1981 Houston Astros Roster

The 1981 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 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 1981 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Houston Astros salary list, a 1981 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1981 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

47 Joaquin Andujar 6-00 180 Right Both 1952-12-21
39 Bob Knepper 6-02 200 Left Left 1954-05-25
31 Frank LaCorte 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-10-13
36 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
44 Gordie Pladson 6-04 210 Right Right 1956-07-31
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
27 Billy Smith 6-07 200 Right Right 1954-09-13
45 Dave Smith 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-01-21
41 Bobby Sprowl 6-02 190 Left Left 1956-04-14
20 Don Sutton 6-01 185 Right Right 1945-04-02
14 Alan Ashby 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-08
11 Alan Knicely 6-00½ 194 Right Right 1955-05-19
6 Luis Pujols 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-11-18
16 Dave Bergman 6-01½ 185 Left Left 1953-06-06
28 Cesar Cedeno 6-02 195 Right Right 1951-02-25
23 Kiko Garcia 5-11 180 Right Right 1953-10-14
3 Phil Garner 5-10 177 Right Right 1949-04-30
24 Danny Heep 5-11 185 Left Left 1957-07-03
18 Art Howe 6-02 190 Right Right 1946-12-15
15 Mike Ivie 6-03 205 Right Right 1952-08-08
17 Rafael Landestoy 5-10 165 Right Both 1953-05-28
30 Jeffrey Leonard 6-02 200 Right Right 1955-09-22
1 Bert Pena 5-11 165 Right Right 1959-07-11
9 Joe Pittman 6-01 180 Right Right 1954-01-01
12 Craig Reynolds 6-01 175 Right Left 1952-12-27
8 Dave Roberts 6-03 215 Right Right 1951-02-17
16 Harry Spilman 6-01 190 Right Left 1954-07-18
10 Dickie Thon 5-11 175 Right Right 1958-06-20
29 Denny Walling 6-01 185 Right Left 1954-04-17
25 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
26 Scott Loucks 6-00 178 Right Right 1956-11-11
21 Terry Puhl 6-02 200 Right Left 1956-07-08
30 Tony Scott 6-00 175 Right Both 1951-09-18
38 Tim Tolman 6-00 195 Right Right 1956-04-20
15, 22 Gary Woods 6-02 190 Right Right 1954-07-20


The 1981 Houston Astros played 110 games during the regular season, won 61 games, lost 49 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 95/94) where 1,321,282 fans witnessed their 1981 Astros finish the season with a .555 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 1981 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Houston Astros salary list, a 1981 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1981 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Alan Ashby
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Danny Heep
Art Howe
Bob Knepper
Rafael Landestoy
Jeffrey Leonard
Craig Reynolds

1981 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Alan Ashby (81)
1B Cesar Cedeno (46)
2B Joe Pittman (35)
3B Art Howe (98)
SS Craig Reynolds (85)
LF Jose Cruz (105)
CF Tony Scott (55)
RF Terry Puhl (71)
  
SP Bob Knepper
SP Joe Niekro
SP Vern Ruhle
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Don Sutton
  
RP Frank LaCorte
RP Dave Smith
CL Joe Sambito


1981 Houston Astros
Salaries

Nolan Ryan $1,125,000.00
Don Sutton $875,000.00
Danny Heep $32,500.00
Alan Knicely $32,500.00
Scott Loucks $32,500.00
Bert Pena $32,500.00
Joe Pittman $32,500.00
Gordie Pladson $32,500.00
Billy Smith $32,500.00
Dave Smith $32,500.00
Dickie Thon $32,500.00
Tim Tolman $32,500.00


1981 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bert Pena
#3 Phil Garner
#6 Luis Pujols
#8 Dave Roberts
#9 Joe Pittman
#10 Dickie Thon
#11 Alan Knicely
#12 Craig Reynolds
#14 Alan Ashby
#15 Mike Ivie
#15 Gary Woods
#16 Dave Bergman
#16 Harry Spilman
#17 Rafael Landestoy
#18 Art Howe
#20 Don Sutton
#21 Terry Puhl
#22 Gary Woods
#23 Kiko Garcia
#24 Danny Heep
#25 Jose Cruz
#26 Scott Loucks
#27 Billy Smith
#28 Cesar Cedeno
#29 Denny Walling
#30 Jeffrey Leonard
#30 Tony Scott
#31 Frank LaCorte
#34 Nolan Ryan
#35 Joe Sambito
#36 Joe Niekro
#38 Tim Tolman
#39 Bob Knepper
#41 Bobby Sprowl
#44 Gordie Pladson
#45 Dave Smith
#47 Joaquin Andujar
#48 Vern Ruhle

Did you know that a 1981 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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