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Record: 89-73 .549.... 2nd in National League West
Stadium: Astrodome
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,900,312

Top Draft Pick: John Mizerock (#8) MLB
Manager - Bill Virdon

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

Team Leaders

HR: Cruz [9]
RBI: Cruz [72]
2B: Cruz [33]
SB: Cabell [37]
W: Niekro [21]
SV: Sambito [22]
SO: Richard [313]

Oldest Player: Jesus Alou [37]
Youngest Player: Tom Wiedenbauer [20]
Longest Tenure: Bob Watson [14]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Danny Heep (Aug 31) Alan Knicely (Aug 12) Tom Wiedenbauer (Sep 14)
Pitchers: Pete Ladd (Aug 17) Mike Mendoza (Sep 7) Randy Niemann (May 20) Gordie Pladson (Sep 7) Bert Roberge (May 28) Gary Wilson (Apr 13)

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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	37	R	R	6-2	195	3/24/1942	Haina, DR	MLB	1963-1979
47	Joaquin Andujar	P	26	B	R	6-0	180	12/21/1952	San Pedro de Macoris, DR	MLB	1976-1988
14	Alan Ashby	C	27	B	R	6-2	190	7/8/1951	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1973-1989
6	Reggie Baldwin	C	24	R	R	6-1	195	8/19/1954	River Rouge, MI	MLB	1978-1979
16	Dave Bergman	1B	26	L	L	6-2	190	6/6/1953	Evanston, IL	MLB	1975-1992
13	Bruce Bochy	C	24	R	R	6-4	225	4/16/1955	Landes de Boussac, FR	MLB	1978-1987
23	Enos Cabell	3B-1B	29	R	R	6-5	185	10/8/1949	Fort Riley, KS	MLB	1972-1986
28	Cesar Cedeno	OF	28	R	R	6-2	190	2/25/1951	Santo Domingo, DR	MLB	1970-1986
25	Jose Cruz	OF-CF	31	L	L	6-0	175	8/8/1947	Arroyo, PR	MLB	1970-1988
37	Tom Dixon	P	24	R	R	5-11	175	4/23/1955	Orlando, FL	MLB	1977-1983
43	Ken Forsch	P	32	R	R	6-4	210	9/8/1946	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1970-1986
9	Julio Gonzalez	2B-SS	26	R	R	5-11	165	12/25/1952	Caguas, PR	MLB	1977-1983
20	Danny Heep	OF-1B	21	L	L	5-11	177	7/3/1957	San Antonio, TX	MLB	1979-1991
18	Art Howe	3B-2B	32	R	R	6-2	190	12/15/1946	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1974-1985
11	Alan Knicely	C-OF	24	R	R	6-0	194	5/19/1955	Harrisonburg, VA	MLB	1979-1986
31	Frank LaCorte	P	27	R	R	6-1	180	10/13/1951	San Jose, CA	MLB	1975-1984
39	Pete Ladd	P	22	R	R	6-3	240	7/17/1956	Portland, ME	MLB	1979-1986
17	Rafael Landestoy	2B-SS	26	B	R	5-10	165	5/28/1953	Bani, DR	MLB	1977-1984
30	Jeff Leonard	OF-LF	23	R	R	6-2	200	9/22/1955	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1977-1990
39	Bo McLaughlin	P	25	R	R	6-5	210	10/23/1953	Oakland, CA	MLB	1976-1982
54	Mike Mendoza	P	23	R	R	6-5	215	11/26/1955	Inglewood, CA	MLB	1979-1979
36	Joe Niekro	P	34	R	R	6-1	190	11/7/1944	Martins Ferry, OH	MLB	1967-1988
46	Randy Niemann	P	23	L	L	6-4	200	11/15/1955	Scotia, CA	MLB	1979-1987
34	Gordie Pladson	P	22	R	R	6-4	210	7/31/1956	New Westminster, BC	MLB	1979-1982
21	Terry Puhl	OF	22	L	R	6-2	200	7/8/1956	Melville, SK	MLB	1977-1991
8	Luis Pujols	C	23	R	R	6-1	195	11/18/1955	Santiago, DR	MLB	1977-1985
12	Craig Reynolds	SS	26	L	R	6-1	175	12/27/1952	Houston, TX	MLB	1975-1989
45	Frank Riccelli	P	26	L	L	6-3	205	2/24/1953	Syracuse, NY	MLB	1976-1979
50	J.R. Richard	P	29	R	R	6-8	222	3/7/1950	Vienna, LA	MLB	1971-1980
42	Bert Roberge	P	24	R	R	6-4	190	10/3/1954	Lewiston, ME	MLB	1979-1986
48	Vern Ruhle	P	28	R	R	6-1	187	1/25/1951	Coleman, MI	MLB	1974-1986
35	Joe Sambito	P	27	L	L	6-1	190	6/28/1952	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1976-1987
24	Jimmy Sexton	SS	27	R	R	5-10	175	12/15/1951	Mobile, AL	MLB	1977-1983
41	Bobby Sprowl	P	23	L	L	6-2	190	4/14/1956	Sandusky, OH	MLB	1978-1981
33	George Throop	P	28	R	R	6-7	205	11/24/1950	Pasadena, CA	MLB	1975-1979
29	Denny Walling	3B-OF	25	L	R	6-1	185	4/17/1954	Neptune, NJ	MLB	1975-1992
27	Bob Watson	1B-OF	33	R	R	6-2	205	4/10/1946	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1966-1984
19	Tom Wiedenbauer	OF	20	R	R	6-1	180	11/5/1958	Menomonie, WI	MLB	1979-1979
38	Rick Williams	P	26	R	R	6-1	180	11/9/1952	Merced, CA	MLB	1978-1979
41	Gary Wilson	P	24	R	R	6-2	185	11/21/1954	Camden, AR	MLB	1979-1979