1979 Houston Astros
89 - 73
1978 / 1980 (Organization)
2nd place in the NL West (1.5 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		52 - 29 (.642)
37 - 44 (.457)		 +8.3 wins
-0.3 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 583 / 617 ( -34 )
Allowed/Expected: 582 / 620 ( +38 )
Pyth Record: 81 - 81 (+8)
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Attendance: 1,900,312 Avg Att: 23,461 (1.08)
Att Rank: 5 / 12 Lg Avg: 21,811
       
Park Factor: 0.91    
HR Factor: 0.78 R/L HR: 0.75 / 0.82
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Jose Cruz
31.9
1356
1.3
Denny Walling
25.2
29
0.0
Terry Puhl
23.0
25
-0.0
Jesus Alou
37.3
17
-0.0
Danny Heep
22.0
12
0.0
Jeffrey Leonard
23.8
8
-0.0
Tom Wiedenbauer
20.7
1
-0.0
7
31.5
1448
1.4

Center Field
Terry Puhl 23.0
955
0.4
Cesar Cedeno 28.4
337
0.1
Jeffrey Leonard 23.8
153
-0.0
Tom Wiedenbauer 20.7
3
-0.0
4
24.3
1448
0.5


Right Field
Jeffrey Leonard 23.8
828
-0.1
Terry Puhl 23.0
355
0.3
Denny Walling 25.2
255
-0.3
Tom Wiedenbauer 20.7
9
0.0
Jesus Alou 37.3
1
0.0
5
23.8
1448
-0.1
Shortstop
Craig Reynolds 26.5
1235
0.7
Julio Gonzalez 26.5
138
-0.1
Jimmy Sexton 27.5
61
-0.0
Rafael Landestoy 26.1
13
0.0
4
26.6
1448
0.5
Second Base
Rafael Landestoy 26.1
699
-0.7
Art Howe 32.5
504
0.4
Julio Gonzalez 26.5
243
0.2
Jimmy Sexton 27.5
2
0.0
4
28.4
1448
-0.1
Third Base
Enos Cabell 29.7
1087
-0.9
Art Howe 32.5
314
0.2
Julio Gonzalez 26.5
28
-0.0
Jimmy Sexton 27.5
7
0.0
Alan Knicely 24.1
3
-0.0
5
30.3
1439
-0.7
First Base
Cesar Cedeno 28.4
781
0.3
Bob Watson 33.2
359
0.3
Enos Cabell 29.7
257
0.4
Art Howe 32.5
28
-0.0
Dave Bergman 26.1
13
0.0
Reggie Baldwin 24.9
8
0.0
Jesus Alou 37.3
2
-0.0
7
29.9
1448
0.9
 
Catcher
Alan Ashby 28.0
891
0.2
Bruce Bochy 24.2
355
0.2
Luis Pujols 23.6
189
-0.3
Reggie Baldwin 24.9
8
0.0
Alan Knicely 24.1
5
0.0
5
26.5
1448
0.1
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James