The 1980 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1980 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 1980 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1980 Houston Astros salary list, a 1980 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1980 Houston Astros primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
47 | Joaquin Andujar | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Both | 1952-12-21 |
43 | Ken Forsch | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1946-09-08 |
31 | Frank LaCorte | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1951-10-13 |
36 | Joe Niekro | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1944-11-07 |
46 | Randy Niemann | 6-04 | 200 | Left | Left | 1955-11-15 |
26 | Gordie Pladson | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1956-07-31 |
50 | J.R. Richard | 6-08 | 222 | Right | Right | 1950-03-07 |
42 | Bert Roberge | 6-04 | 190 | Right | Right | 1954-10-03 |
48 | Vern Ruhle | 6-01 | 187 | Right | Right | 1951-01-25 |
34 | Nolan Ryan | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1947-01-31 |
35 | Joe Sambito | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Left | 1952-06-28 |
45 | Dave Smith | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1955-01-21 |
41 | Bobby Sprowl | 6-02 | 190 | Left | Left | 1956-04-14 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
14 | Alan Ashby | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Both | 1951-07-08 |
13 | Bruce Bochy | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1955-04-16 |
6 | Luis Pujols | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1955-11-18 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
16 | Dave Bergman | 6-02 | 185 | Left | Left | 1953-06-06 |
23 | Enos Cabell | 6-05 | 185 | Right | Right | 1949-10-08 |
10 | Mike Fischlin | 6-01 | 165 | Right | Right | 1955-09-13 |
9 | Julio Gonzalez | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Right | 1952-12-25 |
20 | Danny Heep | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 1957-07-03 |
18 | Art Howe | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1946-12-15 |
17 | Rafael Landestoy | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Both | 1953-05-28 |
8 | Joe Morgan | 5-07 | 160 | Right | Left | 1943-09-19 |
12 | Craig Reynolds | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Left | 1952-12-27 |
29 | Denny Walling | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Left | 1954-04-17 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
28 | Cesar Cedeno | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1951-02-25 |
25 | Jose Cruz | 6-00 | 175 | Left | Left | 1947-08-08 |
30 | Jeffrey Leonard | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1955-09-22 |
22 | Scott Loucks | 6-00 | 178 | Right | Right | 1956-11-11 |
21 | Terry Puhl | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Left | 1956-07-08 |
15 | Gary Woods | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1953-07-20 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
11 | Alan Knicely | 6-00½ | 194 | Right | Right | 1955-05-19 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1980 Houston Astros Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1980 Houston Astros played 163 games during the regular season, won 93 games, lost 70 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 92/91) where 2,278,217 fans witnessed their 1980 Astros finish the season with a .571 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 1980 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1980 Houston Astros salary list, a 1980 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1980 Houston Astros primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1980 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)?