1971 Houston Astros

79-83 • .488 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1971 Houston Astros went 79-83 (.488) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 585 runs, allowed 567, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Joe Morgan (13 HR, 56 RBI) and Don Wilson (16-10, 2.45 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
585 R 567 RA
Diff +18

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585 Runs Scored
567 Runs Allowed
+18 Run Diff
1,260K Attendance

📈 vs. 1971 NL Average

Batting Avg .240 5% below the 1971 league average (.251)
OBP .302 4% below the 1971 league average (.316)
SLG .339 7% below the 1971 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.13 10% better than the 1971 league average (3.47)
Runs Scored 585 8% below the 1971 league average (633 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,260,897
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Avg per Game 15,566

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1971

Batting Avg

1 Bob Watson 0.288 2 Jesus Alou 0.279 3 Jack Hiatt 0.276 4 Cesar Cedeno 0.264 5 Marty Martinez 0.258

Home Runs

1 Joe Morgan 13 2 Doug Rader 12 3 Cesar Cedeno 10 4 Bob Watson 9 5 John Mayberry 7

RBI

1 Cesar Cedeno 81 2 Bob Watson 67 3 Joe Morgan 56 4 Doug Rader 56 5 Jim Wynn 45
1971 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cesar Cedeno 161 611 85 161 40 6 10 81 25 102 20 0.264
Joe Morgan 160 583 87 149 27 11 13 56 88 52 40 0.256
Roger Metzger 150 562 64 132 14 11 0 26 44 50 15 0.235
Doug Rader 135 484 51 118 21 4 12 56 40 112 5 0.244
Denis Menke 146 475 57 117 26 3 1 43 59 68 4 0.246
Bob Watson 129 468 49 135 17 3 9 67 41 56 0 0.288
Jesus Alou 122 433 41 121 21 4 2 40 13 17 3 0.279
Jim Wynn 123 404 38 82 16 0 7 45 56 63 10 0.203
Johnny Edwards 106 317 18 74 13 4 1 23 26 38 1 0.233
Jack Hiatt 69 174 16 48 8 1 1 16 35 39 0 0.276
John Mayberry 46 137 16 25 0 1 7 14 13 32 0 0.182
Rich Chiles 67 119 12 27 5 1 2 15 6 20 0 0.227
Don Wilson 35 91 5 14 1 0 0 7 1 37 0 0.154
Cesar Geronimo 94 82 13 18 2 2 1 6 5 31 2 0.220
Norm Miller 45 74 5 19 5 0 2 10 5 13 0 0.257
Jack Billingham 33 73 1 9 0 0 0 4 1 30 0 0.123
Larry Howard 24 64 6 15 3 0 2 14 3 17 0 0.234
Marty Martinez 32 62 4 16 3 1 0 4 3 6 1 0.258
Ken Forsch 33 59 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 30 0 0.136
Larry Dierker 24 54 4 4 1 0 0 2 1 16 0 0.074
Wade Blasingame 30 49 5 10 3 0 1 9 7 18 0 0.204
Ray Busse 10 34 2 5 3 0 0 4 2 9 0 0.147
Jim Ray 47 18 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.167
George Culver 59 11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.091
Tom Griffin 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.111
Scipio Spinks 5 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.222
Ron Cook 6 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
J. R. Richard 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Denny Lemaster 42 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Derrel Thomas 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Greif 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Jay Schlueter 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Fred Gladding 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Buddy Harris 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Skip Guinn 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Yount 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1971

ERA

1 Fred Gladding 2.10 2 Jim Ray 2.12 3 Don Wilson 2.45 4 Ken Forsch 2.53 5 George Culver 2.64

Wins

1 Don Wilson 16 2 Larry Dierker 12 3 Jack Billingham 10 4 Jim Ray 10 5 Wade Blasingame 9

Strikeouts

1 Don Wilson 180 2 Jack Billingham 139 3 Ken Forsch 131 4 Wade Blasingame 93 5 Larry Dierker 91
1971 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Don Wilson 16 10 2.45 35 34 0 268.0 195 73 79 180
Jack Billingham 10 16 3.39 33 33 0 228.1 205 86 68 139
Ken Forsch 8 8 2.53 33 23 0 188.1 162 53 53 131
Larry Dierker 12 6 2.72 24 23 0 159.0 150 48 33 91
Wade Blasingame 9 11 4.60 30 28 0 158.1 177 81 45 93
Jim Ray 10 4 2.12 47 1 3 97.2 72 23 31 46
George Culver 5 8 2.64 59 0 7 95.1 89 28 38 57
Denny Lemaster 0 2 3.45 42 0 2 60.0 59 23 22 28
Fred Gladding 4 5 2.10 48 0 12 51.1 51 12 22 17
Tom Griffin 0 6 4.78 10 6 0 37.2 44 20 20 29
Buddy Harris 1 1 6.46 20 0 0 30.2 33 22 16 21
Scipio Spinks 1 0 3.68 5 3 0 29.1 22 12 13 26
Ron Cook 0 4 4.91 5 4 0 25.2 23 14 8 10
J. R. Richard 2 1 3.43 4 4 0 21.0 17 8 16 29
Bill Greif 1 1 5.06 7 3 0 16.0 18 9 8 14
Skip Guinn 0 0 0.00 4 0 1 4.2 1 0 3 3
Larry Yount 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (36)

Jesus Alou Jack Billingham Wade Blasingame Ray Busse Cesar Cedeno Rich Chiles Ron Cook George Culver Larry Dierker Johnny Edwards Ken Forsch Cesar Geronimo +24 more

36 players

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The 1971 Houston Astros in brief

The record for the 1971 Houston Astros reads 79 wins and 83 losses, good for 4th in the NL West. The run column shows 585 for and 567 against. At the plate the Houston Astros hit .240, 5% worse than the league's .251. The staff ERA of 3.13 was 10% better than the league average of 3.47. The 1971 Houston Astros scored 8% fewer runs than the average club (585 against 633).

Astrodome was home in 1971, drawing a total attendance of 1,260,897. The home run leader was Joe Morgan, who hit 13. Cesar Cedeno drove in a team-high 81 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Don Wilson (16). Fred Gladding saved 12 games. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1971 Houston Astros

What was the 1971 Houston Astros record?
The 1971 Houston Astros finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1971 Houston Astros in home runs?
Joe Morgan led the 1971 Houston Astros with 13 home runs.
What was the 1971 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1971 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.13.
Did the 1971 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1971 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1971 Houston Astros play?
The 1971 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1971 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Morgan (13 HR, 56 RBI) and Don Wilson (16-10, 2.45 ERA).
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