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This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Houston Astros, an American professional baseball team based in Houston.The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL), having moved to the league in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL).
The Astros Hall of Fame (with sponsorship by Houston Methodist) is currently located in the former Home Run Alley area of the ballpark under the new name of Hall of Fame Alley, beginning in March that revealed a series of plaques on Hall of Fame weekend on August 2 and induction the next day. [143]
The Astros honored Cruz's career accomplishments on October 3, 1992 by permanently retiring his jersey number 25. [4] In 2019, Cruz was inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame. [ 1 ] Cruz still holds the Astros team record for career triples 35 years after his retirement with 80.
The Astros retired the number 7 in his honor the year following his retirement. Since 2008, Biggio has served as special assistant to the general manager of the Astros. In 2015, Biggio was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, [1] becoming the first member of the Hall to be depicted in an Astros uniform on his plaque.
Because fewer and fewer players stay with one team long enough to warrant their number being retired, some players believe that getting their number retired is a greater honor than going into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ron Santo, upon his number 10 being retired by the Chicago Cubs on the last day of the 2003 regular season, enthusiastically ...
Biggio was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015. [135] The Houston Astros officially retired Bagwell's jersey number 5 on August 26, 2007, prior to the start of a game versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the eighth player in Astros history to have his number retired. [136]
Johnson was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2015. [65] The Diamondbacks retired his number on August 8, 2015. [66] At the retirement ceremony, Johnson was presented with a replica of the drum set used by Neil Peart, drummer for the Canadian band Rush, during their 30th anniversary tour. [67]
Mike Scott's number 33 was retired by the Houston Astros in 1992. In 1987 , Scott was the National League starter in the All-Star Game , and threw two scoreless innings. He was also the opening day starter for the Astros .