Houston Astros - 1979 Roster - RetroSeasons.com

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Year	#	L/R	Lastname	pid	Name	Link	Pos	T	B	Height	Inches	Weight	Age	Tenure	DOB	DOB	Birthplace	YearOnTeam	IsFirstSeason	IsFinalSeason	FinalTeamSeason	IsRookie	isVeteran	IsKey
1979	22	R	Alou	alouje01	Jesus Alou	jesus-alou	PH	R	R	6' 2"	74	190	37	15	Mar 24, 1942	1942-03-24	Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal, D.R.	2		1	1		1
1979	47	R	Andujar	andujjo01	Joaquin Andujar	joaquin-andujar	SP-RP	R	B	6' 0"	72	170	27	4	Dec 21, 1952	1952-12-21	San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.	4			0		0
1979	14	B	Ashby	ashbyal01	Alan Ashby	alan-ashby	C	R	B	6' 2"	74	185	28	7	Jul 8, 1951	1951-07-08	Long Beach, CA	1			0		0	1
1979	6	R	Baldwin	baldwre01	Reggie Baldwin	reggie-baldwin	C-PH	R	R	6' 1"	73	195	25	2	Aug 19, 1954	1954-08-19	River Rouge, MI	2		1	1		0
1979	16	L	Bergman	bergmda01	Dave Bergman	dave-bergman	1B-PH	L	L	6' 1"	73	185	26	4	Jun 6, 1953	1953-06-06	Evanston, IL	2			0		0
1979	13	R	Bochy	bochybr01	Bruce Bochy	bruce-bochy	C	R	R	6' 3"	75	205	24	2	Apr 16, 1955	1955-04-16	Landes de Bussac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France	2			0		0
1979	23	R	Cabell	cabelen01	Enos Cabell	enos-cabell	1B-3B	R	R	6' 4"	76	170	30	8	Oct 8, 1949	1949-10-08	Fort Riley, KS	5			0		0	1
1979	28	R	Cedeno	cedence01	Cesar Cedeno	cesar-cedeno	1B-CF	R	R	6' 2"	74	175	28	10	Feb 25, 1951	1951-02-25	Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, D.R.	10			0		1	1
1979	25	L	Cruz	cruzjo01	Jose Cruz	jose-cruz	LF	L	L	6' 0"	72	170	32	10	Aug 8, 1947	1947-08-08	Arroyo, P.R.	5			0		1	1
1979	37	R	Dixon	dixonto01	Tom Dixon	tom-dixon	RP	R	R	5' 11"	71	175	24	3	Apr 23, 1955	1955-04-23	Orlando, FL	3			1		0
1979	43	R	Forsch	forscke01	Ken Forsch	ken-forsch	SP	R	R	6' 4"	76	195	33	10	Sep 8, 1946	1946-09-08	Sacramento, CA	10			0		1	1
1979	9	R	Gonzalez	gonzaju02	Julio Gonzalez	julio-gonzalez	2B-SS	R	R	5' 11"	71	162	27	3	Dec 25, 1952	1952-12-25	Caguas, P.R.	3			0		0	1
1979	20	L	Heep	heepda01	Danny Heep	danny-heep	PH	L	L	5' 11"	71	185	22	1	Jul 3, 1957	1957-07-03	San Antonio, TX	1	1		0		0
1979	18	R	Howe	howear01	Art Howe	art-howe	2B-3B	R	R	6' 2"	74	190	33	6	Dec 15, 1946	1946-12-15	Pittsburgh, PA	4			0		0	1
1979	11	R	Knicely	kniceal01	Alan Knicely	alan-knicely	C-PH	R	R	6' 0"	72	190	24	1	May 19, 1955	1955-05-19	Harrisonburg, VA	1	1		0		0
1979	31	R	LaCorte	lacorfr01	Frank LaCorte	frank-lacorte	RP	R	R	6' 1"	73	180	28	5	Oct 13, 1951	1951-10-13	San Jose, CA	1			0		0
1979	39	R	Ladd	laddpe01	Pete Ladd	pete-ladd	RP	R	R	6' 3"	75	228	23	1	Jul 17, 1956	1956-07-17	Portland, ME	1	1		1		0
1979	17	B	Landestoy	landera01	Rafael Landestoy	rafael-landestoy	2B	R	B	5' 10"	70	165	26	3	May 28, 1953	1953-05-28	Bani, Peravia, D.R.	2			0		0	1
1979	30	R	Leonard	leonaje01	Jeffrey Leonard	jeffrey-leonard	RF	R	R	6' 2"	74	200	24	3	Sep 22, 1955	1955-09-22	Philadelphia, PA	2			0	1	0	1
1979	39	R	McLaughlin	mclaubo01	Bo McLaughlin	bo-mclaughlin	RP	R	R	6' 5"	77	210	26	4	Oct 23, 1953	1953-10-23	Oakland, CA	4			1		0
1979	54	R	Mendoza	mendomi02	Mike Mendoza	mike-mendoza	P-PR	R	R	6' 5"	77	215	24	1	Nov 26, 1955	1955-11-26	Inglewood, CA	1	1	1	1		0
1979	36	R	Niekro	niekrjo01	Joe Niekro	joe-niekro	SP	R	R	6' 1"	73	185	35	13	Nov 7, 1944	1944-11-07	Martins Ferry, OH	5			0		1	1
1979	46	L	Niemann	niemara01	Randy Niemann	randy-niemann	SP-RP	L	L	6' 4"	76	200	24	1	Nov 15, 1955	1955-11-15	Scotia, CA	1	1		0	1	0	1
1979	34	R	Pladson	pladsgo01	Gordie Pladson	gordie-pladson	RP	R	R	6' 4"	76	210	23	1	Jul 31, 1956	1956-07-31	New Westminster, BC, CAN	1	1		0		0
1979	21	L	Puhl	puhlte01	Terry Puhl	terry-puhl	CF-RF	R	L	6' 2"	74	195	23	3	Jul 8, 1956	1956-07-08	Melville, SK, CAN	3			0		0	1
1979	8	R	Pujols	pujollu01	Luis Pujols	luis-pujols	C	R	R	6' 2"	74	175	24	3	Nov 18, 1955	1955-11-18	Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago, D.R.	3			0		0
1979	12	L	Reynolds	reynocr01	Craig Reynolds	craig-reynolds	SS	R	L	6' 1"	73	175	27	5	Dec 27, 1952	1952-12-27	Houston, TX	1			0		0	1
1979	45	L	Riccelli	riccefr01	Frank Riccelli	frank-riccelli	RP	L	L	6' 3"	75	205	26	3	Feb 24, 1953	1953-02-24	Syracuse, NY	2		1	1		0
1979	50	R	Richard	richajr01	J. R. Richard	j-r-richard	SP	R	R	6' 8"	80	222	29	9	Mar 7, 1950	1950-03-07	Vienna, LA	9			0		0	1
1979	42	R	Roberge	roberbe01	Bert Roberge	bert-roberge	RP	R	R	6' 4"	76	190	25	1	Oct 3, 1954	1954-10-03	Lewiston, ME	1	1		0		0
1979	48	R	Ruhle	ruhleve01	Vern Ruhle	vern-ruhle	SP-RP	R	R	6' 1"	73	185	28	6	Jan 25, 1951	1951-01-25	Coleman, MI	2			0		0	1
1979	35	L	Sambito	sambijo01	Joe Sambito	joe-sambito	RP	L	L	6' 1"	73	185	27	4	Jun 28, 1952	1952-06-28	Brooklyn, NY	4			0		0	1
1979	24	R	Sexton	sextoji01	Jimmy Sexton	jimmy-sexton	SS	R	R	5' 10"	70	175	28	3	Dec 15, 1951	1951-12-15	Mobile, AL	2			1		0
1979	41	L	Sprowl	sprowbo01	Bobby Sprowl	bobby-sprowl	RP	L	L	6' 2"	74	190	23	2	Apr 14, 1956	1956-04-14	Sandusky, OH	1			0		0
1979	33	R	Throop	throoge01	George Throop	george-throop	RP	R	R	6' 7"	79	205	29	4	Nov 24, 1950	1950-11-24	Pasadena, CA	1		1	1		0
1979	29	R	Walling	wallide01	Denny Walling	denny-walling	RF-PH	R	L	6' 0"	72	180	25	5	Apr 17, 1954	1954-04-17	Neptune, NJ	3			0		0	1
1979	27	R	Watson	watsobo01	Bob Watson	bob-watson	1B-DH	R	R	6' 0"	72	201	33	14	Apr 10, 1946	1946-04-10	Los Angeles, CA	14			1		1	1
1979	33	R	Wiedenbauer	wiedeto01	Tom Wiedenbauer	tom-wiedenbauer	OF	R	R	6' 1"	73	180	21	1	Nov 5, 1958	1958-11-05	Menomonee, WI	1	1	1	1		0
1979	38	R	Williams	williri03	Rick Williams	rick-williams	SP-RP	R	R	6' 1"	73	180	27	2	Nov 9, 1952	1952-11-09	Merced, CA	2		1	1	1	0	1
1979	41	R	Wilson	wilsoga02	Gary Wilson	gary-wilson-2	RP	R	R	6' 2"	74	185	25	1	Nov 21, 1954	1954-11-21	Camden, AR	1	1	1	1		0

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