1970 Houston Astros season explained

Houston Astros
Season:	1970
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Astrodome
City:	Houston, Texas
Record:	79–83 (.488)
Divisional Place:	4th
Owners:	Roy Hofheinz
General Managers:	Spec Richardson
Managers:	Harry Walker
Television:	KTRK-TV
Radio:	KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas)

The 1970 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League West with a record of 79–83, 23 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason

November 21, 1969: Mike Marshall was purchased by the Astros from the Milwaukee Brewers.^[1]
December 4, 1969: Curt Blefary was traded by the Astros to the New York Yankees for Joe Pepitone.^[2]

June 4, 1970: Greg Gross was drafted by the Astros in the 4th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 9, 1970.^[3]
June 23, 1970: Mike Marshall was traded by the Astros to the Montreal Expos for Don Bosch.^[1]
July 29, 1970: Joe Pepitone was purchased from the Astros by the Chicago Cubs.^[2]
August 12, 1970: Jim Bouton was released by the Houston Astros.^[4]

1970 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	140	458	101	.221	7	49
1B	97	327	89	.272	11	61
2B	144	548	147	.268	8	52
SS	154	562	171	.304	13	92
3B	156	576	145	.252	25	87
LF	57	213	60	.282	3	30
CF	157	554	156	.282	27	88
RF	117	458	140	.306	1	44

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
90	355	110	.310	7	42
75	279	70	.251	14	35
90	226	54	.239	4	29
75	150	33	.220	0	12
50	148	32	.216	5	14
31	88	27	.307	2	16
53	72	17	.236	0	5
31	65	16	.246	0	5
47	37	9	.243	0	2
31	26	5	.192	1	4
15	24	5	.208	0	3
5	4	1	.250	0	0
2	0	0	----	0	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
37	269.2	16	12	3.87	191
29	184.1	11	6	3.91	94
23	111.1	3	13	5.74	72
13	77.2	3	3	3.48	55
4	24.0	1	2	5.63	13

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
46	187.2	13	9	3.98	134
39	162.0	7	12	4.56	103
41	82.1	4	4	3.72	50
29	73.1	4	6	5.40	49
5	13.2	0	1	9.88	6

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
63	7	4	18	4.06	46
52	6	3	5	3.26	67
42	1	3	3	4.28	23
32	3	3	3	3.20	31
4	0	1	0	8.44	5
3	0	1	0	9.82	1
2	0	0	0	5.68	2