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Major League Baseball

Record: 80-82 .494.... 3rd in National League West
Stadium: Astrodome
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 886,146

Top Draft Pick: Floyd Bannister (#1) MLB
Manager - Bill Virdon

Team Leaders

HR: Cedeno [18]
RBI: Watson [102]
2B: Watson [31]
SB: Cedeno [58]
W: Richard [20]
SV: Forsch [19]
SO: Richard [214]

Oldest Player: Joe Niekro [31]
Youngest Player: Alex Taveras [20]
Longest Tenure: Larry Dierker [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Al Javier (Sep 9) Alex Taveras (Sep 9)
Pitchers: Joaquin Andujar (Apr 8) Dan Larson (Jul 18) Mark Lemongello (Sep 14) Bo McLaughlin (Jul 20) Gilberto Rondon (Apr 10) Joe Sambito (Jul 20)

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Roster of Players

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