1979 - 04 - 21 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 21 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 Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1979/04/21 Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Played at Astrodome with 48977 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Houston Astros21000100015140
Pittsburgh Pirates00030100004111
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Houston Astros -4Ken ForschBill Virdon
Pittsburgh Pirates -3Bert BlylevenChuck Tanner
 
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -0
Pittsburgh Pirates -2
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Terry Puhl9Omar Moreno8
Craig Reynolds6Phil Garner5
Cesar Cedeno8Dave Parker9
Jose Cruz7Willie Stargell3
Enos Cabell5John Milner7
Bob Watson3Ed Ott2
Art Howe4Rennie Stennett4
Alan Ashby2Tim Foli6
Ken Forsch1Bert Blyleven1
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Fred Brocklander Home Plate Umpire
Murray Strey First Base Umpire
Paul Runge Second Base Umpire
Bob Schroeder Third Base Umpire