1987 Houston Astros Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 76-86
Finished 3rd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,909,902, Avg. 23,716
Ballpark: Astrodome
Manager: Hal Lanier (76-86)
Location: Houston, Texas
1987 Houston Astros Statistics
1987 Houston Astros Results

The Houston Astros of the National League ended the 1987 season with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses, finishing third in the NL's West Division.

The Astros plated 648 runs and conceded 678 runs. Glenn Davis paced Houston with 27 home runs, while Kevin Bass and Bill Doran walloped 20 or more also. Glenn Davis drove in 93 runs. Billy Hatcher led batters with significant playing time by hitting .296. Mike Scott topped the team with 16 wins, and Nolan Ryan recorded a 2.76 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Hal Lanier coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Troy AfenirCRRSeptember 21, 19636'4"185Escondido, CA USA
Juan AgostoPLLFebruary 23, 19586'2"190Rio Piedras, P.R.
Larry AndersenPRRMay 6, 19536'3"200Portland, OR USA
Alan AshbyCBRJuly 8, 19516'2"185Long Beach, CA USA
Mark BaileyCBRNovember 4, 19616'5"195Springfield, MO USA
Kevin BassRFBRMay 12, 19596'0"183Redwood City, CA USA
Dale BerraSSRRDecember 13, 19566'0"180Ridgewood, NJ USA
Buddy BiancalanaSSBRFebruary 2, 19605'11"160Greenbrae, CA USA
Ken Caminiti3BBRApril 21, 19636'0"200Hanford, CA USA
Rocky ChildressPRRFebruary 18, 19626'2"195Santa Rosa, CA USA
Jose CruzLFLLAugust 8, 19476'0"170Arroyo, P.R.
Danny DarwinPRROctober 25, 19556'3"185Bonham, TX USA
Glenn Davis1BRRMarch 28, 19616'3"205Jacksonville, FL USA
Jim DeshaiesPLLJune 23, 19606'4"222Massena, NY USA
Bill Doran2BBRMay 28, 19585'11"175Cincinnati, OH USA
Ty GaineyLFLRDecember 25, 19606'1"190Cheraw, SC USA
Phil Garner3BRRApril 30, 19495'10"175Jefferson City, TN USA
Billy HatcherCFRROctober 4, 19605'9"175Williams, AZ USA
Jeff HeathcockPRRNovember 18, 19596'4"205Covina, CA USA
Manny HernandezPRRMay 7, 19616'0"150La Romana, La Romana D.R.
Paul HouseholderCFBRSeptember 4, 19586'0"180Columbus, OH USA
Chuck Jackson3BRRMarch 19, 19636'0"185Seattle, WA USA
Charlie KerfeldPRRSeptember 28, 19636'6"225Knob Noster, MO USA
Bob KnepperPLLMay 25, 19546'3"195Akron, OH USA
Davey LopesLFRRMay 3, 19455'9"170East Providence, RI USA
Aurelio LopezPRRSeptember 21, 19486'0"185Tecamachalco, Puebla Mexico
Rob MallicoatPLLNovember 16, 19646'3"180St. Helens, OR USA
Ron MathisPRRSeptember 25, 19586'0"175Kansas City, MO USA
Dave MeadsPLLJanuary 7, 19646'0"175Montclair, NJ USA
Jim Pankovits2BRRAugust 6, 19555'10"170Pennington Gap, VA USA
Bert PenaSSRRJuly 11, 19595'11"165Santurce, P.R.
Terry PuhlLFLRJuly 8, 19566'2"195Melville, SK CAN
Craig ReynoldsSSLRDecember 27, 19526'1"175Houston, TX USA
Ronn ReynoldsCRRSeptember 28, 19586'0"200Wichita, KS USA
Nolan RyanPRRJanuary 31, 19476'2"170Refugio, TX USA
Mike ScottPRRApril 26, 19556'2"210Santa Monica, CA USA
Dave SmithPRRJanuary 21, 19556'1"195Richmond, CA USA
Julio SolanoPRRJanuary 8, 19606'1"160Agua Blanca, El Seibo D.R.
Dickie ThonSSRRJune 20, 19585'11"160South Bend, IN USA
Ty WallerCFRRMarch 14, 19576'0"180Fresno, CA USA
Denny Walling3BLRApril 17, 19546'0"180Neptune, NJ USA
Robbie WineCRRJuly 13, 19626'2"190Norristown, PA USA
Gerald YoungCFBROctober 22, 19646'2"185Tela, Atlantida Honduras



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