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Houston Astros: 1980 Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the 1980 Houston Astros, the one's breathing orange fire and burning with desire. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by texvilla. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
texvilla

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
303,578

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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323

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which player led the team with 185 hits and 91 RBIs in 1980, and was purchased from the Redbirds for cash in 1974? Hint

Enos Cabell

Cesar Cedeno

Jose Cruz

Terry Puhl

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which player stole more than 40 bases 7 times in his career, with a high of 61, along with 48 in 1980? Hint

Joe Morgan

Jose Cruz

Cesar Cedeno

Enos Cabell

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the player to be named in the Tommy Helms trade? Hint

Vern Ruhle

Alan Ashby

Art Howe

Craig Reynolds

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which player was part of the three-headed monster that shut the door in ninth innings in 1980, and was acquired from the Braves for Bo Mclaughlin? Hint

Joe Sambito

Frank La Corte

Dave Smith

Vern Ruhle

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the winning pitcher in game 3 of the 1980 NLCS? Hint

Vern Ruhle

Dave Smith

Joe Niekro

Joe Sambito

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which player finished second in wins in 1980 with 20, after leading the league in wins with 21 in 1979? Hint

Nolan Ryan

Juaquin Andujar

J.R. Richard

Joe Niekro

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which player was traded to the Phillies, long after the dust had settled on his 5 gold gloves? Hint

Cesar Cedeno

Joe Morgan

Enos Cabell

Jeffrey Leonard

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which player hit .324 in the month of April 1980 and led the team with 13 RBIs in the month, and later in his career he was traded straight up for Champ Summers? Hint

Enos Cabell

Craig Reynolds

Alan Ashby

Terry Puhl

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which player was born in Houston, drafted in the first round by Pittsburgh, and made an All-Star team as a Mariner? Hint

Floyd Bannister

Craig Reynolds

Ken Forsch

Jeffrey Leonard

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which pitcher led the 1980 Astros with the lowest ERA? Hint

J.R. Richard

Joe Niekro

Nolan Ryan

Ken Forsch

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player led the team with 185 hits and 91 RBIs in 1980, and was purchased from the Redbirds for cash in 1974?

Answer: Jose Cruz

Jose was purchased from the Cardinals for what amounted to a bag of bats, and later went on to become the team MVP 4 times along with making 2 All-Star teams, and garnering 2 Roberto Clemente awards.

2. Which player stole more than 40 bases 7 times in his career, with a high of 61, along with 48 in 1980?

Answer: Cesar Cedeno

He was the first Astro voted into the All-Star game where he hit third in the lineup between Joe Morgan and Hank Aaron in 1973. He came up as 19-year old in 1970, and went on to win 5 Gold Gloves.

3. Who was the player to be named in the Tommy Helms trade?

Answer: Art Howe

He managed Oakland to 100 wins twice. While only a platoon player with the Astros in 1981, he hit .296 with 36 RBIs and finished 18th in league MVP voting.

4. Which player was part of the three-headed monster that shut the door in ninth innings in 1980, and was acquired from the Braves for Bo Mclaughlin?

Answer: Frank La Corte

Frank's best ERA was in 1980 at 2.82 to help the Astros win the West.

5. Who was the winning pitcher in game 3 of the 1980 NLCS?

Answer: Dave Smith

Dave retired second in teams saves at the time only to Billy Wagner, 225 to 199.

6. Which player finished second in wins in 1980 with 20, after leading the league in wins with 21 in 1979?

Answer: Joe Niekro

In 20 postseason innings pitched, he never gave up a run. His brother Phil won 300 games to Joe's 221 wins.

7. Which player was traded to the Phillies, long after the dust had settled on his 5 gold gloves?

Answer: Joe Morgan

Little Joe was signed as an amateur free agent in the franchise's first-ever season 1962 (as the Hoston Colt .45s). He then played for the Reds 1972 to 1979 and was re-signed by the Astros in 1980. He went ot he SF Ginats for two season and then the Phillies. He was born in Bonham, Texas.
His five gold gloves were: 1973-74-75-76-77.

8. Which player hit .324 in the month of April 1980 and led the team with 13 RBIs in the month, and later in his career he was traded straight up for Champ Summers?

Answer: Enos Cabell

Enos has 238 stolen bases in his career with a high of 42 in 1977. He later was the special assistant to the General Manager in for the Astros in 2009.

9. Which player was born in Houston, drafted in the first round by Pittsburgh, and made an All-Star team as a Mariner?

Answer: Craig Reynolds

He was a two-time all-star and led the league in triples in 1981 with 12.

10. Which pitcher led the 1980 Astros with the lowest ERA?

Answer: J.R. Richard

Richards spent his entire 10-season career with the Astros. 1980 was his last season and went 10-4.

Source: Author texvilla

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