1978 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1978 Houston Astros finished with a record of 74-88. They scored 605 runs and belted 70 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. Bob Watson led the team in home runs with 14. Jose Cruz knocked in 83 runs. Enos Cabell led the team with 195 hits for a .295 average. Jose Cruz had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 634 runs and had a team ERA of 3.63. J.R. Richard led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 303 strikeouts. Joe Sambito led the team with 11 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Bergman | 1B | 104 | 186 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .361 | .269 | .630 | .231 |
| Enos Cabell | 3B | 162 | 660 | 92 | 195 | 7 | 71 | 33 | .321 | .398 | .719 | .295 |
| Keith Drumright | 2B | 17 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .207 | .164 | .371 | .164 |
| Mike Fischlin | SS | 44 | 86 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .165 | .128 | .293 | .116 |
| Julio Gonzalez | 2B | 78 | 223 | 24 | 52 | 1 | 16 | 6 | .263 | .269 | .532 | .233 |
| Art Howe | 2B | 119 | 420 | 46 | 123 | 7 | 55 | 2 | .343 | .436 | .779 | .293 |
| Rafael Landestoy | SS | 59 | 218 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .292 | .298 | .590 | .266 |
| Roger Metzger | SS | 45 | 123 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .287 | .268 | .555 | .220 |
| Jim Obradovich | 1B | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .294 | .516 | .176 |
| Jimmy Sexton | SS | 88 | 141 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .273 | .298 | .571 | .206 |
| Bob Watson | 1B | 139 | 461 | 51 | 133 | 14 | 79 | 3 | .357 | .451 | .808 | .289 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesus Alou | OF | 77 | 139 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .345 | .417 | .762 | .324 |
| Joe Cannon | OF | 8 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 50 | 192 | 31 | 54 | 7 | 23 | 23 | .333 | .453 | .786 | .281 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 153 | 565 | 79 | 178 | 10 | 83 | 37 | .376 | .460 | .836 | .315 |
| Wilbur Howard | OF | 84 | 148 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 6 | .268 | .291 | .559 | .230 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | OF | 8 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .407 | .462 | .869 | .385 |
| Terry Puhl | OF | 149 | 585 | 87 | 169 | 3 | 35 | 32 | .343 | .368 | .711 | .289 |
| Denny Walling | OF | 120 | 247 | 30 | 62 | 3 | 36 | 9 | .332 | .356 | .688 | .251 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Reggie Baldwin | C | 38 | 67 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .286 | .373 | .659 | .254 |
| Bruce Bochy | C | 54 | 154 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .311 | .377 | .688 | .266 |
| Joe Ferguson | C | 51 | 150 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .363 | .380 | .743 | .207 |
| Ed Herrmann | C | 16 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .139 | .318 | .111 |
| Luis Pujols | C | 56 | 153 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .198 | .216 | .414 | .131 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5458 | 605 | 1408 | 70 | 557 | 178 | .309 | .355 | .664 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joaquin Andujar | 35 | 13 | 110.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 55 | 58 | 3.42 | 1.319 | |||
| Floyd Bannister | 28 | 16 | 110.3 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 94 | 63 | 4.81 | 1.659 | |||
| Tom Dixon | 30 | 19 | 140 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 1 | 66 | 40 | 3.99 | 1.286 | |||
| Ken Forsch | 52 | 6 | 133.3 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 7 | 71 | 37 | 2.70 | 1.298 | |||
| Mark Lemongello | 33 | 30 | 210.3 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 1 | 77 | 66 | 3.94 | 1.284 | |||
| Bo McLaughlin | 12 | 1 | 23.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 5.01 | 1.974 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 35 | 29 | 202.7 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 97 | 73 | 3.86 | 1.297 | |||
| Gene Pentz | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Frank Riccelli | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.333 | |||
| J.R. Richard | 36 | 36 | 275.3 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 0 | 303 | 141 | 3.11 | 1.210 | |||
| Vern Ruhle | 13 | 10 | 68 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 2.12 | 1.132 | |||
| Joe Sambito | 62 | 0 | 88 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 11 | 96 | 32 | 3.07 | 1.330 | |||
| Dan Warthen | 5 | 1 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.22 | 1.121 | |||
| Rick Williams | 17 | 1 | 34.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 4.67 | 1.527 | |||
| Oscar Zamora | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7.20 | 1.800 | |||
| Team Totals | 380 | 162 | 1440.3 | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23 | 930 | 578 | 3.63 | 1.323 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Enos Cabell | 162 |
| At Bats | Enos Cabell | 660 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Enos Cabell | 694 |
| Batting Average | Jose Cruz | .315 |
| On-Base % | Jose Cruz | .376 |
| Slugging % | Jose Cruz | .460 |
| OPS | Jose Cruz | .836 |
| Runs | Enos Cabell | 92 |
| Hits | Enos Cabell | 195 |
| Total Bases | Enos Cabell | 263 |
| Doubles | Jose Cruz | 34 |
| Triples | Jose Cruz | 9 |
| Home Runs | Bob Watson | 14 |
| RBI | Jose Cruz | 83 |
| Walks | Jose Cruz | 57 |
| Strikeouts | Enos Cabell | 80 |
| Stolen Bases | Jose Cruz | 37 |
| Caught Stealing | Enos Cabell | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Niekro | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Bob Watson | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bob Watson | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | J.R. Richard | 18 |
| Losses | Mark Lemongello and Joe Niekro | 14 |
| Saves | Joe Sambito | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Ken Forsch | .625 |
| ERA | J.R. Richard | 3.11 |
| WHIP | J.R. Richard | 1.210 |
| Innings Pitched | J.R. Richard | 275.3 |
| Games | Joe Sambito | 62 |
| Games Started | J.R. Richard | 36 |
| Strikeouts | J.R. Richard | 303 |
| Complete Games | J.R. Richard | 16 |
| Shutouts | J.R. Richard | 3 |
| Batters Faced | J.R. Richard | 1139 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | J.R. Richard | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Mark Lemongello | 204 |
| Walks Allowed | J.R. Richard | 141 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Mark Lemongello | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mark Lemongello | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | J.R. Richard | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | J.R. Richard | 16 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mark Lemongello and Joe Niekro | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | J.R. Richard | 14 |
