1968 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

1967 Season 1969 Season

Record: 72-90-0, Finished 10th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Grady Hatton (23-38) and Harry Walker (49-52)

General Manager: H.B. Richardson

Ballpark: Astrodome

Attendance: 1,312,887 (4th of 10)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99

Pythagorean W-L: 71-91, 510 Runs, 588 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Dave Adlesh	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	187	Jul 15, 1943	6	40	29	40	36	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.6
Bob Aspromonte	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Jun 19, 1938	10	124	110	124	112	0	0	1	0	75	1	35	0	2	36	13	0	-1.2	$35,000
John Bateman	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jul 21, 1940	6	111	105	111	108	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.1
Wade Blasingame	24	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Nov 22, 1943	6	22	2	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Ron Brand	28	us US	R	R	5' 7"	167	Jan 13, 1940	5	43	18	43	31	0	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	9	10	-0.1
Byron Browne	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 27, 1942	4	10	2	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	0	0.1
John Buzhardt	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Aug 17, 1936	11	39	4	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Nate Colbert	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Apr 9, 1946	2	20	14	20	16	0	0	5	0	0	0	3	5	3	11	2	4	-1.0
Danny Coombs	26	us US	R	L	6' 4"	200	Mar 23, 1942	6	40	2	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Mike Cuellar	31	cu CU	L	L	6' 0"	165	May 8, 1937	6	28	24	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.4
Ron Davis	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Oct 21, 1941	4	52	52	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	0	52	0	0	-0.5
Larry Dierker	21	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Sep 22, 1946	5	33	32	33	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.4
Tom Dukes	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Aug 31, 1942	2	43	0	43	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Hal Gilson	26	us US	R	L	6' 5"	195	Feb 9, 1942	1st	3	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1
Dave Giusti	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Nov 27, 1939	6	38	34	38	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.7
Fred Gladding	32	us US	L	R	6' 1"	220	Jun 28, 1936	8	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Julio Gotay	29	pr PR	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 9, 1939	9	75	35	75	49	0	0	0	48	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	3	-1.2
José Herrera	26	ve VE	R	R	5' 8"	165	Apr 8, 1942	2	27	23	27	24	0	0	0	7	0	0	5	0	12	17	4	0	-0.1
Pat House	27	us US	L	L	6' 3"	185	Sep 1, 1940	2	18	0	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Hal King	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	200	Feb 1, 1944	2	27	10	27	19	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	-0.8
Denny Lemaster	29	us US	R	L	6' 1"	182	Feb 25, 1939	7	33	32	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.9
John Mayberry	19	us US	L	L	6' 3"	215	Feb 18, 1949	1st	4	2	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.2
Leon McFadden	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Apr 26, 1944	1st	16	14	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.1
Denis Menke	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jul 21, 1940	7	150	149	150	149	0	0	5	120	4	35	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.5
Norm Miller	22	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 5, 1946	4	79	65	79	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	65	74	6	1	0.3
Joe Morgan HOF	24	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Sep 19, 1943	6	10	6	10	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0.1
Ivan Murrell	25	pa PA	R	R	6' 2"	195	Apr 24, 1943	4	32	13	32	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	9	15	13	5	-0.8
Doug Rader	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	208	Jul 30, 1944	2	98	90	98	91	0	0	5	0	86	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	1.9
Jim Ray	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Dec 1, 1944	3	42	2	42	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.6
Steve Shea	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	215	Dec 5, 1942	1st	30	0	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$5,400
Dick Simpson	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	176	Jul 28, 1943	6	59	47	59	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	15	22	49	1	11	-1.1
Rusty Staub	24	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Apr 1, 1944	6	161	160	161	161	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	0	15	15	0	0	3.2	$43,000	All-Star
Lee Thomas	32	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	Feb 5, 1936	8	90	43	90	49	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	42	48	44	0	-1.9
Héctor Torres	22	mx MX	R	R	6' 0"	175	Sep 16, 1945	1st	128	119	128	127	0	0	0	1	0	127	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.8
Danny Walton	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jul 14, 1947	1st	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Bob Watson	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	201	Apr 10, 1946	3	45	38	45	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	1	40	5	0	-0.4
Don Wilson	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Feb 12, 1945	3	34	30	34	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.5
Jim Wynn	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 12, 1942	6	156	152	156	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	91	6	153	3	0	5.4	$41,000
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Grady Hatton	45	us US	Oct 7, 1922	Manager	Apr 10	Jun 17
Harry Walker	49	us US	Sep 22, 1918	Manager	Jun 18	Sep 29
Buddy Hancken	53	us US	Aug 30, 1914		Apr 10	Sep 29
Mel McGaha	41	us US	Sep 26, 1926		Apr 10	Sep 29
Jim Owens	34	us US	Jan 16, 1934		Apr 10	Sep 29
Salty Parker	55	us US	Jul 8, 1912	Coach	Apr 10	Sep 29
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date