1991 Houston Astros

65-97 • .401 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1991 Houston Astros went 65-97 (.401) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 605 runs, allowed 717, and played home games at Astrodome. Team leaders included Jeff Bagwell (15 HR, 82 RBI) and Pete Harnisch (12-9, 2.70 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

65 Wins
97 Losses
.401 Win %
6th Rank
605 R 717 RA
Diff -112

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605 Runs Scored
717 Runs Allowed
-112 Run Diff
1,196K Attendance

📈 vs. 1991 NL Average

Batting Avg .244 2% below the 1991 league average (.250)
OBP .309 2% below the 1991 league average (.316)
SLG .346 7% below the 1991 league average (.372)
Team ERA 4.00 9% worse than the 1991 league average (3.68)
Runs Scored 605 9% below the 1991 league average (663 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAstrodome
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,196,152
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Avg per Game 14,767

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1991

Batting Avg

1 Craig Biggio 0.295 2 Jeff Bagwell 0.294 3 Steve Finley 0.285 4 Javier Ortiz 0.277 5 Casey Candaele 0.262

Home Runs

1 Jeff Bagwell 15 2 Ken Caminiti 13 3 Luis Gonzalez 13 4 Andujar Cedeno 9 5 Steve Finley 8

RBI

1 Jeff Bagwell 82 2 Ken Caminiti 80 3 Luis Gonzalez 69 4 Steve Finley 54 5 Casey Candaele 50
1991 Houston Astros — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steve Finley 159 596 84 170 28 10 8 54 42 65 34 0.285
Ken Caminiti 152 574 65 145 30 3 13 80 46 85 4 0.253
Jeff Bagwell 156 554 79 163 26 4 15 82 75 116 7 0.294
Craig Biggio 149 546 79 161 23 4 4 46 53 71 19 0.295
Luis Gonzalez 137 473 51 120 28 9 13 69 40 101 10 0.254
Casey Candaele 151 461 44 121 20 7 4 50 40 49 9 0.262
Eric Yelding 78 276 19 67 11 1 1 20 13 46 11 0.243
Andujar Cedeno 67 251 27 61 13 2 9 36 9 74 4 0.243
Rafael Ramirez 101 233 17 55 10 0 1 20 13 40 3 0.236
Mark Davidson 85 142 10 27 6 0 2 15 12 28 0 0.190
Gerald Young 108 142 26 31 3 1 1 11 24 17 16 0.218
Karl Rhodes 44 136 7 29 3 1 1 12 14 26 2 0.213
Mike Simms 49 123 18 25 5 0 3 16 18 38 1 0.203
Eric Anthony 39 118 11 18 6 0 1 7 12 41 1 0.153
Andy Mota 27 90 4 17 2 0 1 6 1 17 2 0.189
Javier Ortiz 47 83 7 23 4 1 1 5 14 14 0 0.277
Kenny Lofton 20 74 9 15 1 0 0 0 5 19 2 0.203
Ken Oberkfell 53 70 7 16 4 0 0 14 14 8 0 0.229
Pete Harnisch 33 62 4 6 1 0 0 4 4 21 0 0.097
Mark McLemore 21 61 6 9 1 0 0 2 6 13 0 0.148
Jose Tolentino 44 54 6 14 4 0 1 6 4 9 0 0.259
Carl Nichols 20 51 3 10 3 0 0 1 5 17 0 0.196
Mark Portugal 33 46 4 9 1 0 0 3 4 4 0 0.196
Jim Deshaies 28 41 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 16 0 0.098
Dave Rohde 29 41 3 5 0 0 0 0 5 8 0 0.122
Jimmy Jones 26 38 4 7 1 0 0 0 3 11 0 0.184
Darryl Kile 37 38 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 23 0 0.000
Scott Servais 16 37 0 6 3 0 0 6 4 8 0 0.162
Ryan Bowen 17 22 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 11 0 0.182
Tony Eusebio 10 19 4 2 1 0 0 0 6 8 0 0.105
Gary Cooper 9 16 1 4 1 0 0 2 3 6 0 0.250
Xavier Hernandez 32 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.000
Chris Gardner 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jeff Juden 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jim Clancy 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Curt Schilling 56 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Brian Williams 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Osuna 71 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Corsi 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dwayne Henry 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rob Mallicoat 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Scott 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dean Wilkins 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mike Capel 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1991

ERA

1 Pete Harnisch 2.70 2 Jim Clancy 2.78 3 Mike Capel 3.03 4 Dwayne Henry 3.19 5 Al Osuna 3.42

Wins

1 Pete Harnisch 12 2 Mark Portugal 10 3 Darryl Kile 7 4 Al Osuna 7 5 Ryan Bowen 6

Strikeouts

1 Pete Harnisch 172 2 Mark Portugal 120 3 Darryl Kile 100 4 Jim Deshaies 98 5 Jimmy Jones 88
1991 Houston Astros — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pete Harnisch 12 9 2.70 33 33 0 216.2 169 65 83 172
Mark Portugal 10 12 4.49 32 27 1 168.1 163 84 59 120
Jim Deshaies 5 12 4.98 28 28 0 161.0 156 89 72 98
Darryl Kile 7 11 3.69 37 22 0 153.2 144 63 84 100
Jimmy Jones 6 8 4.39 26 22 0 135.1 143 66 51 88
Al Osuna 7 6 3.42 71 0 12 81.2 59 31 46 68
Jim Corsi 0 5 3.71 47 0 0 77.2 76 32 23 53
Curt Schilling 3 5 3.81 56 0 8 75.2 79 32 39 71
Ryan Bowen 6 4 5.15 14 13 0 71.2 73 41 36 49
Dwayne Henry 3 2 3.19 52 0 2 67.2 51 24 39 51
Xavier Hernandez 2 7 4.71 32 6 3 63.0 66 33 32 55
Jim Clancy 0 3 2.78 30 0 5 55.0 37 17 20 33
Mike Capel 1 3 3.03 25 0 3 32.2 33 11 15 23
Chris Gardner 1 2 4.01 5 4 0 24.2 19 11 14 12
Rob Mallicoat 0 2 3.86 24 0 1 23.1 22 10 13 18
Jeff Juden 0 2 6.00 4 3 0 18.0 19 12 7 11
Brian Williams 0 1 3.75 2 2 0 12.0 11 5 4 4
Dean Wilkins 2 1 11.25 7 0 1 8.0 16 10 10 4
Mike Scott 0 2 12.86 2 2 0 7.0 11 10 4 3

👥 Roster (44)

Eric Anthony Jeff Bagwell Craig Biggio Ryan Bowen Ken Caminiti Casey Candaele Mike Capel Andujar Cedeno Jim Clancy Gary Cooper Jim Corsi Mark Davidson +32 more

44 players

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The 1991 Houston Astros in brief

A 65-97 record (.401) put the 1991 Houston Astros 6th in the NL West. Runs came in at 605 scored against 717 allowed (-112). Against a league average of .250, the 1991 Houston Astros batted .244. The staff ERA of 4.00 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.68. The 605 runs scored compare with a league average of 663 per club, 9% fewer. Attendance at Astrodome totaled 1,196,152 for the year.

The home run leader was Jeff Bagwell, who hit 15. The hits leader was Steve Finley with 170. The pitching staff's wins leader was Pete Harnisch (12). Al Osuna saved 12 games. In all, the roster shows 44 players. The 1990 season and the 1992 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1991 Houston Astros

What was the 1991 Houston Astros record?
The 1991 Houston Astros finished 65-97 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 1991 Houston Astros in home runs?
Jeff Bagwell led the 1991 Houston Astros with 15 home runs.
What was the 1991 Houston Astros team ERA?
The 1991 Houston Astros posted a team ERA of 4.00.
Did the 1991 Houston Astros win the World Series?
No. The 1991 Houston Astros did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1991 Houston Astros play?
The 1991 Houston Astros played home games at Astrodome.
Who led the 1991 Houston Astros in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeff Bagwell (15 HR, 82 RBI) and Pete Harnisch (12-9, 2.70 ERA).
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