1979 Houston Astros Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 89-73
Finished 2nd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,915,449, Avg. 24,876
Ballpark: Astrodome
Manager: Bill Virdon (89-73)
Location: Houston, Texas
1979 Houston Astros Statistics
1979 Houston Astros Results

The Houston Astros of the National League ended the 1979 season with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, finishing second in the NL's West Division.

The Astros scored 583 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 582 runs. Jose Cruz recorded 72 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters by hitting .289. Joe Niekro led the squad with 21 wins, while J. R. Richard added 15 or more wins, too J. R. Richard recorded a 2.71 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bill Virdon coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jesus AlouLFRRMarch 24, 19426'2"190Bajos de Haina, Sa D.R.
Joaquin AndujarPBRDecember 21, 19526'0"170San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Alan AshbyCBRJuly 8, 19516'2"185Long Beach, CA USA
Reggie BaldwinCRRAugust 19, 19546'1"195River Rouge, MI USA
Dave Bergman1BLLJune 6, 19536'1"185Evanston, IL USA
Bruce BochyCRRApril 16, 19556'3"205Landes de Bussac, No France
Enos Cabell3BRROctober 8, 19496'4"170Fort Riley, KS USA
Cesar Cedeno1BRRFebruary 25, 19516'2"175Santo Domingo, Di D.R.
Jose CruzLFLLAugust 8, 19476'0"170Arroyo, P.R.
Tom DixonPRRApril 23, 19555'11"175Orlando, FL USA
Ken ForschPRRSeptember 8, 19466'4"195Sacramento, CA USA
Julio Gonzalez2BRRDecember 25, 19525'11"162Caguas, P.R.
Danny HeepLFLLJuly 3, 19575'11"185San Antonio, TX USA
Art Howe2BRRDecember 15, 19466'2"190Pittsburgh, PA USA
Alan KnicelyCRRMay 19, 19556'0"190Harrisonburg, VA USA
Frank LaCortePRROctober 13, 19516'1"180San Jose, CA USA
Pete LaddPRRJuly 17, 19566'3"228Portland, ME USA
Rafael Landestoy2BBRMay 28, 19535'10"165Bani, Pe D.R.
Jeffrey LeonardRFRRSeptember 22, 19556'2"200Philadelphia, PA USA
Bo McLaughlinPRROctober 23, 19536'5"210Oakland, CA USA
Mike MendozaPRRNovember 26, 19556'5"215Inglewood, CA USA
Joe NiekroPRRNovember 7, 19446'1"185Martins Ferry, OH USA
Randy NiemannPLLNovember 15, 19556'4"200Scotia, CA USA
Gordie PladsonPRRJuly 31, 19566'4"210New Westminster, BC CAN
Terry PuhlCFLRJuly 8, 19566'2"195Melville, SK CAN
Luis PujolsCRRNovember 18, 19556'2"175Santiago, Sa D.R.
Craig ReynoldsSSLRDecember 27, 19526'1"175Houston, TX USA
Frank RiccelliPLLFebruary 24, 19536'3"205Syracuse, NY USA
J. R. RichardPRRMarch 7, 19506'8"222Vienna, LA USA
Bert RobergePRROctober 3, 19546'4"190Lewiston, ME USA
Vern RuhlePRRJanuary 25, 19516'1"185Coleman, MI USA
Joe SambitoPLLJune 28, 19526'1"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Jimmy SextonSSRRDecember 15, 19515'10"175Mobile, AL USA
Bobby SprowlPLLApril 14, 19566'2"190Sandusky, OH USA
George ThroopPRRNovember 24, 19506'7"205Pasadena, CA USA
Denny WallingRFLRApril 17, 19546'0"180Neptune, NJ USA
Bob Watson1BRRApril 10, 19466'0"201Los Angeles, CA USA
Tom WiedenbauerOFRRNovember 5, 19586'1"180Menomonee, WI USA
Rick WilliamsPRRNovember 9, 19526'1"180Merced, CA USA
Gary WilsonPRRNovember 21, 19546'2"185Camden, AR USA



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