1968 Houston Astros

72-90 • .444 Win% • 10th in NL

The 1968 Houston Astros went 72-90 (.444) finishing 10th in the NL. The club scored 510 runs, allowed 588, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Jim Wynn (26 HR, 67 RBI) and Don Wilson (13-16, 3.28 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

72 Wins
90 Losses
.444 Win %
10th Rank
510 R 588 RA
Diff -78

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510 Runs Scored
588 Runs Allowed
-78 Run Diff
1,326K Attendance

📈 vs. 1968 NL Average

Batting Avg .231 5% below the 1968 league average (.243)
OBP .298 1% below the 1968 league average (.299)
SLG .317 7% below the 1968 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.26 9% worse than the 1968 league average (2.99)
Runs Scored 510 9% below the 1968 league average (558 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,326,718
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Avg per Game 16,379

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1968

Batting Avg

1 Rusty Staub 0.291 2 Jim Wynn 0.269 3 Doug Rader 0.267 4 Denis Menke 0.249 5 John Bateman 0.249

Home Runs

1 Jim Wynn 26 2 Denis Menke 6 3 Norm Miller 6 4 Doug Rader 6 5 Rusty Staub 6

RBI

1 Rusty Staub 72 2 Jim Wynn 67 3 Denis Menke 56 4 Bob Aspromonte 46 5 Doug Rader 43
1968 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rusty Staub 161 591 54 172 37 1 6 72 73 57 2 0.291
Denis Menke 150 542 56 135 23 6 6 56 64 81 5 0.249
Jim Wynn 156 542 85 146 23 5 26 67 90 131 11 0.269
Hector Torres 128 466 44 104 11 1 1 24 18 64 2 0.223
Bob Aspromonte 124 409 25 92 9 2 1 46 35 57 1 0.225
John Bateman 111 350 28 87 19 0 4 33 23 46 1 0.249
Doug Rader 98 333 42 89 16 4 6 43 31 51 2 0.267
Norm Miller 79 257 35 61 18 2 6 28 22 48 6 0.237
Ron Davis 52 217 22 46 10 1 1 12 13 48 0 0.212
Lee Thomas 90 201 14 39 4 0 1 11 14 22 2 0.194
Dick Simpson 59 177 25 33 7 2 3 11 20 61 4 0.186
Julio Gotay 75 165 9 41 3 0 1 11 4 21 1 0.248
Bob Watson 45 140 13 32 7 0 2 8 13 32 1 0.229
Dave Adlesh 40 104 3 19 1 1 0 4 5 27 0 0.183
Jose Herrera 27 100 9 24 5 0 0 7 4 12 0 0.240
Dave Giusti 38 82 4 15 1 0 0 9 1 17 0 0.183
Ron Brand 43 81 7 13 2 0 0 4 9 11 1 0.160
Larry Dierker 33 73 2 5 1 0 0 3 2 35 0 0.068
Don Wilson 34 70 7 15 2 0 1 6 1 16 0 0.214
Denny Lemaster 33 65 2 2 0 0 0 1 6 20 0 0.031
Ivan Murrell 32 59 3 6 1 1 0 3 1 17 0 0.102
Mike Cuellar 28 57 3 11 1 0 1 3 0 25 0 0.193
Hal King 27 55 4 8 2 1 0 2 7 16 0 0.145
Nate Colbert 20 53 5 8 1 0 0 4 1 23 1 0.151
Leon McFadden 16 47 2 13 1 0 0 1 6 10 1 0.277
Joe Morgan 10 20 6 5 0 1 0 0 7 4 3 0.250
John Buzhardt 39 16 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.250
Jim Ray 42 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.067
Byron Browne 10 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 0.231
Danny Coombs 40 10 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.400
John Mayberry 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Shea 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Wade Blasingame 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.000
Tom Dukes 43 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Danny Walton 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hal Gilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Gladding 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat House 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1968

ERA

1 Jim Ray 2.68 2 Mike Cuellar 2.74 3 Denny Lemaster 2.81 4 John Buzhardt 3.12 5 Dave Giusti 3.19

Wins

1 Don Wilson 13 2 Larry Dierker 12 3 Dave Giusti 11 4 Denny Lemaster 10 5 Mike Cuellar 8

Strikeouts

1 Dave Giusti 186 2 Don Wilson 175 3 Larry Dierker 161 4 Denny Lemaster 146 5 Mike Cuellar 133
1968 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Giusti 11 14 3.19 37 34 1 251.0 226 89 67 186
Larry Dierker 12 15 3.31 32 32 0 233.2 206 86 89 161
Denny Lemaster 10 15 2.81 33 32 0 224.0 231 70 72 146
Don Wilson 13 16 3.28 33 30 0 208.2 187 76 70 175
Mike Cuellar 8 11 2.74 28 24 1 170.2 152 52 45 133
John Buzhardt 4 4 3.12 39 4 5 83.2 73 29 35 37
Jim Ray 2 3 2.68 41 2 1 80.2 65 24 25 71
Tom Dukes 2 2 4.27 43 0 4 52.2 62 25 28 37
Danny Coombs 4 3 3.28 40 2 2 46.2 52 17 17 29
Wade Blasingame 1 2 4.75 22 2 1 36.0 45 19 10 22
Steve Shea 4 4 3.38 30 0 6 34.2 27 13 11 15
Pat House 1 1 7.71 18 0 0 16.1 21 14 6 6
Fred Gladding 0 0 14.54 7 0 2 4.1 8 7 3 2
Hal Gilson 0 0 7.36 2 0 0 3.2 7 3 1 1

👥 Roster (38)

Dave Adlesh Bob Aspromonte John Bateman Wade Blasingame Ron Brand Byron Browne John Buzhardt Nate Colbert Danny Coombs Mike Cuellar Ron Davis Larry Dierker +26 more

38 players

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The 1968 Houston Astros in brief

The record for the 1968 Houston Astros reads 72 wins and 90 losses, good for 10th in the NL. With 510 runs scored and 588 given up, the 1968 differential was -78. The team batting average of .231 was 5% below the 1968 league mark of .243. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.26 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.99. The 510 runs scored compare with a league average of 558 per club, 9% fewer.

The home park, Astrodome, recorded 1,326,718 in attendance, about 16,379 a game. Jim Wynn led the club in home runs with 26. Rusty Staub led in RBI with 72. Don Wilson was the top winner, with 13 victories. Dave Giusti struck out 186, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1968 Houston Astros

What was the 1968 Houston Astros record?
The 1968 Houston Astros finished 72-90 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1968 Houston Astros in home runs?
Jim Wynn led the 1968 Houston Astros with 26 home runs.
What was the 1968 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1968 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.26.
Did the 1968 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1968 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1968 Houston Astros play?
The 1968 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1968 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Wynn (26 HR, 67 RBI) and Don Wilson (13-16, 3.28 ERA).
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