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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  


2.3.1  Draft picks  






2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Farm system  




5 References  




6 External links  













1973 Houston Astros season






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1973 Houston Astros
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkAstrodome
CityHouston, Texas
Record82–80 (.506)
Divisional place4th
OwnersRoy Hofheinz
General managersSpec Richardson
ManagersLeo Durocher
TelevisionKPRC-TV
RadioKPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Loel Passe)
← 1972 Seasons 1974 →

The 1973 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League West with a record of 82–80, 17 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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  • e
    • NL West
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Cincinnati Reds 99 63 .611 — 50‍–‍31 49‍–‍32
    Los Angeles Dodgers 95 66 .590 3½ 50‍–‍31 45‍–‍35
    San Francisco Giants 88 74 .543 11 47‍–‍34 41‍–‍40
    Houston Astros 82 80 .506 17 41‍–‍40 41‍–‍40
    Atlanta Braves 76 85 .472 22½ 40‍–‍40 36‍–‍45
    San Diego Padres 60 102 .370 39 31‍–‍50 29‍–‍52

    Record vs. opponents

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    1973 National League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
    Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
    Atlanta — 7–5 5–13 11–7 2–15–1 6–6 6–6 6–6 7–5 12–6 8–10 6–6
    Chicago 5–7 — 8–4 6–6 5–7 9–9 10–7 10–8 6–12 7–5 2–10 9–9
    Cincinnati 13–5 4–8 — 11–7 11–7 8–4 8–4 8–4 7–5 13–5 10–8 6–6
    Houston 7–11 6–6 7–11 — 11–7 6–6 6–6 7–5 6–6 10–8 11–7 5–7
    Los Angeles 15–2–1 7–5 7–11 7–11 — 7–5 7–5 9–3 10–2 9–9 9–9 8–4
    Montreal 6–6 9–9 4–8 6–6 5–7 — 9–9 13–5 6–12 7–5 6–6 8–10
    New York 6–6 7–10 4–8 6–6 5–7 9–9 — 9–9 13–5 8–4 5–7 10–8
    Philadelphia 6-6 8–10 4–8 5–7 3–9 5–13 9–9 — 8–10 9–3 5–7 9–9
    Pittsburgh 5–7 12–6 5–7 6–6 2–10 12–6 5–13 10–8 — 8–4 5–7 10–8
    San Diego 6–12 5–7 5–13 8–10 9–9 5–7 4–8 3–9 4–8 — 7–11 4–8
    San Francisco 10–8 10–2 8–10 7–11 9–9 6–6 7–5 7–5 7–5 11–7 — 6–6
    St. Louis 6–6 9–9 6–6 7–5 4–8 10–8 8–10 9–9 8–10 8–4 6–6 —


    Notable transactions

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    Draft picks

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    Roster

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    1973 Houston Astros
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    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

    Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
    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 César Cedeño 139 525 168 .320 25 70
    RF Jim Wynn 139 481 106 .220 20 55

    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

    Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
    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
    Héctor Torres 38 66 6 .091 0 2
    Jesús 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

    Pitching

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    Starting pitchers

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    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 pitchers

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    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 pitchers

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

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    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 system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Denver Bears American Association Jimmy Williams
    AA Columbus Astros Southern League Wayne Terwilliger
    A Cedar Rapids Astros Midwest League Leo Posada
    Rookie Covington Astros Appalachian League Billy Smith

    References

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    1. ^ a b Tommie AgeeatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Mike StantonatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Dave WinfieldatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Jesús AlouatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Ken LandreauxatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Mike DaveyatBaseball Reference
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