1978 Houston Astros team stats

1978 Houston Astros: 74-88  .457
5th place in N.L. West
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Home record: 50-31  (327 runs scored, 254 allowed)
Road record: 24-57  (278 runs scored, 380 allowed)
Home Attendance*: 1,128,233 on 78 dates  (14,465 avg.)
Road Attendance*: 1,422,493 on 71 dates  (20,035 avg.)
Manager: Bill Virdon
Coaches: Deacon Jones, Bob Lillis, Tony Pacheco, Mel Wright

605 runs scored (9th of 12 N.L. teams), 634 runs allowed (6th)

N.L. Averages: 3.99 runs/game (645.2 runs/team)

Batting Statistics (ordered by OBP+SLG)

Pos	Batter	Age	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SH	SF	SB	CS	UW	IW	HP	SO	DP	BA	SLG	OBP
OF	Jeffrey Leonard	22	8	26	2	10	12	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	.385	.462	.407
RF	Jose Cruz*	30	153	565	79	178	260	34	9	10	83	2	3	37	9	48	9	0	57	9	.315	.460	.376
1B	Bob Watson	32	139	461	51	133	208	25	4	14	79	0	11	3	1	35	16	4	57	18	.289	.451	.357
OF	Cesar Cedeno	27	50	192	31	54	87	8	2	7	23	2	0	23	2	14	1	0	24	4	.281	.453	.333
2B	Art Howe	31	119	420	46	123	183	33	3	7	55	1	5	2	3	31	3	1	41	13	.293	.436	.343
OF	Jesus Alou	36	77	139	7	45	58	5	1	2	19	4	3	0	0	5	1	0	5	4	.324	.417	.345
C	Joe Ferguson	31	51	150	20	31	57	5	0	7	22	1	2	0	0	31	6	1	30	6	.207	.380	.363
3B	Enos Cabell	28	162	660	92	195	263	31	8	7	71	3	4	33	15	21	1	5	80	14	.295	.398	.321
CF	Terry Puhl*	21	149	585	87	169	215	25	6	3	35	3	7	32	14	43	5	4	46	11	.289	.368	.343
LF	Denny Walling*	24	120	247	30	62	88	11	3	3	36	0	2	9	2	27	3	1	24	2	.251	.356	.332
C	Bruce Bochy	23	54	154	8	41	58	8	0	3	15	0	2	0	0	7	4	0	35	8	.266	.377	.311
C	Reggie Baldwin	23	38	67	5	17	25	5	0	1	11	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	3	.254	.373	.286
1O	Dave Bergman*	25	104	186	15	43	50	5	1	0	12	1	2	2	0	30	9	0	32	5	.231	.269	.361
SS	Rafael Landestoy#	25	59	218	18	58	65	5	1	0	9	4	0	7	4	8	0	0	23	2	.266	.298	.292
SS	Jimmy Sexton	26	88	141	17	29	42	3	2	2	6	1	0	16	2	12	1	0	28	0	.206	.298	.273
OF	Wilbur Howard#	29	84	148	17	34	43	4	1	1	13	1	1	6	2	5	0	3	22	3	.230	.291	.268
SS	Roger Metzger#	30	45	123	11	27	33	4	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	9	3	0	9	8	.220	.268	.287
IF	Julio Gonzalez	25	78	223	24	52	60	3	1	1	16	7	0	6	1	7	1	1	31	7	.233	.269	.263
1B	Jim Obradovich*	28	10	17	3	3	5	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	.176	.294	.222
P	Joe Sambito*	26	62	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.167	.167	.286
OF	Joe Cannon*	24	8	18	1	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.222	.222
C	Luis Pujols	22	56	153	11	20	33	8	1	1	11	2	1	0	0	11	1	1	45	6	.131	.216	.198
P	Mark Lemongello	22	33	64	3	11	12	1	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	22	1	.172	.188	.221
P	J.R. Richard	28	37	101	8	18	21	0	0	1	10	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	27	2	.178	.208	.186
P	Floyd Bannister*	23	28	31	2	5	6	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	0	.161	.194	.188
2B	Keith Drumright*	23	17	55	5	9	9	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	2	.164	.164	.207
P	Ken Forsch	31	52	27	1	5	5	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	.185	.185	.185
P	Joaquin Andujar#	25	36	23	0	3	4	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	.130	.174	.167
C	Ed Herrmann*	31	16	36	1	4	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	.111	.139	.179
P	Joe Niekro	33	36	65	6	9	11	2	0	0	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2	.138	.169	.138
SS	Mike Fischlin	22	44	86	3	10	11	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	3	1	1	9	1	.116	.128	.165
P	Tom Dixon	23	30	40	0	4	4	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	1	.100	.100	.122
P	Vern Ruhle	27	13	18	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	1	.056	.056	.150
P	Rick Williams	25	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Bo McLaughlin	24	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Oscar Zamora	33	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Dan Warthen#	25	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Gene Pentz	25	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Frank Riccelli*	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

 Average age (non-P): 27.7

Batter data: *: Bats lefthanded; #: Switch hitter; G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage


Pitching Statistics

Pitcher	Age	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	MI	GF	SV	SHO	IP	H	BFP	R	ER	HR	UW	IW	HP	SO	WP	BK
Frank Riccelli*	25	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Vern Ruhle	27	3	3	2.12	13	10	2	2	1	0	2	68.0	57	279	17	16	0	19	1	1	27	1	1
Ken Forsch	31	10	6	2.70	52	6	4	18	28	7	2	133.1	136	563	44	40	2	24	13	1	71	2	0
Joe Sambito*	26	4	9	3.07	62	0	0	17	45	11	0	88.0	85	371	32	30	5	25	7	0	96	1	0
J.R. Richard	28	18	11	3.11	36	36	16	0	0	0	3	275.1	192	1139	104	95	12	137	4	2	303	16	3
Joaquin Andujar	25	5	7	3.42	35	13	2	11	11	1	0	110.2	88	470	45	42	3	52	6	4	55	3	5
Joe Niekro	33	14	14	3.86	35	29	10	4	2	0	1	202.2	190	861	97	87	13	72	1	9	97	9	0
Mark Lemongello	22	9	14	3.94	33	30	9	1	2	1	1	210.1	204	893	100	92	20	61	5	9	77	4	3
Tom Dixon	23	7	11	3.99	30	19	3	7	4	1	2	140.0	140	592	70	62	8	37	3	1	66	0	2
Dan Warthen*	25	0	1	4.22	5	1	0	1	3	0	0	10.2	10	43	5	5	3	2	0	0	2	0	2
Rick Williams	25	1	2	4.67	17	1	0	11	5	0	0	34.2	43	159	19	18	2	8	2	0	17	0	1
Floyd Bannister*	23	3	9	4.81	28	16	2	9	3	0	2	110.1	120	502	59	59	13	59	4	1	94	7	2
Bo McLaughlin	24	0	1	5.01	12	1	0	6	5	2	0	23.1	30	116	17	13	2	14	2	2	10	3	1
Gene Pentz	25	0	0	6.00	10	0	0	8	2	0	0	15.0	12	73	13	10	1	10	3	1	8	1	0
Oscar Zamora	33	0	0	7.20	10	0	0	9	1	0	0	15.0	20	69	12	12	2	4	3	0	6	0	1

Average age: 27.2

Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts; WP: Wild pitches; BK: Balks


Pitching Statistics (Batters' format, ordered by OBP+SLG)

Pitcher	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	SH	SF	SB	CS	UW	IW	HP	SO	DP	BA	SLG	OBP	OPS	GB%
Frank Riccelli*	2	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	50.0
Vern Ruhle	13	255	17	57	70	11	1	0	2	1	6	2	19	1	1	27	5	.224	.275	.282	.556	51.2
J.R. Richard	36	979	104	192	277	33	8	12	13	4	34	14	137	4	2	303	14	.196	.283	.298	.580	53.7
Ken Forsch	52	508	44	136	160	10	4	2	11	6	8	3	24	13	1	71	8	.268	.315	.315	.630	55.2
Joaquin Andujar	35	392	45	88	120	13	5	3	11	5	14	5	52	6	4	55	10	.224	.306	.327	.633	57.3
Joe Niekro	35	766	97	190	274	33	6	13	5	8	33	6	72	1	9	97	13	.248	.358	.318	.675	50.2
Gene Pentz	10	56	13	12	18	3	0	1	2	1	1	0	10	3	1	8	0	.214	.321	.366	.688	43.2
Joe Sambito*	62	327	32	85	120	18	1	5	8	4	6	7	25	7	0	96	6	.260	.367	.322	.689	42.2
Tom Dixon	30	529	70	140	204	32	4	8	11	11	15	6	37	3	1	66	6	.265	.386	.312	.697	42.2
Mark Lemongello	33	789	100	204	314	38	6	20	16	13	22	10	61	5	9	77	13	.259	.398	.318	.716	45.4
Rick Williams	17	143	19	43	57	6	1	2	4	2	3	0	8	2	0	17	1	.301	.399	.342	.741	57.4
Dan Warthen*	5	40	5	10	21	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	.250	.525	.279	.804	46.8
Floyd Bannister*	28	428	59	120	199	30	5	13	7	3	18	4	59	4	1	94	9	.280	.465	.372	.837	47.1
Bo McLaughlin	12	96	17	30	45	3	3	2	1	1	7	2	14	2	2	10	1	.312	.469	.417	.886	52.6
Oscar Zamora	10	61	12	20	33	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	4	3	0	6	3	.328	.541	.391	.932	35.9

Pitcher data (batters' format): *: Throws lefthanded; G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage; GB%: Percentage of outs on ground balls


Defensive Statistics

Catcher                 INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP   SB   CS   PB   WP    ERA   RAT   RTOT
Joe Ferguson          414.0   46    5    5   51   288   29   2    0   .994   36   18    5   13   3.96     1      3
Luis Pujols           410.2   47    8   11   55   271   33   6    2   .981   52   13   12   17   3.55    -9    -26
Bruce Bochy           393.1   45    8    8   53   268   35   8    5   .974   47   21    3    8   3.68     0      0
Reggie Baldwin        114.2   13    4    2   17    76    8   4    1   .955   19    4    0    6   3.69    -3    -31
Ed Herrmann            98.0   11    3    4   14    65    3   0    0  1.000   11    3    1    3   2.57    -1    -12
Wilbur Howard           9.2    0    3    0    3     4    1   0    0  1.000    2    0    1    0   1.00    -1   -124

First Base              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Bob Watson           1045.2  127    1   44  128   974   95   9   63   .992   9.20      7    -1      7
Dave Bergman          269.1   21   45    5   66   280   16   2   26   .993   9.89      2     0     11
Enos Cabell            75.1    8    6    1   14    75    3   0    4  1.000   9.32     -1     0    -22
Jim Obradovich         25.2    3    0    0    3    28    1   0    1  1.000  10.17      0     0      9
Jose Cruz              13.1    2    0    2    2    17    1   0    1  1.000  12.15      0     0      9
Art Howe                9.0    1    0    0    1     6    0   1    0   .857   6.00      0     0    -27
Luis Pujols             2.0    0    1    0    1     1    0   0    0  1.000   4.50      0     0    -60

Second Base             INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Art Howe              922.1  107    0   17  107   224  289  12   51   .977   5.01     -2    -1     -3
Julio Gonzalez        368.0   38   16    3   54    62  112   3   21   .983   4.26     -3    -1    -13
Keith Drumright       128.0   15    2    2   17    27   41   4    9   .944   4.78      0     0     -5
Jimmy Sexton           16.0    2    1    1    3     3    6   1    1   .900   5.06      1     0     52
Rafael Landestoy        3.0    0    2    0    2     1    0   0    1  1.000   3.00      0     0     40
Roger Metzger           2.0    0    1    0    1     0    2   0    0  1.000   9.00      0     0    300
Wilbur Howard           1.0    0    1    0    1     0    0   0    0   .000   0.00      0     0      0

Third Base              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Enos Cabell          1330.0  153    0   14  153   136  274  18   15   .958   2.77    -10    -1    -10
Art Howe               73.0    8    3    0   11    10   13   0    0  1.000   2.84      0     0     -7
Jimmy Sexton           23.1    0    8    0    8     0    3   1    0   .750   1.16      0     0    -21
Julio Gonzalez         14.0    1    3    0    4     2    2   0    0  1.000   2.57      0     0    -26

Shortstop               INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Rafael Landestoy      410.0   48    2    7   50    65  132   4   18   .980   4.32     -3    -1    -11
Jimmy Sexton          339.1   37   21   10   58    59   95   3   18   .981   4.08     -2     1     -4
Roger Metzger         333.2   38    4    7   42    59  103   6   21   .964   4.37     -4     0    -13
Mike Fischlin         257.0   29   12   13   41    49   67   9   11   .928   4.06     -7    -1    -39
Julio Gonzalez         99.1   10    7    5   17    19   25   4    7   .917   3.99     -3     0    -34
Enos Cabell             1.0    0    1    0    1     0    0   0    0   .000   0.00      0     0      0

Left Field              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Denny Walling         469.2   49   18    6   67   112    4   3    2   .975   2.22      1     0      2
Terry Puhl            346.1   40    3    7   43    83    1   1    0   .988   2.18      3     0     10
Dave Bergman          218.2   28    1   14   29    49    0   2    0   .961   2.02      0    -1     -6
Jesus Alou            198.2   26    1   12   27    37    1   1    0   .974   1.72     -4     0    -22
Wilbur Howard         156.1   14   16    1   30    25    1   0    0  1.000   1.50     -2    -1    -26
Jeffrey Leonard        28.0    3    1    0    4     7    1   0    1  1.000   2.57      1     1     86
Joe Cannon             17.2    2    1    1    3     4    0   1    0   .800   2.04      0     0    -14
Rafael Landestoy        5.0    0    1    0    1     0    0   0    0   .000   0.00      0     0      0

Center Field            INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Terry Puhl            906.1  102    4    4  106   296    3   2    1   .993   2.97      2    -3     -1
Cesar Cedeno          433.2   50    0    4   50   149    2   2    1   .987   3.13      3    -1      5
Denny Walling          34.0    3    2    1    5    14    0   0    0  1.000   3.71      1     0     28
Wilbur Howard          27.1    3    2    0    5     7    1   0    0  1.000   2.63     -1     1     -4
Jeffrey Leonard        18.0    2    0    0    2     3    0   0    0  1.000   1.50     -1     0    -40
Joe Cannon             14.0    2    0    1    2     3    0   1    0   .750   1.93      0     0    -26
Rafael Landestoy        7.0    0    2    0    2     4    0   0    0  1.000   5.14      1     0    103

Right Field             INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Jose Cruz            1323.2  149    3    3  152   313    4   8    0   .975   2.16      5    -7     -2
Denny Walling          36.2    3    4    0    7    10    0   0    0  1.000   2.45      0     0     16
Wilbur Howard          35.2    4    0    1    4     6    0   0    0  1.000   1.51     -1     0    -30
Terry Puhl             23.1    3    1    2    4    10    2   0    1  1.000   4.63      1     0     46
Jeffrey Leonard        14.0    2    0    1    2     6    0   0    0  1.000   3.86      1     0     77
Jesus Alou              7.0    1    0    1    1     2    0   0    0  1.000   2.57      0     0    -17

Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls; WP: Wild pitches; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; RNG: Fielding runs above average; DP: Double play runs above average; RARM: Outfield arm runs above average; RAT: Catcher runs above average; RTOT: Total fielding runs above average per 1200 innings


Transactions

10-13-1977	traded Al Javier to Cubs for Keith Drumright
10-27-1977	granted free agency to Ken Boswell
11-18-1977	signed Oscar Zamora as a free agent
11-28-1977	sold Art Gardner to Giants
12-05-1977	traded Leon Roberts to Mariners for Jimmy Sexton
12-09-1977	traded Ron Selak to Cardinals for Randy Wiles
12-19-1977	signed Jesus Alou as a free agent
03-27-1978	released Danny Walton
03-28-1978	signed Vern Ruhle as a free agent
03-29-1978	sold Mike Stanton to Blue Jays
03-30-1978	traded Jim Fuller to Pirates for Dave Augustine
04-06-1978	signed Bob Coluccio as a free agent
05-13-1978	placed Gene Pentz on the disabled list
05-20-1978	placed Wilbur Howard on the disabled list
06-08-1978	traded Bob Coluccio to Cardinals for Frank Riccelli
06-09-1978	activated Wilbur Howard
06-09-1978	sold Ed Herrmann to Expos
06-15-1978	sold Roger Metzger to Giants
06-17-1978	placed Cesar Cedeno on the disabled list
06-23-1978	Cardinals claimed Roy Thomas on waivers
07-01-1978	traded Joe Ferguson and cash to Dodgers for Rafael Landestoy (acquired 7/7/1978) and Jeff Leonard (acquired 9/11/1978)
07-08-1978	placed Joaquin Andujar on the disabled list
07-30-1978	activated Joaquin Andujar
09-02-1978	traded Dan Larson to Phillies for Dan Warthen
09-05-1978	activated Gene Pentz
09-05-1978	released Gene Pentz
09-11-1978	purchased Mike Buskey from Phillies
09-29-1978	activated Cesar Cedeno
11-27-1978	traded Joe Cannon, Pedro Hernandez and Mark Lemongello to Blue Jays for Alan Ashby
12-04-1978	traded Don Pisker to Blue Jays for Gary Woods
12-08-1978	traded Floyd Bannister to Mariners for Craig Reynolds
03-05-1979	signed Brent Strom as a free agent
03-27-1979	released Dan Warthen
03-27-1979	sold Craig Cacek to Pirates

Game Log   Click on the date to view the boxscore    Home games are highlighted

Date	D/N	Opponent	Result	Record	Pl	GB	Att	Starter	Starter
									Opponent

Thu, Apr 06	D	at Cincinnati Reds	L 9-11	0-1 .000	6	1.0	52,378	J. Richard	T. Seaver
Fri, Apr 07	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 4-5	0-2 .000	6	2.0	22,883	J. Niekro	B. Bonham
Sat, Apr 08	D	at Cincinnati Reds	L 1-2	0-3 .000	6	3.0	17,958	J. Andujar	F. Norman
Sun, Apr 09	D	at Cincinnati Reds	L 3-9	0-4 .000	6	4.0	42,667	M. Lemongello	T. Hume
Mon, Apr 10	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 2-5	0-5 .000	6	4.5	22,882	F. Bannister	D. Rau
Tue, Apr 11	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 1-0	1-5 .167	6	3.5	11,049	J. Richard	B. Hooton
Wed, Apr 12	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 11-10	2-5 .286	5	3.5	11,824	J. Niekro	D. Sutton
Fri, Apr 14	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 4-8	2-6 .250	5	5.0	25,583	J. Andujar	T. Hume
Sat, Apr 15	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 6-1	3-6 .333	5	4.0	34,858	M. Lemongello	D. Capilla
Sun, Apr 16	D	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 4-3	4-6 .400	4	3.0	27,700	J. Richard	T. Seaver
Tue, Apr 18	N	at San Diego Padres	W 5-1	5-6 .455	4	3.5	10,840	J. Niekro	B. Shirley
Wed, Apr 19	N	at San Diego Padres	W 2-1	6-6 .500	4	2.5	12,129	J. Andujar	D. Freisleben
Thu, Apr 20	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1-5	6-7 .462	4	3.0	24,049	M. Lemongello	D. Rau
Fri, Apr 21	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 8-6	7-7 .500	4	2.0	44,867	J. Richard	R. Rhoden
Sat, Apr 22	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1-5	7-8 .467	4	3.0	52,346	F. Bannister	B. Hooton
Sun, Apr 23	D	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 3-7	7-9 .438	5	4.0	51,500	J. Niekro	D. Sutton
Mon, Apr 24	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 4-3	8-9 .471	4	3.5	7,300	J. Andujar	D. Freisleben
Tue, Apr 25	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 4-3	9-9 .500	3	3.0	7,459	M. Lemongello	R. Jones
Wed, Apr 26	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 1-2	9-10 .474	3	4.0	8,769	J. Richard	G. Perry
Fri, Apr 28	N	vs Montreal Expos	L 3-6	9-11 .450	4	5.0	11,474	J. Niekro	R. Grimsley
Sat, Apr 29	N	vs Montreal Expos	W 3-1	10-11 .476	3	4.0	46,215	J. Andujar	S. Rogers
Sun, Apr 30	D	vs Montreal Expos	L 1-2	10-12 .455	4	4.0	11,515	M. Lemongello	R. May


Wed, May 03	N	at Montreal Expos	L 3-10	10-13 .435	4	4.5	5,229	J. Richard	R. Grimsley
Fri, May 05	N	at Atlanta Braves	L 2-5	10-14 .417	5	6.0	5,699	J. Niekro	T. Boggs
Sat, May 06	N	at Atlanta Braves	L 1-2	10-15 .400	5	6.0	7,901	J. Andujar	P. Hanna
Tue, May 09	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 5-1	11-15 .423	4	5.5	18,144	J. Richard	L. Christenson
Wed, May 10	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 1-3	11-16 .407	4	5.5	20,096	M. Lemongello	J. Lonborg
Fri, May 12	N	at New York Mets	W 5-4	12-16 .429	4	4.5	8,649	J. Andujar	C. Swan
Sat, May 13	D	at New York Mets	W 7-4	13-16 .448	4	4.5	19,838	J. Niekro	M. Bruhert
Mon, May 15	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 5-0	14-16 .467	4	5.0	9,943	J. Richard	J. Lonborg
Tue, May 16	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 6-1	15-16 .484	4	5.0	11,381	M. Lemongello	S. Carlton
Wed, May 17	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 2-1	16-16 .500	4	5.0	11,856	J. Andujar	R. Lerch
Thu, May 18	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	L 5-8	16-17 .485	4	5.5	10,828	J. Niekro	L. Christenson
Fri, May 19	N	vs Atlanta Braves	W 6-0	17-17 .500	4	5.5	15,609	F. Bannister	D. Ruthven
Sat, May 20	N	vs Atlanta Braves	W 13-0	18-17 .514	4	4.5	24,402	J. Richard	T. Boggs
Sun, May 21	D	vs Atlanta Braves	L 4-6	18-18 .500	4	4.5	11,715	M. Lemongello	P. Niekro
Tue, May 23	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 2-3	18-19 .486	4	5.5	11,120	T. Dixon	V. Blue
Wed, May 24	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 0-2	18-20 .474	4	6.5	6,158	F. Bannister	J. Montefusco
Thu, May 25	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 1-9	18-21 .462	4	7.5	6,209	J. Richard	E. Halicki
Fri, May 26	N	vs New York Mets	W 5-4	19-21 .475	4	7.5	11,158	M. Lemongello	J. Koosman
Sat, May 27	N	vs New York Mets	L 7-9	19-22 .463	4	7.5	26,742	J. Andujar	M. Bruhert
Sun, May 28	D	vs New York Mets	L 1-4	19-23 .452	4	8.5	12,133	T. Dixon	N. Espinosa
Mon, May 29	N	vs San Francisco Giants	L 1-8	19-24 .442	4	9.5	10,012	F. Bannister	E. Halicki
Tue, May 30	N	vs San Francisco Giants	L 0-1	19-25 .432	4	10.5	8,019	J. Richard	B. Knepper
Wed, May 31	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 1-0	20-25 .444	4	9.5	11,400	M. Lemongello	V. Blue


Fri, Jun 02	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 2-1	21-25 .457	4	9.5	10,315	J. Andujar	J. Denny
Sat, Jun 03 1	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 5-2	22-25 .468				F. Bannister	P. Falcone
Sat, Jun 03 2	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 1-2	22-26 .458	4	9.0	27,822	T. Dixon	P. Vuckovich
Sun, Jun 04	D	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 2-4	22-27 .449	5	10.0	10,238	J. Richard	S. Martinez
Mon, Jun 05	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 1-2	22-28 .440	5	10.0	10,201	M. Lemongello	D. Lamp
Tue, Jun 06	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 4-9	22-29 .431	5	10.0	14,107	J. Andujar	D. Roberts
Fri, Jun 09	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 11-7	23-29 .442	4	8.5	40,764	J. Richard	S. Martinez
Sat, Jun 10	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 12-5	24-29 .453	4	8.5	18,485	M. Lemongello	B. Forsch
Sun, Jun 11	D	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 3-5	24-30 .444	4	9.5	17,298	J. Andujar	J. Denny
Mon, Jun 12	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 6-5	25-30 .455	4	9.5	9,886	T. Dixon	J. Candelaria
Tue, Jun 13	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 2-1	26-30 .464	4	9.5	10,487	F. Bannister	J. Bibby
Wed, Jun 14	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 4-6	26-31 .456	4	10.5	12,440	J. Richard	D. Robinson
Fri, Jun 16	N	vs Chicago Cubs	L 6-7	26-32 .448	4	12.0	18,948	M. Lemongello	R. Burris
Sat, Jun 17	N	vs Chicago Cubs	W 5-4	27-32 .458	4	11.0	28,091	J. Andujar	D. Geisel
Sun, Jun 18	N	vs Chicago Cubs	W 3-1	28-32 .467	4	11.5	14,770	T. Dixon	D. Lamp
Tue, Jun 20	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 5-3	29-32 .475	4	10.5	41,991	J. Richard	T. John
Wed, Jun 21	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 4-5	29-33 .468	4	11.5	34,975	M. Lemongello	R. Rhoden
Thu, Jun 22	D	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 4-3	30-33 .476	4	10.5	31,246	J. Niekro	D. Rau
Fri, Jun 23	N	at San Diego Padres	L 0-3	30-34 .469	4	11.5	12,055	T. Dixon	G. Perry
Sat, Jun 24	N	at San Diego Padres	L 5-6	30-35 .462	4	12.5	15,759	F. Bannister	R. Jones
Sun, Jun 25 1	D	at San Diego Padres	L 1-6	30-36 .455				J. Richard	B. Shirley
Sun, Jun 25 2	D	at San Diego Padres	L 4-7	30-37 .448	5	13.5	20,342	B. McLaughlin	E. Rasmussen
Mon, Jun 26	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 3-4	30-38 .441	5	13.5	20,388	M. Lemongello	T. Seaver
Tue, Jun 27	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 7-4	31-38 .449	5	13.5	16,848	J. Niekro	B. Bonham
Wed, Jun 28	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 3-0	32-38 .457	5	13.0	16,622	T. Dixon	F. Norman
Thu, Jun 29	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 5-0	33-38 .465	5	12.5	17,564	F. Bannister	T. Hume
Fri, Jun 30	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 2-5	33-39 .458	5	12.0	9,194	J. Richard	B. Shirley


Sat, Jul 01 1	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 9-2	34-39 .466				M. Lemongello	B. Owchinko
Sat, Jul 01 2	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 3-9	34-40 .459	5	12.5	22,076	J. Niekro	M. Wiley
Sun, Jul 02	D	vs San Diego Padres	L 2-6	34-41 .453	5	12.5	14,737	T. Dixon	G. Perry
Mon, Jul 03	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 7-8	34-42 .447	5	12.5	31,840	F. Bannister	F. Norman
Tue, Jul 04	N	at Cincinnati Reds	W 3-1	35-42 .455	5	11.5	31,705	J. Richard	T. Hume
Wed, Jul 05	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 1-2	35-43 .449	5	12.5	30,320	J. Niekro	P. Moskau
Fri, Jul 07	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 4-7	35-44 .443	5	13.5	20,707	M. Lemongello	D. Rau
Sat, Jul 08 1	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1-7	35-45 .438				F. Bannister	B. Hooton
Sat, Jul 08 2	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 5-7	35-46 .432	5	15.0	37,073	T. Dixon	B. Welch
Sun, Jul 09	D	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 5-1	36-46 .439	5	14.0	30,285	J. Richard	D. Sutton
Thu, Jul 13	N	at Montreal Expos	L 0-6	36-47 .434	6	15.0	15,337	J. Niekro	R. Grimsley
Fri, Jul 14 1	N	at Montreal Expos	W 4-3	37-47 .440				J. Richard	S. Rogers
Fri, Jul 14 2	N	at Montreal Expos	W 5-4	38-47 .447	5	13.5	21,696	M. Lemongello	H. Dues
Sat, Jul 15	N	at Montreal Expos	L 0-8	38-48 .442	6	14.5	15,360	T. Dixon	W. Fryman
Sun, Jul 16	D	at Montreal Expos	L 1-6	38-49 .437	6	15.0	21,440	F. Bannister	D. Schatzeder
Mon, Jul 17	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 2-1	39-49 .443	6	15.0	14,397	J. Niekro	L. Christenson
Tue, Jul 18	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 9-1	40-49 .449	6	14.0	15,478	J. Richard	J. Lonborg
Wed, Jul 19 1	N	at New York Mets	W 8-3	41-49 .456				T. Dixon	P. Zachry
Wed, Jul 19 2	N	at New York Mets	L 1-2	41-50 .451	6	14.0	13,539	M. Lemongello	C. Swan
Thu, Jul 20 1	D	at New York Mets	L 4-7	41-51 .446				F. Bannister	M. Bruhert
Thu, Jul 20 2	D	at New York Mets	L 4-5	41-52 .441	6	15.5	13,341	V. Ruhle	D. Bernard
Fri, Jul 21 1	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 1-6	41-53 .436				J. Niekro	D. Ruthven
Fri, Jul 21 2	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 2-8	41-54 .432	6	16.0	35,389	R. Williams	L. Christenson
Sat, Jul 22	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 2-3	41-55 .427	6	17.0	33,672	J. Richard	R. Lerch
Sun, Jul 23	D	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 2-13	41-56 .423	6	18.0	30,554	T. Dixon	S. Carlton
Mon, Jul 24	N	vs Montreal Expos	W 6-5	42-56 .429	6	17.5	7,843	M. Lemongello	H. Dues
Tue, Jul 25	N	vs Montreal Expos	W 3-2	43-56 .434	6	17.5	8,383	V. Ruhle	W. Fryman
Wed, Jul 26	N	vs Montreal Expos	W 5-0	44-56 .440	6	16.5	8,465	J. Niekro	R. Grimsley
Thu, Jul 27	N	vs New York Mets	W 8-3	45-56 .446	6	16.0	9,730	J. Richard	T. Hausman
Fri, Jul 28	N	vs New York Mets	W 4-3	46-56 .451	6	15.0	26,779	T. Dixon	J. Koosman
Sun, Jul 30	N	vs New York Mets	W 4-3	47-56 .456	6	15.0	17,502	M. Lemongello	C. Swan
Mon, Jul 31	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 4-1	48-56 .462	5	14.0	12,900	J. Niekro	E. Halicki


Tue, Aug 01	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 4-2	49-56 .467	5	13.0	16,515	J. Richard	B. Knepper
Wed, Aug 02	N	vs San Francisco Giants	L 2-4	49-57 .462	5	14.0	14,754	T. Dixon	J. Montefusco
Fri, Aug 04	N	at Atlanta Braves	L 2-7	49-58 .458	6	15.5	11,282	M. Lemongello	P. Niekro
Sat, Aug 05 1	N	at Atlanta Braves	W 5-3	50-58 .463				J. Niekro	P. Hanna
Sat, Aug 05 2	N	at Atlanta Braves	W 7-0	51-58 .468	5	14.0	20,950	V. Ruhle	T. Boggs
Sun, Aug 06	D	at Atlanta Braves	L 2-3	51-59 .464	5	14.0	8,551	J. Richard	L. McWilliams
Tue, Aug 08	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 2-3	51-60 .459	6	15.0	31,904	T. Dixon	J. Montefusco
Wed, Aug 09	N	at San Francisco Giants	W 6-5	52-60 .464	6	14.0	13,757	M. Lemongello	J. Barr
Fri, Aug 11	N	vs Atlanta Braves	L 0-1	52-61 .460	6	14.5	16,035	J. Niekro	L. McWilliams
Sat, Aug 12	N	vs Atlanta Braves	W 5-2	53-61 .465	6	13.5	25,023	J. Richard	P. Niekro
Sun, Aug 13	D	vs Atlanta Braves	W 3-0	54-61 .470	5	13.5	15,878	V. Ruhle	P. Hanna
Mon, Aug 14	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 6-0	55-61 .474	5	13.0	12,555	T. Dixon	B. Forsch
Tue, Aug 15	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 5-11	55-62 .470	5	13.0	12,606	F. Bannister	A. Lopez
Wed, Aug 16	D	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 4-2	56-62 .475	5	13.0	10,829	J. Niekro	S. Martinez
Thu, Aug 17 1	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 1-5	56-63 .471				J. Richard	D. Robinson
Thu, Aug 17 2	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 2-3	56-64 .467	5	14.5	8,470	M. Lemongello	B. Kison
Fri, Aug 18	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 3-6	56-65 .463	5	15.5	8,632	V. Ruhle	J. Bibby
Sat, Aug 19	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 2-4	56-66 .459	5	15.5	22,015	F. Bannister	B. Blyleven
Sun, Aug 20 1	D	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 6-7	56-67 .455				T. Dixon	J. Rooker
Sun, Aug 20 2	D	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 1-3	56-68 .452	6	17.0	21,851	J. Niekro	J. Reuss
Mon, Aug 21	N	vs Chicago Cubs	W 8-3	57-68 .456	5	16.0	9,906	J. Richard	R. Reuschel
Tue, Aug 22	N	vs Chicago Cubs	W 2-1	58-68 .460	5	15.5	9,721	M. Lemongello	M. Krukow
Wed, Aug 23	N	vs Chicago Cubs	W 3-0	59-68 .465	5	15.5	9,217	K. Forsch	D. Lamp
Fri, Aug 25	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 7-5	60-68 .469	5	16.0	11,641	J. Niekro	J. Rooker
Sat, Aug 26	D	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 7-2	61-68 .473	5	15.0	9,985	J. Richard	B. Kison
Sun, Aug 27	D	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 5-8	61-69 .469	5	15.0	10,947	M. Lemongello	D. Robinson
Tue, Aug 29	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 6-3	62-69 .473	5	15.5	6,692	K. Forsch	P. Vuckovich
Wed, Aug 30	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 2-4	62-70 .470	5	16.5	6,480	J. Niekro	B. Forsch


Fri, Sep 01	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 11-14	62-71 .466	5	17.5	16,117	J. Richard	M. Krukow
Sat, Sep 02	D	at Chicago Cubs	W 8-5	63-71 .470	5	17.0	24,064	M. Lemongello	R. Reuschel
Sun, Sep 03 1	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 2-3	63-72 .467				K. Forsch	D. Lamp
Sun, Sep 03 2	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 2-4	63-73 .463	5	17.5	29,528	V. Ruhle	M. Seoane
Mon, Sep 04	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 3-6	63-74 .460	5	18.5	11,090	J. Niekro	B. Bonham
Tue, Sep 05	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 3-2	64-74 .464	5	18.0	8,811	J. Richard	T. Seaver
Thu, Sep 07	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 2-3	64-75 .460	5	19.5	7,846	M. Lemongello	B. Hooton
Fri, Sep 08	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 5-0	65-75 .464	5	18.5	12,905	K. Forsch	B. Welch
Sat, Sep 09	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 10-4	66-75 .468	5	17.5	8,240	J. Niekro	S. Mura
Sun, Sep 10	D	vs San Diego Padres	W 3-2	67-75 .472	5	17.5	5,720	J. Richard	E. Rasmussen
Mon, Sep 11	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 8-9	67-76 .469	5	18.5	20,400	V. Ruhle	F. Norman
Tue, Sep 12	D	at Cincinnati Reds	L 3-4	67-77 .465	5	19.5	20,801	M. Lemongello	P. Moskau
Wed, Sep 13	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 0-6	67-78 .462	5	20.5	27,063	K. Forsch	B. Welch
Thu, Sep 14	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1-2	67-79 .459	5	21.5	37,423	J. Niekro	R. Rhoden
Fri, Sep 15	N	at San Diego Padres	W 8-4	68-79 .463	5	21.5	6,866	J. Richard	E. Rasmussen
Sat, Sep 16	N	at San Diego Padres	L 1-2	68-80 .459	5	22.5	10,171	V. Ruhle	G. Perry
Sun, Sep 17	D	at San Diego Padres	L 1-3	68-81 .456	5	22.5	10,004	M. Lemongello	R. Jones
Tue, Sep 19	N	vs Atlanta Braves	L 2-3	68-82 .453	5	23.0	5,710	J. Richard	J. Bouton
Wed, Sep 20	N	vs Atlanta Braves	L 2-3	68-83 .450	5	23.0	3,950	J. Niekro	F. LaCorte
Thu, Sep 21	N	vs Atlanta Braves	W 2-0	69-83 .454	5	22.5	3,775	K. Forsch	P. Niekro
Fri, Sep 22	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 0-2	69-84 .451	5	22.5	4,510	V. Ruhle	B. Knepper
Sat, Sep 23	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 2-3	69-85 .448	5	23.5	6,433	J. Richard	E. Halicki
Sun, Sep 24 1	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 0-7	69-86 .445				F. Bannister	V. Blue
Sun, Sep 24 2	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 4-6	69-87 .442	5	25.0	25,276	T. Dixon	J. Barr
Tue, Sep 26	N	at Atlanta Braves	W 2-0	70-87 .446	5	24.0	3,089	J. Niekro	P. Niekro
Wed, Sep 27	N	at Atlanta Braves	W 4-0	71-87 .449	5	23.0	2,710	V. Ruhle	F. LaCorte
Thu, Sep 28	N	at Atlanta Braves	W 4-3	72-87 .453	5	22.0	2,560	J. Richard	L. McWilliams
Fri, Sep 29	N	vs San Francisco Giants	L 1-2	72-88 .450	5	22.0	8,339	D. Warthen	E. Halicki
Sat, Sep 30	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 7-4	73-88 .453	5	22.0	10,182	T. Dixon	V. Blue


Sun, Oct 01	D	vs San Francisco Giants	W 3-0	74-88 .457	5	21.0	7,077	J. Niekro	P. Nastu

* Attendance counts are based on figures announced in boxscores.