1979 - 06 - 20 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 20 of 06 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 New York Mets

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/06/20 Houston Astros vs New York Mets
Played at Astrodome with 15946 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	20011001x	5	8	1
New York Mets	003001000	3	8	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	2	J.R. Richard		Bill Virdon
New York Mets -	1	Craig Swan		Joe Torre
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	1
New York Mets -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	8		Frank Taveras	6
Craig Reynolds	6		Willie Montanez	3
Cesar Cedeno	3		Lee Mazzilli	8
Jose Cruz	7		Richie Hebner	5
Enos Cabell	5		Steve Henderson	7
Denny Walling	9		Ron Hodges	2
Alan Ashby	2		Joel Youngblood	9
Rafael Landestoy	4		Doug Flynn	4
J.R. Richard	1		Craig Swan	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Eric Gregg			Home Plate Umpire
Doug Harvey			First Base Umpire
Lanny Harris			Second Base Umpire
Andy Olsen			Third Base Umpire