The 1979 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the

National League West The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a re ...

, 1½ games behind the first-place Cincinnati Reds. The 1979 Astros were the last

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

franchise in the 20th century to hit more

triple Triple is used in several contexts to mean "threefold" or a " treble": Sports * Triple (baseball), a three-base hit * A basketball three-point field goal * A figure skating jump with three rotations * In bowling terms, three strikes in a row * ...

s than

home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

s. The club had 52 triples compared to 49 home runs.

Offseason

* December 8, 1978:

Floyd Bannister Floyd Franklin Bannister (born June 10, 1955) is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros (–), Seattle Mariners (–), Chicago White Sox (–), Kansas City Ro ...

was traded by the Astros to the

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...

for Craig Reynolds.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 27, 1979: The Astros traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for George Throop. The Astros completed the deal by sending Keith Drumright to the Royals on October 26. * June 13, 1979:

Bob Watson Robert José Watson (April 10, 1946May 14, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, coach and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1966 to 1984, most prominently as a member of ...

was traded by the Astros to the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...

for

Pete Ladd Peter Linwood Ladd (born July 17, 1956) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Ladd pitched in all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between and . Mainly used as a relief pitcher, Ladd started just one game out ...

, a player to be named later, and cash. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Bobby Sprowl to the Astros on June 19.

Draft picks

* June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball draft **

John Mizerock John Joseph Mizerock (; born December 8, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball backup catcher for the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves. He was the eighth overall pick in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. He later served as a ...

was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (8th pick). ** Bill Doran was drafted by the Astros in the 6th round. **

Mark Ross Mark Joseph Ross (born August 8, 1954) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball between 1982 until 1990. Career Ross was originally drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the ...

was drafted by the Astros in the 7th round. ** Lemmie Miller was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (20th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.Lemmie Miller
at ''Baseball Reference''

Roster

Game log

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL pennan ...

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Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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, , , , , , , , , , , , 52–32 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc , 85 , , July 6 , , @ Cubs , , , , , , , , , , , , 53–32 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 86 , , July 7 , , @ Cubs , , , , , , , , , , , , 53–33 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 87 , , July 7 , , @ Cubs , , , , , , , , , , , , 53–34 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 88 , , July 8 , , @ Cubs , , , , , , , , , , , , 53–35 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 89 , , July 10 , , Pirates , , 3–4 , , , , , , , , 31,341 , , 53–36 , , L4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 90 , , July 11 , , Pirates , , 1–5 , , , , , , , , 25,330 , , 53–37 , , L5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 91 , , July 12 , , Pirates , , 3–5 , , , , , , , , 22,956 , , 53–38 , , L6 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 92 , , July 13 , ,

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, , , , , , , , , , , , 77–58 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 136 , , September 2 , ,

, , , , , , , , , , , , 77–59 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 137 , , September 3 , ,

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, , , , , , , , , , , , 82–65 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 148 , , September 16 , , @

, , , , , , , , , , , , 82–66 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc , 149 , , September 17 , , @

, , , , , , , , , , , , 83–66 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 150 , , September 18 , , @

, , , , , , , , , , , , 83–67 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 151 , , September 19 , , Braves , , , , , , , , , , , , 83–68 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc , 152 , , September 20 , , Braves , , , , , , , , , , , , 84–68 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc , 153 , , September 21 , ,

, , , , , , , , , , , , 85–68 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc , 154 , , September 22 , ,

, , , , , , , , , , , , 86–68 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 155 , , September 23 , ,

, , , , , , , , , , , , 86–69 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 156 , , September 24 , , @ Braves , , , , , , , , , , , , 86–70 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 157 , , September 24 , , @ Braves , , , , , , , , , , , , 86–71 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc , 158 , , September 25 , , @ Braves , , , , , , , , , , , , 87–71 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 159 , , September 26 , , @ Braves , , , , , , , , , , , , 87–72 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb , 160 , , September 28 , , @

, , , , , , , , , , , , 87–73 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc , 161 , , September 29 , , @

, , , , , , , , , , , , 88–73 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc , 162 , , September 30 , , @

, , , , , , , , , , , , 89–73 , , W2 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Astros team member'

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; Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Astros

References

External links

1979 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference
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