1997 Houston Astros Roster (40-man)

1996 Season 1998 Season

Record: 84-78-0, Finished 1st in NL_Central (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost NL Division Series (3-0) to Atlanta Braves

Manager: Larry Dierker (84-78)

General Manager: Gerry Hunsicker

Scouting Director: David Lakey

Ballpark: Astrodome

Attendance: 2,046,781 (8th of 14)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 95
One-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 94

Pythagorean W-L: 93-69, 777 Runs, 660 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Bobby Abreu	23	ve VE	L	R	6' 0"	220	Mar 11, 1974	2	59	46	59	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	43	53	0	11	0	0.4	$150,000
Brad Ausmus	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Apr 14, 1969	5	130	113	130	129	0	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	2.3	$1,075,000
Jeff Bagwell HOF	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	May 27, 1968	7	162	157	162	159	0	0	159	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.7	$8,040,000	All-Star
Manuel Barrios	22	pa PA	R	R	6' 0"	170	Sep 21, 1974	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Derek Bell	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Dec 11, 1968	7	129	122	129	125	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	89	125	1	5	1	2.8	$3,250,000
Sean Berry	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	200	Mar 22, 1966	8	96	82	96	85	0	0	0	0	85	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	0	0.0	$2,250,000
Craig Biggio HOF	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 14, 1965	10	162	156	162	160	0	0	0	160	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	9.4	$6,280,000	All-Star
Tim Bogar	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	198	Oct 28, 1966	5	97	74	97	93	0	0	1	0	14	80	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2.4	$275,000
José Cabrera	25	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	205	Mar 24, 1972	1st	12	0	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Chuck Carr	29	us US	B	R	5' 10"	155	Aug 10, 1967	8	63	49	63	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	58	0	59	0	8	0	1.0	$250,000
Tony Eusebio	30	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	180	Apr 27, 1967	5	60	42	60	43	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0.1	$650,000
Sid Fernandez	34	us US	L	L	6' 1"	220	Oct 12, 1962	15	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$375,000
Ramón García	28	ve VE	R	R	6' 2"	200	Feb 9, 1969	3	42	20	40	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	$160,000
Luis Gonzalez	29	us US	L	R	6' 2"	180	Sep 3, 1967	8	152	143	152	147	0	0	1	0	0	0	146	0	0	146	0	7	0	2.0	$1,400,000
Tommy Greene	30	us US	R	R	6' 5"	225	Apr 6, 1967	8	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ricky Gutiérrez	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	May 23, 1970	5	102	72	102	90	0	0	0	9	22	64	0	0	0	0	0	16	1	-0.8	$420,000
Mike Hampton	24	us US	R	L	5' 10"	185	Sep 9, 1972	5	34	34	32	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$1,420,000
Óscar Henríquez	23	ve VE	R	R	6' 6"	220	Jan 28, 1974	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Richard Hidalgo	22	ve VE	R	R	6' 3"	220	Jun 28, 1975	1st	19	14	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	1	19	0	2	1	0.3	$150,000
Chris Holt	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Sep 18, 1971	2	33	32	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$150,000
Thomas Howard	32	us US	B	R	6' 2"	200	Dec 11, 1964	8	107	54	107	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	41	18	62	0	52	0	0.5	$750,000
John Hudek	30	us US	B	R	6' 1"	200	Aug 8, 1966	4	40	0	38	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8	$412,500
Russ Johnson	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Feb 22, 1973	1st	21	13	21	15	0	0	0	3	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.0
Darryl Kile	28	us US	R	R	6' 5"	185	Dec 2, 1968	7	34	34	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3	$1,700,000	All-Star
Randy Knorr	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	205	Nov 12, 1968	7	4	1	4	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$300,000
José Lima	24	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	170	Sep 30, 1972	4	52	1	50	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1	$170,000
Pat Listach	29	us US	B	R	5' 9"	170	Sep 12, 1967	6	52	33	52	37	0	0	0	0	0	31	1	4	1	6	0	17	1	-1.2	$750,000
Mike Magnante	32	us US	L	L	6' 1"	180	Jun 17, 1965	7	40	0	38	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$290,000
Tom Martin	27	us US	L	L	6' 1"	200	May 21, 1970	1st	55	0	52	55	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	$150,000
Blas Minor	31	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Mar 20, 1966	6	11	0	10	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ray Montgomery	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Aug 8, 1969	2	29	14	29	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	15	18	0	13	0	-0.1	$155,000
James Mouton	28	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Dec 29, 1968	4	86	40	86	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	39	14	61	0	19	16	-0.4	$415,000
Tony Peña	40	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	175	Jun 4, 1957	18	9	6	9	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
J.R. Phillips	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	205	Apr 29, 1970	5	13	2	13	6	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	8	1	-0.2
Ken Ramos	30	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Jun 6, 1967	1st	14	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	14	0	-0.3
Shane Reynolds	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Mar 26, 1968	6	30	30	29	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$2,050,000
Luis Rivera	33	pr PR	R	R	5' 9"	165	Jan 3, 1964	10	7	2	7	7	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.0
Bill Spiers	31	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Jun 5, 1966	9	132	67	132	113	0	0	8	4	84	28	0	0	0	0	0	40	3	4.4	$600,000
Russ Springer	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	195	Nov 7, 1968	6	54	0	53	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$400,000
Billy Wagner	25	us US	L	L	5' 10"	180	Jul 25, 1971	3	62	0	61	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	$185,000
Donne Wall	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Jul 11, 1967	3	8	8	7	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Larry Dierker	50	us US	Sep 22, 1946	Manager	Apr 1	Sep 28
Tommy McCraw	56	us US	Nov 21, 1940	Hitting	Apr 1	Sep 28
Vern Ruhle	46	us US	Jan 25, 1951	Pitching	Apr 1	Sep 28
José Cruz	49	pr PR	Aug 8, 1947	First base	Apr 1	Sep 28
Mike Cubbage	46	us US	Jul 21, 1950	Third base	Apr 1	Sep 28
Alan Ashby	45	us US	Jul 8, 1951		Apr 1	Sep 28
Bill Virdon	66	us US	Jun 9, 1931	Coach	Apr 1	Sep 28
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date