1969 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

1968 Season 1970 Season

Record: 81-81-0, Finished 5th in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Harry Walker (81-81)

General Manager: H.B. Richardson

Ballpark: Astrodome

Attendance: 1,442,995 (6th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102

Pythagorean W-L: 82-80, 676 Runs, 668 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
Jesús Alou	27	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	190	Mar 24, 1942	7	115	108	115	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	0	58	112	6	0	-1.7
Jack Billingham	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Feb 21, 1943	2	52	4	52	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Wade Blasingame	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Nov 22, 1943	7	27	5	27	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1.9
Curt Blefary	25	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	Jul 5, 1943	5	155	150	155	153	0	0	152	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	1.6
Jim Bouton	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Mar 8, 1939	8	16	1	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Don Bryant	27	us US	R	R	6' 5"	200	Jul 13, 1941	2	31	18	31	28	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.5
Danny Coombs	27	us US	R	L	6' 4"	200	Mar 23, 1942	7	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Tommy Davis	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Mar 21, 1939	11	24	20	24	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1	0	21	4	0	-0.3
Larry Dierker	22	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Sep 22, 1946	6	39	37	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.4		All-Star
Johnny Edwards	31	us US	L	R	6' 4"	220	Jun 10, 1938	9	151	140	151	151	0	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1.5
Gary Geiger	32	us US	L	R	6' 0"	168	Apr 4, 1937	11	93	25	93	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	6	14	65	31	3	0.0
César Gerónimo	21	do DO	L	L	6' 0"	165	Mar 11, 1948	1st	28	0	28	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	9	6	16	0.0
Fred Gladding	33	us US	L	R	6' 1"	220	Jun 28, 1936	9	57	0	57	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Julio Gotay	30	pr PR	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 9, 1939	10	46	11	46	17	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	33	1	0.6
Tom Griffin	21	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Feb 22, 1948	1st	31	31	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.3
Skip Guinn	24	us US	R	L	5' 10"	180	Oct 25, 1944	2	28	0	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Bill Henry	41	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Oct 15, 1927	16	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Keith Lampard	23	gb GB	L	R	6' 2"	197	Dec 20, 1945	1st	9	1	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	0	0.1
Denny Lemaster	30	us US	R	L	6' 1"	182	Feb 25, 1939	8	38	37	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.1
Marty Martínez	27	cu CU	B	R	6' 0"	170	Aug 23, 1941	4	78	49	78	59	1	7	0	1	15	17	21	0	0	21	21	2	-0.1
John Mayberry	20	us US	L	L	6' 3"	215	Feb 18, 1949	2	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Leon McFadden	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Apr 26, 1944	2	44	17	44	24	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	13	17	11	12	-1.0
Denis Menke	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Jul 21, 1940	8	154	154	154	154	0	0	9	23	1	131	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5		All-Star
Norm Miller	23	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 5, 1946	5	119	105	119	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	15	97	114	9	0	1.2
Joe Morgan HOF	25	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Sep 19, 1943	7	147	144	147	144	0	0	0	132	0	0	12	2	0	14	3	0	3.7
Doug Rader	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	208	Jul 30, 1944	3	155	154	155	155	0	0	4	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Jim Ray	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Dec 1, 1944	4	40	13	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Dan Schneider	26	us US	L	L	6' 3"	170	Aug 29, 1942	5	6	0	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Scipio Spinks	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	183	Jul 12, 1947	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Héctor Torres	23	mx MX	R	R	6' 0"	175	Sep 16, 1945	2	34	14	34	22	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	14	2	-1.1
Sandy Valdespino	30	cu CU	L	L	5' 8"	170	Jan 24, 1939	5	42	28	42	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	29	13	0	-0.3	$12,000
Bob Watkins	21	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Mar 12, 1948	1st	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Bob Watson	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	201	Apr 10, 1946	4	20	10	20	12	0	1	5	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	9	0	0.4
Ron Willis	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 12, 1943	4	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Don Wilson	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Feb 12, 1945	4	34	34	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Dooley Womack	29	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Aug 25, 1939	4	30	0	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$23,500
Jim Wynn	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 12, 1942	7	149	148	149	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	149	0	0	7.1	$47,500
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
Harry Walker	50	us US	Sep 22, 1918	Manager	Apr 8	Oct 2
Buddy Hancken	54	us US	Aug 30, 1914		Apr 8	Oct 2
Mel McGaha	42	us US	Sep 26, 1926		Apr 8	Oct 2
Jim Owens	35	us US	Jan 16, 1934		Apr 8	Oct 2
Salty Parker	56	us US	Jul 8, 1912	Coach	Apr 8	Oct 2
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date