Mitch Williams walks the bases full then surrenders two 12th-inning runs in the season opener against Montreal. Ken Caminiti 's two-run double ends a dramatic three-run comeback for a 6-5 Houston triumph....
It's not in Colorado, but the Astros club the Rockies as if it was, 15-2. Derek Bell , now hitting in front of Jeff Bagwell in the lineup, drives in six and...
An exhibition game with the Texas Rangers in Tulsa, OK, is halted when a part of the stand collapses, injuring 17 people. Players helped carry victims to aid, some making stretchers out...
Craig Biggio returns from knee surgery in style with the first five-hit game of his career during an 11-3 Opening Day win against Milwaukee, scoring three times. Daryle Ward and Chris Truby...
Doug Rader becomes the first to reach the Dome's gold (upper reserved) seats with a home run off Stan Bahnsen during a 9-5 exhibition win against the Yankees. The ball lands in...
The Rusty Staub trade with Montreal is finally settled when the Astros accept pitchers Skip Guinn and Jack Billingham , along with $100,000, instead of first baseman Donn Clendenon. Jesus Alou was...
Craig Biggio singles home the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the ninth, completing a five-run rally that stuns Colorado, 8-7. Four straight singles and a double by Orlando Merced...
Houston bunches six hits off Greg Maddux in the third inning and holds on for a 4-3 victory. Derek Bell 's two-run double is the key blow. Mike Hampton picks up the...
Nolan Ryan pitches in the Dome for the last time, a 4-3 exhibition loss for his Texas Rangers. A packed house of over 53,000 cheer the 46-year-old Alvin legend. Luis Gonzalez '...
Colt .45s trade outfielder Manny Mota to Pittsburgh for outfielder Howie Goss , who lasts one season. Mota torments Houston pitchers for the next twenty years. More Houston Astros history & fan-cave...