1979 - 09 - 08 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 08 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 San Francisco Giants

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/09/08 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
Played at Astrodome with 32300 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	000010000	1	9	1
San Francisco Giants	000000020	2	7	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	2	Joe Niekro		Bill Virdon
San Francisco Giants -	3	Ed Whitson		Dave Bristol
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
San Francisco Giants -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Cesar Cedeno	3		Max Venable	9
Craig Reynolds	6		Rob Andrews	4
Terry Puhl	8		Mike Ivie	3
Jose Cruz	7		Darrell Evans	5
Enos Cabell	5		Larry Herndon	8
Jeffrey Leonard	9		Greg Johnston	7
Luis Pujols	2		Johnnie LeMaster	6
Rafael Landestoy	4		Dennis Littlejohn	2
Joe Niekro	1		Ed Whitson	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Andy Olsen			Home Plate Umpire
Eric Gregg			First Base Umpire
Steve Fields			Second Base Umpire
Frank Pulli			Third Base Umpire