1978 Houston Astros Roster

The 1978 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 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 1978 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Houston Astros salary list, a 1978 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1978 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
47 Joaquin Andujar 6-00 180 Right Both 1952-12-21
38 Floyd Bannister 6-01 195 Left Left 1955-06-10
37 Tom Dixon 5-11 175 Right Right 1955-04-23
43 Ken Forsch 6-04 210 Right Right 1946-09-08
42 Mark Lemongello 6-01 180 Right Right 1955-07-21
39 Bo McLaughlin 6-05 210 Right Right 1953-10-23
36 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
30 Gene Pentz 6-01 200 Right Right 1953-06-21
45 Frank Riccelli 6-03 205 Left Left 1953-02-24
50 J.R. Richard 6-08 222 Right Right 1950-03-07
48 Vern Ruhle 6-01 187 Right Right 1951-01-25
35 Joe Sambito 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-06-28
31 Dan Warthen 6-00 200 Left Both 1952-12-01
34 Rick Williams 6-01 180 Right Right 1952-11-09
44 Oscar Zamora 5-10 178 Right Right 1944-09-23
6 Reggie Baldwin 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-08-19
13 Bruce Bochy 6-04 210 Right Right 1955-04-16
13 Joe Ferguson 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-19
8 Ed Herrmann 6-01 210 Right Left 1946-08-27
8 Luis Pujols 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-11-18
16 Dave Bergman 6-01½ 185 Left Left 1953-06-06
23 Enos Cabell 6-05 185 Right Right 1949-10-08
15 Keith Drumright 5-10 170 Right Left 1954-10-21
10 Mike Fischlin 6-01 165 Right Right 1955-09-13
9 Julio Gonzalez 5-11 165 Right Right 1952-12-25
18 Art Howe 6-02 190 Right Right 1946-12-15
17 Rafael Landestoy 5-10 165 Right Both 1953-05-28
14 Roger Metzger 6-00 165 Right Both 1947-10-10
19 Jim Obradovich 6-02 200 Left Left 1949-09-13
24 Jimmy Sexton 5-10 175 Right Right 1951-12-15
27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
22 Jesus Alou 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-03-24
20 Joe Cannon 6-03 193 Right Left 1953-07-13
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
25 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
26 Wilbur Howard 6-02 175 Right Both 1949-01-08
46 Jeffrey Leonard 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-09-22
21 Terry Puhl 6-02 200 Right Left 1956-07-08
29 Denny Walling 6-01 185 Right Left 1954-04-17
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The 1978 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 74 games, lost 88 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 93/93) where 1,126,145 fans witnessed their 1978 Astros finish the season with a .457 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 1978 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Houston Astros salary list, a 1978 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1978 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Floyd Bannister
Enos Cabell
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Joe Ferguson
Art Howe
Roger Metzger
Terry Puhl
Bob Watson

1978 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Luis Pujols (55)
1B Bob Watson (128)
2B Art Howe (107)
3B Enos Cabell (153)
SS Jimmy Sexton (58)
LF Denny Walling (66)
CF Terry Puhl (109)
RF Jose Cruz (152)
  
SP Floyd Bannister
SP Tom Dixon
SP Mark Lemongello
SP Joe Niekro
SP J.R. Richard
  
RP Ken Forsch
CL Joe Sambito


1978 Houston Astros
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1978 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Reggie Baldwin
#8 Ed Herrmann
#8 Luis Pujols
#9 Julio Gonzalez
#10 Mike Fischlin
#13 Bruce Bochy
#13 Joe Ferguson
#14 Roger Metzger
#15 Keith Drumright
#16 Dave Bergman
#17 Rafael Landestoy
#18 Art Howe
#19 Jim Obradovich
#20 Joe Cannon
#21 Terry Puhl
#22 Jesus Alou
#23 Enos Cabell
#24 Jimmy Sexton
#25 Jose Cruz
#26 Wilbur Howard
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#29 Denny Walling
#30 Gene Pentz
#31 Dan Warthen
#34 Rick Williams
#35 Joe Sambito
#36 Joe Niekro
#37 Tom Dixon
#38 Floyd Bannister
#39 Bo McLaughlin
#42 Mark Lemongello
#43 Ken Forsch
#44 Oscar Zamora
#45 Frank Riccelli
#46 Jeffrey Leonard
#47 Joaquin Andujar
#48 Vern Ruhle
#50 J.R. Richard

Did you know that a 1978 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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