1979 - 04 - 07 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 07 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: 1979/04/07 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
Played at Astrodome with 24325 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	20000031x	6	11	0
Atlanta Braves	000000000	0	0	2
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	1	Ken Forsch		Bill Virdon
Atlanta Braves -	3	Larry McWilliams		Bobby Cox
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Atlanta Braves -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	9		Jerry Royster	5
Craig Reynolds	6		Glenn Hubbard	4
Cesar Cedeno	8		Gary Matthews	9
Bob Watson	3		Jeff Burroughs	7
Enos Cabell	5		Mike Lum	3
Art Howe	4		Dale Murphy	2
Jose Cruz	7		Barry Bonnell	8
Alan Ashby	2		Pepe Frias	6
Ken Forsch	1		Larry McWilliams	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Murray Strey			Home Plate Umpire
Steve Fields			First Base Umpire
Howard Hansen			Second Base Umpire
Jim Rains			Third Base Umpire