1979 - 04 - 22 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 22 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: 1979/04/22 Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Played at Astrodome with 22403 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	10000101x	2	6	0
Pittsburgh Pirates	000100100	1	4	3
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	3	Joe Niekro		Bill Virdon
Pittsburgh Pirates -	2	John Candelaria		Chuck Tanner
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Pittsburgh Pirates -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	9		Omar Moreno	8
Craig Reynolds	6		Phil Garner	5
Cesar Cedeno	8		Dave Parker	9
Bob Watson	3		Willie Stargell	3
Enos Cabell	5		John Milner	7
Art Howe	4		Ed Ott	2
Jose Cruz	7		Rennie Stennett	4
Bruce Bochy	2		Tim Foli	6
Joe Niekro	1		John Candelaria	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Murray Strey			Home Plate Umpire
Fred Brocklander			First Base Umpire
Howard Hansen			Second Base Umpire
Bob Schroeder			Third Base Umpire