M Schmidt       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   48%  T Puhl          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   49%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  J Morgan        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  B McBride       Single to CF
          1--      57%  M Trillo        McBride Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   56%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; McBride to 3B
   O      --3  3   49%  G Maddox        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   45%  L Bowa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  G Woods         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   43%  A Howe          Double to LF
   O      -2-  5   47%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   50%  L Pujols        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   48%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  S Carlton       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   47%  L Smith         Single to RF
          1--      49%  P Rose          Smith Steals 2B
          -2-  6   50%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   45%  M Schmidt       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  R Landestoy     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   49%  V Ruhle         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   50%  T Puhl          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   55%  B McBride       Single to LF
          1--  4   62%  M Trillo        Single to LF; McBride to 2B
   OO     12-  4   49%  G Maddox        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   O      -2-  1   45%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Carlton facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   36%  E Cabell        Double to LF
   O      -2-  5   37%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cabell to 3B
          --3  6   35%  G Woods         Walk
   ROO    1-3  3   33%  A Howe          Double Play: Flyball: LF-3B/Sacrifice Fly; Cabell Scores
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-1, Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   30%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   28%  S Carlton       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   27%  L Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Carlton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   28%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
          ---  1   21%  L Pujols        Triple to CF
   R      --3  1   15%  R Landestoy     Single to LF; Pujols Scores
   O      1--  5   17%  V Ruhle         Strikeout Looking
          1--      16%  T Puhl          Landestoy Steals 2B
          -2-  4   16%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   18%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   15%  P Rose          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   19%  M Schmidt       Single to CF
   O      1--  2   16%  B McBride       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; McBride to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-  1   13%  M Trillo        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Carlton facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   11%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--  2   12%  G Woods         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      11%  A Howe          Woods Steals 2B
          -2-  4   11%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-  5    8%  J Cruz          Walk; Woods to 3B; Howe to 2B
                  Dickie Noles replaces Steve Carlton pitching and batting 9th
   OO     123  4   14%  L Pujols        Double Play: Flyball: RF-P-3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  9   12%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   10%  L Bowa          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2    9%  B Boone         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dickie Noles facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   10%  R Landestoy     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   10%  V Ruhle         Popfly: 3B
          ---  5   10%  T Puhl          Walk
          1--       9%  E Cabell        Puhl Steals 2B
          -2-  5    9%  " "             Walk
                  Kevin Saucier replaces Dickie Noles pitching and batting 9th
          12-  4    8%  J Morgan        Walk; Puhl to 3B; Cabell to 2B
                  Ron Reed replaces Kevin Saucier pitching and batting 9th; Denny Walling pinch hits for Gary Woods batting 4th
   O      123  3   10%  D Walling       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Vern Ruhle facing 9-1-2
                  Bruce Bochy replaces Luis Pujols playing C batting 7th; Jeffrey Leonard replaces Denny Walling playing RF batting 4th; Greg Gross pinch hits for Ron Reed batting 9th
          ---  3   17%  G Gross         Single to CF
          1--  4   28%  L Smith         Single to LF; Gross to 2B
   R      12-  4   59%  P Rose          Single to RF; Gross Scores; Smith to 3B; Rose to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Dave Smith replaces Vern Ruhle pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23  7   77%  M Schmidt       Single to 2B; Smith Scores; Rose to 3B
                  Joe Sambito replaces Dave Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  5   66%  B McBride       Strikeout Swinging
   ROO    1-3  4   75%  M Trillo        Double Play: Flyball: RF-C-1B/Sacrifice Fly; Rose Scores
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Warren Brusstar facing 5-6-7
                  Warren Brusstar replaces Greg Gross pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   80%  A Howe          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   84%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  B Bochy         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Sambito facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   86%  G Maddox        Flyball: RF
          ---  3   87%  L Bowa          Single to CF
   O      1--  7   86%  B Boone         Strikeout Swinging, Bowa Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   84%  W Brusstar      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Warren Brusstar facing 8-9-1
                  Bake McBride moves to LF; Del Unser replaces Lonnie Smith playing RF batting 1st
          ---  5   71%  R Landestoy     Walk
   O      1--  2   75%  J Sambito       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Landestoy to 2B
   R      -2-  2   39%  T Puhl          Single to RF; Landestoy Scores
   OO     1--  5   50%  E Cabell        Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 10th, Phillies Batting, Tied 3-3, Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   45%  D Unser         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   51%  P Rose          Single to CF
   O      1--  6   44%  M Schmidt       Lineout: LF
                  Greg Luzinski pinch hits for Bake McBride batting 4th
   R      1--  2   87%  G Luzinski      Double to LF; Rose Scores; Luzinski to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3  1   94%  M Trillo        Double to CF; Luzinski Scores
          -2-  4   94%  G Maddox        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   94%  L Bowa          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Tug McGraw facing 3-4-5
                  Tug McGraw replaces Greg Luzinski pitching and batting 4th; Del Unser moves to LF; George Vukovich replaces Warren Brusstar playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  6   97%  J Morgan        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   99%  J Leonard       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  A Howe          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Phillies 5, Astros 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU198010110

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation