1979 - 07 - 24 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 24 of 07 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 Chicago Cubs

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1979/07/24 Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
Played at Astrodome with 28431 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Houston Astros10030110x5151
Chicago Cubs000000010142
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Houston Astros -1Ken ForschBill Virdon
Chicago Cubs -3Dennis LampHerman Franks
 
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -0
Chicago Cubs -1
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Julio Gonzalez4Ivan DeJesus6
Craig Reynolds6Scot Thompson8
Terry Puhl8Bill Buckner3
Jose Cruz7Larry Biittner9
Enos Cabell3Dave Kingman7
Jeffrey Leonard9Steve Ontiveros5
Art Howe5Barry Foote2
Alan Ashby2Steve Dillard4
Ken Forsch1Dennis Lamp1
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
 Home Plate Umpire
 First Base Umpire
 Second Base Umpire
 Third Base Umpire