1987 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

1986 Season 1988 Season

Record: 76-86-0, Finished 3rd in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Hal Lanier (76-86)

General Manager: Dick Wagner (Resigned 10/23/1987)

Farm Director: Fred Nelson

Scouting Director: Dan O'Brien Jr.

Ballpark: Astrodome

Attendance: 1,909,902 (8th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
One-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 92

Pythagorean W-L: 78-84, 648 Runs, 678 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
Troy Afenir	23	us US	R	R	6' 4"	185	Sep 21, 1963	1st	10	5	10	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.2
Juan Agosto	29	pr PR	L	L	6' 2"	190	Feb 23, 1958	7	27	0	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$100,000
Larry Andersen	34	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	May 6, 1953	10	67	0	67	67	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	$300,000
Alan Ashby	35	us US	B	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 8, 1951	15	125	105	125	110	0	110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	2.4	$575,000
Mark Bailey	25	us US	B	R	6' 5"	195	Nov 4, 1961	4	35	14	35	27	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	-0.1
Kevin Bass	28	us US	B	R	6' 0"	183	May 12, 1959	6	157	154	157	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	155	2	0	2.8	$630,000
Dale Berra	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Dec 13, 1956	11	19	16	19	19	0	0	0	3	0	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.2	$62,500
Buddy Biancalana	27	us US	B	R	5' 11"	160	Feb 2, 1960	6	18	6	18	18	0	0	0	3	0	16	0	0	0	0	1	3	-0.6
Ken Caminiti	24	us US	B	R	6' 0"	200	Apr 21, 1963	1st	63	51	63	61	0	0	0	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	-0.4	$62,500
Rocky Childress	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Feb 18, 1962	3	32	0	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
José Cruz	39	pr PR	L	L	6' 0"	170	Aug 8, 1947	18	126	89	126	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	97	0	0	97	33	0	1.1	$755,000
Danny Darwin	31	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Oct 25, 1955	10	35	30	35	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3.3	$740,000
Glenn Davis	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 28, 1961	4	151	150	151	151	0	0	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.7	$215,000
Jim Deshaies	27	us US	L	L	6' 4"	222	Jun 23, 1960	4	26	25	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$110,000
Bill Doran	29	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	May 28, 1958	6	162	162	162	162	0	0	0	162	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.7	$625,000
Ty Gainey	26	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Dec 25, 1960	3	18	3	18	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	13	1	-0.1
Phil Garner	38	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Apr 30, 1949	15	43	29	43	37	0	0	0	2	36	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0.2	$450,000
Billy Hatcher	26	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Oct 4, 1960	4	141	139	141	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	94	6	140	2	0	2.5	$110,000
Jeff Heathcock	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Nov 18, 1959	3	19	2	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$67,500
Manny Hernández	26	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	150	May 7, 1961	2	6	3	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Paul Householder	28	us US	B	R	6' 0"	180	Sep 4, 1958	8	14	1	14	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	7	9	1	0.0
Chuck Jackson	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Mar 19, 1963	1st	35	17	35	29	0	0	0	0	16	1	1	12	0	13	9	2	0.0
Charlie Kerfeld	23	us US	R	R	6' 6"	225	Sep 28, 1963	3	21	0	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$110,037
Bob Knepper	33	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	May 25, 1954	12	33	31	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.2	$1,000,000
Davey Lopes	42	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	May 3, 1945	16	47	5	47	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	39	3	0.2	$550,000
Aurelio López	38	mx MX	R	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 21, 1948	11	26	0	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$150,000
Rob Mallicoat	22	us US	L	L	6' 3"	180	Nov 16, 1964	1st	4	1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ron Mathis	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Sep 25, 1958	2	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Dave Meads	23	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Jan 7, 1964	1st	45	0	45	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Jim Pankovits	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Aug 6, 1955	4	50	6	50	18	0	0	0	9	4	0	6	0	0	6	35	2	0.1	$100,000
Bert Peña	27	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jul 11, 1959	6	21	14	21	20	0	0	0	0	1	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.5
Terry Puhl	30	ca CA	L	R	6' 2"	195	Jul 8, 1956	11	90	16	90	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	5	9	40	60	2	-0.2	$900,000
Craig Reynolds	34	us US	L	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 27, 1952	13	135	108	135	130	0	0	0	0	2	129	0	0	0	0	14	2	0.2	$416,667
Ronn Reynolds	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Sep 28, 1958	5	38	30	38	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1.0	$80,000
Nolan Ryan HOF	40	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Jan 31, 1947	21	34	34	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.8	$1,225,000
Mike Scott	32	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Apr 26, 1955	9	36	36	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6	$691,667	All-Star
Dave Smith	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Jan 21, 1955	8	50	0	50	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9	$700,000
Julio Solano	27	do DO	R	R	6' 1"	160	Jan 8, 1960	5	11	0	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Dickie Thon	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	160	Jun 20, 1958	9	32	18	32	31	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	11	0	0.2	$675,000
Ty Waller	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 14, 1957	4	11	0	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	4	4	0.0
Denny Walling	33	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Apr 17, 1954	13	110	86	110	99	0	0	16	0	79	0	6	0	2	7	17	0	1.2	$595,000
Robbie Wine	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Jul 13, 1962	2	14	8	14	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.6
Gerald Young	22	hn HN	B	R	6' 2"	185	Oct 22, 1964	1st	71	64	71	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	0	67	3	1	1.2	$62,500
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
Hal Lanier	44	us US	Jul 4, 1942	Manager	Apr 6	Oct 4
Matt Galante	43	us US	Mar 22, 1944		Apr 6	Oct 4
Denis Menke	46	us US	Jul 21, 1940		Apr 6	Oct 4
Yogi Berra	62	us US	May 12, 1925	Coach	Apr 6	Oct 4
Les Moss	62	us US	May 14, 1925	Coach	Apr 6	Oct 4
Gene Tenace	40	us US	Oct 10, 1946	Coach	Apr 6	Oct 4
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date