1979 - 08 - 18 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 18 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: 1979/08/18 Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
Played at Astrodome with 37735 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
Houston Astros0000000000101
Philadelphia Phillies000000010140
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
Houston Astros -1J.R. RichardBill Virdon
Philadelphia Phillies -3Larry ChristensonDanny Ozark
 
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -0
Philadelphia Phillies -0
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Cesar Cedeno3Bake McBride9
Craig Reynolds6Greg Gross7
Terry Puhl8Pete Rose3
Jose Cruz7Mike Schmidt5
Enos Cabell5Bob Boone2
Jeffrey Leonard9Garry Maddox8
Alan Ashby2Larry Bowa6
Rafael Landestoy4Manny Trillo4
J.R. Richard1Larry Christenson1
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Frank Pulli Home Plate Umpire
Andy Olsen First Base Umpire
Eric Gregg Second Base Umpire
Doug Harvey Third Base Umpire