1975 Houston Astros

64-97 • .398 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1975 Houston Astros went 64-97 (.398) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 664 runs, allowed 711, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Cliff Johnson (20 HR, 65 RBI) and Larry Dierker (14-16, 4.00 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

64 Wins
97 Losses
.398 Win %
6th Rank
664 R 711 RA
Diff -47

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664 Runs Scored
711 Runs Allowed
-47 Run Diff
857K Attendance

📈 vs. 1975 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 1% below the 1975 league average (.257)
OBP .319 2% below the 1975 league average (.326)
SLG .358 3% below the 1975 league average (.369)
Team ERA 4.04 12% worse than the 1975 league average (3.62)
Runs Scored 664 1% below the 1975 league average (668 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 857,444
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Avg per Game 10,585

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1975

Batting Avg

1 Bob Watson 0.324 2 Greg Gross 0.294 3 Cesar Cedeno 0.288 4 Wilbur Howard 0.283 5 Jerry DaVanon 0.278

Home Runs

1 Cliff Johnson 20 2 Bob Watson 18 3 Cesar Cedeno 13 4 Doug Rader 12 5 Jose Cruz 9

RBI

1 Bob Watson 85 2 Cliff Johnson 65 3 Cesar Cedeno 63 4 Milt May 52 5 Jose Cruz 49
1975 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cesar Cedeno 131 500 93 144 31 3 13 63 62 52 50 0.288
Bob Watson 132 485 67 157 27 1 18 85 40 50 3 0.324
Greg Gross 132 483 67 142 14 10 0 41 63 37 2 0.294
Roger Metzger 127 450 54 102 7 9 2 26 41 39 4 0.227
Doug Rader 129 448 41 100 23 2 12 48 42 101 5 0.223
Wilbur Howard 121 392 62 111 16 8 0 21 21 67 32 0.283
Milt May 111 386 29 93 15 1 4 52 26 41 1 0.241
Enos Cabell 117 348 43 92 17 6 2 43 18 53 12 0.264
Cliff Johnson 122 340 52 94 16 1 20 65 46 64 1 0.276
Jose Cruz 120 315 44 81 15 2 9 49 52 44 6 0.257
Rob Andrews 103 277 29 66 5 4 0 19 31 34 12 0.238
Ken Boswell 86 178 16 43 8 2 0 21 30 12 0 0.242
Larry Milbourne 73 151 17 32 1 2 1 9 6 14 1 0.212
Tommy Helms 64 135 7 28 2 0 0 14 10 8 0 0.207
Jerry DaVanon 32 97 15 27 4 2 1 10 16 7 2 0.278
Skip Jutze 51 93 9 21 2 0 0 6 2 4 1 0.226
Larry Dierker 34 76 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 21 0 0.092
J. R. Richard 33 74 4 15 6 0 1 13 1 29 0 0.203
Dave Roberts 32 63 2 9 2 1 0 5 1 12 0 0.143
Doug Konieczny 32 50 2 8 2 0 0 4 3 24 0 0.160
Art Gardner 13 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 8 1 0.194
Ken Forsch 34 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0.045
Tom Griffin 17 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.136
Jim Crawford 44 17 1 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.294
Joe Niekro 40 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.214
Mike Cosgrove 32 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.154
Jim York 19 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.091
Rafael Batista 10 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.300
Wayne Granger 55 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Jose Sosa 26 9 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0.333
Mike Easler 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Stanton 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Jesus de la Rosa 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Paul Siebert 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Fred Scherman 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1975

ERA

1 Mike Cosgrove 3.03 2 Joe Niekro 3.07 3 Ken Forsch 3.22 4 Jim Crawford 3.63 5 Wayne Granger 3.65

Wins

1 Larry Dierker 14 2 J. R. Richard 12 3 Dave Roberts 8 4 Doug Konieczny 6 5 Joe Niekro 6

Strikeouts

1 J. R. Richard 176 2 Larry Dierker 127 3 Dave Roberts 101 4 Doug Konieczny 89 5 Tom Griffin 56
1975 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Dierker 14 16 4.00 34 34 0 232.0 225 103 91 127
J. R. Richard 12 10 4.39 33 31 0 203.0 178 99 138 176
Dave Roberts 8 14 4.27 32 27 1 198.1 182 94 73 101
Doug Konieczny 6 13 4.47 32 29 0 171.0 184 85 87 89
Ken Forsch 4 8 3.22 34 9 2 109.0 114 39 30 54
Joe Niekro 6 4 3.07 40 4 4 88.0 79 30 39 54
Jim Crawford 3 5 3.63 44 2 4 86.2 92 35 37 37
Tom Griffin 3 8 5.33 17 13 0 79.1 89 47 46 56
Wayne Granger 2 5 3.65 55 0 5 74.0 76 30 23 30
Mike Cosgrove 1 2 3.03 32 3 5 71.1 62 24 37 32
Jose Sosa 1 3 4.02 25 2 1 47.0 51 21 23 31
Jim York 4 4 3.86 19 4 0 46.2 43 20 25 17
Paul Siebert 0 2 2.95 7 2 2 18.1 20 6 6 6
Mike Stanton 0 2 7.27 7 2 1 17.1 20 14 20 16
Fred Scherman 0 1 4.96 16 0 0 16.1 21 9 4 13

👥 Roster (35)

Rob Andrews Rafael Batista Ken Boswell Enos Cabell Cesar Cedeno Mike Cosgrove Jim Crawford Jose Cruz Jerry DaVanon Larry Dierker Mike Easler Ken Forsch +23 more

35 players

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The 1975 Houston Astros in brief

The 1975 Houston Astros finished 64-97, a .398 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL West. Runs came in at 664 scored against 711 allowed (-47). At the plate the Houston Astros hit .254, 1% worse than the league's .257. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 4.04 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.62. League clubs averaged 668 runs that year, so the Houston Astros scored 1% fewer.

Home games were played at Astrodome, where 857,444 fans came through the gates. Cliff Johnson led the club in home runs with 20. The RBI leader was Bob Watson, with 85. On the mound, Larry Dierker won 14 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was J. R. Richard with 176. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1975 Houston Astros

What was the 1975 Houston Astros record?
The 1975 Houston Astros finished 64-97 (.398 win pct).
Who led the 1975 Houston Astros in home runs?
Cliff Johnson led the 1975 Houston Astros with 20 home runs.
What was the 1975 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1975 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 4.04.
Did the 1975 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1975 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1975 Houston Astros play?
The 1975 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1975 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cliff Johnson (20 HR, 65 RBI) and Larry Dierker (14-16, 4.00 ERA).
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