1973 Houston Astros Roster

The 1973 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1973 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 1973 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Houston Astros salary list, a 1973 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
37 Mike Cosgrove 6-01 180 Left Left 1951-02-17
30 Jim Crawford 6-03 200 Left Left 1950-09-29
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
38 Tom Griffin 6-03 210 Right Right 1948-02-22
46 Doug Konieczny 6-04 220 Right Right 1951-09-27
39 Juan Pizarro 5-11 190 Left Left 1937-02-07
45 Jim Ray 6-01 195 Right Right 1944-12-01
47 Jerry Reuss 6-05 217 Left Left 1949-06-19
50 J.R. Richard 6-08 222 Right Right 1950-03-07
15 Dave Roberts 6-02 197 Left Left 1944-09-11
34 Cecil Upshaw 6-06 205 Right Right 1942-10-22
40 Don Wilson 6-03 205 Right Right 1945-02-12
42 Jim York 6-03 200 Right Right 1947-08-27
7 Johnny Edwards 6-04 220 Right Left 1938-06-10
10 Larry Howard 6-03 200 Right Right 1945-06-06
9 Skip Jutze 5-11 195 Right Right 1946-05-28
9 Otis Thornton 6-01 186 Right Right 1945-06-30
8 Rafael Batista 6-01 195 Left Left 1947-10-20
16 Ray Busse 6-04 175 Right Right 1948-09-25
20 Dave Campbell 6-00 185 Right Right 1942-01-14
19 Tommy Helms 5-10 175 Right Right 1941-05-05
6 Cliff Johnson 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-07-22
23 Lee May 6-03 205 Right Right 1943-03-23
14 Roger Metzger 6-00 165 Right Both 1947-10-10
12 Doug Rader 6-03 215 Right Right 1944-07-30
11 Jimmy Stewart 6-00 165 Right Both 1939-06-11
17 Gary Sutherland 6-00 185 Right Right 1944-09-27
17 Hector Torres 6-00 175 Right Right 1945-09-16
20 Tommie Agee 5-11 195 Right Right 1942-08-09
22 Jesus Alou 6-02 195 Right Right 1942-03-24
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
22 Mike Easler 6-01 196 Right Left 1950-11-29
25 Bob Gallagher 6-03 185 Left Left 1948-07-07
21 Greg Gross 5-11 175 Left Left 1952-08-01
21 Norm Miller 5-11 195 Right Left 1946-02-05
27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
24 Jimmy Wynn 5-09 170 Right Right 1942-03-12


The 1973 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 80 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 100/99) where 1,394,004 fans witnessed their 1973 Astros finish the season with a .506 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 1973 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1973 Houston Astros salary list, a 1973 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1973 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1973 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Cesar Cedeno
Tommy Helms
Larry Howard
Lee May
Roger Metzger
Doug Rader
Jerry Reuss
Bob Watson
Jimmy Wynn

1973 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Skip Jutze (86)
1B Lee May (144)
2B Tommy Helms (145)
3B Doug Rader (152)
SS Roger Metzger (149)
LF Bob Watson (142)
CF Cesar Cedeno (136)
RF Jimmy Wynn (127)
  
SP Ken Forsch
SP Jerry Reuss
SP Dave Roberts
SP Don Wilson
  
RP Jim Crawford
RP Cecil Upshaw
RP Jim York
CL Jim Ray


1973 Houston Astros
Salaries

Jim Ray $46,000.00
Gary Sutherland $20,000.00
Hector Torres $16,000.00
Rafael Batista $15,000.00
Ray Busse $15,000.00
Mike Cosgrove $15,000.00
Jim Crawford $15,000.00
Mike Easler $15,000.00
Bob Gallagher $15,000.00
Greg Gross $15,000.00
Cliff Johnson $15,000.00
Skip Jutze $15,000.00
Doug Konieczny $15,000.00
J.R. Richard $15,000.00
Otis Thornton $15,000.00


1973 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Cliff Johnson
#7 Johnny Edwards
#8 Rafael Batista
#9 Skip Jutze
#9 Otis Thornton
#10 Larry Howard
#11 Jimmy Stewart
#12 Doug Rader
#14 Roger Metzger
#15 Dave Roberts
#16 Ray Busse
#17 Gary Sutherland
#17 Hector Torres
#19 Tommy Helms
#20 Tommie Agee
#20 Dave Campbell
#21 Greg Gross
#21 Norm Miller
#22 Jesus Alou
#22 Mike Easler
#23 Lee May
#24 Jimmy Wynn
#25 Bob Gallagher
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#30 Jim Crawford
#34 Cecil Upshaw
#37 Mike Cosgrove
#38 Tom Griffin
#39 Juan Pizarro
#40 Don Wilson
#42 Jim York
#43 Ken Forsch
#45 Jim Ray
#46 Doug Konieczny
#47 Jerry Reuss
#48 Fred Gladding
#49 Larry Dierker
#50 J.R. Richard

Did you know that a 1973 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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