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Houston Astros
Opening Day Lineups
1962-Present


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19  62
SEASON FINISH 64-96 8TH 36.5GB
POS
 PLAYER
3B
 Bob Aspromonte
CF
 Al Spangler
RF
 Roman Mejias
1B
 Norm Larker
LF
 Jim Pendleton
C
 Hal Smith
2B
 Joey Amalfitano
SS
 Don Buddin
P
 Bobby Shantz
 
19  63
SEASON FINISH 66-96 9TH 33GB
POS
 PLAYER
2B
 Ernie Fazio
LF
 Al Spangler
1B
 Pete Runnels
RF
 Rusty Staub
3B
 Bob Aspromonte
CF
 Howie Goss
C
 Jim Campbell
SS
 Bob Lillis
P
 Turk Farrell
19  64
SEASON FINISH 66-96 9TH 27GB
POS
 PLAYER
SS
 Eddie Kasko
2B
 Nellie Fox
1B
 Pete Runnels
LF
 Walt Bond
RF
 Rusty Staub
CF
 Jimmy Wynn
3B
 Bob Aspromonte
C
 John Bateman
P
 Ken Johnson

19  65
SEASON FINISH 65-97 9TH 32GB
POS
 PLAYER
SS
 Bob Lillis
2B
 Joe Morgan
CF
 Jimmy Wynn
1B
 Walt Bond
3B
 Bob Aspromonte
LF
 Jim Beauchamp
RF
 Joe Gaines
C
 John Bateman
P
 Bob Bruce
 
19  66
SEASON FINISH 72-90 8TH 23GB
POS
 PLAYER
LF
 Lee May
SS
 Sonny Jackson
CF
 Jimmy Wynn
RF
 Dave Nicholson
2B
 Joe Morgan
3B
 Bob Aspromonte
1B
 Chuck Harrison
C
 John Bateman
P
 Robin Roberts
19  67
SEASON FINISH 69-93 9TH 32.5GB
POS
 PLAYER
SS
 Sonny Jackson
2B
 Joe Morgan
LF
 Aaron Pointer
CF
 Jimmy Wynn
3B
 Bob Aspromonte
RF
 Rusty Staub
1B
 Eddie Mathews
C
 John Bateman
P
 Mike Cuellar
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
19  68
SEASON FINISH 72-90 10TH 25GB
POS
 PLAYER
CF
 Ron Davis
2B
 Joe Morgan
C
 Hal King
1B
 Rusty Staub
LF
 Jimmy Wynn
RF
 Norm Miller
3B
 Bob Aspromonte
SS
 Hector Torres
P
 Larry Dierker
 
19  69
SEASON FINISH 81-81 5TH 12GB
POS
 PLAYER
RF
 Jesus Alou
2B
 Joe Morgan
CF
 Norm Miller
3B
 Doug Rader
1B
 Curt Blefary
LF
 Bob Watson
SS
 Dennis Menke
C
 Johnny Edwards
P
 Don Wilson
19  70
SEASON FINISH 79-83 4TH 23GB
POS
 PLAYER
2B
 Joe Morgan
RF
 Joe Pepitone
CF
 Jimmy Wynn
1B
 John Mayberry
SS
 Dennis Menke
LF
 Tommy Davis
3B
 Doug Rader
C
 Johnny Edwards
P
 Larry Dierker

19  71
SEASON FINISH 79-83 4TH 11GB
POS
 PLAYER
RF
 Cesar Cedeno
2B
 Joe Morgan
CF
 Jimmy Wynn
LF
 Bob Watson
1B
 Dennis Menke
3B
 Doug Rader
C
 Johnny Edwards
SS
 Roger Metzger
P
 Larry Dierker
 
19  72
SEASON FINISH 84-69 2ND 10.5GB
POS
 PLAYER
SS
 Roger Metzger
CF
 Cesar Cedeno
RF
 Jimmy Wynn
1B
 Lee May
LF
 Bob Watson
3B
 Doug Rader
2B
 Tommy Helms
C
 Johnny Edwards
P
 Don Wilson
19  73
SEASON FINISH 82-80 4TH 17GB
POS
 PLAYER
RF
 Jimmy Wynn
2B
 Tommy Helms
CF
 Cesar Cedeno
LF
 Bob Watson
1B
 Lee May
3B
 Doug Rader
C
 Johnny Edwards
SS
 Roger Metzger
P
 Dave Roberts

19  74
SEASON FINISH 81-81 4TH 21GB
POS
 PLAYER
RF
 Greg Gross
SS
 Roger Metzger
CF
 Cesar Cedeno
LF
 Bob Watson
C
 Milt May
1B
 Lee May
3B
 Doug Rader
2B
 Tommy Helms
P
 Dave Roberts
 
19  75
SEASON FINISH 64-97 6TH 43.5
POS
 PLAYER
LF
 Enos Cabell
2B
 Rob Andrews
CF
 Cesar Cedeno
C
 Milt May
1B
 Cliff Johnson
RF
 Jose Cruz
3B
 Doug Rader
SS
 Roger Metzger
P
 Larry Dierker
19  76
SEASON FINISH 80-82 3RD 22GB
POS
 PLAYER
LF
 Wilbur Howard
3B
 Enos Cabell
CF
 Cesar Cedeno
1B
 Bob Watson
C
 Cliff Johnson
RF
 Greg Gross
2B
 Larry Milbourne
SS
 Roger Metzger
P
 J.R. Richard
19  77
SEASON FINISH 81-81 3RD 17GB
POS
 PLAYER
2B
 Julio Gonzalez
3B
 Enos Cabell
RF
 Jose Cruz
1B
 Bob Watson
LF
 Willie Crawford
C
 Joe Ferguson
CF
 Art Gardner
SS
 Roger Metzger
P
 J.R. Richard
 
19  78
SEASON FINISH 74-88 5TH 21GB
POS
 PLAYER
LF
 Terry Puhl
3B
 Enos Cabell
CF
 Cesar Cedeno
RF
 Jose Cruz
1B
 Bob Watson
C
 Joe Ferguson
2B
 Art Howe
SS
 Roger Metzger
P
 J.R. Richard
19  79
SEASON FINISH 89-73 2ND 1.5GB
POS
 PLAYER
RF
 Terry Puhl
SS
 Craig Reynolds
CF
 Cesar Cedeno
LF
 Jose Cruz
3B
 Enos Cabell
1B
 Bob Watson
2B
 Art Howe
C
 Alan Ashby
P
 J.R. Richard

19  80
SEASON FINISH 93-70 1ST +1GM
POS
 PLAYER
RF
 Terry Puhl
SS
 Craig Reynolds
CF
 Cesar Cedeno
2B
 Joe Morgan
LF
 Jose Cruz
3B
 Enos Cabell
1B
 Art Howe
C
 Alan Ashby
P
 J.R. Richard
 
19  81
1ST HALF FINISH 28-29 3RD 8GB
2ND HALF FINISH 33-20 1ST +1.5GM
POS
 PLAYER
RF
 Terry Puhl
SS
 Craig Reynolds
CF
 Cesar Cedeno
LF
 Jose Cruz
3B
 Art Howe
1B
 Dave Roberts
2B
 Dickie Thon
C
 Luis Pujols
P
 Joe Niekro
19  82
SEASON FINISH 77-85 5TH 12GB
POS
 PLAYER
RF
 Terry Puhl
CF
 Tony Scott
2B
 Phil Garner
LF
 Jose Cruz
C
 Alan Ashby
3B
 Ray Knight
1B
 Art Howe
SS
 Craig Reynolds
P
 Nolan Ryan
19  83
SEASON FINISH 85-77 3RD 6GB
POS
 PLAYER
CF
 Omar Moreno
2B
 Bill Doran
SS
 Dickie Thon
3B
 Phil Garner
LF
 Jose Cruz
1B
 Ray Knight
RF
 Terry Puhl
C
 Luis Pujols
P
 Joe Niekro
 
19  84
SEASON FINISH 80-82 3RD 12GB
POS
 PLAYER
2B
 Bill Doran
RF
 Terry Puhl
SS
 Dickie Thon
LF
 Jose Cruz
CF
 Jerry Mumphrey
1B
 Ray Knight
3B
 Denny Walling
C
 Alan Ashby
P
 Joe Niekro
19  85
SEASON FINISH 83-79 3RD 12GB
POS
 PLAYER
SS
 Dickie Thon
1B
 Enos Cabell
3B
 Phil Garner
LF
 Jose Cruz
CF
 Jerry Mumphrey
RF
 Terry Puhl
C
 Alan Ashby
2B
 Bill Doran
P
 Nolan Ryan
19  86
SEASON FINISH 96-66 1ST +10GM
POS
 PLAYER
LF
 Eric Bullock
2B
 Bill Doran
3B
 Denny Walling
1B
 Glenn Davis
C
 Mark Bailey
RF
 Kevin Bass
CF
 Tonly Walker
SS
 Dickie Thon
P
 Nolan Ryan
 
19  87
SEASON FINISH 76-86 3RD 14GB
POS
 PLAYER
2B
 Bill Doran
CF
 Billy Hatcher
LF
 Jose Cruz
1B
 Glenn Davis
RF
 Kevin Bass
C
 Alan Ashby
SS
 Craig Reynolds
3B
 Phil Garner
P
 Mike Scott
19  88
SEASON FINISH 82-80 5TH 12.5GB
POS
 PLAYER
CF
 Gerald Young
LF
 Billy Hatcher
2B
 Bill Doran
1B
 Glenn Davis
3B
 Denny Walling
C
 Alan Ashby
RF
 Terry Puhl
SS
 Rafael Ramirez
P
 Mike Scott
                                                                                                                        
19  89
SEASON FINISH 86-76 3RD 6GB
POS
 PLAYER
CF
 Gerald Young
SS
 Rafael Ramirez
LF
 Billy Hatcher
1B
 Glenn Davis
RF
 Kevin Bass
2B
 Bill Doran
3B
 Ken Caminiti
C
 Craig Biggio
P
 Mike Scott
 
19  90
SEASON FINISH 75-87 4TH 16GB
POS
 PLAYER
CF
 Gerald Young
C
 Craig Biggio
2B
 Bill Doran
1B
 Glenn Davis
RF
 Glenn Wilson
LF
 Eric Anthony
3B
 Ken Caminiti
SS
 Rafael Ramirez
P
 Mike Scott
19  91
SEASON FINISH 65-97 6TH 29GB
POS
 PLAYER
SS
 Eric Yelding
CF
 Steve Finley
C
 Craig Biggio
LF
 Luis Gonzalez
3B
 Ken Caminiti
1B
 Jeff Bagwell
RF
 Karl Rhodes
2B
 Mark McLemore
P
 Mike Scott
19  92
SEASON FINISH 81-81 4TH 17GB
POS
 PLAYER
2B
 Craig Biggio
CF
 Steve Finley
1B
 Jeff Bagwell
RF
 Pete Incaviglia
3B
 Ken Caminiti
LF
 Luis Gonzaliez
C
 Scott Servais
SS
 Andujar Cedeno
P
 Pete Harnisch
 
19  93
SEASON FINISH 85-77 3RD 19GB
POS
 PLAYER
2B
 Craig Biggio
CF
 Steve Finley
1B
 Jeff Bagwell
RF
 Eric Anthony
3B
 Ken Caminiti
LF
 Luis Gonzalez
SS
 Andujar Cedeno
C
 Eddie Taubensee
P
 Doug Drabek
19  94
SEASON FINISH 66-49 2ND 0.5GB
POS
 PLAYER
RF
 James Mouton
CF
 Steve Finley
2B
 Craig Biggio
1B
 Jeff Bagwell
LF
 Luis Gonzalez
3B
 Ken Caminiti
C
 Scott Servais
SS
 Andujar Cedeno
P
 Pete Harnisch
19  95
SEASON FINISH 76-68 2ND 9GB
POS
 PLAYER
2B
 Craig Biggio
LF
 Luis Gonzaliez
1B
 Jeff Bagwell
CF
 Derek Bell
RF
 Phil Plantier
3B
 Dave Magadan
C
 Scott Servais
SS
 Orlando Miller
P
 Doug Drabek
 
19  96
SEASON FINISH 82-80 2ND 6GB
POS
 PLAYER
CF
 Brian Hunter
2B
 Craig Biggio
1B
 Jeff Bagwell
RF
 Derek Bell
LF
 Derrick May
3B
 Sean Berry
C
 Rick Wilkins
SS
 Orlando Miller
P
 Shane Reynolds
19  97
SEASON FINISH 84-78 1ST +5GM
POS
 PLAYER
2B
 Craig Biggio
SS
 Pat Listach
1B
 Jeff Bagwell
CF
 Derek Bell
LF
 Luis Gonzalez
3B
 Sean Berry
RF
 Bobby Abreu
C
 Brad Ausmus
P
 Shane Reynolds
                                                                                                                                                                                                           
19  98
SEASON FINISH 102-60 1ST +12.5GM
POS
 PLAYER
2B
 Craig Biggio
RF
 Derek Bell
1B
 Jeff Bagwell
3B
 Sean Berry
LF
 Moises Alou
CF
 Richard Hidalgo
SS
 Ricky Gutierrez
C
 Brad Ausmus
P