1977 Houston Astros | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Astrodome | |
City | Houston, Texas | |
Record | 81–81 (.500) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | General Electric, Ford Motor Company | |
General managers | Tal Smith | |
Managers | Bill Virdon | |
Television | KPRC-TV | |
Radio | KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats) | |
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The 1977 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League West with a record of 81–81, 17 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason
[edit]- December 8, 1976: Greg Gross was traded by the Astros to the Chicago Cubs for Julio González.[1]
- January 11, 1977: John Butcher was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (5th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[2]
- January 25, 1977: Paul Siebert was traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Mike Allen (minors).[3]
- March 26, 1977: Rob Andrews and cash were traded by the Astros to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring.[4]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 51–30 | 47–34 |
Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10 | 48–33 | 40–41 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | .463 | 23 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
San Diego Padres | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29 | 35–46 | 34–47 |
Atlanta Braves | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | 40–41 | 21–60 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 1–11 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–4 | 5–7 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 12–6 | 14–4 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10-2 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 11–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 10–2 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–1 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
[edit]- June 7, 1977: Scott Loucks was drafted by the Astros in the 5th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.[5]
- June 15, 1977: Willie Crawford was traded by the Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Denny Walling.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Outfielders
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Joe Ferguson | 132 | 421 | 108 | .257 | 16 | 61 |
1B | Bob Watson | 151 | 554 | 160 | .289 | 22 | 110 |
2B | Art Howe | 125 | 413 | 109 | .264 | 8 | 58 |
SS | Roger Metzger | 97 | 269 | 50 | .186 | 0 | 16 |
3B | Enos Cabell | 150 | 625 | 176 | .282 | 16 | 68 |
LF | Terry Puhl | 60 | 229 | 69 | .301 | 0 | 10 |
CF | César Cedeño | 141 | 530 | 148 | .279 | 14 | 71 |
RF | José Cruz | 157 | 579 | 173 | .299 | 17 | 87 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Julio González | 110 | 383 | 94 | .245 | 1 | 27 |
Wilbur Howard | 87 | 187 | 48 | .257 | 2 | 13 |
Ed Herrmann | 56 | 158 | 46 | .291 | 1 | 17 |
Cliff Johnson | 51 | 144 | 43 | .299 | 10 | 23 |
Rob Sperring | 58 | 129 | 24 | .186 | 1 | 9 |
Willie Crawford | 42 | 114 | 29 | .254 | 2 | 18 |
Jim Fuller | 34 | 100 | 16 | .160 | 2 | 9 |
Ken Boswell | 72 | 97 | 21 | .216 | 0 | 12 |
Art Gardner | 66 | 65 | 10 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
Leon Roberts | 19 | 27 | 2 | .074 | 0 | 2 |
Denny Walling | 6 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 6 |
Danny Walton | 13 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
Craig Cacek | 7 | 20 | 1 | .050 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Cannon | 9 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Fischlin | 13 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Pujols | 6 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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J. R. Richard | 36 | 267.0 | 18 | 12 | 2.97 | 214 |
Mark Lemongello | 34 | 214.2 | 9 | 14 | 3.48 | 83 |
Joaquín Andújar | 26 | 158.2 | 11 | 8 | 3.69 | 69 |
Floyd Bannister | 24 | 142.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.04 | 112 |
Doug Konieczny | 4 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 7 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Joe Niekro | 44 | 180.2 | 13 | 8 | 3.04 | 101 |
Dan Larson | 32 | 97.2 | 1 | 7 | 5.81 | 44 |
Tom Dixon | 9 | 30.1 | 1 | 0 | 3.26 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ken Forsch | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2.72 | 45 |
Joe Sambito | 54 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 | 67 |
Bo McLaughlin | 46 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4.25 | 59 |
Gene Pentz | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3.83 | 51 |
Roy Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 4 |
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charleston
References
[edit]- ^ Julio González at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Butcher at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Siebert at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rob Andrews at Baseball Reference
- ^ Scott Loucks at Baseball Reference
- ^ Denny Walling at Baseball Reference