1974 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1974 Houston Astros finished with a record of 81-81. They scored 653 runs and belted 110 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Cesar Cedeno, who led the team with 26 home runs and 102 RBI. Greg Gross led the team with 185 hits for a .314 average. Cesar Cedeno had a great year on the basepaths with 57 stolen bases.
The team allowed 632 runs and had a team ERA of 3.48. Tom Griffin led the team with 14 wins. Larry Dierker struck out 150 batters to lead the team. Ken Forsch was the team's best fireman, with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Busse | 3B | 19 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .235 | .505 | .206 |
| Dave Campbell | 2B | 35 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .125 | .130 | .255 | .087 |
| Tommy Helms | 2B | 137 | 452 | 32 | 126 | 5 | 50 | 5 | .313 | .363 | .676 | .279 |
| Mick Kelleher | SS | 19 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .226 | .158 | .384 | .158 |
| Lee May | 1B | 152 | 556 | 59 | 149 | 24 | 85 | 1 | .294 | .444 | .738 | .268 |
| Denis Menke | 1B | 30 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .206 | .138 | .344 | .103 |
| Roger Metzger | SS | 143 | 572 | 66 | 145 | 0 | 30 | 9 | .297 | .320 | .617 | .253 |
| Larry Milbourne | 2B | 112 | 136 | 31 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .329 | .309 | .638 | .279 |
| Doug Rader | 3B | 152 | 533 | 61 | 137 | 17 | 78 | 7 | .334 | .415 | .749 | .257 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ollie Brown | OF | 27 | 69 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .260 | .362 | .622 | .217 |
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 160 | 610 | 95 | 164 | 26 | 102 | 57 | .338 | .461 | .799 | .269 |
| Bob Gallagher | OF | 102 | 87 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .280 | .195 | .475 | .172 |
| Greg Gross | OF | 156 | 589 | 78 | 185 | 0 | 36 | 12 | .393 | .377 | .770 | .314 |
| Wilbur Howard | OF | 64 | 111 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .250 | .306 | .556 | .216 |
| Bob Watson | OF | 150 | 524 | 69 | 156 | 11 | 67 | 3 | .370 | .412 | .782 | .298 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Edwards | C | 50 | 117 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .292 | .325 | .617 | .222 |
| Cliff Johnson | C | 83 | 171 | 26 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 0 | .357 | .439 | .796 | .228 |
| Skip Jutze | C | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .231 | .498 | .231 |
| Milt May | C | 127 | 405 | 47 | 117 | 7 | 54 | 0 | .349 | .402 | .751 | .289 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mike Easler | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .134 | .067 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5489 | 653 | 1441 | 110 | 603 | 108 | .317 | .378 | .695 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Cosgrove | 45 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2 | 47 | 39 | 3.50 | 1.278 | |||
| Ramon de los Santos | 12 | 0 | 12.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2.19 | 1.626 | |||
| Larry Dierker | 33 | 33 | 223.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 150 | 82 | 2.90 | 1.211 | |||
| Ken Forsch | 70 | 0 | 103.3 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 2.79 | 1.307 | |||
| Tom Griffin | 34 | 34 | 211 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 0 | 110 | 89 | 3.54 | 1.379 | |||
| Jerry Johnson | 34 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 4.80 | 1.578 | |||
| Doug Konieczny | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 7.88 | 1.875 | |||
| Mike Nagy | 9 | 0 | 12.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8.53 | 1.732 | |||
| Claude Osteen | 23 | 21 | 138.3 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 0 | 45 | 47 | 3.71 | 1.482 | |||
| J.R. Richard | 15 | 9 | 64.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 42 | 36 | 4.18 | 1.453 | |||
| Dave Roberts | 34 | 30 | 204 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 1 | 72 | 65 | 3.40 | 1.377 | |||
| Fred Scherman | 53 | 0 | 61.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 4.11 | 1.517 | |||
| Paul Siebert | 5 | 5 | 25.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 3.55 | 1.265 | |||
| Don Wilson | 33 | 27 | 204.7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 112 | 100 | 3.08 | 1.319 | |||
| Jim York | 28 | 0 | 38.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 3.29 | 1.749 | |||
| Team Totals | 434 | 162 | 1450.6 | 81 | 81 | .500 | 18 | 738 | 601 | 3.48 | 1.377 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Cesar Cedeno | 160 |
| At Bats | Cesar Cedeno | 610 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cesar Cedeno | 688 |
| Batting Average | Greg Gross | .314 |
| On-Base % | Greg Gross | .393 |
| Slugging % | Cesar Cedeno | .461 |
| OPS | Cesar Cedeno | .799 |
| Runs | Cesar Cedeno | 95 |
| Hits | Greg Gross | 185 |
| Total Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 281 |
| Doubles | Cesar Cedeno | 29 |
| Triples | Roger Metzger | 10 |
| Home Runs | Cesar Cedeno | 26 |
| RBI | Cesar Cedeno | 102 |
| Walks | Greg Gross | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Doug Rader | 131 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 57 |
| Caught Stealing | Greg Gross | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roger Metzger | 21 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Lee May | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Doug Rader and Bob Watson | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Griffin | 14 |
| Losses | Don Wilson | 13 |
| Saves | Ken Forsch | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Griffin | .583 |
| ERA | Larry Dierker | 2.90 |
| WHIP | Larry Dierker | 1.211 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Dierker | 223.7 |
| Games | Ken Forsch | 70 |
| Games Started | Tom Griffin | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Larry Dierker | 150 |
| Complete Games | Tom Griffin and Dave Roberts | 8 |
| Shutouts | Don Wilson | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Tom Griffin | 918 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tom Griffin | 83 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Roberts | 216 |
| Walks Allowed | Don Wilson | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Dierker | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Don Wilson | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Dave Roberts | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Tom Griffin | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Fred Scherman | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Larry Dierker | 24 |
