1979 - 08 - 01 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 01 of 08 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 Francisco Giants

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/08/01 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
Played at Astrodome with 21207 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	10040000x	5	8	1
San Francisco Giants	200010100	4	9	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	4	Ken Forsch		Bill Virdon
San Francisco Giants -	4	Vida Blue		Joe Altobelli
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
San Francisco Giants -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Cesar Cedeno	3		Bill North	8
Craig Reynolds	6		Joe Strain	4
Terry Puhl	8		Jack Clark	9
Jeffrey Leonard	9		Willie McCovey	3
Enos Cabell	5		Darrell Evans	5
Art Howe	4		Mike Ivie	7
Denny Walling	7		Roger Metzger	6
Alan Ashby	2		Dennis Littlejohn	2
Ken Forsch	1		Vida Blue	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Terry Tata			Home Plate Umpire
Jerry Crawford			First Base Umpire
Charlie Williams			Second Base Umpire
John Kibler			Third Base Umpire