1983 Houston Astros Roster

The 1983 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1983 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 1983 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Houston Astros salary list, a 1983 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1983 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

46 Bill Dawley 6-04 240 Right Right 1958-02-06
11 Frank DiPino 6-00 180 Left Left 1956-10-22
31 Jeff Heathcock 6-04 205 Right Right 1959-11-18
39 Bob Knepper 6-02 200 Left Left 1954-05-25
27 Frank LaCorte 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-10-13
51 Mike LaCoss 6-04 190 Right Right 1956-05-30
53 Mike Madden 6-01 190 Left Left 1958-01-13
36 Joe Niekro 6-01 190 Right Right 1944-11-07
48 Vern Ruhle 6-01 187 Right Right 1951-01-25
34 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
33 Mike Scott 6-03 215 Right Right 1955-04-26
45 Dave Smith 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-01-21
52 Julio Solano 6-01 160 Right Right 1960-01-08
14 Alan Ashby 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-08
20 George Bjorkman 6-02 190 Right Right 1956-08-26
4 John Mizerock 5-11 190 Right Left 1960-12-08
6 Luis Pujols 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-11-18
19 Bill Doran 5-11 175 Right Both 1958-05-28
3 Phil Garner 5-10 177 Right Right 1949-04-30
22 Ray Knight 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-12-28
1 Bert Pena 5-11 165 Right Right 1959-07-11
12 Craig Reynolds 6-01 175 Right Left 1952-12-27
16 Harry Spilman 6-01 190 Right Left 1954-07-18
10 Dickie Thon 5-11 175 Right Right 1958-06-20
38 Tim Tolman 6-00 195 Right Right 1956-04-20
29 Denny Walling 6-01 185 Right Left 1954-04-17
8 Kevin Bass 6-00 183 Right Both 1959-05-12
25 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
26 Scott Loucks 6-00 178 Right Right 1956-11-11
24 Omar Moreno 6-02 180 Left Left 1952-10-24
28 Jerry Mumphrey 6-02 185 Right Both 1952-09-09
21 Terry Puhl 6-02 200 Right Left 1956-07-08
30 Tony Scott 6-00 175 Right Both 1951-09-18


The 1983 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 77 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 94/94) where 1,351,962 fans witnessed their 1983 Astros finish the season with a .525 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 1983 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1983 Houston Astros salary list, a 1983 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1983 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1983 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Jose Cruz
Bill Doran
Phil Garner
Ray Knight
Omar Moreno
Joe Niekro
Terry Puhl
Luis Pujols
Dickie Thon

1983 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Alan Ashby (85)
1B Ray Knight (143)
2B Bill Doran (153)
3B Phil Garner (154)
SS Dickie Thon (154)
LF Jose Cruz (160)
CF Omar Moreno (97)
RF Terry Puhl (118)
  
SP Bob Knepper
SP Mike LaCoss
SP Joe Niekro
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Mike Scott
  
RP Bill Dawley
RP Frank LaCorte
RP Vern Ruhle
RP Dave Smith
CL Frank DiPino


1983 Houston Astros
Salaries

Nolan Ryan $1,125,000.00
Kevin Bass $35,000.00
George Bjorkman $35,000.00
Bill Dawley $35,000.00
Frank DiPino $35,000.00
Bill Doran $35,000.00
Jeff Heathcock $35,000.00
Mike Madden $35,000.00
John Mizerock $35,000.00
Bert Pena $35,000.00
Julio Solano $35,000.00
Tim Tolman $35,000.00


1983 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bert Pena
#3 Phil Garner
#4 John Mizerock
#6 Luis Pujols
#8 Kevin Bass
#10 Dickie Thon
#11 Frank DiPino
#12 Craig Reynolds
#14 Alan Ashby
#16 Harry Spilman
#19 Bill Doran
#20 George Bjorkman
#21 Terry Puhl
#22 Ray Knight
#24 Omar Moreno
#25 Jose Cruz
#26 Scott Loucks
#27 Frank LaCorte
#28 Jerry Mumphrey
#29 Denny Walling
#30 Tony Scott
#31 Jeff Heathcock
#33 Mike Scott
#34 Nolan Ryan
#36 Joe Niekro
#38 Tim Tolman
#39 Bob Knepper
#45 Dave Smith
#46 Bill Dawley
#48 Vern Ruhle
#51 Mike LaCoss
#52 Julio Solano
#53 Mike Madden

Did you know that a 1983 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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