October 10, 1980 - NLCS Game 3 - Houston 1, Phillies 0

Keith Moreland looks on as Rafael Landestoy scores the game-winning run in the 10th inning.

Houston leads Series 2-1.

Game 3 was a heartbreaker for the Phillies. Starters Larry Christenson and Joe Niekro alternated zeroes on the scoreboard for the first six innings of the game. Dickie Noles and Tug McGraw took over the Phils' pitching for L.C., and kept the scoreless tie until the 11th inning, along with Houston reliever Dave Smith. Unfortunately for the Phils, a Joe Morgan triple set up a Denny Walling sacrifice fly that sent pinch-runner Rafael Landestoy home with the winning run, putting Houston up 2-1 in the five-game series.

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Boxscore: Astros 1, Phillies 0

Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0
Houston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	1

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	RBI
Rose, 1B	5	0	1	0
McBride, RF	5	0	1	0
Schmidt, 3B	5	0	1	0
Luzinski, LF	5	0	0	0
Trillo, 2B	5	0	2	0
Maddox, CF	4	0	2	0
Bowa, SS	3	0	0	0
Boone, C	4	0	0	0
Unser, PH	1	0	0	0
Moreland, C	0	0	0	0
Christenson, P	2	0	0	0
G. Vukovich, PH	1	0	0	0
Noles, P	0	0	0	0
McGraw, P	1	0	0	0
TOTALS	41	0	7	0

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Christenson	6	3	0	0	4	2
Noles	1.1	1	0	0	1	0
McGraw (L, 0-1)	3	2	1	1	3	1

Houston	AB	R	H	RBI
Puhl, RF-CF	4	0	2	0
Cabell, 3B	4	0	2	0
Morgan, 2B	4	0	1	0
Landestoy, PR	0	1	0	0
Cruz, LF	2	0	1	0
Cedeno, CF	3	0	0	0
Bergman, 1B	1	0	0	0
Howe, PH	0	0	0	0
Walling, 1B-RF	3	0	0	1
Pujols, C	3	0	0	0
Reynolds, SS	3	0	0	0
Niekro, P	3	0	0	0
Woods, PH	1	0	0	0
Smith, P	0	0	0	0
TOTALS	31	1	6	1

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Niekro	10	6	0	0	1	2
Smith (W, 1-0)	1	1	0	0	1	2

One out when winning run scored.

Game-winning RBI- Walling.

E- Christenson, Bergman. DP- Philadelphia 2. LOB- Philadelphia 11, Houston 10. 2B- Puhl, Maddox, Trillo. 3B- Cruz, Morgan. SB- Schmidt, Maddox. SH- Reynolds, Cabell. SF- Walling. HBP- By Niekro (Maddox). PB- Pujols. U- Froemming, Vargo, Harvey, Crawford, Engel and Tata. T- 3:22. A- 44,443.

Starting Lineups

	Philadelphia Phillies	Houston Astros
1	Rose 1B	Puhl RF
2	McBride RF	Cabell 3B
3	Schmidt 3B	Morgan 2B
4	Luzinski LF	Cruz LF
5	Trillo 2B	Cedeno CF
6	Maddox CF	Howe 1B
7	Bowa SS	Ashby C
8	Boone C	Reynolds SS
9	Ruthven P	Ryan P

Game Summary

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PHILLIES 1ST: Rose struck out; McBride made an out to left; Schmidt singled to center; Schmidt stole second; Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl doubled to right; Cabell grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Morgan walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morgan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo doubled to left; Maddox popped to first; Bowa popped to third in foul territory; Boone lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno popped to shortstop; Walling made an out to center; Pujols made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Christenson was called out on strikes; Rose singled to left; McBride singled to right [Rose to third]; Pujols allowed a passed ball [McBride to second]; Schmidt reached on a fielder's choice [Rose out at home (third to catcher), McBride to third]; Luzinski made an out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Niekro struck out; Puhl walked; Puhl was picked off first but was safe on an error by Christenson [Puhl to second]; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Trillo made an out to right; Maddox singled to left; Bowa made an out to right; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz tripled to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling was walked intentionally; Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Christenson grounded out (third to first); Rose grounded out (second to first); McBride made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds lined to center; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt popped to shortstop; Luzinski grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Trillo singled to shortstop; Maddox made an out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to center; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Cabell to second]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: PUHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BERGMAN REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING 1B); WALLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bowa lined to left; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); VUKOVICH BATTED FOR CHRISTENSON; Vukovich popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: NOLES REPLACED VUKOVICH (PITCHING); Walling lined to center; Pujols walked; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Pujols to second]; Niekro made an out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 8TH: Rose grounded out (second to first); McBride grounded out (third to first); Schmidt made an out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl singled to center; Cabell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Puhl to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED NOLES (PITCHING); Morgan made an out to center; Cruz was walked intentionally; Bergman made an out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 9TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first); Trillo made an out to left; Maddox was hit by a pitch; Maddox stole second; Bowa was walked intentionally; Boone lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Walling grounded out (second to first); Pujols made an out to center; Reynolds made an out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 10TH: McGraw reached on an error by Bergman; Rose forced McGraw (third to shortstop); McBride lined to center; Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 10TH: WOODS BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Woods was called out on strikes; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell singled to left; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

PHILLIES 11TH: SMITH REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Luzinski was called out on strikes; Trillo made an out to center; Maddox doubled to center; Bowa was walked intentionally; UNSER BATTED FOR BOONE; Unser struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 11TH: MORELAND REPLACED UNSER (PLAYING C ); Morgan tripled to right; LANDESTOY RAN FOR MORGAN; Cruz was walked intentionally; HOWE BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Howe was walked intentionally [Cruz to second]; Walling hit a sacrifice fly to left [Landestoy scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Astros 1.