1968 Houston Astros Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 72-90
Finished 10th in the NL
Attendance: 1,312,887, Avg. 16,379
Ballpark: Astrodome
Manager: Grady Hatton (23-38)
Manager: Harry Walker (49-52)
Location: Houston, Texas
1968 Houston Astros Statistics
1968 Houston Astros Results

The Houston Astros of the National League ended the 1968 season with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses, finishing tenth in the NL.

The Astros scored 510 runs and conceded 588 runs. Jim Wynn led Houston with 26 home runs Rusty Staub drove in 72 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .291. Don Wilson paced the squad with 13 wins, while Mike Cuellar recorded a 2.74 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Grady Hatton and Harry Walker coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dave AdleshCRRJuly 15, 19436'0"187Long Beach, CA USA
Bob Aspromonte3BRRJune 19, 19386'2"170Brooklyn, NY USA
John BatemanCRRJuly 21, 19406'3"210Fort Sill, OK USA
Wade BlasingamePLLNovember 22, 19436'1"185Deming, NM USA
Ron BrandCRRJanuary 13, 19405'7"167Los Angeles, CA USA
Byron BrowneRFRRDecember 27, 19426'2"190St. Joseph, MO USA
John BuzhardtPRRAugust 17, 19366'2"195Prosperity, SC USA
Nate ColbertOFRRApril 9, 19466'2"205St. Louis, MO USA
Danny CoombsPRLMarch 23, 19426'4"200Lincoln, ME USA
Mike CuellarPLLMay 8, 19376'0"165Las Villas, Cuba
Ron DavisCFRROctober 21, 19416'0"175Roanoke Rapids, NC USA
Larry DierkerPRRSeptember 22, 19466'4"215Hollywood, CA USA
Tom DukesPRRAugust 31, 19426'2"185Knoxville, TN USA
Hal GilsonPRLFebruary 9, 19426'5"195Los Angeles, CA USA
Dave GiustiPRRNovember 27, 19395'11"190Seneca Falls, NY USA
Fred GladdingPLRJune 28, 19366'1"220Flat Rock, MI USA
Julio Gotay2BRRJune 9, 19396'0"180Fajardo, P.R.
Jose HerreraRFRRApril 8, 19425'8"165San Lorenzo, Zulia Venezuela
Pat HousePLLSeptember 1, 19406'3"185Boise, ID USA
Hal KingCLRFebruary 1, 19446'1"200Oviedo, FL USA
Denny LemasterPRLFebruary 25, 19396'1"182Corona, CA USA
John Mayberry1BLLFebruary 18, 19496'3"215Detroit, MI USA
Leon McFaddenSSRRApril 26, 19446'2"195Little Rock, AR USA
Denis Menke2BRRJuly 21, 19406'0"185Bancroft, IA USA
Norm MillerRFLRFebruary 5, 19465'10"185Los Angeles, CA USA
Joe Morgan2BLRSeptember 19, 19435'7"160Bonham, TX USA
Ivan MurrellRFRRApril 24, 19436'2"195Almirante, Bocas del Toro Panama
Doug Rader3BRRJuly 30, 19446'2"208Chicago, IL USA
Jim RayPRRDecember 1, 19446'1"185Rock Hill, SC USA
Steve SheaPRRDecember 5, 19426'3"215Worcester, MA USA
Dick SimpsonOFRRJuly 28, 19436'4"176Washington, DC USA
Rusty Staub1BLRApril 1, 19446'2"190New Orleans, LA USA
Lee ThomasRFLRFebruary 5, 19366'2"195Peoria, IL USA
Hector TorresSSRRSeptember 16, 19456'0"175Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico
Danny WaltonPRRJuly 14, 19476'0"195Los Angeles, CA USA
Bob WatsonLFRRApril 10, 19466'0"201Los Angeles, CA USA
Don WilsonPRRFebruary 12, 19456'2"195Monroe, LA USA
Jim WynnCFRRMarch 12, 19425'10"160Cincinnati, OH USA



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