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1981 Houston Astros (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 28-29, Finished 3rd
Second Half: 33-20, Finished 1st
Overall: 61-49, Finished 3rd in NL Western Division
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Scored 394 runs, Allowed 331 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 64-46
Managed by Bill Virdon

Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,321,282 (4th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 95, Pitching - 94
  (one-year): Batting - 89, Pitching - 87
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost NL Division Series (3-2) to Los Angeles Dodgers

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1980/1982) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

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.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Thu,4/9 at LAD L (0-2)# Pujols Roberts Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Niekro  
2.Sat,4/11 at LAD L (4-7) Ashby Heep Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Sutton  
3.Sun,4/12 at LAD L (2-3) Ashby Heep Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Leonard Ruhle  
4.Mon,4/13 vs ATL L (1-2) Ashby Heep Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Leonard Knepper  
5.Tue,4/14 vs ATL W (8-2) Ashby Heep Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Niekro  
6.Wed,4/15 vs ATL W (2-0) Ashby Walling Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Ryan  
7.Fri,4/17 vs PIT L (3-4) Ashby Walling Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Sutton  
8.Sat,4/18 vs PIT L (3-6)# Pujols Leonard Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Ruhle  
9.Sun,4/19 vs PIT L (0-2)# Pujols Leonard Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Niekro  
10.Mon,4/20 vs LAD L (2-5) Ashby Walling Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Andujar  
11.Tue,4/21 vs LAD W (1-0)# Ashby Ivie Thon Howe Garcia Cruz Cedeno Puhl Knepper  
12.Wed,4/22 vs LAD L (0-1)# Ashby Ivie Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Sutton  
13.Thu,4/23 vs CIN L (4-5) Ashby Ivie Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Ruhle  
14.Fri,4/24 vs CIN L (0-3) Ashby Ivie Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Niekro  
15.Sat,4/25 vs CIN L (1-2) Pujols Walling Thon Roberts Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Ryan  
16.Sun,4/26 vs CIN W (1-0) Ashby Walling Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Knepper  
17.Tue,4/28 at ATL W (2-1) Ashby Walling Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Sutton  
18.Wed,4/29 at ATL W (5-4) Ashby Walling Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Ruhle  
19.Thu,4/30 at ATL W (5-1) Ashby Walling Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Niekro  
20.Fri,5/1 at PIT W (5-3)# Pujols Ivie Landestoy Howe Garcia Cruz Cedeno Woods Ryan  
21.Sat,5/2 at PIT L (4-5) Ashby Ivie Garcia Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Walling Knepper  
22.Sun,5/3 at PIT W (3-1) Ashby Ivie Garcia Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Sutton  
23.Mon,5/4 at CHC W (5-4) Ashby Ivie Garcia Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Heep Andujar  
24.Tue,5/5 at CHC W (4-3) Pujols Heep Garcia Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Woods Niekro  
25.Wed,5/6 at CHC L (1-2) Ashby Heep Garcia Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Woods Ryan  
26.Thu,5/7 at CHC W (6-0) Ashby Heep Garcia Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Woods Knepper  
27.Fri,5/8 at CIN L (0-4) Ashby Heep Garcia Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Woods Sutton  
28.Sat,5/9 at CIN L (5-9) Ashby Heep Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Andujar  
29.Sun,5/10 at CIN W (7-5) Pujols Heep Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Niekro  
30.Mon,5/11 at CIN W (5-0) Ashby Heep Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Ryan  
31.Tue,5/12 vs STL L (2-3) Ashby Heep Thon Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Knepper  
32.Wed,5/13 vs STL W (3-0)# Pujols Roberts Landestoy Howe Garcia Cruz Puhl Woods Sutton  
33.Thu,5/14 vs STL L (6-7)# Pujols Roberts Landestoy Howe Garcia Cruz Puhl Woods Sprowl  
34.Fri,5/15 vs CHC W (5-0) Ashby Heep Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Walling Niekro  
35.Sat,5/16 vs CHC W (6-1) Ashby Heep Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Walling Ryan  
36.Sun,5/17 vs CHC W (6-1) Ashby Heep Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Walling Knepper  
37.Tue,5/19 at STL L (12-15)# Pujols Roberts Landestoy Howe Garcia Cruz Puhl Woods Sutton  
38.Wed,5/20 at STL W (4-3) Ashby Heep Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Walling Niekro  
39.Thu,5/21 at STL L (1-3)# Ashby Roberts Landestoy Howe Garcia Cruz Puhl Woods Ryan  
40.Fri,5/22 vs SFG L (3-6) Ashby Walling Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Knepper  
41.Sat,5/23 vs SFG W (5-3) Ashby Walling Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Ruhle  
42.Sun,5/24 vs SFG L (1-2)# Pujols Walling Landestoy Howe Garcia Cruz Cedeno Puhl Sutton  
43.Mon,5/25 vs SDP W (6-3) Ashby Walling Landestoy Howe Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Niekro  
44.Tue,5/26 vs SDP W (1-0) Ashby Walling Landestoy Pittman Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Ryan  
45.Wed,5/27 vs SDP W (1-0)# Pujols Roberts Landestoy Pittman Garcia Cruz Cedeno Puhl Knepper  
46.Fri,5/29 at SFG L (1-3)# Pujols Heep Landestoy Pittman Garcia Cruz Cedeno Woods Sutton  
47.Sat,5/30 at SFG W (9-8) Ashby Heep Pittman Garcia Reynolds Cruz Cedeno Puhl Niekro  
48.Sun,5/31 at SFG L (1-6) Ashby Heep Pittman Roberts Reynolds Cruz Walling Puhl Ryan  
49.Tue,6/2 at SDP W (2-1)# Pujols Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Woods Puhl Knepper  
50.Wed,6/3 at SDP W (6-1) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Walling Sutton  
51.Thu,6/4 at SDP L (5-7) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Walling Niekro  
52.Fri,6/5 vs NYM W (3-0)# Pujols Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Woods Puhl Ryan  
53.Sat,6/6 vs NYM W (6-2) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Walling Ruhle  
54.Sun,6/7 vs NYM L (1-3) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Puhl Walling Knepper  
55.Mon,6/8 at PHI L (3-4) Pujols Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Sutton  
56.Tue,6/9 at PHI L (3-10) Pujols Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Niekro  
57.Wed,6/10 at PHI L (4-5)# Pujols Cedeno Pittman Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Woods Ryan  
58.Mon,8/10 at SFG W (6-5) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Sutton  
59.Tue,8/11 at SFG L (2-3) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Niekro  
60.Wed,8/12 at SFG W (5-4)# Pujols Cedeno Pittman Howe Thon Cruz Scott Puhl Ruhle  
61.Thu,8/13 at SDP L (1-9)# Pujols Cedeno Pittman Howe Thon Cruz Scott Puhl Knepper  
62.Fri,8/14 at SDP W (5-1)# Pujols Cedeno Pittman Howe Thon Cruz Scott Puhl Ryan  
63.Sat,8/15 at SDP W (5-0) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Sutton  
64.Sun,8/16 at SDP W (3-0) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Walling Scott Puhl Niekro  
65.Mon,8/17 vs MON L (2-6) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Walling Scott Puhl Ruhle  
66.Tue,8/18 vs MON W (4-2) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Walling Scott Puhl Knepper  
67.Wed,8/19 vs MON W (9-1) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Walling Scott Puhl Ryan  
68.Fri,8/21 at PHI L (4-5) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Sutton  
69.Sat,8/22 at PHI L (4-8) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Niekro  
70.Sun,8/23 at PHI L (0-6)# Pujols Cedeno Thon Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Woods Knepper  
71.Tue,8/25 at NYM L (1-2) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Walling Ryan  
72.Wed,8/26 at NYM W (9-3) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Walling Sutton  
73.Thu,8/27 at NYM L (2-3)# Pujols Cedeno Pittman Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Woods Niekro  
74.Fri,8/28 vs PHI W (3-2)# Pujols Roberts Pittman Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Woods Knepper  
75.Sat,8/29 vs PHI W (6-1)# Pujols Cedeno Thon Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Woods Ruhle  
76.Sat,8/29 vs PHI W (2-1) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Garcia Reynolds Cruz Scott Walling Smith  
77.Sun,8/30 vs PHI W (5-4) Ashby Cedeno Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Walling Ryan  
78.Mon,8/31 vs NYM W (6-1) Ashby Spilman Pittman Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Walling Sutton  
79.Tue,9/1 vs NYM W (3-2)# Pujols Cedeno Thon Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Woods Niekro  
80.Wed,9/2 vs NYM W (8-0) Ashby Cedeno Garner Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Knepper  
81.Thu,9/3 at MON W (2-1) Ashby Cedeno Garner Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Ruhle  
82.Fri,9/4 at MON W (5-0) Ashby Cedeno Garner Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Ryan  
83.Sat,9/5 at MON L (2-5) Ashby Cedeno Garner Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Sutton  
84.Sun,9/6 at MON W (4-3)# Pujols Cedeno Garner Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Puhl Niekro  
85.Mon,9/7 at ATL W (3-2) Ashby Cedeno Garner Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Knepper  
86.Tue,9/8 at ATL L (2-3)# Pujols Cedeno Garner Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Woods Ruhle  
87.Wed,9/9 at ATL L (0-9) Ashby Spilman Garner Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Walling Ryan  
88.Fri,9/11 vs SFG W (6-0)# Pujols Cedeno Garner Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Woods Sutton  
89.Sat,9/12 vs SFG W (5-2) Ashby Cedeno Garner Howe Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Niekro  
90.Sun,9/13 vs SFG W (3-0) Ashby Walling Garner Garcia Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Knepper  
91.Mon,9/14 vs CIN L (2-4) Ashby Walling Garner Garcia Reynolds Cruz Scott Puhl Ruhle  
92.Tue,9/15 vs CIN L (0-4)# Pujols Roberts Garner Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Woods Ryan  
93.Wed,9/16 at SDP W (5-2)# Pujols Heep Garner Howe Garcia Cruz Scott Woods Sutton  
94.Thu,9/17 at