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1980 Houston Astros Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 / 1981)
93-70, Finished 1st in NL West
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Scored 637 runs, Allowed 589 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-76
Manager: Bill Virdon (93-70)
Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,278,217 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 91;   one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 97
Postseason:  Lost NL Championship Series (3-2) to Philadelphia Phillies
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1979 / 1981 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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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
Joaquin Andujar 27 B R 6' 0" 180 Dec 21, 1952 5 35 14 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alan Ashby 28 B R 6' 2" 190 Jul 8, 1951 8 116 104 116 114 0 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Dave Bergman 27 L L 185 Jun 6, 1953 5 90 9 90 63 0 0 59 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 32 5
Bruce Bochy 25 R R 6' 4" 210 Apr 16, 1955 3 22 2 22 10 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Enos Cabell 30 R R 6' 5" 185 Oct 8, 1949 9 152 150 152 151 0 0 1 0 149 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Cesar Cedeno 29 R R 6' 2" 195 Feb 25, 1951 11 137 136 137 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 136 1 0
Jose Cruz 32 L L 6' 0" 175 Aug 8, 1947 11 160 158 160 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 158 0 0 158 2 0 All-Star
Mike Fischlin 24 R R 6' 1" 165 Sep 13, 1955 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Forsch 33 R R 6' 4" 210 Sep 8, 1946 11 32 32 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Julio Gonzalez 27 R R 5' 11" 165 Dec 25, 1952 4 40 7 40 28 0 0 0 2 11 16 0 0 0 0 12 7
Danny Heep 22 L L 5' 11" 185 Jul 3, 1957 2 33 21 33 22 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Art Howe 33 R R 6' 2" 190 Dec 15, 1946 7 110 83 110 99 0 0 76 3 26 5 0 0 0 0 22 0
Alan Knicely 25 R R 6' 0" 194 May 19, 1955 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Frank LaCorte 28 R R 6' 1" 180 Oct 13, 1951 6 55 0 55 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rafael Landestoy 27 B R 5' 10" 165 May 28, 1953 4 149 89 149 134 0 0 0 95 3 65 0 1 0 1 29 0
Jeffrey Leonard 24 R R 6' 2" 200 Sep 22, 1955 4 88 46 88 65 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 9 45 56 25 4
Scott Loucks 23 R R 6' 0" 178 Nov 11, 1956 1st 8 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 3
Joe Morgan HOF 36 L R 5' 7" 160 Sep 19, 1943 18 141 123 141 130 0 0 0 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Joe Niekro 35 R R 6' 1" 190 Nov 7, 1944 14 37 36 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Randy Niemann 24 L L 6' 4" 200 Nov 15, 1955 2 22 1 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gordie Pladson 23 R R 6' 4" 210 Jul 31, 1956 2 12 6 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terry Puhl 23 L R 6' 2" 200 Jul 8, 1956 4 141 130 141 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 30 107 135 6 4
Luis Pujols 24 R R 6' 1" 195 Nov 18, 1955 4 78 57 78 76 0 75 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Craig Reynolds 27 L R 6' 1" 175 Dec 27, 1952 6 137 106 137 135 0 0 0 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 3 2
J.R. Richard 30 R R 6' 8" 222 Mar 7, 1950 10 17 17 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Bert Roberge 25 R R 6' 4" 190 Oct 3, 1954 2 14 0 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vern Ruhle 29 R R 6' 1" 187 Jan 25, 1951 7 28 22 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nolan Ryan HOF 33 R R 6' 2" 195 Jan 31, 1947 14 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Sambito 28 L L 6' 1" 190 Jun 28, 1952 5 64 0 64 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Smith 25 R R 6' 1" 195 Jan 21, 1955 1st 57 0 57 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Sprowl 24 L L 6' 2" 190 Apr 14, 1956 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denny Walling 26 L R 6' 1" 185 Apr 17, 1954 6 100 70 100 82 0 0 64 0 0 0 1 0 17 18 26 0
Gary Woods 25 R R 6' 2" 190 Jul 20, 1954 4 19 13 19 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12 14 5 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1979 / 1981 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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