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1978 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979)
74-88, Finished 5th in NL Western Division
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Scored 605 runs, Allowed 634 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-84
Managed by Bill Virdon

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

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1977/1979) / 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 18, 1977

Signed Oscar Zamora as a free agent.

November 23, 1977

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.

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.

April 6, 1978 (Standings)

Signed Bob Coluccio as a free agent.

June 6, 1978 (Standings)

Drafted Scott Fletcher in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Danny Heep in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Drafted Ron Meridith in the 4th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Drafted Jack Lazorko in the 11th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

Drafted Tim Tolman in the 12th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

June 8, 1978 (Standings)

Traded Bob Coluccio to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Frank Riccelli.

June 9, 1978 (Standings)

Sold Ed Herrmann to the Montreal Expos.

June 15, 1978 (Standings)

Sold Roger Metzger to the San Francisco Giants.

June 23, 1978 (Standings)

Roy Thomas selected by the St. Louis Cardinals off waivers.

July 1, 1978 (Standings)

Traded Joe Ferguson and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received players to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Rafael Landestoy (July 7, 1978) and Jeffrey Leonard (September 11, 1978) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

September 2, 1978 (Standings)

Traded Dan Larson to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Dan Warthen.

September 5, 1978 (Standings)

Released Gene Pentz.

September 11, 1978 (Standings)

Purchased Mike Buskey from the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 30, 1978

Signed Alvaro Espinoza as an amateur free agent.

November 23, 1978

Signed Manny Hernandez as an amateur free agent.

November 27, 1978

Traded Joe Cannon, Pedro Hernandez, and Mark Lemongello to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Alan Ashby.

December 4, 1978

Traded Don Pisker (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Gary Woods.

December 8, 1978

Traded Floyd Bannister to the Seattle Mariners. Received Craig Reynolds.

1979

Larry Anderson received from the Philadelphia Phillies in an unknown transaction.

January 9, 1979

Drafted Jeff Dedmon in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

March 5, 1979

Signed Brent Strom as a free agent.

March 27, 1979

Sold Craig Cacek to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Released Dan Warthen.


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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