1977 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Houston Astros finished with a record of 81-81. They scored 680 runs and belted 114 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. The offense was powered by Bob Watson, who led the team with 22 home runs and 110 RBI. Enos Cabell led the team with 176 hits for a .282 average. Cesar Cedeno had a great year on the basepaths with 61 stolen bases.
The team allowed 650 runs and had a team ERA of 3.54. J.R. Richard led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 214 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ken Boswell | 2B | 72 | 97 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .287 | .247 | .534 | .216 |
| Enos Cabell | 3B | 150 | 625 | 101 | 176 | 16 | 68 | 42 | .313 | .438 | .751 | .282 |
| Craig Cacek | 1B | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .095 | .050 | .145 | .050 |
| Mike Fischlin | SS | 13 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Julio Gonzalez | SS | 110 | 383 | 34 | 94 | 1 | 27 | 3 | .287 | .316 | .603 | .245 |
| Art Howe | 2B | 125 | 413 | 44 | 109 | 8 | 58 | 0 | .336 | .412 | .748 | .264 |
| Roger Metzger | SS | 97 | 269 | 24 | 50 | 0 | 16 | 2 | .272 | .264 | .536 | .186 |
| Rob Sperring | SS | 58 | 129 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .254 | .233 | .487 | .186 |
| Danny Walton | 1B | 13 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .380 | .190 |
| Bob Watson | 1B | 151 | 554 | 77 | 160 | 22 | 110 | 5 | .360 | .498 | .858 | .289 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Joe Cannon | OF | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .118 | .235 | .353 | .118 |
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 141 | 530 | 92 | 148 | 14 | 71 | 61 | .346 | .457 | .803 | .279 |
| Willie Crawford | OF | 42 | 114 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .341 | .333 | .674 | .254 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 157 | 579 | 87 | 173 | 17 | 87 | 44 | .368 | .475 | .843 | .299 |
| Jim Fuller | OF | 34 | 100 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .243 | .280 | .523 | .160 |
| Art Gardner | OF | 66 | 65 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .203 | .154 | .357 | .154 |
| Wilbur Howard | OF | 87 | 187 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 11 | .276 | .321 | .597 | .257 |
| Cliff Johnson | OF | 51 | 144 | 22 | 43 | 10 | 23 | 0 | .409 | .563 | .972 | .299 |
| Terry Puhl | OF | 60 | 229 | 40 | 69 | 0 | 10 | 10 | .385 | .402 | .787 | .301 |
| Leon Roberts | OF | 19 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .107 | .074 | .181 | .074 |
| Denny Walling | OF | 6 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .348 | .381 | .729 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | C | 132 | 421 | 59 | 108 | 16 | 61 | 6 | .379 | .435 | .814 | .257 |
| Ed Herrmann | C | 56 | 158 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 17 | 1 | .352 | .354 | .706 | .291 |
| Luis Pujols | C | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | .067 | .134 | .067 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5530 | 680 | 1405 | 114 | 638 | 187 | .316 | .385 | .701 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joaquin Andujar | 26 | 25 | 158.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 69 | 64 | 3.69 | 1.342 | |||
| Floyd Bannister | 24 | 23 | 142.7 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 112 | 68 | 4.04 | 1.444 | |||
| Tom Dixon | 9 | 4 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3.26 | 1.551 | |||
| Ken Forsch | 42 | 5 | 86 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 2.72 | 1.256 | |||
| Doug Konieczny | 4 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6.00 | 1.619 | |||
| Dan Larson | 32 | 10 | 97.7 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 1 | 44 | 45 | 5.81 | 1.566 | |||
| Mark Lemongello | 34 | 30 | 214.7 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 83 | 52 | 3.48 | 1.346 | |||
| Bo McLaughlin | 46 | 6 | 84.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | 59 | 34 | 4.25 | 1.358 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 44 | 14 | 180.7 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 5 | 101 | 64 | 3.04 | 1.212 | |||
| Gene Pentz | 41 | 4 | 87 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 | 51 | 44 | 3.83 | 1.379 | |||
| J.R. Richard | 36 | 36 | 267 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 214 | 104 | 2.97 | 1.184 | |||
| Joe Sambito | 54 | 1 | 89 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 7 | 67 | 24 | 2.33 | 1.135 | |||
| Roy Thomas | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.84 | 1.270 | |||
| Team Totals | 396 | 162 | 1465.8 | 81 | 81 | .500 | 28 | 871 | 545 | 3.54 | 1.316 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jose Cruz | 157 |
| At Bats | Enos Cabell | 625 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jose Cruz | 661 |
| Batting Average | Jose Cruz | .299 |
| On-Base % | Joe Ferguson | .379 |
| Slugging % | Bob Watson | .498 |
| OPS | Bob Watson | .858 |
| Runs | Enos Cabell | 101 |
| Hits | Enos Cabell | 176 |
| Total Bases | Bob Watson | 276 |
| Doubles | Bob Watson | 38 |
| Triples | Jose Cruz | 10 |
| Home Runs | Bob Watson | 22 |
| RBI | Bob Watson | 110 |
| Walks | Joe Ferguson | 85 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Ferguson | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 61 |
| Caught Stealing | Jose Cruz | 23 |
| Sacrifice Hits | J.R. Richard | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jose Cruz | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Ferguson | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | J.R. Richard | 18 |
| Losses | Mark Lemongello | 14 |
| Saves | Ken Forsch | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Niekro | .619 |
| ERA | J.R. Richard | 2.97 |
| WHIP | J.R. Richard | 1.184 |
| Innings Pitched | J.R. Richard | 267 |
| Games | Joe Sambito | 54 |
| Games Started | J.R. Richard | 36 |
| Strikeouts | J.R. Richard | 214 |
| Complete Games | J.R. Richard | 13 |
| Shutouts | J.R. Richard | 3 |
| Batters Faced | J.R. Richard | 1092 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | J.R. Richard | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Mark Lemongello | 237 |
| Walks Allowed | J.R. Richard | 104 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mark Lemongello | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | J.R. Richard | 32 |
| Triples Allowed | Mark Lemongello | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Dan Larson and Gene Pentz | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bo McLaughlin | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | J.R. Richard | 21 |
