1980 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1980 Houston Astros finished with a record of 93-70. They scored 637 runs and belted 75 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. Terry Puhl led the team in home runs with 13. The offense was powered by Jose Cruz, who led the team with 91 RBI and 185 hits. Cesar Cedeno had a great year on the basepaths with 48 stolen bases.
The team allowed 589 runs and had a team ERA of 3.11. Joe Niekro was the winningest pitcher, with 20 games won. Nolan Ryan led the team with 200 strikeouts. Joe Sambito was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Bergman | 1B | 90 | 78 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .341 | .359 | .700 | .256 |
| Enos Cabell | 3B | 152 | 604 | 69 | 167 | 2 | 55 | 21 | .305 | .351 | .656 | .276 |
| Mike Fischlin | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Julio Gonzalez | SS | 40 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .132 | .135 | .267 | .115 |
| Danny Heep | 1B | 33 | 87 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .340 | .368 | .708 | .276 |
| Art Howe | 1B | 110 | 321 | 34 | 91 | 10 | 46 | 1 | .350 | .445 | .795 | .283 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 2B | 149 | 393 | 42 | 97 | 1 | 27 | 23 | .306 | .328 | .634 | .247 |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 141 | 461 | 66 | 112 | 11 | 49 | 24 | .367 | .373 | .740 | .243 |
| Craig Reynolds | SS | 137 | 381 | 34 | 86 | 3 | 28 | 2 | .262 | .304 | .566 | .226 |
| Denny Walling | 1B | 100 | 284 | 30 | 85 | 3 | 29 | 4 | .374 | .387 | .761 | .299 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 137 | 499 | 71 | 154 | 10 | 73 | 48 | .389 | .465 | .854 | .309 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 160 | 612 | 79 | 185 | 11 | 91 | 36 | .360 | .426 | .786 | .302 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | OF | 88 | 216 | 29 | 46 | 3 | 20 | 4 | .274 | .333 | .607 | .213 |
| Scott Loucks | OF | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Terry Puhl | OF | 141 | 535 | 75 | 151 | 13 | 55 | 27 | .357 | .419 | .776 | .282 |
| Gary Woods | OF | 19 | 53 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .400 | .585 | .985 | .377 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Alan Ashby | C | 116 | 352 | 30 | 90 | 3 | 48 | 0 | .319 | .347 | .666 | .256 |
| Bruce Bochy | C | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .227 | .584 | .182 |
| Luis Pujols | C | 78 | 221 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .245 | .235 | .480 | .199 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Alan Knicely | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5566 | 637 | 1455 | 75 | 599 | 194 | .321 | .367 | .689 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joaquin Andujar | 35 | 14 | 122 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 2 | 75 | 43 | 3.91 | 1.434 | |||
| Ken Forsch | 32 | 32 | 222.3 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 84 | 41 | 3.20 | 1.219 | |||
| Frank LaCorte | 55 | 0 | 83 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 11 | 66 | 43 | 2.82 | 1.253 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 37 | 36 | 256 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 0 | 127 | 79 | 3.55 | 1.355 | |||
| Randy Niemann | 22 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 5.45 | 1.576 | |||
| Gordie Pladson | 12 | 6 | 41.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 4.35 | 1.308 | |||
| J.R. Richard | 17 | 17 | 113.7 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 0 | 119 | 40 | 1.90 | 0.923 | |||
| Bert Roberge | 14 | 0 | 24.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 5.92 | 1.399 | |||
| Vern Ruhle | 28 | 22 | 159.3 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 55 | 29 | 2.37 | 1.111 | |||
| Nolan Ryan | 35 | 35 | 233.7 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 200 | 98 | 3.35 | 1.297 | |||
| Joe Sambito | 64 | 0 | 90.3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 17 | 75 | 22 | 2.19 | 0.963 | |||
| Dave Smith | 57 | 0 | 102.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 10 | 85 | 32 | 1.93 | 1.188 | |||
| Bobby Sprowl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 409 | 163 | 1482.6 | 93 | 70 | .571 | 41 | 929 | 466 | 3.11 | 1.236 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jose Cruz | 160 |
| At Bats | Jose Cruz | 612 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jose Cruz | 680 |
| Batting Average | Cesar Cedeno | .309 |
| On-Base % | Cesar Cedeno | .389 |
| Slugging % | Cesar Cedeno | .465 |
| OPS | Cesar Cedeno | .854 |
| Runs | Jose Cruz | 79 |
| Hits | Jose Cruz | 185 |
| Total Bases | Jose Cruz | 261 |
| Doubles | Cesar Cedeno | 32 |
| Triples | Enos Cabell, Cesar Cedeno, and Rafael Landestoy | 8 |
| Home Runs | Terry Puhl | 13 |
| RBI | Jose Cruz | 91 |
| Walks | Joe Morgan | 93 |
| Strikeouts | Enos Cabell | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | Cesar Cedeno | 48 |
| Caught Stealing | Cesar Cedeno | 15 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Niekro | 18 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jose Cruz | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Enos Cabell and Cesar Cedeno | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Niekro | 20 |
| Losses | Ken Forsch | 13 |
| Saves | Joe Sambito | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Vern Ruhle | .750 |
| ERA | Ken Forsch | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Ken Forsch | 1.219 |
| Innings Pitched | Joe Niekro | 256 |
| Games | Joe Sambito | 64 |
| Games Started | Joe Niekro | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Nolan Ryan | 200 |
| Complete Games | Joe Niekro | 11 |
| Shutouts | J.R. Richard | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Joe Niekro | 1096 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Joe Niekro | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Joe Niekro | 268 |
| Walks Allowed | Nolan Ryan | 98 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ken Forsch | 15 |
| Doubles Allowed | Joe Niekro | 35 |
| Triples Allowed | Joe Niekro | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Niekro | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ken Forsch | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Joe Niekro | 21 |
