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89-73, Finished 2nd in NL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Phil Garner (89-73)
Scored 693 runs, Allowed 609 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-71
Ballparks: Minute Maid Park · Attendance: 2,804,760 (7th of 16)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100
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Lost World Series (4-0) to Chicago White Sox Won NL Championship Series (4-2) over St. Louis Cardinals Won NL Division Series (3-1) over Atlanta Braves |
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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 | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezequiel Astacio | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Nov 4, 1979 | 1st | 22 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.5 | $ | |
| Brad Ausmus | 36 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | Apr 14, 1969 | 13 | 134 | 118 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | $3,000,000 | |
| Brandon Backe | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 182 | Apr 5, 1978 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | $350,000 | |
| Jeff Bagwell | 37 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | May 27, 1968 | 15 | 39 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.5 | $18,000,000 | |
| Lance Berkman | 29 | B | L | 6' 1" | 220 | Feb 10, 1976 | 7 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | $10,500,000 | |
| Craig Biggio | 39 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Dec 14, 1965 | 18 | 155 | 146 | 155 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3.2 | $3,000,000 | |
| Eric Bruntlett | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Mar 29, 1978 | 3 | 91 | 21 | 91 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 0.7 | $335,000 | |
| Chris Burke | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Mar 11, 1980 | 2 | 108 | 82 | 108 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0.7 | $316,000 | |
| Mike Burns | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 210 | Jul 14, 1978 | 1st | 27 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Raul Chavez | 32 | R | R | 5' 11" | 245 | Mar 17, 1973 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.4 | $360,000 | |
| Roger Clemens | 42 | R | R | 6' 4" | 205 | Aug 4, 1962 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | $18,000,000 | All-Star |
| Travis Driskill | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Aug 1, 1971 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Brandon Duckworth | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | Jan 23, 1976 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $500,000 | |
| Morgan Ensberg | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Aug 26, 1975 | 5 | 150 | 147 | 150 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | $450,000 | All-Star |
| Adam Everett | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Feb 2, 1977 | 5 | 152 | 147 | 152 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.6 | $445,000 | |
| John Franco | 44 | L | L | 5' 10" | 170 | Sep 17, 1960 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $700,000 | |
| Mike Gallo | 28 | L | L | 6' 0" | 170 | Apr 2, 1977 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Charles Gipson | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Dec 16, 1972 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Chad Harville | 28 | R | R | 5' 9" | 180 | Sep 16, 1976 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $365,000 | |
| Charlton Jimerson | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 210 | Sep 22, 1979 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $ | ||
| Mike Lamb | 29 | L | R | 6' 1" | 205 | Aug 9, 1975 | 6 | 125 | 72 | 125 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 40 | 1 | -0.9 | $1,300,000 | |
| Jason Lane | 28 | R | L | 6' 2" | 225 | Dec 22, 1976 | 4 | 145 | 133 | 145 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 137 | 147 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.2 | $345,000 | |
| Brad Lidge | 28 | R | R | 6' 5" | 215 | Dec 23, 1976 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $500,000 | All-Star |
| Roy Oswalt | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Aug 29, 1977 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | $5,900,000 | All-Star |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 36 | L | L | 5' 11" | 155 | Jan 19, 1969 | 11 | 114 | 35 | 114 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 26 | 78 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0.0 | $800,000 | |
| Andy Pettitte | 33 | L | L | 6' 5" | 235 | Jun 15, 1972 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | $8,500,000 | |
| Chad Qualls | 26 | R | R | 6' 5" | 220 | Aug 17, 1978 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $316,000 | |
| Humberto Quintero | 25 | R | R | 5' 9" | 215 | Aug 2, 1979 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 26 | R | L | 5' 11" | 195 | Jan 18, 1979 | 1st | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 | $ | |
| Luke Scott | 27 | L | R | 6' 0" | 205 | Jun 25, 1978 | 1st | 34 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | -0.5 | $316,000 | |
| Todd Self | 26 | L | R | 6' 5" | 215 | Nov 9, 1978 | 1st | 21 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Russ Springer | 36 | R | R | 6' 4" | 195 | Nov 7, 1968 | 13 | 62 | 0 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $550,000 | |
| Scott Strickland | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Apr 26, 1976 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Willy Taveras | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Dec 25, 1981 | 2 | 152 | 144 | 152 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.8 | $316,000 | |
| Jose Vizcaino | 37 | B | R | 6' 1" | 150 | Mar 26, 1968 | 17 | 98 | 34 | 98 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | -0.1 | $1,250,000 | |
| Dan Wheeler | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 220 | Dec 10, 1977 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | $365,000 | |
| 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 |