1992 Houston Astros season
1992 Houston Astros | ||
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Division | Western Division | |
Ballpark | The Astrodome | |
City | Houston, Texas | |
Record | 81–81 (.500) | |
Owners | John McMullen | |
Managers | Art Howe | |
Television | KTXH HSE | |
Radio | KPRC (AM) (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Vince Controneo, Bill Worrell, Enos Cabell) KXYZ (Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra) | |
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The Houston Astros' 1992 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Astros finishing fourth in the National League West with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.
The Astros were forced to play 26 consecutive road games from July 27 through August 23, due to the Republican National Convention being held at the Astrodome from August 17–20. Houston went a respectable 12-14 on the trip, which saw the Astros play in all National League cities except Montreal, New York City, and Pittsburgh.
Following the road trip, the Astros won 25 of their final 38 games to finish at .500, an improvement of 16 games upon their franchise-worst 65-97 mark of 1991.
Offseason
- December 10, 1991: Kenny Lofton and Dave Rohde were traded by the Astros to the Cleveland Indians for Willie Blair and Eddie Taubensee.[1]
- January 27, 1992: Joe Boever was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[2]
- January 27, 1992: Ernest Riles was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[3]
- January 27, 1992: Denny Walling was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 51–30 | 47–34 |
Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | .556 | 8 | 53–28 | 37–44 |
San Diego Padres | 82 | 80 | .506 | 16 | 45–36 | 37–44 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 | 42–39 | 30–51 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 99 | .389 | 35 | 37–44 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 10–2 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 2–10 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 11–7 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–9 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
Houston | 5–13 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
Montreal | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 9–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 5–13 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 15–3 | |||||
San Diego | 5–13 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | — | 11–7 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 2, 1992: Curt Schilling was traded by the Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jason Grimsley.[5]
Roster
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Eddie Taubensee | 104 | 297 | 66 | .222 | 5 | 28 |
1B | Jeff Bagwell | 162 | 586 | 160 | .273 | 18 | 96 |
2B | Craig Biggio | 162 | 613 | 170 | .277 | 6 | 39 |
3B | Ken Caminiti | 135 | 506 | 149 | .294 | 13 | 62 |
SS | Andújar Cedeño | 71 | 220 | 38 | .173 | 2 | 13 |
LF | Luis Gonzalez | 122 | 387 | 94 | .243 | 10 | 55 |
CF | Steve Finley | 162 | 607 | 177 | .292 | 5 | 55 |
RF | Eric Anthony | 137 | 440 | 105 | .239 | 19 | 80 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Mike Simms | 15 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
Denny Walling | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ryan Bowen | 11 | 33.2 | 0 | 7 | 10.96 | 22 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Willie Blair | 29 | 78.2 | 5 | 7 | 4.00 | 48 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Joe Boever | 81 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2.51 | 67 |
Xavier Hernandez | 77 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2.11 | 96 |
Farm system
References
- ^ Kenny Lofton at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Boever at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ernest Riles at Baseball Reference
- ^ Denny Walling at Baseball Reference
- ^ Curt Schilling at Baseball Reference