A poll conducted for the city of Houston at the request of Astros owner Drayton McLane shows 56 percent disapprove of building a downtown domed stadium primarily for the NFL Oilers and...
Despite being no-hit over 10 innings, a spring split-squad game with the Braves ends in a 2-2 tie. The Astros took advantage of nine walks and a hit batter in the contest....
Brett Wallace drives in seven during a 14-8 donnybrook against the Orioles in Sarasota. Wallace has four hits, including a grand slam homer and a pair of doubles. Had he been allowed...
It hits the fan when newspapers publish pitcher Bob Knepper 's reaction to the performance of minor league umpire Pam Postema, attempting to become the first woman ump in the majors. Knepper...
Larry Dierker drops in on the Astros spring camp in Kissimmee, FL to smiles and hugs. After 37 years in various capacities with the franchise, the ex-manager says it felt "weird" to...
It's March Madness time and the most popular guy at the Astros camp is rookie Kenny Lofton . During his years at the University of Arizona, Lofton was known more as a...
After an 0-for-8 start and three errors in the field, shortstop Dickie Thon walks out of training camp. Although Thon is able to successfully return to baseball, it's the beginning of the...
Houston signs lefthander Bruce Chen to a minor league contract but he stays with the parent club. This is his sixth National League team in the past four seasons but the ride...
Only 621 attend an Astros-Royals replacement exhibition game and both clubs, in spite of fairly new spring facilities, grumble about declining revenues. The Astros weigh an option to return to Arizona when...
Houston trades two minor league players to the Yankees for shortstop Orlando Miller . The infielder would come up to the majors in 1994 and would find himself as part of the...