1978 Houston Astros Statistics and Roster

#	player	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info	status	cur-org	cur-lev	salary
22	Jesus Alou	36	OF	6-2	195	R	R	1942-03-24	Haina,DR	MLB	1963-1979	1963-1979	1958- UDFA -SFN
47	Joaquin Andujar	25	P	6-0	180	B	R	1952-12-21	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	MLB	1976-1988	1976-1988	1969- UDFA -CIN
6	Reggie Baldwin	23	C	6-1	195	R	R	1954-08-19	River Rouge,MI	MLB	1978-1979	1973-1980	1976- 3- 49-HOU
38	Floyd Bannister	23	P	6-1	203	L	L	1955-06-10	Pierre,SD	MLB	1977-1992	1974-1992	1976- 1- 1-HOU
38	Floyd Bannister	23	P	6-1	203	L	L	1955-06-10	Pierre,SD	MLB	1977-1992	1974-1992	1976- 1- 1-HOU
16	Dave Bergman	25	1B	6-2	190	L	L	1953-06-06	Evanston,IL	MLB	1975-1992	1972-1992	1974- 2- 36-NYA
13	Bruce Bochy	23	C	6-4	225	R	R	1955-04-16	Landes de Boussac,FR	MLB	1978-1987	1977-1988	1975- 1- 23-HOU
23	Enos Cabell	28	3B-1B	6-5	185	R	R	1949-10-08	Fort Riley,KS	MLB	1972-1986	1972-1986	1968- UDFA -BAL
20	Joe Cannon	24	OF	6-3	193	L	R	1953-07-13	Camp Lejeune,NC	MLB	1977-1980	1977-1983	1974- 1- 16-HOU
28	Cesar Cedeno	27	OF	6-2	190	R	R	1951-02-25	Santo Domingo,DR	MLB	1970-1986	1970-1986	1967- UDFA -HOU
25	Jose Cruz	30	OF	6-0	175	L	L	1947-08-08	Arroyo,PR	MLB	1970-1988	1970-1988	1966- UDFA -SLN
37	Tom Dixon	23	P	5-11	175	R	R	1955-04-23	Orlando,FL	MLB	1977-1983	1977-1983	1973- 18- 426-LAN
15	Keith Drumright	23	2B	5-10	170	L	R	1954-10-21	Springfield,MO	MLB	1978-1981	1973-1982	1976- 4- 79-CHN
13	Joe Ferguson	31	C-OF	6-2	200	R	R	1946-09-19	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1970-1983	1970-1983	1968- 8- 161-LAN
10	Mike Fischlin	22	SS-2B	6-1	165	R	R	1955-09-13	Sacramento,CA	MLB	1977-1986	1977-1988	1975- 7- 163-NYA
43	Ken Forsch	31	P	6-4	210	R	R	1946-09-08	Sacramento,CA	MLB	1970-1986	1970-1986	1968- 18- 399-HOU
9	Julio Gonzalez	25	2B-SS	5-11	165	R	R	1952-12-25	Caguas,PR	MLB	1977-1983	1976-1983	1972- UDFA -CHN
8	Ed Herrmann	31	C	6-1	210	L	R	1946-08-27	San Diego,CA	MLB	1967-1978	1967-1978	1964- UDFA -MLN
26	Wilbur Howard	29	OF	6-2	175	B	R	1949-01-08	Lowell,NC	MLB	1973-1978	1973-1979	1968- 19- 441-SE1
18	Art Howe	31	3B-2B	6-2	190	R	R	1946-12-15	Pittsburgh,PA	MLB	1974-1985	1974-1985	1971- UDFA -PIT
17	Rafael Landestoy	25	2B-SS	5-10	165	B	R	1953-05-28	Bani,DR	MLB	1977-1984	1976-1985	1972- UDFA -LAN
42	Mark Lemongello	22	P	6-1	180	R	R	1955-07-21	Jersey City,NJ	MLB	1976-1979	1976-1980	1973- UDFA -DET
46	Jeffrey Leonard	22	OF	6-2	200	R	R	1955-09-22	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1977-1990	1976-1991	1973- UDFA -LAN	Free Agt
39	Bo McLaughlin	24	P	6-5	210	R	R	1953-10-23	Oakland,CA	MLB	1976-1982	1976-1984	1975- 1- 14-HOU
14	Roger Metzger	30	SS	6-0	165	B	R	1947-10-10	Fredericksburg,TX	MLB	1970-1980	1970-1980	1969- 1- 16-CHN
36	Joe Niekro	33	P	6-1	190	R	R	1944-11-07	Martins Ferry,OH	MLB	1967-1988	1967-1988	1966- 3- 43-CHN
19	Jim Obradovich	28	1B	6-2	200	L	L	1949-09-13	Fort Campbell,KY	MLB	1978-1978	1977-1979	1967- 24- 472-MIN
30	Gene Pentz	25	P	6-1	200	R	R	1953-06-21	Johnstown,PA	MLB	1975-1978	1975-1981	1971- 7- 159-DET
30	Gene Pentz	25	P	6-1	200	R	R	1953-06-21	Johnstown,PA	MLB	1975-1978	1975-1981	1971- 7- 159-DET
21	Terry Puhl	21	OF	6-2	200	L	R	1956-07-08	Melville,SK	MLB	1977-1991	1976-1991	1973- UDFA -HOU
#	player	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info	status	cur-org	cur-lev	salary
8	Luis Pujols	22	C	6-1	195	R	R	1955-11-18	Santiago,DR	MLB	1977-1985	1977-1987	1973- UDFA -HOU
45	Frank Riccelli	25	P	6-3	205	L	L	1953-02-24	Syracuse,NY	MLB	1976-1979	1976-1982	1971- 1- 18-SFN
50	J.R. Richard	28	P	6-8	222	R	R	1950-03-07	Vienna,LA	MLB	1971-1980	1971-1983	1969- 1- 2-HOU
50	J.R. Richard	28	P	6-8	222	R	R	1950-03-07	Vienna,LA	MLB	1971-1980	1971-1983	1969- 1- 2-HOU
48	Vern Ruhle	27	P	6-1	185	R	R	1951-01-25	Coleman,MI	MLB	1974-1986	1974-1987	1972- 17- 404-DET
48	Vern Ruhle	27	P	6-1	185	R	R	1951-01-25	Coleman,MI	MLB	1974-1986	1974-1987	1972- 17- 404-DET
35	Joe Sambito	26	P	6-1	190	L	L	1952-06-28	Brooklyn,NY	MLB	1976-1987	1976-1988	1973- 17- 404-HOU	Free Agt
24	Jimmy Sexton	26	SS	5-10	175	R	R	1951-12-15	Mobile,AL	MLB	1977-1983	1976-1984	1970- UDFA -PIT
29	Denny Walling	24	3B-OF	6-1	185	L	R	1954-04-17	Neptune,NJ	MLB	1975-1992	1975-1992	1975- 1- 1-OAK
31	Dan Warthen	25	P	6-0	200	B	L	1952-12-01	Omaha,NE	MLB	1975-1978	1975-1982	1971- 2- 28-MON
27	Bob Watson	32	1B-OF	6-2	205	R	R	1946-04-10	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1966-1984	1966-1984	1970- 15- 362-CHN
34	Rick Williams	25	P	6-1	180	R	R	1952-11-09	Merced,CA	MLB	1978-1979	1977-1982	1970- 27- 648-NYN
44	Oscar Zamora	33	P	5-10	178	R	R	1944-09-23	Camaguey,CU	MLB	1974-1978	1974-1982	1965- UDFA -CLE
43 Record(s)

Listing of all players with at least 1 appearance during the selected season.

Opening Day Lineup

1. Terry Puhl (lf)
2. Enos Cabell (3b)
3. Cesar Cedeno (cf)
4. Jose Cruz (rf)
5. Bob Watson (1b)
6. Joe Ferguson (c)
7. Art Howe (2b)
8. Roger Metzger (ss)
9. J.R. Richard (p)
P. J.R. Richard (p)