Houston Astros

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Franchise Season Summaries 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Also known as Houston Colt .45's Franchise Record: 3497-3503 World Series Titles: 0 National League Pennants: 1 (2005) Playoffs: 9 (1980, 1981, 1986, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005) Retired Numbers: 5 (Jeff Bagwell), 24 (Jimmy Wynn), 25 (Jose Cruz), 32 (Jim Umbricht), 33 (Mike Scott), 34 (Nolan Ryan), 40 (Don Wilson), 49 (Larry Dierker) In addition, the number 42 has been retired from all MLB teams in honor of Jackie Robinson. Franchise Players: Jeff Bagwell, Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio, Jose Cruz, J.R. Richard, Nolan Ryan, Jim Wynn

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Created in the 1962 Expansion, the Houston Colt 45's changed their name to the Houston Astros as of the 1965 season, when they moved into the Astrodome.

Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell are the franchise's career leaders in virtually every batting statistic. Biggio is the club's leader in games played, runs, hits, and doubles, and Bagwell is tops in home runs and RBI.

[edit] Further Reading

• Michael Shapiro: Bottom of the Ninth: Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel and daring scheme to save baseball from itself, Times Books, Macmillan, New York, NY, 2009.