1979 - 04 - 08 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 08 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: 1979/04/08 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
Played at Astrodome with 16501 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	20000000x	2	7	0
Atlanta Braves	000000000	0	5	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	1	Joe Niekro		Bill Virdon
Atlanta Braves -	2	Rick Matula		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
Jose Cruz	7		Jeff Burroughs	7
Enos Cabell	5		Mike Lum	3
Bob Watson	3		Dale Murphy	2
Art Howe	4		Barry Bonnell	8
Alan Ashby	2		Pepe Frias	6
Joe Niekro	1		Rick Matula	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Steve Fields			Home Plate Umpire
Jim Rains			First Base Umpire
Bob Schroeder			Second Base Umpire
Murray Strey			Third Base Umpire