1975 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1975 Houston Astros finished with a record of 64-97. They scored 664 runs and belted 84 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. Cliff Johnson provided the power for the team with 20 homers. The offense was powered by Bob Watson, who led the team with 85 RBI and 157 hits. Cesar Cedeno had a great year on the basepaths with 50 stolen bases.
The team allowed 711 runs and had a team ERA of 4.05. Leading the team in wins was Larry Dierker, with 14. J.R. Richard led the team with 176 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rob Andrews | 2B | 103 | 277 | 29 | 66 | 0 | 19 | 12 | .310 | .285 | .595 | .238 |
| Ken Boswell | 2B | 86 | 178 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .349 | .309 | .658 | .242 |
| Jerry DaVanon | SS | 32 | 97 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .386 | .392 | .778 | .278 |
| Tommy Helms | 2B | 64 | 135 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .265 | .222 | .487 | .207 |
| Cliff Johnson | 1B | 122 | 340 | 52 | 94 | 20 | 65 | 1 | .370 | .506 | .876 | .276 |
| Roger Metzger | SS | 127 | 450 | 54 | 102 | 2 | 26 | 4 | .289 | .296 | .585 | .227 |
| Larry Milbourne | 2B | 73 | 151 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .245 | .265 | .510 | .212 |
| Doug Rader | 3B | 129 | 448 | 41 | 100 | 12 | 48 | 5 | .296 | .364 | .660 | .223 |
| Bob Watson | 1B | 132 | 485 | 67 | 157 | 18 | 85 | 3 | .375 | .495 | .870 | .324 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Enos Cabell | OF | 117 | 348 | 43 | 92 | 2 | 43 | 12 | .303 | .365 | .668 | .264 |
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 131 | 500 | 93 | 144 | 13 | 63 | 50 | .371 | .440 | .811 | .288 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 120 | 315 | 44 | 81 | 9 | 49 | 6 | .358 | .403 | .761 | .257 |
| Art Gardner | OF | 13 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .242 | .194 | .436 | .194 |
| Greg Gross | OF | 132 | 483 | 67 | 142 | 0 | 41 | 2 | .373 | .364 | .737 | .294 |
| Wilbur Howard | OF | 121 | 392 | 62 | 111 | 0 | 21 | 32 | .324 | .365 | .689 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Skip Jutze | C | 51 | 93 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .242 | .247 | .489 | .226 |
| Milt May | C | 111 | 386 | 29 | 93 | 4 | 52 | 1 | .287 | .316 | .603 | .241 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Rafael Batista | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .400 | .700 | .300 | |
| Jesus de la Rosa | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | .333 | |
| Mike Easler | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5515 | 664 | 1401 | 84 | 606 | 133 | .315 | .359 | .674 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Cosgrove | 32 | 3 | 71.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 3.03 | 1.388 | |||
| Jim Crawford | 44 | 2 | 86.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 3.63 | 1.488 | |||
| Larry Dierker | 34 | 34 | 232 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 0 | 127 | 91 | 4.00 | 1.362 | |||
| Ken Forsch | 34 | 9 | 109 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 2 | 54 | 30 | 3.22 | 1.321 | |||
| Wayne Granger | 55 | 0 | 74 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 3.65 | 1.338 | |||
| Tom Griffin | 17 | 13 | 79.3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 56 | 46 | 5.33 | 1.702 | |||
| Doug Konieczny | 32 | 29 | 171 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 0 | 89 | 87 | 4.47 | 1.585 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 40 | 4 | 88 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4 | 54 | 39 | 3.07 | 1.341 | |||
| J.R. Richard | 33 | 31 | 203 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 176 | 138 | 4.39 | 1.557 | |||
| Dave Roberts | 32 | 27 | 198.3 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 1 | 101 | 73 | 4.27 | 1.286 | |||
| Fred Scherman | 16 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4.96 | 1.534 | |||
| Paul Siebert | 7 | 2 | 18.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2.95 | 1.421 | |||
| Jose Sosa | 25 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 4.02 | 1.574 | |||
| Mike Stanton | 7 | 2 | 17.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 7.27 | 2.312 | |||
| Jim York | 19 | 4 | 46.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 3.86 | 1.456 | |||
| Team Totals | 427 | 162 | 1458.2 | 64 | 97 | .398 | 25 | 839 | 679 | 4.05 | 1.450 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Greg Gross and Bob Watson | 132 |
| At Bats | Cesar Cedeno | 500 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Cesar Cedeno | 576 |
| Batting Average | Bob Watson | .324 |
| On-Base % | Bob Watson | .375 |
| Slugging % | Bob Watson | .495 |
| OPS | Bob Watson | .870 |
| Runs | Cesar Cedeno | 93 |
| Hits | Bob Watson | 157 |
| Total Bases | Bob Watson | 240 |
| Doubles | Cesar Cedeno | 31 |
| Triples | Greg Gross | 10 |
| Home Runs | Cliff Johnson | 20 |
| RBI | Bob Watson | 85 |
| Walks | Greg Gross | 63 |
| Strikeouts | Doug Rader | 101 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 50 |
| Caught Stealing | Cesar Cedeno | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roger Metzger | 15 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jose Cruz | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cesar Cedeno | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Larry Dierker | 14 |
| Losses | Larry Dierker | 16 |
| Saves | Mike Cosgrove and Wayne Granger | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | J.R. Richard | .545 |
| ERA | Larry Dierker | 4.00 |
| WHIP | Dave Roberts | 1.286 |
| Innings Pitched | Larry Dierker | 232 |
| Games | Wayne Granger | 55 |
| Games Started | Larry Dierker | 34 |
| Strikeouts | J.R. Richard | 176 |
| Complete Games | Larry Dierker | 14 |
| Shutouts | Larry Dierker | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Larry Dierker | 982 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry Dierker | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry Dierker | 225 |
| Walks Allowed | J.R. Richard | 138 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Larry Dierker | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Larry Dierker | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Doug Konieczny | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | J.R. Richard | 20 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry Dierker | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Larry Dierker | 26 |
