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1975 Houston Astros season

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Record
  
64–97 (.398)

Owner(s)
  
Roy Hofheinz

Divisional place
  
6th

Local television
  
KPRC-TV

General manager(s)
  
Spec Richardson, John Mullen, Tal Smith

Manager(s)
  
Preston Gómez, Bill Virdon

The 1975 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished last in the National League West with a record of 64–97, 43 1⁄2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds. The Astros' .398 winning percentage is, as of 2010, the worst in franchise history. Houston also lost 97 games in 1965 and 1991.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 3, 1974: Lee May and Jay Schlueter were traded by the Astros to the Baltimore Orioles for Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews.
  • January 5, 1975: Pitcher Don Wilson died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Rob Andrews
  • Enos Cabell
  • César Cedeño
  • José Cruz
  • Larry Dierker
  • Cliff Johnson
  • Milt May
  • Roger Metzger
  • Doug Rader

    • Notable transactions

  • June 3, 1975: Kim Seaman was drafted by the Astros in the 23rd round of the 1975 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    References

    1975 Houston Astros season Wikipedia
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