1979 Houston Astros: 89-73 .549
2nd place in N.L. West
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 52-29 (269 runs scored, 234 allowed) Road record: 37-44 (314 runs scored, 348 allowed)
Home Attendance*: 1,915,449 on 77 dates (24,876 avg.)
Road Attendance*: 1,588,409 on 76 dates (20,900 avg.)
2nd place in N.L. West
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 52-29 (269 runs scored, 234 allowed) Road record: 37-44 (314 runs scored, 348 allowed)
Home Attendance*: 1,915,449 on 77 dates (24,876 avg.)
Road Attendance*: 1,588,409 on 76 dates (20,900 avg.)
Manager: Bill Virdon Coaches: Jesus Alou, Bob Cluck, Deacon Jones, Bob Lillis, Tony Pacheco, Mel Wright 583 runs scored (12th of 12 N.L. teams), 582 runs allowed (2nd) N.L. Averages: 4.22 runs/game (682.2 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 P Tom Dixon 24 19 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 OF Tom Wiedenbauer 20 4 6 0 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .667 .833 .667 P Joe Sambito* 27 63 7 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .286 .429 .583 1B Dave Bergman* 26 13 15 4 6 9 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .400 .600 .400 OF Denny Walling* 25 82 147 21 48 73 8 4 3 31 0 1 3 2 15 2 0 21 2 .327 .497 .394 P Frank Riccelli* 26 11 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 LF Jose Cruz* 31 157 558 73 161 235 33 7 9 72 1 5 36 14 56 16 0 66 5 .289 .421 .367 CF Terry Puhl* 22 157 600 87 172 226 22 4 8 49 8 2 30 22 50 8 4 46 7 .287 .377 .352 1B Cesar Cedeno 28 132 470 57 123 176 27 4 6 54 3 9 30 13 56 8 3 52 15 .262 .374 .348 RF Jeffrey Leonard 23 134 411 47 119 144 15 5 0 47 3 5 23 10 39 7 2 68 11 .290 .350 .360 O1 Jesus Alou 37 42 43 3 11 15 4 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 7 4 .256 .349 .347 2B Rafael Landestoy# 26 129 282 33 76 97 9 6 0 30 5 2 13 4 24 5 1 24 1 .270 .344 .338 23 Art Howe 32 118 355 32 88 125 15 2 6 33 2 4 3 1 31 5 1 37 7 .248 .352 .316 3B Enos Cabell 29 155 603 60 164 222 30 5 6 67 2 1 37 18 14 7 3 68 18 .272 .368 .299 SS Craig Reynolds* 26 146 555 63 147 185 20 9 0 39 34 4 12 6 21 0 2 49 2 .265 .333 .292 1B Bob Watson 33 49 163 15 39 52 4 0 3 18 1 2 0 0 15 1 0 23 3 .239 .319 .304 P Rick Williams 26 31 31 2 8 9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 0 .258 .290 .324 IF Julio Gonzalez 26 68 181 16 45 54 5 2 0 10 6 0 2 1 5 0 3 14 4 .249 .298 .280 C Bruce Bochy 24 56 129 11 28 35 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 9 4 1 25 5 .217 .271 .294 C Alan Ashby# 27 108 336 25 68 93 15 2 2 35 3 3 0 0 16 10 2 70 8 .202 .277 .262 IF Jimmy Sexton 27 52 43 8 9 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 7 0 .209 .209 .320 C Luis Pujols 23 26 75 7 17 21 2 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 3 .227 .280 .247 C1 Reggie Baldwin 24 14 20 0 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .250 .200 P J.R. Richard 29 38 95 6 12 21 1 1 2 6 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 24 4 .126 .221 .134 P Ken Forsch 32 26 58 4 8 9 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 22 1 .138 .155 .194 P Joaquin Andujar# 26 46 57 3 5 12 1 0 2 7 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 32 0 .088 .211 .117 P Randy Niemann* 23 26 15 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 .133 .133 .188 OF Danny Heep* 21 14 14 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 .143 .143 .176 P Joe Niekro 34 38 83 1 10 12 2 0 0 4 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 21 0 .120 .145 .140 C3 Alan Knicely 24 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 .000 .000 .250 P Vern Ruhle 28 13 19 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 .053 .105 .100 P George Throop 28 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 P Frank LaCorte 27 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 P Bert Roberge 24 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 P Bo McLaughlin 25 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 P Pete Ladd 22 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Gary Wilson 24 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Gordie Pladson 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Bobby Sprowl* 23 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Mike Mendoza 23 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): 27.8
| 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 Bobby Sprowl* 23 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 4.0 1 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 Mike Mendoza 23 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bert Roberge 24 3 0 1.69 26 0 0 14 12 4 0 32.0 20 120 6 6 0 17 0 0 13 2 0 Joe Sambito* 27 8 7 1.77 63 0 0 12 51 22 0 91.1 80 375 20 18 8 19 4 4 83 0 0 J.R. Richard 29 18 13 2.71 38 38 19 0 0 0 4 292.1 220 1175 98 88 13 93 5 3 313 19 1 Pete Ladd 22 1 1 2.92 10 0 0 6 4 0 0 12.1 8 56 5 4 1 8 0 2 6 2 0 Joe Niekro 34 21 11 3.00 38 38 11 0 0 0 5 263.2 221 1095 102 88 17 106 1 7 119 19 0 Ken Forsch 32 11 6 3.04 26 24 10 1 1 0 2 177.2 155 700 67 60 14 33 2 0 58 0 1 George Throop 28 1 0 3.22 14 0 0 12 2 0 0 22.1 23 100 10 8 4 11 0 1 15 1 0 Rick Williams 26 4 7 3.26 31 16 2 12 3 0 2 121.1 122 508 45 44 6 29 1 2 37 0 1 Joaquin Andujar 26 12 12 3.43 46 23 8 14 9 4 0 194.0 168 825 86 74 7 82 6 2 77 5 0 Randy Niemann* 23 3 2 3.76 26 7 3 15 4 1 2 67.0 68 287 32 28 1 19 3 1 24 0 2 Vern Ruhle 28 2 6 4.07 13 10 2 3 0 0 2 66.1 64 269 33 30 9 8 0 2 33 2 0 Frank Riccelli* 26 2 2 4.09 11 2 0 6 3 0 0 22.0 22 103 11 10 0 18 0 0 20 2 0 Gordie Pladson 22 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 4.0 9 22 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 Frank LaCorte 27 1 2 5.00 12 3 0 6 3 0 0 27.0 21 114 16 15 3 9 1 0 24 1 0 Bo McLaughlin 25 1 2 5.51 12 0 0 9 3 0 0 16.1 22 76 15 10 2 4 0 0 12 1 0 Tom Dixon 24 1 2 6.66 19 1 0 12 6 0 0 25.2 39 130 23 19 2 14 1 0 9 0 0 Gary Wilson 24 0 0 12.27 6 0 0 3 3 0 0 7.1 15 42 11 10 2 6 0 0 6 1 0 Average age: 29.2
| 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% Mike Mendoza 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 66.7 Bobby Sprowl* 3 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 .083 .083 .214 .298 33.3 Bert Roberge 26 102 6 20 25 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 17 0 0 13 6 .196 .245 .308 .553 60.3 J.R. Richard 38 1052 98 220 311 38 7 13 14 8 28 10 93 5 3 313 17 .209 .296 .276 .572 51.0 Pete Ladd 10 45 5 8 12 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 2 6 1 .178 .267 .327 .594 32.4 Ken Forsch 26 657 67 155 231 24 5 14 5 3 8 4 33 2 0 58 16 .236 .352 .273 .625 57.8 Joe Niekro 38 970 102 221 312 26 7 17 6 5 31 9 106 1 7 119 27 .228 .322 .308 .629 48.5 Joe Sambito* 63 340 20 80 116 6 3 8 6 2 7 3 19 4 4 83 5 .235 .341 .290 .631 40.5 Joaquin Andujar 46 720 86 168 228 27 6 7 9 6 18 4 82 6 2 77 15 .233 .317 .316 .633 55.9 Frank LaCorte 12 101 16 21 37 5 1 3 2 1 3 0 9 1 0 24 0 .208 .366 .277 .643 41.5 Rick Williams 31 468 45 122 159 15 2 6 5 3 8 3 29 1 2 37 13 .261 .340 .306 .646 51.0 Randy Niemann* 26 250 32 68 86 11 2 1 8 6 6 3 19 3 1 24 7 .272 .344 .326 .670 57.3 Frank Riccelli* 11 84 11 22 24 2 0 0 1 0 4 5 18 0 0 20 0 .262 .286 .392 .678 43.8 Vern Ruhle 13 257 33 64 109 14 2 9 2 0 3 2 8 0 2 33 5 .249 .424 .277 .701 54.3 George Throop 14 85 10 23 40 5 0 4 2 1 4 1 11 0 1 15 1 .271 .471 .357 .828 55.0 Bo McLaughlin 12 70 15 22 35 5 1 2 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 12 0 .314 .500 .347 .847 39.0 Tom Dixon 19 112 23 39 48 3 0 2 3 0 1 1 14 1 0 9 3 .348 .429 .425 .854 41.9 Gordie Pladson 4 20 2 9 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .450 .650 .500 1.150 60.0 Gary Wilson 6 34 11 15 23 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 .441 .676 .500 1.176 7.4
| 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 StatisticsCatcher INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP SB CS PB WP ERA RAT RTOT Alan Ashby 890.2 104 1 18 105 548 57 8 5 .987 71 31 9 33 3.09 -2 -3 Bruce Bochy 355.0 36 19 5 55 198 29 7 4 .970 36 18 4 12 3.37 -1 -3 Luis Pujols 189.0 22 4 6 26 136 6 1 0 .993 20 1 5 9 3.53 -5 -32 Reggie Baldwin 8.0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 1 0.00 0 0 Alan Knicely 5.0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 First Base INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Cesar Cedeno 780.2 89 2 6 91 832 33 17 79 .981 9.97 -1 0 -2 Bob Watson 359.1 44 0 23 44 371 33 3 23 .993 10.12 2 0 6 Enos Cabell 256.2 24 27 2 51 287 21 1 20 .997 10.80 0 0 2 Art Howe 28.0 3 0 1 3 15 3 0 3 1.000 5.79 0 0 17 Dave Bergman 13.0 1 3 0 4 8 0 0 1 1.000 5.54 0 0 -46 Reggie Baldwin 8.0 1 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 -45 Jesus Alou 2.0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 -60 Second Base INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Rafael Landestoy 698.2 68 46 2 114 166 234 12 53 .971 5.15 2 1 6 Art Howe 504.1 67 1 44 68 126 188 3 33 .991 5.60 5 -1 10 Julio Gonzalez 243.0 27 5 5 32 59 89 2 16 .987 5.48 3 -1 9 Jimmy Sexton 1.2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 5.40 0 0 0 Third Base INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Enos Cabell 1087.0 130 2 35 132 109 178 13 11 .957 2.38 -12 -1 -14 Art Howe 313.2 29 30 3 59 47 70 4 6 .967 3.36 2 0 7 Julio Gonzalez 28.0 2 7 2 9 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.61 -1 0 -43 Jimmy Sexton 7.0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29 0 0 0 Alan Knicely 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 -40 Shortstop INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Craig Reynolds 1235.1 140 3 11 143 208 428 23 88 .965 4.63 8 0 8 Julio Gonzalez 138.1 15 6 4 21 31 54 3 11 .966 5.53 -1 0 -12 Jimmy Sexton 61.0 6 5 1 11 10 23 2 6 .943 4.87 -1 0 -22 Rafael Landestoy 13.0 1 2 0 3 2 3 0 1 1.000 3.46 0 0 -28 Left Field INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RARM RTOT Jose Cruz 1355.2 156 0 18 156 320 10 14 0 .959 2.19 15 0 13 Denny Walling 29.0 2 5 1 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.79 0 0 17 Terry Puhl 25.0 2 5 0 7 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.08 0 0 -5 Jesus Alou 17.0 1 4 1 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.18 1 0 64 Danny Heep 12.0 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 5.25 1 0 140 Jeffrey Leonard 8.0 0 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38 0 0 45 Tom Wiedenbauer 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 -240 Center Field INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RARM RTOT Terry Puhl 954.2 108 2 5 110 293 6 0 3 1.000 2.82 9 -1 10 Cesar Cedeno 337.0 39 2 6 41 116 2 0 0 1.000 3.15 5 1 22 Jeffrey Leonard 153.0 15 7 1 22 40 0 0 0 1.000 2.35 1 -1 1 Tom Wiedenbauer 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 Right Field INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RARM RTOT Jeffrey Leonard 828.0 92 8 5 100 181 5 10 1 .949 2.02 6 -1 7 Terry Puhl 355.0 39 1 2 40 60 2 0 0 1.000 1.57 0 2 5 Denny Walling 254.2 30 5 8 35 54 2 1 0 .982 1.98 1 0 6 Tom Wiedenbauer 9.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 53 Jesus Alou 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0
| 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
| 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 |
| 04-21-1979 | placed Tom Dixon on the disabled list |
| 04-27-1979 | traded Keith Drumright (acquired 10/26/1979) to Royals for George Throop |
| 05-12-1979 | activated Tom Dixon |
| 05-14-1979 | placed Vern Ruhle on the disabled list |
| 05-23-1979 | placed Ken Forsch on the disabled list |
| 05-25-1979 | traded Bo McLaughlin to Braves for Frank LaCorte |
| 06-13-1979 | traded Bob Watson to Red Sox for Pete Ladd, cash and Bobby Sprowl (acquired 6/19/1979) |
| 06-23-1979 | placed Frank Riccelli on the disabled list |
| 06-26-1979 | activated Ken Forsch |
| 06-27-1979 | sold Jack Lazorko to Rangers |
| 07-13-1979 | placed Tom Dixon on the disabled list |
| 08-16-1979 | placed Bert Roberge on the disabled list |
| 08-30-1979 | placed Alan Ashby on the disabled list |
| 09-01-1979 | activated Vern Ruhle, Frank Riccelli and Tom Dixon |
| 09-06-1979 | activated Bert Roberge |
| 09-17-1979 | activated Alan Ashby |
| 11-01-1979 | granted free agency to Jesus Alou |
| 11-19-1979 | signed Nolan Ryan as a free agent |
| 01-31-1980 | signed Joe Morgan as a free agent |
| 02-08-1980 | released Tom Dixon |
| 02-20-1980 | traded Reggie Baldwin to Mets for Keith Bodie |
| 02-21-1980 | released Frank Riccelli |
Game Log Click on the date to view the boxscoreHome games are highlighted
Opponent
Date D/N Opponent Result Record Pl GB Att Starter Starter
Fri, Apr 06 N vs Atlanta Braves W 2-1 1-0 1.000 2 0.5 28,998 J. Richard P. Niekro
Sat, Apr 07 N vs Atlanta Braves W 6-0 2-0 1.000 2 0.5 24,325 K. Forsch L. McWilliams
Sun, Apr 08 D vs Atlanta Braves W 2-0 3-0 1.000 1 +0.5 16,501 J. Niekro R. Matula
Mon, Apr 09 N vs Los Angeles Dodgers L 1-2 3-1 .750 2 0.5 12,116 V. Ruhle B. Welch
Tue, Apr 10 N vs Los Angeles Dodgers W 2-1 4-1 .800 1 Tied 14,091 J. Richard B. Hooton
Wed, Apr 11 N vs Los Angeles Dodgers W 10-3 5-1 .833 1 +1.0 15,964 K. Forsch D. Sutton
Fri, Apr 13 N at San Francisco Giants L 7-8 5-2 .714 2 0.5 16,822 J. Niekro E. Halicki
Sat, Apr 14 D at San Francisco Giants L 1-2 5-3 .625 2 1.5 15,931 V. Ruhle V. Blue
Sun, Apr 15 1 D at San Francisco Giants W 4-3 6-3 .667 J. Richard J. Montefusco
Sun, Apr 15 2 D at San Francisco Giants W 9-1 7-3 .700 1 +0.5 37,384 J. Andujar T. Griffin
Mon, Apr 16 N at Los Angeles Dodgers W 4-0 8-3 .727 1 +1.0 29,092 K. Forsch D. Sutton
Tue, Apr 17 N at Los Angeles Dodgers L 6-10 8-4 .667 1 +1.0 27,635 J. Niekro A. Messersmith
Wed, Apr 18 N at Los Angeles Dodgers W 4-0 9-4 .692 1 +2.0 30,811 V. Ruhle D. Rau
Fri, Apr 20 N vs Pittsburgh Pirates W 5-4 10-4 .714 1 +1.5 19,834 J. Richard B. Kison
Sat, Apr 21 N vs Pittsburgh Pirates W 5-4 11-4 .733 1 +2.0 48,977 K. Forsch B. Blyleven
Sun, Apr 22 D vs Pittsburgh Pirates W 3-2 12-4 .750 1 +3.0 22,403 J. Niekro J. Candelaria
Wed, Apr 25 D at Chicago Cubs L 0-4 12-5 .706 1 +3.5 6,388 V. Ruhle D. Lamp
Thu, Apr 26 D at Chicago Cubs W 6-2 13-5 .722 1 +4.0 4,777 J. Richard L. McGlothen
Fri, Apr 27 N at Pittsburgh Pirates W 9-8 14-5 .737 1 +4.0 5,767 K. Forsch J. Candelaria
Sun, Apr 29 D at Pittsburgh Pirates L 5-10 14-6 .700 1 +3.5 7,598 J. Niekro D. Robinson
Mon, Apr 30 N at St. Louis Cardinals W 6-5 15-6 .714 1 +4.0 10,778 V. Ruhle B. Forsch
Tue, May 01 N at St. Louis Cardinals L 6-7 15-7 .682 1 +4.0 6,349 J. Richard S. Martinez
Wed, May 02 N at St. Louis Cardinals L 2-5 15-8 .652 1 +3.0 5,190 K. Forsch J. Denny
Thu, May 03 D at St. Louis Cardinals W 4-1 16-8 .667 1 +3.5 7,530 J. Niekro P. Vuckovich
Fri, May 04 N at Cincinnati Reds L 5-6 16-9 .640 1 +2.5 20,988 V. Ruhle T. Seaver
Sat, May 05 D at Cincinnati Reds L 2-6 16-10 .615 1 +1.5 25,044 J. Andujar T. Hume
Sun, May 06 1 N at Cincinnati Reds L 5-17 16-11 .593 J. Richard B. Bonham
Sun, May 06 2 D at Cincinnati Reds W 8-2 17-11 .607 1 +1.5 33,618 F. Riccelli F. Norman
Tue, May 08 N vs St. Louis Cardinals L 1-4 17-12 .586 1 +0.5 15,645 K. Forsch P. Vuckovich
Wed, May 09 N vs St. Louis Cardinals W 5-4 18-12 .600 1 +0.5 11,566 J. Niekro J. Denny
Thu, May 10 N vs St. Louis Cardinals L 1-3 18-13 .581 1 +0.5 15,420 J. Richard B. Sykes
Fri, May 11 N vs Chicago Cubs L 3-5 18-14 .562 2 0.5 14,715 F. Riccelli R. Reuschel
Sat, May 12 1 N vs Chicago Cubs W 11-3 19-14 .576 K. Forsch L. McGlothen
Sat, May 12 2 N vs Chicago Cubs L 0-2 19-15 .559 1 Tied 35,997 R. Williams K. Holtzman
Sun, May 13 D vs Chicago Cubs W 3-0 20-15 .571 1 Tied 13,604 J. Niekro M. Krukow
Tue, May 15 N vs San Francisco Giants L 1-8 20-16 .556 2 0.5 13,196 J. Richard P. Nastu
Wed, May 16 N vs San Francisco Giants L 4-8 20-17 .541 2 1.5 10,094 R. Williams B. Knepper
Thu, May 17 N vs San Francisco Giants L 0-3 20-18 .526 2 2.0 10,626 K. Forsch E. Halicki
Fri, May 18 N vs San Diego Padres W 3-2 21-18 .538 2 2.0 9,445 J. Niekro B. Owchinko
Sat, May 19 N vs San Diego Padres L 2-4 21-19 .525 2 3.0 18,494 J. Richard R. Jones
Sun, May 20 1 D vs San Diego Padres W 1-0 22-19 .537 R. Williams G. Perry
Sun, May 20 2 D vs San Diego Padres W 6-3 23-19 .548 2 1.5 15,039 R. Niemann M. Lolich
Mon, May 21 N at Atlanta Braves L 5-7 23-20 .535 2 2.0 1,988 T. Dixon P. Niekro
Tue, May 22 N at Atlanta Braves W 4-1 24-20 .545 2 1.0 5,091 J. Niekro M. Mahler
Wed, May 23 N at Atlanta Braves L 5-6 24-21 .533 2 2.0 1,623 J. Richard T. Brizzolara
Fri, May 25 N at San Diego Padres L 1-2 24-22 .522 3 1.5 15,289 R. Williams G. Perry
Sat, May 26 N at San Diego Padres W 9-0 25-22 .532 3 1.5 27,331 J. Niekro M. Lolich
Sun, May 27 D at San Diego Padres W 4-2 26-22 .542 2 0.5 17,199 J. Richard E. Rasmussen
Mon, May 28 N at San Diego Padres L 4-5 26-23 .531 2 1.5 14,728 J. Andujar R. Jones
Tue, May 29 N vs Cincinnati Reds W 2-1 27-23 .540 2 0.5 17,458 R. Niemann P. Moskau
Wed, May 30 N vs Cincinnati Reds W 6-3 28-23 .549 1 +0.5 21,757 J. Niekro T. Seaver
Thu, May 31 N vs Cincinnati Reds W 3-0 29-23 .558 1 +1.5 25,453 R. Williams F. Norman
Fri, Jun 01 N vs Montreal Expos W 3-2 30-23 .566 1 +1.5 14,346 J. Richard R. Grimsley
Sat, Jun 02 N vs Montreal Expos W 2-1 31-23 .574 1 +1.5 43,893 J. Andujar D. Schatzeder
Sun, Jun 03 N vs Montreal Expos W 5-4 32-23 .582 1 +2.0 33,821 J. Niekro S. Rogers
Mon, Jun 04 N vs Philadelphia Phillies W 3-0 33-23 .589 1 +3.0 19,062 R. Niemann L. Christenson
Tue, Jun 05 N vs Philadelphia Phillies L 0-8 33-24 .579 1 +2.0 28,244 R. Williams S. Carlton
Wed, Jun 06 N vs Philadelphia Phillies W 4-3 34-24 .586 1 +3.0 28,955 J. Richard R. Lerch
Fri, Jun 08 N at New York Mets W 5-0 35-24 .593 1 +3.0 12,196 J. Niekro P. Zachry
Sat, Jun 09 D at New York Mets L 0-4 35-25 .583 1 +2.0 10,499 J. Andujar C. Swan
Sun, Jun 10 D at New York Mets W 5-3 36-25 .590 1 +2.0 15,879 R. Niemann K. Kobel
Mon, Jun 11 N at Philadelphia Phillies L 2-4 36-26 .581 1 +2.0 31,085 J. Richard R. Lerch
Tue, Jun 12 N at Philadelphia Phillies L 0-4 36-27 .571 1 +2.0 34,177 R. Williams N. Espinosa
Wed, Jun 13 N at Philadelphia Phillies W 4-3 37-27 .578 1 +2.0 33,627 J. Niekro D. Ruthven
Fri, Jun 15 N at Montreal Expos W 2-1 38-27 .585 1 +2.0 28,786 J. Andujar S. Sanderson
Sat, Jun 16 N at Montreal Expos L 2-4 38-28 .576 1 +2.0 24,336 J. Richard R. Grimsley
Sun, Jun 17 D at Montreal Expos L 3-19 38-29 .567 1 +2.0 30,245 J. Niekro D. Schatzeder
Mon, Jun 18 N vs New York Mets W 3-2 39-29 .574 1 +2.0 14,076 R. Williams D. Ellis
Tue, Jun 19 N vs New York Mets W 3-1 40-29 .580 1 +3.0 14,036 J. Andujar A. Hassler
Wed, Jun 20 N vs New York Mets W 5-4 41-29 .586 1 +4.0 15,946 J. Richard C. Swan
Fri, Jun 22 N vs San Diego Padres W 2-1 42-29 .592 1 +5.0 30,954 J. Niekro B. Shirley
Sat, Jun 23 N vs San Diego Padres W 3-2 43-29 .597 1 +6.0 41,429 R. Williams R. Jones
Sun, Jun 24 D vs San Diego Padres W 4-1 44-29 .603 1 +6.0 19,315 J. Andujar E. Rasmussen
Mon, Jun 25 1 N vs Cincinnati Reds L 1-2 44-30 .595 J. Richard T. Seaver
Mon, Jun 25 2 N vs Cincinnati Reds W 4-0 45-30 .600 1 +6.0 46,313 R. Niemann M. LaCoss
Tue, Jun 26 N vs Cincinnati Reds W 6-5 46-30 .605 1 +7.0 37,114 J. Niekro P. Moskau
Wed, Jun 27 N at San Francisco Giants L 3-6 46-31 .597 1 +6.0 11,563 K. Forsch P. Nastu
Thu, Jun 28 N at San Francisco Giants W 6-5 47-31 .603 1 +6.0 15,624 R. Williams E. Halicki
Fri, Jun 29 N at San Diego Padres W 4-1 48-31 .608 1 +7.0 41,822 J. Andujar G. Perry
Sat, Jun 30 N at San Diego Padres W 3-0 49-31 .613 1 +7.0 20,154 J. Richard B. Shirley
Sun, Jul 01 D at San Diego Padres W 4-1 50-31 .617 1 +8.5 11,615 J. Niekro R. Jones
Tue, Jul 03 N at Cincinnati Reds W 3-2 51-31 .622 1 +9.5 36,787 K. Forsch F. Norman
Wed, Jul 04 D at Cincinnati Reds W 3-2 52-31 .627 1 +10.5 25,713 J. Andujar B. Bonham
Thu, Jul 05 N at Cincinnati Reds L 4-5 52-32 .619 1 +9.5 28,249 J. Richard T. Seaver
Fri, Jul 06 D at Chicago Cubs W 4-2 53-32 .624 1 +9.5 25,612 J. Niekro L. McGlothen
Sat, Jul 07 1 D at Chicago Cubs L 0-6 53-33 .616 R. Williams K. Holtzman
Sat, Jul 07 2 D at Chicago Cubs L 3-8 53-34 .609 1 +8.0 36,135 R. Niemann D. Lamp
Sun, Jul 08 D at Chicago Cubs L 0-10 53-35 .602 1 +7.5 37,614 K. Forsch M. Krukow
Tue, Jul 10 N vs Pittsburgh Pirates L 3-4 53-36 .596 1 +7.0 31,341 J. Andujar J. Bibby
Wed, Jul 11 N vs Pittsburgh Pirates L 1-5 53-37 .589 1 +6.0 25,330 J. Richard B. Kison
Thu, Jul 12 N vs Pittsburgh Pirates L 3-5 53-38 .582 1 +6.0 22,956 J. Niekro B. Blyleven
Fri, Jul 13 N vs St. Louis Cardinals L 0-1 53-39 .576 1 +6.0 26,041 K. Forsch S. Martinez
Sat, Jul 14 N vs St. Louis Cardinals W 3-2 54-39 .581 1 +7.0 45,834 J. Andujar P. Vuckovich
Sun, Jul 15 D vs St. Louis Cardinals L 1-3 54-40 .574 1 +6.0 41,601 J. Richard J. Fulgham
Thu, Jul 19 1 N at Pittsburgh Pirates L 5-9 54-41 .568 K. Forsch B. Blyleven
Thu, Jul 19 2 N at Pittsburgh Pirates L 2-4 54-42 .562 1 +4.5 33,464 J. Niekro B. Kison
Fri, Jul 20 N at Pittsburgh Pirates L 3-9 54-43 .557 1 +3.5 23,585 J. Richard J. Candelaria
Sat, Jul 21 D at Pittsburgh Pirates L 5-6 54-44 .551 1 +3.5 19,570 J. Andujar D. Roberts
Sun, Jul 22 D at St. Louis Cardinals W 7-6 55-44 .556 1 +4.0 27,973 R. Niemann B. Forsch
Mon, Jul 23 N at St. Louis Cardinals W 3-2 56-44 .560 1 +5.0 18,075 J. Niekro J. Fulgham
Tue, Jul 24 N vs Chicago Cubs W 6-1 57-44 .564 1 +5.0 28,431 K. Forsch D. Lamp
Wed, Jul 25 N vs Chicago Cubs W 6-4 58-44 .569 1 +5.0 21,910 J. Richard R. Reuschel
Thu, Jul 26 N vs Los Angeles Dodgers L 5-6 58-45 .563 1 +4.0 26,834 J. Andujar D. Sutton
Fri, Jul 27 N vs Los Angeles Dodgers L 7-11 58-46 .558 1 +3.0 39,071 J. Niekro C. Hough
Sat, Jul 28 N vs Los Angeles Dodgers W 5-2 59-46 .562 1 +3.5 39,747 K. Forsch J. Reuss
Sun, Jul 29 N vs Los Angeles Dodgers W 4-3 60-46 .566 1 +3.5 46,754 J. Richard B. Hooton
Mon, Jul 30 N vs San Francisco Giants L 0-8 60-47 .561 1 +2.5 18,995 J. Andujar B. Knepper
Tue, Jul 31 N vs San Francisco Giants W 6-4 61-47 .565 1 +3.5 18,047 J. Niekro E. Whitson
Wed, Aug 01 N vs San Francisco Giants W 5-4 62-47 .569 1 +3.5 21,207 K. Forsch V. Blue
Fri, Aug 03 N vs Atlanta Braves W 4-1 63-47 .573 1 +4.5 20,716 J. Richard R. Matula
Sat, Aug 04 1 N vs Atlanta Braves W 4-3 64-47 .577 J. Andujar P. Hanna
Sat, Aug 04 2 N vs Atlanta Braves W 6-2 65-47 .580 1 +5.0 45,110 F. LaCorte P. Niekro
Sun, Aug 05 N vs Atlanta Braves W 3-2 66-47 .584 1 +5.0 35,399 J. Niekro E. Solomon
Tue, Aug 07 N at Los Angeles Dodgers L 8-10 66-48 .579 1 +4.5 34,538 K. Forsch J. Reuss
Wed, Aug 08 N at Los Angeles Dodgers W 4-1 67-48 .583 1 +4.5 41,584 J. Richard B. Hooton
Thu, Aug 09 D at Los Angeles Dodgers L 3-4 67-49 .578 1 +3.5 30,973 J. Andujar R. Sutcliffe
Fri, Aug 10 N at Atlanta Braves W 2-1 68-49 .581 1 +4.5 10,394 J. Niekro E. Solomon
Sun, Aug 12 N at Atlanta Braves L 2-3 68-50 .576 1 +4.0 7,557 R. Williams P. Niekro
Mon, Aug 13 N vs Montreal Expos W 4-1 69-50 .580 1 +4.5 21,011 J. Richard S. Rogers
Tue, Aug 14 N vs Montreal Expos W 2-1 70-50 .583 1 +4.5 21,871 J. Andujar B. Lee
Wed, Aug 15 N vs Montreal Expos L 0-3 70-51 .579 1 +4.5 24,885 J. Niekro D. Schatzeder
Fri, Aug 17 N vs Philadelphia Phillies L 2-5 70-52 .574 1 +3.5 33,782 F. LaCorte R. Lerch
Sat, Aug 18 N vs Philadelphia Phillies L 0-1 70-53 .569 1 +2.5 37,735 J. Richard L. Christenson
Sun, Aug 19 N vs Philadelphia Phillies L 2-3 70-54 .565 1 +1.5 30,631 J. Andujar S. Carlton
Mon, Aug 20 N at New York Mets W 8-1 71-54 .568 1 +2.5 10,922 J. Niekro C. Swan
Tue, Aug 21 N at New York Mets L 0-5 71-55 .563 1 +1.5 9,337 F. LaCorte P. Falcone
Wed, Aug 22 D at New York Mets W 3-1 72-55 .567 1 +1.5 10,477 J. Richard K. Kobel
Fri, Aug 24 N at Philadelphia Phillies L 3-5 72-56 .562 1 +0.5 32,124 J. Andujar S. Carlton
Sat, Aug 25 N at Philadelphia Phillies W 3-1 73-56 .566 1 +0.5 43,109 J. Niekro N. Espinosa
Sun, Aug 26 N at Philadelphia Phillies W 4-1 74-56 .569 1 +0.5 32,559 R. Williams R. Lerch
Mon, Aug 27 N at Montreal Expos W 3-0 75-56 .573 1 +0.5 30,410 J. Richard R. May
Tue, Aug 28 N at Montreal Expos L 6-7 75-57 .568 2 0.5 30,513 J. Andujar S. Rogers
Wed, Aug 29 N at Montreal Expos L 3-5 75-58 .564 2 1.5 25,064 J. Niekro B. Lee
Fri, Aug 31 N vs New York Mets W 2-0 76-58 .567 2 0.5 19,883 K. Forsch C. Swan
Sat, Sep 01 N vs New York Mets W 3-1 77-58 .570 1 +0.5 23,573 J. Richard P. Falcone
Sun, Sep 02 D vs New York Mets L 4-5 77-59 .566 1 +0.5 14,215 J. Andujar K. Kobel
Mon, Sep 03 N vs Los Angeles Dodgers L 0-1 77-60 .562 2 0.5 19,280 J. Niekro J. Reuss
Tue, Sep 04 N vs Los Angeles Dodgers W 9-4 78-60 .565 1 +0.5 14,404 R. Williams B. Hooton
Wed, Sep 05 N vs San Diego Padres W 4-3 79-60 .568 1 +0.5 12,592 K. Forsch R. Jones
Thu, Sep 06 N vs San Diego Padres W 2-0 80-60 .571 1 +0.5 12,416 J. Richard B. Owchinko
Fri, Sep 07 N vs San Francisco Giants L 2-9 80-61 .567 1 +0.5 23,723 J. Andujar V. Blue
Sat, Sep 08 N vs San Francisco Giants L 1-2 80-62 .563 2 0.5 32,300 J. Niekro E. Whitson
Sun, Sep 09 D vs San Francisco Giants W 4-1 81-62 .566 1 +0.5 11,570 V. Ruhle E. Halicki
Tue, Sep 11 N at Cincinnati Reds L 8-9 81-63 .562 2 0.5 40,574 J. Richard T. Seaver
Wed, Sep 12 N at Cincinnati Reds L 4-7 81-64 .559 2 1.5 42,035 J. Niekro M. LaCoss
Fri, Sep 14 N at San Francisco Giants W 7-0 82-64 .562 2 0.5 7,817 V. Ruhle E. Halicki
Sat, Sep 15 D at San Francisco Giants L 3-5 82-65 .558 2 1.5 9,795 K. Forsch B. Knepper
Sun, Sep 16 D at San Francisco Giants L 1-2 82-66 .554 2 2.5 12,077 J. Richard J. Montefusco
Mon, Sep 17 N at San Diego Padres W 1-0 83-66 .557 2 1.5 9,452 J. Niekro B. Owchinko
Tue, Sep 18 N at San Diego Padres L 0-4 83-67 .553 2 1.5 6,349 R. Williams E. Rasmussen
Wed, Sep 19 N vs Atlanta Braves L 5-6 83-68 .550 2 2.5 11,369 V. Ruhle L. McWilliams
Thu, Sep 20 N vs Atlanta Braves W 7-1 84-68 .553 2 2.5 22,584 K. Forsch T. Boggs
Fri, Sep 21 N vs Cincinnati Reds W 3-2 85-68 .556 2 1.5 44,975 J. Richard T. Seaver
Sat, Sep 22 N vs Cincinnati Reds W 4-1 86-68 .558 2 0.5 46,037 J. Niekro M. LaCoss
Sun, Sep 23 D vs Cincinnati Reds L 1-7 86-69 .555 2 1.5 42,067 V. Ruhle F. Pastore
Mon, Sep 24 1 N at Atlanta Braves L 4-5 86-70 .551 K. Forsch L. McWilliams
Mon, Sep 24 2 N at Atlanta Braves L 1-8 86-71 .548 2 2.5 2,321 R. Williams E. Solomon
Tue, Sep 25 N at Atlanta Braves W 8-0 87-71 .551 2 1.5 1,737 J. Richard T. Boggs
Wed, Sep 26 N at Atlanta Braves L 4-9 87-72 .547 2 2.5 2,248 J. Niekro P. Niekro
Fri, Sep 28 N at Los Angeles Dodgers L 5-6 87-73 .544 2 3.5 27,719 K. Forsch C. Hough
Sat, Sep 29 D at Los Angeles Dodgers W 3-0 88-73 .547 2 2.5 20,647 J. Richard J. Reuss
Sun, Sep 30 D at Los Angeles Dodgers W 3-2 89-73 .549 2 1.5 46,741 J. Niekro R. Sutcliffe
* Attendance counts are based on figures announced in boxscores.
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