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The Astros began play during the 1962 MLB season as an expansion team and were known as the Houston Colt .45s for their first three years of existence. They played in the National League prior to 2013. The team's list of records includes individual single-season records set by Astros players for both batting and pitching.
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.
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 ...
There were some good notes however, Sonny Jackson set a league record with 49 steals, and led the Astros with a .292 batting average. The Astros were a young team full of talent that was not yet refined and the inconsistencies of their youth was viewed on the field. [10] 1967 saw third baseman Eddie Mathews join the Astros. Mathews, however ...
The Houston Astros finished the 2022 season as World Series champions, their second title overall, and first since 2017. [4] Their 106 regular-season wins represented the second-highest total in franchise history, to the 2019 club, and the fifth 100-win season in team history.
For the first time in franchise history, the Astros gained a postseason berth for the fifth consecutive season. With a combined record of 432–272 (.614) since 2017, Houston had attained the most wins in the major leagues in that span.
Houston Astros: 104 1995 Craig Biggio: Houston Astros: 123 1996 Ellis Burks: Colorado Rockies: 142 1997 Craig Biggio: Houston Astros: 146 1998 Sammy Sosa: Chicago Cubs: 134 1999 Jeff Bagwell: Houston Astros: 143 2000 Jeff Bagwell: Houston Astros: 152 2001 Sammy Sosa: Chicago Cubs: 146 2002 Sammy Sosa: Chicago Cubs: 122 2003 Albert Pujols: St ...
The 2015 Houston Astros season was the 54th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 51st as the Astros, third in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 16th season at Minute Maid Park. They entered the season having finished in fourth place in the AL West with a 70–92 record ...