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Record: 89-73 .549.... 2nd in National League West
Stadium: Astrodome
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,900,312

Top Draft Pick: John Mizerock (#8) MLB
Manager - Bill Virdon

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

Team Leaders

HR: Cruz [9]
RBI: Cruz [72]
2B: Cruz [33]
SB: Cabell [37]
W: Niekro [21]
SV: Sambito [22]
SO: Richard [313]

Oldest Player: Jesus Alou [37]
Youngest Player: Tom Wiedenbauer [20]
Longest Tenure: Bob Watson [14]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Danny Heep (Aug 31) Alan Knicely (Aug 12) Tom Wiedenbauer (Sep 14)
Pitchers: Pete Ladd (Aug 17) Mike Mendoza (Sep 7) Randy Niemann (May 20) Gordie Pladson (Sep 7) Bert Roberge (May 28) Gary Wilson (Apr 13)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Ricky Adams	SS-3B	20	Daytona	A+
Jesus Alou	OF	37	Houston Astros	MLB
Larry Anderson	P	26	Charleston	AAA
Joaquin Andujar	P	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Alan Ashby	C	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Larry Ashley			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Dave Augustine	OF	29	Charleston	AAA
Reggie Baldwin	C	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	C		Charleston	AAA
	C		Columbus	AA
Julio Beltran			Daytona	A+
Julio Benjamin			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Dave Bergman	1B	26	Houston Astros	MLB
	1B		Charleston	AAA
Bruce Bochy	C	24	Houston Astros	MLB
Enos Cabell	3B-1B	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Mark Campbell	C		Daytona	A+
Cesar Cedeno	OF	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Jose Cruz	OF-CF	32	Houston Astros	MLB
Greg Cypret	SS		Columbus	AA
	SS		Daytona	A+
Gregory Dahl			Columbus	AA
Manuel De Aza			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Sergio DeSena			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tom Dixon	P	24	Houston Astros	MLB
Bill Doran	2B	81	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Keith Drumright	2B	24	Charleston	AAA
Alvaro Espinoza	SS-3B	17	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Ernesto Espinoza			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Mike Fischlin	SS-2B	24	Charleston	AAA
Ken Forsch	P	33	Houston Astros	MLB
Ty Gainey	OF-LF	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Eddie Gates			Charleston	AAA
Julio Gonzalez	2B-SS	26	Houston Astros	MLB
George Gross	P		Columbus	AA
Arvis Harper	OF		Columbus	AA
	OF		Daytona	A+
Danny Heep	OF-1B	22	Houston Astros	MLB
	OF-1B		Columbus	AA
John Holland			Daytona	A+
Kevin Houston	P		Daytona	A+
Wilbur Howard	OF	30	Charleston	AAA
Art Howe	3B-2B	32	Houston Astros	MLB
Francisco Jabalera			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Douglas Jackson	P		Daytona	A+
Chris Jones	OF	22	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Phil Klimas	3B		Columbus	AA
Alan Knicely	C-OF	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	C-OF		Columbus	AA
Frank LaCorte	P	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Charleston	AAA
Pete Ladd	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Rafael Landestoy	2B-SS	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Jeff Leonard	OF-LF	24	Houston Astros	MLB
Scott Loucks	OF	22	Columbus	AA
	OF		Daytona	A+
Bo McLaughlin	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Valentin Medina			Daytona	A+
Mike Mendoza	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
John Mizerock	C	18	Daytona	A+
Joe Niekro	P	34	Houston Astros	MLB
Randy Niemann	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Jim Obradovich	1B	30	Charleston	AAA
Jim Pankovits	2B-OF	24	Charleston	AAA
	2B-OF		Columbus	AA
Bert Pena	SS	20	Daytona	A+
Ramon Perez			Charleston	AAA
Joe Pittman	2B-SS	25	Charleston	AAA
	2B-SS		Columbus	AA
Gordie Pladson	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Val Primante	OF		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Terry Puhl	OF	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Luis Pujols	C	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	C		Charleston	AAA
Gary Rajsich	OF-1B	24	Charleston	AAA
	OF-1B		Columbus	AA
Orlando Ramirez	SS	27	Charleston	AAA
Johnny Ray	2B	22	Daytona	A+
	2B		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Larry Ray	OF	21	Daytona	A+
Craig Reynolds	SS	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Frank Riccelli	P	26	Houston Astros	MLB
J.R. Richard	P	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Bert Roberge	P	24	Houston Astros	MLB
Ruben Robles			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Simon Rosario			Columbus	AA
			Daytona	A+
Kevin Ruffler			Daytona	A+
Vern Ruhle	P	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Joe Sambito	P	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Jimmy Sexton	SS	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Billy Smith	P	25	Columbus	AA
Jeff Smith	SS		Columbus	AA
Tom Spencer	OF	28	Charleston	AAA
Rob Sperring	2B-SS	29	Charleston	AAA
Bobby Sprowl	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Doug Stokke	SS		Columbus	AA
Brent Strom	P	30	Columbus	AA
Mark Strucher	1B-C		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Matt Thomas			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
George Throop	P	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Tim Tolman	OF-1B	23	Daytona	A+
Thomas Toman	OF		Daytona	A+
Jose Turnes			Daytona	A+
Michael Tyler	C		Charleston	AAA
Reggie Waller	OF		Columbus	AA
	OF		Daytona	A+
Denny Walling	3B-OF	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Bob Watson	1B-OF	33	Houston Astros	MLB
Clifton Wherry	SS		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tom Wiedenbauer	OF	20	Houston Astros	MLB
	OF		Columbus	AA
Jaime Williams			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Rick Williams	P	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Gary Wilson	P	24	Houston Astros	MLB
Gary Woods	OF	25	Charleston	AAA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Larry Anderson	26	Charleston	AAA
Joaquin Andujar	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Ricardo Aponte	23	Columbus	AA
	23	Daytona	A+
Eddie Bonine		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Rod Boxberger	22	Columbus	AA
Larry Brown		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Sam Bryan		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Alberto Cajide		Columbus	AA
German De Los Santos		Daytona	A+
Elvido DePaula		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tom Dixon	24	Houston Astros	MLB
Michael Finch		Daytona	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Ken Forsch	33	Houston Astros	MLB
Steve Foucault	29	Charleston	AAA
Barry Graham		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Larry Hardy	31	Charleston	AAA
Manny Hernandez	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
John Hessler		Daytona	A+
Kevin Houston		Daytona	A+
Douglas Jackson		Daytona	A+
Frank LaCorte	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	27	Charleston	AAA
Pete Ladd	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	23	Columbus	AA
Jack Lazorko	23	Daytona	A+
Delrick Leatherwood	24	Columbus	AA
Stan Leland		Columbus	AA
		Daytona	A+
Mark Lohuis		Daytona	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
James MacDonald		Columbus	AA
		Daytona	A+
Joe McIntosh	28	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Bo McLaughlin	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Diego Melendez		Daytona	A+
Mike Mendoza	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	23	Charleston	AAA
Ron Meridith	22	Columbus	AA
Mark Miggins		Charleston	AAA
Dennis Miscik		Charleston	AAA
		Columbus	AA
Fred Morris		Columbus	AA
Francis Mouse		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Joe Niekro	34	Houston Astros	MLB
Randy Niemann	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	23	Charleston	AAA
Zacarias Paris		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Adailo Penate		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Pat Perry	20	Daytona	A+
	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Greg Peterson		Daytona	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Gordie Pladson	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	23	Charleston	AAA
Steve Quealey		Columbus	AA
		Daytona	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
William Ray		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Uvaldo Regalado		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Frank Riccelli	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Andrew Rice		Daytona	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
J.R. Richard	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Bert Roberge	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	24	Columbus	AA
Don Robinson	22	Daytona	A+
Mark Ross	22	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Russ Rothermel		Charleston	AAA
Vern Ruhle	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Quico Ruiz		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Joe Sambito	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Blaine Smith		Daytona	A+
Dave Smith	24	Charleston	AAA
Jeff Smith		Columbus	AA
Ken Smith	21	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Bobby Sprowl	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Brent Strom	30	Charleston	AAA
	30	Columbus	AA
	30	Daytona	A+
George Throop	28	Houston Astros	MLB
	28	Charleston	AAA
Thad Troedson		Columbus	AA
		Daytona	A+
Doug Welenc		Daytona	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Rick Williams	26	Houston Astros	MLB
	26	Charleston	AAA
Gary Wilson	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	24	Charleston	AAA
Roberto Yan		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk