1987 Houston Astros Roster

The 1987 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1987 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 1987 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Houston Astros salary list, a 1987 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1987 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

49 Juan Agosto 6-02 190 Left Left 1958-02-23
47 Larry Andersen 6-03 205 Right Right 1953-05-06
50 Rocky Childress 6-02 195 Right Right 1962-02-18
44 Danny Darwin 6-03 190 Right Right 1955-10-25
43 Jim Deshaies 6-04 220 Left Left 1960-06-23
31 Jeff Heathcock 6-04 205 Right Right 1959-11-18
38 Manny Hernandez 6-00 150 Right Right 1961-05-07
37 Charlie Kerfeld 6-06 225 Right Right 1963-09-28
39 Bob Knepper 6-02 200 Left Left 1954-05-25
35 Aurelio Lopez 6-00 220 Right Right 1948-09-21
56 Rob Mallicoat 6-03 180 Left Left 1964-11-16
13 Ron Mathis 6-00 175 Right Right 1958-09-25
53 Dave Meads 6-00 175 Left Left 1964-01-07
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
9 Troy Afenir 6-04 185 Right Right 1963-09-21
14 Alan Ashby 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-08
6 Mark Bailey 6-05 195 Right Both 1961-11-04
30 Ronn Reynolds 6-00 200 Right Right 1958-09-28
7 Robbie Wine 6-02 190 Right Right 1962-07-13
4 Dale Berra 6-00 190 Right Right 1956-12-13
3 Buddy Biancalana 5-11 160 Right Both 1960-02-02
11 Ken Caminiti 6-00 200 Right Both 1963-04-21
27 Glenn Davis 6-03 210 Right Right 1961-03-28
19 Bill Doran 5-11 175 Right Both 1958-05-28
3 Phil Garner 5-10 177 Right Right 1949-04-30
23 Chuck Jackson 6-00 185 Right Right 1963-03-19
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
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
26 Paul Householder 6-00 180 Right Both 1958-09-04
15 Davey Lopes 5-09 170 Right Right 1945-05-03
21 Terry Puhl 6-02 200 Right Left 1956-07-08
30 Ty Waller 6-00 180 Right Right 1957-03-14
2 Gerald Young 6-02 185 Right Both 1964-10-22


The 1987 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 76 games, lost 86 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 96/96) where 1,909,902 fans witnessed their 1987 Astros finish the season with a .469 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 1987 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1987 Houston Astros salary list, a 1987 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1987 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1987 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Alan Ashby
Kevin Bass
Jose Cruz
Glenn Davis
Bill Doran
Phil Garner
Billy Hatcher
Craig Reynolds
Mike Scott

1987 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Alan Ashby (110)
1B Glenn Davis (151)
2B Bill Doran (162)
3B Denny Walling (79)
SS Craig Reynolds (129)
LF Jose Cruz (97)
CF Billy Hatcher (94)
RF Kevin Bass (155)
  
SP Danny Darwin
SP Jim Deshaies
SP Bob Knepper
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Mike Scott
  
RP Juan Agosto
RP Larry Andersen
RP Rocky Childress
RP Charlie Kerfeld
RP Aurelio Lopez
RP Dave Meads
CL Dave Smith


1987 Houston Astros
Salaries

Nolan Ryan $1,225,000.00
Bob Knepper $1,000,000.00
Terry Puhl $900,000.00
Jose Cruz $755,000.00
Danny Darwin $740,000.00
Dave Smith $700,000.00
Mike Scott $691,667.00
Dickie Thon $675,000.00
Kevin Bass $630,000.00
Bill Doran $625,000.00
Denny Walling $595,000.00
Alan Ashby $575,000.00
Davey Lopes $550,000.00
Phil Garner $450,000.00
Craig Reynolds $416,667.00
Larry Andersen $300,000.00
Glenn Davis $215,000.00
Charlie Kerfeld $110,037.00
Jim Deshaies $110,000.00
Billy Hatcher $110,000.00
Juan Agosto $100,000.00
Jim Pankovits $100,000.00
Ronn Reynolds $80,000.00
Jeff Heathcock $67,500.00
Troy Afenir $62,500.00
Dale Berra $62,500.00
Ken Caminiti $62,500.00
Rocky Childress $62,500.00
Ty Gainey $62,500.00
Manny Hernandez $62,500.00
Chuck Jackson $62,500.00
Rob Mallicoat $62,500.00
Ron Mathis $62,500.00
Dave Meads $62,500.00
Robbie Wine $62,500.00
Gerald Young $62,500.00


1987 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bert Pena
#2 Gerald Young
#3 Buddy Biancalana
#3 Phil Garner
#4 Dale Berra
#6 Mark Bailey
#7 Robbie Wine
#9 Troy Afenir
#10 Dickie Thon
#11 Ken Caminiti
#12 Craig Reynolds
#13 Ron Mathis
#14 Alan Ashby
#15 Davey Lopes
#17 Kevin Bass
#19 Bill Doran
#20 Jim Pankovits
#21 Terry Puhl
#23 Chuck Jackson
#24 Ty Gainey
#25 Jose Cruz
#26 Paul Householder
#27 Glenn Davis
#28 Billy Hatcher
#29 Denny Walling
#30 Ronn Reynolds
#30 Ty Waller
#31 Jeff Heathcock
#33 Mike Scott
#34 Nolan Ryan
#35 Aurelio Lopez
#37 Charlie Kerfeld
#38 Manny Hernandez
#39 Bob Knepper
#43 Jim Deshaies
#44 Danny Darwin
#45 Dave Smith
#47 Larry Andersen
#49 Juan Agosto
#50 Rocky Childress
#52 Julio Solano
#53 Dave Meads
#56 Rob Mallicoat

Did you know that a 1987 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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