1970 Houston Astros Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 79-83
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,247,444, Avg. 15,593
Ballpark: Astrodome
Manager: Harry Walker (79-83)
Location: Houston, Texas
1970 Houston Astros StatisticsTeam Record: 79-83
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,247,444, Avg. 15,593
Ballpark: Astrodome
Manager: Harry Walker (79-83)
Location: Houston, Texas
1970 Houston Astros Results
The Houston Astros of the National League ended the 1970 season with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's West Division.
The Astros scored 744 runs and surrendered 763 runs. Jim Wynn led Houston with 27 home runs, and Doug Rader walloped 20 or more, too. Denis Menke drove in 92 runs. Jesus Alou paced all regular batters by hitting .306. Larry Dierker topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.87 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Walker coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Alou | RF | R | R | March 24, 1942 | 6'2" | 190 | Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal D.R. |
| Jim Beauchamp | LF | R | R | August 21, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Vinita, OK USA |
| Jack Billingham | P | R | R | February 21, 1943 | 6'4" | 195 | Orlando, FL USA |
| Wade Blasingame | P | L | L | November 22, 1943 | 6'1" | 185 | Deming, NM USA |
| Jim Bouton | P | R | R | March 8, 1939 | 6'0" | 170 | Newark, NJ USA |
| Don Bryant | C | R | R | July 13, 1941 | 6'5" | 200 | Jasper, FL USA |
| Cesar Cedeno | CF | R | R | February 25, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R. |
| Ron Cook | P | L | L | July 11, 1947 | 6'1" | 175 | Jefferson, TX USA |
| George Culver | P | R | R | July 8, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Salinas, CA USA |
| Tommy Davis | LF | R | R | March 21, 1939 | 6'2" | 195 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Larry Dierker | P | R | R | September 22, 1946 | 6'4" | 215 | Hollywood, CA USA |
| Jack DiLauro | P | B | L | March 3, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Akron, OH USA |
| Johnny Edwards | C | L | R | June 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 220 | Columbus, OH USA |
| Ken Forsch | P | R | R | September 8, 1946 | 6'4" | 195 | Sacramento, CA USA |
| Gary Geiger | LF | L | R | April 4, 1937 | 6'0" | 168 | Sand Ridge, IL USA |
| Cesar Geronimo | OF | L | L | March 11, 1948 | 6'0" | 165 | El Seibo, El Seibo D.R. |
| Fred Gladding | P | L | R | June 28, 1936 | 6'1" | 220 | Flat Rock, MI USA |
| Tom Griffin | P | R | R | February 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Buddy Harris | P | R | R | December 5, 1948 | 6'7" | 245 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Larry Howard | C | R | R | June 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 200 | Columbus, OH USA |
| Keith Lampard | LF | L | R | December 20, 1945 | 6'2" | 197 | Warrington, Cheshire United Kingdom |
| Denny Lemaster | P | R | L | February 25, 1939 | 6'1" | 182 | Corona, CA USA |
| Mike Marshall | P | R | R | January 15, 1943 | 5'10" | 180 | Adrian, MI USA |
| Marty Martinez | SS | B | R | August 23, 1941 | 6'0" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana Cuba |
| John Mayberry | 1B | L | L | February 18, 1949 | 6'3" | 215 | Detroit, MI USA |
| Leon McFadden | P | R | R | April 26, 1944 | 6'2" | 195 | Little Rock, AR USA |
| Denis Menke | SS | R | R | July 21, 1940 | 6'0" | 185 | Bancroft, IA USA |
| Norm Miller | RF | L | R | February 5, 1946 | 5'10" | 185 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Joe Morgan | 2B | L | R | September 19, 1943 | 5'7" | 160 | Bonham, TX USA |
| Dan Osinski | P | R | R | November 17, 1933 | 6'1" | 190 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Joe Pepitone | 1B | L | L | October 9, 1940 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Doug Rader | 3B | R | R | July 30, 1944 | 6'2" | 208 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Jim Ray | P | R | R | December 1, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Rock Hill, SC USA |
| Scipio Spinks | P | R | R | July 12, 1947 | 6'1" | 183 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Hector Torres | SS | R | R | September 16, 1945 | 6'0" | 175 | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico |
| Bob Watson | 1B | R | R | April 10, 1946 | 6'0" | 201 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Don Wilson | P | R | R | February 12, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Monroe, LA USA |
| Jim Wynn | CF | R | R | March 12, 1942 | 5'10" | 160 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
