Niekro becomes Houston's all-time winningest pitcher with his 5-0 shutout of San Francisco on June 9th More Houston Astros history & fan-cave gifts → Source: MLB.com
Glenn Wilson 's three-run pinch-hit homer in the tenth inning off Randy Myers stuns the Reds, 3-1, at the Astrodome. Mike Scott and Tom Browning trade nine shutout innings before the Reds...
Private Larry Dierker , on a 24-hour pass from the Army while fulfilling his military commitment in Louisiana, outduels Steve Carlton for a 2-1, eleven-inning triumph over the Cardinals at the Astrodome....
Bud Norris takes a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Cardinals when ex-Astro Lance Berkman spoils the bid with a homer in the 4-1 victory. Norris allows just that one hit...
Houston wins the first-ever in-season meeting with the Texas Rangers, 5-4, at The Ballpark in Arlington. DH Moises Alou is the hero with a solo blast off Tim Crabtree in the 11th...
With the overall first pick in the baseball draft, Houston chooses lefthanded pitcher Floyd Bannister of Arizona State University. Rushed to the majors the next year, Bannister is 11-18 in two seasons...
Top prospect, shortstop Carlos Correa, made his long-awaited debut on June 8 and wound up winning the AL Rookie of the Year award after hitting .279 with 22 homers and 68 RBIs,...
Jerry Mumphrey and Craig Reynolds crack two-run homers to pace the Astros to a 14-5 thumping in San Francisco. Terry Puhl has four hits while Jose Cruz and Bill Doran each contribute...
Lee May stays hot. His solo shot in the second inning is the only run as Houston nips the Mets, 1-0. Don Wilson scatters seven hits in the shutout and delivers two...
Bob Aspromonte smacks five hits in a 17-1 thrashing at St. Louis, the biggest winning margin in club history until 2019. Houston pounds 23 hits, four by catcher Ron Brand . Julio...