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with a record of 81–81, 21 games behind the

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Offseason

* March 30, 1974:

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and Don Stratton (minors) were traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for Wilbur Howard.

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* June 5, 1974: Alan Knicely was drafted by the Astros in the 3rd round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft. * June 17, 1974: Oscar Zamora was purchased from the Astros by the Chicago Cubs. * August 15, 1974: Claude Osteen was traded by the Astros to the

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for Ron Selak (minors) and a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the trade by sending Dan Larson to the Astros on October 14.Dan Larson
at ''Baseball Reference''

Roster

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

References

External links

1974 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference
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