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Record: 74-88 .457.... 5th in National League West
Stadium: Astrodome
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,126,145

Top Draft Pick: Rod Boxberger (#11) AA
Manager - Bill Virdon

Affiliates - AAA Charleston Charlies AA Columbus Astros A+ Daytona Astros Rk Gulf Coast Astros

Team Leaders

HR: Watson [14]
RBI: Cruz [83]
2B: Cruz [34]
SB: Cruz [37]
W: Richard [18]
SV: Sambito [11]
SO: Richard [303]

Oldest Player: Jesus Alou [36]
Youngest Player: Terry Puhl [21]
Longest Tenure: Bob Watson [13]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Reggie Baldwin (May 25) Bruce Bochy (Jul 19) Keith Drumright (Sep 1) Jim Obradovich (Sep 12)
Pitchers: Rick Williams (Jun 12)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Ricky Adams	SS-3B	19	Daytona	A+
Jesus Alou	OF	36	Houston Astros	MLB
Miguel Alvarado			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Joaquin Andujar	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Dave Augustine	OF	28	Charleston	AAA
Reggie Baldwin	C	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	C		Columbus	AA
Floyd Bannister	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Julio Beltran			Daytona	A+
			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Dave Bergman	1B	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Bruce Bochy	C	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	C		Columbus	AA
Mike Buskey	SS	29	Charleston	AAA
Enos Cabell	3B-1B	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Craig Cacek	1B	24	Charleston	AAA
Joe Cannon	OF	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	OF		Charleston	AAA
Cesar Cedeno	OF	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Jose Claudio			Daytona	A+
			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
John Cloherty	P		Daytona	A+
Bob Coluccio	OF	26	Charleston	AAA
Paul Cooper	OF		Daytona	A+
Jose Cruz	OF-CF	31	Houston Astros	MLB
Greg Cypret	SS		Daytona	A+
	SS		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Manuel De Aza			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Sergio DeSena			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tom Dixon	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Keith Drumright	2B	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	2B		Charleston	AAA
Steve Englishbey	OF		Daytona	A+
Larry Eubanks	OF		Columbus	AA
Joe Ferguson	C-OF	32	Houston Astros	MLB
Mike Fischlin	SS-2B	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	SS-2B		Charleston	AAA
Ken Forsch	P	32	Houston Astros	MLB
Julio Gonzalez	2B-SS	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	2B-SS		Charleston	AAA
George Goss			Daytona	A+
Duane Gustavson	C		Columbus	AA
Don Harkness	SS		Daytona	A+
Arvis Harper	OF		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Danny Heep	OF-1B	21	Daytona	A+
Pedro Hernandez	3B-OF	19	Daytona	A+
	3B-OF		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Ed Herrmann	C	32	Houston Astros	MLB
John Holland			Daytona	A+
			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tim Hosley	C	31	Charleston	AAA
Wilbur Howard	OF	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Art Howe	3B-2B	31	Houston Astros	MLB
Francisco Jabalera			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Douglas Jackson	P		Daytona	A+
James Joiner	C	24	Daytona	A+
Phil Klimas	3B		Columbus	AA
Alan Knicely	C-OF	23	Columbus	AA
Randolph Lamb	SS		Daytona	A+
Rafael Landestoy	2B-SS	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Dan Larson	P	24	Charleston	AAA
Ramon Leader			Daytona	A+
Mark Lemongello	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Jeff Leonard	OF-LF	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Scott Loucks	OF	21	Columbus	AA
	OF		Daytona	A+
James MacDonald	P		Daytona	A+
Bo McLaughlin	P	24	Houston Astros	MLB
Valentin Medina			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Roger Metzger	SS	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Jase Mota			Daytona	A+
Joe Niekro	P	33	Houston Astros	MLB
Jim Obradovich	1B	29	Houston Astros	MLB
	1B		Charleston	AAA
Jim Pankovits	2B-OF	23	Charleston	AAA
	2B-OF		Columbus	AA
Bert Pena	SS	19	Columbus	AA
Gene Pentz	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Ramon Perez			Charleston	AAA
Jeffrey Pich			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Donald Pisker	OF		Charleston	AAA
Joe Pittman	2B-SS	24	Columbus	AA
Terry Puhl	OF	22	Houston Astros	MLB
Luis Pujols	C	22	Houston Astros	MLB
	C		Charleston	AAA
Gary Rajsich	OF-1B	23	Charleston	AAA
	OF-1B		Columbus	AA
Frank Riccelli	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Charleston	AAA
J.R. Richard	P	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Simon Rosario			Columbus	AA
			Daytona	A+
Randy Rouse	C		Columbus	AA
	C		Daytona	A+
Kevin Ruffler			Daytona	A+
			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Vern Ruhle	P	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Joe Sambito	P	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Jimmy Sexton	SS	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Natalio Silva			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Greg Smith	OF		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Jeff Smith	SS		Columbus	AA
Rob Sperring	2B-SS	28	Charleston	AAA
Doug Stokke	SS		Charleston	AAA
	SS		Daytona	A+
Luis Suarez			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Fernando Tatis		3	Columbus	AA
Tim Tolman	OF-1B	22	Daytona	A+
	OF-1B		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Randy Toogood	OF		Daytona	A+
	OF		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Jose Turnes			Columbus	AA
			Daytona	A+
Michael Tyler	C		Charleston	AAA
Denny Walling	3B-OF	24	Houston Astros	MLB
Randy Walraven	P		Daytona	A+
Dan Warthen	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Bob Watson	1B-OF	32	Houston Astros	MLB
Tom Wiedenbauer	OF	19	Columbus	AA
Jaime Williams			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Rick Williams	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Oscar Zamora	P	34	Houston Astros	MLB

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Andres Acosta		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Michael Allen		Columbus	AA
David Aloi		Charleston	AAA
		Columbus	AA
Joaquin Andujar	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Ricardo Aponte	22	Charleston	AAA
	22	Daytona	A+
Reinaldo Aragon		Daytona	A+
Dave Augustine	28	Charleston	AAA
Floyd Bannister	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Julio Beltran		Daytona	A+
Rod Boxberger	21	Columbus	AA
	21	Daytona	A+
Sam Bryan		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Alberto Cajide		Daytona	A+
Tom Dixon	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Ken Forsch	32	Houston Astros	MLB
Larry Hardy	30	Charleston	AAA
John Hessler		Daytona	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Kevin Houston		Daytona	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Douglas Jackson		Daytona	A+
Doug Konieczny	27	Daytona	A+
Dan Larson	24	Charleston	AAA
Jack Lazorko	22	Daytona	A+
	22	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Delrick Leatherwood	23	Daytona	A+
Stan Leland		Daytona	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Mark Lemongello	23	Houston Astros	MLB
James MacDonald		Daytona	A+
Jesus Manaure		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Bo McLaughlin	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	24	Charleston	AAA
Diego Melendez		Daytona	A+
Mike Mendoza	22	Charleston	AAA
	22	Columbus	AA
Ron Meridith	21	Daytona	A+
	21	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Mark Miggins		Columbus	AA
Dennis Miscik		Columbus	AA
Fred Morris		Daytona	A+
Joe Niekro	33	Houston Astros	MLB
Randy Niemann	22	Columbus	AA
Zacarias Paris		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Gene Pentz	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Pat Perry	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Mauro Pinto		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Gordie Pladson	22	Columbus	AA
Frank Riccelli	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	25	Charleston	AAA
J.R. Richard	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Robert Rivera		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Bert Roberge	23	Columbus	AA
Don Robinson	21	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Russ Rothermel		Charleston	AAA
Vern Ruhle	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	27	Charleston	AAA
	27	Columbus	AA
Joe Sambito	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Steven Sitek	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Billy Smith	24	Daytona	A+
Jeff Smith		Columbus	AA
		Columbus	AA
Jose Sosa	25	Charleston	AAA
	25	Columbus	AA
Charles Sprinkle		Daytona	A+
Roy Thomas	25	Charleston	AAA
Thad Troedson		Columbus	AA
		Daytona	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Randy Walraven		Daytona	A+
Dan Warthen	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Randy Wiles	27	Charleston	AAA
Rick Williams	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	25	Charleston	AAA
Gary Wilson	23	Charleston	AAA
Roberto Yan		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Oscar Zamora	34	Houston Astros	MLB
	34	Charleston	AAA