1965 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1965 Houston Astros finished with a record of 65-97. They scored 569 runs and belted 97 home runs to go along with a .237 batting average. The offense was powered by Jim Wynn, who led the team with 22 home runs and 73 RBI. Joe Morgan led the team with 163 hits for a .271 average. Jim Wynn had a great year on the basepaths with 43 stolen bases.
The team allowed 711 runs and had a team ERA of 3.84. Turk Farrell was the winningest pitcher, with 11 games won. Bob Bruce racked up 145 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Aspromonte | 3B | 152 | 578 | 53 | 152 | 5 | 52 | 2 | .310 | .322 | .632 | .263 |
| Walt Bond | 1B | 117 | 407 | 46 | 107 | 7 | 47 | 2 | .337 | .366 | .703 | .263 |
| Nellie Fox | 3B | 21 | 41 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .317 | .603 | .268 |
| Jim Gentile | 1B | 81 | 227 | 22 | 55 | 7 | 31 | 0 | .352 | .392 | .744 | .242 |
| Chuck Harrison | 1B | 15 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .321 | .356 | .677 | .200 |
| Sonny Jackson | SS | 10 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .130 | .297 | .130 |
| Eddie Kasko | SS | 68 | 215 | 18 | 53 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .296 | .302 | .598 | .247 |
| Bob Lillis | SS | 124 | 408 | 34 | 90 | 0 | 20 | 2 | .267 | .255 | .522 | .221 |
| Jim Mahoney | SS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 157 | 601 | 100 | 163 | 14 | 40 | 20 | .373 | .418 | .791 | .271 |
| Frank Thomas | 1B | 23 | 58 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .210 | .362 | .572 | .172 |
| Mike White | 3B | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Beauchamp | OF | 24 | 53 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .259 | .208 | .467 | .189 |
| Joe Gaines | OF | 100 | 229 | 21 | 52 | 6 | 31 | 4 | .290 | .349 | .639 | .227 |
| Lee Maye | OF | 108 | 415 | 38 | 104 | 3 | 36 | 1 | .285 | .347 | .632 | .251 |
| Norm Miller | OF | 11 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .583 | .200 |
| Al Spangler | OF | 38 | 112 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .299 | .268 | .567 | .214 |
| Rusty Staub | OF | 131 | 410 | 43 | 105 | 14 | 63 | 3 | .339 | .412 | .751 | .256 |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 157 | 564 | 90 | 155 | 22 | 73 | 43 | .371 | .470 | .841 | .275 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dave Adlesh | C | 15 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .216 | .176 | .392 | .147 |
| John Bateman | C | 45 | 142 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .256 | .380 | .636 | .197 |
| Ron Brand | C | 117 | 391 | 27 | 92 | 2 | 37 | 10 | .281 | .281 | .562 | .235 |
| John Hoffman | C | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Gus Triandos | C | 24 | 72 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .244 | .292 | .536 | .181 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Gene Ratliff | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5483 | 569 | 1299 | 97 | 523 | 90 | .302 | .340 | .641 | .237 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Don Arlich | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Bob Bruce | 35 | 34 | 229.7 | 9 | 18 | .333 | 0 | 145 | 38 | 3.72 | 1.215 | |||
| Danny Coombs | 26 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 4.79 | 1.638 | |||
| Mike Cuellar | 25 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 3.54 | 1.357 | |||
| Larry Dierker | 26 | 19 | 146.7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 109 | 37 | 3.50 | 1.172 | |||
| Turk Farrell | 33 | 29 | 208.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | 122 | 35 | 3.50 | 1.138 | |||
| Dave Giusti | 38 | 13 | 131.3 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3 | 92 | 46 | 4.32 | 1.356 | |||
| Ken Johnson | 8 | 8 | 51.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 4.18 | 1.219 | |||
| Gordon Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Jack Lamabe | 3 | 2 | 12.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4.26 | 1.575 | |||
| Don Larsen | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.06 | 2.075 | |||
| Don Lee | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | 1.375 | |||
| Ken MacKenzie | 21 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 3.89 | 1.405 | |||
| Don Nottebart | 29 | 25 | 158 | 4 | 15 | .211 | 0 | 77 | 55 | 4.67 | 1.399 | |||
| Jim Owens | 50 | 0 | 71.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 8 | 53 | 29 | 3.28 | 1.304 | |||
| Jim Ray | 3 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.57 | 2.208 | |||
| Claude Raymond | 33 | 7 | 96.3 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 5 | 79 | 16 | 2.90 | 1.070 | |||
| Robin Roberts | 10 | 10 | 76 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 1.89 | 0.934 | |||
| Carroll Sembera | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3.68 | 1.096 | |||
| Ron Taylor | 32 | 1 | 57.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 6.40 | 1.456 | |||
| Bruce Von Hoff | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Hal Woodeshick | 27 | 0 | 32.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 3.06 | 1.393 | |||
| Chris Zachary | 4 | 2 | 10.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4.22 | 1.682 | |||
| Team Totals | 418 | 162 | 1461 | 65 | 97 | .401 | 26 | 931 | 388 | 3.84 | 1.264 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Morgan and Jim Wynn | 157 |
| At Bats | Joe Morgan | 601 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Joe Morgan | 708 |
| Batting Average | Jim Wynn | .275 |
| On-Base % | Joe Morgan | .373 |
| Slugging % | Jim Wynn | .470 |
| OPS | Jim Wynn | .841 |
| Runs | Joe Morgan | 100 |
| Hits | Joe Morgan | 163 |
| Total Bases | Jim Wynn | 265 |
| Doubles | Jim Wynn | 30 |
| Triples | Joe Morgan | 12 |
| Home Runs | Jim Wynn | 22 |
| RBI | Jim Wynn | 73 |
| Walks | Joe Morgan | 97 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Wynn | 126 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Wynn | 43 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Morgan | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Aspromonte and Jim Wynn | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rusty Staub and Jim Wynn | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ron Brand and Rusty Staub | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Turk Farrell | 11 |
| Losses | Bob Bruce | 18 |
| Saves | Jim Owens | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave Giusti | .533 |
| ERA | Turk Farrell | 3.50 |
| WHIP | Turk Farrell | 1.138 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Bruce | 229.7 |
| Games | Jim Owens | 50 |
| Games Started | Bob Bruce | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Bruce | 145 |
| Complete Games | Turk Farrell | 8 |
| Shutouts | Turk Farrell | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Bruce | 956 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Bruce | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Bruce | 241 |
| Walks Allowed | Don Nottebart | 55 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Bruce | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Turk Farrell | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Turk Farrell | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Giusti | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Bruce | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Bruce | 20 |
