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1977 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976/1978)
81-81, Finished 3rd in NL Western Division
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Scored 680 runs, Allowed 650 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78
Managed by Bill Virdon

Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,109,560 (9th of 12)
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Batting - 91, Pitching - 91
  (one-year): Batting - 93, Pitching - 93
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1976/1978) / 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 23, 1976

Traded Larry Dierker and Jerry Davanon to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Joe Ferguson and Bob Detherage.

November 29, 1976

Signed Jim Fuller as a free agent.

December 6, 1976

Rich Chiles drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1976 rule 5 draft.

December 8, 1976

Traded Greg Gross to the Chicago Cubs. Received Julio Gonzalez.

January 11, 1977

Drafted John Butcher in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

January 12, 1977

Traded Skip Jutze to the Seattle Mariners. Received Alan Griffin (minors) and cash.

January 25, 1977

Traded Paul Siebert to the San Diego Padres. Received Mike Allen (minors).

March 26, 1977

Traded Rob Andrews and cash to the San Francisco Giants. Received Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring.

March 30, 1977

Traded Larry Milbourne to the Seattle Mariners. Received Roy Thomas.

April 9, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Jim Obradovich as a free agent.

May 2, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Bert Pena as an amateur free agent.

June 7, 1977 (Standings)

Drafted Ricky Adams in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Scott Loucks in the 5th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Billy Smith in the 14th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

June 15, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Willie Crawford to the Oakland Athletics. Received Denny Walling and cash.

Traded Cliff Johnson to the New York Yankees. Received a player to be named later, Randy Niemann, and Mike Fischlin. The New York Yankees sent Dave Bergman (November 23, 1977) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

September 5, 1977 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later and Alex Taveras to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Danny Walton. The Houston Astros sent Bob Detherage (September 16, 1977) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.

October 13, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Al Javier to the Chicago Cubs. Received Keith Drumright.

October 27, 1977

Ken Boswell granted Free Agency.

November 18, 1977

Signed Oscar Zamora as a free agent.

November 28, 1977

Sold Art Gardner to the San Francisco Giants.

December 5, 1977

Traded Leon Roberts to the Seattle Mariners. Received Jimmy Sexton.

December 6, 1977

Mike Cosgrove drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1977 rule 5 draft.

Gilberto Rondon selected by the New York Yankees in the 1977 minor league draft.

December 9, 1977

Traded Ron Selak (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Randy Wiles.

December 19, 1977

Signed Jesus Alou as a free agent.

January 10, 1978

Drafted Pat Perry in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

March 27, 1978

Released Danny Walton.

March 28, 1978

Signed Vern Ruhle as a free agent.

March 29, 1978

Sold Mike Stanton to the Toronto Blue Jays.

March 30, 1978

Traded Jim Fuller to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Dave Augustine.


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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