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1972 Houston Astros Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973)
84-69, Finished 3rd in NL West
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Scored 708 runs, Allowed 636 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-69
Manager: Harry Walker (67-54), Salty Parker (1-0) and Leo Durocher (16-15)
Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,469,247 (4th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
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1971 / 1973 Lineups and Defense

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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Sat,4/15 vs SFG L (0-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
2. Sun,4/16 vs SFG L (6-10)# Hiatt May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
3. Mon,4/17 vs SFG W (7-2)# Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
4. Tue,4/18 at CIN W (8-4)# Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
5. Wed,4/19 at CIN W (7-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
6. Fri,4/21 at SFG W (7-3)# Hiatt May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
7. Sat,4/22 at SFG W (6-0) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
8. Sun,4/23 at SFG W (13-7) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
9. Mon,4/24 vs CHC W (3-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
10. Tue,4/25 vs CHC W (5-4) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Wynn Miller Reuss  
11. Wed,4/26 vs CHC W (5-4)# Hiatt May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Wynn Alou Roberts  
12. Fri,4/28 vs STL L (2-7) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Wynn Miller Dierker  
13. Sat,4/29 vs STL L (2-4) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
14. Sun,4/30 vs STL W (7-6) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
15. Mon,5/1 at PIT W (9-8) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
16. Wed,5/3 at PIT L (2-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
17. Fri,5/5 at CHC W (3-0) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
18. Sat,5/6 at CHC L (4-6) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
19. Tue,5/9 at STL L (1-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
20. Wed,5/10 at STL W (10-7) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
21. Thu,5/11 at STL L (3-4) Edwards May Fenwick Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
22. Fri,5/12 vs PIT L (2-4) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
23. Sat,5/13 vs PIT L (1-6) Edwards Stewart Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
24. Sun,5/14 vs PIT W (7-6) Edwards Stewart Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
25. Mon,5/15 vs ATL W (8-2) Edwards Stewart Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
26. Tue,5/16 vs ATL W (6-5) Edwards Stewart Fenwick Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
27. Wed,5/17 vs ATL W (9-0) Edwards May Fenwick Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
28. Thu,5/18 at LAD W (4-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
29. Fri,5/19 at LAD L (1-2)# Hiatt Stewart Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
30. Sat,5/20 at LAD L (0-3)# Hiatt May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
31. Sun,5/21 at LAD W (2-1) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
32. Mon,5/22 at SDP W (7-0) Edwards May Fenwick Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
33. Tue,5/23 at SDP W (7-0) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Griffin  
34. Tue,5/23 at SDP W (2-1) Hiatt May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Miller Forsch  
35. Wed,5/24 at SDP W (4-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
36. Fri,5/26 vs LAD W (5-3)# Hiatt May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Wynn Alou Roberts  
37. Sat,5/27 vs LAD L (3-7) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Wynn Miller Reuss  
38. Sun,5/28 vs LAD L (5-6)# Hiatt May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Wynn Alou Dierker  
39. Mon,5/29 vs CIN L (3-8) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Wynn Miller Forsch  
40. Tue,5/30 vs CIN L (5-9) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Wynn Miller Wilson  
41. Wed,5/31 vs CIN L (4-12) Edwards May Fenwick Rader Metzger Watson Wynn Miller Roberts  
42. Thu,6/1 vs CIN L (3-10) Howard May Fenwick Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
43. Fri,6/2 at MON W (7-1) Edwards May Fenwick Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Alou Dierker  
44. Sat,6/3 at MON L (0-1) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Alou Forsch  
45. Sun,6/4 at MON W (5-0) Edwards May Stewart Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Alou Wilson  
46. Tue,6/6 at PHI W (4-3)# Howard May Stewart Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Alou Roberts  
47. Wed,6/7 at PHI L (1-3)# Howard May Stewart Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Alou Reuss  
48. Thu,6/8 at PHI L (2-7) Edwards May Stewart Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Miller Dierker  
49. Fri,6/9 at NYM W (4-2)# Howard May Fenwick Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
50. Sat,6/10 at NYM L (3-5)# Howard May Fenwick Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
51. Sun,6/11 at NYM W (4-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
52. Mon,6/12 vs MON W (3-1) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
53. Tue,6/13 vs MON L (1-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
54. Wed,6/14 vs MON W (5-4) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
55. Fri,6/16 vs PHI W (1-0)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
56. Sat,6/17 vs PHI W (10-5)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
57. Sun,6/18 vs PHI W (10-0) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
58. Mon,6/19 vs NYM W (3-0)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
59. Tue,6/20 vs NYM W (7-4) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
60. Wed,6/21 vs NYM L (4-5)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Griffin  
61. Thu,6/22 at CIN W (9-5) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
62. Fri,6/23 at CIN L (1-7)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
63. Sat,6/24 at CIN W (4-1) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
64. Sun,6/25 at CIN L (4-5) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
65. Mon,6/26 at SDP W (14-7) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
66. Tue,6/27 at SDP W (6-0) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
67. Wed,6/28 at LAD L (0-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
68. Thu,6/29 at LAD W (8-6)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
69. Fri,6/30 vs ATL L (2-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
70. Sat,7/1 vs ATL W (4-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
71. Sun,7/2 vs ATL W (5-4) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Miller Roberts  
72. Mon,7/3 vs ATL L (9-13) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
73. Tue,7/4 vs PIT W (6-0) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
74. Wed,7/5 vs PIT L (4-6) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
75. Thu,7/6 vs PIT L (3-7) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
76. Fri,7/7 at STL L (1-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
77. Sat,7/8 at STL L (1-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
78. Sun,7/9 at STL W (12-6) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
79. Tue,7/11 at CHC W (6-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Miller Wynn Forsch  
80. Tue,7/11 at CHC L (5-9) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Miller Wynn Wilson  
81. Wed,7/12 at CHC W (10-6) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Miller Wynn Roberts  
82. Thu,7/13 at CHC W (7-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Miller Wynn Reuss  
83. Fri,7/14 at PIT L (2-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Miller Wynn Dierker  
84. Sat,7/15 at PIT L (1-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Miller Wynn Forsch  
85. Sun,7/16 at PIT L (2-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Miller Wynn Griffin  
86. Sun,7/16 at PIT L (2-3) Edwards Stewart Helms Rader Metzger Watson Miller Wynn Wilson  
87. Mon,7/17 vs STL L (2-3) Edwards May Helms Fenwick Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
88. Tue,7/18 vs STL W (11-3) Edwards May Helms Stewart Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
89. Wed,7/19 vs STL L (0-6) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
90. Fri,7/21 vs CHC L (3-11) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
91. Sat,7/22 vs CHC W (7-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
92. Sun,7/23 vs CHC W (6-5) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
93. Thu,7/27 vs LAD L (3-6)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
94. Fri,7/28 vs LAD L (5-6)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
95. Sat,7/29 vs LAD W (7-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
96. Sun,7/30 vs SDP L (7-10)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Richard  
97. Sun,7/30 vs SDP W (4-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
98. Mon,7/31 vs SDP W (3-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
99. Tue,8/1 vs CIN L (1-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
100. Wed,8/2 vs CIN W (10-1) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
101. Fri,8/4 at SFG W (6-1) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
102. Sat,8/5 at SFG W (4-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
103. Sun,8/6 at SFG W (7-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
104. Sun,8/6 at SFG L (2-6) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Griffin  
105. Tue,8/8 at ATL L (4-8) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
106. Wed,8/9 at ATL L (0-6)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
107. Thu,8/10 at ATL W (9-6) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
108. Fri,8/11 vs SFG W (6-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
109. Sat,8/12 vs SFG W (3-1) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
110. Sun,8/13 vs SFG L (3-4) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
111. Mon,8/14 vs SFG W (7-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
112. Tue,8/15 at MON L (2-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
113. Wed,8/16 at MON W (5-0) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
114. Thu,8/17 at MON W (17-5)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
115. Fri,8/18 at PHI W (4-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
116. Sat,8/19 at PHI L (0-4) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Miller Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
117. Sun,8/20 at PHI W (3-1)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Alou Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
118. Mon,8/21 at NYM L (2-4)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Alou Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
119. Tue,8/22 at NYM L (2-4) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
120. Wed,8/23 at NYM W (7-4)# Howard Watson Helms Rader Metzger Alou Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
121. Fri,8/25 vs MON L (3-4) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
122. Sat,8/26 vs MON W (6-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Alou Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
123. Sun,8/27 vs MON W (8-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Alou Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
124. Tue,8/29 vs PHI W (2-1) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Alou Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
125. Wed,8/30 vs PHI W (5-3)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
126. Thu,8/31 vs PHI W (5-1) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
127. Fri,9/1 vs NYM W (8-0) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
128. Sat,9/2 vs NYM L (8-11)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
129. Sun,9/3 vs NYM L (1-2) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
130. Mon,9/4 vs ATL L (5-6) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
131. Tue,9/5 vs ATL L (3-5) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
132. Thu,9/7 at SFG W (5-1)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
133. Fri,9/8 at SFG W (5-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
134. Sat,9/9 at LAD L (0-4)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
135. Sun,9/10 at LAD L (2-3) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Roberts  
136. Mon,9/11 at LAD W (4-3)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
137. Wed,9/13 vs SDP W (6-5)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
138. Thu,9/14 vs SDP W (10-6) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Miller Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
139. Fri,9/15 vs LAD L (2-4)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
140. Sat,9/16 vs LAD L (0-10) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
141. Sun,9/17 vs LAD W (15-11)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
142. Tue,9/19 at ATL W (5-3)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
143. Wed,9/20 at ATL L (6-13)# Stinson May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Griffin  
144. Fri,9/22 vs CIN L (3-4)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Dierker  
145. Sat,9/23 vs CIN W (7-1) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
146. Sun,9/24 vs CIN L (2-10) Edwards May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
147. Tue,9/26 vs SFG L (2-5)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
148. Wed,9/27 vs SFG W (3-0) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
149. Fri,9/29 at SDP W (5-2) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
150. Sat,9/30 at SDP W (6-5)# Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Reuss  
151. Sun,10/1 at SDP L (1-3) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Watson Cedeno Wynn Wilson  
152. Tue,10/3 at CIN L (1-6) Howard May Helms Rader Metzger Chiles Cedeno Wynn Forsch  
153. Wed,10/4 at CIN L (2-4) Stinson May Sutherland Rader Metzger Miller Cedeno Chiles Cosgrove  
153 games 4 players 3 players 4 players 3 players 1 players 4 players 3 players 4 players 8 players 0 players
Most Common-games Edwards-96
Howard-47
Hiatt-8		 May-146
Stewart-6
Watson-1		 Helms-139
Fenwick-9
Stewart-4		 Rader-151
Stewart-1
Fenwick-1		 Metzger-153
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-		 Watson-143
Alou-6
Miller-3		 Cedeno-136
Wynn-9
Miller-8		 Wynn-135
Miller-9
Alou-8		 Wilson-33
Dierker-31
Reuss-30		 -
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Most Common Lineups

65 Games
C. Edwards
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Rader
SS. Metzger
LF. Watson
CF. Cedeno
RF. Wynn
P. Pitcher

36 Games
C. Howard
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Rader
SS. Metzger
LF. Watson
CF. Cedeno
RF. Wynn
P. Pitcher

6 Games
C. Edwards
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Rader
SS. Metzger
LF. Watson
CF. Miller
RF. Wynn
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Edwards
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Rader
SS. Metzger
LF. Watson
CF. Wynn
RF. Miller
P. Pitcher

3 Games
C. Edwards
1B. Stewart
2B. Helms
3B. Rader
SS. Metzger
LF. Watson
CF. Cedeno
RF. Wynn
P. Pitcher

3 Games
C. Hiatt
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Rader
SS. Metzger
LF. Watson
CF. Cedeno
RF. Wynn
P. Pitcher

30 total lineups (60 when including pitchers)


1971 / 1973 Lineups and Defense

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