1976 Houston Astros season
| 1976 Houston Astros | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 80–82 (.494) |
| Divisional place | 3rd |
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| Owner(s) | Roy Hofheinz |
| General manager(s) | Tal Smith |
| Manager(s) | Bill Virdon |
| Local television | KPRC-TV |
| Local radio |
KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Bob Prince) |
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The Houston Astros' 1976 season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League West with a record of 80-82, 22 games behind the first-place Cincinnati Reds.
Offseason
- October 24, 1975: The Astros traded players to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds for Joaquín Andújar. The Astros completed the trade by sending Luis Sánchez and Carlos Alfonso (minors) to the Reds on December 12.[1]
- December 6, 1975: Milt May, Dave Roberts and Jim Crawford were traded by the Astros to the Detroit Tigers for Leon Roberts, Terry Humphrey, Gene Pentz and Mark Lemongello.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | -- | .630 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | 10 | .568 |
| Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | 22 | .494 |
| San Francisco Giants | 74 | 88 | 28 | .457 |
| San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | 29 | .451 |
| Atlanta Braves | 70 | 92 | 32 | .432 |
Notable transactions
- June 6, 1976: Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow were traded by the Astros to the California Angels for Ed Herrmann.[3]
- June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball Draft
- Floyd Bannister was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st pick).[4]
- Gary Rajsich was drafted by the Astros in the 11th round.[5]
- Bert Roberge was drafted by the Astros in the 17th round.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: 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 | Herrmann, EdEd Herrmann | 79 | 265 | 54 | .204 | 3 | 25 |
| 2B | Andrews, RobRob Andrews | 109 | 410 | 105 | .256 | 0 | 23 |
| LF | Cruz, JoséJosé Cruz | 133 | 439 | 133 | .303 | 4 | 61 |
| CF | Cedeño, CésarCésar Cedeño | 150 | 575 | 171 | .297 | 18 | 83 |
Other batters
Note: 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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| Johnson, CliffCliff Johnson | 108 | 318 | 72 | .226 | 10 | 49 |
| Roberts, LeonLeon Roberts | 87 | 235 | 68 | .289 | 7 | 33 |
| Howard, WilburWilbur Howard | 94 | 191 | 42 | .220 | 1 | 18 |
| Javier, AlAl Javier | 8 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: 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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| Dierker, LarryLarry Dierker | 28 | 187.1 | 13 | 14 | 3.69 | 112 |
| Andújar, JoaquínJoaquín Andújar | 28 | 172.1 | 9 | 10 | 3.60 | 59 |
| Larson, DanDan Larson | 13 | 92.1 | 5 | 8 | 3.02 | 42 |
| Cosgrove, MikeMike Cosgrove | 22 | 89.2 | 3 | 4 | 5.52 | 34 |
| Lemongello, MarkMark Lemongello | 4 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2.79 | 9 |
Other pitchers
Note: 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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| McLaughlin, BoBo McLaughlin | 17 | 79 | 4 | 5 | 2.85 | 32 |
| Rondon, GilbertoGilberto Rondon | 19 | 53.2 | 2 | 2 | 5.70 | 21 |
Relief pitchers
Note: 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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| Pentz, GeneGene Pentz | 40 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2.97 | 36 |
| Griffin, TomTom Griffin | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6.05 | 33 |
| Siebert, PaulPaul Siebert | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.16 | 10 |
| Barlow, MikeMike Barlow | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 11 |
| Hardy, LarryLarry Hardy | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.06 | 10 |
| Sosa, JoséJosé Sosa | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 5 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Memphis Blues | International League | Jim Beauchamp |
| AA | Columbus Astros | Southern League | Leo Posada |
| A | Dubuque Packers | Midwest League | Bob Cluck |
| Rookie | Covington Astros | Appalachian League | Julio Linares |
References
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