1972 Houston Astros season explained

Houston Astros
Season:	1972
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Astrodome
City:	Houston, Texas
Record:	84–69 (.549)
Divisional Place:	2nd
Owners:	Roy Hofheinz
General Managers:	Spec Richardson
Managers:	Harry Walker, Salty Parker, Leo Durocher
Television:	KTRK-TV
Radio:	KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Loel Passe)

The 1972 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the National League West with a record of 84–69, games behind the Cincinnati Reds and just a percentage point ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1972 season was the first winning season in Astros history.

Offseason

• November 29, 1971: Joe Morgan, Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, César Gerónimo, and Denis Menke were traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Lee May, Tommy Helms, and Jimmy Stewart.^[1]
• December 2, 1971: John Mayberry and Dave Grangaard (minors) were traded by the Astros to the Kansas City Royals for Jim York and Lance Clemons.^[2]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• June 6, 1972: Jim Crawford was selected by the Astros in the 14th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.^[3]

Roster

1972 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		108	332	89	.268	5	40
1B		148	592	168	.284	29	98
2B		139	518	134	.259	5	60
SS		153	641	142	.222	2	38
3B		152	553	131	.237	22	90
LF		147	548	171	.312	16	86
CF		139	559	179	.320	22	82
RF		145	542	148	.273	24	90

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	54	157	35	.223	2	13
	67	107	26	.243	4	13
	68	96	21	.219	0	9
	52	93	29	.312	0	11
	36	50	9	.180	0	4
	27	35	6	.171	0	2
	10	25	5	.200	0	0
	9	11	3	.273	0	2
	5	8	1	.125	0	1
	5	4	1	.250	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	33	228.1	15	10	2.68	172
	31	214.2	15	8	3.40	115
	35	192.0	12	7	4.50	111
	33	192.0	9	13	4.17	174
	30	156.1	6	8	3.91	113

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	39	94.1	5	4	3.21	83
	7	13.2	0	1	4.61	7
	4	6.0	1	0	13.50	8

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	42	5	6	14	2.77	18
	54	10	9	8	4.28	50
	45	6	2	2	3.05	82
	26	0	1	0	5.25	25
	10	0	0	0	8.64	9
	9	0	0	0	9.82	4

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

External links

• 1972 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morgajo02.shtml Joe Morgan
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maybejo01.shtml John Mayberry
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/crawfji01.shtml Jim Crawford