1979 - 09 - 23 Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 23 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 Cincinnati Reds

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/09/23 Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
Played at Astrodome with 42067 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	010000000	1	9	2
Cincinnati Reds	010500100	6	12	2
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	5	Vern Ruhle		Bill Virdon
Cincinnati Reds -	1	Frank Pastore		John McNamara
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Cincinnati Reds -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Terry Puhl	8		Dave Collins	9
Craig Reynolds	6		Joe Morgan	4
Cesar Cedeno	3		Dave Concepcion	6
Jose Cruz	7		George Foster	7
Enos Cabell	5		Johnny Bench	2
Jeffrey Leonard	9		Dan Driessen	3
Luis Pujols	2		Ray Knight	5
Rafael Landestoy	4		Hector Cruz	8
Vern Ruhle	1		Frank Pastore	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Joe West			Home Plate Umpire
Bill Williams			First Base Umpire
Jerry Dale			Second Base Umpire
Bruce Froemming			Third Base Umpire