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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1989 / 1991)
75-87, Finished 4th in NL West
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Scored 573 runs, Allowed 656 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-91
Manager: Art Howe (75-87)
Ballpark: Astrodome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,310,927 (11th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98; one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 95
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1989 / 1991 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1989
Ron Washington granted Free Agency.
November 13, 1989
Kevin Bass granted Free Agency.
Bob Forsch granted Free Agency.
Greg Gross granted Free Agency.
Rick Rhoden granted Free Agency.
Dan Schatzeder granted Free Agency.
Harry Spilman granted Free Agency.
December 4, 1989
Drafted William Brennan from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Albert Hall from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Xavier Hernandez from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
Chuck Jackson drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
December 6, 1989
Signed Bill Gullickson as a free agent.
Signed Ken Oberkfell as a free agent.
December 19, 1989
Signed Dan Schatzeder as a free agent.
Signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.
January 10, 1990
Signed Raul Chavez as an amateur free agent.
January 26, 1990
Signed Terry Clark as a free agent.
February 1, 1990
Signed Brian Fisher as a free agent.
Signed Mark Thurmond as a free agent.
February 12, 1990
Signed Jim Olander as a free agent.
February 13, 1990
Signed Roberto Petagine as an amateur free agent.
March 13, 1990
Traded a player to be named later and Dave Silvestri to the New York Yankees. Received Orlando Miller. The Houston Astros sent Daven Bond (minors) (June 11, 1990) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
March 30, 1990
Traded Lou Frazier to the Detroit Tigers. Received Doug Strange.
April 1, 1990 (Standings)
Traded Terry Wells to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Franklin Stubbs.
April 3, 1990 (Standings)
Released Roger Mason.
April 14, 1990 (Standings)
Signed Jerry Reuss as a free agent.
April 28, 1990 (Standings)
Traded Charlie Kerfeld to the Atlanta Braves. Received a player to be named later and Kevin Dean (minors). The Atlanta Braves sent Lee Ellis Johnson (minors) (October 29, 1990) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
May 1, 1990 (Standings)
Sent Mark Thurmond to the San Francisco Giants as part of a conditional deal.
May 14, 1990 (Standings)
Released Jerry Reuss.
May 25, 1990 (Standings)
Released Doug Strange.
May 28, 1990 (Standings)
Released Steve Lombardozzi.
May 31, 1990 (Standings)
Sent Jim Olander to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.
June 4, 1990 (Standings)
Drafted Brian Williams in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 16, 1990.
Drafted Chris Hatcher in the 3rd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1990.
Drafted Brian Boehringer in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jeff Ball in the 12th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1990.
Drafted Ray Montgomery in the 13th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1990.
Drafted Jim Dougherty in the 26th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed March 20, 1991.
Drafted Bret Hemphill in the 29th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Travis Driskill in the 76th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Danny Young in the 83rd round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed May 10, 1991.
June 8, 1990 (Standings)
Received Rich Gedman from the Boston Red Sox as part of a conditional deal.
June 13, 1990 (Standings)
Louie Meadows granted Free Agency.
July 27, 1990 (Standings)
Released Alex Trevino.
August 21, 1990 (Standings)
Signed Bobby Abreu as an amateur free agent.
August 28, 1990 (Standings)
Released Brian Fisher.
August 30, 1990 (Standings)
Traded Larry Andersen to the Boston Red Sox. Received Jeff Bagwell.
Traded Bill Doran to the Cincinnati Reds. Received players to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Terry McGriff (September 7, 1990), Keith Kaiser (minors) (September 7, 1990) and Butch Henry (September 7, 1990) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
September 10, 1990 (Standings)
Traded Dan Schatzeder to the New York Mets. Received Nick Davis (minors) and Steve LaRose (minors).
October 4, 1990 (Standings)
Released Bill Gullickson.
October 12, 1990 (Standings)
William Brennan granted Free Agency.
October 15, 1990 (Standings)
Jose Tolentino granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1990
Juan Agosto granted Free Agency.
Rich Gedman granted Free Agency.
Terry Puhl granted Free Agency.
Franklin Stubbs granted Free Agency.
Glenn Wilson granted Free Agency.
November 7, 1990
Danny Darwin granted Free Agency.
December 3, 1990
Drafted Dean Wilkins from the Chicago Cubs in the 1990 rule 5 draft.
December 7, 1990
Dave Smith granted Free Agency.
January 5, 1991
Signed Mike Capel as a free agent.
January 10, 1991
Traded Glenn Davis to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Steve Finley, Pete Harnisch and Curt Schilling.
January 22, 1991
Signed Jay Baller as a free agent.
February 6, 1991
Signed Don Carman as a free agent.
March 6, 1991
Signed Mark McLemore as a free agent.
Signed Jose Tolentino as a free agent.
March 19, 1991
Signed Jim Corsi as a free agent.
Signed Jimmy Jones as a free agent.
March 29, 1991
Signed Dwayne Henry as a free agent.
March 30, 1991
Signed Melvin Mora as an amateur free agent.
