1988 Houston Astros Roster

The 1988 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 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 1988 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Houston Astros salary list, a 1988 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1988 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

49 Juan Agosto 6-02 190 Left Left 1958-02-23
42 Larry Andersen 6-03 205 Right Right 1953-05-06
47 Joaquin Andujar 6-00 180 Right Both 1952-12-21
13 Ernie Camacho 6-01 180 Right Right 1955-02-01
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 Bob Forsch 6-04 200 Right Right 1950-01-13
31, 41 Jeff Heathcock 6-04 205 Right Right 1959-11-18
39 Bob Knepper 6-02 200 Left Left 1954-05-25
53 Dave Meads 6-00 175 Left Left 1964-01-07
35 Brian Meyer 6-00 190 Right Right 1963-01-29
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
14 Alan Ashby 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-08
6 Mark Bailey 6-05 195 Right Both 1961-11-04
4 Craig Biggio 5-11 180 Right Right 1965-12-14
9 Alex Trevino 5-11 170 Right Right 1957-08-26
25 Buddy Bell 6-02 185 Right Right 1951-08-27
11 Ken Caminiti 6-00 200 Right Both 1963-04-21
1 Casey Candaele 5-09 165 Right Both 1961-01-12
27 Glenn Davis 6-03 210 Right Right 1961-03-28
19 Bill Doran 5-11 175 Right Both 1958-05-28
23 Chuck Jackson 6-00 185 Right Right 1963-03-19
20 Jim Pankovits 5-10 195 Right Right 1955-08-06
16 Rafael Ramirez 6-00 185 Right Right 1958-02-18
12 Craig Reynolds 6-01 175 Right Left 1952-12-27
29 Craig Smajstrla 5-09 165 Right Both 1962-06-19
6 Harry Spilman 6-01 190 Right Left 1954-07-18
29 Denny Walling 6-01 185 Right Left 1954-04-17
17 Kevin Bass 6-00 183 Right Both 1959-05-12
3 Cameron Drew 6-05 230 Right Left 1964-02-12
18 John Fishel 5-11 185 Right Right 1962-11-08
28 Billy Hatcher 5-09 175 Right Right 1960-10-04
5 Steve Henderson 6-02 190 Right Right 1952-11-18
26 Louie Meadows 5-11 190 Left Left 1961-04-29
21 Terry Puhl 6-02 200 Right Left 1956-07-08
2 Gerald Young 6-02 185 Right Both 1964-10-22


The 1988 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 80 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 96/96) where 1,933,505 fans witnessed their 1988 Astros finish the season with a .506 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 1988 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Houston Astros salary list, a 1988 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1988 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Alan Ashby
Glenn Davis
Bill Doran
Billy Hatcher
Terry Puhl
Rafael Ramirez
Mike Scott
Denny Walling
Gerald Young

1988 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Alex Trevino (74)
1B Glenn Davis (151)
2B Bill Doran (130)
3B Buddy Bell (66)
SS Rafael Ramirez (154)
LF Billy Hatcher (124)
CF Gerald Young (145)
RF Kevin Bass (147)
  
SP Danny Darwin
SP Jim Deshaies
SP Bob Knepper
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Mike Scott
  
RP Juan Agosto
RP Larry Andersen
RP Dave Meads
CL Dave Smith


1988 Houston Astros
Salaries

Nolan Ryan $1,225,000.00
Dave Smith $1,100,000.00
Bob Knepper $1,000,000.00
Terry Puhl $950,000.00
Bill Doran $933,000.00
Rafael Ramirez $925,000.00
Kevin Bass $880,000.00
Danny Darwin $760,000.00
Mike Scott $666,667.00
Denny Walling $575,000.00
Craig Reynolds $500,000.00
Larry Andersen $450,000.00
Joaquin Andujar $450,000.00
Alan Ashby $450,000.00
Alex Trevino $362,500.00
Glenn Davis $340,000.00
Billy Hatcher $240,000.00
Jim Deshaies $205,000.00
Juan Agosto $157,500.00
Jim Pankovits $150,000.00
Mark Bailey $100,000.00
Gerald Young $85,000.00
Craig Biggio $73,500.00
Jeff Heathcock $72,000.00
Chuck Jackson $66,500.00
Ken Caminiti $62,500.00
Casey Candaele $62,500.00
Louie Meadows $62,500.00
Dave Meads $62,500.00


1988 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#1 Casey Candaele
#2 Gerald Young
#3 Cameron Drew
#4 Craig Biggio
#5 Steve Henderson
#6 Mark Bailey
#6 Harry Spilman
#9 Alex Trevino
#11 Ken Caminiti
#12 Craig Reynolds
#13 Ernie Camacho
#14 Alan Ashby
#16 Rafael Ramirez
#17 Kevin Bass
#18 John Fishel
#19 Bill Doran
#20 Jim Pankovits
#21 Terry Puhl
#23 Chuck Jackson
#25 Buddy Bell
#26 Louie Meadows
#27 Glenn Davis
#28 Billy Hatcher
#29 Craig Smajstrla
#29 Denny Walling
#31 Bob Forsch
#31 Jeff Heathcock
#33 Mike Scott
#34 Nolan Ryan
#35 Brian Meyer
#39 Bob Knepper
#41 Jeff Heathcock
#42 Larry Andersen
#43 Jim Deshaies
#44 Danny Darwin
#45 Dave Smith
#47 Joaquin Andujar
#49 Juan Agosto
#50 Rocky Childress
#53 Dave Meads

Did you know that a 1988 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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