1973 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

1972 Season 1974 Season

Record: 82-80-0, Finished 4th in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Leo Durocher (82-80)

General Manager: H.B. Richardson

Scouting Director: Lynwood Stallings

Ballpark: Astrodome

Attendance: 1,394,004 (6th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95

Pythagorean W-L: 82-80, 681 Runs, 672 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
Tommie Agee	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Aug 9, 1942	12	84	40	84	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	19	17	68	14	16	0.6
Jesús Alou	31	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	190	Mar 24, 1942	11	28	7	28	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	14	17	1	-0.2
Rafael Batista	27	do DO	L	L	6' 1"	195	Nov 25, 1945	1st	12	1	12	8	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0.0
Ray Busse	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	175	Sep 25, 1948	2	15	2	15	8	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	7	1	-0.3
Dave Campbell	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jan 14, 1942	7	9	3	9	8	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.2
César Cedeño	22	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	175	Feb 25, 1951	4	139	135	139	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	136	0	136	4	0	7.4		All-Star
Mike Cosgrove	22	us US	L	L	6' 1"	170	Feb 17, 1951	2	13	0	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Jim Crawford	22	us US	L	L	6' 3"	200	Sep 29, 1950	1st	48	0	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Larry Dierker	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Sep 22, 1946	10	14	3	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Mike Easler	22	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 29, 1950	1st	6	2	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	-0.3
Johnny Edwards	35	us US	L	R	6' 4"	220	Jun 10, 1938	13	79	69	79	76	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0.4
Ken Forsch	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Sep 8, 1946	4	46	26	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Bob Gallagher	25	us US	L	L	6' 3"	185	Jul 7, 1947	2	71	24	71	43	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	12	16	42	30	2	-0.3
Fred Gladding	37	us US	L	R	6' 1"	220	Jun 28, 1936	13	16	0	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Tom Griffin	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Feb 22, 1948	5	25	12	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Greg Gross	20	us US	L	L	5' 10"	160	Aug 1, 1952	1st	14	9	14	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	3	9	5	0	0.0
Tommy Helms	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	May 5, 1941	10	146	145	146	145	0	0	0	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.6
Larry Howard	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Jun 6, 1945	4	20	13	20	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.2
Cliff Johnson	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Jul 22, 1947	2	7	5	7	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.3
Skip Jutze	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	May 28, 1946	2	90	78	90	86	0	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	-1.3
Doug Konieczny	21	us US	R	R	6' 4"	220	Sep 27, 1951	1st	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Lee May	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Mar 23, 1943	9	148	144	148	144	0	0	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1.5
Roger Metzger	25	us US	B	R	6' 0"	165	Oct 10, 1947	4	154	146	154	149	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	6	1.0
Norm Miller	27	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 5, 1946	9	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	-0.1
Juan Pizarro	36	pr PR	L	L	5' 11"	170	Feb 7, 1937	17	15	1	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Doug Rader	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	208	Jul 30, 1944	7	154	152	154	152	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.8
Jim Ray	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Dec 1, 1944	8	42	0	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$46,000
Jerry Reuss	24	us US	L	L	6' 5"	200	Jun 19, 1949	5	42	40	42	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.0
J.R. Richard	23	us US	R	R	6' 8"	222	Mar 7, 1950	3	16	10	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Dave Roberts	28	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Sep 11, 1944	5	41	36	41	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4.5
Jimmy Stewart	34	us US	B	R	6' 0"	165	Jun 11, 1939	10	61	6	61	12	0	0	0	1	8	0	3	0	0	3	54	1	-0.4
Gary Sutherland	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 27, 1944	8	16	13	16	15	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.2	$20,000
Otis Thornton	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	186	Jun 30, 1945	1st	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Héctor Torres	27	mx MX	R	R	6' 0"	175	Sep 16, 1945	6	38	19	38	34	0	0	0	13	0	22	0	0	0	0	5	4	-0.8	$16,000
Cecil Upshaw	30	us US	R	R	6' 6"	205	Oct 22, 1942	7	35	0	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Bob Watson	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	201	Apr 10, 1946	8	158	156	158	156	0	3	26	0	0	0	142	0	0	142	2	0	4.7		All-Star
Don Wilson	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Feb 12, 1945	8	37	32	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0
Jim Wynn	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Mar 12, 1942	11	139	127	139	133	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	127	133	9	1	2.8
Jim York	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Aug 27, 1947	4	41	0	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
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
Leo Durocher HOF	67	us US	Jul 27, 1905	Manager	Apr 6	Sep 30
Grady Hatton	50	us US	Oct 7, 1922		Apr 6	Sep 30
Preston Gómez	50	cu CU	Apr 20, 1923	Coach	Apr 6	Sep 30
Hub Kittle	56	us US	Feb 19, 1917	Coach	Apr 6	Sep 30
Bob Lillis	43	us US	Jun 2, 1930	Coach	Apr 6	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date