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 Houston Astros Batting Leaders (1977) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Jose Cruz .299
1. Cliff Johnson .299
3. Ed Herrmann .291
4. Bob Watson .289
5. Enos Cabell .282
6. Cesar Cedeno .279
7. Art Howe .264
8. Joe Ferguson .257
8. Wilbur Howard .257
10. Roger Metzger .186
Home Runs
1. Bob Watson 22
2. Jose Cruz 17
3. Joe Ferguson 16
3. Enos Cabell 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. Cliff Johnson 23
8. Willie Crawford 18
9. Ed Herrmann 17
10. Roger Metzger 16
On-Base Average
1. Cliff Johnson .409
2. Joe Ferguson .379
3. Jose Cruz .368
4. Bob Watson .360
5. Ed Herrmann .352
6. Cesar Cedeno .346
7. Art Howe .336
8. Enos Cabell .313
9. Wilbur Howard .276
10. Roger Metzger .272
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. Ed Herrmann .354
9. Wilbur Howard .321
10. Roger Metzger .264
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. Roger Metzger 24
8. Cliff Johnson 22
8. Wilbur Howard 22
10. Willie Crawford 14
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. Enos Cabell .751
7. Art Howe .748
8. Ed Herrmann .706
9. Wilbur Howard .597
10. Roger Metzger .536
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. Roger Metzger .078
9. Wilbur Howard .064
10. Ed Herrmann .063
Steals
1. Cesar Cedeno 61
2. Jose Cruz 44
3. Enos Cabell 42
4. Wilbur Howard 11
5. Joe Ferguson 6
6. Bob Watson 5
7. Roger Metzger 2
8. J.R. Richard 1
8. Ed Herrmann 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. Roger Metzger 50
8. Wilbur Howard 48
9. Ed Herrmann 46
10. Cliff Johnson 43
Doubles
1. Bob Watson 38
2. Cesar Cedeno 36
2. Enos Cabell 36
4. Jose Cruz 31
5. Art Howe 23
6. Joe Ferguson 21
7. Roger Metzger 9
8. Cliff Johnson 8
9. Ed Herrmann 7
10. Jim Fuller 6
Triples
1. Jose Cruz 10
2. Cesar Cedeno 8
3. Enos Cabell 7
3. Art Howe 7
5. Bob Watson 6
5. Roger Metzger 6
7. Joe Ferguson 3
8. J.R. Richard 2
9. Mark Lemongello 1
9. Ken Boswell 1
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. Enos Cabell 27
8. Cliff Johnson 23
9. Willie Crawford 16
10. Ed Herrmann 15
Sacrifice Hits
1. J.R. Richard 11
2. Wilbur Howard 7
3. Floyd Bannister 6
4. Mark Lemongello 5
4. Roger Metzger 5
6. Joaquin Andujar 4
7. Joe Niekro 3
7. Tom Dixon 3
7. Ed Herrmann 3
7. Jose Cruz 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. Cliff Johnson 81
8. Roger Metzger 71
9. Wilbur Howard 60
10. Ed Herrmann 56
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. Roger Metzger 97
8. Wilbur Howard 87
9. Ken Boswell 72
10. Art Gardner 66
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. Roger Metzger 269
8. Wilbur Howard 187
9. Ed Herrmann 158
10. Cliff Johnson 144
Plate Appearances
1. Jose Cruz 658
1. Enos Cabell 658
3. Bob Watson 622
4. Cesar Cedeno 596
5. Joe Ferguson 509
6. Art Howe 461
7. Roger Metzger 302
8. Wilbur Howard 192
9. Ed Herrmann 176
10. Cliff Johnson 171
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
8. Cliff Johnson 30
8. Wilbur Howard 30
10. J.R. Richard 28
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. Bob Watson 12.5%
7. Art Howe 14.5%
8. Wilbur Howard 16.0%
9. Joe Ferguson 18.8%
10. Cliff Johnson 20.8%
Steal Success
1. Bob Watson 100.0%
2. Wilbur Howard 91.7%
3. Cesar Cedeno 81.3%
4. Joe Ferguson 75.0%
5. Jose Cruz 65.7%
6. 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. Enos Cabell .267
7. Art Howe .247
8. Roger Metzger .204
9. Ed Herrmann .165
10. Wilbur Howard .150
Hit By Pitch
1. Cesar Cedeno 11
2. Bob Watson 7
3. Art Howe 5
4. Cliff Johnson 4
5. Enos Cabell 3
6. J.R. Richard 1
6. Mark Lemongello 1
6. Ed Herrmann 1
6. Jim Fuller 1
6. 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. Cliff Johnson 18
8. Roger Metzger 15
9. Ed Herrmann 8
9. Jim Fuller 8
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. Cliff Johnson 32
8. Ed Herrmann 20
9. Roger Metzger 18
10. Wilbur Howard 16
Runs Created / 27
1. Cliff Johnson 8.39
2. Bob Watson 6.57
3. Jose Cruz 6.17
4. Cesar Cedeno 5.84
5. Joe Ferguson 5.79
6. Art Howe 4.74
7. Enos Cabell 4.69
8. Ed Herrmann 4.46
9. Wilbur Howard 2.86
10. Roger Metzger 2.09
Home Run Percent
1. Cliff Johnson 6.9%
2. Bob Watson 4.0%
3. Joe Ferguson 3.8%
4. Jose Cruz 2.9%
5. Cesar Cedeno 2.6%
5. Enos Cabell 2.6%
7. Art Howe 1.9%
8. Wilbur Howard 1.1%
9. Ed Herrmann 0.6%
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. Willie Crawford 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. Jose Cruz 10
2. Cesar Cedeno 8
3. Bob Watson 4
4. Joe Ferguson 3
4. Enos Cabell 3
6. Willie Crawford 2
6. Ed Herrmann 2
6. Art Howe 2
9. Ken Boswell 1
9. Roger Metzger 1
Double Plays (GIDP)
1. Joe Ferguson 11
2. Cesar Cedeno 10
2. Art Howe 10
4. Bob Watson 8
4. Enos Cabell 8
6. Roger Metzger 7
7. Ken Boswell 5
8. Jose Cruz 4
8. Wilbur Howard 4
8. Rob Sperring 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. Doug Konieczny 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. Joe Niekro 5
3. Bo McLaughlin 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. Joe Niekro 100.0%
1. Ken Forsch 100.0%
1. Gene Pentz 100.0%
1. Bo McLaughlin 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. Dan Larson 1
6. Tom Dixon 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. Doug Konieczny 4
9. Gene Pentz 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 .603
3. Joe Sambito .606
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 3.28
2. Ken Forsch 3.30
3. J.R. Richard 3.59
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 .217
2. Gene Pentz .230
3. Joe Niekro .231
4. Joe Sambito .233
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 .302
3. Joe Sambito .315
4. Joe Niekro .324
5. Joaquin Andujar .326
6. Gene Pentz .339
6. Bo McLaughlin .339
8. Floyd Bannister .342
9. Mark Lemongello .382
10. Dan Larson .422
Opp. On-Base
1. Joe Sambito .291
2. Joe Niekro .299
3. J.R. Richard .301
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. J.R. Richard 13
2. Bo McLaughlin 6
3. Joaquin Andujar 4
3. Floyd Bannister 4
5. Mark Lemongello 3
5. Joe Sambito 3
7. Ken Forsch 2
7. Dan Larson 2
9. Joe Niekro 1
9. Doug Konieczny 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. J.R. Richard 1.000
1. Gene Pentz 1.000
4. Cesar Cedeno .997
5. Bob Watson .994
6. Terry Puhl .992
7. Ed Herrmann .990
7. Wilbur Howard .990
9. Joe Ferguson .985
9. Art Howe .985
Outfield Assists
1. Cesar Cedeno 14
2. Jose Cruz 11
3. Jim Fuller 5
4. Cliff Johnson 4