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89-73, Finished 2nd in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill Virdon (89-73)
Scored 583 runs, Allowed 582 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-81
Ballparks: Astrodome · Attendance: 1,900,312 (5th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 94 · one-year: Batting - 89, Pitching - 89
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | 37 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Mar 24, 1942 | 15 | 42 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0.4 | |
| Joaquin Andujar | 26 | B | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Dec 21, 1952 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | All-Star |
| Alan Ashby | 27 | B | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Jul 8, 1951 | 7 | 108 | 104 | 108 | 105 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.4 | |
| Reggie Baldwin | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Aug 19, 1954 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Dave Bergman | 26 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 6, 1953 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Bruce Bochy | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Apr 16, 1955 | 2 | 56 | 36 | 56 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -0.4 | |
| Enos Cabell | 29 | R | R | 6' 4" | 170 | Oct 8, 1949 | 8 | 155 | 154 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | |
| Cesar Cedeno | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 175 | Feb 25, 1951 | 10 | 132 | 129 | 132 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Jose Cruz | 31 | L | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Aug 8, 1947 | 10 | 157 | 156 | 157 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | |
| Tom Dixon | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Apr 23, 1955 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 | |
| Ken Forsch | 32 | R | R | 6' 4" | 195 | Sep 8, 1946 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | |
| Julio Gonzalez | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 162 | Dec 25, 1952 | 3 | 68 | 44 | 68 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | -0.3 | |
| Danny Heep | 21 | L | L | 5' 11" | 185 | Jul 3, 1957 | 1st | 14 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Art Howe | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Dec 15, 1946 | 6 | 118 | 99 | 118 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Alan Knicely | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | May 19, 1955 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -0.2 | |
| Frank LaCorte | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Oct 13, 1951 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | |
| Pete Ladd | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 228 | Jul 17, 1956 | 1st | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Rafael Landestoy | 26 | B | R | 5' 10" | 165 | May 28, 1953 | 3 | 129 | 69 | 129 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1.5 | |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Sep 22, 1955 | 3 | 134 | 107 | 134 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 100 | 126 | 17 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Bo McLaughlin | 25 | R | R | 6' 5" | 210 | Oct 23, 1953 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | |
| Mike Mendoza | 23 | R | R | 6' 5" | 215 | Nov 26, 1955 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Niekro | 34 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Nov 7, 1944 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | All-Star |
| Randy Niemann | 23 | L | L | 6' 4" | 200 | Nov 15, 1955 | 1st | 26 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Gordie Pladson | 22 | R | R | 6' 4" | 210 | Jul 31, 1956 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Terry Puhl | 22 | L | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Jul 8, 1956 | 3 | 157 | 149 | 157 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 110 | 40 | 157 | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | |
| Luis Pujols | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 175 | Nov 18, 1955 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | |
| Craig Reynolds | 26 | L | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Dec 27, 1952 | 5 | 146 | 140 | 146 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.8 | All-Star |
| Frank Riccelli | 26 | L | L | 6' 3" | 205 | Feb 24, 1953 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| J.R. Richard | 29 | R | R | 6' 8" | 222 | Mar 7, 1950 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| Bert Roberge | 24 | R | R | 6' 4" | 190 | Oct 3, 1954 | 1st | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | |
| Vern Ruhle | 28 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jan 25, 1951 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | |
| Joe Sambito | 27 | L | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 28, 1952 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | All-Star |
| Jimmy Sexton | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Dec 15, 1951 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 52 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | -0.3 | |
| Bobby Sprowl | 23 | L | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Apr 14, 1956 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| George Throop | 28 | R | R | 6' 7" | 205 | Nov 24, 1950 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | |
| Denny Walling | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Apr 17, 1954 | 5 | 82 | 32 | 82 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Bob Watson | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 201 | Apr 10, 1946 | 14 | 49 | 44 | 49 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Tom Wiedenbauer | 20 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Nov 5, 1958 | 1st | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Rick Williams | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Nov 9, 1952 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Gary Wilson | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Nov 21, 1954 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |