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Major League Baseball

Record: 74-88 .457.... 5th in National League West
Stadium: Astrodome
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,126,145

Top Draft Pick: Rod Boxberger (#11) AA
Manager - Bill Virdon

Affiliates - AAA Charleston Charlies AA Columbus Astros A+ Daytona Astros Rk Gulf Coast Astros

Team Leaders

HR: Watson [14]
RBI: Cruz [83]
2B: Cruz [34]
SB: Cruz [37]
W: Richard [18]
SV: Sambito [11]
SO: Richard [303]

Oldest Player: Jesus Alou [36]
Youngest Player: Terry Puhl [21]
Longest Tenure: Bob Watson [13]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Reggie Baldwin (May 25) Bruce Bochy (Jul 19) Keith Drumright (Sep 1) Jim Obradovich (Sep 12)
Pitchers: Rick Williams (Jun 12)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
22	Jesus Alou	OF	36	R	R	6-2	195	3/24/1942	Haina, DR	MLB	1963-1979
47	Joaquin Andujar	P	25	B	R	6-0	180	12/21/1952	San Pedro de Macoris, DR	MLB	1976-1988
6	Reggie Baldwin	C	23	R	R	6-1	195	8/19/1954	River Rouge, MI	MLB	1978-1979
38	Floyd Bannister	P	23	L	L	6-1	203	6/10/1955	Pierre, SD	MLB	1977-1992
16	Dave Bergman	1B	25	L	L	6-2	190	6/6/1953	Evanston, IL	MLB	1975-1992
13	Bruce Bochy	C	23	R	R	6-4	225	4/16/1955	Landes de Boussac, FR	MLB	1978-1987
23	Enos Cabell	3B-1B	28	R	R	6-5	185	10/8/1949	Fort Riley, KS	MLB	1972-1986
20	Joe Cannon	OF	24	L	R	6-3	193	7/13/1953	Camp Lejeune, NC	MLB	1977-1980
28	Cesar Cedeno	OF	27	R	R	6-2	190	2/25/1951	Santo Domingo, DR	MLB	1970-1986
25	Jose Cruz	OF-CF	30	L	L	6-0	175	8/8/1947	Arroyo, PR	MLB	1970-1988
37	Tom Dixon	P	23	R	R	5-11	175	4/23/1955	Orlando, FL	MLB	1977-1983
15	Keith Drumright	2B	23	L	R	5-10	170	10/21/1954	Springfield, MO	MLB	1978-1981
13	Joe Ferguson	C-OF	31	R	R	6-2	200	9/19/1946	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1970-1983
10	Mike Fischlin	SS-2B	22	R	R	6-1	165	9/13/1955	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1977-1987
43	Ken Forsch	P	31	R	R	6-4	210	9/8/1946	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1970-1986
9	Julio Gonzalez	2B-SS	25	R	R	5-11	165	12/25/1952	Caguas, PR	MLB	1977-1983
8	Ed Herrmann	C	31	L	R	6-1	210	8/27/1946	San Diego, CA	MLB	1967-1978
26	Wilbur Howard	OF	29	B	R	6-2	175	1/8/1949	Lowell, NC	MLB	1973-1978
18	Art Howe	3B-2B	31	R	R	6-2	190	12/15/1946	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1974-1985
17	Rafael Landestoy	2B-SS	25	B	R	5-10	165	5/28/1953	Bani, DR	MLB	1977-1984
42	Mark Lemongello	P	22	R	R	6-1	180	7/21/1955	Jersey City, NJ	MLB	1976-1979
46	Jeff Leonard	OF-LF	22	R	R	6-2	200	9/22/1955	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1977-1990
39	Bo McLaughlin	P	24	R	R	6-5	210	10/23/1953	Oakland, CA	MLB	1976-1982
14	Roger Metzger	SS	30	B	R	6-0	165	10/10/1947	Fredericksburg, TX	MLB	1970-1980
36	Joe Niekro	P	33	R	R	6-1	190	11/7/1944	Martins Ferry, OH	MLB	1967-1988
19	Jim Obradovich	1B	28	L	L	6-2	200	9/13/1949	Fort Campbell, KY	MLB	1978-1978
30	Gene Pentz	P	25	R	R	6-1	200	6/21/1953	Johnstown, PA	MLB	1975-1978
21	Terry Puhl	OF	21	L	R	6-2	200	7/8/1956	Melville, SK	MLB	1977-1991
8	Luis Pujols	C	22	R	R	6-1	195	11/18/1955	Santiago, DR	MLB	1977-1985
45	Frank Riccelli	P	25	L	L	6-3	205	2/24/1953	Syracuse, NY	MLB	1976-1979
50	J.R. Richard	P	28	R	R	6-8	222	3/7/1950	Vienna, LA	MLB	1971-1980
48	Vern Ruhle	P	27	R	R	6-1	187	1/25/1951	Coleman, MI	MLB	1974-1986
35	Joe Sambito	P	26	L	L	6-1	190	6/28/1952	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1976-1987
24	Jimmy Sexton	SS	26	R	R	5-10	175	12/15/1951	Mobile, AL	MLB	1977-1983
29	Denny Walling	3B-OF	24	L	R	6-1	185	4/17/1954	Neptune, NJ	MLB	1975-1992
31	Dan Warthen	P	25	B	L	6-0	200	12/1/1952	Omaha, NE	MLB	1975-1978
27	Bob Watson	1B-OF	32	R	R	6-2	205	4/10/1946	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1966-1984
34	Rick Williams	P	25	R	R	6-1	180	11/9/1952	Merced, CA	MLB	1978-1979
44	Oscar Zamora	P	33	R	R	5-10	178	9/23/1944	Camaguey, CU	MLB	1974-1978