1968 Houston Astros Roster

The 1968 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1968 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1968 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1968 Houston Astros salary list, a 1968 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1968 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1968 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
36 Wade Blasingame 6-01 185 Left Left 1943-11-22
30 John Buzhardt 6-02 198 Right Right 1936-08-17
31 Danny Coombs 6-05 210 Left Right 1942-03-23
35 Mike Cuellar 5-11 175 Left Left 1937-05-08
49 Larry Dierker 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-09-22
44 Tom Dukes 6-02 185 Right Right 1942-08-31
33 Hal Gilson 6-05 195 Left Right 1942-02-09
39 Dave Giusti 5-11 195 Right Right 1939-11-27
48 Fred Gladding 6-00 225 Right Left 1936-06-28
43 Pat House 6-03 185 Left Left 1940-09-01
23 Denny Lemaster 6-01 185 Left Right 1939-02-25
45 Jim Ray 6-01 195 Right Right 1944-12-01
42 Steve Shea 6-03 215 Right Right 1942-12-05
40 Don Wilson 6-03 205 Right Right 1945-02-12
6 Dave Adlesh 6-00 187 Right Right 1943-07-15
7 John Bateman 6-03 220 Right Right 1940-07-21
9 Ron Brand 5-08 170 Right Right 1940-01-13
8 Hal King 6-01 200 Right Left 1944-02-01
14 Bob Aspromonte 6-02 185 Right Right 1938-06-19
17 Julio Gotay 6-00 180 Right Right 1939-06-09
33 John Mayberry 6-03 220 Left Left 1949-02-18
20 Leon McFadden 6-02 195 Right Right 1944-04-26
11 Denis Menke 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-07-21
18 Joe Morgan 5-07 160 Right Left 1943-09-19
12 Doug Rader 6-03 215 Right Right 1944-07-30
10 Rusty Staub 6-02 200 Right Left 1944-04-01
15 Hector Torres 6-00 175 Right Right 1945-09-16
37 Byron Browne 6-02 200 Right Right 1942-12-27
27 Nate Colbert 6-02 209 Right Right 1946-04-09
22 Ron Davis 6-00 180 Right Right 1941-10-21
22 Jose Herrera 5-08 165 Right Right 1942-04-08
21 Norm Miller 5-11 195 Right Left 1946-02-05
20 Ivan Murrell 6-02 196 Right Right 1945-04-24
37 Dick Simpson 6-04 176 Right Right 1943-07-28
28 Lee Thomas 6-02 198 Right Left 1936-02-05
27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
24 Jimmy Wynn 5-09 170 Right Right 1942-03-12
50 Danny Walton 6-00 200 Right Right 1947-07-14
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The 1968 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 72 games, lost 90 games, and finished in tenth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 98/99) where 1,312,887 fans witnessed their 1968 Astros finish the season with a .444 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1968 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1968 Houston Astros salary list, a 1968 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1968 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1968 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Bob Aspromonte
Ron Davis
Larry Dierker
Hal King
Norm Miller
Joe Morgan
Rusty Staub
Hector Torres
Jimmy Wynn

1968 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C John Bateman (108)
1B Rusty Staub (147)
2B Denis Menke (119)
3B Doug Rader (86)
SS Hector Torres (127)
LF Jimmy Wynn (56)
CF Jimmy Wynn (93)
RF Norm Miller (65)
  
SP Mike Cuellar
SP Larry Dierker
SP Dave Giusti
SP Denny Lemaster
SP Don Wilson
  
RP Wade Blasingame
RP John Buzhardt
RP Danny Coombs
RP Tom Dukes
RP Jim Ray
CL Steve Shea


1968 Houston Astros
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1968 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Dave Adlesh
#7 John Bateman
#8 Hal King
#9 Ron Brand
#10 Rusty Staub
#11 Denis Menke
#12 Doug Rader
#14 Bob Aspromonte
#15 Hector Torres
#17 Julio Gotay
#18 Joe Morgan
#20 Leon McFadden
#20 Ivan Murrell
#21 Norm Miller
#22 Ron Davis
#22 Jose Herrera
#23 Denny Lemaster
#24 Jimmy Wynn
#27 Nate Colbert
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Lee Thomas
#30 John Buzhardt
#31 Danny Coombs
#33 Hal Gilson
#33 John Mayberry
#35 Mike Cuellar
#36 Wade Blasingame
#37 Byron Browne
#37 Dick Simpson
#39 Dave Giusti
#40 Don Wilson
#42 Steve Shea
#43 Pat House
#44 Tom Dukes
#45 Jim Ray
#48 Fred Gladding
#49 Larry Dierker
#50 Danny Walton

Did you know that a 1968 Houston Astros Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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