1979 - 07 - 20 Pittsburgh Pirates vs Montreal Expos Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 20 of 07 1979, the Pittsburgh Pirates attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Pittsburgh Pirates were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 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 Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1979/07/20 Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
Played at Three Rivers Stadium with 23585 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Pittsburgh Pirates	30200310x	9	12	2
Houston Astros	001101000	2	8	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Pittsburgh Pirates -	1	John Candelaria		Chuck Tanner
Houston Astros -	3	J.R. Richard		Bill Virdon
Home Runs in game:
Pittsburgh Pirates -	1
Houston Astros -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Omar Moreno	8		Rafael Landestoy	4
Tim Foli	6		Julio Gonzalez	6
Dave Parker	9		Terry Puhl	8
Willie Stargell	3		Jeffrey Leonard	9
Bill Robinson	7		Enos Cabell	3
Ed Ott	2		Jose Cruz	7
Phil Garner	5		Art Howe	5
Rennie Stennett	4		Alan Ashby	2
John Candelaria	1		J.R. Richard	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
John Kibler			Home Plate Umpire
Terry Tata			First Base Umpire
Jerry Crawford			Second Base Umpire
Charlie Williams			Third Base Umpire