1989 Houston Astros Roster

The 1989 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1989 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 1989 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1989 Houston Astros salary list, a 1989 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1989 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1989 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
52 Jose Cano 6-03 175 Right Right 1962-03-07
38 Jim Clancy 6-04 220 Right Right 1955-12-18
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
39 Bob Knepper 6-02 200 Left Left 1954-05-25
22 Roger Mason 6-06 220 Right Right 1958-09-18
35 Brian Meyer 6-00 190 Right Right 1963-01-29
51 Mark Portugal 6-00 190 Right Right 1962-10-30
36 Rick Rhoden 6-03 195 Right Right 1953-05-16
20 Dan Schatzeder 6-00 195 Left Left 1954-12-01
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
7 Craig Biggio 5-11 180 Right Right 1965-12-14
28 Carl Nichols 6-00 208 Right Right 1962-10-14
9 Alex Trevino 5-11 170 Right Right 1957-08-26
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
4 Steve Lombardozzi 6-00 175 Right Right 1960-04-26
16 Rafael Ramirez 6-00 185 Right Right 1958-02-18
12 Craig Reynolds 6-01 175 Right Left 1952-12-27
10 Harry Spilman 6-01 190 Right Left 1954-07-18
29 Ron Washington 5-11 163 Right Right 1952-04-29
15 Eric Yelding 5-11 165 Right Right 1965-02-22
23 Eric Anthony 6-02 195 Left Left 1967-11-08
17 Kevin Bass 6-00 183 Right Both 1959-05-12
42 Mark Davidson 6-02 190 Right Right 1961-02-15
6 Greg Gross 5-11 175 Left Left 1952-08-01
28 Billy Hatcher 5-09 175 Right Right 1960-10-04
26 Louie Meadows 5-11 190 Left Left 1961-04-29
21 Terry Puhl 6-02 200 Right Left 1956-07-08
13 Glenn Wilson 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-12-22
2 Gerald Young 6-02 185 Right Both 1964-10-22
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The 1989 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 86 games, lost 76 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 97/97) where 1,834,908 fans witnessed their 1989 Astros finish the season with a .531 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 1989 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1989 Houston Astros salary list, a 1989 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1989 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1989 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Kevin Bass
Craig Biggio
Ken Caminiti
Glenn Davis
Bill Doran
Billy Hatcher
Rafael Ramirez
Mike Scott
Gerald Young

1989 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Craig Biggio (125)
1B Glenn Davis (156)
2B Bill Doran (138)
3B Ken Caminiti (160)
SS Rafael Ramirez (149)
LF Billy Hatcher (96)
CF Gerald Young (143)
RF Terry Puhl (64)
  
SP Jim Clancy
SP Jim Deshaies
SP Bob Forsch
SP Bob Knepper
SP Mark Portugal
SP Rick Rhoden
SP Mike Scott
  
RP Juan Agosto
RP Larry Andersen
RP Danny Darwin
RP Dan Schatzeder
CL Dave Smith


1989 Houston Astros
Salaries

Mike Scott $1,300,000.00
Jim Clancy $1,225,000.00
Dave Smith $1,100,000.00
Glenn Davis $1,085,000.00
Rafael Ramirez $1,050,000.00
Bob Forsch $975,000.00
Terry Puhl $950,000.00
Kevin Bass $940,000.00
Bill Doran $933,000.00
Rick Rhoden $900,000.00
Danny Darwin $855,000.00
Juan Agosto $610,000.00
Craig Reynolds $600,000.00
Larry Andersen $475,000.00
Jim Deshaies $470,000.00
Alex Trevino $350,000.00
Dan Schatzeder $245,000.00
Harry Spilman $150,000.00
Gerald Young $150,000.00
Ken Caminiti $129,000.00
Mark Portugal $95,000.00
Craig Biggio $78,000.00
Eric Anthony $68,000.00
Bob Knepper $68,000.00
Brian Meyer $68,000.00
Eric Yelding $68,000.00


1989 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#2 Gerald Young
#4 Steve Lombardozzi
#6 Greg Gross
#7 Craig Biggio
#9 Alex Trevino
#10 Harry Spilman
#11 Ken Caminiti
#12 Craig Reynolds
#13 Glenn Wilson
#14 Alan Ashby
#15 Eric Yelding
#16 Rafael Ramirez
#17 Kevin Bass
#19 Bill Doran
#20 Dan Schatzeder
#21 Terry Puhl
#22 Roger Mason
#23 Eric Anthony
#26 Louie Meadows
#27 Glenn Davis
#28 Billy Hatcher
#28 Carl Nichols
#29 Ron Washington
#31 Bob Forsch
#33 Mike Scott
#35 Brian Meyer
#36 Rick Rhoden
#38 Jim Clancy
#39 Bob Knepper
#42 Mark Davidson
#43 Jim Deshaies
#44 Danny Darwin
#45 Dave Smith
#47 Larry Andersen
#49 Juan Agosto
#51 Mark Portugal
#52 Jose Cano

Did you know that a 1989 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)?