1973 Houston Astros

82-80 • .506 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1973 Houston Astros went 82-80 (.506) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 681 runs, allowed 672, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Lee May (28 HR, 105 RBI) and Dave Roberts (17-11, 2.85 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

82 Wins
80 Losses
.506 Win %
4th Rank
681 R 672 RA
Diff +9

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681 Runs Scored
672 Runs Allowed
+9 Run Diff
1,393K Attendance

📈 vs. 1973 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 1% below the 1973 league average (.254)
OBP .311 3% below the 1973 league average (.321)
SLG .375 equal to the 1973 league average (.375)
Team ERA 3.75 2% worse than the 1973 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 681 1% above the 1973 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,393,998
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Avg per Game 17,209

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1973

Batting Avg

1 Cesar Cedeno 0.320 2 Bob Watson 0.312 3 Tommy Helms 0.287 4 Lee May 0.270 5 Bob Gallagher 0.264

Home Runs

1 Lee May 28 2 Cesar Cedeno 25 3 Doug Rader 21 4 Jim Wynn 20 5 Bob Watson 16

RBI

1 Lee May 105 2 Bob Watson 94 3 Doug Rader 89 4 Cesar Cedeno 70 5 Tommy Helms 61
1973 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roger Metzger 154 580 67 145 11 14 1 35 39 70 10 0.250
Doug Rader 154 574 79 146 26 0 21 89 46 97 4 0.254
Bob Watson 158 573 97 179 24 3 16 94 85 73 1 0.312
Lee May 148 545 65 147 24 3 28 105 34 122 1 0.270
Tommy Helms 146 543 44 156 28 2 4 61 32 21 1 0.287
Cesar Cedeno 139 525 86 168 35 2 25 70 41 79 56 0.320
Jim Wynn 139 481 90 106 14 5 20 55 91 102 14 0.220
Skip Jutze 90 278 18 62 6 0 0 18 19 37 0 0.223
Johnny Edwards 79 250 24 61 10 2 5 27 19 23 1 0.244
Tommie Agee 83 204 30 48 5 2 8 15 16 55 2 0.235
Bob Gallagher 71 148 16 39 3 1 2 10 3 27 0 0.264
Jerry Reuss 42 95 7 13 3 0 0 8 4 45 0 0.137
Dave Roberts 41 85 3 11 2 0 0 5 0 25 0 0.129
Don Wilson 37 79 4 14 4 0 0 5 1 32 0 0.177
Jimmy Stewart 61 68 6 13 0 0 0 3 9 12 0 0.191
Hector Torres 38 66 3 6 1 0 0 2 7 13 0 0.091
Ken Forsch 46 62 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 26 0 0.065
Jesus Alou 28 55 7 13 2 0 1 8 1 6 0 0.236
Gary Sutherland 16 54 8 14 5 0 0 3 3 5 0 0.259
Larry Howard 20 48 3 8 3 0 0 4 5 12 0 0.167
Greg Gross 14 39 5 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0.231
Tom Griffin 25 28 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 9 0 0.107
J. R. Richard 16 28 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.179
Cliff Johnson 7 20 6 6 2 0 2 6 1 7 0 0.300
Ray Busse 15 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0.059
Rafael Batista 12 15 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.267
Dave Campbell 9 15 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.267
Jim Crawford 48 13 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.231
Jim Ray 42 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.231
Mike Easler 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
Jim York 41 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Larry Dierker 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doug Konieczny 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Norm Miller 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Juan Pizarro 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Otis Thornton 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Cecil Upshaw 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Cosgrove 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Gladding 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1973

ERA

1 Dave Roberts 2.85 2 Don Wilson 3.20 3 Jerry Reuss 3.74 4 J. R. Richard 4.00 5 Tom Griffin 4.15

Wins

1 Dave Roberts 17 2 Jerry Reuss 16 3 Don Wilson 11 4 Ken Forsch 9 5 Jim Ray 6

Strikeouts

1 Jerry Reuss 177 2 Ken Forsch 149 3 Don Wilson 149 4 Dave Roberts 119 5 J. R. Richard 75
1973 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jerry Reuss 16 13 3.74 41 40 0 279.1 271 116 117 177
Dave Roberts 17 11 2.85 39 36 0 249.1 264 79 62 119
Don Wilson 11 16 3.20 37 32 2 239.1 187 85 92 149
Ken Forsch 9 12 4.20 46 26 4 201.1 197 94 74 149
Tom Griffin 4 6 4.15 25 12 0 99.2 83 46 46 69
J. R. Richard 6 2 4.00 16 10 0 72.0 54 32 38 75
Jim Crawford 2 4 4.50 48 0 6 70.0 69 35 33 56
Jim Ray 6 4 4.43 42 0 6 69.0 65 34 38 25
Jim York 3 4 4.42 41 0 6 53.0 65 26 20 22
Cecil Upshaw 2 3 4.46 35 0 1 38.1 38 19 15 21
Larry Dierker 1 1 4.33 14 3 0 27.0 27 13 13 18
Juan Pizarro 2 2 6.56 15 1 0 23.1 28 17 11 10
Fred Gladding 2 0 4.50 16 0 1 16.0 18 8 4 9
Doug Konieczny 0 1 5.54 2 2 0 13.0 12 8 4 6
Mike Cosgrove 1 1 1.80 13 0 0 10.0 11 2 8 2

👥 Roster (39)

Tommie Agee Jesus Alou Rafael Batista Ray Busse Dave Campbell Cesar Cedeno Mike Cosgrove Jim Crawford Larry Dierker Mike Easler Johnny Edwards Ken Forsch +27 more

39 players

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The 1973 Houston Astros in brief

A 82-80 record (.506) put the 1973 Houston Astros 4th in the NL West. The Houston Astros scored 681 runs and allowed 672, a run differential of +9. The team batting average of .251 was 1% below the 1973 league mark of .254. Pitchers allowed 3.75 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.66. The 1973 Houston Astros outscored the average club by 1% (681 against 672).

Attendance at Astrodome totaled 1,393,998 for the year. Lee May led the club in home runs with 28. The hits leader was Bob Watson with 179. The pitching staff's wins leader was Dave Roberts (17). The strikeout leader was Jerry Reuss with 177. The 1973 roster runs to 39 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1973 Houston Astros

What was the 1973 Houston Astros record?
The 1973 Houston Astros finished 82-80 (.506 win pct).
Who led the 1973 Houston Astros in home runs?
Lee May led the 1973 Houston Astros with 28 home runs.
What was the 1973 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1973 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 1973 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1973 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1973 Houston Astros play?
The 1973 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1973 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lee May (28 HR, 105 RBI) and Dave Roberts (17-11, 2.85 ERA).
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