1969 Houston Astros

81-81 • .500 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1969 Houston Astros went 81-81 (.500) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 676 runs, allowed 668, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Jim Wynn (33 HR, 87 RBI) and Larry Dierker (20-13, 2.33 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

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
5th Rank
676 R 668 RA
Diff +8

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676 Runs Scored
668 Runs Allowed
+8 Run Diff
1,442K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 NL Average

Batting Avg .240 4% below the 1969 league average (.250)
OBP .330 4% above the 1969 league average (.319)
SLG .352 5% below the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 3.60 equal to the 1969 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 676 3% above the 1969 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,442,995
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Avg per Game 17,814

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Marty Martinez 0.308 2 Denis Menke 0.269 3 Jim Wynn 0.269 4 Norm Miller 0.264 5 Julio Gotay 0.259

Home Runs

1 Jim Wynn 33 2 Joe Morgan 15 3 Curt Blefary 12 4 Doug Rader 11 5 Denis Menke 10

RBI

1 Denis Menke 90 2 Jim Wynn 87 3 Doug Rader 83 4 Curt Blefary 67 5 Johnny Edwards 50
1969 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Doug Rader 155 569 62 140 25 3 11 83 62 103 1 0.246
Denis Menke 154 553 72 149 25 5 10 90 87 87 2 0.269
Curt Blefary 155 542 66 137 26 7 12 67 77 79 8 0.253
Joe Morgan 147 535 94 126 18 5 15 43 110 74 49 0.236
Johnny Edwards 151 496 52 115 20 6 6 50 53 69 2 0.232
Jim Wynn 149 495 113 133 17 1 33 87 148 142 23 0.269
Jesus Alou 115 452 49 112 19 4 5 34 15 30 4 0.248
Norm Miller 119 409 58 108 21 4 4 50 47 77 4 0.264
Marty Martinez 78 198 14 61 5 4 0 15 10 21 0 0.308
Gary Geiger 93 125 19 28 4 1 0 16 24 34 2 0.224
Sandy Valdespino 41 119 17 29 4 0 0 12 15 19 2 0.244
Larry Dierker 39 118 7 17 2 0 1 7 2 38 0 0.144
Denny Lemaster 38 88 3 15 3 0 1 7 6 26 0 0.170
Julio Gotay 46 81 7 21 5 0 0 9 7 13 2 0.259
Don Wilson 34 81 7 8 2 0 0 5 3 36 0 0.099
Tommy Davis 24 79 2 19 3 0 1 9 8 9 1 0.241
Leon McFadden 44 74 3 13 2 0 0 3 4 9 1 0.176
Hector Torres 34 69 5 11 1 0 1 8 2 12 0 0.159
Tom Griffin 31 62 6 9 1 0 2 8 5 35 0 0.145
Don Bryant 31 59 2 11 1 0 1 6 4 13 0 0.186
Bob Watson 20 40 3 11 3 0 0 3 6 5 0 0.275
Jim Ray 40 26 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.115
Jack Billingham 52 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.071
Wade Blasingame 27 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Keith Lampard 9 12 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0.250
Fred Gladding 57 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.100
Cesar Geronimo 28 8 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Dooley Womack 30 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
Jim Bouton 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
John Mayberry 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Skip Guinn 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Coombs 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Watkins 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dan Schneider 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Henry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scipio Spinks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Willis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Larry Dierker 2.33 2 Denny Lemaster 3.16 3 Dooley Womack 3.51 4 Tom Griffin 3.54 5 Jim Ray 3.91

Wins

1 Larry Dierker 20 2 Don Wilson 16 3 Denny Lemaster 13 4 Tom Griffin 11 5 Jim Ray 8

Strikeouts

1 Don Wilson 235 2 Larry Dierker 232 3 Tom Griffin 200 4 Denny Lemaster 173 5 Jim Ray 115
1969 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Dierker 20 13 2.33 39 37 0 305.1 240 79 72 232
Denny Lemaster 13 17 3.16 38 37 1 244.2 232 86 72 173
Don Wilson 16 12 4.00 34 34 0 225.0 210 100 97 235
Tom Griffin 11 10 3.54 31 31 0 188.1 156 74 93 200
Jim Ray 8 2 3.91 40 13 0 115.0 105 50 48 115
Jack Billingham 6 7 4.25 52 4 2 82.2 92 39 29 71
Fred Gladding 4 8 4.21 57 0 29 72.2 83 34 27 40
Wade Blasingame 0 5 5.37 26 5 1 52.0 66 31 33 33
Dooley Womack 2 1 3.51 30 0 0 51.1 49 20 20 32
Jim Bouton 0 2 4.11 16 1 1 30.2 32 14 12 32
Skip Guinn 1 2 6.67 28 0 0 27.0 34 20 21 33
Bob Watkins 0 0 5.17 5 0 0 15.2 13 9 13 11
Danny Coombs 0 1 6.75 8 0 0 8.0 12 6 2 3
Dan Schneider 0 1 13.50 6 0 0 7.1 16 11 5 3
Bill Henry 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 5.0 2 0 2 2
Ron Willis 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2.1 3 0 0 2
Scipio Spinks 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 4
Marty Martinez 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0.2 1 1 0 0

👥 Roster (37)

Jesus Alou Jack Billingham Wade Blasingame Curt Blefary Jim Bouton Don Bryant Danny Coombs Tommy Davis Larry Dierker Johnny Edwards Gary Geiger Cesar Geronimo +25 more

37 players

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The 1969 Houston Astros in brief

A 81-81 record (.500) put the 1969 Houston Astros 5th in the NL West. Runs came in at 676 scored against 668 allowed (+8). At the plate the Houston Astros hit .240, 4% worse than the league's .250. League clubs averaged 658 runs that year, so the Houston Astros scored 3% more. The home park, Astrodome, recorded 1,442,995 in attendance, about 17,814 a game. For power, Jim Wynn led the way with 33 homers.

Denis Menke drove in a team-high 90 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Larry Dierker (20). The strikeout leader was Don Wilson with 235. Fred Gladding saved 29 games. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1968 season and the 1970 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 Houston Astros

What was the 1969 Houston Astros record?
The 1969 Houston Astros finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1969 Houston Astros in home runs?
Jim Wynn led the 1969 Houston Astros with 33 home runs.
What was the 1969 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1969 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.60.
Did the 1969 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1969 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 Houston Astros play?
The 1969 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1969 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Wynn (33 HR, 87 RBI) and Larry Dierker (20-13, 2.33 ERA).
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