May 10 in Houston Astros History: Dr. John McMullen purchases the Astros from the Ford Motor Credit Corporation. The shipping magnate, a former (1979)

Dr. John McMullen purchases the Astros from the Ford Motor Credit Corporation. The shipping magnate, a former partner of New York Yankee boss George Steinbrenner, jokes that nothing is more limited than being Steinbrenner's limited partner.

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