1987 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1987 Houston Astros finished with a record of 76-86. They scored 648 runs and belted 122 home runs to go along with a .253 batting average. The offense was powered by Glenn Davis, who led the team with 27 home runs and 93 RBI. Bill Doran led the team with 177 hits for a .283 average. Billy Hatcher had a great year on the basepaths with 53 stolen bases.
The team allowed 678 runs and had a team ERA of 3.85. Mike Scott led the team with 16 wins. Nolan Ryan led the team with 270 strikeouts. Dave Smith was the team's best fireman, with 24 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dale Berra | SS | 19 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .296 | .244 | .540 | .178 |
| Buddy Biancalana | SS | 18 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .080 | .042 | .122 | .042 |
| Ken Caminiti | 3B | 63 | 203 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .287 | .335 | .622 | .246 |
| Glenn Davis | 1B | 151 | 578 | 70 | 145 | 27 | 93 | 4 | .310 | .458 | .768 | .251 |
| Bill Doran | 2B | 162 | 625 | 82 | 177 | 16 | 79 | 31 | .365 | .406 | .771 | .283 |
| Phil Garner | 3B | 43 | 112 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .268 | .348 | .616 | .223 |
| Chuck Jackson | 3B | 35 | 71 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .282 | .296 | .578 | .211 |
| Jim Pankovits | 2B | 50 | 61 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .299 | .311 | .610 | .230 |
| Bert Pena | SS | 21 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .152 | .356 | .152 |
| Craig Reynolds | SS | 135 | 374 | 35 | 95 | 4 | 28 | 5 | .303 | .348 | .651 | .254 |
| Dickie Thon | SS | 32 | 66 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .366 | .273 | .639 | .212 |
| Denny Walling | 3B | 110 | 325 | 45 | 92 | 5 | 33 | 5 | .356 | .418 | .774 | .283 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Bass | OF | 157 | 592 | 83 | 168 | 19 | 85 | 21 | .344 | .449 | .793 | .284 |
| Jose Cruz | OF | 126 | 365 | 47 | 88 | 11 | 38 | 4 | .307 | .400 | .707 | .241 |
| Ty Gainey | OF | 18 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .192 | .125 | .317 | .125 |
| Billy Hatcher | OF | 141 | 564 | 96 | 167 | 11 | 63 | 53 | .352 | .415 | .767 | .296 |
| Paul Householder | OF | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .167 | .480 | .083 |
| Davey Lopes | OF | 47 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .411 | .349 | .760 | .233 |
| Terry Puhl | OF | 90 | 122 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 1 | .293 | .320 | .613 | .230 |
| Ty Waller | OF | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | .500 | .167 |
| Gerald Young | OF | 71 | 274 | 44 | 88 | 1 | 15 | 26 | .380 | .380 | .760 | .321 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Troy Afenir | C | 10 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .350 | .650 | .300 |
| Alan Ashby | C | 125 | 386 | 53 | 111 | 14 | 63 | 0 | .367 | .438 | .805 | .288 |
| Mark Bailey | C | 35 | 64 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .311 | .219 | .530 | .203 |
| Ronn Reynolds | C | 38 | 102 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .189 | .235 | .424 | .167 |
| Robbie Wine | C | 14 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .138 | .271 | .103 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5485 | 648 | 1386 | 122 | 603 | 162 | .315 | .373 | .688 | .253 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Juan Agosto | 27 | 0 | 27.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2.63 | 1.319 | |||
| Larry Andersen | 67 | 0 | 101.7 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 | 94 | 41 | 3.45 | 1.337 | |||
| Rocky Childress | 32 | 0 | 48.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 2.98 | 1.325 | |||
| Danny Darwin | 33 | 30 | 195.7 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 134 | 69 | 3.59 | 1.293 | |||
| Jim Deshaies | 26 | 25 | 152 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0 | 104 | 57 | 4.62 | 1.355 | |||
| Jeff Heathcock | 19 | 2 | 42.7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3.16 | 1.241 | |||
| Manny Hernandez | 6 | 3 | 21.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5.40 | 1.382 | |||
| Charlie Kerfeld | 21 | 0 | 29.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 6.67 | 1.852 | |||
| Bob Knepper | 33 | 31 | 177.7 | 8 | 17 | .320 | 0 | 76 | 54 | 5.27 | 1.576 | |||
| Aurelio Lopez | 26 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 4.50 | 1.342 | |||
| Rob Mallicoat | 4 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6.75 | 2.090 | |||
| Ron Mathis | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 5.25 | 1.750 | |||
| Dave Meads | 45 | 0 | 48.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 5.55 | 1.561 | |||
| Nolan Ryan | 34 | 34 | 211.7 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 0 | 270 | 87 | 2.76 | 1.138 | |||
| Mike Scott | 36 | 36 | 247.7 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0 | 233 | 79 | 3.23 | 1.122 | |||
| Dave Smith | 50 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 24 | 73 | 21 | 1.65 | 1.000 | |||
| Julio Solano | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7.65 | 1.700 | |||
| Team Totals | 478 | 162 | 1441.6 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 33 | 1137 | 525 | 3.85 | 1.310 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Doran | 162 |
| At Bats | Bill Doran | 625 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bill Doran | 719 |
| Batting Average | Billy Hatcher | .296 |
| On-Base % | Bill Doran | .365 |
| Slugging % | Glenn Davis | .458 |
| OPS | Kevin Bass | .793 |
| Runs | Billy Hatcher | 96 |
| Hits | Bill Doran | 177 |
| Total Bases | Kevin Bass | 266 |
| Doubles | Glenn Davis | 35 |
| Triples | Kevin Bass | 5 |
| Home Runs | Glenn Davis | 27 |
| RBI | Glenn Davis | 93 |
| Walks | Bill Doran | 82 |
| Strikeouts | Glenn Davis | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | Billy Hatcher | 53 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Doran | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Knepper | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Craig Reynolds | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Glenn Davis | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Mike Scott | 16 |
| Losses | Bob Knepper | 17 |
| Saves | Dave Smith | 24 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Deshaies | .647 |
| ERA | Nolan Ryan | 2.76 |
| WHIP | Mike Scott | 1.122 |
| Innings Pitched | Mike Scott | 247.7 |
| Games | Larry Andersen | 67 |
| Games Started | Mike Scott | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Nolan Ryan | 270 |
| Complete Games | Mike Scott | 8 |
| Shutouts | Mike Scott | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Mike Scott | 1010 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Knepper | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Knepper | 226 |
| Walks Allowed | Nolan Ryan | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Knepper | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Knepper | 37 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Knepper | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Nolan Ryan and Mike Scott | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Danny Darwin | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Knepper | 21 |
