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Houston Astros Opening Day Lineups

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

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.

Shading is not used to differentiate the players' performances. It is merely used to quickly illustrate long strings of games/years played by a single player. When a player in the column changes, so does the color of the shading.

Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P	DH
2013. Sun, Mar 31 vs TEX W (8-2)#	Castro	Wallace	Altuve	Dominguez	Cedeno	Carter	Maxwell	Barnes	Norris	Pena
2012. Fri, Apr 6 vs COL L (3-5)	Castro	Lee	Altuve	Johnson	Gonzalez	Martinez	Schafer	Bogusevic	Rodriguez
2011. Fri, Apr 1 at PHI L (4-5)	Quintero	Wallace	Hall	Johnson	Sanchez	Lee	Bourn	Pence	Myers
2010. Mon, Apr 5 vs SFG L (2-5)	Towles	Blum	Matsui	Feliz	Manzella	Lee	Bourn	Pence	Oswalt
2009. Mon, Apr 6 vs CHC L (2-4)	Rodriguez	Berkman	Matsui	Blum	Tejada	Lee	Bourn	Pence	Oswalt
2008. Mon, Mar 31 at SDP L (0-4)	Ausmus	Berkman	Loretta	Wigginton	Tejada	Lee	Bourn	Pence	Oswalt
2007. Mon, Apr 2 vs PIT L (2-4)#	Ausmus	Berkman	Biggio	Ensberg	Everett	Lee	Burke	Scott	Oswalt
2006. Mon, Apr 3 vs FLA W (1-0)#	Ausmus	Berkman	Biggio	Ensberg	Everett	Wilson	Taveras	Lane	Oswalt
2005. Tue, Apr 5 vs STL L (3-7)	Ausmus	Bagwell	Biggio	Ensberg	Everett	Scott	Taveras	Lane	Oswalt
2004. Mon, Apr 5 vs SFG L (4-5)#	Ausmus	Bagwell	Kent	Ensberg	Everett	Berkman	Biggio	Hidalgo	Oswalt
2003. Tue, Apr 1 vs COL W (10-4)	Ausmus	Bagwell	Kent	Blum	Lugo	Berkman	Biggio	Hidalgo	Oswalt
2002. Tue, Apr 2 vs MIL L (3-9)	Zaun	Bagwell	Biggio	Ensberg	Everett	Ward	Berkman	Hidalgo	Miller
2001. Tue, Apr 3 vs MIL W (11-3)	Ausmus	Bagwell	Biggio	Truby	Lugo	Berkman	Hidalgo	Ward	Elarton
2000. Tue, Apr 4 at PIT W (5-2)	Eusebio	Bagwell	Biggio	Caminiti	Bogar	Spiers	Hidalgo	Alou	Reynolds
1999. Tue, Apr 6 vs CHC W (4-2)	Eusebio	Bagwell	Biggio	Caminiti	Gutierrez	Hidalgo	Everett	Bell	Reynolds
1998. Tue, Mar 31 vs SFG L (4-9)#	Ausmus	Bagwell	Biggio	Berry	Gutierrez	Alou	Hidalgo	Bell	Reynolds
1997. Tue, Apr 1 vs ATL W (2-1)	Ausmus	Bagwell	Biggio	Berry	Listach	Gonzalez	Bell	Abreu	Reynolds
1996. Mon, Apr 1 vs LAD L (3-4)	Wilkins	Bagwell	Biggio	Berry	Miller	May	Hunter	Bell	Reynolds
1995. Wed, Apr 26 at SDP W (10-2)	Servais	Bagwell	Biggio	Magadan	Miller	Gonzalez	Bell	Plantier	Drabek
1994. Mon, Apr 4 vs MON W (6-5)#	Servais	Bagwell	Biggio	Caminiti	Cedeno	Gonzalez	Finley	Mouton	Harnisch
1993. Mon, Apr 5 vs PHI L (1-3)#	Taubensee	Bagwell	Biggio	Caminiti	Cedeno	Gonzalez	Finley	Anthony	Drabek
1992. Tue, Apr 7 vs ATL L (0-2)#	Servais	Bagwell	Biggio	Caminiti	Cedeno	Gonzalez	Finley	Incaviglia	Harnisch
1991. Mon, Apr 8 at CIN L (2-6)#	Biggio	Bagwell	McLemore	Caminiti	Yelding	Gonzalez	Finley	Rhodes	Scott
1990. Mon, Apr 9 vs CIN L (4-8)#	Biggio	Davis	Doran	Caminiti	Ramirez	Anthony	Young	Wilson	Scott
1989. Tue, Apr 4 vs ATL W (10-3)#	Biggio	Davis	Doran	Caminiti	Ramirez	Hatcher	Young	Bass	Scott
1988. Tue, Apr 5 vs SDP W (6-3)	Ashby	Davis	Doran	Walling	Ramirez	Hatcher	Young	Puhl	Scott
1987. Mon, Apr 6 vs LAD W (4-3)	Ashby	Davis	Doran	Garner	Reynolds	Cruz	Hatcher	Bass	Scott
1986. Tue, Apr 8 vs SFG L (3-8)	Bailey	Davis	Doran	Walling	Thon	Bullock	Walker	Bass	Ryan
1985. Tue, Apr 9 vs LAD W (2-1)#	Ashby	Cabell	Doran	Garner	Thon	Cruz	Mumphrey	Puhl	Ryan
1984. Tue, Apr 3 vs MON L (2-4)	Ashby	Knight	Doran	Walling	Thon	Cruz	Mumphrey	Puhl	Niekro
1983. Tue, Apr 5 vs LAD L (7-16)#	Pujols	Knight	Doran	Garner	Thon	Cruz	Moreno	Puhl	Niekro
1982. Tue, Apr 6 vs STL L (3-14)	Ashby	Howe	Garner	Knight	Reynolds	Cruz	Scott	Puhl	Ryan
1981. Thu, Apr 9 at LAD L (0-2)#	Pujols	Roberts	Thon	Howe	Reynolds	Cruz	Cedeno	Puhl	Niekro
1980. Thu, Apr 10 vs LAD W (3-2)	Ashby	Howe	Morgan	Cabell	Reynolds	Cruz	Cedeno	Puhl	Richard
1979. Fri, Apr 6 vs ATL W (2-1)	Ashby	Watson	Howe	Cabell	Reynolds	Cruz	Cedeno	Puhl	Richard
1978. Thu, Apr 6 at CIN L (9-11)	Ferguson	Watson	Howe	Cabell	Metzger	Puhl	Cedeno	Cruz	Richard
1977. Fri, Apr 8 vs ATL W (3-2)	Ferguson	Watson	Gonzalez	Cabell	Metzger	Crawford	Gardner	Cruz	Richard
1976. Thu, Apr 8 at CIN L (5-11)	Johnson	Watson	Milbourne	Cabell	Metzger	Howard	Cedeno	Gross	Richard
1975. Mon, Apr 7 vs ATL W (6-2)	May	Johnson	Andrews	Rader	Metzger	Cabell	Cedeno	Cruz	Dierker
1974. Fri, Apr 5 at SFG L (1-5)	May	May	Helms	Rader	Metzger	Watson	Cedeno	Gross	Roberts
1973. Fri, Apr 6 at ATL W (2-1)	Edwards	May	Helms	Rader	Metzger	Watson	Cedeno	Wynn	Roberts
1972. Sat, Apr 15 vs SFG L (0-5)	Edwards	May	Helms	Rader	Metzger	Watson	Cedeno	Wynn	Wilson
1971. Mon, Apr 5 vs LAD W (5-2)	Edwards	Menke	Morgan	Rader	Metzger	Watson	Wynn	Cedeno	Dierker
1970. Tue, Apr 7 at SFG W (8-5)	Edwards	Mayberry	Morgan	Rader	Menke	Davis	Wynn	Pepitone	Dierker
1969. Tue, Apr 8 at SDP L (1-2)	Edwards	Blefary	Morgan	Rader	Menke	Watson	Miller	Alou	Wilson
1968. Wed, Apr 10 vs PIT W (5-4)	King	Staub	Morgan	Aspromonte	Torres	Wynn	Davis	Miller	Dierker
1967. Tue, Apr 11 vs ATL W (6-1)#	Bateman	Mathews	Morgan	Aspromonte	Jackson	Pointer	Wynn	Staub	Cuellar
1966. Tue, Apr 12 at LAD L (2-3)#	Bateman	Harrison	Morgan	Aspromonte	Jackson	Maye	Wynn	Nicholson	Roberts
1965. Mon, Apr 12 vs PHI L (0-2)#	Bateman	Bond	Morgan	Aspromonte	Lillis	Beauchamp	Wynn	Gaines	Bruce
1964. Mon, Apr 13 at CIN W (6-3)	Bateman	Runnels	Fox	Aspromonte	Kasko	Bond	Wynn	Staub	Johnson
1963. Tue, Apr 9 vs SFG L (2-9)	Campbell	Runnels	Fazio	Aspromonte	Lillis	Spangler	Goss	Staub	Farrell
1962. Tue, Apr 10 vs CHC W (11-2)	Smith	Larker	Amalfitano	Aspromonte	Buddin	Pendleton	Spangler	Mejias	Shantz
52 Games	22 Players	22 Players	19 Players	17 Players	23 Players	29 Players	25 Players	29 Players	22 Players	1 Player
Most-Games	Ausmus-9 Ashby-7 Edwards-5 Bateman-4 Biggio-3 Servais-3 Ferguson-2 May-2 Castro-2 Pujols-2	Bagwell-15 Davis-5 Berkman-4 Watson-4 May-3 Knight-2 Wallace-2 Howe-2 Runnels-2 Johnson-1	Biggio-14 Morgan-8 Doran-8 Helms-3 Altuve-2 Matsui-2 Kent-2 Howe-2 Amalfitano-1 Andrews-1	Caminiti-8 Aspromonte-7 Rader-7 Ensberg-5 Cabell-5 Walling-3 Berry-3 Garner-3 Blum-2 Johnson-2	Metzger-8 Reynolds-5 Everett-5 Thon-4 Cedeno-3 Ramirez-3 Lugo-2 Menke-2 Miller-2 Gutierrez-2	Cruz-8 Gonzalez-6 Lee-5 Watson-5 Berkman-3 Hatcher-2 Beauchamp-1 Howard-1 Puhl-1 Scott-1	Cedeno-9 Wynn-6 Bourn-4 Finley-4 Hidalgo-3 Young-3 Mumphrey-2 Biggio-2 Taveras-2 Bell-2	Puhl-8 Pence-4 Hidalgo-3 Staub-3 Bass-3 Cruz-3 Bell-3 Gross-2 Wynn-2 Lane-2	Oswalt-8 Richard-5 Reynolds-5 Scott-5 Dierker-4 Ryan-3 Niekro-3 Roberts-2 Wilson-2 Harnisch-2	Pena-1

Most Common Lineups

2 Games C. Edwards 1B. May 2B. Helms 3B. Rader SS. Metzger LF. Watson CF. Cedeno RF. Wynn P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Castro 1B. Lee 2B. Altuve 3B. Johnson SS. Gonzalez LF. Martinez CF. Schafer RF. Bogusevic P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Servais 1B. Bagwell 2B. Biggio 3B. Caminiti SS. Cedeno LF. Gonzalez CF. Finley RF. Incaviglia P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Biggio 1B. Davis 2B. Doran 3B. Caminiti SS. Ramirez LF. Anthony CF. Young RF. Wilson P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Ashby 1B. Davis 2B. Doran 3B. Garner SS. Reynolds LF. Cruz CF. Hatcher RF. Bass P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Ausmus 1B. Berkman 2B. Loretta 3B. Wigginton SS. Tejada LF. Lee CF. Bourn RF. Pence P. Pitcher

2 Games
C. Edwards
1B. May
2B. Helms
3B. Rader
SS. Metzger
LF. Watson
CF. Cedeno
RF. Wynn
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Castro
1B. Lee
2B. Altuve
3B. Johnson
SS. Gonzalez
LF. Martinez
CF. Schafer
RF. Bogusevic
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Servais
1B. Bagwell
2B. Biggio
3B. Caminiti
SS. Cedeno
LF. Gonzalez
CF. Finley
RF. Incaviglia
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Biggio
1B. Davis
2B. Doran
3B. Caminiti
SS. Ramirez
LF. Anthony
CF. Young
RF. Wilson
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Ashby
1B. Davis
2B. Doran
3B. Garner
SS. Reynolds
LF. Cruz
CF. Hatcher
RF. Bass
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Ausmus
1B. Berkman
2B. Loretta
3B. Wigginton
SS. Tejada
LF. Lee
CF. Bourn
RF. Pence
P. Pitcher

51 total lineups (52 when including pitchers)

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