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The Astros were just one loss shy of tying their worst skid in franchise history, before snapping that streak the next day, also against the Reds. On June 12, the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics for the first time in team history. On June 28, second baseman Craig Biggio became the 27th player to accrue 3,000 career hits.
1905 Houston Buffaloes team photo. From 1888 until 1961, Houston's professional baseball club was the minor league Houston Buffaloes.Although expansion from the National League eventually brought an MLB team to Texas in 1962, Houston officials had been making efforts to do so for years prior, with a group effort led in 1952 to buy the St. Louis Cardinals for $4.25 million, but local owners ...
Name Years Gabe Paul: 1960–1961 (resigned before debut) Paul Richards: 1961–1965 Tal Smith, Spec Richardson, and Grady Hatton: 1965–1967 Spec Richardson: 1967–1975 John Mullen
Daikin Park, home field of the Astros since the 2000 season.. This is a list of seasons completed by the Houston Astros, originally known as the Houston Colt .45s, a professional baseball franchise based in Houston, Texas; they played in the National League from their inception in 1962 to the 2012 season; in 2013, the team was moved to the American League.
Throughout its history, the Astrodome was known as a pitcher's park. The power alleys were never shorter than 370 feet (113 m) from the plate; on at least two occasions they were as far as 390 feet (119 m). Over time, it gave up fewer home runs than any other park in the National League. [10]
For the first time in franchise history, the Houston Astros are the champions of the baseball world.
All of the 1899 Western League teams were a part of the transformation with the Saint Paul Apostles moving to Chicago to play as the White Stockings. In 1901 the AL declared itself a major league. For its inaugural major league season the AL dropped its teams in Indianapolis, Buffalo and Minneapolis and replaced them with franchises in Boston ...
Here's a look back at some of the big names that were founded from 1940 onward, including some little-known facts about how they got their start. Related: These Are the Most Reputable Companies ...