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1980 Houston Astros Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 / 1981)
93-70, Finished 1st in NL West
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Scored 637 runs, Allowed 589 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-76
Manager: Bill Virdon (93-70)
Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,278,217 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 92, Pitching - 91;   one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 97
Postseason:  Lost NL Championship Series (3-2) to Philadelphia Phillies
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1979 / 1981 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 93-70, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0
Days in First98last on Monday, Oct 6, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 112last on Oct 6, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead3.5last on Monday, Jul 28, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind3.5last on Sunday, May 25, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50025last on Thursday, Oct 2
Most Games under .500never
Longest Winning Streak10Thursday, Aug 14 to Sunday, Aug 24
Longest Losing Streak5Sunday, May 11 to Saturday, May 17
Most Runs Allowed14Wednesday, Jul 2
Most Runs Scored12Sunday, Jun 29 and Thursday, Aug 21
Longest Game (innings)20Friday, Aug 15
Times Shutout by Opponent11 
Times Opponent Shutout18 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 93 70 637 589 .571
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 55 26 329 255 .679
Road 38 44 308 334 .463
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 13 5 88 53 .722
May 12 14 79 91 .462
June 18 9 102 87 .667
July 13 16 108 135 .448
August 18 12 118 98 .600
September 16 11 121 111 .593
October 3 3 21 14 .500
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 45 33 290 282 .577
Second Half 48 37 347 307 .565
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 84 63 583 538 .571
ExtraInning 9 7 54 51 .563
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 33 27 201 195 .550
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 13 11 123 129 .542
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
ATL 11 7 77 81 .611
CHC 11 1 48 23 .917
CIN 10 8 85 73 .556
LAD 9 10 73 72 .474
MON 5 7 41 49 .417
NYM 8 4 51 42 .667
PHI 3 9 30 46 .250
PIT 7 5 63 49 .583
SDP 11 7 64 55 .611
SFG 11 7 61 53 .611
STL 7 5 44 46 .583

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Thursday, Apr 10 boxscore HOU LAD W 3 2 1-0 1 Tied Richard Hooton Sambito 2:03 33,270 +
2 2 Friday, Apr 11 boxscore HOU LAD W 10 6 2-0 1 Tied Smith Stanhouse 2:58 30,701 ++
3 3 Saturday, Apr 12 boxscore HOU LAD L 5 6 17 2-1 3 1.0 Howe Smith Hooton 5:35 24,609 -
4 4 Sunday, Apr 13 boxscore HOU LAD W 4 2 3-1 2 1.0 Forsch Goltz LaCorte 2:19 33,676 +
5 5 Monday, Apr 14 boxscore HOU ATL W 5 4 4-1 2 1.0 Sambito Garber 3:15 15,017 ++
6 6 Tuesday, Apr 15 boxscore HOU ATL W 6 2 5-1 2 1.0 Niekro McWilliams 2:14 15,712 +++
7 7 Thursday, Apr 17 boxscore HOU @ LAD L 4 6 5-2 2 2.5 Reuss Smith 3:06 45,476 -
8 8 Friday, Apr 18 boxscore HOU @ LAD W 7 4 6-2 2 1.5 Forsch Goltz Andujar 3:20 41,112 +
9 9 Saturday, Apr 19 boxscore HOU @ LAD W 2 0 7-2 2 1.5 Richard Welch 2:40 50,112 ++
10 10 Sunday, Apr 20 boxscore HOU @ LAD L 2 4 7-3 2 2.5 Reuss Niekro 2:27 39,442 -
11 11 Monday, Apr 21 boxscore HOU CIN L 5 6 7-4 2 3.5 LaCoss Ruhle Hume 3:09 29,067 --
12 12 Tuesday, Apr 22 boxscore HOU CIN W 8 0 8-4 2 2.5 Ryan Pastore 2:45 30,094 +
13 13 Wednesday, Apr 23 boxscore HOU CIN L 2 3 12 8-5 2 3.5 Hume Andujar Bair 3:39 29,828 -
14 14 Friday, Apr 25 boxscore HOU NYM W 7 4 9-5 2 2.5 Richard Falcone 2:52 24,140 +
15 15 Saturday, Apr 26 boxscore HOU NYM W 6 0 10-5 2 1.5 Niekro Glynn LaCorte 2:42 44,540 ++
16 16 Sunday, Apr 27 boxscore HOU NYM W 4 3 12 11-5 2 1.5 LaCorte Allen 3:37 20,828 +++
17 17 Tuesday, Apr 29 boxscore HOU @ CIN W 3 0 12-5 2 0.5 Forsch Leibrandt 2:14 18,092 ++++
18 18 Wednesday, Apr 30 boxscore HOU @ CIN W 5 1 13-5 1 up 0.5 Richard Seaver 2:21 19,821 +++++
19 19 Thursday, May 1 boxscore HOU @ CIN W 9 3 14-5 1 up 1.5 Niekro LaCoss 3:00 18,215 ++++++
20 20 Friday, May 2 boxscore HOU @ STL L 1 9 14-6 1 up 1.5 Hood Ryan Kaat 2:39 23,009 -
21 21 Saturday, May 3 boxscore HOU @ STL W 4 2 15-6 1 up 2.5 Ruhle Martinez Sambito 2:10 23,292 +
22 22 Sunday, May 4 boxscore HOU @ STL W 4 2 16-6 1 up 2.0 Forsch Sykes LaCorte 2:37 17,262 ++
23 23 Monday, May 5 boxscore HOU @ MON L 1 10 16-7 1 up 2.0 Palmer Richard 2:41 5,477 -
24 24 Tuesday, May 6 boxscore HOU @ MON W 8 4 17-7 1 up 2.0 Niekro Grimsley 2:33 5,503 +
25 25 Wednesday, May 7 boxscore HOU @ MON L 0 3 17-8 1 up 1.0 Sanderson Ryan Fryman 2:29 7,386 -
26 26 Friday, May 9 boxscore HOU @ ATL L 4 5 17-9 1 Tied McWilliams Forsch Bradford 2:21 11,111 --
27 27 Saturday, May 10 boxscore HOU @ ATL W 3 2 11 18-9 1 Tied LaCorte Garber Sambito 3:15 13,798 +
28 28 Sunday, May 11 boxscore HOU @ ATL L 4 7 18-10 1 Tied Niekro Niekro 2:25 10,871 -
29 29 Tuesday, May 13 boxscore HOU MON L 2 3 18-11 2 1.0 Palmer Ryan Fryman 2:42 24,835 --
30 30 Wednesday, May 14 boxscore HOU MON L 0 1 18-12 2 1.0 Sanderson Forsch Fryman 2:19 20,636 ---
31 31 Friday, May 16 boxscore HOU PHI L 0 3 18-13 3 1.0 Ruthven Richard 2:06 33,610 ----
32 32 Saturday, May 17 boxscore HOU PHI L 2 4 18-14 3 1.5 Christenson Niekro Noles 2:25 43,525 -----
33 33 Sunday, May 18 boxscore HOU PHI W 3 0 19-14 3 1.5 Ryan Lerch 2:07 33,950 +
34 34 Tuesday, May 20 boxscore HOU @ NYM W 3 2 20-14 2 2.0 Forsch Swan 2:29 8,466 ++
35 35 Wednesday, May 21 boxscore HOU @ NYM L 1 5 20-15 2 3.0 Falcone Richard Allen 2:37 4,233 -
36 36 Thursday, May 22 boxscore HOU @ NYM W 8 5 21-15 2 2.5 Niekro Kobel LaCorte 2:55 7,812 +
37 37 Friday, May 23 boxscore HOU @ PHI L 0 3 21-16 2 2.5 Carlton Ryan 2:11 27,822 -
38 38 Saturday, May 24 boxscore HOU @ PHI L 4 5 21-17 3 3.5 Saucier Andujar McGraw 2:28 28,539 --
39 39 Sunday, May 25 boxscore HOU @ PHI L 2 6 21-18 3 3.5 Ruthven Forsch 2:10 37,349 ---
40 40 Monday, May 26 boxscore HOU SDP W 4 1 22-18 2 3.0 Richard Curtis Sambito 2:59 18,242 +
41 41 Tuesday, May 27 boxscore HOU SDP W 4 3 23-18 2 2.0 LaCorte Fingers 2:47 18,246 ++
42 42 Wednesday, May 28 boxscore HOU SDP W 1 0 24-18 2 1.5 Ryan Wise 2:30 19,697 +++
43 43 Friday, May 30 boxscore HOU @ SFG L 2 3 24-19 3 3.0 Blue Forsch 2:19 10,511 -
44 44 Saturday, May 31 boxscore HOU @ SFG W 5 0 25-19 2 2.0 Richard Montefusco 2:15 11,649 +
45 45 Sunday, Jun 1 boxscore HOU @ SFG L 2 6 25-20 3 2.0 Knepper Niekro 2:35 19,801 -
46 46 Monday, Jun 2 boxscore HOU @ SDP L 0 3 25-21 3 3.0 Wise Ryan Rasmussen 2:16 27,176 --
47 47 Tuesday, Jun 3 boxscore HOU @ SDP W 3 2 26-21 2 3.0 Ruhle Jones LaCorte 2:20 12,363 +
48 48 Wednesday, Jun 4 boxscore HOU @ SDP W 4 3 27-21 2 2.0 Forsch Fingers Sambito 2:27 13,619 ++
49 49 Friday, Jun 6 boxscore HOU SFG W 2 0 28-21 2 2.0 Richard Knepper 2:02 26,822 +++
50 50 Saturday, Jun 7 boxscore HOU SFG W 3 0 29-21 2 1.0 Niekro Whitson 2:05 42,263 ++++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Sunday, Jun 8 boxscore HOU SFG W 5 4 30-21 2 1.0 Sambito Minton 2:30 28,327 +++++
52 52 Monday, Jun 9 boxscore HOU CHC W 6 2 31-21 2 0.5 Forsch Lamp 2:31 19,022 ++++++
53 53 Tuesday, Jun 10 boxscore HOU CHC W 5 2 32-21 1 up 0.5 Ruhle Krukow 2:22 22,201 +++++++
54 54 Wednesday, Jun 11 boxscore HOU CHC W 3 0 33-21 1 up 1.5 Richard Reuschel 2:18 31,599 ++++++++
55 55 Friday, Jun 13 boxscore HOU @ PIT L 3 5 33-22 1 up 2.0 Solomon Niekro Tekulve 2:35 31,854 -
56 56 Saturday, Jun 14 boxscore HOU @ PIT W 7 3 34-22 1 up 2.0 Ryan Robinson LaCorte 3:08 33,922 +
57 57 Sunday, Jun 15 boxscore HOU @ PIT L 1 4 34-23 1 up 1.0 Candelaria Forsch 2:08 49,541 -
58 58 Monday, Jun 16 boxscore HOU @ CHC W 2 1 35-23 1 up 2.0 Ruhle Hernandez Smith 2:35 15,289 +
59 59 Tuesday, Jun 17 boxscore HOU @ CHC W 7 1 36-23 1 up 3.0 Richard McGlothen Andujar 2:54 19,480 ++
60 60 Wednesday, Jun 18 boxscore HOU STL W 3 0 37-23 1 up 3.0 Niekro Kaat 2:08 24,459 +++
61 61 Thursday, Jun 19 boxscore HOU STL W 2 0 38-23 1 up 3.0 Ryan Sykes Sambito 2:02 24,663 ++++
62 62 Friday, Jun 20 boxscore HOU PIT W 6 4 39-23 1 up 3.0 Forsch Candelaria Sambito 2:14 35,955 +++++
63 63 Saturday, Jun 21 boxscore HOU PIT W 4 2 40-23 1 up 3.0 Ruhle Blyleven Sambito 2:30 45,867 ++++++
64 64 Sunday, Jun 22 boxscore HOU PIT L 1 2 40-24 1 up 3.0 Bibby Niekro Jackson 2:33 46,213 -
65 65 Monday, Jun 23 boxscore HOU LAD L 0 3 40-25 1 up 2.0 Sutcliffe Andujar 2:29 29,753 --
66 66 Tuesday, Jun 24 boxscore HOU LAD W 5 4 12 41-25 1 up 3.0 LaCorte Beckwith 4:13 34,388 +
67 67 Wednesday, Jun 25 boxscore HOU LAD L 2 9 41-26 1 up 2.0 Welch Forsch 2:50 34,416 -
68 68 Friday, Jun 27 boxscore HOU CIN W 5 4 42-26 1 up 2.0 Niekro Pastore Sambito 2:31 36,648 +
69 69 Saturday, Jun 28 boxscore HOU CIN L 5 8 42-27 1 up 2.0 Price Richard Hume 3:08 44,025 -
70 70 Sunday, Jun 29 boxscore HOU CIN W 12 10 43-27 1 up 2.5 LaCorte Soto Sambito 3:20 38,408 +
71 71 Monday, Jun 30 boxscore HOU @ ATL L 4 5 11 43-28 1 up 2.5 Hrabosky Sambito 2:53 8,208 -
72 72 Tuesday, Jul 1 boxscore HOU @ ATL L 4 13 43-29 1 up 2.5 Alexander Niekro 2:47 9,546 --
73 73 Wednesday, Jul 2 boxscore HOU @ ATL L 0 14 43-30 1 up 1.5 Niekro Ruhle 2:27 21,908 ---
74 74 Thursday, Jul 3 boxscore HOU @ ATL W 5 3 44-30 1 up 1.5 Richard Boggs LaCorte 2:44 15,769 +
75 75 Friday, Jul 4 boxscore HOU @ CIN L 1 8 44-31 1 up 0.5 Leibrandt Ryan 2:42 37,047 -
76 76 Saturday, Jul 5 boxscore HOU @ CIN L 6 8 44-32 2 1.0 Soto Forsch 2:46 0 --
77 77 Saturday, Jul 5 boxscore HOU @ CIN L 2 3 44-33 2 1.0 LaCoss Andujar Hume 2:34 44,083 ---
78 78 Sunday, Jul 6 boxscore HOU @ CIN W 3 2 45-33 1 Tied Niekro Pastore LaCorte 2:37 30,045 +
79 79 Thursday, Jul 10 boxscore HOU @ LAD L 3 4 45-34 2 1.0 Howe Ryan 2:52 49,692 -
80 80 Friday, Jul 11 boxscore HOU @ LAD L 2 3 45-35 2 2.0 Reuss Forsch Howe 2:30 42,754 --
81 81 Saturday, Jul 12 boxscore HOU ATL W 9 5 46-35 2 1.0 Niekro McWilliams Smith 2:54 38,610 +
82 82 Sunday, Jul 13 boxscore HOU ATL W 6 5 47-35 1 up 0.5 Sambito Garber LaCorte 2:48 0 ++
83 83 Sunday, Jul 13 boxscore HOU ATL W 6 1 48-35 1 up 0.5 Ruhle Boggs 2:28 31,230 +++
84 84 Monday, Jul 14 boxscore HOU ATL L 0 2 48-36 1 up 0.5 Niekro Pladson 2:19 20,247 -
85 85 Tuesday, Jul 15 boxscore HOU PHI W 3 2 49-36 1 up 0.5 Sambito Ruthven 2:08 24,223 +
86 86 Wednesday, Jul 16 boxscore HOU PHI L 2 4 49-37 1 up 0.5 Walk Forsch 2:06 28,532 -
87 87 Thursday, Jul 17 boxscore HOU PHI L 1 2 49-38 2 0.5 Carlton Niekro 2:18 26,403 --
88 88 Friday, Jul 18 boxscore HOU MON L 4 5 11 49-39 2 0.5 Fryman Smith Norman 3:24 26,389 ---
89 89 Saturday, Jul 19 boxscore HOU MON W 4 2 50-39 1 Tied Andujar Lea Smith 2:44 40,499 +
90 90 Saturday, Jul 19 boxscore HOU MON L 2 5 50-40 1 Tied Gullickson Pladson 2:35 39,507 -
91 91 Sunday, Jul 20 boxscore HOU MON W 4 3 51-40 1 up 0.5 Sambito Norman 2:16 28,513 +
92 92 Monday, Jul 21 boxscore HOU NYM W 3 2 52-40 1 up 1.5 LaCorte Allen 2:23 20,548 ++
93 93 Tuesday, Jul 22 boxscore HOU NYM W 6 5 53-40 1 up 2.5 Roberge Glynn Smith 3:02 26,815 +++
94 94 Wednesday, Jul 23 boxscore HOU NYM L 3 4 53-41 1 up 2.5 Reardon LaCorte Allen 2:44 30,236 -
95 95 Friday, Jul 25 boxscore HOU @ MON W 9 8 54-41 1 up 2.5 LaCorte Sosa 3:31 50,217 +
96 96 Saturday, Jul 26 boxscore HOU @ MON L 1 2 12 54-42 1 up 2.5 Bahnsen LaCorte 3:46 42,400 -
97 97 Sunday, Jul 27 boxscore HOU @ MON W 6 3 55-42 1 up 2.5 Niekro Lee Smith 3:02 41,107 +
98 98 Monday, Jul 28 boxscore HOU @ PHI W 3 2 10 56-42 1 up 3.5 Sambito Reed 2:41 30,181 ++
99 99 Tuesday, Jul 29 boxscore HOU @ PHI L 6 9 56-43 1 up 2.5 Saucier LaCorte McGraw 3:05 30,252 -
100 100 Wednesday, Jul 30 boxscore HOU @ PHI L 4 6 56-44 1 up 1.5 Ruthven Ryan McGraw 2:36 31,342 --
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Friday, Aug 1 boxscore HOU @ NYM L 4 5 56-45 1 up 0.5 Reardon Smith 2:42 16,612 ---
102 102 Saturday, Aug 2 boxscore HOU @ NYM L 3 5 56-46 2 0.5 Allen Niekro 2:46 45,426 ----
103 103 Sunday, Aug 3 boxscore HOU @ NYM W 3 2 10 57-46 1 up 0.5 Sambito Reardon 3:41 22,492 +
104 104 Monday, Aug 4 boxscore HOU SFG W 4 2 58-46 1 up 0.5 Ryan Hargesheimer Sambito 2:19 27,040 ++
105 105 Tuesday, Aug 5 boxscore HOU SFG L 3 9 58-47 1 up 0.5 Lavelle Pladson 3:03 24,198 -
106 106 Wednesday, Aug 6 boxscore HOU SFG W 1 0 59-47 1 up 0.5 Forsch Blue 2:10 23,478 +
107 107 Thursday, Aug 7 boxscore HOU SDP L 1 5 59-48 1 up 0.5 Shirley Niekro 2:59 20,044 -
108 108 Friday, Aug 8 boxscore HOU SDP L 3 5 59-49 1 up 0.5 Eichelberger Sambito Fingers 2:45 15,207 --
109 109 Saturday, Aug 9 boxscore HOU SDP W 9 5 60-49 1 up 0.5 Smith D'Acquisto 2:50 21,233 +
110 110 Sunday, Aug 10 boxscore HOU SDP L 2 3 60-50 2 0.5 Wise Sambito 2:21 20,514 -
111 111 Monday, Aug 11 boxscore HOU @ SFG L 4 5 60-51 2 0.5 Blue Forsch Minton 2:48 10,755 --
112 112 Tuesday, Aug 12 boxscore HOU @ SFG L 0 2 60-52 2 0.5 Ripley Niekro Lavelle 2:05 29,770 ---
113 113 Wednesday, Aug 13 boxscore HOU @ SFG L 5 6 12 60-53 3 1.0 Rowland Smith 3:42 10,149 ----
114 114 Thursday, Aug 14 boxscore HOU @ SDP W 2 1 61-53 2 0.5 Ryan Curtis 2:18 12,150 +
115 115 Friday, Aug 15 boxscore HOU @ SDP W 3 1 20 62-53 1 Tied Smith Rasmussen 6:17 14,177 ++
116 116 Sunday, Aug 17 boxscore HOU @ SDP W 5 0 63-53 1 up 0.5 Forsch Jones 2:06 0 +++
117 117 Sunday, Aug 17 boxscore HOU @ SDP W 9 2 64-53 1 up 0.5 Niekro Mura 2:23 16,120 ++++
118 118 Tuesday, Aug 19 boxscore HOU PIT W 5 2 65-53 1 up 1.0 Ryan Candelaria Sambito 2:23 39,415 +++++
119 119 Wednesday, Aug 20 boxscore HOU PIT W 5 1 66-53 1 up 1.0 Ruhle Bibby Smith 2:54 32,112 ++++++
120 120 Thursday, Aug 21 boxscore HOU PIT W 12 5 67-53 1 up 1.5 Sambito Blyleven 2:59 33,884 +++++++
121 121 Friday, Aug 22 boxscore HOU CHC W 3 2 12 68-53 1 up 2.5 LaCorte Caudill 3:24 34,118 ++++++++
122 122 Saturday, Aug 23 boxscore HOU CHC W 1 0 17 69-53 1 up 3.0 Niekro Riley 4:47 25,031 +++++++++
123 123 Sunday, Aug 24 boxscore HOU CHC W 2 1 70-53 1 up 3.0 Ryan Caudill 2:22 25,703 ++++++++++
124 124 Monday, Aug 25 boxscore HOU @ STL L 1 3 70-54 1 up 2.0 Hood Ruhle 2:16 9,185 -
125 125 Tuesday, Aug 26 boxscore HOU @ STL W 7 2 71-54 1 up 2.0 Niekro Kaat 2:18 10,859 +
126 126 Wednesday, Aug 27 boxscore HOU @ STL L 2 10 71-55 1 up 2.0 Martin Forsch 2:41 10,025 -
127 127 Thursday, Aug 28 boxscore HOU @ CHC W 4 1 72-55 1 up 2.5 Andujar Lamp Sambito 2:47 18,694 +
128 128 Friday, Aug 29 boxscore HOU @ CHC W 6 5 73-55 1 up 2.5 Smith Tidrow LaCorte 2:49 9,994 ++
129 129 Saturday, Aug 30 boxscore HOU @ CHC W 2 0 74-55 1 up 2.5 Ruhle McGlothen 2:58 18,803 +++
130 130 Sunday, Aug 31 boxscore HOU @ CHC L 7 8 74-56 1 up 1.0 Tidrow LaCorte 3:00 14,823 -
131 131 Monday, Sep 1 boxscore HOU @ PIT W 10 4 75-56 1 up 0.5 Smith Robinson 3:07 0 +
132 132 Monday, Sep 1 boxscore HOU @ PIT L 5 7 75-57 1 up 0.5 Rhoden Pladson Jackson 2:57 26,374 -
133 133 Wednesday, Sep 3 boxscore HOU @ PIT L 4 10 75-58 2 1.0 Candelaria Andujar Romo 3:00 18,502 --
134 134 Friday, Sep 5 boxscore HOU STL L 5 7 75-59 2 1.5 Seaman Sambito Frazier 3:15 19,628 ---
135 135 Saturday, Sep 6 boxscore HOU STL W 9 5 76-59 2 1.0 Niekro Sykes Niemann 2:40 0 +
136 136 Saturday, Sep 6 boxscore HOU STL W 6 4 77-59 2 1.0 Ruhle Martin 2:02 34,350 ++
137 137 Sunday, Sep 7 boxscore HOU STL L 0 2 77-60 2 2.0 Vuckovich Forsch 2:00 16,475 -
138 138 Tuesday, Sep 9 boxscore HOU LAD W 5 4 78-60 2 1.0 Smith Howe Sambito 3:06 34,546 +
139 139 Wednesday, Sep 10 boxscore HOU LAD W 6 5 12 79-60 1 Tied Roberge Sutcliffe 3:49 37,632 ++
140 140 Friday, Sep 12 boxscore HOU SFG W 5 3 80-60 1 Tied Niekro Whitson Smith 2:35 23,380 +++
141 141 Saturday, Sep 13 boxscore HOU SFG W 3 2 81-60 1 Tied Forsch Blue 2:10 32,526 ++++
142 142 Sunday, Sep 14 boxscore HOU SFG W 6 4 82-60 1 Tied Andujar Montefusco Sambito 2:43 18,471 +++++
143 143 Monday, Sep 15 boxscore HOU SDP L 3 6 82-61 1 Tied Shirley Ryan 2:30 9,578 -
144 144 Tuesday, Sep 16 boxscore HOU SDP L 3 4 82-62 1 Tied Curtis Ruhle Fingers 2:57 20,383 --
145 145 Wednesday, Sep 17 boxscore HOU @ CIN L 0 7 82-63 2 1.0 Soto Niekro 2:37 25,092 ---
146 146 Thursday, Sep 18 boxscore HOU @ CIN W 10 2 83-63 2 1.0 Forsch Pastore Sambito 2:37 23,861 +
147 147 Friday, Sep 19 boxscore HOU @ SFG L 3 4 83-64 2 1.0 Griffin Andujar Holland 2:45 4,377 -
148 148 Saturday, Sep 20 boxscore HOU @ SFG W 3 2 84-64 1 Tied Smith Lavelle Sambito 2:53 16,770 +
149 149 Sunday, Sep 21 boxscore HOU @ SFG W 5 1 85-64 1 up 1.0 Ruhle Blue 2:29 19,844 ++
150 150 Monday, Sep 22 boxscore HOU @ SDP W 4 2 86-64 1 up 2.0 Niekro Shirley 2:40 16,513 +++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
151 151 Tuesday, Sep 23 boxscore HOU @ SDP L 4 9 86-65 1 up 1.0 Curtis Niemann 3:00 4,788 -
152 152 Wednesday, Sep 24 boxscore HOU @ ATL L 2 4 86-66 1 Tied Alexander Andujar Camp 2:39 24,897 --
153 153 Thursday, Sep 25 boxscore HOU @ ATL W 4 2 87-66 1 up 1.0 Ryan Niekro Smith 2:39 7,926 +
154 154 Friday, Sep 26 boxscore HOU CIN W 2 0 88-66 1 up 2.0 Ruhle Seaver 2:02 42,486 ++
155 155 Saturday, Sep 27 boxscore HOU CIN W 2 0 89-66 1 up 2.0 Niekro Soto Smith 2:25 40,305 +++
156 156 Sunday, Sep 28 boxscore HOU CIN L 5 8 89-67 1 up 2.0 LaCoss Andujar Hume 2:52 32,756 -
157 157 Tuesday, Sep 30 boxscore HOU ATL W 7 3 90-67 1 up 2.0 Ryan Alexander Smith 2:41 31,973 +
158 158 Wednesday, Oct 1 boxscore HOU ATL W 5 2 91-67 1 up 2.0 Ruhle Niekro 2:06 35,600 ++
159 159 Thursday, Oct 2 boxscore HOU ATL W 3 2 92-67 1 up 3.0 Niekro McWilliams LaCorte 2:35 45,022 +++
160 160 Friday, Oct 3 boxscore HOU @ LAD L 2 3 10 92-68 1 up 2.0 Valenzuela Forsch 2:45 49,642 -
161 161 Saturday, Oct 4 boxscore HOU @ LAD L 1 2 92-69 1 up 1.0 Reuss Ryan 2:30 46,085 --
162 162 Sunday, Oct 5 boxscore HOU @ LAD L 3 4 92-70 1 Tied Howe LaCorte Sutton 3:33 52,339 ---
163 163 Monday, Oct 6 boxscore HOU @ LAD W 7 1 93-70 1 up 1.0 Niekro Goltz 3:10 51,127 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
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Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1979 / 1981 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits