1976 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1976 Houston Astros finished with a record of 80-82. They scored 625 runs and belted 66 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. Cesar Cedeno provided the power for the team with 18 homers. The offense was powered by Bob Watson, who led the team with 102 RBI and 183 hits. Cesar Cedeno had a great year on the basepaths with 58 stolen bases.
The team allowed 657 runs and had a team ERA of 3.56. J.R. Richard led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 214 strikeouts. Ken Forsch was the team's best fireman, with 19 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Rob Andrews | 2B | 109 | 410 | 42 | 105 | 0 | 23 | 7 | .312 | .300 | .612 | .256 |
| Ken Boswell | 3B | 91 | 126 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 1 | .301 | .341 | .642 | .262 |
| Enos Cabell | 3B | 144 | 586 | 85 | 160 | 2 | 43 | 35 | .309 | .329 | .638 | .273 |
| Jerry DaVanon | 2B | 61 | 107 | 19 | 31 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .408 | .402 | .810 | .290 |
| Art Howe | 3B | 21 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .172 | .458 | .138 |
| Roger Metzger | SS | 152 | 481 | 37 | 101 | 0 | 29 | 1 | .286 | .270 | .556 | .210 |
| Larry Milbourne | 2B | 59 | 145 | 22 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .319 | .276 | .595 | .248 |
| Alex Taveras | 2B | 14 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .217 | .467 | .217 |
| Bob Watson | 1B | 157 | 585 | 76 | 183 | 16 | 102 | 3 | .377 | .458 | .835 | .313 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 150 | 575 | 89 | 171 | 18 | 83 | 58 | .357 | .454 | .811 | .297 |
| Rich Chiles | OF | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | .500 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 133 | 439 | 49 | 133 | 4 | 61 | 28 | .377 | .401 | .778 | .303 |
| Greg Gross | OF | 128 | 426 | 52 | 122 | 0 | 27 | 2 | .375 | .329 | .704 | .286 |
| Wilbur Howard | OF | 94 | 191 | 26 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 7 | .245 | .293 | .538 | .220 |
| Al Javier | OF | 8 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .208 | .477 | .208 |
| Leon Roberts | OF | 87 | 235 | 31 | 68 | 7 | 33 | 1 | .347 | .443 | .790 | .289 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed Herrmann | C | 79 | 265 | 14 | 54 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .273 | .268 | .541 | .204 |
| Cliff Johnson | C | 108 | 318 | 36 | 72 | 10 | 49 | 0 | .359 | .399 | .758 | .226 |
| Skip Jutze | C | 42 | 92 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .186 | .239 | .425 | .152 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5464 | 625 | 1401 | 66 | 571 | 150 | .319 | .347 | .666 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joaquin Andujar | 28 | 25 | 172.3 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 59 | 75 | 3.60 | 1.381 | |||
| Mike Barlow | 16 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Mike Cosgrove | 22 | 16 | 89.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 34 | 58 | 5.52 | 1.828 | |||
| Larry Dierker | 28 | 28 | 187.7 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 112 | 72 | 3.69 | 1.295 | |||
| Ken Forsch | 52 | 0 | 92 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 19 | 49 | 26 | 2.15 | 1.109 | |||
| Tom Griffin | 20 | 2 | 41.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 33 | 37 | 6.05 | 1.942 | |||
| Larry Hardy | 15 | 0 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7.06 | 2.028 | |||
| Dan Larson | 13 | 13 | 92.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 3.02 | 1.181 | |||
| Mark Lemongello | 4 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2.79 | 1.138 | |||
| Bo McLaughlin | 17 | 11 | 79 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 2.85 | 1.114 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 36 | 13 | 118 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 77 | 56 | 3.36 | 1.381 | |||
| Gene Pentz | 40 | 0 | 63.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 2.97 | 1.460 | |||
| J.R. Richard | 39 | 39 | 291 | 20 | 15 | .571 | 0 | 214 | 151 | 2.75 | 1.278 | |||
| Gil Rondon | 19 | 7 | 53.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 5.70 | 2.030 | |||
| Joe Sambito | 20 | 4 | 53.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 3.54 | 1.107 | |||
| Paul Siebert | 19 | 0 | 25.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 3.16 | 1.829 | |||
| Jose Sosa | 9 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6.94 | 1.880 | |||
| Team Totals | 397 | 162 | 1444.5 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 29 | 780 | 662 | 3.56 | 1.392 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bob Watson | 157 |
| At Bats | Enos Cabell | 586 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bob Watson | 662 |
| Batting Average | Bob Watson | .313 |
| On-Base % | Bob Watson | .377 |
| Slugging % | Bob Watson | .458 |
| OPS | Bob Watson | .835 |
| Runs | Cesar Cedeno | 89 |
| Hits | Bob Watson | 183 |
| Total Bases | Bob Watson | 268 |
| Doubles | Bob Watson | 31 |
| Triples | Roger Metzger | 8 |
| Home Runs | Cesar Cedeno | 18 |
| RBI | Bob Watson | 102 |
| Walks | Greg Gross | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Enos Cabell | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 58 |
| Caught Stealing | Cesar Cedeno | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Roger Metzger | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bob Watson | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rob Andrews and Cesar Cedeno | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | J.R. Richard | 20 |
| Losses | J.R. Richard | 15 |
| Saves | Ken Forsch | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | J.R. Richard | .571 |
| ERA | J.R. Richard | 2.75 |
| WHIP | J.R. Richard | 1.278 |
| Innings Pitched | J.R. Richard | 291 |
| Games | Ken Forsch | 52 |
| Games Started | J.R. Richard | 39 |
| Strikeouts | J.R. Richard | 214 |
| Complete Games | J.R. Richard | 14 |
| Shutouts | Joaquin Andujar and Larry Dierker | 4 |
| Batters Faced | J.R. Richard | 1218 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | J.R. Richard | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | J.R. Richard | 221 |
| Walks Allowed | J.R. Richard | 151 |
| Home Runs Allowed | J.R. Richard | 14 |
| Doubles Allowed | J.R. Richard | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Larry Dierker | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | J.R. Richard | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry Dierker | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | J.R. Richard | 26 |
