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1974 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1973/1975)
81-81, Finished 4th in NL Western Division
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Scored 653 runs, Allowed 632 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-79
Managed by Preston Gomez

Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,090,728 (7th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 97, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1974 Stats (1973/1975) / 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  *Milt May            23  127  405   47  117  17  4   7   54  39   33  .289  .349  .402   0   1   9   1   3   5   8  114
1B  Lee May             31  152  556   59  149  26  0  24   85  17   97  .268  .294  .444   1   0  12   7   1   9   2  109
2B  Tommy Helms         33  137  452   32  126  21  1   5   50  23   27  .279  .313  .363   5   4  13   1   1   4   7   92
3B  Doug Rader          29  152  533   61  137  27  3  17   78  60  131  .257  .334  .415   7   2  14   4   0   4   7  113
SS #Roger Metzger       26  143  572   66  145  18 10   0   30  37   73  .253  .297  .320   9   7  13   0  21   3   1   76
LF  Bob Watson          28  150  524   69  156  19  4  11   67  60   61  .298  .370  .412   3   4  14   3   1   5   9  123
CF  Cesar Cedeno        23  160  610   95  164  29  5  26  102  64  103  .269  .338  .461  57  17   9   4   2   8   6  127
RF *Greg Gross          21  156  589   78  185  21  8   0   36  76   39  .314  .393  .377  12  20  13   1   9   1   4  121
    Cliff Johnson       26   83  171   26   39   4  1  10   29  33   45  .228  .357  .439   0   1   5   3   0   3   1  126
   #Larry Milbourne     23  112  136   31   38   2  1   0    9  10   14  .279  .329  .309   6   2   1   0   2   0   0   83
   *Johnny Edwards      36   50  117    8   26   7  1   1   10  11   12  .222  .292  .325   1   1   1   1   0   1   3   76
   #Wilbur Howard       25   64  111   19   24   4  0   2    5   5   18  .216  .250  .306   4   5   3   0   0   0   0   58
   *Bob Gallagher       25  102   87   13   15   2  0   0    3  12   23  .172  .280  .195   1   0   1   1   2   0   1   38
    Ollie Brown         30   27   69    8   15   1  0   3    6   4   15  .217  .260  .362   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   76
    Mick Kelleher       26   19   57    4    9   0  0   0    2   5   10  .158  .226  .158   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   11
    Ray Busse           25   19   34    3    7   1  0   0    0   3   12  .206  .270  .235   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   45
    Denis Menke         33   30   29    2    3   1  0   0    1   4   10  .103  .206  .138   0   0   1   0   0   1   0    0
    Dave Campbell       32   35   23    4    2   1  0   0    2   1    8  .087  .125  .130   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -27
   *Mike Easler         23   15   15    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    5  .067  .067  .067   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -62
    Skip Jutze          28    8   13    0    3   0  0   0    1   1    1  .231  .267  .231   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   43

   *Dave Roberts        29   35   73    3   16   4  3   1    9   0   19  .219  .213  .397   0   0   2   0   2   2   0   72
    Larry Dierker       27   33   71    2   14   3  0   0    7   1   27  .197  .208  .239   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   28
    Tom Griffin         26   37   68   11   20   5  0   2    8   2   24  .294  .324  .456   0   0   1   1   9   0   0  121
    Don Wilson          29   33   63    6   13   5  0   0    5   0   19  .206  .227  .286   0   0   2   2   9   1   0   46
   *Claude Osteen       34   23   46    4   13   4  0   0    3   0   10  .283  .283  .370   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   85
    J.R. Richard        24   15   21    1    3   0  0   1    1   0    9  .143  .143  .286   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   20
   *Mike Cosgrove       23   45   18    1    1   0  0   0    0   2    6  .056  .150  .056   0   0   0   0   2   0   0  -39
    Ken Forsch          27   70    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   1    3  .000  .125  .000   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -62
   *Paul Siebert        21    5    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    3  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   2   0   0 -100
    Doug Konieczny      22    6    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Jim York            26   28    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    3  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   *Fred Scherman       29   53    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    2  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Jerry Johnson       30   34    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Mike Nagy           26    9    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 26.8  162 5489  653 1441 222 41 110  603 471  864  .263  .321  .378 108  65 124  29  83  48  49  103
    Rank among 12 NL teams         8    9    4   6  5   5       11    4     4     7     4   6   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.
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  Tom Griffin         26  34   3.54  14  10  0  34   0   8   3  211.0  202   97   83  14   89  110  918  11   5  3   7  98
SP  Larry Dierker       27  33   2.90  11  10  0  33   0   7   3  223.7  189   76   72  18   82  150  913   8   6  3   4 120
SP *Dave Roberts        29  34   3.40  10  12  1  30   2   8   2  204.0  216   83   77   6   65   72  870   2   3  1   2 103
SP  Don Wilson          29  33   3.08  11  13  0  27   2   5   4  204.7  170   80   70  16  100  112  875   4   4  1   2 113
SP *Claude Osteen       34  23   3.71   9   9  0  21   1   7   2  138.3  158   67   57   8   47   45  602   3   2  3   1  94
SP  J.R. Richard        24  15   4.18   2   3  0   9   0   0   0   64.7   58   31   30   3   36   42  278   9   1  1   0  83
SP *Paul Siebert        21   5   3.55   1   1  0   5   0   1   1   25.3   21   12   10   3   11   10  105   0   0  0   0  98

CL  Ken Forsch          27  70   2.79   8   7 10   0  40   0   0  103.3   98   38   32   3   37   48  435   4   4  1  13 125
RP *Fred Scherman       29  53   4.11   2   5  4   0  31   0   0   61.3   67   33   28   5   26   35  276   2   7  0   6  85
RP *Mike Cosgrove       23  45   3.50   7   3  2   0  17   0   0   90.0   76   35   35   2   39   47  373   3   1  0   3 100
RP  Jerry Johnson       30  34   4.80   2   1  0   0  17   0   0   45.0   47   26   24   2   24   32  201   2   0  0   7  73
RP  Jim York            26  28   3.29   2   2  1   0   8   0   0   38.3   48   20   14   1   19   15  183   1   1  1   6 106

    Doug Konieczny      22   6   7.88   0   3  0   3   1   0   0   16.0   18   15   14   0   12    8   77   2   2  1   1  44
    Mike Nagy           26   9   8.53   1   1  0   0   2   0   0   12.7   17   13   12   3    5    5   62   1   1  0   0  41
   *Ramon de los Santos 25  12   2.19   1   1  0   0   5   0   0   12.3   11    6    3   0    9    7   57   0   0  0   4 159
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.6 162   3.46  81  81 18 162 126  36  18 1450.0 1396  632  557  84  601  738 6225  52  37 15  56 100
    Rank among 12 NL teams          5   6   7 10           6   3      8    6    4        1    9   11

    * - 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
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
MMay         955 109 116  525   63   4  10  .993   9  34  70  41
JEdwards     240  27  32  157   16   2   3  .989   1   9  27   6
CJohnson     210  22  28  123    9   3   4  .978   3   8  23   6
SJutze        44   4   7   16    2   0   0 1.000   0   1   3   3
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  1450 162 162  821   90   9  17  .990  13  52 123  56
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .991 *9.94
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
LMay        1186 143 145 1253   88   8 116  .994 10.17
CJohnson     146  16  21  147    9   1  13  .994  9.57
BWatson       85   2  35   96    5   0   7 1.000 10.61
DMenke        16   1  12   18    1   0   4 1.000 10.69
DCampbell      8   0   6   12    0   0   1 1.000 13.50
BGallagher     8   0   4    7    1   0   0 1.000  9.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162 1533  104   9 141  .995 10.16
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .973 *5.47
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
THelms      1050 130 133  308  360  10  99  .985  5.72
LMilbourne   359  29  87   92  131   6  23  .974  5.59
DCampbell     27   2   9    8    9   2   4  .895  5.67
DMenke        14   1   3    1    4   0   0 1.000  3.21
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  409  504  18 126  .981  5.67
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .948 *3.04
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
DRader      1343 152 152  128  347  17  28  .965  3.18
RBusse        57   6   8    2   17   3   1  .864  3.00
DMenke        39   3   7    2   16   0   1 1.000  4.15
DCampbell     11   1   2    0    8   0   0 1.000  6.55
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  132  388  20  30  .963  3.23
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .961 *4.97
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
RMetzger    1261 143 143  238  451  17  85  .976  4.91
MKelleher    139  16  18   23   62   5  10  .944  5.50
LMilbourne    42   3   8    9   17   1   1  .963  5.48
DMenke         7   0   2    0    2   0   0 1.000  2.47
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  270  532  23  96  .972  4.98
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field   Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .976 *1.99
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BWatson     1061 139 140  202    5   4   2  .981  1.76
WHoward      214  18  41   47    3   0   1 1.000  2.10
GGross       145   4  56   36    0   0   0 1.000  2.23
BGallagher    18   1   5    4    0   0   0 1.000  2.00
LMilbourne    11   0   4    1    0   0   0 1.000  0.82
DCampbell      1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  290    8   4   3  .987  1.85
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .985 *2.77
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
CCedeno     1385 157 157  436   11   3   4  .993  2.90
WHoward       35   3   6   13    0   0   0 1.000  3.34
BGallagher    30   2   4    8    0   0   0 1.000  2.40
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  457   11   3   4  .994  2.90
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Right Field  Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .975 *2.04
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
GGross      1165 141 143  260   16   2   4  .993  2.13
BGallagher   134   2  53   32    0   1   0  .970  2.15
OBrown       132  17  20   37    0   0   0 1.000  2.52
WHoward       19   2   4    4    0   0   0 1.000  1.89
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162  333   16   3   4  .991  2.17
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .979 *2.27  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
CCedeno     1385 157 157  446   11   3   4  .993  2.97
GGross      1310 145 151  296   15   2   4  .994  2.14
BWatson     1061 139 140  202    7   4   2  .981  1.77
WHoward      268  23  50   65    3   0   1 1.000  2.28
BGallagher   182   5  62   44    0   1   0  .978  2.18
OBrown       132  17  20   39    0   0   0 1.000  2.65
LMilbourne    11   0   4    1    0   0   0 1.000  0.82
DCampbell      1   0   1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  1450 162 162 1093   36  10  11  .991  2.34 162 162 162
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     Inn  GS  G   PO    A   E   DP  .944 *1.88
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
LDierker     223  33  33   10   34   1   1  .978  1.77
TGriffin     211  34  34   19   35   8   2  .871  2.30
DWilson      204  27  33   11   21   5   1  .865  1.41
DRoberts     204  30  34   15   43   3   5  .951  2.56
COsteen      138  21  23    8   23   1   1  .969  2.02
KForsch      103   0  70    9   14   2   1  .920  2.00
MCosgrove     90   0  45    1   13   1   2  .933  1.40
JRichard      64   9  15    5    5   0   0 1.000  1.39
FScherman     61   0  53    6    7   1   0  .929  1.91
JJohnson      45   0  34    3    6   2   2  .818  1.80
JYork         38   0  28    4    6   0   0 1.000  2.35
PSiebert      25   5   5    1    9   0   0 1.000  3.56
DKonieczny    16   3   6    1    2   0   0 1.000  1.69
MNagy         12   0   9    0    2   0   0 1.000  1.42
Rde los San   12   0  12    1    1   0   1 1.000  1.46
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  1450 162 162   94  221  24  16  .929  1.96
-----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

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 AverageGross.314
On-base %Gross.393
Slugging %Cedeno.461
OPSCedeno.799
GamesCedeno160
At BatsCedeno610
Plate Appearances (approx.)Cedeno688
RunsCedeno95
HitsGross185
Total BasesCedeno281
DoublesCedeno29
TriplesMetzger10
Home RunsCedeno26
RBICedeno102
Bases on BallsGross76
StrikeoutsRader131
Stolen BasesCedeno57
SinglesGross156
Adjusted OPS+Cedeno127
Runs CreatedCedeno99
Adjusted Batting RunsCedeno20
Batting WinsCedeno2.1
Extra-Base HitsCedeno60
Times on BaseGross262
Offensive Win%Cedeno.618
Hit By PitchMay7
Sac. HitsMetzger21
Sac. FliesMay9
Intentional WalksWatson9
Grounded into Double PlaysRader and Watson14
Caught StealingGross20
Power/Speed NumberCedeno35.7
At Bats per StrikeoutGross15.1
At Bats per Home RunMay23.2
OutsCedeno482

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERADierker2.90
WinsGriffin14
Won-Loss %Griffin.583
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Dierker1.212
Hits Allowed/9IPWilson7.48
Bases on Balls/9IPRoberts2.87
Strikeouts/9IPDierker6.04
GamesForsch70
SavesForsch10
InningsDierker223.7
StrikeoutsDierker150
Games StartedGriffin34
Comp. GamesGriffin and Roberts8
ShutoutsWilson4
Home Runs Allow.Dierker18
Bases On Balls Allow.Wilson100
Hits AllowedRoberts216
SO to WalkDierker1.83
LossesWilson13
Earned Runs Allow.Griffin83
Wild PitchesGriffin11
Hit BatsmenScherman7
Batters FacedGriffin918
Games FinishedForsch40
Adjusted ERA+Dierker120

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