They finished in third place in the American League West Division with a final record of 84–78. The Astros would shock baseball and the fashion world four years later.Lee May added more power to the lineup in 1972. - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers. In the 9th, starting pitcher There was no scoring until the 14th inning when the Mets would take the lead on a This 16-inning game held the record for the longest in MLB postseason history until October 9, 2005 when the Astros defeated the While the Astros were dealing away their 1986 championship parts, they were grooming young players in the process, such as The early 1990s were marked by the Astros' growing discontent with their home, the Astrodome. The Astros also wore navy uniforms with the orange rainbow stripes along the side; the front originally featured the "H" star before replacing it with "Astros" in orange in 2016. Managers: (23) Houston Astros Logo Evolution. They played their home games at Colt Stadium (Park Factors: 93/95) where 924,456 fans witnessed their 1962 Colt .45s finish the season with a .400 winning percentage.
McLane stated that because the Astros were one of the few franchises in Major League Baseball with only one family as the owners, he was planning his estate. In Game 3, the Astros were ahead at A historic bet on the series was made on live television between talk show host However, the signature game of the series was Game 6. The Astrodome was a pitchers' park and the Astros teams of the time were built on good pitching, solid defense and geared to stealing bases and scrapping out runs. What was navy was now orange and what was orange was now a lighter shade of blue. And which of the many contenders will try to upgrade?Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly says Houston players, who received immunity from discipline in return for cooperating with an MLB investigation, sacrificed their managers, coaches and team executives, who took the hit for the players' transgressions.Eric and Tristan discuss risers in their rest of season ranks, players you can feel fine in dropping and preview the weekend..Martin Maldonado hit a three-run home run to back a strong start by Zack Greinke and help the Houston Astros to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night.Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly had his suspension for throwing pitches near the heads of Astros hitters reduced to five games on appeal, the team confirmed Wednesday.Brandon Crawford's RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the San Francisco Giants to a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.Ramon Laureano was suspended six games and Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron 20 games for their roles in Sunday's benches-clearing incident.On Tuesday's ENN, reaction to the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponing its Fall seasons, suspensions from the Astros-A's brawl, Kyle Kuzma's game-winner, and an Ice Pick from Don.Michael Wilbon and Frank Isola discuss the Big Ten and Pac-12 postponing football and how baseball should handle the Cardinals.Astros hitting coach Alex Cintrón is scheduled to receive a 20-game suspension, and A's outfielder Ramón Laureano will likely get a 5-game suspension for their roles in the Athletics-Astros brawl, sources tell ESPN.Straw's walk-off single lifts Astros over Rockies (1:07)Nhat V. Meyer/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images They signed longtime Dodgers pitcher Afterward, the Astros would have three tough seasons. McMullen and Hamilton passed on the same Thursday, September 17, 2015, Elston on September 5, and Berra on September 22. As for the 2015 MLB season, the Houston Astros finished 86–76 (.531), and made the playoffs for the first time since 2005. The Astros were established as the Houston Colt .45s and entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962 along with the New York Mets.The current name, reflecting Houston's role as the host of the Johnson Space Center, was adopted three years later, when they moved into the Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium and the so-called "eighth wonder of the world." Crane was given a $70 million concession by MLB for agreeing to the switch; the move was a condition for the sale to the new ownership group.In 2012, the Astros were eliminated from the playoffs before September 5. The season was marked by the Astros 4–15 record against their in-state division rival (and eventual division winner) The Astros clinched their first division title as a member of the American League West division, and first division title overall since 2001. In September 2015, four men died who had been closely associated with the team: Yogi Berra, Gene Elston, Milo Hamilton, and John McMullen. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet.

The team began with the name Colt .45s in 1962 and changed their name to the Houston Astros in 1965 when they began playing in the Astrodome. — Houston Astros (@astros) August 16, 2020. Despite having a winning season, the Astros fired manager Where the Astros were hurting was in their pitching.

The same stripes run down the pant legs. Nickname. The players' last names were added to the back of the jerseys.

The colors were inspired by the location of their new ballpark which formerly housed a rainbow depot.

Houston recalled IF Taylor Jones from their alternate training site; he'll be in uniform vs. Rockies today.Yordan Alvarez had an MRI on Monday after experiencing discomfort in his right knee and has been placed on the injured list, the team announced.David Schoenfield joins Buster to discuss the Seager brothers homering in the same game, how Fernando Tatis Jr.’s grand slam and Juan Soto briefly admiring his home run violated the unwritten rules of baseball, injuries piling up across the league, José Altuve looking terrible, and his read on the NL East (6:30).