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Record: 61-49 .555.... th in National League West
Stadium: Astrodome
Playoffs: Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
Attendance: 1,321,282

Top Draft Pick: Curtis Burke (#75) AA
Manager - Bill Virdon

Affiliates - AAA Tucson Toros AA Columbus Astros A+ Daytona Astros Rk GCL Astros Blue Rk GCL Astros Orange

Team Leaders

HR: Cruz [13]
RBI: Cruz [55]
2B: Howe [22]
SB: Puhl [22]
W: Sutton, Ryan [11]
SV: Sambito [10]
SO: Ryan [140]

Oldest Player: Joe Niekro [36]
Youngest Player: Bert Pena [21]
Longest Tenure: Cesar Cedeno [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Bert Pena (Sep 14) Joe Pittman (Apr 25) Tim Tolman (Sep 9)
Pitchers: Billy Smith (Jun 9)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Joaquin Andujar	P	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Elliot Antonetty			GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Alan Ashby	C	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Julio Beltran			Columbus	AA
			Daytona	A+
Julio Benjamin			GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Steve Benson	SS		Columbus	AA
Dave Bergman	1B	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Don Berti	OF		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Gary Blaylock	3B		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Keith Bodie	OF	25	Tucson	AAA
Randy Braun	OF		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Eric Bullock	OF-LF	21	Daytona	A+
	OF-LF		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Curtis Burke	OF		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Mark Campbell	C		Columbus	AA
Glenn Carpenter			GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Cesar Cedeno	OF	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Hank Clark	3B		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Wes Clements	OF-1B	23	Daytona	A+
Mark Clinton	P		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Jose Cruz	OF-CF	34	Houston Astros	MLB
John Csefalvay			Columbus	AA
			Daytona	A+
Greg Cypret	SS		Tucson	AAA
Glenn Davis	1B	20	GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Johnny Davis			GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Juan Delgado			GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Elvido DePaula			GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Sergio DeSena			GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Gary D'Onofrio	SS		Daytona	A+
Bill Doran	2B	83	Columbus	AA
Nelson Espinal			GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Ernesto Espinoza			GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Bobby Falls	2B		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Joe Ferrante	P		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Ty Gainey	OF-LF	20	Daytona	A+
Kiko Garcia	SS-2B	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Ramon Garcia			GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Phil Garner	2B-3B	32	Houston Astros	MLB
George Gross	P		Tucson	AAA
Danny Heep	OF-1B	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	OF-1B		Tucson	AAA
Stan Hough	OF	27	Columbus	AA
Kevin Houston	P		Daytona	A+
Art Howe	3B-2B	34	Houston Astros	MLB
Johnny Isaac			GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Mike Ivie	1B	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Francisco Jabalera			Columbus	AA
Ronald Jacobs	C	28	Columbus	AA
Henry Janssen	C		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Chris Jones	OF	24	Columbus	AA
Bob Knepper	P	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Alan Knicely	C-OF	26	Houston Astros	MLB
	C-OF		Tucson	AAA
Frank LaCorte	P	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Rafael Landestoy	2B-SS	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Ira Lane	OF		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Jeff Leonard	OF-LF	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Scott Loucks	OF	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	OF		Tucson	AAA
Jeff Mallet			GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Steve McAllister	SS	21	GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Robert McCorkle			Daytona	A+
			GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Lawrence McIvar			GCL Astros Orange	Rk
James McKnight			Daytona	A+
Valentin Medina			Columbus	AA
			Daytona	A+
John Mizerock	C	20	Columbus	AA
	C		Daytona	A+
Don Mundie	P		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Joe Niekro	P	36	Houston Astros	MLB
Jim Pankovits	2B-OF	26	Tucson	AAA
Bert Pena	SS	22	Houston Astros	MLB
	SS		Tucson	AAA
Joe Pittman	2B-SS	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	2B-SS		Tucson	AAA
Gordie Pladson	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Miguel Polemir			GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Terry Puhl	OF	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Luis Pujols	C	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Francisco Ramirez			GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Johnny Ray	2B	24	Tucson	AAA
Larry Ray	OF	23	Columbus	AA
Craig Reynolds	SS	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Ricardo Rivera			GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Dave Roberts	3B-C	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Charles Robertson			GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Ruben Robles			Daytona	A+
Randy Rogers	1B		Columbus	AA
Simon Rosario			Tucson	AAA
Vern Ruhle	P	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Nolan Ryan	P	34	Houston Astros	MLB
Joe Sambito	P	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Tony Scott	OF	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Larry Simcox	SS		Daytona	A+
	SS		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
David Simonetti			GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Neil Simons	OF		Columbus	AA
	OF		Daytona	A+
Billy Smith	P	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Dave Smith	P	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Phil Smith	2B		Daytona	A+
	2B		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Tom Spencer	OF	30	Tucson	AAA
Harry Spilman	1B	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Bobby Sprowl	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Mark Strucher	1B-C		Columbus	AA
David Sullivan	C		Daytona	A+
Don Sutton	P	36	Houston Astros	MLB
Marc Thomas	C-OF		Daytona	A+
Dickie Thon	SS	23	Houston Astros	MLB
Tim Tolman	OF-1B	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	OF-1B		Tucson	AAA
Thomas Vessey			Tucson	AAA
Denny Walling	3B-OF	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Billy Weems			Daytona	A+
Clifton Wherry	SS		Columbus	AA
Tom Wiedenbauer	OF	22	Tucson	AAA
Jaime Williams			Daytona	A+
Brent Wittmayer			GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Gary Woods	OF	27	Houston Astros	MLB

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Joaquin Andujar	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Ricardo Aponte	25	Tucson	AAA
	25	Columbus	AA
Steve Benson		Columbus	AA
Eddie Bonine		Columbus	AA
Larry Brown		Columbus	AA
		Daytona	A+
Paul Cacciatore		Columbus	AA
		Daytona	A+
Jeff Calhoun	23	Daytona	A+
Mike Callahan		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Guillermo Castro		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Michael Cerefin		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Mark Clinton		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
David Clyde	26	Tucson	AAA
	26	Columbus	AA
Mitch Copion		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Rafael Corniel		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Elvido DePaula		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Ken Elsee		Daytona	A+
Ernesto Espinoza		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Joe Ferrante		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Scott Gardner		Daytona	A+
Roger Godwin		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Craig Happel		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Tom Hawk		Daytona	A+
Jeff Heathcock	21	Columbus	AA
	21	Daytona	A+
Manny Hernandez	20	Daytona	A+
John Hessler		Columbus	AA
Stan Hough	27	Columbus	AA
Larry Jackson		Daytona	A+
David Johnson		Columbus	AA
Bob Knepper	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Frank LaCorte	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Pete Ladd	25	Tucson	AAA
Delrick Leatherwood	26	Tucson	AAA
Stan Leland		Tucson	AAA
		Columbus	AA
James MacDonald		Tucson	AAA
David Malloy		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Alexander Matos		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
James McKnight		Daytona	A+
Geoff Meadows	21	GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Tim Meckes		Daytona	A+
Gary Melson		Columbus	AA
Ron Meredith		Tucson	AAA
Mark Miggins		Tucson	AAA
Greg Mize		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Jeff Morris		Daytona	A+
Don Mundie		Daytona	A+
		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Joe Niekro	36	Houston Astros	MLB
Randy Niemann	25	Tucson	AAA
Dan O'Brien	27	Columbus	AA
Zacarias Paris		Columbus	AA
Adailo Penate		Daytona	A+
Virgilio Perez		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Pat Perry	22	Columbus	AA
	22	Daytona	A+
Greg Peterson		Columbus	AA
Gordie Pladson	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	25	Tucson	AAA
Miguel Polemir		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Steve Quealey		Columbus	AA
Uvaldo Regalado		Daytona	A+
Ed Reilly		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Thomas Riewerth		GCL Astros Orange	Rk
Bert Roberge	26	Tucson	AAA
Charles Robertson		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Mark Ross	24	Columbus	AA
	24	GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Vern Ruhle	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Nolan Ryan	34	Houston Astros	MLB
Joe Sambito	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Rex Schimpf		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Billy Smith	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	27	Tucson	AAA
Dave Smith	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Ben Snyder		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Julio Solano	21	GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Bobby Sprowl	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Joey Squilla		Daytona	A+
Don Sutton	36	Houston Astros	MLB
Steve Taylor	25	Tucson	AAA
Mark Turner		Daytona	A+
		GCL Astros Blue	Rk
Greg Wilkes		Columbus	AA
Roberto Yan		Daytona	A+