1979 - 04 - 06 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 06 of 04 1979, 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).

1979 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/04/06 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
Played at Astrodome with 28998 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	20000000x	2	3	1
Atlanta Braves	000001000	0	7	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	2	J.R. Richard		Bill Virdon
Atlanta Braves -	1	Phil Niekro		Bobby Cox
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Atlanta Braves -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	9		Barry Bonnell	8
Craig Reynolds	6		Gary Matthews	9
Cesar Cedeno	8		Bob Horner	5
Jose Cruz	7		Jeff Burroughs	7
Enos Cabell	5		Mike Lum	3
Bob Watson	3		Dale Murphy	2
Art Howe	4		Glenn Hubbard	4
Alan Ashby	2		Pepe Frias	6
J.R. Richard	1		Phil Niekro	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Steve Fields			Home Plate Umpire
Murray Strey			First Base Umpire
Howard Hansen			Second Base Umpire
Bob Schroeder			Third Base Umpire