1970 Houston Astros Roster

The 1970 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1970 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 1970 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Houston Astros salary list, a 1970 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1970 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
56 Jim Bouton 6-00 185 Right Right 1939-03-08
41 Ron Cook 6-01 175 Left Left 1947-07-11
39 George Culver 6-02 185 Right Right 1943-07-08
49 Larry Dierker 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-09-22
31 Jack DiLauro 6-02 185 Left Both 1943-05-03
43 Ken Forsch 6-04 210 Right Right 1946-09-08
48 Fred Gladding 6-00 225 Right Left 1936-06-28
38 Tom Griffin 6-03 210 Right Right 1948-02-22
46 Buddy Harris 6-07 245 Right Right 1948-12-05
23 Denny Lemaster 6-01 185 Left Right 1939-02-25
53 Mike Marshall 5-10 180 Right Right 1943-01-15
43 Dan Osinski 6-02 195 Right Right 1933-11-17
45 Jim Ray 6-01 195 Right Right 1944-12-01
37 Scipio Spinks 6-01 185 Right Right 1947-07-12
40 Don Wilson 6-03 205 Right Right 1945-02-12
6 Don Bryant 6-05 200 Right Right 1941-07-13
7 Johnny Edwards 6-04 220 Right Left 1938-06-10
10 Larry Howard 6-03 200 Right Right 1945-06-06
14 Marty Martinez 6-01 175 Right Both 1941-08-23
33 John Mayberry 6-03 220 Left Left 1949-02-18
11 Denis Menke 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-07-21
18 Joe Morgan 5-07 160 Right Left 1943-09-19
9 Joe Pepitone 6-02 200 Left Left 1940-10-09
12 Doug Rader 6-03 215 Right Right 1944-07-30
15 Hector Torres 6-00 175 Right Right 1945-09-16
8, 27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
22 Jesus Alou 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-03-24
44 Jim Beauchamp 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-08-21
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
10 Tommy Davis 6-02 205 Right Right 1939-03-21
19 Gary Geiger 6-00 168 Right Left 1937-04-04
20 Cesar Geronimo 6-02 170 Left Left 1948-03-11
26 Keith Lampard 6-02 197 Right Left 1945-12-20
21 Norm Miller 5-11 195 Right Left 1946-02-05
24 Jimmy Wynn 5-09 170 Right Right 1942-03-12
20 Leon McFadden 6-02 195 Right Right 1944-04-26
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The 1970 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 83 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 96/96) where 1,253,444 fans witnessed their 1970 Astros finish the season with a .488 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 1970 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1970 Houston Astros salary list, a 1970 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1970 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1970 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Jesus Alou
Tommy Davis
Johnny Edwards
Tom Griffin
Denis Menke
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Bob Watson
Jimmy Wynn

1970 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Edwards (139)
1B Bob Watson (83)
2B Joe Morgan (142)
3B Doug Rader (154)
SS Denis Menke (133)
LF Jimmy Wynn (66)
CF Jimmy Wynn (87)
RF Jesus Alou (88)
  
SP Jack Billingham
SP Larry Dierker
SP Tom Griffin
SP Denny Lemaster
SP Don Wilson
  
RP Jim Bouton
RP Ron Cook
RP George Culver
RP Jack DiLauro
RP Jim Ray
CL Fred Gladding


1970 Houston Astros
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1970 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Don Bryant
#7 Johnny Edwards
#8 Bob Watson
#9 Joe Pepitone
#10 Tommy Davis
#10 Larry Howard
#11 Denis Menke
#12 Doug Rader
#14 Marty Martinez
#15 Hector Torres
#18 Joe Morgan
#19 Gary Geiger
#20 Cesar Geronimo
#20 Leon McFadden
#21 Norm Miller
#22 Jesus Alou
#23 Denny Lemaster
#24 Jimmy Wynn
#26 Keith Lampard
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#31 Jack DiLauro
#33 John Mayberry
#36 Wade Blasingame
#37 Scipio Spinks
#38 Tom Griffin
#39 George Culver
#40 Don Wilson
#41 Ron Cook
#42 Jack Billingham
#43 Ken Forsch
#43 Dan Osinski
#44 Jim Beauchamp
#45 Jim Ray
#46 Buddy Harris
#48 Fred Gladding
#49 Larry Dierker
#53 Mike Marshall
#56 Jim Bouton

Did you know that a 1970 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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