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History of the ASTROS... |
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1960 |
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The ownership group from Houston, headed by Judge Roy Hofheinz, attended the annual Major League Baseball owners meetings in Chicago. On October 17th, Houston was awarded a franchise in the ten-team National League. |
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1962 |
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The Houston Colt .45s play their first major league game on April 10, defeating the Chicago Cubs 11-2. |
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1964 |
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Ken Johnson becomes the first major leaguer to lose a nine-inning no-hitter on April 23rd with a 1-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. |
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1965 |
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The Houston Colt .45s become the Houston Astros and inaugurate indoor baseball with a 2-1 exhibition win over the New York Yankees on April 9th in the Astrodome. |
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1967 |
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Don Wilson fires a no-hitter vs. the Atlanta Braves, 2-0 on June 18, strinking out Hank Aaron for the final out. |
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1972 |
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Astros finish in second place with their best record ever (84-69). |
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1975 |
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A good year for future Astros management. Former General Manager Bob Watsonleads the Astros with a .324 average, 157 hits and 85 RBI, while current mangement Larry Dierker leads the staff with 14 wins. |
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1978 |
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J.R. Richard strikes out 303 to become the first National League righthander to strike out 300 batters in a season. |
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1980 |
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Houston claimed its first NL West title in 1980 with a 93-70 record after defeating Los Angeles in a one-game playoff in the 163rd game of the regular season. |
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1981 |
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Nolan Ryan hurls his major league record fifth no-hitter, blanking the Dodgers on September 26th. Ryan also leads the league with a .169 ERA. |
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1983 |
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Nolan Ryan surpasses Walter Hohnson's all-time strikeout mark. |
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1986 |
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A Silver Anniversary season turn golden as the Astros win their second NL West title. Rookie skipper Hal Lanier guides the team to a club-record 96 regular season wins. Lanier earns Manager of the Year notice from four differnet press associations after the season. Righthander Mike Scott becomes Houston's first ever Cy Young award winner, leading the league in ERA (2.22) and strikeouts (306), and winning 18 games for the second straight year. |
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1991 |
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Jeff Bagwell becomes the Astros' first BBWAA Rookie of the Year after hitting .294 with 15 homers and club rookie record of 82 RBI. Craig Biggio leads the club in hitting for the second straight year (.295) and joins Pete Harnisch on the NL All-Star team. |
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1993 |
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Darryl Kile posted a nine-game win streak, and tosses the ninth no-hitter in Astros history on September 8th against New York. |
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1994 |
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Jeff Bagwell became the first Houston player ever to win the NL Most Valuable Player award. Rookie skipper Terry Collins guided the club to a 66-49 mark, one-half game behind Cincinnati, before a players' strike ended the season on August 12th. |
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1997 |
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After winning their first ever National League Central crown, the Astros prepare to take the field against the Braves for their first postseason game in 11 years. |
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2000 |
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History was made as the doors of the sparling-new Enron Field opened for the first time on March 30th before an exhibition game with the New York Yankees. A record 3,056,139 fans passed through the trnstiles during the Astros' inaugural season at their new ballpark. |
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2001 |
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Major League Baseball announced that the Astros were awarded the 2004 All-Star Game. |
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2002 |
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Houston fans embraced a name change at Enron Field to Minute Maid Park. |
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For more ASTROS history, click here to see more ASTROS HISTORY. |
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