1988 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1988 Houston Astros finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 617 runs and belted 96 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. The offense was powered by Glenn Davis, who led the team with 30 home runs and 99 RBI. Rafael Ramirez led the team with 156 hits for a .276 average. Gerald Young had a great year on the basepaths with 65 stolen bases.
The team allowed 631 runs and had a team ERA of 3.41. Bob Knepper and Mike Scott were tied for the team lead in wins with 14. Nolan Ryan led the team with 228 strikeouts. Dave Smith was the team's best fireman, with 27 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Buddy Bell | 3B | 74 | 269 | 24 | 68 | 7 | 37 | 1 | .301 | .375 | .676 | .253 |
| Ken Caminiti | 3B | 30 | 83 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .225 | .241 | .466 | .181 |
| Casey Candaele | 2B | 21 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .258 | .446 | .161 |
| Glenn Davis | 1B | 152 | 561 | 78 | 152 | 30 | 99 | 4 | .341 | .478 | .819 | .271 |
| Bill Doran | 2B | 132 | 480 | 66 | 119 | 7 | 53 | 17 | .338 | .333 | .671 | .248 |
| Chuck Jackson | 3B | 46 | 83 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .286 | .349 | .635 | .229 |
| Jim Pankovits | 2B | 68 | 140 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .272 | .329 | .601 | .221 |
| Rafael Ramirez | SS | 155 | 566 | 51 | 156 | 6 | 59 | 3 | .298 | .378 | .676 | .276 |
| Craig Reynolds | SS | 78 | 161 | 20 | 41 | 1 | 14 | 3 | .290 | .317 | .607 | .255 |
| Craig Smajstrla | 2B | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Harry Spilman | 1B | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Denny Walling | 3B | 65 | 176 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 20 | 1 | .304 | .341 | .645 | .244 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Bass | OF | 157 | 541 | 57 | 138 | 14 | 72 | 31 | .314 | .390 | .704 | .255 |
| Cameron Drew | OF | 7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .313 | .501 | .188 |
| John Fishel | OF | 19 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .310 | .346 | .656 | .231 |
| Billy Hatcher | OF | 145 | 530 | 79 | 142 | 7 | 52 | 32 | .321 | .370 | .691 | .268 |
| Steve Henderson | OF | 42 | 46 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .321 | .261 | .582 | .217 |
| Louie Meadows | OF | 35 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .292 | .381 | .673 | .190 |
| Terry Puhl | OF | 113 | 234 | 42 | 71 | 3 | 19 | 22 | .395 | .389 | .784 | .303 |
| Gerald Young | OF | 149 | 576 | 79 | 148 | 0 | 37 | 65 | .334 | .325 | .659 | .257 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Alan Ashby | C | 73 | 227 | 19 | 54 | 7 | 33 | 0 | .319 | .374 | .693 | .238 |
| Mark Bailey | C | 8 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .130 | .416 | .130 |
| Craig Biggio | C | 50 | 123 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 6 | .254 | .350 | .604 | .211 |
| Alex Trevino | C | 78 | 193 | 19 | 48 | 2 | 13 | 5 | .341 | .368 | .709 | .249 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5494 | 617 | 1338 | 96 | 575 | 198 | .302 | .351 | .653 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Juan Agosto | 75 | 0 | 91.7 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 4 | 33 | 30 | 2.26 | 1.134 | |||
| Larry Andersen | 53 | 0 | 82.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5 | 66 | 20 | 2.94 | 1.233 | |||
| Joaquin Andujar | 23 | 10 | 78.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 35 | 21 | 4.00 | 1.461 | |||
| Ernie Camacho | 13 | 0 | 17.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 7.64 | 2.090 | |||
| Rocky Childress | 11 | 0 | 23.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 6.17 | 1.502 | |||
| Danny Darwin | 44 | 20 | 192 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 3 | 129 | 48 | 3.84 | 1.234 | |||
| Jim Deshaies | 31 | 31 | 207 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 0 | 127 | 72 | 3.00 | 1.140 | |||
| Bob Forsch | 6 | 6 | 27.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6.51 | 1.733 | |||
| Jeff Heathcock | 17 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 5.81 | 1.581 | |||
| Bob Knepper | 27 | 27 | 175 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 0 | 103 | 67 | 3.14 | 1.274 | |||
| Dave Meads | 22 | 2 | 39.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 3.18 | 1.285 | |||
| Brian Meyer | 8 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1.46 | 1.057 | |||
| Nolan Ryan | 33 | 33 | 220 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 228 | 87 | 3.52 | 1.241 | |||
| Mike Scott | 32 | 32 | 218.7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 0 | 190 | 53 | 2.92 | 0.983 | |||
| Dave Smith | 51 | 0 | 57.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 27 | 38 | 19 | 2.67 | 1.379 | |||
| Team Totals | 446 | 162 | 1474.8 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 40 | 1049 | 478 | 3.41 | 1.232 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Kevin Bass | 157 |
| At Bats | Gerald Young | 576 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Gerald Young | 655 |
| Batting Average | Rafael Ramirez | .276 |
| On-Base % | Glenn Davis | .341 |
| Slugging % | Glenn Davis | .478 |
| OPS | Glenn Davis | .819 |
| Runs | Billy Hatcher and Gerald Young | 79 |
| Hits | Rafael Ramirez | 156 |
| Total Bases | Glenn Davis | 268 |
| Doubles | Rafael Ramirez | 30 |
| Triples | Gerald Young | 9 |
| Home Runs | Glenn Davis | 30 |
| RBI | Glenn Davis | 99 |
| Walks | Gerald Young | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Glenn Davis | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | Gerald Young | 65 |
| Caught Stealing | Gerald Young | 27 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Knepper | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Glenn Davis | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Kevin Bass and Rafael Ramirez | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Knepper and Mike Scott | 14 |
| Losses | Jim Deshaies | 14 |
| Saves | Dave Smith | 27 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Knepper | .737 |
| ERA | Mike Scott | 2.92 |
| WHIP | Mike Scott | 0.983 |
| Innings Pitched | Nolan Ryan | 220 |
| Games | Juan Agosto | 75 |
| Games Started | Nolan Ryan | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Nolan Ryan | 228 |
| Complete Games | Mike Scott | 8 |
| Shutouts | Mike Scott | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Nolan Ryan | 930 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Nolan Ryan | 86 |
| Hits Allowed | Danny Darwin | 189 |
| Walks Allowed | Nolan Ryan | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Danny Darwin and Jim Deshaies | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Nolan Ryan | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Jim Deshaies and Mike Scott | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Nolan Ryan | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Mike Scott | 8 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Knepper | 26 |
