1977 Houston Astros Roster

The 1977 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1977 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 1977 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1977 Houston Astros salary list, a 1977 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1977 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1977 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

47 Joaquin Andujar 6-00 180 Right Both 1952-12-21
38 Floyd Bannister 6-01 195 Left Left 1955-06-10
37 Tom Dixon 5-11 175 Right Right 1955-04-23
43 Ken Forsch 6-04 210 Right Right 1946-09-08
46 Doug Konieczny 6-04 220 Right Right 1951-09-27
34 Dan Larson 6-00 180 Right Right 1954-07-04
42 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
35 Joe Sambito 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-06-28
45 Roy Thomas 6-06 200 Right Right 1953-06-22
13 Joe Ferguson 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-19
8 Ed Herrmann 6-01 210 Right Left 1946-08-27
53 Luis Pujols 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-11-18
17 Ken Boswell 6-00 172 Right Left 1946-02-23
23 Enos Cabell 6-05 185 Right Right 1949-10-08
19 Craig Cacek 6-01 200 Right Right 1954-09-10
10 Mike Fischlin 6-01 165 Right Right 1955-09-13
9 Julio Gonzalez 5-11 165 Right Right 1952-12-25
18 Art Howe 6-02 190 Right Right 1946-12-15
14 Roger Metzger 6-00 165 Right Both 1947-10-10
11 Rob Sperring 6-01 185 Right Right 1949-10-10
31 Danny Walton 6-00 200 Right Right 1947-07-14
27 Bob Watson 6-02 205 Right Right 1946-04-10
20 Joe Cannon 6-03 193 Right Left 1953-07-13
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
21 Willie Crawford 6-01 205 Left Left 1946-09-07
25 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
16 Jim Fuller 6-03 215 Right Right 1950-11-28
24 Art Gardner 5-11 175 Left Left 1952-09-21
26 Wilbur Howard 6-02 175 Right Both 1949-01-08
6 Cliff Johnson 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-07-22
21 Terry Puhl 6-02 200 Right Left 1956-07-08
22 Leon Roberts 6-03 200 Right Right 1951-01-22
29 Denny Walling 6-01 185 Right Left 1954-04-17
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The 1977 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 81 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 91/91) where 1,109,560 fans witnessed their 1977 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 1977 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1977 Houston Astros salary list, a 1977 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1977 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1977 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Enos Cabell
Willie Crawford
Jose Cruz
Joe Ferguson
Art Gardner
Julio Gonzalez
Roger Metzger
J.R. Richard
Bob Watson

1977 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Joe Ferguson (122)
1B Bob Watson (146)
2B Art Howe (96)
3B Enos Cabell (144)
SS Roger Metzger (96)
LF Terry Puhl (48)
CF Cesar Cedeno (137)
RF Jose Cruz (155)
  
SP Joaquin Andujar
SP Floyd Bannister
SP Mark Lemongello
SP J.R. Richard
  
RP Bo McLaughlin
RP Gene Pentz
RP Joe Sambito
CL Ken Forsch


1977 Houston Astros
Salaries

J.R. Richard $188,000.00
Joe Ferguson $150,000.00
Bob Watson $150,000.00
Cesar Cedeno $140,000.00
Ken Forsch $76,120.00
Roger Metzger $70,000.00
Enos Cabell $67,500.00
Jose Cruz $60,000.00
Ed Herrmann $55,000.00
Ken Boswell $47,500.00
Joe Niekro $41,000.00
Gene Pentz $35,000.00
Wilbur Howard $32,500.00
Art Howe $30,000.00
Joaquin Andujar $28,000.00
Bo McLaughlin $27,500.00
Joe Sambito $27,500.00
Dan Larson $25,000.00
Rob Sperring $25,000.00
Floyd Bannister $24,000.00
Mark Lemongello $24,000.00
Art Gardner $19,000.00
Julio Gonzalez $19,000.00
Terry Puhl $19,000.00


1977 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Cliff Johnson
#8 Ed Herrmann
#9 Julio Gonzalez
#10 Mike Fischlin
#11 Rob Sperring
#13 Joe Ferguson
#14 Roger Metzger
#16 Jim Fuller
#17 Ken Boswell
#18 Art Howe
#19 Craig Cacek
#20 Joe Cannon
#21 Willie Crawford
#21 Terry Puhl
#22 Leon Roberts
#23 Enos Cabell
#24 Art Gardner
#25 Jose Cruz
#26 Wilbur Howard
#27 Bob Watson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#29 Denny Walling
#30 Gene Pentz
#31 Danny Walton
#34 Dan Larson
#35 Joe Sambito
#36 Joe Niekro
#37 Tom Dixon
#38 Floyd Bannister
#39 Bo McLaughlin
#42 Mark Lemongello
#43 Ken Forsch
#45 Roy Thomas
#46 Doug Konieczny
#47 Joaquin Andujar
#50 J.R. Richard
#53 Luis Pujols

Did you know that a 1977 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)?