1978 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

1977 Season 1979 Season

Record: 74-88-0, Finished 5th in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Bill Virdon (74-88)

General Manager: Tal Smith

Ballpark: Astrodome

Attendance: 1,126,145 (9th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 92
One-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 95

Pythagorean W-L: 78-84, 605 Runs, 634 Runs Allowed

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

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	36	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	190	Mar 24, 1942	14	77	27	77	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	1	28	50	0	0.2
Joaquín Andújar	25	do DO	B	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 21, 1952	3	36	13	36	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.3
Reggie Baldwin	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 19, 1954	1st	38	13	38	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	-0.2
Floyd Bannister	23	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	Jun 10, 1955	2	28	16	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$26,000
Dave Bergman	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jun 6, 1953	3	104	49	104	83	0	0	66	0	0	0	29	0	0	29	22	10	-0.3
Bruce Bochy	23	fr FR	R	R	6' 3"	205	Apr 16, 1955	1st	54	45	54	53	0	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.6
Enos Cabell	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	170	Oct 8, 1949	7	162	161	162	162	0	0	14	0	153	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8
Joe Cannon	24	us US	L	R	6' 3"	193	Jul 13, 1953	2	8	4	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	5	3	0	-0.2
César Cedeño	27	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	175	Feb 25, 1951	9	50	50	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	50	0	0	2.2
José Cruz	30	pr PR	L	L	6' 0"	170	Aug 8, 1947	9	153	151	153	152	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	152	152	1	0	5.3
Tom Dixon	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Apr 23, 1955	2	30	19	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Keith Drumright	23	us US	L	R	5' 10"	170	Oct 21, 1954	1st	17	15	17	17	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Joe Ferguson	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Sep 19, 1946	9	51	46	51	51	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1.5
Mike Fischlin	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	165	Sep 13, 1955	2	44	29	44	41	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	0	3	4	-1.6
Ken Forsch	31	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Sep 8, 1946	9	52	6	52	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8
Julio González	25	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	162	Dec 25, 1952	2	78	49	78	70	0	0	0	54	4	17	0	0	0	0	14	3	-0.7
Ed Herrmann	31	us US	L	R	6' 1"	195	Aug 27, 1946	11	16	11	16	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.5
Wilbur Howard	29	us US	B	R	6' 2"	170	Jan 8, 1949	6	84	21	84	41	0	3	0	1	0	0	30	5	4	38	54	5	-1.0
Art Howe	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 15, 1946	5	119	116	119	116	0	0	1	107	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.7
Rafael Landestoy	25	do DO	B	R	5' 10"	165	May 28, 1953	2	59	48	59	50	0	0	0	2	0	50	1	2	0	3	10	1	-0.2
Mark Lemongello	22	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 21, 1955	3	33	30	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$22,500
Jeffrey Leonard	22	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Sep 22, 1955	2	8	7	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	8	1	0	0.5
Bo McLaughlin	24	us US	R	R	6' 5"	210	Oct 23, 1953	3	12	1	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Roger Metzger	30	us US	B	R	6' 0"	165	Oct 10, 1947	9	45	38	45	43	0	0	0	1	0	42	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.7
Joe Niekro	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 7, 1944	12	36	29	36	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.6
Jim Obradovich	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	200	Sep 13, 1949	1st	10	3	10	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	-0.1
Gene Pentz	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Jun 21, 1953	4	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Terry Puhl	21	ca CA	L	R	6' 2"	195	Jul 8, 1956	2	149	145	149	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	43	106	4	148	2	1	3.6		All-Star
Luis Pujols	22	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	175	Nov 18, 1955	2	56	47	56	55	0	55	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1.6
Frank Riccelli	25	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Feb 24, 1953	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
J.R. Richard	28	us US	R	R	6' 8"	222	Mar 7, 1950	8	37	36	37	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.2
Vern Ruhle	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jan 25, 1951	5	13	10	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2
Joe Sambito	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jun 28, 1952	3	62	0	62	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$30,000
Jimmy Sexton	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Dec 15, 1951	2	88	39	88	66	0	0	0	3	8	58	0	0	0	0	6	27	0.4
Denny Walling	24	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 17, 1954	4	120	55	120	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	5	7	78	45	5	0.9
Dan Warthen	25	us US	B	L	6' 0"	200	Dec 1, 1952	4	5	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Bob Watson	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	201	Apr 10, 1946	13	139	127	139	128	0	0	128	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	3.0
Rick Williams	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Nov 9, 1952	1st	17	1	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Oscar Zamora	34	cu CU	R	R	5' 10"	178	Sep 23, 1943	4	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
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
Bill Virdon	47	us US	Jun 9, 1931	Manager	Apr 6	Oct 1
Deacon Jones	44	us US	Apr 18, 1934		Apr 6	Oct 1
Tony Pacheco	50	cu CU	Jul 9, 1927		Apr 6	Oct 1
Bob Lillis	48	us US	Jun 2, 1930	Coach	Apr 6	Oct 1
Mel Wright	50	us US	May 11, 1928	Coach	Apr 6	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date