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1972 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971/1973) 84-69, Finished 3rd in NL Western Division View League Standings and Leaders Scored 708 runs, Allowed 636 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-69 Managed by Harry Walker, Salty Parker, and Leo Durocher Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com) Attendance: 1,469,247 (4th of 12) Park Factors   (multi-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 97   (one-year): Batting - 105, Pitching - 104   Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers. BR Bullpen: Minor League Affiliates BaseballAmerica.com: Team Executives Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms News & Views: ThinkFactory, BallHype, ArmchairGM BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)

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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      34  108  332   33   89  16  2   5   40  50   39  .268  .358  .373   2   4   5   1   1   8  12  111
1B  Lee May             29  148  592   87  168  31  2  29   98  52  145  .284  .343  .490   3   1  13   2   0   1  12  137
2B  Tommy Helms         31  139  518   45  134  20  5   5   60  24   27  .259  .291  .346   4   3   8   4   3  10   8   82
3B  Doug Rader          27  152  553   70  131  24  7  22   90  57  120  .237  .309  .425   5   5  18   5   2   9   8  109
SS #Roger Metzger       24  153  641   84  142  12  3   2   38  60   71  .222  .288  .259  23   9   7   1   9   4   1   58
LF  Bob Watson          26  147  548   74  171  27  4  16   86  53   83  .312  .378  .464   1   1   6   8   2   5   5  141
CF  Cesar Cedeno        21  139  559  103  179  39  8  22   82  56   62  .320  .385  .537  55  21  11   5   1   4   5  162
RF  Jimmy Wynn          30  145  542  117  148  29  3  24   90 103   99  .273  .389  .470  17   7   8   2   2   3   6  146
    Larry Howard        27   54  157   16   35   7  0   2   13  17   30  .223  .299  .306   0   0   5   0   1   0   3   74
   *Norm Miller         26   67  107   18   26   4  0   4   13  13   23  .243  .331  .393   1   0   4   1   4   0   0  107
   #Jimmy Stewart       33   68   96   14   21   5  2   0    9   6    9  .219  .257  .313   0   1   0   0   0   3   2   63
    Jesus Alou          30   52   93    8   29   4  1   0   11   7    5  .312  .366  .376   0   2   3   1   1   0   4  114
    Bobby Fenwick       25   36   50    7    9   3  0   0    4   3   13  .180  .226  .240   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   34
   #Bob Stinson         26   27   35    3    6   1  0   0    2   1    6  .171  .211  .200   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   19
    Jack Hiatt          29   10   25    2    5   3  0   0    0   5    5  .200  .333  .320   0   0   1   0   0   0   2   89
   *Rich Chiles         22    9   11    0    3   1  0   0    2   1    1  .273  .333  .364   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  100
    Gary Sutherland     27    5    8    0    1   0  0   0    1   0    0  .125  .125  .125   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -28
    Cliff Johnson       24    5    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   2    0  .250  .500  .250   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  122

    Larry Dierker       25   31   78    2   13   0  0   0    4   1   24  .167  .188  .167   0   0   0   1   6   0   0    3
    Don Wilson          27   33   76    5    8   0  1   0    2   2   35  .105  .128  .132   0   0   2   0   8   0   0  -25
   *Dave Roberts        27   35   67    7   16   1  0   2    9   4   16  .239  .274  .343   0   1   1   0   6   2   0   76
   *Jerry Reuss         23   33   66    5    7   2  0   0    1   5   40  .106  .169  .136   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -11
    Ken Forsch          25   30   41    2    6   0  0   0    0   1   21  .146  .167  .146   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   -9
    Tom Griffin         24   39   25    3    7   3  0   1    2   0    9  .280  .280  .520   0   0   1   0   3   0   0  125
    George Culver       28   45   19    3    3   1  0   0    1   1   10  .158  .200  .211   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   18
    Jim Ray             27   54   16    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    9  .063  .063  .063   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -64
   *Fred Gladding       36   42    5    0    0   0  0   0    2   0    4  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   1   1   0 -100
   *Mike Cosgrove       21    7    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -100
    Jim York            24   26    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.3  153 5267  708 1359 233 38 134  660 524  907  .258  .325  .393 111  56  98  32  62  51  69  113
    Rank among 12 NL teams         5    1    4   2  6   3        5    6     3     4     2   3   3                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        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.

    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  Don Wilson          27  33   2.68  15  10  0  33   0  13   3  228.3  196   79   68  16   66  172  927  11   2  0   2 125
SP  Larry Dierker       25  31   3.40  15   8  0  31   0  12   5  214.7  209   87   81  14   51  115  887   3   5  1   0  99
SP *Jerry Reuss         23  33   4.17   9  13  1  30   1   4   1  192.0  177  101   89  14   83  174  832   7  10  2   3  80
SP *Dave Roberts        27  35   4.50  12   7  2  28   4   7   3  192.0  227  100   96  18   57  111  839   7   2  0   3  75
SP  Ken Forsch          25  30   3.91   6   8  0  24   3   1   0  156.3  163   75   68  19   62  113  671   9   0  0   1  86

CL  Fred Gladding       36  42   2.77   5   6 14   0  32   0   0   48.7   38   16   15   1   12   18  190   3   2  0   5 121
RP  Jim Ray             27  54   4.28  10   9  8   0  25   0   0   90.3   77   50   43  10   44   50  393   4   3  0   6  78
RP  George Culver       28  45   3.05   6   2  2   0  16   0   0   97.3   73   33   33   7   43   82  401   2   5  0   3 110
RP  Tom Griffin         24  39   3.24   5   4  3   5  10   1   1   94.3   92   39   34   7   38   83  409   5   3  0   5 103
RP  Jim York            24  26   5.25   0   1  0   0  14   0   0   36.0   45   21   21   3   18   25  164   3   1  0   3  64

   *Mike Cosgrove       21   7   4.61   0   1  1   1   3   0   0   13.7   16    8    7   2    3    7   60   1   0  0   0  73
   *Wade Blasingame     28  10   8.64   0   0  0   0   3   0   0    8.3    4    9    8   1    8    9   40   1   2  0   0  39
   *Joe Gibbon          37   9   9.82   0   0  0   0   4   0   0    7.3   13    9    8   2    5    4   41   0   1  1   2  34
    J.R. Richard        22   4  13.50   1   0  0   1   0   0   0    6.0   10    9    9   0    8    8   36   2   2  0   0  25
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.3 153   3.77  84  69 31 153 115  38  14 1385.0 1340  636  580 114  498  971 5890  58  38  4  33  89
    Rank among 12 NL teams         10   5  10  5          10   6     11   10    9        6    6    2

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- JEdwards 859 96 105 645 41 8 8 .988 9 33 60 24 LHoward 419 47 53 323 15 7 2 .980 7 21 29 11 JHiatt 69 8 10 36 4 0 1 1.000 1 1 5 2 BStinson 37 2 12 25 2 1 0 .964 0 3 5 0 CJohnson 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1385 153 153 1035 62 16 11 .986 17 58 99 37 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 *9.73 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- LMay 1312 146 146 1318 76 6 133 .996 9.56 JStewart 63 6 9 71 5 0 5 1.000 10.86 BWatson 10 1 2 13 1 0 3 1.000 12.60 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1385 153 153 1402 82 6 141 .996 9.64 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 *5.36 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- THelms 1243 139 139 353 441 17 115 .979 5.75 BFenwick 93 9 17 21 31 3 12 .945 4.99 JStewart 43 4 8 6 13 0 0 1.000 3.95 GSutherland 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1385 153 153 380 485 20 127 .977 5.62 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .945 *2.87 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DRader 1357 151 152 119 340 20 31 .958 3.04 BFenwick 14 1 2 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.89 GSutherland 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.86 JStewart 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.34 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1385 153 153 121 345 20 31 .959 3.03 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .967 *5.04 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- RMetzger 1373 153 153 238 504 22 101 .971 4.86 BFenwick 12 0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1385 153 153 239 507 22 101 .971 4.85 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .974 *1.92 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BWatson 1261 143 143 215 7 5 0 .978 1.58 JAlou 58 6 10 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.16 NMiller 31 3 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.44 JStewart 19 0 9 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.95 BStinson 8 0 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 RChiles 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 LHoward 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1385 153 153 240 7 5 0 .980 1.61 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 *2.60 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- CCedeno 1217 136 137 344 9 7 1 .981 2.61 JWynn 90 9 12 23 0 1 0 .958 2.30 NMiller 71 8 10 17 1 0 1 1.000 2.28 JStewart 7 0 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.86 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1385 153 153 387 10 8 2 .980 2.58 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 *2.03 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- JWynn 1207 135 136 266 11 4 2 .986 2.07 JAlou 86 8 14 17 0 1 0 .944 1.77 NMiller 83 9 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.41 RChiles 7 1 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.86 JStewart 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1385 153 153 299 11 5 2 .984 2.01 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 *2.18 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- JWynn 1297 144 144 284 8 5 2 .983 2.03 BWatson 1261 143 143 218 6 5 0 .978 1.60 CCedeno 1217 136 137 345 9 7 1 .981 2.62 NMiller 185 20 29 35 1 0 1 1.000 1.75 JAlou 144 14 23 32 0 1 0 .970 1.99 JStewart 28 0 11 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.61 RChiles 13 2 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.77 BStinson 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.12 LHoward 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1385 153 153 924 24 18 4 .981 2.05 153 153 153 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .950 *1.78 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- DWilson 228 33 33 8 37 2 1 .957 1.77 LDierker 214 31 31 16 19 0 1 1.000 1.47 JReuss 192 30 33 4 25 4 0 .879 1.36 DRoberts 192 28 35 0 31 1 0 .969 1.45 KForsch 156 24 30 9 9 2 1 .900 1.04 GCulver 97 0 45 6 12 2 1 .900 1.66 TGriffin 94 5 39 3 11 2 0 .875 1.34 JRay 90 0 54 6 6 0 0 1.000 1.20 FGladding 48 0 42 1 4 1 0 .833 0.92 JYork 36 0 26 0 6 0 0 1.000 1.50 MCosgrove 13 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 WBlasingame 8 0 10 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.08 JGibbon 7 0 9 2 3 0 0 1.000 6.16 JRichard 6 1 4 0 2 0 1 1.000 3.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1385 153 153 55 166 14 5 .940 1.44 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

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
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders Batting Average Cedeno .320 On-base % Wynn .389 Slugging % Cedeno .537 OPS Cedeno .922 Games Metzger 153 At Bats Metzger 641 Plate Appearances (approx.) Metzger 715 Runs Wynn 117 Hits Cedeno 179 Total Bases Cedeno 300 Doubles Cedeno 39 Triples Cedeno 8 Home Runs May 29 RBI May 98 Bases on Balls Wynn 103 Strikeouts May 145 Stolen Bases Cedeno 55 Singles Metzger 125 Adjusted OPS+ Cedeno 162 Runs Created Cedeno 115 Adjusted Batting Runs Cedeno 45 Batting Wins Cedeno 4.7 Extra-Base Hits Cedeno 69 Times on Base Wynn 253 Offensive Win% Cedeno .752 Hit By Pitch Watson 8 Sac. Hits Metzger 9 Sac. Flies Helms 10 Intentional Walks Edwards and May 12 Grounded into Double Plays Rader 18 Caught Stealing Cedeno 21 Power/Speed Number Cedeno 31.4 At Bats per Strikeout Helms 19.2 At Bats per Home Run May 20.4 Outs Metzger 528

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders ERA Wilson 2.68 Wins Dierker and Wilson 15 Won-Loss % Dierker .652 BB + H per IP (WHIP) Wilson 1.147 Hits Allowed/9IP Wilson 7.73 Bases on Balls/9IP Dierker 2.14 Strikeouts/9IP Reuss 8.16 Games Ray 54 Saves Gladding 14 Innings Wilson 228.3 Strikeouts Reuss 174 Games Started Wilson 33 Comp. Games Wilson 13 Shutouts Dierker 5 Home Runs Allow. Forsch 19 Bases On Balls Allow. Reuss 83 Hits Allowed Roberts 227 SO to Walk Wilson 2.61 Losses Reuss 13 Earned Runs Allow. Roberts 96 Wild Pitches Wilson 11 Hit Batsmen Reuss 10 Batters Faced Wilson 927 Games Finished Gladding 32 Adjusted ERA+ Wilson 125

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Cesar Cedeno
Lee May (Starting 1B)

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