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Record: 84-78   .519.... 1st in National League Central
Stadium: Astrodome
Playoffs: Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
Attendance: 2,046,781
Payroll: $32,935,000
Top Draft Pick: Lance Berkman (#16)   MLB
Manager - Larry Dierker

Affiliates - AAA New Orleans Zephyrs AA Jackson Generals A+ Kissimmee Cobras A Quad Cities River Bandits A- Auburn Doubledays Rk Gulf Coast Astros

Team Leaders

HR: Bagwell [43]
RBI: Bagwell [135]
2B: Bagwell [40]
SB: Biggio [47]
W: Kile [19]
SV: Wagner [23]
SO: Kile [205]

Oldest Player: Tony Pena [40]
Youngest Player: Richard Hidalgo [21]
Longest Tenure: Craig Biggio [10]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Richard Hidalgo (Sep 1) Russ Johnson (Apr 8) Ken Ramos (May 16)
Pitchers: Manuel Barrios (Sep 16) Jose Cabrera (Jul 15) Oscar Henriquez (Sep 7) Tom Martin (Apr 2)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Bobby Abreu	RF	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	RF		New Orleans	AAA
	RF		Jackson	AA
Jason Adams	SS	23	Kissimmee	A+
Chad Alexander	OF	23	Kissimmee	A+
Jason Alfaro	SS	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Roberto Alleyne	OF	20	Quad Cities	A
	OF		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Adan Amezcua	C	23	Kissimmee	A+
Brad Ausmus	C	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Jeff Bagwell	1B	29	Houston Astros	MLB
Tucker Barr	C	22	Quad Cities	A
Manuel Barrios	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		New Orleans	AAA
Derek Bell	RF-CF	28	Houston Astros	MLB
	RF-CF		New Orleans	AAA
Lance Berkman	LF-RF	21	Kissimmee	A+
Sean Berry	3B	31	Houston Astros	MLB
	3B		New Orleans	AAA
Craig Biggio	2B-C	31	Houston Astros	MLB
Alberto Blanco	P	21	Jackson	AA
Tim Bogar	SS-3B	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Andy Bovender	3B	24	Kissimmee	A+
	3B		Quad Cities	A
R.J. Bowers	OF	23	Kissimmee	A+
Kary Bridges	IF	24	New Orleans	AAA
Kevin Burns	1B	22	Quad Cities	A
Brandon Byrd	3B	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Bobby Bystrowski	P	21	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Jose Cabrera	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		New Orleans	AAA
Chuck Carr	CF-OF	30	Houston Astros	MLB
	CF-OF		New Orleans	AAA
Ramon Castro	C	21	Kissimmee	A+
Joe Cathey	SS	21	Auburn	A-
Scott Chapman	OF	19	Kissimmee	A+
	OF		Auburn	A-
Arnie Chavera	C	24	Quad Cities	A
Eric Christopherson	C	28	New Orleans	AAA
Ryan Coe	C	24	Kissimmee	A+
Eric Cole	OF	21	Auburn	A-
Dennis Colon	1B	24	New Orleans	AAA
Julian Colson	OF	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Josh Cook	SS	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Ryan Creek	P	25	Jackson	AA
Pat Cutshall	SS	22	Auburn	A-
Brian Dallimore	2B-3B	23	Kissimmee	A+
	2B-3B		Quad Cities	A
Miguel De La Espada	OF	21	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Jeremy DeShazer	OF	21	Kissimmee	A+
	OF		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Jim Duffy	OF	23	Kissimmee	A+
	OF		Quad Cities	A
	OF		Auburn	A-
Ryan Dunn	OF	21	Auburn	A-
Scott Elarton	P	21	New Orleans	AAA
	P		Jackson	AA
Felix Escalona	SS-2B	18	Kissimmee	A+
	SS-2B		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tony Eusebio	C	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Jesus Farraez	OF	24	Quad Cities	A
Danny Fatheree	C	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Sid Fernandez	P	34	Houston Astros	MLB
Kevin Flora	CF-LF	28	New Orleans	AAA
	CF-LF		Jackson	AA
	CF-LF		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tim Forkner	3B	24	Jackson	AA
Ramon Garcia	P	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Mike Gardiner	P	31	New Orleans	AAA
Jimmy Gonzalez	C	24	Jackson	AA
	C		Kissimmee	A+
Luis Gonzalez	LF	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Brian Grebeck	SS	30	New Orleans	AAA
Tommy Greene	P	30	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		New Orleans	AAA
Mike Grzanich	P	25	Jackson	AA
Carlos Guillen	SS	22	New Orleans	AAA
	SS		Jackson	AA
Jim Gutierrez	P	26	Jackson	AA
Ricky Gutierrez	SS	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	SS		New Orleans	AAA
Dave Haas	P	31	Jackson	AA
Camron Hahn	C	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
John Halama	P	25	New Orleans	AAA
Mike Hampton	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Todd Haney	2B	32	New Orleans	AAA
Oscar Henriquez	P	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		New Orleans	AAA
Carlos Hernandez	2B-SS	21	Jackson	AA
Richard Hidalgo	RF-CF	22	Houston Astros	MLB
	RF-CF		New Orleans	AAA
Jason Hill	C	22	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Chris Holt	P	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Thomas Howard	LF-CF	32	Houston Astros	MLB
John Hudek	P	31	Houston Astros	MLB
Matt Hyers	SS	22	Quad Cities	A
Ric Johnson	OF	23	Kissimmee	A+
Russ Johnson	3B-2B	24	Houston Astros	MLB
	3B-2B		New Orleans	AAA
Tim Kester	P	25	Jackson	AA
Darryl Kile	P	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Randy Knorr	C	28	Houston Astros	MLB
	C		New Orleans	AAA
Scott Lawler	C-1B	23	Auburn	A-
	C-1B		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Jose Lima	P	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Pat Listach	SS-CF	30	Houston Astros	MLB
Dan Lock	P	24	Jackson	AA
Kyle Logan	OF	22	Auburn	A-
Johan Lopez	P	22	Jackson	AA
Pedro Lopez	C	28	Jackson	AA
	C		Kissimmee	A+
Julio Lugo	SS	21	Kissimmee	A+
Kevin Maas	1B	32	New Orleans	AAA
Mike Magnante	P	32	Houston Astros	MLB
Jay Mansavage	2B	22	Kissimmee	A+
	2B		Auburn	A-
James Martin	OF	26	Jackson	AA
Tom Martin	P	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Buck McNabb	OF	24	New Orleans	AAA
	OF		Jackson	AA
Aaron McNeal	1B	19	Auburn	A-
	1B		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Marlon Mejia	SS	22	Quad Cities	A
	SS		Auburn	A-
Mitch Meluskey	C	24	New Orleans	AAA
	C		Jackson	AA
Donaldo Mendez	SS	19	Kissimmee	A+
	SS		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Carlos Mercedes	P	21	Auburn	A-
Aaron Miles	2B	20	Quad Cities	A
Ryan Miller	SS-2B	24	Jackson	AA
	SS-2B		Kissimmee	A+
Trever Miller	P	24	New Orleans	AAA
Mark Mimbs	P	28	New Orleans	AAA
Blas Minor	P	31	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		New Orleans	AAA
Donovan Mitchell	2B	27	Jackson	AA
Doug Mlicki	P	26	New Orleans	AAA
	P		Jackson	AA
Ray Montgomery	RF-LF	28	Houston Astros	MLB
	RF-LF		New Orleans	AAA
Melvin Mora	SS-LF	25	New Orleans	AAA
Tony Mounce	P	22	Jackson	AA
James Mouton	LF-CF	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Doug Murray	C	22	Auburn	A-
Dru Nicely	3B	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
C.J. Nitkowski	P	24	New Orleans	AAA
Javier Ochoa	P	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Billy Owens	1B	26	Kissimmee	A+
Bronswell Patrick	P	27	New Orleans	AAA
Tony Pena	C	40	Houston Astros	MLB
Jhonny Perez	2B	20	Jackson	AA
	2B		Kissimmee	A+
Nate Peterson	OF	26	Jackson	AA
J.R. Phillips	1B	27	Houston Astros	MLB
	1B		New Orleans	AAA
Wes Pratt	OF	23	Quad Cities	A
Alan Probst	C	26	New Orleans	AAA
	C		Jackson	AA
Edgar Ramos	P	22	Jackson	AA
Ken Ramos	RF-LF	30	Houston Astros	MLB
	RF-LF		New Orleans	AAA
Jim Reeder	OF	22	Quad Cities	A
Shane Reynolds	P	29	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		New Orleans	AAA
Luis Rivera	SS	33	Houston Astros	MLB
	SS		New Orleans	AAA
Hassan Robinson	OF	25	Jackson	AA
	OF		Kissimmee	A+
Joseph Robinson	2B	22	Auburn	A-
Oscar Robles	2B	21	New Orleans	AAA
	2B		Kissimmee	A+
Marlon Roche	OF	22	Quad Cities	A
Noel Rodriguez	OF	23	Jackson	AA
	OF		Kissimmee	A+
Mike Rose	C	21	Quad Cities	A
Tony Ross	OF	22	Kissimmee	A+
Tim Rumer	P	28	Jackson	AA
Nelson Samboy	2B	21	Kissimmee	A+
	2B		Quad Cities	A
	2B		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Victor Sanchez	OF	26	Jackson	AA
Jamie Saylor	IF	23	Jackson	AA
	IF		Quad Cities	A
Brian Sikorski	P	24	Jackson	AA
Mark Small	P	29	Jackson	AA
Bill Spiers	SS-3B	31	Houston Astros	MLB
Russ Springer	P	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Tony Terry	OF	22	Auburn	A-
Don Thomas	P	21	Auburn	A-
J.J. Thomas	1B	22	Auburn	A-
Gary Trammell	OF	24	Jackson	AA
Chris Truby	3B	23	Kissimmee	A+
	3B		Quad Cities	A
Alejandro Vasquez	OF	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Billy Wagner	P	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Donne Wall	P	30	Houston Astros	MLB
	P		New Orleans	AAA
Michael Walter	P	22	Jackson	AA
Daryle Ward	LF-1B	22	New Orleans	AAA
	LF-1B		Jackson	AA
Barry Wesson	CF-LF	20	Auburn	A-
Michael Wheeler	P	19	Kissimmee	A+
	P		Gulf Coast Astros	Rk

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Jason Alfaro	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Shane Barksdale	21	Kissimmee	A+
	21	Quad Cities	A
	21	Auburn	A-
Manuel Barrios	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	23	New Orleans	AAA
John Blackmore	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Alberto Blanco	21	Jackson	AA
	21	Kissimmee	A+
	21	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Danny Bogeajis	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Bryan Braswell	22	Quad Cities	A
Jose Cabrera	25	Houston Astros	MLB
	25	New Orleans	AAA
Nicolas Celta	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Juan Centeno	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Eric Christopherson	28	New Orleans	AAA
Mike Corominas	22	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Ryan Creek	25	Jackson	AA
Jon DeClue	27	Jackson	AA
	27	Kissimmee	A+
Mike Diorio	24	Jackson	AA
	24	Kissimmee	A+
Sean Duncan	24	Quad Cities	A
Scott Elarton	21	New Orleans	AAA
	21	Jackson	AA
Sid Fernandez	34	Houston Astros	MLB
	34	New Orleans	AAA
Freddy Garcia	20	Kissimmee	A+
Gabriel Garcia	20	Quad Cities	A
Ramon Garcia	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Mike Gardiner	31	New Orleans	AAA
Jason Green	22	Kissimmee	A+
	22	Quad Cities	A
Tommy Greene	30	Houston Astros	MLB
	30	New Orleans	AAA
Mike Grzanich	25	Jackson	AA
Jim Gutierrez	26	New Orleans	AAA
	26	Jackson	AA
Dave Haas	31	Jackson	AA
John Halama	25	New Orleans	AAA
Chad Hale	26	Kissimmee	A+
Billy Hall	24	Kissimmee	A+
	24	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Mike Hampton	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Tim Hamulack	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Brian Hecht	19	Quad Cities	A
	19	Auburn	A-
Oscar Henriquez	23	Houston Astros	MLB
	23	New Orleans	AAA
Chris Holt	26	Houston Astros	MLB
John Huber	19	Auburn	A-
John Hudek	31	Houston Astros	MLB
	31	New Orleans	AAA
Richard Humphrey	26	Jackson	AA
Eric Ireland	20	Auburn	A-
Wilson Jaime	22	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Michael Janssen	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Mark Johnson	22	Kissimmee	A+
Tim Kester	25	Jackson	AA
Darryl Kile	28	Houston Astros	MLB
Jose Lima	25	Houston Astros	MLB
Dan Lock	24	Jackson	AA
	24	Kissimmee	A+
Niuman Loiz	23	Kissimmee	A+
	23	Quad Cities	A
Johan Lopez	22	Jackson	AA
Farley Love	24	Auburn	A-
	24	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
James Lynch	21	Quad Cities	A
Mike Magnante	32	Houston Astros	MLB
	32	New Orleans	AAA
Esteban Maldonado	22	Quad Cities	A
Josias Manzanillo	29	New Orleans	AAA
Tom Martin	27	Houston Astros	MLB
Jason McCarter	21	Quad Cities	A
	21	Auburn	A-
Chris McFerrin	21	Quad Cities	A
Tony McKnight	20	Quad Cities	A
Tomas Medina	22	Auburn	A-
Carlos Mercedes	21	Auburn	A-
Joe Messman	22	Auburn	A-
Trever Miller	24	New Orleans	AAA
Wade Miller	21	Kissimmee	A+
	21	Quad Cities	A
Mark Mimbs	28	New Orleans	AAA
Blas Minor	31	Houston Astros	MLB
	31	New Orleans	AAA
Doug Mlicki	26	New Orleans	AAA
	26	Jackson	AA
	26	Kissimmee	A+
Melvin Mora	25	New Orleans	AAA
Alvin Morman	28	New Orleans	AAA
Tony Mounce	22	New Orleans	AAA
	22	Jackson	AA
C.J. Nitkowski	24	New Orleans	AAA
Paul O'Malley	24	Jackson	AA
	24	Kissimmee	A+
Roy Oswalt	20	Auburn	A-
	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Josh Pascarella	20	Auburn	A-
	20	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Bronswell Patrick	27	New Orleans	AAA
Darwin Peguero	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Mark Peterson	26	Jackson	AA
Alan Probst	26	New Orleans	AAA
Edgar Ramos	22	Jackson	AA
Shane Reynolds	29	Houston Astros	MLB
	29	New Orleans	AAA
Jose Rijo	21	Quad Cities	A
Jeriome Robertson	20	Quad Cities	A
Wilfredo Rodriguez	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Derek Root	22	Kissimmee	A+
Tim Rumer	28	Jackson	AA
Johan Santana	18	Auburn	A-
	18	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Tom Shearn	20	Auburn	A-
Brian Sikorski	24	Jackson	AA
	24	Kissimmee	A+
Mark Small	29	New Orleans	AAA
	29	Jackson	AA
Eric Smith	23	Kissimmee	A+
Russ Springer	28	Houston Astros	MLB
	28	Jackson	AA
Eric Stachler	24	Kissimmee	A+
Earl Steinmetz	26	Kissimmee	A+
Peter Sullivan	23	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Don Thomas	21	Auburn	A-
Julien Tucker	24	Kissimmee	A+
Billy Wagner	26	Houston Astros	MLB
Donne Wall	30	Houston Astros	MLB
	30	New Orleans	AAA
Jim Wallace	21	Auburn	A-
Michael Walter	22	Jackson	AA
Michael Wheeler	19	Gulf Coast Astros	Rk
Trevor Whiteman	24	Auburn	A-
Luis Yanez	19	Quad Cities	A