1971 Houston Astros season
| 1971 Houston Astros | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 79–83 (.488) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
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| Owner(s) | Roy Hofheinz |
| General manager(s) | Spec Richardson |
| Manager(s) | Harry Walker |
| Local television | KTRK-TV |
| Local radio |
KPRC (AM) (Gene Elston, Loel Passe) |
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The 1971 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fourth in the National League West with a record of 79-83, 11 games behind the San Francisco Giants.
Offseason
- January 13, 1971: Doug Konieczny was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1971 Major League Baseball draft Secondary Phase.[1]
Regular season
- September 5, 1971: In a game against the Giants, J. R. Richard struck out 15 batters in his very first game, tying a Major League record first established by Karl Spooner.[2]
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 51–30 | 39–42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 1 | 42–39 | 47–34 |
| Atlanta Braves | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 8 | 43–39 | 39–41 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 46–35 | 33–48 |
| Houston Astros | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 | 39–42 | 40–41 |
| San Diego Padres | 61 | 100 | 0.379 | 28½ | 33–48 | 28–52 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 9–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
| Houston | 9–9 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 2–10 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 9–9 | 4–8 | 11–7 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
| Montreal | 5–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 4–14 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4-8 | 7–11 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 9–3 | 3–9 | 11–7 | |||||
| San Diego | 7–11 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 5–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 9–3 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball draft
- Paul Siebert was drafted by the Astros in the 3rd round.[3]
- Rich Troedson was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (8th pick) of the Secondary Phase, but did not sign.[4]
Roster
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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 |
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| CF | Cedeño, CésarCésar Cedeño | 161 | 611 | 161 | .264 | 10 | 81 |
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 |
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| Alou, JesúsJesús Alou | 122 | 433 | 121 | .279 | 2 | 40 |
| Gerónimo, CésarCésar Gerónimo | 94 | 82 | 18 | .220 | 1 | 6 |
| Martínez, MartyMarty Martínez | 32 | 62 | 16 | .258 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
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| Billingham, JackJack Billingham | 33 | 228.1 | 10 | 16 | 3.39 | 139 |
| Blasingame, WadeWade Blasingame | 30 | 158.1 | 9 | 11 | 4.60 | 93 |
| Cook, RonRon Cook | 5 | 25.2 | 0 | 4 | 4.91 | 10 |
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 |
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| Griffin, TomTom Griffin | 10 | 37.2 | 0 | 6 | 4.78 | 29 |
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 |
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| Guinn, SkipSkip Guinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Yount, LarryLarry Yount | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 |
Farm system
References
- ↑ Doug Konieczny at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Seidel, Jeff (June 9, 2010). "K street: Strasburg racks up the strikeouts". MLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ↑ Paul Siebert at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rich Troedson at Baseball Reference