1983 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1983 Houston Astros finished with a record of 85-77. They scored 643 runs and belted 97 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. Dickie Thon provided the power for the team with 20 homers. The offense was powered by Jose Cruz, who led the team with 92 RBI and 189 hits. Dickie Thon had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 646 runs and had a team ERA of 3.45. Joe Niekro was the winningest pitcher, with 15 games won. Nolan Ryan struck out 183 batters to lead the team. Frank DiPino was the team's best fireman, with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Bill Doran
| 2B
| 154
| 535
| 70
| 145
| 8
| 39
| 12
| .371
| .364
| .735
| .271
|
| Phil Garner
| 3B
| 154
| 567
| 76
| 135
| 14
| 79
| 18
| .317
| .362
| .679
| .238
|
| Ray Knight
| 1B
| 145
| 507
| 43
| 154
| 9
| 70
| 0
| .355
| .444
| .799
| .304
|
| Bert Pena
| SS
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .300
| .125
| .425
| .125
|
| Craig Reynolds
| 2B
| 65
| 98
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 6
| 0
| .260
| .276
| .536
| .214
|
| Harry Spilman
| 1B
| 42
| 78
| 7
| 13
| 1
| 9
| 0
| .212
| .244
| .456
| .167
|
| Dickie Thon
| SS
| 154
| 619
| 81
| 177
| 20
| 79
| 34
| .341
| .457
| .798
| .286
|
| Tim Tolman
| 1B
| 43
| 56
| 4
| 11
| 2
| 10
| 0
| .270
| .375
| .645
| .196
|
| Denny Walling
| 1B
| 100
| 135
| 24
| 40
| 3
| 19
| 2
| .364
| .444
| .808
| .296
|
| Outfielders
|
| Kevin Bass
| OF
| 88
| 195
| 25
| 46
| 2
| 18
| 2
| .257
| .333
| .590
| .236
|
| Jose Cruz
| OF
| 160
| 594
| 85
| 189
| 14
| 92
| 30
| .385
| .463
| .848
| .318
|
| Scott Loucks
| OF
| 7
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| .267
| .214
| .481
| .214
|
| Omar Moreno
| OF
| 97
| 405
| 48
| 98
| 0
| 25
| 30
| .282
| .326
| .608
| .242
|
| Jerry Mumphrey
| OF
| 44
| 143
| 17
| 48
| 1
| 17
| 5
| .425
| .455
| .880
| .336
|
| Terry Puhl
| OF
| 137
| 465
| 66
| 136
| 8
| 44
| 24
| .343
| .428
| .771
| .292
|
| Tony Scott
| OF
| 80
| 186
| 20
| 42
| 2
| 17
| 5
| .264
| .301
| .565
| .226
|
| Catchers
|
| Alan Ashby
| C
| 87
| 275
| 31
| 63
| 8
| 34
| 0
| .303
| .389
| .692
| .229
|
| George Bjorkman
| C
| 29
| 75
| 8
| 17
| 2
| 14
| 0
| .370
| .360
| .730
| .227
|
| John Mizerock
| C
| 33
| 85
| 8
| 13
| 1
| 10
| 0
| .263
| .259
| .522
| .153
|
| Luis Pujols
| C
| 40
| 87
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 12
| 0
| .234
| .218
| .452
| .195
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 5502
| 643
| 1412
| 97
| 615
| 164
| .316
| .375
| .690
| .257
|
| Pitchers
|
| Bill Dawley
| 48
| 0
| 79.7
| 6
| 6
| .500
| 14
| 60
| 22
| 2.82
| 0.916
|
| Frank DiPino
| 53
| 0
| 71.3
| 3
| 4
| .429
| 20
| 67
| 20
| 2.65
| 1.010
|
| Jeff Heathcock
| 6
| 3
| 28
| 2
| 1
| .667
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 3.21
| 0.821
|
| Bob Knepper
| 35
| 29
| 203
| 6
| 13
| .316
| 0
| 125
| 71
| 3.19
| 1.345
|
| Frank LaCorte
| 37
| 0
| 53.3
| 4
| 4
| .500
| 3
| 48
| 28
| 5.06
| 1.182
|
| Mike LaCoss
| 38
| 17
| 138
| 5
| 7
| .417
| 1
| 53
| 56
| 4.43
| 1.435
|
| Mike Madden
| 28
| 13
| 94.7
| 9
| 5
| .643
| 0
| 44
| 45
| 3.14
| 1.278
|
| Joe Niekro
| 38
| 38
| 263.7
| 15
| 14
| .517
| 0
| 152
| 101
| 3.48
| 1.286
|
| Vern Ruhle
| 41
| 9
| 114.7
| 8
| 5
| .615
| 3
| 43
| 36
| 3.69
| 1.247
|
| Nolan Ryan
| 29
| 29
| 196.3
| 14
| 9
| .609
| 0
| 183
| 101
| 2.98
| 1.197
|
| Mike Scott
| 24
| 24
| 145
| 10
| 6
| .625
| 0
| 73
| 46
| 3.72
| 1.303
|
| Dave Smith
| 42
| 0
| 72.7
| 3
| 1
| .750
| 6
| 41
| 36
| 3.10
| 1.486
|
| Julio Solano
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .000
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 6.00
| 1.500
|
| Team Totals
| 423
| 162
| 1466.4
| 85
| 77
| .525
| 48
| 904
| 570
| 3.45
| 1.259
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
