1976 Houston Astros

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W-L Record: 80-82 -- 3rd in National League West Manager: Bill Virdon Location: Houston,TX Baseball Stadium: Astrodome Top Draft Pick: Floyd Bannister (#1) Attendance: 886,146 Youngest Player: Alex Taveras (20) Oldest Player: Joe Niekro (31) Longest Tenure: Larry Dierker (12)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1976 Houston Astros

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
11	Rob Andrews	2B	23	R	R	6-0	185	12/11/1952	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1975-1979
47	Joaquin Andujar	P	23	B	R	6-0	180	12/21/1952	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1976-1988
39	Mike Barlow	P	28	L	R	6-6	215	4/30/1948	Stamford,New York	MLB	1975-1981
17	Ken Boswell	2B	30	L	R	6-0	172	2/23/1946	Austin,Texas	MLB	1967-1977
23	Enos Cabell	3B-1B	26	R	R	6-5	185	10/8/1949	Fort Riley,Kansas	MLB	1972-1986
28	Cesar Cedeno	OF	25	R	R	6-2	190	2/25/1951	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1970-1986
20	Rich Chiles	OF	26	L	L	5-11	170	11/22/1949	Sacramento,California	MLB	1971-1978
37	Mike Cosgrove	P	25	L	L	6-1	180	2/17/1951	Phoenix,Arizona	MLB	1972-1976
25	Jose Cruz	OF-CF	28	L	L	6-0	175	8/8/1947	Arroyo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1970-1988
16	Jerry Davanon	2B-SS	30	R	R	5-11	175	8/21/1945	Oceanside,California	MLB	1969-1977
49	Larry Dierker	P	29	R	R	6-4	215	9/22/1946	Hollywood,California	MLB	1964-1977
43	Ken Forsch	P	29	R	R	6-4	210	9/8/1946	Sacramento,California	MLB	1970-1986
38	Tom Griffin	P	28	R	R	6-3	210	2/22/1948	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1969-1982
21	Greg Gross	OF	23	L	L	5-11	175	8/1/1952	York,Pennsylvania	MLB	1973-1989
42	Larry Hardy	P	28	R	R	5-10	180	1/10/1948	Goose Creek,Texas	MLB	1974-1976
8	Ed Herrmann	C	29	L	R	6-1	210	8/27/1946	San Diego,California	MLB	1967-1978
26	Wilbur Howard	OF	27	B	R	6-2	175	1/8/1949	Lowell,North Carolina	MLB	1973-1978
18	Art Howe	3B-2B	29	R	R	6-2	190	12/15/1946	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1974-1985
29	Al Javier	OF	22	R	R	5-11	170	2/4/1954	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1976-1976
6	Cliff Johnson	1B-C	28	R	R	6-4	225	7/22/1947	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1972-1986
9	Skip Jutze	C	30	R	R	5-11	195	5/28/1946	Bayside,New York	MLB	1972-1977
34	Dan Larson	P	21	R	R	6-0	180	7/4/1954	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1976-1982
51	Mark Lemongello	P	20	R	R	6-1	180	7/21/1955	Jersey City,New Jersey	MLB	1976-1979
39	Bo McLaughlin	P	22	R	R	6-5	210	10/23/1953	Oakland,California	MLB	1976-1982
14	Roger Metzger	SS	28	B	R	6-0	165	10/10/1947	Fredericksburg,Texas	MLB	1970-1980
10	Larry Milbourne	2B-SS	25	B	R	6-0	165	2/14/1951	Port Norris,New Jersey	MLB	1974-1984
36	Joe Niekro	P	31	R	R	6-1	190	11/7/1944	Martins Ferry,Ohio	MLB	1967-1988
30	Gene Pentz	P	23	R	R	6-1	200	6/21/1953	Johnstown,Pennsylvania	MLB	1975-1978
50	J.R. Richard	P	26	R	R	6-8	222	3/7/1950	Vienna,Louisiana	MLB	1971-1980
22	Leon Roberts	OF	25	R	R	6-3	200	1/22/1951	Vicksburg,Michigan	MLB	1974-1984
45	Gilberto Rondon	P	22	R	R	6-2	200	11/18/1953	Bronx,New York	MLB	1976-1979
35	Joe Sambito	P	24	L	L	6-1	190	6/28/1952	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1976-1987
31	Paul Siebert	P	23	L	L	6-2	205	6/5/1953	Minneapolis,Minnesota	MLB	1974-1978
44	Jose Sosa	P	23	R	R	5-11	158	12/28/1952	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1975-1976
15	Alex Taveras	2B-SS	20	R	R	5-10	155	10/9/1955	Santiago,Dominican Republic	MLB	1976-1983
27	Bob Watson	1B-OF	30	R	R	6-2	205	4/10/1946	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1966-1984

Team Personnel

Gene Elston (Broadcaster)
Deacon Jones (Hitting Coach)
Bob Lillis (Bench Coach)
Tony Pacheco (Assistant Coach)
Loel Passe (Broadcaster)
Bob Prince (Broadcaster)
Tal Smith (General Manager)
Bill Virdon (Manager)
Mel Wright (Pitching Coach)

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