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 Houston Astros Batting Leaders (1977) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Terry Puhl .301
2. Jose Cruz .299
2. Cliff Johnson .299
4. Ed Herrmann .291
5. Bob Watson .289
6. Enos Cabell .282
7. Cesar Cedeno .279
8. Art Howe .264
9. Joe Ferguson .257
9. Wilbur Howard .257
Home Runs
1. Bob Watson 22
2. Jose Cruz 17
3. Enos Cabell 16
3. Joe Ferguson 16
5. Cesar Cedeno 14
6. Cliff Johnson 10
7. Art Howe 8
8. J.R. Richard 2
8. Willie Crawford 2
8. Jim Fuller 2
Runs Batted In
1. Bob Watson 110
2. Jose Cruz 87
3. Cesar Cedeno 71
4. Enos Cabell 68
5. Joe Ferguson 61
6. Art Howe 58
7. Julio Gonzalez 27
8. Cliff Johnson 23
9. Willie Crawford 18
10. Ed Herrmann 17
On-Base Average
1. Cliff Johnson .409
2. Terry Puhl .385
3. Joe Ferguson .379
4. Jose Cruz .368
5. Bob Watson .360
6. Ed Herrmann .352
7. Cesar Cedeno .346
8. Art Howe .336
9. Enos Cabell .313
10. Julio Gonzalez .287
Slugging Percentage
1. Cliff Johnson .563
2. Bob Watson .498
3. Jose Cruz .475
4. Cesar Cedeno .457
5. Enos Cabell .438
6. Joe Ferguson .435
7. Art Howe .412
8. Terry Puhl .402
9. Ed Herrmann .354
10. Wilbur Howard .321
Runs Scored
1. Enos Cabell 101
2. Cesar Cedeno 92
3. Jose Cruz 87
4. Bob Watson 77
5. Joe Ferguson 59
6. Art Howe 44
7. Terry Puhl 40
8. Julio Gonzalez 34
9. Roger Metzger 24
10. Wilbur Howard 22
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Cliff Johnson .972
2. Bob Watson .858
3. Jose Cruz .843
4. Joe Ferguson .814
5. Cesar Cedeno .803
6. Terry Puhl .787
7. Enos Cabell .751
8. Art Howe .748
9. Ed Herrmann .706
10. Julio Gonzalez .603
Isolated Power
1. Cliff Johnson .264
2. Bob Watson .209
3. Cesar Cedeno .178
3. Joe Ferguson .178
5. Jose Cruz .176
6. Enos Cabell .156
7. Art Howe .148
8. Terry Puhl .101
9. Roger Metzger .078
10. Julio Gonzalez .071
Steals
1. Cesar Cedeno 61
2. Jose Cruz 44
3. Enos Cabell 42
4. Wilbur Howard 11
5. Terry Puhl 10
6. Joe Ferguson 6
7. Bob Watson 5
8. Julio Gonzalez 3
9. Roger Metzger 2
10. J.R. Richard 1
Hits
1. Enos Cabell 176
2. Jose Cruz 173
3. Bob Watson 160
4. Cesar Cedeno 148
5. Art Howe 109
6. Joe Ferguson 108
7. Julio Gonzalez 94
8. Terry Puhl 69
9. Roger Metzger 50
10. Wilbur Howard 48
Doubles
1. Bob Watson 38
2. Enos Cabell 36
2. Cesar Cedeno 36
4. Jose Cruz 31
5. Art Howe 23
6. Joe Ferguson 21
7. Julio Gonzalez 18
8. Terry Puhl 13
9. Roger Metzger 9
10. Cliff Johnson 8
Triples
1. Jose Cruz 10
2. Cesar Cedeno 8
3. Enos Cabell 7
3. Art Howe 7
5. Roger Metzger 6
5. Bob Watson 6
7. Terry Puhl 5
8. Joe Ferguson 3
8. Julio Gonzalez 3
10. J.R. Richard 2
Walks
1. Joe Ferguson 85
2. Jose Cruz 69
3. Bob Watson 57
4. Cesar Cedeno 47
5. Art Howe 41
6. Roger Metzger 32
7. Terry Puhl 30
8. Enos Cabell 27
9. Cliff Johnson 23
10. Julio Gonzalez 19
Sacrifice Hits
1. J.R. Richard 11
2. Wilbur Howard 7
3. Floyd Bannister 6
4. Mark Lemongello 5
4. Julio Gonzalez 5
4. Roger Metzger 5
4. Terry Puhl 5
8. Joaquin Andujar 4
9. Tom Dixon 3
9. Joe Niekro 3
Total Bases
1. Bob Watson 276
2. Jose Cruz 275
3. Enos Cabell 274
4. Cesar Cedeno 242
5. Joe Ferguson 183
6. Art Howe 170
7. Julio Gonzalez 121
8. Terry Puhl 92
9. Cliff Johnson 81
10. Roger Metzger 71
Games Played
1. Jose Cruz 157
2. Bob Watson 151
3. Enos Cabell 150
4. Cesar Cedeno 141
5. Joe Ferguson 132
6. Art Howe 125
7. Julio Gonzalez 110
8. Roger Metzger 97
9. Wilbur Howard 87
10. Ken Boswell 72
At Bats
1. Enos Cabell 625
2. Jose Cruz 579
3. Bob Watson 554
4. Cesar Cedeno 530
5. Joe Ferguson 421
6. Art Howe 413
7. Julio Gonzalez 383
8. Roger Metzger 269
9. Terry Puhl 229
10. Wilbur Howard 187
Plate Appearances
1. Enos Cabell 658
1. Jose Cruz 658
3. Bob Watson 622
4. Cesar Cedeno 596
5. Joe Ferguson 509
6. Art Howe 461
7. Julio Gonzalez 408
8. Roger Metzger 302
9. Terry Puhl 260
10. Wilbur Howard 192
Strikeouts
1. Joe Ferguson 79
2. Bob Watson 69
3. Jose Cruz 67
4. Art Howe 60
5. Enos Cabell 55
6. Cesar Cedeno 50
7. Jim Fuller 45
7. Julio Gonzalez 45
9. Terry Puhl 31
10. Wilbur Howard 30
Strikeout Percent
1. Enos Cabell 8.8%
2. Roger Metzger 8.9%
3. Cesar Cedeno 9.4%
4. Ed Herrmann 11.4%
5. Jose Cruz 11.6%
6. Julio Gonzalez 11.7%
7. Bob Watson 12.5%
8. Terry Puhl 13.5%
9. Art Howe 14.5%
10. Wilbur Howard 16.0%
Steal Success
1. Bob Watson 100.0%
2. Wilbur Howard 91.7%
3. Terry Puhl 90.9%
4. Cesar Cedeno 81.3%
5. Joe Ferguson 75.0%
6. Jose Cruz 65.7%
7. Enos Cabell 65.6%
Secondary Average
1. Cliff Johnson .424
2. Joe Ferguson .394
3. Cesar Cedeno .381
4. Jose Cruz .371
5. Bob Watson .321
6. Terry Puhl .275
7. Enos Cabell .267
8. Art Howe .247
9. Roger Metzger .204
10. Ed Herrmann .165
Hit By Pitch
1. Cesar Cedeno 11
2. Bob Watson 7
3. Art Howe 5
4. Julio Gonzalez 4
4. Cliff Johnson 4
6. Enos Cabell 3
7. Mark Lemongello 1
7. J.R. Richard 1
7. Jim Fuller 1
7. Art Gardner 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Bob Watson 66
2. Enos Cabell 59
3. Cesar Cedeno 58
3. Jose Cruz 58
5. Joe Ferguson 40
6. Art Howe 38
7. Julio Gonzalez 22
8. Cliff Johnson 18
8. Terry Puhl 18
10. Roger Metzger 15
Runs Created
1. Jose Cruz 102
2. Bob Watson 99
3. Cesar Cedeno 90
4. Enos Cabell 84
5. Joe Ferguson 71
6. Art Howe 56
7. Terry Puhl 38
8. Julio Gonzalez 33
9. Cliff Johnson 32
10. Ed Herrmann 20
Runs Created / 27
1. Cliff Johnson 8.39
2. Bob Watson 6.57
3. Jose Cruz 6.17
4. Terry Puhl 6.07
5. Cesar Cedeno 5.84
6. Joe Ferguson 5.79
7. Art Howe 4.74
8. Enos Cabell 4.69
9. Ed Herrmann 4.46
10. Julio Gonzalez 2.91
Home Run Percent
1. Cliff Johnson 6.9%
2. Bob Watson 4.0%
3. Joe Ferguson 3.8%
4. Jose Cruz 2.9%
5. Enos Cabell 2.6%
5. Cesar Cedeno 2.6%
7. Art Howe 1.9%
8. Wilbur Howard 1.1%
9. Ed Herrmann 0.6%
10. Julio Gonzalez 0.3%
Intentional Walks
1. Jose Cruz 13
2. Bob Watson 11
3. Cesar Cedeno 7
3. Joe Ferguson 7
5. Art Howe 6
6. Roger Metzger 3
7. Enos Cabell 2
7. Cliff Johnson 2
7. Rob Sperring 2
10. Ken Boswell 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. Jose Cruz 10
2. Cesar Cedeno 8
3. Bob Watson 4
4. Enos Cabell 3
4. Joe Ferguson 3
6. Willie Crawford 2
6. Julio Gonzalez 2
6. Ed Herrmann 2
6. Art Howe 2
10. Ken Boswell 1
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Joe Ferguson 11
2. Cesar Cedeno 10
2. Art Howe 10
4. Enos Cabell 8
4. Bob Watson 8
6. Julio Gonzalez 7
6. Roger Metzger 7
8. Ken Boswell 5
9. Jose Cruz 4
9. Wilbur Howard 4

 Houston Astros Pitching Leaders (1977) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. J.R. Richard 18
2. Joe Niekro 13
3. Joaquin Andujar 11
4. Mark Lemongello 9
5. Floyd Bannister 8
6. Ken Forsch 5
6. Gene Pentz 5
6. Joe Sambito 5
9. Bo McLaughlin 4
10. Tom Dixon 1
Earned Run Average
1. Joe Sambito 2.33
2. Ken Forsch 2.72
3. J.R. Richard 2.97
4. Joe Niekro 3.04
5. Mark Lemongello 3.48
6. Joaquin Andujar 3.69
7. Gene Pentz 3.83
8. Floyd Bannister 4.04
9. Bo McLaughlin 4.25
10. Dan Larson 5.81
Strikeouts
1. J.R. Richard 214
2. Floyd Bannister 112
3. Joe Niekro 101
4. Mark Lemongello 83
5. Joaquin Andujar 69
6. Joe Sambito 67
7. Bo McLaughlin 59
8. Gene Pentz 51
9. Ken Forsch 45
10. Dan Larson 44
Saves
1. Ken Forsch 8
2. Joe Sambito 7
3. Bo McLaughlin 5
3. Joe Niekro 5
5. Gene Pentz 2
6. Dan Larson 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Joe Sambito 10.21
2. J.R. Richard 10.65
3. Joe Niekro 10.91
4. Ken Forsch 11.30
5. Joaquin Andujar 12.08
6. Mark Lemongello 12.12
7. Bo McLaughlin 12.22
8. Gene Pentz 12.41
9. Floyd Bannister 13.00
10. Dan Larson 14.10
Winning Percentage
1. Gene Pentz .714
2. Joe Niekro .619
3. J.R. Richard .600
4. Joaquin Andujar .579
5. Joe Sambito .500
6. Floyd Bannister .471
7. Mark Lemongello .391
8. Ken Forsch .385
9. Bo McLaughlin .364
10. Dan Larson .125
Save Success
1. Ken Forsch 100.0%
1. Bo McLaughlin 100.0%
1. Joe Niekro 100.0%
1. Gene Pentz 100.0%
1. Joe Sambito 100.0%
Complete Games
1. J.R. Richard 13
2. Joe Niekro 9
3. Mark Lemongello 5
4. Joaquin Andujar 4
4. Floyd Bannister 4
6. Tom Dixon 1
6. Dan Larson 1
Shutouts
1. J.R. Richard 3
2. Joe Niekro 2
3. Joaquin Andujar 1
3. Floyd Bannister 1
Starts
1. J.R. Richard 36
2. Mark Lemongello 30
3. Joaquin Andujar 25
4. Floyd Bannister 23
5. Joe Niekro 14
6. Dan Larson 10
7. Bo McLaughlin 6
8. Ken Forsch 5
9. Tom Dixon 4
9. Doug Konieczny 4
Appearances
1. Joe Sambito 54
2. Bo McLaughlin 46
3. Joe Niekro 44
4. Ken Forsch 42
5. Gene Pentz 41
6. J.R. Richard 36
7. Mark Lemongello 34
8. Dan Larson 32
9. Joaquin Andujar 26
10. Floyd Bannister 24
Innings Pitched
1. J.R. Richard 267.0
2. Mark Lemongello 214.2
3. Joe Niekro 180.2
4. Joaquin Andujar 158.2
5. Floyd Bannister 142.2
6. Dan Larson 97.2
7. Joe Sambito 89.0
8. Gene Pentz 87.0
9. Ken Forsch 86.0
10. Bo McLaughlin 84.2
Opp. OPS
1. Ken Forsch .565
2. J.R. Richard .587
3. Joe Sambito .595
4. Joe Niekro .623
5. Joaquin Andujar .646
6. Gene Pentz .662
7. Bo McLaughlin .676
8. Floyd Bannister .680
9. Mark Lemongello .703
10. Dan Larson .772
Defense Independent ERA
1. Joe Sambito 3.18
2. Ken Forsch 3.30
3. J.R. Richard 3.44
4. Bo McLaughlin 3.94
5. Floyd Bannister 3.95
6. Joe Niekro 3.97
7. Mark Lemongello 4.21
8. Joaquin Andujar 4.32
9. Gene Pentz 4.57
10. Dan Larson 5.27
Innings / Game
1. J.R. Richard 7.42
2. Mark Lemongello 6.31
3. Joaquin Andujar 6.10
4. Floyd Bannister 5.94
5. Joe Niekro 4.11
6. Dan Larson 3.05
7. Gene Pentz 2.12
8. Ken Forsch 2.05
9. Bo McLaughlin 1.84
10. Joe Sambito 1.65
Opp. Batting Average
1. J.R. Richard .215
2. Gene Pentz .230
3. Joe Niekro .231
3. Joe Sambito .231
5. Ken Forsch .240
6. Joaquin Andujar .244
7. Floyd Bannister .251
8. Bo McLaughlin .254
9. Dan Larson .273
10. Mark Lemongello .277
Opp. Slugging
1. Ken Forsch .263
2. J.R. Richard .298
3. Joe Sambito .312
4. Joe Niekro .324
5. Joaquin Andujar .326
6. Bo McLaughlin .339
6. Gene Pentz .339
8. Floyd Bannister .342
9. Mark Lemongello .382
10. Dan Larson .422
Opp. On-Base
1. Joe Sambito .283
2. J.R. Richard .289
3. Joe Niekro .299
4. Ken Forsch .302
5. Joaquin Andujar .320
6. Mark Lemongello .321
7. Gene Pentz .323
8. Bo McLaughlin .337
9. Floyd Bannister .338
10. Dan Larson .350
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. J.R. Richard 7.21
2. Floyd Bannister 7.07
3. Joe Sambito 6.78
4. Bo McLaughlin 6.27
5. Gene Pentz 5.28
6. Joe Niekro 5.03
7. Ken Forsch 4.71
8. Dan Larson 4.05
9. Joaquin Andujar 3.91
10. Mark Lemongello 3.48
Hits / 9 IP
1. J.R. Richard 7.15
2. Joe Niekro 7.72
3. Joe Sambito 7.79
4. Gene Pentz 7.86
5. Ken Forsch 8.37
6. Joaquin Andujar 8.45
7. Bo McLaughlin 8.61
8. Floyd Bannister 8.71
9. Mark Lemongello 9.94
10. Dan Larson 9.95
Walks / 9 IP
1. Mark Lemongello 2.18
2. Joe Sambito 2.43
3. Ken Forsch 2.93
4. Joe Niekro 3.19
5. J.R. Richard 3.51
6. Bo McLaughlin 3.61
7. Joaquin Andujar 3.63
8. Dan Larson 4.15
9. Floyd Bannister 4.29
10. Gene Pentz 4.55
Hit Batters
1. Bo McLaughlin 6
2. Joaquin Andujar 4
2. Floyd Bannister 4
4. Mark Lemongello 3
5. Ken Forsch 2
5. Dan Larson 2
7. Tom Dixon 1
7. Doug Konieczny 1
7. Joe Niekro 1
7. Gene Pentz 1
Homers Allowed
1. Mark Lemongello 20
2. J.R. Richard 18
3. Joe Niekro 14
4. Dan Larson 13
5. Joaquin Andujar 11
5. Floyd Bannister 11
7. Gene Pentz 8
8. Bo McLaughlin 6
8. Joe Sambito 6
10. Ken Forsch 2

 Houston Astros Fielding Leaders (1977) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Joe Niekro 1.000
1. Gene Pentz 1.000
1. J.R. Richard 1.000
1. Terry Puhl 1.000
5. Cesar Cedeno .997
6. Bob Watson .994
7. Ed Herrmann .990
8. Joe Ferguson .985
8. Art Howe .985
10. Wilbur Howard .984
Outfield Assists
1. Cesar Cedeno 14
2. Jose Cruz 11
3. Jim Fuller 5
4. Cliff Johnson 4
5. Terry Puhl 3
6. Leon Roberts 2
7. Art Gardner 1
7. Wilbur Howard 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Floyd Bannister 1.000
1. Joe Niekro 1.000
1. Gene Pentz 1.000
1. J.R. Richard 1.000
5. Ken Forsch .962
6. Dan Larson .926
7. Bo McLaughlin .917
8. Mark Lemongello .914
9. Joe Sambito .913
10. Joaquin Andujar .867
Fielding Average (C)
1. Ed Herrmann .990
2. Joe Ferguson .985
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Bob Watson .994
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Art Howe .985
2. Julio Gonzalez .968
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Enos Cabell .948
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Roger Metzger .973
2. Julio Gonzalez .921
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Terry Puhl 1.000
2. Wilbur Howard .984
3. Willie Crawford .961
4. Cliff Johnson .945
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Cesar Cedeno .997
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Jose Cruz .972
Range Factor (P)
1. Joaquin Andujar 3.40
2. Tom Dixon 3.00
3. Ken Forsch 2.72
4. Bo McLaughlin 2.54
5. Dan Larson 2.48
6. Mark Lemongello 2.43
7. J.R. Richard 2.36
8. Joe Sambito 2.33
9. Joe Niekro 2.09
10. Gene Pentz 1.86
Range Factor (C)
1. Ed Herrmann 7.26
2. Joe Ferguson 6.26
Range Factor (1B)
1. Bob Watson 10.27
Range Factor (2B)
1. Julio Gonzalez 5.29
2. Art Howe 5.23
Range Factor (3B)
1. Enos Cabell 3.16
Range Factor (SS)
1. Roger Metzger 4.76
2. Julio Gonzalez 4.63
Range Factor (LF)
1. Wilbur Howard 2.25
2. Cliff Johnson 2.05
3. Willie Crawford 2.00
4. Terry Puhl 1.88
Range Factor (CF)
1. Cesar Cedeno 2.67
Range Factor (RF)
1. Jose Cruz 2.18
Runners Thrown Out
1. Joe Ferguson 40
2. Ed Herrmann 15
3. Luis Pujols 2
RTO%
1. Joe Ferguson 29.9%
2. Ed Herrmann 25.0%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Joe Ferguson 0.81
2. Ed Herrmann 1.05