1968 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1968 Houston Astros finished with a record of 72-90. They scored 510 runs and belted 66 home runs to go along with a .231 batting average. Jim Wynn led the team in home runs with 26. The offense was powered by Rusty Staub, who led the team with 72 RBI and 172 hits.
The team allowed 588 runs and had a team ERA of 3.26. Don Wilson was the winningest pitcher, with 13 games won. Dave Giusti racked up 186 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 | 124 | 409 | 25 | 92 | 1 | 46 | 1 | .285 | .264 | .549 | .225 |
| Julio Gotay | 2B | 75 | 165 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .271 | .285 | .556 | .248 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| Leon McFadden | SS | 16 | 47 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .358 | .298 | .656 | .277 |
| Denis Menke | 2B | 150 | 542 | 56 | 135 | 6 | 56 | 5 | .334 | .347 | .681 | .249 |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 10 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .444 | .350 | .794 | .250 |
| Doug Rader | 3B | 98 | 333 | 42 | 89 | 6 | 43 | 2 | .328 | .393 | .721 | .267 |
| Rusty Staub | 1B | 161 | 591 | 54 | 172 | 6 | 72 | 2 | .373 | .387 | .760 | .291 |
| Hector Torres | SS | 128 | 466 | 44 | 104 | 1 | 24 | 2 | .252 | .258 | .510 | .223 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Byron Browne | OF | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .412 | .231 | .643 | .231 |
| Nate Colbert | OF | 20 | 53 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .164 | .170 | .334 | .151 |
| Ron Davis | OF | 52 | 217 | 22 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .268 | .281 | .549 | .212 |
| Jose Herrera | OF | 27 | 100 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .269 | .290 | .559 | .240 |
| Norm Miller | OF | 79 | 257 | 35 | 61 | 6 | 28 | 6 | .304 | .393 | .697 | .237 |
| Ivan Murrell | OF | 32 | 59 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .117 | .153 | .270 | .102 |
| Dick Simpson | OF | 59 | 177 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 4 | .282 | .299 | .581 | .186 |
| Lee Thomas | OF | 90 | 201 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .249 | .229 | .478 | .194 |
| Bob Watson | OF | 45 | 140 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .297 | .321 | .618 | .229 |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 156 | 542 | 85 | 146 | 26 | 67 | 11 | .376 | .474 | .850 | .269 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dave Adlesh | C | 40 | 104 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .227 | .212 | .439 | .183 |
| John Bateman | C | 111 | 350 | 28 | 87 | 4 | 33 | 1 | .297 | .337 | .634 | .249 |
| Ron Brand | C | 43 | 81 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .261 | .185 | .446 | .160 |
| Hal King | C | 27 | 55 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .242 | .218 | .460 | .145 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Danny Walton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5336 | 510 | 1233 | 66 | 473 | 44 | .294 | .317 | .611 | .231 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Wade Blasingame | 22 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4.75 | 1.528 | |||
| John Buzhardt | 39 | 4 | 83.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5 | 37 | 35 | 3.12 | 1.290 | |||
| Danny Coombs | 40 | 2 | 46.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 3.28 | 1.478 | |||
| Mike Cuellar | 28 | 24 | 170.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 133 | 45 | 2.74 | 1.154 | |||
| Larry Dierker | 32 | 32 | 233.7 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 0 | 161 | 89 | 3.31 | 1.262 | |||
| Tom Dukes | 43 | 0 | 52.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 4.27 | 1.708 | |||
| Hal Gilson | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.36 | 2.162 | |||
| Dave Giusti | 37 | 34 | 251 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 1 | 186 | 67 | 3.19 | 1.167 | |||
| Fred Gladding | 7 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14.54 | 2.558 | |||
| Pat House | 18 | 0 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7.71 | 1.656 | |||
| Denny Lemaster | 33 | 32 | 224 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 146 | 72 | 2.81 | 1.353 | |||
| Jim Ray | 41 | 2 | 80.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 71 | 25 | 2.68 | 1.115 | |||
| Steve Shea | 30 | 0 | 34.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 3.38 | 1.095 | |||
| Don Wilson | 33 | 30 | 208.7 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 0 | 175 | 70 | 3.28 | 1.231 | |||
| Team Totals | 405 | 162 | 1446.9 | 72 | 90 | .444 | 23 | 1021 | 479 | 3.26 | 1.272 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rusty Staub | 161 |
| At Bats | Rusty Staub | 591 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rusty Staub | 682 |
| Batting Average | Rusty Staub | .291 |
| On-Base % | Jim Wynn | .376 |
| Slugging % | Jim Wynn | .474 |
| OPS | Jim Wynn | .850 |
| Runs | Jim Wynn | 85 |
| Hits | Rusty Staub | 172 |
| Total Bases | Jim Wynn | 257 |
| Doubles | Rusty Staub | 37 |
| Triples | Denis Menke | 6 |
| Home Runs | Jim Wynn | 26 |
| RBI | Rusty Staub | 72 |
| Walks | Jim Wynn | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Wynn | 131 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Wynn | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Wynn | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Hector Torres | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bob Aspromonte | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | John Bateman | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Don Wilson | 13 |
| Losses | Don Wilson | 16 |
| Saves | Steve Shea | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Wilson | .448 |
| ERA | Mike Cuellar | 2.74 |
| WHIP | Mike Cuellar | 1.154 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Giusti | 251 |
| Games | Tom Dukes | 43 |
| Games Started | Dave Giusti | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Giusti | 186 |
| Complete Games | Dave Giusti | 12 |
| Shutouts | Don Wilson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Giusti | 1031 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Giusti | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Denny Lemaster | 231 |
| Walks Allowed | Larry Dierker | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave Giusti | 15 |
| Doubles Allowed | Larry Dierker | 34 |
| Triples Allowed | Denny Lemaster | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Larry Dierker | 20 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry Dierker | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Larry Dierker and Denny Lemaster | 15 |
