Corpus Christi Hooks

• Location: Corpus Christi, TX
• League: Texas League 2005-present
• Affiliation: Houston Astros 2005-present
• Ballpark: Whataburger Field 2005-present

Team History

The Corpus Christi Hooks are the AA affiliate of the Houston Astros in the Texas League. They began play in 2005 when the club relocated from Round Rock, TX. Led by skipper Dave Clark, they posted a 64-76 record in their first season. Pitcher Jason Hirsh went 13-8 with a 2.87 ERA for the club and led the league with 165 strikeouts. In their second year, the Hooks won the league championship

The Hooks play their home games at Whataburger Field and include Nolan Ryan as one of their owners. In 2019, the Hooks received some national publicity for staging a "Phones-Free" game on June 20th. Fans were given a special case in which to lock in their phones for the duration of the game, with provisions made for those who needed to use them for emergencies, and special phot booths set up for those who normally use their phones as cameras. The object was to raise awareness for coastal conservation by asking persons to pay less attention to their phone and more to their environment.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2005	64-76	7th	Dave Clark		John Tamargo Jr.	Joe Slusarski	Danny Fatheree
2006	76-63	3rd	Dave Clark	League Champs	John Tamargo Jr.	Joe Slusarski	Danny Fatheree
2007	67-73	6th	Dave Clark		John Tamargo Jr.	Stan Boroski	Danny Fatheree
2008	55-85	8th	Luis Pujols		John Tamargo Jr.	Stan Boroski
2009	61-79	7th (t)	Luis Pujols		Keith Bodie	Stan Boroski
2010	63-77	7th	Wes Clements		Mark Bailey	Travis Driskill
2011	50-90	8th	Tom Lawless		John Moses	Don Alexander
2012	81-59	1st	Keith Bodie	Lost in 1st round	Joel Chimelis	Gary Ruby
2013	83-57	1st	Keith Bodie	Lost in 1st round	Tim Garland	Gary Ruby	Mark Bailey
2014	67-73	7th	Keith Bodie		Tim Garland	Gary Ruby	Tom Lawless
2015	89-51	1st	Rodney Linares	Lost in 1st round	Dan Radison	Doug Brocail	Tom Lawless
2016	85-55	1st	Rodney Linares	Lost in 1st round	Dan Radison	Dave Borkowski
2017	67-71	4th (t)	Rodney Linares		Joel Chimelis	Dave Borkowski	Tommy Kawamura
2018	82-56	1st	Omar Lopez	Lost in 1st round	Troy Snitker	Bill Murphy	Mycal Jones
2019	66-73	6th	Omar Lopez		Tim LaMonte	Graham Johnson
2020	Season cancelled

Further Reading

• Ashlee Burns: "Minor league baseball promotion puts cell phones out of reach", USA Today, June 20, 2019. [1]

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Corpus Christi Hooks