1976 Columbus Astros Roster
Team Record: 58-80
Finished 4th in the SL's West Division
Manager: Leo Posada (58-80)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Golden Park I & II
Attendance: 50,171, Avg. 727
The Columbus Astros of the Southern League ended the 1976 season with a record of 58 wins and 80 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.
The Astros plated 447 runs and allowed 530 runs. Jim Willis paced Columbus with 11 home runs Fernando Tatis accounted for 66 RBI. Joe Cannon led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .297. Tom Dixon topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.43 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.
Members of the 1976 Columbus Astros who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bruce Bochy, Luis Pujols, Terry Puhl, Tom Dixon, José Arcia, Jim Ray, Marcelino López, Floyd Bannister, Joe Cannon, Joe Sambito and Rick Williams.
Leo Posada served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alfaro | R | R | March 21, 1956 | 6'2" | 150 | Maracaibo, Zulia VE |
| David Aloi | R | R | October 3, 1955 | 6'1" | 182 | Vallejo, CA US |
| Jose Alvarez | R | R | June 11, 1956 | 5'9" | 165 | Manzanillo, Granma CU |
| José Arcia | R | R | August 22, 1943 | 6'3" | 170 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Floyd Bannister | L | L | June 10, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Pierre, SD US |
| Bruce Bochy | R | R | April 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 205 | Landes de Bussac, FR |
| Joe Cannon | L | R | July 13, 1953 | 6'3" | 193 | Camp LeJeune, NC US |
| Eleno Cuen | R | R | August 18, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora MX |
| David Culpepper | R | R | November 12, 1951 | 6'4" | 180 | La Mesa, CA US |
| Marty DeMerritt | R | R | March 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 203 | , US |
| Tom Dixon | R | R | April 23, 1955 | 5'11" | 175 | Orlando, FL US |
| Kevin Drake | R | R | April 12, 1956 | 6'3" | 195 | Nagoya, JP |
| Larry Elenes | R | R | September 29, 1951 | 6'3" | 190 | Long Beach, CA US |
| Steve Englishbey | L | L | August 17, 1954 | 6'1" | 190 | Houston, TX US |
| Marcelino López | R | L | September 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 195 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Willie Melendez | R | R | May 13, 1951 | 6'1" | 175 | Cidra, PR |
| Richard Miller | S | L | June 3, 1953 | 6'0" | 177 | |
| Ramon Perez | R | R | February 1, 1952 | 6'0" | 150 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Don Pisker | L | L | December 29, 1953 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Calvin Portley | S | R | November 14, 1954 | 5'10" | 165 | Longview, TX US |
| Terry Puhl | L | R | July 8, 1956 | 6'2" | 195 | Melville, SK CA |
| Luis Pujols | R | R | November 18, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago DO |
| Jim Ray | R | R | December 1, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Rock Hill, SC US |
| Tom Rima | L | R | November 20, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Ronald Roznovsky | R | R | October 7, 1951 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Joe Sambito | L | L | June 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Charles Sprinkle | R | R | January 28, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI US |
| Fernando Tatis | R | R | July 12, 1950 | 5'11" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Tom Twellman | R | R | November 8, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Mike Tyler | L | R | March 4, 1954 | 5'11" | 180 | New York City, NY US |
| Jerry Willeford | L | R | October 10, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Rick Williams | R | R | November 9, 1952 | 6'1" | 180 | Merced, CA US |
| Jim Willis | R | R | May 18, 1954 | 6'4" | 210 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
