1979 - 04 - 09 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 09 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 Los Angeles Dodgers

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/04/09 Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Played at Astrodome with 12116 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	000010000	1	4	0
Los Angeles Dodgers	000011000	2	5	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	2	Vern Ruhle		Bill Virdon
Los Angeles Dodgers -	2	Bob Welch		Tom Lasorda
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Los Angeles Dodgers -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	9		Davey Lopes	4
Craig Reynolds	6		Bill Russell	6
Cesar Cedeno	8		Reggie Smith	9
Jose Cruz	7		Steve Garvey	3
Enos Cabell	5		Ron Cey	5
Bob Watson	3		Dusty Baker	7
Art Howe	4		Rick Monday	8
Alan Ashby	2		Joe Ferguson	2
Vern Ruhle	1		Bob Welch	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Howard Hansen			Home Plate Umpire
Steve Fields			First Base Umpire
Jim Rains			Second Base Umpire
Bob Schroeder			Third Base Umpire