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1969 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1968/1970)
81-81, Finished 5th in NL Western Division
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Scored 676 runs, Allowed 668 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-80
Managed by Harry Walker

Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,442,995 (6th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969 Stats (1968/1970) / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C  *Johnny Edwards      31  151  496   52  115  20  6   6   50  53   69  .232  .306  .333   2   1  17   2   4   4  12   81
1B *Curt Blefary        25  155  542   66  137  26  7  12   67  77   79  .253  .347  .393   8   7   8   4   4   5  10  109
2B *Joe Morgan          25  147  535   94  126  18  5  15   43 110   74  .236  .365  .372  49  14   5   1   7   4   1  109
3B  Doug Rader          24  155  569   62  140  25  3  11   83  62  103  .246  .325  .359   1   5  17   6   1   3   7   94
SS  Denis Menke         28  154  553   72  149  25  5  10   90  87   87  .269  .369  .387   2   7  13   4   7   6  12  115
LF  Jesus Alou          27  115  452   49  112  19  4   5   34  15   30  .248  .276  .341   4   6  13   4   2   3   6   74
CF  Jimmy Wynn          27  149  495  113  133  17  1  33   87 148  142  .269  .436  .507  23   7   5   3   2   5  14  167
RF *Norm Miller         23  119  409   58  108  21  4   4   50  47   77  .264  .348  .364   4   4   6   7   1   3   3  102
   #Marty Martinez      27   78  198   14   61   5  4   0   15  10   21  .308  .340  .374   0   0   5   0   4   1   1  102
   *Gary Geiger         32   93  125   19   28   4  1   0   16  24   34  .224  .351  .272   2   1   1   1   5   1   2   79
   *Sandy Valdespino    30   41  119   17   29   4  0   0   12  15   19  .244  .326  .277   2   2   1   0   2   1   0   72
    Julio Gotay         30   46   81    7   21   5  0   0    9   7   13  .259  .318  .321   2   1   4   0   0   0   1   82
    Tommy Davis         30   24   79    2   19   3  0   1    9   8    9  .241  .318  .316   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   80
    Leon McFadden       25   44   74    3   13   2  0   0    3   4    9  .176  .218  .203   1   2   2   0   3   0   0   20
    Hector Torres       23   34   69    5   11   1  0   1    8   2   12  .159  .183  .217   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   13
    Don Bryant          27   31   59    2   11   1  0   1    6   4   13  .186  .250  .254   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   43
    Bob Watson          23   20   40    3   11   3  0   0    3   6    5  .275  .396  .350   0   0   0   2   0   0   0  113
   *Keith Lampard       23    9   12    2    3   0  0   1    2   0    3  .250  .250  .500   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  108
   *Cesar Geronimo      21   28    8    8    2   1  0   0    0   0    3  .250  .250  .375   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   75
   *John Mayberry       20    5    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   1    1  .000  .200  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -39

    Larry Dierker       22   39  118    7   17   2  0   1    7   2   38  .144  .158  .186   0   0   3   0   7   0   0   -3
    Denny Lemaster      30   38   88    3   15   3  0   1    7   6   26  .170  .223  .239   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   31
    Don Wilson          24   34   81    7    8   2  0   0    5   3   36  .099  .167  .123   0   0   0   4   2   2   0  -17
    Tom Griffin         21   31   62    6    9   1  0   2    8   5   35  .145  .203  .258   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   30
    Jim Ray             24   40   26    1    3   0  0   0    2   0    9  .115  .148  .115   0   0   1   1   3   0   0  -24
    Jack Billingham     26   52   14    2    1   0  0   0    0   3    5  .071  .235  .071   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   -9
   *Wade Blasingame     25   27   12    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    5  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   *Fred Gladding       33   57   10    1    1   0  0   0    1   0    8  .100  .100  .100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -43
   *Dooley Womack       29   30    6    1    1   0  0   0    1   0    1  .167  .167  .167   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   -5
    Jim Bouton          30   16    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    3  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Skip Guinn          24   28    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Danny Coombs        27    8    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Bob Watkins         21    5    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   *Dan Schneider       26    6    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.5  162 5348  676 1284 208 40 104  618 699  972  .240  .328  .352 101  58 109  41  68  40  70  101
    Rank among 12 NL teams        12    6   11   6  7   9        2    6    10     4    10   1   1                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Larry Dierker       22  39   2.33  20  13  0  37   0  20   4  305.3  240   97   79  18   72  232 1207   9   1  0   6 151
SP *Denny Lemaster      30  38   3.16  13  17  1  37   1  11   1  244.7  232   97   86  20   72  173 1029   8   1  1   8 111
SP  Don Wilson          24  34   4.00  16  12  0  34   0  13   1  225.0  210  119  100  16   97  235  979  16   9  3   8  88
SP  Tom Griffin         21  31   3.54  11  10  0  31   0   6   3  188.3  156   80   74  19   93  200  810   6   7  4   4 100

CL  Fred Gladding       33  57   4.21   4   8 29   0  43   0   0   72.7   83   39   34   2   27   40  319   1   1  1   6  84
RP  Jack Billingham     26  52   4.25   6   7  2   4  22   1   0   82.7   92   45   39  12   29   71  358   2   5  0  11  83
RP  Dooley Womack       29  30   3.51   2   1  0   0   6   0   0   51.3   49   21   20   1   20   32  217   7   3  0   5 101
RP *Skip Guinn          24  28   6.67   1   2  0   0  11   0   0   27.0   34   22   20   3   21   33  136   2   1  0   2  53
RP  Jim Ray             24  40   3.91   8   2  0  13   4   0   0  115.0  105   55   50  11   48  115  489   4   2  0   4  90

   *Wade Blasingame     25  26   5.37   0   5  1   5   4   0   0   52.0   66   47   31   4   33   33  258   9   2  0   7  66
    Jim Bouton          30  16   4.11   0   2  1   1   7   1   0   30.7   32   16   14   1   12   32  135   4   2  0   1  86
    Bob Watkins         21   5   5.17   0   0  0   0   2   0   0   15.7   13    9    9   1   13   11   68   3   0  0   0  68
   *Danny Coombs        27   8   6.75   0   1  0   0   4   0   0    8.0   12    6    6   0    2    3   36   0   1  0   1  52
   *Dan Schneider       26   6  13.50   0   1  0   0   1   0   0    7.3   16   12   11   2    5    3   43   0   0  0   2  26
   *Bill Henry          41   3   0.00   0   0  0   0   2   0   0    5.0    2    1    0   0    2    2   20   0   0  0   0    
    Ron Willis          25   3   0.00   0   0  0   0   2   0   0    2.3    3    0    0   0    0    2   11   2   0  0   0    
    Scipio Spinks       21   1   0.00   0   0  0   0   0   0   0    2.0    1    1    0   0    1    4    8   0   0  0   0    
    Marty Martinez      27   1  13.50   0   0  0   0   1   0   0    0.7    1    1    1   1    0    0    3   0   0  0   0  26
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 25.6 162   3.60  81  81 34 162 110  52  11 1435.0 1347  668  574 111  547 1221 6126  73  35  9  65  98
    Rank among 12 NL teams          7   9   4  4           4   7      9    5    8        3    7    1

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
JEdwards    1241 140 151 1135   79   7   9  .994  10  63  53  49
DBryant      157  18  28  141    7   1   2  .993   3   6  12   1
MMartinez     35   4   7   24    3   3   0  .900   1   4   1   3
BWatson        2   0   1    5    0   0   0 1.000   1   0   0   0
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  1435 162 162 1305   89  11  11  .992  15  73  66  53
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .992 *9.83
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
CBlefary    1322 149 152 1235  103  17 117  .987  9.10
DMenke        62   7   9   52    9   1   3  .984  8.85
BWatson       37   5   5   34    3   0   4 1.000  9.00
DRader        14   1   4   14    0   1   2  .933  9.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1435 162 162 1335  115  19 126  .987  9.09
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .974 *5.19
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JMorgan     1138 131 132  303  328  18  79  .972  4.99
DMenke       172  20  23   42   47   2   9  .978  4.65
JGotay       119  11  16   34   41   1  12  .987  5.67
MMartinez      6   0   1    2    0   0   0 1.000  2.86
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1435 162 162  381  416  21 100  .974  5.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .946 *2.92
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DRader      1341 153 154  126  307  25  34  .945  2.91
MMartinez     84   8  15    7   23   3   2  .909  3.20
DMenke         9   1   1    2    2   0   0 1.000  4.00
JGotay         1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1435 162 162  135  332  28  36  .943  2.93
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .963 *4.93
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DMenke      1115 126 131  161  356  24  63  .956  4.17
HTorres      144  14  22   30   38   4   7  .944  4.23
MMartinez    122  16  17   23   39   5   5  .925  4.57
LMcFadden     53   6   8    8   17   1   0  .962  4.19
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1435 162 162  222  450  34  75  .952  4.21
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .962 *1.65
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JAlou        494  56  65   81    4   4   1  .955  1.55
SValdespino  227  28  29   27    2   1   0  .967  1.15
GGeiger      183  14  47   36    2   2   0  .950  1.87
TDavis       161  19  20   18    1   0   0 1.000  1.06
MMartinez    148  21  21   18    1   0   0 1.000  1.15
JMorgan       96  11  12   10    0   0   0 1.000  0.93
NMiller       53   6   7   14    1   0   0 1.000  2.51
BWatson       43   5   6    4    0   0   0 1.000  0.84
LMcFadden     12   1   4    2    0   0   0 1.000  1.42
CBlefary       8   1   1    3    0   0   0 1.000  3.38
CGeronimo      7   0   4    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1435 162 162  213   11   7   1  .970  1.40
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .977 *2.27
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
JWynn       1292 148 149  265    7   5   1  .982  1.89
NMiller      101  11  15   18    0   0   0 1.000  1.60
JMorgan       16   2   2    1    0   0   0 1.000  0.54
GGeiger       16   0   6    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
TDavis         8   1   1    2    0   0   0 1.000  2.25
CGeronimo      1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1435 162 162  286    7   5   1  .983  1.84
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .975 *1.87
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
NMiller      782  88  97  132   14   3   3  .980  1.68
JAlou        451  52  58   75    7  10   0  .891  1.64
GGeiger      102  11  14   12    2   0   0 1.000  1.24
LMcFadden     86  10  13   14    1   1   0  .937  1.56
KLampard       9   1   2    3    1   0   0 1.000  4.00
CGeronimo      4   0   4    2    0   0   0 1.000  4.50
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1435 162 162  238   25  14   3  .949  1.65
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .973 *2.02  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
JWynn       1292 148 149  318    9   5   3  .985  2.28
JAlou        946 108 112  173    8  14   1  .928  1.72
NMiller      937 105 114  172    7   3   3  .984  1.72
GGeiger      301  25  65   57    3   2   0  .968  1.79
SValdespino  227  28  29   37    3   1   0  .976  1.59
TDavis       169  20  21   27    1   0   0 1.000  1.49
MMartinez    148  21  21   21    1   0   0 1.000  1.33
JMorgan      113  13  14   12    0   0   0 1.000  0.96
LMcFadden     99  11  17   17    0   1   0  .944  1.54
BWatson       43   5   6    7    0   0   0 1.000  1.47
CGeronimo     12   0   9    1    0   0   0 1.000  0.75
KLampard       9   1   1    3    1   0   0 1.000  4.00
CBlefary       8   1   1    3    0   0   0 1.000  3.38
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  1435 162 162  848   33  26   7  .971  1.84 162 162 162
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .958 *1.95
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
LDierker     305  37  39   14   42   3   5  .949  1.65
DLemaster    244  37  38   12   33   0   1 1.000  1.66
DWilson      225  34  34   19   25   3   0  .936  1.76
TGriffin     188  31  31    8   16   2   1  .923  1.15
JRay         115  13  40    5   11   0   0 1.000  1.25
JBillingham   82   4  52    3   12   1   1  .937  1.63
FGladding     72   0  57    5   12   0   0 1.000  2.10
WBlasingame   52   5  26    5    9   3   0  .824  2.42
DWomack       51   0  30    7   17   1   0  .960  4.21
JBouton       30   1  16    2    5   0   0 1.000  2.05
SGuinn        27   0  28    1    3   0   0 1.000  1.33
BWatkins      15   0   5    0    1   0   0 1.000  0.57
DCoombs        8   0   8    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
DSchneider     7   0   6    0    3   1   0  .750  3.70
BHenry         5   0   3    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
RWillis        2   0   3    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
SSpinks        2   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
MMartinez      0   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1435 162 162   81  189  14   8  .951  1.69
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
 Glossary - Select a player to see their individual page.

Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageMenke and Wynn.269
On-base %Wynn.436
Slugging %Wynn.507
OPSWynn.943
GamesBlefary and Rader155
At BatsRader569
Plate Appearances (approx.)Menke and Morgan657
RunsWynn113
HitsMenke149
Total BasesWynn251
DoublesBlefary26
TriplesBlefary7
Home RunsWynn33
RBIMenke90
Bases on BallsWynn148
StrikeoutsWynn142
Stolen BasesMorgan49
SinglesMenke109
Adjusted OPS+Wynn167
Runs CreatedWynn126
Adjusted Batting RunsWynn54
Batting WinsWynn5.5
Extra-Base HitsWynn51
Times on BaseWynn284
Offensive Win%Wynn.799
Hit By PitchMiller7
Sac. HitsDierker, Menke, and Morgan7
Sac. FliesMenke6
Intentional WalksWynn14
Grounded into Double PlaysEdwards and Rader17
Caught StealingMorgan14
Power/Speed NumberWynn27.1
At Bats per StrikeoutEdwards and Morgan7.2
At Bats per Home RunWynn15.0
OutsRader455

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERADierker2.33
WinsDierker20
Won-Loss %Dierker.606
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Dierker1.022
Hits Allowed/9IPDierker7.07
Bases on Balls/9IPDierker2.12
Strikeouts/9IPGriffin9.56
GamesGladding57
SavesGladding29
InningsDierker305.3
StrikeoutsWilson235
Games StartedDierker and Lemaster37
Comp. GamesDierker20
ShutoutsDierker4
Home Runs Allow.Lemaster20
Bases On Balls Allow.Wilson97
Hits AllowedDierker240
SO to WalkDierker3.22
LossesLemaster17
Earned Runs Allow.Wilson100
Wild PitchesWilson16
Hit BatsmenWilson9
Batters FacedDierker1207
Games FinishedGladding43
Adjusted ERA+Dierker151

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