1980 Houston Astros Starters
(93-70) Lost NLCS vs. Phillies (2-3)
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
J.R. Richard Apr 10 @LAD 8.0 27 W 1 2 2 13 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 11 @LAD 5.0 27 1 6 6 4 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Apr 12 @LAD 6.0 28 4 4 6 3 5 2 None None None None
Ken Forsch Apr 13 @LAD 7.2 31 W 2 2 7 4 2 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 14 @ATL 5.0 23 1 1 4 7 5 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 15 @ATL 9.0 31 W 2 2 6 6 0 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Apr 17 LAD 6.0 27 4 4 8 5 3 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Apr 18 LAD 6.0 26 W 3 3 9 3 0 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 19 LAD 9.0 32 W 0 0 1 12 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 20 LAD 8.0 33 L 2 4 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Apr 21 @CIN 3.2 19 L 5 5 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Apr 22 @CIN 7.0 32 W 0 0 6 7 6 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Apr 23 @CIN 7.0 30 2 2 8 4 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 25 @NYM 8.1 32 W 4 4 3 8 4 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Apr 26 @NYM 7.2 32 W 0 0 4 4 6 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Apr 27 @NYM 8.0 32 2 2 5 5 6 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Apr 29 CIN 9.0 32 W 0 0 3 2 3 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Apr 30 CIN 7.1 27 W 1 1 3 8 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 1 CIN 9.0 37 W 3 3 6 6 4 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 2 STL 6.1 27 L 5 5 6 6 4 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle May 3 STL 8.2 29 W 2 2 4 4 1 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch May 4 STL 6.2 28 W 2 2 9 1 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 5 MON 0.1 7 L 4 4 5 0 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 6 MON 9.0 35 W 3 4 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 7 MON 6.0 23 L 3 3 3 5 4 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch May 9 ATL 6.0 27 L 5 5 8 5 2 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 10 ATL 9.0 34 2 2 7 8 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 11 ATL 5.0 26 L 6 7 9 2 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 13 @MON 8.0 34 L 1 3 7 9 3 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch May 14 @MON 8.0 28 L 1 1 6 4 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 16 @PHI 8.0 30 L 2 3 6 6 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 17 @PHI 7.0 30 L 4 4 9 4 1 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 18 @PHI 9.0 34 W 0 0 4 10 4 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch May 20 NYM 9.0 35 W 2 2 8 2 0 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 21 NYM 7.0 30 L 1 5 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 22 NYM 6.2 32 W 4 5 11 3 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 23 PHI 3.2 19 L 3 3 6 1 3 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar May 24 PHI 5.2 26 L 4 4 7 2 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch May 25 PHI 6.0 29 L 6 6 10 1 1 3 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 26 @SDP 7.0 29 W 0 1 5 7 5 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro May 27 @SDP 4.2 23 3 3 7 3 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan May 28 @SDP 9.0 35 W 0 0 2 7 5 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch May 30 SFG 7.0 31 L 3 3 10 2 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard May 31 SFG 9.0 29 W 0 0 3 6 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 1 SFG 4.0 21 L 3 3 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 2 SDP 7.0 28 L 3 3 6 4 3 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jun 3 SDP 7.0 29 W 1 1 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jun 4 SDP 8.0 30 W 3 3 4 2 2 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 6 @SFG 9.0 30 W 0 0 3 13 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 7 @SFG 9.0 32 W 0 0 5 5 0 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 8 @SFG 7.2 31 3 3 6 10 2 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jun 9 @CHC 5.2 20 W 1 1 3 2 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jun 10 @CHC 7.0 23 W 0 0 2 3 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 11 @CHC 9.0 34 W 0 0 6 8 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 13 PIT 4.1 23 L 5 5 9 1 1 2 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 14 PIT 6.0 25 W 0 1 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jun 15 PIT 6.0 23 L 3 3 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jun 16 CHC 6.0 24 W 1 1 4 2 1 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 17 CHC 5.0 21 W 1 1 2 8 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 18 @STL 9.0 33 W 0 0 6 5 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 19 @STL 7.0 25 W 0 0 1 7 4 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jun 20 @PIT 8.1 33 W 4 4 6 4 2 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jun 21 @PIT 7.1 32 W 2 2 11 4 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 22 @PIT 8.0 34 L 2 2 8 5 5 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jun 23 @LAD 4.1 18 L 3 3 3 2 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 24 @LAD 8.0 36 1 4 6 5 3 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jun 25 @LAD 6.2 37 L 2 5 11 3 3 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jun 27 @CIN 8.0 37 W 4 4 13 6 1 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jun 28 @CIN 3.1 19 L 5 5 4 1 4 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jun 29 @CIN 4.2 22 6 6 5 1 3 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jun 30 ATL 7.0 30 2 2 9 5 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 1 ATL 5.2 31 L 10 11 12 4 3 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jul 2 ATL 2.2 20 L 3 10 11 2 0 1 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 3 ATL 6.0 22 W 2 2 3 8 1 2 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 4 CIN 4.1 25 L 6 6 5 6 7 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 5 CIN 5.0 30 L 4 8 9 1 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jul 5 (2) CIN 4.0 18 L 2 3 4 2 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 6 CIN 8.2 34 W 2 2 6 3 2 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 10 LAD 8.1 34 L 4 4 9 7 1 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 11 LAD 7.0 29 L 0 1 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 12 @ATL 8.2 41 W 5 5 12 2 5 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jul 13 @ATL 4.0 23 4 5 10 2 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jul 13 (2) @ATL 9.0 35 W 1 1 8 5 2 0 None None None None
J.R. Richard Jul 14 @ATL 3.1 12 0 0 1 4 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 15 @PHI 8.0 29 1 2 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 16 @PHI 8.0 35 L 3 4 10 4 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 17 @PHI 9.0 35 L 2 2 8 5 0 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jul 18 @MON 8.0 31 4 4 8 4 1 2 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jul 19 @MON 7.0 27 W 1 1 3 3 3 0 None None None None
Gordie Pladson Jul 19 (2) @MON 1.1 10 L 3 4 6 0 0 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 20 @MON 7.2 28 2 2 3 11 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 21 @NYM 7.0 27 1 2 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 22 @NYM 3.1 19 4 5 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Jul 23 @NYM 3.0 13 0 2 3 0 0 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 25 MON 4.1 23 4 5 9 1 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Jul 26 MON 9.0 38 1 1 9 3 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Jul 27 MON 5.0 19 W 2 2 3 2 3 0 None None None None
Gordie Pladson Jul 28 PHI 8.0 28 2 2 4 3 1 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Jul 29 PHI 4.0 22 3 3 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Jul 30 PHI 4.2 24 L 4 6 8 3 4 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Aug 1 NYM 6.0 28 3 3 10 2 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 2 NYM 7.0 32 L 4 4 9 1 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 3 NYM 5.0 19 1 1 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 4 @SFG 7.0 29 W 1 2 4 7 5 0 None None None None
Gordie Pladson Aug 5 @SFG 3.1 17 L 4 4 2 3 5 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Aug 6 @SFG 9.0 33 W 0 0 6 6 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 7 @SDP 5.2 30 L 4 4 6 5 7 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 8 @SDP 8.0 31 2 2 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 9 @SDP 6.0 26 4 4 7 3 4 1 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Aug 10 @SDP 8.0 30 2 2 4 8 3 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Aug 11 SFG 7.0 33 L 5 5 7 6 4 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 12 SFG 7.0 29 L 2 2 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 13 SFG 7.0 27 2 2 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 14 SDP 9.0 32 W 0 1 3 7 1 0 None None None None
Gordie Pladson Aug 15 SDP 6.0 22 1 1 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Aug 17 SDP 9.0 32 W 0 0 4 3 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 17 (2) SDP 9.0 37 W 2 2 8 5 1 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 19 @PIT 7.2 29 W 2 2 7 7 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 20 @PIT 6.0 23 W 1 1 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 21 @PIT 4.0 25 4 5 11 1 1 0 None None None None
Gordie Pladson Aug 22 @CHC 7.0 29 1 2 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Aug 23 @CHC 8.0 31 0 0 6 0 2 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 24 @CHC 9.0 31 W 1 1 2 6 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 25 STL 7.0 30 L 2 2 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 26 STL 9.0 32 W 1 2 7 1 1 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Aug 27 STL 3.0 19 L 6 6 9 0 2 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Aug 28 CHC 6.0 23 W 0 0 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Aug 29 CHC 5.0 22 4 4 6 2 1 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Aug 30 CHC 9.0 35 W 0 0 5 4 2 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Aug 31 CHC 7.0 31 3 4 8 7 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 1 PIT 2.1 13 4 4 5 1 1 3 None None None None
Gordie Pladson Sep 1 (2) PIT 5.2 29 L 6 6 8 1 4 2 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Sep 3 PIT 4.0 20 L 6 6 9 2 1 2 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 5 @STL 5.2 29 4 4 11 9 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 6 @STL 6.0 27 W 4 4 9 1 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 6 (2) @STL 9.0 34 W 4 4 8 2 0 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 7 @STL 7.0 28 L 2 2 6 0 1 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Sep 9 @LAD 6.2 26 3 3 3 1 3 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 10 @LAD 8.0 33 3 3 8 9 1 1 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 12 @SFG 7.1 32 W 3 3 12 3 1 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 13 @SFG 9.0 33 W 2 2 7 0 0 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Sep 14 @SFG 8.0 35 W 4 4 9 4 3 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 15 @SDP 6.0 26 L 4 4 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 16 @SDP 6.1 30 L 4 4 12 1 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 17 CIN 4.0 18 L 5 5 5 2 2 2 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 18 CIN 6.0 23 W 2 2 5 3 0 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Sep 19 SFG 6.0 24 L 1 4 3 7 0 0 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 20 SFG 6.0 28 2 2 9 6 2 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 21 SFG 9.0 32 W 1 1 3 5 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 22 SDP 9.0 35 W 0 2 4 3 3 0 None None None None
Randy Niemann Sep 23 SDP 3.0 15 L 4 4 3 2 3 0 None None None None
Joaquin Andujar Sep 24 ATL 5.2 29 L 4 4 5 4 8 2 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 25 ATL 5.0 22 W 2 2 5 5 3 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Sep 26 @CIN 9.0 31 W 0 0 4 2 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Sep 27 @CIN 7.2 30 W 0 0 4 4 4 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Sep 28 @CIN 5.0 21 3 3 4 2 3 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Sep 30 @ATL 5.2 26 W 2 3 8 8 0 0 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Oct 1 @ATL 9.0 32 W 2 2 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Oct 2 @ATL 8.2 31 W 2 2 6 5 0 1 None None None None
Ken Forsch Oct 3 LAD 9.0 34 L 2 3 7 2 0 1 None None None None
Nolan Ryan Oct 4 LAD 7.0 28 L 2 2 6 9 0 1 None None None None
Vern Ruhle Oct 5 LAD 2.0 8 0 0 2 1 0 0 None None None None
Joe Niekro Oct 6 LAD 9.0 36 W 0 1 6 6 2 0 None None None None
Ken Forsch Oct 7 PHI 8.0 32 L 3 3 8 5 1 1 111 78 33 .70
Nolan Ryan Oct 8 PHI 6.1 27 2 2 8 6 1 0 97 66 31 .68
Joe Niekro Oct 10 @PHI 10.0 39 0 0 6 2 1 0 128 80 48 .63
Vern Ruhle Oct 11 @PHI 7.0 29 3 3 8 3 1 0 95 71 24 .75
Nolan Ryan Oct 12 @PHI 7.0 28 6 6 8 8 2 0 106 67 39 .63