1986 Houston Astros Roster

The 1986 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1986 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 1986 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1986 Houston Astros salary list, a 1986 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1986 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1986 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

47 Larry Andersen 6-03 205 Right Right 1953-05-06
49 Jeff Calhoun 6-02 190 Left Left 1958-04-11
44 Danny Darwin 6-03 190 Right Right 1955-10-25
43 Jim Deshaies 6-04 220 Left Left 1960-06-23
11 Frank DiPino 6-00 180 Left Left 1956-10-22
42 Tom Funk 6-02 210 Left Left 1962-03-13
38 Manny Hernandez 6-00 150 Right Right 1961-05-07
46 Matt Keough 6-03 190 Right Right 1955-07-03
37 Charlie Kerfeld 6-06 225 Right Right 1963-09-28
39 Bob Knepper 6-02 200 Left Left 1954-05-25
41 Mark Knudson 6-05 215 Right Right 1960-10-28
35 Aurelio Lopez 6-00 220 Right Right 1948-09-21
53 Mike Madden 6-01 190 Left Left 1958-01-13
51 Rafael Montalvo 6-00 185 Right Right 1964-03-31
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
6 Mark Bailey 6-05 195 Right Both 1961-11-04
4 John Mizerock 5-11 190 Right Left 1960-12-08
7 Robbie Wine 6-02 190 Right Right 1962-07-13
27 Glenn Davis 6-03 210 Right Right 1961-03-28
19 Bill Doran 5-11 175 Right Both 1958-05-28
23 Dan Driessen 5-11 190 Right Left 1951-07-29
3 Phil Garner 5-10 177 Right Right 1949-04-30
20 Jim Pankovits 5-10 195 Right Right 1955-08-06
1 Bert Pena 5-11 165 Right Right 1959-07-11
12 Craig Reynolds 6-01 175 Right Left 1952-12-27
10 Dickie Thon 5-11 175 Right Right 1958-06-20
29 Denny Walling 6-01 185 Right Left 1954-04-17
17 Kevin Bass 6-00 183 Right Both 1959-05-12
9 Eric Bullock 5-11 185 Left Left 1960-02-16
25 Jose Cruz 6-00 175 Left Left 1947-08-08
24 Ty Gainey 6-01 190 Right Left 1960-12-25
28 Billy Hatcher 5-09 175 Right Right 1960-10-04
11 Davey Lopes 5-09 170 Right Right 1945-05-03
26 Louie Meadows 5-11 190 Left Left 1961-04-29
21 Terry Puhl 6-02 200 Right Left 1956-07-08
30 Tony Walker 6-02 205 Right Right 1959-07-01
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The 1986 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 96 games, lost 66 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 97/97) where 1,734,276 fans witnessed their 1986 Astros finish the season with a .593 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 1986 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1986 Houston Astros salary list, a 1986 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1986 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1986 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Mark Bailey
Kevin Bass
Eric Bullock
Glenn Davis
Bill Doran
Nolan Ryan
Dickie Thon
Tony Walker
Denny Walling

1986 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Alan Ashby (103)
1B Glenn Davis (156)
2B Bill Doran (144)
3B Denny Walling (102)
SS Dickie Thon (104)
LF Jose Cruz (134)
CF Billy Hatcher (95)
RF Kevin Bass (133)
  
SP Jim Deshaies
SP Bob Knepper
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Mike Scott
  
RP Larry Andersen
RP Jeff Calhoun
RP Frank DiPino
RP Charlie Kerfeld
RP Aurelio Lopez
CL Dave Smith


1986 Houston Astros
Salaries

Nolan Ryan $1,125,000.00
Bob Knepper $1,000,000.00
Terry Puhl $850,000.00
Jose Cruz $755,000.00
Mike Scott $666,667.00
Dave Smith $650,000.00
Phil Garner $600,000.00
Dickie Thon $600,000.00
Bill Doran $550,000.00
Alan Ashby $525,000.00
Craig Reynolds $416,667.00
Denny Walling $366,667.00
Kevin Bass $310,000.00
Frank DiPino $280,000.00
Aurelio Lopez $223,275.00
Glenn Davis $120,000.00
Jeff Calhoun $95,000.00
Jim Pankovits $85,000.00
Billy Hatcher $80,000.00
Jim Deshaies $65,000.00
Charlie Kerfeld $65,000.00
Larry Andersen $60,000.00
John Mizerock $60,000.00


1986 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bert Pena
#3 Phil Garner
#4 John Mizerock
#6 Mark Bailey
#7 Robbie Wine
#9 Eric Bullock
#10 Dickie Thon
#11 Frank DiPino
#11 Davey Lopes
#12 Craig Reynolds
#14 Alan Ashby
#17 Kevin Bass
#19 Bill Doran
#20 Jim Pankovits
#21 Terry Puhl
#23 Dan Driessen
#24 Ty Gainey
#25 Jose Cruz
#26 Louie Meadows
#27 Glenn Davis
#28 Billy Hatcher
#29 Denny Walling
#30 Tony Walker
#33 Mike Scott
#34 Nolan Ryan
#35 Aurelio Lopez
#37 Charlie Kerfeld
#38 Manny Hernandez
#39 Bob Knepper
#41 Mark Knudson
#42 Tom Funk
#43 Jim Deshaies
#44 Danny Darwin
#45 Dave Smith
#46 Matt Keough
#47 Larry Andersen
#49 Jeff Calhoun
#51 Rafael Montalvo
#52 Julio Solano
#53 Mike Madden

Did you know that a 1986 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)?