2008 Houston Astros Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 86-75
Finished 3rd in the NL's Central Division
Attendance: 2,779,487, Avg. 35,140
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Manager: Cecil Cooper (86-75)
Location: Houston, Texas
2008 Houston Astros Statistics
2008 Houston Astros Results

The Houston Astros of the National League ended the 2008 season with a record of 86 wins and 75 losses, finishing third in the NL's Central Division.

The Astros scored 712 runs and surrendered 743 runs. Lance Berkman led Houston with 29 home runs, while Ty Wigginton, Carlos Lee and Hunter Pence each walloped 20 or more, too. Lance Berkman drove in 106 runs. Carlos Lee paced all regular batters by hitting .314. Roy Oswalt topped the team with 17 wins, and Roy Oswalt and Wandy Rodriguez recorded a 3.54 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Cecil Cooper coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Reggie AbercrombieCFRRJuly 15, 19806'3"215Columbus, GA USA
Alberto AriasPRROctober 14, 19835'11"155Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R.
Brad AusmusCRRApril 14, 19695'11"190New Haven, CT USA
Brandon BackePRRApril 5, 19786'0"182Galveston, TX USA
Lance Berkman1BBLFebruary 10, 19766'1"220Waco, TX USA
Geoff Blum3BBRApril 26, 19736'3"220Redwood City, CA USA
Dave BorkowskiPRRFebruary 7, 19776'1"200Detroit, MI USA
Michael BournCFLRDecember 27, 19825'11"190Houston, TX USA
Doug BrocailPLRMay 16, 19676'5"220Clearfield, PA USA
Tim ByrdakPLLOctober 31, 19735'11"190Oak Lawn, IL USA
Jack CasselPRRAugust 8, 19806'2"190Los Angeles, CA USA
Jose Castillo3BRRMarch 19, 19816'1"210Las Mercedes, Guarico Venezuela
Shawn ChaconPRRDecember 23, 19776'3"212Anchorage, AK USA
Jose CruzLFBRApril 19, 19746'0"190Arroyo, P.R.
Darin ErstadLFLLJune 4, 19746'2"195Jamestown, ND USA
Geoff GearyPRRAugust 26, 19766'0"180Buffalo, NY USA
LaTroy HawkinsPRRDecember 21, 19726'5"220Gary, IN USA
Runelvys HernandezPRRApril 27, 19786'3"185Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R.
J. R. HousePRRNovember 11, 19796'0"215Charleston, WV USA
Carlos LeeLFRRJune 20, 19766'2"270Aguadulce, Cocle Panama
Mark Loretta2BRRAugust 14, 19716'0"175Santa Monica, CA USA
Kazuo Matsui2BBROctober 23, 19755'10"187Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Japan
Edwin Maysonet2BRROctober 17, 19816'1"180Arecibo, P.R.
Brian MoehlerPRRDecember 31, 19716'3"195Rockingham, NC USA
David Newhan2BLRSeptember 7, 19735'10"180Fullerton, CA USA
Fernando NievePRRJuly 15, 19826'0"220Puerto Cabello, Carabobo Venezuela
Roy OswaltPRRAugust 29, 19776'0"190Kosciusko, MS USA
Chad ParontoPRRJuly 28, 19756'5"285Woodsville, NH USA
Hunter PenceRFRRApril 13, 19836'4"216Fort Worth, TX USA
Tomas Perez2BBRDecember 29, 19735'11"185Barquisimeto, Lara Venezuela
Humberto QuinteroCRRAugust 2, 19795'10"215Maracaibo, Zulia Venezuela
Wandy RodriguezPBLJanuary 18, 19795'11"195Santiago Rodriguez, Santiago Rodriguez D.R.
Mark Saccomanno1BRRApril 30, 19806'3"210Houston, TX USA
Chris SampsonPRRMay 23, 19786'1"195Pasadena, TX USA
Miguel TejadaSSRRMay 25, 19745'9"220Bani, Peravia D.R.
J. R. TowlesCRRFebruary 11, 19846'2"200Crosby, TX USA
Jose ValverdePRRMarch 24, 19786'4"265San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris D.R.
Oscar VillarrealPLRNovember 22, 19816'0"195San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon Mexico
Ty Wigginton3BRROctober 11, 19776'0"215San Diego, CA USA
Randy WolfPLLAugust 22, 19766'0"205Canoga Park, CA USA
Wesley WrightPRLJanuary 28, 19855'10"185Montgomery, AL USA



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