1979 - 05 - 09 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 09 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: 1979/05/09 Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
Played at Astrodome with 11566 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	2001010000000001	4	14	0
St. Louis Cardinals	1003000000000000	4	12	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	5	Joe Niekro		Bill Virdon
St. Louis Cardinals -	6	John Denny		Ken Boyer
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
St. Louis Cardinals -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	9		Garry Templeton	6
Craig Reynolds	6		Tony Scott	8
Cesar Cedeno	8		Keith Hernandez	3
Jose Cruz	7		Ted Simmons	2
Enos Cabell	5		George Hendrick	9
Bob Watson	3		Dane Iorg	7
Julio Gonzalez	4		Ken Reitz	5
Alan Ashby	2		Mike Tyson	4
Joe Niekro	1		John Denny	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Murray Strey			Home Plate Umpire
Ray Hamil			First Base Umpire
Dave Pallone			Second Base Umpire
Jim Rains			Third Base Umpire