1979 - 05 - 08 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 08 of 05 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 St. Louis Cardinals

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1979/05/08 Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
Played at Astrodome with 15645 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Houston Astros000010000190
St. Louis Cardinals000000130492
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Houston Astros -1Ken ForschBill Virdon
St. Louis Cardinals -3Pete VuckovichKen Boyer
 
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -0
St. Louis Cardinals -2
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Terry Puhl9Garry Templeton6
Craig Reynolds6Lou Brock7
Cesar Cedeno8Keith Hernandez3
Jose Cruz7Ted Simmons2
Enos Cabell5George Hendrick9
Bob Watson3Tony Scott8
Art Howe4Ken Reitz5
Bruce Bochy2Mike Tyson4
Ken Forsch1Pete Vuckovich1
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Dave Pallone Home Plate Umpire
Jim Rains First Base Umpire
Murray Strey Second Base Umpire
Howard Hansen Third Base Umpire