1973 Houston Astros | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Division | West | |||
Ballpark | Astrodome | |||
City | Houston, Texas | |||
Record | 82β80 (.506) | |||
Divisional place | 4th | |||
Owners | Roy Hofheinz | |||
General managers | Spec Richardson | |||
Managers | Leo Durocher | |||
Television | KPRC-TV | |||
Radio | KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Loel Passe) | |||
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The 1973 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the: National League West with a record of 82β80, 17 games behind theββCincinnati Reds.
Offseasonβ»
- November 27, 1972: Rich Chiles and Buddy Harris were traded by, the Astrosββto the New York Mets for Tommie Agee.
- January 10, 1973: Mike Stanton was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase).
Regular seasonβ»
- June 19, 1973: Dave Winfield of the San Diego Padres made his major league debut against the "Astros." Winfield had one hit in four at-bats.
Season standingsβ»
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 63 | .611 | β | 50β31 | 49β32 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 66 | .590 | 3Β½ | 50β31 | 45β35 |
San Francisco Giants | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11 | 47β34 | 41β40 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 | 41β40 | 41β40 |
Atlanta Braves | 76 | 85 | .472 | 22Β½ | 40β40 | 36β45 |
San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39 | 31β50 | 29β52 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | β | 7β5 | 5β13 | 11β7 | 2β15β1 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 12β6 | 8β10 | 6β6 | |||||
Chicago | 5β7 | β | 8β4 | 6β6 | 5β7 | 9β9 | 10β7 | 10β8 | 6β12 | 7β5 | 2β10 | 9β9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13β5 | 4β8 | β | 11β7 | 11β7 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 13β5 | 10β8 | 6β6 | |||||
Houston | 7β11 | 6β6 | 7β11 | β | 11β7 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 6β6 | 10β8 | 11β7 | 5β7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 15β2β1 | 7β5 | 7β11 | 7β11 | β | 7β5 | 7β5 | 9β3 | 10β2 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 8β4 | |||||
Montreal | 6β6 | 9β9 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 5β7 | β | 9β9 | 13β5 | 6β12 | 7β5 | 6β6 | 8β10 | |||||
New York | 6β6 | 7β10 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 5β7 | 9β9 | β | 9β9 | 13β5 | 8β4 | 5β7 | 10β8 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 8β10 | 4β8 | 5β7 | 3β9 | 5β13 | 9β9 | β | 8β10 | 9β3 | 5β7 | 9β9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5β7 | 12β6 | 5β7 | 6β6 | 2β10 | 12β6 | 5β13 | 10β8 | β | 8β4 | 5β7 | 10β8 | |||||
San Diego | 6β12 | 5β7 | 5β13 | 8β10 | 9β9 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 3β9 | 4β8 | β | 7β11 | 4β8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10β8 | 10β2 | 8β10 | 7β11 | 9β9 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 7β5 | 7β5 | 11β7 | β | 6β6 | |||||
St. Louis | 6β6 | 9β9 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 4β8 | 10β8 | 8β10 | 9β9 | 8β10 | 8β4 | 6β6 | β |
Notable transactionsβ»
- July 31, 1973: JesΓΊs Alou was purchased from the Astros by the Oakland Athletics.
- August 18, 1973: Tommie Agee was traded by the Astrosββto the St. Louis Cardinals for Dave Campbell and cash.
Draft picksβ»
- June 5, 1973: 1973 Major League Baseball draft
- Ken Landreaux was drafted by the Astros in the 8th round. But did not sign.
- Mike Davey was drafted by the Astros in the 18th round, "but did not sign."
Rosterβ»
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Player statsβ»
Battingβ»
Starters by positionβ»
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 | Skip Jutze | 90 | 278 | 62 | .223 | 0 | 18 |
1B | Lee May | 148 | 545 | 147 | .270 | 28 | 105 |
2B | Tommy Helms | 146 | 543 | 156 | .287 | 4 | 61 |
SS | Roger Metzger | 154 | 580 | 145 | .250 | 1 | 35 |
3B | Doug Rader | 154 | 574 | 146 | .254 | 21 | 89 |
LF | Bob Watson | 158 | 573 | 179 | .312 | 16 | 94 |
CF | CΓ©sar CedeΓ±o | 139 | 525 | 168 | .320 | 25 | 70 |
RF | Jim Wynn | 139 | 481 | 106 | .220 | 20 | 55 |
Other battersβ»
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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Johnny Edwards | 79 | 250 | 61 | .244 | 5 | 27 |
Tommie Agee | 83 | 204 | 48 | .235 | 8 | 15 |
Bob Gallagher | 71 | 148 | 39 | .264 | 2 | 10 |
Jimmy Stewart | 61 | 68 | 13 | .191 | 0 | 3 |
HΓ©ctor Torres | 38 | 66 | 6 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
JesΓΊs Alou | 28 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 1 | 8 |
Gary Sutherland | 16 | 54 | 14 | .259 | 0 | 3 |
Larry Howard | 20 | 48 | 8 | .167 | 0 | 4 |
Greg Gross | 14 | 39 | 9 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
Cliff Johnson | 7 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 2 | 6 |
Ray Busse | 15 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 0 |
Rafael Batista | 12 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 2 |
Dave Campbell | 9 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 2 |
Mike Easler | 6 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Otis Thornton | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Norm Miller | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitchingβ»
Starting pitchersβ»
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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Jerry Reuss | 41 | 279.1 | 16 | 13 | 3.74 | 177 |
Dave Roberts | 39 | 249.1 | 17 | 11 | 2.85 | 119 |
Don Wilson | 37 | 239.1 | 11 | 16 | 3.20 | 149 |
Doug Konieczny | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.54 | 6 |
Other pitchersβ»
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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Ken Forsch | 46 | 201.1 | 9 | 12 | 4.20 | 149 |
Tom Griffin | 25 | 99.2 | 4 | 6 | 4.15 | 69 |
J.R. Richard | 16 | 72.0 | 6 | 2 | 4.00 | 75 |
Larry Dierker | 14 | 27.0 | 1 | 1 | 4.33 | 18 |
Relief pitchersβ»
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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Jim Crawford | 48 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.50 | 56 |
Jim Ray | 42 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4.43 | 25 |
Jim York | 41 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4.42 | 22 |
Cecil Upshaw | 35 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.46 | 21 |
Fred Gladding | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 9 |
Juan Pizarro | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.56 | 10 |
Mike Cosgrove | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 2 |
Farm systemβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Tommie Agee at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Stanton at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Winfield at Baseball Reference
- ^ JesΓΊs Alou at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ken Landreaux at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Davey at Baseball Reference