⭐ Division Winner

1980 Houston Astros

93-70 • .571 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1980 Houston Astros went 93-70 (.571) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won their division. The club scored 637 runs, allowed 589, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Terry Puhl (13 HR, 55 RBI) and Joe Niekro (20-12, 3.55 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

93 Wins
70 Losses
.571 Win %
1st Rank
637 R 589 RA
Diff +48

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⚡ Quick Stats

637 Runs Scored
589 Runs Allowed
+48 Run Diff
2,267K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1980 league average (.259)
OBP .325 2% above the 1980 league average (.320)
SLG .367 2% below the 1980 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.10 14% better than the 1980 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 637 3% below the 1980 league average (654 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,267,593
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Avg per Game 27,994

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Gary Woods 0.377 2 Cesar Cedeno 0.309 3 Jose Cruz 0.302 4 Denny Walling 0.299 5 Art Howe 0.283

Home Runs

1 Terry Puhl 13 2 Jose Cruz 11 3 Joe Morgan 11 4 Cesar Cedeno 10 5 Art Howe 10

RBI

1 Jose Cruz 91 2 Cesar Cedeno 73 3 Enos Cabell 55 4 Terry Puhl 55 5 Joe Morgan 49
1980 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jose Cruz 160 612 79 185 29 7 11 91 60 66 36 0.302
Enos Cabell 152 604 69 167 23 8 2 55 26 84 21 0.276
Terry Puhl 141 535 75 151 24 5 13 55 60 52 27 0.282
Cesar Cedeno 137 499 71 154 32 8 10 73 66 72 48 0.309
Joe Morgan 141 461 66 112 17 5 11 49 93 47 24 0.243
Rafael Landestoy 149 393 42 97 13 8 1 27 31 37 23 0.247
Craig Reynolds 137 381 34 86 9 6 3 28 20 39 2 0.226
Alan Ashby 116 352 30 90 19 2 3 48 35 40 0 0.256
Art Howe 110 321 34 91 12 5 10 46 34 29 1 0.283
Denny Walling 100 284 30 85 6 5 3 29 35 26 4 0.299
Luis Pujols 78 221 15 44 6 1 0 20 13 29 0 0.199
Jeffrey Leonard 88 216 29 46 7 5 3 20 19 46 4 0.213
Danny Heep 33 87 6 24 8 0 0 6 8 9 0 0.276
Joe Niekro 37 80 7 22 5 0 0 10 4 15 0 0.275
Dave Bergman 90 78 12 20 6 1 0 3 10 10 1 0.256
Ken Forsch 32 77 3 18 3 0 0 8 1 33 1 0.234
Nolan Ryan 35 70 5 6 0 0 1 6 7 29 0 0.086
Gary Woods 19 53 8 20 5 0 2 15 2 9 1 0.377
Julio Gonzalez 40 52 5 6 1 0 0 1 1 8 1 0.115
Vern Ruhle 28 49 7 12 3 0 0 2 4 15 0 0.245
J. R. Richard 17 39 2 6 2 0 1 3 0 15 0 0.154
Joaquin Andujar 35 29 3 5 0 1 1 3 3 16 0 0.172
Bruce Bochy 22 22 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 7 0 0.182
Dave Smith 57 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Gordie Pladson 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Joe Sambito 64 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Frank LaCorte 55 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.167
Randy Niemann 22 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Scott Loucks 8 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Bert Roberge 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Fischlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Alan Knicely 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bobby Sprowl 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 J. R. Richard 1.90 2 Dave Smith 1.93 3 Joe Sambito 2.19 4 Vern Ruhle 2.37 5 Frank LaCorte 2.82

Wins

1 Joe Niekro 20 2 Ken Forsch 12 3 Vern Ruhle 12 4 Nolan Ryan 11 5 J. R. Richard 10

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 200 2 Joe Niekro 127 3 J. R. Richard 119 4 Dave Smith 85 5 Ken Forsch 84
1980 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Niekro 20 12 3.55 37 36 0 256.0 268 101 79 127
Nolan Ryan 11 10 3.35 35 35 0 233.2 205 87 98 200
Ken Forsch 12 13 3.20 32 32 0 222.1 230 79 41 84
Vern Ruhle 12 4 2.37 28 22 0 159.1 148 42 29 55
Joaquin Andujar 3 8 3.91 35 14 2 122.0 132 53 43 75
J. R. Richard 10 4 1.90 17 17 0 113.2 65 24 40 119
Dave Smith 7 5 1.93 57 0 10 102.2 90 22 32 85
Joe Sambito 8 4 2.19 64 0 17 90.1 65 22 22 75
Frank LaCorte 8 5 2.82 55 0 11 83.0 61 26 43 66
Gordie Pladson 0 4 4.35 12 6 0 41.1 38 20 16 13
Randy Niemann 0 1 5.45 22 1 1 33.0 40 20 12 18
Bert Roberge 2 0 5.92 14 0 0 24.1 24 16 10 9
Bobby Sprowl 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 3

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
Lost to PHI 3-2

👥 Roster (33)

Joaquin Andujar Alan Ashby Dave Bergman Bruce Bochy Enos Cabell Cesar Cedeno Jose Cruz Mike Fischlin Ken Forsch Julio Gonzalez Danny Heep Art Howe +21 more

33 players

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The 1980 Houston Astros in brief

The record for the 1980 Houston Astros reads 93 wins and 70 losses, good for 1st in the NL West. This was a year in which the Houston Astros took the division title. Runs came in at 637 scored against 589 allowed (+48). Against a league average of .259, the 1980 Houston Astros batted .261. The Houston Astros staff finished with a 3.10 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.60.

Home games were played at Astrodome, where 2,267,593 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Terry Puhl, who hit 13. Jose Cruz drove in a team-high 91 runs. On the mound, Joe Niekro won 20 games to lead the staff. The NL Championship Series ended in a loss against PHI 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Houston Astros

What was the 1980 Houston Astros record?
The 1980 Houston Astros finished 93-70 (.571 win pct).
Did the 1980 Houston Astros make the playoffs?
The 1980 Houston Astros finished first in their division.
Who led the 1980 Houston Astros in home runs?
Terry Puhl led the 1980 Houston Astros with 13 home runs.
What was the 1980 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1980 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 3.10.
Did the 1980 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Houston Astros play?
The 1980 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
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