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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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Game Results

Season Summary   93-70 , Final Rank: 1, GB: up 1.0
Days in First:                  98 (last on October 6, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          25 (last on October 2)
Most Games under .500:       never

Biggest Lead:                  3.5 (last on July 28)
Farthest Behind Leader:        3.5 (last on May 25)

Longest Winning Streak:         10 (August 14 to August 24)
Longest Losing Streak:           5 (May 11 to May 17)

Most Runs Allowed:              14 (July 2)
Most Runs Scored:               12 (June 29 and August 21)

Longest Game:                   20 innings (August 15)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      11
Times Opponent Shutout:         18

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        93  70     637     589    .571

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           55  26     329     255    .679
Road           38  44     308     334    .463

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     45  33     290     282    .577
Second Half    48  37     347     307    .565

Extra-Innings
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ExtraInning     9   7      54      51    .563
Full Games     84  63     583     538    .571
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        33  27     201     195    .550

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        13  11     123     129    .542

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
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

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Thu, Apr 10 box HOU  LAD  W   3-2        1-0     1    Tied  2:03 J Richard    B Hooton      33,270 +
  2 Fri, Apr 11 box HOU  LAD  W  10-6        2-0     1    Tied  2:58 D Smith      D Stanhouse   30,701 ++
  3 Sat, Apr 12 box HOU  LAD  L   5-6 (17)   2-1     3     1.0  5:35 S Howe       D Smith       24,609 -
  4 Sun, Apr 13 box HOU  LAD  W   4-2        3-1     2     1.0  2:19 K Forsch     D Goltz       33,676 +
  5 Mon, Apr 14 box HOU  ATL  W   5-4        4-1     2     1.0  3:15 J Sambito    G Garber      15,017 ++
  6 Tue, Apr 15 box HOU  ATL  W   6-2        5-1     2     1.0  2:14 J Niekro     L McWilliams  15,712 +++
  7 Thu, Apr 17 box HOU @LAD  L   4-6        5-2     2     2.5  3:06 J Reuss      D Smith       45,476 -
  8 Fri, Apr 18 box HOU @LAD  W   7-4        6-2     2     1.5  3:20 K Forsch     D Goltz       41,112 +
  9 Sat, Apr 19 box HOU @LAD  W   2-0        7-2     2     1.5  2:40 J Richard    B Welch       50,112 ++
 10 Sun, Apr 20 box HOU @LAD  L   2-4        7-3     2     2.5  2:27 J Reuss      J Niekro      39,442 -
 11 Mon, Apr 21 box HOU  CIN  L   5-6        7-4     2     3.5  3:09 M LaCoss     V Ruhle       29,067 --
 12 Tue, Apr 22 box HOU  CIN  W   8-0        8-4     2     2.5  2:45 N Ryan       F Pastore     30,094 +
 13 Wed, Apr 23 box HOU  CIN  L   2-3 (12)   8-5     2     3.5  3:39 T Hume       J Andujar     29,828 -
 14 Fri, Apr 25 box HOU  NYM  W   7-4        9-5     2     2.5  2:52 J Richard    P Falcone     24,140 +
 15 Sat, Apr 26 box HOU  NYM  W   6-0       10-5     2     1.5  2:42 J Niekro     E Glynn       44,540 ++
 16 Sun, Apr 27 box HOU  NYM  W   4-3 (12)  11-5     2     1.5  3:37 F LaCorte    N Allen       20,828 +++
 17 Tue, Apr 29 box HOU @CIN  W   3-0       12-5     2     0.5  2:14 K Forsch     C Leibrandt   18,092 ++++
 18 Wed, Apr 30 box HOU @CIN  W   5-1       13-5     1  up 0.5  2:21 J Richard    T Seaver      19,821 +++++
 19 Thu, May  1 box HOU @CIN  W   9-3       14-5     1  up 1.5  3:00 J Niekro     M LaCoss      18,215 ++++++
 20 Fri, May  2 box HOU @STL  L   1-9       14-6     1  up 1.5  2:39 D Hood       N Ryan        23,009 -
 21 Sat, May  3 box HOU @STL  W   4-2       15-6     1  up 2.5  2:10 V Ruhle      S Martinez    23,292 +
 22 Sun, May  4 box HOU @STL  W   4-2       16-6     1  up 2.0  2:37 K Forsch     B Sykes       17,262 ++
 23 Mon, May  5 box HOU @MON  L   1-10      16-7     1  up 2.0  2:41 D Palmer     J Richard      5,477 -
 24 Tue, May  6 box HOU @MON  W   8-4       17-7     1  up 2.0  2:33 J Niekro     R Grimsley     5,503 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Wed, May  7 box HOU @MON  L   0-3       17-8     1  up 1.0  2:29 S Sanderson  N Ryan         7,386 -
 26 Fri, May  9 box HOU @ATL  L   4-5       17-9     1    Tied  2:21 L McWilliams K Forsch      11,111 --
 27 Sat, May 10 box HOU @ATL  W   3-2 (11)  18-9     1    Tied  3:15 F LaCorte    G Garber      13,798 +
 28 Sun, May 11 box HOU @ATL  L   4-7       18-10    1    Tied  2:25 P Niekro     J Niekro      10,871 -
 29 Tue, May 13 box HOU  MON  L   2-3       18-11    2     1.0  2:42 D Palmer     N Ryan        24,835 --
 30 Wed, May 14 box HOU  MON  L   0-1       18-12    2     1.0  2:19 S Sanderson  K Forsch      20,636 ---
 31 Fri, May 16 box HOU  PHI  L   0-3       18-13    3     1.0  2:06 D Ruthven    J Richard     33,610 ----
 32 Sat, May 17 box HOU  PHI  L   2-4       18-14    3     1.5  2:25 L Christenso J Niekro      43,525 -----
 33 Sun, May 18 box HOU  PHI  W   3-0       19-14    3     1.5  2:07 N Ryan       R Lerch       33,950 +
 34 Tue, May 20 box HOU @NYM  W   3-2       20-14    2     2.0  2:29 K Forsch     C Swan         8,466 ++
 35 Wed, May 21 box HOU @NYM  L   1-5       20-15    2     3.0  2:37 P Falcone    J Richard      4,233 -
 36 Thu, May 22 box HOU @NYM  W   8-5       21-15    2     2.5  2:55 J Niekro     K Kobel        7,812 +
 37 Fri, May 23 box HOU @PHI  L   0-3       21-16    2     2.5  2:11 S Carlton    N Ryan        27,822 -
 38 Sat, May 24 box HOU @PHI  L   4-5       21-17    3     3.5  2:28 K Saucier    J Andujar     28,539 --
 39 Sun, May 25 box HOU @PHI  L   2-6       21-18    3     3.5  2:10 D Ruthven    K Forsch      37,349 ---
 40 Mon, May 26 box HOU  SDP  W   4-1       22-18    2     3.0  2:59 J Richard    J Curtis      18,242 +
 41 Tue, May 27 box HOU  SDP  W   4-3       23-18    2     2.0  2:47 F LaCorte    R Fingers     18,246 ++
 42 Wed, May 28 box HOU  SDP  W   1-0       24-18    2     1.5  2:30 N Ryan       R Wise        19,697 +++
 43 Fri, May 30 box HOU @SFG  L   2-3       24-19    3     3.0  2:19 V Blue       K Forsch      10,511 -
 44 Sat, May 31 box HOU @SFG  W   5-0       25-19    2     2.0  2:15 J Richard    J Montefusco  11,649 +
 45 Sun, Jun  1 box HOU @SFG  L   2-6       25-20    3     2.0  2:35 B Knepper    J Niekro      19,801 -
 46 Mon, Jun  2 box HOU @SDP  L   0-3       25-21    3     3.0  2:16 R Wise       N Ryan        27,176 --
 47 Tue, Jun  3 box HOU @SDP  W   3-2       26-21    2     3.0  2:20 V Ruhle      R Jones       12,363 +
 48 Wed, Jun  4 box HOU @SDP  W   4-3       27-21    2     2.0  2:27 K Forsch     R Fingers     13,619 ++
 49 Fri, Jun  6 box HOU  SFG  W   2-0       28-21    2     2.0  2:02 J Richard    B Knepper     26,822 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sat, Jun  7 box HOU  SFG  W   3-0       29-21    2     1.0  2:05 J Niekro     E Whitson     42,263 ++++
 51 Sun, Jun  8 box HOU  SFG  W   5-4       30-21    2     1.0  2:30 J Sambito    G Minton      28,327 +++++
 52 Mon, Jun  9 box HOU  CHC  W   6-2       31-21    2     0.5  2:31 K Forsch     D Lamp        19,022 ++++++
 53 Tue, Jun 10 box HOU  CHC  W   5-2       32-21    1  up 0.5  2:22 V Ruhle      M Krukow      22,201 +++++++
 54 Wed, Jun 11 box HOU  CHC  W   3-0       33-21    1  up 1.5  2:18 J Richard    R Reuschel    31,599 ++++++++
 55 Fri, Jun 13 box HOU @PIT  L   3-5       33-22    1  up 2.0  2:35 E Solomon    J Niekro      31,854 -
 56 Sat, Jun 14 box HOU @PIT  W   7-3       34-22    1  up 2.0  3:08 N Ryan       D Robinson    33,922 +
 57 Sun, Jun 15 box HOU @PIT  L   1-4       34-23    1  up 1.0  2:08 J Candelaria K Forsch      49,541 -
 58 Mon, Jun 16 box HOU @CHC  W   2-1       35-23    1  up 2.0  2:35 V Ruhle      W Hernandez   15,289 +
 59 Tue, Jun 17 box HOU @CHC  W   7-1       36-23    1  up 3.0  2:54 J Richard    L McGlothen   19,480 ++
 60 Wed, Jun 18 box HOU  STL  W   3-0       37-23    1  up 3.0  2:08 J Niekro     J Kaat        24,459 +++
 61 Thu, Jun 19 box HOU  STL  W   2-0       38-23    1  up 3.0  2:02 N Ryan       B Sykes       24,663 ++++
 62 Fri, Jun 20 box HOU  PIT  W   6-4       39-23    1  up 3.0  2:14 K Forsch     J Candelaria  35,955 +++++
 63 Sat, Jun 21 box HOU  PIT  W   4-2       40-23    1  up 3.0  2:30 V Ruhle      B Blyleven    45,867 ++++++
 64 Sun, Jun 22 box HOU  PIT  L   1-2       40-24    1  up 3.0  2:33 J Bibby      J Niekro      46,213 -
 65 Mon, Jun 23 box HOU  LAD  L   0-3       40-25    1  up 2.0  2:29 R Sutcliffe  J Andujar     29,753 --
 66 Tue, Jun 24 box HOU  LAD  W   5-4 (12)  41-25    1  up 3.0  4:13 F LaCorte    J Beckwith    34,388 +
 67 Wed, Jun 25 box HOU  LAD  L   2-9       41-26    1  up 2.0  2:50 B Welch      K Forsch      34,416 -
 68 Fri, Jun 27 box HOU  CIN  W   5-4       42-26    1  up 2.0  2:31 J Niekro     F Pastore     36,648 +
 69 Sat, Jun 28 box HOU  CIN  L   5-8       42-27    1  up 2.0  3:08 J Price      J Richard     44,025 -
 70 Sun, Jun 29 box HOU  CIN  W  12-10      43-27    1  up 2.5  3:20 F LaCorte    M Soto        38,408 +
 71 Mon, Jun 30 box HOU @ATL  L   4-5 (11)  43-28    1  up 2.5  2:53 A Hrabosky   J Sambito      8,208 -
 72 Tue, Jul  1 box HOU @ATL  L   4-13      43-29    1  up 2.5  2:47 D Alexander  J Niekro       9,546 --
 73 Wed, Jul  2 box HOU @ATL  L   0-14      43-30    1  up 1.5  2:27 P Niekro     V Ruhle       21,908 ---
 74 Thu, Jul  3 box HOU @ATL  W   5-3       44-30    1  up 1.5  2:44 J Richard    T Boggs       15,769 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Fri, Jul  4 box HOU @CIN  L   1-8       44-31    1  up 0.5  2:42 C Leibrandt  N Ryan        37,047 -
 76 Sat, Jul  5 box HOU @CIN  L   6-8       44-32    2     1.0  2:46 M Soto       K Forsch           0 --
 77             box HOU @CIN  L   2-3       44-33    2     1.0  2:34 M LaCoss     J Andujar     44,083 ---
 78 Sun, Jul  6 box HOU @CIN  W   3-2       45-33    1    Tied  2:37 J Niekro     F Pastore     30,045 +
 79 Thu, Jul 10 box HOU @LAD  L   3-4       45-34    2     1.0  2:52 S Howe       N Ryan        49,692 -
 80 Fri, Jul 11 box HOU @LAD  L   2-3       45-35    2     2.0  2:30 J Reuss      K Forsch      42,754 --
 81 Sat, Jul 12 box HOU  ATL  W   9-5       46-35    2     1.0  2:54 J Niekro     L McWilliams  38,610 +
 82 Sun, Jul 13 box HOU  ATL  W   6-5       47-35    1  up 0.5  2:48 J Sambito    G Garber           0 ++
 83             box HOU  ATL  W   6-1       48-35    1  up 0.5  2:28 V Ruhle      T Boggs       31,230 +++
 84 Mon, Jul 14 box HOU  ATL  L   0-2       48-36    1  up 0.5  2:19 P Niekro     G Pladson     20,247 -
 85 Tue, Jul 15 box HOU  PHI  W   3-2       49-36    1  up 0.5  2:08 J Sambito    D Ruthven     24,223 +
 86 Wed, Jul 16 box HOU  PHI  L   2-4       49-37    1  up 0.5  2:06 B Walk       K Forsch      28,532 -
 87 Thu, Jul 17 box HOU  PHI  L   1-2       49-38    2     0.5  2:18 S Carlton    J Niekro      26,403 --
 88 Fri, Jul 18 box HOU  MON  L   4-5 (11)  49-39    2     0.5  3:24 W Fryman     D Smith       26,389 ---
 89 Sat, Jul 19 box HOU  MON  W   4-2       50-39    1    Tied  2:44 J Andujar    C Lea         40,499 +
 90             box HOU  MON  L   2-5       50-40    1    Tied  2:35 B Gullickson G Pladson     39,507 -
 91 Sun, Jul 20 box HOU  MON  W   4-3       51-40    1  up 0.5  2:16 J Sambito    F Norman      28,513 +
 92 Mon, Jul 21 box HOU  NYM  W   3-2       52-40    1  up 1.5  2:23 F LaCorte    N Allen       20,548 ++
 93 Tue, Jul 22 box HOU  NYM  W   6-5       53-40    1  up 2.5  3:02 B Roberge    E Glynn       26,815 +++
 94 Wed, Jul 23 box HOU  NYM  L   3-4       53-41    1  up 2.5  2:44 J Reardon    F LaCorte     30,236 -
 95 Fri, Jul 25 box HOU @MON  W   9-8       54-41    1  up 2.5  3:31 F LaCorte    E Sosa        50,217 +
 96 Sat, Jul 26 box HOU @MON  L   1-2 (12)  54-42    1  up 2.5  3:46 S Bahnsen    F LaCorte     42,400 -
 97 Sun, Jul 27 box HOU @MON  W   6-3       55-42    1  up 2.5  3:02 J Niekro     B Lee         41,107 +
 98 Mon, Jul 28 box HOU @PHI  W   3-2 (10)  56-42    1  up 3.5  2:41 J Sambito    R Reed        30,181 ++
 99 Tue, Jul 29 box HOU @PHI  L   6-9       56-43    1  up 2.5  3:05 K Saucier    F LaCorte     30,252 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Wed, Jul 30 box HOU @PHI  L   4-6       56-44    1  up 1.5  2:36 D Ruthven    N Ryan        31,342 --
101 Fri, Aug  1 box HOU @NYM  L   4-5       56-45    1  up 0.5  2:42 J Reardon    D Smith       16,612 ---
102 Sat, Aug  2 box HOU @NYM  L   3-5       56-46    2     0.5  2:46 N Allen      J Niekro      45,426 ----
103 Sun, Aug  3 box HOU @NYM  W   3-2 (10)  57-46    1  up 0.5  3:41 J Sambito    J Reardon     22,492 +
104 Mon, Aug  4 box HOU  SFG  W   4-2       58-46    1  up 0.5  2:19 N Ryan       A Hargesheim  27,040 ++
105 Tue, Aug  5 box HOU  SFG  L   3-9       58-47    1  up 0.5  3:03 G Lavelle    G Pladson     24,198 -
106 Wed, Aug  6 box HOU  SFG  W   1-0       59-47    1  up 0.5  2:10 K Forsch     V Blue        23,478 +
107 Thu, Aug  7 box HOU  SDP  L   1-5       59-48    1  up 0.5  2:59 B Shirley    J Niekro      20,044 -
108 Fri, Aug  8 box HOU  SDP  L   3-5       59-49    1  up 0.5  2:45 J Eichelberg J Sambito     15,207 --
109 Sat, Aug  9 box HOU  SDP  W   9-5       60-49    1  up 0.5  2:50 D Smith      J D'Acquisto  21,233 +
110 Sun, Aug 10 box HOU  SDP  L   2-3       60-50    2     0.5  2:21 R Wise       J Sambito     20,514 -
111 Mon, Aug 11 box HOU @SFG  L   4-5       60-51    2     0.5  2:48 V Blue       K Forsch      10,755 --
112 Tue, Aug 12 box HOU @SFG  L   0-2       60-52    2     0.5  2:05 A Ripley     J Niekro      29,770 ---
113 Wed, Aug 13 box HOU @SFG  L   5-6 (12)  60-53    3     1.0  3:42 M Rowland    D Smith       10,149 ----
114 Thu, Aug 14 box HOU @SDP  W   2-1       61-53    2     0.5  2:18 N Ryan       J Curtis      12,150 +
115 Fri, Aug 15 box HOU @SDP  W   3-1 (20)  62-53    1    Tied  6:17 D Smith      E Rasmussen   14,177 ++
116 Sun, Aug 17 box HOU @SDP  W   5-0       63-53    1  up 0.5  2:06 K Forsch     R Jones            0 +++
117             box HOU @SDP  W   9-2       64-53    1  up 0.5  2:23 J Niekro     S Mura        16,120 ++++
118 Tue, Aug 19 box HOU  PIT  W   5-2       65-53    1  up 1.0  2:23 N Ryan       J Candelaria  39,415 +++++
119 Wed, Aug 20 box HOU  PIT  W   5-1       66-53    1  up 1.0  2:54 V Ruhle      J Bibby       32,112 ++++++
120 Thu, Aug 21 box HOU  PIT  W  12-5       67-53    1  up 1.5  2:59 J Sambito    B Blyleven    33,884 +++++++
121 Fri, Aug 22 box HOU  CHC  W   3-2 (12)  68-53    1  up 2.5  3:24 F LaCorte    B Caudill     34,118 ++++++++
122 Sat, Aug 23 box HOU  CHC  W   1-0 (17)  69-53    1  up 3.0  4:47 J Niekro     G Riley       25,031 +++++++++
123 Sun, Aug 24 box HOU  CHC  W   2-1       70-53    1  up 3.0  2:22 N Ryan       B Caudill     25,703 ++++++++++
124 Mon, Aug 25 box HOU @STL  L   1-3       70-54    1  up 2.0  2:16 D Hood       V Ruhle        9,185 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Tue, Aug 26 box HOU @STL  W   7-2       71-54    1  up 2.0  2:18 J Niekro     J Kaat        10,859 +
126 Wed, Aug 27 box HOU @STL  L   2-10      71-55    1  up 2.0  2:41 J Martin     K Forsch      10,025 -
127 Thu, Aug 28 box HOU @CHC  W   4-1       72-55    1  up 2.5  2:47 J Andujar    D Lamp        18,694 +
128 Fri, Aug 29 box HOU @CHC  W   6-5       73-55    1  up 2.5  2:49 D Smith      D Tidrow       9,994 ++
129 Sat, Aug 30 box HOU @CHC  W   2-0       74-55    1  up 2.5  2:58 V Ruhle      L McGlothen   18,803 +++
130 Sun, Aug 31 box HOU @CHC  L   7-8       74-56    1  up 1.0  3:00 D Tidrow     F LaCorte     14,823 -
131 Mon, Sep  1 box HOU @PIT  W  10-4       75-56    1  up 0.5  3:07 D Smith      D Robinson         0 +
132             box HOU @PIT  L   5-7       75-57    1  up 0.5  2:57 R Rhoden     G Pladson     26,374 -
133 Wed, Sep  3 box HOU @PIT  L   4-10      75-58    2     1.0  3:00 J Candelaria J Andujar     18,502 --
134 Fri, Sep  5 box HOU  STL  L   5-7       75-59    2     1.5  3:15 K Seaman     J Sambito     19,628 ---
135 Sat, Sep  6 box HOU  STL  W   9-5       76-59    2     1.0  2:40 J Niekro     B Sykes            0 +
136             box HOU  STL  W   6-4       77-59    2     1.0  2:02 V Ruhle      J Martin      34,350 ++
137 Sun, Sep  7 box HOU  STL  L   0-2       77-60    2     2.0  2:00 P Vuckovich  K Forsch      16,475 -
138 Tue, Sep  9 box HOU  LAD  W   5-4       78-60    2     1.0  3:06 D Smith      S Howe        34,546 +
139 Wed, Sep 10 box HOU  LAD  W   6-5 (12)  79-60    1    Tied  3:49 B Roberge    R Sutcliffe   37,632 ++
140 Fri, Sep 12 box HOU  SFG  W   5-3       80-60    1    Tied  2:35 J Niekro     E Whitson     23,380 +++
141 Sat, Sep 13 box HOU  SFG  W   3-2       81-60    1    Tied  2:10 K Forsch     V Blue        32,526 ++++
142 Sun, Sep 14 box HOU  SFG  W   6-4       82-60    1    Tied  2:43 J Andujar    J Montefusco  18,471 +++++
143 Mon, Sep 15 box HOU  SDP  L   3-6       82-61    1    Tied  2:30 B Shirley    N Ryan         9,578 -
144 Tue, Sep 16 box HOU  SDP  L   3-4       82-62    1    Tied  2:57 J Curtis     V Ruhle       20,383 --
145 Wed, Sep 17 box HOU @CIN  L   0-7       82-63    2     1.0  2:37 M Soto       J Niekro      25,092 ---
146 Thu, Sep 18 box HOU @CIN  W  10-2       83-63    2     1.0  2:37 K Forsch     F Pastore     23,861 +
147 Fri, Sep 19 box HOU @SFG  L   3-4       83-64    2     1.0  2:45 T Griffin    J Andujar      4,377 -
148 Sat, Sep 20 box HOU @SFG  W   3-2       84-64    1    Tied  2:53 D Smith      G Lavelle     16,770 +
149 Sun, Sep 21 box HOU @SFG  W   5-1       85-64    1  up 1.0  2:29 V Ruhle      V Blue        19,844 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Mon, Sep 22 box HOU @SDP  W   4-2       86-64    1  up 2.0  2:40 J Niekro     B Shirley     16,513 +++
151 Tue, Sep 23 box HOU @SDP  L   4-9       86-65    1  up 1.0  3:00 J Curtis     R Niemann      4,788 -
152 Wed, Sep 24 box HOU @ATL  L   2-4       86-66    1    Tied  2:39 D Alexander  J Andujar     24,897 --
153 Thu, Sep 25 box HOU @ATL  W   4-2       87-66    1  up 1.0  2:39 N Ryan       P Niekro       7,926 +
154 Fri, Sep 26 box HOU  CIN  W   2-0       88-66    1  up 2.0  2:02 V Ruhle      T Seaver      42,486 ++
155 Sat, Sep 27 box HOU  CIN  W   2-0       89-66    1  up 2.0  2:25 J Niekro     M Soto        40,305 +++
156 Sun, Sep 28 box HOU  CIN  L   5-8       89-67    1  up 2.0  2:52 M LaCoss     J Andujar     32,756 -
157 Tue, Sep 30 box HOU  ATL  W   7-3       90-67    1  up 2.0  2:41 N Ryan       D Alexander   31,973 +
158 Wed, Oct  1 box HOU  ATL  W   5-2       91-67    1  up 2.0  2:06 V Ruhle      P Niekro      35,600 ++
159 Thu, Oct  2 box HOU  ATL  W   3-2       92-67    1  up 3.0  2:35 J Niekro     L McWilliams  45,022 +++
160 Fri, Oct  3 box HOU @LAD  L   2-3 (10)  92-68    1  up 2.0  2:45 F Valenzuela K Forsch      49,642 -
161 Sat, Oct  4 box HOU @LAD  L   1-2       92-69    1  up 1.0  2:30 J Reuss      N Ryan        46,085 --
162 Sun, Oct  5 box HOU @LAD  L   3-4       92-70    1    Tied  3:33 S Howe       F LaCorte     52,339 ---
163 Mon, Oct  6 box HOU @LAD  W   7-1       93-70    1  up 1.0  3:10 J Niekro     D Goltz       51,127 +

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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