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Tal Smith. Talbot Merton Smith (born September 27, 1933) is an American former professional baseball executive who has served in high baseball operations positions—including general manager and club president—as well as the founder of a firm that advises Major League Baseball teams on salary arbitration cases. A veteran of 54 years in ...
Roy Hofheinz & R.E. "Bob" Smith —1965–1967. Roy Hofheinz — 1967–1975. GE Money|General Electric Credit Company & Ford Motor Credit Company— 1975–1978. Ford Motor Credit Company — 1978–1979. John McMullen (engineer)|John McMullen — 1979–1992. Drayton McLane, Jr.— 1992–2011. Jim Crane — 2011–Present. Adolis Garcia ...
There have been 25 managers for the Astros franchise. [3] The team's first manager was Harry Craft, who managed for three seasons. Bill Virdon is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games managed (1066) and the most regular-season game wins (544). Dusty Baker is the franchise's all-time leader in career playoff games ...
James Click. James Click (born February 14, 1978) is an American baseball executive who is the current VP of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. Click previously served in the Tampa Bay Rays organization for 15 years before being hired by the Astros as their general manager in January 2020.
Harry Craft was named Houston's first manager while Paul Richards served as general manager after being hired in September 1961 (he had previously served as manager of the Baltimore Orioles). The Colt .45s finished eighth among the National League's ten teams. Richard "Turk" Farrell was the highlight pitcher of the first year.
On November 6, 2012, the Astros hired former Cleveland Indians director of baseball operations David Stearns as the team's new assistant general manager. [78] The Houston Astros played their first game as an American League team on March 31, 2013, where they were victorious over their in-state division competitor, the Texas Rangers, with a ...
Rosen then served as team president and general manager of the Houston Astros (1980–1985). [24] Rosen was hired two weeks after the 1980 season ended for the Astros by owner John McMullen, who in a controversial decision had fired Tal Smith despite forming a core that won the National League West title. From 1981 to 1985, the Astros went 386 ...
Houston Astros Hall of Fame. Robert José Watson (April 10, 1946 – May 14, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, coach and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1966 to 1984, most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he was a two-time All-Star player.