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1998 Houston Astros

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997 / 1999

102-60, Finished 1st in NL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Larry Dierker (102-60)
Scored 874 runs, Allowed 620 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 106-56

Ballparks: Astrodome · Attendance: 2,458,451 (8th of 16)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 99

Postseason:  Lost NL Division Series (3-1) to San Diego Padres

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1997 / 1999 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Moises Alou 31 R R 6' 3" 185 Jul 3, 1966 8 159 153 159 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 6 0 158 1 6 0 6.6 $5,020,000 All-Star
Brad Ausmus 29 R R 5' 11" 190 Apr 14, 1969 6 128 117 128 124 0 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1.8 $1,600,000
Jeff Bagwell 30 R R 6' 0" 195 May 27, 1968 8 147 146 147 147 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.7 $7,945,000
Derek Bell 29 R R 6' 2" 200 Dec 11, 1968 8 156 149 156 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 154 0 3 0 5.4 $4,250,000
Sean Bergman 28 R R 6' 4" 205 Apr 11, 1970 6 31 27 30 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 $465,000
Sean Berry 32 R R 5' 11" 200 Mar 22, 1966 9 102 76 102 87 0 0 0 0 87 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 1 2.6 $1,000,000
Craig Biggio 32 R R 5' 11" 185 Dec 14, 1965 11 160 155 160 159 0 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.6 $6,145,000 All-Star
Tim Bogar 31 R R 6' 2" 198 Oct 28, 1966 6 79 38 79 74 0 0 0 11 11 55 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 -1.2 $725,000
Jose Cabrera 26 R R 6' 0" 205 Mar 24, 1972 2 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $180,000
Dave Clark 35 L R 6' 2" 200 Sep 3, 1962 13 93 19 93 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 13 22 4 72 0 -1.2 $700,000
Scott Elarton 22 R R 6' 7" 240 Feb 23, 1976 1st 28 2 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 $170,000
Tony Eusebio 31 R R 6' 2" 180 Apr 27, 1967 6 66 45 66 54 0 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.1 $725,000
Carl Everett 27 B R 6' 0" 181 Jun 3, 1971 6 133 113 133 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 5 126 0 11 2 3.4 $1,075,000
Mike Grzanich 25 R R 6' 1" 180 Aug 24, 1972 1st 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Ricky Gutierrez 28 R R 6' 1" 175 May 23, 1970 6 141 129 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 -1.3 $850,000
John Halama 26 L L 6' 5" 215 Feb 22, 1972 1st 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 $170,000
Mike Hampton 25 R L 5' 10" 195 Sep 9, 1972 6 32 32 31 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 $2,250,000
Reggie Harris 29 R R 6' 1" 180 Aug 12, 1968 5 6 0 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Doug Henry 34 R R 6' 4" 185 Dec 10, 1963 8 59 0 57 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 $725,000
Richard Hidalgo 23 R R 6' 3" 220 Jun 28, 1975 2 74 52 74 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 57 14 80 0 5 1 1.9 $170,000
Jack Howell 36 L R 6' 0" 180 Aug 18, 1961 10 24 7 24 12 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0.0 $500,000
Pete Incaviglia 34 R R 6' 1" 225 Apr 2, 1964 12 13 2 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 10 0 -0.4 $170,000
Randy Johnson 34 R L 6' 10" 225 Sep 10, 1963 11 11 11 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.7 $
Russ Johnson 25 R R 5' 10" 185 Feb 22, 1973 2 8 2 8 6 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.2 $
Jose Lima 25 R R 6' 2" 170 Sep 30, 1972 5 33 33 32 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 $240,000
Mike Magnante 33 L L 6' 1" 180 Jun 17, 1965 8 48 0 46 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $600,000
Mitch Meluskey 24 B R 6' 0" 185 Sep 18, 1973 1st 8 0 8 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.0 $170,000
Trever Miller 25 R L 6' 3" 200 May 29, 1973 2 37 1 35 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 $175,000
Ray Montgomery 28 R R 6' 3" 195 Aug 8, 1969 3 6 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 0.1 $185,000
C.J. Nitkowski 25 L L 6' 2" 185 Mar 9, 1973 3 43 0 41 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 $185,000
J.R. Phillips 28 L L 6' 2" 205 Apr 29, 1970 6 36 10 36 18 0 0 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 21 0 -0.6 $250,000
Jay Powell 26 R R 6' 4" 220 Jan 9, 1972 4 29 0 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 $
Shane Reynolds 30 R R 6' 3" 210 Mar 26, 1968 7 35 35 34 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 $3,325,000
Bob Scanlan 31 R R 6' 7" 215 Aug 9, 1966 7 27 0 26 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 $
Pete Schourek 29 L L 6' 5" 195 May 10, 1969 8 15 15 13 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 $
Bill Spiers 32 L R 6' 2" 190 Jun 5, 1966 10 123 89 123 107 0 0 7 9 99 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 2 1.2 $1,600,000
Billy Wagner 26 L L 5' 10" 180 Jul 25, 1971 4 58 0 55 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 $280,000
Daryle Ward 23 L L 6' 2" 240 Jun 27, 1975 1st 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.0 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Carl Everett
Mitch Meluskey
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Russ Johnson
Mike Hampton
Brad Ausmus
Ricky Gutierrez

Billy Wagner
Derek Bell
Richard Hidalgo
Richard Hidalgo
Sean Berry
Moises Alou
Doug Henry
Tony Eusebio

Pete Incaviglia
Mike Grzanich
Tim Bogar
Bill Spiers
J.R. Phillips
Daryle Ward
Dave Clark
Jack Howell

Shane Reynolds
Sean Bergman
Ray Montgomery
Jay Powell
Pete Schourek
Jose Lima
Doug Henry
Bob Scanlan
Reggie Harris
Trever Miller

C.J. Nitkowski
Scott Elarton
Jose Cabrera
Randy Johnson
Mike Magnante
John Halama

1997 / 1999 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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