1976 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

1975 Season 1977 Season

Record: 80-82-0, Finished 3rd in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bill Virdon (80-82)

General Manager: Tal Smith

Ballpark: Astrodome

Attendance: 886,146 (9th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 91, Pitching - 91
One-year: Batting - 86, Pitching - 86

Pythagorean W-L: 77-85, 625 Runs, 657 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
Rob Andrews	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Dec 11, 1952	2	109	101	109	108	0	0	0	108	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.8
Joaquín Andújar	23	do DO	B	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 21, 1952	1st	28	25	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Mike Barlow	28	us US	L	R	6' 6"	210	Apr 30, 1948	2	16	0	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Ken Boswell	30	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Feb 23, 1946	10	91	15	91	20	0	0	0	3	16	0	1	0	0	1	76	0	-0.1
Enos Cabell	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	170	Oct 8, 1949	5	144	142	144	143	0	0	3	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.0
César Cedeño	25	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	175	Feb 25, 1951	7	150	145	150	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	146	5	0	5.9	All-Star
Rich Chiles	26	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Nov 22, 1949	4	5	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0.1
Mike Cosgrove	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	170	Feb 17, 1951	5	22	16	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.9
José Cruz	28	pr PR	L	L	6' 0"	170	Aug 8, 1947	7	133	114	133	125	0	0	0	0	0	0	84	14	32	125	11	1	4.3
Jerry DaVanon	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 21, 1945	7	61	25	61	43	0	0	0	18	9	18	0	0	0	0	20	8	1.4
Larry Dierker	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Sep 22, 1946	13	28	28	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Ken Forsch	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Sep 8, 1946	7	52	0	52	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4	All-Star
Tom Griffin	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Feb 22, 1948	8	20	2	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1
Greg Gross	23	us US	L	L	5' 10"	160	Aug 1, 1952	4	128	110	128	115	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	115	15	1	3.0
Larry Hardy	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Jan 10, 1948	3	15	0	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Ed Herrmann	29	us US	L	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 27, 1946	9	79	75	79	79	0	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Wilbur Howard	27	us US	B	R	6' 2"	170	Jan 8, 1949	4	94	37	94	65	0	0	0	2	0	0	37	11	20	63	26	15	-0.5
Art Howe	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 15, 1946	3	21	6	21	10	0	0	0	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	-0.1
Al Javier	22	do DO	R	R	5' 11"	170	Feb 4, 1954	1st	8	7	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	7	1	0	-0.3
Cliff Johnson	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Jul 22, 1947	5	108	92	108	98	0	66	16	0	0	0	20	0	0	20	11	0	0.8
Skip Jutze	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	May 28, 1946	5	42	23	42	42	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	-1.0
Dan Larson	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jul 4, 1954	1st	14	13	14	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.1
Mark Lemongello	20	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 21, 1955	1st	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Bo McLaughlin	22	us US	R	R	6' 5"	210	Oct 23, 1953	1st	17	11	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Roger Metzger	28	us US	B	R	6' 0"	165	Oct 10, 1947	7	152	151	152	152	0	0	0	2	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Larry Milbourne	25	us US	B	R	6' 0"	161	Feb 14, 1951	3	59	32	59	32	0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	7	0.1
Joe Niekro	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 7, 1944	10	36	13	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Gene Pentz	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Jun 21, 1953	2	40	0	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
J.R. Richard	26	us US	R	R	6' 8"	222	Mar 7, 1950	6	39	39	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5
Leon Roberts	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Jan 22, 1951	3	87	55	87	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	12	60	30	0	1.2
Gil Rondón	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Nov 18, 1953	1st	19	7	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Joe Sambito	24	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jun 28, 1952	1st	20	4	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Paul Siebert	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	205	Jun 5, 1953	3	19	0	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
José Sosa	23	do DO	R	R	5' 11"	158	Dec 28, 1952	2	9	0	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Alex Taveras	20	do DO	R	R	5' 10"	155	Oct 9, 1955	1st	14	12	14	14	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1
Bob Watson	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	201	Apr 10, 1946	11	157	154	157	155	0	0	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3.0
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

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Bill Virdon	45	us US	Jun 9, 1931	Manager	Apr 8	Oct 2
Deacon Jones	42	us US	Apr 18, 1934		Apr 8	Oct 2
Tony Pacheco	48	cu CU	Jul 9, 1927		Apr 8	Oct 2
Bob Lillis	46	us US	Jun 2, 1930	Coach	Apr 8	Oct 2
Mel Wright	48	us US	May 11, 1928	Coach	Apr 8	Oct 2
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date