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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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| Season Summary | 74-88, Final Rank:5, GB: 21.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 25 | last on Sunday, Sep 24, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 1 | last on Saturday, May 20 |
| Most Games under .500 | 18 | last on Sunday, Sep 24 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Monday, Jul 24 to Tuesday, Aug 1 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Wednesday, Jul 19 to Sunday, Jul 23 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Friday, Sep 1 |
| Most Runs Scored | 13 | Saturday, May 20 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Friday, May 12 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 9 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 17 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Thursday, Apr 6 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 9 | 11 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Borbon | Richard | Tomlin | 2:53 | D | 52,378 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 7 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 4 | 5 | 0-2 | 6 | 2.0 | Bonham | Niekro | Borbon | 2:25 | N | 22,883 | -- | |
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 8 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 6 | 3.0 | Norman | Andujar | Bair | 2:24 | D | 17,958 | --- | |
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 9 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 3 | 9 | 0-4 | 6 | 4.0 | Hume | Lemongello | 2:10 | D | 42,667 | ---- | ||
| 5 | 5 | Monday, Apr 10 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | L | 2 | 5 | 0-5 | 6 | 4.5 | Rau | Bannister | Forster | 2:24 | N | 22,882 | ----- | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 6 | 3.5 | Richard | Hooton | 1:52 | N | 11,049 | + | |||
| 7 | 7 | Wednesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 11 | 10 | 2-5 | 5 | 3.5 | Sambito | Castillo | 2:44 | N | 11,824 | ++ | |||
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 14 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | L | 4 | 8 | 2-6 | 5 | 5.0 | Hume | Andujar | Murray | 2:37 | N | 25,583 | - | ||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 15 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 6 | 1 | 3-6 | 5 | 4.0 | Lemongello | Capilla | 2:09 | N | 34,858 | + | |||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 16 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 4 | 3 | 13 | 4-6 | 4 | 3.0 | Dixon | Sarmiento | 4:06 | D | 27,700 | ++ | ||
| 11 | 11 | Tuesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 5 | 1 | 5-6 | 4 | 3.5 | Niekro | Shirley | 2:34 | N | 10,840 | +++ | ||
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 2 | 1 | 6-6 | 4 | 2.5 | Andujar | Freisleben | Sambito | 2:48 | N | 12,129 | ++++ | |
| 13 | 13 | Thursday, Apr 20 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 5 | 6-7 | 4 | 3.0 | Rau | Lemongello | 2:13 | N | 24,049 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 21 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | W | 8 | 6 | 7-7 | 4 | 2.0 | Forsch | Castillo | 2:59 | N | 44,867 | + | ||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 5 | 7-8 | 4 | 3.0 | Hooton | Bannister | 2:16 | N | 52,346 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 3 | 7 | 7-9 | 5 | 4.0 | Sutton | Niekro | 2:26 | D | 51,500 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Monday, Apr 24 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8-9 | 4 | 3.5 | Sambito | Fingers | 2:48 | N | 7,300 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 4 | 3 | 9-9 | 3 | 3.0 | Lemongello | Jones | 2:01 | N | 7,459 | ++ | |||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | L | 1 | 2 | 9-10 | 3 | 4.0 | Perry | Richard | Fingers | 2:37 | N | 8,769 | - | ||
| 20 | 20 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | HOU | MON | L | 3 | 6 | 9-11 | 4 | 5.0 | Grimsley | Niekro | 2:03 | N | 11,474 | -- | |||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | HOU | MON | W | 3 | 1 | 10-11 | 3 | 4.0 | Andujar | Rogers | 2:13 | N | 46,215 | + | |||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | HOU | MON | L | 1 | 2 | 10-12 | 4 | 4.0 | May | Lemongello | Bahnsen | 2:01 | D | 11,515 | - | ||
| 23 | 23 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | L | 3 | 10 | 10-13 | 4 | 4.5 | Grimsley | Richard | 2:46 | N | 5,229 | -- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 2 | 5 | 10-14 | 5 | 6.0 | Boggs | Niekro | Solomon | 2:29 | N | 5,699 | --- | |
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10-15 | 5 | 6.0 | Campbell | Forsch | 2:45 | N | 7,901 | ---- | |
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | W | 5 | 1 | 11-15 | 4 | 5.5 | Richard | Christenson | 2:15 | N | 18,144 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 10 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | L | 1 | 3 | 11-16 | 4 | 5.5 | Lonborg | Lemongello | 2:09 | N | 20,096 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | W | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12-16 | 4 | 4.5 | Dixon | Lockwood | 4:21 | N | 8,649 | + | |
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | W | 7 | 4 | 13-16 | 4 | 4.5 | Niekro | Bruhert | Sambito | 2:45 | D | 19,838 | ++ | |
| 30 | 30 | Monday, May 15 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | W | 5 | 0 | 14-16 | 4 | 5.0 | Richard | Lonborg | 2:14 | N | 9,943 | +++ | |||
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | W | 6 | 1 | 15-16 | 4 | 5.0 | Lemongello | Carlton | 2:31 | N | 11,381 | ++++ | |||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 16-16 | 4 | 5.0 | Andujar | Lerch | Dixon | 2:14 | N | 11,856 | +++++ | ||
| 33 | 33 | Thursday, May 18 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | L &V | 5 | 8 | 16-17 | 4 | 5.5 | Garber | Sambito | 2:36 | N | 10,828 | - | |||
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 6 | 0 | 17-17 | 4 | 5.5 | Bannister | Ruthven | 2:28 | N | 15,609 | + | |||
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 13 | 0 | 18-17 | 4 | 4.5 | Richard | Boggs | 2:33 | N | 24,402 | ++ | |||
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | L | 4 | 6 | 18-18 | 4 | 4.5 | Niekro | Lemongello | Devine | 2:17 | D | 11,715 | - | ||
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, May 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 3 | 18-19 | 4 | 5.5 | Moffitt | Sambito | 2:12 | N | 11,120 | -- | ||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 0 | 2 | 18-20 | 4 | 6.5 | Montefusco | Forsch | Lavelle | 2:09 | D | 6,158 | --- | |
| 39 | 39 | Thursday, May 25 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 9 | 18-21 | 4 | 7.5 | Halicki | Richard | 2:23 | D | 6,209 | ---- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 5 | 4 | 19-21 | 4 | 7.5 | Lemongello | Koosman | Forsch | 2:20 | N | 11,158 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | L | 7 | 9 | 19-22 | 4 | 7.5 | Metzger | Sambito | Murray | 2:47 | N | 26,742 | - | ||
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, May 28 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | L | 1 | 4 | 19-23 | 4 | 8.5 | Espinosa | Dixon | 2:03 | D | 12,133 | -- | |||
| 43 | 43 | Monday, May 29 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | L | 1 | 8 | 19-24 | 4 | 9.5 | Halicki | Bannister | 2:16 | N | 10,012 | --- | |||
| 44 | 44 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | L | 0 | 1 | 19-25 | 4 | 10.5 | Knepper | Richard | 2:12 | N | 8,019 | ---- | |||
| 45 | 45 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 1 | 0 | 20-25 | 4 | 9.5 | Lemongello | Blue | 1:54 | N | 11,400 | + | |||
| 46 | 46 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | HOU | STL | W | 2 | 1 | 21-25 | 4 | 9.5 | Sambito | Denny | 2:00 | N | 10,315 | ++ | |||
| 47 | 47 | Saturday, Jun 3 (1) | boxscore | HOU | STL | W | 5 | 2 | 22-25 | 4 | 9.0 | Bannister | Falcone | Forsch | 2:51 | N | 0 | +++ | ||
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, Jun 3 (2) | boxscore | HOU | STL | L | 1 | 2 | 22-26 | 4 | 9.0 | Vuckovich | Dixon | 1:47 | N | 27,822 | - | |||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | HOU | STL | L | 2 | 4 | 22-27 | 5 | 10.0 | Martinez | Richard | Schultz | 2:14 | D | 10,238 | -- | ||
| 50 | 50 | Monday, Jun 5 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | L | 1 | 2 | 22-28 | 5 | 10.0 | Hernandez | Lemongello | 2:27 | D | 10,201 | --- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | L | 4 | 9 | 22-29 | 5 | 10.0 | Roberts | Andujar | 2:20 | D | 14,107 | ---- | ||
| 52 | 52 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | W | 11 | 7 | 23-29 | 4 | 8.5 | Richard | Frazier | Forsch | 3:10 | N | 40,764 | + | |
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | W | 12 | 5 | 24-29 | 4 | 8.5 | Lemongello | Forsch | 2:31 | N | 18,485 | ++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 3 | 5 | 24-30 | 4 | 9.5 | Denny | Andujar | 2:01 | D | 17,298 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Monday, Jun 12 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 6 | 5 | 25-30 | 4 | 9.5 | Williams | Whitson | Sambito | 3:14 | N | 9,886 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 2 | 1 | 26-30 | 4 | 9.5 | Forsch | Bibby | Sambito | 2:25 | N | 10,487 | ++ | ||
| 57 | 57 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | L | 4 | 6 | 26-31 | 4 | 10.5 | Whitson | Richard | Tekulve | 2:59 | N | 12,440 | - | ||
| 58 | 58 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | L | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26-32 | 4 | 12.0 | Reuschel | Williams | 3:56 | N | 18,948 | -- | ||
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 5 | 4 | 27-32 | 4 | 11.0 | Niekro | Hernandez | 2:20 | N | 28,091 | + | |||
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 3 | 1 | 28-32 | 4 | 11.5 | Dixon | Lamp | Sambito | 2:16 | N | 14,770 | ++ | ||
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | W | 5 | 3 | 29-32 | 4 | 10.5 | Richard | John | McLaughlin | 2:32 | N | 41,991 | +++ | |
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 29-33 | 4 | 11.5 | Welch | Sambito | 3:23 | N | 34,975 | - | |
| 63 | 63 | Thursday, Jun 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | W | 4 | 3 | 30-33 | 4 | 10.5 | Niekro | Rau | 2:23 | D | 31,246 | + | ||
| 64 | 64 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | L | 0 | 3 | 30-34 | 4 | 11.5 | Perry | Dixon | 2:08 | N | 12,055 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30-35 | 4 | 12.5 | Fingers | Forsch | 3:11 | N | 15,759 | -- | |
| 66 | 66 | Sunday, Jun 25 (1) | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | L | 1 | 6 | 30-36 | 5 | 13.5 | Shirley | Richard | 1:55 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 25 (2) | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | L | 4 | 7 | 30-37 | 5 | 13.5 | Rasmussen | McLaughlin | D'Acquisto | 2:57 | D | 20,342 | ---- | |
| 68 | 68 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | L | 3 | 4 | 30-38 | 5 | 13.5 | Seaver | Lemongello | Tomlin | 2:24 | N | 20,388 | ----- | ||
| 69 | 69 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 7 | 4 | 31-38 | 5 | 13.5 | Niekro | Bonham | Sambito | 2:24 | N | 16,848 | + | ||
| 70 | 70 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 3 | 0 | 32-38 | 5 | 13.0 | Dixon | Norman | 2:10 | N | 16,622 | ++ | |||
| 71 | 71 | Thursday, Jun 29 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 5 | 0 | 33-38 | 5 | 12.5 | Bannister | Hume | 2:20 | N | 17,564 | +++ | |||
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | L | 2 | 5 | 33-39 | 5 | 12.0 | Shirley | Richard | Fingers | 2:34 | N | 9,194 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Saturday, Jul 1 (1) | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 9 | 2 | 34-39 | 5 | 12.5 | Lemongello | Owchinko | 2:17 | N | 0 | + | |||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jul 1 (2) | boxscore | HOU | SDP | L | 3 | 9 | 34-40 | 5 | 12.5 | Wiley | Niekro | D'Acquisto | 2:33 | N | 22,076 | - | ||
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jul 2 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | L | 2 | 6 | 34-41 | 5 | 12.5 | Perry | Dixon | Fingers | 2:48 | D | 14,737 | -- | ||
| 76 | 76 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 7 | 8 | 11 | 34-42 | 5 | 12.5 | Bair | Sambito | 3:23 | N | 31,840 | --- | |
| 77 | 77 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | W | 3 | 1 | 35-42 | 5 | 11.5 | Richard | Hume | 2:17 | N | 31,705 | + | ||
| 78 | 78 | Wednesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 1 | 2 | 35-43 | 5 | 12.5 | Moskau | Niekro | Bair | 2:26 | N | 30,320 | - | |
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | L | 4 | 7 | 35-44 | 5 | 13.5 | Rau | Lemongello | Hough | 2:11 | N | 20,707 | -- | ||
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 8 (1) | boxscore | HOU | LAD | L | 1 | 7 | 35-45 | 5 | 15.0 | Hooton | Bannister | 2:29 | N | 0 | --- | |||
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 8 (2) | boxscore | HOU | LAD | L | 5 | 7 | 35-46 | 5 | 15.0 | John | Dixon | 2:32 | N | 37,073 | ---- | |||
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 5 | 1 | 36-46 | 5 | 14.0 | Richard | Sutton | 2:30 | D | 30,285 | + | |||
| 83 | 83 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | L | 0 | 6 | 36-47 | 6 | 15.0 | Grimsley | Niekro | 2:18 | N | 15,337 | - | ||
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 14 (1) | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | W | 4 | 3 | 13 | 37-47 | 5 | 13.5 | Forsch | Bahnsen | 3:59 | N | 0 | + | |
| 85 | 85 | Friday, Jul 14 (2) | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 38-47 | 5 | 13.5 | Forsch | Pirtle | McLaughlin | 2:50 | N | 21,696 | ++ |
| 86 | 86 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | L | 0 | 8 | 38-48 | 6 | 14.5 | Fryman | Dixon | 2:08 | N | 15,360 | - | ||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | HOU | @ | MON | L | 1 | 6 | 38-49 | 6 | 15.0 | Schatzeder | Bannister | 2:35 | D | 21,440 | -- | ||
| 88 | 88 | Monday, Jul 17 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 39-49 | 6 | 15.0 | Niekro | Eastwick | 2:35 | N | 14,397 | + | ||
| 89 | 89 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | HOU | PHI | W | 9 | 1 | 40-49 | 6 | 14.0 | Richard | Lonborg | 2:28 | N | 15,478 | ++ | |||
| 90 | 90 | Wednesday, Jul 19 (1) | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | W | 8 | 3 | 41-49 | 6 | 14.0 | Dixon | Zachry | Sambito | 2:46 | N | 0 | +++ | |
| 91 | 91 | Wednesday, Jul 19 (2) | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | L | 1 | 2 | 41-50 | 6 | 14.0 | Swan | Lemongello | 2:09 | N | 13,539 | - | ||
| 92 | 92 | Thursday, Jul 20 (1) | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | L | 4 | 7 | 41-51 | 6 | 15.5 | Bruhert | Bannister | Lockwood | 2:32 | D | 0 | -- | |
| 93 | 93 | Thursday, Jul 20 (2) | boxscore | HOU | @ | NYM | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 41-52 | 6 | 15.5 | Murray | Sambito | 3:00 | D | 13,341 | --- | |
| 94 | 94 | Friday, Jul 21 (1) | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | L | 1 | 6 | 41-53 | 6 | 16.0 | Ruthven | Niekro | 2:35 | N | 0 | ---- | ||
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 21 (2) | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | L | 2 | 8 | 41-54 | 6 | 16.0 | Christenson | Williams | 2:07 | N | 35,389 | ----- | ||
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 41-55 | 6 | 17.0 | Reed | Forsch | 2:56 | N | 33,672 | ------ | |
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PHI | L | 2 | 13 | 41-56 | 6 | 18.0 | Carlton | Dixon | 2:27 | D | 30,554 | ------- | ||
| 98 | 98 | Monday, Jul 24 | boxscore | HOU | MON | W | 6 | 5 | 42-56 | 6 | 17.5 | Forsch | Knowles | 2:39 | N | 7,843 | + | |||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | HOU | MON | W | 3 | 2 | 13 | 43-56 | 6 | 17.5 | Forsch | Twitchell | 3:25 | N | 8,383 | ++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | HOU | MON | W | 5 | 0 | 44-56 | 6 | 16.5 | Niekro | Grimsley | 2:05 | N | 8,465 | +++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Jul 27 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 8 | 3 | 45-56 | 6 | 16.0 | Richard | Hausman | 2:21 | N | 9,730 | ++++ | |||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 46-56 | 6 | 15.0 | Sambito | Lockwood | 2:44 | N | 26,779 | +++++ | ||
| 103 | 103 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | HOU | NYM | W | 4 | 3 | 47-56 | 6 | 15.0 | Andujar | Bernard | 2:33 | N | 17,502 | ++++++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Monday, Jul 31 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 4 | 1 | 48-56 | 5 | 14.0 | Niekro | Halicki | 2:08 | N | 12,900 | +++++++ | |||
| 105 | 105 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 4 | 2 | 49-56 | 5 | 13.0 | Richard | Knepper | Sambito | 2:39 | N | 16,515 | ++++++++ | ||
| 106 | 106 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | L | 2 | 4 | 49-57 | 5 | 14.0 | Montefusco | Dixon | 2:17 | N | 14,754 | - | |||
| 107 | 107 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 2 | 7 | 49-58 | 6 | 15.5 | Niekro | Lemongello | 2:30 | N | 11,282 | -- | ||
| 108 | 108 | Saturday, Aug 5 (1) | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | W | 5 | 3 | 50-58 | 5 | 14.0 | Niekro | Hanna | Forsch | 2:48 | N | 0 | + | |
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 5 (2) | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | W | 7 | 0 | 51-58 | 5 | 14.0 | Ruhle | Boggs | 1:59 | N | 20,950 | ++ | ||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 6 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | L | 2 | 3 | 51-59 | 5 | 14.0 | McWilliams | Richard | Garber | 2:24 | D | 8,551 | - | |
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 3 | 51-60 | 6 | 15.0 | Montefusco | Dixon | Moffitt | 2:25 | N | 31,904 | -- | |
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | W | 6 | 5 | 52-60 | 6 | 14.0 | Lemongello | Barr | Forsch | 2:30 | D | 13,757 | + | |
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | L | 0 | 1 | 52-61 | 6 | 14.5 | McWilliams | Niekro | Garber | 2:27 | N | 16,035 | - | ||
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 5 | 2 | 53-61 | 6 | 13.5 | Richard | Niekro | 2:00 | N | 25,023 | + | |||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 3 | 0 | 54-61 | 5 | 13.5 | Ruhle | Hanna | 2:09 | D | 15,878 | ++ | |||
| 116 | 116 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | W | 6 | 0 | 55-61 | 5 | 13.0 | Dixon | Forsch | 2:11 | N | 12,555 | +++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | L | 5 | 11 | 55-62 | 5 | 13.0 | Lopez | Bannister | 2:39 | N | 12,606 | - | ||
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | HOU | @ | STL | W | 4 | 2 | 56-62 | 5 | 13.0 | Niekro | Martinez | 2:24 | D | 10,829 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Thursday, Aug 17 (1) | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 1 | 5 | 56-63 | 5 | 14.5 | Robinson | Richard | 2:12 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 17 (2) | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 3 | 56-64 | 5 | 14.5 | Kison | Lemongello | Tekulve | 2:36 | N | 8,470 | -- | |
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 3 | 6 | 56-65 | 5 | 15.5 | Bibby | Ruhle | Tekulve | 2:39 | N | 8,632 | --- | |
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 4 | 56-66 | 5 | 15.5 | Blyleven | Bannister | Tekulve | 2:29 | N | 22,015 | ---- | |
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 20 (1) | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 6 | 7 | 56-67 | 6 | 17.0 | Rooker | Dixon | Tekulve | 2:45 | D | 0 | ----- | |
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 20 (2) | boxscore | HOU | @ | PIT | L | 1 | 3 | 56-68 | 6 | 17.0 | Reuss | Niekro | 2:27 | D | 21,851 | ------ | ||
| 125 | 125 | Monday, Aug 21 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 8 | 3 | 57-68 | 5 | 16.0 | Richard | Reuschel | 2:27 | N | 9,906 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 2 | 1 | 58-68 | 5 | 15.5 | Lemongello | Krukow | 2:06 | N | 9,721 | ++ | |||
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | HOU | CHC | W | 3 | 0 | 59-68 | 5 | 15.5 | Forsch | Lamp | Sambito | 2:06 | N | 9,217 | +++ | ||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 25 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 7 | 5 | 60-68 | 5 | 16.0 | Niekro | Rooker | Andujar | 2:51 | N | 11,641 | ++++ | ||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | W | 7 | 2 | 61-68 | 5 | 15.0 | Richard | Kison | 2:18 | D | 9,985 | +++++ | |||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 27 | boxscore | HOU | PIT | L | 5 | 8 | 61-69 | 5 | 15.0 | Jackson | Lemongello | Tekulve | 2:59 | D | 10,947 | - | ||
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | HOU | STL | W | 6 | 3 | 62-69 | 5 | 15.5 | Forsch | Vuckovich | 2:14 | N | 6,692 | + | |||
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | HOU | STL | L | 2 | 4 | 62-70 | 5 | 16.5 | Forsch | Niekro | 2:06 | N | 6,480 | - | |||
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | L | 11 | 14 | 62-71 | 5 | 17.5 | Hernandez | Sambito | Sutter | 3:33 | D | 16,117 | -- | |
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | W | 8 | 5 | 63-71 | 5 | 17.0 | Andujar | Sutter | Sambito | 3:02 | D | 24,064 | + | |
| 135 | 135 | Sunday, Sep 3 (1) | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | L | 2 | 3 | 63-72 | 5 | 17.5 | Lamp | Forsch | Hernandez | 2:20 | D | 0 | - | |
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 3 (2) | boxscore | HOU | @ | CHC | L | 2 | 4 | 63-73 | 5 | 17.5 | Moore | Ruhle | Hernandez | 3:17 | D | 29,528 | -- | |
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | L | 3 | 6 | 63-74 | 5 | 18.5 | Bonham | Niekro | Bair | 2:47 | N | 11,090 | --- | ||
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | HOU | CIN | W | 3 | 2 | 64-74 | 5 | 18.0 | Richard | Seaver | 2:11 | N | 8,811 | + | |||
| 139 | 139 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | L | 2 | 3 | 64-75 | 5 | 19.5 | Hooton | Lemongello | Forster | 2:13 | N | 7,846 | - | ||
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 8 | boxscore | HOU | LAD | W | 5 | 0 | 65-75 | 5 | 18.5 | Forsch | Welch | 1:45 | N | 12,905 | + | |||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 10 | 4 | 66-75 | 5 | 17.5 | Niekro | Mura | 2:49 | N | 8,240 | ++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | HOU | SDP | W | 3 | 2 | 67-75 | 5 | 17.5 | Richard | Rasmussen | 2:23 | D | 5,720 | +++ | |||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 11 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 8 | 9 | 67-76 | 5 | 18.5 | Tomlin | Andujar | 2:47 | N | 20,400 | - | ||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | HOU | @ | CIN | L | 3 | 4 | 67-77 | 5 | 19.5 | Bair | Sambito | 2:20 | D | 20,801 | -- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 0 | 6 | 67-78 | 5 | 20.5 | Welch | Forsch | 1:53 | N | 27,063 | --- | ||
| 146 | 146 | Thursday, Sep 14 | boxscore | HOU | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 2 | 67-79 | 5 | 21.5 | Rhoden | Niekro | Forster | 2:27 | N | 37,423 | ---- | |
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | W | 8 | 4 | 68-79 | 5 | 21.5 | Richard | Rasmussen | 2:27 | N | 6,866 | + | ||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | L | 1 | 2 | 68-80 | 5 | 22.5 | Perry | Sambito | 2:23 | N | 10,171 | - | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SDP | L | 1 | 3 | 68-81 | 5 | 22.5 | Jones | Lemongello | Fingers | 1:58 | D | 10,004 | -- | |
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | L | 2 | 3 | 68-82 | 5 | 23.0 | Garber | Andujar | 2:24 | N | 5,710 | --- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | L | 2 | 3 | 68-83 | 5 | 23.0 | Garber | Niekro | 2:11 | N | 3,950 | ---- | |||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 21 | boxscore | HOU | ATL | W | 2 | 0 | 69-83 | 5 | 22.5 | Forsch | Niekro | 1:47 | N | 3,775 | + | |||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 0 | 2 | 69-84 | 5 | 22.5 | Knepper | Ruhle | 2:04 | N | 4,510 | - | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 3 | 69-85 | 5 | 23.5 | Lavelle | Andujar | Moffitt | 2:26 | D | 6,433 | -- | |
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 24 (1) | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 0 | 7 | 69-86 | 5 | 25.0 | Blue | Bannister | 1:51 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 24 (2) | boxscore | HOU | @ | SFG | L | 4 | 6 | 69-87 | 5 | 25.0 | Barr | Dixon | 3:19 | D | 25,276 | ---- | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | W | 2 | 0 | 70-87 | 5 | 24.0 | Niekro | Niekro | Forsch | 2:15 | N | 3,089 | + | |
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | W | 4 | 0 | 71-87 | 5 | 23.0 | Ruhle | LaCorte | 2:08 | N | 2,710 | ++ | ||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 28 | boxscore | HOU | @ | ATL | W | 4 | 3 | 72-87 | 5 | 22.0 | Richard | McWilliams | Forsch | 2:14 | N | 2,560 | +++ | |
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | L | 1 | 2 | 72-88 | 5 | 22.0 | Halicki | Warthen | 1:58 | N | 8,339 | - | |||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 7 | 4 | 73-88 | 5 | 22.0 | Dixon | Blue | Sambito | 2:18 | N | 10,182 | + | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | HOU | SFG | W | 3 | 0 | 74-88 | 5 | 21.0 | Niekro | Nastu | Lemongello | 1:41 | D | 7,077 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |