Houston Astros 1979 Roster

Houston Astros

89-73 • 4th in National League • 2nd in NL West •

HR

49

26th

R

583

25th

SO

854

4th

ERA

3.20

2nd

Overview Stats Schedule Roster Splits History

1979 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Jesus Alou	OF	6'2"	195	3/24/1942	37	Haina, Dominican Republic
Joaquin Andujar	P	6'0"	180	12/21/1952	26	San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Alan Ashby	C	6'2"	190	7/8/1951	27	Long Beach, CA
Reggie Baldwin	C	6'1"	195	8/19/1954	24	River Rouge, MI
Dave Bergman	1B	6'2"	185	6/6/1953	26	Evanston, IL
Bruce Bochy	C	6'4"	210	4/16/1955	24	Landes de Bussac, France
Enos Cabell	3B	6'5"	185	10/8/1949	29	Fort Riley, KS
Cesar Cedeno	1B	6'2"	195	2/25/1951	28	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jose Cruz	OF	6'0"	175	8/8/1947	31	Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Tom Dixon	P	5'11"	175	4/23/1955	24	Orlando, FL
Ken Forsch	P	6'4"	210	9/8/1946	32	Sacramento, CA
Julio Gonzalez	2B	5'11"	165	12/25/1952	26	Caguas, Puerto Rico
Danny Heep	OF	5'11"	185	7/3/1957	21	San Antonio, TX
Art Howe	2B	6'2"	190	12/15/1946	32	Pittsburgh, PA
Alan Knicely	C	6'0"	190	5/19/1955	24	Harrisonburg, VA
Frank LaCorte	P	6'1"	180	10/13/1951	27	San Jose, CA
Pete Ladd	P	6'3"	240	7/17/1956	22	Portland, ME
Rafael Landestoy	2B	5'10"	165	5/28/1953	26	Bani, Dominican Republic
Jeffrey Leonard	OF	6'2"	200	9/22/1955	23	Philadelphia, PA
Bo McLaughlin	P	6'5"	210	10/23/1953	25	Oakland, CA
Mike Mendoza	P	6'5"	215	11/26/1955	23	Inglewood, CA
Joe Niekro	P	6'1"	190	11/7/1944	34	Martins Ferry, OH
Randy Niemann	P	6'4"	200	11/15/1955	23	Scotia, CA
Gordie Pladson	P	6'4"	210	7/31/1956	22	New Westminster, Canada
Terry Puhl	OF	6'2"	200	7/8/1956	22	Melville, Canada
Luis Pujols	C	6'1"	195	11/18/1955	23	Santiago, Dominican Republic
Craig Reynolds	SS	6'1"	175	12/27/1952	26	Houston, TX
Frank Riccelli	P	6'3"	205	2/24/1953	26	Syracuse, NY
J.R. Richard	P	6'8"	222	3/7/1950	29	Vienna, LA
Bert Roberge	P	6'4"	190	10/3/1954	24	Lewiston, ME
Vern Ruhle	P	6'1"	185	1/25/1951	28	Coleman, MI
Joe Sambito	P	6'1"	190	6/28/1952	27	Brooklyn, NY
Jimmy Sexton	SS	5'10"	175	12/15/1951	27	Mobile, AL
Bobby Sprowl	P	6'2"	190	4/14/1956	23	Sandusky, OH
George Throop	P	6'7"	205	11/24/1950	28	Pasadena, CA
Denny Walling	OF	6'1"	185	4/17/1954	25	Neptune, NJ
Bob Watson	1B	6'2"	205	4/10/1946	33	Los Angeles, CA
Tom Wiedenbauer	OF	6'1"	180	11/5/1958	20	Menomonie, WI
Rick Williams	P	6'1"	180	11/9/1952	26	Merced, CA
Gary Wilson	P	6'2"	185	11/21/1954	24	Camden, AR

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

11

Ohtani

10

Henderson

10

Tucker

RBI Leaders

34

Ozuna

32

Bohm

31

Perez

Batting Average Leaders

.370

Ohtani

.356

Betts

.353

Kwan

Hit Leaders

54

Ohtani

52

Betts

48

Altuve

Run Leaders

33

Jr.

32

Betts

31

Jr.

OBP Leaders

.463

Betts

.434

Ohtani

.432

Soto

SLG Leaders

.705

Ohtani

.625

O'Neill

.598

Jeffers

SB Leaders

19

Cruz

14

Turang

14

Caballero

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

6

Suárez

6

Glasnow

5

Imanaga

Strikeout Leaders

63

Wheeler

63

Glasnow

56

Flaherty

ERA Leaders

1.08

Imanaga

1.53

López

1.64

Wheeler

WHIP Leaders

0.72

Suárez

0.77

Skubal

0.78

Jones

K/9 Leaders

12.00

Flaherty

11.73

Crochet

11.64

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

10.40

Jones

10.25

Kirby

9.75

Eflin

Walk Leaders

4

Kirby

4

Eflin

5

Imanaga

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

610.7

Ohtani

583.9

Betts

532.1

Jr.

DraftKings Points Leaders

469

Ohtani

444

Betts

412

Jr.

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0