1979 - 05 - 31 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 31 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 Cincinnati Reds

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/05/31 Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
Played at Astrodome with 25453 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	00000300x	3	10	0
Cincinnati Reds	000000000	0	7	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	1	Rick Williams		Bill Virdon
Cincinnati Reds -	3	Fred Norman		John McNamara
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	1
Cincinnati Reds -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	8		Ken Griffey	9
Craig Reynolds	6		Dave Collins	7
Cesar Cedeno	3		Ray Knight	5
Jose Cruz	7		Dan Driessen	3
Jeffrey Leonard	9		Johnny Bench	2
Art Howe	5		Cesar Geronimo	8
Julio Gonzalez	4		Junior Kennedy	4
Alan Ashby	2		Rick Auerbach	6
Rick Williams	1		Fred Norman	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Jerry Crawford			Home Plate Umpire
John Kibler			First Base Umpire
(none)			Second Base Umpire
Terry Tata			Third Base Umpire