1986 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1986 Houston Astros finished with a record of 96-66. They scored 654 runs and belted 125 home runs to go along with a .255 batting average. The offense was powered by Glenn Davis, who led the team with 31 home runs and 101 RBI. Kevin Bass led the team with 184 hits for a .311 average. Bill Doran had a great year on the basepaths with 42 stolen bases.
The team allowed 569 runs and had a team ERA of 3.16. Mike Scott led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 306 strikeouts. Dave Smith was the team's best fireman, with 33 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Glenn Davis | 1B | 158 | 574 | 91 | 152 | 31 | 101 | 3 | .344 | .493 | .837 | .265 |
| Bill Doran | 2B | 145 | 550 | 92 | 152 | 6 | 37 | 42 | .368 | .373 | .741 | .276 |
| Dan Driessen | 1B | 17 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .414 | .458 | .872 | .292 |
| Phil Garner | 3B | 107 | 313 | 43 | 83 | 9 | 41 | 12 | .329 | .415 | .744 | .265 |
| Jim Pankovits | 2B | 70 | 113 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .347 | .381 | .728 | .283 |
| Bert Pena | SS | 15 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .324 | .241 | .565 | .207 |
| Craig Reynolds | SS | 114 | 313 | 32 | 78 | 6 | 41 | 3 | .274 | .348 | .622 | .249 |
| Dickie Thon | SS | 106 | 278 | 24 | 69 | 3 | 21 | 6 | .318 | .335 | .653 | .248 |
| Denny Walling | 3B | 130 | 382 | 54 | 119 | 13 | 58 | 1 | .367 | .479 | .846 | .312 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Bass | OF | 157 | 591 | 83 | 184 | 20 | 79 | 22 | .357 | .486 | .843 | .311 |
| Eric Bullock | OF | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .048 | .048 | .096 | .048 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 141 | 479 | 48 | 133 | 10 | 72 | 3 | .351 | .403 | .754 | .278 |
| Ty Gainey | OF | 26 | 50 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .375 | .460 | .835 | .300 |
| Billy Hatcher | OF | 127 | 419 | 55 | 108 | 6 | 36 | 38 | .302 | .356 | .658 | .258 |
| Davey Lopes | OF | 37 | 98 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 8 | .315 | .306 | .621 | .235 |
| Louie Meadows | OF | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Terry Puhl | OF | 81 | 172 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 3 | .302 | .355 | .657 | .244 |
| Tony Walker | OF | 84 | 90 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 11 | .307 | .367 | .674 | .222 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Alan Ashby | C | 120 | 315 | 24 | 81 | 7 | 38 | 1 | .333 | .371 | .704 | .257 |
| Mark Bailey | C | 57 | 153 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .302 | .288 | .590 | .176 |
| John Mizerock | C | 44 | 81 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .374 | .259 | .633 | .185 |
| Robbie Wine | C | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .333 | .641 | .250 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5441 | 654 | 1388 | 125 | 613 | 163 | .320 | .381 | .700 | .255 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Larry Andersen | 38 | 0 | 64.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 33 | 23 | 2.78 | 1.345 | |||
| Jeff Calhoun | 20 | 0 | 26.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 3.71 | 1.498 | |||
| Danny Darwin | 12 | 8 | 54.3 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 2.32 | 1.087 | |||
| Jim Deshaies | 26 | 26 | 144 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 128 | 59 | 3.25 | 1.271 | |||
| Frank DiPino | 31 | 0 | 40.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 3.57 | 1.067 | |||
| Tom Funk | 8 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6.48 | 1.928 | |||
| Manny Hernandez | 9 | 4 | 27.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 3.90 | 1.625 | |||
| Matt Keough | 10 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 3.09 | 1.143 | |||
| Charlie Kerfeld | 61 | 0 | 93.7 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 7 | 77 | 42 | 2.69 | 1.206 | |||
| Bob Knepper | 40 | 38 | 258 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 0 | 143 | 62 | 3.14 | 1.140 | |||
| Mark Knudson | 9 | 7 | 42.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 4.22 | 1.475 | |||
| Aurelio Lopez | 45 | 0 | 78 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 7 | 44 | 25 | 3.46 | 1.141 | |||
| Mike Madden | 13 | 6 | 39.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 4.08 | 1.738 | |||
| Rafael Montalvo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Craig Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27.00 | 5.000 | |||
| Nolan Ryan | 30 | 30 | 178 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0 | 194 | 82 | 3.34 | 1.129 | |||
| Mike Scott | 37 | 37 | 275.3 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 0 | 306 | 72 | 2.22 | 0.923 | |||
| Dave Smith | 54 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 33 | 46 | 22 | 2.73 | 1.089 | |||
| Julio Solano | 16 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 7.59 | 1.906 | |||
| Team Totals | 461 | 162 | 1456.4 | 96 | 66 | .593 | 51 | 1160 | 523 | 3.16 | 1.185 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Glenn Davis | 158 |
| At Bats | Kevin Bass | 591 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Glenn Davis | 654 |
| Batting Average | Kevin Bass | .311 |
| On-Base % | Bill Doran | .368 |
| Slugging % | Glenn Davis | .493 |
| OPS | Kevin Bass | .843 |
| Runs | Bill Doran | 92 |
| Hits | Kevin Bass | 184 |
| Total Bases | Kevin Bass | 287 |
| Doubles | Kevin Bass | 33 |
| Triples | Kevin Bass | 5 |
| Home Runs | Glenn Davis | 31 |
| RBI | Glenn Davis | 101 |
| Walks | Bill Doran | 81 |
| Strikeouts | Jose Cruz | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | Bill Doran | 42 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Doran | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Scott | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Glenn Davis | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Kevin Bass | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Scott | 18 |
| Losses | Bob Knepper | 12 |
| Saves | Dave Smith | 33 |
| Won-Loss % | Charlie Kerfeld | .846 |
| ERA | Mike Scott | 2.22 |
| WHIP | Mike Scott | 0.923 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Scott | 275.3 |
| Games | Charlie Kerfeld | 61 |
| Games Started | Bob Knepper | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Scott | 306 |
| Complete Games | Bob Knepper | 8 |
| Shutouts | Bob Knepper and Mike Scott | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Scott | 1065 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Knepper | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Knepper | 232 |
| Walks Allowed | Nolan Ryan | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Knepper | 19 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Knepper | 47 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Knepper | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Nolan Ryan | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Knepper and Nolan Ryan | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Knepper | 24 |
