1998 Houston Astros
[edit] Summary
The 1998 Houston Astros finished with a record of 102-60. They scored 874 runs and belted 166 home runs to go along with a .280 batting average. The offense was powered by Moises Alou, who led the team with 38 home runs and 124 RBI. Craig Biggio led the team with 210 hits for a .325 average. Craig Biggio had a great year on the basepaths with 50 stolen bases.
The team allowed 620 runs and had a team ERA of 3.50. Shane Reynolds led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 209 strikeouts. Billy Wagner was the team's best fireman, with 30 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jeff Bagwell | 1B | 147 | 540 | 124 | 164 | 34 | 111 | 19 | .424 | .557 | .981 | .304 |
| Sean Berry | 3B | 102 | 299 | 48 | 94 | 13 | 52 | 3 | .387 | .508 | .895 | .314 |
| Craig Biggio | 2B | 160 | 646 | 123 | 210 | 20 | 88 | 50 | .403 | .503 | .906 | .325 |
| Tim Bogar | SS | 79 | 156 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .208 | .212 | .420 | .154 |
| Ricky Gutierrez | SS | 141 | 491 | 55 | 128 | 2 | 46 | 13 | .337 | .334 | .671 | .261 |
| Jack Howell | 1B | 24 | 38 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .357 | .500 | .857 | .289 |
| Russ Johnson | 3B | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .308 | .641 | .231 |
| J.R. Phillips | 1B | 36 | 58 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .277 | .293 | .570 | .190 |
| Bill Spiers | 3B | 123 | 384 | 66 | 105 | 4 | 43 | 11 | .356 | .396 | .752 | .273 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Moises Alou | OF | 159 | 584 | 104 | 182 | 38 | 124 | 11 | .399 | .582 | .981 | .312 |
| Derek Bell | OF | 156 | 630 | 111 | 198 | 22 | 108 | 13 | .364 | .490 | .854 | .314 |
| Dave Clark | OF | 93 | 131 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .288 | .260 | .548 | .206 |
| Carl Everett | OF | 133 | 467 | 72 | 138 | 15 | 76 | 14 | .359 | .482 | .841 | .296 |
| Richard Hidalgo | OF | 74 | 211 | 31 | 64 | 7 | 35 | 3 | .355 | .474 | .829 | .303 |
| Pete Incaviglia | OF | 13 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .176 | .188 | .364 | .125 |
| Ray Montgomery | OF | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Brad Ausmus | C | 128 | 412 | 62 | 111 | 6 | 45 | 10 | .356 | .357 | .713 | .269 |
| Tony Eusebio | C | 66 | 182 | 13 | 46 | 1 | 36 | 1 | .320 | .313 | .633 | .253 |
| Mitch Meluskey | C | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .375 | .708 | .250 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Daryle Ward | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5641 | 874 | 1578 | 166 | 818 | 155 | .353 | .436 | .788 | .280 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Sean Bergman | 31 | 27 | 172 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 100 | 42 | 3.72 | 1.308 | |||
| Jose Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.31 | 1.860 | |||
| Scott Elarton | 28 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 56 | 20 | 3.32 | 1.053 | |||
| Mike Grzanich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| John Halama | 6 | 6 | 32.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 5.85 | 1.548 | |||
| Mike Hampton | 32 | 32 | 211.7 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0 | 137 | 81 | 3.36 | 1.455 | |||
| Reggie Harris | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Doug Henry | 59 | 0 | 71 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 2 | 59 | 35 | 3.04 | 1.268 | |||
| Randy Johnson | 11 | 11 | 84.3 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 0 | 116 | 26 | 1.28 | 0.985 | |||
| Jose Lima | 33 | 33 | 233.3 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 169 | 32 | 3.70 | 1.119 | |||
| Mike Magnante | 48 | 0 | 51.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 39 | 26 | 4.88 | 1.586 | |||
| Trever Miller | 37 | 1 | 53.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 3.04 | 1.445 | |||
| C.J. Nitkowski | 43 | 0 | 59.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 3.77 | 1.206 | |||
| Jay Powell | 29 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 2.38 | 1.088 | |||
| Shane Reynolds | 35 | 35 | 233.3 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 0 | 209 | 53 | 3.51 | 1.329 | |||
| Bob Scanlan | 27 | 0 | 26.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 3.08 | 1.407 | |||
| Pete Schourek | 15 | 15 | 80 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 59 | 36 | 4.50 | 1.475 | |||
| Billy Wagner | 58 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 30 | 97 | 25 | 2.70 | 1.183 | |||
| Team Totals | 502 | 162 | 1471.2 | 102 | 60 | .630 | 44 | 1187 | 465 | 3.50 | 1.291 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Craig Biggio | 160 |
| At Bats | Craig Biggio | 646 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Craig Biggio | 738 |
| Batting Average | Craig Biggio | .325 |
| On-Base % | Jeff Bagwell | .424 |
| Slugging % | Moises Alou | .582 |
| OPS | Moises Alou and Jeff Bagwell | .981 |
| Runs | Jeff Bagwell | 124 |
| Hits | Craig Biggio | 210 |
| Total Bases | Moises Alou | 340 |
| Doubles | Craig Biggio | 51 |
| Triples | Moises Alou | 5 |
| Home Runs | Moises Alou | 38 |
| RBI | Moises Alou | 124 |
| Walks | Jeff Bagwell | 109 |
| Strikeouts | Derek Bell | 126 |
| Stolen Bases | Craig Biggio | 50 |
| Caught Stealing | Carl Everett | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jose Lima | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Derek Bell | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ricky Gutierrez | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Shane Reynolds | 19 |
| Losses | Sean Bergman | 9 |
| Saves | Billy Wagner | 30 |
| Won-Loss % | Shane Reynolds | .704 |
| ERA | Mike Hampton | 3.36 |
| WHIP | Jose Lima | 1.119 |
| Innings Pitched | Jose Lima and Shane Reynolds | 233.3 |
| Games | Doug Henry | 59 |
| Games Started | Shane Reynolds | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Shane Reynolds | 209 |
| Complete Games | Randy Johnson | 4 |
| Shutouts | Randy Johnson | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Shane Reynolds | 986 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jose Lima | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Shane Reynolds | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Mike Hampton | 81 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jose Lima | 34 |
| Doubles Allowed | Shane Reynolds | 53 |
| Triples Allowed | Shane Reynolds | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Sean Bergman | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jose Lima | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Mike Hampton | 32 |
