1979 - 07 - 27 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 27 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 Los Angeles Dodgers

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/07/27 Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Played at Astrodome with 39071 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	000000160	7	13	1
Los Angeles Dodgers	035003000	9	15	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	6	Joe Niekro		Bill Virdon
Los Angeles Dodgers -	3	Charlie Hough		Tom Lasorda
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Los Angeles Dodgers -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Julio Gonzalez	4		Davey Lopes	4
Craig Reynolds	6		Bill Russell	6
Terry Puhl	8		Steve Garvey	3
Jose Cruz	7		Ron Cey	5
Enos Cabell	3		Dusty Baker	7
Jeffrey Leonard	9		Joe Ferguson	9
Art Howe	5		Steve Yeager	2
Alan Ashby	2		Derrel Thomas	8
Joe Niekro	1		Charlie Hough	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Andy Olsen			Home Plate Umpire
Eric Gregg			First Base Umpire
Lanny Harris			Second Base Umpire
Frank Pulli			Third Base Umpire