Down on the Farm, Year by Year; Part Two, The Seventies

Down on the Farm, Year by Year; Part Two, The Seventies HOUSTON ASTROS MINOR LEAGUE AFFILIATES

I've gone ahead and put the parent club in, just for kicks Teams in GOLD CAPS were league champs or co-champs

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Links and other surprises are scattered about

YEAR

LEVEL

AFFILIATE

LEAGUE

MANAGER

RECORD

Thank you again to Miles Wolf and LLoyd Johnson for their Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, Second Edition. Thank you to TCMA, who did as much to chronicle the period starting with 1973 as anyone, and thanks to Pat Doyle for his Old-Time Player database

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1970	Majors	Houston Astros	National	Harry Walker	79 - 83
	AAA	Oklahoma City '89ers	American Association	Hub Kittle	68 - 71
	AA	COLUMBUS ASTROS	SOUTHERN	JIM WILLIAMS	78 - 59
	A	Cocoa Astros	Florida State	Tony Pacheco	43 - 84
	Short Season A	Williamsport Astros	New York-Penn	Dick Bogard	28 - 42
	Rookie	Covington Astros	Appalachian	Dick Smith	32 - 24
1971	Majors	Houston Astros	National	Harry Walker	79 - 83
	AAA	Oklahoma City '89ers	American Association	Jim Williams	71 - 69
	AA	Columbus Astros	Southern League/ (Dixie Association)	Cliff Davis	51 - 91
	A	Cocoa Astros	Florida State	Tony Pacheco	80 - 59
	A	Sumter Astros	Western Carolinas	Jackie Brandt	47 - 80
	Rookie	Covington Astros	Appalachian	Billy Smith	33 - 35
1972	Majors	Houston Astros	National	Harry Walker/Salty Parker/Leo Durocher	84 - 69
	AAA	Oklahoma City '89ers	American Association	Tony Pacheco	57-83
	AA	Columbus Astros	Southern	Jackie Brandt	59 - 80
	A	Cocoa Astros	Florida State	Jim Williams	56 - 72
	Rookie	Covington Astros	Appalachian	Billy Smith	41 - 29
	Rookie	Cocoa Florida East Coast Astros	Florida East Coast	Leo Posada	26 - 30
1973	Majors	Houston Astros	National	Leo Durocher	82 - 80
	AAA	Denver Bears	American Association	Jim Williams	61 - 75
	AA	Columbus Astros	Southern	Wayne Terwilliger	69 - 70
	A	Cedar Rapids Astros	Midwest	Leo Posada	61 - 60
	Rookie	Covington Astros	Appalachian	Billy Smith	21 - 48
1974	Majors	Houston Astros	National	Preston Gomez	81 - 81
	AAA	Denver Bears	American Association	Frank Verdi	62 - 74
	AA	Columbus Astros	Southern	Jim Williams	65 - 73
	A	Cedar Rapids Astros	Midwest	Leo Posada	54 - 66
	Rookie	Covington Astros	Appalachian	Billy Smith	32 - 37
1975	Majors	Houston Astros	National	Preston Gomez/Bill Virdon	64 - 97
	AAA	Iowa Oaks	American Association	Joe Sparks	56 - 79
	AA	Columbus Astros	Southern	Jim Beauchamp	70 - 64
	A	Dubuque Packers	Midwest	Bob Cluck	58 - 67
	Rookie	Covington Astros	Appalachian	Billy Smith	35 - 34
1976	Majors	Houston Astros	National	Bill Virdon	80 - 82
	AAA	Memphis Blues	International	Jim Beauchamp	69 - 69
	AA	Columbus Astros	Southern	Leo Posada	58 - 80
	A	Dubuque Packers	Midwest	Bob Cluck	59 - 71
	Rookie	Covington Astros	Appalachian	Julio Linares	38 - 32
1977	Majors	Houston Astros	National	Bill Virdon	81- 81
	AAA	CHARLESTON CHARLIES	INTERNATIONAL	JIM BEAUCHAMP	78 - 62
	AA	Columbus Astros	Southern	Leo Posada	60 - 77
	A	Cocoa Astros	Florida State	Jimmy Johnson	56 - 72
	Rookie	Gulf Coast (Sarasota) Astros	Gulf Coast	Julio Linares	22 - 32
1978	Majors	Houston Astros	National	Bill Virdon	74 - 88
	AAA	Charleston Charlies	International	Jim Beauchamp	85 - 85
	AA	Columbus Astros	Southern	Jimmy Johnson	70 - 73
	A	Daytona Beach Astros	Florida State	Leo Posada/ Chuck Sprinkle	42 - 93
	Rookie	Gulf Coast (Sarasota) Astros	Gulf Coast	Julio Linares	23 - 31
1979	Majors	Houston Astros	National	Bill Virdon	89 - 73
	AA	Columbus Astros	Southern	Jimmy Johnson	84 - 59
	A	Daytona Beach Astros	Florida State	Carlos Alfonso	56 - 80
	Rookie	GULF COAST (SARASOTA) ASTROS	GULF COAST	JULIO LINARES	33 - 19