1979 - 08 - 31 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 31 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 New York Mets

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/08/31 Houston Astros vs New York Mets
Played at Astrodome with 19883 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	01100000x	1	3	0
New York Mets	000000000	0	3	2
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	3	Ken Forsch		Bill Virdon
New York Mets -	2	Craig Swan		Joe Torre
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
New York Mets -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Cesar Cedeno	3		Joel Youngblood	7
Craig Reynolds	6		Frank Taveras	6
Terry Puhl	8		Lee Mazzilli	8
Jose Cruz	7		Richie Hebner	5
Enos Cabell	5		John Stearns	2
Jeffrey Leonard	9		Ed Kranepool	3
Bruce Bochy	2		Dan Norman	9
Rafael Landestoy	4		Doug Flynn	4
Ken Forsch	1		Craig Swan	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Lee Weyer			Home Plate Umpire
Dutch Rennert			First Base Umpire
Harry Wendelstedt			Second Base Umpire
Ed Montague			Third Base Umpire