1975 Houston Astros Roster

The 1975 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1975 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 1975 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1975 Houston Astros salary list, a 1975 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1975 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
35 Wayne Granger 6-02 165 Right Right 1944-03-15
38 Tom Griffin 6-03 210 Right Right 1948-02-22
46 Doug Konieczny 6-04 220 Right Right 1951-09-27
36 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
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
44, 60 Jose Sosa 5-11 158 Right Right 1952-12-28
48 Mike Stanton 6-02 205 Right Both 1952-09-25
42 Jim York 6-03 200 Right Right 1947-08-27
9 Skip Jutze 5-11 195 Right Right 1946-05-28
8 Milt May 6-00 190 Right Left 1950-08-01
11 Rob Andrews 6-00 185 Right Right 1952-12-11
17 Ken Boswell 6-00 172 Right Left 1946-02-23
16 Jerry DaVanon 5-11 175 Right Right 1945-08-21
19 Tommy Helms 5-10 175 Right Right 1941-05-05
6 Cliff Johnson 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-07-22
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
27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
23 Enos Cabell 6-05 185 Right Right 1949-10-08
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
25 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
24 Art Gardner 5-11 175 Left Left 1952-09-21
21 Greg Gross 5-11 175 Left Left 1952-08-01
26 Wilbur Howard 6-02 175 Right Both 1949-01-08
20 Rafael Batista 6-01 195 Left Left 1947-10-20
20 Jesus de la Rosa 6-01 153 Right Right 1953-08-05
22 Mike Easler 6-01 196 Right Left 1950-11-29


The 1975 Houston Astros played 161 games during the regular season, won 64 games, lost 97 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 93/93) where 858,002 fans witnessed their 1975 Astros finish the season with a .398 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 1975 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1975 Houston Astros salary list, a 1975 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1975 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1975 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Rob Andrews
Enos Cabell
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Larry Dierker
Cliff Johnson
Milt May
Roger Metzger
Doug Rader

1975 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Milt May (102)
1B Bob Watson (118)
2B Rob Andrews (94)
3B Doug Rader (124)
SS Roger Metzger (126)
LF Greg Gross (61)
CF Cesar Cedeno (131)
RF Jose Cruz (68)
  
SP Larry Dierker
SP Doug Konieczny
SP J.R. Richard
SP Dave Roberts
  
RP Jim Crawford
RP Ken Forsch
RP Wayne Granger
RP Joe Niekro
RP Jose Sosa
CL Mike Cosgrove


1975 Houston Astros
Salaries

Wayne Granger $46,000.00
J.R. Richard $37,000.00
Skip Jutze $25,000.00
Rafael Batista $16,000.00
Jim Crawford $16,000.00
Mike Easler $16,000.00
Greg Gross $16,000.00
Wilbur Howard $16,000.00
Doug Konieczny $16,000.00
Larry Milbourne $16,000.00
Paul Siebert $16,000.00
Rob Andrews $15,000.00
Art Gardner $15,000.00
Jose Sosa $15,000.00
Mike Stanton $15,000.00
Jesus de la Rosa $15,000.00


1975 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Cliff Johnson
#8 Milt May
#9 Skip Jutze
#10 Larry Milbourne
#11 Rob Andrews
#12 Doug Rader
#14 Roger Metzger
#15 Dave Roberts
#16 Jerry DaVanon
#17 Ken Boswell
#19 Tommy Helms
#20 Rafael Batista
#20 Jesus de la Rosa
#21 Greg Gross
#22 Mike Easler
#23 Enos Cabell
#24 Art Gardner
#25 Jose Cruz
#26 Wilbur Howard
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#30 Jim Crawford
#31 Paul Siebert
#35 Wayne Granger
#36 Joe Niekro
#37 Mike Cosgrove
#38 Tom Griffin
#42 Jim York
#43 Ken Forsch
#44 Fred Scherman
#44 Jose Sosa
#46 Doug Konieczny
#48 Mike Stanton
#49 Larry Dierker
#50 J.R. Richard
#60 Jose Sosa

Did you know that a 1975 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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