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League</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">West</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ballpark</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Astrodome</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">80–82 (.494)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Divisional place</th><td class="infobox-data">3rd</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roy_Hofheinz" title="Roy Hofheinz">Roy Hofheinz</a></td></tr><tr 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Prince</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1975_Houston_Astros_season" title="1975 Houston Astros season">1975</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_seasons" title="List of Houston Astros seasons">Seasons</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1977_Houston_Astros_season" title="1977 Houston Astros season">1977</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> 1976 season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">National League West</a> with a record of 80–82, 22 games behind the first-place <a href="/wiki/1976_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1976 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 24, 1975: The Astros traded players to be named later to the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> for <a href="/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_And%C3%BAjar" title="Joaquín Andújar">Joaquín Andújar</a>. 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href="/wiki/Road_(sports)" title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1976 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td> <td>102</td> <td>60 </td> <td>.630 </td> <td>— </td> <td>49‍–‍32 </td> <td>53‍–‍28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1976 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td> <td>92</td> <td>70 </td> <td>.568 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>49‍–‍32 </td> <td>43‍–‍38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Houston Astros</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>82 </td> <td>.494 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>46‍–‍36 </td> <td>34‍–‍46 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1976 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a> </td> <td>74</td> <td>88 </td> <td>.457 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>40‍–‍41 </td> <td>34‍–‍47 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="1976 San Diego Padres season">San Diego Padres</a> </td> <td>73</td> <td>89 </td> <td>.451 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>42‍–‍38 </td> <td>31‍–‍51 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Atlanta_Braves_season" title="1976 Atlanta Braves season">Atlanta Braves</a> </td> <td>70</td> <td>92 </td> <td>.432 </td> <td>32 </td> <td>34‍–‍47 </td> <td>36‍–‍45 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record_vs._opponents">Record vs. opponents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Record vs. opponents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="18"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1045256916">.mw-parser-output .navbar-header{text-align:center;position:relative;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .navbar-header .navbar{position:absolute;right:0;top:0;margin:0 5px}</style><div class="navbar-header">1976 National League record<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1976_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template:1976 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1976_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template talk:1976 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1976_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1976 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></div><br /><small>Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=ATL&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=CHC&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=CIN&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[3]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=HOU&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[4]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=LAD&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[5]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=WSN&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[6]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=NYM&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[7]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=PHI&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[8]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=PIT&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[9]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=SDP&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[10]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=SFG&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[11]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=STL&from=1976&to=1976&submit=Submit">[12]</a> </small> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Team </th> <th style="background:#0f437c;color:#af0039;width=35">ATL </th> <th style="background:#0E3386;color:#EE1422;width=35">CHC </th> <th style="background:#c6011f;color:#ffffff;width=35">CIN </th> <th style="background:#072854;color:#FF7F00;width=35">HOU </th> <th style="background:#083c6b;color:#ffffff;width=35">LAD </th> <th style="background:#003087;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">MON </th> <th style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;width=35">NYM </th> <th style="background:#A50024;color:#263473;width=35">PHI </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#FDB827;width=35">PIT </th> <th style="background:#312821;color:#FFCC00;width=35">SD </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#fd5a1e;width=35">SF </th> <th style="background:#C41E3A;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">STL </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Atlanta_Braves_season" title="1976 Atlanta Braves season">Atlanta</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>4–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1976 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>6–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>12–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1976 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td>12–6</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>6–6 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Houston</a> </td> <td>11–7</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>—</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>9–3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1976 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles</a> </td> <td>10–8</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>—</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>10–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Montreal_Expos_season" title="1976 Montreal Expos season">Montreal</a> </td> <td>4–8</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>3–15</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>7–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Mets_season" title="1976 New York Mets season">New York</a> </td> <td>8–4</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>9–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1976 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>7-5</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>15–3</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>12–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1976 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td>9–3</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>12–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="1976 San Diego Padres season">San Diego</a> </td> <td>8–10</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>4–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1976 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco</a> </td> <td>9–9</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>5–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1976_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1976 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis</a> </td> <td>8–4</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_transactions">Notable transactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 6, 1976: Terry Humphrey and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Barlow" title="Mike Barlow">Mike Barlow</a> were traded by the Astros to the <a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> for <a href="/wiki/Ed_Herrmann" title="Ed Herrmann">Ed Herrmann</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>June 8, 1976: <a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1976 Major League Baseball draft">1976 Major League Baseball draft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Bannister" title="Floyd Bannister">Floyd Bannister</a> was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st pick).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Rajsich" title="Gary Rajsich">Gary Rajsich</a> was drafted by the Astros in the 11th round.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Roberge" title="Bert Roberge">Bert Roberge</a> was drafted by the Astros in the 17th round.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #072854; color: #FF7F00; text-align: center;">1976 Houston Astros </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background-color: #FF7F00; color: white; text-align: center;"><b>Roster</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>Pitchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_And%C3%BAjar" title="Joaquín Andújar">Joaquín Andújar</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Barlow" title="Mike Barlow">Mike Barlow</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">37</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Cosgrove" title="Mike Cosgrove">Mike Cosgrove</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">49</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Dierker" title="Larry Dierker">Larry Dierker</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Forsch" title="Ken Forsch">Ken Forsch</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Griffin_(baseball)" title="Tom Griffin (baseball)">Tom Griffin</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hardy_(baseball)" title="Larry Hardy (baseball)">Larry Hardy</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Larson" title="Dan Larson">Dan Larson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">51</span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Lemongello" title="Mark Lemongello">Mark Lemongello</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Bo_McLaughlin" title="Bo McLaughlin">Bo McLaughlin</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Niekro" title="Joe Niekro">Joe Niekro</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Gene_Pentz" title="Gene Pentz">Gene Pentz</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">50</span> <a href="/wiki/J._R._Richard" title="J. R. Richard">J. R. Richard</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">45</span> <a href="/wiki/Gilberto_Rondon" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilberto Rondon">Gilberto Rondon</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Sambito" title="Joe Sambito">Joe Sambito</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Siebert" title="Paul Siebert">Paul Siebert</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Sosa_(baseball)" title="José Sosa (baseball)">José Sosa</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Catchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Herrmann" title="Ed Herrmann">Ed Herrmann</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 6</span> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Cliff Johnson (baseball)">Cliff Johnson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/Skip_Jutze" title="Skip Jutze">Skip Jutze</a></li></ul> <p><b>Infielders</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Andrews_(baseball)" title="Rob Andrews (baseball)">Rob Andrews</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Boswell" title="Ken Boswell">Ken Boswell</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Enos_Cabell" title="Enos Cabell">Enos Cabell</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_DaVanon" title="Jerry DaVanon">Jerry DaVanon</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Art_Howe" title="Art Howe">Art Howe</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Roger_Metzger" title="Roger Metzger">Roger Metzger</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Milbourne" title="Larry Milbourne">Larry Milbourne</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Taveras" title="Alex Taveras">Alex Taveras</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Outfielders</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">28</span> <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Cede%C3%B1o" title="César Cedeño">César Cedeño</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Rich_Chiles" title="Rich Chiles">Rich Chiles</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cruz" title="José Cruz">José Cruz</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gross" title="Greg Gross">Greg Gross</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Howard" title="Wilbur Howard">Wilbur Howard</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">29</span> <a href="/wiki/Al_Javier" title="Al Javier">Al Javier</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Leon_Roberts" title="Leon Roberts">Leon Roberts</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Manager</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Virdon" title="Bill Virdon">Bill Virdon</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Deacon_Jones_(infielder)" title="Deacon Jones (infielder)">Deacon Jones</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 5</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lillis" title="Bob Lillis">Bob Lillis</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Pacheco" title="Tony Pacheco">Tony Pacheco</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 2</span> <a href="/wiki/Mel_Wright" title="Mel Wright">Mel Wright</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_stats">Player stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Player stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Batting">Batting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Batting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starters_by_position">Starters by position</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Starters by position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">Pos </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>C</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Herrmann, Ed"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Herrmann" title="Ed Herrmann">Ed Herrmann</a></span></span></span></td> <td>79</td> <td>265</td> <td>54</td> <td>.204</td> <td>3</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1B</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a></td> <td>157</td> <td>585</td> <td>183</td> <td>.313</td> <td>16</td> <td>102 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Andrews, Rob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Andrews_(baseball)" title="Rob Andrews (baseball)">Rob Andrews</a></span></span></span></td> <td>109</td> <td>410</td> <td>105</td> <td>.256</td> <td>0</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>SS</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Metzger" title="Roger Metzger">Roger Metzger</a></td> <td>152</td> <td>481</td> <td>101</td> <td>.210</td> <td>0</td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3B</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Enos_Cabell" title="Enos Cabell">Enos Cabell</a></td> <td>144</td> <td>586</td> <td>160</td> <td>.273</td> <td>2</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>LF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cruz, José"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cruz" title="José Cruz">José Cruz</a></span></span></span></td> <td>133</td> <td>439</td> <td>133</td> <td>.303</td> <td>4</td> <td>61 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>CF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cedeño, César"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Cede%C3%B1o" title="César Cedeño">César Cedeño</a></span></span></span></td> <td>150</td> <td>575</td> <td>171</td> <td>.297</td> <td>18</td> <td>83 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>RF</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Gross" title="Greg Gross">Greg Gross</a></td> <td>128</td> <td>426</td> <td>122</td> <td>.286</td> <td>0</td> <td>27 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_batters">Other batters</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other batters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Cliff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Cliff Johnson (baseball)">Cliff Johnson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>108</td> <td>318</td> <td>72</td> <td>.226</td> <td>10</td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Roberts, Leon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Leon_Roberts" title="Leon Roberts">Leon Roberts</a></span></span></span></td> <td>87</td> <td>235</td> <td>68</td> <td>.289</td> <td>7</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Howard, Wilbur"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Howard" title="Wilbur Howard">Wilbur Howard</a></span></span></span></td> <td>94</td> <td>191</td> <td>42</td> <td>.220</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Milbourne" title="Larry Milbourne">Larry Milbourne</a></td> <td>59</td> <td>145</td> <td>36</td> <td>.248</td> <td>0</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Boswell" title="Ken Boswell">Ken Boswell</a></td> <td>91</td> <td>126</td> <td>33</td> <td>.262</td> <td>0</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_DaVanon" title="Jerry DaVanon">Jerry DaVanon</a></td> <td>61</td> <td>107</td> <td>31</td> <td>.290</td> <td>1</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Skip_Jutze" title="Skip Jutze">Skip Jutze</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>92</td> <td>14</td> <td>.152</td> <td>0</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Taveras" title="Alex Taveras">Alex Taveras</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>46</td> <td>10</td> <td>.217</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Art_Howe" title="Art Howe">Art Howe</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>29</td> <td>4</td> <td>.138</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Javier, Al"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Al_Javier" title="Al Javier">Al Javier</a></span></span></span></td> <td>8</td> <td>24</td> <td>5</td> <td>.208</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rich_Chiles" title="Rich Chiles">Rich Chiles</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>.500</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching">Pitching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Pitching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starting_pitchers">Starting pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Starting pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/J.R._Richard" class="mw-redirect" title="J.R. Richard">J.R. Richard</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>291.0</td> <td>20</td> <td>15</td> <td>2.75</td> <td>214 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Dierker, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Dierker" title="Larry Dierker">Larry Dierker</a></span></span></span></td> <td>28</td> <td>187.1</td> <td>13</td> <td>14</td> <td>3.69</td> <td>112 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Andújar, Joaquín"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_And%C3%BAjar" title="Joaquín Andújar">Joaquín Andújar</a></span></span></span></td> <td>28</td> <td>172.1</td> <td>9</td> <td>10</td> <td>3.60</td> <td>59 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Larson, Dan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Larson" title="Dan Larson">Dan Larson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>13</td> <td>92.1</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>3.02</td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Cosgrove, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Cosgrove" title="Mike Cosgrove">Mike Cosgrove</a></span></span></span></td> <td>22</td> <td>89.2</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>5.52</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Lemongello, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Lemongello" title="Mark Lemongello">Mark Lemongello</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>29.0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2.79</td> <td>9 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_pitchers">Other pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Niekro" title="Joe Niekro">Joe Niekro</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>118.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>8</td> <td>3.36</td> <td>77 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bo_McLaughlin" title="Bo McLaughlin">Bo McLaughlin</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>79.0</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>2.85</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Rondón, Gilberto"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gilberto_Rond%C3%B3n" title="Gilberto Rondón">Gilberto Rondón</a></span></span></span></td> <td>19</td> <td>53.2</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>5.70</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sambito" title="Joe Sambito">Joe Sambito</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>53.1</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>3.54</td> <td>26 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relief_pitchers">Relief pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Relief pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SV </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr 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expansion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft">Expansion draft</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Houston_Astros" title="History of the Houston Astros">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_seasons" title="List of Houston Astros seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_team_records" title="List of Houston Astros team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_no-hitters" title="List of Houston Astros no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="Houston Astros award winners and league leaders">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_all-time_roster" title="Houston Astros all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_managers" title="List of Houston Astros managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_owners_and_executives" title="List of Houston Astros owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Houston Astros first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Houston Astros Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Houston_Astros" title="Category:Houston Astros">All articles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colt_Stadium" title="Colt Stadium">Colt Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Houston Astrodome</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Daikin Park</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;"><span class="nobold"><i>Spring training:</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geronimo_Park" title="Geronimo Park">Geronimo Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Florida_Sports_Park" title="Coastal Florida Sports Park">Cocoa Expo Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osceola_County_Stadium" title="Osceola County Stadium">Osceola County Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cacti_Park_of_the_Palm_Beaches" title="Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches">CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AstroTurf" title="AstroTurf">AstroTurf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbit_(mascot)" title="Orbit (mascot)">Orbit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Houston)" title="Union Station (Houston)">Union Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Bamboo_Lounge" title="Big Bamboo Lounge">Big Bamboo Lounge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_in_the_Heart_of_Texas" title="Deep in the Heart of Texas">"Deep in the Heart of Texas"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Buffaloes" title="Houston Buffaloes">Houston Buffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriners_College_Classic" title="Shriners College Classic">Shriners College Classic</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ball_Four" title="Ball Four">Ball Four</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brewster_McCloud" title="Brewster McCloud">Brewster McCloud</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bad_News_Bears_in_Breaking_Training" title="The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training">The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Murder_at_the_World_Series" title="Murder at the World Series">Murder at the World Series</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Night_Game_(film)" title="Night Game (film)">Night Game</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hot_Tub" title="The Hot Tub">"The Hot Tub" (<i>Seinfeld</i> episode)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boyhood_(2014_film)" title="Boyhood (2014 film)">Boyhood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resurrection:_The_J.R._Richard_Story" title="Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story">Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milo_Hamilton" title="Milo Hamilton"><i>"Holy Toledo!"</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McIngvale" title="Jim McIngvale">Mattress Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Kids_Foundation" title="Sunshine Kids Foundation">Sunshine Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darryl_Kile_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Darryl Kile Award">Darryl Kile Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1980 National League West tie-breaker game">1980 NL West tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killer_B%27s_(Houston_Astros)" title="Killer B's (Houston Astros)">Killer B's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">Chris Burke's home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">24 straight curveballs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">Houston Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal" title="Houston Astros sign stealing scandal">Sign stealing scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">"Altuve!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">18 shutout innings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">"We Want Houston!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">World Series no-hitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Mexico_City_Series" title="MLB Mexico City Series">MLB Mexico City Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astros%E2%80%93Dodgers_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Astros–Dodgers rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Series" title="Lone Star Series">Texas Rangers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crane" title="Jim Crane">Jim Crane</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Dana_Brown_(baseball)" title="Dana Brown (baseball)">Dana Brown</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Espada" title="Joe Espada">Joe Espada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />Championships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">League pennants (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 National League Championship Series">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2021 American League Championship Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">2022</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (14)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL West: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 National League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Division_Series" title="1981 National League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 National League Championship Series">1986</a></li></ul></li> <li>NL Central: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_National_League_Division_Series" title="1997 National League Division Series">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Division_Series" title="1998 National League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_League_Division_Series" title="1999 National League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series" title="2001 National League Division Series">2001</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL West: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Division_Series" title="2017 American League Division Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Division_Series" title="2018 American League Division Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Division_Series" title="2021 American League Division Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Division_Series" title="2023 American League Division Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2024 American League Wild Card Series">2024</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card titles (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Houston Astros minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#000000">Minors</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Space_Cowboys" title="Sugar Land Space Cowboys">Sugar Land Space Cowboys</a></li></ul></li> <li>Double-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Hooks" title="Corpus Christi Hooks">Corpus Christi Hooks</a></li></ul></li> <li>High-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asheville_Tourists" title="Asheville Tourists">Asheville Tourists</a></li></ul></li> <li>Single-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Woodpeckers" title="Fayetteville Woodpeckers">Fayetteville Woodpeckers</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rookie: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Astros" title="Florida Complex League Astros">FCL Astros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Astros" title="Dominican Summer League Astros">DSL Astros Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Astros" title="Dominican Summer League Astros">DSL Astros Orange</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_broadcasters" title="List of Houston Astros broadcasters"><span style="color:#000000">Media</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>TV</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Space_City_Home_Network" title="Space City Home Network">Space City Home Network</a></dd> <dt>Radio</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_Radio_Network" title="Houston Astros Radio Network">Houston Astros Radio Network</a></dd> <dt>Announcers</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Todd_Kalas" title="Todd Kalas">Todd Kalas</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Blum" title="Geoff Blum">Geoff Blum</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(64)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (64)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1960 · 1961 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1962 Houston Colt .45s season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1963 Houston Colt .45s season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1964 Houston Colt .45s season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Houston_Astros_season" title="1965 Houston Astros season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Houston_Astros_season" title="1966 Houston Astros season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Houston_Astros_season" title="1967 Houston Astros season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Houston_Astros_season" title="1968 Houston Astros season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Houston_Astros_season" title="1969 Houston Astros season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Houston_Astros_season" title="1970 Houston Astros season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Houston_Astros_season" title="1971 Houston Astros season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Houston_Astros_season" title="1972 Houston Astros season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Houston_Astros_season" title="1973 Houston Astros season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Houston_Astros_season" title="1974 Houston Astros season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Houston_Astros_season" title="1975 Houston Astros season">1975</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Houston_Astros_season" title="1977 Houston Astros season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Astros_season" title="1978 Houston Astros season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Astros_season" title="1979 Houston Astros season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1980_Houston_Astros_season" title="1980 Houston Astros season">1980</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981_Houston_Astros_season" title="1981 Houston Astros season">1981</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Houston_Astros_season" title="1982 Houston Astros season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Houston_Astros_season" title="1983 Houston Astros season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Houston_Astros_season" title="1984 Houston Astros season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Houston_Astros_season" title="1985 Houston Astros season">1985</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1986_Houston_Astros_season" title="1986 Houston Astros season">1986</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Houston_Astros_season" title="1987 Houston Astros season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Houston_Astros_season" title="1988 Houston Astros season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Houston_Astros_season" title="1989 Houston Astros season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Houston_Astros_season" title="1990 Houston Astros season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Houston_Astros_season" title="1991 Houston Astros season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Houston_Astros_season" title="1992 Houston Astros season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Houston_Astros_season" title="1993 Houston Astros season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Houston_Astros_season" title="1994 Houston Astros season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Houston_Astros_season" title="1995 Houston Astros season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Houston_Astros_season" title="1996 Houston Astros season">1996</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1997_Houston_Astros_season" title="1997 Houston Astros season">1997</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1998_Houston_Astros_season" title="1998 Houston Astros season">1998</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1999_Houston_Astros_season" title="1999 Houston Astros season">1999</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Houston_Astros_season" title="2000 Houston Astros season">2000</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2001_Houston_Astros_season" title="2001 Houston Astros season">2001</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Houston_Astros_season" title="2002 Houston Astros season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Houston_Astros_season" title="2003 Houston Astros season">2003</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2004_Houston_Astros_season" title="2004 Houston Astros season">2004</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2005_Houston_Astros_season" title="2005 Houston Astros season">2005</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Houston_Astros_season" title="2006 Houston Astros season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Houston_Astros_season" title="2007 Houston Astros season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Houston_Astros_season" title="2008 Houston Astros season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Houston_Astros_season" title="2009 Houston Astros season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Houston_Astros_season" title="2010 Houston Astros season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Houston_Astros_season" title="2011 Houston Astros season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Houston_Astros_season" title="2012 Houston Astros season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Houston_Astros_season" title="2013 Houston Astros season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Houston_Astros_season" title="2014 Houston Astros season">2014</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2015_Houston_Astros_season" title="2015 Houston Astros season">2015</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Houston_Astros_season" title="2016 Houston Astros season">2016</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">2017</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2018_Houston_Astros_season" title="2018 Houston Astros season">2018</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2019_Houston_Astros_season" title="2019 Houston Astros season">2019</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; 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