1998 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

1997 Season 1999 Season

Record: 102-60-0, Finished 1st in NL_Central (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost NL Division Series (3-1) to San Diego Padres

Manager: Larry Dierker (102-60)

General Manager: Gerry Hunsicker

Scouting Director: David Lakey

Ballpark: Astrodome

Attendance: 2,458,451 (8th of 16)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 99

Pythagorean W-L: 106-56, 874 Runs, 620 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	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Moisés Alou	31	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Jul 3, 1966	8	159	153	159	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	152	6	0	154	1	6	0	6.2	$5,020,000	All-Star
Brad Ausmus	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Apr 14, 1969	6	128	117	128	124	0	124	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1.7	$1,600,000
Jeff Bagwell HOF	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	May 27, 1968	8	147	146	147	147	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3	$7,945,000
Derek Bell	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Dec 11, 1968	8	156	149	156	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	154	154	0	3	0	5.4	$4,250,000
Sean Bergman	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Apr 11, 1970	6	31	27	30	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$465,000
Sean Berry	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	200	Mar 22, 1966	9	102	76	102	87	0	0	0	0	87	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	1	2.5	$1,000,000
Craig Biggio HOF	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 14, 1965	11	160	155	160	159	0	0	0	159	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.5	$6,145,000	All-Star
Tim Bogar	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	198	Oct 28, 1966	6	79	38	79	74	0	0	0	11	11	55	0	0	0	0	1	7	3	-1.0	$725,000
José Cabrera	26	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	205	Mar 24, 1972	2	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$180,000
Dave Clark	35	us US	L	R	6' 2"	200	Sep 3, 1962	13	93	19	93	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	13	22	4	72	0	-1.1	$700,000
Scott Elarton	22	us US	R	R	6' 7"	240	Feb 23, 1976	1st	28	2	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	$170,000
Tony Eusebio	31	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	180	Apr 27, 1967	6	66	45	66	54	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0.1	$725,000
Carl Everett	27	us US	B	R	6' 0"	181	Jun 3, 1971	6	133	113	133	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	121	5	123	0	11	2	3.4	$1,075,000
Mike Grzanich	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 24, 1972	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ricky Gutiérrez	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	May 23, 1970	6	141	129	141	141	0	0	0	0	0	141	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	-1.2	$850,000
John Halama	26	us US	L	L	6' 5"	215	Feb 22, 1972	1st	6	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$170,000
Mike Hampton	25	us US	R	L	5' 10"	185	Sep 9, 1972	6	32	32	31	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.4	$2,250,000
Reggie Harris	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Aug 12, 1968	5	6	0	4	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Doug Henry	34	us US	R	R	6' 4"	185	Dec 10, 1963	8	59	0	57	59	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$725,000
Richard Hidalgo	23	ve VE	R	R	6' 3"	220	Jun 28, 1975	2	74	52	74	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	57	14	72	0	5	1	2.0	$170,000
Jack Howell	36	us US	L	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 18, 1961	10	24	7	24	12	0	0	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0.1	$500,000
Pete Incaviglia	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	225	Apr 2, 1964	12	13	2	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	10	0	-0.3	$170,000
Randy Johnson HOF	34	us US	R	L	6' 10"	225	Sep 10, 1963	11	11	11	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0
Russ Johnson	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 22, 1973	2	8	2	8	6	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.2
José Lima	25	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	170	Sep 30, 1972	5	33	33	32	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.6	$240,000
Mike Magnante	33	us US	L	L	6' 1"	180	Jun 17, 1965	8	48	0	46	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$600,000
Mitch Meluskey	24	us US	B	R	6' 0"	185	Sep 18, 1973	1st	8	0	8	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.0	$170,000
Trever Miller	25	us US	R	L	6' 3"	200	May 29, 1973	2	37	1	35	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$175,000
Ray Montgomery	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Aug 8, 1969	3	6	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	5	0	0.1	$185,000
C.J. Nitkowski	25	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	Mar 9, 1973	3	43	0	41	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$185,000
J.R. Phillips	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	205	Apr 29, 1970	6	36	10	36	18	0	0	12	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	0	21	0	-0.6	$250,000
Jay Powell	26	us US	R	R	6' 4"	220	Jan 9, 1972	4	29	0	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Shane Reynolds	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Mar 26, 1968	7	35	35	34	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.9	$3,325,000
Bob Scanlan	31	us US	R	R	6' 7"	215	Aug 9, 1966	7	27	0	26	26	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Pete Schourek	29	us US	L	L	6' 5"	195	May 10, 1969	8	15	15	13	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Bill Spiers	32	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Jun 5, 1966	10	123	89	123	107	0	0	7	9	99	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	2	1.2	$1,600,000
Billy Wagner	26	us US	L	L	5' 10"	180	Jul 25, 1971	4	58	0	55	58	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	$280,000
Daryle Ward	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	240	Jun 27, 1975	1st	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Larry Dierker	51	us US	Sep 22, 1946	Manager	Mar 31	Sep 27
Tommy McCraw	57	us US	Nov 21, 1940	Hitting	Mar 31	Sep 27
Vern Ruhle	47	us US	Jan 25, 1951	Pitching	Mar 31	Sep 27
José Cruz	50	pr PR	Aug 8, 1947	First base	Mar 31	Sep 27
Mike Cubbage	47	us US	Jul 21, 1950	Third base	Mar 31	Sep 27
Dave Engle	41	us US	Nov 30, 1956		Mar 31	Sep 27
Matt Galante	54	us US	Mar 22, 1944		Mar 31	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date