1970 Houston Astros Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 79-83
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,247,444, Avg. 15,593
Ballpark: Astrodome
Manager: Harry Walker (79-83)
Location: Houston, Texas
1970 Houston Astros Statistics
1970 Houston Astros Roster

The Houston Astros of the National League ended the 1970 season with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's West Division.

The Astros scored 744 runs and surrendered 763 runs. Jim Wynn led Houston with 27 home runs, and Doug Rader walloped 20 or more, too. Denis Menke drove in 92 runs. Jesus Alou paced all regular batters by hitting .306. Larry Dierker topped the team with 16 wins and a team-best 3.87 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Harry Walker coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 744
Regular Season Runs Against: 763

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1970 Houston Astros 8 at San Francisco Giants 5 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 8, 1970 Houston Astros 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 9, 1970 Houston Astros 4 at San Francisco Giants 7 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 10, 1970 Atlanta Braves 5 at Houston Astros 0 L 0-1 1-2 1-3
April 11, 1970 Atlanta Braves 7 at Houston Astros 8 W 1-1 1-2 2-3
April 12, 1970 Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 8 W 2-1 1-2 3-3
April 13, 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Houston Astros 0 L 2-2 1-2 3-4
April 14, 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Houston Astros 2 L 2-3 1-2 3-5
April 15, 1970 San Francisco Giants 6 at Houston Astros 7 W 3-3 1-2 4-5
April 16, 1970 San Francisco Giants 11 at Houston Astros 9 L 3-4 1-2 4-6
April 17, 1970 San Diego Padres 1 at Houston Astros 4 W 4-4 1-2 5-6
April 18, 1970 San Diego Padres 3 at Houston Astros 4 W 5-4 1-2 6-6
April 19, 1970 San Diego Padres 1 at Houston Astros 5 W 6-4 1-2 7-6
April 20, 1970 Houston Astros 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 6-4 1-3 7-7
April 21, 1970 Houston Astros 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 L 6-4 1-4 7-8
April 22, 1970 Houston Astros 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 6-4 1-5 7-9
April 24, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 6-4 1-6 7-10
April 25, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at Chicago Cubs 11 L 6-4 1-7 7-11
April 26, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 6-4 1-8 7-12
April 28, 1970 Houston Astros 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 6-4 1-9 7-13
April 29, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 6-4 1-10 7-14
May 1, 1970 Houston Astros 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 6-4 2-10 8-14
May 2, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 6-4 3-10 9-14
May 3, 1970 Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 6-4 3-11 9-15
May 3, 1970 Houston Astros 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 6-4 4-11 10-15
May 4, 1970 Chicago Cubs 2 at Houston Astros 7 W 7-4 4-11 11-15
May 5, 1970 Chicago Cubs 1 at Houston Astros 3 W 8-4 4-11 12-15
May 7, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Houston Astros 5 L 8-5 4-11 12-16
May 8, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Houston Astros 7 W 9-5 4-11 13-16
May 9, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Houston Astros 3 L 9-6 4-11 13-17
May 10, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Houston Astros 9 W 10-6 4-11 14-17
May 12, 1970 Houston Astros 8 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 10-6 5-11 15-17
May 13, 1970 Houston Astros 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 10-6 6-11 16-17
May 14, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at San Diego Padres 1 W 10-6 7-11 17-17
May 15, 1970 Houston Astros 8 at San Diego Padres 10 L 10-6 7-12 17-18
May 16, 1970 Houston Astros 9 at San Diego Padres 7 W 10-6 8-12 18-18
May 17, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at San Diego Padres 5 L 10-6 8-13 18-19
May 18, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Houston Astros 6 W 11-6 8-13 19-19
May 19, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Houston Astros 3 L 11-7 8-13 19-20
May 20, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Houston Astros 2 L 11-8 8-13 19-21
May 21, 1970 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Houston Astros 0 L 11-9 8-13 19-22
May 22, 1970 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Houston Astros 2 L 11-10 8-13 19-23
May 23, 1970 Cincinnati Reds 14 at Houston Astros 3 L 11-11 8-13 19-24
May 24, 1970 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Houston Astros 10 W 12-11 8-13 20-24
May 26, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 12-11 8-14 20-25
May 27, 1970 Houston Astros 1 at Atlanta Braves 8 L 12-11 8-15 20-26
May 29, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at New York Mets 0 W 12-11 9-15 21-26
May 30, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at New York Mets 4 L 12-11 9-16 21-27
May 31, 1970 Houston Astros 4 at New York Mets 14 L 12-11 9-17 21-28
May 31, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at New York Mets 4 L 12-11 9-18 21-29
June 2, 1970 Montreal Expos 4 at Houston Astros 6 W 13-11 9-18 22-29
June 3, 1970 Montreal Expos 0 at Houston Astros 5 W 14-11 9-18 23-29
June 4, 1970 Montreal Expos 0 at Houston Astros 8 W 15-11 9-18 24-29
June 5, 1970 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Houston Astros 8 W 16-11 9-18 25-29
June 6, 1970 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Houston Astros 3 L 16-12 9-18 25-30
June 7, 1970 Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Houston Astros 3 L 16-13 9-18 25-31
June 8, 1970 New York Mets 2 at Houston Astros 0 L 16-14 9-18 25-32
June 9, 1970 New York Mets 2 at Houston Astros 1 L 16-15 9-18 25-33
June 10, 1970 New York Mets 3 at Houston Astros 5 W 17-15 9-18 26-33
June 12, 1970 Houston Astros 6 at Montreal Expos 7 L 17-15 9-19 26-34
June 13, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at Montreal Expos 2 W 17-15 10-19 27-34
June 14, 1970 Houston Astros 1 at Montreal Expos 2 L 17-15 10-20 27-35
June 16, 1970 Houston Astros 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 17-15 10-21 27-36
June 17, 1970 Houston Astros 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 17-15 10-22 27-37
June 19, 1970 Houston Astros 6 at Atlanta Braves 7 L 17-15 10-23 27-38
June 19, 1970 Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 17-15 10-24 27-39
June 20, 1970 Houston Astros 9 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 17-15 11-24 28-39
June 21, 1970 Houston Astros 4 at Atlanta Braves 6 L 17-15 11-25 28-40
June 22, 1970 San Diego Padres 1 at Houston Astros 4 W 18-15 11-25 29-40
June 23, 1970 San Diego Padres 1 at Houston Astros 2 W 19-15 11-25 30-40
June 24, 1970 San Diego Padres 4 at Houston Astros 5 W 20-15 11-25 31-40
June 26, 1970 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Houston Astros 2 L 20-16 11-25 31-41
June 27, 1970 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Houston Astros 2 L 20-17 11-25 31-42
June 28, 1970 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Houston Astros 2 L 20-18 11-25 31-43
June 29, 1970 Houston Astros 10 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 20-18 12-25 32-43
June 30, 1970 Houston Astros 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 20-18 13-25 33-43
July 1, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 L 20-18 13-26 33-44
July 3, 1970 Houston Astros 0 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 20-18 13-27 33-45
July 3, 1970 Houston Astros 10 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 20-18 14-27 34-45
July 4, 1970 Houston Astros 0 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 20-18 14-28 34-46
July 5, 1970 Houston Astros 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 20-18 14-29 34-47
July 6, 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at Houston Astros 8 L 20-19 14-29 34-48
July 7, 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Houston Astros 2 L 20-20 14-29 34-49
July 8, 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Houston Astros 5 L 20-21 14-29 34-50
July 9, 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Houston Astros 9 W 21-21 14-29 35-50
July 10, 1970 San Francisco Giants 8 at Houston Astros 5 L 21-22 14-29 35-51
July 11, 1970 San Francisco Giants 4 at Houston Astros 5 W 22-22 14-29 36-51
July 12, 1970 San Francisco Giants 7 at Houston Astros 8 W 23-22 14-29 37-51
July 16, 1970 Chicago Cubs 1 at Houston Astros 2 W 24-22 14-29 38-51
July 17, 1970 Chicago Cubs 2 at Houston Astros 5 W 25-22 14-29 39-51
July 18, 1970 Chicago Cubs 7 at Houston Astros 3 L 25-23 14-29 39-52
July 19, 1970 Chicago Cubs 7 at Houston Astros 1 L 25-24 14-29 39-53
July 20, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Houston Astros 5 W 26-24 14-29 40-53
July 21, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Houston Astros 3 W 27-24 14-29 41-53
July 22, 1970 Houston Astros 13 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 W 27-24 15-29 42-53
July 23, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 27-24 16-29 43-53
July 24, 1970 Houston Astros 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 L 27-24 16-30 43-54
July 25, 1970 Houston Astros 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 27-24 17-30 44-54
July 26, 1970 Houston Astros 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 27-24 18-30 45-54
July 28, 1970 Houston Astros 10 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 27-24 19-30 46-54
July 29, 1970 Houston Astros 2 at Chicago Cubs 9 L 27-24 19-31 46-55
July 30, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 27-24 19-32 46-56
July 31, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Houston Astros 1 L 27-25 19-32 46-57
August 1, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals 14 at Houston Astros 7 L 27-26 19-32 46-58
August 2, 1970 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Houston Astros 2 L 27-27 19-32 46-59
August 3, 1970 Atlanta Braves 5 at Houston Astros 7 W 28-27 19-32 47-59
August 3, 1970 Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 1 L 28-28 19-32 47-60
August 4, 1970 Atlanta Braves 6 at Houston Astros 1 L 28-29 19-32 47-61
August 5, 1970 Houston Astros 4 at San Diego Padres 3 W 28-29 20-32 48-61
August 6, 1970 Houston Astros 8 at San Diego Padres 6 W 28-29 21-32 49-61
August 7, 1970 Houston Astros 11 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 28-29 22-32 50-61
August 8, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 28-29 22-33 50-62
August 9, 1970 Houston Astros 7 at San Francisco Giants 5 W 28-29 23-33 51-62
August 9, 1970 Houston Astros 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 28-29 23-34 51-63
August 11, 1970 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Houston Astros 5 L 28-30 23-34 51-64
August 12, 1970 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Houston Astros 4 W 29-30 23-34 52-64
August 13, 1970 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Houston Astros 4 W 30-30 23-34 53-64
August 14, 1970 Montreal Expos 10 at Houston Astros 2 L 30-31 23-34 53-65
August 15, 1970 Montreal Expos 3 at Houston Astros 7 W 31-31 23-34 54-65
August 16, 1970 Montreal Expos 5 at Houston Astros 3 L 31-32 23-34 54-66
August 18, 1970 Houston Astros 1 at New York Mets 7 L 31-32 23-35 54-67
August 19, 1970 Houston Astros 9 at New York Mets 4 W 31-32 24-35 55-67
August 21, 1970 Houston Astros 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 31-32 25-35 56-67
August 21, 1970 Houston Astros 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 L 31-32 25-36 56-68
August 22, 1970 Houston Astros 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 31-32 25-37 56-69
August 23, 1970 Houston Astros 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 31-32 25-38 56-70
August 25, 1970 Houston Astros 6 at Montreal Expos 3 W 31-32 26-38 57-70
August 26, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at Montreal Expos 4 W 31-32 27-38 58-70
August 27, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at Montreal Expos 4 W 31-32 28-38 59-70
August 28, 1970 New York Mets 1 at Houston Astros 2 W 32-32 28-38 60-70
August 29, 1970 New York Mets 8 at Houston Astros 9 W 33-32 28-38 61-70
August 30, 1970 New York Mets 5 at Houston Astros 9 W 34-32 28-38 62-70
September 1, 1970 San Diego Padres 2 at Houston Astros 1 L 34-33 28-38 62-71
September 2, 1970 San Diego Padres 1 at Houston Astros 2 W 35-33 28-38 63-71
September 3, 1970 San Diego Padres 4 at Houston Astros 0 L 35-34 28-38 63-72
September 4, 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Houston Astros 7 W 36-34 28-38 64-72
September 5, 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Houston Astros 7 W 37-34 28-38 65-72
September 6, 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Houston Astros 3 L 37-35 28-38 65-73
September 7, 1970 Houston Astros 10 at San Diego Padres 5 W 37-35 29-38 66-73
September 7, 1970 Houston Astros 9 at San Diego Padres 4 W 37-35 30-38 67-73
September 8, 1970 Houston Astros 8 at San Diego Padres 7 W 37-35 31-38 68-73
September 9, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at San Francisco Giants 9 L 37-35 31-39 68-74
September 10, 1970 Houston Astros 0 at San Francisco Giants 11 L 37-35 31-40 68-75
September 11, 1970 Atlanta Braves 2 at Houston Astros 3 W 38-35 31-40 69-75
September 12, 1970 Atlanta Braves 5 at Houston Astros 3 L 38-36 31-40 69-76
September 13, 1970 Atlanta Braves 6 at Houston Astros 10 W 39-36 31-40 70-76
September 15, 1970 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Houston Astros 9 W 40-36 31-40 71-76
September 16, 1970 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Houston Astros 2 L 40-37 31-40 71-77
September 17, 1970 Houston Astros 10 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 W 40-37 32-40 72-77
September 18, 1970 Houston Astros 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 40-37 32-41 72-78
September 19, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 L 40-37 32-42 72-79
September 20, 1970 Houston Astros 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 40-37 32-43 72-80
September 21, 1970 Houston Astros 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 40-37 32-44 72-81
September 22, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 40-37 32-45 72-82
September 23, 1970 Houston Astros 2 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 40-37 32-46 72-83
September 25, 1970 Houston Astros 7 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 40-37 33-46 73-83
September 26, 1970 Houston Astros 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 40-37 34-46 74-83
September 27, 1970 Houston Astros 10 at Atlanta Braves 7 W 40-37 35-46 75-83
September 28, 1970 San Francisco Giants 0 at Houston Astros 3 W 41-37 35-46 76-83
September 29, 1970 San Francisco Giants 1 at Houston Astros 3 W 42-37 35-46 77-83
September 30, 1970 San Francisco Giants 3 at Houston Astros 4 W 43-37 35-46 78-83
October 1, 1970 San Francisco Giants 4 at Houston Astros 5 W 44-37 35-46 79-83


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