1982 Houston Astros team stats

1982 Houston Astros: 77-85  .475
5th place in N.L. West
Previous Season

Home record: 43-38  (290 runs scored, 294 allowed)
Road record: 34-47  (279 runs scored, 326 allowed)
Home Attendance*: 1,560,396 on 80 dates  (19,505 avg.)
Road Attendance*: 1,587,730 on 79 dates  (20,098 avg.)
Managers: Bill Virdon (49-62), Bob Lillis (28-23)
Coaches: Deacon Jones, Don Leppert, Bob Lillis, Les Moss, Tony Pacheco, Mel Wright

569 runs scored (11th of 12 N.L. teams), 620 runs allowed (4th)

N.L. Averages: 4.09 runs/game (662.2 runs/team)

Batting Statistics (ordered by OBP+SLG)

Pos	Batter	Age	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SH	SF	SB	CS	UW	IW	HP	SO	DP	BA	SLG	OBP
1B	Harry Spilman*	27	38	61	7	17	28	2	0	3	11	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	10	1	.279	.459	.333
	Mike Ivie	29	7	6	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.429
1B	Ray Knight	29	158	609	72	179	245	36	6	6	70	1	13	2	5	39	9	5	58	16	.294	.402	.344
2B	Phil Garner	33	155	588	65	161	249	33	8	13	83	0	7	24	13	36	4	3	92	11	.274	.423	.320
C	Alan Ashby#	30	100	339	40	87	141	14	2	12	49	2	3	2	0	23	4	1	53	7	.257	.416	.311
SS	Dickie Thon	24	136	496	73	137	197	31	10	3	36	5	1	37	8	35	2	1	48	4	.276	.397	.327
LF	Jose Cruz*	34	155	570	62	157	215	27	2	9	68	3	6	21	11	48	12	1	67	11	.275	.377	.342
RF	Terry Puhl*	25	145	507	64	133	192	17	9	8	50	5	2	17	9	49	2	2	49	6	.262	.379	.331
O1	Danny Heep*	24	85	198	16	47	75	14	1	4	22	0	2	0	2	18	3	1	31	5	.237	.379	.311
O1	Tim Tolman	26	15	26	4	5	10	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	1	.192	.385	.300
S3	Craig Reynolds*	29	54	118	16	30	41	2	3	1	7	3	1	3	1	8	3	1	9	1	.254	.347	.321
3B	Art Howe	35	110	365	29	87	119	15	1	5	38	4	3	2	0	26	15	1	45	10	.238	.326	.315
2B	Bill Doran#	24	26	97	11	27	30	3	0	0	6	0	1	5	0	4	0	0	11	0	.278	.309	.304
O1	Denny Walling*	28	85	146	22	30	39	4	1	1	14	0	1	4	2	20	3	0	19	6	.205	.267	.312
P	Mike LaCoss	26	41	24	2	6	7	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	.250	.292	.280
C	Luis Pujols	26	65	176	8	35	57	6	2	4	15	5	0	0	3	8	2	0	40	4	.199	.324	.242
S3	Kiko Garcia	28	34	76	5	16	24	5	0	1	5	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	15	2	.211	.316	.241
CF	Tony Scott#	30	132	460	43	110	135	16	3	1	29	3	4	18	4	11	4	1	56	11	.239	.293	.263
OF	Scott Loucks	25	44	49	6	11	13	2	0	0	3	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	17	1	.224	.265	.269
CO	Alan Knicely	27	59	133	10	25	33	2	0	2	12	1	0	0	1	11	3	1	30	4	.188	.248	.270
3O	Joe Pittman	28	15	10	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.200	.300	.200
P	Don Sutton	37	27	68	3	11	11	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	0	.162	.162	.186
OF	Larry Ray*	24	5	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.167	.167	.143
P	Vern Ruhle	31	31	41	0	4	4	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	4	0	1	27	0	.098	.098	.196
P	Nolan Ryan	35	35	83	5	10	10	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	5	0	0	37	1	.120	.120	.170
P	Joe Niekro	37	35	89	2	8	10	2	0	0	5	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	30	1	.090	.112	.099
P	Bob Knepper*	28	33	52	2	3	4	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	25	0	.058	.077	.125
OF	Kevin Bass#	23	12	24	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	.042	.042	.042
P	Frank DiPino*	25	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Frank LaCorte	30	55	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Dave Smith	27	49	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Randy Moffitt	33	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Bert Roberge	27	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
P	George Cappuzzello	28	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Danny Boone*	28	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Joe Sambito*	30	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Mark Ross	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
P	Gordie Pladson	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000

 Average age (non-P): 30.0

Batter data: *: Bats lefthanded; #: Switch hitter; G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage


Pitching Statistics

Pitcher	Age	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	MI	GF	SV	SHO	IP	H	BFP	R	ER	HR	UW	IW	HP	SO	WP	BK
Joe Sambito*	30	0	0	0.71	9	0	0	2	7	4	0	12.2	7	47	2	1	0	0	2	0	7	0	0
Mark Ross	24	0	0	1.50	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	6.0	3	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Joe Niekro	37	17	12	2.47	35	35	16	0	0	0	5	270.0	224	1067	79	74	12	63	1	5	130	19	0
George Cappuzzello*	28	0	1	2.79	17	0	0	11	6	0	0	19.1	16	81	6	6	2	6	1	3	13	1	0
Mike LaCoss	26	6	6	2.90	41	8	0	22	11	0	0	115.0	107	488	41	37	3	48	6	4	51	5	1
Don Sutton	37	13	8	3.00	27	27	4	0	0	0	0	195.0	169	784	75	65	10	44	2	1	139	3	1
Randy Moffitt	33	2	4	3.02	30	0	0	11	19	3	0	41.2	36	179	15	14	3	10	3	5	20	0	0
Nolan Ryan	35	16	12	3.16	35	35	10	0	0	0	3	250.1	196	1050	100	88	20	106	3	8	245	18	2
Danny Boone*	28	0	1	3.55	10	0	0	6	4	1	0	12.2	7	47	6	5	1	3	1	0	4	1	0
Dave Smith	27	5	4	3.84	49	1	0	19	29	11	0	63.1	69	286	30	27	4	27	4	0	28	2	4
Vern Ruhle	31	9	13	3.93	31	21	3	7	3	1	2	149.0	169	625	81	65	12	20	4	4	56	0	1
Bert Roberge	27	1	2	4.21	22	0	0	9	13	3	0	25.2	29	110	12	12	0	3	3	0	18	0	1
Bob Knepper*	28	5	15	4.45	33	29	4	3	1	1	0	180.0	193	770	100	89	14	56	4	3	108	8	0
Frank LaCorte	30	1	5	4.48	55	0	0	26	29	7	0	76.1	71	345	44	38	5	41	5	0	51	4	1
Frank DiPino*	25	2	2	6.04	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	28.1	32	122	20	19	1	10	1	0	25	0	0
Gordie Pladson	25	0	0	54.00	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.1	10	16	8	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Average age: 32.8

Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts; WP: Wild pitches; BK: Balks


Pitching Statistics (Batters' format, ordered by OBP+SLG)

Pitcher	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	SH	SF	SB	CS	UW	IW	HP	SO	DP	BA	SLG	OBP	OPS	GB%
Mark Ross	4	21	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	.143	.190	.143	.333	85.7
Joe Sambito*	9	44	2	7	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	2	.159	.159	.196	.355	54.8
Danny Boone*	10	41	6	7	11	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	4	0	.171	.268	.239	.507	54.5
Joe Niekro	35	980	79	224	297	25	6	12	13	5	27	13	63	1	5	130	21	.229	.303	.278	.581	55.2
Don Sutton	27	728	75	169	237	28	5	10	4	5	25	7	44	2	1	139	15	.232	.326	.277	.602	47.6
Nolan Ryan	35	921	100	196	299	31	6	20	9	3	39	12	106	3	8	245	12	.213	.325	.301	.625	54.1
Bert Roberge	22	102	12	29	32	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	3	0	18	1	.284	.314	.324	.638	58.7
Randy Moffitt	30	158	15	36	54	9	0	3	2	1	5	0	10	3	5	20	0	.228	.342	.305	.647	51.5
George Cappuzzello*	17	69	6	16	23	1	0	2	0	2	3	0	6	1	3	13	3	.232	.333	.321	.654	60.0
Mike LaCoss	41	425	41	107	134	14	2	3	5	0	13	3	48	6	4	51	21	.252	.315	.342	.657	65.6
Frank LaCorte	55	288	44	71	102	12	2	5	5	6	14	0	41	5	0	51	5	.247	.354	.344	.698	43.5
Bob Knepper*	33	695	100	193	272	29	4	14	6	6	28	11	56	4	3	108	20	.278	.391	.335	.726	57.6
Frank DiPino*	6	106	20	32	40	5	0	1	3	2	2	1	10	1	0	25	4	.302	.377	.361	.739	44.8
Vern Ruhle	31	585	81	169	246	25	8	12	8	4	13	9	20	4	4	56	14	.289	.421	.319	.740	60.5
Dave Smith	49	242	30	69	98	13	2	4	9	4	6	1	27	4	0	28	5	.285	.405	.361	.766	57.1
Gordie Pladson	2	13	8	10	12	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.769	.923	.750	1.673	50.0

Pitcher data (batters' format): *: Throws lefthanded; G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage; GB%: Percentage of outs on ground balls


Defensive Statistics

Catcher                 INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP   SB   CS   PB   WP    ERA   RAT   RTOT
Alan Ashby            795.2   90    5    7   95   530   55  14    5   .977  108   26   10   27   3.78   -14    -21
Luis Pujols           488.0   56    8    8   64   295   39   3    3   .991   55   24   20   28   3.08    -6    -15
Alan Knicely          163.0   16    7    4   23   112   15   3    2   .977   14    7    2    6   2.65     0      0

First Base              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Ray Knight            829.2   93    3    5   96   945   55  10   76   .990  10.85     -2     0     -3
Art Howe              289.2   34    1    3   35   291   21   1   34   .997   9.69      2     0      6
Danny Heep            123.1   14    2    4   16   130    4   1    9   .993   9.78     -1     0     -9
Denny Walling         112.1   10   10    1   20   129    8   1    8   .993  10.98      0     0      2
Harry Spilman          82.2   10    1    3   11    86    5   1    5   .989   9.91     -1     0    -10
Tim Tolman              9.0    1    0    0    1    10    1   0    2  1.000  11.00      0     0     40

Second Base             INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Phil Garner          1213.2  136    0    2  136   273  429  14   90   .980   5.21     -2     2      0
Bill Doran            230.1   26    0    0   26    41   78   3   17   .975   4.65      1     1     11
Dickie Thon             2.0    0    1    0    1     0    0   0    0   .000   0.00      0     0    -60
Kiko Garcia             0.2    0    1    0    1     0    2   0    0  1.000  27.00      0     0    900

Third Base              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Art Howe              631.1   72    0    6   72    53  153   6   13   .972   2.94      7     0     14
Ray Knight            564.1   65    2    8   67    57  131   7   18   .964   3.00      1     0      3
Phil Garner           150.2   17    1    1   18    12   35   3    4   .940   2.81      0     0      1
Dickie Thon            57.1    6    2    0    8     6   13   2    2   .905   2.98     -1     0    -25
Craig Reynolds         26.0    1    6    0    7     2    4   0    0  1.000   2.08      0     0     14
Joe Pittman             6.0    0    3    0    3     1    1   0    0  1.000   3.00      0     0    -40
Kiko Garcia             6.0    0    2    0    2     1    0   0    0  1.000   1.50      0     0    -60
Alan Knicely            5.0    1    0    1    1     0    0   0    0   .000   0.00      0     0    -24

Shortstop               INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG   RDP   RTOT
Dickie Thon          1018.1  114    5    4  119   177  399  15   80   .975   5.09     14     1     17
Craig Reynolds        276.2   31    4    4   35    43   94   6   15   .958   4.46     -4     0    -16
Kiko Garcia           151.2   17    4    5   21    28   60   5   13   .946   5.22     -2     0    -14

Left Field              INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Jose Cruz            1357.1  153    2    8  155   336    8  13    3   .964   2.28     10    -8      1
Tim Tolman             32.0    4    0    1    4     5    0   0    0  1.000   1.41      0     0      4
Kevin Bass             26.0    3    1    1    4     4    0   1    0   .800   1.38     -1     0    -37
Tony Scott             11.0    1    1    0    2     4    1   0    0  1.000   4.09      1     1    175
Alan Knicely           10.0    1    1    0    2     2    0   0    0  1.000   1.80      0     0     12
Denny Walling           9.1    0    4    0    4     2    0   0    0  1.000   1.93      0     0     13
Danny Heep              1.0    0    1    0    1     1    0   0    0  1.000   9.00      0     0    360

Center Field            INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Tony Scott            976.2  111   14   21  125   258    6   5    0   .981   2.43     -1     2      1
Terry Puhl            237.0   31    1   19   32    57    0   2    0   .966   2.16     -6    -1    -34
Scott Loucks          130.2    8   29    0   37    41    3   1    1   .978   3.03      2     1     26
Denny Walling          68.1    8    3    5   11    17    2   0    0  1.000   2.50     -1     0    -14
Kevin Bass             34.0    4    0    1    4     7    0   0    0  1.000   1.85     -1    -1    -71

Right Field             INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A   E   DP     FP    RF9    RNG  RARM   RTOT
Terry Puhl            909.0   96   27    5  123   201    4   1    3   .995   2.03      0    -3     -4
Danny Heep            290.2   37    2   22   39    61    2   0    1  1.000   1.95      2    -2      1
Denny Walling         105.0   10    8    2   18    19    1   0    0  1.000   1.71     -1     0    -15
Alan Knicely          100.0   14    1    8   15    14    0   1    0   .933   1.26     -3    -1    -49
Tony Scott             26.0    3    0    0    3     2    0   0    0  1.000   0.69      0     0    -23
Tim Tolman              9.0    1    0    0    1     2    0   0    0  1.000   2.00      0     0     13
Larry Ray               6.0    1    0    1    1     1    0   0    0  1.000   1.50      0     0    -20
Joe Pittman             1.0    0    1    0    1     1    0   0    0  1.000   9.00      0     0    240

Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls; WP: Wild pitches; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; RNG: Fielding runs above average; DP: Double play runs above average; RARM: Outfield arm runs above average; RAT: Catcher runs above average; RTOT: Total fielding runs above average per 1200 innings


Transactions

10-23-1981	traded Pete Ladd to Brewers for Rickey Keeton
11-13-1981	granted free agency to Tony Scott
12-09-1981	traded Gary Woods to Cubs for Jim Tracy
12-18-1981	traded Cesar Cedeno to Reds for Ray Knight
01-21-1982	signed Tony Scott as a free agent
02-05-1982	signed Randy Moffitt as a free agent
03-28-1982	traded Jim Pankovits to Padres for Douglas Lulay
03-28-1982	traded Dave Roberts to Phillies for Steve Dunnegan
04-04-1982	signed George Cappuzzello as a free agent
04-06-1982	placed J.R. Richard on the disabled list
04-06-1982	claimed Mike LaCoss on waivers from Reds
04-11-1982	placed Craig Reynolds on the disabled list
04-30-1982	released Mike Ivie
05-05-1982	activated Craig Reynolds
05-05-1982	signed Ron Mathis as a free agent
05-12-1982	placed Art Howe on the disabled list
05-16-1982	signed Bob Pate as a free agent
05-20-1982	placed Joe Sambito on the disabled list
06-08-1982	traded Joe Pittman to Padres for Danny Boone
06-19-1982	activated Art Howe
06-27-1982	placed Dave Smith on the disabled list
07-18-1982	activated Dave Smith
08-06-1982	placed George Cappuzzello on the disabled list
08-21-1982	placed Kiko Garcia on the disabled list
08-30-1982	traded Don Sutton to Brewers for Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino, Mike Madden (all 3 acq. 9/3/1982) and cash
09-05-1982	activated Kiko Garcia
09-06-1982	activated J.R. Richard
10-04-1982	activated Joe Sambito and George Cappuzzello
11-10-1982	granted free agency to Kiko Garcia, Alan Ashby and Randy Moffitt
12-03-1982	signed Alan Ashby as a free agent
12-10-1982	traded Danny Heep to Mets for Mike Scott
12-10-1982	signed Omar Moreno as a free agent

Game Log   Click on the date to view the boxscore    Home games are highlighted

Date	D/N	Opponent	Result	Record	Pl	GB	Att	Starter	Starter
									Opponent

Tue, Apr 06	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 3-14	0-1 .000	3	1.0	33,521	N. Ryan	B. Forsch
Wed, Apr 07	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 3-2	1-1 .500	3	1.0	18,467	J. Niekro	J. Martin
Thu, Apr 08	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 1-0	2-1 .667	3	0.5	23,868	B. Knepper	J. Andujar
Fri, Apr 09	N	at Atlanta Braves	L 2-6	2-2 .500	4	1.5	33,133	D. Sutton	T. Boggs
Sat, Apr 10	N	at Atlanta Braves	L 6-8	2-3 .400	4	2.5	10,885	V. Ruhle	S. Bedrosian
Sun, Apr 11	D	at Atlanta Braves	L 0-5	2-4 .333	5	3.5	11,322	N. Ryan	R. Mahler
Mon, Apr 12	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 2-1	3-4 .429	3	3.5	21,226	J. Niekro	J. Reuss
Tue, Apr 13	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 5-9	3-5 .375	4	4.5	20,736	B. Knepper	B. Welch
Wed, Apr 14	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 2-1	4-5 .444	3	4.5	25,562	D. Sutton	B. Hooton
Fri, Apr 16	N	vs Atlanta Braves	L 3-5	4-6 .400	5	5.5	26,513	N. Ryan	R. Mahler
Sat, Apr 17	N	vs Atlanta Braves	L 1-2	4-7 .364	5	6.5	33,688	J. Niekro	B. Walk
Sun, Apr 18	N	vs Atlanta Braves	L 5-6	4-8 .333	5	7.5	29,166	B. Knepper	J. Cowley
Mon, Apr 19	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 6-4	5-8 .385	4	7.0	39,356	D. Sutton	B. Hooton
Tue, Apr 20	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 2-10	5-9 .357	5	8.0	44,876	V. Ruhle	F. Valenzuela
Wed, Apr 21	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 0-6	5-10 .333	5	9.0	41,595	N. Ryan	J. Reuss
Fri, Apr 23	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 7-3	6-10 .375	4	7.5	23,452	J. Niekro	T. Seaver
Sat, Apr 24	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 2-3	6-11 .353	4	7.5	32,525	B. Knepper	F. Pastore
Sun, Apr 25	D	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 3-4	6-12 .333	6	8.0	20,270	D. Sutton	M. Soto
Mon, Apr 26	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 6-2	7-12 .368	5	7.0	24,295	N. Ryan	J. Martin
Tue, Apr 27	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 3-0	8-12 .400	4	6.0	14,368	V. Ruhle	S. Mura
Wed, Apr 28	D	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 4-5	8-13 .381	5	7.0	15,757	J. Niekro	B. Forsch
Thu, Apr 29	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 6-9	8-14 .364	6	8.0	4,716	B. Knepper	D. Robinson
Fri, Apr 30	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 4-3	9-14 .391	6	8.0	8,768	D. Sutton	R. Rhoden


Sat, May 01	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 6-3	10-14 .417	6	7.0	19,626	N. Ryan	J. Candelaria
Sun, May 02	D	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 6-2	11-14 .440	5	7.0	11,116	J. Niekro	T. Griffin
Tue, May 04	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 2-5	11-15 .423	6	7.5	15,119	B. Knepper	T. Seaver
Wed, May 05	D	at Cincinnati Reds	W 8-7	12-15 .444	4	6.5	17,691	D. Sutton	F. Pastore
Fri, May 07	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 6-12	12-16 .429	6	7.5	6,404	N. Ryan	R. Martz
Sat, May 08	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 2-3	12-17 .414	6	7.5	22,151	J. Niekro	D. Noles
Sun, May 09	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 3-6	12-18 .400	6	8.5	14,343	B. Knepper	F. Jenkins
Mon, May 10	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 7-3	13-18 .419	6	8.0	16,141	D. Sutton	R. Rhoden
Tue, May 11	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 4-2	14-18 .438	5	7.0	17,893	N. Ryan	T. Griffin
Thu, May 13	N	vs Chicago Cubs	L 0-5	14-19 .424	6	7.5	13,534	J. Niekro	A. Ripley
Fri, May 14	N	vs Chicago Cubs	L 3-6	14-20 .412	6	8.5	19,193	B. Knepper	D. Noles
Sat, May 15	N	vs Chicago Cubs	W 4-1	15-20 .429	4	7.5	43,543	D. Sutton	F. Jenkins
Sun, May 16	D	vs Chicago Cubs	L 1-2	15-21 .417	5	8.5	21,267	N. Ryan	D. Bird
Mon, May 17	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 8-1	16-21 .432	5	7.5	23,734	V. Ruhle	R. Reed
Tue, May 18	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 2-1	17-21 .447	4	7.5	23,869	J. Niekro	D. Ruthven
Wed, May 19	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	W 5-3	18-21 .462	4	7.5	20,007	B. Knepper	S. Carlton
Fri, May 21	N	vs New York Mets	W 5-1	19-21 .475	3	7.5	22,383	D. Sutton	M. Scott
Sat, May 22	N	vs New York Mets	L 5-6	19-22 .463	4	7.5	33,253	N. Ryan	P. Falcone
Sun, May 23	N	vs New York Mets	L 0-2	19-23 .452	4	7.5	26,624	J. Niekro	R. Jones
Mon, May 24	N	vs Montreal Expos	L 0-2	19-24 .442	4	7.5	14,823	B. Knepper	B. Gullickson
Tue, May 25	N	vs Montreal Expos	L 1-6	19-25 .432	4	8.5	15,770	V. Ruhle	D. Palmer
Wed, May 26	N	vs Montreal Expos	L 0-4	19-26 .422	4	8.5	15,834	D. Sutton	C. Lea
Fri, May 28	N	at New York Mets	W 8-3	20-26 .435	4	8.0	15,273	N. Ryan	R. Jones
Sat, May 29	N	at New York Mets	W 5-2	21-26 .447	4	7.0	34,184	J. Niekro	P. Zachry
Sun, May 30	D	at New York Mets	L 5-9	21-27 .438	4	7.0	19,544	B. Knepper	M. Scott
Mon, May 31	N	at Montreal Expos	L 0-10	21-28 .429	4	7.0	22,365	D. Sutton	C. Lea


Wed, Jun 02	N	at Montreal Expos	W 6-4	22-28 .440	4	7.5	18,694	N. Ryan	S. Sanderson
Fri, Jun 04	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 8-3	23-28 .451	4	7.0	23,362	J. Niekro	S. Carlton
Sat, Jun 05	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	L 3-5	23-29 .442	4	8.0	35,315	B. Knepper	L. Christenson
Sun, Jun 06	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 7-6	24-29 .453	4	7.0	21,374	D. Sutton	M. Krukow
Tue, Jun 08	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 3-7	24-30 .444	5	8.5	9,426	N. Ryan	A. Hammaker
Wed, Jun 09	D	at San Francisco Giants	W 6-1	25-30 .455	4	8.5	7,217	J. Niekro	B. Laskey
Thu, Jun 10	D	at San Diego Padres	L 0-5	25-31 .446	5	9.0	21,728	B. Knepper	J. Curtis
Fri, Jun 11	N	at San Diego Padres	L 2-6	25-32 .439	5	10.0	18,744	D. Sutton	T. Lollar
Sat, Jun 12	N	at San Diego Padres	L 0-4	25-33 .431	5	11.0	29,557	V. Ruhle	C. Welsh
Sun, Jun 13	D	at San Diego Padres	L 4-5	25-34 .424	5	11.5	19,488	N. Ryan	J. Montefusco
Mon, Jun 14	N	vs Atlanta Braves	W 9-0	26-34 .433	5	10.5	17,353	J. Niekro	R. Mahler
Tue, Jun 15	N	vs Atlanta Braves	L 0-7	26-35 .426	5	11.5	17,837	B. Knepper	B. Walk
Wed, Jun 16	N	vs Atlanta Braves	L 4-5	26-36 .419	6	12.5	18,673	D. Sutton	P. Niekro
Fri, Jun 18	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 7-2	27-36 .429	4	12.5	16,488	N. Ryan	C. Welsh
Sat, Jun 19	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 1-7	27-37 .422	5	12.5	27,441	J. Niekro	J. Montefusco
Sun, Jun 20	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 8-4	28-37 .431	5	11.5	15,021	B. Knepper	J. Eichelberger
Mon, Jun 21	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 4-7	28-38 .424	5	12.5	13,427	D. Sutton	J. Curtis
Tue, Jun 22	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 2-0	29-38 .433	4	11.5	12,966	V. Ruhle	R. Gale
Wed, Jun 23	N	vs San Francisco Giants	L 8-9	29-39 .426	6	12.5	14,295	N. Ryan	R. Martin
Thu, Jun 24	N	vs San Francisco Giants	L 3-4	29-40 .420	6	12.5	13,782	J. Niekro	A. Hammaker
Fri, Jun 25	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	W 7-5	30-40 .429	5	12.5	25,992	D. Smith	B. Welch
Sat, Jun 26	D	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 1-4	30-41 .423	6	12.5	25,197	D. Sutton	D. Stewart
Sun, Jun 27	D	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 3-7	30-42 .417	6	13.5	28,292	V. Ruhle	V. Romo
Mon, Jun 28	N	at Atlanta Braves	W 6-2	31-42 .425	5	12.5	12,837	N. Ryan	R. Mahler
Tue, Jun 29	N	at Atlanta Braves	L 5-6	31-43 .419	5	13.5	10,483	J. Niekro	B. Walk
Wed, Jun 30	N	at Atlanta Braves	L 4-5	31-44 .413	5	14.5	10,308	B. Knepper	P. Niekro


Fri, Jul 02	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 4-1	32-44 .421	5	14.5	43,364	D. Sutton	V. Romo
Sat, Jul 03	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 4-5	32-45 .416	5	15.5	51,238	V. Ruhle	F. Valenzuela
Sun, Jul 04	D	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 3-0	33-45 .423	5	15.5	41,450	N. Ryan	J. Reuss
Mon, Jul 05	D	at Pittsburgh Pirates	W 6-4	34-45 .430	5	15.5	10,437	J. Niekro	R. Baumgarten
Tue, Jul 06	N	at Pittsburgh Pirates	L 0-1	34-46 .425	5	15.5	8,850	B. Knepper	L. McWilliams
Wed, Jul 07	N	vs Chicago Cubs	W 5-1	35-46 .432	5	15.5	17,105	D. Sutton	A. Ripley
Thu, Jul 08	N	vs Chicago Cubs	L 3-5	35-47 .427	5	15.5	11,023	V. Ruhle	T. Filer
Fri, Jul 09	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	L 2-3	35-48 .422	5	16.5	21,178	N. Ryan	D. LaPoint
Sat, Jul 10	N	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 4-2	36-48 .429	5	15.5	31,000	J. Niekro	B. Forsch
Sun, Jul 11	D	vs St. Louis Cardinals	W 4-2	37-48 .435	5	14.5	20,736	B. Knepper	J. Andujar
Thu, Jul 15	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	L 1-5	37-49 .430	5	15.5	17,662	D. Sutton	J. Candelaria
Fri, Jul 16	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 4-2	38-49 .437	5	14.5	19,037	N. Ryan	L. McWilliams
Sat, Jul 17	N	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 4-3	39-49 .443	5	14.5	28,672	J. Niekro	R. Rhoden
Sun, Jul 18	D	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	W 4-2	40-49 .449	5	14.5	19,218	B. Knepper	D. Robinson
Mon, Jul 19	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 5-6	40-50 .444	5	15.5	13,538	V. Ruhle	T. Filer
Tue, Jul 20	D	at Chicago Cubs	L 3-5	40-51 .440	5	16.5	16,284	D. Sutton	F. Jenkins
Wed, Jul 21	D	at Chicago Cubs	W 2-1	41-51 .446	5	15.5	13,264	N. Ryan	A. Ripley
Fri, Jul 23	N	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 2-6	41-52 .441	5	15.5	30,832	J. Niekro	J. Andujar
Sat, Jul 24	D	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 1-5	41-53 .436	5	16.5	22,462	B. Knepper	B. Forsch
Sun, Jul 25	D	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 3-4	41-54 .432	5	16.5	36,043	D. Sutton	D. LaPoint
Tue, Jul 27	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 3-2	42-54 .438	5	17.0	19,009	N. Ryan	C. Leibrandt
Wed, Jul 28	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 4-2	43-54 .443	5	17.0	16,271	J. Niekro	M. Soto
Thu, Jul 29	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 4-3	44-54 .449	5	17.0	17,261	B. Knepper	F. Pastore
Fri, Jul 30	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 3-1	45-54 .455	5	15.5	17,407	D. Sutton	R. Gale
Sat, Jul 31 1	N	vs San Francisco Giants	L 4-5	45-55 .450				V. Ruhle	B. Laskey
Sat, Jul 31 2	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 5-0	46-55 .455	5	15.0	28,190	M. LaCoss	A. Hammaker


Sun, Aug 01	N	vs San Francisco Giants	L 2-4	46-56 .451	5	15.0	20,108	N. Ryan	R. Martin
Mon, Aug 02	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 6-4	47-56 .456	5	15.0	13,302	J. Niekro	A. Hawkins
Tue, Aug 03	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 7-6	48-56 .462	5	14.0	16,801	B. Knepper	C. Welsh
Wed, Aug 04	D	vs San Diego Padres	L 2-5	48-57 .457	5	14.0	9,705	D. Sutton	J. Montefusco
Thu, Aug 05	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 2-5	48-58 .453	5	14.0	5,357	V. Ruhle	B. Laskey
Fri, Aug 06	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 6-7	48-59 .449	5	14.0	8,430	N. Ryan	A. Hammaker
Sat, Aug 07	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 2-9	48-60 .444	5	14.0	11,780	J. Niekro	R. Martin
Sun, Aug 08 1	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 2-3	48-61 .440				B. Knepper	R. Gale
Sun, Aug 08 2	D	at San Francisco Giants	L 3-8	48-62 .436	5	14.5	22,937	M. LaCoss	A. Fowlkes
Mon, Aug 09	N	at San Diego Padres	W 4-3	49-62 .441	5	13.5	9,288	D. Sutton	J. Montefusco
Tue, Aug 10	N	at San Diego Padres	W 4-1	50-62 .446	5	13.0	11,808	V. Ruhle	T. Lollar
Wed, Aug 11	N	at San Diego Padres	W 3-0	51-62 .451	5	12.0	10,130	N. Ryan	E. Show
Fri, Aug 13	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 0-3	51-63 .447	5	13.5	16,053	J. Niekro	F. Pastore
Sat, Aug 14	N	at Cincinnati Reds	W 2-0	52-63 .452	5	12.5	18,105	B. Knepper	B. Berenyi
Sun, Aug 15	D	at Cincinnati Reds	W 7-3	53-63 .457	5	11.5	18,944	D. Sutton	T. Seaver
Mon, Aug 16	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 2-3	53-64 .453	5	12.0	11,368	N. Ryan	B. Shirley
Tue, Aug 17	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 2-0	54-64 .458	5	12.0	19,725	V. Ruhle	L. Christenson
Wed, Aug 18	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	L 3-5	54-65 .454	5	13.0	18,449	J. Niekro	M. Krukow
Thu, Aug 19	N	vs Philadelphia Phillies	W 7-6	55-65 .458	5	12.0	18,797	B. Knepper	S. Carlton
Fri, Aug 20	N	vs Montreal Expos	W 4-3	56-65 .463	5	12.0	18,552	D. Sutton	S. Rogers
Sat, Aug 21	D	vs Montreal Expos	W 5-3	57-65 .467	5	11.0	17,329	N. Ryan	R. Burris
Sun, Aug 22	N	vs Montreal Expos	L 0-5	57-66 .463	5	11.0	13,774	V. Ruhle	C. Lea
Mon, Aug 23	N	vs New York Mets	W 2-0	58-66 .468	5	10.0	10,683	J. Niekro	P. Zachry
Tue, Aug 24	N	vs New York Mets	W 5-4	59-66 .472	5	10.0	21,108	B. Knepper	C. Swan
Wed, Aug 25	D	vs New York Mets	W 5-4	60-66 .476	5	10.0	9,651	D. Sutton	E. Lynch
Thu, Aug 26 1	N	at Montreal Expos	L 2-3	60-67 .472				N. Ryan	B. Gullickson
Thu, Aug 26 2	N	at Montreal Expos	L 3-5	60-68 .469	5	11.0	40,128	V. Ruhle	R. Burris
Sat, Aug 28	D	at Montreal Expos	W 2-0	61-68 .473	5	11.5	38,165	J. Niekro	C. Lea
Sun, Aug 29	D	at Montreal Expos	L 3-5	61-69 .469	5	11.5	38,336	B. Knepper	S. Sanderson
Mon, Aug 30	N	at New York Mets	W 4-2	62-69 .473	5	11.0	8,497	M. LaCoss	C. Swan
Tue, Aug 31	N	at New York Mets	W 4-0	63-69 .477	5	11.0	9,577	N. Ryan	E. Lynch


Wed, Sep 01	N	at New York Mets	L 1-5	63-70 .474	5	12.0	4,488	V. Ruhle	P. Falcone
Fri, Sep 03	N	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 1-2	63-71 .470	5	13.0	28,320	J. Niekro	S. Carlton
Sat, Sep 04	D	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 2-4	63-72 .467	5	13.0	35,747	B. Knepper	D. Ruthven
Sun, Sep 05	D	at Philadelphia Phillies	L 3-4	63-73 .463	5	13.0	33,983	N. Ryan	M. Bystrom
Mon, Sep 06	N	vs San Diego Padres	L 2-4	63-74 .460	5	13.0	9,244	V. Ruhle	C. Welsh
Tue, Sep 07	N	vs San Diego Padres	W 4-3	64-74 .464	5	12.5	11,085	F. DiPino	J. Eichelberger
Wed, Sep 08	N	vs San Francisco Giants	W 8-1	65-74 .468	5	12.0	9,880	J. Niekro	A. Hammaker
Thu, Sep 09	D	vs San Francisco Giants	L 1-5	65-75 .464	5	13.0	3,770	M. LaCoss	R. Martin
Fri, Sep 10	N	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 2-3	65-76 .461	5	14.0	19,018	N. Ryan	B. Hooton
Sat, Sep 11	D	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 3-5	65-77 .458	5	14.0	17,981	V. Ruhle	J. Reuss
Sun, Sep 12	D	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	L 3-7	65-78 .455	5	15.0	15,014	F. DiPino	R. Wright
Mon, Sep 13	N	at Atlanta Braves	W 5-3	66-78 .458	5	14.5	7,556	J. Niekro	P. Niekro
Tue, Sep 14	N	at Atlanta Braves	W 4-0	67-78 .462	5	14.5	9,331	M. LaCoss	R. Mahler
Wed, Sep 15	N	at Atlanta Braves	W 5-4	68-78 .466	5	14.5	11,422	N. Ryan	T. Boggs
Fri, Sep 17	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 2-9	68-79 .463	5	15.5	45,932	F. DiPino	J. Reuss
Sat, Sep 18	N	at Los Angeles Dodgers	W 2-0	69-79 .466	5	14.5	48,567	J. Niekro	B. Welch
Sun, Sep 19	D	at Los Angeles Dodgers	L 4-5	69-80 .463	5	15.5	48,110	M. LaCoss	F. Valenzuela
Mon, Sep 20	N	vs Atlanta Braves	W 4-3	70-80 .467	5	15.0	12,634	N. Ryan	T. Boggs
Tue, Sep 21	N	vs Atlanta Braves	W 5-3	71-80 .470	5	14.0	15,374	V. Ruhle	R. Camp
Wed, Sep 22	N	vs Atlanta Braves	W 3-2	72-80 .474	5	13.0	16,821	F. DiPino	P. Niekro
Fri, Sep 24	N	at Cincinnati Reds	L 0-2	72-81 .471	5	13.0	6,666	J. Niekro	B. Berenyi
Sat, Sep 25	D	at Cincinnati Reds	W 3-1	73-81 .474	5	12.0	8,004	M. LaCoss	B. Scherrer
Sun, Sep 26	D	at Cincinnati Reds	W 4-0	74-81 .477	5	11.0	25,125	N. Ryan	B. Shirley
Mon, Sep 27	N	at San Diego Padres	W 7-3	75-81 .481	5	10.0	9,021	F. DiPino	J. Montefusco
Tue, Sep 28	N	at San Diego Padres	L 0-3	75-82 .478	5	11.0	4,615	B. Knepper	T. Lollar
Wed, Sep 29	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 1-6	75-83 .475	5	12.0	8,117	J. Niekro	A. Hammaker
Thu, Sep 30	N	at San Francisco Giants	L 6-7	75-84 .472	5	12.0	13,082	M. LaCoss	J. Barr


Fri, Oct 01	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	L 2-4	75-85 .469	5	13.0	13,272	N. Ryan	B. Shirley
Sat, Oct 02	N	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 4-2	76-85 .472	5	13.0	13,811	F. DiPino	M. Soto
Sun, Oct 03	D	vs Cincinnati Reds	W 3-0	77-85 .475	5	12.0	14,672	J. Niekro	F. Pastore

* Attendance counts are based on figures announced in boxscores.