1979 - 05 - 02 St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Recap

The 1979 baseball season - On the 02 of 05 1979, the St. Louis Cardinals attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The St. Louis Cardinals were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 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 St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros

Game Score Card / Stats


Game Date: 1979/05/02 St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
Played at Busch Stadium II with 5190 people in attendance.


Opponents123456789RunsHitsErrors
St. Louis Cardinals10002002x590
Houston Astros100100000282
 
Teams# PitchersStarting PitcherManager
St. Louis Cardinals -1John DennyKen Boyer
Houston Astros -1Ken ForschBill Virdon
 
Home Runs in game:
St. Louis Cardinals -0
Houston Astros -1
 
Hometeam BatterBatting Order Visiting Team BatterBatting Order
Garry Templeton6Terry Puhl9
Tony Scott8Craig Reynolds6
Keith Hernandez3Cesar Cedeno8
Ted Simmons2Jose Cruz7
George Hendrick9Enos Cabell5
Dane Iorg7Bob Watson3
Ken Reitz5Art Howe4
Mike Tyson4Alan Ashby2
John Denny1Ken Forsch1
 
Umpire Name Umpire Position:
Jim Jones Home Plate Umpire
Dave Pallone First Base Umpire
Bob Sharp Second Base Umpire
Bob Freels Third Base Umpire