May 27 in Houston Astros History: San Diego and Montreal are awarded NL expansion teams for 1969 and Dallasites are quick to blame Houston's (1968)

San Diego and Montreal are awarded NL expansion teams for 1969 and Dallasites are quick to blame Houston's Judge Roy Hofheinz for the snub. Montreal doesn't even have a minor league team at the time. One Dallas paper prints a picture of the judge with a bullseye over it. The Astros celebrate by club

From the collection: Jeff Bagwell fan-cave plaque →

Source: Historical record

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