The Astros didn't fare much better in 1974, but did finish with a .500 record under new manager With the $38 million debit of the Astrodomain, control was passed from Judge The year started on a sad note. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only.Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? With Dr. McMullen as sole owner of the Astros, the team would now benefit in ways a corporation could not give them. I've talked to the guys, and obviously they wanted me to come back up there." The players' last names were added to the back of the jerseys. The bright stripes were meant to appear as a fiery trail like a rocket sweeping across the heavens. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. "Just as the excitement was settling down over the Astrodome, the April 15, 1968 saw a pitching duel for the ages.
The Colt .45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, against the The 1963 season saw more young talent mixed with seasoned veterans. 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. Wilson was 29 years old. Nickname. Players like 1979 would prove to be a big turn around in Astros history and during the off season the Astros made an effort to fix some of their problem areas. Manager Similarly, the radio broadcasting team remained with the new Houston major league franchise. The team has seven different logos, where the first 4 included both the name and the picture, and the current logo consists of actually one name on a blue background. They bounced back to first with a ten-game winning streak, but the Dodgers had regained a two-game lead when they arrived in Houston on September 9. The team finished 45 games back out of the division winner Oakland Athletics, further adding to their futility. Grass would not grow in the new park, since the roof panels had been painted to reduce the glare that was causing players on both the Astros and the visiting team to miss routine pop flies. The Astros suffered a 9–6 loss and the ALDS was tied at 2–2. As for the 2015 MLB season, the Houston Astros finished 86–76 (.531), and made the playoffs for the first time since 2005. A new artificial turf was created called "AstroTurf" and once again Houston would be involved in yet another change in the way the game was played.April 15 saw a pitching duel that was one for the ages. Durocher took the Astros to an 82–80 finish and the Astros finished in fourth place. Houston's 42-24 second-half record led National League teams and was the second best in the Majors (Angels, 43-24).
Dave Borkowski was sent down earlier in the month and Chris Sampson was moved to the bullpen and Brian Moheler moving into the starting rotation. The uniform is navy and orange, going back to the original 1960s team colors, as well as debuting a new version of the classic navy hat with a white "H" over an orange star.On November 6, 2012, the Astros hired former Cleveland Indians director of baseball operations The Houston Astros played their first game as an American League team on March 31, 2013, where they were victorious over their in-state division competitor, the On September 29, the Astros completed their first year in the American League, losing 5–1 in a 14-inning game to the New York Yankees.
Astros Fan Cutouts. What was navy was now orange and what was orange was now a lighter shade of blue. They also became the first team in Major League history to win three different divisions: National League West in 1980 and 1986, National League Central from 1997 to 1999 and 2001, and American League West in 2017.The victory was especially meaningful for the Houston area, which was rebuilding after Hurricane Harvey.On September 26, 2018, the Astros' second consecutive AL West division championship was clinched with a victory by the In the offseason, the Astros signed veteran outfielder Entering the playoffs as the top seeded team in both leagues, they defeated the AL Wild Card winner On January 13, 2020, MLB announced that its investigation found that the Astros did use cameras and video monitors to steal signs of opposing catchers and signal to hitters throughout the 2017 regular season and postseason, and at least part of the 2018 season.Manfred announced that manager A.J. The complete primary logo history of the Houston Astros and the Houston Colt .45s from 1962 right up until today.