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1979 Houston Astros season

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Major League Baseball team season
1979 Houston Astros
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkAstrodome
CityHouston,Texas
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersJohn McMullen
General managersTal Smith
ManagersBill Virdon
TelevisionKRIV
RadioKPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston,Dewayne Staats,Larry Dierker)
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The1979Houston Astros season was the18th season for theMajor League Baseball (MLB) franchise located inHouston,Texas, their 15th as the Astros, 18th in theNational League (NL), 11th in theNL West division, and 15th at TheAstrodome. The Astros entered the season having completed an 74–88record for fifth place and 21games behind the division-champion and NLpennant-winningLos Angeles Dodgers.

On Opening Day, April 6,J. R. Richard made his fourthOpening Day start for Houston, who hosted theAtlanta Braves and won, 2–1. On April 7,Ken Forsch tossed ano-hitter versus Atlanta, the sixth no-hitter in Astros history, and 6–0 Astros win. On May 16, the National League approved the sale of the Astros toJohn McMullen. During theamateur draft, Houston'sfirst round selection was catcherJohn Mizerock at eighth overall. In the sixth round, they chose second basemanBill Doran.

For the first time, Houston sent as many as four representatives for the National League in theMLB All-Star Game, including shortstopCraig Reynolds, his second selection, and pitchersJoe Niekro (first),Joaquín Andújar (second), andJoe Sambito (first).

The season after becoming the first right-hander in National League history to convert 300strikeouts, Richard improved on the category, leading the NL for a second successive season (313). He also become the first Astro to garner theearned run average (ERA) title (2.71), while Niekro became the first Astro to lead the league inwins (21). Moreover, Niekro became the first Astro to be recognized for a full-season pitching award, by theThe Sporting News as theNL Pitcher of the Year.[a] AnotherSporting News award went to outfielderJeffrey Leonard, as theNL Rookie Player of the Year[b] and selection to theTopps All-Star Rookie Team. The 1979 Astros also were the final National League franchise of the 20th century to hit moretriples (52) thanhome runs (49).

The Astros concluded the season with a 89–73 record, in second place and 1½ games behind the first-placeCincinnati Reds. At the time, this represented the most wins in club history along with the closest to first place ever finished, supplanting the records of the1972 club. The following year, the Astros exceeded this new club record for wins while winning their first division title.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Summary

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April

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Opening Day starting lineup[2][3]
21Terry PuhlRF
12Craig ReynoldsSS
28César CedeñoCF
25José CruzLF
23Enos Cabell3B
27Bob Watson1B
18Art Howe2B
14Alan Ashby C
50J. R. Richard P
Venue:Astrodome • HOU 2,ATL 1

On April 7,Ken Forsch tossed ano-hitter against theAtlanta Braves to lead a 6–0 win at the Astrodone. From the second until the eighth inning, the Astros hurler retired 20 batters consecutively.[4] Forsch was recognized with the NLPlayer of the Week Award for April 8.[5] His older brother,Bob, had also pitched a no-hitter as a member of theSt. Louis Cardinals nearly one year prior on April 16, 1978, a 5–0 win over thePhiladelphia Phillies.[6] Hence, the Forsches become the first set of brothers to have pitched a no-hitter in the major leagues..[7]

During his second start of the season on April 10, Richard set the modern-day record[c] forwild pitches uncorked in one game, with 6.[8] In spite of notable lack of control including fourbases on balls issued, Richard fired a six-hitcomplete game against theLos Angeles Dodgers with just one run surrendered, struck out 13, and obtained agame score of 80 for his second win of the season. Houston won by a margin of 2–1, propelled by twodoubles courtesy ofCésar Cedeño, another byJosé Cruz, and arun batted in (RBI) single byEnos Cabell.[9]

Three Astros authored concurrenthitting streaks, with the first starting April 17, and lasting exactly 15 games each. All overlapped from April 26 through May 5. On April 17,Craig Reynolds, began his and maintained until May 5,batting .386.José Cruz produced his from April 21–May 9, hitting .393. Finally,Enos Cabell followed suit, going from April 26 to May 11, batting .320.[10]

Cruz' hitting streak represented his best while in an Astros' uniform until he hit in 19 straight from August 23—September 12,1983. Cabell's and Reynolds' represented career-highs while with Houston.[10]

May

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On May 9, to protest the calls of substitute umpireDave Pallone, theCardinals bench threw helmets and bats onto the field, which led to theejection of the Cardinals' entire coaching staff. Pallone, who previously had worked in the minor leagues, was appointed to officiate the game due to theumpires strike.[11][12]

The sale of the Astros was announced on May 10 from theFord Motor Credit Company to DrJohn McMullen, formerly apartner ofGeorge Steinbrenner,owner of theNew York Yankees.[13] Quipped McMullen, "There is nothing in life quite so limited as being a limited partner of George Steinbrenner."[14] Six days later, the National League approved for McMullen, a businessman and formerNaval architect, to acquire the franchise for a reported figure of $19 million. McMullen had previously owned the Astros and also later became owner of theNHL'sNew Jersey Devils. This date corresponded to the announcement of another sale of the team which took place in2011.[15]

The Astros posted a season-high 11 runs scored on May 12 during the premier contest of adoubleheader versus theChicago Cubs.[16] Cruz, Reynolds, andTerry Puhl each had three hits and at least tworuns batted in (RBI), whileBob Watson,Julio González, andAlan Ashby each collected two hits. The Astros totaled 16 hits and 5bases on balls. Meanwhile, Forsch went the distance, allowed just 2earned runs to pick up his fourth win, and registered agame score of 64.[17]

MLB All-Star Game

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For the first time, four Astros represented the club at theMLB All-Star Game, including shortstopCraig Reynolds, his second selection, and pitchersJoe Niekro (first),Joaquín Andújar (second), andJoe Sambito (first). Prior to this, three were appointed for the1967 Classic. This record was tied at the1986 Game, and maintained as the most Astros All-Stars until five were chosen for the1994 contest.[18]

July—September

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Struggling through a mid-season slump, on July 22, Houston rallied for a 7–6 victory atBusch Memorial Stadium. In the top of the ninth inning,José Cruz singled homeJulio González for the game-winningrun batted in (RBI).Terry Puhl cranked a home run andEnos Cabell andJeffrey Leonard collected three hits apiece to add to the momentum.Joe Sambito hurled two scoreless innings in relief to preserve the win over St. Louis. Just their second win over their previous 14 contests, Houston's ten-game division lead from two weeks earlier had shrunk to just four games.[19]

On September 26,Phil Niekro of theAtlanta Braves doubled in two runs off his younger brother,Joe, to spark a 9–4 win over the Astros. The elder Niekro tallied 4 RBI for the game, while the win evened his record at 20–20, earning the distinction of posting the first record in the National League in 74 years of winning and losing 20 games each in the same year.[d] In 1905,Irving Young of theBoston Beaneaters.[e] was the most recent with a 20–21 record. The win tied also made the Niekro brothers the first pair in National League history to record at least 20 wins each.[20]

Performance overview

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The Astros concluded the season with an 89–73 (.549) performance, in second place in the NL West, and trailing Cincinnati by1+12 games.[21] Their performance jumped by 15 wins and19+12 games in the standings. At the time, this represented each of the club's most wins, highest standing within the division, and fewest games away from the division title and henceplayoff appearance. The 1979 squad supplanted the achievements of their1972 counterpart (84 wins, 3rd place,10+12 games behind) for the franchise records. The 1979 club also maintained the upward trend of competitive momentum the followingseason, finally capturing both their first-ever division title andplayoff berth, while recording 93 wins to break the franchise mark yet again.[22]

Having drawn 1,900,312fans, Houston saw attendance rise steadily over the fourth consecutive season since1975. This was the second-highest figure in club history, trailing only the1965 edition, which drew 2,151,470 during their first year at the Astrodome. The next year, fans returned to the 2-million threshold.Bill Virdon also cemented his place as the longest-tenured manager is club history.[22]

The 1979 Astros achieved another distinction by remaining as the final National League franchise of the 20th century to hit moretriples (52) thanhome runs (49).[23]

Commencing with Forsch's early-season no-hitter, and All-Star nods for Niekro, Andújar, and Sambito, Astros pitching led the most successful-to-date season in club history, setting a number of franchise records along with unprecedented achievements. Thestarting rotation took turns claiming four National League (NL)Pitcher of the Month Awards, more than they had won in any year prior, starting in April (Forsch), May (Niekro), June (Andújar), and September (J. R. Richard).[24] Richard and Niekro further led the league in a number of key individual categories.

The season after becoming the first right-hander in NL history to reach the 300-strikeout plateau, and simultaneously the first Astro lead to league in the category (303), J. R. Richard improved upon his 1978 strikeout total by whiffing 313 and winning his second title in a row.[25] He also became the first to accumulate 300 whiffs in successive years sinceSandy Koufax in1955 and1956.[26] Richard complemented this unprecedented achievement by becoming the first Astros pitcher to lead the league inearned run average (2.71 ERA).[27]

Meanwhile, Joe Niekro set the franchise record in wins with 21.[28] and became the club's first league leader.[29] Thus, Richard became the first in club history to lead the league in two-thirds of the pitchingTriple Crown,[f] and, along with Niekro, the 1979 season marked first time that all three individual Triple Crown categories were claimed by Astros pitching.[30]

Niekro also tied his older brother,Phil, for the league lead in wins, the only time two brothers have accomplished this feat.[31] In2019, another set of Astros hurlers swept the individual Triple Crown categories.Gerrit Cole led theAmerican League (AL) in ERA (2.50) and strikeouts (326), whileJustin Verlander was the AL leader in wins (21).[32]

Niekro became the first Astro to winThe Sporting News (TSN)NL Pitcher of the Year Award,[a][33] while outfielderJeffrey Leonard was recognized by TSN as theNL Rookie Player of the Year, the fourth overall in franchise history—preceded by second basemanJoe Morgan (1965),[34] right-handerTom Griffin (1969),[35] and right fielderGreg Gross (1974).[b][34] Niekro was also recognized with the Houston Astros' teamMost Valuable Player Award (MVP).[36]

Season standings

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NL West
TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad
Cincinnati Reds9071.55948‍–‍3242‍–‍39
Houston Astros8973.54952‍–‍2937‍–‍44
Los Angeles Dodgers7983.48811½46‍–‍3533‍–‍48
San Francisco Giants7191.43819½38‍–‍4333‍–‍48
San Diego Padres6893.4222239‍–‍4229‍–‍51
Atlanta Braves6694.41223½34‍–‍4532‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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1979 National League record

Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
TeamATLCHCCINHOULADMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta4–86–127–1112–61–94–87–54–86–1211–74–8
Chicago8–47–56–65–76–128–109–96–129–38–48–10
Cincinnati12–65–78–1011–76–68–48–48–410–76–128–4
Houston11–76–610–810–87–59–35–74–814–47–116–6
Los Angeles6–127–57–118–106–69–33–94–89–914–46–6
Montreal9–112–66–65–76–615–311–77–117–57–510–8
New York8–410–84–83–93–93–155–138–104–88–47–11
Philadelphia5–79–94–87–59–37–1113–58–109–36–67–11
Pittsburgh8–412–64–88–48–411–710–810–87–59–311–7
San Diego12–63–97–104–149–95–78–43–95–78–104–8
San Francisco7–114–812–611–74–145–74–86–63–910–85–7
St. Louis8–410–84–86–66–68–1011–711–77–118–47–5


Notable transactions

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Draft picks

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Roster

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1979 Houston Astros
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Infielders

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Coaches

Game log

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Regular season

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1979 regular season game log: 89–73 (Home: 52–29; Away: 37–44)
April: 15–6 (Home: 8–1; Away: 7–5)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
1April 6Braves1–0W1
2April 7Braves2–0W2
3April 8Braves3–0W3
4April 9Dodgers3–1L1
5April 10Dodgers4–1W1
6April 11Dodgers5–1W2
7April 13@Giants5–2L1
8April 14@Giants5–3L2
9(1)April 15@Giants6–3W1
10(2)April 15@Giants7–3W2
11April 16@Dodgers8–3W3
12April 17@Dodgers8–4L1
13April 18@Dodgers9–4W1
14April 207:35 p.m.CSTPiratesW 5–4(10)Sambito (1–0)Bibby (1–1)3:1619,83410–4W2
15April 217:35 p.m.CSTPiratesW 5–4(10)Andújar (2–0)Tekulve (0–3)3:2348,97711–4W3
16April 223:00 p.m.CSTPiratesW 3–2Andújar (3–0)Candelaria (0–1)Sambito (2)2:2722,40312–4W4
April 24@CubsPostponed (Rain)(Makeup date: July 7)
17April 25@Cubs12–5L1
18April 26@Cubs13–5W1
19April 276:35 p.m.CST@PiratesW 9–8(11)Riccelli (1–0)Whitson (1–1)3:305,76714–5W2
April 28@PiratesPostponed (Rain)(Makeup date: July 19)
20April 2912:05 p.m.CDT@PiratesL 5–10Kison (1–0)Niekro (1–2)Jackson (3)3:077,59814–6L1
21April 30@Cardinals15–6W1
May: 14–17 (Home: 9–8; Away: 5–9)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
22May 1@Cardinals15–7L1
23May 2@Cardinals15–8L2
24May 3@Cardinals16–8W1
25May 4@RedsL 5–6(10)Riccelli (1–1)3:4720,98816–9L1
26May 5@RedsL 2–6Andújar (3–1)2:1325,04416–10L2
27(1)May 6@RedsL 5–172:4816–11L3
28(2)May 6@RedsW 8–23:0033,61817–11W1
29May 8Cardinals17–12L1
30May 9Cardinals18–12W1
31May 10Cardinals18–13L1
32May 11Cubs18–14L2
33May 12(1)Cubs19–14W1
34May 12(2)Cubs19–15L1
35May 13Cubs20–15W1
36May 15Giants20–16L1
37May 16Giants20–17L2
38May 17Giants20–18L3
39May 18Padres21–18W1
40May 19Padres21–19L1
41(1)May 20Padres22–19W1
42(2)May 20Padres23–19W2
43May 21@Braves23–20L1
44May 22@Braves24–20W1
45May 23@Braves24–21L1
46May 25@Padres24–22L2
47May 26@Padres25–22W1
48May 27@Padres26–22W2
49May 28@Padres26–23L1
50May 29RedsW 2–12:0917,45827–23W1
51May 30RedsW 6–3Niekro (7–2)Sambito (4)2:3221,75728–23W2
52May 31RedsW 3–02:0725,45329–23W3
June: 20–8 (Home: 13–2; Away: 7–6)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
53June 1Expos30–23W4
54June 2Expos31–23W5
55June 3Expos32–23W6
56June 4Phillies33–23W7
57June 5Phillies33–24L1
58June 6Phillies34–24W1
59June 8@Mets35–24W2
60June 9@Mets35–25L1
61June 10@Mets36–25W1
62June 11@Phillies36–26L1
63June 12@Phillies36–27L2
64June 13@Phillies37–27W1
65June 15@Expos38–27W2
66June 16@Expos38–28L1
67June 17@Expos38–29L2
68June 18Mets39–29W1
69June 19Mets40–29W2
70June 20Mets41–29W3
71June 22Padres42–29W4
72June 23Padres43–29W5
73June 24Padres44-29W6
74(1)June 25RedsL 1–22:3144–30L1
75(2)June 25RedsW 4–02:2246,31345–30W1
76June 26RedsW 6–5Sambito (7)2:3237,11446–30W2
77June 27@Giants46–31L1
78June 28@Giants47–31W1
79June 29@Padres48–31W2
80June 30@Padres49–31W3
July: 12–16 (Home: 6–8; Away: 6–8)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
81July 1@Padres50–31W4
82July 3@RedsW 3–22:1336,78751–31W5
83July 4@RedsW 3–2Andújar (10–4)Sambito (9)2:2425,71352–31W6
84July 5@RedsL 4–52:4828,24952–32L1
85July 6@Cubs53–32W1
86(1)July 7@Cubs53–33L1
87(2)July 7@Cubs53–34L2
88July 8@Cubs53–35L3
89July 107:30 p.m.CDTPiratesL 3–4Bibby (4–2)Andújar (10–5)Tekulve (12)3:0931,34153–36L4
90July 117:35 p.m.CDTPiratesL 1–5Kison (5–4)Richard (7–9)2:1025,33053–37L5
91July 127:35 p.m.CDTPiratesL 3–5Blyleven (7–3)Niekro (13–4)Tekulve (13)2:4422,95653–38L6
92July 13Cardinals53–39L7
93July 14Cardinals54–39W1
94July 15Cardinals54–40L1
50th All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington
95(1)July 195:05 p.m.CDT@PiratesL 5–9Roberts (1–2)Forsch (5–6)2:4154–41L2
96(2)July 198:16 p.m.CDT@PiratesL 2–4Kison (6–4)Niekro (13–5)Jackson (11)2:1233,46454–42L3
97July 206:35 p.m.CDT@PiratesL 3–9Candelaria (9–7)Richard (7–11)2:4023,58554–43L4
98July 211:15 p.m.CDT@PiratesL 5–6Romo (5–3)Sambito (4–3)Tekulve (14)3:0019,57054–44L5
99July 22@Cardinals55–44W1
100July 23@Cardinals56–44W2
101July 24Cubs57–44W3
102July 25Cubs58–44W4
103July 26Dodgers58–45L1
104July 27Dodgers58–46L2
105July 28Dodgers59–46W1
106July 29Dodgers60–46W2
107July 30Giants60–47L1
108July 31Giants61–47W1
August: 15–11 (Home: 8–4; Away: 7–7)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
109August 1Giants62–47W2
110August 3Braves63–47W3
111(1)August 4Braves64–47W4
112(2)August 4Braves65–47W5
113August 5Braves66–47W6
114August 7@Dodgers66–48L1
115August 8@Dodgers67–48W1
116August 9@Dodgers67–49L1
117August 10@Braves68–49W1
August 11@BravesPostponed (Rain)(Makeup date: September 24)
118August 12@Braves68–50L1
119August 13Expos69–50W1
120August 14Expos70–50W2
121August 15Expos70–51L1
122August 17Phillies70–52L2
123August 18Phillies70–53L3
124August 19Phillies70–54L4
125August 20@Mets71–54W1
126August 21@Mets71–55L1
127August 22@Mets72–55W1
128August 24@Phillies72–56L1
129August 25@Phillies73–56W1
130August 26@Phillies74–56W2
131August 27@Expos75–56W3
132August 28@Expos75–57L1
133August 29@Expos75–58L2
134August 31Mets76–58W1
September: 13–15 (Home: 8–6; Away: 5–9)
#DateTime (CT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
135September 1Mets77–58W2
136September 2Mets77–59L1
137September 3Dodgers77–60L2
138September 4Dodgers78–60W1
139September 5Padres79–60W2
140September 6Padres80–60W3
141September 7Giants80–61L1
142September 8Giants80–62L2
143September 9Giants81–62W1
144September 11@RedsL 8–9Sambito (7–6)3:1440,57481–63L1
145September 12@RedsL 4–7Niekro (18–10)3:0042,03581–64L2
146September 14@Giants82–64W1
147September 15@Giants82–65L1
148September 16@Giants82–66L2
149September 17@Padres83–66W1
150September 18@Padres83–67L1
151September 19Braves83–68L2
152September 20Braves84–68W1
153September 21RedsW 3–2(13)Sambito (8–6)3:3044,97585–68W2
154September 22RedsW 4–1Niekro (20–10)Sambito (20)2:5046,03786–68W3
155September 23RedsL 1–72:4742,06786–69L1
156(1)September 24@Braves86–70L2
157(2)September 24@Braves86–71L3
158September 25@Braves87–71W1
159September 26@Braves87–72L1
160September 28@Dodgers87–73L2
161September 29@Dodgers88–73W1
162September 30@Dodgers89–73W2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Astros team member

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CAlan Ashby10833668.202235
1BCésar Cedeño132470123.262654
2BRafael Landestoy12928276.270030
SSCraig Reynolds146555147.265039
3BEnos Cabell155603164.272667
LFJosé Cruz157558161.289972
CFTerry Puhl157600172.287849
RFJeffrey Leonard134411119.290047

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Art Howe11835588.248633
Julio González6818145.249010
Bob Watson4916339.239318
Denny Walling8214748.327331
Bruce Bochy5612928.21716
Luis Pujols267517.22708
Jimmy Sexton52439.20901
Jesús Alou424311.256010
Reggie Baldwin14204.20001
Dave Bergman13156.40012
Danny Heep14142.14302
Alan Knicely760.00000
Tom Wiedenbauer464.66702

Pitching

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= Indicates league leader

Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
J. R. Richard38292.118132.71313
Joe Niekro38263.221113.00119
Ken Forsch26177.21163.0458
Vern Ruhle1366.1264.0733

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Joaquín Andújar46194.012123.4377
Rick Williams31121.1473.2637
Randy Niemann2667.0323.7624
Frank LaCorte1227.0125.0024
Frank Riccelli1122.0224.0920

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLSVERASO
Joe Sambito6391.187221.7783
Bert Roberge2632.03041.6913
Tom Dixon1925.21206.669
George Throop1422.11003.2215
Bo McLaughlin1216.11205.5112
Pete Ladd1012.11102.926
Gary Wilson67.100012.276
Gordie Pladson44.00004.502
Bobby Sprowl34.00000.003
Mike Mendoza11.00000.000

Awards and achievements

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Awards
Pitching achievements
300 strikeout club
PlayerKW–LERAK/9
J. R. Richard31318–132.719.6
NL batting leaders
NL pitching leaders

Minor league system

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See also:Minor League Baseball
LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAACharleston CharliesInternational LeagueJim Beauchamp
AAColumbus AstrosSouthern LeagueJimmy Johnson
ADaytona Beach AstrosFlorida State LeagueCarlos Alfonso
RookieGCL AstrosGulf Coast LeagueJulio Linares

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Astros

See also

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References

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Footnotes
  1. ^abcFrom its inception in 1944 until 2013,The Sporting News recognized one pitcher each from the NL and theAmerican League (AL) for this award.
  2. ^abcFrom 1961–2003,The Sporting News declared one rookieposition player andpitcher from each league, the NL and theAmerican League (AL), for this award. Starting in 2004, this system was modified to selecting one rookie from each league for the award, regardless of position.
  3. ^Since 1893.
  4. ^The most recent pitcher in theAmerican League (AL) to produce this win–loss record milestone had beenWilbur Wood of theChicago White Sox, who tossed a 24‐20 record in 1973.
  5. ^Also a prior season for the Atlanta Braves franchise.
  6. ^Composed of leading the league in each of wins, strikeouts and ERA.
Sources
  1. ^"Floyd Bannister stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more".Baseball-Reference.com. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2025.
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