[adrotate banner=”50″] On August 24, 1969, the expansion Seattle Pilots trade knuckleballing pitcher Jim Bouton to the Houston Astros for pitchers Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison. The reinvented knuckleball pitcher, who posted...
The city of Houston was ravaged Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 and rallied behind the Astros, who pulled off a last-second trade to get Justin Verlander from the Tigers on Aug. 31....
On August 17, 1967 — The Tigers obtainEddie Mathews from the Astros to replace a slumping Norm Cash, who had been benched by skipper Mayo Smith. Detroit’s new first baseman will hit...
Rookie skipper Terry Collins guided the club to a 66-49 mark, one-half game behind Cincinnati, before a players' strike ended the season on August 12. More Houston Astros history & fan-cave gifts...
[adrotate banner=”50″] On August 11, 1970 — With a 6-5 victory over the Astros, Phillies’ right-hander Jim Bunning becomes the first pitcher since Cy Young to win 100 games in both leagues....
Bob Lillis takes over as interim manager on August 10 and Astros finish 28-23 under Lillis. More Houston Astros history & fan-cave gifts → Source: MLB.com
August 4, 1980 San Diego Padres Dave Winfield’s bout with Houston Astro Nolan Ryan As Winfield remembered it, Ryan already had brushed him back twice in the game with inside pitches. When...
August 3, 2008: Eddie Kunz, a 22 year old hard throwing right-hander, made his New York Mets debut against the Houston Astros . Kunz pitched a shutout inning. It would be one...
On August 3, 1989 — The Cincinnati Reds set a major league record for the most hits in the first inning of a game with 16 as they score 14 runs at...
Cesar Cedeno hits for the cycle on August 2 vs. the Reds. More Houston Astros history & fan-cave gifts → Source: MLB.com