1978 Houston Astros season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Houston Astros
season = 1978
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1962
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = The Astrodome
y4 = 1965
city = Houston, Texas
y5 = 1962
owners = General Electric, Ford Motor Company
general managers = Tal Smith
managers =Bill Virdon
television = KPRC-TV
radio = KPRC (AM)
(Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats)|

The Houston Astros' 1978 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

*October 13, 1977: Al Javier was traded by the Astros to the Chicago Cubs for Keith Drumright. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/drumrke01.shtml Keith Drumright page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 19, 1977: Jesús Alou was signed as a free agent by the Houston Astros. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alouje01.shtml Jesús Alou page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

tandings

Notable Transactions

*June 6, 1978: Danny Heep was drafted by the Astros in the 2nd round of the 1978 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heepda01.shtml Danny Heep page at Baseball Reference] ]
*September 2, 1978: Dan Larson was traded by the Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dan Warthen. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/larsoda01.shtml Dan Larson page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster