1996 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1996 Houston Astros finished with a record of 82-80. They scored 753 runs and belted 129 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. The offense was powered by Jeff Bagwell, who led the team with 31 home runs, 120 RBI, and 179 hits. Brian Hunter had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 792 runs and had a team ERA of 4.38. Leading the team in wins was Shane Reynolds, with 16. Darryl Kile led the team with 219 strikeouts. Todd Jones led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Bagwell | 1B | 162 | 568 | 111 | 179 | 31 | 120 | 21 | .451 | .570 | 1.021 | .315 |
| Sean Berry | 3B | 132 | 431 | 55 | 121 | 17 | 95 | 12 | .328 | .492 | .820 | .281 |
| Craig Biggio | 2B | 162 | 605 | 113 | 174 | 15 | 75 | 25 | .386 | .415 | .801 | .288 |
| Andujar Cedeno | SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | SS | 89 | 218 | 28 | 62 | 1 | 15 | 6 | .359 | .344 | .703 | .284 |
| Dave Hajek | 3B | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .400 | .817 | .300 |
| Orlando Miller | SS | 139 | 468 | 43 | 120 | 15 | 58 | 3 | .291 | .417 | .708 | .256 |
| Bill Spiers | 3B | 122 | 218 | 27 | 55 | 6 | 26 | 7 | .320 | .390 | .710 | .252 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Abreu | OF | 15 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .273 | .565 | .227 |
| Derek Bell | OF | 158 | 627 | 84 | 165 | 17 | 113 | 29 | .311 | .418 | .729 | .263 |
| John Cangelosi | OF | 108 | 262 | 49 | 69 | 1 | 16 | 17 | .378 | .347 | .725 | .263 |
| Brian Hunter | OF | 132 | 526 | 74 | 145 | 5 | 35 | 35 | .297 | .363 | .660 | .276 |
| Derrick May | OF | 109 | 259 | 24 | 65 | 5 | 33 | 2 | .330 | .378 | .708 | .251 |
| Ray Montgomery | OF | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .267 | .500 | .767 | .214 |
| James Mouton | OF | 122 | 300 | 40 | 79 | 3 | 34 | 21 | .343 | .350 | .693 | .263 |
| Mike Simms | OF | 49 | 68 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .233 | .279 | .512 | .176 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tony Eusebio | C | 58 | 152 | 15 | 41 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .343 | .362 | .705 | .270 |
| Jerry Goff | C | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 | 1.750 | .500 |
| Randy Knorr | C | 37 | 87 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .245 | .287 | .532 | .195 |
| Kirt Manwaring | C | 37 | 82 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .264 | .256 | .520 | .220 |
| Rick Wilkins | C | 84 | 254 | 34 | 54 | 6 | 23 | 0 | .330 | .331 | .661 | .213 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5508 | 753 | 1445 | 129 | 703 | 180 | .332 | .397 | .729 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Brocail | 23 | 4 | 53 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 4.58 | 1.528 | |||
| Terry Clark | 5 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11.37 | 2.857 | |||
| Danny Darwin | 15 | 6 | 42.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 5.95 | 1.277 | |||
| Jim Dougherty | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 9.00 | 1.923 | |||
| Doug Drabek | 30 | 30 | 175.3 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 137 | 60 | 4.57 | 1.529 | |||
| Mike Hampton | 27 | 27 | 160.3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 101 | 49 | 3.59 | 1.397 | |||
| Dean Hartgraves | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5.21 | 1.789 | |||
| Xavier Hernandez | 58 | 0 | 74.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 6 | 78 | 26 | 4.22 | 1.272 | |||
| Chris Holt | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.79 | 1.702 | |||
| John Hudek | 15 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2.81 | 1.063 | |||
| John Johnstone | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.54 | 1.692 | |||
| Todd Jones | 51 | 0 | 57.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 17 | 44 | 32 | 4.40 | 1.623 | |||
| Darryl Kile | 35 | 33 | 219 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 219 | 97 | 4.19 | 1.507 | |||
| Alvin Morman | 53 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 4.93 | 1.595 | |||
| Gregg Olson | 9 | 0 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4.82 | 2.043 | |||
| Shane Reynolds | 35 | 35 | 239 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 204 | 44 | 3.65 | 1.134 | |||
| Mark Small | 16 | 0 | 24.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 5.92 | 1.893 | |||
| Greg Swindell | 8 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 7.83 | 2.000 | |||
| Jeff Tabaka | 18 | 0 | 20.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 6.64 | 2.069 | |||
| Billy Wagner | 37 | 0 | 51.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 9 | 67 | 30 | 2.44 | 1.122 | |||
| Donne Wall | 26 | 23 | 150 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 99 | 34 | 4.56 | 1.360 | |||
| Anthony Young | 28 | 0 | 33.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 4.59 | 1.742 | |||
| Team Totals | 533 | 162 | 1446.8 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 35 | 1163 | 539 | 4.38 | 1.438 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio | 162 |
| At Bats | Derek Bell | 627 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Craig Biggio | 723 |
| Batting Average | Jeff Bagwell | .315 |
| On-Base % | Jeff Bagwell | .451 |
| Slugging % | Jeff Bagwell | .570 |
| OPS | Jeff Bagwell | 1.021 |
| Runs | Craig Biggio | 113 |
| Hits | Jeff Bagwell | 179 |
| Total Bases | Jeff Bagwell | 324 |
| Doubles | Jeff Bagwell | 48 |
| Triples | Craig Biggio and John Cangelosi | 4 |
| Home Runs | Jeff Bagwell | 31 |
| RBI | Jeff Bagwell | 120 |
| Walks | Jeff Bagwell | 135 |
| Strikeouts | Derek Bell | 123 |
| Stolen Bases | Brian Hunter | 35 |
| Caught Stealing | John Cangelosi, Brian Hunter, and James Mouton | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Shane Reynolds | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Derek Bell | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Derek Bell | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Shane Reynolds | 16 |
| Losses | Darryl Kile | 11 |
| Saves | Todd Jones | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Shane Reynolds | .615 |
| ERA | Shane Reynolds | 3.65 |
| WHIP | Shane Reynolds | 1.134 |
| Innings Pitched | Shane Reynolds | 239 |
| Games | Xavier Hernandez | 58 |
| Games Started | Shane Reynolds | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Darryl Kile | 219 |
| Complete Games | Darryl Kile and Shane Reynolds | 4 |
| Shutouts | Mike Hampton, Shane Reynolds, and Donne Wall | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Shane Reynolds | 981 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Darryl Kile | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Darryl Kile | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Darryl Kile | 97 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Doug Drabek | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Shane Reynolds | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Doug Drabek, Darryl Kile, and Shane Reynolds | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Darryl Kile | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Darryl Kile | 16 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Hampton and Darryl Kile | 18 |
