The 1977 Houston Astros season was the 16th season for the Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 13th as the Astros, 9th in the National League West, and 13th at The Astrodome. The team finished third in the National League West with a record of 81–81, 17 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1977 Houston Astros | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Astrodome | |
City | Houston, Texas | |
Record | 81–81 (.500) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | General Electric, Ford Motor Company | |
General managers | Tal Smith | |
Managers | Bill Virdon | |
Television | KPRC-TV | |
Radio | KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats) | |
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Offseason
edit- December 8, 1976: Greg Gross was traded by the Astros to the Chicago Cubs for Julio González.[1]
- January 11, 1977: John Butcher was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (5th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[2]
- January 25, 1977: Paul Siebert was traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Mike Allen (minors).[3]
- March 26, 1977: Rob Andrews and cash were traded by the Astros to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring.[4]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 51–30 | 47–34 |
Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10 | 48–33 | 40–41 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | .463 | 23 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
San Diego Padres | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29 | 35–46 | 34–47 |
Atlanta Braves | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | 40–41 | 21–60 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 1–11 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–4 | 5–7 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 12–6 | 14–4 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10-2 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 11–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 10–2 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–1 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- June 7, 1977: Scott Loucks was drafted by the Astros in the 5th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.[5]
- June 15, 1977: Willie Crawford was traded by the Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Denny Walling.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Joe Ferguson | 132 | 421 | 108 | .257 | 16 | 61 |
1B | Bob Watson | 151 | 554 | 160 | .289 | 22 | 110 |
2B | Art Howe | 125 | 413 | 109 | .264 | 8 | 58 |
SS | Roger Metzger | 97 | 269 | 50 | .186 | 0 | 16 |
3B | Enos Cabell | 150 | 625 | 176 | .282 | 16 | 68 |
LF | Terry Puhl | 60 | 229 | 69 | .301 | 0 | 10 |
CF | César Cedeño | 141 | 530 | 148 | .279 | 14 | 71 |
RF | José Cruz | 157 | 579 | 173 | .299 | 17 | 87 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Julio González | 110 | 383 | 94 | .245 | 1 | 27 |
Wilbur Howard | 87 | 187 | 48 | .257 | 2 | 13 |
Ed Herrmann | 56 | 158 | 46 | .291 | 1 | 17 |
Cliff Johnson | 51 | 144 | 43 | .299 | 10 | 23 |
Rob Sperring | 58 | 129 | 24 | .186 | 1 | 9 |
Willie Crawford | 42 | 114 | 29 | .254 | 2 | 18 |
Jim Fuller | 34 | 100 | 16 | .160 | 2 | 9 |
Ken Boswell | 72 | 97 | 21 | .216 | 0 | 12 |
Art Gardner | 66 | 65 | 10 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
Leon Roberts | 19 | 27 | 2 | .074 | 0 | 2 |
Denny Walling | 6 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 0 | 6 |
Danny Walton | 13 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 1 |
Craig Cacek | 7 | 20 | 1 | .050 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Cannon | 9 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Fischlin | 13 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Pujols | 6 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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J. R. Richard | 36 | 267.0 | 18 | 12 | 2.97 | 214 |
Mark Lemongello | 34 | 214.2 | 9 | 14 | 3.48 | 83 |
Joaquín Andújar | 26 | 158.2 | 11 | 8 | 3.69 | 69 |
Floyd Bannister | 24 | 142.2 | 8 | 9 | 4.04 | 112 |
Doug Konieczny | 4 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 7 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Joe Niekro | 44 | 180.2 | 13 | 8 | 3.04 | 101 |
Dan Larson | 32 | 97.2 | 1 | 7 | 5.81 | 44 |
Tom Dixon | 9 | 30.1 | 1 | 0 | 3.26 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ken Forsch | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2.72 | 45 |
Joe Sambito | 54 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2.33 | 67 |
Bo McLaughlin | 46 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4.25 | 59 |
Gene Pentz | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3.83 | 51 |
Roy Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 4 |
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charleston
References
edit- ^ Julio González at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Butcher at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Siebert at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rob Andrews at Baseball Reference
- ^ Scott Loucks at Baseball Reference
- ^ Denny Walling at Baseball Reference