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1980 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979/1981)
93-70, Finished 1st in NL Western Division
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Scored 637 runs, Allowed 589 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-76
Managed by Bill Virdon

Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,278,217 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 92, Pitching - 91
  (one-year): Batting - 97, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost NL Championship Series (3-2) to Philadelphia Phillies

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders (1979/1981) / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Thu,4/10 vs LAD W (3-2) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Cedeno-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Ashby-C Richard-P
2.Fri,4/11 vs LAD W (10-6) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Cedeno-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Bergman-1B Ashby-C Niekro-P
3.Sat,4/12 vs LAD L (5-6) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Cedeno-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Ashby-C Ryan-P
4.Sun,4/13 vs LAD W (4-2) Landestoy-2B Reynolds-SS Puhl-CF Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cabell-3B Leonard-RF Pujols-C Forsch-P
5.Mon,4/14 vs ATL W (5-4) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Cedeno-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Ashby-C Richard-P
6.Tue,4/15 vs ATL W (6-2)# Leonard-RF Gonzalez-SS Cedeno-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Pujols-C Niekro-P
7.Thu,4/17 at LAD L (4-6) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Cedeno-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Pujols-C Ryan-P
8.Fri,4/18 at LAD W (7-4) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Cedeno-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Walling-1B Pujols-C Forsch-P
9.Sat,4/19 at LAD W (2-0) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Cedeno-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Walling-1B Pujols-C Richard-P
10.Sun,4/20 at LAD L (2-4) Landestoy-2B Reynolds-SS Puhl-CF Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cabell-3B Leonard-RF Pujols-C Niekro-P
11.Mon,4/21 vs CIN L (5-6) Leonard-CF Reynolds-SS Walling-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Pujols-C Ruhle-P
12.Tue,4/22 vs CIN W (8-0) Leonard-CF Reynolds-SS Walling-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Bergman-1B Ashby-C Ryan-P
13.Wed,4/23 vs CIN L (2-3)# Leonard-RF Reynolds-SS Morgan-2B Howe-1B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Forsch-P
14.Fri,4/25 vs NYM W (7-4)# Leonard-RF Reynolds-SS Morgan-2B Howe-1B Cabell-3B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Richard-P
15.Sat,4/26 vs NYM W (6-0) Leonard-RF Reynolds-SS Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Pujols-C Niekro-P
16.Sun,4/27 vs NYM W (4-3) Leonard-RF Reynolds-SS Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Ryan-P
17.Tue,4/29 at CIN W (3-0)# Landestoy-SS Leonard-RF Morgan-2B Howe-1B Cabell-3B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Forsch-P
18.Wed,4/30 at CIN W (5-1) Leonard-RF Reynolds-SS Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Richard-P
19.Thu,5/1 at CIN W (9-3) Leonard-RF Reynolds-SS Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Pujols-C Niekro-P
20.Fri,5/2 at STL L (1-9) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Ryan-P
21.Sat,5/3 at STL W (4-2) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Ruhle-P
22.Sun,5/4 at STL W (4-2)# Landestoy-2B Gonzalez-SS Puhl-RF Howe-1B Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Cruz-LF Pujols-C Forsch-P
23.Mon,5/5 at MON L (1-10) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Richard-P
24.Tue,5/6 at MON W (8-4)# Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Cruz-LF Pujols-C Niekro-P
25.Wed,5/7 at MON L (0-3) Puhl-CF Reynolds-SS Walling-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Ashby-C Ryan-P
26.Fri,5/9 at ATL L (4-5)# Puhl-RF Gonzalez-SS Morgan-2B Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Leonard-1B Cruz-LF Ashby-C Forsch-P
27.Sat,5/10 at ATL W (3-2) Puhl-CF Reynolds-SS Walling-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Bergman-1B Ashby-C Richard-P
28.Sun,5/11 at ATL L (4-7) Puhl-CF Reynolds-SS Leonard-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Walling-1B Pujols-C Niekro-P
29.Tue,5/13 vs MON L (2-3) Puhl-CF Reynolds-SS Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Leonard-RF Ashby-C Ryan-P
30.Wed,5/14 vs MON L (0-1) Puhl-CF Reynolds-SS Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Leonard-RF Ashby-C Forsch-P
31.Fri,5/16 vs PHI L (0-3) Walling-1B Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Richard-P
32.Sat,5/17 vs PHI L (2-4) Walling-1B Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Niekro-P
33.Sun,5/18 vs PHI W (3-0)# Landestoy-2B Puhl-LF Leonard-RF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Gonzalez-SS Pujols-C Ryan-P
34.Tue,5/20 at NYM W (3-2) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Leonard-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Forsch-P
35.Wed,5/21 at NYM L (1-5)# Landestoy-2B Puhl-LF Leonard-RF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Pujols-C Reynolds-SS Richard-P
36.Thu,5/22 at NYM W (8-5) Landestoy-2B Reynolds-SS Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Leonard-1B Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Niekro-P
37.Fri,5/23 at PHI L (0-3)# Landestoy-2B Reynolds-SS Puhl-RF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Leonard-1B Cruz-LF Pujols-C Ryan-P
38.Sat,5/24 at PHI L (4-5) Landestoy-2B Reynolds-SS Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Andujar-P
39.Sun,5/25 at PHI L (2-6) Landestoy-3B Reynolds-SS Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Forsch-P
40.Mon,5/26 vs SDP W (4-1)# Landestoy-2B Reynolds-SS Puhl-CF Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Leonard-RF Howe-1B Pujols-C Richard-P
41.Tue,5/27 vs SDP W (4-3)# Landestoy-2B Reynolds-SS Puhl-CF Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Leonard-RF Howe-1B Pujols-C Niekro-P
42.Wed,5/28 vs SDP W (1-0) Puhl-CF Reynolds-SS Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cabell-3B Leonard-RF Ashby-C Ryan-P
43.Fri,5/30 at SFG L (2-3)# Landestoy-2B Gonzalez-SS Puhl-CF Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Leonard-RF Pujols-C Forsch-P
44.Sat,5/31 at SFG W (5-0) Puhl-CF Reynolds-SS Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-RF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Ashby-C Richard-P
45.Sun,6/1 at SFG L (2-6)# Landestoy-SS Puhl-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Leonard-RF Pujols-C Niekro-P
46.Mon,6/2 at SDP L (0-3) Puhl-CF Reynolds-SS Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-RF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Ashby-C Ryan-P
47.Tue,6/3 at SDP W (3-2)# Landestoy-2B Reynolds-SS Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Cedeno-CF Bochy-C Ruhle-P
48.Wed,6/4 at SDP W (4-3) Landestoy-2B Reynolds-SS Puhl-CF Cruz-LF Walling-RF Cabell-3B Bergman-1B Ashby-C Forsch-P
49.Fri,6/6 vs SFG W (2-0)# Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Morgan-2B Howe-1B Ashby-C Richard-P
50.Sat,6/7 vs SFG W (3-0) Landestoy-SS Puhl-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-RF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Ashby-C Niekro-P
51.Sun,6/8 vs SFG W (5-4)# Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Morgan-2B Howe-1B Pujols-C Ryan-P
52.Mon,6/9 vs CHC W (6-2) Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Forsch-P
53.Tue,6/10 vs CHC W (5-2) Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Ruhle-P
54.Wed,6/11 vs CHC W (3-0) Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Richard-P
55.Fri,6/13 at PIT L (3-5) Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Niekro-P
56.Sat,6/14 at PIT W (7-3) Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cabell-3B Cedeno-CF Ashby-C Ryan-P
57.Sun,6/15 at PIT L (1-4)# Landestoy-2B Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Gonzalez-SS Pujols-C Forsch-P
58.Mon,6/16 at CHC W (2-1) Puhl-RF Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Ruhle-P
59.Tue,6/17 at CHC W (7-1) Puhl-RF Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Richard-P
60.Wed,6/18 vs STL W (3-0)# Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Morgan-2B Howe-1B Pujols-C Niekro-P
61.Thu,6/19 vs STL W (2-0)# Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Morgan-2B Howe-1B Ashby-C Ryan-P
62.Fri,6/20 vs PIT W (6-4)# Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Howe-3B Morgan-2B Leonard-1B Ashby-C Forsch-P
63.Sat,6/21 vs PIT W (4-2) Landestoy-SS Puhl-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-RF Howe-3B Bergman-1B Ashby-C Ruhle-P
64.Sun,6/22 vs PIT L (1-2) Landestoy-SS Puhl-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-RF Howe-3B Bergman-1B Pujols-C Niekro-P
65.Mon,6/23 vs LAD L (0-3) Puhl-RF Reynolds-SS Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Ashby-C Andujar-P
66.Tue,6/24 vs LAD W (5-4) Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Walling-1B Cabell-3B Ashby-C Ryan-P
67.Wed,6/25 vs LAD L (2-9) Landestoy-SS Puhl-CF Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Walling-1B Cabell-RF Howe-3B Ashby-C Forsch-P
68.Fri,6/27 vs CIN W (5-4) Puhl-RF Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Niekro-P
69.Sat,6/28 vs CIN L (5-8)# Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Morgan-2B Howe-1B Ashby-C Richard-P
70.Sun,6/29 vs CIN W (12-10)# Landestoy-2B Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Howe-1B Pujols-C Reynolds-SS Ryan-P
71.Mon,6/30 at ATL L (4-5) Landestoy-2B Puhl-RF Walling-1B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Forsch-P
72.Tue,7/1 at ATL L (4-13) Puhl-RF Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Niekro-P
73.Wed,7/2 at ATL L (0-14) Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Howe-1B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Bochy-C Reynolds-SS Ruhle-P
74.Thu,7/3 at ATL W (5-3) Puhl-RF Walling-1B Morgan-2B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Howe-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Richard-P
75.Fri,7/4 at CIN L (1-8)# Landestoy-SS Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Howe-1B Morgan-2B Cabell-3B Ashby-C Ryan-P
76.Sat,7/5 at CIN L (6-8) Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Walling-1B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Forsch-P
77.Sat,7/5 at CIN L (2-3) Landestoy-2B Puhl-RF Walling-1B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Reynolds-SS Pujols-C Andujar-P
78.Sun,7/6 at CIN W (3-2) Landestoy-2B Puhl-RF Walling-1B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Niekro-P
79.Thu,7/10 at LAD L (3-4) Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Walling-1B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Ryan-P
80.Fri,7/11 at LAD L (2-3)# Landestoy-2B Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Howe-SS Cabell-3B Leonard-1B Pujols-C Forsch-P
81.Sat,7/12 vs ATL W (9-5)# Landestoy-2B Puhl-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Howe-SS Cabell-3B Leonard-1B Pujols-C Niekro-P
82.Sun,7/13 vs ATL W (6-5) Puhl-RF Morgan-2B Walling-1B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Andujar-P
83.Sun,7/13 vs ATL W (6-1) Landestoy-2B Puhl-RF Walling-1B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Cabell-3B Reynolds-SS Pujols-C Ruhle-P
84.Mon,7/14 vs ATL L (0-2) Landestoy-2B Leonard-RF Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Howe-1B Cabell-3B Pujols-C Reynolds-SS Richard-P
85.Tue,7/15 vs PHI W (3-2) Landestoy-2B Puhl-RF Walling-1B Cruz-LF Cedeno-CF Howe-3B Ashby-C Reynolds-SS Ryan-P
86.Wed,7/16 vs PHI L (2-4) Lan