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1978 Houston Astros

Batting Orders

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 / 1979

74-88, Finished 5th in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill Virdon (74-88)
Scored 605 runs, Allowed 634 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-84

Ballparks: Astrodome · Attendance: 1,126,145 (9th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 92, Pitching - 92 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95

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1977 / 1979 Batting Orders

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left-hander Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Most Common Batting Orders

96 total batting orders (142 when including pitchers)


1977 / 1979 Batting Orders