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83-79, Finished 3rd in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bob Lillis (83-79)
Scored 706 runs, Allowed 691 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-79
Ballparks: Astrodome · Attendance: 1,184,314 (10th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ashby | 33 | B | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Jul 8, 1951 | 13 | 65 | 55 | 65 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.6 | $416,667 | |
| Mark Bailey | 23 | B | R | 6' 5" | 195 | Nov 4, 1961 | 2 | 114 | 96 | 114 | 111 | 0 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.3 | $ | |
| Kevin Bass | 26 | B | R | 6' 0" | 183 | May 12, 1959 | 4 | 150 | 130 | 150 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 105 | 39 | 154 | 12 | 1 | 2.0 | $155,000 | |
| Eric Bullock | 25 | L | L | 5' 11" | 185 | Feb 16, 1960 | 1st | 18 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Enos Cabell | 35 | R | R | 6' 4" | 170 | Oct 8, 1949 | 14 | 60 | 29 | 60 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0.3 | $291,667 | |
| Jeff Calhoun | 27 | L | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Apr 11, 1958 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Jose Cruz | 37 | L | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Aug 8, 1947 | 16 | 141 | 137 | 141 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 4 | 0 | 3.2 | $796,383 | All-Star |
| Glenn Davis | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 205 | Mar 28, 1961 | 2 | 100 | 96 | 100 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1.9 | $60,000 | |
| Bill Dawley | 27 | R | R | 6' 5" | 235 | Feb 6, 1958 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $295,000 | |
| Jim Deshaies | 25 | L | L | 6' 4" | 222 | Jun 23, 1960 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Frank DiPino | 28 | L | L | 5' 10" | 175 | Oct 22, 1956 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 | $255,000 | |
| Bill Doran | 27 | B | R | 5' 11" | 175 | May 28, 1958 | 4 | 148 | 145 | 148 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.6 | $325,000 | |
| Ty Gainey | 24 | L | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Dec 25, 1960 | 1st | 13 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Phil Garner | 36 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Apr 30, 1949 | 13 | 135 | 112 | 135 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1.0 | $745,000 | |
| Jeff Heathcock | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Nov 18, 1959 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Chris Jones | 27 | L | L | 6' 0" | 183 | Jul 13, 1957 | 1st | 31 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Charlie Kerfeld | 21 | R | R | 6' 6" | 225 | Sep 28, 1963 | 1st | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Bob Knepper | 31 | L | L | 6' 3" | 195 | May 25, 1954 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | $850,000 | |
| Mark Knudson | 24 | R | R | 6' 5" | 215 | Oct 28, 1960 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Mike Madden | 28 | L | L | 6' 1" | 190 | Jan 13, 1957 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Ron Mathis | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Sep 25, 1958 | 1st | 23 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.0 | $ | |
| John Mizerock | 24 | L | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Dec 8, 1960 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 32 | B | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Sep 9, 1952 | 12 | 130 | 113 | 130 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 68 | 126 | 11 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Joe Niekro | 40 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Nov 7, 1944 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | $825,000 | |
| Jim Pankovits | 29 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Aug 6, 1955 | 2 | 75 | 36 | 75 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Bert Pena | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Jul 11, 1959 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Terry Puhl | 28 | L | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Jul 8, 1956 | 9 | 57 | 52 | 57 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | $541,667 | |
| Craig Reynolds | 32 | L | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Dec 27, 1952 | 11 | 107 | 89 | 107 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2.1 | $350,000 | |
| German Rivera | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Jul 6, 1960 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Mark Ross | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Aug 8, 1954 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Nolan Ryan HOF | 38 | R | R | 6' 2" | 170 | Jan 31, 1947 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | $1,350,000 | All-Star |
| Mike Scott | 30 | R | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Apr 26, 1955 | 7 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | $360,000 | |
| Dave Smith | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Jan 21, 1955 | 6 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | $500,000 | |
| Julio Solano | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 160 | Jan 8, 1960 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Harry Spilman | 30 | L | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Jul 18, 1954 | 8 | 44 | 14 | 44 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | -1.0 | $160,000 | |
| Dickie Thon | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Jun 20, 1958 | 7 | 84 | 68 | 84 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | $675,000 | |
| Tim Tolman | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Apr 20, 1956 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Denny Walling | 31 | L | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Apr 17, 1954 | 11 | 119 | 82 | 119 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 1.8 | $341,667 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |