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1972 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971/1973)
84-69, Finished 3rd in NL Western Division
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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)
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Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
  (one-year): Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1971/1973) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 3, 1971

Traded Marty Martinez to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bob Stinson.

November 29, 1971

Drafted Bobby Fenwick from the San Francisco Giants in the 1971 rule 5 draft.

Traded Joe Morgan, Denis Menke, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo, and Ed Armbrister to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Lee May, Tommy Helms, and Jimmy Stewart.

December 2, 1971

Traded John Mayberry and Dave Grangaard (minors) to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jim York and Lance Clemons.

December 3, 1971

Traded Derrel Thomas, Bill Greif, and Mark Schaeffer to the San Diego Padres. Received Dave Roberts.

January 20, 1972

Released Glenn Adams.

April 9, 1972 (Standings)

Signed Ramon de los Santos as a free agent.

April 15, 1972 (Standings)

Traded Scipio Spinks and Lance Clemons to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Jerry Reuss.

May 21, 1972 (Standings)

Signed Rick Williams as an amateur free agent.

May 25, 1972 (Standings)

Signed Joe Gibbon as a free agent.

June 6, 1972 (Standings)

Drafted Roy Lee Jackson in the 12th round of the 1972 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Jim Crawford in the 14th round of the 1972 amateur draft.

June 7, 1972 (Standings)

Sent Wade Blasingame to the New York Yankees as part of a conditional deal.

June 13, 1972 (Standings)

Purchased Gary Sutherland from the Montreal Expos.

July 21, 1972 (Standings)

Released Joe Gibbon.

July 29, 1972 (Standings)

Sold Jack Hiatt to the California Angels.

November 27, 1972

Traded Rich Chiles and Buddy Harris to the New York Mets. Received Tommie Agee.

Drafted Bob Gallagher from the Boston Red Sox in the 1972 rule 5 draft.

November 28, 1972

Traded Ray Busse and Bobby Fenwick to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Skip Jutze and Milt Ramirez.

January 9, 1973

Signed Luis Pujols as an amateur free agent.

January 10, 1973

Drafted Mike Stanton in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

March 26, 1973

Sold George Culver to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

March 28, 1973

Sold Bob Stinson to the Montreal Expos.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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