1971 Houston Astros

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Season Overview

79-83 Missed Playoffs
Record Outcome

1971 Houston Astros

What was the record of the 1971 Houston Astros?

The Houston Astros finished the regular season with a 79-83 record. They went 39-42 at home and 40-41 on the road.

What division did the 1971 Houston Astros play in?

The 1971 Houston Astros played in the West Division of the National League.

What was the division record of the 1971 Houston Astros?

During the regular season, the 1971 Houston Astros went 49-41 against their NL West opponents.

What was the 1971 Houston Astros record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
Cincinnati Reds 13-5 72.2% +17
San Diego Padres 10-8 55.6% +12
San Francisco Giants 9-9 50% +7
Atlanta Braves 9-9 50% -12
Los Angeles Dodgers 8-10 44.4% +3

What was the 1971 Houston Astros record by month?

The 1971 Houston Astros had their best month in September, when they went 15-12 and had a 55.6% win percentage. Their worst month was August, when they went 11-18 and had a 37.9% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
April 11-12 47.8% +8
May 14-12 53.8% +17
June 12-15 44.4% -13
July 16-14 53.3% +16
August 11-18 37.9% -23
September 15-12 55.6% +13

Did the 1971 Houston Astros make the Postseason?

No, the Astros didn't make the Postseason in 1971.

What was the run differential for the 1971 Houston Astros?

The Houston Astros finished the regular season with a run differential of +18. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Astros could have been expected to have about 83.3 wins, or a 83-79 record in the regular season.

How did the 1971 Houston Astros perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1971 Houston Astros went 33-43.

How did the 1971 Houston Astros perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1971 Houston Astros went 8-10 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1971 Houston Astros?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1971 Houston Astros was a 8 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1971 Houston Astros?

The longest losing streak that the Houston Astros had during the 1971 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.

1971 Houston Astros Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Mon, Apr 5, 1971 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Win 5 - 2
Tue, Apr 6, 1971 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Loss 0 - 2
Wed, Apr 7, 1971 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Win 2 - 1
Thu, Apr 8, 1971 vs Chicago Cubs Win 7 - 3
Fri, Apr 9, 1971 vs Chicago Cubs Loss 0 - 6
Sat, Apr 10, 1971 vs Chicago Cubs Win 2 - 1
Sun, Apr 11, 1971 vs Chicago Cubs Win 7 - 4
Mon, Apr 12, 1971 @ St. Louis Cardinals Loss 4 - 5
Tue, Apr 13, 1971 @ St. Louis Cardinals Win 8 - 4
Wed, Apr 14, 1971 @ San Francisco Giants Loss 1 - 2 (11)
Thu, Apr 15, 1971 @ San Francisco Giants Loss 3 - 4 (10)
Fri, Apr 16, 1971 @ Los Angeles Dodgers Loss 5 - 6 (10)
Sat, Apr 17, 1971 @ Los Angeles Dodgers Win 5 - 3
Sun, Apr 18, 1971 @ Los Angeles Dodgers Win 8 - 6
Tue, Apr 20, 1971 @ Chicago Cubs Loss 1 - 3
Thu, Apr 22, 1971 @ Chicago Cubs Win 6 - 1
Fri, Apr 23, 1971 vs Montreal Expos Loss 2 - 3
Sat, Apr 24, 1971 vs Montreal Expos Loss 2 - 3
Sun, Apr 25, 1971 vs Montreal Expos Loss 1 - 2
Mon, Apr 26, 1971 vs Philadelphia Phillies Loss 1 - 2
Tue, Apr 27, 1971 vs Philadelphia Phillies Win 1 - 0
Wed, Apr 28, 1971 vs Philadelphia Phillies Win 4 - 3 (10)
Fri, Apr 30, 1971 vs New York Mets Loss 3 - 4 (12)
Sat, May 1, 1971 vs New York Mets Win 3 - 1
Sun, May 2, 1971 vs New York Mets Loss 5 - 6 (10)
Wed, May 5, 1971 @ Montreal Expos Loss 1 - 5
Thu, May 6, 1971 @ Montreal Expos Win 5 - 2
Fri, May 7, 1971 @ Philadelphia Phillies Win 8 - 1
Sun, May 9, 1971 @ Philadelphia Phillies Loss 1 - 2
Mon, May 10, 1971 @ New York Mets Loss 1 - 2
Tue, May 11, 1971 @ New York Mets Loss 1 - 8
Wed, May 12, 1971 @ New York Mets Win 5 - 4
Fri, May 14, 1971 vs St. Louis Cardinals Loss 2 - 4
Sat, May 15, 1971 vs St. Louis Cardinals Loss 5 - 6
Sun, May 16, 1971 vs St. Louis Cardinals Win 12 - 4
Mon, May 17, 1971 vs San Diego Padres Win 2 - 0
Tue, May 18, 1971 vs San Diego Padres Win 3 - 2
Wed, May 19, 1971 vs San Diego Padres Loss 1 - 2 (10)
Thu, May 20, 1971 vs San Diego Padres Loss 2 - 4
Fri, May 21, 1971 vs San Francisco Giants Win 4 - 1
Sat, May 22, 1971 vs San Francisco Giants Win 2 - 1 (12)
Sun, May 23, 1971 vs San Francisco Giants Loss 4 - 7
Tue, May 25, 1971 @ San Diego Padres Win 3 - 2
Wed, May 26, 1971 @ San Diego Padres Win 2 - 1
Wed, May 26, 1971 @ San Diego Padres Win 8 - 0
Fri, May 28, 1971 @ Cincinnati Reds Loss 0 - 1 (13)
Sat, May 29, 1971 @ Cincinnati Reds Win 2 - 1
Sun, May 30, 1971 @ Cincinnati Reds Loss 1 - 2
Mon, May 31, 1971 @ Cincinnati Reds Win 4 - 1
Tue, Jun 1, 1971 @ Atlanta Braves Win 7 - 6
Wed, Jun 2, 1971 @ Atlanta Braves Loss 1 - 3
Thu, Jun 3, 1971 @ Atlanta Braves Loss 2 - 5
Fri, Jun 4, 1971 @ Pittsburgh Pirates Loss 2 - 3
Sat, Jun 5, 1971 @ Pittsburgh Pirates Win 4 - 1
Sun, Jun 6, 1971 @ Pittsburgh Pirates Loss 8 - 9
Tue, Jun 8, 1971 vs Cincinnati Reds Win 2 - 0
Wed, Jun 9, 1971 vs Cincinnati Reds Loss 1 - 2
Thu, Jun 10, 1971 vs Atlanta Braves Loss 1 - 2
Fri, Jun 11, 1971 vs Atlanta Braves Win 5 - 4
Sat, Jun 12, 1971 vs Atlanta Braves Win 3 - 2
Sun, Jun 13, 1971 vs Atlanta Braves Loss 0 - 9
Mon, Jun 14, 1971 vs Pittsburgh Pirates Win 5 - 4
Tue, Jun 15, 1971 vs Pittsburgh Pirates Loss 0 - 3
Wed, Jun 16, 1971 vs Pittsburgh Pirates Loss 4 - 6
Fri, Jun 18, 1971 @ Los Angeles Dodgers Loss 4 - 5
Sat, Jun 19, 1971 @ Los Angeles Dodgers Loss 0 - 4
Sun, Jun 20, 1971 @ Los Angeles Dodgers Win 9 - 7
Tue, Jun 22, 1971 @ San Diego Padres Win 4 - 2
Wed, Jun 23, 1971 @ San Diego Padres Loss 2 - 3 (12)
Wed, Jun 23, 1971 @ San Diego Padres Loss 3 - 4
Fri, Jun 25, 1971 vs San Francisco Giants Win 5 - 4
Sat, Jun 26, 1971 vs San Francisco Giants Loss 1 - 3
Sun, Jun 27, 1971 vs San Francisco Giants Win 5 - 2
Mon, Jun 28, 1971 vs Atlanta Braves Win 6 - 5
Mon, Jun 28, 1971 vs Atlanta Braves Win 6 - 4
Tue, Jun 29, 1971 vs Atlanta Braves Loss 4 - 5
Fri, Jul 2, 1971 vs Cincinnati Reds Win 3 - 2
Sat, Jul 3, 1971 vs Cincinnati Reds Win 4 - 3 (13)
Sun, Jul 4, 1971 vs Cincinnati Reds Win 6 - 1
Mon, Jul 5, 1971 vs Cincinnati Reds Win 4 - 3
Tue, Jul 6, 1971 @ San Francisco Giants Win 5 - 2
Wed, Jul 7, 1971 @ San Francisco Giants Win 18 - 4
Thu, Jul 8, 1971 @ San Francisco Giants Loss 2 - 4
Fri, Jul 9, 1971 @ St. Louis Cardinals Loss 2 - 5
Fri, Jul 9, 1971 @ St. Louis Cardinals Loss 5 - 9
Sat, Jul 10, 1971 @ St. Louis Cardinals Loss 5 - 6
Sun, Jul 11, 1971 @ St. Louis Cardinals Loss 3 - 7
Thu, Jul 15, 1971 vs New York Mets Loss 4 - 9
Fri, Jul 16, 1971 vs New York Mets Win 9 - 4
Sat, Jul 17, 1971 vs New York Mets Win 2 - 1
Sun, Jul 18, 1971 vs Philadelphia Phillies Loss 0 - 1
Sun, Jul 18, 1971 vs Philadelphia Phillies Win 10 - 7
Mon, Jul 19, 1971 vs Philadelphia Phillies Win 3 - 2 (11)
Tue, Jul 20, 1971 vs Montreal Expos Loss 3 - 4 (10)
Wed, Jul 21, 1971 vs Montreal Expos Loss 3 - 5
Thu, Jul 22, 1971 vs Montreal Expos Win 8 - 2
Fri, Jul 23, 1971 @ New York Mets Win 5 - 1
Sat, Jul 24, 1971 @ New York Mets Loss 3 - 9
Sun, Jul 25, 1971 @ New York Mets Loss 6 - 7
Mon, Jul 26, 1971 @ Philadelphia Phillies Win 7 - 4 (15)
Tue, Jul 27, 1971 @ Philadelphia Phillies Loss 3 - 8
Tue, Jul 27, 1971 @ Philadelphia Phillies Win 5 - 1
Wed, Jul 28, 1971 @ Philadelphia Phillies Win 6 - 3
Fri, Jul 30, 1971 @ Montreal Expos Loss 4 - 7
Fri, Jul 30, 1971 @ Montreal Expos Win 6 - 5 (10)