1970 - 07 - 17 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1970 baseball season - On the 17 of 07 1970, the Houston Astros attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Houston Astros were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Houston Astros was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1970 Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1970/07/17 Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
Played at Astrodome with 18207 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	00000500x	5	7	1
Chicago Cubs	000001001	2	7	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	1	Larry Dierker		Harry Walker
Chicago Cubs -	3	Fergie Jenkins		Leo Durocher
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Chicago Cubs -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Jesus Alou	9		Don Kessinger	6
Marty Martinez	6		Glenn Beckert	4
Jim Wynn	7		Billy Williams	7
Bob Watson	3		Jim Hickman	8
Doug Rader	5		Willie Smith	3
Cesar Cedeno	8		Ron Santo	5
Johnny Edwards	2		Johnny Callison	9
Hector Torres	4		Jack Hiatt	2
Larry Dierker	1		Fergie Jenkins	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Bob Engel			Home Plate Umpire
Harry Wendelstedt			First Base Umpire
Tony Venzon			Second Base Umpire
Frank Secory			Third Base Umpire