1979 - 05 - 16 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 16 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 San Francisco Giants

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/05/16 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
Played at Astrodome with 10094 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	0210010000	4	10	1
San Francisco Giants	0100020104	8	11	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	4	Rick Williams		Bill Virdon
San Francisco Giants -	4	Bob Knepper		Joe Altobelli
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	2
San Francisco Giants -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	9		Bill Madlock	4
Craig Reynolds	6		Terry Whitfield	7
Cesar Cedeno	8		Jack Clark	9
Bob Watson	3		Willie McCovey	3
Enos Cabell	5		Darrell Evans	5
Jose Cruz	7		Larry Herndon	8
Art Howe	4		Marc Hill	2
Bruce Bochy	2		Roger Metzger	6
Rick Williams	1		Bob Knepper	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Lanny Harris			Home Plate Umpire
Murray Strey			First Base Umpire
Eugene Smith			Second Base Umpire
Howard Hansen			Third Base Umpire