1974 Houston Astros Roster

The 1974 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1974 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 1974 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1974 Houston Astros salary list, a 1974 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1974 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
24 Ramon de los Santos 6-01 175 Left Left 1949-01-19
49 Larry Dierker 6-04 215 Right Right 1946-09-22
43 Ken Forsch 6-04 210 Right Right 1946-09-08
38 Tom Griffin 6-03 210 Right Right 1948-02-22
47 Jerry Johnson 6-03 200 Right Right 1943-12-03
46 Doug Konieczny 6-04 220 Right Right 1951-09-27
45 Mike Nagy 6-03 200 Right Right 1948-03-25
24 Claude Osteen 5-11 173 Left Left 1939-08-09
50 J.R. Richard 6-08 222 Right Right 1950-03-07
15 Dave Roberts 6-02 197 Left Left 1944-09-11
44 Fred Scherman 6-01 195 Left Left 1944-07-25
31 Paul Siebert 6-02 205 Left Left 1953-06-05
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
6 Cliff Johnson 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-07-22
9 Skip Jutze 5-11 195 Right Right 1946-05-28
8 Milt May 6-00 190 Right Left 1950-08-01
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
9 Mick Kelleher 5-09 176 Right Right 1947-07-25
23 Lee May 6-03 205 Right Right 1943-03-23
11 Denis Menke 6-00 190 Right Right 1940-07-21
14 Roger Metzger 6-00 165 Right Both 1947-10-10
10 Larry Milbourne 6-00 165 Right Both 1951-02-14
12 Doug Rader 6-03 215 Right Right 1944-07-30
31 Ollie Brown 6-03 200 Right Right 1944-02-11
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
25 Bob Gallagher 6-03 185 Left Left 1948-07-07
21 Greg Gross 5-11 175 Left Left 1952-08-01
26 Wilbur Howard 6-02 175 Right Both 1949-01-08
27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
22 Mike Easler 6-01 196 Right Left 1950-11-29


The 1974 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 81 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 96/96) where 1,090,728 fans witnessed their 1974 Astros finish the season with a .500 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 1974 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1974 Houston Astros salary list, a 1974 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1974 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1974 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Ollie Brown
Cesar Cedeno
Tommy Helms
Lee May
Milt May
Roger Metzger
Claude Osteen
Doug Rader
Bob Watson

1974 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Milt May (116)
1B Lee May (145)
2B Tommy Helms (133)
3B Doug Rader (152)
SS Roger Metzger (143)
LF Bob Watson (140)
CF Cesar Cedeno (157)
RF Greg Gross (143)
  
SP Larry Dierker
SP Tom Griffin
SP Claude Osteen
SP Dave Roberts
SP Don Wilson
  
RP Mike Cosgrove
RP Jerry Johnson
RP Fred Scherman
RP Jim York
CL Ken Forsch


1974 Houston Astros
Salaries

J.R. Richard $25,900.00
Mike Cosgrove $15,000.00
Mike Easler $15,000.00
Bob Gallagher $15,000.00
Greg Gross $15,000.00
Wilbur Howard $15,000.00
Cliff Johnson $15,000.00
Skip Jutze $15,000.00
Mick Kelleher $15,000.00
Doug Konieczny $15,000.00
Larry Milbourne $15,000.00
Paul Siebert $15,000.00
Ramon de los Santos $15,000.00


1974 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Cliff Johnson
#7 Johnny Edwards
#8 Milt May
#9 Skip Jutze
#9 Mick Kelleher
#10 Larry Milbourne
#11 Denis Menke
#12 Doug Rader
#14 Roger Metzger
#15 Dave Roberts
#16 Ray Busse
#19 Tommy Helms
#20 Dave Campbell
#21 Greg Gross
#22 Mike Easler
#23 Lee May
#24 Ramon de los Santos
#24 Claude Osteen
#25 Bob Gallagher
#26 Wilbur Howard
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#31 Ollie Brown
#31 Paul Siebert
#37 Mike Cosgrove
#38 Tom Griffin
#40 Don Wilson
#42 Jim York
#43 Ken Forsch
#44 Fred Scherman
#45 Mike Nagy
#46 Doug Konieczny
#47 Jerry Johnson
#49 Larry Dierker
#50 J.R. Richard

Did you know that a 1974 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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