1977 Houston Astros season

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Record 81–81 (.500) General manager(s) Tal Smith Local television KPRC-TV		Divisional place 3rd Manager(s) Bill Virdon
Owner(s) General Electric, Ford Motor Company

The 1977 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League West with a record of 81–81, 17 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

December 8, 1976: Greg Gross was traded by the Astros to the Chicago Cubs for Julio González.

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.

January 25, 1977: Paul Siebert was traded by the Astros to the San Diego Padres for Mike Allen (minors).

March 26, 1977: Rob Andrews and cash were traded by the Astros to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Crawford and Rob Sperring.

Notable transactions

June 7, 1977: Scott Loucks was drafted by the Astros in the 5th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft.

June 15, 1977: Willie Crawford was traded by the Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Denny Walling.

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

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charleston

References

1977 Houston Astros season Wikipedia

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