Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 20, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1980 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy 2b 3 0 1 0
  Morgan ph,2b 1 0 0 1
Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Walling 1b 2 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0
Leonard rf 3 1 1 1
Pujols c 3 0 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 0
  Howe ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 1 1 0
Law cf 2 1 1 2
Baker lf 3 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 3 0 2 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 1
Monday rf 3 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
Scioscia c 3 1 1 0
Sutcliffe p 1 0 0 0
  Reuss p 1 1 0 0
Totals 25 4 5 3
Houston 000 000 200271
Los Angeles 101 000 02x450
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (1-1) 8.0 5 4 2 3 3
Totals
8.0
5
4
2
3
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe   6.1 5 2 2 3 1
  Reuss  W (2-0) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
3

  E–Cruz (1).  DP–Houston 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–Houston Landestoy (1,off Sutcliffe); Cabell (2,off Sutcliffe), Los Angeles Scioscia (1,off Niekro).  3B–Los Angeles Lopes (1,off Niekro).  SF–Morgan (2,off Reuss); Law (1,off Niekro); Cey (1,off Niekro).  HBP–Pujols (1,by Sutcliffe); Monday (1,by Niekro).  SH–Sutcliffe (1,off Niekro); Lopes (1,off Niekro).  IBB–Baker (1,by Niekro); Garvey (1,by Niekro).  SB–Walling (1,2nd base off Sutcliffe/Scioscia); Law 2 (5,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols,3rd base off Niekro/Pujols); Baker (1,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).  WP–Niekro (2).  BK–Sutcliffe (2).  HBP–Niekro (1,Monday); Sutcliffe (1,Pujols).  IBB–Niekro 2 (2,Baker,Garvey).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:27.  A–39,442.
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