1977 Houston Astros season

16th season in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros March 2026 November 2013 Houston Astros 1977 National League West Astrodome Houston, Texas 81 81 y 3rd General Electric, Ford Motor Company Tal Smith Bill Virdon KPRC-TV KPRC (AM)(Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats) The 1977 Houston Astros season was the 16th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 13th as the Astros, 16th in the National League (NL), ninth in the NL West division, and 13th at The Astrodome. The Astros entered the season having completed an 80–82 record, in third place and 22 games behind the two-time defending division-champion and World Series-winning Cincinnati Reds. On April 8, J. R. Richard made his second Opening Day start for Houston, who hosted the Atlanta Braves and won, 3–2. The Astros' first round selection in the amateur draft was shortstop Ricky Adams at 14th overall. On June 24, Bob Watson became the second player in franchise history to hit for the cycle, and the first in major league history to do so in both the NL and the American League (AL). It was the third cycle overall for the Astros, and third in six seasons. Pitcher Joaquín Andújar was selected to represent the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game for the first time in his career. Later in the season, César Cedeño became the sixth major leaguer since 1900 to record six campaigns with 50 or more stolen bases. With a one-game improvement from the prior season to 81–81, Houston maintained third place in the NL West, 17 games behind the division champion and NL pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros' fourth season over the past six with a record of .500 or above, it was also the first time they finished in third place or higher in consecutive seasons. Offseason The Houston Astros concluded their 1976 season with an 80 82 y record, in third place in the National League (NL) West division, and 22 games behind the back-to-back division- and eventual World Series-champion Cincinnati Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1976.shtml 1976 National League team statistics Baseball-Reference.com February 7, 2026 It was Houston's seventh campaign within the prior eight to have won at least 79 games. During the first full season with Bill Virdon as manager, he guided Houston to a 15 1 2-game rebound from the 1975 campaign.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/ Houston Astros team history & encyclopedia Baaseball-Reference.com November 15, 2025 December 8, 1976: Greg Gross was traded by the Astros to the Chicago Cubs for Julio González.https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzaju02.shtml Julio González stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 3, 2025 January 11, 1977: John Butcher was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (5th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butchjo01.shtml John Butcher stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com January 4, 2026 January 25, 1977: Paul Siebert was traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Mike Allen (minors).https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/siebepa01.shtml Paul Siebert stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 3, 2025 March 26, 1977: Rob Andrews and cash were traded by the Astros to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring.https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/andrero01.shtml Rob Andrews stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com January 18, 2026 Regular season Summary April thumb|right|260px|Bob Watson, 1977, hit for the cycle and established a then-club record for RBI. + Opening Day starting lineup Uniform Uniform number Player Position 9 Julio González Second baseman 23 Enos Cabell Third baseman 25 José Cruz Right fielder 27 Bob Watson First baseman 21 Willie Crawford Left fielder 13 Joe Ferguson Catcher 24 Art Gardner Center fielder 14 Roger Metzger Shortstop 50 J. R. Richard Pitcher Venue: Astrodome • Final: Houston 3, Atlanta 2 Sources:https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197504070HOU Atlanta Braves (2) vs Houston Astros (6) box score Baseball Almanac April 7, 1975 September 13, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1975-uniform-numbers.shtml 1975 Houston Astros uniform numbers Baseball-Reference.com October 5, 2025 On April 8, J. R. Richard made his second Opening Day start for Houston,https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/opening.shtml Houston Astros Opening Day starters Baseball-Reference.com October 26, 2025 who hosted the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta bolted a 2–0 lead in the top of the first when Jeff Burroughs clobbered a two-run home run deep to left off Richard. During the bottom of the first, José Cruz punched a sacrifice fly that plated Julio González. Braves Opening Day starter Andy Messersmith equally matched his counterpart, as both he and Richard tossed nine innings of two-run ball. Leading of the top of the 11th opposing Bob Johnson, Astros catcher Joe Ferguson golfed a walk-off home run to win the contest for the Astros, 3–2. Ken Forsch tossed two shutout frames to earn the victory.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197704080.shtml Atlanta Braves (2) vs Houston Astros (3) box score Baseball-Reference.com April 8, 1977 January 18, 2026 Ferguson's home run was the second of his career, on both an Opening Day (first was on April 6, 1973), and walk-off (June 22, 1974).https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/home_run.php?p=fergujo01 Joe Ferguson home runs Baseball Almanac April 13, 2026 This victory was the fifth of a five-Opening Day winning streak, one that remained a club record until 2018.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/opening_day/odschedule.php?t=HOU Houston Astros Opening Day history Baseball Almanac April 19, 2026 On April 24, Bob Watson's bases-loaded tiple broke a 2–2 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning versus the San Diego Padres, oof Rick Sawyer.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/event_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1962&team_id=HOU&event=22&type=b&criteria54=rob---111 Batting event finder:HOU: 61 Triples in 1962-2026 – 123 Stathead Sports Reference September 14, 2026 This was one key hit in a see-saw games versus the San Diego, which Houston won via Rob Sperring's walk-off hit off Rollie Fingers, scoring Watson for a 9–8 final.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197704240.shtml San Diego Padres (8) vs Houston Astros (9) box score Baseball Reference April 24, 1977 September 13, 2026 May Second baseman Art Howe connected for two home runs on May 25 to lead a 7–6 decision over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Teammate Julio González factored greatly into the win by collecting four hits.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/5/25/24436884/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - May 25 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation May 25, 2025 August 6, 2025 Bob Watson's cycle On June 24, Bob Watson tripled, doubled, and hit a home run against the San Francisco Giants. In the eighth inning, he singled to hit for the cycle, and became the second player in franchise history to do so. Part of a five-RBI performance, this led the Astros to a 6–5 win. Watson became the first in major league to hit for the cycle so in both the NL and the American League (AL).Watson hit his cycle as an American League player two years later, on September 15, 1979, after the Astros had traded him to the Boston Red Sox. lower-alpha "Cycles in two leagues"https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats16d.shtml MLB hitting for the cycle records Baseball Almanac October 5, 2025Schwarzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/24/24454691/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 24 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 24, 2025 June 24, 2025 In the bottom of the first inning, Watson swatted a bases-loaded triple which broke a scoreless tie to give the Astros a 3–0. Having already hit a bases loaded triple two months earlier, Watson became the first player in club history to hit two bases-loaded triples during the same season. Watson connected for the triple off future Astro Bob Knepper. Bill Madlock and Darrell Evans each connected for home runs off the Astros' Don Larson. During the bottom of the 11th inning, José Cruz doubled home Wilbur Howard for the game-winner and walk-off hit.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197706240.shtml San Francisco Giants (5) vs Houston Astros (6) box score Baseball Reference June 24, 1977 September 13, 2026 Watson's cycle took place the season after teammate César Cedeño hit for his second, who also hit the first two cycles in club history. The next cycle by an Astros player was by Andújar Cedeño on August 25, 1992.Young Matt https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/astros/article/houston-astros-history-players-hit-for-the-cycle-18335801.php Details behind each player who has hit for the cycle in Astros franchise history Houston Chronicle July 22, 2024 July 6, 2025 July Right-hander Joaquín Andújar was invited to represent Houston on the National League squad at the MLB All-Star Game for the first time in his career,https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=andujjo01 Joaquín Andújar stats, height, weight, research & history Baseball Almanac October 12, 2026 hosted at Yankee Stadium II. Andújar did not pitch in the Midsummer Classic. Former Astro Joe Morgan led off the contest homering from a Jim Palmer offering as the National League took a 4–0 lead in the top of the first. Greg Luzinski also homered in the frame. The National League maintained the lead and won, 7–5.https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1977-allstar-game.shtml N. L. All-Stars (7) vs A. L. All-Stars (5) box score Baseball Reference July 19, 1977 October 12, 2026 August—September On August 15, Art Howe hit his first career grand slam and 10th home run of the season, versus Buzz Capra,https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197708150.shtml Art Howe career home runs Baseball Almanac September 4, 2026 capping a 15–3 thrashing of the Atlanta Braves. Bob Watson doubled (29) and reached base four times. Terry Puhl tripled (1), walked thrice, and scored four runs. J. R. Richard also homered (2) and earned the victory (12–9), tossing one-hit ball with four walks over five innings.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197708150.shtml Houston Astros (15) vs Atlanta Braves (3) box score Baseball Almanac August 15, 1977 September 4, 2026 Rob Sperring had the only four-hit game of his career, and homered and drove in two runs.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/PX_sperr101.htm Top performances for Rob Sperring Retrosheet September 4, 2026 Starting August 25, César Cedeño authored a 22-game hitting streak to establish a new club mark while breaking the record of 21 games set by Lee May on June 21, 1973. Cedeño's performance included contrasting phases of productivity, with one hit each over the first nine games for a .257 batting average (9-for-35). However, in the following nine games, Cedeño exploded, going 22-for-41 (.537 average), nine extra-base hits, for a 1.024 slugging percentage.Smith David https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/hitstreak.html Houston Astros hitting streaks Astros Daily Retrosheet September 27, 2025 Overall, Cedeño hit .398 (37-for-98) during the hitting streak, while his baserunning accelerated to a fervent pace with 21 stolen bases. The 22-game hitting streak represented the longest of Cedeño's career.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/PX_cedec001.htm Top performances for César Cedeño Retrosheet January 1, 2026 The year before, from April 17–May 14, 1976, Cedeño had also put together a 19-game hitting streak. Thus, he became the first individual in Astros history to collect two or more hitting streaks of 19 games or more. Cedeño's record stood until teammate Art Howe hit in 23 straight from May 1 to 24, 1981. On September 4, Bob Watson connected for his fifth career grand slam.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/home_run.php?p=watsobo01 Bob Watson home runs Baseball Almanac May 26, 2026 Watson also doubled and had five RBI to lead a 7–1 win over the Montreal Expos. Joe Niekro (11–5) cruised to a complete game, scattered five hits, and at the plate, collected two hits and an RBI.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197709040.shtml Houston Astros (7) vs Montreal Expos (1) box score Baseball Reference September 4, 1977 August 1, 2026 Watson ranked second in club history at the time to Bob Aspromonte, who had six between 1963 and 1966; they had been the only Colt .45s/Astros players to hit as many as four.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/event_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1962&year_max=1977&team_id=HOU&event=23&type=b&criteria61=rob---111 HOU: 34 Home Runs in 1962-1977 – 123 Stathead Sports Reference May 26, 2026 César Cedeño was recognized as National League (NL) Player of the Week for September 11.Co-winner with Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants. lower-alpha "Player of Week"https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-players-of-the-week.shtml MLB Players of the Week Awards Baseball-Reference.com September 6, 2025 The Astros won five of seven games, during which, Cedeño hit .400 (12-for30), .733 slugging percentage, six runs scored, three doubles, two triples, one home run, and seven RBI.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=cedence01&t=b&year=1977 César Cedeño 1977 batting game logs Baseball Reference August 1, 2026 On September 12 and 13, Cedeño collected back-to-back four-hit games against the Cincinnati Reds, hitting two three home runs, two triples, and five runs batted in (RBI). He became the fourth player in team history to record four hits each over consecutive games, succeeding Wilbur Howard on August 23 and 24, 1975.Next accomplished for Houston by Jeff Bagwell on July 14 and 15, 1995. Criteria: Longest streak of consecutive games, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring Hits ≥ 4, sorted by most games matching criteria.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-batting-streak-finder.cgi?request=1&timeframe=seasons&streak_length=2&scomp%5B1%5D=gt&sval%5B1%5D=4&sstat%5B1%5D=b_h&team_id=HOU Player batting streak stats finder—baseball Stathead Sports Reference August 1, 2026 The following week ended September 18, over six games, Cedeño netted a .500 batting average (14-for-28), nine runs scored, one double, two triples, three home runs, and six RBI. October On the final day of the regular season, October 2, Los Angeles took Astros starter J. R. Richard deep three times at Dodger Stadium, the first time in 147 games and 130 starts for the hard-throwing, 6 ft 8 in m right-handed Louisiana native.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/PX_richj101.htm Top performances for J. R. Richard Retrosheet November 22, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/richaj.01.shtml J. R. Richard stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com December 20, 2025 In fact, like a lightning strike, all 3 Dodger blasts arrived in the sixth inning via offerings to Manny Mota, Dusty Baker, and Glenn Burke. Baker's and Burke's bombs were consecutive. At the time, this gave Los Angeles a 3–1 advantage.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197710020.shtml Houston Astros (6) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (3) box score Baseball-Reference.com October 2, 1977 December 20, 2025 The Dodgers' home runs carried extra significance, in that, Mota, who was pinch hitting, hit the final of his major league career. Burke's was one of his two major league home runs. Baker, meanwhile, mashed his 30th jack for the first time. For Los Angeles baseball, this was a club-record 15th consecutive game heralding the long ball,Gurnee Phil https://dodgersyat.com/2016/06/25/six-foot-eight-dodger-nemesis-j-r-richard-stood-in-the-dodgers-way-of-history/ Six Foot Eight Dodger nemesis J. R. Richard stood in the Dodgers way of history Dodgers, Yesterday and Today June 25, 2016 December 20, 2025 and their fourth hitter with at least 30 home runs, the first time this was accomplished by any major league team. As Baker reached home plate following the blast, Burke greeted him his hand held high, who instinctively raised his hand to hit Burke's palm, creating the high five, speculated to have been the moment it was invented.For the final stint of his managerial career, Baker was appointed to the position for the Astros in 2020. "Note"Mooallem Jon https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/page/Mag15historyofthehighfive/who-invented-high-five The wild, mysterious history of sports' most enduring gesture: the high five ESPN.com May 22, 2020 August 15, 2025Chávez Chris https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/01/29/dusty-baker-houston-astros-manager-contract Dusty Baker, Astros agree to contract to be next manager Sports Illustrated January 29, 2020 August 15, 2025 However, the Astros lineup did not allow Richard to forget their own power capabilities. Watson commenced the scoring in the first with a single to score Cedeño, then, in fourth, hit his 22nd dinger of the season. The inning after the Dodgers' three home runs, Cedeño singled in José Cruz. With the bases full—including Enos Cabell, Cedeño, and Watson—Denny Walling then tripled to drove home everyone. This raised the score went 6–3 Houston, which is how it remained. Cedeño and Cabell also doubled. Each of the top four of Houston order had multi-hit efforts (Cruz 2, Cabell 2, Cedeñp 3 and Watson 2). The win got Houston to the .500 mark (81–81). Richard whiffed 14 Dodgers, a season-high.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=richaj.01&t=p&year=1977 J. R. Richard 1977 pitching game logs Baseball-Reference.com December 20, 2025 This was Richard's second-highest total for one game, following his major league debut with 15 punchouts on September 5, 1971. Richard also notched his 13th complete game, and earned his 18th win of the season to follow-up his first 20-win season the year prior. César Cedeño was recognized with NL Player of the Month honors for September–October.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-players-of-the-month.shtml MLB Major League Baseball Players of the Month Baseball-Reference.com October 3, 2025 Over 28 games, he batted .417 (50-for-120) / .425 on-base percentage / .692 slugging percentage / 1.117 on-base plus slugging (OPS), 28 runs scored, 83 total bases, 10 doubles, and 16 stolen bases.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=cedence01&year=1977&t=b César Cedeño 1977 batting splits Baseball Reference August 1, 2026 Moreover, Cedeño set a club record by becoming the first batter to attain 50 hits in a single month, which surpassed the effort of 49 by Rusty Staub in July 1967.In September 2000, Richard Hidalgo broke this record with 51 hits. Criteria: In the Regular Season, from 1898 to 2026, playing for HOU, For any choice in Months, requiring Hits ≥ 45, sorted by lowest Year.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/split_finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=year_game&split_1=dates%3Amonth&class=player&type=b&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=45&cstat%5B1%5D=H&team_id=HOU Player batting streak stats finder—baseball Stathead Sports Reference August 1, 2026 Meanwhile, during the month of September—October, Bob Watson became the first Astros player to collect 30 or more RBI during any calendar month, passing the club record of 29 by Jimmy Wynn in June, 1967.Remained the club record until Jeff Bagwell and Derek Bell each registered 31 RBI in July 1995. Criteria: In the regular season, from 1898 to 2026, playing for HOU, for any choice in months, requiring runs batted in ≥ 28, sorted by greatest runs batted in.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/split_finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=0&order_by=RBI&split_1=dates%3Amonth&class=player&type=b&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=28&cstat%5B1%5D=RBI&team_id=HOU Player batting season & career stats finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference April 30, 2026 Performance overview The Astros concluded the 1977 season with a performance of 81 81 y, in third place in the NL West, and trailing division champion and NL pennant-winning Los Angeles Dodgers by 17 games.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1977.shtml 1977 National League team statistics Baseball-Reference.com January 17, 2026 The club maintained third place with one-game improvement from the year before. The Astros' fifth season with a record of .500 or above—all since 1969—it their third campaign concluded in third place, at the time matching their best for any season. They would finish higher than third for the first time in 1979. Six Astros hitters reached double-figures in home runs to establish a club record, formerly five in 1969 and replicated in four the next five campaigns.This record of six hitters was matched by the 1987 teams, and surpassed in 1993. Criteria: Number of players that meet criteria in a season, up to 2001, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring home runs ≥ 10, sorted by descending instances.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-batting-season-finder.cgi?request=1&match=league_player_season_count&year_max=2001&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=10&cstat%5B1%5D=b_hr&team_id=HOU Player batting season & career stats finder—baseball Stathead Sports Reference May 2, 2026 Houston led the National League in triples in 1977 while ranking second to the Pittsburgh Pirates with 187 stolen bases. Three Astros reached the 40-stolen base plateau, including César Cedeño (61), José Cruz (44), and Enos Cabell (42). Cedeño's total set a new club single-season, exceeding his own mark set just the year before (58),https://www.mlb.com/astros/history/timeline Astros history – Timeline MLB.com September 21, 2025 while extending another club-record sixth of six uninterrupted campaigns with at least 50 steals.In 1988, Gerald Young overtook Cedeño's single-season stolen base record with 65. This was the first time in club history that the Astros had rostered as many as three 40-stolen base bandits, and the ninth of a franchise-record nine consecutive featuring at least one player with that coup.For single seasons, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring stolen bases ≥ 40, sorted by ascending season.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-batting-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=year_id&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=40&cstat%5B1%5D=b_sb&team_id=HOU Player batting season & career stats finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference January 1, 2026 Moreover, Cedeño became the second major leaguer during the modern era (since 1900) to record six consecutive seasons with 50 or more stolen bases, following Lou Brock (12 consecutive from 1965 to 1976). Cedeño also became the sixth player to garner 50 stolen bases over any span of six campaigns since 1900, following Bert Campaneris as also having been the most recent prior to Cedeño (seven between the 1965 to 1976 seasons).Since surpassed by Rickey Henderson, Tim Raines, and Vince Coleman. Criteria: Number of seasons player meets criteria, since 1900, in the regular season, requiring stolen bases ≥ 50, sorted by descending instances.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-batting-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=year_id&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=40&cstat%5B1%5D=b_sb&team_id=HOU Player batting season & career stats finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference January 4, 2026 In addition to setting the record for RBI over a calendar month, Watson also set a new club record over a full saason with 110 RBI, surpassing Jimmy Wynn's achievement set in 1967 (107).Watson's record stood until Jeff Bagwell collected 116 RBI in 1994. Watson cranked his fifth career grand slam on September 4, 1977, second in Colt .45s/Astros history to Bob Aspromonte (six). Richard garnered 214 strikeouts for the second consecutive season, at the time, matching his career-high set just the year prior. He also became Houston's first multiple-season 200-strikeout moundsman.For single seasons, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring strikeouts ≥ 200, sorted by ascending season.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=year_id&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=200&cstat%5B1%5D=p_so&team_id=HOU Player pitching season & career stats finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference January 17, 2026 League standings Houston Astros Record versus opponents National League border:1px solid #aaa HOU Notable transactions June 7, 1977: Scott Loucks was drafted by the Astros in the 5th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/loucksc01.shtml Scott Loucks stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com January 18, 2026 June 15, 1977: Willie Crawford was traded by the Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Denny Walling.https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wallide01.shtml Denny Walling stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com February 7, 2026 Roster 1977 Houston Astros Roster Pitchers 47 Joaquín Andújar 38 Floyd Bannister 37 Tom Dixon 43 Ken Forsch 46 Doug Konieczny 34 Dan Larson 42 Mark Lemongello 39 Bo McLaughlin 36 Joe Niekro 30 Gene Pentz 50 J. 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Richard 35 Joe Sambito 45 Roy Thomas Catchers 13 Joe Ferguson  8 Ed Herrmann 53 Luis Pujols Infielders 17 Ken Boswell 23 Enos Cabell 19 Craig Cacek 10 Mike Fischlin  9 Julio González 18 Art Howe 14 Roger Metzger 11 Rob Sperring 31 Danny Walton 27 Bob Watson Outfielders 20 Joe Cannon 28 César Cedeño 21 Willie Crawford 25 José Cruz 16 Jim Fuller 24 Art Gardner 26 Wilbur Howard  6 Cliff Johnson 21 Terry Puhl 22 Leon Roberts 29 Denny Walling Manager  7 Bill Virdon Coaches  4 Deacon Jones  5 Bob Lillis  3 Tony Pacheco  2 Mel Wright Game log Regular season Legend Astros win Astros loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldAstros team member background:#072854;color:#FF7F00; 1977 regular season game log: 81–81 (Home: 46–35; Away: 35–46)1977 Houston Astros Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1977-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball Reference 7 May 2025 y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; April: 9–11 (Home: 6–6; Away: 3–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |4 || April 11, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |5 || April 12, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |6 || April 13, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |19 || April 29, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |@ Pirates |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |20 || April 30, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |@ Pirates |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; May: 11–16 (Home: 7–7; Away: 4–9) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |21 || May 1, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |@ Pirates |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |31 || May 13, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |Pirates |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |31 || May 14, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |Pirates |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |31 || May 15, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |Pirates |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |40 || May 24, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ Dodgers |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |41 || May 25, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ Dodgers |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |42 || May 26, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ Dodgers |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |46 || May 30, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |Dodgers |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |47 || May 31, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |Dodgers |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; June: 13–16 (Home: 7–8; Away: 6–8) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |46 || June 1, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |Dodgers |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |49 || June 2, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |@ Reds |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |50 || June 3, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |@ Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |51 || June 4, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |@ Reds |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |52 || June 5, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |@ Reds |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; July: 15–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–9) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |82 || July 6, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ Dodgers |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |83 || July 7, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ Dodgers |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |84 || July 8, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |Reds |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |85 || July 9, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |86 || July 10, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |87 || July 11, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |Reds |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |88 || July 12, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |Dodgers |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |89 || July 13, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |Dodgers |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |90 || July 14, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |Dodgers |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |91 || July 15, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |@ Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |92 || July 16, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |@ Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |93 || July 17, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |@ Reds |-style=background:#bbbfff | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |— || July 19, 1977 || style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |7:15p.m. CDT || colspan="9" style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |48th All-Star Game in Bronx, NY |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |100 || July 26, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |@ Pirates |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |101 || July 27, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |@ Pirates |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |102 || July 28, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |@ Pirates |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; August: 16–12 (Home: 11–3; Away: 5–9) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |106 || August 1, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |Pirates |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |107 || August 2, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |Pirates |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |108 || August 3, 1977 || || style="Pittsburgh Pirates 1977 2;" |Pirates |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; September: 16–11 (Home: 6–6; Away: 10–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |137 || September 5, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |138 || September 6, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |144 || September 12, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |@ Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |145 || September 13, 1977 || || style="Cincinnati Reds 1977 2;" |@ Reds |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |153 || September 23, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |Dodgers |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |154 || September 24, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |Dodgers |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |155 || September 25, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |Dodgers |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |159 || September 29, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ Dodgers |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |160 || September 30, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ Dodgers |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–1) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- style="background:#fbb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |161 || October 1, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ Dodgers |- style="background:#bfb;" | style="Houston Astros 1977 2;" |162 || October 2, 1977 || || style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 2;" |@ Dodgers |- Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL EastPittsburgh Pirates 4 8 4 8 y 38 50 Div total 4 8 4 8 y 38 50 NL WestCincinnati Reds 13 5 13 5 y 94 50Houston Astros Los Angeles Dodgers 9 9 9 9 y 63 70 Div total 22 14 22 14 y 157 120 Season total 26 22 26 22 y 195 170 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April May June July August September October Total Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home Away Total 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 Joe Ferguson Joe Ferguson (baseball) 132 421 108 .257 16 61 1B Bob Watson 151 554 160 .289 22 110 2B Art Howe 125 413 109 .264 8 58 SS Roger Metzger 97 269 50 .186 0 16 3B Enos Cabell 150 625 176 .282 16 68 LF Terry Puhl 60 229 69 .301 0 10 CF César Cedeño 141 530 148 .279 14 71 RF José Cruz 157 579 173 .299 17 87 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 Julio González Julio González (infielder) 110 383 94 .245 1 27 Wilbur Howard 87 187 48 .257 2 13 Ed Herrmann 56 158 46 .291 1 17 Cliff Johnson Cliff Johnson (baseball) 51 144 43 .299 10 23 Rob Sperring 58 129 24 .186 1 9 Willie Crawford 42 114 29 .254 2 18 Jim Fuller Jim Fuller (outfielder) 34 100 16 .160 2 9 Ken Boswell 72 97 21 .216 0 12 Art Gardner 66 65 10 .154 0 3 Leon Roberts 19 27 2 .074 0 2 Denny Walling 6 21 6 .286 0 6 Danny Walton 13 21 4 .190 0 1 Craig Cacek 7 20 1 .050 0 1 Joe Cannon Joe Cannon (baseball) 9 17 2 .118 0 1 Mike Fischlin 13 15 3 .200 0 0 Luis Pujols 6 15 1 .067 0 0 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 J. R. Richard 36 267.0 18 12 2.97 214 Mark Lemongello 34 214.2 9 14 3.48 83 Joaquín Andújar 26 158.2 11 8 3.69 69 Floyd Bannister 24 142.2 8 9 4.04 112 Doug Konieczny 4 21.0 1 1 6.00 7 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 Joe Niekro 44 180.2 13 8 3.04 101 Dan Larson 32 97.2 1 7 5.81 44 Tom Dixon Tom Dixon (pitcher) 9 30.1 1 0 3.26 15 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 42 5 8 8 2.72 45 Joe Sambito 54 5 5 7 2.33 67 Bo McLaughlin 46 4 7 5 4.25 59 Gene Pentz 41 5 2 2 3.83 51 Roy Thomas Roy Thomas (pitcher) 4 0 0 0 2.84 4 Awards and achievements Offensive achievements Hitting for the cycle Date Player H / AB Total number of hits and at bats R Runs scored 1B Innings during which player hit single 2B Innings during which player hit double 3B Innings during which player hit triple HR Innings during which player hit home run BI Runs batted in Other Other plays on offense by this player Score Final score Opponent Box Box score June 24 Bob Watson 4-for-4 1 8 3 1 5 4 6–5 San Francisco Giants Watson: 2B (11) • 3B (5) • HR (9) • RBI (41) Grand slams No. Number Date Astros batter Venue Inning Pitcher Opposing team Box Box score 1 August 15 Art Howe1st MLB grand slam Three Rivers Stadium 1 Buzz Capra Pittsburgh Pirates 2 September 4 Bob Watson Olympic Stadium 1Tied score or took lead Jackie Brown baseball Montreal Expos Awards 1977 Houston Astros award winners Name of award Recipient Ref. References Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) José Cruz 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 17, 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 pitcher Joaquín Andújar National League (NL) Player of the Month September César Cedeño National League (NL) Player of the Week September 25 César Cedeñolower-alpha "Player of Week" Other awards results Name of award Voting recipient(s) (Team) Ref. References NL Rookie of the Year 1st—Dawson (MON) • 4th—Bannister (HOU) https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1977.shtml 1977 awards voting Baseball-Reference.com June 9, 2026 League leaders Batting Sacrifice flies: José Cruz (10) Minor league system Minor League Baseball AAA Charleston Charlies International League Jim Beauchamp AA Columbus Astros Southern League Leo Posada A Cocoa Astros Florida State League Jimmy Johnson Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Julio Linares League champions International League champions:https://www.mlb.com/milb/history/champions-by-league Champions by league International League Minor League Baseball June 19, 2026 Charleston Notes lower-alpha "Note" References 2 External links 1977 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference Texas Baseball Category:Houston Astros seasons Houston Astros season Houston Astro