1979 - 05 - 18 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 18 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 Diego Padres

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/05/18 Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
Played at Astrodome with 9445 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	00101001x	3	10	2
San Diego Padres	001000010	2	4	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	1	Joe Niekro		Bill Virdon
San Diego Padres -	2	Bob Owchinko		Roger Craig
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	1
San Diego Padres -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	9		Gene Richards	8
Craig Reynolds	6		Broderick Perkins	3
Jeffrey Leonard	8		Jerry Turner	7
Bob Watson	3		Dave Winfield	9
Enos Cabell	5		Kurt Bevacqua	5
Jose Cruz	7		Gene Tenace	2
Art Howe	4		Bill Almon	4
Alan Ashby	2		Ozzie Smith	6
Joe Niekro	1		Bob Owchinko	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Dave Pallone			Home Plate Umpire
Jim Rains			First Base Umpire
Bob Davis			Second Base Umpire
Murray Strey			Third Base Umpire