1980 Houston Astros Roster

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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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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
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
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
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
11 Alan Knicely 6-00½ 194 Right Right 1955-05-19
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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:

1980 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters

Alan Ashby
Enos Cabell
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Art Howe
Joe Morgan
Terry Puhl
Craig Reynolds
J.R. Richard

1980 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Alan Ashby (114)
1B Art Howe (77)
2B Joe Morgan (130)
3B Enos Cabell (150)
SS Craig Reynolds (135)
LF Jose Cruz (158)
CF Cesar Cedeno (136)
RF Terry Puhl (107)
  
SP Ken Forsch
SP Joe Niekro
SP J.R. Richard
SP Vern Ruhle
SP Nolan Ryan
  
RP Frank LaCorte
RP Randy Niemann
RP Dave Smith
CL Joe Sambito

1980 Houston Astros
Salaries

Nolan Ryan $1,125,000.00
Joe Niekro $400,000.00
Joe Morgan $225,000.00
J.R. Richard $195,000.00
Joaquin Andujar $130,000.00
Bruce Bochy $30,000.00
Danny Heep $30,000.00
Alan Knicely $30,000.00
Scott Loucks $30,000.00
Randy Niemann $30,000.00
Gordie Pladson $30,000.00
Bert Roberge $30,000.00
Dave Smith $30,000.00
Bobby Sprowl $30,000.00

1980 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#6 Luis Pujols
#8 Joe Morgan
#9 Julio Gonzalez
#10 Mike Fischlin
#11 Alan Knicely
#12 Craig Reynolds
#13 Bruce Bochy
#14 Alan Ashby
#15 Gary Woods
#16 Dave Bergman
#17 Rafael Landestoy
#18 Art Howe
#20 Danny Heep
#21 Terry Puhl
#22 Scott Loucks
#23 Enos Cabell
#25 Jose Cruz
#26 Gordie Pladson
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#29 Denny Walling
#30 Jeffrey Leonard
#31 Frank LaCorte
#34 Nolan Ryan
#35 Joe Sambito
#36 Joe Niekro
#41 Bobby Sprowl
#42 Bert Roberge
#43 Ken Forsch
#45 Dave Smith
#46 Randy Niemann
#47 Joaquin Andujar
#48 Vern Ruhle
#50 J.R. Richard

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)?