1997 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1997 Houston Astros finished with a record of 84-78. They scored 777 runs and belted 133 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Jeff Bagwell, who led the team with 43 home runs and 135 RBI. Craig Biggio led the team with 191 hits for a .309 average. Craig Biggio had a great year on the basepaths with 47 stolen bases.
The team allowed 660 runs and had a team ERA of 3.67. Darryl Kile led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 205 strikeouts. Billy Wagner was the team's best fireman, with 23 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Bagwell | 1B | 162 | 566 | 109 | 162 | 43 | 135 | 31 | .425 | .592 | 1.017 | .286 |
| Sean Berry | 3B | 96 | 301 | 37 | 77 | 8 | 43 | 1 | .318 | .422 | .740 | .256 |
| Craig Biggio | 2B | 162 | 619 | 146 | 191 | 22 | 81 | 47 | .415 | .501 | .916 | .309 |
| Tim Bogar | SS | 97 | 241 | 30 | 60 | 4 | 30 | 4 | .320 | .390 | .710 | .249 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | SS | 102 | 303 | 33 | 79 | 3 | 34 | 5 | .315 | .363 | .678 | .261 |
| Russ Johnson | 3B | 21 | 60 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .781 | .300 |
| Pat Listach | SS | 52 | 132 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .247 | .227 | .474 | .182 |
| Luis Rivera | SS | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .385 | .671 | .231 |
| Bill Spiers | 3B | 132 | 291 | 51 | 93 | 4 | 48 | 10 | .438 | .481 | .919 | .320 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Abreu | OF | 59 | 188 | 22 | 47 | 3 | 26 | 7 | .329 | .372 | .701 | .250 |
| Derek Bell | OF | 129 | 493 | 67 | 136 | 15 | 71 | 15 | .344 | .438 | .782 | .276 |
| Chuck Carr | OF | 63 | 192 | 34 | 53 | 4 | 17 | 11 | .333 | .417 | .750 | .276 |
| Luis Gonzalez | OF | 152 | 550 | 78 | 142 | 10 | 68 | 10 | .345 | .376 | .721 | .258 |
| Richard Hidalgo | OF | 19 | 62 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .358 | .484 | .842 | .306 |
| Thomas Howard | OF | 107 | 255 | 24 | 63 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .323 | .353 | .676 | .247 |
| Ray Montgomery | OF | 29 | 68 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .276 | .324 | .600 | .235 |
| James Mouton | OF | 86 | 180 | 24 | 38 | 3 | 23 | 9 | .287 | .322 | .609 | .211 |
| J.R. Phillips | OF | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .125 | .333 | .458 | .133 |
| Ken Ramos | OF | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .000 | .133 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brad Ausmus | C | 130 | 425 | 45 | 113 | 4 | 44 | 14 | .326 | .358 | .684 | .266 |
| Tony Eusebio | C | 60 | 164 | 12 | 45 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .364 | .305 | .669 | .274 |
| Randy Knorr | C | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .750 | 1.125 | .375 |
| Tony Pena | C | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .368 | .641 | .211 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5502 | 777 | 1427 | 133 | 720 | 171 | .340 | .403 | .743 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Manuel Barrios | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Jose Cabrera | 12 | 0 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1.17 | 0.784 | |||
| Sid Fernandez | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3.60 | 1.200 | |||
| Ramon Garcia | 42 | 20 | 158.7 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 1 | 120 | 52 | 3.69 | 1.304 | |||
| Tommy Greene | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Mike Hampton | 34 | 34 | 223 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 139 | 77 | 3.83 | 1.318 | |||
| Oscar Henriquez | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4.50 | 1.250 | |||
| Chris Holt | 33 | 32 | 209.7 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 95 | 61 | 3.52 | 1.297 | |||
| John Hudek | 40 | 0 | 40.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4 | 36 | 33 | 5.98 | 1.744 | |||
| Darryl Kile | 34 | 34 | 255.7 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 0 | 205 | 94 | 2.57 | 1.181 | |||
| Jose Lima | 52 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 2 | 63 | 16 | 5.28 | 1.267 | |||
| Mike Magnante | 40 | 0 | 47.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 2.27 | 1.048 | |||
| Tom Martin | 55 | 0 | 56 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 2.09 | 1.339 | |||
| Blas Minor | 11 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Shane Reynolds | 30 | 30 | 181 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 152 | 47 | 4.23 | 1.304 | |||
| Russ Springer | 54 | 0 | 55.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 74 | 27 | 4.23 | 1.356 | |||
| Billy Wagner | 62 | 0 | 66.3 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 23 | 106 | 30 | 2.85 | 1.192 | |||
| Donne Wall | 8 | 8 | 41.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 6.26 | 1.655 | |||
| Team Totals | 516 | 162 | 1459.1 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 37 | 1138 | 511 | 3.67 | 1.295 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio | 162 |
| At Bats | Craig Biggio | 619 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Craig Biggio | 744 |
| Batting Average | Craig Biggio | .309 |
| On-Base % | Jeff Bagwell | .425 |
| Slugging % | Jeff Bagwell | .592 |
| OPS | Jeff Bagwell | 1.017 |
| Runs | Craig Biggio | 146 |
| Hits | Craig Biggio | 191 |
| Total Bases | Jeff Bagwell | 335 |
| Doubles | Jeff Bagwell | 40 |
| Triples | Craig Biggio | 8 |
| Home Runs | Jeff Bagwell | 43 |
| RBI | Jeff Bagwell | 135 |
| Walks | Jeff Bagwell | 127 |
| Strikeouts | Jeff Bagwell | 122 |
| Stolen Bases | Craig Biggio | 47 |
| Caught Stealing | Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Mike Hampton and Darryl Kile | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Jeff Bagwell | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ricky Gutierrez | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Darryl Kile | 19 |
| Losses | Chris Holt | 12 |
| Saves | Billy Wagner | 23 |
| Won-Loss % | Darryl Kile | .731 |
| ERA | Darryl Kile | 2.57 |
| WHIP | Darryl Kile | 1.181 |
| Innings Pitched | Darryl Kile | 255.7 |
| Games | Billy Wagner | 62 |
| Games Started | Mike Hampton and Darryl Kile | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Darryl Kile | 205 |
| Complete Games | Mike Hampton | 7 |
| Shutouts | Darryl Kile | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Darryl Kile | 1056 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Mike Hampton | 95 |
| Hits Allowed | Mike Hampton | 217 |
| Walks Allowed | Darryl Kile | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ramon Garcia | 20 |
| Doubles Allowed | Mike Hampton | 41 |
| Triples Allowed | Mike Hampton and Darryl Kile | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Darryl Kile | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Darryl Kile | 10 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Hampton | 28 |
