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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




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  













1974 Houston Astros season






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1974 Houston Astros
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkAstrodome
CityHouston, Texas
Record81–81 (.500)
Divisional place4th
OwnersRoy Hofheinz
General managersSpec Richardson
ManagersPreston Gómez
TelevisionKPRC-TV
RadioKPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Loel Passe)
← 1973 Seasons 1975 →

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.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Standings

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  • t
  • e
    • NL West
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Los Angeles Dodgers 102 60 .630 — 52‍–‍29 50‍–‍31
    Cincinnati Reds 98 64 .605 4 50‍–‍31 48‍–‍33
    Atlanta Braves 88 74 .543 14 46‍–‍35 42‍–‍39
    Houston Astros 81 81 .500 21 46‍–‍35 35‍–‍46
    San Francisco Giants 72 90 .444 30 37‍–‍44 35‍–‍46
    San Diego Padres 60 102 .370 42 36‍–‍45 24‍–‍57

    Record vs. opponents

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    1974 National League record
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  • e

    • 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 — 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

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    Roster

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    1974 Houston Astros
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		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 Milt May 127 405 117 .289 7 54
    1B Lee May 152 556 149 .268 24 85
    2B Tommy Helms 137 452 126 .279 5 50
    SS Roger Metzger 143 572 145 .253 0 30
    3B Doug Rader 152 533 137 .257 17 78
    LF Bob Watson 150 524 156 .298 11 67
    CF César Cedeño 160 610 164 .269 26 102
    RF Greg Gross 156 589 185 .314 0 36

    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
    Cliff Johnson 83 171 39 .228 10 29
    Larry Milbourne 112 136 38 .279 0 9
    Johnny Edwards 50 117 26 .222 1 10
    Wilbur Howard 64 111 24 .216 2 5
    Bob Gallagher 102 87 15 .172 0 3
    Ollie Brown 27 69 15 .217 3 6
    Mick Kelleher 19 57 9 .158 0 2
    Ray Busse 19 34 7 .206 0 0
    Denis Menke 30 29 3 .103 0 1
    Dave Campbell 35 23 2 .087 0 2
    Mike Easler 15 15 1 .067 0 0
    Skip Jutze 8 13 3 .231 0 1

    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
    Larry Dierker 33 223.2 11 10 2.90 150
    Tom Griffin 34 211.0 14 10 3.54 110
    Don Wilson 33 204.2 11 13 3.08 112
    Dave Roberts 34 204.0 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

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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
    J.R. Richard 15 64.2 2 3 4.18 42
    Doug Konieczny 6 16.0 0 3 7.88 8

    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
    Ken Forsch 70 8 7 10 2.79 48
    Fred Scherman 53 2 5 4 4.11 35
    Mike Cosgrove 45 7 3 2 3.50 47
    Jerry Johnson 34 2 1 0 4.80 32
    Jim York 28 2 2 1 3.29 15
    Ramón de los Santos 12 1 1 0 2.19 7
    Mike Nagy 9 1 1 0 8.53 5

    Farm system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    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

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    1. ^ Wilbur HowardatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Alan KnicelyatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Oscar ZamoraatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Dan LarsonatBaseball Reference
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