1972 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

1971 Season 1973 Season

Record: 84-69-0, Finished 3rd in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Harry Walker (67-54) , Salty Parker (1-0) and Leo Durocher (16-15)

General Manager: H.B. Richardson

Ballpark: Astrodome

Attendance: 1,469,247 (4th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104

Pythagorean W-L: 84-69, 708 Runs, 636 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		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	30	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	190	Mar 24, 1942	10	52	14	52	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	14	23	35	0	0.2
Wade Blasingame	28	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Nov 22, 1943	10	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
César Cedeño	21	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	175	Feb 25, 1951	3	139	136	139	137	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	137	0	137	3	0	8.0		All-Star
Rich Chiles	22	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Nov 22, 1949	2	9	2	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	7	0	0.2
Mike Cosgrove	21	us US	L	L	6' 1"	170	Feb 17, 1951	1st	7	1	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
George Culver	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 8, 1943	7	45	0	45	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Larry Dierker	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Sep 22, 1946	9	31	31	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8
Johnny Edwards	34	us US	L	R	6' 4"	220	Jun 10, 1938	12	108	96	108	105	0	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1.5
Bobby Fenwick	25	jp JP	R	R	5' 9"	165	Dec 10, 1946	1st	36	10	36	22	0	0	0	17	2	4	0	0	0	0	5	15	-0.5
Ken Forsch	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Sep 8, 1946	3	30	24	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Joe Gibbon	37	us US	R	L	6' 4"	200	Apr 10, 1935	13	9	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Fred Gladding	36	us US	L	R	6' 1"	220	Jun 28, 1936	12	42	0	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Tom Griffin	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Feb 22, 1948	4	39	5	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Tommy Helms	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	May 5, 1941	9	139	139	139	139	0	0	0	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
Jack Hiatt	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Jul 27, 1942	9	10	8	10	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1	$30,000
Larry Howard	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Jun 6, 1945	3	54	48	54	54	0	53	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	-0.6
Cliff Johnson	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Jul 22, 1947	1st	5	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0.1
Lee May	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Mar 23, 1943	8	148	146	148	146	0	0	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.8		All-Star
Roger Metzger	24	us US	B	R	6' 0"	165	Oct 10, 1947	3	153	153	153	153	0	0	0	0	0	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Norm Miller	26	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 5, 1946	8	67	20	67	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	10	13	29	39	3	-0.2
Doug Rader	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	208	Jul 30, 1944	6	152	151	152	152	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.1
Jim Ray	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Dec 1, 1944	7	54	0	54	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1
Jerry Reuss	23	us US	L	L	6' 5"	200	Jun 19, 1949	4	33	30	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
J.R. Richard	22	us US	R	R	6' 8"	222	Mar 7, 1950	2	4	1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Dave Roberts	27	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Sep 11, 1944	4	35	28	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Jimmy Stewart	33	us US	B	R	6' 0"	165	Jun 11, 1939	9	68	11	68	29	0	0	9	8	2	0	9	2	1	11	43	4	-0.3
Bob Stinson	26	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	Oct 11, 1945	4	27	1	27	15	0	12	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	16	2	-0.5
Gary Sutherland	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 27, 1944	7	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.1
Bob Watson	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	201	Apr 10, 1946	7	147	144	147	144	0	0	2	0	0	0	143	0	0	143	3	0	2.9
Don Wilson	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Feb 12, 1945	7	33	33	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.6
Jim Wynn	30	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 12, 1942	10	145	144	145	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	136	144	1	0	5.5
Jim York	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Aug 27, 1947	3	26	0	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Name	Age		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		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Harry Walker	53	us US	Sep 22, 1918	Manager	Apr 15	Aug 25
Salty Parker	59	us US	Jul 8, 1912	Manager	Aug 26	Aug 26
Leo Durocher HOF	66	us US	Jul 27, 1905	Manager	Aug 27	Oct 4
Buddy Hancken	57	us US	Aug 30, 1914		Apr 15	Oct 4
Jim Owens	38	us US	Jan 16, 1934		Apr 15	Oct 4
Salty Parker	59	us US	Jul 8, 1912	Coach	Apr 15	Aug 25
Hub Kittle	55	us US	Feb 19, 1917	Coach	Apr 15	Oct 4
Salty Parker	59	us US	Jul 8, 1912	Coach	Aug 27	Oct 4
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date