1974 Houston Astros season
The 1974 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League West with a record of 81–81, 21 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Record | 81–81 (.500) |
Divisional place | 4th |
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Owner(s) | Roy Hofheinz |
General manager(s) | Spec Richardson |
Manager(s) | Preston Gómez |
Local television | KPRC-TV |
Local radio | KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Loel Passe) |
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Offseason
- March 30, 1974: Larry Yount and Don Stratton (minors) were traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for Wilbur Howard.[1]
Regular season
Standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 52–29 | 50–31 |
Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 4 | 50–31 | 48–33 |
Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 14 | 46–35 | 42–39 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 21 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 30 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 42 | 36–45 | 24–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 7–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 17–1 | 8–10 | 9–3 | |||||
Chicago | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–7–1 | 7–5 | — | 14–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 12–6 | 8–4 | 4–14 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 16–2 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–9 | |||||
New York | 4–8 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–11 | |||||
San Diego | 1–17 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 2–16 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 5, 1974: Alan Knicely was drafted by the Astros in the 3rd round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.[2]
- June 17, 1974: Oscar Zamora was purchased from the Astros by the Chicago Cubs.[3]
- August 15, 1974: Claude Osteen was traded by the Astros to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ron Selak (minors) and a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the trade by sending Dan Larson to the Astros on October 14.[4]
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 | Milt May | 127 | 405 | 117 | .289 | 7 | 54 |
1B | Lee May | 152 | 556 | 149 | .268 | 24 | 85 |
CF | César Cedeño | 160 | 610 | 164 | .269 | 26 | 102 |
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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Cliff Johnson | 83 | 171 | 39 | .228 | 10 | 29 |
Johnny Edwards | 50 | 117 | 26 | .222 | 1 | 10 |
Wilbur Howard | 64 | 111 | 24 | .216 | 2 | 5 |
Ollie Brown | 27 | 69 | 15 | .217 | 3 | 6 |
Denis Menke | 30 | 29 | 3 | .103 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Campbell | 35 | 23 | 2 | .087 | 0 | 2 |
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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Larry Dierker | 33 | 223.2 | 11 | 10 | 2.90 | 150 |
Tom Griffin | 34 | 211 | 14 | 10 | 3.54 | 110 |
Don Wilson | 33 | 204.2 | 11 | 13 | 3.08 | 112 |
Dave Roberts | 34 | 204 | 10 | 12 | 3.40 | 72 |
Claude Osteen | 23 | 138.1 | 9 | 9 | 3.71 | 45 |
Paul Siebert | 5 | 25.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.55 | 10 |
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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Doug Konieczny | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 7.88 | 8 |
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 | 70 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2.79 | 48 |
Mike Cosgrove | 45 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3.50 | 47 |
Jerry Johnson | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.80 | 32 |
Ramón de los Santos | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 | 7 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Denver Bears | American Association | Frank Verdi |
AA | Columbus Astros | Southern League | Jimmy Williams |
A | Cedar Rapids Astros | Midwest League | Leo Posada |
Rookie | Covington Astros | Appalachian League | Billy Smith |
References
- Wilbur Howard at Baseball Reference
- Alan Knicely at Baseball Reference
- Oscar Zamora at Baseball Reference
- Dan Larson at Baseball Reference