1971 Houston Astros Roster

The 1971 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1971 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1971 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Houston Astros salary list, a 1971 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1971 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

42 Jack Billingham 6-04 215 Right Right 1943-02-21
36 Wade Blasingame 6-01 185 Left Left 1943-11-22
41 Ron Cook 6-01 175 Left Left 1947-07-11
39 George Culver 6-02 185 Right Right 1943-07-08
49 Larry Dierker 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-09-22
43 Ken Forsch 6-04 210 Right Right 1946-09-08
48 Fred Gladding 6-00 225 Right Left 1936-06-28
44 Bill Greif 6-05 205 Right Right 1950-04-25
38 Tom Griffin 6-03 210 Right Right 1948-02-22
35 Skip Guinn 5-10 180 Left Right 1944-10-25
46 Buddy Harris 6-07 245 Right Right 1948-12-05
23 Denny Lemaster 6-01 185 Left Right 1939-02-25
45 Jim Ray 6-01 195 Right Right 1944-12-01
50 J.R. Richard 6-08 222 Right Right 1950-03-07
37 Scipio Spinks 6-01 185 Right Right 1947-07-12
40 Don Wilson 6-03 205 Right Right 1945-02-12
31 Larry Yount 6-02 185 Right Right 1950-02-15
7 Johnny Edwards 6-04 220 Right Left 1938-06-10
8 Jack Hiatt 6-02 190 Right Right 1942-07-27
10 Larry Howard 6-03 200 Right Right 1945-06-06
16 Ray Busse 6-04 175 Right Right 1948-09-25
14 Marty Martinez 6-01 175 Right Both 1941-08-23
33 John Mayberry 6-03 220 Left Left 1949-02-18
11 Denis Menke 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-07-21
15 Roger Metzger 6-00 165 Right Both 1947-10-10
18 Joe Morgan 5-07 160 Right Left 1943-09-19
12 Doug Rader 6-03 215 Right Right 1944-07-30
19 Derrel Thomas 6-00 160 Right Both 1951-01-14
22 Jesus Alou 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-03-24
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
29 Rich Chiles 5-11 170 Left Left 1949-11-22
20 Cesar Geronimo 6-02 170 Left Left 1948-03-11
21 Norm Miller 5-11 195 Right Left 1946-02-05
17 Jay Schlueter 6-00 182 Right Right 1949-07-31
27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
24 Jimmy Wynn 5-09 170 Right Right 1942-03-12


The 1971 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 83 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 97/97) where 1,261,589 fans witnessed their 1971 Astros finish the season with a .488 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1971 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1971 Houston Astros salary list, a 1971 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1971 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1971 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Cesar Cedeno
Larry Dierker
Johnny Edwards
Denis Menke
Roger Metzger
Joe Morgan
Doug Rader
Bob Watson
Jimmy Wynn

1971 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Johnny Edwards (104)
1B Denis Menke (101)
2B Joe Morgan (157)
3B Doug Rader (135)
SS Roger Metzger (148)
LF Bob Watson (87)
CF Cesar Cedeno (124)
RF Jimmy Wynn (72)
  
SP Jack Billingham
SP Wade Blasingame
SP Larry Dierker
SP Ken Forsch
SP Don Wilson
  
RP George Culver
RP Buddy Harris
RP Denny Lemaster
RP Jim Ray
CL Fred Gladding


1971 Houston Astros
Salaries

Jay Schlueter $20,000.00
John Mayberry $13,000.00
Ray Busse $12,750.00
Cesar Cedeno $12,750.00
Rich Chiles $12,750.00
Ron Cook $12,750.00
Ken Forsch $12,750.00
Bill Greif $12,750.00
Buddy Harris $12,750.00
Larry Howard $12,750.00
Roger Metzger $12,750.00
J.R. Richard $12,750.00
Derrel Thomas $12,750.00
Larry Yount $12,750.00


1971 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#7 Johnny Edwards
#8 Jack Hiatt
#10 Larry Howard
#11 Denis Menke
#12 Doug Rader
#14 Marty Martinez
#15 Roger Metzger
#16 Ray Busse
#17 Jay Schlueter
#18 Joe Morgan
#19 Derrel Thomas
#20 Cesar Geronimo
#21 Norm Miller
#22 Jesus Alou
#23 Denny Lemaster
#24 Jimmy Wynn
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#29 Rich Chiles
#31 Larry Yount
#33 John Mayberry
#35 Skip Guinn
#36 Wade Blasingame
#37 Scipio Spinks
#38 Tom Griffin
#39 George Culver
#40 Don Wilson
#41 Ron Cook
#42 Jack Billingham
#43 Ken Forsch
#44 Bill Greif
#45 Jim Ray
#46 Buddy Harris
#48 Fred Gladding
#49 Larry Dierker
#50 J.R. Richard

Did you know that a 1971 Houston Astros Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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