1976 Houston Astros season
Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox baseball team season The 1976 Houston Astros season was the 15th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 12th as the Astros, 15th in the National League (NL), eighth in the NL West division, and 12th at The Astrodome. They entered the season as having posted the most losses in franchise history with a 65–97 record, as well as finishing the most games behind first place, at <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />43+1⁄2.
Center fielder César Cedeño was selected to the MLB All-Star Game for the fourth time in his career.
The team finished third in the National League West with a record of 80–82, 22 games behind the first-place Cincinnati Reds.
Cedeño also won his fourth career Gold Glove Award following the season.
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
Summary
With flooding in Greater Houston, the Astros were forced to cancel their game on June 15, 1976, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. This became the first and remained the only rainout that ever occurred in all the years that the Astros played at the Astrodome.[3]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Template:1976 NL Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- June 6, 1976: Terry Humphrey and Mike Barlow were traded by the Astros to the California Angels for Ed Herrmann.[4]
- June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
- Floyd Bannister was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st pick).[5]
- Gary Rajsich was drafted by the Astros in the 11th round.[6]
- Bert Roberge was drafted by the Astros in the 17th round.[7]
Roster
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Player stats
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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 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 79 | 265 | 54 | .204 | 3 | 25 |
| 1B | Bob Watson | 157 | 585 | 183 | .313 | 16 | 102 |
| 2B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 109 | 410 | 105 | .256 | 0 | 23 |
| SS | Roger Metzger | 152 | 481 | 101 | .210 | 0 | 29 |
| 3B | Enos Cabell | 144 | 586 | 160 | .273 | 2 | 43 |
| LF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 133 | 439 | 133 | .303 | 4 | 61 |
| CF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 150 | 575 | 171 | .297 | 18 | 83 |
| RF | Greg Gross | 128 | 426 | 122 | .286 | 0 | 27 |
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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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 108 | 318 | 72 | .226 | 10 | 49 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 87 | 235 | 68 | .289 | 7 | 33 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 94 | 191 | 42 | .220 | 1 | 18 |
| Larry Milbourne | 59 | 145 | 36 | .248 | 0 | 7 |
| Ken Boswell | 91 | 126 | 33 | .262 | 0 | 18 |
| Jerry DaVanon | 61 | 107 | 31 | .290 | 1 | 20 |
| Skip Jutze | 42 | 92 | 14 | .152 | 0 | 6 |
| Alex Taveras | 14 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Howe | 21 | 29 | 4 | .138 | 0 | 0 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 8 | 24 | 5 | .208 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Chiles | 5 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 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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| J.R. Richard | 39 | 291.0 | 20 | 15 | 2.75 | 214 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28 | 187.1 | 13 | 14 | 3.69 | 112 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 28 | 172.1 | 9 | 10 | 3.60 | 59 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 13 | 92.1 | 5 | 8 | 3.02 | 42 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 22 | 89.2 | 3 | 4 | 5.52 | 34 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 4 | 29.0 | 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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| Joe Niekro | 36 | 118.0 | 4 | 8 | 3.36 | 77 |
| Bo McLaughlin | 17 | 79.0 | 4 | 5 | 2.85 | 32 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19 | 53.2 | 2 | 2 | 5.70 | 21 |
| Joe Sambito | 20 | 53.1 | 3 | 2 | 3.54 | 26 |
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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| Ken Forsch | 52 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 2.15 | 49 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 40 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2.97 | 36 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6.05 | 33 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.16 | 10 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 11 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.06 | 10 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 5 |
Farm system
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References
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- ↑ Joaquín Andújar page on Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jim Crawford page on Baseball Reference
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Terry Humphrey at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Floyd Bannister at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Gary Rajsich at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bert Roberge at Baseball Reference
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External links
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