1996 Houston Astros Roster

The 1996 Houston Astros team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1996 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 1996 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Houston Astros salary list, a 1996 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Houston Astros primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1996 Houston Astros



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Complete Roster  
 

46 Doug Brocail 6-05 235 Right Left 1967-05-16
52 Terry Clark 6-02 196 Right Right 1960-10-18
44 Danny Darwin 6-03 190 Right Right 1955-10-25
49 Jim Dougherty 6-00 210 Right Right 1968-03-08
15 Doug Drabek 6-01 185 Right Right 1962-07-25
10 Mike Hampton 5-10 180 Left Right 1972-09-09
58 Dean Hartgraves 6-00 185 Left Right 1966-08-12
31 Xavier Hernandez 6-02 185 Right Left 1965-08-16
45 Chris Holt 6-04 205 Right Right 1971-09-18
35 John Hudek 6-01 200 Right Both 1966-08-08
39 John Johnstone 6-03 195 Right Right 1968-11-25
59 Todd Jones 6-03 200 Right Left 1968-04-24
57 Darryl Kile 6-05 185 Right Right 1968-12-02
51 Alvin Morman 6-03 210 Left Left 1969-01-06
30 Gregg Olson 6-04 206 Right Right 1966-10-11
37 Shane Reynolds 6-03 210 Right Right 1968-03-26
36 Mark Small 6-03 205 Right Right 1967-11-12
21 Greg Swindell 6-03 225 Left Right 1965-01-02
31, 41 Jeff Tabaka 6-02 195 Left Right 1964-01-17
13 Billy Wagner 5-10 180 Left Left 1971-07-25
56 Donne Wall 6-01 180 Right Right 1967-07-11
22, 99 Anthony Young 6-02 210 Right Right 1966-01-19
20 Tony Eusebio 6-02 180 Right Right 1967-04-27
9 Jerry Goff 6-03 207 Right Left 1964-04-12
9 Randy Knorr 6-02 215 Right Right 1968-11-12
3 Kirt Manwaring 5-11 190 Right Right 1965-07-15
3 Rick Wilkins 6-02 210 Right Left 1967-06-04
5 Jeff Bagwell 6-00 195 Right Right 1968-05-27
17 Sean Berry 5-11 210 Right Right 1966-03-22
7 Craig Biggio 5-11 180 Right Right 1965-12-14
22 Andujar Cedeno 6-01 168 Right Right 1969-08-21
12 Ricky Gutierrez 6-01 175 Right Right 1970-05-23
4, 30 Dave Hajek 5-10 165 Right Right 1967-10-14
24 Orlando Miller 6-01 180 Right Right 1969-01-13
28 Bill Spiers 6-02 190 Right Left 1966-06-05
29 Bobby Abreu 6-00 160 Right Left 1974-03-11
14 Derek Bell 6-02 215 Right Right 1968-12-11
27 John Cangelosi 5-08 160 Left Both 1963-03-10
19 Brian Hunter 6-04 180 Right Right 1971-03-05
16 Derrick May 6-04 225 Right Left 1968-07-14
21 Ray Montgomery 6-03 195 Right Right 1969-08-08
6 James Mouton 5-09 175 Right Right 1968-12-19
23 Mike Simms 6-04 185 Right Right 1967-01-12
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The 1996 Houston Astros played 162 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 80 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at the Astrodome (Park Factors: 91/91) where 1,975,888 fans witnessed their 1996 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 1996 Houston Astros Opening Day starters list, a 1996 Houston Astros salary list, a 1996 Houston Astros uniform number breakdown and a 1996 Houston Astros primary starters list:

1996 Houston Astros
Opening Day Starters


Jeff Bagwell
Derek Bell
Sean Berry
Craig Biggio
Brian Hunter
Derrick May
Orlando Miller
Shane Reynolds
Rick Wilkins

1996 Houston Astros
Most Games by Position

C Rick Wilkins (82)
1B Jeff Bagwell (162)
2B Craig Biggio (162)
3B Sean Berry (110)
SS Orlando Miller (117)
LF James Mouton (79)
CF Brian Hunter (127)
RF Derek Bell (157)
  
SP Doug Drabek
SP Mike Hampton
SP Darryl Kile
SP Shane Reynolds
SP Donne Wall
  
RP Doug Brocail
RP Xavier Hernandez
RP Alvin Morman
RP Billy Wagner
RP Anthony Young
CL Todd Jones


1996 Houston Astros
Salaries

Doug Drabek $5,050,000.00
Jeff Bagwell $4,875,000.00
Greg Swindell $4,450,000.00
Derek Bell $2,800,000.00
Craig Biggio $2,075,000.00
Rick Wilkins $1,550,000.00
Darryl Kile $1,250,000.00
Sean Berry $995,000.00
Derrick May $750,000.00
Bill Spiers $400,000.00
Shane Reynolds $330,000.00
Tony Eusebio $300,000.00
Todd Jones $300,000.00
John Cangelosi $280,000.00
Randy Knorr $280,000.00
Mike Hampton $275,000.00
Anthony Young $275,000.00
Ricky Gutierrez $235,000.00
Doug Brocail $220,000.00
John Hudek $210,000.00
Orlando Miller $205,000.00
James Mouton $196,000.00
Brian Hunter $180,000.00
Jeff Tabaka $165,000.00
Mike Simms $160,000.00
Dean Hartgraves $130,000.00
Donne Wall $115,000.00
Xavier Hernandez $109,000.00
Alvin Morman $109,000.00
Mark Small $109,000.00
Billy Wagner $109,000.00


1996 Houston Astros
Uniform Numbers

#3 Kirt Manwaring
#3 Rick Wilkins
#4 Dave Hajek
#5 Jeff Bagwell
#6 James Mouton
#7 Craig Biggio
#9 Jerry Goff
#9 Randy Knorr
#10 Mike Hampton
#12 Ricky Gutierrez
#13 Billy Wagner
#14 Derek Bell
#15 Doug Drabek
#16 Derrick May
#17 Sean Berry
#19 Brian Hunter
#20 Tony Eusebio
#21 Ray Montgomery
#21 Greg Swindell
#22 Andujar Cedeno
#22 Anthony Young
#23 Mike Simms
#24 Orlando Miller
#27 John Cangelosi
#28 Bill Spiers
#29 Bobby Abreu
#30 Dave Hajek
#30 Gregg Olson
#31 Xavier Hernandez
#31 Jeff Tabaka
#35 John Hudek
#36 Mark Small
#37 Shane Reynolds
#39 John Johnstone
#41 Jeff Tabaka
#44 Danny Darwin
#45 Chris Holt
#46 Doug Brocail
#49 Jim Dougherty
#51 Alvin Morman
#52 Terry Clark
#56 Donne Wall
#57 Darryl Kile
#58 Dean Hartgraves
#59 Todd Jones
#99 Anthony Young

Did you know that a 1996 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)?