1971 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1971 Houston Astros finished with a record of 79-83. They scored 585 runs and belted 71 home runs to go along with a .240 batting average. Joe Morgan led the team in home runs with 13. The offense was powered by Cesar Cedeno, who led the team with 81 RBI and 161 hits. Joe Morgan had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 567 runs and had a team ERA of 3.13. Don Wilson led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 180 strikeouts. Fred Gladding led the team with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Busse | SS | 10 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .194 | .235 | .429 | .147 |
| Marty Martinez | 2B | 32 | 62 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .292 | .339 | .631 | .258 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 46 | 137 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .260 | .350 | .610 | .182 |
| Denis Menke | 1B | 146 | 475 | 57 | 117 | 1 | 43 | 4 | .328 | .320 | .648 | .246 |
| Roger Metzger | SS | 150 | 562 | 64 | 132 | 0 | 26 | 15 | .294 | .299 | .593 | .235 |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 160 | 583 | 87 | 149 | 13 | 56 | 40 | .351 | .407 | .758 | .256 |
| Doug Rader | 3B | 135 | 484 | 51 | 118 | 12 | 56 | 5 | .303 | .378 | .681 | .244 |
| Derrel Thomas | 2B | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesus Alou | OF | 122 | 433 | 41 | 121 | 2 | 40 | 3 | .305 | .360 | .665 | .279 |
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 161 | 611 | 85 | 161 | 10 | 81 | 20 | .293 | .398 | .691 | .264 |
| Rich Chiles | OF | 67 | 119 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .268 | .336 | .604 | .227 |
| Cesar Geronimo | OF | 94 | 82 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .264 | .329 | .593 | .220 |
| Norm Miller | OF | 45 | 74 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .313 | .405 | .718 | .257 |
| Jay Schlueter | OF | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Bob Watson | OF | 129 | 468 | 49 | 135 | 9 | 67 | 0 | .347 | .395 | .742 | .288 |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 123 | 404 | 38 | 82 | 7 | 45 | 10 | .302 | .295 | .597 | .203 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Edwards | C | 106 | 317 | 18 | 74 | 1 | 23 | 1 | .291 | .309 | .600 | .233 |
| Jack Hiatt | C | 69 | 174 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .401 | .351 | .752 | .276 |
| Larry Howard | C | 24 | 64 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .265 | .375 | .640 | .234 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5492 | 585 | 1319 | 71 | 547 | 101 | .299 | .340 | .639 | .240 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Billingham | 33 | 33 | 228.3 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 0 | 139 | 68 | 3.39 | 1.196 | |||
| Wade Blasingame | 30 | 28 | 158.3 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 93 | 45 | 4.60 | 1.402 | |||
| Ron Cook | 5 | 4 | 25.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4.91 | 1.206 | |||
| George Culver | 59 | 0 | 95.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 7 | 57 | 38 | 2.64 | 1.333 | |||
| Larry Dierker | 24 | 23 | 159 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 91 | 33 | 2.72 | 1.151 | |||
| Ken Forsch | 33 | 23 | 188.3 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 131 | 53 | 2.53 | 1.142 | |||
| Fred Gladding | 48 | 0 | 51.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 2.10 | 1.423 | |||
| Bill Greif | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 5.06 | 1.625 | |||
| Tom Griffin | 10 | 6 | 37.7 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 4.78 | 1.698 | |||
| Skip Guinn | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .00 | 0.851 | |||
| Buddy Harris | 20 | 0 | 30.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 6.46 | 1.596 | |||
| Denny Lemaster | 42 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 3.45 | 1.350 | |||
| Jim Ray | 47 | 1 | 97.7 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | 46 | 31 | 2.12 | 1.054 | |||
| J.R. Richard | 4 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 3.43 | 1.571 | |||
| Scipio Spinks | 5 | 3 | 29.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 3.68 | 1.195 | |||
| Don Wilson | 35 | 34 | 268 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 180 | 79 | 2.45 | 1.022 | |||
| Larry Yount | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 407 | 162 | 1471.3 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 25 | 914 | 475 | 3.13 | 1.219 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Cesar Cedeno | 161 |
| At Bats | Cesar Cedeno | 611 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Joe Morgan | 689 |
| Batting Average | Bob Watson | .288 |
| On-Base % | Joe Morgan | .351 |
| Slugging % | Joe Morgan | .407 |
| OPS | Joe Morgan | .758 |
| Runs | Joe Morgan | 87 |
| Hits | Cesar Cedeno | 161 |
| Total Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 243 |
| Doubles | Cesar Cedeno | 40 |
| Triples | Roger Metzger and Joe Morgan | 11 |
| Home Runs | Joe Morgan | 13 |
| RBI | Cesar Cedeno | 81 |
| Walks | Joe Morgan | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Doug Rader | 112 |
| Stolen Bases | Joe Morgan | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Cesar Cedeno | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Morgan | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Cesar Cedeno and Joe Morgan | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Denis Menke, Bob Watson, and Jim Wynn | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Don Wilson | 16 |
| Losses | Jack Billingham | 16 |
| Saves | Fred Gladding | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Ray | .714 |
| ERA | Don Wilson | 2.45 |
| WHIP | Don Wilson | 1.022 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Wilson | 268 |
| Games | George Culver | 59 |
| Games Started | Don Wilson | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Don Wilson | 180 |
| Complete Games | Don Wilson | 18 |
| Shutouts | Jack Billingham and Don Wilson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Don Wilson | 1067 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Billingham | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Billingham | 205 |
| Walks Allowed | Don Wilson | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Wilson | 15 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Wilson | 31 |
| Triples Allowed | Wade Blasingame | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Wade Blasingame | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Billingham | 16 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jack Billingham | 21 |
