1996 Houston Astros Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 82-80
Finished 2nd in the NL's Central Division
Attendance: 1,977,715, Avg. 24,416
Ballpark: Astrodome
Manager: Terry Collins (82-80)
Location: Houston, Texas
1996 Houston Astros Statistics
1996 Houston Astros Results

The Houston Astros of the National League ended the 1996 season with a record of 82 wins and 80 losses, finishing second in the NL's Central Division.

The Astros scored 753 runs and allowed 792 runs. Jeff Bagwell walloped 31 home runs for Houston, while Craig Biggio, Orlando Miller, Derek Bell and Sean Berry each swatted 20 or more also. Jeff Bagwell drove in 120 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .315. Shane Reynolds led the team with 16 wins, and Mike Hampton recorded a 3.59 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Terry Collins coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bobby AbreuLFLRMarch 11, 19746'0"220Maracay, Ar Venezuela
Jeff Bagwell1BRRMay 27, 19686'0"195Boston, MA USA
Derek BellRFRRDecember 11, 19686'2"200Tampa, FL USA
Sean Berry3BRRMarch 22, 19665'11"200Santa Monica, CA USA
Craig Biggio2BRRDecember 14, 19655'11"185Smithtown, NY USA
Doug BrocailPLRMay 16, 19676'5"220Clearfield, PA USA
John CangelosiLFBLMarch 10, 19635'8"150Brooklyn, NY USA
Andujar CedenoSSRRAugust 21, 19696'1"170La Romana, La D.R.
Terry ClarkPRROctober 18, 19606'2"195Los Angeles, CA USA
Danny DarwinPRROctober 25, 19556'3"185Bonham, TX USA
Jim DoughertyPRRMarch 8, 19686'0"210Brentwood, NY USA
Doug DrabekPRRJuly 25, 19626'1"185Victoria, TX USA
Tony EusebioCRRApril 27, 19676'2"180Los Llanos, Sa D.R.
Jerry GoffCLRApril 12, 19646'3"205San Rafael, CA USA
Ricky GutierrezSSRRMay 23, 19706'1"175Miami, FL USA
Dave Hajek3BRROctober 14, 19675'10"165Roseville, CA USA
Mike HamptonPRLSeptember 9, 19725'10"185Brooksville, FL USA
Dean HartgravesPRLAugust 12, 19666'0"185Bakersfield, CA USA
Xavier HernandezPLRAugust 16, 19656'2"185Port Arthur, TX USA
Chris HoltPRRSeptember 18, 19716'4"205Dallas, TX USA
John HudekPBRAugust 8, 19666'1"200Tampa, FL USA
Brian HunterCFRRMarch 5, 19716'4"180Portland, OR USA
John JohnstonePRRNovember 25, 19686'3"195Liverpool, NY USA
Todd JonesPLRApril 24, 19686'3"200Marietta, GA USA
Darryl KilePRRDecember 2, 19686'5"185Garden Grove, CA USA
Randy KnorrCRRNovember 12, 19686'2"205San Gabriel, CA USA
Kirt ManwaringCRRJuly 15, 19655'11"185Elmira, NY USA
Derrick MayLFLRJuly 14, 19686'4"210Rochester, NY USA
Orlando MillerSSRRJanuary 13, 19696'1"180Changuinola, Bo Panama
Ray MontgomeryLFRRAugust 8, 19696'3"195Bronxville, NY USA
Alvin MormanPLLJanuary 6, 19696'3"210Rockingham, NC USA
James MoutonLFRRDecember 29, 19685'9"175Denver, CO USA
Gregg OlsonPRROctober 11, 19666'4"210Scribner, NE USA
Shane ReynoldsPRRMarch 26, 19686'3"210Bastrop, LA USA
Mike SimmsLFRRJanuary 12, 19676'4"185Orange, CA USA
Mark SmallPRRNovember 12, 19676'3"205Portland, OR USA
Bill Spiers3BLRJune 5, 19666'2"190Orangeburg, SC USA
Greg SwindellPRLJanuary 2, 19656'2"225Fort Worth, TX USA
Jeff TabakaPRLJanuary 17, 19646'2"195Barberton, OH USA
Billy WagnerPLLJuly 25, 19715'10"180Marion, VA USA
Donne WallPRRJuly 11, 19676'1"180Potosi, MO USA
Rick WilkinsCLRJune 4, 19676'2"210Jacksonville, FL USA
Anthony YoungPRRJanuary 19, 19666'2"200Houston, TX USA



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