1987 Houston Astros season

1987 Houston Astros
1987 Houston Astros
	The Astrodome during a baseball game in 1987.
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	The Astrodome
City	Houston, Texas
Record	76–86 (.469)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	John McMullen
General managers	Dick Wagner
Managers	Hal Lanier
Television	KTXH; HSE
Radio	KTRH; (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Dave Hofferth, Bill Worrell); KXYZ; (Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra)

The Houston Astros' 1987 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason[edit]

October 24, 1986: Matt Keough was released by the Astros.^[1]
October 24, 1986: John Mizerock was released by the Houston Astros.^[2]
November 16, 1986: Rocky Childress was purchased by the Astros from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[3]

Regular season[edit]

May 1, 1987: Pitcher Nolan Ryan hit a home run off of Atlanta Braves pitcher Charlie Puleo.^[4]
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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Season standings[edit]

v t e 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[edit]

1987 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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[edit]

April 2, 1987: Jeff Calhoun was traded by the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ronn Reynolds.^[7]
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.^[8]
- Darryl Kile was drafted by the Astros in the 30th round. Player signed May 18, 1988.^[9]
June 2, 1987: Eric Bullock was traded by the Astros to the Minnesota Twins for Clay Christiansen.^[10]

Roster[edit]

1987 Houston Astros

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

22 Hal Lanier

Coaches

Player stats[edit]

Batting[edit]

Starters by position[edit]

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	Alan Ashby	125	386	111	.288	14	63
1B	Glenn Davis	151	578	145	.251	27	93
2B	Bill Doran	162	625	177	.283	16	79
3B	Denny Walling	110	325	92	.283	5	33
SS	Craig Reynolds	135	374	95	.254	4	28
LF	José Cruz	126	365	88	.241	11	38
CF	Billy Hatcher	141	564	167	.296	11	63
RF	Kevin Bass	157	592	168	.284	19	85

Other batters[edit]

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
Gerald Young	71	274	88	.321	1	15
Ken Caminiti	63	203	50	.246	3	23
Terry Puhl	90	122	28	.230	2	15
Phil Garner	43	112	25	.223	3	15
Ronn Reynolds	38	102	17	.167	1	7
Chuck Jackson	35	71	15	.211	1	6
Dickie Thon	32	66	14	.212	1	3
Mark Bailey	35	64	13	.203	0	3
Jim Pankovits	50	61	14	.230	1	8
Bert Peña	21	46	7	.152	0	0
Dale Berra	19	45	8	.178	0	2
Davey Lopes	47	43	10	.233	1	6
Robbie Wine	14	29	3	.103	0	0
Ty Gainey	18	24	3	.125	0	1
Buddy Biancalana	18	24	1	.042	0	0
Troy Afenir	10	20	6	.300	0	1
Paul Householder	14	12	1	.083	0	1
Ty Waller	11	6	1	.167	0	0

Pitching[edit]

Starting pitchers[edit]

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Mike Scott	36	247.2	16	13	3.23	233
Nolan Ryan	34	211.2	8	16	2.76	270
Danny Darwin	33	195.2	9	10	3.59	134
Bob Knepper	33	177.2	8	17	5.27	76
Jim Deshaies	26	152.0	11	6	4.62	104

Other pitchers[edit]

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Manny Hernández	6	21.2	0	4	5.40	12
Rob Mallicoat	4	6.2	0	0	6.75	4

Relief pitchers[edit]

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dave Smith	50	2	3	24	1.65	73
Larry Andersen	67	9	5	5	3.45	94
Dave Meads	45	5	3	0	5.55	32
Rocky Childress	32	1	2	0	2.98	26
Juan Agosto	27	1	1	2	2.63	6
Aurelio López	26	2	1	1	4.50	21
Charlie Kerfeld	21	0	2	0	6.67	17
Jeff Heathcock	19	4	2	1	3.16	15
Julio Solano	11	0	0	0	7.65	12
Ron Mathis	8	0	1	0	5.25	8

Farm system[edit]

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Bob Didier
AA	Columbus Astros	Southern League	Tom Wiedenbauer
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[edit]

^ Matt Keough at Baseball-Reference
^ "John Mizerock: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ Rocky Childress at Baseball-Reference
^ Nolan Ryan Home Run Log (Batting) – Baseball-Reference PI^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "ESPN.com - Page2 - Biggest cheaters in baseball".
^ "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
^ "Ronn Reynolds Stats".
^ Craig Biggio at Baseball-Reference
^ Darryl Kile at Baseball-Reference
^ Eric Bullock at Baseball-Reference

External links[edit]

1987 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference

[1] Matt Keough at Baseball-Reference

[2] "John Mizerock: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[3] Rocky Childress at Baseball-Reference

[4] Nolan Ryan Home Run Log (Batting) – Baseball-Reference PI^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "ESPN.com - Page2 - Biggest cheaters in baseball".

[6] "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.

[7] "Ronn Reynolds Stats".

[8] Craig Biggio at Baseball-Reference

[9] Darryl Kile at Baseball-Reference

[10] Eric Bullock at Baseball-Reference

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