1966 Houston Astros season
The 1966 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished eighth in the National League with a record of, 23 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
This was the second season for the Astrodome, but its first with a playing surface of AstroTurf. The infield portion was installed in March, and the outfield was ready for play on July 19.Offseason
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
- Lee Maye, LF
- Sonny Jackson, SS
- Jimmy Wynn, CF
- Dave Nicholson, RF
- Joe Morgan, 2B
- Bob Aspromonte, 3B
- Chuck Harrison, 1B
- John Bateman, C
- Robin Roberts, P
Notable transactions
Player stats
Batting
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 |
| C | | 131 | 433 | 121 | .279 | 17 | 70 |
| 1B | | 119 | 434 | 111 | .256 | 9 | 52 |
| 2B | | 122 | 425 | 121 | .285 | 5 | 42 |
| 3B | | 152 | 560 | 141 | .252 | 8 | 52 |
| SS | | 150 | 596 | 174 | .292 | 3 | 25 |
| LF | | 115 | 358 | 103 | .288 | 9 | 36 |
| CF | | 105 | 418 | 107 | .256 | 18 | 62 |
| RF | | 153 | 554 | 155 | .280 | 13 | 81 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 100 | 280 | 69 | .246 | 10 | 31 |
| 48 | 194 | 48 | .247 | 2 | 19 |
| 68 | 164 | 38 | .232 | 0 | 11 |
| 77 | 151 | 33 | .219 | 6 | 22 |
| 49 | 144 | 35 | .243 | 7 | 18 |
| 56 | 123 | 30 | .244 | 0 | 10 |
| 55 | 123 | 37 | .301 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | 34 | 5 | .147 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | 33 | 3 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 4 | .148 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 26 | 9 | .346 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting 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 |
| 25 | 129.2 | 3 | 13 | 5.34 | 71 |
| 13 | 63.2 | 3 | 5 | 3.82 | 26 |
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 |
| 31 | 103 | 2 | 7 | 2.71 | 74 |
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 |
| 40 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4.68 | 32 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 22 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 | 9 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.75 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 0 |
Farm system
