1970 Houston Astros

79-83 • .488 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1970 Houston Astros went 79-83 (.488) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 744 runs, allowed 763, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Jim Wynn (27 HR, 88 RBI) and Larry Dierker (16-12, 3.87 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
4th Rank
744 R 763 RA
Diff -19

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744 Runs Scored
763 Runs Allowed
-19 Run Diff
1,247K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% above the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .331 1% above the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .390 equal to the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.23 5% worse than the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 744 2% above the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,247,444
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Avg per Game 15,400

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Cesar Cedeno 0.310 2 Larry Howard 0.307 3 Jesus Alou 0.306 4 Denis Menke 0.304 5 Tommy Davis 0.282

Home Runs

1 Jim Wynn 27 2 Doug Rader 25 3 Joe Pepitone 14 4 Denis Menke 13 5 Bob Watson 11

RBI

1 Denis Menke 92 2 Jim Wynn 88 3 Doug Rader 87 4 Bob Watson 61 5 Joe Morgan 52
1970 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Doug Rader 156 576 90 145 25 3 25 87 57 102 3 0.252
Denis Menke 154 562 82 171 26 6 13 92 82 80 6 0.304
Jim Wynn 157 554 82 156 32 2 27 88 106 96 24 0.282
Joe Morgan 144 548 102 147 28 9 8 52 102 55 42 0.268
Jesus Alou 117 458 59 140 27 3 1 44 21 15 3 0.306
Johnny Edwards 140 458 46 101 16 4 7 49 51 63 1 0.221
Cesar Cedeno 90 355 46 110 21 4 7 42 15 57 17 0.310
Bob Watson 97 327 48 89 19 2 11 61 24 59 1 0.272
Joe Pepitone 75 279 44 70 9 5 14 35 18 28 5 0.251
Norm Miller 90 226 29 54 9 0 4 29 41 33 3 0.239
Tommy Davis 57 213 24 60 12 2 3 30 7 25 8 0.282
Marty Martinez 75 150 12 33 3 0 0 12 9 22 0 0.220
John Mayberry 50 148 23 32 3 2 5 14 21 33 1 0.216
Larry Dierker 37 92 7 16 2 0 0 4 1 37 0 0.174
Larry Howard 31 88 11 27 6 0 2 16 10 23 0 0.307
Keith Lampard 53 72 8 17 8 1 0 5 5 24 0 0.236
Don Wilson 30 69 1 8 2 0 0 4 0 28 0 0.116
Hector Torres 31 65 6 16 1 2 0 5 6 8 0 0.246
Jack Billingham 46 58 2 6 0 0 0 1 4 27 0 0.103
Denny Lemaster 39 45 3 8 0 0 1 7 5 13 0 0.178
Cesar Geronimo 47 37 5 9 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0.243
Tom Griffin 23 33 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.061
Jim Ray 52 27 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.185
Jim Beauchamp 31 26 3 5 0 0 1 4 3 7 0 0.192
Wade Blasingame 13 24 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 10 0 0.083
Don Bryant 15 24 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 0.208
Jim Bouton 29 17 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.353
Ron Cook 43 17 2 4 0 2 0 1 1 11 0 0.235
Ken Forsch 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Fred Gladding 63 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
George Culver 32 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Gary Geiger 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Scipio Spinks 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack DiLauro 43 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Buddy Harris 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Marshall 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leon McFadden 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Osinski 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 George Culver 3.20 2 Jim Ray 3.26 3 Wade Blasingame 3.48 4 Ron Cook 3.72 5 Larry Dierker 3.87

Wins

1 Larry Dierker 16 2 Jack Billingham 13 3 Don Wilson 11 4 Fred Gladding 7 5 Denny Lemaster 7

Strikeouts

1 Larry Dierker 191 2 Jack Billingham 134 3 Denny Lemaster 103 4 Don Wilson 94 5 Tom Griffin 72
1970 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Dierker 16 12 3.87 37 36 1 269.2 263 116 82 191
Jack Billingham 13 9 3.98 46 24 0 187.2 190 83 63 134
Don Wilson 11 6 3.91 29 27 0 184.1 188 80 66 94
Denny Lemaster 7 12 4.56 39 21 3 162.0 169 82 65 103
Tom Griffin 3 13 5.74 23 20 0 111.1 118 71 72 72
Jim Ray 6 3 3.26 52 2 5 105.0 97 38 49 67
Ron Cook 4 4 3.72 41 7 2 82.1 80 34 42 50
Wade Blasingame 3 3 3.48 13 13 0 77.2 76 30 23 55
Jim Bouton 4 6 5.40 29 6 0 73.1 84 44 33 49
Fred Gladding 7 4 4.06 63 0 18 71.0 84 32 24 46
George Culver 3 3 3.20 32 0 3 45.0 44 16 21 31
Jack DiLauro 1 3 4.28 42 0 3 33.2 34 16 17 23
Ken Forsch 1 2 5.63 4 4 0 24.0 28 15 5 13
Scipio Spinks 0 1 9.88 5 2 0 13.2 17 15 9 6
Buddy Harris 0 0 5.68 2 0 0 6.1 6 4 0 2
Mike Marshall 0 1 8.44 4 0 0 5.1 8 5 4 5
Dan Osinski 0 1 9.82 3 0 0 3.2 5 4 2 1

👥 Roster (38)

Jesus Alou Jim Beauchamp Jack Billingham Wade Blasingame Jim Bouton Don Bryant Cesar Cedeno Ron Cook George Culver Tommy Davis Jack DiLauro Larry Dierker +26 more

38 players

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The 1970 Houston Astros in brief

The 1970 Houston Astros finished 79-83, a .488 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL West. The run column shows 744 for and 763 against. At the plate the Houston Astros hit .259, 1% better than the league's .258. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 4.23 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.05. The 744 runs scored compare with a league average of 731 per club, 2% more.

Astrodome was home in 1970, drawing a total attendance of 1,247,444. Jim Wynn led the club in home runs with 27. Denis Menke drove in a team-high 92 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Larry Dierker (16). Fred Gladding saved 18 games. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 Houston Astros

What was the 1970 Houston Astros record?
The 1970 Houston Astros finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1970 Houston Astros in home runs?
Jim Wynn led the 1970 Houston Astros with 27 home runs.
What was the 1970 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1970 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 4.23.
Did the 1970 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1970 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 Houston Astros play?
The 1970 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1970 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Wynn (27 HR, 88 RBI) and Larry Dierker (16-12, 3.87 ERA).
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