1980 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

1979 Season 1981 Season

Record: 93-70-0, Finished 1st in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost NL Championship Series (3-2) to Philadelphia Phillies

Manager: Bill Virdon (93-70)

General Manager: Tal Smith (Fired 10/26/1980)

Farm Director: Bill Wood

Scouting Director: Lynwood Stallings

Ballpark: Astrodome

Attendance: 2,278,217 (3rd of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 91
One-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 97

Pythagorean W-L: 87-76, 637 Runs, 589 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
Joaquín Andújar	27	do DO	B	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 21, 1952	5	35	14	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$130,000
Alan Ashby	28	us US	B	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 8, 1951	8	116	104	116	114	0	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0.5
Dave Bergman	27	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jun 6, 1953	5	90	9	90	63	0	0	59	0	0	0	3	0	2	5	33	5	0.5
Bruce Bochy	25	fr FR	R	R	6' 3"	205	Apr 16, 1955	3	22	2	22	11	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0.0
Enos Cabell	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	170	Oct 8, 1949	9	152	150	152	151	0	0	1	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
César Cedeño	29	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	175	Feb 25, 1951	11	137	136	137	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	136	0	136	1	0	5.1
José Cruz	32	pr PR	L	L	6' 0"	170	Aug 8, 1947	11	160	158	160	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	0	0	158	2	0	4.8		All-Star
Mike Fischlin	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	165	Sep 13, 1955	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ken Forsch	33	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Sep 8, 1946	11	32	32	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9
Julio González	27	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	162	Dec 25, 1952	4	40	7	40	28	0	0	0	2	11	16	0	0	0	0	12	7	-0.7
Danny Heep	22	us US	L	L	5' 11"	185	Jul 3, 1957	2	33	21	33	22	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0.6
Art Howe	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 15, 1946	7	110	83	110	99	0	0	77	3	25	5	0	0	0	0	22	0	1.8
Alan Knicely	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	May 19, 1955	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Frank LaCorte	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Oct 13, 1951	6	55	0	55	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Rafael Landestoy	27	do DO	B	R	5' 10"	165	May 28, 1953	4	149	89	149	134	0	0	0	95	3	65	0	1	0	1	29	0	1.4
Jeffrey Leonard	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Sep 22, 1955	4	88	46	88	64	0	0	11	0	0	0	2	9	44	55	25	4	0.1
Scott Loucks	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	178	Nov 11, 1956	1st	8	0	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	2	3	-0.1
Joe Morgan HOF	36	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Sep 19, 1943	18	141	123	141	130	0	0	0	130	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	3.7	$225,000
Joe Niekro	35	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 7, 1944	14	37	36	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Randy Niemann	24	us US	L	L	6' 4"	200	Nov 15, 1955	2	22	1	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Gordie Pladson	23	ca CA	R	R	6' 4"	210	Jul 31, 1956	2	12	6	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Terry Puhl	23	ca CA	L	R	6' 2"	195	Jul 8, 1956	4	141	130	141	135	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	30	107	135	6	4	6.2
Luis Pujols	24	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	175	Nov 18, 1955	4	78	57	78	76	0	75	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	-0.5
Craig Reynolds	27	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 27, 1952	6	137	106	137	135	0	0	0	0	0	135	0	0	0	0	3	2	0.5
J.R. Richard	30	us US	R	R	6' 8"	222	Mar 7, 1950	10	17	17	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9		All-Star
Bert Roberge	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	190	Oct 3, 1954	2	14	0	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Vern Ruhle	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jan 25, 1951	7	28	22	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.6
Nolan Ryan HOF	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Jan 31, 1947	14	35	35	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$1,125,000
Joe Sambito	28	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jun 28, 1952	5	64	0	64	64	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	$213,000
Dave Smith	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Jan 21, 1955	1st	57	0	57	57	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Bobby Sprowl	24	us US	L	L	6' 2"	190	Apr 14, 1956	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Denny Walling	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 17, 1954	6	100	70	100	82	0	0	63	0	0	0	1	0	18	19	26	0	0.9
Gary Woods	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 20, 1953	4	19	13	19	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	12	14	5	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	49	us US	Jun 9, 1931	Manager	Apr 10	Oct 6
Deacon Jones	46	us US	Apr 18, 1934		Apr 10	Oct 6
Tony Pacheco	52	cu CU	Jul 9, 1927		Apr 10	Oct 6
Don Leppert	48	us US	Oct 19, 1931	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 6
Bob Lillis	50	us US	Jun 2, 1930	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 6
Mel Wright	52	us US	May 11, 1928	Coach	Apr 10	Oct 6
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date