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1976 Houston Astros Roster by Baseball Almanac

1976 Houston Astros Roster

The 1976 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1976 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 1976 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Houston Astros salary list, a 1976 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
47 Joaquin Andujar 6-00 180 Right Both 1952-12-21
39 Mike Barlow 6-06 215 Right Left 1948-04-30
37 Mike Cosgrove 6-01 180 Left Left 1951-02-17
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
42 Larry Hardy 5-10 180 Right Right 1948-01-10
34 Dan Larson 6-00 180 Right Right 1954-07-04
51 Mark Lemongello 6-01 180 Right Right 1955-07-21
39 Bo McLaughlin 6-05 210 Right Right 1953-10-23
36 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
30 Gene Pentz 6-01 200 Right Right 1953-06-21
50 J.R. Richard 6-08 222 Right Right 1950-03-07
45 Gil Rondon 6-02 200 Right Right 1953-11-18
35 Joe Sambito 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-06-28
31 Paul Siebert 6-02 205 Left Left 1953-06-05
44 Jose Sosa 5-11 158 Right Right 1952-12-28
8 Ed Herrmann 6-01 210 Right Left 1946-08-27
6 Cliff Johnson 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-07-22
9 Skip Jutze 5-11 195 Right Right 1946-05-28
11 Rob Andrews 6-00 185 Right Right 1952-12-11
17 Ken Boswell 6-00 172 Right Left 1946-02-23
23 Enos Cabell 6-05 185 Right Right 1949-10-08
16 Jerry DaVanon 5-11 175 Right Right 1945-08-21
18 Art Howe 6-02 190 Right Right 1946-12-15
14 Roger Metzger 6-00 165 Right Both 1947-10-10
10 Larry Milbourne 6-00 165 Right Both 1951-02-14
15 Alex Taveras 5-10 155 Right Right 1955-10-09
27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
20 Rich Chiles 5-11 170 Left Left 1949-11-22
25 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
21 Greg Gross 5-11 175 Left Left 1952-08-01
26 Wilbur Howard 6-02 175 Right Both 1949-01-08
29 Al Javier 5-11 170 Right Right 1954-02-04
22 Leon Roberts 6-03 200 Right Right 1951-01-22


The 1976 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 82 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 91/91) where 886,146 fans witnessed their 1976 Astros finish the season with a .494 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 1976 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1976 Houston Astros salary list, a 1976 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1976 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1976 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Enos Cabell
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Greg Gross
Skip Jutze
Roger Metzger
Larry Milbourne
J.R. Richard
Bob Watson

1976 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Ed Herrmann (79)
1B Bob Watson (155)
2B Rob Andrews (107)
3B Enos Cabell (143)
SS Roger Metzger (150)
LF Jose Cruz (84)
CF Cesar Cedeno (146)
RF Greg Gross (115)
  
SP Joaquin Andujar
SP Mike Cosgrove
SP Larry Dierker
SP J.R. Richard
  
RP Tom Griffin
RP Gene Pentz
RP Joe Sambito
CL Ken Forsch


1976 Houston Astros
Salaries

Larry Dierker $120,000.00
Bob Watson $105,500.00
Cesar Cedeno $105,000.00
Ken Forsch $76,120.00
Roger Metzger $60,500.00
Ed Herrmann $51,500.00
Ken Boswell $41,000.00
J.R. Richard $40,000.00
Jose Cruz $36,000.00
Joe Niekro $32,500.00
Enos Cabell $32,000.00
Skip Jutze $28,000.00
Wilbur Howard $25,000.00
Rob Andrews $23,000.00
Gene Pentz $21,000.00
Joaquin Andujar $19,000.00
Mike Barlow $19,000.00
Larry Hardy $19,000.00
Art Howe $19,000.00
Al Javier $19,000.00
Dan Larson $19,000.00
Mark Lemongello $19,000.00
Bo McLaughlin $19,000.00
Larry Milbourne $19,000.00
Leon Roberts $19,000.00
Gil Rondon $19,000.00
Joe Sambito $19,000.00
Paul Siebert $19,000.00
Jose Sosa $19,000.00
Alex Taveras $19,000.00


1976 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Cliff Johnson
#8 Ed Herrmann
#9 Skip Jutze
#10 Larry Milbourne
#11 Rob Andrews
#14 Roger Metzger
#15 Alex Taveras
#16 Jerry DaVanon
#17 Ken Boswell
#18 Art Howe
#20 Rich Chiles
#21 Greg Gross
#22 Leon Roberts
#23 Enos Cabell
#25 Jose Cruz
#26 Wilbur Howard
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#29 Al Javier
#30 Gene Pentz
#31 Paul Siebert
#34 Dan Larson
#35 Joe Sambito
#36 Joe Niekro
#37 Mike Cosgrove
#38 Tom Griffin
#39 Mike Barlow
#39 Bo McLaughlin
#42 Larry Hardy
#43 Ken Forsch
#44 Jose Sosa
#45 Gil Rondon
#47 Joaquin Andujar
#49 Larry Dierker
#50 J.R. Richard
#51 Mark Lemongello

Did you know that a 1976 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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