1987 Houston Astros season

1987 Houston Astros

The Astrodome during a baseball game in 1987.
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 76–86 (.469)
Divisional place 3rd
Other information
Owner(s) John McMullen
General manager(s) Dick Wagner
Manager(s) Hal Lanier
Local television KTXH
HSE
Local radio KTRH
(Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Dave Hofferth, Bill Worrell)
KXYZ
(Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra)
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The Houston Astros' 1987 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 90 72 0.556 — 46–35 44–37
Cincinnati Reds 84 78 0.519 6 42–39 42–39
Houston Astros 76 86 0.469 14 47–34 29–52
Los Angeles Dodgers 73 89 0.451 17 40–41 33–48
Atlanta Braves 69 92 0.429 20½ 42–39 27–53
San Diego Padres 65 97 0.401 25 37–44 28–53

Record vs. opponents

1987 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 6–5 8–10 8–10 6–12 3–9 7–5 7–5 7–5 6–12 8–10 3–9
Chicago 5–6 — 6–6 8–4 6–6 10–8 9–9 8–10 4–14 9–3 5–7 6–12
Cincinnati 10–8 6–6 — 13–5 10–8 6–6 7–5 5–7 4–8 12–6 7–11 4–8
Houston 10–8 4–8 5–13 — 12–6 7–5 6–6 6–6 6–6 5–13 10–8 5–7
Los Angeles 12–6 6–6 8–10 6–12 — 3–9 6–6 2–10 6–6 11–7 10–8 3–9
Montreal 9–3 8–10 6–6 5–7 9–3 — 8–10 10–8 11–7 9–3 5–7 11–7
New York 5–7 9–9 5–7 6–6 6–6 10–8 — 13–5 12–6 8–4 9–3 9–9
Philadelphia 5-7 10–8 7–5 6–6 10–2 8–10 5–13 — 11–7 8–4 2–10 8–10
Pittsburgh 5–7 14–4 8–4 6–6 6–6 7–11 6–12 7–11 — 8–4 6–6 7–11
San Diego 12–6 3–9 6–12 13–5 7–11 3–9 4–8 4–8 4–8 — 5–13 4–8
San Francisco 10–8 7–5 11–7 8–10 8–10 7–5 3–9 10–2 6–6 13–5 — 7–5
St. Louis 9–3 12–6 8–4 7–5 9–3 7–11 9–9 10–8 11–7 8–4 5–7 —

Notable transactions

Roster

1987 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos. Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Ashby, AlanAlan Ashby 125 386 111 .288 14 63
1B Davis, GlennGlenn Davis 151 578 145 .251 27 93
2B Doran, BillBill Doran 162 625 177 .283 16 79
3B Walling, DennyDenny Walling 110 325 92 .283 5 33
SS Reynolds, CraigCraig Reynolds 135 374 95 .254 4 28
LF Cruz, JoséJosé Cruz 126 365 88 .241 11 38
CF Hatcher, BillyBilly Hatcher 141 564 167 .296 11 63
RF Bass, KevinKevin Bass 157 592 168 .284 19 85

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Peña, BertBert Peña 21 46 7 .152 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan 34 211.2 8 16 2.76 270

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Hernández, MannyManny Hernández 6 21.2 0 4 5.40 12

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Smith, DaveDave Smith 50 2 3 24 1.65 73
Childress, RockyRocky Childress 32 1 2 0 2.98 26

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Bob Didier
AA Columbus Astros Southern League Tom Weidenbauer
A Osceola Astros Florida State League Ken Bolek
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Keith Bodie
A-Short Season Auburn Astros New York–Penn League Gary Tuck
Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Julio Linares

References

  1. ↑ Matt Keough at Baseball-Reference
  2. ↑ Rocky Childress at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ Nolan Ryan Home Run Log (Batting) – Baseball-Reference PI
  4. ↑ http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html
  5. ↑ The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
  6. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reynoro02.shtml
  7. ↑ Craig Biggio at Baseball-Reference
  8. ↑ Darryl Kile at Baseball-Reference
  9. ↑ Eric Bullock at Baseball-Reference

External links

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