1974 Houston Astros

81-81 • .500 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1974 Houston Astros went 81-81 (.500) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 653 runs, allowed 632, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Cesar Cedeno (26 HR, 102 RBI) and Tom Griffin (14-10, 3.54 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 %
4th Rank
653 R 632 RA
Diff +21

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653 Runs Scored
632 Runs Allowed
+21 Run Diff
1,093K Attendance

📈 vs. 1974 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% above the 1974 league average (.255)
OBP .321 1% below the 1974 league average (.325)
SLG .378 3% above the 1974 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.46 4% better than the 1974 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 653 3% below the 1974 league average (672 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,093,105
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Avg per Game 13,495

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1974

Batting Avg

1 Greg Gross 0.314 2 Bob Watson 0.298 3 Tom Griffin 0.294 4 Milt May 0.289 5 Larry Milbourne 0.279

Home Runs

1 Cesar Cedeno 26 2 Lee May 24 3 Doug Rader 17 4 Bob Watson 11 5 Cliff Johnson 10

RBI

1 Cesar Cedeno 102 2 Lee May 85 3 Doug Rader 78 4 Bob Watson 67 5 Milt May 54
1974 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cesar Cedeno 160 610 95 164 29 5 26 102 64 103 57 0.269
Greg Gross 156 589 78 185 21 8 0 36 76 39 12 0.314
Roger Metzger 143 572 66 145 18 10 0 30 37 73 9 0.253
Lee May 152 556 59 149 26 0 24 85 17 97 1 0.268
Doug Rader 152 533 61 137 27 3 17 78 60 131 7 0.257
Bob Watson 150 524 69 156 19 4 11 67 60 61 3 0.298
Tommy Helms 137 452 32 126 21 1 5 50 23 27 5 0.279
Milt May 127 405 47 117 17 4 7 54 39 33 0 0.289
Cliff Johnson 83 171 26 39 4 1 10 29 33 45 0 0.228
Larry Milbourne 112 136 31 38 2 1 0 9 10 14 6 0.279
Johnny Edwards 50 117 8 26 7 1 1 10 11 12 1 0.222
Wilbur Howard 64 111 19 24 4 0 2 5 5 18 4 0.216
Bob Gallagher 102 87 13 15 2 0 0 3 12 23 1 0.172
Dave Roberts 35 73 3 16 4 3 1 9 0 19 0 0.219
Larry Dierker 33 71 2 14 3 0 0 7 1 27 0 0.197
Ollie Brown 27 69 8 15 1 0 3 6 4 15 0 0.217
Tom Griffin 37 68 11 20 5 0 2 8 2 24 0 0.294
Don Wilson 33 63 6 13 5 0 0 5 0 19 0 0.206
Mick Kelleher 19 57 4 9 0 0 0 2 5 10 1 0.158
Claude Osteen 23 46 4 13 4 0 0 3 0 10 0 0.283
Ray Busse 19 34 3 7 1 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.206
Denis Menke 30 29 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 10 0 0.103
Dave Campbell 35 23 4 2 1 0 0 2 1 8 1 0.087
J. R. Richard 15 21 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 0.143
Mike Cosgrove 45 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.056
Mike Easler 15 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.067
Skip Jutze 8 13 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.231
Ken Forsch 70 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Paul Siebert 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Doug Konieczny 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim York 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Fred Scherman 53 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jerry Johnson 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Nagy 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon de los Santos 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1974

ERA

1 Ken Forsch 2.79 2 Larry Dierker 2.90 3 Don Wilson 3.08 4 Jim York 3.29 5 Dave Roberts 3.40

Wins

1 Tom Griffin 14 2 Larry Dierker 11 3 Don Wilson 11 4 Dave Roberts 10 5 Claude Osteen 9

Strikeouts

1 Larry Dierker 150 2 Don Wilson 112 3 Tom Griffin 110 4 Dave Roberts 72 5 Ken Forsch 48
1974 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Dierker 11 10 2.90 33 33 0 223.2 189 72 82 150
Tom Griffin 14 10 3.54 34 34 0 211.0 202 83 89 110
Don Wilson 11 13 3.08 33 27 0 204.2 170 70 100 112
Dave Roberts 10 12 3.40 34 30 1 204.0 216 77 65 72
Claude Osteen 9 9 3.71 23 21 0 138.1 158 57 47 45
Ken Forsch 8 7 2.79 70 0 10 103.1 98 32 37 48
Mike Cosgrove 7 3 3.50 45 0 2 90.0 76 35 39 47
J. R. Richard 2 3 4.18 15 9 0 64.2 58 30 36 42
Fred Scherman 2 5 4.11 53 0 4 61.1 67 28 26 35
Jerry Johnson 2 1 4.80 34 0 0 45.0 47 24 24 32
Jim York 2 2 3.29 28 0 1 38.1 48 14 19 15
Paul Siebert 1 1 3.55 5 5 0 25.1 21 10 11 10
Doug Konieczny 0 3 7.88 6 3 0 16.0 18 14 12 8
Mike Nagy 1 1 8.53 9 0 0 12.2 17 12 5 5
Ramon de los Santos 1 1 2.19 12 0 0 12.1 11 3 9 7

👥 Roster (35)

Ollie Brown Ray Busse Dave Campbell Cesar Cedeno Mike Cosgrove Larry Dierker Mike Easler Johnny Edwards Ken Forsch Bob Gallagher Tom Griffin Greg Gross +23 more

35 players

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The 1974 Houston Astros in brief

A 81-81 record (.500) put the 1974 Houston Astros 4th in the NL West. The run column shows 653 for and 632 against. The team batting average of .262 was 3% above the 1974 league mark of .255. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.46 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. Measured against the 672-run league average, the offense was 3% behind. Home games were played at Astrodome, where 1,093,105 fans came through the gates.

For power, Cesar Cedeno led the way with 26 homers. Greg Gross collected the most hits, 185. The pitching staff's wins leader was Tom Griffin (14). The strikeout leader was Larry Dierker with 150. Ken Forsch saved 10 games. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1974 Houston Astros

What was the 1974 Houston Astros record?
The 1974 Houston Astros finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1974 Houston Astros in home runs?
Cesar Cedeno led the 1974 Houston Astros with 26 home runs.
What was the 1974 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1974 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.46.
Did the 1974 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1974 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1974 Houston Astros play?
The 1974 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1974 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cesar Cedeno (26 HR, 102 RBI) and Tom Griffin (14-10, 3.54 ERA).
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