1974 Houston Astros season

13th season in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros March 2026 November 2013 Houston Astros 1974 National League West Astrodome Houston, Texas 81 81 y 4th Roy Hofheinz Spec Richardson Preston Gómez KPRC-TV KPRC (AM)(Gene Elston, Loel Passe) The 1974 Houston Astros season was the 13th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their tenth as the Astros, 13th in the National League (NL), sixth in the NL West division, and tenth at The Astrodome. The Astros entered the season having posted a record of 82–80 for fourth place in the NL West, 17 games behind the division-champion Cincinnati Reds. The 1974 season was the first for Preston Gómez as manager, the seventh in franchise history, having succeeded Leo Durocher. The season began for Houston on April 5 at Candlestick Park, where pitcher Dave Roberts made his second consecutive Opening Day start for the Astros, who were defeated by the San Francisco Giants, 5–1. The Astros' first-round draft pick in the amateur draft was outfielder Kevin Drake, at 15th overall, and in fourth round, they selected catcher Alan Knicely. Center fielder César Cedeño represented the Astros and played for the National League at the MLB All-Star Game. It was the third career selection for Cedeño. The Astros concluded their season with a record of 81–81, in fourth place and 21 games behind the division-champion and NL pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers. This continued a streak of three consecutive seasons with a record of .500 or better for Houston, extending the first such streak in franchise history. It was their fourth season overall with a record of .500 or above. Following the season, Cedeño (third consecutive selection) and Doug Rader (fifth consecutive) each earned Gold Glove Awards. Meanwhile, right fielder Greg Gross was chosen as The Sporting News NL Rookie Player of the YearFrom 1961–2003, The Sporting News declared one rookie position player and pitcher from each league, the NL and the American League (AL), for this award. Starting in 2004, this system was modified to selecting one rookie from each league for the award, regardless of position. lower-alpha "Sporting News Rookies". Also, Gross (for the outfield) and Larry Milbourne (second baseman) were named to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team. Offseason Summary Houston concluded the 1973 season with an 82 80 y record, in fourth place and trailing the division-champion Cincinnati Reds by 17 games.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1973.shtml 1973 National League team statistics Baseball-Reference.com March 1, 2022 For the first time, the Astros produced consecutive winning seasons—also the first two overall—while counting a third season of 81 wins or more (first in 1969).https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/ Houston Astros team history & encyclopedia Baseball-Reference.com March 1, 2026 For the second successive campaign, Houston 134 swatted home runs—also a then-club record—and ranked third in the National League.Surpassed in 1993 with 138.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/batteam.shtml Houston Astros team yearly batting stats Baseball-Reference.com February 4, 2026 Center fielder César Cedeño became the first Major League entrant into the 20–50 club over consecutive campaigns.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=cedence01 César Cedeño stats, height, weight, research & history Baseball Almanac March 1, 2026 Also for the first time, the Astros headlined three Gold Glove winners: Cedeño, third baseman Doug Rader, and shortstop Roger Metzger. His fourth consecutive Gold Glove accolade, Rader extended a club record.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gold_glove_nl.shtml MLB Gold Glove Award winners—National League Baseball-Reference.com December 26, 2025 Transactions March 30, 1974: Larry Yount and Don Stratton (minors) were traded by the Astros to the Milwaukee Brewers for Wilbur Howard.https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/howarwi01.shtml Wilbur Howard stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 14, 2025 Regular season Summary April thumb|right|upright|Doug Rader, 1971, Houston's first five-time Gold Glove winner + Opening Day starting lineup Uniform Uniform number Player Position 21 Greg Gross Right fielder 14 Roger Metzger Shortstop 28 César Cedeño Center fielder 27 Bob Watson Left fielder 8 Milt May Catcher 23 Lee May First baseman 12 Doug Rader Third baseman 19 Tommy Helms Second baseman 15 Dave Roberts Pitcher Venue: Candlestick Park • Final: San Francisco 5, Houston 1 Sources:https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197404050SFN Houston Astros (1) vs San Francisco Giants (5) box score Baseball Almanac April 5, 1974 September 13, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1974-uniform-numbers.shtml 1974 Houston Astros uniform numbers Baseball-Reference.com October 7, 2025 The Astros commenced the season at Candlestick Park on April 5, where they were defeated by the San Francisco Giants, 5–1. Dave Roberts, who his second consecutive Opening Day start for Houston.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/opening.shtml Houston Astros Opening Day starters Baseball-Reference.com January 12, 2026 was charged with all five runs over five innings pitched and the defeat. Greg Gross, who collected three of Houston's seven hits, gained the only tally on Bob Watson's run batted in (RBI) single during the top of the ninth.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197404050.shtml Houston Astros (5) vs San Francisco Giants (5) box score Baseball-Reference.com April 5, 1974 January 15, 2026 On April 7, Doug Rader hit his 100th career home run, versus Jim Willoughby at Candlestick during the fourth inning.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=raderdo02&t=b Doug Rader career home runs Baseball-Reference.com August 31, 2026 Starter Larry Dierker earned his 100th career victory on April 9, tossing 7 innings with 2 runs allowed to lead a 9–5 win over the San Diego Padres. It was Houston first win of the season after having dropped their first three. The Astros mounted a 6–0 lead but withstood the Padres' rally. César Cedeño went 3-for-4 with four RBI, while Gross, the leadoff hitter, added three hits and scored thrice which appended to a torrid start to the season at 10-for-14. Dierker also collected two hits.Shattock Harry https://astrosdaily.com/history/19740409/index.html Dierker gets 100th victory Houston Chronicle Astros Daily April 9, 1974 November 18, 2025 On April 29, Lee May tied a major league record by crushing two home runs in one inning, becoming the 17th major leaguer to do so.On June 24, 1994, Jeff Bagwell became the second Astro to accomplish this feat.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr10.shtml Most home runs in an inning records Baseball Almanac January 18, 2026 during an all-round record-setting contest. The Astros won, 18–2, over the Chicago Cubs to match their largest-scoring output to date, first registered on July 7, 1971, versus San Francisco.Bush Frederick C. https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-29-1974-astros-win-over-cubs-marred-by-roger-metzgers-near-fatal-collision/ Astros’ win over Cubs marred by Roger Metzger’s near-fatal collision Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) April 29, 1974 January 18, 2026 Also, May set a career-high with five hits,https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/PX_may-l101.htm Top performances for Lee May Retrosheet November 18, 2025 becoming the second Astro to record a five-hit, multi-home run game, joining Joe Morgan, who produced a club-record six hits on July 8, 1965.On May 12, 2019, George Springer became the next Astro to record a five-hit, multi-homer contest.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-batting-game-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=date&timeframe=seasons&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=5&cstat%5B1%5D=b_h&ccomp%5B2%5D=gt&cval%5B2%5D=2&cstat%5B2%5D=b_hr&team_id=HOU Player batting game stats finder—For single games, playing for HOU in the regular season, requiring home runs ≥ 2 and hits ≥ 5. Stathead Sports Reference May 16, 2026 Meanwhile, César Cedeño tied his career high with three stolen bases,https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/PX_cedec001.htm Top performances for César Cedeño Retrosheet January 1, 2026 also an Astros record shared with Jimmy Wynn; moreover, Cedeño became the first Astro to steal three bases in a game more than once. May Lee May earned NL Player of the Week honors for the week of April 29—May 5.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-players-of-the-week.shtml MLB Players of the Week Awards Baseball-Reference.com August 28, 2025 During that week, he played six games, with five being multi-hit contests. May's slash line was .636 batting average / .667 on-base percentage (OBP) / 1.136 slugging percentage (SLG) / 1.803 on-base plus slugging (OPS), and he had 14 hits, 25 total bases, and 11 RBI.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=mayle01&t=b&year=1974 Lee May 1974 game batting logs Baseball-Reference.com March 1, 2026 After crashing into the outfield fence at Riverfront Stadium on May 12, Bob Watson came to boos, ice, and cups hurled by fans of the Cincinnati Reds. He left the game, requiring 20 stitches for a laceration on his face and having broken his glasses.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/5/12/24428325/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - May 12 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation May 12, 2025 September 11, 2025 On May 22, Astros catcher Milt May belted the first pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam in club history, breaking a 1–1 tie with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and seal the victory versus the San Diego Padres,The next similar batting event for the Astros was by Gregg Zaun, on June 27, 2002.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/event_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1962&team_id=HOU&event=23&type=b&criteria5=walk_off---T&criteria144=def_pos---11&criteria150=rob---111 Batting event finder: HOU: 3 Home Runs in 1962-2026 – 123, Walk-off, PH Stathead Sports Reference May 31, 2026 5–1. Prior to the walk-off slam, the Padres' Randy Jones and Astros' Claude Osteen each traded one-run masterpiece pitching duels through eight innings..Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/5/22/24435159/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - May 22 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation May 22, 2025 August 14, 2025 During the bottom of the first inning, Bob Watson doubled in Roger Metzger to pull Houston ahead, 1–0. The status quo maintained until the top of the sixth inning, when Dave Winfield doubled in Enzo Hernández to tie the score, prior to May's walk-off.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197405220.shtml San Diego Padres (1) vs Houston Astros (5) box score Baseball-Reference.com May 22, 1974 June 28, 2026 The fourth walk-off grand slam in team history, May's succeeded Doug Rader on May 27, 1969.The next walk-off grand slam hit by the Astros was by Kevin Bass on August 20, 1989. The first two in club history were hit by Bob Aspromonte, first on June 11, 1963, and again on August 26, 1966.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/event_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1962&year_max=2021&team_id=HOU&event=23&type=b&criteria5=walk_off---T&criteria60=rob---111 Batting event finder HOU: 9 Home Runs in 1962-2021 – Walk-off, 123 Stathead Sports Reference June 7, 2026 June thumb|right|César Cedeño, 1973, became the first major leaguer to amass 3 consecutive 20–50 club campaigns. On June 6, Lee May hit a home run in an even-numbered minute to give fans a free beer. Meanwhile, Larry Dierker pitched a shutout three-hitter in Houston's 4–0 victory.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/8/24445361/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 6 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 6, 2025 July 7, 2025 Don Wilson tossed a shutout masterpiece on June 7 against the New York Mets, and Lee May connected for a solo home run in the second inning as the Astros won, 1–0.Schwartzburg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/16/24449966/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 7 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 7, 2025 July 6, 2025 On June 10, Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies may have connected for the longest base hit in Astrodome history. His batted fly ball—which ended up as a single—hit the roof and travelled uninterrupted for an estimated 550 ft m.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/10/24446609/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 10 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 10, 2025 July 2, 2025 On June 11, César Cedeño hit his second career grand slam inside the Astrodome, joining teammate Doug Rader (3) to as the only players to have hit multiple grand slams at the Astrodome to that point.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/event_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1965&year_max=1999&event=23&type=b&criteria29=game_site---HOU02&criteria72=rob---111 Batting event finder HOU:58 Home Runs in 1965-1999—123–at HOU, Astrodome Stathead Sport Reference August 29, 2026 July Don Wilson tossed a five-hit shutout of the Atlanta Braves on July 1, leading a 3–0 triumph. At the plate, Wilson also doubled in a run off mound opponent Phil Niekro (8–7). Lee May had two hits and an RBI. César Cedeño, Bob Watson, and Tommy Helms each collected two hits. Wilson (4–5) surrendered four walks and struck out three.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197407010.shtml Houston Astros (3) vs Atlanta Braves (0) box score Baseball-Reference.com July 1, 1974 April 23, 2026 Following the shutout, Wilson earned that week's NL Player of the Week honors for July 1 to 7. Future Astro José Cruz belted the only inside-the-park home run of his career—and lone bomb against Houston—on July 21, off reliever Ken Forsch, scoring the hurler's younger brother, Bob.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=cruzjo01&t=b José Cruz career home runs Baseball-Reference.com February 8, 2026 The drive polished off a 9–1 St. Louis Cardinals triumph as Bob Forsch, also his brother's mound opponent, earned the victory and complete game.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=cruzjo01&t=b Houston Astros (1) vs St. Louis Cardinals (9) box score Baseball-Reference.com July 21, 1974 February 8, 2026 Leading an 8–4 effort on July 30 to topple Cincinnati, Don Wilson earned his 100th career victory, all with the Astros. The right-hander fanned nine over eight innings of work. Meanwhile, César Cedeño and Cliff Johnson connected for solo home runs in support of Wilson, and Lee May drove in three runs.Hulsey Bob https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/thisdate/index.html This date in Astros history Astros Daily September 6, 2025 September Approaching his third career no-hit bid on September 4, Don Wilson had completed eight innings against Cincinnati prior to being lifted for pinch hitter Tommy Helms. Wilson had issued just two walks; however, Cincinnati had led, 2–1, after receiving the two walks and an error. César Gerónimo led off the top of the fifth inning by drawing the first walk from Wilson. Next, Dave Concepción struck out, and George Foster drew the second walk. Reds starter Jack Billingham executed a sacrifice bunt to advance Gerónimo and Foster to third base and second, respectively.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197409040.shtml Cincinnati Reds (2) vs Houston Astros (1) box score Baseball-Reference.com September 4, 1974 April 23, 2026 However, five-time Gold Glove third baseman Doug Rader misplayed Pete Rose's ground ball, allowing both runners to score, giving the Reds a 2–1 lead.Rose also reached on an error and scored on another error that same inning for the only run during Ken Johnson's no-hitter on April 23, 1964, the only pitcher to ever lose a no-hitter. Mike Cosgrove relieved Wilson in the ninth and surrendered a leadoff single to Tony Pérez, breaking up the no-hit bid. Billingham reitred the Astros in order in the bottom of the ninth to pick up the complete game victory. Rader was the final out of the game. On September 28, Don Wilson made and won the final start of his career, one day less nine years following his Major League debut, https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsodo01.shtml Don Wilson stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com June 13, 2026 a two-hit complete game shutout of the Atlanta Braves to lead a 5–0 Astros triumph. Wilson upped his record to 11–13. Tommy Helms connected for his fifth home run and drove in three of the runs. Doug Rader collected three hits and scored two runs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197409281.shtml Houston Astros (5) vs Atlanta Braves (0) bos score Baseball-Reference.com September 28, 1974 June 13, 2026 This was the only complete game of Wilson's career in which he did not strike out any batters, and just the fifth bout in which he worked six or more innings without a strikeout.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-game-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=date&player_id=wilson005don&timeframe=seasons&ccomp%5B1%5D=eq&cval%5B1%5D=0&cstat%5B1%5D=p_so&ccomp%5B2%5D=gt&cval%5B2%5D=5&cstat%5B2%5D=p_ip Don Wilson Player pitching game stats finder: For single games, in the regular season, requiring innings pitched ≥ 5 and strikeouts = 0, sorted by ascending date Stathead Sports Reference June 13, 2026 Performance overview Having slugged 26 home runs and pilfered 57 bags, Cedeño achieved another season with 20 home runs—50 stolen bases club,https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cedence01.shtml César Cedeño stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 24, 2025 extending his major league record a third successive campaign. Craig Biggio became the next Astro to join the 20—50 club during the 1998 season.Gordon Wittenmyer Fast company: Look who's in the elite club Cincinnati Reds SS Elly De La Cruz just joined August 7, 2024 Cincinnati Enquirer https://www.aol.com/fast-company-look-whos-elite-165613130.html December 29, 2024 AOL https://web.archive.org/web/20250904041331/https://www.aol.com/fast-company-look-whos-elite-165613130.html September 4, 2025 dead Cedeño's 57 steals broke his own club record of 56 set just the year prior. Moreover, at the time, Cedeño was the only Astro with 50-plus steals in a season, the third of a total of six in succession, through 1977.For single seasons, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring stolen bases ≥ 50, sorted by descending stolen bases.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-batting-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by=b_sb&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=50&cstat%5B1%5D=b_sb&team_id=HOU Player batting season & career stats finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference January 13, 2026 For the third consecutive campaign, Doug Rader (third base) and Cedeño (center field) became Gold Glove Award-winning teammates. Rader's fifth, this extended his club record—each won consecutivelyhttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_gg3b.shtml Gold Glove third basemen Baseball Almanac October 11, 2025—while Cedeño garnered his third consecutive.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_ggnl.shtml Gold Glove outfielders in the National League Baseball Almanac October 14, 2025 Rookie right fielder Greg Gross led the club with a .314 batting average while establishing a then-club record with 185 hits, and right-hander Ken Forsch also made a then-club record 70 appearances. Cliff Johnson, who was a force off the bench, as a pinch hitter cranked five home runshttps://www.mlb.com/astros/history/timeline Astros history – Timeline MLB.com August 31, 2025 and hit .351 (13-for-37) with 13 runs batted in (RBI), 4 bases on balls, .415 on-base percentage and .757 slugging percentage.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=johnscl01&year=1974&t=b Cliff Johnson 1974 batting splits Baseball-Reference.com October 7, 2025 Gross was chosen as The Sporting News NL Rookie of the Year,lower-alpha "Sporting News Rookies" the third Astros rookie recognized with this award, preceded by second baseman Joe Morgan (1965)https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_snrp2.shtml Rookie Player of the Year Award Baseball Almanac September 24, 2025 and right-hander Tom Griffin (1969).https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_snrp.shtml Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News Baseball Almanac September 27, 2025 Gross placed runner-up to Bake McBride of St. Louis in the NL Rookie of the Year voting,https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1974.shtml 1974 awards voting Baseball-Reference.com June 14, 2026 joining Morgan (1965)https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1965.shtml 1965 awards voting Baseball-Reference.com May 4, 2026 and Sonny Jackson (1966)https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1965.shtml 1966 awards voting Baseball-Reference.com June 6, 2026 as the third Astro to receive this ranking. League standings Houston Astros Record vs. opponents National League border:1px solid #aaa HOU Notable transactions June 5, 1974: Alan Knicely was drafted by the Astros in the 3rd round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kniceal01.shtml Alan Knicely stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 24, 2025 June 17, 1974: Oscar Zamora was purchased from the Astros by the Chicago Cubs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zamoros01.shtml Oscar Zamora stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 24, 2025 August 15, 1974: Claude Osteen was traded by the Astros to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ron Selak (minors) and a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the trade by sending Dan Larson to the Astros on October 14.https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larsoda01.shtml Dan Larson stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com January 15, 2026 Roster 1974 Houston Astros Roster Pitchers 37 Mike Cosgrove 24 Ramón de los Santos 49 Larry Dierker 43 Ken Forsch 38 Tom Griffin 47 Jerry Johnson 46 Doug Konieczny 45 Mike Nagy 24 Claude Osteen 50 J. R. Richard 15 Dave Roberts 44 Fred Scherman 31 Paul Siebert 40 Don Wilson 42 Jim York Catchers  7 Johnny Edwards  6 Cliff Johnson  9 Skip Jutze  8 Milt May Infielders 16 Ray Busse 20 Dave Campbell 19 Tommy Helms  9 Mick Kelleher 23 Lee May 11 Denis Menke 14 Roger Metzger 10 Larry Milbourne 12 Doug Rader Outfielders 31 Ollie Brown 28 César Cedeño 25 Bob Gallagher 21 Greg Gross 26 Wilbur Howard 27 Bob Watson Other batters 22 Mike Easler Manager 18 Preston Gómez Coaches  2 Roger Craig  1 Grady Hatton  3 Hub Kittle  5 Bob Lillis 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Milt May 127 405 117 .289 7 54 1B Lee May 152 556 149 .268 24 85 2B Tommy Helms 137 452 126 .279 5 50 SS Roger Metzger 143 572 145 .253 0 30 3B Doug Rader 152 533 137 .257 17 78 LF Bob Watson 150 524 156 .298 11 67 CF César Cedeño 160 610 164 .269 26 102 RF Greg Gross 156 589 185 .314 0 36 Other batters 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 Cliff Johnson Cliff Johnson (baseball) 83 171 39 .228 10 29 Larry Milbourne 112 136 38 .279 0 9 Johnny Edwards Johnny Edwards (baseball) 50 117 26 .222 1 10 Wilbur Howard 64 111 24 .216 2 5 Bob Gallagher 102 87 15 .172 0 3 Ollie Brown Ollie Brown (baseball) 27 69 15 .217 3 6 Mick Kelleher 19 57 9 .158 0 2 Ray Busse 19 34 7 .206 0 0 Denis Menke 30 29 3 .103 0 1 Dave Campbell Dave Campbell (infielder) 35 23 2 .087 0 2 Mike Easler 15 15 1 .067 0 0 Skip Jutze 8 13 3 .231 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Larry Dierker 33 223.2 11 10 2.90 150 Tom Griffin Tom Griffin (baseball) 34 211.0 14 10 3.54 110 Don Wilson Don Wilson (baseball) 33 204.2 11 13 3.08 112 Dave Roberts Dave Roberts (pitcher) 34 204.0 10 12 3.40 72 Claude Osteen 23 138.1 9 9 3.71 45 Paul Siebert 5 25.1 1 1 3.55 10 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO J.R. Richard 15 64.2 2 3 4.18 42 Doug Konieczny 6 16.0 0 3 7.88 8 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Ken Forsch 70 8 7 10 2.79 48 Fred Scherman 53 2 5 4 4.11 35 Mike Cosgrove 45 7 3 2 3.50 47 Jerry Johnson Jerry Johnson (baseball) 34 2 1 0 4.80 32 Jim York 28 2 2 1 3.29 15 Ramón de los Santos 12 1 1 0 2.19 7 Mike Nagy 9 1 1 0 8.53 5 Awards and achievements Offensive achievements Grand slams No. Number Date Astros batter Venue Inning Pitcher Opposing team Box Box score 1 May 22 Milt May1st MLB grand slamPinch hitter Astrodome 9Walk-off Vicente Romo San Diego Padres 2 June 11 César Cedeño 7 Dick Ruthven Philadelphia Phillies Power—speed club + 20 home runs—50 stolen bases club Player AVG Batting average Runs Runs scored HR Home runs hit SB Stolen bases PSN Power–speed number César Cedeño .269 95 26 57 35.7 Pitching achievements No-hit bids Date Starting pitcher (IP Innings pitched) Relief pitcher(s) (IP) Relief pitchers who continued no-hit effort No-hit IP Total no-hit innings GS Game score Catcher Batter Batter who ended no-hit bid Final Final score Opponent Box Box score September 4, 1974 Don Wilson (8) Mike Cosgrove (0) 8 76 Milt May Tony PérezFirst batter of ninth inning and first batter faced by Cosgrove. 1–2 Cincinnati Reds Note: Includes those games started with 7 or more no-hit innings. Awards 1974 Houston Astros award winners Name of award Recipient Ref. References Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star Right fielder Greg Gross Gold Glove Award Third baseman Doug Rader Outfielder César Cedeño Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) Greg Gross McTaggart Brian http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Bourn highlights Astros' awards season December 21, 2009 MLB.com October 14, 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101208131739/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou December 8, 2010 MLB All-Star Game Reserve outfielder César Cedeño National League (NL) Player of the Week May 5 Lee May July 7 Don Wilson baseball August 25 Dave Roberts pitcher The Sporting News NL Rookie Player of the Yearlower-alpha "Sporting News Rookies" Greg Gross Topps All-Star Rookie Team Second baseman Larry Milbourne Gonos David https://davidgonos.com/every-topps-all-star-rookie-cup-winner-in-baseball-card-history/ All Topps All-Star Rookie Cup Winners in Baseball Card History DavidGonos.com January 30, 2025 September 19, 2026 Outfielder Greg Gross Other awards results Name of award Voting recipient(s) (Team) Ref. References NL Most Valuable Player 1st—Garvey (LAD) • 16th—Cedeño (HOU) NL Rookie of the Year 1st—McBride (STL) • 2nd—Gross (HOU) League leaders NL pitching leaders Home runs per nine innings (HR/9): Dave Roberts (0.5) Minor league system Minor League Baseball AAA Denver Bears American Association Frank Verdi AA Columbus Astros Southern League Jimmy Williams A Cedar Rapids Astros Midwest League Leo Posada Rookie Covington Astros Appalachian League Billy Smith See also Texas Baseball 20–50 club List of Major League Baseball single-inning home run leaders Notes References 2 External links 1974 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference Category:Houston Astros seasons Houston Astros season Houston Astro