1987 Houston Astros season
1987 Houston Astros | |
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The Astrodome during a baseball game in 1987. | |
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Record | 76–86 (.469) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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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
- October 24, 1986: Matt Keough was released by the Astros.[1]
- November 16, 1986: Rocky Childress was purchased by the Astros from the Philadelphia Phillies.[2]
Regular season
- May 1, 1987: Pitcher Nolan Ryan hit a home run off of Atlanta Braves pitcher Charlie Puleo.[3]
- August 31, 1987: Astros batter Billy Hatcher was batting against the Chicago Cubs when he broke his bat and it flew down the third base line. Cubs third baseman Keith Moreland saw cork, and Hatcher was suspended for 10 games.[4] Later on, Hatcher claimed that he was using pitcher Dave Smith's bat, and not his own.
- September 9, 1987: Nolan Ryan struck out Mike Aldrete for the 4500th strikeout in his career.[5]
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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
- April 2, 1987: Jeff Calhoun was traded by the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ronn Reynolds.[6]
- June 2, 1987: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
- Craig Biggio was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (22nd pick). Player signed June 8, 1987.[7]
- Darryl Kile was drafted by the Astros in the 30th round. Player signed May 18, 1988.[8]
- June 2, 1987: Eric Bullock was traded by the Astros to the Minnesota Twins for Clay Christiansen.[9]
Roster
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Smith, DaveDave Smith | 50 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 1.65 | 73 |
Childress, RockyRocky Childress | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.98 | 26 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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
- ↑ Matt Keough at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Rocky Childress at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Nolan Ryan Home Run Log (Batting) – Baseball-Reference PI
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html
- ↑ The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reynoro02.shtml
- ↑ Craig Biggio at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Darryl Kile at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Eric Bullock at Baseball-Reference
External links
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