1978 Houston Astros

National League
Record: 74 - 88
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Position Players
Player Pos Type GP PA/162 H HR RBI R SB SO BB BA OBP SLG F/R/A Salary
Joe FergusonCP51191317222003037.207.363.380B/B/B-$1.52M
Bruce BochyCF5416741315803511.266.311.377C-/B+/B-$1.25M
Luis PujolsCF56169201111104512.131.198.216C/B/D-$364K
Reggie BaldwinCF3870171115033.254.286.373C/C+/D-$222K
Bob Watson1BF13952713314795135751.289.357.451B-/D-$3.15M
Dave Bergman1BF104228430121523239.231.361.269B/D-$859K
Art Howe2BF1194611237554624134.293.343.436C+/C-$3.10M
Julio Gonzalez2BF7823952116246318.233.263.269B/D-$865K
Keith Drumright2BF17599025043.164.207.164C/D-$200K
Enos Cabell3BF16269419577192338022.295.321.398B/C-$4.30M
Rafael LandestoySSF592305809187238.266.292.298A/D-$1.03M
Jimmy SextonSSF88155292617162813.206.273.298A/D-$658K
Roger MetzgerSSP451382706110912.220.287.268B/D-$488K
Mike FischlinSSF449510003194.116.165.128D/D-$201K
Terry PuhlOFF14964716933587324648.289.343.368A/A-$5.63M
Jose CruzOFF153627178108379375757.315.376.460C/C-$4.89M
Cesar CedenoOFF502095472331232415.281.333.453B+/A+$2.10M
Denny WallingOFF120280623363092430.251.332.356C+/D+$1.49M
Jesus AlouOFF77152452197056.324.345.417C/D-$885K
Wilbur HowardOFF8415834113176225.230.268.291C/B+/D$806K
Pitchers
Player Role Type GP IP/162 GS ERA OAV WHIP K/BB K/9 BB/9 HR/9 Salary
J.R. RichardSF36276.00363.110.1961.212.1499.904.610.392$8.73M
Joe NiekroSF35203.00293.860.2481.301.3294.313.240.577$4.39M
Mark LemongelloSF33211.00303.940.2591.281.1673.292.820.856$4.34M
Tom DixonSF30140.00193.990.2651.291.6504.242.570.514$3.01M
Vern RuhleSF1368.00102.120.2241.131.3503.572.650.000$2.21M
Floyd BannisterSF28111.00164.810.2801.661.4927.675.141.060$1.61M
Ken ForschRF52134.0062.700.2681.301.9194.792.500.135$3.71M
Joaquin AndujarRF35111.00133.420.2241.320.9484.474.720.244$2.87M
Joe SambitoRF6288.0003.070.2601.333.0009.823.270.511$1.96M
Rick WilliamsRF1735.0014.670.3011.531.7004.412.600.519$471K

The 1978 Houston Astros roster is above. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1978 Houston Astros.

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