1979 - 08 - 17 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 17 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 Philadelphia Phillies

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/08/17 Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
Played at Astrodome with 33782 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	100100000	2	7	1
Philadelphia Phillies	310000010	5	8	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	4	Frank LaCorte		Bill Virdon
Philadelphia Phillies -	1	Randy Lerch		Danny Ozark
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	1
Philadelphia Phillies -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Cesar Cedeno	3		Bake McBride	9
Julio Gonzalez	6		Pete Rose	3
Terry Puhl	8		Mike Schmidt	5
Jeffrey Leonard	9		Greg Luzinski	7
Enos Cabell	5		Bob Boone	2
Jose Cruz	7		Garry Maddox	8
Art Howe	4		Larry Bowa	6
Bruce Bochy	2		Manny Trillo	4
Frank LaCorte	1		Randy Lerch	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Doug Harvey			Home Plate Umpire
Frank Pulli			First Base Umpire
Andy Olsen			Second Base Umpire
Eric Gregg			Third Base Umpire