1983 Houston Astros Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 85-77
Finished 3rd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,352,942, Avg. 16,703
Ballpark: Astrodome
Manager: Bob Lillis (85-77)
Location: Houston, Texas
1983 Houston Astros Statistics
1983 Houston Astros Results

The Houston Astros of the National League ended the 1983 season with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses, finishing third in the NL's West Division.

The Astros scored 643 runs and yielded 646 runs. Dickie Thon led Houston with 20 home runs Jose Cruz recorded 92 runs batted in and topped all regular hitters by hitting .318. Joe Niekro paced the team with 15 wins, while Nolan Ryan recorded a 2.98 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Bob Lillis coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Alan AshbyCBRJuly 8, 19516'2"185Long Beach, CA USA
Kevin BassRFBRMay 12, 19596'0"183Redwood City, CA USA
George BjorkmanCRRAugust 26, 19566'2"190Ontario, CA USA
Jose CruzLFLLAugust 8, 19476'0"170Arroyo, P.R.
Bill DawleyPRRFebruary 6, 19586'5"235Norwich, CT USA
Frank DiPinoPLLOctober 22, 19565'10"175Syracuse, NY USA
Bill Doran2BBRMay 28, 19585'11"175Cincinnati, OH USA
Phil Garner3BRRApril 30, 19495'10"175Jefferson City, TN USA
Jeff HeathcockPRRNovember 18, 19596'4"205Covina, CA USA
Bob KnepperPLLMay 25, 19546'3"195Akron, OH USA
Ray Knight1BRRDecember 28, 19526'1"185Albany, GA USA
Frank LaCortePRROctober 13, 19516'1"180San Jose, CA USA
Mike LaCossPRRMay 30, 19566'5"185Glendale, CA USA
Scott LoucksCFRRNovember 11, 19566'0"178Anchorage, AK USA
Mike MaddenPLLJanuary 13, 19576'1"190Denver, CO USA
John MizerockCLRDecember 8, 19605'11"190Punxsutawney, PA USA
Omar MorenoCFLLOctober 24, 19526'2"180Puerto Armuelles, Ch Panama
Jerry MumphreyCFBRSeptember 9, 19526'2"185Tyler, TX USA
Joe NiekroPRRNovember 7, 19446'1"185Martins Ferry, OH USA
Bert PenaSSRRJuly 11, 19595'11"165Santurce, P.R.
Terry PuhlRFLRJuly 8, 19566'2"195Melville, SK CAN
Luis PujolsCRRNovember 18, 19556'2"175Santiago, Sa D.R.
Craig Reynolds2BLRDecember 27, 19526'1"175Houston, TX USA
Vern RuhlePRRJanuary 25, 19516'1"185Coleman, MI USA
Nolan RyanPRRJanuary 31, 19476'2"170Refugio, TX USA
Mike ScottPRRApril 26, 19556'2"210Santa Monica, CA USA
Tony ScottCFBRSeptember 18, 19516'0"164Cincinnati, OH USA
Dave SmithPRRJanuary 21, 19556'1"195Richmond, CA USA
Julio SolanoPRRJanuary 8, 19606'1"160Agua Blanca, El D.R.
Harry Spilman1BLRJuly 18, 19546'1"180Albany, GA USA
Dickie ThonSSRRJune 20, 19585'11"160South Bend, IN USA
Tim Tolman1BRRApril 20, 19566'0"190Santa Monica, CA USA
Denny Walling1BLRApril 17, 19546'0"180Neptune, NJ USA



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