Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are the professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB). They began to play in 1962. They were originally called the "Houston Colt .45s" or the "Houston Colts". They changed their name to "Astros" in 1965. The Astros left the National League and joined the American League in 2013. They are the first team in a long time to do this. The Astros play their home games at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
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| Established | 1962 | ||
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| World Series titles (1) | 2017 | ||
| AL Pennants (1) | 2017 | ||
| NL Pennants (1) | 2005 | ||
| AL West Division titles (1) | 2017 | ||
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The Astros also qualified for the postseason in the strike-split 1981 season, losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. | |||
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| Owner(s) | Jim Crane | ||
| Manager | Dusty Baker | ||
| General Manager | Jeff Luhnow | ||
| President of Baseball Operations | Reid Ryan | ||
With the move to the American League in 2013, the Astros are the first team in Major League Baseball to win the pennant for both leagues. The Astros are generally considered one of the most dominant teams in baseball over the recent years.
In 2005, the Astros played in the World Series for the first time, where they were swept by the Chicago White Sox. They returned to the World Series in 2017, and this time, they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games to capture their first World Series title in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. They returned to the World Series in 2019 and 2021, but lost to Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves, respectively.
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Al Spangler, pictured in the first uniform of the Colt .45s in 1963
Houston Astrodome Scoreboard pictured during a June 7, 1969 game between the Astros and Cardinals
The Astrodome stadium in Houston, Texas
Hall of Famer Joe Morgan (1963–1971, 1980) was traded to Cincinnati following the 1971 season
César Cedeño (1970–1981) is the franchise's all-time leader with 487 steals
José Cruz (1975–1987), his #25 was retired by Houston
Astros starting pitcher Nolan Ryan in 1983
Mike Scott won the 1986 NL Cy Young Award and NLCS MVP
Final Astros regular season game in the Astrodome on October 3, 1999
References
- ↑ Major League Baseball Advanced Media (November 2, 2012). "Astros officially launch new identity". Press release. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/40157574/astros-officially-launch-new-identity/. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
