1979 Houston Astros Roster

The 1979 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Houston Astros salary list, a 1979 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1979 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
47 Joaquin Andujar 6-00 180 Right Both 1952-12-21
37 Tom Dixon 5-11 175 Right Right 1955-04-23
43 Ken Forsch 6-04 210 Right Right 1946-09-08
31 Frank LaCorte 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-10-13
39 Pete Ladd 6-03 240 Right Right 1956-07-17
39 Bo McLaughlin 6-05 210 Right Right 1953-10-23
54 Mike Mendoza 6-05 215 Right Right 1955-11-26
36 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
46 Randy Niemann 6-04 200 Left Left 1955-11-15
34 Gordie Pladson 6-04 210 Right Right 1956-07-31
45 Frank Riccelli 6-03 205 Left Left 1953-02-24
50 J.R. Richard 6-08 222 Right Right 1950-03-07
42 Bert Roberge 6-04 190 Right Right 1954-10-03
48 Vern Ruhle 6-01 187 Right Right 1951-01-25
35 Joe Sambito 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-06-28
41 Bobby Sprowl 6-02 190 Left Left 1956-04-14
33 George Throop 6-07 205 Right Right 1950-11-24
38 Rick Williams 6-01 180 Right Right 1952-11-09
41 Gary Wilson 6-02 185 Right Right 1954-11-21
14 Alan Ashby 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-08
6 Reggie Baldwin 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-08-19
13 Bruce Bochy 6-04 210 Right Right 1955-04-16
11 Alan Knicely 6-00½ 194 Right Right 1955-05-19
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
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
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
12 Craig Reynolds 6-01 175 Right Left 1952-12-27
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
25 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
20 Danny Heep 5-11 185 Left Left 1957-07-03
30 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
19 Tom Wiedenbauer 6-01 180 Right Right 1958-11-05
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The 1979 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 89 games, lost 73 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 94/94) where 1,900,312 fans witnessed their 1979 Astros finish the season with a .549 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 1979 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Houston Astros salary list, a 1979 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1979 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Art Howe
Terry Puhl
Craig Reynolds
J.R. Richard
Bob Watson

1979 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Alan Ashby (105)
1B Cesar Cedeno (91)
2B Rafael Landestoy (114)
3B Enos Cabell (132)
SS Craig Reynolds (143)
LF Jose Cruz (156)
CF Terry Puhl (109)
RF Jeffrey Leonard (100)
  
SP Joaquin Andujar
SP Ken Forsch
SP Joe Niekro
SP J.R. Richard
SP Rick Williams
  
RP Randy Niemann
RP Bert Roberge
CL Joe Sambito


1979 Houston Astros
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1979 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Reggie Baldwin
#8 Luis Pujols
#9 Julio Gonzalez
#11 Alan Knicely
#12 Craig Reynolds
#13 Bruce Bochy
#14 Alan Ashby
#16 Dave Bergman
#17 Rafael Landestoy
#18 Art Howe
#19 Tom Wiedenbauer
#20 Danny Heep
#21 Terry Puhl
#22 Jesus Alou
#23 Enos Cabell
#24 Jimmy Sexton
#25 Jose Cruz
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#29 Denny Walling
#30 Jeffrey Leonard
#31 Frank LaCorte
#33 George Throop
#34 Gordie Pladson
#35 Joe Sambito
#36 Joe Niekro
#37 Tom Dixon
#38 Rick Williams
#39 Pete Ladd
#39 Bo McLaughlin
#41 Bobby Sprowl
#41 Gary Wilson
#42 Bert Roberge
#43 Ken Forsch
#45 Frank Riccelli
#46 Randy Niemann
#47 Joaquin Andujar
#48 Vern Ruhle
#50 J.R. Richard
#54 Mike Mendoza

Did you know that a 1979 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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