1969 Houston Astros Roster

The 1969 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1969 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 1969 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1969 Houston Astros salary list, a 1969 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1969 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1969 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
42 Jack Billingham 6-04 215 Right Right 1943-02-21
36 Wade Blasingame 6-01 185 Left Left 1943-11-22
44 Jim Bouton 6-00 185 Right Right 1939-03-08
31 Danny Coombs 6-05 210 Left Right 1942-03-23
49 Larry Dierker 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-09-22
48 Fred Gladding 6-00 225 Right Left 1936-06-28
38 Tom Griffin 6-03 210 Right Right 1948-02-22
35 Skip Guinn 5-10 180 Left Right 1944-10-25
41 Bill Henry 6-02 180 Left Left 1927-10-15
23 Denny Lemaster 6-01 185 Left Right 1939-02-25
45 Jim Ray 6-01 195 Right Right 1944-12-01
41 Dan Schneider 6-03 170 Left Left 1942-08-29
37 Scipio Spinks 6-01 185 Right Right 1947-07-12
47 Bob Watkins 6-01 170 Right Right 1948-03-12
43 Ron Willis 6-02 195 Right Right 1943-07-12
40 Don Wilson 6-03 205 Right Right 1945-02-12
37 Dooley Womack 6-00 170 Right Left 1939-08-25
6 Don Bryant 6-05 200 Right Right 1941-07-13
7 Johnny Edwards 6-04 220 Right Left 1938-06-10
13 Curt Blefary 6-02 195 Right Left 1943-07-05
17 Julio Gotay 6-00 180 Right Right 1939-06-09
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
15 Hector Torres 6-00 175 Right Right 1945-09-16
22 Jesus Alou 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-03-24
10 Tommy Davis 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-03-21
19 Gary Geiger 6-00 168 Right Left 1937-04-04
34 Cesar Geronimo 6-02 170 Left Left 1948-03-11
26 Keith Lampard 6-02 197 Right Left 1945-12-20
14 Marty Martinez 6-01 175 Right Both 1941-08-23
20 Leon McFadden 6-02 195 Right Right 1944-04-26
21 Norm Miller 5-11 195 Right Left 1946-02-05
28 Sandy Valdespino 5-08 170 Left Left 1939-01-14
27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
24 Jimmy Wynn 5-09 170 Right Right 1942-03-12
33 John Mayberry 6-03 220 Left Left 1949-02-18
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The 1969 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 81 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 98/99) where 1,442,995 fans witnessed their 1969 Astros finish the season with a .500 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 1969 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1969 Houston Astros salary list, a 1969 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1969 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1969 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Jesus Alou
Curt Blefary
Johnny Edwards
Denny Lemaster
Denis Menke
Norm Miller
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Jimmy Wynn

1969 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Edwards (151)
1B Curt Blefary (152)
2B Joe Morgan (132)
3B Doug Rader (154)
SS Denis Menke (131)
LF Jesus Alou (65)
CF Jimmy Wynn (149)
RF Norm Miller (97)
  
SP Larry Dierker
SP Tom Griffin
SP Denny Lemaster
SP Don Wilson
  
RP Jack Billingham
RP Wade Blasingame
RP Skip Guinn
RP Dooley Womack
CL Fred Gladding


1969 Houston Astros
Salaries

Dooley Womack $23,500.00
Jim Bouton $22,000.00


1969 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Don Bryant
#7 Johnny Edwards
#10 Tommy Davis
#11 Denis Menke
#12 Doug Rader
#13 Curt Blefary
#14 Marty Martinez
#15 Hector Torres
#17 Julio Gotay
#18 Joe Morgan
#19 Gary Geiger
#20 Leon McFadden
#21 Norm Miller
#22 Jesus Alou
#23 Denny Lemaster
#24 Jimmy Wynn
#26 Keith Lampard
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Sandy Valdespino
#31 Danny Coombs
#33 John Mayberry
#34 Cesar Geronimo
#35 Skip Guinn
#36 Wade Blasingame
#37 Scipio Spinks
#37 Dooley Womack
#38 Tom Griffin
#40 Don Wilson
#41 Bill Henry
#41 Dan Schneider
#42 Jack Billingham
#43 Ron Willis
#44 Jim Bouton
#45 Jim Ray
#47 Bob Watkins
#48 Fred Gladding
#49 Larry Dierker

Did you know that a 1969 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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