1970 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1970 Houston Astros finished with a record of 79-83. They scored 744 runs and belted 129 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. Jim Wynn provided the power for the team with 27 homers. The offense was powered by Denis Menke, who led the team with 92 RBI and 171 hits. Joe Morgan had a great year on the basepaths with 42 stolen bases.
The team allowed 763 runs and had a team ERA of 4.23. Larry Dierker led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 191 strikeouts. Fred Gladding was the team's best fireman, with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Marty Martinez | SS | 75 | 150 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .264 | .240 | .504 | .220 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 50 | 148 | 23 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 1 | .318 | .365 | .683 | .216 |
| Denis Menke | SS | 154 | 562 | 82 | 171 | 13 | 92 | 6 | .392 | .441 | .833 | .304 |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 144 | 548 | 102 | 147 | 8 | 52 | 42 | .383 | .396 | .779 | .268 |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | 75 | 279 | 44 | 70 | 14 | 35 | 5 | .298 | .470 | .768 | .251 |
| Doug Rader | 3B | 156 | 576 | 90 | 145 | 25 | 87 | 3 | .322 | .436 | .758 | .252 |
| Hector Torres | SS | 31 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .310 | .323 | .633 | .246 |
| Bob Watson | 1B | 97 | 327 | 48 | 89 | 11 | 61 | 1 | .324 | .443 | .767 | .272 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesus Alou | OF | 117 | 458 | 59 | 140 | 1 | 44 | 3 | .335 | .384 | .719 | .306 |
| Jim Beauchamp | OF | 31 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .276 | .308 | .584 | .192 |
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 90 | 355 | 46 | 110 | 7 | 42 | 17 | .340 | .451 | .791 | .310 |
| Tommy Davis | OF | 57 | 213 | 24 | 60 | 3 | 30 | 8 | .305 | .399 | .704 | .282 |
| Gary Geiger | OF | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Cesar Geronimo | OF | 47 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 | .243 | .536 | .243 |
| Keith Lampard | OF | 53 | 72 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .295 | .375 | .670 | .236 |
| Norm Miller | OF | 90 | 226 | 29 | 54 | 4 | 29 | 3 | .357 | .332 | .689 | .239 |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 157 | 554 | 82 | 156 | 27 | 88 | 24 | .394 | .493 | .887 | .282 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Don Bryant | C | 15 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .231 | .208 | .439 | .208 |
| Johnny Edwards | C | 140 | 458 | 46 | 101 | 7 | 49 | 1 | .299 | .319 | .618 | .221 |
| Larry Howard | C | 31 | 88 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .378 | .443 | .821 | .307 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Leon McFadden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5574 | 744 | 1446 | 129 | 694 | 114 | .328 | .391 | .719 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Billingham | 46 | 24 | 187.7 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0 | 134 | 63 | 3.98 | 1.348 | |||
| Wade Blasingame | 13 | 13 | 77.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 55 | 23 | 3.48 | 1.274 | |||
| Jim Bouton | 29 | 6 | 73.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 49 | 33 | 5.40 | 1.596 | |||
| Ron Cook | 41 | 7 | 82.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 50 | 42 | 3.72 | 1.482 | |||
| George Culver | 32 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 3.20 | 1.444 | |||
| Larry Dierker | 37 | 36 | 269.7 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 1 | 191 | 82 | 3.87 | 1.279 | |||
| Jack DiLauro | 42 | 0 | 33.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 4.28 | 1.513 | |||
| Ken Forsch | 4 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5.62 | 1.375 | |||
| Fred Gladding | 63 | 0 | 71 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 18 | 46 | 24 | 4.06 | 1.521 | |||
| Tom Griffin | 23 | 20 | 111.3 | 3 | 13 | .188 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 5.74 | 1.707 | |||
| Buddy Harris | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.68 | 0.952 | |||
| Denny Lemaster | 39 | 21 | 162 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 3 | 103 | 65 | 4.56 | 1.444 | |||
| Mike Marshall | 4 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8.44 | 2.264 | |||
| Dan Osinski | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.82 | 1.892 | |||
| Jim Ray | 52 | 2 | 105 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 5 | 67 | 49 | 3.26 | 1.390 | |||
| Scipio Spinks | 5 | 2 | 13.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9.88 | 1.898 | |||
| Don Wilson | 29 | 27 | 184.3 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0 | 94 | 66 | 3.91 | 1.378 | |||
| Team Totals | 464 | 162 | 1456 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 35 | 942 | 577 | 4.23 | 1.420 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jim Wynn | 157 |
| At Bats | Doug Rader | 576 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jim Wynn | 668 |
| Batting Average | Denis Menke | .304 |
| On-Base % | Jim Wynn | .394 |
| Slugging % | Jim Wynn | .493 |
| OPS | Jim Wynn | .887 |
| Runs | Joe Morgan | 102 |
| Hits | Denis Menke | 171 |
| Total Bases | Jim Wynn | 273 |
| Doubles | Jim Wynn | 32 |
| Triples | Joe Morgan | 9 |
| Home Runs | Jim Wynn | 27 |
| RBI | Denis Menke | 92 |
| Walks | Jim Wynn | 106 |
| Strikeouts | Doug Rader | 102 |
| Stolen Bases | Joe Morgan | 42 |
| Caught Stealing | Joe Morgan | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Larry Dierker | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Denis Menke | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Doug Rader | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Dierker | 16 |
| Losses | Tom Griffin | 13 |
| Saves | Fred Gladding | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Don Wilson | .647 |
| ERA | Larry Dierker | 3.87 |
| WHIP | Larry Dierker | 1.279 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Dierker | 269.7 |
| Games | Fred Gladding | 63 |
| Games Started | Larry Dierker | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Dierker | 191 |
| Complete Games | Larry Dierker | 17 |
| Shutouts | Jack Billingham and Larry Dierker | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Dierker | 1132 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Dierker | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Dierker | 263 |
| Walks Allowed | Larry Dierker | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Dierker | 31 |
| Doubles Allowed | Larry Dierker | 50 |
| Triples Allowed | Larry Dierker | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Don Wilson | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Billingham | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Larry Dierker | 19 |
