1973 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1973 Houston Astros finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 681 runs and belted 134 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. The offense was powered by Lee May, who led the team with 28 home runs and 105 RBI. Bob Watson led the team with 179 hits for a .312 average. Cesar Cedeno had a great year on the basepaths with 56 stolen bases.
The team allowed 672 runs and had a team ERA of 3.78. Leading the team in wins was Dave Roberts, with 17. Jerry Reuss led the team with 177 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rafael Batista | 1B | 12 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .313 | .267 | .580 | .267 |
| Ray Busse | SS | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .059 | .170 | .059 |
| Dave Campbell | 3B | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .400 | .667 | .267 |
| Tommy Helms | 2B | 146 | 543 | 44 | 156 | 4 | 61 | 1 | .325 | .368 | .693 | .287 |
| Cliff Johnson | 1B | 7 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .364 | .700 | 1.064 | .300 |
| Lee May | 1B | 148 | 545 | 65 | 147 | 28 | 105 | 1 | .310 | .479 | .789 | .270 |
| Roger Metzger | SS | 154 | 580 | 67 | 145 | 1 | 35 | 10 | .299 | .322 | .621 | .250 |
| Doug Rader | 3B | 154 | 574 | 79 | 146 | 21 | 89 | 4 | .310 | .409 | .719 | .254 |
| Jimmy Stewart | 3B | 61 | 68 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .295 | .191 | .486 | .191 |
| Gary Sutherland | 2B | 16 | 54 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .298 | .352 | .650 | .259 |
| Hector Torres | SS | 38 | 66 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .189 | .106 | .295 | .091 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommie Agee | OF | 83 | 204 | 30 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 2 | .294 | .397 | .691 | .235 |
| Jesus Alou | OF | 28 | 55 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .276 | .327 | .603 | .236 |
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 139 | 525 | 86 | 168 | 25 | 70 | 56 | .376 | .537 | .913 | .320 |
| Mike Easler | OF | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .000 | .222 | .000 |
| Bob Gallagher | OF | 71 | 148 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .275 | .338 | .613 | .264 |
| Greg Gross | OF | 14 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .302 | .333 | .635 | .231 |
| Norm Miller | OF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bob Watson | OF | 158 | 573 | 97 | 179 | 16 | 94 | 1 | .403 | .449 | .852 | .312 |
| Jim Wynn | OF | 139 | 481 | 90 | 106 | 20 | 55 | 14 | .347 | .395 | .742 | .220 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Edwards | C | 79 | 250 | 24 | 61 | 5 | 27 | 1 | .301 | .360 | .661 | .244 |
| Larry Howard | C | 20 | 48 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .245 | .229 | .474 | .167 |
| Skip Jutze | C | 90 | 278 | 18 | 62 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .273 | .245 | .518 | .223 |
| Otis Thornton | C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5532 | 681 | 1391 | 134 | 634 | 92 | .308 | .376 | .683 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Cosgrove | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.80 | 1.900 | |||
| Jim Crawford | 48 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6 | 56 | 33 | 4.50 | 1.457 | |||
| Larry Dierker | 14 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 4.33 | 1.481 | |||
| Ken Forsch | 46 | 26 | 201.3 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 4 | 149 | 74 | 4.20 | 1.346 | |||
| Fred Gladding | 16 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.375 | |||
| Tom Griffin | 25 | 12 | 99.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 69 | 46 | 4.15 | 1.294 | |||
| Doug Konieczny | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5.54 | 1.231 | |||
| Juan Pizarro | 15 | 1 | 23.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 6.56 | 1.674 | |||
| Jim Ray | 42 | 0 | 69 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 6 | 25 | 38 | 4.43 | 1.493 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 41 | 40 | 279.3 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 177 | 117 | 3.74 | 1.389 | |||
| J.R. Richard | 16 | 10 | 72 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 75 | 38 | 4.00 | 1.278 | |||
| Dave Roberts | 39 | 36 | 249.3 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 119 | 62 | 2.85 | 1.308 | |||
| Cecil Upshaw | 35 | 0 | 38.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 4.46 | 1.384 | |||
| Don Wilson | 37 | 32 | 239.3 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 2 | 149 | 92 | 3.20 | 1.166 | |||
| Jim York | 41 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 4.42 | 1.604 | |||
| Team Totals | 430 | 162 | 1460.5 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 26 | 907 | 575 | 3.78 | 1.345 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bob Watson | 158 |
| At Bats | Roger Metzger | 580 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bob Watson | 666 |
| Batting Average | Cesar Cedeno | .320 |
| On-Base % | Bob Watson | .403 |
| Slugging % | Cesar Cedeno | .537 |
| OPS | Cesar Cedeno | .913 |
| Runs | Bob Watson | 97 |
| Hits | Bob Watson | 179 |
| Total Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 282 |
| Doubles | Cesar Cedeno | 35 |
| Triples | Roger Metzger | 14 |
| Home Runs | Lee May | 28 |
| RBI | Lee May | 105 |
| Walks | Jim Wynn | 91 |
| Strikeouts | Lee May | 122 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 56 |
| Caught Stealing | Cesar Cedeno | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roger Metzger and Dave Roberts | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lee May | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cesar Cedeno | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Roberts | 17 |
| Losses | Don Wilson | 16 |
| Saves | Jim Crawford, Jim Ray, and Jim York | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave Roberts | .607 |
| ERA | Dave Roberts | 2.85 |
| WHIP | Don Wilson | 1.166 |
| Innings Pitched | Jerry Reuss | 279.3 |
| Games | Jim Crawford | 48 |
| Games Started | Jerry Reuss | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Jerry Reuss | 177 |
| Complete Games | Jerry Reuss and Dave Roberts | 12 |
| Shutouts | Dave Roberts | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Jerry Reuss | 1198 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 271 |
| Walks Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 117 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Don Wilson | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Roberts | 53 |
| Triples Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Jerry Reuss | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Don Wilson | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Reuss | 26 |
