Houston Astros Clubhouse Tuesday, 4/4/1976

Team Stats & Info

Manager: Bill Virdon Record: 0 Wins, 0 Losses, .000 Winning Pct. Home Record: 0 Wins, 0 Losses Away Record: 0 Wins, 0 Losses 1 Run Games Record: 0 Wins, 0 Losses X-Innings Record: 0 Wins, 0 Losses Record vs LHP: 0 Wins, 0 Losses Record vs RHP: 0 Wins, 0 Losses Payroll: $45,850,000 (14th) Fan Interest: 26/100 (23rd) Batting AVG: .000 (T-1st) Homeruns: 0 (T-1st) Walks: 0 (T-1st) Stolen Bases: 0 (T-1st) Runs Scored: 0 (T-1st) Pitching ERA: 0.00 (T-1st) Opponents AVG: .000 (T-1st) HRs Allowed: 0 (T-1st) Walks Allowed: 0 (T-1st) Runs Allowed: 0 (T-1st)

Reports & News

Batting Stats Pitching Stats Fielding Stats Ratings Report Top Prospects Minor Leagues Coaching Staff Salary Report Financial Report Financial History Team History Team News Major Transaction News All Transaction News Injury News Player Development

Active Roster

Player # Pos Birthday Bats Throws AVG HR RBI SB OPS   CATCHERS                       Jim Sundberg 65 C 5/18/1951 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   Gary Carter 26 C 4/8/1954 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   INFIELDER                       Larry Bowa 47 2B 12/6/1945 Both Right .000 0 0 0 .000   Jimy Williams 67 3B 10/4/1943 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   Joe Ferguson 73 1B 9/19/1946 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   Dave Nelson 32 2B 6/20/1944 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   Mike Schmidt 41 1B 9/27/1949 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   Bill Madlock 4 3B 1/2/1951 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   Tim Foli 52 SS 12/8/1950 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   OUTFIELDER                       George Foster 34 LF 12/1/1948 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   Larry Herndon 37 CF 11/3/1953 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   Reggie Smith 30 CF 4/2/1945 Both Right .000 0 0 0 .000   Tom Grieve 73 LF 3/4/1948 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000   George Hendrick 80 RF 10/18/1949 Right Right .000 0 0 0 .000

Player # Role Birthday Bats Throws ERA W L S WHIP   STARTERS                       Mark Littell 95 SP 1/17/1953 Left Right 0.00 0 0 0     Steve Busby 45 SP 9/29/1949 Right Right 0.00 0 0 0     Dave Goltz 23 SP 6/23/1949 Right Right 0.00 0 0 0     Al Fitzmorris 77 SP 3/21/1946 Both Right 0.00 0 0 0     Don Gullett 12 SP 1/6/1951 Right Left 0.00 0 0 0     RELIEVERS                       Wayne Granger 58 MR 3/15/1944 Right Right 0.00 0 0 0     Mac Scarce 75 CL 4/8/1949 Left Left 0.00 0 0 0     Bill Campbell 87 MR 8/9/1948 Right Right 0.00 0 0 0     Cy Acosta 59 MR 11/22/1946 Right Right 0.00 0 0 0     Lerrin Lagrow 9 MR 7/8/1948 Right Right 0.00 0 0 0

Tired Position Players

Injuries & Disabled List

Player Status Recovery Time Time on DL left Diagnosis

Lineups

LINEUP VS RHP Pos 1) 2) R B. Madlock 3B 3) S R. Smith CF 4) R G. Carter C 5) R T. Grieve LF 6) R M. Schmidt 1B 7) S L. Bowa 2B 8) R T. Foli SS 9) LINEUP VS RHP+DH Pos 1) 2) R L. Herndon LF 3) S R. Smith DH 4) R G. Carter C 5) R G. Hendrick CF 6) R B. Madlock 3B 7) R M. Schmidt 1B 8) 9) S L. Bowa SS LINEUP VS LHP Pos 1) R L. Herndon LF 2) R B. Madlock 3B 3) S R. Smith CF 4) R G. Carter C 5) R M. Schmidt 1B 6) R T. Grieve RF 7) S L. Bowa 2B 8) R T. Foli SS 9) LINEUP VS LHP+DH Pos 1) R M. Schmidt 1B 2) R B. Madlock 3B 3) R G. Carter C 4) R L. Herndon LF 5) R G. Hendrick RF 6) S R. Smith CF 7) R T. Grieve DH 8) R J. Williams 2B 9)

Pitching Staff

Starting Rotation 1) R A. Fitzmorris 2) R D. Goltz 3) 4) L D. Gullett 5) Mopup Reliever 1) 2) Middle Reliever 1) R C. Acosta 2) 3) R L. Lagrow 4) R B. Campbell Setup Reliever 1) R W. Granger 2) Closer 1) L M. Scarce

E-Mail Messages

Date: Friday, 2/3/1976 Subject: Fan Reaction Hello Boss, The fans are not happy that you let John Hiller go. The overall fan interest decreases noticeably. Sincerly, Your PR Director Date: Friday, 2/3/1976 Subject: Contract offer FYI- Boston has offered me a better contract! They offer more than you can even dream about! Regards, Steve Hovley Date: Tuesday, 2/7/1976 Subject: I'll sign elsewhere Sorry, Boston has made the best overall offer. I'll sign with them. Good luck this season! Regards, Steve Hovley Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Fan Reaction Hello Boss, Our fans seem to be pleased by the signing of Dave Nelson. The overall fan interest increases slightly. Sincerly, Your PR Director Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Wednesday, 2/15/1976 Subject: Your offer sounds good I have to admit that I like your offer. So far, it's the best one I've received. Regards, Bob Reynolds Date: Thursday, 2/16/1976 Subject: Disappointed I have to say that I am VERY disappointed! That's not the way business is done. I will not talk to you anymore. Bob Reynolds Out of the Park Developments - The place for baseball and boxing simulation games Out of the Park Baseball Homepage - The home of the Out of the Park Baseball Series