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