# 1980 Houston Astros season

The 1980 Houston Astros season was the 19th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas.
After a late collapse in 1979, the Astros finished in a tie for first place in the National League West with a record of 92–70 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, having lost three in a row in Los Angeles on the final series of the season. The teams played a one-game playoff on October 6 to determine the division champion, which the Astros won, marking the first time in franchise history that the team qualified for the postseason. They went on to face the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS, losing three games to two.

## Offseason

* October 26, 1979: Keith Drumright was sent by the Astros to the Kansas City Royals to complete an earlier deal (the Astros sent a player to be named later to the Royals for George Throop) made on April 27, 1979.
* November 19, 1979: Nolan Ryan was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
* January 31, 1980: Joe Morgan was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
* February 21, 1980: Frank Riccelli was released by the Astros.

## Regular season

On July 4, pitcher Nolan Ryan recorded the 3,000th strikeout of his career by striking out César Gerónimo of the Cincinnati Reds.

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Houston Astros | 93 | 70 | .571 | — | 55‍–‍26 | 38‍–‍44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 71 | .564 | 1 | 55‍–‍27 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3½ | 44‍–‍37 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Atlanta Braves | 81 | 80 | .503 | 11 | 50‍–‍30 | 31‍–‍50 |
| San Francisco Giants | 75 | 86 | .466 | 17 | 44‍–‍37 | 31‍–‍49 |
| San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19½ | 45‍–‍36 | 28‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1980 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 2–16 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 12–6 | 11–6 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 1–11 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 |
| Cincinnati | 16–2 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 15–3–1 | 7–11 | 5–7 |
| Houston | 11–7 | 11–1 | 10–8 | — | 9–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–5 |
| Los Angeles | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 10–9 | — | 11–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 7–5 |
| Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 1–11 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 12–6 |
| New York | 9–3 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 6–12 | 10–8 | 1–11 | 3–9 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–11 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 6–12 | 8–4 | 3–15–1 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 11–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 7–5 |
| San Francisco | 6–11 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |

### Opening Day starters

* Alan Ashby
* Enos Cabell
* César Cedeño
* José Cruz
* Art Howe
* Joe Morgan
* Terry Puhl
* Craig Reynolds
* J. R. Richard

### Roster
## Game log
### Regular season

1980 regular season game log: 93–70 (Home: 55–26; Away: 38–44) :
April: 13–5 (Home: 9–3; Away: 4–2)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
1April 107:35 p.m. CSTDodgersW 3–2Richard (1–0)Hooton (0–1)Sambito (1)2:0333,2701–0W1
2April 117:35 p.m. CSTDodgersW 10–6Smith (1–0)Stanhouse (0–1)–2:5830,7012–0W2
3April 123:15 p.m. CSTDodgersL 5–6 (17)Howe (1–0)Smith (1–1)Hooton (1)5:3524,6092–1L1
4April 132:05 p.m. CSTDodgersW 4–2Forsch (1–0)Goltz (0–1)LaCorte (1)2:1933,6763–1W1
5April 147:35 p.m. CSTBravesW 5–4Sambito (1–0)Garber (0–1)–3:1515,0174–1W2
6April 157:35 p.m. CSTBravesW 6–2Niekro (1–0)McWilliams (0–2)–2:1415,7125–1W3
7April 173:00 p.m. CST@ DodgersL 4–6Reuss (1–0)Smith (1–2)–3:0645,4765–2L1
8April 189:30 p.m. CST@ DodgersW 7–4Forsch (2–0)Goltz (0–2)Andújar (1)3:2041,1126–2W1
9April 199:00 p.m. CST@ DodgersW 2–0Richard (2–0)Welch (0–1)–2:4050,1127–2W2
10April 203:00 p.m. CST@ DodgersL 2–4Reuss (2–0)Niekro (1–1)–2:2739,4427–3L1
11April 217:35 p.m. CSTRedsL 5–6LaCoss (3–0)Ruhle (0–1)Hume (3)3:0929,0677–4L2
12April 227:35 p.m. CSTRedsW 8–0Ryan (1–0)Pastore (2–1)–2:4530,0948–4W1
13April 237:35 p.m. CSTRedsL 2–3 (12)Hume (2–0)Andújar (0–1)Bair (1)3:3929,8288–5L1
14April 257:35 p.m. CSTMetsW 7–4Richard (3–0)Falcone (1–1)–2:5224,1409–5W1
15April 267:35 p.m. CSTMetsW 6–0Niekro (2–1)Glynn (0–1)LaCorte (2)2:4244,54010–5W2
16April 272:05 p.m. CDTMetsW 4–3 (12)LaCorte (1–0)Allen (0–3)–3:3720,82811–5W3
17April 297:05 p.m. CDT@ RedsW 3–0Forsch (3–0)Leibrandt (1–2)–2:1418,09212–5W4
18April 307:05 p.m. CDT@ RedsW 5–1Richard (4–0)Seaver (1–1)–2:2119,82113–5W5 :
May: 12–14 (Home: 4–4; Away: 8–10)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
19May 17:05 p.m. CDT@ RedsW 9–3Niekro (3–1)LaCoss (3–2)–3:0018,21514–5W6
20May 27:38 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsL 1–9Hood (1–1)Ryan (1–1)Kaat (1)2:3923,00914–6L1
21May 37:10 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsW 4–2Ruhle (1–1)Martínez (1–2)Sambito (2)2:1023,29215–6W1
22May 41:19 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsW 4–2Forsch (4–0)Sykes (1–3)LaCorte (3)2:3717,26216–6W2
23May 512:35 p.m. CDT@ ExposL 1–10Palmer (1–0)Richard (4–1)–2:415,47716–7L1
24May 612:35 p.m. CDT@ ExposW 8–4Niekro (4–1)Grimsley (1–2)–2:335,50317–7W1
25May 712:35 p.m. CDT@ ExposL 0–3Sanderson (2–2)Ryan (1–2)Fryman (3)2:297,38617–8L1
26May 96:35 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 4–5McWilliams (2–2)Forsch (4–1)Bradford (1)2:2111,11117–9L2
27May 106:35 p.m. CDT@ BravesW 3–2 (11)LaCorte (2–0)Garber (1–2)Sambito (3)3:1513,79818–9W1
28May 111:15 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 4–7Niekro (2–4)Niekro (4–2)–2:2510,87118–10L1
29May 137:35 p.m. CDTExposL 2–3Palmer (2–0)Ryan (1–3)–2:4224,83518–11L2
30May 147:35 p.m. CDTExposL 0–1Sanderson (3–2)Forsch (4–2)Fryman (5)2:1920,63618–12L3
31May 167:35 p.m. CDTPhilliesL 0–3Ruthven (4–2)Richard (4–2)–2:0633,61018–13L4
32May 177:35 p.m. CDTPhilliesL 2–4Christenson (3–0)Niekro (4–3)Noles (3)2:2543,52518–14L5
33May 182:05 p.m. CDTPhilliesW 3–0Ryan (2–3)Lerch (2–3)–2:0733,95019–14W1
34May 207:05 p.m. CDT@ MetsW 3–2Forsch (5–2)Swan (2–3)–2:298,46620–14W2
35May 217:05 p.m. CDT@ MetsL 1–5Falcone (3–2)Richard (4–3)Allen (7)2:374,23320–15L1
36May 227:05 p.m. CDT@ MetsW 8–5Niekro (5–3)Kobel (0–4)LaCorte (4)2:557,81221–15W1
37May 237:05 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesL 0–3Carlton (8–2)Ryan (2–4)–2:1127,82221–16L1
38May 246:05 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesL 4–5Saucier (2–3)Andújar (0–2)McGraw (3)2:2828,53921–17L2
39May 2512:35 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesL 2–6Ruthven (5–3)Forsch (5–3)–2:1037,34021–18L3
40May 267:35 p.m. CDTPadresW 4–1Richard (5–3)Curtis (3–4)Sambito (4)2:5918,24222–18W1
41May 277:35 p.m. CDTPadresW 4–3LaCorte (3–0)Fingers (5–5)–2:4718,24623–18W2
42May 287:35 p.m. CDTPadresW 1–0Ryan (3–4)Wise (2–3)–2:3019,69724–18W3
43May 309:38 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 2–3Blue (8–2)Forsch (5–4)–2:1910,51124–19L1
44May 313:09 p.m. CDT@ GiantsW 5–0Richard (6–3)Montefusco (2–4)–2:1511,64925–19W1 :
June: 18–9 (Home: 13–4; Away: 5–5)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
45June 13:09 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 2–6Knepper (4–6)Niekro (5–4)–2:3519,80125–20L1
46June 29:00 p.m. CDT@ PadresL 0–3Wise (3–3)Ryan (3–5)Rasmussen (1)2:1627,17625–21L2
47June 39:00 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 3–2Ruhle (2–1)Jones (4–4)LaCorte (5)2:2012,36326–21W1
48June 49:00 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 4–3Forsch (6–4)Fingers (5–6)Sambito (5)2:2713,61927–21W2
49June 67:35 p.m. CDTGiantsW 2–0Richard (7–3)Knepper (4–7)–2:0226,82228–21W3
50June 77:35 p.m. CDTGiantsW 3–0Niekro (6–4)Whitson (2–7)–2:0542,26329–21W4
51June 87:35 p.m. CDTGiantsW 5–4Sambito (2–0)Minton (2–3)–2:3028,32730–21W5
52June 97:35 p.m. CDTCubsW 6–2Forsch (7–4)Lamp (6–2)–2:3119,02231–21W6
53June 107:35 p.m. CDTCubsW 5–2Ruhle (3–1)Krukow (3–7)–2:2221,20132–21W7
54June 117:35 p.m. CDTCubsW 3–0Richard (8–3)Reuschel (5–6)–2:1831,59933–21W8
–June 12CubsPostponed (Schedule change) (Makeup date: June 9)
55June 136:35 p.m. CDT@ PiratesL 3–5Solomon (4–0)Niekro (6–5)Tekulve (9)2:3531,85433–22L1
56June 146:05 p.m. CDT@ PiratesW 7–3Ryan (4–5)Robinson (2–2)LaCorte (6)3:0833,92234–22W1
57June 1512:35 p.m. CDT@ PiratesL 1–4Candelaria (4–5)Forsch (7–5)–2:0849,54134–23L1
58June 161:30 p.m. CDT@ CubsW 2–1Ruhle (4–1)Hernández (1–5)Smith (1)2:3515,28935–23W1
59June 171:30 p.m. CDT@ CubsW 7–1Richard (9–3)McGlothen (3–4)Andújar (2)2:5419,48036–23W2
60June 187:35 p.m. CDTCardinalsW 3–0Niekro (7–5)Kaat (1–4)–2:0824,45937–23W3
61June 197:35 p.m. CDTCardinalsW 2–0Ryan (5–5)Sykes (1–6)Sambito (6)2:0224,66338–23W4
62June 207:35 p.m. CDTPiratesW 6–4Forsch (8–5)Candelaria (4–6)Sambito (7)2:1435,95539–23W5
63June 217:35 p.m. CDTPiratesW 4–2Ruhle (5–1)Blyleven (2–7)Sambito (8)2:3045,86740–23W6
64June 227:35 p.m. CDTPiratesL 1–2Bibby (8–1)Niekro (7–6)Jackson (3)2:3346,21340–24L1
65June 237:35 p.m. CDTDodgersL 0–3Sutcliffe (2–4)Andújar (0–3)–2:2929,75340–25L2
66June 247:35 p.m. CDTDodgersW 5–4 (12)LaCorte (4–0)Beckwith (3–1)–4:1334,38841–25W1
67June 257:35 p.m. CDTDodgersL 2–9Welch (8–2)Forsch (8–6)–2:5034,41641–26L1
68June 277:35 p.m. CDTRedsW 5–4Niekro (8–6)Pastore (9–4)Sambito (9)2:3136,64842–26W1
69June 287:35 p.m. CDTRedsL 5–8Price (1–0)Richard (9–4)Hume (11)3:0844,02542–27L1
70June 295:00 p.m. CDTRedsW 12–10LaCorte (5–0)Soto (0–3)Sambito (10)3:2038,40843–27W1
71June 306:35 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 4–5 (11)Hrabosky (4–1)Sambito (2–1)–2:538,20843–28L1 :
July: 13–16 (Home: 8–6; Away: 5–10)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
72July 16:35 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 4–13Alexander (6–3)Niekro (8–7)–2:479,54643–29L2
73July 26:35 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 0–14Niekro (6–10)Ruhle (5–2)–2:2721,90843–30L3
74July 36:35 p.m. CDT@ BravesW 4–3Richard (10–4)Boggs (3–4)LaCorte (7)2:4415,76944–30W1
75July 47:05 p.m. CDT@ RedsL 1–8Leibrandt (8–4)Ryan (5–6)–2:4237,04744–31L1
76July 5 (1)4:37 p.m. CDT@ RedsL 6–8Soto (1–3)Forsch (8–7)–2:46N/A44–32L2
77July 5 (2)7:58 p.m. CDT@ RedsL 2–3LaCoss (5–7)Andújar (0–4)Hume (12)2:3444,08344–33L3
78July 61:15 p.m. CDT@ RedsW 3–2Niekro (9–7)Pastore (10–5)LaCorte (8)2:3730,04545–33W1
51st All-Star Game in Los Angeles, California
79July 109:30 p.m. CDT@ DodgersL 3–4Howe (3–4)Ryan (5–7)–2:5249,69245–34L1
80July 117:10 p.m. CDT@ DodgersL 2–3Reuss (10–2)Forsch (8–8)Howe (8)2:3042,75445–35L2
81July 127:35 p.m. CDTBravesW 9–5Niekro (10–8)McWilliams (5–6)Smith (2)2:5438,61046–35W1
82July 13 (1)5:35 p.m. CDTBravesW 6–5Sambito (3–1)Garber (2–5)LaCorte (9)2:48N/A47–35W2
83July 13 (2)8:58 p.m. CDTBravesW 6–1Ruhle (6–2)Boggs (3–5)–2:2831,23048–35W3
84July 147:35 p.m. CDTBravesL 0–2Niekro (7–11)Pladson (0–1)–2:1920,24748–36L1
85July 157:35 p.m. CDTPhilliesW 3–2Sambito (4–1)Ruthven (8–6)–2:0824,22349–36W1
86July 167:35 p.m. CDTPhilliesL 2–4Walk (6–0)Forsch (8–9)–2:0628,53249–37L1
87July 177:35 p.m. CDTPhilliesL 1–2Carlton (15–4)Niekro (10–8)–2:1826,40349–38L2
88July 187:35 p.m. CDTExposL 4–5 (11)Fryman (4–4)Smith (1–3)Norman (4)3:2426,38949–39L3
89July 19 (1)5:35 p.m. CDTExposW 4–2Andújar (1–4)Lea (2–4)Smith (3)2:4440,49950–39W1
90July 19 (2)8:54 p.m. CDTExposL 2–5Gullickson (1–2)Pladson (0–2)–2:3539,50750–40L1
91July 207:35 p.m. CDTExposW 4–3Sambito (5–1)Norman (0–1)–2:1628,51351–40W1
92July 217:35 p.m. CDTMetsW 3–2LaCorte (6–1)Allen (4–6)–2:2320,54852–40W2
93July 227:35 p.m. CDTMetsW 6–5Roberge (1–0)Glynn (3–3)Smith (4)3:0226,81553–40W3
94July 237:35 p.m. CDTMetsL 3–4Reardon (5–5)LaCorte (6–1)Allen (16)2:4430,23653–41L1
95July 256:35 p.m. CDT@ ExposW 9–8LaCorte (7–1)Sosa (5–4)–3:3150,21754–41W1
96July 266:35 p.m. CDT@ ExposL 1–2 (12)Sahnsen (7–4)LaCorte (7–2)–3:4642,40054–42L1
97July 2712:35 p.m. CDT@ ExposW 6–3Niekro (11–8)Lee (3–5)Smith (5)3:0241,10755–42W1
98July 286:35 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesW 3–2 (10)Sambito (6–1)Reed (6–4)–2:4130,18156–42W2
99July 296:35 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesL 6–9Saucier (5–3)LaCorte (7–3)McGraw (8)3:0530,25256–43L1
100July 306:35 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesL 4–6Ruthven (10–7)Ryan (5–8)McGraw (9)2:3631,34256–44L2 :
August: 18–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 9–8)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
101August 17:05 p.m. CDT@ MetsL 4–5Reardon (6–5)Smith (1–4)–2:4216,61256–45L3
102August 26:05 p.m. CDT@ MetsL 3–5Allen (5–6)Niekro (11–9)–2:4645,42656–46L4
103August 31:05 p.m. CDT@ MetsW 3–2 (10)Sambito (7–1)Reardon (6–6)–3:4122,49257–46W1
104August 47:35 p.m. CDTGiantsW 4–2Ryan (6–8)Hargesheimer (2–1)Sambito (11)2:1933,88458–46W2
105August 57:35 p.m. CDTGiantsL 3–9Lavelle (5–5)Pladson (0–3)–3:0324,19858–47L1
106August 67:35 p.m. CDTGiantsW 1–0Forsch (9–9)Blue (9–6)–2:1023,47859–47W1
107August 77:35 p.m. CDTPadresL 1–5Shirley (9–7)Niekro (11–10)–2:5920,04459–48L1
108August 87:35 p.m. CDTPadresL 3–5Eichelberger (3–0)Sambito (7–2)Fingers (15)2:4515,20759–49L2
109August 97:35 p.m. CDTPadresW 9–5Smith (2–4)D'Acquisto (2–3)–2:5021,23360–49W1
110August 102:05 p.m. CDTPadresL 2–3Wise (4–5)Sambito (7–3)–2:2120,51460–50L1
111August 119:35 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 4–5Blue (10–6)Forsch (9–10)Minton (12)2:4810,75560–51L2
112August 129:35 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 0–2Ripley (6–5)Niekro (11–11)Lavelle (6)2:0529,77060–52L3
113August 132:05 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 5–6 (12)Rowland (1–0)Smith (2–5)–3:4210,14960–53L4
114August 143:00 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 2–1Ryan (7–8)Curtis (4–8)–2:1812,15061–53W1
115August 159:00 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 3–1 (20)Smith (3–5)Rasmussen (2–9)–6:1714,17762–53W2
116August 17 (1)3:00 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 5–0Forsch (10–10)Jones (5–12)–2:06N/A63–53W3
117August 17 (2)5:41 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 9–2Niekro (12–11)Mura (4–5)–2:2316,12064–53W4
118August 197:35 p.m. CDTPiratesW 5–2Ryan (8–8)Candelaria (8–13)Sambito (12)2:2339,41565–53W5
119August 207:35 p.m. CDTPiratesW 5–1Ruhle (7–2)Bibby (15–3)Smith (6)2:5432,11266–53W6
120August 217:35 p.m. CDTPiratesW 12–5Sambito (8–3)Blyleven (7–9)–2:5933,88467–53W7
121August 227:35 p.m. CDTCubsW 3–2 (12)LaCorte (8–3)Caudill (1–3)–3:2434,11868–53W8
122August 237:35 p.m. CDTCubsW 1–0 (17)Niekro (13–11)Riley (0–4)–4:4725,03169–53W9
123August 247:35 p.m. CDTCubsW 2–1Ryan (9–8)Caudill (1–4)–2:2225,70370–53W10
124August 257:38 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsL 1–3Hood (3–5)Ruhle (7–3)–2:169,18570–54L1
125August 267:37 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsW 7–2Niekro (14–11)Kaat (5–6)–2:1810,85971–54W1
126August 277:37 p.m. CDT@ CardinalsL 2–10Martin (1–0)Forsch (10–11)–2:4110,02571–55L1
127August 281:30 p.m. CDT@ CubsW 4–1Andújar (2–4)Lamp (10–10)Sambito (13)2:4718,69472–55W1
128August 291:30 p.m. CDT@ CubsW 6–5Smith (4–5)Tidrow (5–5)LaCorte (10)2:499,99473–55W2
129August 301:15 p.m. CDT@ CubsW 2–0Ruhle (8–3)McGlothen (9–10)–2:4718,80374–55W3
130August 311:15 p.m. CDT@ CubsL 7–8Tidrow (6–5)LaCorte (8–4)–3:0014,82374–56L1 :
September: 16–11 (Home: 10–5; Away: 6–6)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
131September 1 (1)10:00 a.m. CDT@ PiratesW 10–4Smith (5–5)Robinson (5–8)–3:07N/A75–56W1
132September 1 (2)2:42 p.m. CDT@ PiratesL 5–7Rhoden (5–4)Pladson (0–4)Jackson (8)2:5726,37475–57L1
133September 36:35 p.m. CDT@ PiratesL 4–10Candelaria (10–13)Andújar (2–5)Romo (9)3:0018,50275–58L2
134September 57:40 p.m. CDTCardinalsL 5–7Seaman (3–1)Sambito (8–4)Frazier (2)3:1519,62875–59L3
135September 6 (1)5:38 p.m. CDTCardinalsW 9–5Niekro (15–11)Sykes (6–10)Niemann (1)2:40N/A76–59W1
136September 6 (2)8:49 p.m. CDTCardinalsW 6–4Ruhle (9–3)Martin (1–1)–2:0234,35077–59W2
137September 76:09 p.m. CDTCardinalsL 0–2Vuckovich (10–9)Forsch (10–12)–2:0016,47577–60L1
138September 97:35 p.m. CDTDodgersW 5–4Smith (6–5)Howe (6–7)Sambito (14)3:0634,54678–60W1
139September 107:35 p.m. CDTDodgersW 6–5 (12)Roberge (2–0)Sutcliffe (3–9)–3:4937,63279–60W2
140September 127:35 p.m. CDTGiantsW 5–3Niekro (16–11)Whitson (9–11)Smith (7)2:3523,38080–60W3
141September 137:35 p.m. CDTGiantsW 3–2Forsch (11–12)Blue (13–8)–2:1032,52681–60W4
142September 146:05 p.m. CDTGiantsW 6–4Andújar (3–5)Montefusco (4–8)Sambito (15)2:4318,47182–60W5
143September 157:35 p.m. CDTPadresL 3–6Shirley (11–10)Ryan (9–9)–2:309,57882–61L1
144September 167:35 p.m. CDTPadresL 3–4Curtis (8–8)Ruhle (9–4)Fingers (21)2:5720,38382–62L2
145September 177:05 p.m. CDT@ RedsL 0–7Soto (10–6)Niekro (16–12)–2:3725,09282–63L3
146September 1811:30 a.m. CDT@ RedsW 10–2Forsch (12–12)Pastore (11–7)Sambito (16)2:3723,86183–63W1
147September 199:40 p.m. CDT@ GiantsL 3–4Griffin (1–4)Andújar (3–6)Holland (6)2:454,37783–64L1
148September 203:07 p.m. CDT@ GiantsW 3–2Smith (7–5)Lavelle (6–7)Sambito (17)2:5316,77084–64W1
149September 2112:23 p.m. CDT@ GiantsW 5–1Ruhle (10–4)Blue (14–9)–2:2919,84485–64W2
150September 229:00 p.m. CDT@ PadresW 4–2Niekro (17–12)Shirley (11–11)–2:4016,51386–64W3
151September 237:00 p.m. CDT@ PadresL 4–9Curtis (9–8)Niemann (0–1)–3:004,78886–65L1
152September 246:35 p.m. CDT@ BravesL 2–4Alexander (14–9)Andújar (3–7)Camp (20)2:3924,89786–66L2
153September 256:35 p.m. CDT@ BravesW 4–2Ryan (10–9)Niekro (15–16)Smith (8)2:397,92687–66W1
154September 267:35 p.m. CDTRedsW 2–0Ruhle (11–4)Seaver (10–8)–2:0242,48688–66W2
155September 272:05 p.m. CDTRedsW 2–0Niekro (18–12)Soto (10–7)Smith (9)2:2540,30589–66W3
156September 282:05 p.m. CDTRedsL 5–8LaCoss (10–12)Andújar (3–8)Hume (24)2:5232,75689–67L1
157September 307:35 p.m. CDTBravesW 7–3Ryan (11–9)Alexander (14–10)Smith (10)2:4131,97390–67W1 :
October: 3–3 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–3)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/ Streak
158October 17:35 p.m. CDTBravesW 5–2Ruhle (12–4)Niekro (15–17)–2:0635,60091–67W2
159October 27:35 p.m. CDTBravesW 3–2Niekro (19–12)McWilliams (9–14)LaCorte (11)2:3545,02292–67W3
160October 39:30 p.m. CDT@ DodgersL 2–3 (10)Valenzuela (2–0)Forsch (12–13)–2:4549,64292–68L1
161October 43:20 p.m. CDT@ DodgersL 1–2Reuss (18–6)Ryan (11–10)–2:3046,08592–69L2
162October 53:00 p.m. CDT@ DodgersL 3–4Howe (7–9)LaCorte (8–5)Sutton (1)3:3352,33992–70L3
163October 63:00 p.m. CDT@ DodgersW 7–1Niekro (20–12)Goltz (7–11)–3:1051,12793–70W1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Astros team member :

### Postseason Game log

1980 Postseason game log: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Away: 1–1) :
NL Championship Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Away: 1–1)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox/ Streak
1October 77:15 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesL 1–3Carlton (1–0)Forsch (0–1)McGraw (1)2:3565,277PHI 1–0L1
2October 87:15 p.m. CDT@ PhilliesW 7–4 (10)LaCorte (1–0)Reed (0–1)Andújar (1)3:3465,476Tied 1–1W1
3October 102:00 p.m. CDTPhilliesW 1–0 (11)Smith (1–0)McGraw (0–1)–3:2244,443HOU 2–1W2
4October 113:15 p.m. CDTPhilliesL 3–5 (10)Brusstar (1–0)Sambito (0–1)McGraw (2)3:5544,952Tied 2–2L1
5October 127:00 p.m. CDTPhilliesL 7–8 (10)Ruthven (1–0)LaCorte (1–1)–3:3844,802PHI 3–2L2 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Astros team member :

### Composite Box

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | R | H | E |
| Opponents | 81 | 52 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 79 | 54 | 63 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 589 | 1367 | 73 |
| Houston | 94 | 101 | 80 | 70 | 67 | 57 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 637 | 1455 | 140 |

## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Alan Ashby | 116 | 352 | 90 | .256 | 3 | 48 |
| 1B | Art Howe | 110 | 321 | 91 | .283 | 10 | 46 |
| 2B | Joe Morgan | 141 | 461 | 112 | .243 | 11 | 49 |
| 3B | Enos Cabell | 152 | 604 | 167 | .276 | 2 | 55 |
| SS | Craig Reynolds | 137 | 381 | 86 | .226 | 3 | 28 |
| LF | José Cruz | 160 | 612 | 185 | .302 | 11 | 91 |
| CF | César Cedeño | 137 | 499 | 154 | .309 | 10 | 73 |
| RF | Terry Puhl | 141 | 535 | 151 | .282 | 13 | 55 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Rafael Landestoy | 149 | 393 | 97 | .247 | 1 | 27 |
| Denny Walling | 100 | 284 | 85 | .299 | 3 | 29 |
| Luis Pujols | 78 | 221 | 44 | .199 | 0 | 20 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 88 | 216 | 46 | .213 | 3 | 20 |
| Danny Heep | 33 | 87 | 24 | .276 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Bergman | 90 | 78 | 20 | .256 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Woods | 19 | 53 | 20 | .377 | 2 | 15 |
| Julio González | 40 | 52 | 6 | .115 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Bochy | 22 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Loucks | 8 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fischlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Knicely | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Joe Niekro | 37 | 256.0 | 20 | 12 | 3.55 | 127 |
| Nolan Ryan | 35 | 233.2 | 11 | 10 | 3.35 | 200 |
| Ken Forsch | 32 | 222.1 | 12 | 13 | 3.20 | 84 |
| Vern Ruhle | 28 | 159.1 | 12 | 4 | 2.37 | 55 |
| J. R. Richard | 17 | 113.2 | 10 | 4 | 1.90 | 119 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; S0 = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Joaquín Andújar | 35 | 122.0 | 3 | 8 | 3.91 | 75 |
| Gordie Pladson | 12 | 41.1 | 0 | 4 | 4.35 | 13 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Joe Sambito | 64 | 90.1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 2.19 | 75 |
| Dave Smith | 57 | 102.2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1.93 | 85 |
| Frank LaCorte | 55 | 83.0 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2.82 | 66 |
| Randy Niemann | 22 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.45 | 18 |
| Bert Roberge | 14 | 24.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.92 | 9 |
| Bobby Sprowl | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |

## National League Championship Series
### Game 1

October 7: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| W: Steve Carlton (1–0) L: Ken Forsch (0–1) S: Tug McGraw (1) |||||||||||||
| HR: HOU – None PHI – Greg Luzinski (1) |||||||||||||
| Pitchers: HOU – Forsch PHI – Carlton, McGraw (8) |||||||||||||
| Attendance: 65,277 |||||||||||||

### Game 2

October 8: Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| W: Frank LaCorte (1–0) L: Ron Reed (0–1) S: Joaquín Andújar (1) ||||||||||||||
| HR: HOU – None PHI – None ||||||||||||||
| Pitchers: HOU – Ryan, Sambito (7), Smith (7), LaCorte (9), Andújar (10) PHI – Ruthven, McGraw (8), Reed (9), Saucier (10) ||||||||||||||
| Attendance: 65,476 ||||||||||||||

### Game 3

October 10: Astrodome, Houston, Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Dave Smith (1–0) L: Tug McGraw (0–1) S: None |||||||||||||||
| HR: PHI – None HOU – None |||||||||||||||
| Pitchers: PHI – Christenson, Noles (7), McGraw (8) HOU – Niekro, Smith (11) |||||||||||||||
| Attendance: 44,443 |||||||||||||||

### Game 4

October 11: Astrodome, Houston, Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| W: Warren Brusstar (1–0) L: Joe Sambito (0–1) S: Tug McGraw (2) ||||||||||||||
| HR: PHI – None HOU – None ||||||||||||||
| Pitchers: PHI – Carlton, Noles (6), Saucier (7), Reed (7), Brusstar (8), McGraw (10) HOU – Ruhle, Smith (8), Sambito (8) ||||||||||||||
| Attendance: 44,952 ||||||||||||||

### Game 5

October 12: Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Game 5 capped the series in fitting fashion, with seemingly endless surprises and excitement. The Astros jumped to an early lead in the first on a run-scoring double by José Cruz. Philadelphia bounced back to take the lead on a two-run single by Bob Boone in the second. The Astros saw Luis Pujols and Enos Cabell thrown out at the plate in the second and fifth, but finally broke through to tie the game 2–2 on an unearned run in the sixth, thanks to an error by Philadelphia's less than surehanded left fielder Greg Luzinski.
Houston took what seemed like a solid 5–2 lead in the seventh on an RBI single by Denny Walling, a wild pitch from Phillies reliever Larry Christenson, and a run-scoring triple by Art Howe. A three-run deficit in the eighth inning against Nolan Ryan seemed insurmountable. But the Phillies would not die. They loaded the bases with nobody out on three straight singles, including two infield hits, and then got two runs on a walk to Pete Rose and a groundout by Keith Moreland. An RBI single by Del Unser tied the game 5–5, and then Manny Trillo put the Phillies ahead with a two-run triple.
The Astros promptly came back to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth, with Rafael Landestoy and José Cruz each singling in a run. Neither team scored in the ninth, but the Phillies got doubles from Unser and Garry Maddox in the tenth to take an 8–7 lead. Philadelphia's Dick Ruthven retired the Astros in order in the bottom of the tenth, and the Phillies had won their first pennant since 1950. They went on to defeat the Kansas City Royals four games to two in the World Series.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| W: Dick Ruthven (1–0) L: Frank LaCorte (1–1) S: None ||||||||||||||
| HR: PHI – None HOU – None ||||||||||||||
| Pitchers: PHI – Bystrom, Brusstar (6), Christenson (7), Reed (7), McGraw (8), Ruthven (9) HOU – Ryan, Sambito (8), Forsch (8), LaCorte (9) ||||||||||||||
| Attendance: 44,802 ||||||||||||||

### Composite Box

1980 National League Championship Series (3–2): Philadelphia Phillies over Houston Astros
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 55 | 6 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 3 |
| Total Attendance: 264,950 Average Attendance: 52,990 |||||||||||||||

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tucson Toros | Pacific Coast League | Jimmy Johnson |
| AA | Columbus Astros | Southern League | Matt Galante |
| A | Daytona Beach Astros | Florida State League | Carlos Alfonso |
| Rookie | GCL Astros Blue | Gulf Coast League | Eric Swanson |
| Rookie | GCL Astros Orange | Gulf Coast League | Fernando Tatís |