1976 Houston Astros

80-82 • .494 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1976 Houston Astros went 80-82 (.494) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 625 runs, allowed 657, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Cesar Cedeno (18 HR, 83 RBI) and J. R. Richard (20-15, 2.75 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

80 Wins
82 Losses
.494 Win %
3rd Rank
625 R 657 RA
Diff -32

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⚡ Quick Stats

625 Runs Scored
657 Runs Allowed
-32 Run Diff
886K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 NL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% above the 1976 league average (.254)
OBP .322 1% above the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .346 4% below the 1976 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.56 2% worse than the 1976 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 625 3% below the 1976 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 886,622
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Avg per Game 10,812

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Bob Watson 0.313 2 Jose Cruz 0.303 3 Cesar Cedeno 0.297 4 Jerry DaVanon 0.290 5 Leon Roberts 0.289

Home Runs

1 Cesar Cedeno 18 2 Bob Watson 16 3 Cliff Johnson 10 4 Leon Roberts 7 5 Jose Cruz 4

RBI

1 Bob Watson 102 2 Cesar Cedeno 83 3 Jose Cruz 61 4 Cliff Johnson 49 5 Enos Cabell 43
1976 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Enos Cabell 144 586 85 160 13 7 2 43 29 79 35 0.273
Bob Watson 157 585 76 183 31 3 16 102 62 64 3 0.313
Cesar Cedeno 150 575 89 171 26 5 18 83 55 51 58 0.297
Roger Metzger 152 481 37 101 13 8 0 29 52 63 1 0.210
Jose Cruz 133 439 49 133 21 5 4 61 53 46 28 0.303
Greg Gross 128 426 52 122 12 3 0 27 64 39 2 0.286
Rob Andrews 109 410 42 105 8 5 0 23 33 27 7 0.256
Cliff Johnson 108 318 36 72 21 2 10 49 62 59 0 0.226
Ed Herrmann 79 265 14 54 8 0 3 25 22 40 0 0.204
Leon Roberts 87 235 31 68 11 2 7 33 19 43 1 0.289
Wilbur Howard 94 191 26 42 7 2 1 18 7 28 7 0.220
Larry Milbourne 59 145 22 36 4 0 0 7 14 10 6 0.248
Ken Boswell 91 126 12 33 8 1 0 18 8 8 1 0.262
Jerry DaVanon 61 107 19 31 3 3 1 20 21 12 0 0.290
J. R. Richard 39 100 6 14 1 0 2 9 0 33 0 0.140
Skip Jutze 42 92 7 14 2 3 0 6 4 16 0 0.152
Larry Dierker 28 64 3 9 0 0 1 4 0 20 0 0.141
Joaquin Andujar 28 57 4 8 1 0 0 1 2 29 0 0.140
Alex Taveras 14 46 3 10 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0.217
Dan Larson 14 31 5 9 1 1 0 6 1 3 0 0.290
Art Howe 21 29 0 4 1 0 0 0 6 6 0 0.138
Joe Niekro 36 27 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 8 0 0.185
Al Javier 8 24 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.208
Mike Cosgrove 22 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.087
Bo McLaughlin 17 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.000
Gil Rondon 19 14 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.286
Ken Forsch 52 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.091
Joe Sambito 20 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.222
Mark Lemongello 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Tom Griffin 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Gene Pentz 40 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Rich Chiles 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Mike Barlow 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Larry Hardy 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Siebert 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Sosa 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Ken Forsch 2.15 2 J. R. Richard 2.75 3 Bo McLaughlin 2.85 4 Gene Pentz 2.97 5 Dan Larson 3.02

Wins

1 J. R. Richard 20 2 Larry Dierker 13 3 Joaquin Andujar 9 4 Tom Griffin 5 5 Dan Larson 5

Strikeouts

1 J. R. Richard 214 2 Larry Dierker 112 3 Joe Niekro 77 4 Joaquin Andujar 59 5 Ken Forsch 49
1976 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
J. R. Richard 20 15 2.75 39 39 0 291.0 221 89 151 214
Larry Dierker 13 14 3.69 28 28 0 187.2 171 77 72 112
Joaquin Andujar 9 10 3.60 28 25 0 172.1 163 69 75 59
Joe Niekro 4 8 3.36 36 13 0 118.0 107 44 56 77
Dan Larson 5 8 3.02 13 13 0 92.1 81 31 28 42
Ken Forsch 4 3 2.15 52 0 19 92.0 76 22 26 49
Mike Cosgrove 3 4 5.52 22 16 0 89.2 106 55 58 34
Bo McLaughlin 4 5 2.85 17 11 1 79.0 71 25 17 32
Gene Pentz 3 3 2.97 40 0 5 63.2 62 21 31 36
Gil Rondon 2 2 5.70 19 7 0 53.2 70 34 39 21
Joe Sambito 3 2 3.54 20 4 1 53.1 45 21 14 26
Tom Griffin 5 3 6.05 20 2 0 41.2 44 28 37 33
Mark Lemongello 3 1 2.79 4 4 0 29.0 26 9 7 9
Paul Siebert 0 2 3.16 19 0 0 25.2 29 9 18 10
Mike Barlow 2 2 4.50 16 0 0 22.0 27 11 17 11
Larry Hardy 0 0 7.06 15 0 3 21.2 34 17 10 10
Jose Sosa 0 0 6.94 9 0 0 11.2 16 9 6 5

👥 Roster (36)

Rob Andrews Joaquin Andujar Mike Barlow Ken Boswell Enos Cabell Cesar Cedeno Rich Chiles Mike Cosgrove Jose Cruz Jerry DaVanon Larry Dierker Ken Forsch +24 more

36 players

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The 1976 Houston Astros in brief

In 1976 the Houston Astros posted a 80-82 mark (.494) and finished 3rd in the NL West. Runs came in at 625 scored against 657 allowed (-32). At the plate the Houston Astros hit .256, 1% better than the league's .254. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.56 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.50. The 625 runs scored compare with a league average of 645 per club, 3% fewer.

The home park, Astrodome, recorded 886,622 in attendance, about 10,812 a game. Cesar Cedeno topped the Houston Astros with 18 home runs. The RBI leader was Bob Watson, with 102. The pitching staff's wins leader was J. R. Richard (20). Ken Forsch closed out 19 saves. The 1976 roster runs to 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Houston Astros

What was the 1976 Houston Astros record?
The 1976 Houston Astros finished 80-82 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Houston Astros in home runs?
Cesar Cedeno led the 1976 Houston Astros with 18 home runs.
What was the 1976 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1976 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Did the 1976 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Houston Astros play?
The 1976 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1976 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cesar Cedeno (18 HR, 83 RBI) and J. R. Richard (20-15, 2.75 ERA).
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