New manager Larry Dierker finds out he doesn't get the final say on his own roster. Dierker wants to keep righthander Donne Wall on the pitching staff but Wall is sent to...
Shortstop Dickie Thon impresses as he comes back from the beaning that ended his 1984 season in the opening week. He swats a double off the wall in a 3-1 victory over...
Houston veterans are stunned to learn that pitcher Shane Reynolds , who had been with the team since 1992, has been released. Coming off back surgery and having a shaky spring, the...
State Senators pass a bill to rename a part of State Highway 288 the " Nolan Ryan Expressway". The highway passes near the Astrodome on its way through Ryan's boyhood hometown of...
Astros obtain outfielder Willie Crawford and infielder Rob Sperring from San Francisco for infielder Rob Andrews . After the season, outfielder Art Gardner is sent to the Giants to complete the deal....
Future Astro teammates Shane Reynolds and Jose Vizcaino are born. Reynolds is born in Bastrop, LA. Vizcaino is delivered in San Cristobal, DR. They would play together in Houston for the 2001...
The Astros scheduled an early getaway back to Houston but their final game in Florida caught the Cardinals napping. Houston scored eight runs the first two innings and coasted to a 24-1...
X-rays reveal that shortstop Clint Barmes has a broken left hand after it was hit the night before in an exhibition game against the Yankees. The initial diagnosis is 4-to-6 weeks of...
Roger Clemens tosses six innings of no-hit ball but the Astros storm back to topple the New York Yankees, 7-5. Clemens had been the subject of intense trade talks during the off-season...
Jeff Bagwell announces he may undergo "last resort" surgery to remove bone spurs in his aching right shoulder in a final attempt to resume his playing career. Bagwell, the subject of much...