1979 Houston Astros season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Houston Astros
season = 1979
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1962
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = The Astrodome
y4 = 1965
city = Houston, Texas
y5 = 1962
owners = John McMullen
general managers = Tal Smith
managers =Bill Virdon
television = KRIV
radio = KPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker)|

The Houston Astros' 1979 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West. The 1979 Astros were the last National League franchise in the 20th Century to hit more triples than home runs. The club had 52 triples compared to 42 home runs. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.96, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Offseason

December 8, 1978: Floyd Bannister was traded by the Astros to the Seattle Mariners for Craig Reynolds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bannifl01.shtml Floyd Bannister page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

tandings

Transactions

*April 27, 1979: The Astros traded a player to be named later to the Kansas City Royals for George Throop. The Astros completed the deal by sending Keith Drumright to the Royals on October 26. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/drumrke01.shtml Keith Drumright page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 5, 1979: Mark Ross was drafted by the Astros in the 7th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossma01.shtml Mark Ross page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 13, 1979: Bob Watson was traded by the Astros to the Boston Red Sox for Pete Ladd, a player to be named later, and cash. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Bobby Sprowl to the Astros on June 19. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/watsobo01.shtml Bob Watson page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster