History houston astros

Six no-hitters were tossed in Astrodome history, which, during a visit, the legendary Satchel Paige once deemed a "pitcher's paradise. Richard, Ken Forsch, and Joe Niekro emerged on a team built for speed, pitching and defense. Ownership of the Astros changed in the mids when financial difficulties forced Roy Hofheinz to relinquish control to team creditors, Ford Motor Credit Company and General Electric Corp.

The team was sold in to a group of investors led by John McMullen, a New Jersey ship builder, who oversaw many renovations and upgrades to the Astrodome in the s. The Astros of the s featured some of the club's most dominant pitching with a staff anchored by Nolan Ryan and Mike Scott.

Glenn Davis, the power hitting "Big Bopper", arrived in the mids. Craig Biggio's debut in began a franchise record 20 seasons with Houston and in became the first Astros player elected to the Hall of Fame.

Houston dominated the late s with consecutive NL Central championships from In the late s, McLane was the driving force behind the "Ballpark at Union Station," which was designed to incorporate and renovate Houston's Union Station into the Astros front office and a ballpark entrance.

As a salute to Houston's roots in the railroad industry, the design came to life with a working 19th century replica locomotive perched upon the left field roof track which celebrates Astros home runs and victories. It also boasts a 9,ton retractable roof, shaped in the trajectory of a baseball in flight, which glides over a natural grass surface within 13 minutes. Crane, a former standout college baseball pitcher at Central Missouri State University, constructed a staff that once again made the Astros into one of the strongest and advanced player development systems in baseball.

With a blend of advanced analytics, roster depth developed through the Minor League system, and the addition of key veterans such as Justin Verlander and Zack Greinke, through trade or free agency, the Astros have poised themselves as a franchise capable of sustaining success both on and off the field for many years to come. Glenn Davis hits a career-high 34 homers. After winning their first ever National League Central crown in , the Astros prepare to take the field against the Braves for their first postseason game in 11 years.

Danny Darwin had a league-leading 2. Franklin Stubbs sets a club mark for lefthanders with 23 home runs Houston ties a league record by playing in 27 extra-inning games Craig Biggio leads the club in hitting for the second straight year. Despite a grueling day road trip made necessary when the Astrodome played host to the Republican National Convention, the Astros rallied in the second half to post the club's first non-losing season since Craig Biggio became the first player ever to make the All-Star team at both catcher and second base Doug Jones was also named to the All-Star team and set the club single-season record with 36 saves.

The Astros established franchise records in several offensive categories, including batting average. Mark Portugal set a club record by winning his final 12 decisions Darryl Kile posted a nine-game win streak, and tosses the ninth no-hitter in Astros history on September 8 against New York. Bagwell was a unanimous selection for only the third time in league history after batting.

Rookie skipper Terry Collins guided the club to a mark, one-half game behind Cincinnati, before a players' strike ended the season on August The Astros took the the chase for the NL's first-ever Wild Card playoff berth to the final day of the season before finishing one game behind Colorado Craig Biggio was voted the league's starting second baseman in the All-Star Game and slugged a solo home run A two-and-a-half game lead at the end of August slipped away and denied Houston a shot at the NL Central title Jeff Bagwell slugged 31 homers and set single season record with 48 doubles and RBI Derek Bell knocked in runs, marking the first time ever the club had two, plus RBI players in the same season Shane Reynolds won 16 games, while he and Darryl Kile each topped the mark in strikeouts.

The Astros captured their first-ever NL Central title and their first division title in 11 years Jeff Bagwell banged 43 homers and swiped 31 bases to become Houston's first "" man Bagwell set new single-season club records in homers 43 , RBI , total bases and extra-base hits Craig Biggio became the first player in major league history to have not grounded into a double play in a game season Darryl Kile won a team-high 19 games and was also selected to the All-Star Team Larry Dierker became one of only six skippers in major league history who won a division title in his first year as manager.

The Astros won their second consecutive NL Central title en route to a franchise-best win season Craig Biggio joined Tris Speaker as the only two players in the century who have hit 50 doubles and stolen 50 bases in the same season Biggio broke Cesar Cedeno's record for the most runs scored by an Astro The Astros bid adieu to the Astrodome in dramatic fashion, clinching their third straight NL Central title on the final day of the regular season before a sold out crowd Hampton and Jeff Bagwell were recognized as the best offensive players at their respective positions as each was a recipient of the Silver Slugger Award Wagner was the recipient of the Rolaids Relief Man Award.

History was made as the doors of sparkling-new Enron Field opened for the first time on March 30 before an exhibition game with the New York Yankees Houston finished the season at to mark the club's first sub-. Jeff Bagwell set single-season franchise records with 47 homers and runs scored Bagwell ended the season having logged career homers and became only the 87th major leaguer to reach the homer plateau Tony Eusebio set a franchise record with a game hitting streak that lasted nearly two months The season went right down to the wire as the Astros clinched their fourth division title in five years with a win over the Cardinals on October 7 in St.

Craig Biggio became the first player in franchise history to log 2, hits and enters the season with 2, hits during his year career Brad Ausmus received a Gold Glove award for defensive excellence at his position. By Houston standards, the season was a disappointment after the Astros finished with an record, good for only second place in the NL Central division, behind the St. Louis Cardinals. Despite staying in the division race until the final two weeks of the season, the Astros wound up 13 games behind the Cardinals.

However, that season was anything but forgettable. The Wade Miller-Roy Oswalt arsenal combined to go on the year while stringing together 12 and nine-game winning streaks, respectively. Astros hurlers threw 10 shutouts in Houston to contribute to a home record. Lance Berkman represented the Astros at the All-Star game. Houston 's downtown ballpark was renamed Minute Maid Park when the Astros announced an agreement with the local beverage giant for naming rights on June 5. Brad Ausmus won his second consecutive Gold Glove award.

But injuries intervened and Houston ended the season in second place, one game behind the Chicago Cubs. Craig Biggio made his second career position move and served as the club's primary center fielder. Biggio recorded his club-record th double on July Wagner recorded a careeer-high and franchise record 44 saves and represented the team at the All-Star Game.

Jeriome Robertson set the franchise record for a rookie with 15 wins, the most of all ML rookies. The campaign began and ended with great expectations, with plenty of trying times in between. A season that started with so much promise turned into a mediocre effort that resulted in a. Three weeks after Phil Garner took over the managerial duties, the Astros began an unprecedented run that leapfrogged them over five teams en route to the National League Wild Card.

The Astros won their first postseason series in franchise history when they topped the Atlanta Braves, three games to two, in the Division Series. Despite being decimated by injuries that left them with only two proven starters -- Roy Oswalt and Roger Clemens who won his seventh Cy Young Award -- the Astros received valiant efforts from a slew of players who helped lead the team to the seventh game of the National League Championship Series. The Astros' historic run ended with a Game 7 loss to the Cardinals, one game shy of their first-ever World Series berth.

The Astros began the year with a list of problems that suggested this was going to be a long, and likely unsuccessful, season. Lance Berkman was out for a month following offseason knee surgery. Jeff Bagwell struggled through a painful first month before deciding it was time to go on the disabled list. Nearly one-third of the roster was hit with everything from the flu to pneumonia to upper respiratory infections that swept through the Astros' clubhouse.

But the Astros recovered from their abysmal start to go the rest of the year -- a. The Astros advanced to the World Series for the first time in franchise history after defeating the Cardinals four games to two in a rematch of the NLCS. The White Sox went on to sweep the Astros in four games to claim their first World Series since The Astros won the Wild Card for the second season in a row, finishing in second place in the NL Central division with a record of The club started the season with a record on the road, and overcame a start on May 24 to become the first team since the Boston Braves to make the postseason after falling to 15 games below.

In a thrilling finish to the season, the Astros spent the final two weeks chasing first-place St. Louis by winning 10 of the last 12 games. But Houston would lose two out of three in Atlanta and miss the playoffs for the first time since The end of the season was similar to the club's hot start n April. The Astros won 19 of the first 28 games, which represents the best start in franchise history.

Roger Clemens returned for a third season on June 22 and finished with a 2. Willy Taveras logged a game hitting streak from July Aug. Roy Oswalt won the ERA crown with a 2. Adam Everett recorded the fourth-best fielding percentage by a shortstop in Major League history, holding down a. The club finished , in fourth place in the NL Central, The Astros ended the season winning their last two games, five of six, eight of 11 and 10 of The Astros finished at home, marking the seventh consecutive season for the club to finish with a winning record at Minute Maid Park.

On September 20, the Astros named Ed Wade the 11th general manager in franchise history. Cooper is the 16th manager in Astros franchise history.

Houston finished the season with two homer sluggers for the first time since Berkman, Lee. Lee, in his first year with the Astros, drove in a career-high runs after signing a six-year contract with the club.

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