October 7, 1980 - NLCS Game 1 - Phillies 3, Houston 1

Greg Luzinski slams a home run in the Phils' 3-1 win over Houston.

Phillies lead series 1-0.

Game 1 of the NLCS was played in the Phillies' Veterans Stadium. Both team had a tough time clinching the division- with Houston even having to play an extra game to get past the Dodgers. The Phils drew first blood in the first game, winning 3-1 behind Steve Carlton, who threw seven innings of one-run baseball. Tug McGraw earned the save with two scoreless innings. Greg Luzinski hit his only home run of the post-season, which would also be his last as a Phillie.

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Boxscore: Phillies 3, Astros 1

Houston	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	1
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	X	-	3

Houston	AB	R	H	RBI
Landestoy, 2B	5	0	0	0
Cabell, 3B	4	0	1	0
Cruz, LF	3	1	1	0
Cedeno, CF	3	0	1	0
Howe, 1B	4	0	0	0
Woods, RF	4	0	2	1
Pujols, C	3	0	0	0
Bergman, PR	0	0	0	0
Reynolds, SS	2	0	0	0
Puhl, PH	1	0	0	0
Forsch, P	2	0	2	0
Leonard, PH	1	0	0	0
TOTALS	32	1	7	1

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Forsch (L, 0-1)	8	8	3	3	1	5

Philadelphia	AB	R	H	RBI
Rose, 1B	4	1	2	0
McBride, RF	4	0	1	0
Schmidt, 3B	3	0	0	0
Luzinski, LF	4	1	1	2
Unser, LF	0	0	0	0
Trillo, 2B	4	0	0	0
Maddox, CF	3	1	1	0
Bowa, SS	2	0	1	0
Boone, C	3	0	1	0
Carlton, P	2	0	0	0
Gross, PH	1	0	1	1
McGraw, P	0	0	0	0
TOTALS	30	3	8	3

Philadelphia	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Carlton (W, 1-0)	7	7	1	1	3	3
McGraw (S, 1)	2	0	0	0	1	1

Game-winning RBI- Luzinski

E- Bowa. DP- Philadelphia 1. LOB- Houston 9, Philadelphia 5. HR- Luzinski (1). SB- McBride, Maddox. SH- Forsch, Bowa. U- Enger, Tata, Froemming, Harvey, Vargo and Crawford. T- 2:35. A- 65,277.

Starting Lineups

	Houston Astros	Philadelphia Phillies
1	Landestoy 2B	Rose 1B
2	Cabell 3B	McBride RF
3	Cruz LF	Schmidt 3B
4	Cedeno CF	Luzinski LF
5	Howe 1B	Trillo 2B
6	Woods RF	Maddox CF
7	Pujols C	Bowa SS
8	Reynolds SS	Boone C
9	Forsch P	Carlton P

Game Summary

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ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy lined to first; Cabell reached on an error by Bowa; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cabell to second]; Cedeno walked; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.

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

ASTROS 2ND: Woods singled to left; Pujols forced Woods (third to second); Reynolds struck out; Forsch singled to right [Pujols to second]; Landestoy forced Forsch (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Trillo made an out to left; Maddox made an out to left; Bowa singled to left; Boone singled to right [Bowa to second]; Carlton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell made an out to center; Cruz singled to pitcher; Cedeno singled to center [Cruz to second]; Howe made an out to right; Woods singled to right [Cruz scored, Cedeno to third]; Pujols forced Woods (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Rose singled to second; Rose was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds walked; Forsch out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reynolds to second]; Landestoy grounded out (second to first) [Reynolds to third]; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski popped to shortstop; Trillo grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Howe made an out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa grounded out (second to first); Boone grounded out (third to first); Carlton made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Woods struck out; Pujols made an out to center; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Rose singled to shortstop; McBride struck out; Schmidt made an out to center; Luzinski homered [Rose scored]; Trillo struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Forsch singled to center; Forsch was picked off first (catcher to second); Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Cabell singled to third; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Maddox singled; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Maddox to second]; Boone made an out to left; GROSS BATTED FOR CARLTON; Maddox stole third; Gross singled to left [Maddox scored]; Rose grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Howe made an out to center; Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: McBride grounded out (first unassisted); Schmidt walked; Luzinski made an out to left; Trillo made an out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 9TH: UNSER REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); Pujols walked; BERGMAN RAN FOR PUJOLS; PUHL BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Puhl made an out to left; LEONARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Leonard struck out; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Phillies 3.