1979 - 08 - 20 New York Mets vs Montreal Expos Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 20 of 08 1979, the New York Mets attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The New York Mets were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the New York Mets 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 New York Mets vs Houston Astros

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/08/20 New York Mets vs Houston Astros
Played at Shea Stadium with 10922 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
New York Mets	010000000	1	2	1
Houston Astros	000301112	7	13	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
New York Mets -	2	Craig Swan		Joe Torre
Houston Astros -	1	Joe Niekro		Bill Virdon
Home Runs in game:
New York Mets -	0
Houston Astros -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Gil Flores	9		Rafael Landestoy	4
Frank Taveras	6		Craig Reynolds	6
Lee Mazzilli	8		Terry Puhl	8
John Stearns	5		Cesar Cedeno	3
Ed Kranepool	3		Jose Cruz	7
Joel Youngblood	7		Enos Cabell	5
Ron Hodges	2		Jeffrey Leonard	9
Doug Flynn	4		Alan Ashby	2
Craig Swan	1		Joe Niekro	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Doug Harvey			Home Plate Umpire
Frank Pulli			First Base Umpire
(none)			Second Base Umpire
Andy Olsen			Third Base Umpire