1979 - 09 - 01 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 01 of 09 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: 1979/09/01 Houston Astros vs New York Mets
Played at Astrodome with 23573 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	10000011x	3	6	3
New York Mets	000100000	1	7	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	1	J.R. Richard		Bill Virdon
New York Mets -	2	Pete Falcone		Joe Torre
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	1
New York Mets -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Rafael Landestoy	4		Frank Taveras	6
Craig Reynolds	6		John Stearns	7
Jose Cruz	7		Lee Mazzilli	8
Cesar Cedeno	3		Richie Hebner	5
Enos Cabell	5		Joel Youngblood	9
Jeffrey Leonard	8		Ed Kranepool	3
Denny Walling	9		Alex Trevino	2
Bruce Bochy	2		Doug Flynn	4
J.R. Richard	1		Pete Falcone	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Dutch Rennert			Home Plate Umpire
Harry Wendelstedt			First Base Umpire
Ed Montague			Second Base Umpire
Lee Weyer			Third Base Umpire