1981 Houston Astros

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W-L Record: 61-49 -- 0th in National League West Manager: Bill Virdon Location: Houston,TX Baseball Stadium: Astrodome Top Draft Pick: Curtis Burke (#75) Attendance: 1,321,282 Youngest Player: Bert Pena (21) Oldest Player: Joe Niekro (36) Longest Tenure: Cesar Cedeno (12) Playoffs: Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1981 Houston Astros

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
47	Joaquin Andujar	P	28	B	R	6-0	180	12/21/1952	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1976-1988
14	Alan Ashby	C	29	B	R	6-2	190	7/8/1951	Long Beach,California	MLB	1973-1989
16	Dave Bergman	1B	28	L	L	6-2	190	6/6/1953	Evanston,Illinois	MLB	1975-1992
28	Cesar Cedeno	OF	30	R	R	6-2	190	2/25/1951	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1970-1986
25	Jose Cruz	OF-CF	33	L	L	6-0	175	8/8/1947	Arroyo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1970-1988
23	Kiko Garcia	SS-2B	27	R	R	5-11	180	10/14/1953	Martinez,California	MLB	1976-1985
3	Phil Garner	2B-3B	32	R	R	5-10	177	4/30/1949	Jefferson City,Tennessee	MLB	1973-1988
24	Danny Heep	OF-1B	23	L	L	5-11	177	7/3/1957	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1979-1991
18	Art Howe	3B-2B	34	R	R	6-2	190	12/15/1946	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1974-1985
15	Mike Ivie	1B	28	R	R	6-3	205	8/8/1952	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1971-1983
39	Bob Knepper	P	27	L	L	6-2	210	5/25/1954	Akron,Ohio	MLB	1976-1990
11	Alan Knicely	C-OF	26	R	R	6-0	194	5/19/1955	Harrisonburg,Virginia	MLB	1979-1986
31	Frank LaCorte	P	29	R	R	6-1	180	10/13/1951	San Jose,California	MLB	1975-1984
17	Rafael Landestoy	2B-SS	28	B	R	5-10	165	5/28/1953	Bani,Dominican Republic	MLB	1977-1984
30	Jeff Leonard	OF-LF	25	R	R	6-2	200	9/22/1955	Philadelphia,Pennsylvania	MLB	1977-1990
26	Scott Loucks	OF	24	R	R	6-0	178	11/11/1956	Anchorage,Alaska	MLB	1980-1985
36	Joe Niekro	P	36	R	R	6-1	190	11/7/1944	Martins Ferry,Ohio	MLB	1967-1988
1	Bert Pena	SS	21	R	R	5-11	165	7/11/1959	Santurce,Puerto Rico	MLB	1981-1987
9	Joe Pittman	2B-SS	27	R	R	6-1	180	1/1/1954	Houston,Texas	MLB	1981-1984
26	Gordie Pladson	P	24	R	R	6-4	210	7/31/1956	New Westminster,British Columbia	MLB	1979-1982
21	Terry Puhl	OF	24	L	R	6-2	200	7/8/1956	Melville,Saskatchewan	MLB	1977-1991
6	Luis Pujols	C	25	R	R	6-1	195	11/18/1955	Santiago,Dominican Republic	MLB	1977-1985
12	Craig Reynolds	SS	28	L	R	6-1	175	12/27/1952	Houston,Texas	MLB	1975-1989
8	Dave Roberts	3B-C	30	R	R	6-3	215	2/17/1951	Lebanon,Oregon	MLB	1972-1982
48	Vern Ruhle	P	30	R	R	6-1	187	1/25/1951	Coleman,Michigan	MLB	1974-1986
34	Nolan Ryan	P	34	R	R	6-2	195	1/31/1947	Refugio,Texas	MLB	1966-1993
35	Joe Sambito	P	29	L	L	6-1	190	6/28/1952	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1976-1987
30	Tony Scott	OF	29	B	R	6-0	175	9/18/1951	Cincinnati,Ohio	MLB	1973-1984
27	Billy Smith	P	26	R	R	6-7	200	9/13/1954	La Marque,Texas	MLB	1981-1981
45	Dave Smith	P	26	R	R	6-1	195	1/21/1955	San Francisco,California	MLB	1980-1992
16	Harry Spilman	1B	26	L	R	6-1	190	7/18/1954	Albany,Georgia	MLB	1978-1989
41	Bobby Sprowl	P	25	L	L	6-2	190	4/14/1956	Sandusky,Ohio	MLB	1978-1981
20	Don Sutton	P	36	R	R	6-1	185	4/2/1945	Clio,Alabama	MLB	1966-1988
10	Dickie Thon	SS	23	R	R	5-11	175	6/20/1958	South Bend,Indiana	MLB	1979-1993
38	Tim Tolman	OF-1B	25	R	R	6-0	195	4/20/1956	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1981-1987
29	Denny Walling	3B-OF	27	L	R	6-1	185	4/17/1954	Neptune,New Jersey	MLB	1975-1992
15,22	Gary Woods	OF	26	R	R	6-2	190	7/20/1954	Santa Barbara,California	MLB	1976-1985

Team Personnel

Larry Dierker (Broadcaster)
Gene Elston (Broadcaster)
Deacon Jones (Hitting Coach)
Don Leppert (Bullpen Coach)
Bob Lillis (Third Base Coach)
Tony Pacheco (Assistant Coach)
Al Rosen (General Manager)
Dewayne Staats (Broadcaster)
Bill Virdon (Manager)
Mel Wright (Pitching Coach)

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