1972 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1972 Houston Astros finished with a record of 84-69. They scored 708 runs and belted 134 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Lee May, who led the team with 29 home runs and 98 RBI. Cesar Cedeno led the team with 179 hits for a .320 average. Cesar Cedeno had a great year on the basepaths with 55 stolen bases.
The team allowed 636 runs and had a team ERA of 3.77. Larry Dierker and Don Wilson were tied for the team lead in wins with 15. Jerry Reuss led the team with 174 strikeouts. Fred Gladding led the team with 14 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Fenwick | 2B | 36 | 50 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .226 | .240 | .466 | .180 |
| Tommy Helms | 2B | 139 | 518 | 45 | 134 | 5 | 60 | 4 | .291 | .346 | .637 | .259 |
| Lee May | 1B | 148 | 592 | 87 | 168 | 29 | 98 | 3 | .343 | .490 | .833 | .284 |
| Roger Metzger | SS | 153 | 641 | 84 | 142 | 2 | 38 | 23 | .288 | .259 | .547 | .222 |
| Doug Rader | 3B | 152 | 553 | 70 | 131 | 22 | 90 | 5 | .309 | .425 | .734 | .237 |
| Gary Sutherland | 3B | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesus Alou | OF | 52 | 93 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .366 | .376 | .742 | .312 |
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 139 | 559 | 103 | 179 | 22 | 82 | 55 | .385 | .537 | .922 | .320 |
| Rich Chiles | OF | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .364 | .697 | .273 |
| Norm Miller | OF | 67 | 107 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .331 | .393 | .724 | .243 |
| Jimmy Stewart | OF | 68 | 96 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .257 | .313 | .570 | .219 |
| Bob Watson | OF | 147 | 548 | 74 | 171 | 16 | 86 | 1 | .378 | .464 | .842 | .312 |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 145 | 542 | 117 | 148 | 24 | 90 | 17 | .389 | .470 | .859 | .273 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Edwards | C | 108 | 332 | 33 | 89 | 5 | 40 | 2 | .358 | .373 | .731 | .268 |
| Jack Hiatt | C | 10 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .320 | .653 | .200 |
| Larry Howard | C | 54 | 157 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .299 | .306 | .605 | .223 |
| Cliff Johnson | C | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 | .250 |
| Bob Stinson | C | 27 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .200 | .411 | .171 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5267 | 708 | 1359 | 134 | 660 | 111 | .323 | .393 | .716 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Wade Blasingame | 10 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 8.64 | 1.446 | |||
| Mike Cosgrove | 7 | 1 | 13.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4.61 | 1.387 | |||
| George Culver | 45 | 0 | 97.3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2 | 82 | 43 | 3.05 | 1.192 | |||
| Larry Dierker | 31 | 31 | 214.7 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 115 | 51 | 3.40 | 1.211 | |||
| Ken Forsch | 30 | 24 | 156.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 113 | 62 | 3.91 | 1.440 | |||
| Joe Gibbon | 9 | 0 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9.82 | 2.466 | |||
| Fred Gladding | 42 | 0 | 48.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 2.77 | 1.027 | |||
| Tom Griffin | 39 | 5 | 94.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3 | 83 | 38 | 3.24 | 1.379 | |||
| Jim Ray | 54 | 0 | 90.3 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 4.28 | 1.340 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 33 | 30 | 192 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 1 | 174 | 83 | 4.17 | 1.354 | |||
| J.R. Richard | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Dave Roberts | 35 | 28 | 192 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2 | 111 | 57 | 4.50 | 1.479 | |||
| Don Wilson | 33 | 33 | 228.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 172 | 66 | 2.68 | 1.148 | |||
| Jim York | 26 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 5.25 | 1.750 | |||
| Team Totals | 398 | 153 | 1385.2 | 84 | 69 | .549 | 31 | 971 | 498 | 3.77 | 1.327 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roger Metzger | 153 |
| At Bats | Roger Metzger | 641 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Roger Metzger | 715 |
| Batting Average | Cesar Cedeno | .320 |
| On-Base % | Jim Wynn | .389 |
| Slugging % | Cesar Cedeno | .537 |
| OPS | Cesar Cedeno | .922 |
| Runs | Jim Wynn | 117 |
| Hits | Cesar Cedeno | 179 |
| Total Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 300 |
| Doubles | Cesar Cedeno | 39 |
| Triples | Cesar Cedeno | 8 |
| Home Runs | Lee May | 29 |
| RBI | Lee May | 98 |
| Walks | Jim Wynn | 103 |
| Strikeouts | Lee May | 145 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 55 |
| Caught Stealing | Cesar Cedeno | 21 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roger Metzger | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tommy Helms | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Doug Rader | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Dierker and Don Wilson | 15 |
| Losses | Jerry Reuss | 13 |
| Saves | Fred Gladding | 14 |
| Won-Loss % | Larry Dierker | .652 |
| ERA | Don Wilson | 2.68 |
| WHIP | Don Wilson | 1.148 |
| Innings Pitched | Don Wilson | 228.3 |
| Games | Jim Ray | 54 |
| Games Started | Don Wilson | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Jerry Reuss | 174 |
| Complete Games | Don Wilson | 13 |
| Shutouts | Larry Dierker | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Don Wilson | 927 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Roberts | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Roberts | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ken Forsch | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Larry Dierker and Ken Forsch | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Don Wilson | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jerry Reuss | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Larry Dierker | 26 |
