1979 - 05 - 17 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 17 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: 1979/05/17 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
Played at Astrodome with 10626 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	000000000	0	2	0
San Francisco Giants	000000300	3	8	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	3	Ken Forsch		Bill Virdon
San Francisco Giants -	1	Ed Halicki		Joe Altobelli
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
San Francisco Giants -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	9		Rob Andrews	4
Craig Reynolds	6		Terry Whitfield	7
Cesar Cedeno	8		Jack Clark	9
Jose Cruz	7		Willie McCovey	3
Enos Cabell	5		Darrell Evans	5
Bob Watson	3		Larry Herndon	8
Art Howe	4		Marc Hill	2
Alan Ashby	2		Roger Metzger	6
Ken Forsch	1		Ed Halicki	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Howard Hansen			Home Plate Umpire
Lanny Harris			First Base Umpire
Jim Rains			Second Base Umpire
Howard Jumper			Third Base Umpire