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The Houston Astros
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...

season was a season in American baseball. The team finished tied for fourth in the National League West

National League West

The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball's National League. It was created in 1969 when the previously undivided National League expanded its membership to twelve teams, positioning half of them in an Eastern division and the other...

with a record of 79-83, 11 games behind the San Francisco Giants

1971 San Francisco Giants season

-Offseason:* December 30, 1970: Ron Hunt was traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for Dave McDonald.-Regular season:The Giants battled their arch rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, throughout the season for the NL West Division lead. The Giants led by 8.5 games on September 1. In mid September...

Offseason

January 13, 1971: Doug Konieczny
Doug Konieczny
Douglas James Konieczny is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Konieczny pitched in all or part of four seasons between and , all for the Houston Astros....

was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft
1971 Major League Baseball Draft
-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :The June 1971 draft was a productive one, even though none of its top ten choices yielded players who would have memorable major league careers...

Secondary Phase.

Notable transactions

June 8, 1971: 1971 Major League Baseball Draft
1971 Major League Baseball Draft
-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.* Did not sign- Background :The June 1971 draft was a productive one, even though none of its top ten choices yielded players who would have memorable major league careers...
- Paul Siebert
  Paul Siebert
  Paul Edward Siebert is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of five seasons in the majors, from until . Paul's father was former major league first baseman Dick Siebert....
  
  was drafted by the Astros in the 3rd round.
- Rich Troedson
  Rich Troedson
  Richard La Monte Troedson is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the San Diego Padres. Listed at 6' 1", 170 lb., Troedson batted and threw left-handed...
  
  was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (8th pick) of the Secondary Phase, but did not sign.

Roster

1971 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

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
CF		161	611	161	.264	10	81

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
122	433	121	.279	2	40
94	82	18	.220	1	6
32	62	16	.258	0	4

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
33	228.1	10	16	3.39	139
30	158.1	9	11	4.60	93
5	25.2	0	4	4.91	10

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
	10	37.2	0	6	4.78	29

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
	4	0	0	1	0.00	3
	1	0	0	0	----	0

Farm system

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