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Record: 76-86 .469.... 3rd in National League West
Stadium: Astrodome
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,909,902

Top Draft Pick: Craig Biggio (#22) MLB
Manager - Hal Lanier

Affiliates - AAA Tucson Toros AA Columbus Astros A+ Osceola Astros A Asheville Tourists A- Auburn Astros Rk Gulf Coast Astros

Team Leaders

HR: Davis [27]
RBI: Davis [93]
2B: Davis [35]
SB: Hatcher [53]
W: Scott [16]
SV: Smith [24]
SO: Ryan [270]

Oldest Player: Dave Lopes [42]
Youngest Player: Rob Mallicoat [22]
Longest Tenure: Jose Cruz [13]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Troy Afenir (Sep 14) Ken Caminiti (Jul 16) Chuck Jackson (May 26) Gerald Young (Jul 8)
Pitchers: Rob Mallicoat (Sep 11) Dave Meads (Apr 13)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Manny Acta	2B	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Troy Afenir	C	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	C		Columbus	AA
	C		Osceola	A+
Juan Agosto	P	29	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Tucson	AAA
Troy Aleshire	C	20	Asheville	A
	C		Auburn	A-
Karl Allaire	SS	24	Tucson	AAA
	SS		Columbus	AA
Harold Allen	P	21	Auburn	A-
Robbie Allen	SS		Columbus	AA
Adam Amick			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Larry Andersen	P	34	Houston Astros	MLB
Eric Anthony	RF-LF	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tim Arnsberg	P		Columbus	AA
	P		Osceola	A+
Alan Ashby	C	36	Houston Astros	MLB
Sam August	P	19	Asheville	A
Mark Bailey	C	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	C		Tucson	AAA
Jeff Baldwin	LF-RF	22	Osceola	A+
Kevin Bass	RF-OF	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Mike Beams	OF	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Brian Bennett	C	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Dale Berra	SS-3B	30	Houston Astros	MLB
	SS-3B		Tucson	AAA
Buddy Biancalana	SS-2B	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	SS-2B		Tucson	AAA
Craig Biggio	2B-C	21	Asheville	A
Daven Bond	P	23	Asheville	A
Ryan Bowen	P	19	Asheville	A
Norm Brock	OF	26	Columbus	AA
Damon Brooks	OF		Auburn	A-
Michael Brown			Osceola	A+
Eric Bullock	OF-LF	27	Tucson	AAA
Ken Caminiti	3B	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	3B		Columbus	AA
Jose Cano	P	25	Osceola	A+
Glenn Carpenter			Tucson	AAA
Billy Carver	C	21	Auburn	A-
Earl Cash			Columbus	AA
Ramon Cedeno	OF	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Al Chambers	OF	26	Columbus	AA
Rocky Childress	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Tucson	AAA
Carlo Colombino	3B	23	Columbus	AA
	3B		Osceola	A+
Mitch Cook	P		Columbus	AA
Gary Cooper	3B	23	Osceola	A+
Fred Costello	P	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Todd Credeur	P	24	Osceola	A+
Kenneth Crockom	OF	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Bill Crone	IF		Tucson	AAA
Jose Cruz	OF-CF	40	Houston Astros	MLB
David Cunningham	3B-SS	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Danny Darwin	P	31	Houston Astros	MLB
Jeff Datz	C	27	Columbus	AA
Glenn Davis	1B	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Pedro De Los Santos	SS	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Louis Deiley	C	23	Asheville	A
Pedro DeLeon	P	22	Asheville	A
Juan Delgado			Osceola	A+
Jim Deshaies	P	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Ken Dickson	3B-1B	23	Auburn	A-
Bill Doran	2B	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Cameron Drew	LF-RF	23	Columbus	AA
Don Dunster	P	24	Columbus	AA
	P		Osceola	A+
Jeff Edwards	C		Asheville	A
John Elliott	2B-SS	23	Columbus	AA
	2B-SS		Osceola	A+
Tony Eusebio	C	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
John Fishel	LF-RF	24	Columbus	AA
Ray Fontenot	P	30	Tucson	AAA
Lou Frazier	LF-CF	22	Asheville	A
Tom Funk	P	25	Tucson	AAA
	P		Columbus	AA
Ty Gainey	OF-LF	26	Houston Astros	MLB
	OF-LF		Tucson	AAA
Phil Garner	2B-3B	38	Houston Astros	MLB
Doug Gonring	C		Columbus	AA
	C		Asheville	A
Terry Green	OF-2B	21	Osceola	A+
Martin Hall	P		Asheville	A
Rusty Harris	3B	22	Auburn	A-
Billy Hatcher	LF-CF	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Chris Hawkins	P		Auburn	A-
Jeff Heathcock	P	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Tucson	AAA
David Henderson	SS	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Randy Hennis	P	21	Auburn	A-
Carlos Henry	1B	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Manny Hernandez	P	26	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Tucson	AAA
Hector Herrera			Auburn	A-
Frankie Higginbotham			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Victor Hithe	OF	22	Asheville	A
Mike Hook	P	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Neder Horta	SS-2B	20	Asheville	A
Paul Householder	OF	29	Houston Astros	MLB
	OF		Tucson	AAA
Trenidad Hubbard	LF-CF	21	Asheville	A
Bert Hunter	SS	20	Asheville	A
Blaise Ilsley	P	23	Columbus	AA
Chuck Jackson	3B-CF	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	3B-CF		Tucson	AAA
Calvin James	1B-OF	24	Tucson	AAA
	1B-OF		Osceola	A+
Greg Johnson	P	21	Auburn	A-
Richard Johnson	1B	24	Columbus	AA
Anthony Kelley	P		Tucson	AAA
Charlie Kerfeld	P	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Tucson	AAA
Bob Knepper	P	33	Houston Astros	MLB
Carlos Laboy	OF	20	Auburn	A-
Chris Lee			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Danny Lewis	OF	19	Auburn	A-
Jeff Livin	P		Columbus	AA
Roger Locke	P	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Bruce Long	P		Columbus	AA
	P		Osceola	A+
Dave Lopes	2B	42	Houston Astros	MLB
	2B		Tucson	AAA
Aurelio Lopez	P	39	Houston Astros	MLB
Juan Lopez	C	24	Tucson	AAA
	C		Osceola	A+
	C		Asheville	A
Tony Mack	P	26	Columbus	AA
Rob Mallicoat	P	22	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Tucson	AAA
	P		Columbus	AA
Scott Markley			Osceola	A+
Rogelio Marrero			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
John Massarelli	OF/C	21	Asheville	A
	OF/C		Auburn	A-
Ron Mathis	P	29	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Tucson	AAA
Larue McClure			Auburn	A-
Louie Meadows	LF-RF	26	Tucson	AAA
Dave Meads	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Tucson	AAA
Tony Metoyer	3B		Osceola	A+
Brian Meyer	P	24	Osceola	A+
Joe Mikulik	OF	23	Columbus	AA
Rafael Montalvo	P	23	Tucson	AAA
Andy Mota	2B	21	Auburn	A-
Gary Murphy	P		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Daniel Newman	P	23	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Todd Newman	OP		Auburn	A-
Rayner Noble	P		Tucson	AAA
Guy Normand	P	23	Asheville	A
Dan Nyssen	OF	21	Auburn	A-
Mike Oglesbee	1B	23	Asheville	A
James Olson	P		Asheville	A
Joseph Ortiz	C	20	Auburn	A-
	C		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Al Osuna	P	22	Auburn	A-
David Panizzi	OF		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Jim Pankovits	2B-OF	32	Houston Astros	MLB
	2B-OF		Tucson	AAA
Bob Parker	SS		Columbus	AA
Bert Pena	SS	28	Houston Astros	MLB
	SS		Tucson	AAA
Francisco Perez			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Gorky Perez	OF	18	Asheville	A
	OF		Auburn	A-
Steve Polverini	P		Auburn	A-
David Potts	P		Osceola	A+
Terry Puhl	OF	31	Houston Astros	MLB
Randy Randle	SS	22	Osceola	A+
Dody Rather	P		Columbus	AA
Edinson Renteria	2B-3B	19	Auburn	A-
Craig Reynolds	SS	34	Houston Astros	MLB
Ronn Reynolds	C	29	Houston Astros	MLB
	C		Tucson	AAA
Karl Rhodes	CF-LF	19	Asheville	A
Jose Rodiles	P		Columbus	AA
Dave Rohde	2B-3B	23	Osceola	A+
Robert Romo	P		Auburn	A-
Nelson Rood	SS		Tucson	AAA
Doug Royalty	P	22	Auburn	A-
Andy Ruscitto	C		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Nolan Ryan	P	40	Houston Astros	MLB
Pedro Sanchez	SS	21	Asheville	A
Cal Santarelli	P		Columbus	AA
Joseph Schulte			Osceola	A+
Mike Scott	P	32	Houston Astros	MLB
John Sheehan	P	22	Asheville	A
Mike Simms	RF-1B	20	Asheville	A
Richard Simon	P	21	Osceola	A+
	P		Auburn	A-
Dave Smith	P	32	Houston Astros	MLB
Doug Snyder	OF		Osceola	A+
Julio Solano	P	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		Tucson	AAA
Michael Stoker			Asheville	A
Mel Stottlemyre	P	23	Columbus	AA
Dennis Tafoya	P	23	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Shawn Talbott	P	22	Asheville	A
Jimmy Thomas	2B		Columbus	AA
Dickie Thon	SS	29	Houston Astros	MLB
	SS		Tucson	AAA
Jose Vargas	P	22	Osceola	A+
Ernesto Vasquez			Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tony Walker	OF	28	Tucson	AAA
Tye Waller	3B-OF	30	Houston Astros	MLB
	3B-OF		Tucson	AAA
Denny Walling	3B-OF	33	Houston Astros	MLB
Dan Walters	C	21	Osceola	A+
David Washington	OF		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Kevin Wasilewski	P		Asheville	A
Terry Wells	P	24	Osceola	A+
Ed Whited	3B	23	Asheville	A
Robbie Wine	C	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	C		Tucson	AAA
Gerald Young	CF	22	Houston Astros	MLB
	CF		Tucson	AAA

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Juan Agosto	29	Houston Astros	MLB
	29	Tucson	AAA
Harold Allen	21	Auburn	A-
Adam Amick		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Larry Andersen	34	Houston Astros	MLB
Tim Arnsberg		Columbus	AA
		Osceola	A+
Sam August	19	Asheville	A
Mark Baker		Columbus	AA
Mike Beams	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Dale Berra	30	Tucson	AAA
Daven Bond	23	Asheville	A
Ryan Bowen	19	Asheville	A
Damon Brooks		Auburn	A-
Michael Brown		Osceola	A+
Jose Cano	25	Osceola	A+
Earl Cash		Columbus	AA
Rocky Childress	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	25	Tucson	AAA
Rob Clark		Columbus	AA
Mitch Cook		Columbus	AA
Fred Costello	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Todd Credeur	24	Osceola	A+
Danny Darwin	31	Houston Astros	MLB
Pedro DeLeon	22	Osceola	A+
	22	Asheville	A
Jim Deshaies	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Don Dunster	24	Columbus	AA
	24	Osceola	A+
Jeff Edwards	24	Columbus	AA
John Elliott	23	Osceola	A+
Joe Estes		Osceola	A+
Stan Fascher		Osceola	A+
Ray Fontenot	30	Tucson	AAA
Tom Funk	25	Tucson	AAA
	25	Columbus	AA
Carl Grovom	24	Columbus	AA
Martin Hall		Columbus	AA
		Asheville	A
Dean Hartgraves	21	Auburn	A-
Chris Hawkins		Auburn	A-
Jeff Heathcock	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	27	Tucson	AAA
Randy Hennis	21	Auburn	A-
Manny Hernandez	26	Houston Astros	MLB
	26	Tucson	AAA
Frankie Higginbotham		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Mike Hook	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Trenidad Hubbard	21	Asheville	A
Blaise Ilsley	23	Columbus	AA
Greg Johnson	21	Auburn	A-
Anthony Kelley		Tucson	AAA
Charlie Kerfeld	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	24	Tucson	AAA
Bob Knepper	33	Houston Astros	MLB
Chris Lee		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Jeff Livin		Columbus	AA
Roger Locke	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Bruce Long		Columbus	AA
		Osceola	A+
Aurelio Lopez	39	Houston Astros	MLB
Tony Mack	26	Tucson	AAA
	26	Columbus	AA
Rob Mallicoat	22	Houston Astros	MLB
	22	Tucson	AAA
	22	Columbus	AA
Rogelio Marrero		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Ron Mathis	29	Houston Astros	MLB
	29	Tucson	AAA
Larue McClure		Asheville	A
		Auburn	A-
Dave Meads	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	23	Tucson	AAA
Tony Metoyer		Columbus	AA
		Osceola	A+
Brian Meyer	24	Osceola	A+
James Miner		Tucson	AAA
Rafael Montalvo	23	Tucson	AAA
Gary Murphy		Osceola	A+
		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Daniel Newman	23	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Todd Newman		Auburn	A-
Alexander Nizov	13	Columbus	AA
Rayner Noble		Tucson	AAA
Guy Normand	23	Asheville	A
James Olson		Asheville	A
Al Osuna	22	Asheville	A
	22	Auburn	A-
Bob Parker		Columbus	AA
Francisco Perez		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Steve Polverini		Auburn	A-
David Potts		Osceola	A+
Dody Rather		Columbus	AA
Jose Rodiles		Columbus	AA
Robert Romo		Auburn	A-
Doug Royalty	22	Auburn	A-
Nolan Ryan	40	Houston Astros	MLB
Cal Santarelli		Columbus	AA
Joseph Schulte		Osceola	A+
Mike Scott	32	Houston Astros	MLB
John Sheehan	22	Asheville	A
Richard Simon	21	Osceola	A+
	21	Auburn	A-
Chris Small		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Dave Smith	32	Houston Astros	MLB
Julio Solano	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	27	Tucson	AAA
Michael Stoker		Asheville	A
Mel Stottlemyre	23	Columbus	AA
Dennis Tafoya	23	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Shawn Talbott	22	Asheville	A
Jim Van Houten		Columbus	AA
Jose Vargas	22	Osceola	A+
Ernesto Vasquez		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tye Waller	30	Tucson	AAA
Kevin Wasilewski		Asheville	A
Terry Wells	24	Osceola	A+