Jim Wynn belts a solo shot off Dick Selma in the bottom of the eleventh to stun the Phillies, 1-0. Houston outlasts eventual Cy Young Award winner Steve Carlton, who blanked them...
The Astros suffer their only rainout at the Astrodome when local flooding forces them to cancel a game with the Pirates. The players arrive early but umpires and fans could not evade...
Jim Wynn drills three solo homers at the Dome to trip the Giants, 6-2. He is the only player to belt three homers at an Astrodome game until 1994. Bob Bolin and...
On Dusty Baker's 73rd birthday, Houston overpowers the Rangers, 9-2, boosted by a six-run first inning. Martin Maldonado homers and drives in three but the big headline came while he was behind...
Down to their last strike in the ninth, Carlos Correa lifts the Astros with a solo homer to tie the Rangers, 2-2. After Texas reclaims the lead, 3-2, in the tenth, Jose...
Cliff Johnson swats a grand slam off Mike Garman in the top of the ninth for an 8-7 stunner over St. Louis. The Redbirds had just tallied three to snap a 4-4...
San Francisco's Juan Marichal spins a 1-0 no-hitter against the Colts at Candlestick Park. For 7-1/2 innings, a scratch single by Willie Mays off Dick Drott is the only hit but Jim...
On June 15 1971 – – “If they ever want to rate the 10 greatest catches of all time,” maintains The Sporting News’s correspondent and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette sports editor Charley Feeney, “Roberto...
On June 15, 1967 — Jimmy Wynn becomes the first Houston Astro to hit three homers in one game, becoming the first of only two Houston players to have accomplished the feat...
Moises Alou , Richard Hidalgo and Tony Eusebio drill back-to-back-to back homers during an 8-4 win in Colorado. Alou's is his second of the night off Pedro Astacio . Stan Belinda relieves...