1974 Houston Astros
81 - 81
1973 / 1975 (Organization)
4th place in the NL West (21 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		46 - 35 (.568)
35 - 46 (.432)		 +2.8 wins
-2.8 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 653 / 644 ( +9 )
Allowed/Expected: 632 / 644 ( +12 )
Pyth Record: 83 - 79 (-2)
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Attendance: 1,090,728 Avg Att: 13,466 (0.77)
Att Rank: 7 / 12 Lg Avg: 17,467
       
Park Factor: 0.96    
HR Factor: 0.93 R/L HR: 0.95 / 0.86
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Bob Watson
28.2
1061
-0.9
Wilbur Howard
25.5
214
0.2
Greg Gross
21.9
145
-0.1
Bob Gallagher
26.0
18
-0.0
Larry Milbourne
23.4
11
-0.0
Dave Campbell
32.5
1
-0.0
6
27.1
1451
-0.8

Center Field
Cesar Cedeno 23.4
1386
0.1
Wilbur Howard 25.5
35
0.0
Bob Gallagher 26.0
30
-0.0
3
23.5
1451
0.1


Right Field
Greg Gross 21.9
1165
0.4
Bob Gallagher 26.0
134
0.2
Ollie Brown 30.4
132
0.1
Wilbur Howard 25.5
19
0.0
4
23.1
1451
0.7
Shortstop
Roger Metzger 26.7
1262
-0.1
Mick Kelleher 26.9
139
0.1
Larry Milbourne 23.4
43
-0.0
Denis Menke 33.9
7
0.0
4
26.7
1451
-0.1
Second Base
Tommy Helms 33.2
1051
1.2
Larry Milbourne 23.4
359
0.4
Dave Campbell 32.5
27
0.0
Denis Menke 33.9
14
-0.0
4
30.7
1451
1.6
Third Base
Doug Rader 29.9
1344
-0.3
Ray Busse 25.8
57
0.0
Denis Menke 33.9
39
0.0
Dave Campbell 32.5
11
0.0
4
29.9
1451
-0.2
First Base
Lee May 31.3
1186
-0.2
Cliff Johnson 26.9
147
-0.1
Bob Watson 28.2
86
-0.0
Denis Menke 33.9
16
0.0
Dave Campbell 32.5
8
-0.0
Bob Gallagher 26.0
8
-0.0
6
30.7
1451
-0.4
 
Catcher
Milt May 23.9
955
0.1
Johnny Edwards 36.1
241
-0.1
Cliff Johnson 26.9
211
-0.3
Skip Jutze 28.1
44
-0.0
4
26.5
1451
-0.2
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James