1979 - 08 - 03 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 03 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 Atlanta Braves

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/08/03 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
Played at Astrodome with 20716 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	02020000x	4	10	0
Atlanta Braves	001000000	1	6	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	1	J.R. Richard		Bill Virdon
Atlanta Braves -	4	Rick Matula		Bobby Cox
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Atlanta Braves -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Cesar Cedeno	3		Jerry Royster	4
Craig Reynolds	6		Gary Matthews	9
Terry Puhl	8		Rowland Office	8
Jose Cruz	7		Bob Horner	5
Enos Cabell	5		Dale Murphy	3
Jeffrey Leonard	9		Mike Lum	7
Art Howe	4		Joe Nolan	2
Alan Ashby	2		Pepe Frias	6
J.R. Richard	1		Rick Matula	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
			Home Plate Umpire
			First Base Umpire
			Second Base Umpire
			Third Base Umpire