1977 Houston Astros

81-81 • .500 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1977 Houston Astros went 81-81 (.500) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 680 runs, allowed 650, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Bob Watson (22 HR, 110 RBI) and J. R. Richard (18-12, 2.97 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 %
3rd Rank
680 R 650 RA
Diff +30

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680 Runs Scored
650 Runs Allowed
+30 Run Diff
1,099K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 NL Average

Batting Avg .254 3% below the 1977 league average (.261)
OBP .320 2% below the 1977 league average (.327)
SLG .385 3% below the 1977 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.54 9% better than the 1977 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 680 5% below the 1977 league average (713 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,099,580
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Avg per Game 13,575

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Terry Puhl 0.301 2 Jose Cruz 0.299 3 Cliff Johnson 0.299 4 Ed Herrmann 0.291 5 Bob Watson 0.289

Home Runs

1 Bob Watson 22 2 Jose Cruz 17 3 Enos Cabell 16 4 Joe Ferguson 16 5 Cesar Cedeno 14

RBI

1 Bob Watson 110 2 Jose Cruz 87 3 Cesar Cedeno 71 4 Enos Cabell 68 5 Joe Ferguson 61
1977 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Enos Cabell 150 625 101 176 36 7 16 68 27 55 42 0.282
Jose Cruz 157 579 87 173 31 10 17 87 69 67 44 0.299
Bob Watson 151 554 77 160 38 6 22 110 57 69 5 0.289
Cesar Cedeno 141 530 92 148 36 8 14 71 47 50 61 0.279
Joe Ferguson 132 421 59 108 21 3 16 61 85 79 6 0.257
Art Howe 125 413 44 109 23 7 8 58 41 60 0 0.264
Julio Gonzalez 110 383 34 94 18 3 1 27 19 45 3 0.245
Roger Metzger 97 269 24 50 9 6 0 16 32 24 2 0.186
Terry Puhl 60 229 40 69 13 5 0 10 30 31 10 0.301
Wilbur Howard 87 187 22 48 6 0 2 13 5 30 11 0.257
Ed Herrmann 56 158 7 46 7 0 1 17 15 18 1 0.291
Cliff Johnson 51 144 22 43 8 0 10 23 23 30 0 0.299
Rob Sperring 58 129 6 24 3 0 1 9 12 23 0 0.186
Willie Crawford 42 114 14 29 3 0 2 18 16 10 0 0.254
Jim Fuller 34 100 5 16 6 0 2 9 10 45 0 0.160
Ken Boswell 72 97 7 21 1 1 0 12 10 12 0 0.216
J. R. Richard 36 87 10 20 0 2 2 7 1 28 1 0.230
Mark Lemongello 35 69 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 25 0 0.087
Art Gardner 66 65 7 10 0 0 0 3 3 15 0 0.154
Joaquin Andujar 26 53 6 10 2 0 0 2 3 27 0 0.189
Joe Niekro 44 50 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 13 0 0.140
Floyd Bannister 24 48 4 9 0 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.188
Dan Larson 33 28 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.214
Leon Roberts 19 27 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.074
Denny Walling 6 21 1 6 0 1 0 6 2 4 0 0.286
Danny Walton 13 21 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.190
Craig Cacek 7 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.050
Joe Cannon 9 17 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 5 1 0.118
Mike Fischlin 13 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Luis Pujols 6 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.067
Ken Forsch 42 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.077
Gene Pentz 41 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Joe Sambito 54 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.154
Bo McLaughlin 46 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Tom Dixon 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Doug Konieczny 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Roy Thomas 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Joe Sambito 2.33 2 Ken Forsch 2.72 3 J. R. Richard 2.97 4 Joe Niekro 3.04 5 Tom Dixon 3.26

Wins

1 J. R. Richard 18 2 Joe Niekro 13 3 Joaquin Andujar 11 4 Mark Lemongello 9 5 Floyd Bannister 8

Strikeouts

1 J. R. Richard 214 2 Floyd Bannister 112 3 Joe Niekro 101 4 Mark Lemongello 83 5 Joaquin Andujar 69
1977 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
J. R. Richard 18 12 2.97 36 36 0 267.0 212 88 104 214
Mark Lemongello 9 14 3.48 34 30 0 214.2 237 83 52 83
Joe Niekro 13 8 3.04 44 14 5 180.2 155 61 64 101
Joaquin Andujar 11 8 3.69 26 25 0 158.2 149 65 64 69
Floyd Bannister 8 9 4.04 24 23 0 142.2 138 64 68 112
Dan Larson 1 7 5.81 32 10 1 97.2 108 63 45 44
Joe Sambito 5 5 2.33 54 1 7 89.0 77 23 24 67
Gene Pentz 5 2 3.83 41 4 2 87.0 76 37 44 51
Ken Forsch 5 8 2.72 42 5 8 86.0 80 26 28 45
Bo McLaughlin 4 7 4.25 46 6 5 84.2 81 40 34 59
Tom Dixon 1 0 3.26 9 4 0 30.1 40 11 7 15
Doug Konieczny 1 1 6.00 4 4 0 21.0 26 14 8 7
Roy Thomas 0 0 2.84 4 0 0 6.1 5 2 3 4

👥 Roster (37)

Joaquin Andujar Floyd Bannister Ken Boswell Enos Cabell Craig Cacek Joe Cannon Cesar Cedeno Willie Crawford Jose Cruz Tom Dixon Joe Ferguson Mike Fischlin +25 more

37 players

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The 1977 Houston Astros in brief

A 81-81 record (.500) put the 1977 Houston Astros 3rd in the NL West. Runs came in at 680 scored against 650 allowed (+30). The team batting average of .254 was 3% below the 1977 league mark of .261. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.54 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.91. The 680 runs scored compare with a league average of 713 per club, 5% fewer.

Attendance at Astrodome totaled 1,099,580 for the year. Bob Watson led the club in home runs with 22. The hits leader was Enos Cabell with 176. The pitching staff's wins leader was J. R. Richard (18). The 1977 roster runs to 37 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1976 season and the 1978 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Houston Astros

What was the 1977 Houston Astros record?
The 1977 Houston Astros finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Houston Astros in home runs?
Bob Watson led the 1977 Houston Astros with 22 home runs.
What was the 1977 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1977 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.54.
Did the 1977 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Houston Astros play?
The 1977 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1977 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bob Watson (22 HR, 110 RBI) and J. R. Richard (18-12, 2.97 ERA).
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