1/1/1953: *** deceased *** Joe "Shoes" Pittman is born in Houston. He lives the boyhood dream of playing for the local big league club as an #Astros IF in 1981 and 1982. He bats .281 in 52 games as a rookie then hits .200 in 15 games before being traded to San Diego. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pittman_Joe.html #RIP
1/1/1988: Dallas Keuchel is born in Tulsa, OK. The left-hander would become the third Astro to win a Cy Young Award, and the first in the American League, after his 20-win season in 2015. AstrosDaily.com/players/Keuchel_Dallas.html #Astros
1/1/2019: Don Larsen dies at age 90 in Hayden, ID. The journeyman pitcher hurled the only perfect game in World Series history for the Yankees in 1956. He pitched for the 1964-65 Colt .45s/#Astros, posting a 4-8 record with a 2.40 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Larsen_Don

1/2/1965: Greg Swindell is born in Fort Worth, TX. Signed to a big free agent contract, the left-hander has a disappointing stint in Houston from 1993 to 1996, going 30-34 with a 4.48 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Swindell_Greg.html #Astros
1/2/2001: Houston signs infielder Charlie Hayes to a minor league contract. The veteran hits .200 in 50 at bats but might be best remembered for a chair-throwing incident early in the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0102 #Astros

1/3/1962: *** pic *** Ground is broken for the domed stadium that comes to be known as the #Astrodome. The ceremony includes the firing of pistols into the ground by team, city and county officials. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0103 #Astros
1/3/1964: Luis Rivera is born in Cidra, Puerto Rico. The SS/2B spent nine seasons in the majors before making a brief comeback with the #Astros in 1997. Rivera appeared in just 13 games with Houston and hit .231 with three RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rivera_Luis.html
1/3/1991: The #Astros ink free agent pitchers Dwayne Henry and Jimmy Jones to contracts. Henry would win three games with two saves as a reliever that season while Jones would go 16-14 in two seasons for Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0103
1/3/2006: Free agent outfielder Preston Wilson signs a one-year deal with the #Astros. His time in Houston lasts only his August release but he winds up the year celebrating a World Championship with the St. Louis Cardinals. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wilson_Preston.html

1/4/1930: *** deceased *** Don McMahon is born in Brooklyn, NY. The expansion Colt .45s purchased the RHP in May of their inaugural season. He spent most of two campaigns with the Colts, posting a 6-10 record with a 2.51 ERA and 13 saves. AstrosDaily.com/players/McMahon_Don.html #Astros #RIP
1/4/1943: Larry Yellen is born in Brooklyn, NY. The RHP was signed by the Colt .45s in 1963 and started one game at the end of the season for Houston. He got into 13 games the next season at age 21 but pitched no further in the majors after that. AstrosDaily.com/players/Yellen_Larry.html #Astros
1/4/1965: Harris County Commissioners vote to restrict visitors from the construction site of the new domed stadium, fearing the constant traffic of onlookers would delay completion of the ballpark in time for the April 9 opener. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0104 #Astros #Astrodome
1/4/1967: Houston trades outfielder Lee Maye and a minor leaguer to the Indians for outfielder Jim Landis, catcher Doc Edwards and a minor leaguer. Landis hits .252 with one homer in part-time duty before being shipped to Detroit in mid-season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0104 #Astros
1/4/1982: Jason Bourgeois is born in Houston. A small, fleet outfielder, he was originally drafted by the Rangers and played briefly with the White Sox and Brewers before joining the #Astros in 2010 primarily as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bourgeois_Jason.html
1/4/1983: Home Sports Entertainment (HSE) launches, airing #Astros and Rockets home games on cable. HSE became Prime Sports Southwest in 1994, then Fox Sports Southwest in 1996.
1/4/2007: Infielder Mark Loretta is signed to a one-year contract. He bats .296 with the #Astros during two stints (2002, 2007-08), including ten homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0104

1/5/1959: Milt Thompson is born in Washington, DC. The outfielder got into just nine games before a strike halted the 1994 season, then also played the 1995 season in Houston. He registered a .229 average with three homers for the 1994-95 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Thompson_Milt.html
1/5/1961: A contest to name Houston's new National League ballclub is announced. Entries will be accepted through the end of the month by the Houston Sports Association. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0105 #Astros
1/5/1975: Pitcher Don Wilson dies at age 29 at his home from carbon monoxide poisoning after falling asleep in his car. His young son, asleep in a bedroom above the garage, also dies in the tragedy. His number 40 is retired by the #Astros the next spring. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Wilson_Don
1/5/1982: Nori Aoki is born in Hyuga, Japan. The outfielder filled a void from recent #Astros history as an extreme contact hitter. Upon joining the Astros, Aoki had struck out in only 8% of his plate appearances since coming to the US. AstrosDaily.com/players/Aoki_Norichika.html
1/5/1993: Kevin Bass is signed for a second tour of duty. The switch-hitting outfielder, an All-Star for the #Astros during their 1986 division championship year, bats .284 and .310 in reserve duty the next two seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0105
1/5/1999: Former #Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan is elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. His seven no-hitters and 5,714 strikeouts are unlikely to be surpassed. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ryan_Nolan.html
1/5/2011: Jeff Bagwell draws 41.7% of the vote in his first year on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, which sets off a debate about Bagwell's credentials, and suspicions of steroid use despite a complete lack of evidence. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0105

1/6/1966: The #Astros deal a player-to-be-named (outfielder Johnny Weekly) and cash to the Mets for pitcher Gary Kroll. The right-hander would see just ten games with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0106
1/6/1969: Al Morman is born in Rockingham, NC. A 39th-round pick of the #Astros in 1991, the southpaw made his big league debut with Houston in 1996, earning a 4-1 record with a 4.93 ERA in 53 games as a reliever. AstrosDaily.com/players/Morman_Al.html
1/6/1976: The #Astros obtain Art Howe from the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete a deal the previous month for infielder Tommy Helms. The versatile Howe is instrumental in Houston's first division title and later manages the team for five seasons (1989-93). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0106
1/6/2000: Houston signs veteran pitcher and former Cy Young winner Dwight "Doc" Gooden to a free agent contract. He pitches in the debut of Enron Field but gets into only one game during the regular season before he is sent to Tampa Bay. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0106 #Astros
1/6/2015: Craig Biggio is elected to the Hall of Fame with 82.7% of BBWAA votes in his third year of eligibility, becoming the first Houston player to be inducted as an Astro. Former #Astros hurler Randy Johnson (97.3%) was also elected. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0106

1/7/1924: *** deceased *** Jim Pendleton is born in St. Charles, MO. The Opening Day left fielder for the first Colt .45 squad, "The Guv'nor" hits .246 with eight homers during their inaugural season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pendleton_Jim.html #Astros #RIP
1/7/1963: Craig Shipley is born in Parramatta, Australia. The 3B/SS was dealt to Houston as part of the mega-trade that included Ken Caminiti, Steve Finley and Derek Bell. In 92 games, he hit .263 with three homers for the 1995 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Shipley_Craig.html
1/7/1964: Dave Meads is born in Montclair, NJ. A sixth-round pick of the #Astros in 1984, the lefty reliever posted an 8-4 record with a 4.48 ERA in two big league seasons (1986-87). He appeared in 67 games and struck out 59. AstrosDaily.com/players/Meads_Dave.html
1/7/1984: Carlos Corporán is born in Hato Rey, Dominican Republic. The switch-hitting catcher played previously with Milwaukee before joining the #Astros in 2011. He batted .219 with four homers over the next two seasons in a backup role. AstrosDaily.com/players/Corporan_Carlos.html

1/8/1927: *** deceased *** Jim Busby is born in Kenedy, TX. He bats 2-for-11 as a player/coach in 1962 then continues as a Houston coach for much of the decade. AstrosDaily.com/players/Busby_Jim.html #Astros #RIP
1/8/1934: *** deceased *** Gene Freese is born in Wheeling, WV. A former all-star third baseman, Freese bats .091 in 21 games for the #Astros in 1966, the final stop in his big league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Freese_Gene.html #RIP
1/8/1949: Wilbur Howard is born in Lowell, NC. Howard played briefly with the Brewers in 1973 before he was dealt to the #Astros just before the 1974 season. In five seasons with Houston the outfielder hit .252 with six homers and 60 steals in 450 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Howard_Wilbur.html
1/8/1960: Julio Solano is born in Agua Blanca, DR. The pitcher would spend his first five big league seasons with the #Astros followed by two years in Seattle. AstrosDaily.com/players/Solano_Julio.html
1/8/1977: Dave Matranga is born in Orange, CA. The injury call-up is 1-for-5 in his big league career but in 2003 he becomes only the second Astro to homer in his first major league at-bat. AstrosDaily.com/players/Matranga_Dave.html #Astros
1/8/2005: Hopes of retaining free agent center fielder Carlos Beltrán are dashed when the deadline to re-sign him expires. He had rejected a reported seven-year $105m offer, the richest in #Astros history, before signing with the Mets a few days later. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0108

1/9/1964: Stan Javier is born in San Francisco de Macaris, DR. The son of infielder Julian Javier, the outfielder was a late-season pickup in 1999, hitting .328 during the division title chase. He was named after his father's teammate, Stan Musial. AstrosDaily.com/players/Javier_Stan.html #Astros
1/9/1970: Timothy Jay (T.J.) Mathews is born in Belleville, IL. The RHP pitched for the Redbirds and Athletics before making his final stop with the #Astros in 2002. He had no record and a 3.44 ERA while in Houston to close out an eight-year MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mathews_TJ.html
1/9/1972: Jay Powell is born in Meridian, MS. As a reliever, he wins eleven games and loses ten over four seasons as an Astro, saving eight games and closing the pennant clincher on the last day of the 1999 regular season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Powell_Jay.html #Astros
1/9/1974: The U.S. Department of Commerce declares the #Astrodome to be the nation's #3 man-made tourist stop, after the Golden Gate Bridge and Mount Rushmore. #Astros
1/9/1994: Johnny Temple dies at age 66 in White Rock, SC. A five-time all-star in Cincinnati, he has a .263 average over two seasons with the Colt .45s as a reserve 2B/3B, then comes back to Houston as a sportscaster for KHOU-TV. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Temple_Johnny #Astros
1/9/1998: Houston inks a pair of free agent hurlers. One of them is lefty Pete Schourek, who has a history of arm problems and demands to be used only as a starter. He goes 7-6 in 15 starts before being sold to Boston in mid-season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0109 #Astros
1/9/2009: Dave A. Roberts dies of lung cancer in Morgantown, WV at age 64. The LHP pitched for four seasons (1972-75) with the #Astros as part of a 13-year MLB career. His best season with Houston is 1973 when he tosses a 17-11 record with a 2.85 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Roberts_DaveA
1/9/2018: The #Astros kick off a 100-stop celebration tour by displaying their World Championship trophy at the State Capitol in Austin with Gov. Greg Abbott on hand. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0109
1/9/2020: Hal Smith dies in Columbus, TX, at the age of 89. A hero of the 1961 World Series for the Pirates, Smith was the starting catcher in the Colt .45s' inaugural game on April 10, 1962. He hit .236 with 12 HR for the 1962-63 Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Smith_Hal #Astros

1/10/1948: Larry Hardy is born in Goose Creek (Baytown), TX. The RHP was dealt to Houston as part of the Doug Rader trade in December 1975. He entered 15 games for the #Astros in 1976, notching three saves and a 7.05 ERA to conclude his big league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hardy_Larry.html
1/10/1962: Jim Lindeman is born in Evanston, IL. A former first-round pick of the Cardinals, he found his niche as a pinch-hitter and reserve 1B. Signed by the #Astros in 1993, he appeared in nine games and hit .348 with seven hits and eight strikeouts. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lindeman_Jim.html
1/10/1985: Sammy Gervacio is born in Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic. In his debut season (2009), the RHP posted a 1-1 record and an impressive 2.14 ERA in 29 games from the bullpen but injuries limit him to just six games in 2010. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gervacio_Sammy.html #Astros
1/10/1989: The #Astros acquire veteran right-hander Rick Rhoden from the Yankees for three minor leaguers. Rhoden starts 20 games and wins just two during his final season in a 15-year career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0110
1/10/1991: #Astros trade 1B Glenn Davis to the Orioles for OF Steve Finley and pitchers Curt Schilling and Pete Harnisch. Davis would suffer a spring injury and never play effectively for Baltimore. All three players acquired would become stars elsewhere. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0110

1/11/1973: #Astros owner Judge Roy Hofheinz votes along with the rest of the NL to allow the AL to conduct a three-year experiment using the DH. The gimmick has survived ever since and is now used by NL teams when involved in interleague play. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0111
1/11/2010: News leaks that an investment group headed by former USOC chief Harvey Schiller is interested in buying the #Astros from Drayton McLane, Jr. McLane has given them a 30-day window to exclusively negotiate a deal, but no offer materializes. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0111

1/12/1961: Casey Candaele is born in Lompoc, CA. The 5-9 utilityman plays five seasons in Houston (1988-93) and, despite his small stature, bashed nine homers as an Astro. He credits his mother for his baseball skills. AstrosDaily.com/players/Candaele_Casey.html #Astros
1/12/1967: Mike Simms is born in Orange, CA. A reserve OF and 1B, the sixth-round pick of the 1985 draft played six seasons with Houston, hitting .219 with 15 HRs. He helped turn two triple plays while an Astro, both in 1991. AstrosDaily.com/players/Simms_Mike.html #Astros
1/12/1977: The #Astros trade catcher Alfred Henry "Skip" Jutze to Seattle for a minor leaguer & cash. After being brought to Houston with high expectations in 1973, Jutze finds himself unable to hold the job and is quietly dispatched to an expansion team. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0112
1/12/2004: RHP Roger Clemens comes out of a brief retirement & signs a $5m, one-year contract with the #Astros. Clemens cites his Houston home and his friendship with Yankee-turned-Astro teammate Andy Pettitte among his reasons for pitching another season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0112
1/12/2010: Brett Myers, a former first-round pick of the Phillies, signs a one-year deal with an option for 2011. The 29-year-old RHP spent time as ace and closer with the Phils but is coming off hip surgery. He leads the #Astros with 14 wins that season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0112

1/13/1940: Ron Brand is born in Los Angeles, CA. The catcher plays for Houston for four seasons (1965-68) and was the only #Astros catcher to bat leadoff before the arrival of Craig Biggio twenty years later. AstrosDaily.com/players/Brand_Ron.html
1/13/1950: *** deceased *** Bob Forsch is born in Sacramento, CA. He pitches for the 1988-89 #Astros, compiling a 5-9 record. His older brother Ken pitched eleven seasons for Houston. Bob and Ken are the only brother duo in MLB history to have both pitched no-hitters. AstrosDaily.com/players/Forsch_Bob.html #RIP
1/13/1957: Mike Madden is born in Denver, CO. The lefty spent all four of his major league seasons with the #Astros after coming over from Milwaukee as part of the Don Sutton trade. He posted a 12-10 record with a 3.94 ERA for the 1983-86 campaigns. AstrosDaily.com/players/Madden_Mike.html
1/13/1969: Orlando Miller is born in Changuinola, Panama. The SS breaks out in 1994 with a .325 average and two HR during an injury call-up, hit .266 as the starter the following year and bats .256 with 15 HR in 1996 before being traded to Detroit. AstrosDaily.com/players/Miller_Orlando.html #Astros
1/13/1995: *** current *** Andre Scrubb is born in Woodbridge, VA. The RHP ... for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Scrubb_Andre.html
1/13/2009: Preston Gomez, the #Astros' first minority manager, dies in Fullerton, CA at age 85. The Cuban native had been in failing health since being hit by a pickup truck nine months before. Gomez led the #Astros to a 128-161 record in 1974-75. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Gomez_Preston
1/13/2018: The #Astros trade Joe Musgrove, Colin Moran, Michael Feliz & a minor leaguer to Pittsburgh for pitcher Gerrit Cole. He is billed as the "third ace" to team with Justin Verlander and Dallas Keuchel in hopes of defending their World Championship. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0113
1/13/2020: Commissioner Rob Manfred hands down the results of MLB's three-month investigation into charges of electronic sign-stealing by the #Astros during the 2017-19 seasons, first alleged by former Houston pitcher Mike Fiers in November 2019. (1/2) https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/cglrhmlrwwbkacty27l7.pdf
1/13/2020: The #Astros are fined $5 million, deprived of first and second round draft picks for two years, and GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch are banned for one year. Astros owner Jim Crane goes MLB one better, firing both Luhnow and Hinch. (2/2) https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/mlb/cglrhmlrwwbkacty27l7.pdf

1/14/1939: Hilario "Sandy" Valdespino is born in San José de las Lajas, Cuba. The reserve outfielder bats .244 for the #Astros during the first five months of the 1969 season before being traded. AstrosDaily.com/players/Valdespino_Sandy.html
1/14/1942: Dave Campbell is born in Manistee, MI. The utility infielder was acquired by Houston in return for outfielder Tommie Agee. He batted .158 in parts of two seasons with the #Astros (1973-74). Overall, he hit .218 in an eight-year career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Campbell_Dave.html
1/14/1951: Derrel Thomas is born in Los Angeles, CA. Although he only gets into five games as Astro in 1971 before being traded, Thomas would enjoy a 15-year career in the majors, playing every position except pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/players/Thomas_Derrel.html #Astros
1/14/1954: Danny Boone is born in Long Beach, CA. The LHP was a midseason acquisition in 1982 for the #Astros where he went 0-1 with a 3.55 ERA in ten games then was released. Resilient, eight years later he got into four games for Baltimore at age 36. AstrosDaily.com/players/Boone_Dan.html
1/14/1998: Houston deals outfielder James Mouton to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Sean Bergman. Bergman contributes a 16-15 record on two division-winning #Astros clubs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0114
1/14/1999: The #Astros deal catcher Brad Ausmus and pitcher C.J. Nitkowski to Detroit for five players including catcher Paul Bako and pitcher Brian Powell. Ironically, both players Houston traded away would return to the Astros organization. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0114
1/14/2015: Houston acquires slugger Evan Gattis, along with reliever James Hoyt, from Atlanta for pitcher Mike Foltynewicz and two minor leaguers. Gattis would go on to lead the #Astros in home runs (27) and RBIs (88) that season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0114
1/14/2019: Mel Stottlemyre, Sr., the Astros' pitching coach 1994-95, dies from cancer at age 77. In an 11-year career with the Yankees, the RHP was a five-time All-Star. He was also the opposing starting pitcher for the first game in the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0114

1/15/1943: Mike Marshall is born in Adrian, MI. The RHP pitches in only four games as an Astro in 1970 before he is sent to Montreal. As a Dodger in 1974, Marshall wins the Cy Young by winning 15 and saving 21 while appearing in 106 games in relief AstrosDaily.com/players/Marshall_Mike.html #Astros
1/15/1954: George Cappuzzello is born in Youngstown, OH. The LHP tossed one season with the Detroit Tigers and was signed by the #Astros when he was released the following spring. In 1982, he went 0-1 with a 2.79 ERA in 17 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cappuzzello_George.html
1/15/1982: Armando Galarraga is born in Cumana, Venezuela. After his 2010 near-perfecto for Detroit, the RHP scuffled and was signed as a free agent by the #Astros in May 2012. He was a disappointing 0-4 with a 6.75 ERA in five starts before his release. AstrosDaily.com/players/Galarraga_Armando.html
1/15/2008: During hearings about PED use, Congress orders the FBI to investigate statements made by #Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada for possible perjury charges. Tejada, acquired the month before in a trade, is in the DR and unavailable for comment. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0115

1/16/1934: Jim "Bear" Owens is born in Gifford, PA. Owens would compile an 18-20 record in four seasons of relief in Houston (1964-67) with 16 saves and later became the #Astros' pitching coach. AstrosDaily.com/players/Owens_Jim.html
1/16/1970: Ron Villone is born in Bergenfield, NJ. The much-traveled lefty posts an 11-13 record in two stints with Houston (2001, 2003). AstrosDaily.com/players/Villone_Ron.html #Astros
1/16/2001: Former #Astros LHP Jim Deshaies receives one vote in Hall of Fame balloting. It comes from Houston sportswriter John Lopez. Deshaies receives notoriety for a humorous website openly promoting his candidacy for Cooperstown. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0115

1/17/1915: *** deceased *** Chalmer Luman "Lum" Harris is born in New Castle, AL. He would become the first manager of an indoor baseball team when the Colt .45s move into the #Astrodome and become the Houston #Astros in 1965. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Harris_Luman #RIP
1/17/1961: The Houston Sports Association buys the minor league Houston Buffs, a team affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals for decades. The HSA runs the team for the rest of the season while building a transition to NL play the following year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0117 #Astros
1/17/1964: Jeff Tabaka is born in Barberton, OH. The southpaw reliever compiles a 1-2 record with one save over the 1995 and 1996 seasons as an Astro. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tabaka_Jeff.html #Astros
1/17/1973: The #Astros sign catcher Luis Pujols as a free agent. He would be a reserve for Houston for seven seasons (1977-83), hitting above .200 only twice. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0117
1/17/1997: *** current ***  Kyle Tucker is born in Tampa, FL. Houston's top pick (fifth overall) in the 2015 draft and younger brother of then-Astro Preston Tucker, the OF has hit .206 with 15 RBIs and 4 HR for the 2018-19 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tucker_Kyle.html

1/18/1961: Harris County and Houston Sports Association officials stump for votes in favor of the upcoming bond election to be held on January 31st. The bonds would allow the County to begin building the first indoor baseball arena. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0118 #Astros #Astrodome
1/18/1979: Wandy Rodriguez is born in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The lefthander had an 80-84 record with a 4.04 ERA in eight seasons (2005-12) as an Astro. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rodriguez_Wandy.html #Astros
1/18/2017: First baseman Jeff Bagwell is voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with 86.2% of the vote, along with catcher Iván Rodriguez, who played briefly with the #Astros, and outfielder Tim Raines. It was Bagwell's seventh year on the ballot. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0118

1/19/1949: *** deceased *** Ramón de los Santos is born in Santo Domingo, DR. A left-handed reliever, de los Santos appeared in 12 games with the #Astros in 1974, posting a record of 1-1 with a 2.19 ERA. It was his only year in the major leagues. AstrosDaily.com/players/DeLosSantos_Ramon.html #RIP
1/19/1957: Brad Mills is born in Exeter, CA. The 18th #Astros manager skippered the 2010-12 clubs to a 171-274 record. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Mills_Brad
1/19/1965: Bob Aspromonte is the first recipient of the Jim Umbricht Award, given to the #Astros' most valuable player for the previous season. The honor was renamed after Umbricht's death from cancer the previous April. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0119
1/19/1966: *** deceased *** Anthony Young is born in Houston. Young was signed by the #Astros for his final MLB season. In 28 games for Houston in 1996, Young went 3-3 with a 4.59 ERA. For his six MLB seasons, he posted a 15-48 record with 20 saves and a 3.89 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Young_Anthony.html #RIP
1/19/1969: Orlando Palmeiro is born in Hoboken, NJ. The free agent pickup bats .258 as a reserve outfielder over four seasons with the #Astros (2004-07) with six homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Palmeiro_Orlando.html #HeWasSafe
1/19/1971: Jeff Juden is born in Salem, MA. The 6'8" RHP is the #Astros' 12th overall pick in the 1989 draft but would record just an 0-3 record in 1991 and 1993 before being dealt to the Phillies. AstrosDaily.com/players/Juden_Jeff.html
1/19/1971: Phil Nevin is born in Fullerton, CA. Picked first overall in the 1992 June draft by the #Astros (over Derek Jeter), the IF tries management's patience before being traded to Detroit for RHP Mike Henneman in August 1995. AstrosDaily.com/players/Nevin_Phil.html 
1/19/1993: Houston inks pitchers Mark Grant and Eric Bell to contracts. Neither wins a game for the #Astros, appearing in just 16 games between them. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0119
1/19/2015: The #Astros deal outfielder Dexter Fowler to the Chicago Cubs for infielder Luis Valbuena and pitcher Dan Straily. Valbuena belts 25 homers while splitting time between third base and first base that season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0119

1/20/1964: Colt .45s trade two pitchers, Jim Dickson and Wally Wolf, and cash to Cincinnati for SS Eddie Kasko. Kasko hits .244 in two seasons with Houston before being traded to Boston. Dickson had two saves in 13 appearances for the Colts in 1963 AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0120 #Astros
1/20/1968: Video: The #Astrodome hosts the college basketball "Game of the Century": Elvin Hayes' UH Cougars upsets Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabbar) and the UCLA Bruins, 71-69: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e31mA5clAg&t=128s
1/20/1983: Matt Albers is born in Houston. The RHP compiles a 4-13 record playing for his hometown team over parts of two seasons (2006-07) before being dealt to Baltimore. He returned briefly in 2014, posting an 0.90 ERA in 10 IP of relief. AstrosDaily.com/players/Albers_Matt.html #Astros
1/20/2007: Vern Ruhle dies in Houston from surgical complications. The RHP pitched for the 1978-84 #Astros. In 1980 he went 12-4/2.37 after a stroke felled J.R. Richard in July. He returned to Houston as Larry Dierker's pitching coach 1997-2000. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Ruhle_Vern
1/20/2015: The #Astros ink free agent outfielder Colby Rasmus to a one-year, $8m deal. After smashing 25 home runs and starring in the post-season, Rasmus will become the first player ever to accept a qualifying offer and re-sign for 2016. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0120

1/21/1955: *** deceased *** Dave Smith is born in Richmond, CA. The right-handed closer for the 1980-90 #Astros would register 199 saves and was named to the club's All-Time Team in 1999. AstrosDaily.com/players/Smith_Dave.html #RIP
1/21/1959: *** deceased *** José Uribe is born in San Cristobal, DR. The shortstop's last MLB stint was in Houston where he hit .245 in 45 games during the 1993 season. For his ten-year big league career, Uribe batted .241 with 19 homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Uribe_Jose.html #RIP
1/21/1970: Jeff McCurry is born in Tokyo, Japan. The RHP, a graduate of Houston's St. Thomas High School, posted an 0-1 record with a 15.75 ERA in 4 IP for the 1999 #Astros. It was his last stop in a five-year big league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/McCurry_Jeff.html
1/21/1999: Houston signs four players to minor league deals but all will see action with the #Astros. Pitchers Brian Williams and Jeff McCurry come to terms along with outfielders Alex Diaz and Ryan Thompson. It's Williams' second stint with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0121
1/21/2005: Roger Clemens forestalls retirement yet again, signing the richest salary ever for a pitcher as he agrees to return to the #Astros for an $18 million paycheck. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0121

1/22/1951: Leon Roberts is born in Vicksburg, MI. The outfielder would bat .267 with seven home runs over parts of two seasons (1976 and 1977) in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Roberts_Leon.html #Astros
1/22/1963: Javier Ortiz is born in Boston, MA. Ortiz spent his only two seasons in the majors as a reserve outfielder for the 1990-91 #Astros, batting .275 with two homers in 77 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ortiz_Javier.html
1/22/1969: Star OF Rusty Staub is traded to expansion Montreal for OF Jesús Alou and 1B Donn Clendenon. Clendenon would refuse to report and the #Astros are forced to take other compensation while Staub goes on to become the Expos' first marquee player. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0122
1/22/1983: José Valdéz is born in Santo Domingo, DR. The RHP made his big league debut with the #Astros in 2011. He was a September call-up again in 2012. Overall, Valdéz posted a 5.88 ERA in 24 games for Houston, the extent of his major league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Valdez_Jose.html
1/22/2001: Tommie Agee dies of a heart attack in New York City at age 58. The outfielder, a hero of the 1969 "Miracle Mets", played part of the 1973 season with the #Astros before being traded to St. Louis. AstrosDaily.com/players/Agee_Tommie.html
1/22/2015: Don Bryant passes away at age 73 in Gainesville, FL. The catcher played in 46 games for the #Astros (1969-70), but one happened to be the game he caught a no-hitter from Don Wilson, 3.1.1969. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Bryant_Don

1/23/1934: Joey Amalfitano is born in San Pedro, CA. He's the Opening Day second baseman for the first Houston Colt .45s in 1962 and bats .237 for the season. He becomes a longtime major league coach and manager. AstrosDaily.com/players/Amalfitano_Joey.html #Astros
1/23/1936: *** deceased *** Don Nottebart is born in West Newton, MA. The RHP would toss the first no-hitter in franchise history 5.17.1963. AstrosDaily.com/players/Nottebart_Don.html #Astros #RIP
1/23/1962: Benny Distefano is born in Brooklyn, NY. The OF/1B saw his last big league action with the #Astros in 1992. In 52 games, the left-handed hitter batted .233 in a reserve role. Houston released him in August of that year. AstrosDaily.com/players/Distefano_Benny.html
1/23/1976: Brandon Duckworth is born in Salt Lake City, UT. He posts a 1-3 record in spot duty during the 2004 and 2005 campaigns. AstrosDaily.com/players/Duckworth_Brandon.html #Astros
1/23/1992: The #Astros sign free-agent outfielder Pete Incaviglia for the first of his two stints in Houston. "Inky" hit .266 with 11 homers in part-time duty that season while tying the club record with seven RBIs in a game against the Giants. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0123
1/23/1992: The #Astros sign reliever Doug Jones as a free agent. Jones would become the club MVP that season, leading the team with 11 wins and 36 saves with a 1.85 ERA. He either won or saved over half of Houston's victories that year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0123
1/23/2005: The #Astros go "old school", inking 44-year-old left-hander John Franco to a one-year $700,000 deal. The 21-year veteran comes to Houston in second place all-time for career saves (424) and appearances (1,088) but is released after 31 games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0123
1/23/2016: Walt Williams dies in Abilene, TX at age 72. Signed by the Colt .45s in 1963, he played in 1964 as a 20-year-old and went 0-for-9 with one steal and one run scored in ten games before he was waived and claimed by the Cardinals. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Williams_Walt #Astros

1/24/1965: Comedian Bill Dana is named the first official mascot of the #Astros by Roy Hofheinz. The comic, best known for portraying a dimwitted astronaut, said of the new #Astrodome: "If they would build a cemetery, you'd never have to leave the place." AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0124
1/24/1968: *** deceased *** Ross Powell is born in Grand Rapids, MI. Obtained in a trade for catcher Ed Taubensee in 1994, the LHP spent parts of 2 seasons in Houston, posting a 6.61 ERA in 16.1 innings before he was dealt to the Pirates in 1995. AstrosDaily.com/players/Powell_Ross.html #Astros #RIP
1/24/1984: Scott Kazmir is born in Houston. Obtained via trade in July 2015, the LHP posted a 2-6 record with a 4.17 ERA in 13 games, then departed via free agency to the Dodgers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kazmir_Scott.html 
1/24/1988: Ashur Tolliver is born in Little Rock, AR. A waiver claim from the Angels, the LHP appeared in three games for the #Astros in 2017. His debut was impressive but his struggles with injuries and a crowded roster led to his release in August. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tolliver_Ashur.html
1/24/1997: *** current *** Carlos Sanabria is born in La Victoria, Venezuela. The RHP ... for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sanabria_Carlos.html 

1/25/1942: *** deceased *** Ernie Fazio is born in Oakland, CA. One of the first Houston bonus babies, he fails to hit over .200 with the Colt .45s in 1962 and 1963. His big league career peaks at age 21. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fazio_Ernie.html #Astros #RIP
1/25/1951: *** deceased *** Vern Ruhle is born in Coleman, MI. Ruhle spends seven seasons as an Astro pitcher, best known for taking over a spot in the rotation in 1980 when J.R. Richard suffered a stroke and helping the #Astros win their first division crown. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ruhle_Vern.html #RIP
1/25/1979: Philip Barzilla is born in Houston. The lefthander tosses one-third of an inning for the hometown team in 2006, much to the joy of his family, including one proud cousin (@SBarzilla). AstrosDaily.com/players/Barzilla_Philip.html #Astros
1/25/2003: #Astros trade slugger Daryle Ward to the Dodgers for MiLB pitcher Ruddy Lugo, younger brother of Julio Lugo. Ward teased fans with his home run potential but management lost patience after a five-year run where he swats 49 homers and bats .269. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0125

1/26/1990: The #Astros ink pitcher Terry Clark who had played two seasons with the Angels. The righthander appears in just one game for Houston that season and reemerges six years later to pitch in five games for the Astros in 1996. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0126
1/26/1994: #Astros sign first baseman Sid Bream. As a backup to Jeff Bagwell, he contributes mostly as a pinch-hitter, delivering a .344 average in the strike-shortened season. After the strike, the twelve-year veteran never appears again in the majors. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0126
1/26/2001: A new rivalry gets a name. The #Astros and the Texas Rangers announce together that their new interleague head-to-head matchup will be called the "Lone Star Series". AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0126
1/26/2016: The #Astros sign Wandy Rodriguez to a minor league deal. The LHP had compiled an 80-84 record with a 4.04 ERA for the 2005-12 squads, but he fails to make the team during Spring Training. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rodriguez_Wandy.html

1/27/1967: Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee die in a fire during a ground test of their Apollo 1 (AS-204) spacecraft on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy (now Cape Canaveral), Florida. Ad astra per aspera.
1/27/1968: The #Astros draft LHP Ken Stabler out of the University of Alabama in the second round of the January Supplemental Draft. Stabler opted for football and a Hall of Fame career in the NFL, eventually joining the Houston Oilers in 1980. https://www.khou.com/article/sports/strange-but-true-when-the-astros-drafted-qb-ken-stabler/285-d79349e1-16d3-41e7-881b-c41cbf858665
1/27/1968: Rusty Meacham is born in Stuart, FL. The RHP played for three teams during 1991-96, then resurfaced with the #Astros in 2000 and appeared in five games, posting no record and an 11.57 ERA. He finished his career the following season in Tampa. AstrosDaily.com/players/Meacham_Rusty.html
1/27/1969: Phil Plantier is born in Manchester, NH. The powerful outfielder came to Houston in the mega-trade with San Diego but a broken hand limits him to 22 games as an Astro in 1995 before he is dealt back to the Padres. AstrosDaily.com/players/Plantier_Phil.html #Astros 
1/27/1992: The #Astros sign four free agents: pitchers Joe Boever and Rob Murphy, and IFs Ernest Riles and Denny Walling. It's the end of the line for Walling who spent 11 years previously in Houston. He's forced out with a knee injury after three at bats. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0127
1/27/2006: The #Astros file an insurance claim to recover $15.6m of the $24m remaining on Jeff Bagwell's contract, asserting that he has not recovered sufficiently from shoulder surgery to play. Bagwell disputes that and wants to play in spring training. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0127

1/28/1928: *** deceased *** Pete Runnels is born in Lufkin, TX. The two-time American League batting champion is dealt to Houston for Román Mejias but is a disappointment with the 1963-64 Colt .45s, losing his first base job to Rusty Staub, then Walt Bond. AstrosDaily.com/players/Runnels_Pete.html #Astros #RIP
1/28/1974: Óscar Henriquez is born in La Guaira, Venezuela. A product of the #Astros' Venezuelan academy, the RHP tossed four innings in four games for Houston in 1997 before he became part of a multi-player swap with Florida to acquire OF Moises Alou. AstrosDaily.com/players/Henriquez_Oscar.html
1/28/1985: Dequam LaWesley Wright is born in Birmingham, AL. The left-handed reliever crafts an 8-9 record in his four big league seasons (2008-11) in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wright_Wesley.html #Astros
1/28/1986: *** STS-51-L mission patch or crew pic *** Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-99) explodes 73 seconds after lifting off, killing her crew of seven: Ellison Onizuka, Michael Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ronald McNair, and Judy Resnik. Ad astra per aspera.
1/28/2001: Curt Blefary dies at age 57 of pancreatitis at his home in Pompano Beach, FL. He had one season in Houston as the team's regular first baseman in 1969, hitting .253 with 12 homers and 67 RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Blefary_Curt #Astros

1/29/1962: Colt .45s manager Harry Craft and GM Paul Richards begin the first winter publicity caravan in franchise history, starting in Victoria. The team has had one every year since then, touring cities throughout Texas and Louisiana. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0129 #Astros
1/29/1963: Brian Meyer is born in Camden, NJ. In parts of three seasons with the #Astros (1988-90), he notches two saves and sports a 2.84 ERA but his career record is 0-5. AstrosDaily.com/players/Meyer_Brian.html
1/29/1988: Hyun Choi "Hank" Conger is born in Federal Way, WA. Acquired via trade from the Angels, he was brought in as a backup to catcher Jason Castro. Hank hit .229 with 11 HR and 33 RBI for the 2015 #Astros, after which he was purchased by the Rays. AstrosDaily.com/players/Conger_Hank.html
1/29/2014: Lance Berkman announces his retirement after fifteen big league seasons, twelve of those (1999-2010) with the #Astros, where he became one of the top hitters in club history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0129

1/30/1989: The #Astros ink a pair of veterans, LHP Dan Schatzeder and OF Greg Gross as free agents. Gross bats .200 in mostly pinch-hit roles during the final campaign of his 15-year career, one that began as an Astro. Schatzeder wins four games in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0130
1/30/2007: The City of Houston proclaims Jeff Bagwell Day to celebrate the 15-year career of the #Astros slugger. The proclamation coincides with a hitting camp Bagwell is conducting at Minute Maid Park and a pitching camp run by the legendary Nolan Ryan. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0130
1/30/2013: George "Red" Witt dies in Laguna Beach, CA, of cancer. A six-year veteran of the Pirates and Angels, the RHP appeared in eight games and posted an 0-2 record with a 7.04 ERA for the 1962 Colt .45s to close his big league career. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Witt_George #Astros
1/30/2020: Dusty Baker is officially named as the manager of the #Astros, in the wake of the firing of A.J. Hinch as a result of the sign-stealing scandal.

1/31/1947: Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. is born in Refugio, TX. He would pitch nine seasons in Houston (1980-88), winning two ERA titles and tossing a record fifth career no-hitter (of seven) on his way to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ryan_Nolan.html #Astros
1/31/1961: Harris County voters approve bonds to build a domed stadium. It is expected to house the new National League team when finished. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0131 #Astros #Astrodome
1/31/1965: 18-year-old catcher Bob Watson signs with the #Astros as a free agent. Watson would eventually play left field and first base, becoming one of the best hitters in franchise history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0131
1/31/1980: Two-time NL MVP Joe Morgan returns to the #Astros as a free agent, signing a one-year contract. Fulfilling his promise to the organization that gave him his start, Morgan is an important cog in the team's first division championship. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0131
1/31/2002: Former #Astros announcer Harry Kalas wins the Ford C. Frick Award. Kalas worked six seasons (1965-70) with Gene Elston before becoming the voice of the Phillies. Kalas' signature call for Houston homers was "That ball is in Astro orbit!". AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0131

2/1/1944: *** deceased *** Hal King is born in Oviedo, FL. He hits .192 in two seasons (1967-68) as a reserve catcher for the #Astros before finding similar work with the Braves, Rangers and Reds. He caught every frame of the 1968 24-inning marathon against the Mets. AstrosDaily.com/players/King_Hal.html #RIP
2/1/1955: Ernie Camacho is born in Salinas, CA. The journeyman reliever pitched for the Athletics, Pirates and Indians before he was signed as a free agent by the #Astros in 1988. He appeared in 13 games and had a 0-3 record with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Camacho_Ernie.html
2/1/1957: Tom Wieghaus is born in Chicago Heights, IL. The backstop appeared in six games for the 1984 #Astros and went hitless in ten at bats. He went back to the minors and eventually retired with a .000 average. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wieghaus_Tom.html
2/1/1967: Juan Guerrero is born in Los Llanos, DR. The utilityman had his one big league season with the #Astros in 1992, hitting .200 with one homer in 79 games. Three years later, he re-appeared as a replacement player during the 1995 lockout. AstrosDaily.com/players/Guerrero_Juan.html
2/1/1990: The #Astros avoid arbitration with reliever Larry Andersen when they agree on a two-year deal. The real benefit comes later in the season when Andersen is traded to Boston for an obscure minor-league third baseman. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0201
2/1/1995: The #Astros sign outfielder John Cangelosi as a free agent. He would hit .287 and steal 38 bases in two years as a reserve. He also works one hitless inning as a relief pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0201
2/1/2003: Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) disintegrates over Texas during her reentry from Earth orbit, killing her crew of seven: David Brown, Rick Husband, Laurel Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael Anderson, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon. Ad astra per aspera.

2/2/1960: Roland Americo "Buddy" Biancalana is born in Greenbrae, CA. A career .205 hitter who bats .042 during his 18 games with the #Astros in 1987, Buddy gains notoriety as the butt of David Letterman jokes. AstrosDaily.com/players/Biancalana_Buddy.html
2/2/1972: Jared Fernandez is born in Salt Lake City, UT. The knuckleballing righthander compiled a 3-3 record and a 5.26 ERA in spot duty for the 2003 and 2004 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fernandez_Jared.html
2/2/1977: Jeffery Adam Everett is born in Austell, GA. Traded from Boston for Carl Everett (no relation), the slick-fielding shortstop hit .248 with 35 homers over his seven seasons in Houston (2001-07), with a .208 average in postseason play. AstrosDaily.com/players/Everett_Adam.html #Astros
2/2/1983: Ronny Cedeño is born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Signed in the spring of 2013 to provide infield depth at the big league level, the eight-year veteran SS appeared in 51 games with the #Astros, hitting .220 before being released mid-season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cedeno_Ronny.html
2/2/1988: *** current *** Brad Peacock is born in Palm Beach, FL. The promising right-hander acquired from Oakland in December of 2011 had trouble staying off the disabled list. His breakout season came in 2017 when he went 13-2 for the World Champion Houston #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Peacock_Brad.html
2/2/1996: The Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League announce their relocation to Montreal. #Astros owner Drayton McLane had toyed with the idea of bringing them to Houston as a replacement for the departing NFL Houston Oilers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0202
2/2/2015: Dave Bergman passes away from cancer at age 61 in Detroit, MI. The popular reserve 1B hit a key triple for the #Astros in Game 2 of the 1980 NLCS against Philadelphia. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Bergman_Dave

2/3/1965: Rich Scheid is born in Staten Island, NY. The LHP appeared in seven games for the #Astros in 1992 and posted an 0-1 record with a 6.00 ERA in 12 innings. He signed with the expansion Florida Marlins the next season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Scheid_Rich.html
2/3/1992: Two years after #Astros owner Dr. John McMullen put the club up for sale, during which time he nixed an $86 million offer, he entertains an offer from a Washington, DC group who would move the team. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0203
2/3/1997: The #Astros avoid arbitration with pitcher Mike Hampton, agreeing to a $1.3 million contract, halfway between what both sides wanted. Hampton responds with a 15-10 record and becomes a critical member of three division-winning Houston teams. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0203
2/3/1999: Billy Wagner signs a three-year $10 million deal, avoiding arbitration. Wagner is coming off a season where he fans 14.55 batters per nine innings, setting a major league mark for pitchers tossing 50 or more innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0203 #Astros

2/4/1954: Al Javier is born in San Pedro de Macoris, DR. His one major league season was with Houston in 1976 when he played in eight games as a September call-up, batting .208 in 24 at bats. The next year, he was dealt to the Cubs for IF Keith Drumright. AstrosDaily.com/players/Javier_Al.html
2/4/1961: The HSA announces an agreement with Apache Junction, AZ for a spring training site beginning the following year. Geronimo Park, in the shadow of Superstition Mountain, serves as the spring home of the Colt .45s in their first two seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0204 #Astros
2/4/1965: *** pic *** First full test of the #Astrodome lighting system is conducted (h/t @AstrodomeBook). #Astros
2/4/1973: Chris Coste is born in Fargo, ND. The catcher/first baseman was claimed off waivers by the #Astros in July 2009 and hit .204 in 43 games before getting released. AstrosDaily.com/players/Coste_Chris.html
2/4/1984: Doug Fister is born in Merced, CA. A veteran of seven MLB seasons, the RHP inked an incentive-laden, $7m free agent contract with the #Astros prior to the 2016 season. He went 12-13 with a 4.64 ERA that year, then left via free agency for Boston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fister_Doug.html
2/4/1994: The #Astros unveil new uniforms that do away with orange as a team color, rainbow stripes on the jerseys, and the "H" on the cap. The new look will feature midnight blue and metallic gold with a flying star on the caps and jerseys. AstrosDaily.com/history/uniforms 
2/4/2013: #Astros send SS Jed Lowrie and RP Fernando Rodriguez to the A's for slugger Chris Carter, pitcher Brad Peacock and catcher Max Stassi. Carter bangs 90 homers over three seasons (2013-15) while driving in 234 but offset by a .218 BA and 545 Ks. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0204

2/5/1936: Lee Thomas is born in Peoria, IL. The outfielder's last big league stop was Houston when he was acquired in 1968 for two minor leaguers. In 90 games, he hit .194 for the #Astros with one homer. For his eight seasons, he hit .255 with 106 homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Thomas_Lee.html
2/5/1946: Norm Miller is born in Los Angeles, CA. The outfielder bats .240 over nine seasons as an Astro (1965-73). His career year comes in 1969 when he hits .264 in 119 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Miller_Norm.html #Astros
2/5/1988: Shortstop Dickie Thon, who retired during the 1987 season because of vision problems, is removed from Houston's "unable to perform" list and granted free agency. He later signs with San Diego and resumes his big league career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0205 #Astros

2/6/1930: René Cárdenas is born in Managua, Nicaragua. He joined the Colt .45s in 1962 for MLB's first game broadcasts in Spanish. #Astros
2/6/1958: Bill Dawley is born in Norwich, CT. A surprise 1983 All-Star in his rookie year, Dawley compiles a 22-13 record with 21 saves and a 2.71 ERA during his three seasons (1983-85) in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Dawley_Bill.html #Astros
2/6/1989: Matt Duffy is born in Boston, MA. The 3B/1B hit .273 with 3 RBI in 11 AB for the 2015-16 #Astros. He was claimed off waivers by the Rangers in July 2016, then played for the Chiba Lotte Marines with Jimmy Paredes in Japan in 2017. AstrosDaily.com/players/Duffy_Matt.html
2/6/1994: David Paulino is born in Nizao, DR. The 6'7" RHP was acquired from Detroit in the 2013 José Veras trade. He appeared in nine games for the 2016-17 #Astros, posting a 2-1 record with a 6.25 ERA in 36 IP. AstrosDaily.com/players/Paulino_David.html #Astros

2/7/1937: Juan Pizarro is born in Santurce, PR. Bought from the Cubs during the 1973 season, the LHP got into 15 games and earned a 2-2 record with a 6.56 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pizarro_Juan.html #Astros
2/7/1965: Pitching legend Leroy "Satchel" Paige dons the blue and orange and takes the mound in the unfinished #Astrodome to test pitching conditions. #Astros
2/7/1977: Dave Borkowski is born in Detroit, MI. The righthanded reliever won eight and lost seven with a 5.44 ERA during three seasons as an Astro (2006-08). AstrosDaily.com/players/Borkowski_Dave.html #Astros
2/7/1983: Scott Feldman is born in Kailua, HI. The 6'7" RHP pitched ten seasons for the Rangers, Cubs and Orioles, then posted an 18-20 record with a 3.64 ERA for the 2014-16 #Astros. He was traded to Toronto for a minor leaguer in August 2016. AstrosDaily.com/players/Feldman_Scott.html
2/7/1990: The #Astros' Silver Anniversary Team (1965-89) is announced at a Houston banquet. Joe Morgan is honored as the first genuine Astro to make it to the HOF. Mike Scott receives the 1989 Astros MVP award. Both are on the 25th Anniversary squad. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0207
2/7/1994: OF prospect Michael Jordan draws hundreds of reporters at White Sox's batting practice. #Astros pitcher Todd Jones is so incensed with radio callers predicting baseball stardom that he calls the station to challenge the basketball champion. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0207
2/7/1995: Cecil Upshaw dies of a heart attack in Lawrenceville, GA at age 53. The submarine reliever had a 2-3 record with one save for the #Astros in 1973. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Upshaw_Cecil
2/7/1995: *** current *** Roberto Osuna is born in Juan Jose Rios, Mexico. The RHP, a controversial acquisition from Toronto at the 2018 trade deadline for Ken Giles and David Paulino, posted a 6-5 record with a 2.46 ERA and 50 saves for the 2018-19 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Osuna_Roberto.html

2/8/1965: A few #Astros take the field for the first practice inside the new #Astrodome. Rusty Staub is the only player to swat a ball over the fence as 250 reporters look on. Pitchers are relieved to discover that breaking pitches still break indoors. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0208
2/8/1965: Video: Newsreel coverage of #Astros' first practice in the new #Astrodome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkcT5Cdtmucandnohtml5=False
2/8/1993: The #Astros avoid a trio of arbitration cases when three starters are inked to similar three-year deals. Infielders Craig Biggio and Ken Caminiti, along with outfielder Steve Finley now represent a $32m investment. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0208
2/8/2001: Craig F. Cullinan, Jr., the last surviving member of the four men who brought Major League Baseball to Houston, is honored at the annual Houston Baseball Dinner. Jeff Bagwell is also there to pick up his 2000 #Astros Most Valuable Player Award. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0208
2/8/2010: Lance Berkman is inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, joining former teammates Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio and Roger Clemens among others. Former #Astros pitching coach Burt Hooton is also honored. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0208

2/9/1942: Hal Gilson is born in Los Angeles, CA. The LHP has just one year in the big leagues and he misses out on a 1968 World Series share when he is sent from the first-place Cardinals to the last-place #Astros, where he appears in just two games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gilson_Hal.html
2/9/1969: Ramón García is born in Guanare, Venezuela. The Rule 5 draftee became a longshot to win a job in the rotation in 1997 but emerged to post a 9-8 record and a 3.69 ERA in 42 games with the #Astros. He did not make the club in 1998, then he retired. AstrosDaily.com/players/Garcia_Ramon.html
2/9/1999: The #Astros agree to a contract with shortstop Ricky Gutierrez. It's the second year in a row that none of Houston's arbitration-eligible players actually reach a hearing. Gutierrez fights injury problems to hit .261 in his final year in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0209
2/9/2005: Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio are inducted into the Hall of Fame – the Texas Sports HoF in Waco. Soon to be #Astros teammates for 15 years, the pair are closing careers they hope will land them in a bigger hall – the one in Cooperstown, NY. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0209

2/10/1967: The #Astros sell RHP Ron Taylor to the New York Mets. Taylor posted a 3-8 record with a 6.03 ERA in 1965 and '66 for Houston, then emerged as the saves leader for the Mets when they won it all in 1969. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0210
2/10/1968: Ryan Bowen is born in Hanford, CA. A first-round pick of the #Astros in 1986, the highly-touted RHP posted a 6-11 record with a 7.01 ERA during parts of two seasons (1991-92) before he was claimed in the 1993 expansion draft by the Marlins. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bowen_Ryan.html
2/10/1968: Eddie Zosky is born in Whittier, CA. The reserve IF was 0-for-4 as a pinch-hitter for the #Astros in 2000 and a .160 hitter overall in 44 games over five seasons in the majors. AstrosDaily.com/players/Zosky_Eddie.html
2/10/1976: Lance Berkman is born in Waco. The Rice grad was a major power source with the #Astros, leading the NL in RBIs in 2002. In 12 seasons (1999-2010), he batted .296 while powering 326 HR with 1090 RBI. He hit .321 with six HR in the postseason. AstrosDaily.com/players/Berkman_Lance.html
2/10/1986: The #Astros extend a spring training invitation to reliever Aurelio López. The righthander rewards them with three wins and seven saves during their division-title season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0210 #SeñorSmoke
2/10/1989: Dayan Díaz is born in Cartagena, Colombia. A member of Columbia's 2017 entry in the World Baseball Classic, Díaz pitched in ten games for the #Astros that year, posting a 9.00 ERA in 13 innings before being released in September. AstrosDaily.com/players/Diaz_Dayan.html
2/10/2005: The #Astros avoid arbitration for the eighth straight year by coming to terms with pitcher Roy Oswalt on a two-year deal worth $16.9 million. A 20-game winner in both 2004 and 2005, he will receive $11 million in 2006. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0210

2/11/1944: *** deceased *** Ollie Brown is born in Tuscaloosa, AL. Hailed as "the next Willie Mays" when he came up with the Giants, the ten-year veteran outfielder played just 27 games with the #Astros in 1974 and hit .217, then was claimed by the Phils on waivers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Brown_Ollie.html #RIP
2/11/1945: John Paciorek is born in Detroit, MI. His younger brother Tom has an 18-year major league career. John has just one day, but it was quite a day. AstrosDaily.com/players/Paciorek_John.html #Astros
2/11/1980: Matt Lindstrom is born in Rexburg, ID. The RHP came from the Marlins in exchange for three minor leaguers. He compiled 23 saves in 57 games in 2010 but landed on the DL and struggled afterward. He was dealt to Colorado in the off-season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lindstrom_Matt.html #Astros
2/11/1981: Catcher Bruce Bochy is dealt to the Mets for two minor leaguers. Bochy spent parts of three seasons with the #Astros and is best remembered  in Houston for the forearm he took from Pete Rose in Game 4 of the 1980 NLCS. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bochy_Bruce.html
2/11/1984: Justin Richard Towles is born in Crosby, TX. After a fast start, the backstop bats .187 with 11 homers in his first four seasons as an Astro (2007-10). He holds the franchise record for RBIs in a game with eight. AstrosDaily.com/players/Towles_JR.html #Astros
2/11/2009: #Astros SS Miguel Tejada pleads guilty in Washington D.C. to lying to congressional investigators about performance enhancing drugs. He is later sentenced to one year probation, 100 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0211
2/11/2014: Former Houston ace Roy Oswalt announces his retirement, and that he and former slugger Lance Berkman will sign one-day contracts and retire together as #Astros.
2/11/2014: The #Astros announce that Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan, who pitched nine seasons for Houston, will rejoin the organization as an executive assistant. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ryan_Nolan.html

2/12/1945: *** deceased *** Don Wilson is born in Monroe, LA. He wins 104 games and tosses two no-hitters in eight memorable seasons as an Astro. He was the third baseman on his Little League team in Compton, CA and only began pitching when his cousin got hurt AstrosDaily.com/players/Wilson_Don.html #Astros #RIP
2/12/1964: Cameron Drew is born in Boston, MA. A first-round pick of the #Astros in 1985, the 6-5 slugger made a September call-up to Houston in 1988. He batted .188 in 16 at bats but the highly-touted prospect was unable to continue his big league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Drew_Cameron.html
2/12/1978: Tim Redding is born in Rochester, NY. In four seasons as an Astro (2001-04), Redding built a record of 21-28 with an ERA of 4.75 before being traded to San Diego. AstrosDaily.com/players/Redding_Tim.html #Astros
2/12/1981: Chris Snyder is born in Houston. The backstop signed with the #Astros for the 2012 season after nine years with the D'backs and Pirates. After hitting a disappointing .176, the former Houston Cougar's option was not picked up for 2013. AstrosDaily.com/players/Snyder_Chris.html
2/12/1991: #Astros owner John McMullen announces he has cleared the way for Houston to host the 1992 Republican National Convention at the #Astrodome. The club will have to take a 30-day road trip to free up the venue and still need NL and union approval. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0212

2/13/1968: Matt Mieske is born in Midland, MI. The OF was acquired by the #Astros in June of the 1999 season and hit .284 with five homers playing mostly as a reserve. In 2000, he hit .173 in 62 games before he was released in August. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mieske_Matt.html
2/13/1997: #Astros win and lose their arbitration case with Darryl Kile. The inconsistent pitcher asks for $1.27m more than what the Astros offer. The club prevails. Kile goes on to have an outstanding year, then shuns Houston and leaves via free agency. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0213
2/13/2008: Former #Astros pitcher Roger Clemens has his day before Congress, denying again in testimony that he had used steroids or other performance enhancing drugs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0213
2/13/2012: Robert Ford and Steve Sparks are named as the #Astros' radio broadcast team. AstrosDaily.com/files/MenMic/
2/13/2018: Harris County commissioners agree to spend $105 million to begin renovating the #Astrodome. The plan is to elevate the floor to ground level which will be used for parking then convert the rest to be used for festivals and celebrations. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0213 #Astros

2/14/1951: Larry Milbourne is born in Port Norris, NJ. The reserve infielder hits .245 during three seasons in Houston (1974-76). It's interesting to note that someone nicknamed "The Devil" was born on St. Valentine's Day. AstrosDaily.com/players/Milbourne_Larry.html
2/14/1984: #Astros sign IF Enos Cabell, back from Detroit, as a free agent. A popular Astro during his six seasons (1975-80) which he spent mostly as a 3B, Cabell becomes the regular 1B and bats .310 with eight homers. He is dealt to the Dodgers in 1985. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0214
2/14/1985: Tyler Clippard is born in Lexington, KY. The veteran RHP came the #Astros in August 2017 and posted a 6.43 ERA in nine relief appearances. Inconsistency kept Clippard off the postseason roster and the 32-year-old moved on via free agency. AstrosDaily.com/players/Clippard_Tyler.html
2/14/1988: Paul Clemens is born in Columbia, SC. Obtained via trade from the Braves, the lanky right-hander made it to Houston early in the 2013 season, pitching out of the bullpen and making five starts. He was released after 13 relief appearances in 2014 AstrosDaily.com/players/Clemens_Paul.html
2/14/2017: Pitchers and catchers report to the #Astros' still-unfinished spring home in West Palm Beach, FL, dubbed "The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches". The facility is shared with the Washington Nationals. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0214

2/15/1943: Don Arlich is born in Wayne, MI. Signed out of high school as a free agent by the Colt .45s in 1961, Arlich reached Houston in 1965. The LHP allowed nine runs in 10 IP over two seasons. That was the extent of his major league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Arlich_Don.html #Astros
2/15/1950: Larry Yount is born in Houston. Older brother of Robin Yount & 5th-round pick of the #Astros in 1968, his only MLB action was being called into a game in 1971, but he hurt his arm throwing warm-up tosses and was never able to return to the bigs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Yount_Larry.html
2/15/1961: Mark Davidson is born in Knoxville, TN. After three seasons with Minnesota, Davidson was dealt to the #Astros in May of 1989 for a minor leaguer. In three years with Houston, he hit .231 with four homers as a part-timer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Davidson_Mark.html
2/15/1965: A squad of young #Astros hopefuls open camp in Cocoa Beach, FL as the first to begin spring training workouts. Veterans will arrive between February 22nd and March 3rd. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0215
2/15/1969: Brian Williams is born in Lancaster, SC. The RHP posts a 19-17 record with three saves in two stints (1991-94, 1999) with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Williams_Brian.html
2/15/1991: Potential buyers of the #Astros, Ben Love and six others, approach Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers to own a share of the team. The group includes Drayton McLane. Ryan declines, citing that an active player cannot also be a team owner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0215
2/15/2006: Reaction simmers over a memoir published by #Astros broadcaster Milo Hamilton. While he has some critical comments for others, the national media focuses on Hamilton's view of the late Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray as "a miserable human being". AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0215
2/15/2007: Morris "Buddy" Hancken passes away at the age of 92. Hancken was an #Astros coach for five seasons (1968-72) then stayed with the club through 1992 in various capacities. He had been a minor league player, coach and manager. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0215
2/15/2016: Dave Adlesh dies from cancer in Long Beach, CA. The reserve catcher batted .168 with one homer in limited action for the 1963-68 campaigns. His greatest highlight was catching Don Wilson's first no-hitter 6/18/1967. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Adlesh_Dave #Astros

2/16/1944: *** deceased *** Glenn Vaughan is born in Compton, CA. Nephew of HoFer Arky Vaughan, the SS was signed by the Colt .45s in 1962 and was a September call-up in 1963 at age 19. He started in the All-Rookie game and played in nine games with the Colts. AstrosDaily.com/players/Vaughan_Glenn.html #Astros #RIP
2/16/1960: Eric Bullock is born in Los Angeles, CA. A first-round pick by the #Astros in the secondary phase of the 1981 draft, the OF hit .174 in two short stints with Houston during 1985-86. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bullock_Eric.html
2/16/1962: Dwayne Henry is born in Elkton, MD. The RHP spent seven seasons with the Rangers and Braves before he signed with the #Astros as a free agent for the 1991 campaign. The right-hander posted a 3-2 record with two saves and a 3.19 ERA in 52 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Henry_Dwayne.html
2/16/1962: The first Houston training camp begins in Apache Junction, AZ. The fledgling Colt .45s would finish with a 14-7 spring record, best in the majors - a testament to what 40 guys can accomplish when none of them are assured of employment. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0216 #Astros
2/16/1989: #Astros sign right-hander Roger Mason as a free agent. He appears in just two games with Houston but resurfaces with the Pirates in 1991 to resume a ten-year career in the majors. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0216
2/16/2009: Routine spring training physicals reveal that #Astros LHP Mike Hampton has an irregular heartbeat and he is sent back to Houston for tests. Doctors there determine that no procedure is necessary and fly him back to Florida the next day. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0216

2/17/1951: Mike Cosgrove is born in Phoenix, AZ. A second-round choice of the #Astros in 1970, the LHP spent parts of five seasons with Houston from 1972-76, compiling a 12-11 record with eight saves and a 4.03 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cosgrove_Mike.html
2/17/1951: David Wayne Roberts is born in Lebanon, OR. A 1/1 pick of the Padres in 1972, the versatile eight-year veteran IF signed with the #Astros in 1981. Injuries there limited him to 27 games, then he was dealt to the Phils where he ended his career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Roberts_DaveW.html
2/17/1964: The Colt .45s trade OF Carl Warwick to St. Louis for OF Jim Beauchamp and P Chuck Taylor. Beauchamp would hit .164 and .189 as a Houston reserve in 1964-65. The 21-year-old Taylor was sent back to St. Louis. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0217 #Astros
2/17/1976: Cody Ransom is born in Mesa, AZ. The SS/2B played four seasons with the Giants before being purchased by the #Astros in 2007. He hit .229 with 1 HR and 3 RBI in 19 games for Houston before going to the Yankees via free agency. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ransom_Cody.html
2/17/1990: SS Andújar Cedeño is signed to a minor-league deal and placed on the #Astros' 40-man roster. Various national sportswires misidentify him as César Cedeño or Joachin Andújar. The 20-year-old fellow Dominican is not related to either. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0217

2/18/1949: John Mayberry is born in Detroit, MI. A hot prospect drafted by the #Astros in 1967, he bats .191 in parts of four seasons in Houston (1968-71) before being traded away to the American League where he stars for the next eleven years. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mayberry_John.html
2/18/1958: Rafael Ramirez is born in San Pedro de Macoris, DR. A steady glove at shortstop, Ramirez bats .257 in five years with the #Astros (1988-92), although his production dwindles with each season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ramirez_Rafael.html
2/18/1962: Rodney Osborne "Rocky" Childress is born in Santa Rosa, CA. The RHP was purchased from the Phillies after the 1986 season. In two years with the #Astros, he posted a 2-2 record with a 4.02 ERA in 43 games, all in relief, before he was waived. AstrosDaily.com/players/Childress_Rocky.html
2/18/1970: Brett Dolan is born in Atlantic, IA. The 13-year minor-league veteran was an #Astros broadcaster from 2006 to 2012, manning the booth with Dave Raymond and Milo Hamilton. AstrosDaily.com/files/MenMic/
2/18/1974: #Astros trade P Pat Darcy and cash to the Reds for IF Denis Menke. While Menke closes his career hitting .103 in a bench role, for the Ohio-born Darcy it's great timing as two of his three big-league seasons are on World Championship teams. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0218
2/18/1984: Brian Bogusevic is born in Oak Lawn, IL. A first-round pick of the #Astros in 2005 as a LHP, Brian converted to LF & batted .227 with 11 home runs -- including a dramatic walk-off grand slam against Carlos Marmol and the Cubs in August of 2011. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bogusevic_Brian.html
2/18/2001: Eddie Mathews dies in La Jolla, CA at age 69. The Hall-of-Fame infielder plays just a few months with the #Astros but treats them to one of the greatest milestones of his career. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Mathews_Eddie #HOF1978

2/19/1932: Don Taussig is born in New York, NY. The OF was taken by the Colt .45s in the 1961 expansion draft from the Cardinals and hit .200 in 16 games with Houston in 1962. AstrosDaily.com/players/Taussig_Don.html #Astros
2/19/1944: *** deceased *** Chris Zachary is born in Knoxville, TN. Expected to be one of the top young arms for the expansion Houston franchise, Zachary struggles through five seasons (1963-67), compiling a 6-16 record with a 4.64 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Zachary_Chris.html #Astros #RIP
2/19/1988: Kevin Chapman is born in Coral Springs, FL. Acquired in a trade with the Royals in March of 2012, Chapman made his MLB debut with the #Astros in 2013. The LHP compiled a 3.26 ERA in 47 IP over the next three seasons with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Chapman_Kevin.html
2/19/1987: *** current *** Josh Reddick is born in Savannah, GA. The 29-year-old outfielder signed a four-year, $52 million free agent contract to join the #Astros in 2017, when he hit .314 with 13 HR and 82 RBI helping the club capture its first World Championship. AstrosDaily.com/players/Reddick_Josh.html
2/19/1999: #Astros announce that OF Moises Alou has suffered a knee injury while working out in the DR. While initial reports are optimistic, Alou is lost for the entire season. He claims he hurt the knee while on a treadmill but management is skeptical. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0219
2/19/2008: It's a rough first full day of ST at the #Astros' camp. OF Hunter Pence arrives with cuts after crashing through a sliding glass door. SS Miguel Tejada is grilled by the press about his legal troubles stemming from the Mitchell Report. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0219 #Astros

2/20/1959: Bill Gullickson is born in Marshall, MN. The right-hander goes 10-14 as a Houston starter in 1990, part of his 14 big league seasons but he is gone to Detroit the next year as the #Astros tighten their belts. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gullickson_Bill.html
2/20/1964: Colts begin their first ST in Cocoa, FL. The new facility is hailed as "state-of-the-art" but soon becomes disparaged. Prankster Turk Farrell livens things up by purchasing a young alligator and slipping it into the clubhouse whirlpool. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0220 #Astros
2/20/1982: Jason Hirsh is born in Santa Monica, CA. The 6-8 RHP was a top prospect in the #Astros' farm system. He made nine starts before becoming the key piece in a trade for RHP Jason Jennings. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hirsh_Jason.html
2/20/1983: *** current *** Justin Verlander is born in Manakin Sabot, VA. Obtained by the #Astros via a deadline deal with Detroit on August 31, 2017, the RHP went 5-0 with a 1.06 ERA to finish the season. His dominance continued in the playoffs, winning ALCS MVP. AstrosDaily.com/players/Verlander_Justin.html
2/20/1984: Brian McCann is born in Athens, GA. Acquired from the Yankees prior to the 2017 season, McCann served as the #Astros' primary catcher in Houston's first championship season. The 7x All-Star contributed 18 HR from near the bottom of the order. AstrosDaily.com/players/McCann_Brian.html
2/20/2014: A marker is dedicated at site of Fair Grounds Base Ball Park at the corner of Milam and McGowen, home of the Houston Buffaloes from 1888 to 1904. #Astros
2/20/2019: Joe Gibbon dies at age 83 in Newtown, MS. A 13-year veteran of the Pirates, Giants, and Reds, the LHP made his final big league stop in Houston. He entered nine games and tossed 7.1 innings with no record and a 9.82 ERA for the 1972 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Gibbon_Joe

2/21/1943: Jack Billingham is born in Orlando, FL. While the RHP compiles a respectable 29-32 record in three years with the #Astros (1969-71), he is best remembered as the player involved in two of the worst trades the club ever made, coming and going. AstrosDaily.com/players/Billingham_Jack.html
2/21/1985: Pitchers and catchers report to the first official workouts at the #Astros' new spring training facility in Kissimmee, FL. It is considered by all an upgrade over the team's old facilities in Cocoa, FL that was in use for the previous 21 years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0221
2/21/2006: Gene Elston is named as the 30th Ford C. Frick Award winner, honoring the top baseball announcers in history. The award is presented at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Elston's career with Houston spanned from 1961 to 1986. AstrosDaily.com/history/elston/index.html #Astros

2/22/1904: *** deceased *** George Kirksey is born in Hillsboro, TX. The publicist and former sportswriter led the multi-year effort to bring major league baseball to Houston. #Astros #RIP
2/22/1948: Tom Griffin is born in Los Angeles. Great things are expected after his rookie 1969 season when he goes 11-10, with 200 Ks and a 3.54 ERA but arm woes mar most of his remaining six years with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Griffin_Tom.html
2/22/1965: Eric Yelding is born in Montrose, AL. The SS/OF was originally drafted by Toronto, claimed by the Cubs in the Rule 5 draft then picked up on waivers by Houston. Yelding batted .249 with two homers and 86 steals for the 1989-92 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Yelding_Eric.html
2/22/1972: John Halama is born in Brooklyn, NY. The lefty was a 23rd-round pick by the #Astros in 1994. He debuted with Houston in 1998 and made six starts, going 1-1 with a 5.85 ERA. In July, he was dealt to Seattle with two others for LHP Randy Johnson. AstrosDaily.com/players/Halama_John.html
2/22/1973: William Russell "Russ" Johnson is born in Baton Rouge, LA. A .266 hitter in four seasons as an #Astros reserve (1997-2000), Johnson never gets the chance to be an everyday third baseman in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Johnson_Russ.html
2/22/1998: Tornadoes pound the Kissimmee, FL area where the #Astros' spring training camp is based. There is minor damage to the ballpark such as a light tower being blown down, but eight die at a nearby RV park. The Astros donate money to relief efforts. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0222

2/23/1946: Ken Boswell is born in Austin, TX. In his three seasons as an Astro reserve (1975-77), Boswell bats .242 and comes through 40 times as a pinch-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/players/Boswell_Ken.html #Astros
2/23/1958: Juan Agosto is born in Rio Piedras, PR. The rubber-armed lefty lasts 13 seasons in the bigs, including five as an Astro. Agosto's career year is 1988 when he compiles a 10-2 record with four saves and a 2.26 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Agosto_Juan.html #Astros
2/23/1969: Frank Charles is born in Fontana, CA. A backup catcher, Charles got into four games during the 2000 season for the #Astros and hit .429 in seven at bats, including a double, for his only major league action. AstrosDaily.com/players/Charles_Frank.html
2/23/1976: Scott Elarton is born in Lamar, CO. The tall righty is a key member of the 1999 staff, and is the one bright note of the #Astros' 2000 campaign, going 17-7, but arm woes cause a 4-8 record in 2001 and he is dealt to the Rockies in mid-season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Elarton_Scott.html
2/23/1983: Edgar González is born in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico. The RHP had pitched for Arizona, Oakland and Colorado before the #Astros signed him as a free agent late in the 2012 season. He went 3-2 with a 5.66 ERA for the 2012-13 campaigns. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gonzalez_Edgar.html
2/23/1999: Architects for the new downtown ballpark propose to #Astros owner Drayton McLane a train engine to be placed upon the left field wall. Builders announce the new field is almost halfway complete. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0223
2/23/2000: Jeff Bagwell arrives at spring training a changed man. Not only is the slugger sporting a new drooping red beard but he is playing his first baseball since off-season laser eye surgery. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0223 #Astros 

2/24/1953: Frank Riccelli is born in Syracuse, NY. The lefthander pitched in four games with the Giants before ending his big league career with the #Astros. Riccelli appeared in 13 games during 1978-79 and spun a 2-2 record as an Astro with a 3.60 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Riccelli_Frank.html
2/24/1967: The #Astros send pitcher Jim Ray to the Mets on a 30-day conditional deal. The Mets send him back a month later. It's a lucky break as Ray goes 42-25 with 23 saves over the next six years in Houston, used as both a reliever and a spot starter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0224
2/24/1979: Brian Esposito is born in Staten Island, NY. The native New Yorker was a September call-up in 2010 for the #Astros. He had appeared in just one major league game, in 2007, as a Cardinal. In 2010, he doubled that. AstrosDaily.com/players/Esposito_Brian.html
2/24/1984: The #Astros swap backup catchers with Montreal. George Bjorkman heads to Quebec in exchange for Tom Wieghaus. Bjorkman batted .227 in his one season as an Astro. Wieghaus sees action in just six games and goes hitless. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0224
2/24/2004: Nolan Ryan returns to the #Astros fold under a five-year personal services contract. Ryan and his sons own one Astros farm team and plan to add another one in 2005 when the AAA team moves to Round Rock and the AA squad moves to Corpus Christi. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0224
2/24/2006: #Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell arrives at spring training with a $15.6 million insurance tag on his head if he can't play. Bagwell insists he'll play despite an arthritic right shoulder that required surgery the previous year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0224

2/25/1939: Denver Clayton "Denny" Lemaster is born in Corona, CA. The lefthander compiles a 30-46 record with six saves and a 3.40 ERA in four years under the #Astrodome (1968-71). AstrosDaily.com/players/Lemaster_Denny.html #Astros
2/25/1951: César Cedeño is born in Santo Domingo, DR. Considered the franchise's first superstar, the OF has twelve fascinating and sometimes frustrating seasons in Houston (1970-81) and is a member of the 35th Anniversary All-#Astros team. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cedeno_Cesar.html
2/25/1988: Unwanted in Houston, 40-year-old José Cruz signs with the New York Yankees, ending an impressive 13-year run as an Astro. The #Astros will receive a compensation draft pick for the free agent signing. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0225
2/25/1994: Former Houston manager Leo Durocher is selected by the Veterans Committee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. His nearly 50-year career in baseball included 15 seasons as a player and 23 as a manager. His last was with the #Astros in 1973. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0225
2/25/1998: #Astros players hold an impromptu fundraiser for tornado victims living near the team's Kissimmee spring training complex. While the ballpark suffered only minor damage, eight died as the twister ripped through the nearby Ponderosa RV Park. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0225
2/25/2009: #Astros third base prospect Chris Johnson mashes a home run in a 6-3 victory over the Washington Nationals that opens the spring. It will be three weeks before Houston wins another Grapefruit League game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0225

2/26/1934: Don Lee is born in Globe, AZ. The RHP was acquired by the #Astros in June 1965 and was sold to Chicago the following June. In between, he went 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA in 16 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lee_Don.html
2/26/1945: Steve Hertz is born in Wright Patterson AFB, OH. The IF was signed as a free agent by the Colt .45s and played five games as a 19-year-old in 1964 for his only big league action. He later became a high school and college coach in Florida AstrosDaily.com/players/Hertz_Steve.html #Astros
2/26/1980: Gary Majewski is born in Houston. The RHP spent parts of five seasons in the majors before making his final two MLB appearances for the 2010 #Astros. He continued to play in the minor leagues including a stint with the Sugar Land Skeeters. AstrosDaily.com/players/Majewski_Gary.html
2/26/1987: A Houston sports bar owner begins a campaign to raise $70k for slugger Glenn Davis. That's what separates the #Astros and Davis on a one-year contract, according to his agent Gerry Hunsicker. Davis is humbled but declines taking the fans' money. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0226
2/26/1988: Héctor Rondón is born in Guitare, Venezuela. The RH reliever was signed to a two-year free agent deal before the 2018 season after five years with the Cubs. Rondón posted a 5-7 record with a 3.46 ERA and 15 saves for the 2018-19 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rondon_Hector.html
2/26/1992: #Astros outfielder Luis Gonzalez breaks two bones in his nose when he is struck by a pitching machine during indoor drills. The machine had one pitch left when Gonzo began picking up balls around the batting cage. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0226

2/27/1937: Carl Warwick is born in Dallas, TX. One of the best Colt .45 hitters, Warwick bats .257 with 23 homers and 107 RBIs during the franchise's first two seasons (1962-63). AstrosDaily.com/players/Warwick_Carl.html #Astros
2/27/1962: Colt .45s ink John Bateman to a FA contract. The hulking catcher leads the team in HR and RBI in 1963 but his career year comes in 1966 when he puts up a .279 BA with 17 HR and 70 RBIs. He hits .228 over six seasons in Houston (1963-68). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0227 #Astros
2/27/2002: The #Astros buy back the naming rights of their ballpark from Enron for $2.1m. The 30-year deal signed in 1999 winds up in bankruptcy court after Enron collapses in scandal during the fall of 2001. Tentatively, the park is renamed Astros Field. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0227
2/27/2006: Roger Clemens sends a brushback message to his own 19-year-old son after Koby slams a home run off his dad in the #Astros' minor league camp where Koby is training. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0227

2/28/1965: In the #Astros' first intrasquad game of 1965, Coach Jimmy Adair's team bests Coach Jim Busby's squad, 8-5. Jerry Grote and Ron Brand each blast a homer and a single. John Hoffman also impresses with a home run that sails over 400 feet. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0228 #Astros
2/28/1975: Ricky Stone is born in Hamilton, OH. The right-hander plays a valuable set-up role in the #Astros bullpen, with a 10-8 record and two saves over four seasons (2001-04) before being released and claimed by San Diego. AstrosDaily.com/players/Stone_Ricky.html
2/28/1986: Former #Astros Joaquin Andújar, Enos Cabell and Jeff Leonard are among eleven players suspended by Commissioner Peter Ueberroth for drug use. All the players agree to a stiff fine, community service and random drug tests. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0228
2/28/1991: Former major leaguers Bob and Ken Aspromonte, now local beer distributors, announce they are seeking to buy the #Astros from Dr. John McMullen but still need additional partners. Bob played third base for the team from 1962 to 1968. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0228
2/28/1997: Larry Dierker's managerial debut with the #Astros is an 8-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Shane Reynolds delivers two shutout innings but the Tribe get to Mike Hampton, José Lima and Ramón García for the decisive runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0228
2/28/2012: Houston's new closer is starting pitcher Brett Myers, The RHP's contract is reworked to reflect the new assignment. He would save 19 games in 21 opportunities before a midseason trade to the Chicago White Sox. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0228
2/28/2017: The #Astros are the visiting team in the first game held at their new spring home in West Palm Beach, FL. That's because the opponent was the facility's other tenant, the Nationals, who win 4-3 on a walkoff HR by Michael Taylor in the ninth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0228

2/29/1924: *** deceased *** Al Rosen is born in Spartanburg, SC. Rosen was the #Astros' GM from 1980 to 1985. He was the 1953 American League MVP during his playing days with the Cleveland Indians. AstrosDaily.com/files/trans/trades.html#Rosen #RIP
2/29/1924: Video: 1979 TV commercial featuring former #Astros GMs Al Rosen and Spec Richardson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBQ5LjHWMXM

3/1/1911: Union Station opens in Houston. After years of neglect, the historic train depot was restored and reopened in 2000 as the anchor for the new #Astros ballpark, Enron Field.
3/1/1987: Reliever Charley Kerfeld declares he will buy 3,000 tickets per game to give to charity. Without a discount, the cost for the seats would total $1.6 million. Unable to afford that on a $110,000 salary, Kerfeld backs down from the offer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0301 #Astros
3/1/2002: José Vizcaino begins the #Astros spring training schedule with a home run off Omar Daal that sparks a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. It is the first game for new Astros skipper Jimy Williams. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0301

3/2/1985: David Stefan "Bud" Norris is born in Greenbrae, CA. The righthander compiles a 34-46 record with a 4.33 ERA over his five seasons with the #Astros (2009-13). AstrosDaily.com/players/Norris_Bud.html
3/2/1992: Holy Toledo! #Astros broadcaster Milo Hamilton is named the Ford C. Frick Award winner for major contributions to baseball. He will be honored in July at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Hamilton is the 16th recipient of the award. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0302
3/2/2011: #Astros catcher Jason Castro tears up his knee trying to avoid a tag while running to first base. Expected to be the starting catcher, the former first-rounder later has foot surgery after rehabbing late in the year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0302 

3/3/1943: Jack DiLauro is born in Akron, OH. The LHP was drafted by the Tigers but debuted with the 1969 Miracle Mets. Claimed by Houston in the Rule 5 draft, he appeared in 43 games for the #Astros in 1970, going 1-3 with three saves and a 4.28 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/DiLauro_Jack.html
3/3/1946: Greg Lucas is born in Kokomo, IN. The longtime #Astros broadcaster has authored "Houston to Cooperstown: The Houston Astros' Biggio & Bagwell Years"
3/3/1961: The first tryout camp is held in Houston for the new National League expansion team. It is held at Busch Stadium, the same southeast Houston locale that had been called Buff Stadium for decades. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0303 #Astros 
3/3/1995: #Astros replacement players lose their spring opener to the ersatz Florida Marlins, 3-2. Many players under minor league contracts leave camp rather than take part in the game due to threats made by the players union to blacklist them. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0303
3/3/2012: Jim Obradovich dies at age 62 in Ft. Campbell, KY. The first baseman was a product of the Twins organization until he was released in 1977. He got his only big league action as an Astro in 1978 when he hit .176 with a triple in ten games. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Obradovich_Jim #Astros

3/4/1966: Andy Mota is born in Santo Domingo, DR. A September call-up during the 1991 season, the second baseman bats .189 in 27 games. His father Manny Mota was with Houston in the spring of 1963 but was traded before the regular season began. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mota_Andy.html #Astros
3/4/1978: Rodrigo Rosario is born in La Romana, Dominican Republic. The slender RHP wins his 2003 big league debut in memorable fashion but lands on the DL after injuring himself in his second start and never returns. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rosario_Rodrigo.html
3/4/2010: Brad Mills' managerial debut is a 15-5 #Astros victory over a split squad of Washington Nationals. Hunter Pence gives the new skipper a happy send-off with two homers in the fourth inning during a nine-run frame which turned the momentum. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0304
3/4/2015: Former #Astros and Rice University great Lance Berkman is named to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. AstrosDaily.com/players/Berkman_Lance.html
3/4/2015: Steve Shea dies at age 72 in North Hampton, NH. The RHP found himself in the closer role during his first big league season with Houston in 1968. He registered a 4-4 record with six saves and a 3.38 ERA in 30 games. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Shea_Steve #Astros

3/5/1966: Rumors that famous psychic Jeane Dixon had predicted that the #Astrodome roof would collapse on the last day of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo prove false, much to the relief of some anxious Spacettes. #Astros (h/t @BayouCtyHistory) 
3/5/1971: Brian Hunter is born in Portland, OR. A .285 hitter with 61 steals in his first time through Houston (1994-96), Hunter returns for two more seasons (2002-03), batting .258 as a reserve. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hunter_Brian.html #Astros
3/5/1979: Erik Bedard is born in Navan, Ontario. The #Astros signed the nine-year veteran LHP for 2013 where he turned in a lackluster performance with a 4-12 record and an ERA of 4.59 in 26 starts, and was granted free agency the following offseason. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bedard_Erik.html
3/5/1990: L.J. Hoes is born in Washington, DC. The #Astros acquired the OF from Baltimore for Bud Norris. Bouncing between Houston and AAA for the next 2-1/2 years, Hoes hit .240 with four home runs and seven stolen bases in 109 games in an Astros uniform. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hoes_LJ.html
3/5/1993: The first game in the Marlins' history is a 12-8 pasting of the #Astros in the latter's old Cocoa, FL ballpark. 5-run outbursts in the second and fifth get the expansion franchise off in style. Phil Nevin belts two triples in his Astros debut. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0305
3/5/1994: #Astros owner and HSA president Drayton McLane slams the idea of a new downtown stadium, claiming the #Astrodome can be refurbished for half the cost. The grocery supply magnate also complains that the $33m estimated payroll for 1994 is too high. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0305
3/5/2015: In A.J. Hinch's managerial debut with the club, Houston drops the Phillies, 6-3, at Kissimmee, FL. Three #Astros hit home runs while former overall first pick Mark Appel is the winning pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0305

3/6/1888: The Cincinnati Reds rout the Houston Babies, 22-3, in an exhibition game at Houston's Herald Park. It is Houston's first-ever professional baseball game. #Astros
3/6/1979: Clint Barmes is born in Vincennes, IN. An infielder acquired from Colorado for pitcher Felipe Paulino, Barmes bats .244 with 12 homers for the 2011 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Barmes_Clint.html
3/6/1989: The #Astros score four in the bottom of the ninth to steal a 5-4 victory over Kansas City for the first win in Art Howe's managerial career. Thad Bosley, Craig Biggio and Karl Allaire drive in the runs after three walks start the inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0306
3/6/1993: Free agent pitcher Doug Drabek tosses two shutout innings in a 3-2 win over the Dodgers. It is Drabek's first start with Houston after a career in Pittsburgh that included a Cy Young Award and three division crowns. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0306 #Astros
3/6/2004: Andy Pettitte, a major off-season addition, makes his #Astros debut a succesful one, dropping the Braves, 9-3. The next day, Roger Clemens, the other Yankee free agent signee, wins his debut in a 15-8 clubbing of the Pirates. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0306
3/6/2007: #Astros scout Al Pedrique signs 16-year-old José Altuve as an amateur free agent in his native Venezuela for a $15,000 signing bonus. https://www.mlb.com/news/jose-altuve-al-pedrique-discuss-relationship/c-274367276

3/7/1950: James Rodney Richard is born in Vienna, LA. Arguably the most intimidating pitcher in #Astros history, Richard compiles a 107-71 record with 19 shutouts and 1,493 strikeouts in his ten seasons in Houston (1971-80). AstrosDaily.com/players/Richard_JR.html
3/7/1961: The HSA announces "Colt .45s" as the winner of the "Name That Team" contest. Entries came from as far away as Australia. The winning entry was submitted by William Neder. Many suggested "Colts" but the gun, rather than the horse, won out. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0307 #Astros 
3/7/1961: Audio: "The Team Born to Die", written and sung by Dick McCormack and the Personal Friends of the Pioneer: AstrosDaily.com/audio/TeamBornToDie.mp3 #Astros
3/7/1962: José Canó is born in Boca del Soco, DR. The RHP got into six games with the 1989 #Astros, posting a 1-1 record with a 5.09 ERA. That was the extent of his big league career but his son, infielder Robinson Canó, has had an outstanding MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cano_Jose.html
3/7/1962: KPRC-AM introduces Gene Elston and Al Helfer as the Colts' first radio team. Loel Passe, a local favorite after his years with the Buffs, is added later. Though Helfer leaves after a year, Elston and Passe would be together 14 seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0307 #Astros
3/7/1968: Jeff Kent is born in Bellflower, CA. The former NL MVP bats .292 and averages 24 HR and 100 RBIs during his two seasons in Houston (2003-04). He also hits one of the most memorable homers in #Astros playoff history to win Game 5 of the 2004 NLCS. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kent_Jeff.html

3/8/1939: *** deceased *** Jim Bouton is born in Newark, NJ. The right-hander had a blazing fastball when he pitched in the World Series for the Yankees in 1964. By the time he gets to Houston in 1969, all he has left is a knuckleball and a manuscript. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bouton_Jim.html #Astros #RIP
3/8/1963: Reliever Jim Umbricht undergoes 6½ hours of surgery at Methodist Hospital to remove malignant cancer tumors from his leg, thigh and groin. Two months later, he is back on the mound pitching for the Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0308 #Astros
3/8/1968: Jim Dougherty is born in Brentwood, NY. A selection of the 1990 draft, the right-hander pitched for the #Astros in 1995-96, posting an 8-6 record with a 5.58 ERA in 68 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Dougherty_Jim.html
3/8/1969: After Donn Clendenon "retires" and refuses to report to spring training, Commissioner Bowie Kuhn rules that Montreal can keep both he and Rusty Staub, and that #Astros will have to settle for further compensation rather than voiding the trade. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0308
3/8/1993: *** current *** Josh James is born in Hollywood, FL. The hard-throwing RHP debuted with the Astros late in the 2018 season. After seeking to win a job in the starting rotation, he was moved to the bullpen for 2019. He has posted a 7-1 mark with a 4.06 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/James_Josh.html
3/8/2007: Orlando "Marty" Martínez dies in Santo Domingo, D.R. at age 65. The utility player hit .268 in three seasons with the #Astros (1969-71), playing every position but center and right field including two-thirds of an inning as a pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Martinez_Marty
3/8/2015: Despite being no-hit over ten innings, a spring split-squad game with the Braves ends in a 2-2 tie. The #Astros took advantage of nine walks and a hit batter in the contest. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0308

3/9/1934: *** deceased *** Jim Landis is born in Fresno, CA. Signed by the White Sox in 1952 and debuting for them in 1957, the OF played for four other clubs before signing with Houston where he  hit .252 with 1 HR and 14 RBI in 50 games for the 1967 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Landis_Jim.html #RIP
3/9/1973: Aaron Boone is born in La Mesa, CA. The 36-year-old IF had open-heart surgery in March 2009, but recovered to play for the #Astros in September. After serving as an ESPN analyst, he was named as manager of the New York Yankees in December 2017. AstrosDaily.com/players/Boone_Aaron.html
3/9/1973: Christopher John Nitkowski is born in Suffern, NY. The popular lefty goes 3-3 with three saves in his one season with the 1998 #Astros but is unable to catch on after a second signing in 2002. AstrosDaily.com/players/Nitkowski_CJ.html
3/9/1974: Wayne Franklin is born in Wilmington, DE. The LHP made his MLB debut with the #Astros in 2000. He pitched in 36 games over the next two seasons but registered no record with a 5.94 ERA. He was traded to Milwaukee for Mark Loretta in mid-2002. AstrosDaily.com/players/Franklin_Wayne.html
3/9/1987: A sign of things to come. #Astros lose their home spring opener to Montreal, 19-3. Bob Knepper and Jeff Heathcock are knocked silly before the bullpen comes to the rescue. Five Houston errors worsen the mood. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0309 
3/9/1992: Democratic presidential contender Bill Clinton stops by the #Astros training camp for pictures and autographs prior to a game with the Boston Red Sox. Florida and Texas both have primaries the next day. Clinton does not stay for the game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0309

3/10/1934: Ken MacKenzie is born in Gore Bay, Ontario. Part of a trio of Canadian-born relievers in the #Astros' bullpen in 1965 (along with Claude Raymond and Ron Taylor), the LHP went 0-3 with a 3.89 ERA in 21 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/MacKenzie_Ken.html
3/10/1939: Bill Heath is born in Yuba City, CA. The catcher batted .284 in 64 games with no homers and eight RBIs for the 1966-67 #Astros. Heath earned a degree in accounting from UH and founded a successful Houston-based financial planning firm. AstrosDaily.com/players/Heath_Bill.html
3/10/1962: The Houston Colt .45s lose the first exhibition game in their history to the Los Angeles Angels, 7-3, in Palm Springs, CA. Bob Aspromonte scores the first run and Román Mejias gets the first Colt hit, a clean single off Eli Grba. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0310 #Astros
3/10/1963: John Cangelosi is born in Brooklyn, NY. The OF had played for the White Sox, Pirates, Rangers and Mets before coming to Houston in 1995 as a free agent. In two seasons for the #Astros, he hit .287 with just three homers but with 38 steals. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cangelosi_John.html
3/10/2001: The #Astros drop the first of a two-game exhibition series in Valencias, Venezuela to the Cleveland Indians, 7-6. The following day's game would end in an 8-8 tie after Adam Everett's two-run homer in the ninth produces the stalemate. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0310

3/11/1948: César Gerónimo is born in El Seibo, DR. Used mostly as a defensive replacement in Houston, Geronimo would leave for Cincinnati as part of the infamous Joe Morgan deal and hold down center field for the Reds for the next nine seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Geronimo_Cesar.html #Astros
3/11/1958: Larry Ray is born in Madison, IN. The OF appeared in five games for the #Astros in 1982 which would be the full extent of his MLB career. He had one hit and one RBI in six at bats for a .167 average. He also managed to play six innings in RF. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ray_Larry.html
3/11/1974: Bob Abreu is born in Aragua, Venezuela. A product of the #Astros' baseball academy in his homeland, Abreu would play just 74 games for Houston before being lost in the 1997 expansion draft. AstrosDaily.com/players/Abreu_Bob.html
3/11/1980: Chris Burke is born in Louisville, KY. The OF/IF bats .249 during four seasons in Houston (2004-07) but makes his mark with a home run that wins the 2005 NLDS over Atlanta in the 18th inning, the longest game in postseason history. AstrosDaily.com/players/Burke_Chris.html #Astros
3/11/1985: Mike Scott, coming off a 5-11 season, tests his new split-fingered fastball for the first time in a 5-4 loss. The Jays score two runs off him in the second of his two innings. He hopes to earn the fourth spot in #Astros' pitching rotation. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0311
3/11/2000: MLB comes to the DR for the first time as the #Astros drop the Red Sox, 4-3, at Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo. Jeff Bagwell launches two HR to pace the good guys. Dominican José Lima thrills his countrymen with a 3-2 triumph the next day. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0311

3/12/1942: *** deceased *** Jim Wynn is born in Cincinnati, OH. Drafted away from the hometown Reds by the fledgling Colt .45s, the "Toy Cannon" would become the first Astro to reach 40 steals, hit 30 HRs or drive in 100 runs for the team. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wynn_Jim.html #Astros
3/12/1948: Bob Watkins is born in San Francisco, CA. Selected by the #Astros in the 1966 draft, the RHP came up to Houston in 1969 as a 21-year-old and appeared in the only five games of his MLB career. He posted no record and a 5.17 ERA in 15.2 IP. AstrosDaily.com/players/Watkins_Bob.html
3/12/1962: The Colt .45s make their spring home debut at Geronimo Park and drop a 6-1 decision to San Francisco. Ken Johnson is the starter and loser with Dean Stone relieving and retiring all nine batters he faced. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0312 #Astros
3/12/1965: Steve Finley is born in Union City, TN. A .281 hitter during his four seasons in Houston (1991-94), Finley played for two National League champs and a World's Champion after being traded away by the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Finley_Steve.html
3/12/2000: Two gunmen rob six #Astros minor leaguers in a motel in Kissimmee, FL. One is apprehended at the scene while the other fled after jumping through a second-story window. One player suffers a bite to his neck. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0312
3/12/2002: #Astros deal 3B Chris Truby to Montreal for IF Geoff Blum. Since the Expos were purchased by MLB during the winter and is technically run by them, this makes the first trade by the sport itself on behalf of one of its clubs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0312
3/12/2007: Norm Larker dies of cancer in Long Beach, CA at age 76. A two-time All-Star with the Dodgers, the 1B was claimed by Houston in the 1961 Expansion draft. He was with the original Colt .45s in 1962 and batted .263 with nine homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Larker_Norm #Astros
3/12/2018: The 2017 #Astros are guests at the White House to celebrate their World Championship. President Donald Trump remarked how the ballclub was better than his Yankees and later receives an Astros jersey with his name on the back and the number "17". AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0312

3/13/1962: Tom Funk is born in Kansas City, MO. A left-handed reliever, Funk spent his only big league season as an Astro in 1986. He appeared in eight games, posting no record with a 6.48 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Funk_Tom.html #Astros
3/13/1962: The Colt .45s get their first-ever win in a 2-1 exhibition victory over the Cleveland Indians. Jack Waters singles home Jim Pendleton with the winning run. Jim Umbricht is the winning pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0313 #Astros
3/13/1990: #Astros trade two minor league players to the Yankees for shortstop Orlando Miller. The infielder would come up to the majors in 1994 and find himself as part of the nine-player deal with the Tigers after the 1996 season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0313
3/13/1995: Only 621 fans attend an #Astros-Royals replacement exhibition game and both clubs, in spite of fairly new spring facilities, grumble about declining revenues. The Astros mull a return to Arizona when their contract with Kissimmee is up. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0313
3/13/2015: Al Rosen dies in Goodyear, Arizona at age 91. Rosen was the #Astros' GM 1981-85. He was the 1953 AL MVP for the Cleveland Indians. AstrosDaily.com/files/trans/trades.html#Rosen

3/14/1957: Ty Waller is born in Fresno, CA. The OF signed with the #Astros in 1983 but didn't return to the majors until 1987 when he played in 11 games and hit .167 with a double. AstrosDaily.com/players/Waller_Ty.html
3/14/1962: Hal Woodeshick allows four runs on seven hits in the first two innings and is the losing pitcher in Houston's 6-3 loss to the Cubs. Von McDaniel goes 3-for-3 with a double after entering the game as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0314 #Astros
3/14/1963: Busch Stadium (a.k.a. Buff Stadium), the home of the Houston Buffs from 1928 to 1961, is sold to a salvage company for $19,750. The team had been bought by the HSA and relocated to Oklahoma City as the Colt .45s' AAA farm club. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/bayou-city-history/article/Today-in-1963-It-s-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-12750711.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral #Astros
3/14/1978: Matt Kata is born in Avon Lake, OH. A switch-hitting utility infielder, Kata appeared in 40 games for Houston in 2009, delivering a few key hits along the way. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kata_Matt.html #Astros
3/14/1987: After an 0-for-8 start and three errors in the field, SS Dickie Thon walks out of #Astros' training camp, citing blurred vision. Although Thon is able to successfully return to baseball, it's the beginning of the end of his time in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0314
3/14/1989: Marwin González is born in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. The #Astros acquired the young infielder when they traded with Boston after the Red Sox had claimed him from the Cubs in 2011 Rule 5 draft, developing into a super-utility man. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gonzalez_Marwin.html
3/14/1991: It's March Madness time and the most popular guy at the #Astros camp is rookie Kenny Lofton. During his years at the University of Arizona, Lofton was known more as a guard for the Wildcat basketball team than as a speedy center fielder. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0314
3/14/2002: Larry Dierker drops in on the #Astros spring camp in Kissimmee, FL to smiles and hugs. After 37 years in various capacities with the franchise, the ex-manager says it felt "weird" to not be at spring training. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0314
3/14/2003: The #Astros sign LHP Bruce Chen to a minor league contract but he stays with the parent club. This is his sixth NL team in the past four seasons but the ride doesn't last long. He is cut after 11 appearances with a 0-0 record and a 6.00 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0314
3/14/2017: Bob Bruce dies in Plano, TX. The RHP started the last game in Colt Stadium, and the first official game in the #Astrodome. He was also Houston's first 15-game winner in 1964. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Bruce_Bob #Astros 

3/15/1944: Wayne Granger is born in Springfield, MA. The RHP pitched for the Cardinals, Reds, Twins, Yankees, White Sox and Expos as well as the 1975 #Astros. That year, he appeared in 55 games with a 2-5 record, five saves and a 3.65 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Granger_Wayne.html
3/15/1962: Al Cicotte shuts down the Cleveland Indians with four hits through the first four innings in Houston's 4-2 win. Dave Giusti works the final five and also allows four hits with Román Mejias leading the offense with two singles. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0315 #Astros
3/15/1965: The #Astrodome is officially completed. Harris County Judge Bill Elliot gives the keys to HSA president Judge Roy Hofheinz. #Astros
3/15/1988: It hits the fan when #Astros pitcher Bob Knepper states for the newspapers his opposition to minor league umpire Pam Postema's bid to become the first female ump in the majors. Postema's career eventually falls short of the big leagues. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0315
3/15/1991: Max Stassi is born in Woodland, CA. Obtained via trade from the Oakland A's in 2013, the C/DH saw mainly brief call-ups with the #Astros. He hit .218 in 390 AB with 12 HR and 41 RBI for the 2013-19 campaigns. AstrosDaily.com/players/Stassi_Max.html
3/15/2011: The #Astros' Brett Wallace drives in seven during a 14-8 Spring donnybrook against the Orioles in Sarasota. Wallace has four hits, including a grand slam and a pair of doubles. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0315

3/16/1986: Mickey Storey is born in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The RHP was acquired in a minor league deal with Oakland before making his debut with the #Astros in 2012. The reliever acquitted himself well with a 3.86 ERA in 30 innings. AstrosDaily.com/players/Storey_Mickey.html
3/16/1992: Reymin Guduan is born in San Pedro de Macoris, DR. The hard-throwing lefty was called up to the #Astros in 2017 at the age of 25, posting a 1-0 record with an 8.03 ERA for 2017-19. He was released in Sept 2019 after a clubhouse altercation.  AstrosDaily.com/players/Guduan_Reymin.html
3/16/1994: A poll shows that 56% of Houstonians oppose building a downtown stadium for Oilers and Rockets. The lack of support sets the scene for the Oilers' later move to Nashville and the creation of a baseball-only downtown facility for the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0316
3/16/2003: After Natalie Maines, the lead singer of the Dixie Chicks, says that she's ashamed that President George W. Bush is from Texas, Lance Berkman, another native Texan, says he's embarrassed for her and suggests she move to Oklahoma. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0316 #Astros
3/16/2018: José Altuve and the #Astros agree to a five-year extension to his contract, paying him $151 million for the 2020-2024 seasons, ensuring that the popular infielder stays in a Houston uniform through his peak playing years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0316

3/17/1962: The Colt .45s take advantage of Bo Belinsky for six runs in the first three innings, then hold on to a 12-7 win over LA Angels. Houston erupted for four runs in the 8th to sew up the win. Hal Smith was the star with a steal of home. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0317 #Astros
3/17/1965: Jim Beauchamp and Bob Aspromonte smack two-run homers during a 10-4 pounding of the Washington Senators at Cocoa, FL. It's Houston's first win as the #Astros. 40-year-old Hal "Skinny" Brown tosses three shutout innings and adds an RBI single. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0317
3/17/1973: Raúl Chávez is born in Valencia, Venezuela. Signed by the #Astros as a minor league free agent in 2000, the catcher came up big in the postseason, hitting .400, including a home run in the 2004 NLDS against Atlanta. AstrosDaily.com/players/Chavez_Raul.html
3/17/1976: Commissioner Bowie Kuhn ends a labor lockout that threatens to delay the start of the regular season. Training camps are opened and America's Pastime plays as usual during America's bicentennial. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0317 #Astros
3/17/1998: Reliever Bryan Harvey asks for his unconditional release from the #Astros training camp, ending a comeback bid for the former two-time All-Star. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0317
3/17/2004: Craig F. Cullinan, Jr., the last surviving founder of the Houston Colt .45s/#Astros and president of the Houston Sports Association from 1958 to 1962, dies in Houston at age 79.
3/17/2008: Dodgertown in Vero Beach, FL, home for sixty years to the Dodgers, bids them farewell. The #Astros make Dodger fans bluer in the finale with a 12-10 win, keyed by five HRs, including a game-winning two-run shot from Nick Gorneault in the ninth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0317

3/18/1962: Brian Fisher is born in Honolulu, HI. After 5 seasons with the Yankees and Pirates, the former second round pick signed with the #Astros for 1990 but got into only four games before he was released. He posted no record with a 7.20 ERA in 5 IP. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fisher_Brian.html
3/18/1962: Construction begins on the #Astrodome, a short hike from where Colt Stadium is nearing completion. The excavation pit for the domed stadium floor soon becomes a haven for breeding mosquitoes in land that was once marsh fields. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0318 #Astros
3/18/1962: Houston and LA play through a total of 30 hits before the Angels unload for eight runs in the 11th inning off .45s pitcher Ken Pate for a 14-8 win. Houston was out-hit 18-12 with Bob Aspromonte and Jim Pendleton each hitting two-run HRs. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0318 #Astros
3/18/1965: #Astros score four times in the ninth to upend the Mets, 7-4, at St. Petersburg, FL. Bob Aspromonte is the hero with four hits, including the game-winning single. Bob Turley advances his comeback bid, working three innings for the victory. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0318
3/18/1990: A spring labor lockout is finally settled. The #Astros report to spring camp in a rush to be ready in time for the April 9th season opener. The first exhibition game isn't until March 26th. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0318
3/18/2009: Infielder Aaron Boone, a free agent signed in December, announces he will have aortic heart surgery and forgo the season. Successful surgery is performed eight days later. He returns to the #Astros in September but goes hitless in 13 attempts. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0318

3/19/1896: While announcing that the National League's Chicago Colts (now Cubs) would play the Buffaloes in Houston, the Houston Daily Post assures its readers that Houston's players "are all gentlemanly, there being not one boozer on the team." #Astros
3/19/1962: Mickey Herskowitz publishes his first "Letters from Lefty" column about a mythical Colt .45s pitcher. Continuing for five years, they are republished in book form. They remain some of the best stories about the franchise's early years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0319 #Astros
3/19/1963: Chuck Jackson is born in Seattle, WA. The 3B/OF was drafted by the #Astros in the seventh round in 1984. He came up to the majors in 1987 and hit .221 over 81 games the next two seasons. He was taken by the Giants in the Rule 5 draft in 1989. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jackson_Chuck.html
3/19/1965: #Astros' Don Larsen, Larry Yellen and Darrell "Bucky" Brandon combine on a four-hit shutout, clipping the Kansas City A's, 2-0, at Cocoa, FL. A Norm Miller triple drives in the first run. Walt Bond brings home Al Spangler for the other tally. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0319
3/19/1966: Players with the #Astros and Dodgers are flown from Florida to Houston to test the new artificial surface. Balls bounce too high in the infield and engineers add more sand under the rug to make it behave more like natural grass. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0319 
3/19/1981: *** deceased *** José Castillo is born in Las Mercedes, Venezuela. A late-season waiver acquisition, Castillo saw limited action during the 2008 season. A veteran of the Pirates and Giants, the infielder hit .281 in 15 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Castillo_Jose.html #Astros #RIP
3/19/1984: Matt Downs is born in Tuscaloosa, AL. The #Astros acquired the IF from San Francisco late in the 2010 season. He flashed some power the next year, banging ten homers, but crashed back to earth in 2012 and was released after the season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Downs_Matt.html
3/19/1988: Dave Smith closes out a 4-1 loss to KC wearing Larry Andersen's no. 42 jersey, having forgotten to pack his own for the trip. Andersen bought an unmarked jersey at a concession stand. The stunt leads to a $25 fine for both players. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0319 #Astros
3/19/2005: Lance Berkman is signed to a six-year contract worth $85 million. Eligible for free agency after the season, Berkman had set a deadline to be re-signed by Opening Day. Berkman is glad to be under contract for the rest of the decade. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0319 #Astros

3/20/1898: Cincinnati Reds prospects rally to edge the Houston Buffs, 6-5, at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
3/20/1936: Jim Golden is born in Eldon, MO. Jim lives up to his name when he shuts out the Cubs in his first start for the Colt .45s in just the third game in franchise history. AstrosDaily.com/players/Golden_Jim.html #Astros
3/20/1963: Rick Parker is born in Kansas City, MO. The speedy product of the University of Texas was a reserve OF for the Giants before he was signed by the #Astros in 1992. The next year, in 45 games for them, he hit .333 with three doubles and four RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Parker_Rick.html
3/20/1966: Blas Minor is born in Merced, CA. The five-year veteran reliever spun a 1-0 record with a 4.50 ERA and one save in 12 innings for the 1997 #Astros before he was released and his career in the bigs came to an end. AstrosDaily.com/players/Minor_Blas.html
3/20/1979: Wilfredo Rodríguez is born in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela. A product of the #Astros' Venezuelan academy, Rodriguez was a highly regarded prospect but the injury bug bit him in 2001 in just his second game in the majors and he never returned. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rodriguez_Wilfredo.html
3/20/1994: #Astros and Rangers spar in a two-game exhibition series at the #Astrodome. Tony Eusebio is the hero in a 6-5 victory, driving in Luis Gonzalez with an eighth-inning double. Will Clark delivers the game-winner for the Rangers the following day. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0320 
3/20/1996: Jim Pendleton dies in Houston at age 72. His 36 RBIs as a Colt .45 in 1962 were the most of his big league career. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Pendleton_Jim #TheGuvnor #Astros
3/20/2009: After winning their first spring game of the year, the #Astros fail to win their next 19 Grapefruit League contests until beating the Reds, 4-2, behind six shutout innings from Russ Ortiz. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0320
3/20/2009: The #Astros sign catcher Iván "Pudge" Rodriguez to a $1.5m one-year deal. The 37-year-old Rodriguez is a 14-time All-Star with 13 Gold Gloves and fills a need as none of the other catchers in camp were hitting above .200 in spring action. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0320

3/21/1898: It's Ladies' Day at Herald Park as the Houston Buffs host an exhibition game between Cincinnati Reds veterans and prospects. #Astros
3/21/1929: *** deceased *** Pidge Browne is born in Peekskill, NY. As a 32-year-old rookie, Browne hit .210 in 65 games for the 1962 Colt .45s. It was his only big league action. The first baseman was one of a handful of Houston Buffs to play for the NL Colts. AstrosDaily.com/players/Browne_Pidge.html #Astros #RIP 
3/21/1931: Houston's Buff Stadium is home to the first night game between two major league teams as the Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants meet in an exhibition. 23 hits are achieved under the lights in the ten-inning affair. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0221 #Astros
3/21/1939: Tommy Davis is born in Brooklyn, NY. The former two-time N.L. batting champ hits .271 as an Astro during parts of the 1969 and 1970 seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Davis_Tommy.html #Astros
3/21/1965: The #Astros square off against their own AAA Oklahoma City roster and win, 4-2, at Cocoa, FL. Walt Bond, Rusty Staub, Norm Miller and John Bateman chip in two hits apiece while Sonny Jackson paces the 89ers with three singles and an RBI. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0321
3/21/1989: The #Astros acquire second baseman Steve Lombardozzi from the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. Lombardozzi bats .211 in 23 games with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0321
3/21/1996: Houston sends left-hander Billy Wagner to the minors, intent on converting him to a starting pitcher. By year's end, he is in the #Astros bullpen, winning two games and saving nine in 37 appearances. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0321

3/22/1896: *** pic *** "Houston's Baseball Team", Houston Daily Post http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071197/1896-03-22/ed-1/seq-22/ #Astros
3/22/1898: Cincinnati Reds' prospects ("Colts") top their veterans, 9-7, in an 11-inning exhibition game at Houston's Herald Park. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071197/1898-03-23/ed-1/seq-3/ #Astros
3/22/1926: *** deceased *** Billy Goodman is born in Concord, NC. The infielder bats .255 for the 1962 Colts in the final campaign of a 16-season major league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Goodman_Billy.html #Astros #RIP
3/22/1962: Houston racks up its third straight win with a 2-1 victory over the Cubs. Starter Bobby Shantz pitches seven innings for the win and Al Cicotte finishes. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0322 #Astros 
3/22/1965: The #Astros' Ron Brand tags a two-run homer to pace a 7-4 triumph over the New York Yankees at Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Outfielders Rusty Staub, Al Spangler and Jim Wynn lead the charge with two hits apiece. Don Nottebart works five solid innings. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0322
3/22/1966: Sean Berry is born in Santa Monica, CA. The scrappy third baseman bats .283 with 38 homers in three seasons with the #Astros (1996-98), including two as NL Central champions. AstrosDaily.com/players/Berry_Sean.html
3/22/1978: Jeremy Griffiths is born in Fairview, OH. Acquired by the #Astros in 2004 along with pitcher David Weathers for OF Richard Hidalgo, he got into only one game for Houston - taking a 10.38 ERA through 4.1 innings without a win or loss. AstrosDaily.com/players/Griffiths_Jeremy.html
3/24/1984: *** current *** Joe Smith is born in Cincinnati, OH. The veteran submarine RHP also pitched for the Indians, Angels, Cubs and Blue Jays before signing a two-year contract with the #Astros as a free agent beginning with the 2018. He went 6-1/3.06 for 2018-19. AstrosDaily.com/players/Smith_Joe.html
3/22/1986: Dexter Fowler is born in Atlanta, GA. Acquired from the Rockies in December of 2013, Fowler spent only one season in Houston. His 2014 campaign was highlighted by a .375 on-base percentage but injuries limited Dexter to only 116 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fowler_Dexter.html #Astros
3/22/1986: The #Astros lose to the Rangers, 6-2, their ninth loss in the past ten games. They provide as many errors as hits. Pre-season forecasts predict the Astros will do no better than fourth place in the NL Western Division. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0322
3/22/2007: MLB tells #Astros 2B Craig Biggio that he can no longer wear the Sunshine Kids emblem during spring exhibition games. A week later, MLB rescinds the order amid fan and media uproar, AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0322
3/22/2014: In one of the most regretted releases in team history, the #Astros waive outfielder J.D. Martinez after a slow spring. Claimed by Detroit, Martinez responds with a .296 average and 61 homers over the next two seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0322

3/23/1942: Danny Coombs is born in Lincoln, ME. Coombs' big league debut comes in the "All-Rookie" game in 1963 but he's never able to cement a job with Houston. The LHP compiles an 8-7 record with two saves as an Astro in parts of seven seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Coombs_Danny.html #Astros
3/23/1943: *** deceased *** Lee May is born in Birmingham, AL. The powerful first baseman slugs 81 homers in three seasons (1972-74) with the #Astros and represents them in the 1972 All-Star Game. AstrosDaily.com/players/May_Lee.html #RIP
3/23/1962: The Colt .45s knock off the Red Sox 8-5 for their fourth straight win. Down 5-3, Houston scores two runs in the ninth to tie on a Johnny Weekly homer and a Joey Amalfitano single. The winning run comes on a three-run Pidge Browne homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0323 #Astros
3/23/1965: It's "Home Run Derby" at Pompano Beach, FL as the #Astros bomb the Senators, 7-5. Four Houston homers set the tone with Walt Bond, Rusty Staub, John Bateman and Jim Beauchamp going deep. Pitchers Bob Bruce and Danny Coombs join the hit parade. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0323
3/23/2005: The burnt-orange Hummer owned by Koby Clemens' father, Roger, is stolen from the Memorial HS parking lot. It is recovered later in a southwest Houston apartment complex, apparently unharmed. The Hummer was a gift from the Yankees. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0323 #Astros

3/24/1942: Jesús Alou is born in Bajos de Haina, DR. The youngest of three Alou brothers who would share the same San Francisco outfield in 1963, Jesús would hit .282 during two stints with the #Astros, and is the uncle of Moises Alou. AstrosDaily.com/players/Alou_Jesús.html
3/24/1961: Houston holds their first rookie camp in Jacksonville, FL. Farm director Bobby Bragan conducts the camp for young players under contract with the newly-named Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0324 #Astros
3/24/1962: Houston plays its first spring night game against the Angels and win their fifth straight, 6-1. The Colt .45s score all their runs in the second inning. The game is played at Westgate Park, home of the San Diego Padres of the PCL. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0324 #Astros
3/24/1965: Pirates come out on top of a 5-3 decision at Ft. Myers, FL. Willie Stargell leads the Bucs with three hits, including a double & HR. Manny Mota and Bob Bailey also go deep. Two of the #Astros' runs are solo shots from Walt Bond & Bob Aspromonte. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0324
3/24/1967: The #Astros deal utilityman Sandy Alomar to the New York Mets for utilityman Derrell Griffith. Alomar's two sons, Roberto and Sandy, Jr., would one day become All-Stars like their pop. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0324
3/24/1972: José Cabrera is born in La Delgada, DR. The RHP pitched parts of four seasons with the #Astros, compiling a 6-3 record with a 4.32 ERA and two saves as a reliever. He was waived by Houston during the spring of 2001 and was claimed by the Braves. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cabrera_Jose.html
3/24/1978: José Valverde is born in San Pedro de Macoris, DR, or is he? The RHP has had his birth date listed both in March and July, also in 1978 and 1979. Regardless, "Papa Grande" posts 69 saves for the 2008-09 #Astros before leaving in free agency. AstrosDaily.com/players/Valverde_Jose.html
3/24/1987: Josh Zeid is born in New Haven, CT. The RHP made 48 relief appearances with the #Astros over the 2013 and 2014 seasons, going 0-1 with a 5.21 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Zeid_Josh.html
3/24/2015: *** pic *** The Fresno Grizzlies, AAA affiliate of the #Astros, announce that 2017 Astros World Series Championship rings will be a giveaway at an August game, but cancel later the same day.
3/24/2016: Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes tries to convince umpire C.B. Bucknor that an A.J. Reed drive to center is unplayable at the outfield fence but Bucknor is not fooled. Reed jogs home with an inside-the-park homer to start an 8-5 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0324 #Astros 
3/24/2019: Ace RHP Justin Verlander signs a two-year extension for $66 million. The 36-year-old's $28m contract is set to end this season. The $33 million per year extension is the richest contract handed out by the #Astros in terms of annual salary. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0324

3/25/1898: As the Houston Buffs leave for the Big Easy at the outset of a tour of Southern League cities that will take the remainder of spring training, manager George Reed sets a 10:30 pm curfew for his charges. #Astros
3/25/1948: Mike Nagy is born in New York, NY. A five-year veteran of the Red Sox and Cardinals, the RHP's final year was 1974 with the #Astros when he appeared in nine games, earning a 1-1 record with an 8.53 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Nagy_Mike.html
3/25/1962: The Angels break a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the seventh on two singles and Bob Aspromonte's error. They go on to a 5-4 victory over the Colt .45s. The loss snaps Houston's five-game winning streak and moves the club's record to 9-6. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0325 #Astros
3/25/1965: St. Louis tallies three runs in the bottom of the ninth for an 8-7 stunner at St. Petersburg, FL. Tim McCarver's two-run pinch double off Dave Giusti is the game-winner. Bob Aspromonte leads the #Astros with three hits. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0325
3/25/1984: The #Astros purchase infielder Alan Bannister from Cleveland. In nine games that season with Houston, Bannister would bat .200 before a trade to the Rangers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bannister_Alan.html
3/25/1988: The #Astros trade catcher Robbie Wine to the Rangers for pitcher Mike Loynd. Selected as the eighth overall pick in the 1983 draft, Wine is never able to produce as he did in college. In 23 games as an Astro, Wine hits .146. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0325 
3/25/1994: The #Astros release outfielder Jesse Barfield. The Houston native and former A.L. home run champ had hit just .080 in Kissimmee after playing in Japan the previous season. He stays on to work as a coach. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0325
3/25/2004: The #Astros acquire utility man Mike Lamb from the New York Yankees in return for a minor league pitcher. Lamb bats .281 with 49 homers and 196 RBIs over four campaigns, adding five more homers in postseason play. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0325
3/25/2006: Jeff Bagwell announces he may undergo "last resort" surgery to remove bone spurs in his arthritic right shoulder in a final attempt to resume his playing career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0325 #Astros 
3/25/2015: *** pic *** A Florida high-schooler asks #Astros catcher Jason Castro to the prom by placing sticky notes on his car.
3/25/2016: *** pic *** The #Astros play their last game at Kissimmee's @OsceolaStadium, their spring training home for 32 seasons.

3/26/1898: The Houston Buffaloes and the New Orleans Pelicans tie 8-8 after 13 innings of exhibition play in the Big Easy. Houston's Brownie Chamberlain holds the Pelicans to three hits in ten innings of relief. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071197/1898-03-27/ed-1/seq-5/ #Astros
3/26/1922: *** deceased *** Robert Gene Elston is born in Fort Dodge, IA. He was the "Voice of the #Astros" from 1962 to 1986. Elston garnered the Ford C. Frick Award in 2006. AstrosDaily.com/history/elston/index.html #RIP
3/26/1962: After taking off from San Diego, the Colt .45s lose an engine on their DC-6 but the USAF appears on the scene to form a three-plane convoy (the Angels' plane is nearby). Both charters are escorted safely into the Army base in Yuma, AZ. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0326 #Astros
3/26/1965: Harry Kalas joins Gene Elston and Loel Passe on the #Astros' broadcast team. His signature call with Houston is "That ball is in Astros orbit!" During his later tenure with the Phillies, Kalas was honored with the Ford C. Frick Award in 2002. AstrosDaily.com/files/MenMic/
3/26/1965: A four-run seventh decides a 6-3 loss to the Reds at Tampa, FL. Joe Nuxhall works seven innings for the win. Art Shamsky swats a two-run pinch homer off Larry Yellen in the decisive frame. Jim Beauchamp paces the #Astros with three hits. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0326
3/26/1968: Shane Reynolds is born in Bastrop, LA. The RHP was the third-round choice of the #Astros in 1989. The young pitcher came up in 1992 and stayed for the rest of the decade, going 103-86 for Houston over 11 seasons while posting a 3.95 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Reynolds_Shane.html
3/26/1968: José Vizcaíno is born in San Cristobal, DR. The super-utilityman spent 18 years in the majors, including five in Houston where he helped the #Astros to three post-seasons, including the 2005 World Series. AstrosDaily.com/players/Vizcaino_Jose.html
3/26/1977: #Astros obtain outfielder Willie Crawford and infielder Rob Sperring from San Francisco for infielder Rob Andrews. After the season, outfielder Art Gardner is sent to the Giants to complete the deal. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0326
3/26/1991: State Senators pass a bill to rename a part of State Highway 288 the "Nolan Ryan Expressway". The highway passes near the #Astrodome on its way near Ryan's boyhood hometown of Alvin. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0326 #Astros
3/26/1997: *** current *** Cristian Javier is born in Santo Domingo, DR. The RHP ... for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Javier_Cristian.html
3/26/1999: Roger Clemens tosses six innings of no-hit ball but the #Astros storm back to topple the Yankees, 7-5. Clemens had been the subject of intense trade talks during the off-season as the Astros tried to swing a swap with the Toronto Blue Jays. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0326
3/26/2011: X-rays reveal that #Astros SS Clint Barmes has a broken left hand after it was hit the night before in a game against the Yankees. The prognosis is four to six weeks of healing needed, which will cause him to miss the first month of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0326
3/26/2016: In the opener of a two-game exhibition series, the #Astros rout the Padres 11-1 at Estadio Fray Nano in Mexico City.
3/26/2016: What was to have been the final #Astros game at Kissimmee's @OsceolaStadium is rained out and canceled. The fans that had braved the elements to witness the end of an era are still treated to the fireworks display that had been scheduled.
3/26/2020: Jimmy Wynn dies in Houston....

3/27/1898: The Houston Buffs top the Pelicans 9-4 in front of 3,000 fans at New Orleans' new Athletic Park. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071197/1898-03-28/ed-1/seq-4/ #Astros
3/27/1962: The Colt .45s blow out the Giants 11-4 with a 16-hit attack including five HRs - two each by Román Mejias and Hal Smith and a solo shot by Pidge Browne. Bob Aspromonte goes 3-for-3 with two doubles and a single and Mejias adds a triple. http://AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0327 #Astros
3/27/1965: #Astros push two runs across in the fifth versus Philly ace Jim Bunning and make it stand up for a 2-0 whitewash at Clearwater. Singles by Eddie Kasko and Leon McFadden precede an RBI double by John Bateman, who produces three hits on the day. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0327
3/27/1985: SS Dickie Thon impresses as he comes back from the beaning that ended his 1984 season in the opening week. He swats a double off the wall in a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers, and turns a thrilling double play. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0327 #Astros
3/27/1997: #Astros manager Larry Dierker wants to keep RHP Donne Wall on the staff but Wall is sent down in favor of Chris Holt. Wall returns when Sid Fernandez goes on the DL, yet pitches in just 8 games while Holt and Ramon Garcia fill the rotation void. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0327
3/27/2003: Houston veterans are stunned to learn that pitcher Shane Reynolds, who had been with the team since 1992, has been released. Coming off back surgery and having a shaky spring, the #Astros pull the plug on the former rotation stalwart. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0327
3/27/2004: In a scene giving #Astros fans flashbacks, SS Adam Everett is hit in the face by a fastball from Toronto's Miguel Batista. It glances off Everett's shoulder before striking him in the mouth, unlike the blow that felled Dickie Thon in 1984. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0327

3/28/1961: Glenn Davis is born in Jacksonville, FL. As a troubled youth, he is taken in by the parents of pitcher Storm Davis. Glenn would become #Astros' best slugger since Jim Wynn, smashing 166 HRs over seven seasons (1984-90) & driving in 518 runs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Davis_Glenn.html
3/28/1965: The bus driver responsible for taking the Philadelphia Phillies to Cocoa takes a wrong turn and ends up in Daytona, 70 miles away. Just as the team arrives, so does the rain to wash out the day's exhibition game with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0328 #Astros
3/28/1985: Mark Melancon is born in Wheat Ridge, CO. Obtained via trade from the Yankees for Lance Berkman in 2010, the RHP established himself as the #Astros' closer during 2011 when Brandon Lyon was injured, posting 20 saves. AstrosDaily.com/players/Melancon_Mark.html
3/28/1990: #Astros Special Assistant Donald Davidson dies in Houston at age 64. Only four feet tall after a childhood illness, Davidson spent 50 years in baseball, starting as a batboy. He came to Houston in 1976 & served in a number of front-office roles. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0328
3/28/2003: A plaza opens next to Union Station showcasing #Astros history and featuring action statues adorned with the uniform numbers of Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio turning a double play. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0328
3/28/2005: In the first trade of Tim Purpura's tenure as General Manager, the #Astros send pitcher Tim Redding to San Diego for catcher Humberto Quintero. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0328
3/28/2005: The #Astros outslug the Tigers, 14-11, as Roger Clemens tosses 106 pitches in his first start since pulling his hamstring. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0328
3/28/2013: Gus Triandos dies of heart failure in San José, CA at age 82. The four-time All-Star catcher batted .181 for Houston in 1965 at the end of a 13-year career. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Triandos_Gus #Astros
3/28/2019: The #Astros' George Springer becomes the first leadoff hitter in MLB history to homer on Opening Day in three consecutive seasons.

3/29/1897: The Hernsheim Brothers announce a trophy to be presented to the champions of the Texas League each year. The 1897 season ended in a co-championship, and it isn't clear to whom the trophy was awarded, if anyone. Either way, it then passes from history. #Astros
3/29/1930: Babe Ruth homers, goes 5-for-6, leading the New York Yankees to a 17-2 rout of the Buffs in Houston. (Pix of Ruth speaking before the game at the Houston City Auditorium: http://sloanegallery.com/babe_ruth_photo_contest.htm) #Astros
3/29/1962: The Cubs get to starter Dave Giusti early with four runs and six hits in four innings and Chicago goes on to a 7-5 win over the Colt .45s. Hal Smith hits a three-run homer in the 4th to cut the Cubs lead to one run. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0329 #Astros
3/29/1965: Veterans on the mound and youngsters at the plate lead the #Astros to a 5-1 conquest of the Mets. Don Larsen goes the first five with Jim Owens and Hal Woodeshick pitch four no-hit relief innings. Jim Wynn and Leon McFadden add two hits apiece. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0329
3/29/1978: Eric Bruntlett is born in Lafayette, IN. The utilityman bats .250 with nine homers during his five seasons with Houston (2003-07). His turn of a double play in Game 4 of the 2005 NLCS seals a pivotal 2-1 #Astros victory. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bruntlett_Eric.html
3/29/2000: #Astros swap lefty relievers with Philadelphia, obtaining Yorkis Perez for Trever Miller. Perez would see action in 33 games, earning a 2-1 record before being released. Miller was 5-2 with a pair of saves over two seasons as an Astro. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0329
3/29/2002: Lance Berkman drills two home runs and Roy Oswalt scatters seven hits as Houston tops the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, in an exhibition at the newly-renamed "#Astros Field". AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0329 
3/29/2018: Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub dies in West Palm Beach, FL, of multiple organ failure at the age of 73. Signed as a 17-year-old free agent in 1961, the OF/1B hit .273 with 156 HR and 370 RBI for the 1963-68 Houston Colt .45s/#Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Staub_Rusty
3/29/2018: In the season-opening 4-1 win over the Rangers, the #Astros' George Springer becomes the first player to hit a leadoff homer on Opening Day in back-to-back seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0329

3/30/1930: The Buffs' Floyd Rose holds Babe Ruth hitless in five at-bats, but the New York Yankees edge Houston 6-5 at Buff Stadium in front of a crowd of 7,000. #Astros
z3/30/1942: Conrad Cardinal is born in Brooklyn, NY. The RHP had a six-game big league career with the Houston Colt .45s in 1963. He posted an 0-1 record with a 6.08 ERA in 13 innings. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cardinal_Conrad.html #Astros
3/30/1961: Rumors swirl that legendary manager Leo Durocher would be named the first manager of the new Houston franchise. Though nothing comes of it, Durocher would eventually lead the club in 1972 after several years as skipper of the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0330 #Astros
3/30/1965: A five-run fifth inning off Dave Giusti is the difference as the Orioles drop the #Astros, 5-1, at Cocoa. Houston had the early lead as Chuck Harrison plated Joe Gaines but Steve Barber and Dick Hall combine to blank Houston the rest of the way. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0330
3/30/1969: Chris Gardner is born in Long Beach, CA. A sixth-round pick of the #Astros in 1988, Gardner made his only MLB appearances in 1991 as a 22-year-old, posting a 1-2 record with a 4.01 ERA in 24.2 innings. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gardner_Chris.html
3/30/1977: *** deceased *** Jeriome Robertson is born in San José, CA. The lefty leads the #Astros in wins during his rookie season, posting a 15-9 record in 2003, despite a 5.10 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Robertson_Jeriome.html #RIP
3/30/1991: Jake Marisnick is born in Tampa, FL. Acquired from Miami in the 2014 Jared Cosart trade, the center-fielder has elite speed in the outfield and on the basepaths, and has hit .232 with 43 HR and 130 RBI with 55 SB for the 2014-18 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Marisnick_Jake.html
3/30/1993: #Astros release pitcher Jason Grimsley, whom they acquired for pitcher Curt Schilling the previous year. Grimsley did not pitch an inning with Houston, while Schilling becomes a six-time All-Star who is a pivotal member of four pennant-winners. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0330
3/30/1994: *** current *** Alex Bregman is born in Albuquerque, NM. An All-American shortstop at LSU, the #Astros selected Bregman with the second overall pick in the 2015 draft. Arriving in the majors in 2016, the 3B has hit .286 with 99 HR and 320 RBI over four seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bregman_Alex.html
3/30/1995: In their only #Astrodome appearance, Houston replacement players mop up the ersatz New York Yankees, 10-1, before a crowd of approximately 7,000. Former #Astros Juan Guerrero and Dave Rohde star for the strike-breaking locals. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0330
3/30/2000: Enron Field officially opens with a 6-5 exhibition win over the Yankees, paralleling the feat that occurred when the #Astrodome opened in 1965. Daryle Ward's two-run HR caps a four-run eighth-inning rally to open the #Astros' new home in style. AstrosDaily.com/history/20000330/
3/30/2000: Audio: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell singles off Roger Clemens for Enron Field's first hit: AstrosDaily.com/audio/00Bagwell.mp3
3/30/2000: Audio: The #Astros' Daryle Ward goes yard to win Enron Field's inaugural game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/00Ward.mp3
3/30/2019: A 3-1 loss at Tampa Bay pushes the #Astros' record below .500 (1-2) for the first time since June 20, 2016, when they were 35-36.

3/31/1898: The Houston Buffs top the Mobile Blackbirds, 5-4, in Mobile. Buffs outfielder George Keefe goes three-for-four. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071197/1898-04-01/ed-1/seq-3/ #Astros
3/31/1964: Rafael Montalvo is born in Rio Piedras, PR. The RHP came to Houston in a mid-season 1986 deal with the Dodgers that sent infielder Enos Cabell to Los Angeles. Montalvo got into just one game in the big leagues. AstrosDaily.com/players/Montalvo_Rafael.html #Astros
3/31/1965: Ken Johnson and Larry Dierker team up to three-hit the White Sox, 4-1, at Sarasota, FL. Rusty Staub belts a two-run homer off Joel Horlen for the decisive runs. Bob Lillis, Walt Bond and Leon McFadden chip in two hits each. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0331 #Astros
3/31/1983: The #Astros deal catcher Alan Knicely to Cincinnati for pitcher Bill Dawley and outfielder Tony Walker. Another in the long line of catching prospects, Knicely bats .197 over parts of four seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0331
3/31/1986: #Astros pitcher Mark Ross is traded for... himself. Ross was dealt to St. Louis in December for a player to be named later. After no agreement could be reached, that player to be named became Mark Ross. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0331 
3/31/1995: U.S. District Judge Sonia Sotomayor issues an injunction ending the longest work stoppage in MLB history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0331 #Astros
3/31/1997: The #Astros acquire infielder Tim Bogar on waivers from the New York Mets for infielder Luis Lopez. Bogar hits .219 in four seasons as a utility infielder. He also pitches twice during the 2000 campaign. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0331
3/31/2004: LHP Jeriome Robertson is dealt to the Indians for two minor league OFs, Willy Taveras and Luke Scott. Robertson had a 15-9 rookie season in Houston but found himself out of the rotation after the #Astros snared Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0331
3/31/2013: In their first official game as an American League franchise, the #Astros spank the Rangers, 8-2, at MMP. A three-run homer by Rick Ankiel breaks the game open. The win is also the official managerial debut for Bo Porter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0331

4/1/1888: The Houston Babies defeat the Galveston Giants 4-1 in the first official Texas League game. It seems that Galveston's Bill Goodenough, who went 0-for-4, wasn't. #Astros
4/1/1905: West End Park opens as an unnamed park with an exhibition game between the Houston Buffs and the Baton Rouge Cajuns of the Cotton States League. Houston is held to "one flabby swat" by Baton Rouge hurler Ernie Baker and loses, 2-0. https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth603881/m1/17/ #Astros
4/1/1944: *** deceased *** Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub is born in New Orleans. Signed by Houston as a 17-year-old in 1961 for a then-whopping $110,000 bonus, Staub developed into a tenacious hitter, batting .301 & averaging 45 extra-base hits 1966-68. AstrosDaily.com/players/Staub_Rusty.html #Astros #RIP
4/1/1968: The #Astros sell LHP Bo Belinsky to the White Sox. Having already left spring training to get engaged to former Playmate of the Year Jo Collins, Belinsky refuses a minor-league assignment in OKC preferring Honolulu where the Sox have a AAA affiliate. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0401
4/1/1981: The #Astros deal pitcher Ken Forsch to the Angels for shortstop Dickie Thon. The versatile right-hander compiled a 78-81 record for Houston, with 50 saves, nine shutouts, a 3.18 ERA and one memorable no-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0401
4/1/1990: The #Astros obtain 1B/OF Franklin Stubbs from the Dodgers for minor league pitcher Terry Wells. Stubbs set career highs in HR (23) and RBI (71), hitting .261 in 1990, his lone season in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0401
4/1/1997: Larry Dierker's managerial debut comes on April Fool's Day, getting the last laugh on the Atlanta Braves. Pat Listach drives in Brad Ausmus with a sac fly in the third. Shane Reynolds and Billy Wagner make it stand up for a 2-1 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0401 #Astros
4/1/1998: A passed ball lets in the winning run as Houston rallies for two in the eighth to topple San Francisco, 7-6. Moises Alou belts his first homer of the season and Craig Biggio swipes three bases. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0401 #Astros
4/1/2003: Former NL MVP Jeff Kent homers in his first at-bat as an Astro, leading a 10-4 mauling of the Rockies. Jeff Bagwell hits 2 home runs while Geoff Blum goes deep and drives in 3. Roy Oswalt survives his team's shaky start for the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0401 #Astros
4/1/2003: Video: Former NL MVP Jeff Kent homers in his first at-bat for the #Astros: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Apr01JeffKentHR.mpeg

4/2/1898: The Houston Buffaloes down the Mobile Blackbirds, 12-9. George Reed and Frank Badger get four hits apiece. #Astros
4/2/1930: *** deceased *** Gordon Jones is born in Portland, OR. The journeyman RHP pitched the last two seasons of his 11-year MLB career for Houston, posting an 0-1 record with a 4.06 ERA for the 1964-65 Colt .45s/#Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jones_Gordon.html #RIP
4/2/1945: Don Sutton is born in Clio, AL. The future Hall-of-Fame RHP was a 15-year veteran of the Dodgers when he signed with Houston as a free agent in 1981. Sutton posted a 24-17 record with a 2.82 ERA for the 1981-82 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sutton_Don.html 
4/2/1963: The Colt .45s trade outfielder Manny Mota to Pittsburgh for outfielder Howie Goss, who lasts one season. Mota torments Houston pitchers for the next twenty years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0402 #Astros
4/2/1964: Pete Incaviglia is born in Pebble Beach, CA. The OF hit .260 with 11 HR and 46 RBI for the 1992 and 1998 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Incaviglia_Pete.html
4/2/1965: After a two-run shot by Harmon Killebrew, Bob Bruce settles down to silence the Twins, 10-2. Danny Coombs closes with 2.1 innings of no-hit ball. The bats explode for 13 hits with Al Spangler delivering three of them. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0402 #Astros
4/2/1971: #Astrodome fans are treated to a 15-inning exhibition "tripleheader" between the #Astros, Yankees and Twins. Houston nips New York, 2-1, in the first five-inning game & tops Minnesota, 5-3, in the finale. In between, the Twins down the Yanks 4-1. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0402
4/2/1977: Mike Gallo is born in Long Beach, CA. A fifth round pick by the #Astros in 1999, Gallo spent four seasons in Houston as a left-handed relief specialist. He compiled a 4-3 record with a 4.11 ERA in 160 games. That was the extent of his MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gallo_Mike.html
4/2/1996: *** current *** Brandon Bielak is born in Edison, NJ. The RHP ... for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bielak_Brandon.html
4/2/1993: Nolan Ryan pitches in the #Astrodome for the last time, a 4-3 loss for his Rangers. A packed house of over 53,000 cheer the 46-year-old Alvin legend. Luis Gonzalez's three hits help stake Pete Harnisch to a 4-0 lead over the future HOFer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0402 #Astros
4/2/1997: #Astros owner Drayton McLane unveils plans for the new downtown baseball-only stadium with the working title "The Ballpark at Union Station". The new crib will feature a retractable roof and seat 42,000. HOK Sports, designer of Camden Yard, is the architect.
4/2/1997: Houston bunches six hits off Greg Maddux in the third inning and holds on for a 4-3 victory. Derek Bell's two-run double is the key blow. Mike Hampton picks up the win against Atlanta. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0402 #Astros
4/2/2003: Craig Biggio singles home the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the ninth, completing a five-run rally that stuns Colorado, 8-7. Four straight singles and a double by Orlando Merced set the stage for Biggio's heroics. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0402 #Astros
4/2/2010: Mike Cuellar dies at age 72 in Orlando, FL, from stomach cancer. The LHP was an All-Star for the 1967 #Astros. He later won 20+ games four times for the Orioles and shared the AL Cy Young Award with Denny McLain in 1969. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Cuellar_Mike

4/3/1898: Otis Morgan scatters five hits as the Houston Buffs top the Mobile Blackbirds, 6-4, at Monroe Park in Mobile. Dit Spencer singles twice and triples. #Astros
4/3/1965: Bob Aspromonte's sac fly in the eighth plates the only run as the #Astros blank the Braves, 1-0. Bob Lillis starts the eighth with a single, is balked to second, bunted to third and chased home on Aspro's pinch-hit fly to center. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0403
4/3/1969: The Rusty Staub trade with Montreal is finally settled when the #Astros accept pitchers Skip Guinn and Jack Billingham, along with $100,000, instead of 1B Donn Clendenon. Jesús Alou was to accompany Clendenon and he remains part of the deal. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0403
4/3/1970: The #Astros' Doug Rader becomes the first to reach the #Astrodome's gold (upper reserved) seats with a home run off Stan Bahnsen during a 9-5 exhibition win against the Yankees. The ball lands in section 738D, row 6, seat 1. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0403
4/3/1977: An #Astros-Rangers exhibition game in Tulsa, OK, is halted when a part of the stand collapses, injuring 17 people. Players help carry victims to aid, some making stretchers out of wooden planks. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0403
4/3/1998: It's not in Colorado, but the #Astros club the Rockies as if it was, 15-2. Derek Bell, now hitting in front of Jeff Bagwell in the lineup, drives in six and keys a seven-run uprising to put the game away. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0403
4/3/1998: *** current *** Humberto Castellanos is born in Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico. The RHP ... for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Castellanos_Humberto.html
4/3/2001: Craig Biggio returns from knee surgery in style with the first five-hit game of his career during an 11-3 Opening Day win against Milwaukee, scoring three times. Daryle Ward and Chris Truby belt homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0403 #Astros 

4/4/1897: The Houston Buffaloes rout the Americans (a Houston amateur team) 21-6 in exhibition play. Buffs LF Henry Knox goes four-for-five with four runs scored and two stolen bases. #Astros
4/4/1937: *** deceased *** Gary Geiger is born in Sand Ridge, IL. The outfielder came to the #Astros in the 1968 Rule 5 draft from the Braves. In his two seasons with Houston (1969-70), he batted .225 in 98 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Geiger_Gary.html #RIP
4/4/1965: Lee Maye smacks a single, double and triple to pace a 3-1 Milwaukee Braves victory over the #Astros at Cocoa, FL. Rusty Staub plates Turk Farrell in the third for the lone Houston run. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0404 
4/4/1966: A tornado rips through the #Astros' spring training home in Cocoa. Three light towers are toppled, one crashing into the grandstand. The scoreboard has vanished. The batting cages are ruined. That day's exhibition with Kansas City is cancelled. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0404
4/4/1977: #Astros bomb the Rangers in a 16-6 win in Oklahoma City. Willie Crawford drives in five runs but the moment nobody forgets is when Bob Watson doubles into a double play. Texas catcher Bill Fahey tags out both Enos Cabell & José Cruz at the plate. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0404
4/4/1981: Casey Daigle is born in Lake Charles, LA. A former top choice of the Diamondbacks, Daigle returned to the majors with the 2010 #Astros after four years in the minors. He is perhaps best known as the husband of USA softball icon Jennie Finch. AstrosDaily.com/players/Daigle_Casey.html
4/4/1982: J.R. Richard tosses one inning in an exhibition game against Toronto. It would be his last appearance as an Astro after suffering a stroke in 1980. Richard gives up no runs and no hits but walks the bases full in the 3-2 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0404 #Astros
4/4/1987: Cameron Maybin is born in Asheville, NC. Claimed off waivers in August 2017, Maybin slugged four homers and drove in 13 runs in 21 games down the stretch for the World Champion #Astros, enjoying the first postseason in his 11-year MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Maybin_Cameron.html
4/4/1994: The #Astros debut their new navy-and-gold uniforms with the leaning star logo. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0404
4/4/1994: Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams walks the bases full then surrenders two 12th-inning runs in the season opener against Montreal. Ken Caminiti's two-run double ends a dramatic three-run comeback for a 6-5 Houston triumph. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0404 #Astros
4/4/1994: Audio: Ken Caminiti drives home Steve Finley and Jeff Bagwell to win the season opener in 12 innings. AstrosDaily.com/audio/94cammy.mp3 #Astros
4/4/2003: Brad Ausmus slugs a grand slam in the first inning and a solo shot in the 12th to carry the #Astros over St. Louis, 6-5. Ausmus guns down three runners, including Fernando Vina at third for the game's final out. Brad Lidge gets his first save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0404

4/5/1896: The Houston Buffs fall 9-3 to Cap Anson's Chicago Colts (now Cubs) in exhibition play at Houston's Herald Park. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86071197/1896-04-06/ed-1/seq-2/ #Astros
4/5/1964: Audio: Houston Colt .45s at New York Yankees (exhibition): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0NLikTnvkk #Astros
4/5/1965: Chuck Harrison's two-run double in the eighth, followed by a Bob Lillis single, allows the #Astros to nip the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, at Cocoa, FL. Leon McFadden continues his impressive spring with a solo homer. Reliever Caroll Sembera gets the W. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0405
4/5/1971: The #Astros show off their new orange-and-navy uniforms (reversing the colors of their previous uniform) in a 5-2 Opening Day win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Larry Dierker earns the complete-game victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0405
4/5/1976: The #Astros host an exhibition game at the new Louisiana Superdome, a 12-5 win over the Minnesota Twins, before just over 10,000 fans. Cliff Johnson stars for Houston with three hits, including a homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0405
4/5/1978: Brandon Backe is born in Galveston. Over six seasons with the #Astros (2004-09), the OF-turned-RHP posted a 30-28 record with a 5.23 ERA but he had a 1-0 record with a 2.95 ERA over 36.2 innings in two postseason runs (2004-05). AstrosDaily.com/players/Backe_Brandon.html
4/5/1988: Kevin Bass' two-run single keys a five-run eighth-inning rally to grab a 6-3 Opening Day win against San Diego. Mike Scott takes the win even though he surrendered two runs in the top half of the frame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0405 #Astros
4/5/1998: #Astros greet Darryl Kile with five runs in the second inning on their way to a 6-2 win over Colorado. Houston fans boo Kile who left as a free agent over the winter. Shane Reynolds' three-run double & Craig Biggio's two-run homer do the damage. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0405
4/5/2006: Craig Biggio adds to his illustrious credentials in a 6-5 triumph over the Marlins. His first-inning double gives him 606 in his career to become tenth all-time in that category. Later, he scores his 1,700th run for 24th all-time. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0405 #Astros
4/5/2014: Former franchise standouts Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt sign one-day contracts so they can officially retire together as Houston #Astros.
4/5/2017: Down a run in the bottom of the 13th, the #Astros' George Springer swats a walk-off three-run homer to stun the Mariners, 5-3. Springer earlier plated the other two Houston tallies with a two-run double to give him all five RBIs on the night. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0405

4/6/1897: The Houston Buffs blank an amateur team from LaGrange 4-0 in an exhibition game at Houston's Herald Park. The game was called in the seventh so that the visitors could catch their train home but they miss it anyway, so the two teams will play again the next day. #Astros
4/6/1965: The #Astros' Chuck Harrison comes through again with a pinch-hit solo shot for a 2-1 victory over the Twins at Cocoa, FL to end the Florida phase of their spring camp. Ken MacKenzie picks up the win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0406
4/6/1967: Tommy Greene is born in Lumberton, NC. The RHP signed with the #Astros before the 1997 season, starting two games with an 0-1 record and a 7.00 ERA then was released at season's end. AstrosDaily.com/players/Greene_Tommy.html
4/6/1973: The #Astros' César Cedeño doubles home Tommy Helms with the winning run in the 13th for a 2-1 Opening Day triumph in Atlanta. It was Cedeño's third extra-base hit of the game. Jim Wynn's homer tied it in the sixth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0406
4/6/1975: For $35,000, the #Astros purchase Joe Niekro from the Braves. Niekro would win 144 games for Houston (still the franchise record) and become the club's first two-time 20-win pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0406
4/6/1977: Barry Wesson is born in Tupelo, MS. The OF was a 14th-round pick of the #Astros in 1995 but didn't arrive in the majors until 2002 when he played in 15 games and batted .200. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wesson_Barry.html
4/6/1978: The traditional Opening Day in Cincinnati is an 11-9 #Astros loss to the Reds. Joe Ferguson starts a triple play when he catches strike three from Joe Sambito, throws out George Foster stealing second & watches Joe Morgan get caught in a rundown. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0406
4/6/1987: José Cruz homers off the Dodgers' Orel Hershiser to lead the defending NL West champion #Astros to a 4-3 season-opening triumph. Alan Ashby contributes a two-run single. Dave Smith pitches the last two innings to seal the win for Mike Scott. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0406
4/6/1999: The #Astros begin their final campaign in the #Astrodome by defeating the Cubs, 4-2. Shane Reynolds is the Opening Day winner. Carl Everett and Richard Hidalgo bash solo home runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0406
4/6/2001: Craig Biggio homers and drives in three to pace a 4-1 victory over Pittsburgh to give the #Astros a 4-0 start on the young season. Octavio Dotel tosses seven strong innings for the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0406

4/7/1888: The Fort Worth Panthers edge the Houston Babies, 7-6, on George Maurer's walkoff at Houston's Herald Park. (Note: home team batting first, which was their prerogative at the time.) http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86088296/1888-04-12/ed-1/seq-3/ #Astros
4/7/1965: #Astros play an intrasquad game at the domed stadium and work on adjusting to the new ballpark. During the contest, Joe Morgan becomes the first Astro to clear the fence in an #Astrodome game. The scoreboard spectacular goes off without a hitch. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0407
4/7/1970: As he's leaving the game, SP Larry Dierker "orders" pinch-hitter Norm Miller to belt a homer. Miller delivers with a three-run shot off Gaylord Perry to key an 8-5 Opening Day win at SF. Dierker gets the win while Fred Gladding earns the save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0407
4/7/1971: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the #Astros' Roger Metzger gets his first major league hit: AstrosDaily.com/audio/71metzger.mp3
4/7/1975: The #Astros unleash their iconic Rainbow uniforms on an unsuspecting world. AstrosDaily.com/history/uniforms/
4/7/1975: Setting the baseball fashion world on its ear, the #Astros introduce their iconic rainbow uniform to major league baseball, humbling the Braves in a 6-2 season opener. José Cruz homers in his first game as an Astro. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0407
4/7/1979: The #Astros' Ken Forsch fires a no-hitter, blanking Atlanta, 6-0 . Bedridden two days before the gem, Forsch needs just 106 pitches, striking out three and walking two. He and his brother Bob become the first brother duo to pitch MLB no-hitters. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0407
4/7/1979: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Alan Ashby makes his first Houston hit an exciting one: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79ashby.mp3
4/7/1979: Audio: The #Astros' Ken Forsch no-hits the Braves in the season's second game. Gene Elston calls it: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79forsch.mp3
4/7/1986: Chia-Jen Lo is born in Pingtung, Taiwan. The RHP was a member of the Chinese Taipei National team that participated in the 2008 Olympics and the 2009 WBC. With the #Astros in 2013, he posted a 4.19 ERA in 19 games, fanning 16 in 19.1 IP. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lo_Chia-Jen.html
4/7/1999: *** logo pic *** Enron signs a 30-year, $100 million naming deal for the "Ballpark at Union Station". #Astros #WhatCouldGoWrong
4/7/2000: Enron Field's first official game goes much the same way as the #Astrodome's - a 4-1 loss to Phillies. Craig Biggio leads off with a single but it isn't until Richard Hidalgo homers in the seventh that the sellout crowd has more to cheer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0407 #Astros
4/7/2004: 41-year-old Roger Clemens makes his debut as an Astro a memorable one, blanking the Giants on one hit over seven innings to earn his 311th career victory, a 10-1 blowout. The Rocket fans nine, including slugger Barry Bonds twice. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0407 #Astros
4/7/2008: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as Miguel Tejada introduces himself to #Astros fans with a walkoff homer to beat St. Louis: AstrosDaily.com/audio/08Tejada.mp3
4/7/2016: Joe Prince passes away in Houston at age 97. The WWII veteran sang the National Anthem at #Astros games for over 25 years. https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Longtime-Astros-national-anthem-singer-Joe-Prince-7237996.php
4/7/2018: Video: The #Astros' Alex Bregman hits a walkoff RBI popup in the bottom of the tenth to beat the visiting San Diego Padres, 1-0. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq9IQgBNdRg

4/8/1934: *** deceased *** Richard "Turk" Farrell is born in Boston. The RHP was one of the players selected in the 1961 expansion draft by the Colt .45s. Farrell was Houston's best pitcher during its early years and a notorious prankster. AstrosDaily.com/players/Farrell_Dick.html #Astros #RIP
4/8/1942: *** deceased *** José Herrera is born in San Lorenzo, Venezuela. The outfielder played parts of the 1967 and 1968 seasons for the #Astros, batting .240 with no homers in 32 games, after which he was claimed by Montreal in the 1968 expansion draft. AstrosDaily.com/players/Herrera_Jose.html #RIP
4/8/1964: *** pic with kid *** Colt .45s reliever Jim Umbricht dies at the age of 33 from melanoma cancer. He was the only pitcher with a winning record in both of Houston's first two seasons, overcoming major surgery during the 1963 campaign - or so it seemed. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Umbricht_Jim #Astros
4/8/1965: A second day of practice and an intrasquad game are held at the #Astrodome. This is the first time genuine concern surfaces about the glare from sunlight through the roof's panels as fungo practice looks more like an air raid drill. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0408 #Astros
4/8/1976: Audio: Gene Elston has the lineups for a traditional Opening Day in Cincinnati: AstrosDaily.com/audio/76Opener.mp3 #Astros
4/8/1984: #Astros' SS Dickie Thon is beaned by Mike Torrez in a 3-1 loss to the Mets. The fastball broke a bone near Thon's left eye which caused bruising & a huge shiner. He would be out the entire season and battle vision problems the rest of his career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0408
4/8/1984: Video: A short documentary on Dickie Thon: https://vimeo.com/307354068 #Astros (h/t @adams_at)
4/8/1985: Juan Abreu is born in San Francisco de Macoris, DR. Acquired by the #Astros in a 2011 trade for outfielder Michael Bourn, the RHP appeared in seven games for Houston and fanned 12 batters in under seven innings pitched. AstrosDaily.com/players/Abreu_Juan.html
4/8/1988: Glenn Davis drills a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth to tie, then Houston explodes for five runs in the 16th to take an 8-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0408 #Astros
4/8/1988: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Glenn Davis drills a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth to tie the Reds and send the game into extras. AstrosDaily.com/audio/88davis1.mp3
4/8/1991: #Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell makes his MLB debut, going 0-for-3 with a walk in a 6-2 Opening Day loss to the Cincinnati Reds. AstrosDaily.com/history/1991/game199104080.html
4/8/2002: Craig Biggio becomes the fourth player in #Astros history to hit for the cycle in an 8-4 triumph in Colorado. After hitting a single and a triple, Biggio homers off Denny Neagle for two runs then doubles in the eighth off Mike James for two more. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0408
4/8/2005: The #Astros' Roger Clemens wins for the 329th time in his career - tying Steve Carlton for ninth on the all-time list - using his bat as well as his arm. Clemens' infield hit in the sixth scores two for a 3-2 squeaker over the Reds. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0408

4/9/1898: Houston's Herald Park will feature a "score board" showing game scores from around the Texas League, relayed by telephone. #Astros
4/9/1946: Nate Colbert is born in St. Louis, MO. The OF/1B was selected by Houston in the 1966 Rule 5 draft. He batted gangbusters in minor-league ball, but never put it together during his two seasons in Houston, hitting .151 in 1968. AstrosDaily.com/players/Colbert_Nate.html #Astros
4/9/1963: Mike Brumley is born in Oklahoma City, OK. The UT alum was a utility player who appeared in eight games with the #Astros in 1993, signed by the Angels, Athletics and Marlins then rejoined the Astros and appeared in 18 games in 1995. AstrosDaily.com/players/Brumley_Mike.html
4/9/1963: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the Colt .45s' Rusty Staub gets his first big league hit on Opening Day. AstrosDaily.com/audio/63staubhit.mp3 #Astros
4/9/1965: *** Astrodome game ticket pic
4/9/1965: The "Eighth Wonder of the World" opens for the first indoor baseball game, an exhibition against the Yankees. Mickey Mantle homers for the game's first run but the #Astros prevail, 2-1 in 12 innings, on a single by player-coach Nellie Fox. AstrosDaily.com/history/19650409
4/9/1965: Video: #Astrodome inaugural game newsreel: AstrosDaily.com/video/1965OpeningDayNewsreel.mpeg #Astros
4/9/1965: Audio: Gene Elston has the call for the #Astrodome's first pitch, a ball from the #Astros' Turk Farrell to Yankees' legend Mickey Mantle: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65farrell.mp3
4/9/1965: Audio: Ron Brand triples for the first #Astros hit in the brand-new #Astrodome. Harry Kalas has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65Brand.mp3
4/9/1965: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the Yankees' Mickey Mantle hits the first home run in the #Astrodome: AstrosDaily.com/audio/Broadcast/65dome/65dome6a.MP3 #Astros
4/9/1965: Audio: The #Astros' Nellie Fox drives in the winning run in the #Astrodome's inaugural game. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65fox.mp3
4/9/1965: *** pic *** The #Astros unleash the #Astrodome's Home Run Spectacular upon an unsuspecting world. AstrosDaily.com/history/scoreboard #Astros
4/9/1965: Audio: The #Astrodome Home Run Spectacular: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65hrs.mp3
4/9/1965: Audio: Yankees at #Astros, first game at #Astrodome, full game radio broadcast. Gene Elston, Loel Passe, Harry Kalas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaLhSZzGyPI (photo h/t @RealToddKalas)
4/9/1975: On the #Astrodome's 10th Anniversary, Houston drills the Braves with six runs in the fourth and eight more in the seventh for a 14-2 massacre. Doug Rader, Roger Metzger and Enos Cabell lead the assault with three hits apiece. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0409 #Astros
4/9/1981: Dennis Sarfate is born in Queens, NY. Picked up from the Brewers, the hard-throwing righthander impressed for the brief time he was in Houston before being included in the trade that obtained Miguel Tejada from the Orioles. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sarfate_Dennis.html #Astros 
4/9/1985: On the #Astrodome's 20th Anniversary, Nolan Ryan leads a 2-1 victory over Los Angeles, surviving a first-inning kiss from Morganna who also smooches Dickie Thon before the police arrest her. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0409 #Astros
4/9/1985: Audio: #Astros' Dickie Thon gets his first hit since being beaned the previous year. Jerry Doggett has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/85thon.mp3
4/9/1985: Audio: Jerry Doggett has the call as Morganna steals a kiss from the #Astros' Nolan Ryan and Dickie Thon AstrosDaily.com/audio/85bandit.mp3
4/9/1990: On the Dome's 25th Anniversary, Houston fails to hold an early lead and drops an 8-4 decision to Cincinnati. Glenn Davis is hit-by-pitch three times, tying a major-league record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0409 #Astros
4/9/1999: On the #Astrodome's final anniversary, Tim Bogar drives home Richard Hidalgo with the winning run as Houston nips Milwaukee, 3-2. Starter Sean Bergman adds a solo homer but Scott Elarton takes the win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0409 #Astros
4/9/2004: Video: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell hits a grand slam in the same inning in which he had already doubled. AstrosDaily.com/video/2004Apr09BagwellSlam.mpeg
4/9/2015: Over 25,000 fans wait in line to visit the #Astrodome on its 50th birthday, temporarily opened for the occasion. #Astros

4/10/1898: The Houston Buffs top the Galveston Sand Crabs 7-4 on Opening Day in Texas League action at Houston's Herald Park. Houston player/manager George Reed gets ejected for arguing a missed-tag call at second base. #Astros
4/10/1912: *** deceased *** Roy Mark Hofheinz is born in Beaumont, TX. A future Houston mayor, Harris County judge, and #Astros owner, "The Judge" would become the prime mover in the building of the #Astrodome. #RIP
4/10/1935: *** deceased *** Joe Gibbon is born in Hickory, MS. A 13-year veteran of the Pirates, Giants, and Reds, the LHP made his final big league stop in Houston. He entered nine games and tossed 7.1 innings with no record and a 9.82 ERA for the 1972 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gibbon_Joe.html #RIP
4/10/1946: *** deceased *** Bob Watson is born in Los Angeles, CA. A line-drive hitter with moderate power, "Bull" was an RBI machine in the middle of Houston's lineup from 1966 to 1979, whether playing left field or first base. AstrosDaily.com/players/Watson_Bob.html #Astros
4/10/1962: Major League Baseball officially starts in Houston as the Colt .45s make a big hit in their 11-2 Opening Day win against the Cubs. Bobby Shantz gets the victory, striking out Lou Brock as the first batter. Román Mejias belts two homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/19620410 #Astros
4/10/1962: *** Opening Day ticket pic
4/10/1962: *** Opening Day pic
4/10/1962: Video: Opening Day, 1962, Colt Stadium. Houston Colt .45s inaugural game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUtIXiskJRQ&feature=youtu.be #Astros (via @abc13houston) Houston uniform numbers: https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1962-uniform-numbers.shtml Chicago uniform numbers: https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1962-uniform-numbers.shtml 
4/10/1963: Rumors that Houston's historic Busch/Buff Stadium is being carried piecemeal to be stored at the old World War II blimp base in Hitchcock are confirmed. The venerable ballpark is being dismantled following its sale at auction to a salvage company on March 14. #Astros
4/10/1965: The #Astros split a day-night twinbill at #Astrodome: they win an 11-8 slugfest over the Baltimore Orioles, but bow 4-3 to the New York Yankees in 14 innings. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0410
4/10/1968: Houston wins the season opener over Pittsburgh, 5-4. The season was delayed due to the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. The #Astros score three in the bottom of the ninth as a rare error by Bill Mazeroski on a foul pop proves critical. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0410
4/10/1971: An infield hit, two walks, a runner-induced balk, an IBB, and an error in the ninth inning gives the #Astros a 2-1 come-from-behind win over the Cubs and the great Ferguson Jenkins. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0410
4/10/1979: J.R. Richard ties an MLB record by throwing six wild pitches in a game against Los Angeles, but strikes out 13 in a 2-1 victory. César Cedeño, José Cruz & Enos Cabell tag consecutive doubles off Burt Hooton in the fourth for the #Astros' runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0410
4/10/1980: Audio: Gene Elston, Opening Day 1980 intro: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80open.mp3 #Astros
4/10/1980: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Terry Puhl starts the season off with a solo homer vs. the Dodgers: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80puhl.mp3
4/10/1980: Audio: José Cruz hits the #Astros' second homer in the season opener. Gene Elston is at the mic: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80cruz1.mp3
4/10/1988: Audio: Milo Hamilton has the call as the #Astros' Kevin Bass hits a grand slam in Cincinnati: AstrosDaily.com/audio/88bass.mp3
4/10/2003: Craig Biggio sets an NL record with his 31st leadoff homer, sparking the #Astros to a 4-2 triumph over Cincinnati. He eclipses the mark of Bobby Bonds. Jeriome Robertson picks up his first win, allowing two hits, fanning eight over seven innings AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0410

4/11/1861: The first "Houston Base Ball Club" is organized at a meeting held over J.H. Evans' dry goods store, at what now would be about 315 Main Street. #Astros
4/11/1896: Houston manager Jack Garson has some sharp words for Galveston manager Bill Work. #Astros
4/11/1898: The Houston Buffs top the Galveston Sand Crabs 14-5 at Houston's Herald Park. Houston P George Keefe goes 3-for-4 with a triple. #Astros
4/11/1928: Buff Stadium opens with a 7-5 Houston win over the Waco Cubs before a crowd of 15,000. The new ballpark will be home to the Buffs until 1961, after which they move to Oklahoma City to become the Colt .45s' AAA affiliate. #Astros
4/11/1958: Jeff Calhoun is born in La Grange, GA. The lefty reliever from the University of Mississippi tossed three seasons with the #Astros, posting a 3-6 record with a 2.64 ERA and four saves. He also pitched an inning and gave up a run in the 1986 NLCS. AstrosDaily.com/players/Calhoun_Jeff.html
4/11/1962: Hal Woodeshick blanks Chicago for eight innings and Dick Farrell closes as the Colt .45s beat the Cubs 2-0. Both Houston runs come in the first on a single by Al Spangler, walks to Norm Larker & Jim Pendleton & a base hit by Hal Smith. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0411 #Astros
4/11/1962: Audio: Turk Farrell closes out the Colt .45s' first-ever shutout. Al Helfer has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62farrell1.mp3 #Astros
4/11/1962: Audio: Al Helfer calls it as Hal Smith singles in the game's only runs in the Colt .45s' 2-0 blanking of the Cubs: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62hsmith.mp3 #Astros
4/11/1965: The #Astros split another day-night twinbill: They edge the Yankees 3-2 in ten innings, then fall to the Orioles in a 5-0 snoozer. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0411
4/11/1967: Eddie Mathews beats his old Atlanta teammates in a 6-1 Opening Day victory. The Braves had traded their aging star to Houston that winter and he responds with two hits including a triple off Dick Kelley to key a six-run sixth inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0411 #Astros
4/11/1970: Sean Bergman is born in Joliet, IL. Bergman joined the #Astros in 1998 in a trade for outfielder James Mouton. The tall righthander had his winningest season that year with a 12-9 record and a 3.72 ERA as Houston won the Central Division title. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bergman_Sean.html
4/11/1977: Audio: Marty Brennaman has the call as the #Astros' Joe Niekro closes out a win against the Reds: AstrosDaily.com/audio/77niekro.mp3
4/11/1980: The #Astros' Craig Reynolds blasts a leadoff homer. sparking a five-run eighth-inning rally to topple the Dodgers, 10-6. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0411
4/11/1981: Don Sutton, signed as a free agent from Los Angeles over the winter, makes his #Astros debut against the Dodgers, and surrenders six runs in a 7-4 loss. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0411
4/11/1989: José Cisnero is born in Bajos de Haina, DR. Signed as a non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic, Cisnero debuted with the #Astros in April 2013. The big right-hander posted a 4.12 ERA in 28 relief appearances in his rookie season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cisnero_Jose.html 
4/11/1999: The #Astros' Craig Biggio scores his 1,000th career run against Milwaukee in a 5-2 victory. Biggio has two hits on the day, including a double. Shane Reynolds captures the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0411
4/11/2013: Grady Hatton dies in Warren, TX at the age of 90. The Beaumont, TX native was the Colt .45s/#Astros' third manager, from 1966 to 1968, with a record of 164-221. He was inducted in the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Hatton_Grady
4/11/2014: Bill Henry dies in Round Rock, TX at age 86. The LHP had an 0.00 ERA in three relief appearances (5.0 IP) for the 1969 #Astros. He later scouted for the club. In 2007, it was discovered that an imposter had been masquerading as Henry for years. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Henry_Bill

4/12/1888: The Houston Babies depart for the Island to play the Galveston Giants. Oddsmakers favor Houston, Austin and Dallas in Texas League action. #Astros
4/12/1899: The Galveston, Houston & Henderson railroad announces plans to run a special excursion train for Houston Buffs fans attending the season opener in Galveston. #Astros
4/12/1962: Dean Stone tosses the first complete-game shutout in franchise history, blanking the Cubs, 3-0. It's a three-hit effort and caps a series sweep in their inaugural homestand. At 3-0, they are tied with the Giants atop the NL standings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0412 #Astros
4/12/1962: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s complete a three-game sweep of Cubs for their inaugural homestand. AstrosDaily.com/audio/62stone.mp3 #Astros
4/12/1964: Jerry Goff is born in San Rafael, CA. The backup catcher played his last two seasons with the #Astros. In his final MLB game, he homered, singled, drove in two, and made a tag at the plate, but also allowed an MLB-record six passed balls. AstrosDaily.com/players/Goff_Jerry.html
4/12/1965: Philadelphia's Chris Short and Dick Allen spoil the #Astros' regular season Dome debut in a 2-0 shutout. Allen belts the park's first regulation homer while Short tosses a four-hitter. 22 NASA astronauts threw out the ceremonial first pitch. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0412
4/12/1965: *** article *** It emerges that the #Astros had been prepared to issue as much as $250,000 in refunds to 70,629 cash customers had the #Astrodome's glare problems ruined the recent inaugural series against the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles.
4/12/1965: The #Astros retire the late Jim Umbricht's jersey #32, the first number to be retired by the Houston club AstrosDaily.com/players/Umbricht_Jim.html
4/12/1970: #Astros blast five home runs to trounce Phil Niekro and the Braves, 8-3. Jim Wynn has the most memorable shot, a rocket into the gold seats. Tommy Davis, Joe Pepitone & Doug Rader go yard as well, making an easy night for starter Larry Dierker. AstrosDaily.com/history/19700412
4/12/1970: *** pic *** The #Astros' Jimmy Wynn becomes the first player to reach the #Astrodome's upper-reserved gold seats in an official game in an 8-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. The ball landed in section 738C, row 6, seat 3. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0412
4/12/1970: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the #Astros' Jim Wynn and Joe Pepitone go yard against the Braves. AstrosDaily.com/audio/70wynnpepi.mp3
4/12/1970: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as Doug Rader hits the fifth #Astros' homer of the game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/70raderhr.mp3
4/12/1980: In his first game as an Astro, Nolan Ryan hits the first home run of his career, a three-run shot off Don Sutton. But the lead doesn't hold and Los Angeles eventually wins in 17 innings, 6-5. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0412 #Astros
4/12/1996: The #Astros' Todd Jones blows the save but gets the win in a 10-8, ten-inning triumph at Cincinnati. Jones gives up a two-out homer in the bottom of the ninth to Jeff Branson but Derek Bell comes through with a two-run double in the extra frame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0412
4/12/2016: Former Houston Buffs and #Astros' GM H.B. "Spec" Richardson dies at his home in Columbus, GA, at age 93 from natural causes. AstrosDaily.com/files/trans/trades.html#Richardson
4/12/2017: Perhaps the first sign that this would be a special season, the #Astros bounce back from a 5-0 deficit to drown the Mariners, 10-5. Seven Houston batters had multi-hit games, including José Altuve with three and Carlos Beltrán driving in three. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0412
4/12/2019: The #Astros' José Altuve and Yuli Gurriel blast grand slams in the same game as part of a 10-6 comeback victory in Seattle. Altuve's shot was his fifth homer in four games. He would add another in a 3-1 triumph the next day to make five games in a row. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0412

4/13/1888: The Houston Babies dismantle the Galveston Giants, 13-2, at Beach Park on the island. Houston raps 17 hits, three for homers. #Astros
4/13/1898: Houston commits four errors as the Buffaloes drop one to the league-leading Dallas Colts, 4-2. #Astros 
4/13/1962: The Colt .45s drop a 3-2 decision to the Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium on a rainy 40-degree night. Houston's only runs come on rookie Jack Hamilton's wild pitch and a balk. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0413 #Astros
4/13/1964: The Colt .45s win the league's season opener in Cincinnati, defeating the Reds, 6-3. It is the only time in their three-year history that the Colts have sole possession of first place. Jimmy Wynn belts a two-run shot in his hometown. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0413 #Astros
4/13/1964: Audio: Gene Elston has the Colt .45s' lineup and the first pitch for a traditional season opener in Cincinnati: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64opener.mp3 (Kasko ss, Fox 2b, Runnels 1b, Bond lf, Staub rf, Wynn cf, Aspromonte 3b, Bateman c, Johnson p) #Astros
4/13/1965: The #Astros fly to New York to begin an eight-game road trip. Back in Houston, Judge Hofheinz pronounces the #Astrodome's debut a success and vows to fix the problem with the glare before the team gets back from its trip. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0413
4/13/1971: The #Astros rally for five runs in the ninth to stun the Cardinals, 8-4. Joe Morgan's bases-loaded single precedes a three-run bomb by Norm Miller. Bob Watson also homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0413
4/13/1975: The #Astros retire the late Don Wilson's jersey #40. The author of two no-hitters for Houston, Wilson had died the previous January. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wilson_Don.html
4/13/1983: Steve Pearce is born in Lakeland, FL. The #Astros claimed the OF/1B on waivers from the Orioles in 2012. A month later, he was sold to the Yankees, putting him right back in the AL East race. Pearce hit .254 in 21 games while with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pearce_Steve.html
4/13/1983: Hunter Pence is born in Fort Worth, TX. The OF burst onto the Houston scene in 2007 and was in the mix for the NL RoY award until he lost a month of time to injury. In five seasons in Houston, he hit .290 with 103 homers and 377 RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pence_Hunter.html #Astros
4/13/1989: Glenn Davis ties the Dodgers with an eighth-inning blast, then an error by Eddie Murray in the 15th keys a 4-2 #Astros victory. Bob Forsch tosses shutout ball over the last four innings for the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0413
4/13/1993: The #Astros erupt for seven runs in the eighth to master the Expos, 9-6. Eddie Taubensee's two-run homer is the big blow in the uprising. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0413
4/13/2007: Roy Oswalt gets his 100th win despite six walks and six runs allowed. Carlos Lee's three HRs and a three-run blast by Morgan Ensberg pace a 9-6 #Astros victory at Philly. Craig Biggio gains eighth place on the All-Time doubles list with 641. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0413
4/13/2007: Audio: Brett Dolan has the call as the #Astros' Carlos Lee belts a grand slam against the Phillies: AstrosDaily.com/audio/07Leegs.mp3
4/13/2007: Audio: Dave Raymond has the call as the #Astros' Morgan Ensberg hits a three-run shot against the Phils: AstrosDaily.com/audio/07Ensberg.mp3
4/13/2007: Audio: Brett Dolan has the call as the #Astros' Carlos Lee hits his third home run of the night against the Phils: AstrosDaily.com/audio/07Lee.mp3

4/14/1888: "Handsome" Danny Murphy's ninth-inning single plates John Godar to put the Houston Buffs atop the Galveston Giants, 4-3. #Astros
4/14/1898: A bases-loaded twelfth-inning single by the Buffs' George Keefe beats the Dallas Colts, 5-4, at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
4/14/1956: Bobby Sprowl is born in Sandusky, OH. The LHP was dealt to the #Astros from Boston during the 1979 season as part of the Bob Watson trade. He pitched in just 19 games over three seasons for Houston, going 0-1 with a 5.08 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sprowl_Bobby.html
4/14/1962: The Colt .45s drop a 3-0 decision to the Phils at chilly Connie Mack Stadium in front of 2,732. Philly's Art Mahaffey, who was on the ropes in the first two innings, allows only three hits in the last seven. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0414 #Astros
4/14/1962: Colt Stadium prices: Reserved seat ticket $2.50. Parking 50¢. Program 25¢. Hot dog 30¢. Beer 40¢. Soda 15¢. Peanuts 10¢. Colt .45s cap $2, jacket $10. #Astros
4/14/1963: The Colt .45s score four runs against Sandy Koufax in the sixth to emerge with a 5-4 victory over the Dodgers. Howie Goss drives in two runs. Carroll Hardy and Hal Smith also generate RBI singles. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0414 #Astros
4/14/1965: Houston gets their first regulation win as the #Astros, an eleven-inning 7-6 triumph over the Mets. Al Spangler stole home for the eventual winning run. Ron Brand has a two-run bunt single that refused to roll foul. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0414
4/14/1969: Brad Ausmus is born in New Haven, CT. The backstop caught ten seasons for the #Astros in 1997-98 & 2001-08. Though known more for his defensive skills and handling of the pitching staff than for his bat, Ausmus had a knack for the clutch homer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ausmus_Brad.html
4/14/1971: Gregg Zaun is born in Glendale, CA. The catcher backed up Brad Ausmus while with the #Astros in 2002 and 2003, batting .220 with four homers in 135 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Zaun_Gregg.html
4/14/1976: Kyle Farnsworth is born in Wichita, KS. The RHP came to the #Astros in May 2014. The former closer appeared in 16 games for Houston before being released in June due to ineffectiveness. AstrosDaily.com/players/Farnsworth_Kyle.html
4/14/1985: In a battle between the MLB's top two strikeout artists of all time, Nolan Ryan defeats Steve Carlton & the Phillies, 5-3. Ryan increases his career strikeout lead over Carlton to ten (3,887 to 3,877). José Cruz supports with three hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0414 #Astros
4/14/1988: The #Astros' Glenn Davis drives in five, including three on his fifth home run of the young season, to slam the Reds, 9-3. It makes for an unhappy 47th birthday for Cincinnati skipper Pete Rose. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0414
4/14/1988: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Glenn Davis singles home a run in a 9-3 win over the Reds: AstrosDaily.com/audio/88davis3.mp3
4/14/2001: The #Astros' Chris Truby slams two home runs to pace a 7-4 win in St. Louis. Scott Elarton survives three solo homers to pick up the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0414

4/15/1888: The Galveston Giants top the Houston Babies, 3-2, on three unearned runs at Beach Park. Houston's Frank Traut triples twice. The game features an "innovation": two umpires -- one behind the plate and one in the field. #Astros 
4/15/1898: Jake Volz holds Houston to six hits as the San Antonio Bronchos top the Buffaloes, 5-2, in the Alamo City. #Astros
4/15/1921: "Sunny" Jim Bottomley's eighth-inning home run is the lone Houston tally as the Galveston Sandcrabs bomb the Buffs 7-1 on the island at Gulfview Park. #Astros
4/15/1934: J.C. Hartman is born in Cottonton, AL. The former Houston Buffs shortstop hit .185 for the 1962-63 Colt .45s. After baseball, he joined the Houston Police Department and rose to the rank of sergeant. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hartman_JC.html #Astros
4/15/1962: The Colt .45s' Bobby Shantz (1962) was the first Houston player to wear #42. The #Astros' José Lima (2001) was the last. Sixteen other players did so in between. baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/uniform-numbers.shtml
4/15/1965: The #Astros drop a 5-4 decision to the Mets in ten on a Bobby Klaus homer down the LF line off Claude Raymond. Jim Wynn's two-out two-run shot off Jack Fisher in the ninth forces extra innings. Ed Kranepool drives in three to lead New York. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0415
4/15/1968: *** pic *** The longest shutout in MLB history is played at the #Astrodome before a crowd that watches 6+ hours of play before a run scores as #Astros outlast Mets, 1-0. Bob Aspromonte's 24th-inning roller gets through Al Weis' legs to plate Norm Miller. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0415
4/15/1968: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Bob Aspromonte breaks a scoreless tie in the 24th inning: AstrosDaily.com/audio/68inn241.mp3
4/15/1970: The #Astros' John Mayberry slugs two home runs, drives in four and scores three times in a ten-inning, 7-6 victory over San Francisco. Jim Beauchamp singles Mayberry home with the winning run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0415
4/15/1970: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as #Astros rookie John Mayberry belts the first two homers of his career: AstrosDaily.com/audio/70maybery.mp3
4/15/1970: Audio: The #Astros' Joe Morgan makes a dazzling defensive stop against the Giants. Here's Gene Elston's call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/70morgan.mp3
4/15/1987: The #Astros' Mike Scott delivers a one-hit, ten-strikeout shutout in Los Angeles, 4-0. A single by Mariano Duncan in the third is the lone blemish. Billy Hatcher and Glenn Davis pace the offense. Each had a home run and two RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0415
4/15/1991: Jeff Bagwell's first major league homer is a two-run shot off Kent Mercker in the ninth inning to stun the Braves, 3-1. Back then, nobody thought Bagwell would develop into the #Astros' premier power hitter. AstrosDaily.com/history/19910415
4/15/1991: Audio: Bill Brown and Larry Dierker have the call as the #Astros' Jeff Bagwell smashes the first of his 449 homers: AstrosDaily.com/audio/91bagwell.mp3
4/15/1991: Video: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Jeff Bagwell pounds the first of his 449 major league homers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayksu--CdO4 (h/t @TheFrizz87)
4/15/2004: In a 6-2 loss to Brewers, the #Astros' Brandon Backe strikes out the side on nine pitches. He whiffs Bill Hall, Scott Podsednik and Craig Counsell in order after fanning Chad Moeller to end the previous frame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0415
4/15/2004: The #Astros' Craig Biggio swats the 35th leadoff homer of his career, an NL record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0415

4/16/1899: Bill Sparger holds Houston to seven hits as the Sand Crabs romp 13-3 over the Buffs at Galveston's Beach Park. #Astros
4/16/1921: The Houston Buffaloes host the Galveston Sandcrabs in their home opener at Houston's West End Park, losing 5-3. #Astros
4/16/1955: Bruce Bochy is born in Landes de Bussac, France. The reserve catcher for the 1978-80 #Astros was a good PH with some power. He put his idle time in the dugout to good use studying the game, and later became the manager of the Padres and Giants. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bochy_Bruce.html
4/16/1964: Texas Gov. John Connally tosses out the first pitch for the Colts' home opener, a 6-5 loss to the Braves. He tosses lefthanded because his right arm is still healing from gunshot wounds suffered in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0416 #Astros
4/16/1964: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as Jimmy Wynn makes a fine catch in center field against Milwaukee: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64wynn.mp3 #Astros
4/16/1965: *** program pic *** #Astrodome prices: Ticket $3.50. Program 25¢. Hot dog and beer 70¢. Peanuts 25¢. #Astros cap $2, jacket $10 AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0416
4/16/1983: Tommy Manzella is born in Chalmette, LA. The slick-fielding shortstop made his #Astros & MLB debut in 2009. He was the starter in 2010 until missing time with a broken finger. He was in AAA in 2011 when claimed off waivers by Arizona in August. AstrosDaily.com/players/Manzella_Tommy.html
4/16/1985: #Astros touch Los Angeles pitching for six runs in the ninth to shock the Dodgers, 7-3. Kevin Bass' double starts the rally which makes a winner of Dave Smith. Ken Howell misfires on Bill Doran's suicide squeeze bunt, allowing two Houston runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0416
4/16/1991: The #Astros' Ken Caminiti starts an around-the-horn triple play during a 10-4 loss to the Braves. In the second-inning, Mike Heath's grounder goes from Caminiti to Casey Candaele at second to Jeff Bagwell at first for the feat. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0416
4/16/1997: *** current *** Nivaldo Rodríguez is born in Naguanagua, Venezuela. The RHP ... for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rodriguez_Nivaldo.html
4/16/1998: The #Astros swipe six bases during a 7-4 win over the Reds. Mike Hampton, who had one of the thefts, also picks up his third victory of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0416
4/16/2002: Lance Berkman drills three HRs to lead an 8-3 triumph in Cincinnati. Berkman plates five. Richard Hidalgo and Jeff Bagwell also tee off on losing pitcher Jose Acevedo. Berkman gets two chances to tie the NL mark of four HRs but comes up short. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0416
4/16/2014: *** pic *** As the #Astros' George Springer makes his much-anticipated MLB debut, the scoreboard operator at MMP misspells his name.
4/16/2015: Ollie Brown dies in Buena Park, CA from mesothelioma. The OF was purchased by the #Astros from the Angels in the spring of 1974. Brown played for Houston two months and hit .217 before he was waived and claimed by Philadelphia. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Brown_Ollie
4/16/2017: Bob Cerv dies in Blair, NE, at age 91. The 11-year MLB veteran and long-time Yankee ended his career as an original Colt .45, appearing in six games as a pinch-hitter with a .226 batting average in 1962. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Cerv_Bob #Astros

4/17/1896: The Texas League announces scoring changes for 1896: No at-bat is to be charged for a hit batsman, a walk, an "illegal delivery" (balk), or a sacrifice. #Astros
4/17/1921: The Galveston Sandcrabs top the Houston Buffaloes 11-7 at Gulfview Park on the island. Galveston is now 3-0 on the young season, Houston, 0-3. #Astros
4/17/1954: Denny Walling is born in Neptune, NJ. The utility man served two tours of duty with the #Astros (1977-88, 1992). The 3B/OF's best season in Houston was 1986 when he hit .312 with 13 HR, and drove in 58 runs. http://AstrosDaily.com/players/Walling_Denny.html
4/17/1976: Ken Forsch saves the #Astros twice. Leading San Diego 5-4 in the ninth, Forsch gets Ted Kubiak to ground out for a seeming finish but C Cliff Johnson is called for interference. Kubiak takes first but Merv Rettenmund flies out for the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0417
4/17/1980: The #Astros get more steals than hits in a 6-4 loss to the Dodgers. Joe Morgan has three of the seven swipes while Houston manages just six hits. Utilityman Derrel Thomas is the Dodger catcher, explaining the larceny in Astro hearts. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0417
4/17/1983: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan fans seven Expos to pass 3,500 strikeouts for his career. He beats Montreal, 6-3, for his first win of the season. Ray Knight adds two hits, including a home run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0417
4/17/1984: Jed Lowrie is born in Salem, OR. The #Astros acquired the IF in trade from Boston for 2012, then traded him to A's, signed him as a free agent for 2015, then traded him back to the A's. In his two Houston stints he hit .235 with 25 HR & 72 RBI. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lowrie_Jed.html

4/18/1898: Bill Kemmer's five hits (three homers) and twelve RBI puts the Houston Buffaloes atop the Fort Worth Panthers in a 16-10 slugfest. #Astros
4/18/1921: The Houston Buffaloes get their first win of the year in a 6-3 victory over the Sandcrabs at Galveston's Gulfview Park. #Astros
4/18/1962: Ernie Banks' walkoff tenth-inning homer off Turk Farrell gives the Cubs a 3-2 win over the Colt .45s at Wrigley. Banks belts four hits in the game, including a first-inning triple. Chicago LHP Dick Ellsworth goes all ten innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0418 #Astros
4/18/1965: John Bateman and Bob Bruce stop the Pirates, 3-1. Bateman belts a two-run shot off Vernon Law in the second then takes Elroy Face deep in the ninth for good measure. Bruce handcuffs the Bucs on a complete-game six-hitter, fanning nine. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0418 #Astros
4/18/1966: First major league game on artificial turf is played in the #Astrodome, a 6-3 #Astros loss to the Dodgers. The infield was carpeted with the Monsanto product Judge Roy Hofheinz dubbed "Astroturf". Outfield turf to be installed after homestand. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0418
4/18/1972: After the infamous eight-player trade that sent Joe Morgan to Cincinnati, Houston wins the first head-to-head matchup with the Reds, 8-4. Tommy Helms, part of the deal, homers off Don Gullett to spark the attack. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0418 #Astros
4/18/1992: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell slams a two-run tenth-inning shot off Randy Myers to claim a 4-2 win over San Diego. Craig Biggio has four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0418
4/18/1998: The #Astros' Sean Berry tags Miguel Batista for a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth for a 4-3 triumph against Montreal. Craig Biggio scores his 891st career run, breaking César Cedeño's franchise record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0418
4/18/2003: Video: The #Astros' Craig Biggio hits his 200th career homer: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Apr18BiggioHR200.mpeg
4/18/2006: It took 44 years for Houston to reach the World Series; it takes 44 years for the #Astros to return to the .500 mark as a franchise, standing 3,507-3,507 overall and 10-4 on the season with a 13-12 slugfest over Milwaukee. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0418

4/19/1861: *** pic newspaper and Academy Square *** The newly formed Houston Base Ball Club announces that practices for its members will be held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at Academy Square at 5 am (weather permitting). #Astros
4/19/1898: The Houston Buffs overcome six errors to edge the Fort Worth Panthers, 8-7. Houston catcher Frank Badger goes 3-for-4 with a double. At 6-3, the Buffs trail the first place Austin Senators by a half game. #Astros
4/19/1915: *** deceased *** Harry Craft is born in Ellisville, MS. A former Cincinnati Reds CF (1937-42), Craft was the last manager of the AAA Houston Buffs (1961), and the first manager of the NL Houston Colt .45s (1962-64). AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Craft_Harry #Astros #RIP
4/19/1921: The Houston Buffs blank the visiting Beaumont Exporters, 1-0. Beaumont's Bill Bailey and Houston's Clyde Barfoot allow seven total hits between them. Houston manager/CF George Whiteman drives in the game's lone tally in the sixth. #Astros
4/19/1942: Aaron Pointer is born in Little Rock, AR. Brother of the Pointer Sisters, the OF hit .208 with 2 HR for the 1963 Colt .45s & '66-67 #Astros. Later he was a football referee for the PAC-10 & NFL, and director of Parks & Recreation for Tacoma, WA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pointer_Aaron.html
4/19/1962: Dean Stone, following his shutout over the Cubs on April 12, repeats with another, this one a five-hitter, as he knocks off Chicago 6-0. In his 18 innings against the Cubs he has allowed only eight hits, struck out 12 and walked three. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0419 #Astros
4/19/1964: In the eighth inning of a 6-1 loss to Bob Gibson and the Cardinals, the Colt .45s' Bob Bruce ties a major league record by striking out the side on nine pitches. Bruce fans Bill White, Charley Jones and Ken Boyer in perfect order. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0419 #Astros
4/19/1965: Phils ace Jim Bunning blanks the #Astros in an 8-0 whitewash at Connie Mack. Jim Wynn stays hot with two of the five Houston hits. Turk Farrell is tagged for four runs in the third and another in the fifth before hitting the showers. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0419
4/19/1965: The #Astrodome's transparent roof panels are covered with white paint to reduce the glare from sunlight and alleviate the problem outfielders experienced tracking fly balls during day games. It's good for the players but will kill the natural grass inside. #Astros
4/19/1970: The #Astros' Tom Griffin tosses a one-hitter in a 5-1 victory over the Padres. A double by Cito Gaston is the lone safety. Houston also pulls off a triple steal when John Mayberry, Doug Rader and Johnny Edwards run on a failed squeeze play. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0419
4/19/1970: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the #Astros' Jim Wynn makes a miracle catch in CF then throws out a runner at first: AstrosDaily.com/audio/70wynn.mp3
 
4/19/1980: The #Astros' J.R. Richard one-hits Los Angeles in a 12-strikeout performance, his 13th straight win over the Dodgers. The only hit allowed is an infield single by Reggie Smith in the fourth inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0419
4/19/1983: Pinch-hitter Harry Spilman drills a three-run ninth-inning homer off Tom Hume to stun Cincinnati, 6-5. Shortstop Dickie Thon has four hits, including a home run. Bill Dawley earns his second win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0419 #Astros
4/19/1983: Audio: Marty Brennaman has the call as #Astros' Harry Spilman stuns the Reds in the bottom of the ninth. AstrosDaily.com/audio/83spilman.mp3
4/19/1996: Houston batters Cincinnati, 13-5, on 18 hits. Sean Berry has three hits and five RBIs. Derek Bell has four hits while four other #Astros enjoy multi-hit evenings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0419
4/19/2003: Chris Zachary dies in Knoxville, TN of cancer. Starting out as a 19-year-old, the RHP notched a 6-16 record with a 4.64 ERA for the 1963-67 Colt .45s/#Astros. Zachary once described himself as "a pretty decent tenth man on a ten-man staff". AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Zachary_Chris
4/19/2003: Video: The #Astros' Geoff Blum smacks his fifth hit of the game AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Apr19Blum5hits.mpeg

4/20/1888: A tenth-inning throwing error plates the winning run as the Austin Senators edge the Houston Babies, 5-4. #Astros
4/20/1896: Mike Jacobs hits an inside-the-park homer as the Houston Buffs top the Galveston Sandcrabs, 5-2, at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
4/20/1921: The Buffs overcome seven errors while Dick Robertson scatters four hits as Houston tops the Beaumont Exporters, 7-4. #Astros
4/20/1923: *** deceased *** Pedro "Preston" Gomez is born in Preston, Cuba. The #Astros' seventh manager and first minority manager guided the club to a 128-161 record for the 1974-75 campaigns. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Gomez_Preston #RIP
4/20/1938: Jim Dickson is born in Portland, OR. Selected from the Pirates in the 1961 expansion draft, the RHP made the Colt .45s in July of 1963, posting an 0-1 record with a 6.14 ERA and two saves in 13 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Dickson_Jim.html #Astros
4/20/1956: Tim Tolman is born in Santa Monica, CA. A 12th-round pick of the #Astros in 1978, the USC alum couldn't crack the regular lineup but spent time as a reserve OF/1B with Houston in 1981-85. Tolman hit .173 with five homers during that time. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tolman_Tim.html
4/20/1964: Jimmy Jones is born in Dallas, TX. The RHP was the third overall pick of the Padres in 1982. He struggled with San Diego and the Yankees before he was signed by the #Astros in 1991, where he posted a 16-14 record with a 4.23 ERA in two seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jones_Jimmy.html
4/20/1964: Nellie Fox drives in four runs with a two-run single and a two-run triple to pace a 7-1 win over St. Louis. Turk Farrell tosses a four-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0420 #Astros
4/20/1965: Ruben Amaro's 13th-inning single plates the winning run as the Phillies edge the #Astros, 2-1. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0420
4/20/1985: Joe Niekro and Frank DiPino combine on a two-hitter for an 8-1 #Astros victory over Atlanta. José Cruz drives in four while Brave-killer Craig Reynolds has two hits, including a homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0420
4/20/1994: A leadoff homer by Craig Biggio blossoms into a four-hit night as Houston trips the Cubs, 7-5. Jeff Bagwell drives in four runs. Tom Edens picks up the win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0420 #Astros
4/20/1997: The #Astros' Craig Biggio blasts two homers to topple the Dodgers, 3-1. His solo shot off Ismael Valdes stakes the Astros to an early lead. After LA tied the game, Biggio takes Tom Candiotti deep in the eighth for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0420
4/20/2005: Back-to-back homers by Adam Everett and Craig Biggio in the first pace the #Astros over Ben Sheets and the Brewers, 6-1. Biggio drives in himself for the 1,000th RBI of his career, the second Astro to achieve that many in a Houston uniform. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0420

4/21/1868: On San Jacinto Day, the Houston Stonewalls defeat the Galveston Lees, 33-6, at the San Jacinto Battleground in Texas' first reported baseball game. Veterans of the battle that won Texas' independence are honored in a pregame ceremony. #Astros
4/21/1921: The Beaumont Exporters vanquish the Houston Buffaloes, 8-3, in a San Jacinto Day contest at Houston's West End Park. Buffs shortstop Ray Blades is ejected and fined $5 for arguing a called strike. #Astros
4/21/1962: Returning from their first road trip, the Colt .45s play before a crowd of 21,841 and lose to Philadelphia 3-1 for their first home loss. Ken Johnson (0-2) gives up six hits in seven innings and strikes out six. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0421 #Astros
4/21/1963: *** deceased *** Ken Caminiti is born in Hanford, CA. Widely regarded as the #Astros' all-time best third baseman, Cammy hit .264 with 103 HR and 546 RBI for the 1987-94, 1999-2000 #Astros. #RIP
4/21/1965: Having been held to one run in 31 innings against Philadelphia this season, the #Astros' bats finally explode to administer an 11-4 thrashing and finish a 3-5 road trip. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0421
4/21/1966: Chris Donnels is born in Los Angeles. A former first-round pick of the Mets, the IF was taken by the Marlins in the 1992 expansion draft but released and claimed by the #Astros. Donnels played parts of three seasons with Houston, hitting .264. AstrosDaily.com/players/Donnels_Chris.html
4/21/1972: Audio: The #Astros' César Cedeño robs a home run from Willie Mays. Lon Simmons has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72cedeno.mp3
4/21/1976: José Cruz ends a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers in the 16th. Cruz singles off Stan Wall to score Larry Milbourne for the game's only run. Mike Barlow tosses one inning for the win after J.R. Richard pitched for ten and Ken Forsch five. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0421 #Astros
4/21/1978: #Astros subdue the Dodgers, 8-6. With two on in the bottom of the ninth, Ron Cey lines to Bob Watson who steps on first to double off Reggie Smith then throws to Roger Metzger at 2nd to retire Bill Russell to finish the game-ending triple play. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0421
4/21/1980: Jeff Keppinger is born in Miami, FL. Acquired just before the start of the 2009 season, the versatile 2B/3B split time at third base the first year then won the job at second base in 2010, leading the #Astros in batting average and doubles. AstrosDaily.com/players/Keppinger_Jeff.html
4/21/1987: Red-hot Billy Hatcher marks his ninth consecutive multi-hit game and 11th in the last 14. His 28th hit of the season (a .475 BA) keys a four-run ninth-inning comeback that shocks Atlanta, 7-6. His hitting streak would end at 16 games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0421 #Astros
4/21/1996: For the third time that season, Todd Jones blows the save and gets the win. Each time, Derek Bell is his savior. Bell's three-run homer in the eighth rescues a 7-5 victory over Cincinnati. Jones has a rather undeserving 3-0 record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0421
4/21/1996: *** current *** Cionel Pérez is born in La Habana, Cuba. The LHP struggled in two short stints with the #Astros but is poised to be back again in 2020. Over 13 games, the young reliever has posted a 1-1 record with a 6.64 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Perez_Cionel.html
4/21/1999: Jeff Bagwell bashes three home runs at Wrigley Field and drives in six to drop the Cubs, 10-3. Bagwell passes Jim Wynn's mark for the most homers in franchise history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0421 #Astros
4/21/2015: A two-run double by José Altuve keys a five-run eighth and a 6-3 victory over the Mariners. The 8-6 #Astros lead the AL West and have won four straight. Collin McHugh claims his third victory of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0421

4/22/1888: The Austin Senators blank the Houston Babies, 4-0, at Herald Park. Houston strands three men at third. #Astros
4/22/1897: A four-run fifth propels the Houston Buffaloes past the Galveston Sand Crabs, 7-1, at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
4/22/1921: The Houston Buffaloes edge the Beaumont Exporters, 3-2, on "Sunny" Jim Bottomley's 11th-inning walkoff triple. #Astros.
4/22/1960: Rogers Hornsby and Mrs. Babe Ruth are on hand to watch the Houston Buffs top the Louisville Colonels, 3-1, on Opening Day at Buff Stadium. #Astros
4/22/1962: The Colt .45s drop their fourth straight game to Philadelphia, 4-3. Houston starter Dave Giusti after gives up all four Philly runs on eight hits, but goes two-for-two at the plate, scoring a run. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0422 #Astros
4/22/1964: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Skinny Brown closes a shutout for Bob Bruce: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64bruce.mp3 #Astros
4/22/1964: Cincinnati Reds at Houston Colt .45s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjRBcZytdRs #Astros
4/22/1965: (1/3) The #Astros fly home from their East Coast road trip. While they were away, the roof of the #Astrodome was given a new layer of paint to reduce the sunlight coming through it. The cost of the 700-gallon effort is estimated at $20,000. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0422
4/22/1965: (2/3) There is concern that this will eventually kill off the Tifway-419 Bermuda grass but Judge Roy Hofheinz assures that he has a backup plan in the works using an artificial grass being developed by Monsanto they call "ChemGrass". AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0422 #Astros
4/22/1965: (3/3) Hofheinz fielded over 1,000 suggestions on what to do about the glare, including creating an indoor cloud and filling the ceiling with helium balloons which would somehow be brought down after each game. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0422 #Astros
4/22/1966: The #Astros' Dave Giusti surrenders eight hits but walks away with a 2-0 shutout against the Giants. Giusti delivers three hits of his own but solo homers by Joe Morgan and Jim Gentile provide all the scoring. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0422
4/22/1972: Audio: Lon Simmons has the call as Dave A. Roberts hurls a shutout in his first win for the #Astros: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72roberts.mp3
4/22/1974: The #Astros' César Cedeño drills two homers and drives in five to pace Houston past Atlanta, 7-0 . Claude Osteen, who was dealt by the Dodgers over the winter, scatters seven hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0422
4/22/1974: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' César Cedeño socks another home run against the Braves: AstrosDaily.com/audio/74cedeno.mp3
4/22/1980: Carlos Hernández is born in Guacara, Venezuela. After his MLB and #Astros debut in 2001, the LHP showed promise in 21 starts the next year but a shoulder injury ended his season. He was granted free agency after a brief comeback attempt in 2004. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hernandez_Carlos2.html
4/22/1980: Nolan Ryan 's first win as an Astro comes in an 8-0 victory over Cincinnati. Ryan fans seven and walks six in seven innings. José Cruz is the star with three hits and five RBIs, including a bases-loaded triple in the first inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0422 #Astros
4/22/1986: The #Astros' Alan Ashby homers off Atlanta's Duane Ward in the ninth for a 3-2 triumph. Charley Kerfeld, wearing his lucky Jetsons tee-shirt under his jersey, is the winning pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0422
4/22/1986: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Alan Ashby breaks a tie in Atlanta that leads to victory: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86ashby.mp3
4/22/1987: *** current *** Bryan Abreu is born in Santo Domingo Centro, DR. The RHP debuted with the #Astros in 2019, appearing in seven games during September and crafting a 1.04 ERA over 8.2 innings while fanning 13. AstrosDaily.com/players/Abreu_Bryan.html
4/22/2006: Taylor Buchholz gets his first big league win, blanking the Pirates, 3-0. Craig Biggio scores all three runs using a single, a double and a homer. The #Astros raise their franchise record above .500 for the first time since 4.22.1962. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0422

4/23/1955: Tom Dixon is born in Orlando, FL. Purchased from St. Louis, Dixon pitched for Houston in 1977-79. He compiled a 9-13 record with a 4.22 ERA over that time. His busiest year was 1978 when he made 19 starts and tossed 140 innings. AstrosDaily.com/players/Dixon_Tom.html #Astros
4/23/1964: Ken Johnson no-hits the Reds but the Colts still lose, 1-0. The run scores when Nellie Fox boots Vada Pinson's grounder in the ninth. Pete Rose had reached on Johnson's two-base error to start the inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0423 #Astros
4/23/1964: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Ken Johnson becomes first MLB pitcher to throw a no-hitter and lose: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64johnson.mp3 #Astros
4/23/1964: Audio: Cincinnati Reds at Houston Colt .45s (entire game). MLB's first losing no-hitter. Gene Elston and Loel Passe announcing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6J_g9nI2Gs
4/23/1965: Over 25,000 fans see the #Astros get their first National League win in their new home, 4-3, over the Pirates in 12 innings. It's their fifth extra-inning game in ten contests this season. Rusty Staub plates Al Spangler for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0423
4/23/1972: The #Astros stun the Giants with ten runs in the ninth for a 13-7 victory. César Cedeño contributes two hits in the inning, part of five on the day. Lee May has a three-run blast in the uprising. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0423
4/23/1977: Scenes for the movie "Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" are shot before an #Astros-Padres twinbill in the #Astrodome
4/23/1977: Bad News Bears #Astrodome scene: Bob Watson, César Cedeño, J.R. Richard, Ken Forsch, Enos Cabell youtube.com/watch?v=BXhFcKCcozE #Astros
4/23/1986: Luis Durango is born in Panama City, Panama. The quick OF was promoted briefly after the trade of Michael Bourn in 2011 but was designated for assignment shortly thereafter. He had played for the Padres before being claimed on waivers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Durango_Luis.html #Astros
4/23/1986: Down 2-0 with two outs and nobody on in the top of the ninth, Houston rallies for a 3-2 triumph in Atlanta. Craig Reynolds hits the game-winner with a two-run single off Bruce Sutter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0423 #Astros
4/23/1997: Seven #Astros have multi-hit performances in an 11-7 thrashing at San Diego. Bill Spiers, Jeff Bagwell, Thomas Howard and Brad Ausmus have three-hit games in the 18-hit attack. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0423
4/23/2004: Mike Lamb devours Colorado pitching with 4 hits, including a double & triple, along with six RBIs to pace a 13-7 donnybrook over the Rockies. Craig Biggio & Orlando Palmeiro bash homers while Brandon Duckworth gets his first win for the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0423
4/23/2011: Video: Bizarre "almost" triple play (5-2-6-4-2 DP) by #Astros at Brewers, a 9-6 ten-inning Houston win: youtube.com/watch?v=Qyt37batKJk
4/23/2016: Former #Astros players with the same names: José Cruz (2), Carlos Hernandez (2), Chris Jones (2), Mark McLemore (2), Dave Roberts (3)
4/23/2016: Former #Astros players with famous (non-baseball) names: Dave Clark, Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper, Mike Jackson AstrosDaily.com/players

4/24/1899: The Austin Senators extend their win streak to eight games with an 11-6 victory over the Houston Buffs in Austin. #Astros
4/24/1943: *** deceased *** Iván Murrell is born in Bocas del Toro, Panama. The OF signed and came up with the Colt .45s in 1963 at age 20, Murrell had four short trials with the #Astros between 1963-68. He hit .168 in 54 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Murrell_Ivan.html #RIP
4/24/1962: Colt .45s host St. Louis for the first time and defeat them, 4-3. The Houston Buffs were a farm club of the Cardinals for 40 years before the city joined the NL. Don Taussig's homer off Larry Jackson in the 6th inning is the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0424 #Astros
4/24/1962: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as Don Taussig's homer trips the Cards, 4-3: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62taussig.mp3 #Astros
4/24/1963: Tony DeFrancesco is born in Bronx, NY. He was the interim manager for the 2012 #Astros after the firing of Brad Mills, and their final manager as a National League team. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#DeFrancesco_Tony
4/24/1965: Bob Aspromonte is the first to set off the #Astrodome's home run display during a 5-0 shutout of the Pirates. Vern Law is the victim. Jim Wynn adds another blast two innings later to delight the crowd. Dick Farrell scatters seven hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0424 #Astros
4/24/1965: Audio: The first-ever "official" appearance of the #Astrodome Home Run Spectacular, courtesy of Bob Aspromonte: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65hrs.mp3 #Astros
4/24/1966: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Giants' Willie Mays tags the #Astros' Jim Owens for a milestone: AstrosDaily.com/audio/66willie.mp3
4/24/1968: Todd Jones is born in Marietta, GA. A first-round pick of the #Astros in 1989, the RHP went on to have a long career as a reliever and sometime closer for 16 seasons. In four years with Houston, he was 18-12 with 39 saves and a 3.27 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jones_Todd.html
4/24/1972: The #Astros' Johnny Edwards takes Ferguson Jenkins deep to stop the Cubs, 3-2, in eleven innings. Lee May and Ron Santo trade two-run shots in the first before Edwards breaks the tie. Jim Ray takes the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0424
4/24/1972: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Johnny Edwards ends a thriller against the Cubs: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72edwards.mp3
4/24/1977: Carlos Beltrán is born in Manati, PR. The OF left Houston for the bright lights of Gotham after giving a playoff performance for the ages in 2004. In 2017, the prodigal returned to help lead the young #Astros to their first World Championship. AstrosDaily.com/players/Beltran_Carlos.html
4/24/1983: The #Astros' Mike LaCoss battles Steve Carlton to a 2-2 draw before José Cruz caps a three-hit night with the game-winner in the eleventh. Omar Moreno scores for the 3-2 win over Philadelphia. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0424
4/24/1996: Gary Geiger dies of liver failure in Murphysboro, IL at age 59. Coming to Houston from the Braves via the Rule 5 draft, the OF hit .225 in 98 games for the 1969-70 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Geiger_Gary
4/24/2001: Moises Alou bangs two home runs among his four hits as Houston pounds the Braves, 11-6. Tony Eusebio adds a homer and three RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0424 #Astros

4/25/1898: Austin Martin's eighth-inning grand slam keys the Galveston Sandcrabs' 6-4 victory over the Houston Buffs. #Astros
4/25/1921: Dutch Distel's 13th-inning walkoff single gives the Galveston Sandcrabs a 2-1 win over the Houston Buffs. #Astros
4/25/1941: Chuck Harrison is born in Abilene, TX. The 1B played for Texas Tech before he signed with the Colt .45s in 1963. Harrison debuted with the #Astros in 1965 and played parts of three seasons. He compiled a .248 average with 12 homers in 204 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Harrison_Chuck.html
4/25/1950: Bill Greif is born in Fort Stockton, TX. A third-round pick of the #Astros in 1968, the RHP made his MLB debut in 1971. Greif appeared in seven games, including three starts, and posted a 1-1 record with a 5.06 ERA, then was traded to San Diego. AstrosDaily.com/players/Greif_Bill.html
4/25/1962: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Merritt Ranew homers to force a tie with St. Louis: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62ranew.mp3 #Astros
4/25/1965: Joe Morgan drives home Bob Aspromonte in the 11th for a 5-4 #Astros win over the Bucs. It's the first #Astrodome day game after the roof panels were painted. OF Bill Virdon couldn't use glare as an excuse when Jim Wynn scores on his 3-base error AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0425
4/25/1969: San Francisco catcher Jack Hiatt drills two homers and drives in seven during a 12-8 decision over the #Astros. Houston would later acquire Hiatt from the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0425
4/25/1973: A plaque honoring George Kirksey, the late co-founder of the Houston Colt .45s/#Astros, is dedicated at the #Astrodome. bill37mccurdy.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/friends-honor-kirksey-memory/
4/25/1980: The #Astros' J.R. Richard notches his 100th victory, toppling the Mets, 7-4. Art Howe contributes three hits and Jeff Leonard homers in the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0425
4/25/1994: Andy Stankiewicz slugs a three-run homer off Denny Neagle and Craig Biggio later follows with a two-run shot to power the #Astros past the Pirates, 7-3. Pete Harnisch strikes out eight in a complete game performance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0425
4/25/1994: Gordon Jones dies in Lodi, CA at age 64. A veteran of nine big league seasons, the journeyman RHP closed out his career in Houston, compiling an 0-1 record and a 4.06 ERA for the 1964-65 Colt .45s/#Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Jones_Gordon
4/25/2008: A triple by Miguel Tejada and a solo homer by Carlos Lee key a three-run rally in the ninth off Jason Isringhausen to stun the Cardinals, 3-2. After starting the season 6-12, the #Astros notch their sixth win in a row to climb back to .500. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0425
4/25/2008: Audio: Dave Raymond and Brett Dolan have the call as the #Astros' Carlos Lee blasts a ninth-inning homer to beat the Cards: AstrosDaily.com/audio/08Lee.mp3

4/26/1896: A mob of nearly 200 angry Alamo City rooters rush the field and almost mob the umpire, but are held back by the players and police, as the Houston Buffaloes romp over the San Antonio Bronchos, 12-6. #Astros
4/26/1930: The Buffs come from behind twice but fall short as the Shreveport Sports sweep Houston, 5-4. #Astros
4/26/1944: Leon McFadden is born in Little Rock, AR. The SS/OF came up with the #Astros in 1968 and played parts of three seasons as a utility man. He hit .215 in 62 games in his only big league action. AstrosDaily.com/players/McFadden_Leon.html
4/26/1955: Mike Scott is born in Santa Monica, CA. When the #Astros obtained Scott from the Mets in 1982, there was little noteworthy about the RHP, but in 1986 he dominated NL hitters, tossed a no-hitter for a division crown and won the NL Cy Young Award. AstrosDaily.com/players/Scott_Mike.html
4/26/1960: Steve Lombardozzi is born in Malden, MA. The 2B was shipped to the #Astros from Minnesota in the spring of 1989. Blocked by Bill Doran at second base, he saw just 23 games over two seasons in Houston, batting .211 with one homer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lombardozzi_Steve.html
4/26/1962: Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson has a no-hitter going into the eighth inning but Román Mejias breaks it up with a lead-off homer. One Houston run scored in the second on a walk, two groundouts & a wild pitch. St. Louis hangs on to win, 3-2. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0426 #Astros
4/26/1963: The Colt .45s' Bob Bruce tosses the first one-hitter in franchise history, a 2-0 blanking of the Reds. A harmless single by Vada Pinson is the only blemish. Bruce needs just 96 pitches to accomplish the feat. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0426 #Astros
4/26/1965: Dave Giusti spins a four-hitter as #Astros complete a four-game sweep of the Pirates at the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0426
4/26/1967: Rusty Staub hits a two-run homer in the #Astrodome, but the audio for the $2 million scoreboard's Home Run Spectacular fails to play. It turns out that with the #Astros mired in a ten-game losing streak, the equipment has become rusty.
4/26/1973: Geoff Blum is born in Redwood City, CA. Though the 3B served ably in two stints with Houston (2002-03, 2008-10), he's best remembered for beating the #Astros with his 14th-inning homer for the White Sox in Game 3 of the 2005 World Series AstrosDaily.com/players/Blum_Geoff.html
4/26/1976: Scott Strickland is born in Houston. The RHP got into five games for the #Astros during the 2005 National League Championship season. He had previously pitched for Montreal (1999-2002) and the New York Mets (2002-2003). AstrosDaily.com/players/Strickland_Scott.html
4/26/1981: The #Astros' Bob Knepper tosses his second consecutive shutout, a 1-0 whitewash over Cincinnati. Denny Walling's homer off Mario Soto accounts for the game's only run, and Walling supplies a defensive gem to thwart a Red threat. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0426
4/26/1995: The #Astros open the strike-delayed season with a 10-2 victory in San Diego. Jeff Bagwell, Derek Bell and Phil Plantier start the campaign with HRs. Although 41,000+ attend, baseball's attendance plummets as resentment over the strike lingers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0426
4/26/1998: Former Expos Sean Berry and Moises Alou lead a 15-0 thrashing in Montreal. Alou homers and drives in 5 runs while Berry and Richard Hidalgo each deliver 4 hits. Derek Bell also belts a home run. Houston tallies in six of the nine frames. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0426 #Astros
4/26/2003: Video: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell garners the 2,000th hit of his career and is saluted by the Montreal fans: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Apr26BagwellHit2000.mpeg
4/26/2011: After 11 seasons as one of the top Astro hitters, Lance Berkman returns for the first time as a Cardinal. Welcomed with mostly applause, Berkman rips a go-ahead double in the ninth only to see Houston bounce back for a 6-5 triumph. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0426 #Astros

4/27/1898: Houston strands 14 baserunners and walk seven Senators as the Buffaloes find themselves on the receiving end of a 13-4 drubbing in Austin. #Astros
4/27/1921: The Buffaloes break out the lumber for 13 hits as they top the San Antonio Bears, 7-3, at Houston's West End Park. #Astros
4/27/1962: After being two-hit the night before by Bob Gibson, the Colt .45s are subjected to another low-hit loss (and another unearned run) as Milwaukee's Bob Shaw throws a four-hitter and Houston goes down to a 2-1 defeat. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0427 #Astros
4/27/1965: The #Astros' Eddie Kasko, back on the roster after nursing a broken toe, doubles home Bob Aspromonte and Ron Brand in the ninth to beat the Mets, 3-2. Hal Woodeshick wins in relief of Don Nottebart. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0427
4/27/1965: Audio: New York Mets at Houston #Astros: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o5qQVa2p54
4/27/1967: Tony Eusebio is born in Los Llanos, DR. The catcher hit .275 with 30 homers and 241 RBIs over nine big league seasons, all with the #Astros. He hit .375 in four post-seasons with the Astros, and had a then-club-record 24-game hit streak in 2000. AstrosDaily.com/players/Eusebio_Tony.html
4/27/1967: The #Astros' Joe Morgan keys a five-run outburst with a bases-loaded triple off Hal Woodeshick that drops the Cardinals, 6-4. The win ends a ten-game losing streak, their longest since 1963. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0427
4/27/1975: Pedro Feliz is born in Azua, DR. The ten-year veteran IF signed as a free agent by the #Astros before the 2010 season. After he lost his starting job, Feliz was traded to St. Louis in August after batting .221 with four homers in 97 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Feliz_Pedro.html
4/27/1978: Runelvys Hernández is born in Santo Domingo, DR. Signed as a free agent for the 2008 season, Hernández could not regain the form that once made him a young star of the Royals. In 4 starts, the RHP lost 3 of them and posted an 8.38 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hernandez_Runelvys.html #Astros
4/27/1979: The #Astros' Art Howe singles home Craig Reynolds for a 9-8 triumph over Pittsburgh in eleven innings. It is Howe's fourth hit and fourth RBI of the game. Reynolds also has four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0427
4/27/1983: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan breaks Walter Johnson's major league record for career strikeouts, fanning Montreal's Brad Mills for his 3,509th victim. Ironically it was a curveball, not Ryan's famed fastball, that claims Mills. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0427
4/27/1983: Audio: Dewayne Staats is at the mic for Nolan Ryan's record-breaking 3,509th strikeout: AstrosDaily.com/audio/83ryan.mp3 #Astros
4/27/1988: Nolan Ryan takes a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Philadelphia but loses it and the lead. Mike Schmidt singles with one out before Lance Parrish doubles to tie the game. The #Astros win it in the tenth, 3-2. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0427
4/27/1988: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Nolan Ryan loses his no-hit bid in the ninth: AstrosDaily.com/audio/88ryan.mp3
4/27/1988: Audio: Craig Reynolds drives home Glenn Davis for the game-winner in the tenth. Bill Brown calls it: AstrosDaily.com/audio/88reynlds.mp3
4/27/1993: J.D. Davis is born in Elk Grove, CA. Selected by the #Astros in the third round of the 2014 draft from Cal State Fullerton, the IF slashed .226/.279/.484 in 68 plate appearances and made two scoreless relief appearances for Houston in 2017. AstrosDaily.com/players/Davis_JD.html
4/27/1998: Tony Eusebio's double caps a three-run ninth-inning rally that stuns the Mets, 4-3. Sacrifice flies by Moises Alou and Ricky Gutierrez precede the game-winner, which came on Eusebio's 31st birthday. C.J. Nitkowski picks up the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0427 #Astros

4/28/1889: While the team plays in Austin, a mysterious fire damages the grandstand, the ladies' stand, the soda water stand, and the reporters' stand at Herald Park, home of the Houston Mudcats. Damage is estimated at $1,200. #Astros
4/28/1897: The Houston Buffaloes best the Austin Senators, 4-2, on Tom Turner's two-run walkoff single at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
4/28/1934: Jackie Brandt is born in Omaha, NE. The two-time All-Star was purchased from the Phillies near the end of his career and hit .236 with one homer during the 1967 season before his release. AstrosDaily.com/players/Brandt_Jackie.html #Astros
4/28/1965: New York broadcaster Lindsay Nelson calls the Mets' 12-9 loss to #Astros from the gondola at the top of the #Astrodome, located 208 feet above second base. Ground rules are that any ball which might hit Nelson would still be considered in play. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0428
4/28/1965: *** pic *** Audio: Lindsay Nelson calls the Mets' 12-9 loss to the #Astros from the #Astrodome's gondola, 208 feet above second base: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65roofb.mp3
4/28/1973: The #Astros' Doug Rader and Jim Wynn blast homers off Montreal's Steve Renko as part of a five-run seventh inning that stops the Expos, 5-3. Fred Gladding picks up the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0428
4/28/1984: NBC accidentally leaves the field mic open while airing a 5-3 Braves victory. #Astros C Harry Spilman argues with plate umpire Jerry Crawford. Manager Bob Lillis & Coach Denis Menke soon get into the act and profanities fly in every direction. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0428
4/28/1998: The #Astros' Sean Berry singles home Tim Bogar in the tenth inning for a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Moises Alou's two-run single off John Franco in the ninth sets the stage for Berry's heroics. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0428
4/28/2000: The #Astros' Chris Holt one-hits the Brewers, 7-0. Jeff Bagwell, Richard Hidalgo and Daryle Ward support Holt with long balls. A second-inning single by Ron Belliard is the only Milwaukee safety. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0428

4/29/1896: Houston pitcher John Roach scatters six hits and hits a triple of his own in a 20-2 pasting of the Austin Senators in the state capital. #Astros
4/29/1952: Ron Washington is born in New Orleans, LA. The 3B/2B arrived in Houston during the 1989 season for his final seven games in the bigs where he went 1-for-7. He would go on to become the manager of the Texas Rangers from 2007 to 2014. AstrosDaily.com/players/Washington_Ron.html #Astros
4/29/1961: Michael Ray "Louie" Meadows is born in Maysville, NC. The OF was a second-round pick of the #Astros in 1982 and debuted in 1986. He spent four seasons as a reserve outfielder, compiling a .186 average and five homers in 87 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Meadows_Louie.html
4/29/1962: The Colt .45s' Román Mejias belts a ninth-inning homer off the Braves' Don McMahon to beat Milwaukee, 3-2. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0429 #Astros
4/29/1965: An overactive New York media circulates rumors that the #Astros are manipulating air currents in the #Astrodome to gain a home field advantage. The Astros say the charge is ridiculous but the 6-1 home record has out-of-town critics muttering. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0429
4/29/1970: Charles Gene "J.R." Phillips is born in West Covina, CA. The 1B/OF spent seven seasons with the Giants, Phillies, #Astros and Rockies as a reserve first baseman. With the Astros, he hit .178 over two seasons (1997-98). AstrosDaily.com/players/Phillips_JR.html
4/29/1973: Montreal's Mike Marshall walks home the tying run in the bottom of the ninth before Tom Walker balks home César Cedeño for a 4-3 #Astros win. Bob Watson's two solo homers plated the other two Houston runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0429
4/29/1974: Lee May goes 5-for-5 and hits a pair of two-run homers in a nine-run sixth inning as the #Astros maul the Cubs, 18-2. The score ties a club record for the largest margin of victory in a game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0429
4/29/1975: The #Astros explode for eight runs in the seventh to topple the Padres, 8-2. J.R. Richard starts the scoring with a two-run single. Roger Metzger ends it in the same manner. José Cruz has two hits in the inning. Richard tosses a five-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0429
4/29/2005: In the first NL clash of 300-game winners in 113 years, Greg Maddux's Cubs edge Roger Clemens' #Astros 3-2. Jeff Bagwell hits the 449th and final homer of his Hall of Fame career off Maddux. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0429
4/29/2014: Walt Matthews, Colt .45s/#Astros minor league player, manager, and scout since 1961, dies in Ashdown, AR at age 79. #RIP

4/30/1888: George Stallings' three-run double gives the Galveston Giants a 4-3 win over the Houston Babies. #Astros
4/30/1921: The Houston Buffs are outhit 12-7 but steal ten bases en route to a 7-5 win over the San Antonio Bears. #Astros
4/30/1948: Mike Barlow is born in Stamford, NY. Acquired from St. Louis for OF Mike Easler, the RHP posted a 2-2 record with a 4.50 ERA for the #Astros in 1976, and was sent mid-season to the Angels with Terry Humphrey for catcher Ed Herrmann. AstrosDaily.com/players/Barlow_Mike.html
4/30/1949: Phil Garner is born in Jefferson City, TN. The 3B/2B hit .260 with 49 HR for the 1981-87 #Astros. "Scrap Iron" skippered the 2004 club to the NLCS, and the 2005 squad to capture the NL Pennant and the franchise's first World Series appearance. AstrosDaily.com/players/Garner_Phil.html
4/30/1965: Al Spangler's seventh-inning sac fly plating Joe Morgan gives the #Astros a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0430
4/30/1966: A dropped third strike keys a 5-4 win over the Braves. Phil Niekro has Rusty Staub out on strikes but he is safe at first after Gene Oliver lets the pitch roll away in the ninth inning. John Bateman drives Staub in for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0430 #Astros
4/30/1969: Jim Maloney tosses a no-hitter as Cincinnati embarrasses the #Astros, 10-0. The Reds ace fans 13 and walks five. Doug Rader whiffs for the final out. Houston ends the month with a dismal 4-20 record. strosdaily.com/history/thisdate/#0430
4/30/1979: Terry Puhl's two-run homer in the ninth upends the Cardinals, 6-5. It caps a four-run rally which is just enough after Joaquín Andújar escapes a bases-loaded jam in the bottom half of the inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0430 #Astros
4/30/1980: Mark Saccomanno is born in Houston. A 23rd-round pick of the #Astros in 2003, the 1B debuted at age 28 on 9.8.2008 and went yard in his first MLB at-bat. His MLB career lasted 21 days and ten games during which time he hit .200 with one homer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Saccomanno_Mark.html
4/30/1982: The #Astros' Phil Garner celebrates his 33rd birthday with a three-run homer that beats his old Pittsburgh teammates, 4-3. Garner had been traded to Houston the previous summer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0430
4/30/1994: The #Astros' Steve Finley and Jeff Bagwell each homer, part of their four hits apiece as Houston stomps the Cards, 15-5. Total attendance breaks the 50,000 mark for the first time in a regular-season game since 1966. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0430

5/1/1888: Houston mounts a 16-hit attack as the Babies belittle the Galveston Giants, 10-1, at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
5/1/1898: A Houston throwing error in the ninth plates the deciding run as the Buffs fall to the Austin Senators, 7-6. #Astros
5/1/1899: Houston's Cy Mulkey scatters six hits as the Buffaloes top the Austin Senators, 5-1, at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
5/1/1962: The Colt .45s' Dean Stone is knocked out in the first inning, allowing five runs, three walks and three hits while retiring only one batter as the Cardinals win, 6-4. Jim Pendleton and Pidge Browne each drove in two runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0501 #Astros
5/1/1965: The #Astros sweep the Cubs in a day-night doubleheader, 6-4 and 6-1. They extend their win streak to ten games, setting a club mark that stands for 34 years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0501
5/1/1969: Don Wilson avenges Jim Maloney's no-no the day before by hurling one against the Reds, 4-0, at Crosley Field. Doug Rader homers and squeezes the final out on a foul pop. Wilson has two career no-hitters to his name and is not yet 25. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0501 #Astros
5/1/1969: Audio: Gene Elston is at the mic as the #Astros' Don Wilson finishes his "revenge" no-hitter in Cincinnati: AstrosDaily.com/audio/69wilson.mp3
5/1/1972: Tommy Helms' sac fly proves decisive as the #Astros outslug Pittsburgh, 9-8. Jim Wynn's grand slam & a 3-run shot by Johnny Edwards build a 7-3 lead but the Bucs pull even. Bob Watson's RBI single breaks the tie but Helms' insurance run is needed AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0501
5/1/1974: Steve Randolph is born in Okinawa, Japan. The LHP, a product of the University of Texas, had a short stint with the #Astros in 2007, posting a 12.15 ERA in 13.1 IP, after two seasons with Arizona. That was the extent of his major-league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Randolph_Stephen.html
5/1/1987: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan belts his second career home run as he coasts to a 12-3 win over Atlanta. It's a three-run shot off Charlie Puleo and caps a 10-0 lead. Kevin Bass also homers in a three-hit effort. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0501
5/1/1995: *** current *** José Urquidy is born in Mazatlan, Mexico. Tabbed to start Game 4 in the 2019 World Series in Washington, the rookie RHP delivered five innings of two-hit shutout baseball as he outdueled the Nationals' Patrick Corbin in an 8-1 triumph. AstrosDaily.com/players/Urquidy_Jose.html #Astros
5/1/2003: The #Astros release shortstop Julio Lugo following his arrest for domestic violence the previous night. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0501
5/1/2003: The free-falling #Astros lose, 8-7, to the Shane Reynolds-led Braves, dropping their 14th of the last 18 games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0501

5/2/1896: A San Antonio-Houston game is declared a 7-7 draw after the ninth inning on account of darkness. The Buffs say they will file a protest against the Bronchos' delay tactics in getting the tenth inning underway, saying San Antonio should have had to forfeit. #Astros
5/2/1921: Larry Jacobus five-hits Houston as the Exporters best the Buffaloes, 7-3, at Beaumont's Magnolia Park. #Astros
5/2/1962: The Cardinals' Bob Gibson beats the Colt .45s for the second time, and in each case Ken Johnson (0-4) is the loser, 4-1. Jim Pendleton's homer accounts for the lone Houston run off the 26-year-old right-hander. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0502 #Astros
5/2/1965: The Chicago Cubs beat the #Astros, 6-3, at the #Astrodome on four unearned runs off Don Nottebart in the third. It's Houston's only loss in a ten-game homestand. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0502
5/2/1967: #Astros erupt for eight runs in the eighth to wallop the Phillies, 10-3. Rusty Staub has four RBIs. Bob Aspromonte slams a three-run shot and Jim Wynn has two hits in the decisive frame. WP Mike Cuellar drills an RBI double to help his own cause. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0502
5/2/1986: Bob Knepper runs his record to 5-0 with a 6-1 victory at chilly Montreal. Manager Hal Lanier has been using a three-man rotation of Knepper, Mike Scott and Nolan Ryan to get the #Astros off to a fast start. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0502 #Astros
5/2/1989: Kevin Bass drills four hits while Glenn Davis and Bill Doran drive home three runs each during a 12-4 mauling in Philadelphia. Jim Deshaies gets the win and adds an RBI single to boot. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0502 #Astros
5/2/1991: Jonathan Villar is born in La Vega, DR. A speedy shortstop, Villar was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent in 2008. He was part of the 2010 Roy Oswalt trade that also brought J.A. Happ and (briefly) Anthony Gose to the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Villar_Jonathan.html
5/2/2001: The #Astros' Lance Berkman and Moises Alou slug back-to-back home runs in the tenth inning then hold on to nip the Mets, 6-5. Solo shots are the order of the day as Alou, Craig Biggio and Daryle Ward go yard in the eighth inning as well. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0502
5/2/2008: Consecutive homers by the #Astros' Miguel Tejada, Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee highlight a 7-4 victory over Milwaukee. Tejada's blast comes after he promised a homer to a child with muscular dystrophy before the game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0502
5/2/2015: The #Astros blast five homers to demolish the Mariners, 11-4, running their win streak to nine. Houston leads the AL West by six games and owns the AL's best record at 17-7.
5/2/2017: Marwin González's grand slam caps a five-run eighth-inning rally that stuns the Rangers, 8-7. It was Marwin's second homer of the game. José Altuve also goes deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0502 #Astros
5/2/2020: Matt Keough dies of unspecified causes at the age of 64 in ??????, CA. The RHP posted a 3-2 record with a 3.09 ERA in ten games for the 1986 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Keough_Matt

5/3/1898: The Houston Buffs stampede the Austin Senators, 12-2, at Houston's Herald Park. Bulletins from the Spanish-American War are read to the fans in the grand stand and bleachers between innings. #Astros
5/3/1921: The Exporters pummel the Buffaloes in Beaumont, 13-2, on 12 hits and eight Houston errors. #Astros
5/3/1945: Davey Lopes is born in East Providence, RI. A longtime nemesis with the Dodgers, the speedy second baseman joined the #Astros during the 1986 pennant race and helped them win the NL West title. He returned in 1987 to close out his 16-year career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lopes_Davey.html
5/3/1962: St. Louis completes a sweep of a three-game series with the Colts behind the pitching of veteran lefty Curt Simmons, 4-0. Houston starter Dave Giusti was victimized by home runs from Bill White and Curt Flood in the first three innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0503 #Astros
5/3/1966: Joe Morgan homers and drives in three to pace the #Astros past the Cubs, 10-2. Dave Giusti is the complete-game winner, assisted by three Chicago errors that provide five unearned runs. Sonny Jackson adds three hits and a stolen base. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0503
5/3/1974: The #Astros get an assist from part of the #Astrodome crowd as they drop the Cardinals, 4-1. Two female fans run nude through the outfield during the seventh-inning stretch. The distracted Cards give up three runs in the bottom half of the frame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0503
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5/3/1980: Bill Virdon picks up his 356th win as a Houston manager, setting a team record, as the #Astros edge St. Louis, 4-2. Vern Ruhle is the hero, going 8.2 innings for the win, producing two hits and driving in a run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0503
5/3/1992: Steve Finley's home run in the bottom of the eighth gives the #Astros a 1-0 triumph against the Pirates. Four Houston pitchers combine on a four-hitter with Al Osuna getting the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0503
5/3/1996: The #Astros' Craig Biggio and Derek Bell blast homers to lead a 4-1 win over Montreal. Tony Eusebio adds three hits. Shane Reynolds increases his record to 5-1, surrendering three hits over seven innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0503
5/3/2015: Evan Gattis homers twice and drives in four to defeat Seattle, 8-7. The win extends the #Astros' win streak to ten games and gives them the best record in franchise history (18-7) to begin a season. They lead the AL West by seven games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0503

5/4/1888: Tom Flood silences Fort Worth's bats as the Houston Babies run roughshod over the Panthers, 8-1. #Astros
5/4/1921: Cedric Durst's RBI single in the tenth gives the Beaumont Exporters their fourth straight victory, a 3-2 win over the Houston Buffaloes. #Astros
5/4/1933: J. Fred Duckett is born in Houston. He was the Colt .45s/#Astros' PA announcer from 1962 to 1992, and put the uuuuuuuuuuuuu in #Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuzzzzz. #RIP
5/4/1956: Ken Oberkfell is born in Highland, IL. A versatile IF with the Cardinals, Braves, Pirates, Giants, #Astros and Angels over a 16-year career, Oberkfell hit .214 in two seasons with Houston (1990-91). He was a career .278 hitter with 29 homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Oberkfell_Ken.html
5/4/1962: Trailing the Braves 4-0 going into the third, the Colt .45s peck away and go on to beat Milwaukee, 7-4. Hal Smith and Jim Pendleton led the Houston offense, each going 2-for-4 with a home run. Román Mejias goes two-for-five. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0504 #Astros
5/4/1965: The Milwaukee Braves have their passport already stamped for Atlanta but they must play one last lame-duck season in Brewtown. Just 913 fans pay to watch a 9-3 drubbing of the #Astros at Milwaukee's County Stadium on a 45° night. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0504
5/4/1968: John Bateman goes two-for-three but the Braves rally for four runs in the ninth to beat the #Astros, 5-2. Larry Dierker gets the loss. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0504
5/4/1969: The #Astros tie a major league mark, turning seven double plays in a 3-1 victory over the Giants. First baseman Curt Blefary makes a putout in all seven. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0504 #Astros
5/4/1969: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as #Astros turn a record-tying seventh double play in a 3-1 victory over the Giants: AstrosDaily.com/audio/69sevendp.mp3
5/4/1973: Houston scores four in the 14th to topple the Mets, 9-5. Doug Rader's two-run double is the big blow in the inning. César Cedeño has four hits, including a home run. Jim Ray is the winning pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0504 #Astros
5/4/1975: The #Astros' Bob Watson scores baseball's millionth run in the first game of a doubleheader split in San Francisco. Despite Milt May's homer, Watson runs full speed around the bases, edging Cincinnati's Dave Concepcion for the milestone moment. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0504
5/4/1975: Audio: The #Astros' Milt May drives in Bob Watson for MLB's millionth run. Loel Passe is at the mic: AstrosDaily.com/audio/75millrun.mp3
5/4/1976: Robinson Cancel is born in Lajas, PR. The catcher played briefly with the Brewers in 1999 then didn't return to the majors until 2008 with the Mets. In 2011, he played in two games for the #Astros and caught for Jordan Lyles. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cancel_Robinson.html
5/4/1976: Jason Michaels is born in Tampa, FL. The OF played mostly as a reserve outfielder while at stops in Philadelphia, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. He came to Houston as a free agent in 2009 and hit .231 with 14 homers over three seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Michaels_Jason.html #Astros
5/4/1997: The #Astros' Darryl Kile outpitches Kevin Brown with a four-hit shutout and a 1-0 victory over the Marlins. Luis Gonzalez singles home Jeff Bagwell in the first for the game's only tally. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0504
5/4/2001: The #Astros' Craig Biggio collects his 2,000th career hit during an 8-4 victory in Montreal. It's an infield single off Javier Vasquez. He later singles before Jeff Bagwell belts a disputed three-run shot in the fifth to open the scoring. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0504
5/4/2018: Gerrit Cole spins a 1-hit CG SHO at Arizona, 8-0, while striking out 16. Chris Owings breaks up the no-no with a clean double in the fifth. Yuli Gurriel paces the offense with 4 hits. The 21-13 squad is tied with LAA for the division lead AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0504 #Astros

5/5/1896: With three triples and three doubles among their 27 hits, the Houston Buffaloes steamroller the Austin Senators, 18-7. #Astros
5/5/1925: *** deceased *** Bob Cerv is born in Weston, NE. The 11-year MLB veteran and long-time Yankee ended his career as an original Colt .45, appearing in six games as a pinch-hitter with a .226 batting average in 1962. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cerv_Bob.html #Astros #RIP
5/5/1934: *** deceased *** Don Buddin is born in Turbeville, SC. The SS/3B started the first game in Colts history and later hit the first grand slam in franchise history but batted .163 in half a season before he was sold to the Detroit Tigers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Buddin_Don.html #Astros #RIP
5/5/1941: Tommy Helms is born in Charlotte, NC. The 2B was NL Rookie of the Year in 1965 for Cincinnati. In four seasons with the #Astros (1972-75), Helms hit .269 with 14 homers but was more known for his defense. He was swapped for Art Howe in 1975. AstrosDaily.com/players/Helms_Tommy.html
5/5/1962: Braves right fielder Mack Jones homers with one out in the bottom of the 12th off Hal Woodeshick to give Milwaukee a 6-5 win over the Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0505 #Astros
5/5/1965: Eddie Mathews' 14th-inning walkoff double gives the Braves a 2-1 win over the #Astros in Milwaukee. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0505
5/5/1966: "13" is not an unlucky number when the #Astros trip the Cubs, 4-3, in 13 innings. Jim Wynn singles home Joe Morgan for Houston's 13th win of the season. Dick Farrell and Bill Faul, who both wear 13 on their backs, are the starters. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0505
5/5/1976: Keith Ginter is born in Norwalk, CA. The 2B/3B was a 10th round draft pick for Houston in 1998, first appearing with the #Astros two years later. Over his three partial seasons in Houston, he hit .214 in 13 games with one homer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ginter_Keith.html
5/5/1981: The #Astros' Alan Ashby bloops a two-run, two-out ninth-inning single off Lee Smith to stun Chicago, 4-3. Smith would have won but for Scott Fletcher's error that prolonged the inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0505
5/5/1987: #Astros pitcher Danny Darwin, lifetime 2-for-26 at the plate, delivers three hits in a 5-1 triumph against the Phillies. He slaps a ground-rule double and a bunt single before spanking a two-run triple in the seventh inning for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0505
5/5/1991: Rookie Jeff Bagwell hits only the ninth upper-deck home run at Three Rivers Stadium, a 456-foot pinch-hit poke in a 6-4 victory over Pittsburgh. Steve Finley follows with a two-run shot for the winning margin. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0505 #Astros
5/5/1991: Video: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell hits his third career homer, only the ninth upper-deck home run at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. https://twitter.com/celeBRADtion/status/1257790466000650241
5/5/2004: The #Astros' Roger Clemens passes Steve Carlton to become second on the all-time strikeout list behind Nolan Ryan. He fans Pittsburgh's Raul Mondesi for his 4,137th career K. Clemens also runs his season record to 6-0 with a 6-2 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0505
5/5/2010: Homerless all season, the #Astros' Carlos Lee drills a two-run shot off Juan Gutierrez in the bottom of the ninth to topple the Diamondbacks, 4-2, and halt an eight-game losing streak. However, their 9-18 start is the worst record in the NL. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0505
5/5/2010: Audio: Bill Brown and Jim Deshaies have the call as the #Astros' Carlos Lee hits his first homer of the 2010 campaign: AstrosDaily.com/audio/10LeeHR.MP3

5/6/1896: Houston's John Roach scatters six hits as the Buffaloes edge the Denison Tigers, 4-3, on two ninth-inning errors. #Astros
5/6/1898: The Houston Buffaloes split a twinbill, 14-8 and 2-6, with the San Antonio Bronchos. Houston backstop Frank Badger is hitting .435 on the season. #Astros
5/6/1921: The San Antonio Bears come from behind to win, 5-4, over the Houston Buffaloes in the tenth on Everett Booe's RBI sac fly. #Astros
5/6/1953: Larry Andersen is born in Portland, OR. Ringleader of the "coneheads" from the 1986 squad, the RHP posted a 22-16 record with a 2.57 ERA for the 1986-90 #Astros. He's best known now for having been traded to Boston for Jeff Bagwell in Aug. 1990. AstrosDaily.com/players/Andersen_Larry.html
5/6/1968: #Astros owner Judge Roy Hofheinz gives Willie Mays of the visiting Giants a 569-lb. cake for his 37th birthday. (He had 569 career homers at the time.) Rusty Staub serves the dessert with six RBIs in a 10-2 Houston win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0505
5/6/1980: Cold, damp Olympic Stadium is where the #Astros must wait through a rain delay of three hours and 50 minutes to complete an 8-4 victory. José Cruz has four RBIs to lead Houston while Joe Niekro survives the weather and the Expos for a CG win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0506
5/6/1984: The #Astros club 19-year-old phenom Dwight Gooden with eight runs in the third on their way to a 10-1 drubbing of the Mets. Nolan Ryan, almost twice Gooden's age, scatters six hits for the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0506
5/6/1990: *** current *** José Altuve is born in Maracay, Venezuela. Signed by the #Astros for $15,000 in 2007 at age 16, the 5'5" 2B rose all the way from A-ball to the major league club in 2011. He has since won three batting titles as well as the 2017 AL MVP. AstrosDaily.com/players/Altuve_Jose.html
5/6/1998: Cubs rookie Kerry Wood strikes out 20 #Astros en route to a 2-0 shutout. Ricky Gutierrez' third-inning single is the lone Houston hit. Wood sets the NL single-game strikeout mark, tying Roger Clemens for the major league record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0506
5/6/1998: Video: The Cubs' Kerry Wood strikes out 20 #Astros, setting the NL single-game record: AstrosDaily.com/video/1998May6Wood20K.mpeg
5/6/2001: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell hits a grand slam and drives in five while Julio Lugo goes five-for-five during a 13-7 spanking in Montreal. Richard Hidalgo adds a three-run shot. Six runs in the sixth break open a 3-3 tie. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0506
5/6/2010: Robin Roberts dies in Temple Terrace, FL at age 83. A pitching legend from his 14 years in Philadelphia, the RHP went 8-7 with a 2.77 ERA for the 1965-66 #Astros, and was always rough on the Phils. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1976. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Roberts_Robin

5/7/1896: The Buffaloes' Jack Leeson five-hits the Indians in a 9-3 rout in Denison. Jimmy "Rabbit" Slagle goes three-for-five with five stolen bases. #Astros
5/7/1898: The Buffaloes explode for 20 hits as Houston lassoes the Bronchos, 22-4. San Antonio commits ten errors. #Astros
5/7/1937: Claude "Frenchy" Raymond is born in St. Jean, Quebec. Taken by Houston in the 1963 expansion draft, the RHP was at one time part of a trio of Canadian relievers in the #Astros bullpen. Raymond was traded to Atlanta for Wade Blasingame in 1967. AstrosDaily.com/players/Raymond_Claude.html
5/7/1961: Manny Hernández is born in La Romana, DR. The RHP was signed by the #Astros in 1978 but he didn't arrive in Houston until 1986. He spent parts of two seasons with Houston, posting a 2-7 record with a 4.47 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hernandez_Manny.html
5/7/1965: Bob Aspromonte's three-run blast off Lew Burdette in the fifth gives #Astros a 5-4 win over the Cubs at Wrigley AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0507
5/7/1971: Joe Morgan raps four hits, steals two bases, scores three times and drives in two to lead the #Astros over the Phillies, 8-1, in their first game at Veterans Stadium. Don Wilson strikes the key blow off Jim Bunning, a two-run bunt single. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0507
5/7/1974: The #Astros' Tom Griffin one-hits the Pirates, 2-1, outdueling Dock Ellis for the victory. Milt May triples home Bob Watson with the winning run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0507
5/7/1977: The #Astros' Joe Ferguson blasts a two-run clout in the eleventh inning off John Urrea to shock the Cardinals, 3-1. It's his seventh homer of the year and the third in extra innings. Joe Sambito takes the win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0507
5/7/1996: Anthony Young, who had the majors' longest personal losing streak while with the Mets and Cubs, gets the win as the #Astros roar back to topple the Phis, 7-5. Jeff Bagwell launches two home runs while Sean Berry adds a solo shot. Each has 4 hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0507
5/7/2000: Roger Cedeño's three-run homer keys a seven-run tenth inning that sinks the Dodgers, 14-8. Mitch Meluskey delivers five hits while Ken Caminiti and Richard Hidalgo go deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0507 #Astros
5/7/2015: Video: Houston CF Jake Marisnick completes a rare 8U double play in a 3-2 #Astros win at Anaheim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws6lsJdKils
5/7/2018: The #Astros' George Springer goes 6-for-6, the first player in franchise history to accomplish the feat in a nine-inning game, as Houston bombs the Athletics, 16-2. Marwin Gonzalez homers and drives in five. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0507 #Astros

5/8/1888: Houston's lone tally in the ninth is too little, too late as the Babies drop one to the Dallas Hams, 5-1. #Astros
5/8/1898: Houston's 11-run outburst in the fourth leads to the Buffs winning a 24-11 laugher over the San Antonio Bronchos. #Astros
5/8/1921: A six-run fourth inning ices an 8-5 win for the Houston Buffaloes over the San Antonio Bears in the Alamo City. #Astros
5/8/1937: *** deceased *** Mike Cuellar is born in Las Villas, Cuba. The LHP was an All-Star for the 1967 #Astros. He later won 20+ games four times for the Orioles and shared the AL Cy Young Award with Denny McLain in 1969. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cuellar_Mike.html #RIP
5/8/1964: Dave Rohde is born in Los Altos, CA. A fifth-round pick of the #Astros in 1986, the infielder came up in 1990 but hit .184 in 59 games. The next year, he hit .122 in 29 games, then was dealt to the Indians. He returned as a strikebreaker in 1995. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rohde_Dave.html
5/8/1965: 18-year-old Larry Dierker gets his first major league win and Joe Morgan his first homer in the #Astros' 11-6 rout of the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0508
5/8/1969: Houston storms back from a 6-1 deficit with three runs in the eighth and three more in the ninth to upend the Phillies, 9-7, at Connie Mack Stadium. Johnny Edwards' two-run single is the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0508 #Astros
5/8/1974: Doug Rader's three-run homer in the 12th lifts the #Astros over Pittsburgh, 8-6. Rookie Dave Parker had slammed a solo homer in the top of the inning to give the Pirates a lead before Rader's blast off Jim Sadowski settles the issue. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0508
5/8/1974: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Doug Rader homers vs. the Pirates in the 12th: AstrosDaily.com/audio/74rader.mp3
5/8/1987: The #Astros' Mike Scott hurls a two hitter to stop the Expos, 3-0. Scott fans twelve and walks only two. Phil Garner's solo homer in the first is all the offense Scott will need. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0508 #Astros
5/8/1992: Video: #Astros pitcher Butch Henry hits a three-run inside-the-park homer off Doug Drabek in a 6-3 loss in Pittsburgh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wkbkSxsMdE
5/8/2004: Craig Biggio spanks a leadoff single for his 2,500th career hit. He celebrates by launching solo homers in his next two at-bats, but he whiffs in a key ninth-inning situation and the bullpen melts down in a 5-4 ten-inning #Astros loss in Atlanta. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0508
5/8/2004: Video: The #Astros' Craig Biggio spanks a leadoff single for his 2,500th career hit: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004May8_Biggio_2500.mpeg
5/8/2005: The #Astros find themselves in last place after a 16-0 drubbing by the Braves. Ex-Astro Mike Hampton tosses a complete-game two-hitter and swats a homer. The loss ties the most lopsided defeat in team history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0508

5/9/1897: The Houston Buffs take a rain-shortened 2-0 five-inning victory over the Dallas Steers. #Astros
5/9/1899: A six-run outburst in the eighth gives the San Antonio Bronchos a 9-6 victory over the Houston Buffaloes. #Astros
5/9/1963: Frank Robinson blasts two HRs and drives in seven as the Reds stampede the Colts, 13-3. The last of his mammoth shots comes at the expense of Jim Umbricht, who has over 100 stitches from cancer surgery in his leg as he takes the mound. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0509 #Astros
5/9/1965: The #Astros and Cubs split an afternoon twinbill at the Friendly Confines. Houston wins the opener, 11-5, but drops the nightcap, 7-1. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0509
5/9/1976: Houston catchers combine for the cycle during a 10-5 beating of St. Louis. Cliff Johnson pounds four hits (two singles, a double and a homer) before twisting his ankle. Backup Skip Jutze triples in the seventh. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0509 #Astros
5/9/1983: Phil Garner scores the winning run from second while Danny Heep argues Terry Tata's call in a 6-4 win over the Mets. Tata ruled that José Cruz beat Heep to the bag on a roller to first. Nobody calls for time and Garner alertly speeds home AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0509 #Astros
5/9/2000: Ken Caminiti belts a grand slam and Craig Biggio drives in four to lead the #Astros past Colorado, 13-8. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0509
5/9/2007: The #Astros' Woody Williams, a Houston native signed at age 40 as a free agent, gets his first win as an Astro in eight starts. The RHP gets the game-winning hit as well, a bloop single to right for a 3-2 victory in Cincinnati. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0509
5/9/2007: The #Astros' Criag Biggio leads off the game with a double, the 646th of his career, to tie Carl Yastrzemski for seventh all time. It's his 2,963rd career hit. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0509

5/10/1899: Four seventh-inning runs give the Bronchos a 5-3 win over the Houston Buffs at San Antonio's San Pedro Park. #Astros
5/10/1918: *** deceased *** Dr. John McMullen is born in Jersey City, NJ. Holding a doctorate in mechanical engineering, McMullen owned the #Astros from 1979 to 1993. He is the man who both brought Nolan Ryan home to Houston in 1980 and chased him away in 1988. #RIP
5/10/1938: *** deceased *** Merritt Ranew is born in Albany, GA. The catcher originally signed with the Braves but got his first taste of the majors with the Colt .45s in their inaugural 1962 season. In 71 games, he hit .234 with four HRs and eight triples. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ranew_Merritt.html #Astros #RIP
5/10/1962: Audio: Al Helfer has the call as the Colt .45s' Román Mejias belts the first inside-the-park home run in team history: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62mejias3.mp3 #Astros
5/10/1965: The Dodgers edge the #Astros, 3-2, in the tenth on Ron Fairly's RBI single. Rusty Staub has a 10-game hitting streak. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0510
5/10/1965: *** Acosta *** An #Astrodome groundskeeper appears as a contestant on the game show "To Tell the Truth" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbZ89Bzm4dgandfeature=youtu.be #Astros
5/10/1969: Pete Schourek is born in Austin, TX. The LHP signed a free agent deal with the #Astros in 1998, declaring he would only be used as a starter. After some shaky starts, he refused assignment to the bullpen and was sold to the Red Sox in August. AstrosDaily.com/players/Schourek_Pete.html
5/10/1971: Glen Barker is born in Albany, NY. The speedy OF was a Rule 5 draftee by Houston from Detroit who spent three seasons (1999-2001) as a reserve outfielder and pinch-runner. Over that time, he batted .232 in 235 games with 30 stolen bases. AstrosDaily.com/players/Barker_Glen.html #Astros
5/10/1972: Pencil-thin shortstop Roger Metzger belts his first major-league homer to spark a six-run eighth-inning rally that shocks the Cardinals, 10-7. The shot comes off future Hall-of-Famer Bob Gibson. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0510 #Astros
5/10/1979: Dr. John McMullen purchases the #Astros from the Ford Motor Credit Corporation. The shipping magnate, a former partner of New York Yankee boss George Steinbrenner, jokes that nothing is more limited than being Steinbrenner's limited partner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0510
5/10/1986: The #Astros' Glenn Davis swats two home runs and a double in leading a 6-3 triumph at Pittsburgh. Rick Rhoden and Bob Walk are his victims. Kevin Bass adds a solo shot to the winning effort. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0510
5/10/1992: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell comes off the bench to club a solo homer in the eighth that ties the Pirates at 4-4. He then tags Roger Mason in the tenth with another blast to cap a 6-4 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0510
5/10/1993: The #Astros' Ken Caminiti spanks a two-run double that caps a four-run eighth as Houston stuns the Braves, 5-2. Jose Uribe scores the game-winner. Xavier Hernandez picks up the win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0510
5/10/1993: A.J. Reed is born in Terre Haute, IN. Reed was a two-way player at the University of Kentucky and was taken by the #Astros in the second round of the 2014 draft. In three partial seasons with Houston (2016-18), he has hit .153 with 3 HR in 131 AB. AstrosDaily.com/players/Reed_AJ.html

5/11/1898: The Galveston Sand Crabs top the Houston Buffs, 7-5. Houston RF George Keefe hits a three-run homer. #Astros
5/11/1921: The Houston Buffs and the Fort Worth Panthers each score six runs in the ninth frame, but Houston comes out on top, 9-6, in Fort Worth. #Astros
5/11/1963: Bob Aspromonte slugs a tenth-inning homer as the Colt .45s sweep the Cubs, 2-1. Jim Umbricht pitches two innings for the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0511 #Astros
5/11/1965: #Astros rookie Dave Giusti tosses a complete-game four-hitter, dropping the Dodgers, 2-1, at Chavez Ravine. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0511
5/11/1973: #Astros manager Leo Durocher returns from a three-week hospital stay to watch Don Wilson toss a three-hitter over Cincinnati, 5-1. Interim manager Preston Gomez was 14-3 in Durocher's absence, perhaps leading Leo to a quicker recovery. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0511
5/11/1975: Francisco Cordero is born in Santo Domingo, DR. A 3x All-Star, the RHP amassed 329 saves in 14 seasons before arriving in Houston in 2012. Unfortunately, he had reached the end of the line, going 0-3 before a DL stint and being released. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cordero_Francisco.html #Astros
5/11/1985: The #Astros rebound from a 5-0 deficit to take a 10-7 victory in Cincinnati. A five-run sixth does the trick as Phil Garner drills a bases-loaded triple off Mario Soto then scores on a suicide squeeze bunt by Mark Bailey. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0511
5/11/1999: Houston ties a club record for runs scored during a 19-8 demolition of the Pirates at the #Astrodome. Seven #Astros, including Tim Bogar and Paul Bako, have multi-hit games in the 18-hit assault. Houston's ten doubles sets another club mark. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0511
5/11/2008: The #Astros' Hunter Pence breaks up a no-hit bid in Los Angeles with a single after two outs in the seventh. The bats wake up and clobber the Dodgers with an 8-5 thrashing. Houston climbs to within 1½ games of the NL Central Division lead. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0511

5/12/1897: Tom Turner's solo homer yields Houston's lone run in an 8-1 thrashing at the hands of the Denison-Sherman Tigers. #Astros
5/12/1898: The Houston Buffaloes win a 10-7 slugfest over the Galveston Sand Crabs as the Texas League nears breakup for the season. #Astros
5/12/1921: A five-run fourth ices an 8-1 victory for the Wichita Falls Spudders over the Houston Buffs. #Astros
5/12/1959: Kevin Bass is born in Redwood City, CA. Bass was one of the best outfielders in #Astros history and was a key component in the team's 1986 playoff season. He was an All-Star that year, batting .311 with 20 homers and 22 stolen bases. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bass_Kevin.html
5/12/1965: Don Drysdale goes the distance to lift the Dodgers past Houston, 4-2. The #Astros activate coach Nellie Fox as a player. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0512
5/12/1974: Cincinnati fans hurl beer, ice, cups and insults at an injured Bob Watson after the LF crashes head-first into the fence at Riverfront. Watson's glasses shatter. He gets twelve stitches to his face at a local hospital. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0512 #Astros
5/12/1978: #Astros reliever Tom Dixon singles home Julio González in the 14th for a wild 5-4 victory in New York. It's his first MLB hit. Houston scores twice in the ninth to reach extras then takes the lead in the 12th on a two-run Enos Cabell homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0512
5/12/1989: The #Astros' Jim Deshaies goes the distance with a four-hitter as Houston trips the Cubs, 3-1. Gerald Young and Billy Hatcher execute a double steal for the game's first run, with Young crossing the plate. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0512
5/12/1996: #Astros reserve catcher Jerry Goff ties a dubious modern major-league record, allowing six passed balls in a 7-6 loss to Montreal. Goff also plunks a homer and goes two-for-four in his final major league appearance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0512
5/12/2007: In a 10-4 bombing of the Diamondbacks, the #Astros' Craig Biggio ties Sam Crawford on the all-time hits list at 2,964 while passing Carl Yastrzemski for seventh on the all-time doubles list (647). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0512
5/12/2007: The #Astros' Roy Oswalt sails to his sixth win in a 10-4 bombing of the Diamondbacks. Mike Lamb and rookie Hunter Pence crunch three hits apiece, including a home run. Carlos Lee and Luke Scott also go deep. Lee leads the league in RBIs with 34. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0512
5/12/2019: George Springer spanks 5 hits, including 2 homers, during a 15-5 trouncing of the Rangers that completes a 4-game series sweep. Alex Bregman also belts a pair of homers and drives in 5. Houston native Corbin Martin wins in his MLB debut. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0512 #Astros

5/13/1896: A three-run fourth lifts the Fort Worth Panthers past the Houston Buffs, 5-2. #Astros
5/13/1921: A four-run rally in the ninth gives the Houston Buffaloes a 6-4 victory over the Wichita Falls Spudders. #Astros
5/13/1966: Dick Farrell and Claude Raymond combine for a one-hitter in Philly. The #Astros only manage three hits themselves but the last is a ninth-inning blast by Jim Wynn off Chris Short that hits the roof of Connie Mack Stadium for a 1-0 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0513
5/13/1969: The #Astros play their first game outside the US, a 10-3 pounding of the Expos at Parc Jarry. Doug Rader drives in three and Johnny Edwards produces two run-scoring singles. Donn Clendenon, who refused to accept a trade to Houston, goes 0-for-5. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0513
5/13/1981: Don Sutton twirls a five-hit shutout to blank St. Louis, 3-0. Art Howe adds a two-run homer. Off the field, 1B Mike Ivie is hospitalized for mental exhaustion less than a month after he was acquired by Houston and is out for the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0513 #Astros
5/13/1988: Glenn Davis drives in four and Gerald Young provides four hits as Houston pounds the Cubs, 8-2. Nolan Ryan tosses his first complete game in over two years, fanning eleven. Davis leads the NL in RBIs (33) while Young leads in SBs (22). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0513 #Astros
5/13/2002: Geoff Blum pounds three doubles and drives in five to spark a 17-3 victory over Philadelphia at #Astros Field. Seven players have multi-hit games in the 20-hit attack. Amazingly, Houston does all the damage without hitting a home run. AstrosDaily.com/history/2002/game200205130.html
5/13/2009: Every player in the #Astros' starting lineup, including pitcher Mike Hampton, has a multi-hit game in the 15-11 victory over Colorado at Coors Field. Lance Berkman leads the 24-hit attack (one shy of the club record) with a 4-for-4 night. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0513
5/13/2010: Jay Schlueter dies in Phoenix, Arizona from ataxia at age 60. The reserve OF appeared in seven games for the 1971 #Astros, going 1-for-3 with a strikeout. He was traded with Lee May to Baltimore in December 1974 for Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Schlueter_Jay

5/14/1888: An eight-run second ices an 11-6 victory for the Houston Babies over the Senators in Austin. #Astros
5/14/1896: Four Houston errors prove costly as the Panthers edge the Buffaloes, 4-3, in Fort Worth. #Astros
5/14/1899: The Sand Crabs shellac the Houston Buffaloes in an 18-8 laugher at Galveston's Beach Park. #Astros
5/14/1963: Pat Borders is born in Columbus, OH. The starting catcher for the 1992-93 World Champion Blue Jays embarked on a free-agency tour of the majors, including stops with the Royals, Astros (1995), White Sox, Indians, Mariners & Twins. AstrosDaily.com/players/Borders_Pat.html
5/14/1964: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Hal Woodeshick earns the save against the Giants: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64woody1.mp3 #Astros
5/14/1965: Jim Ray Hart's solo homer in the ninth gives the Giants a 2-1 walkoff victory over the #Astros at Candlestick. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0514
5/14/1972: #Astros put the shift on for Willie Stargell, leading 7-6 with two out and two on in the top of the ninth. It works as Stargell rolls out to SS Roger Metzger for the final out. Houston built a 7-2 lead behind HRs from César Cedeño & Bob Watson. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0514
5/14/1975: The #Astros' Doug Rader belts two homers and drives in five to pace an 11-7 triumph at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Roger Metzger adds four hits while Bob Watson supplies three, including a home run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0514
5/14/1976: A woman runs nude across the #Astrodome playing field during a game against Philadelphia. She's arrested by Houston police despite having been hired by the #Astros to perform the stunt. http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/columnists/hoffman/article/The-naked-truth-about-the-Houston-Astros-history-6746311.php?t=de93fa04117f5ecf50andcmpid=twitter-premium
5/14/1984: Luke Gregerson is born in Park Ridge, IL. Signed by the #Astros to a three-year deal in December 2014, the six-year veteran right-handed reliever posted a 13-9 record with a 3.66 ERA and 47 saves for the 2015-17 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gregerson_Luke.html
5/14/1985: Rookies Ron Mathis and Mark Ross team up to blank Montreal, 10-0. Craig Reynolds is the offensive star with four hits, including a two-run double. Jerry Mumphrey and Bill Doran each contribute three hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0514 #Astros
5/14/1993: Ken Caminiti drills a bases-loaded double to key a seven-run fifth as the #Astros stop the Dodgers, 9-1. Scott Servais swats his third hit of the night, a two-run shot in the eighth, for good measure. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0514
5/14/2008: Lance Berkman's incredible month continues during a 6-3 win at San Francisco. He hits a two-run homer to give him a MLB-leading 14. He also leads the NL in RBIs (40), runs (43) and OPS (1.264). He's batting .580 for the month. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0514 #Astros
5/14/2009: George Williams dies of cancer in Detroit at age 69. A 2B, the expansion draft acquisition played in five games for the 1962 Colt .45s, going 3-for-8 with a double and two RBIs. The Kansas City A's took him via the Rule 5 draft in 1963. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Williams_George #Astros
5/14/2020: Bob Watson dies at age 74 from kidney disease in Houston ... AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Watson_Bob #Astros

5/15/1898: The Texas League folds for the season after the last two clubs standing, Houston and Galveston, disband. #Astros
5/15/1965: Giants' reliever Bob Bolin quells an #Astros' uprising in the second and cruises to an 8-2 decision over Houston. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0515
5/15/1969: *** current *** Francisco Romero is born in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. He joined the #Astros' Spanish-language broadcast team in 2008.
5/15/1973: Furious #Astros GM Spec Richardson posts a message on the #Astrodome scoreboard blaming recent losses on umpires Bruce Froemming and Augie Donatelli. The league fines Richardson $300. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0515
5/15/1974: Andrew Jay Hinch is born in Waverly, IA. Tabbed as the #Astros' 22nd manager on 9.29.2014, Hinch skippered the club to its first postseason appearance in a decade in 2015, and to the franchise's first World Championship in 2017. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Hinch_AJ
5/15/1978: J.R. Richard two-hits the Phils in a 5-0 shutout. He fans nine and allows two singles. Bob Watson's two-run homer paces the offense. Phillies C Bob Boone commits two errors before being tossed in an argument with umpire Bruce Froemming. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0515 #Astros
5/15/1986: Brandon Barnes is born in Orange, CA. A sixth-round pick by the #Astros in 2005, the OF hit .233 with 9 HR and 48 RBI for the 2012-13 #Astros, before being dealt to the Rockies. He hit for the cycle on 7.19.2013 in a 10-7 loss to the Mariners. AstrosDaily.com/players/Barnes_Brandon.html
5/15/1987: *** current *** Michael Brantley is born in Bellevue, WA. The ten-year veteran OF signed a two-year deal with the #Astros as a FA prior to the 2019 season. He made the All-Star squad and finished his first year with a .311 BA (.875 OPS), 22 HR & 90 RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Brantley_Michael.html
5/15/1999: The #Astros' Craig Biggio goes four-for-four with four RBIs to pace a 10-5 victory over San Francisco. Biggio and Jeff Bagwell both launch three-run shots off Mark Gardner. Mike Hampton cruises to his fifth win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0515
5/15/1999: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Jeff Bagwell goes yard, breaking a tie against the Giants: AstrosDaily.com/audio/99bagwell.mp3
5/15/2001: The #Astros' Tony Eusebio belts a two-run blast in the 12th to muzzle the Cubs, 9-7. Vinny Castilla adds three hits including a homer. Castilla becomes one of the best in-season signings in team history, batting .270 with 23 HRs and 82 RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0515
5/15/2005: The #Astros' Morgan Ensberg hits three home runs and drives in five as Houston wallops the Giants, 9-0. Brandon Backe spins a complete-game four-hitter. Craig Biggio swats his seventh homer of the year, tying Ensberg for the club lead. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0515
5/15/2005: Audio: Alan Ashby has the call as the #Astros' Morgan Ensberg hits his third homer of the game in a 9-0 rout of San Francisco: AstrosDaily.com/audio/05Ensberg.mp3
5/15/2008: Audio: The #Astros' Lance Berkman drives one into McCovey Cove. Bill Brown has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/08BerkmanSF.mp3
5/15/2016: Ken Ramos dies in Pueblo, CO. The LHP got into 14 games for the 1997 #Astros. In 2016, he shot his wife Lisa and then himself in an apparent murder-suicide in their home in Pueblo, CO. http://AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Ramos_Ken

5/16/1933: *** deceased *** Bob Bruce is born in Detroit, MI. In five seasons in Houston (1962-66), the RHP posted a 42-58 record with a 3.78 ERA. He became the first 15-game winner in franchise history and won the last game pitched at Colt Stadium. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bruce_Bob.html #Astros #RIP
5/16/1953: Rick Rhoden is born in Boynton Beach, FL. Houston was the final stop on a 16-season journey for the right-hander. While an Astro in 1989, Rhoden posted a 2-6 record with a 4.28 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rhoden_Rick.html #Astros
5/16/1965: The Giants complete a sweep of the #Astros, taking both ends of a Sunday twinbill, 10-5 and 4-3. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0516
5/16/1967: Doug Brocail is born in Clearfield, PA. A former first-round pick of the Padres, the RHP came to Houston for the first of his two stints in the Ken Caminiti mega-trade. He posted a 15-14 record with a 4.24 ERA for the 1995-96, 2008-09 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Brocail_Doug.html
5/16/1971: The #Astros' Doug Rader belts a grand slam and drives in six to pace a 12-4 thumping of the Cards. His two-run double in the third follows the first-inning slam. Jack Hiatt and Roger Metzger add three hits apiece in the 17-hit performance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0516
5/16/1973: It "rains money" in the #Astrodome when 100 randomly selected female contestants take the field and are showered with $1,000 in banknotes from the gondola high above. #Astros
5/16/1978: Audio: Andy Musser has the call as the #Astros' Terry Puhl and Enos Cabell team up against Steve Carlton: AstrosDaily.com/audio/78puhlenos.mp3
5/16/1979: National League owners approve Ford Motor Credit's sale of the Houston #Astros to Dr. John J. McMullen for $19 million.
5/16/1981: The #Astros' Craig Reynolds ties a major-league mark with three triples during a 6-1 victory over Chicago. It is part of a four-hit night with four RBIs. His first triple sails to the gap in right-center. His other two hug the right field line. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0516
5/16/1981: Audio: Vince Lloyd is at the mic as the #Astros' Craig Reynolds spanks his third triple to tie an MLB record: AstrosDaily.com/audio/81reynlds1.mp3
5/16/1993: #Astros pitcher Doug Drabek drills a home run off Pedro Martinez to beat the Dodgers, 3-2. Drabek picks up his fourth win while Doug Jones gets the save. Earlier, Craig Biggio had tagged Pedro Astacio for a solo shot. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0516
5/16/1997: The #Astros' Craig Biggio slams two home runs, including the 100th of his career, during a 12-7 victory at Philadelphia. His first blast leads off the game and triggers a seven-run outburst. Brad Ausmus and Jeff Bagwell also go deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0516
5/16/1998: The #Astros' Craig Biggio swats a dramatic ninth-inning homer off Kerry Ligtenberg to drop the Braves, 3-2. Houston had scored twice on Greg Maddux but Atlanta evens it with two against Shane Reynolds. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0516 #Astros
5/16/2011: The #Astros announce the sale of the ballclub to a group of investors led by Houston shipping magnate Jim Crane. The reported price is $680 million. The sale awaits the approval of the other owners before becoming official. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0516
5/16/2011: The #Astros drop a 3-2 decision to the Braves to sport a 15-26 record - worst in the National League. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0516

5/17/1896: Dallas' Harry Minnehan six-hits Houston, retiring 20 straight, in a 7-4 Navigators win over the Buffs. #Astros
5/17/1897: Fort Worth's Cy Mulkey scatters six hits as the Panthers blank the Houston Buffs, 8-0. #Astros
5/17/1899: Billy Crowell scatters nine hits as the Buffs lasso the San Antonio Bronchos, 7-1, at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
5/17/1925: *** deceased *** Craig F. Cullinan, Jr. is born in Houston. Heir to the Texaco oil fortune, in 1962 he will become a founder of the Houston Colt .45s/#Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/sound/a.html #RIP
5/17/1963: Don Nottebart hurls the first no-hitter in club history, a 4-1 triumph over Philadelphia at Colt Stadium. Rookie John Bateman catches the gem. Nottebart fans eight and walks three. It's just the third Colts win in 24 tries vs. Philly. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0517 #Astros
5/17/1963: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Don Nottebart completes the first no-hitter in club history: AstrosDaily.com/audio/63nottyno.mp3 #Astros
5/17/1965: 40,000 #Astrodome fans watch Sandy Koufax's Dodgers rally for four runs in the eleventh as the #Astros drop a 5-3 verdict for their seventh straight loss. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0517
5/17/1968: #Astros 1B Rusty Staub visits Larry Dierker on the mound during a 6-0 loss in LA. Absent-mindedly, he spits on the ball. Zoilo Versalles has a three-ball count and Staub's miscue becomes an automatic ball four. Versalles eventually scores. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0517
5/17/1973: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Tommy Helms makes a big defensive stop against Atlanta: AstrosDaily.com/audio/73thelms.mp3
5/17/1978: Carlos Peña is born in Santo Domingo, DR. The slugging 35-year-old first baseman was brought in to provide veteran leadership for a young 2013 #Astros club but was released in mid-season after hitting .209 with 8 homers and 25 RBIs in 85 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pena_Carlos.html
5/17/1989: Jordan Jankowski is born in McMurray, PA. The RHP made three appearances out of the #Astros' bullpen in 2017 before being claimed off waivers by the Dodgers in August. Jankowski went 1-0 for Houston despite posting a 12.46 ERA in 4.1 IP. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jankowski_Jordan.html
5/17/1990: Eric Anthony becomes the first Astro to reach the Dome's upper reserved seats in right field with a mammoth blast off Mike Bielecki in a 5-4, 11-inning victory against Chicago. Cincy's Bernie Carbo was the only previous player to do it. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0517 #Astros
5/17/1995: The #Astros' Luis Gonzalez goes four-for-four with three RBIs to pace a 7-2 triumph over the Mets. Greg Swindell works seven innings for the victory. James Mouton adds a homer off Jason Jacome. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0517
5/17/2001: The #Astros' Richard Hidalgo blasts a two-run shot in the seventh inning that downs the Cubs, 4-2. The clout comes off Kyle Farnsworth. Roy Oswalt wins his second big-league game while Billy Wagner notches his tenth save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0517
5/17/2009: The #Astros' Ivan Rodriguez belts the 300th homer of his career in a 6-5 victory at Chicago. Wrigley fans toss back the momento, much to the catcher's delight. Chris Sampson picks up his first career save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0517
5/17/2009: Audio: Brett Dolan is at the mic as the #Astros' Iván Rodriguez smacks his 300th career homer: AstrosDaily.com/audio/09Pudge.mp3
5/17/2013: Reid Ryan is named as the #Astros' president, replacing George Postolos. A former minor league pitcher in the Rangers' system, the son of Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan previously ran the Corpus Christi Hooks and the Round Rock Express.
5/17/2019: #Astros reliever Ryan Pressly sets an MLB record with his 39th consecutive scoreless appearance in a 3-1 victory at Boston. The setup man's streak began on August 10, 2018. For 2018: 23.1 IP, 32 K, 0.77 ERA, 0.60 WHIP. For 2019 (to date): 19 IP, 20 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.47 WHIP.

5/18/1896: The Galveston Sandcrabs take a 2-1 exhibition game from the Houston Buffaloes in Corsicana. #Astros
5/18/1899: The San Antonio Bronchos jump on Houston's Cy Mulkey en route to 9-2 romp over the Buffs. #Astros
5/18/1933: *** deceased *** Carroll Hardy is born in Sturgis, SD. The only man ever to pinch-hit for Ted Williams, the OF hit .194 with 2 HR and 15 RBI for the 1963-64 Colt .45s. He also played for the NFL's 49ers, catching four TD passes from Y.A. Tittle in 1955. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hardy_Carroll.html #Astros #RIP
5/18/1962: The Colt .45s' Ken Johnson gives up a game-tying homer to Willie McCovey in the bottom of the ninth but singles home Carl Warwick in the tenth for a 3-2 victory over the Giants at Candlestick. Norm Larker also homers for Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0518 #Astros
5/18/1965: John Bateman homers while Ken Johnson three-hits the Dodgers in a 4-1 #Astros win. For their first ten home dates in the #Astrodome, Houston has averaged 35,113 in attendance. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0518
5/18/1966: The #Astros sweep the Cubs, 5-1 and 4-2, to take sole possession of second place in the NL, 2½ games back. Homers by Lee Maye and Rusty Staub back Dave Giusti in the opener while Robin Roberts notches his 284th career victory in the nightcap. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0518
5/18/1967: Jim Wynn's homer off the LF foul pole ignites a near riot during a 6-2 #Astros win. Giants manager Herman Franks argues it was foul with umpire Shag Crawford, nearly coming to blows. Ollie Brown gets tossed for calling Crawford a "meathead". AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0518
5/18/1974: Nelson Figueroa is born in Brooklyn, NY. The 2010 waiver claim stepped into the #Astros' starting rotation near the end of the season and did well. That led to a new contract for 2011, but he got off to a bad start and was released in August. AstrosDaily.com/players/Figueroa_Nelson.html
5/18/1986: Five Cubs suffer food poisoning prior to a 5-2 Chicago victory at the #Astrodome. All had eaten hamburgers and bad mayo is the prime suspect. Pitcher Rick Sutcliffe is hospitalized. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0518 #Astros
5/18/2002: José Vizcaino slams a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth to drop the Pirates, 2-1. Octavio Dotel gets the win after Tim Redding works seven solid innings. The victory pulls the #Astros back to the .500 mark for the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0518
5/18/2015: Lance McCullers, Jr., makes his MLB debut for the #Astros (4.2 IP 2 H 5 K 1 BB 1 ER) in a 2-1 loss to the Oakland A's. AstrosDaily.com/players/McCullers_Lance.html AstrosDaily.com/history/2015/game201505180.html
5/18/2019: The #Astros win, 7-3, in Boston for their tenth straight victory and the second ten-game streak in the still-young season. It's the first time since 1969 that the club has had two ten-game win streaks in the same season.

5/19/1896: Houston's John Roach three-hits Sherman as the Buffaloes rout the Students, 8-0. #Astros
5/19/1955: Alan Knicely is born in Harrisonburg, VA. A third-round pick of the #Astros in 1974, the highly-touted catcher received three cups of coffee with the big club before playing 59 games with Houston in 1982. He was then dealt to Cincinnati. AstrosDaily.com/players/Knicely_Alan.html
5/19/1964: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Rusty Staub lends a glove to another Hal Woodeshick save: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64woody2.mp3 #Astros
5/19/1965: Ron Fairly continues his personal torment of the #Astros with a two-run 14th-inning homer to give the Dodgers a 4-2 win. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0519
5/19/1968: Alan Zinter is born in El Paso, TX. The 1B toiled in the minors for over a decade before making his MLB debut with the #Astros in 2002 at the age of 34. He got into 39 games, mostly as a pinch-hitter, and put up a .136 average with two homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Zinter_Alan.html
5/19/1968: The #Astros take no prisoners in a doubleheader sweep at Los Angeles, 2-1 and 3-1. In the nightcap, while walking down to first, Jim Wynn points out a snake in the basepath. Coach Mel McGaha gets a bat and beats the viper to death. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0519
5/19/1985: The #Astros' Jim Pankovits raps four hits, including a double and a home run, to pace a 7-3 victory over St. Louis. Enos Cabell and Alan Ashby also go deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0519
5/19/1989: Mike Scott pitches seven innings of no-hit ball before future Astro Glenn Wilson singles to break it up. It is Pittsburgh's only hit in a 3-0 #Astros triumph, the third one-hitter of Scott's career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0519
5/19/1995: A grand slam by Tony Eusebio keys a seven-run uprising as the #Astros pummel Montreal, 10-2. Jeff Bagwell had earlier provided a two-run blast off Pedro Martinez. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0519
5/19/2002: *** pic *** The #Astros retire former pitcher, broadcaster, and manager Larry Dierker's jersey #49 in a pregame ceremony. Dierker had been a fixture with the Houston franchise since signing as a free agent in 1964 at the tender age of 17. AstrosDaily.com/players/Dierker_Larry.html
5/19/2006: The #Astros' Adam Everett delivers a three-run double off Joaquin Benoit in the bottom of the eighth to topple the Texas Rangers, 5-3. Brad Lidge, who had temporarily lost his closer role, returns to nail down his 12th save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0519
5/19/2009: Arnie "Peanut Dude" Murphy, beloved #Astros ballpark vendor for 15 years, dies at age 61. https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Minute-Maid-Park-s-popular-Peanut-Dude-dies-at-1727069.php #RIP

5/20/1888: 3,000 islanders watch their Giants rout the Houston Babies, 9-1, at Galveston's Beach Park. #Astros
5/20/1965: An ownership feud comes to a head as Judge Roy Hofheinz buys 53% of the #Astros from R.E. "Bob" Smith for $7.5M. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0520
5/20/1973: Johnny Edwards belts a three-run homer as Houston builds a 7-0 lead against the Giants. San Francisco rallies to tie it but Jim Wynn smashes a solo shot off Sam McDowell in the ninth for an 8-7 win. #Astros take over first place in the NL West. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0520
5/20/1978: J.R. Richard fires his second straight shutout in a 13-0 drubbing of the Braves. José Cruz is the batting star with four hits and six RBIs. Enos Cabell contributes three hits while Denny Walling launches his first major league home run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0520 #Astros
5/20/1988: Billy Hatcher delivers five hits during a 5-3 triumph in St. Louis. His last one snaps a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth, driving in Terry Puhl. Bob Knepper picks up his sixth win - lowering his ERA to 0.89 for the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0520 #Astros
5/20/1991: Pete Runnels dies in Pasadena, TX. The two-time AL batting champ came to the Colts from Boston in trade for Román Mejias. Without the benefit of Fenway's short left-field porch, Runnels regressed, hitting .246 in 1963-64 before retiring. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Runnels_Pete #Astros
5/20/1995: Jeff Shaw walks home Craig Biggio with the winning run in the tenth as Houston nips the Expos, 2-1. Pinch-hitter Dave Magadan takes ball four to end the game. John Hudek picks up the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0520 #Astros
5/20/1999: The #Astros' Billy Wagner surrenders two homers to blow the save but hangs on for a 4-3, ten-inning victory in Los Angeles. A double by Derek Bell and a sacrifice fly by Ken Caminiti in the tenth salvage the win for Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0520

5/21/1892: *** pic, search for "Leaguer" *** Houston center-fielder Ollie Pickering's seven bloop singles in a 20-10 home romp over Fort Worth leads to the coining of the term "Texas Leaguer," according to a 1906 article in Sporting Life. #Astros
5/21/1936: Barry Latman is born in Los Angeles, CA. The RHP closed his eleven-year MLB career with the #Astros in 1966-67. He had a 5-13 record with Houston but carried a 3.49 ERA, indicating he got little run support. AstrosDaily.com/players/Latman_Barry.html
5/21/1962: Audio: Lindsay Nelson has the call as the Colt .45s' Jim Golden downs the Mets with a complete game AstrosDaily.com/audio/62golden.mp3 #Astros
5/21/1965: Two nights after Lum Harris was ejected by umpire John Kibler, Bob Aspromonte is ejected, Bill Giles splashes the words KIBLER DID IT AGAIN on the Dome scoreboard. Giles has to apologize to the umps and his dad, NL president Warren Giles AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0521 #Astros
5/21/1970: Tom Martin is born in Charleston, SC. The LHP made his big league debut at age 26 with the #Astros in 1997 where he posted a 5-3 record and two saves with a 2.09 ERA. He later pitched for the Indians, Mets, Rays, Dodgers, Braves, and Rockies. AstrosDaily.com/players/Martin_Tom.html
5/21/1972: Doug Rader makes a spectacular stab of a liner by Jim Lefebrve then doubles up Wes Parker at third base to end a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. Bob Watson's two-run shot provides the #Astros' runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0521
5/21/1977: Ballboy Scotty Tarvin gloves Larry Bowa's double down the right field line. Umps allow Bowa to take third during the 7-4 Phillies win at the Dome. Bowa later scores. Greg Luzinski hits a titanic shot into the upper reserved seats. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0521 #Astros
5/21/1990: The #Astros' Eric Anthony goes yard off Ted Power in the bottom of the eleventh for a 3-2 Houston win over the Pirates. Juan Agosto gets the victory. Franklin Stubbs also homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0521
5/21/1997: An IBB to Jeff Bagwell with the bases empty and two outs in the 14th backfires on the Reds. It is Jeff's third free pass of the night but he steals second and scores on a Luis Gonzalez single for a 4-3 win. Bill Spiers adds four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0521 #Astros
5/21/2010: On the day it's announced that ace pitcher Roy Oswalt is asking to be traded, the last-place #Astros nip the Rays, 2-1, as Brett Myers scatters six hits over seven innings. The 15-27 Astros have the NL's worst record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0521
5/21/2015: Fred Gladding dies in Columbia, SC. Acquired from Detroit in 1967, the RHP settled into the closer role for the #Astros and posted a 22-23 record with 76 saves and a 3.68 ERA over six years in Houston. Gladding's 29 saves led the NL in 1969. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Gladding_Fred 
5/21/2019: Justin Verlander tosses 6.1 innings of no-hit ball before a HR by Jose Abreu ruins the bid and the shutout, the only blemish in a 5-1 victory. Michael Brantley punches a bases-loaded double to key a 4-run fifth. Yuli Gurriel also homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0521 #Astros

5/22/1896: A sixth-inning Denison throwing error plates Houston's George Reed for a 1-0 Buffs win over the Tigers. #Astros
5/22/1965: The #Astrodome appears on national television for the first time. Viewers of ABC's "Game of the Week" watch Willie Mays blast a mammoth shot into the center field tunnel as the Giants pummel the #Astros, 10-1. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0522
5/22/1968: #Astros' Dave Giusti tosses a two-hitter in a nail-biting 1-0 shutout in Cincinnati. The first hit, with two out in the eighth, is questionable after Pete Rose's bloop escapes Jim Wynn's glove. Rusty Staub singles home Ron Davis for the only run AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0522
5/22/1974: The #Astros' Milt May belts a two-out pinch-hit grand slam off Vicente Romo in the ninth inning to topple San Diego, 5-1. Claude Osteen and Randy Jones had dueled to a 1-1 draw for eight innings. Osteen takes the victory, allowing five hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0522
5/22/1974: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Milt May dooms the Padres with a grand slam: AstrosDaily.com/audio/74mmay.mp3
5/22/1984: During warmups, Cardinals mascot Fredbird tackles Enos Cabell, who aggravates a knee injury. Heated words are exchanged between the two clubs but the #Astros get revenge in the 11th when Mark Bailey doubles off Bruce Sutter to key a 4-3 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0522
5/22/1993: Ken Caminiti swats two solo homers and Jeff Bagwell hits only the tenth Loge Level home run at Jack Murphy Stadium, but the Padres dominate in a 9-4 decision. The blasts account for three of the five hits the #Astros accumulate. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0522
5/22/2010: *** Acosta *** Lance Berkman slugs the 1,000th #Astros homer in MMP history. It's a solo shot off Rays' starter Jeff Niemann in a 4-2 loss.

5/23/1964: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Ken Johnson whitewashes the Mets: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64johnsn2.mp3 #Astros
5/23/1965: Hard luck pitcher Ken Johnson loses his last game for the #Astros, 5-2, at the hands of the Giants. Jim Ray Hart hits a three-run inside-the-park homer in the first inning. Johnson is traded later that afternoon to Milwaukee for Lee Maye. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0523
5/23/1970: Ricky Gutierrez is born in Miami, FL. The SS was dealt to Houston in the mega-trade with San Diego after the 1994 season. He hit .266 with seven homers and 132 RBIs for the 1995-99 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gutierrez_Ricky.html
5/23/1972: Audio: Gene Elston and Loel Passe have the call as #Astros pitcher Tom Griffin slugs a homer in San Diego. AstrosDaily.com/audio/72griffin.mp3
5/23/1978: Chris Sampson is born in Pasadena, TX. Drafted in the 8th round by the #Astros in 1999, he quit baseball after realizing he wouldn't hit well enough to be an MLB shortstop. Returning as an RHP, he went 20-14/4.42 for the 2006-10 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sampson_Chris.html
5/23/1979: Kirk Saarloos is born in Long Beach, CA. A third-round pick of the #Astros in 2001, the RHP debuted with Houston in 2002, making 17 starts and notching a 6-7 record but with a 6.01 ERA. In 2003, he went 2-1 with a 4.93 ERA in 36 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Saarloos_Kirk.html
5/23/1988: Mother Nature gets the save in a 3-0 #Astros victory at Pittsburgh. The game is called in the top of the ninth as swirling gale-force winds stop the action. Dirt and debris litter the field. Mike Scott's eight scoreless innings are good enough. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0523
5/23/1990: The #Astros set a club record by stealing eight bases in a 7-3 victory over Pittsburgh. Eric Yelding swipes half of them. Casey Candaele adds two thefts while Bill Doran and Ken Caminiti join the parade. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0523
5/23/2003: After 51 major league appearances, #Astros RHP Scott Linebrink gets his first MLB win - and is released the next day. A six-run first inning allows Linebrink to post a 7-5 victory over the Cubs, capped by a three-run homer from José Vizcaino. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0523
5/23/2008: The #Astros' José Valverde takes a line drive off the face yet stays in the game to notch his 15th save in a 4-3 triumph against the Phillies. Hunter Pence drilled two solo homers and Brandon Backe allowed just one run over 7.1 innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0523
5/23/2008: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' José Valverde stays in the game after taking a liner to the face: AstrosDaily.com/audio/08Valverde.mp3
5/23/2010: José Lima dies in Los Angeles from heart attack at age 37. The colorful and beloved RHP won 21 games for the 1999 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Lima_Jose #LimaTime #BelieveIt
5/23/2015: The #Astros turn a 5-4-3 triple play in Detroit to sparks a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. Jonathan Villar, José Altuve & Chris Carter perform the trifecta off the bat of Ian Kinsler. 21-year-old Lance McCullers, Jr., earns his first MLB win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0523
5/23/2015: Video: The #Astros turn a 5-4-3 triple play (Jonathan Villar-José Altuve-Chris Carter) in a 3-2 win at Detroit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2ayu5iwTOg
5/23/2015: *** pic *** Rookie Lance McCullers, Jr. picks up his first win in a 3-2 #Astros victory in Detroit (6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 IBB, 6 K)

5/24/1896: The Houston Buffs' Charlie Shaffer plates Jimmy "Rabbit" Slagle in the seventh for a 4-2 win over the Denison Tigers. #Astros
5/24/1958: Mike Richardt is born in North Hollywood, CA. Traded to the #Astros during the 1984 season for IF Alan Bannister, he appeared in just 16 games with Houston, all as a PH. He was 4-for-15 (.267) with two RBIs but was released after the season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Richardt_Mike.html
5/24/1965: The Reds chase Houston starter Dave Giusti in the second inning and cruise to a 5-2 win over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0524
5/24/1970: The #Astros erupt for seven runs in the bottom of the eighth to surprise the Reds, 10-7. Denis Menke has two hits in the inning and four in the game. Jesús Alou drives in three. Jack DiLauro saves it for Fred Gladding. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0524
5/24/1981: The #Astros' Art Howe triples off Vida Blue to set a club-record 23-game hitting streak. San Francisco wins, however, 2-1. The only Houston run is on a solo shot by Luis Pujols. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0524
5/24/1984: Hector Ambriz is born in Orange, CA. The RHP pitched 34 games for the Indians in relief before the #Astros signed him during the 2012 campaign. As a set-up man, he earned a 1-1 record with a 4.19 ERA. He was granted free agency in 2013. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ambriz_Hector.html 
5/24/1987: Henry Villar is born in Bonao, DR. The RHP was a September call-up from AA as a 23-year-old in 2010. He relieved in eight games for the #Astros and was considered one of the top prospects in the organization. He was granted free agency in 2012. AstrosDaily.com/players/Villar_Henry.html
5/24/1994: Doug Drabek gets three hits and drives in two, as well as tossing a three-hit shutout, to steamroll the Braves, 8-0. James Mouton adds four hits and Scott Servais provides a three-run homer. Drabek runs his record to 7-1 on the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0524 #Astros
5/24/1996: #Astros rally for an 8-7 victory over the Cubs in ten innings. Craig Biggio belts a two-run two-out homer in the bottom of the ninth off Turk Wendell before Sean Berry ties it. John Cangelosi singles home Ricky Gutierrez in the tenth to win it. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0524
5/24/1997: The #Astros' Darryl Kile blanks the Rockies at Coors Field for seven innings during a 7-0 whitewash, allowing four hits. Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell blast homers for Houston. Kile would opt for Colorado and free agency after the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0524

5/25/1888: Internal dissension is rumored as the Houston Babies fall to the Dallas Hams in a 7-0 rout at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
5/25/1954: Bob Knepper is born in Akron, OH. Acquired from the Giants for Enos Cabell in December 1980, the LHP adjusted well to the #Astrodome, becoming a solid #3 starter for most of his nine seasons with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Knepper_Bob.html
5/25/1965: The Reds' Tony Perez hits three-run ninth-inning HR to top #Astros 7-4. Meanwhile, the #Astrodome roof gets another coat of paint AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0525
5/25/1966: Dave Nicholson goes four-for-four with a home run while John Bateman goes three-for-three with a homer and a triple as the #Astros club the Mets, 7-1. Larry Dierker strikes out eight and hurls a complete-game five-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0525
5/25/1973: The #Astros' Lee May swats two homers to pace a 7-2 victory in Pittsburgh. Jerry Reuss goes the distance, scattering five hits for the win, pushing Houston back into a tie for the division lead. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0525
5/25/1974: Miguel Tejada is born in Bani, DR. A former AL MVP with the Orioles, the SS was twice named to the NL All-Star Team for the #Astros and led the club in batting average (.313) and hits (199) in 2009. He left via free agency after the 2009 season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tejada_Miguel.html
5/25/1975: Coming back from a 6-0 deficit, the #Astros tie the Expos in the ninth on César Cedeño's leadoff blast into the CF tunnel. Milt May's 12th-inning bloop eludes three Expos for the game-winner to give Houston an 8-7 win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0525
5/25/1977: The #Astros' Art Howe slams a Charlie Hough knuckler for his second homer of the day to upend the Dodgers, 7-6. Julio González contributes four hits. Joaquín Andújar gets the win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0525
5/25/1990: Jarred Cosart is born in League City, TX. Acquired as part of the 2011 Hunter Pence trade, he went on to post a stingy 1.95 ERA in 60 IP (ten starts) for his rookie 2013 campaign, but went 9-7 with a 4.41 ERA in 2013 when he was dealt to Miami. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cosart_Jarred.html
5/25/1999: The #Astros' Carl Everett singles home Bill Spiers with the winning run for a 2-1, twelve-inning victory over the Rockies. Everett had also doubled home Jeff Bagwell in the eighth for the only other Houston run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0525

5/26/1888: The Houston Babies romp 11-4 over the Fort Worth Panthers. Houston center-fielder Pizarro Douthett goes three-for-three with a triple. #Astros
5/26/1934: Jim Mahoney is born in Englewood, NJ. The shortstop spent part-time duty with the Red Sox, Senators and Indians before making one last appearance in the majors with the 1965 #Astros. In five games, he went 1-for-5 (.200). AstrosDaily.com/players/Mahoney_Jim.html
5/26/1960: Rob Murphy is born in Miami, FL. The seven-year journeyman LHP posted a 3-1 record with a 4.04 ERA for the 1992 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Murphy_Rob.html
5/26/1965: Houston's Bob Bruce fans 13 Reds in an 8-3 #Astros triumph, snapping a five-game Houston losing skid. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0526
5/26/1967: With the wind blowing out at Wrigley, #Astros Rusty Staub, Joe Morgan, Jim Wynn & Ron Davis homer in a 17-4 bombing of Chicago. Conditions favor the hitters so well that John Bateman, after being plunked, begs the umpire to let him stay and hit. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0526
5/26/1971: The Padres' Al Santorini starts a twinbill opener against a Houston lineup stacked with 7 lefties. Santorini gets the first out and is yanked. #Astros win, 2-1. Santorini also starts the nightcap, but Larry Dierker tops him in an 8-0 one-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0526
5/26/1972: The #Astros' Dave Roberts throws a complete game against the Dodgers, a 5-3 triumph, setting a team record with six consecutive complete games by the staff. This one saw both managers get ejected and Bob Watson robbed twice by the men in blue. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0526
5/26/1982: Frank LaCorte walks the bases full before being lifted in a 4-0 loss to Montreal. In the #Astros' clubhouse afterwards, LaCorte sets fire to his #31 jersey. Haunted by 3-1 counts, LaCorte insists on a new uniform and is given number #27. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0526
5/26/1990: The #Astros' Glenn Davis mauls the Cubs at Wrigley Field during a doubleheader sweep. Davis swats two homers and a single for five RBIs in the 8-1 opener. In the nightcap, he adds another HR and two doubles with four RBIs to lead a 12-3 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0526
5/26/1993: *** current *** Garrett Stubbs is born in San Diego, CA. The eighth-round choice of the #Astros from USC in 2015, the lefty-hitting catcher appeared in 19 games during the 2019 season, batting .200 in 35 at bats. AstrosDaily.com/players/Stubbs_Garrett.html
5/26/2005: Jim Ray dies in Margate, FL. Nicknamed "Stinger", his best season with the #Astros comes in 1971 when he notches a 10-4 mark with three saves and a 2.12 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Ray_Jim
5/26/2014: #Astros rookie George Springer explodes for four hits and five runs scored in a 9-2 thrashing at Kansas City. His night includes his 4th HR in 3 games. The win is part of a 7-game streak that injects some life after a 17-32 start to the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0526

5/27/1921: Dallas' Sniper Conley three-hits Houston as the Submarines sink the Buffaloes, 8-0. #Astros
5/27/1949: Terry Collins is born in Midland, MI. The fiery rookie manager led the 1994-96 #Astros to three second-place NL Central finishes. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Collins_Terry
5/27/1954: Buffaloes' first baseman Bob Boyd breaks the color barrier in Houston professional baseball. #Astros
5/27/1965: Turk Farrell goes the distance, scattering seven hits as the #Astros clip the Redbirds, 6-1, in the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0527
5/27/1968: Jeffrey Robert Bagwell is born in Boston. The 1B holds the #Astros' club records for homers (449), RBIs (1,529) and XBHs (969). After retiring in 2006, Bagwell was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in 2017. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bagwell_Jeff.html #HOF17
5/27/1968: San Diego and Montreal are awarded NL expansion teams for 1969 and Dallasites are quick to blame #Astros owner Judge Roy Hofheinz for the snub. One Dallas paper prints a photo of Hofheinz with a bullseye over it. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0527
5/27/1969: Doug Rader belts a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth off Luis Peraza to beat the Phillies, 6-2. Don Wilson strikes out 13 and goes the distance for the victory. Denis Menke also homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0527 #Astros
5/27/1989: Glenn Davis drills a two-run, two-out homer in the bottom of the ninth to tie Pittsburgh. In the 12th, he reaches on an error by Bobby Bonilla and Rafael Ramirez drives him home for the 5-4 triumph. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0527 #Astros
5/27/1995: James Mouton sends the #Astrodome fans home happy with a tenth-inning homer off Mike Stanton to stun the Braves, 3-2. John Hudek picks up the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0527 #Astros
5/27/2008: Hunter Pence goes five-for-five and Miguel Tejada blasts a two-run homer to pace an 8-2 win in St. Louis behind seven strong innings from Shawn Chacon. The #Astros and Cardinals are in a tie for second in the NL Central division behind Chicago. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0527

5/28/1899: Six Houston runs off Jake Volz in the eighth ices an 8-4 Buffs win over the Bronchos in the Alamo City. #Astros
5/28/1946: Alfred Henry "Skip" Jutze is born in Bayside, NY. The catcher was considered a hot prospect when acquired from St. Louis after 1972. He spent four years (1973-76) with the #Astros but hit .210 as others took over the bulk of the catching duties. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jutze_Skip.html
5/28/1953: Rafael Landestoy is born in Bani, DR. The switch-hitting 2B/SS was acquired via trade with the Dodgers for Joe Ferguson midway in the 1978 season. Landestoy hit .250 with 47 steals while splitting time in the infield for the 1978-81 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Landestoy_Rafael.html
5/28/1958: Bill Doran is born in Cincinnati, OH. Taken by Houston in the sixth round of the 1979 summer draft, the second baseman was a key component of the successful #Astros clubs of the 1980s. He was the team MVP for the 1985 and 1987 seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Doran_Bill.html
5/28/1965: New #Astros outfielder and recording artist Lee Maye lines up his first Houston singing gig. It's at a nearby nightclub called "Dome Shadows" which, not coincidentally, is being sued by Judge Roy Hofheinz for having the word "dome" in its name. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0528
5/28/1965: *** remove date *** Future #Astros outfielder Lee Maye sings "Half Way (Out of Love with You)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qfvB5E3jdo
5/28/1969: Doug Rader delivers the game-winner again in a 7-6, ten-inning triumph over the Phillies that ties a club-record ten-game winning streak. This time it's a bases-loaded single off Gary Wagner that sends #Astros fans home happy. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0528
5/28/1980: The #Astros' Enos Cabell singles home José Cruz in the second inning and Nolan Ryan makes it stand up for a 1-0 shutout over San Diego. Ryan fires a two-hitter, striking out seven. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0528
5/28/1982: Nolan Ryan fans eleven Mets in 5.2 innings during an 8-3 win. Mike LaCoss & Dave Smith strike out three each to total 17 Ks, one shy of Don Wilson's club record. Terry Puhl socks a homer & Phil Garner drives in three to pace the offense. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0528 #Astros
5/28/2000: Lance Berkman and Ken Caminiti go deep off Rudy Seanez in the bottom of the eighth to shock the Braves, 4-3. Marc Valdes is the winner in relief. The blasts ruin a fine effort by Kevin Millwood but come eight months too late for #Astros fans. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0528
5/28/2006: Having lost five straight and trailing 4-0 in the ninth, the #Astros stun the Pirates at PNC Park, 5-4. Houston takes advantage of two bases-loaded walks before Preston Wilson singles home Morgan Ensberg in the tenth for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0528

5/29/1917: *** deceased *** Hot ziggity dog and good ol' sassafras tea! Loel Elijah Passe is born in Aldridge, Alabama. A broadcaster for the 1950-61 Houston Buffs, Passe was brought in to team with Gene Elston and Al Helfer for the 1962-76 Houston Colt .45s/#Astros. AstrosDaily.com/files/MenMic/#Passe #RIP
5/29/1921: Ray Blades' bases-loaded triple helps the Houston Buffs to a 7-0 rout of the Shreveport Gassers at Houston's West End Park. #Astros
5/29/1965: Charlie Hayes is born in Hattiesburg, MS. A veteran of the Giants, Phillies, Yankees, Rockies and Brewers, Hayes landed briefly in Houston in 2001, playing mostly third base, batting .200 in 31 appearances to close out a 14-year career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hayes_Charlie.html #Astros
5/29/1965: The #Astros complete a three-game sweep of the Redbirds with a 4-3 ten-inning victory at the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0529
5/29/1966: The #Astros' Jim Gentile drills a homer off Elroy Face in the eleventh inning to drop Pittsburgh, 3-2. John Bateman had earlier gone deep off Vern Law to send the game into extra inings. Claude Raymond picks up the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0529
5/29/1971: Ken Forsch twirls a three-hitter to stop the Reds, 2-1. All three Cincinnati hits are by Lee May, including a solo homer. Jim Wynn answers with a solo blast off Gary Nolan before singling home Roger Metzger with the decisive run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0529 #Astros
5/29/1973: Trever Miller is born in Louisville, KY. The LHP served two tours of duty with the #Astros. In his first stint (1998-99) he posted a 5-2 record with a 4.02 ERA and two saves. In his second run (2006-07) he earned a 2-3 record with a 3.90 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Miller_Trever.html
5/29/1976: The #Astros' Joe Niekro tags his brother Phil for a home run in a 4-3 victory at Atlanta. It is the only homer in Joe's 21-season major league career. The seventh-inning blast comes on a knuckleball that Joe sends over the left field fence. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0529
5/29/1985: Jim Pankovits' grand slam off John Candelaria breaks a 3-3 tie as Houston belts the Pirates, 8-3. The blast keys a seven-run seventh inning after Phil Garner and Mark Bailey delivered RBI singles. Nolan Ryan picks up the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0529 #Astros
5/29/1990: *** current *** Joe Biagini is born in Redwood City, CA. The RHP was sent by Toronto with pitcher Aaron Sanchez to the #Astros at the 2019 trade deadline for Derek Fisher. In 13 appearances, he went 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA before getting sent to the minors. AstrosDaily.com/players/Biagini_Joe.html
5/29/1996: In a 7-4 #Astros win over the Bucs, Jeff Bagwell swats an upper-deck shot off Danny Darwin at Three Rivers to join Willie Stargell as the only players to reach that level more than once. He caps his four-hit, five-RBI night with a two-run shot. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0529
5/29/2009: Brian Moehler tosses a complete game for the first time in nine years as he tops Pittsburgh, 6-1, to snap a seven-game losing streak. Edwin Maysonet is the offensive star with his first MLB homer, two doubles, four hits and four RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0529 #Astros
5/29/2010: Jeriome Robertson dies in Exeter, CA at age 33 in a motorcycle accident. The sophomore LHP won 15 games for the 2003 #Astros despite a 5.10 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Robertson_Jeriome
5/29/2017: Down 8-2 in the eighth, the #Astros explode for 11 runs en route to a 16-8 thrashing of the Twins in Minnesota. Carlos Beltrán leads the offense with 4 hits but José Altuve, Carlos Correa and Marwin González each chip in 3 in the 18-hit attack. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0529
5/29/2018: The #Astrodome is certified as a Texas historical landmark and receives a marker from the Texas Historical Commission. #Astros

5/30/1899: Despite being outhit 13-5, the Houston Buffs tie the Austin Senators, 2-2, in the seventh on Jim Murray's four-bagger. The game is called a draw after the 14th inning on account of darkness. Both starters go the distance. Game time: two hours, thirty minutes. #Astros
5/30/1956: Mike LaCoss is born in Glendale, CA. Nicknamed "Bunny", LaCoss spent four seasons with the Reds before he was claimed by the #Astros on waivers in 1982. In three seasons with Houston, he posted an 18-18 record with a 3.83 ERA and four saves. AstrosDaily.com/players/LaCoss_Mike.html
5/30/1965: The Milwaukee Braves slam six extra base hits, including three homers, to edge the #Astros, 6-5, at the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0530
5/30/1976: The #Astros set a team record with 25 hits in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep of the Braves. 23 of the hits are singles in the 16-5 victory. Jerry DaVanon delivers three hits and drives in five. Cliff Johnson contributes four. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0530
5/30/1978: J.R. Richard tosses three wild pitches in the seventh inning, tying a club record and wasting his own three-hitter in the process. His last one allows Larry Herndon to score the only run in a 1-0 loss to the Giants and Bob Knepper. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0530 #Astros
5/30/1981: Rafael Landestoy steals a base and scores on a single by Terry Puhl as Houston outlasts the Giants, 8-7, in 14 innings. The #Astros had blown leads in the 9th and 13th. Houston tallies 21 hits in the effort, including 3 by pitcher Joe Niekro. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0530
5/30/1983: Terry Puhl's two-run two-out triple off the ivy beats Chicago, 9-7. The eighth-inning drive off Bill Campbell makes a winner of Bill Dawley. Ray Knight has three hits to pace Houston's attack. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0530 #Astros
5/30/2001: The #Astros' Wade Miller goes three-for-three and notches his seventh win to stop the Padres, 7-4. The win snaps an eight-game losing skid that sank Houston below the .500 mark. Craig Biggio leads off the game with his fifth homer of the year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0530
5/30/2003: Video: The #Astros' Wade Miller finishes a 14-strikeout complete-game two-hit 9-1 gem over the Cubs: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003May30Miller14KTwoHitter.mpeg

5/31/1896: Henry Cote's seeing-eye RBI single gives the Houston Buffs a 6-5 walkoff win over Galveston. #Astros
5/31/1962: Weldon Appelt proposes a design using arches that he says can be built faster and cheaper than the proposed domed stadium. The Colt .45s' Carl Warwick (two-run single) and Jim Pendleton (three-run HR) stun Cubs in ninth for a 10-6 win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0531 #Astros
5/31/1962: Weldon Appelt, PE, also designed the short-lived monorail at Arrowhead Park (Main at OST), which operated for eight months in 1956. http://web.archive.org/web/20171126004940/http://www.on-and-off-the-record.com/a-brief-history-of-the-skyway-monorail/ https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2008/10/when-monorail-came-to-houston/ #Astros
5/31/1965: The #Astros score six times in the eighth inning to stun Milwaukee, 7-2. Four walks, a throwing error and a "hit" that fell out of Rico Carty's glove doom the Braves. Bob Bruce is the winning pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0531
5/31/1967: Kenny Lofton is born in East Chicago, IN. The #Astros drafted the Arizona State product in the 17th round in 1988. A September call-up in 1991, the OF hit .203 in 20 games and was traded in December for catcher Ed Taubensee. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lofton_Kenny.html
5/31/1970: It's bad day for Denny Lemaster. He gives up six runs in five innings during a 14-4 doubleheader loss to the Mets. He pitches in relief in the nightcap and picks up another loss, 4-3, in 14 innings. Jim Wynn homers in both contests. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0531 #Astros
5/31/1971: George Kirksey dies in an automobile crash near Aix-les-Bains, France. The former sportswriter and publicist spearheaded the successful multi-year effort to bring major league baseball to Houston. #Astros #RIP
5/31/1975: The #Astros erupt for twelve runs in the eighth inning, setting a club mark, during a 15-3 bombing of Philadelphia. Pinch-hitter Cliff Johnson belts a double and a home run for three RBIs during the frame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0531
5/31/1975: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Cliff Johnson caps a 12-run outburst with an opposite-field homer: AstrosDaily.com/audio/75cliff12.mp3
5/31/2011: 20-year-old Jordan Lyles makes his MLB debut an impressive one. He blanks the Cubs for seven innings but his own throwing error puts him behind, 3-1, after eight. The #Astros respond with six runs in the top of the ninth for a 7-3 stunner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0531
5/31/2017: #Astros complete a 22-7 month with a 17-6 destruction of the Twins, totaling 40 runs in the three-game sweep. George Springer muscles two homers including a 473-foot blast that just missed the third deck. Houston owns MLB's best record at 38-16. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0531

6/1/1896: The Houston Buffs rout the Galveston Sandcrabs, 14-7. The game was called after the eighth inning on account of darkness. #Astros
6/1/1965: Back-to-back homers from Hank Aaron and Mack Jones off Hal Woodeshick give the Braves a 2-1 win over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0601
6/1/1968: #Astros owner Judge Roy Hofheinz opens the AstroWorld amusement park right across the Loop 610 freeway from the #Astrodome, featuring rides and exhibits. In the Texas can-do spirit of the time, outdoor seating areas are air conditioned. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0601 #Astros
6/1/1968: Audio: AstroWorld promotional radio spot: AstrosDaily.com/audio/68astrowd.mp3 #Astros
6/1/1971: The #Astros' Jesús Alou and César Cedeño smash four hits apiece and drive in three runs each to spark a 7-6 win in Atlanta. Fred Gladding takes the save after the Braves rally for the final four runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0601
6/1/1976: Audio: Gene Elston is at the mic as the #Astros' Joaquín Andújar finishes his first big league win: AstrosDaily.com/audio/76andujar1.mp3
6/1/1987: The #Astros' José Cruz lofts a home run to left in the top of the tenth inning off ex-Astro Frank DiPino to topple the Cubs, 6-5. Kevin Bass also homers and drives in four. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0601
6/1/1990: Glenn Davis belts three home runs and drives in five but that's only good enough to tie San Francisco after nine innings. Greg Litton taps home the game-winner in the eleventh for a 6-5 Giant decision. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0601 #Astros
6/1/2001: The #Astros' Richard Hidalgo bangs a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth to top the Dodgers, 10-9, at Enron Field. It's Hidalgo's fourth hit of the night and third RBI. Vinny Castilla adds three hits and also goes deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0601
6/1/2005: The Houston Chronicle pronounces the 19-32 #Astros' season to be dead and thoughtfully provides the tombstone. The team will finish the season 89-73 and earn the franchise's first NL Pennant and World Series appearance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0601
6/1/2010: The #Astros' Lance Berkman drives in five, including the game-winner with two out in the bottom of the ninth to nip the Nationals, 8-7. Berkman had a two-run double and an RBI single before his two-run liner to left won the game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0601
6/1/2010: Audio: Bill Brown and Jim Deshaies have the call as the #Astros' Lance Berkman hits the game-winning homer against the Nats: AstrosDaily.com/audio/10Berkman.mp3

6/2/1897: The Buffaloes mount a 15-hit attack as Houston routs the Senators 12-5 in Austin. #Astros
6/2/1930: Bob Lillis is born in Altadena, CA. Nicknamed "Flea", the light-hitting SS/2B hit .232 with 2 HR and 102 RBI for the 1962-67 squads. In 1982 he became the first former #Astros player to manage the club. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lillis_Bob.html
6/2/1963: Colt .45s catcher Jim Campbell singles home the game-winner in a 3-1, 17-inning triumph over the Milwaukee Braves. Campbell catches the entire game and adds three hits as well. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0602 #Astros
6/2/1963: Audio: Mickey Herskowitz has the call as the Colt .45s' Hal Woodeshick closes a 17-inning, 3-1 win over the Milwaukee Braves: AstrosDaily.com/audio/63inn17.mp3 #Astros
6/2/1965: Dave Giusti picks up his third straight loss as #Astros drop a rain-shortened 5-2 verdict in Cincinnati. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0602
6/2/1966: The #Astros produce nine hits, including eight consecutive singles, in the 12th inning to subdue the Reds, 11-4. Reliever Claude Raymond survives a bases-loaded scare for the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0602
6/2/1972: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the #Astros' Larry Dierker chalks up his 1,000th career strikeout in Montreal: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72dierkrk.mp3
6/2/1977: Bob Watson drills a three-run blast in the top of the ninth to tie the Reds at 3-3, then Art Howe scorches a two-run double in the eleventh for a 6-4 victory. Watson has four hits on the night. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0602 #Astros
6/2/1982: The #Astros' Alan Ashby swats a three-run homer and a two-run double to give him five RBIs during a 6-4 triumph over the Expos. The home run comes off Scott Sanderson. Nolan Ryan picks up the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0602
6/2/1987: Andre Dawson of the Cubs drives in seven to lead a 13-2 rout of the #Astros. He has two homers and a triple among his four hits. But it's just a prelude for the next afternoon. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0602
6/2/2009: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Miguel Tejada drills a walk-off homer in the 11th to top the Rockies: AstrosDaily.com/audio/09Tejada.mp3

6/3/1896: The Houston Buffs pummel Galveston's Ad Burris for 17 hits, cruising to a 13-2 victory over the Sandcrabs. #Astros
6/3/1934: Jim Gentile is born in San Francisco, CA. Acquired mid-season from the A's for Ernie Fazio in 1965 The 1B struggled trying to hit homers in the spacious #Astrodome. In 371 at bats over parts of two seasons, he bashed 14 home runs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gentile_Jim.html #Astros
6/3/1961: José Tolentino is born in Mexico City, Mexico. Signed by the #Astros as a free agent in 1988, the 1B/OF was called up in 1991 and performed mostly as a pinch-hitter. Tolentino appeared in 44 games & hit .259 with one homer in his only MLB action. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tolentino_Jose.html
6/3/1962: The Colt .45s get their first doubleheader sweep when they bounce the Pirates, 10-6 and 10-3, at Forbes Field. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0603 #Astros
6/3/1963: Pitching against the Dodgers usually gets Dick "Turk" Farrell fired up, never forgiving them for making him available in the expansion draft. He tosses a no-hitter for the first seven innings and finishes with a 2-1, two-hit triumph. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0603 #Astros
6/3/1963: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the Colt .45s' Rusty Staub belts his first big-league homer off the Dodgers' Don Drysdale: AstrosDaily.com/audio/63staub.mp3 #Astros
6/3/1965: Don Nottebart gets his first win of the season as the #Astros paste the Reds 8-3. Rusty Staub hits a three-run, 450-foot homer. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0603
6/3/1971: Carl Everett is born in Tampa, FL. Acquired via trade from the Mets for John Hudek, the OF hit .310 with 40 HR and 184 RBI for the 1998-99 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Everett_Carl.html #C4
6/3/1985: Lucas Harrell is born in Springfield, MO. Claimed off waivers from the White Sox midway through the 2011 season, the RHP was the surprise star of the #Astros' 2012 rotation, winning 11 games with a 3.76 ERA. He was traded in 2014 to Arizona. AstrosDaily.com/players/Harrell_Lucas.html
6/3/1987: The Cubs score nine in the first inning off Bob Knepper en route to a 22-7 massacre, the most runs allowed by the #Astros in one game. Brian Dayett and Keith Moreland bash grand slams as does Billy Hatcher to tie a major league record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0603
6/3/1989: *** ticket pic *** The #Astros win the longest night game in NL history, 5-4, over the Dodgers (22 innings, 7 hours 14 minutes) AstrosDaily.com/history/19890603/
6/3/1989: The #Astros win a 22-inning marathon with the Dodgers, 5-4, when Rafael Ramirez slaps the game-winner off emergency P Jeff Hamilton to score Bill Doran. The hit glances off the glove of emergency 1B Fernando Valenzuela, ending 7+ hours of action. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0603
6/3/1989: Audio: Jerry Doggett has the call as "The Big Bopper", Glenn Davis, goes yard for the #Astros: AstrosDaily.com/audio/89davis.mp3
6/3/1989: Video: Ross Porter has the call as the #Astros' Glenn Davis hits a solo shot against LA's Tim Leary: AstrosDaily.com/video/1989Jun03DavisHR.mpeg
6/3/1989: Audio: Bill Brown calls it as the #Astros' Rafael Ramirez drives home the game-winner in a 22-inning marathon: AstrosDaily.com/audio/89inn22.mp3
6/3/1989: Video: Vin Scully has the call as the #Astros' Rafael Ramirez plates Bill Doran to end a 22-inning marathon: AstrosDaily.com/video/1989Jun03-22ndWinningHit.mpeg
6/3/1997: Jeff Bagwell tags Scott Radinsky for a game-winning homer in the tenth as the #Astros down Los Angeles, 4-3. Luis Gonzalez adds three hits. Mike Magnante wins it in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0603
6/3/1997: Prentice Almont "Pidge" Browne dies in Houston at age 68. A first baseman for the 1962 Houston Colt .45s, Browne also played for the 1956-57, '59, and '61 Houston Buffs. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Browne_Pidge #Astros
6/3/2001: The #Astros waste a two-homer, six-RBI night from Vinny Castilla as they lose to the Dodgers in ten innings, 9-8. Ex-Astro Tim Bogar takes Octavio Dotel deep for the deciding blow. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0603
6/3/2003: Video: The #Astros' Morgan Ensberg launches a grand slam against the Orioles: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Jun03EnsbergSlam.mpeg
6/3/2014: Jonathan Singleton, a key component in the trade of Hunter Pence, homers in his big league debut. Unfortunately, he failed to adjust to big league pitching and would not be the star many had projected. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0603 #Astros

6/4/1899: The Galveston Sandcrabs push a run across in the ninth to take a 2-1 decision over the Houston Buffs at Beach Park. #Astros
6/4/1949: The Houston Buffs lose 3-2 to the Shreveport Sports after a broken bat hits the ball twice. The umps first ruled it was a hit, but called the batter out after review. #Astros
6/4/1933: *** deceased *** Arnold Earley is born in Lincoln Park, MI. The LHP had thrown for six years with the Red Sox and one for the Cubs when he was acquired in June 1967 by the #Astros for a minor leaguer. He appeared in just two games with no decision. AstrosDaily.com/players/Earley_Arnold.html #RIP
6/4/1957: Tony Peña is born in Monte Cristi, DR. A stellar catcher for the Pirates and Cardinals in the 1980s, the Dominican made his last big league stop in Houston at age 40 in 1997, where he hit .211 in nine games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pena_Tony.html #Astros
6/4/1965: The #Astros acquire first baseman Jim Gentile from the Kansas City A's for Ernie Fazio, Jess Hickman (MiLB), and $100,000 cash. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0604
6/4/1965: The #Astros' Ron Brand drives a three-run shot into the left field seats off Bob Gibson in the ninth to shock St. Louis, 5-2. Walt Bond homers for the other two runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0604
6/4/1967: Scott Servais is born in La Crosse, WI. A third-round pick by the #Astros in 1988, the C hit .222 with 21 HR and 106 RBI for the 1991-95 squads before he was dealt to the Cubs. He returned in 2001, hitting .375 in 16 AB, closing his MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Servais_Scott.html
6/4/1967: Rick Wilkins is born in Jacksonville, FL. Acquired by the #Astros from the Cubs for Luis Gonzalez and Scott Servais in mid-season 1995, the backstop hit .218 with 7 HR and 28 RBI for the 1995-96 squads before being dealt to the Giants. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wilkins_Rick.html
6/4/1974: Darin Erstad is born in Jamestown, ND. A former All-Star in his long career with the Angels, the OF signed with Houston prior to the 2008 season. In two seasons with the #Astros, he hit .252 with six homers in a reserve role. AstrosDaily.com/players/Erstad_Darin.html
6/4/1976: Audio: Bob Prince has the call as the #Astros' Mike Cosgrove sends the Cubs "down the chute": AstrosDaily.com/audio/76cosgrove.mp3
6/4/1982: The #Astros' Ray Knight slaps a bases-loaded single then José Cruz follows with a three-run blast to snap a 3-3 tie in the eighth and claim an 8-3 victory over Philadelphia. Knight drives in four altogether. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0604
6/4/1983: The #Astros' Alan Ashby smashes two homers and a double, driving in six, to rout the Reds, 13-0. Mike Scott wins his first game as an Astro. Ray Knight contributes four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0603
6/4/1989: Having beat the Dodgers the night before in a 22-inning marathon, the #Astros do it again, this time by the score of 7-6 in 13 innings, with emergency reliever Mike Scott's game-ending sacrifice fly scoring Rafael Ramirez. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0604
6/4/1989: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Craig Biggio sends a game into extra innings in dramatic fashion: AstrosDaily.com/audio/89biggio.mp3
6/4/1989: Audio: The #Astros' Craig Reynolds nails a runner at the plate from left field. Bill Brown has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/89reynlds.mp3
6/4/1989: Audio: #Astros emergency reliever Mike Scott plates the winning run in a 7-6, 13-inning win over Los Angeles: AstrosDaily.com/audio/89scott.mp3
6/4/1996: The #Astros' Craig Biggio scores five times during a 16-8 drubbing of Colorado at the #Astrodome. John Cangelosi and Sean Berry both launch three-run shots off Lance Painter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0604
6/4/2013: The #Astros wear a special patch honoring four fallen Houston firefighters who had died while battling a blaze on May 31st.
6/4/2015: The #Astros announce that Tal's Hill, a 30-degree incline in MMP's huge center field, is to be razed for 2016, with the fence moved in from 436 to 409 feet. The project ends up being delayed by one season because of the #Astros' suprise playoff appearance in 2015.

6/5/1896: Houston's "Little Willie" McCormick fans eight and allows seven hits in a 12-1 rout of the Galveston Sandcrabs. #Astros
6/5/1953: Paul Siebert is born in Minneapolis, MN. A third-round pick of the #Astros in 1971, the LHP came up to the big leagues in 1974. He pitched in parts of three seasons with Houston, compiling a 1-5 record with one shutout, two saves and a 3.25 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Siebert_Paul.html
6/5/1965: In MLB's first summer free agent draft, the #Astros' first selection (fourth overall) is 18-year-old shortstop Alex Barrett from Atwater (CA) HS, who never reaches the majors. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0605
6/5/1966: Bill Spiers is born in Orangeburg, SC. The 3B/SS was a popular bat off the bench and as a quality fill-in at several positions. The ultimate utility man, Spiers batted .288 with 21 homers and 45 steals for the 1996-2001 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Spiers_Bill.html #TheGreatOne
6/5/1969: Joe Morgan goes 4-for-4, including a home run and four runs scored, to pace the #Astros past St. Louis, 11-6, at the #Astrodome. Dooley Womack, the last of six Houston pitchers, gets the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0605
6/5/1969: The #Astros draft RHP James Rodney Richard of Ruston, LA with the second overall pick in the draft, behind Jeff Burroughs. Richard has a 21-0 mark in his three years at Ruston's Lincoln High School. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0605
6/5/1974: Russ Ortiz is born in Van Nuys, CA. The former All-Star signed as a non-roster invitee in 2009. Ortiz made the club as a fifth starter but was unable to last deep into ballgames. The #Astros released the RHP just before the trade deadline. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ortiz_Russ.html
6/5/1975: Jason Green is born in Port Hope, Ontario. A 30th-round draft choice of the #Astros in 1993, the RHP surfaced briefly with the parent club during the 2000 season. He posted a 1-1 record with a 6.62 ERA in 14 games during his only MLB season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Green_Jason.html
6/5/1981: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan breaks the major league record for career bases on balls issued during a 3-0 shutout over the Mets. His second pass of the night eclipses the mark of Early Wynn. Ryan also strikes out ten. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0605
6/5/1984: Robinson Chirinos is born in Punto Fijo, Venezuela. The 7-year veteran backstop appeared in 114 games for the 2019 #Astros, batting .238 with 17 HRs and 58 RBIs. He added three more HRs in the postseason, including two during the World Series. AstrosDaily.com/players/Chirinos_Robinson.html
6/5/1992: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell tags Jeff Brantley with a two-run homer in the ninth to stun the Giants, 5-4. Xavier Hernandez is the surprise winner with Doug Jones notching his 14th save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0605
6/5/1995: The #Astros' Craig Biggio blasts a three-run shot off Robb Nen with two away in the bottom of the ninth to shock Florida, 6-5. Pitcher Greg Swindell helps his own cause with a run-scoring double but Dave Veres gets the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0605
6/5/1997: Bill Spiers draws his sixth consecutive walk (over three games) setting a club record during a 6-5 loss at Cincinnati. He is one shy of the major-league record. Spiers' streak is broken later when he is hit by a pitch from Mike Remlinger. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0605 #Astros

6/6/1896: W.S. Latting gets a temporary injunction halting Buffaloes games at Houston's Herald Park (corner of Milam and McGowen). Latting resides near the ballpark and cites the noise from fan applause as the reason for seeking the injunction. #Astros
6/6/1945: Larry Howard is born in Columbus, OH. The catcher was signed by the Colts .45s in 1963. He made his big league debut with the #Astros in 1970, hitting .307 in 31 games. He spent four seasons with Houston, batting .238 with 6 HRs in 129 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Howard_Larry.html
6/6/1953: *** deceased *** Dave Bergman is born in Evanston, IL. The 1B/OF was a competent hitter and a defensive specialist who was traded by the Yankees to Houston after the 1977 season. He hit .246 over slightly more than three seasons (1978-81) with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bergman_Dave.html #RIP
6/6/1965: After 140 relief appearances, the #Astros' Claude Raymond makes his first big league start, scattering seven hits for a complete-game 10-1 triumph at St. Louis. Lee Maye, Jim Gentile and Jim Wynn blast homers while Bob Aspromonte drives in three. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0606
6/6/1967: *** deceased *** Ken Ramos is born in Sidney, NE. The OF got into 14 games for the #Astros during the 1997 season but went 0-for-12 with two walks for his only experience in the majors. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ramos_Ken.html #RIP
6/6/1968: Cubs manager Leo Durocher files a formal complaint against #Astrodome scoreboard noise, cartoons lampooning opponents. #Astros PR director Bill Giles says Leo and the scoreboard have a lot in common: both are noisy, animated, unique, expensive, and good for baseball.
6/6/1968: The #Astros select catcher Martin Cott of Buffalo, NY in the first round of the June draft, passing on a catcher from Canton, OH named Thurman Munson whom the Yankees grab with the next pick. Cott never reaches the big leagues. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0606
6/6/1972: On "Turn It Around Night" in Philadelphia, #Astros P Dave Roberts swats a two-run homer for a 4-3 victory. The Phils, losers of 18 of their past 19, resort to such lunacy as playing the national anthem after the game ended, trying to end the hex. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0606
6/6/1974: Lee May hits the first "foamer" in team history, a promotion where Dome patrons get free beer for the rest of the night if an Astro homers in an even-numbered minute. Larry Dierker tosses a three-hitter in a 4-0 whitewash of the Expos. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0606 #Astros
6/6/1976: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Joaquín Andújar finishes his first major league win: AstrosDaily.com/audio/76andujar2.mp3
6/6/1980: Audio: The #Astros' J.R. Richard fans 13 Giants in a shutout victory. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80richard1.mp3
6/6/1991: After giving up three runs in the top of the ninth, the #Astros storm back with four in the bottom half of the frame to stun Montreal, 9-8. Doubles by Luis Gonzalez and Ken Caminiti key the rally. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0606

6/7/1899: Pete Weckbecker's 13th-inning walkoff single gives the San Antonio Bronchos a 4-3 win over the Houston Buffs. #Astros
6/7/1963: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Carl Warwick beats the Giants in the tenth inning: AstrosDaily.com/audio/63warwick.mp3 #Astros
6/7/1967: Bob Aspromonte smacks five hits in a 17-1 thrashing at St. Louis, the biggest winning margin in club history. The #Astros pound 23 hits, four by catcher Ron Brand. Bo Belinsky and Claude Raymond combine to shut down the Redbirds. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0607
6/7/1971: Roberto Petagine is born in Porlamar, Venezuela. Considered a top product of the #Astros' Venezuelan academy, the first baseman was 0-for-8 in a brief trial in 1993 with the Astros then was traded to the Padres in the Ken Caminiti mega-deal. AstrosDaily.com/players/Petagine_Roberto.html
6/7/1974: Lee May stays hot. His solo shot in the second inning is the only run as the #Astros nip the Mets, 1-0. Don Wilson scatters seven hits in the shutout and delivers two of his own. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0607
6/7/1979: *** current *** Robert Ford is born in Jamaica, NY. He was named as the #Astros' radio play-by-play man alongside Steve Sparks on 2.13.2012. AstrosDaily.com/files/MenMic/
6/7/1984: Jerry Mumphrey and Craig Reynolds crack two-run homers to pace the #Astros to a 14-5 thumping in San Francisco. Terry Puhl has four hits while José Cruz and Bill Doran each contribute three. Joe Niekro is the beneficiary. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0607
6/7/1992: Vince Velasquez is born in Montclair, CA. A second round pick by the #Astros in 2010, the RHP was promoted to Houston in June 2015, going 1-1/4.37 in 19 games (55.2 IP). After that season, he was traded to Philadelphia for closer Ken Giles. AstrosDaily.com/players/Velasquez_Vincent.html
6/7/1999: The #Astros' José Lima runs his record to 10-2 with a complete-game victory over the White Sox, 8-2. Every Astro in the lineup gets at least one of Houston's 17 hits except, of course, for Lima, who never bats in an American League ballpark. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0607
6/7/2003: Richard Hidalgo comes off the DL to smack the game-winning homer as the #Astros edge Tampa Bay, 5-4. Lance Berkman hits a ballpark-record 464-foot shot. Billy Wagner saves his 199th game as an Astro, tying Dave Smith's franchise record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0607

6/8/1896: The injunction against the playing of Houston Buffaloes baseball games at Herald Park is overturned, having never been observed. The injunction had been granted to W.S. Latting, who lives near the ballpark and objects to the noise caused by the crowds. #Astros
6/8/1935: *** deceased *** George Brunet is born in Houghton, MI. The LHP posted a 2-7 record with a 5.00 ERA for the 1962-63 Colt .45s. After his MLB career, Brunet pitched in the Mexican League until the age of 54. AstrosDaily.com/players/Brunet_George.html #Astros #RIP
6/8/1965: An 11th-inning bases-loaded balk by the #Astros' Hal Woodeschick gives the Pirates a 7-6 win over Houston. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0608
6/8/1966: Jeff Luhnow is born in Mexico City. The Cardinals' VP of scouting and player development was named #Astros' GM on 12.8.2011. He built the team that won the World Series in 2017, but was fired in the wake of the sign-stealing scandal in 2020. AstrosDaily.com/files/trans/trades.html#Luhnow
6/8/1968: Dave Mlicki is born in Cleveland, OH. Houston was the last major league stop for the ten-year veteran RHP. The #Astros acquired him from Detroit in 2001 for José Lima. Mlicki went 11-13 with a 5.21 ERA while in Houston for 2001-02. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mlicki_Dave.html
6/8/1969: Private Larry Dierker, on a 24-hour pass from the Army, outduels Steve Carlton for a 2-1, 11-inning win over the Cardinals at the #Astrodome. Dierker allows just five hits and drives in the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0608 #Astros #BeAllThatYouCanBe
6/8/1976: With the overall first pick in the baseball draft, Houston chooses left-handed pitcher Floyd Bannister of Arizona State University. Rushed to the majors the next year, Bannister goes 11-18 in two seasons with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0608
6/8/1990: Glenn Wilson's three-run pinch-hit homer in the tenth inning off Randy Myers stuns the Reds, 3-1, at the #Astrodome. Mike Scott and Tom Browning trade nine shutout innings before the Reds break the tie with a single by Todd Benzinger. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0608 #Astros
6/8/1998: The #Astros greet Todd Jones with five runs in the ninth to bite the Detroit Tigers, 9-5. Doubles by Derek Bell and Carl Everett are the key blows. Everett had homered earlier and notches four RBIs on the night. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0608
6/8/2001: The #Astros win their first-ever in-season meeting with the Texas Rangers, 5-4, at The Ballpark in Arlington. DH Moises Alou is the hero with a solo blast off Tim Crabtree in the 11th for the winning run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0608
6/8/2003: Video: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Billy Wagner notches his 200th career save: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Jun08Wagner200thSave.mpeg
6/8/2011: Bud Norris takes a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Cardinals when ex-Astro Lance Berkman spoils the bid with a homer in the 4-1 #Astros victory. Norris allows just that one hit over eight frames. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0608
6/8/2011: The #Astros conclude their summer draft by taking relief pitcher Buddy Lamothe of San Jacinto Junior College. Lamothe had been paralyzed in a rafting accident the month before and the selection is seen as a goodwill gesture. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0608
6/8/2013: José Sosa dies in Santo Domingo, DR. A cousin of the Alous, the RHP debuted in 1975 at age 22. He was the first Astro to homer in his first MLB at-bat, and collected his first save on the same night. He went 1-3/4.60 for the 1975-76 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Sosa_Jose
6/8/2014: Career-first grand slams by Chris Carter and Jon Singleton key the #Astros' 14-5 road romp over the Twins. Dexter Fowler and George Springer join the fun with solo shots. AstrosDaily.com/history/2014/game201406080.html

6/9/1897: The Houston Buffs win a 9-0 forfeit when the San Antonio Missionaries refuse to play unless their picked man umpires. San Antonio manager Mike O'Connor says he will not be responsible for the safety of the Houston team when they next visit the Alamo City. #Astros
6/9/1931: Bill Virdon is born in Hazel Park, MI. The eighth Colt .45s/#Astros manager skippered the 1975-82 squads and led the club to its first postseason appearance in 1980. He's the winningest Houston manager with 544 victories, and the longest-tenured. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Virdon_Bill
6/9/1939: *** deceased *** Julio Gotay is born in Fajardo, PR. The 2B/SS hit .264 with 3 HR and 35 RBI for the 1966-69 #Astros. He got steady work when Joe Morgan had a military commitment in 1967, responding with a .288 BA and a hit in eight straight at-bats.  AstrosDaily.com/players/Gotay_Julio.html #RIP
6/9/1961: Tom Edens is born in Ontario, OR. Acquired via trade from the Marlins for two minor league pitchers, the RHP went 5-2 with a 3.82 ERA in 33 relief appearances for the 1993-94 #Astros, after which he was dealt to Philadelphia for OF Milt Thompson. AstrosDaily.com/players/Edens_Tom.html
6/9/1962: The Colt .45s bomb the Dodgers, 13-1, using three homers and three triples. Carl Warwick, Román Mejias and Bob Aspromonte go deep. Backup catcher Merritt Ranew belts a two-run triple as part of the eight-run fifth inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0609 #Astros
6/9/1962: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the Colt .45s' Román Mejias takes LA's Stan Williams deep at Colt Stadium: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62mejias2.mp3 #Astros
6/9/1963: The first Sunday night game in NL history is played at Colt Stadium with Houston blanking the Giants, 3-0, to sweep the series. The Colt .45s got permission from the league after the heat made day games an ordeal during the 1962 season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0609 #Astros
6/9/1965: The Pirates bury Don Nottebart and the #Astros under a 19-hit avalanche in an 11-3 drubbing at Forbes Field. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0609
6/9/1980: Fielding an Alan Ashby single, Chicago LF Dave Kingman's throw to the plate lands in the Cubs' dugout on the third-base side on the fly. Houston pitcher Ken Forsch singles home Ashby from third en route to a 6-2 #Astros victory. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0609
6/9/1984: *** current *** Yulieski Gurriel is born in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. A star on the Cuban national team since 2001, "La Piña" left his native land in 2015 and signed a five-year contract with the #Astros in 2016, becoming a 32-year-old "rookie". AstrosDaily.com/players/Gurriel_Yulieski.html #PiñaPower
6/9/1985: Joe Niekro becomes the winningest pitcher in #Astros history with a two-hit shutout of the Giants, 5-0. Mark Bailey helps his battery-mate with a three-run blast. Niekro will end up with 144 wins for Houston, still the club record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0609
6/9/1999: Jeff Bagwell slams three home runs and drives in six as the #Astros pound the White Sox, 13-4, at Comiskey Park. Bagwell has 20 homers in just 58 games. He is the first Astro to launch three homers in a game thrice. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0609
6/9/1999: Video: Jeff Bagwell slams three home runs and drives in six as the #Astros pound the White Sox, 13-4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ykOrStzeE
6/9/2015: After singling the night before in his MLB debut, 20-year-old Carlos Correa homers in the ninth inning off Zach Duke in a 4-2 loss to the White Sox. The former 1/1 pick in the 2012 draft would go on to win AL Rookie of the Year honors. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0609 #Astros

6/10/1921: Dave Griffith's 11th-innning double plates Ray Blades from first as the Houston Buffs edge the Dallas Submarines, 6-5. #Astros
6/10/1938: Johnny Edwards is born in Columbus, OH. The catcher was acquired after the 1967 season for pitcher Dave Giusti. Edwards hit .237 with 25 HR for the 1969-74 #Astros, closing his 14-year MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Edwards_Johnny.html
6/10/1955: Floyd Bannister is born in Pierre, SD. Drafted first overall in 1976 by Houston, the lefty would start for the #Astros the next two seasons (1977-78). Plagued with various minor injuries, he was dealt to Seattle prior to the 1979 season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bannister_Floyd.html
6/10/1962: 78 fans, as well as umpire Jocko Conlan, are treated for heat stroke during an afternoon doubleheader at Colt Stadium. The Dodgers sweep the twinbill, 9-3 and 9-7. Colt .45s SS Don Buddin belts the first grand slam in franchise history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0610 #Astros
6/10/1962: Audio: Al Helfer has the call as shortstop Don Buddin belts the first grand slam in Colt .45s history: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62buddin.mp3 #Astros
6/10/1965: Willie Stargell homers and Bill Virdon doubles as the Pirates complete a three-game sweep of the #Astros, 4-2. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0610
6/10/1974: Philly's Mike Schmidt hits a speaker suspended 117 feet above the #Astrodome's center field and the ball bounces back into play. The bases are full but the runners only move up one base. It hardly matters as the Phils crush the #Astros, 12-0. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0610 
6/10/1974: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Phillies' Mike Schmidt hits a speaker suspended 117 feet above the #Astrodome's center field. AstrosDaily.com/audio/74schmidt.mp3 #Astros
6/10/1977: Richard "Turk" Farrell dies in an auto accident in Great Yarmouth, UK. Houston's best pitcher in the early years was a prankster, putting a baby alligator into the whirlpool or sneaking chocolate milk into a pregame cow-milking contest. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Farrell_Dick #Astros
6/10/1981: Philadelphia's Pete Rose singles against Nolan Ryan to tie Stan Musial for the most hits in league history (3,630). A two-month strike begins the next day but it's one day too late for Frank LaCorte, who blows a 4-0 #Astros lead in a 5-4 loss. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0610
6/10/1986: The #Astros' Kevin Bass and Bill Doran both homer in a 12-1 massacre of the Padres. Bob Knepper claims his tenth win of the season with a four-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0610 #Astros
6/10/2001: Orlando Merced belts a two-out pinch-hit three-run homer in the top of the ninth to stun the Rangers, 6-5, and take two of three in the first Lone Star Series. Jay Powell picks up the win after blowing the save in the previous frame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0610 #Astros
6/10/2015: Despite a 5-for-5 night from George Springer and 5 shutout innings from Vince Velasquez in his MLB debut, the #Astros fall to the White Sox, 4-1, for their 7th straight loss. Up by 6 games in the AL West the week before, their lead shrinks to 2. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0610

6/11/1899: Three ninth-inning runs give the Galveston Sandcrabs a 5-3 come-from-behind win over the Houston Buffs. #Astros
6/11/1929: Frank Thomas is born in Pittsburgh, PA. In Philly, the 1B had a clubhouse run-in with Richie Allen which led to his getting traded to Houston. Thomas played in 23 games for the 1965 #Astros, hitting .172 with three homers and nine RBI in 58 AB. AstrosDaily.com/players/Thomas_Frank.html
6/11/1939: *** deceased *** Jimmy Stewart is born in Opelika, AL. Acquired from the Reds in the infamous Joe Morgan trade, the reserve IF with the movie-star name hit .207 with 12 RBI in 129 games for the 1972-73 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Stewart_Jimmy.html #RIP
6/11/1963: The Colt .45s' Bob Aspromonte hits a grand slam off Lindy McDaniel to beat the Cubs in ten innings, 6-2. The blast fulfills a promise Aspro made to an Arkansas Little Leaguer blinded by a lightning strike who is recovering in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0611 #Astros
6/11/1963: Video: "Bob Aspromonte: Blind Faith", the story of the Houston Colt .45s' third baseman who promised a blind boy he would hit a homer for him, and fulfilled his promise by hitting a grand slam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btF0nn3kdsM #Astros
6/11/1964: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the Colt .45s' Bob Aspromonte belts a grand slam to top the Reds, 5-3. AstrosDaily.com/audio/64aspro.mp3 #Astros
6/11/1965: Johnny Callison's tenth-inning inside-the-park homer gives the Phils a 6-5 win over the #Astros, AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0611
6/11/1967: Jim Wynn belts a mammoth home run at Cincinnati's Crosley Field off Sammy Ellis that lands on a freeway ramp beyond left field. The Reds explode for five runs in the ninth to salvage a doubleheader split, 8-4, after #Astros won the opener, 7-4. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0611
6/11/1967: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the #Astros' Jim Wynn belts a mammoth home run at Cincinnati's Crosley Field: AstrosDaily.com/audio/67wynnhr.mp3
6/11/1967: Video: The #Astros' Jim Wynn hits a tape measure shot that lands on the highway outside Crosley Field in Cincinnati: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ2fs9p-J3s
6/11/1980: The #Astros' J.R. Richard blanks the Cubs, 3-0, extending his shutout innings steak to 31.2 innings. He fans eight and walks three, allowing six hits yet says his arm doesn't feel right. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0611
6/11/1980: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' J.R. Richard runs his scoreless string to 31.2 innings, blanking the Cubs, 3-0: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80richard2.mp3
6/11/2003: The #Astros' Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner combine to no-hit the Yankees, 8-0, in New York. It's the first time in big league history that a no-no is shared by six pitchers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0611
6/11/2003: Video: The #Astros' Octavio Dotel becomes the first major league pitcher to strike out four batters in an inning during a no-hitter: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Jun11Dotel4K.mpeg
6/11/2003: Video: The #Astros' Billy Wagner finishes off a six-pitcher no-hitter of the Yankees in New York: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Jun11BullpenNoHitterFox.mpeg
6/11/2003: *** pic *** Game ticket: #Astros at Yankees, 6.11.2003. Astros win 8-0 on a six-pitcher no-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/history/20030611
6/11/2003: Video: The Six-Pitcher No-Hitter: #Astros 8, Yankees 0 (entire game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKAvCaj565w
6/11/2004: The #Astros' Jeff Kent doubles in the second inning to set the club's hitting streak record at 25 games. He's gunned down attempting to steal third, however, and Milwaukee emerges with a 9-3 decision as Scott Podsednik homers and drives in four. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0611

6/12/1897: Clem Kimerer's RBI triple plates the winning run in the ninth for a 6-4 Houston Buffs win over the Austin Senators. #Astros
6/12/1965: Frank Thomas' ninth-inning RBI single gives the Phils a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0612
6/12/1966: The #Astros' Dave Giusti tosses a CG 8-4 win over the Cubs. Giusti goes 3-for-3 and doubles at the plate. John Bateman belts a two-run homer, Rusty Staub gets a two-run inside-the-park homer and Dave Nicholson adds a three-run shot. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0612 #Astros
6/12/1977: Audio: Bob Murphy has the call as the #Astros' César Cedeño breaks out of a slump against Tom Seaver: AstrosDaily.com/audio/77cedeno.mp3
6/12/1978: Despite committing a team-record seven errors, the #Astros explode for six runs in the eighth to upend the Pirates, 6-5. Jesús Alou begins the frame with a double, his 4th hit of the night. César Cedeño caps the rally with a bases-loaded single. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0612
6/12/1988: Mike Scott's bid for his second career no-hitter ends one out short when Ken Oberkfell singles to right with two outs in the top of the ninth. It's the only sour note in a 5-0 whitewash over Atlanta. Scott walks none and fans eight. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0612 #Astros
6/12/1988: Audio: Milo Hamilton has the call as the #Astros' Mike Scott loses his bid for second no-hitter in the ninth: AstrosDaily.com/audio/88scott.mp3
6/12/1991: The #Astros' Steve Finley drives home Jeff Bagwell with two away in the bottom of the ninth to trip Philadelphia, 3-2. Joe Boever is the victim. Al Osuna wins his second game in as many nights. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0612
6/12/1993: The #Astros watch a 7-0 lead evaporate in the thin mountain air as Colorado rallies for a 14-11 decision. Doug Drabek and Doug Jones are pounded, wasting a four-hit, four-RBI night from Ed Taubensee. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0612

6/13/1888: Doug Crothers holds Houston to five hits as the Hams blank the Babies, 9-0, in Dallas. #Astros
6/13/1965: The #Astros conclude a dismal 3-8 road trip, suffering their second straight sweep with a 5-0 whitewash at the hands of the Phillies. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0613
6/13/1979: The #Astros trade first baseman Bob "Bull" Watson to the Red Sox for pitchers Pete Ladd, Bobby Sprowl and cash. In his 14 seasons in Houston, Watson hit .297 with 139 HR and 782 RBI with an OPS of .808. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0613
6/13/1979: César Cedeño raps three hits and three RBIs to pace a 4-3 victory over the Phillies. Art Howe homers. Joe Niekro wins his ninth straight decision to keep the #Astros two games in front of the Reds. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0613
6/13/1989: The #Astros' Terry Puhl, of Melville, Saskatchewan, plays in his 1,403rd major league game, breaking the mark of Jack Graney (1908-22) for Canadian ballplayers. Puhl celebrates with two hits but Houston falls to the Dodgers, 3-2. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0613
6/13/1997: Houston's first official interleague game does not go well as the AL's Twins slap the #Astros, 8-1. Brad Radke goes 8 innings for the win and Houstonian Chuck Knoblauch gets 4 hits. Jeff Bagwell singles for Houston's first interleague hit. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0613
6/13/1999: #Astros manager Larry Dierker collapses in the dugout due to a seizure during the eighth inning of a home game against San Diego. Dierker misses only 27 games despite undergoing brain surgery. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0613
6/13/2000: Bobby Tiefenauer dies in Desloge, MO at age 70. The knuckleballer had brief call-ups with the Cards and Indians before he was sold to the Colt .45s for 1962. He appeared in 43 games, notching a 2-4 record with one save and a 4.34 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Tiefenauer_Bobby #Astros
6/13/2004: Video: Brad Lidge pitches a four-strikeout seventh inning against the Brewers during a 5-4 #Astros victory: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004Jun13_Lidge4K.mpeg
6/13/2009: Miguel Tejada strokes his 2,000th career hit to drive in a run and Lance Berkman launches his 300th career homer to pace a 6-4 win at Arizona. The #Astros are last in the division with a 28-32 record but are just five games out of first. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0613
6/13/2009: Audio: Dave Raymond has the call as #Astros' Lance Berkman hits his 300th career homer in a 6-4 win over Arizona: AstrosDaily.com/audio/09Berkman.mp3
6/13/2012: San Francisco's Matt Cain tosses a 10-0 perfect game which signals Houston's slide into a three-year abyss of 100-loss seasons. Already 26-36 and 8-1/2 games out of the NL Central race, the #Astros would go 29-81 after this humiliating defeat. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0613
6/13/2014: Joe "Shoes" Pittman dies in Lake Jackson, TX at age 61. The Houston-born infielder was a fifth-round choice in 1975 by the #Astros. He debuted with them in 1981 and hit .276 in 67 games over two seasons, and later served as a scout (1988-2003). AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Pittman_Joe

6/14/1899: Brownie Chamberlain six-hits the Bronchos as the Houston Buffs top San Antonio 6-2 in the Alamo City. #Astros
6/14/1937: *** deceased *** Johnny Weekly is born in Waterproof, LA. The OF was acquired from the Giants in the Rule 5 draft. He made his major league debut with the Colt .45s in 1962 and played in parts of three seasons, hitting .207 with 5 HR and 19 RBI. AstrosDaily.com/players/Weekly_Johnny.html #Astros #RIP
6/14/1962: Audio: Lindsey Nelson is at the mic as the Colt .45s' Al Spangler caps a seven-run first inning against New York: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62spangler.mp3 #Astros
6/14/1964: Turk Farrell becomes the first ten-game winner of the season with a 4-1 triumph over Bob Gibson and the Cardinals. Two sacrifice flies by Al Spangler chase home half the Houston runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0614 #Astros
6/14/1965: The #Astros trade veteran RHP Hal Woodeshick to the Cardinals for pitchers Ron Taylor and Mike Cuellar. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0614
6/14/1966: 19-year-old Larry Dierker outduels future Hall-of-Famer Sandy Koufax for a 3-0 whitewash of the Dodgers. Dierker surrenders just five hits. A two-run single by Chuck Harrison and a solo shot by Bob Aspromonte supply the offense. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0614 #Astros
6/14/1975: Pete Munro is born in Flushing, NY. The RHP posted a 12-16 record with a 4.49 ERA for the 2002-04 #Astros, and pitched in the six-pitcher no-hitter vs the Yankees on 6.11.2003. AstrosDaily.com/players/Munro_Pete.html
6/14/1984: Jesús Guzmán is born in Cumana, Venezuela. Acquired from the Padres, the 1B homered in his #Astros debut on Opening Day 2014, but hit .188 with two homers and nine RBI in 69 games for the season. He was granted free agency in October. AstrosDaily.com/players/Guzman_Jesús.html
6/14/1992: Pete Incaviglia ties the club record with seven RBIs as the #Astros drub the Giants, 15-7. "Inky" swats a three-run homer off Dave Righetti and a two-run shot off Dave Burba before belting a two-run double off Burba to complete his day. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0614
6/14/1998: The #Astros tag Reds closer Jeff Shaw for 5 runs in a 6-3 10-inning stunner. Barry Larkin's error lets Houston tie it in the 9th. Bill Spiers completes a 4-hit night with a 2-run homer in the 10th after an error by Reggie Sanders broke the tie. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0614
6/14/2000: 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 and is greeted with the next two bombs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0614
6/14/2009: Hal Woodeshick dies in Houston at age 76. Houston's first closer notched a 3.16 ERA and 36 saves for the 1962-65 Colt .45s/#Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Woodeshick_Hal
6/14/2017: The #Astros' Derek Fisher hits a homer in his major league debut, then smacks an RBI single in the same inning as part of a nine-run outburst that clubs the Rangers, 13-2. Fellow rookie Francis Martes gets the win in his first big league start. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0614

6/15/1897: Houston's Henry Cote homers, doubles and singles but the Buffaloes fall to the Galveston Sandcrabs, 8-3. #Astros
6/15/1949: Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker is born in Riverside, CA. The 19-year veteran OF and 22-year manager was named 23rd #Astros manager, replacing A.J. Hinch who was fired in the wake of the sign-stealing scandal. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Baker_Dusty
6/15/1963: San Francisco's Juan Marichal spins a 1-0 no-hitter against the Colts at Candlestick. For 7.1 innings, a scratch single by Willie Mays is the only hit but Jim Davenport legs out a double in the eighth then Chuck Hiller doubles him home. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0615 #Astros
6/15/1965: The #Astros lose their eighth straight, extending their scoreless innings streak to 31, in a 5-0 whitewash at the hands of the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0615
6/15/1967: Jim Wynn drills three solo homers to trip the Giants, 6-2. He is the only player to belt three homers at an #Astrodome game until 1994. Bob Bolin and Bill Henry are his victims. Mike Cuellar strikes out ten to win his eighth of the year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0615 #Astros
6/15/1972: Andy Pettitte is born in Baton Rouge, LA. The LHP signed as a free agent with the #Astros before the 2004 season after nine years with the Yankees. Pettitte posted a 37-26 record with a 3.38 ERA for the 2004-06 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pettitte_Andy.html
6/15/1973: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the #Astros' Lee May notches his 1,000th career hit: AstrosDaily.com/audio/73lmay1000.mp3
6/15/1975: The #Astros' 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 tie. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0615
6/15/1976: 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 the downpour. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0615
6/15/1980: Erik Kratz is born in Telford, PA. Injuries at the catcher position prompted the Astros to acquire Kratz less than a week before the start of the 2016 season. He went 2-for-29 (.069) for the #Astros before his release in May. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kratz_Erik.html
6/15/1985: Mike Fiers is born in Hollywood, FL. The RHP was the "throw-in" player in the 2015 deadline deal that brought him and Carlos Gomez to the #Astros from Milwaukee. Mike rewarded Houston on August 21 when he tossed a no-hitter against the Dodgers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fiers_Mike.html
6/15/1987: Jake Elmore is born in Dothan, AL. Primarily an infielder throughout his career, Elmore served as a jack-of-all-trades for the 2013 #Astros. He appeared in at least one game at every position that season, including catcher and pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/players/Elmore_Jake.html
6/15/1987: Mike Scott and Dave Smith combine for 17 strikeouts in a 4-0 shutout of the Reds. Scott fans the first 14 over eight innings then Smith punches out the final three. Bill Doran homers while Kevin Bass adds a two-run triple. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0615 #Astros
6/15/2005: Carroll Sembera dies in Shiner, TX at age 63. The RHP signed with the Colt .45s out of Trinity University in 1961 and reached the majors in 1965. In three seasons with the #Astros, Sembera compiled a 3-9 record with four saves and a 4.14 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Sembera_Carroll
6/15/2008: John Buzhardt dies in Prosperity, SC at age 71. The journeyman right-hander finished his 11-year career in Houston. For the 1967-68 #Astros, Buzhardt went 4-4 with a 3.09 ERA and five saves in 40 games. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Buzhardt_John

6/16/1897: Houston's Frank "Bones" Parvin three-hits Dallas for seven innings the as Houston Buffs corral the Steers, 10-5. #Astros
6/16/1933: *** deceased *** Ken Johnson is born in West Palm Beach, FL. Claimed from the Reds in the 1961 expansion draft, the RHP went 32-51 with a 3.41 ERA for the 1962-65 Colt .45s/#Astros. He threw the major leagues' first losing no-hitter April 23, 1964. AstrosDaily.com/players/Johnson_Ken.html #RIP
6/16/1965: The #Astros snap an eight-game losing streak with a 13-inning, 3-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0616
6/16/1967: Minutes before the trade deadline expires, Houston ships closer Claude Raymond to Atlanta for pitcher Wade Blasingame. A day later, Raymond saves a 9-8 decision over the #Astros. Wynn homers again, his seventh long ball in the past week. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0616
6/16/1972: Jim Wynn belts a solo shot off Dick Selma in the bottom of the eleventh to stun the Phillies, 1-0. The #Astros outlast Steve Carlton, who blanked them on six hits for the first ten frames. Don Wilson and Tom Griffin team for the shutout. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0616
6/16/1984: Ray Knight's three-run shot and Phil Garner's two-run blast in the seventh overcome a 5-1 Dodger lead en route to a 7-5 Houston triumph. The #Astros had previously hit only two homers in the Dome all season. Mike Madden gets the win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0616
6/16/1995: In a wild 16-inning affair at Shea Stadium, the #Astros outduel the Mets, 7-5. Houston gains and blows two extra-inning leads before Jeff Bagwell's two-out bases-loaded two-run single proves to be the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0616
6/16/2001: Richard Hidalgo's sac fly in the eighth plates Jeff Bagwell for a 2-1 victory over the Rangers at Enron Field. Nelson Cruz picks up the win in relief of Tony McKnight. Texas won the next day to claim a split in the inaugural Lone Star Series. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0616
6/16/2015: Reports emerge that the FBI is investigating the St. Louis @Cardinals for hacking into the #Astros' online database called "Ground Control".

6/17/1896: San Antonio's Bones Parvin six-hits Houston for a 6-1 Bronchos triumph over the Buffs. #Astros
6/17/1965: Mike Magnante is born in Glendale, CA. A lefty reliever for a dozen seasons, the UCLA product spent the division-winning seasons of 1997 and 1998 with the #Astros, compiling a 7-8 record with a 3.62 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Magnante_Mike.html
6/17/1965: The Cubs prevail in a 6-5 decision over the #Astros in 11 innings, Houston's 17th extra-innings game of the season. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0617
6/17/1973: The #Astros' Roger Metzger goes 4-for-4 and Bob Watson drives in three to lead a 7-3 triumph over St. Louis. Tommie Agee homers. Jim Ray gets the victory in relief of Don Wilson. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0617
6/17/1979: Montreal puts a 19-3 hurt on the #Astros, touching Joe Niekro for eight runs in the first three innings. George Throop and Randy Niemann are also blasted. Even winning pitcher Dan Schatzeder gets two hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0617
6/17/1983: Dickie Thon tags two solo homers off Eric Show to give Nolan Ryan all the cushion he needs. The #Astros dump San Diego, 4-1. Ryan fans six and is one behind Philly's Steve Carlton in the all-time strikeout race. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0617
6/17/1998: The #Astros nail closer Jeff Brantley with four runs in the bottom of the ninth to stun the Cardinals, 6-5. After Jeff Bagwell launches a two-run bomb to tie the game, Brad Ausmus singles home Carl Everett with the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0617
6/17/2009: The #Astros' Iván Rodriguez sets the record for most games caught in an MLB career (2,227) but commits two errors that help the Rangers outlast Houston, 5-4, in ten innings. Hunter Pence notches four hits including two doubles and a solo homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0617

6/18/1899: Three bunt singles and a double in the seventh gives the Houston Buffaloes a 5-4 win over the Austin Senators. #Astros
6/18/1965: The #Astros top the Pirates, 5-1, behind a complete-game effort from starter Bob Bruce at the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0618
6/18/1967: The #Astros' Don Wilson, just 22, fans Hank Aaron to complete his first no-hitter, a 2-0 gem over the Braves. Aaron is Wilson's 15th strikeout victim. Jim Wynn's double off Phil Niekro keys a two-run rally for the game's only scoring. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0618
6/18/1967: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Don Wilson fans Hank Aaron to complete his first no-hitter: AstrosDaily.com/audio/67wilson.mp3
6/18/1972: Jerry Reuss allows only a ninth-inning double to Larry Bowa in a 10-0, one-hit victory over Philly. César Cedeño paces the #Astros' attack with four hits, including two doubles and a homer. Bob Watson collects three hits and drives in four. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0618
6/18/1972: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Phillies' Larry Bowa spoils Jerry Reuss' no-hit bid with a double: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72reuss.mp3 #Astros
6/18/1984: Fernando Rodriguez is born in El Paso, TX. The RHP was a steady presence for two seasons in Houston (2011-12), winning four and losing 13 with a 4.77 ERA. The #Astros traded him to Oakland for Chris Carter, Brad Peacock, and Max Stassi. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rodriguez_Fernando.html
6/18/1987: Jason Castro is born in Castro Valley, CA. Houston's first draft choice of 2008, the catcher was called up to Houston in June of 2010. He was the #Astros' lone All-Star in 2013 with an .835 OPS. He was granted free agency in November 2016. AstrosDaily.com/players/Castro_Jason.html
6/18/1987: J.B. Shuck is born in Westerville, OH. The OF was a sixth-round selection of the #Astros in 2008. He made his major league debut with Houston in August 2011 at the age of 24, batting .272 in 37 games, after which he was granted free agency. AstrosDaily.com/players/Shuck_JB.html
6/18/1988: Houston tallies nine runs in the seventh to topple the Braves, 14-7. Bill Doran has three hits and a homer with four RBIs to pace the #Astros. His two-run single opens the scoring in the seventh. Glenn Davis adds a two-run blast in the frame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0618
6/18/2001: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell and Lance Berkman drive in four runs apiece to drum the Rockies, 13-5. Tony Eusebio adds a double and a homer. Colorado manages to outhit Houston, 14-12, and still lose by eight. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0618
6/18/2007: The Angels' Chone Figgins caps a 6-for-6 night with a game-winning triple that drives in Reggie Willits for a 10-9 comeback over the #Astros. Houston's bullpen blows a 5-run lead built by Mark Loretta's 4 hits and HRs from Mike Lamb & Luke Scott AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0618
6/18/2018: A two-run double by Alex Bregman in the bottom of the ninth stuns the Rays, 5-4, to match Houston's club record for win streaks at twelve. Within the surge, the #Astros swept a ten-game road trip for the first time. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0618

6/19/1897: Houston's Bones Parvin scatters seven hits as the Buffaloes whitewash the Fort Worth Panthers, 6-0. #Astros
6/19/1938: Bob Aspromonte is born in Brooklyn, NY. An expansion draft pick of the Colt .45s in 1961, Aspro soon became a fixture at third. With Houston through 1968, he remains third on the #Astros' all-time list for games played at 3B with 931. AstrosDaily.com/players/Aspromonte_Bob.html
6/19/1949: Jerry Reuss is born in St. Louis, MO. The LHP was traded by the Cards to the #Astros before the 1972 season for a pair of pitchers and he responded with campaigns of 9-13 and 16-13, combining for a 25-26 record and a 3.91 ERA in 74 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Reuss_Jerry.html
6/19/1962: Craig Smajstrla is born in Houston. The 2B was a September call-up during the 1988 season and played in eight games. Smajstrla scored two runs, but went 0-for-3 at the plate with one strikeout. That was his only big league experience. AstrosDaily.com/players/Smajstrla_Craig.html #Astros
6/19/1962: Bob Aspromonte celebrates his 24th birthday with two hits and two runs scored as the Colt .45s subdue the Giants, 6-4. Hal Smith homers. Dick Farrell escapes a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to save it for Dave Giusti. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0619 #Astros
6/19/1965: The Pittsburgh Pirates get their first #Astrodome win in six tries with a 5-3, 11-inning triumph over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0619
6/19/1967: The #Astros' Julio Gotay goes 5-for-5 but the Cardinals outlast Houston, 5-4, in eleven innings. His last hit plates Bob Aspromonte to send the game to extras. Roger Maris hits the game-winner off Barry Latman. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0619
6/19/1972: The #Astros' Larry Dierker hurls a one-hitter to blank the Mets, 3-0. Duffy Dyer's third-inning single is the lone blemish on Dierker's night. Tommy Helms delivers four hits to lead the Houston offense. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0619
6/19/1972: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Larry Dierker completes a one-hit 3-0 shutout of the Mets: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72dierker.mp3
6/19/1977: Bruce Chen is born in Panama City, Panama. The LHP signed with the #Astros in the spring of 2003. Chen got into 11 games with no record and a 6.00 ERA with Houston before he was released. AstrosDaily.com/players/Chen_Bruce.html
6/19/1980: Nolan Ryan and Joe Sambito team up to one-hit St. Louis, 2-0. Struggling with the flu, Ryan lasts seven innings. Garry Templeton's third-inning double is the only Cardinal hit. José Cruz drives in both #Astros runs with a single and sac fly. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0619
6/19/1987: Collin McHugh is born in Naperville, IL. A waiver wire pickup from the Rockies before the 2014 season, the RHP won 19 games in 2015. He posted a 58-35 record with a 3.63 ERA for the 2014-19 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/McHugh_Collin.html
6/19/1992: The #Astros' Luis Gonzalez blasts a solo homer off Jim Gott in the twelfth to shock the Dodgers, 2-1. Eric Anthony had gone deep earlier to tie it. Joe Boever tosses two perfect innings for the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0619
6/19/2013: Gene Freese dies at age 79 of natural causes in New Orleans. Primarily a third baseman during a 12-year career, Freese was traded to Houston from the White Sox during the 1966 season. He hit .091 in 21 games for the #Astros, his last MLB team. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Freese_Gene
6/19/2016: *** pic *** Bill Brown is honored for his 30 years of #Astros broadcasting in a pregame ceremony. https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/astros-30-year-broadcaster-bill-brown-honored/c-184994452

6/20/1896: Seven Houston errors prove costly as the Fort Worth Panthers top the Buffaloes, 8-6. #Astros
6/20/1958: Dickie Thon is born in South Bend, IN. Joining Houston in 1981, the SS became an All-Star by 1983. In 1984 Thon was severely injured when he was beaned. He recovered but was never quite the same. Overall he hit .270 for the 1981-87 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Thon_Dickie.html
6/20/1962: Audio: Al Helfer has the call as the Colt .45s' Norm Larker swats a grand slam off Juan Marichal AstrosDaily.com/audio/62larker.mp3 #Astros
6/20/1965: The #Astros are swept in a Sunday twinbill by Philadelphia, 3-2 and 7-1, in front of 42,648 of the faithful in the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0620
6/20/1967: Julio Gotay doubles off Larry Jaster in the fifth inning for his eighth consecutive hit. The Cardinals rally late against Bo Belinsky to beat the #Astros, 6-2. Gotay had been hit by a pitch and singled before setting the club record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0620
6/20/1970: 19-year-old César Cedeño makes his major league debut in a 9-6 #Astros triumph over the Braves. He singles twice off George Stone. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0620
6/20/1972: Paul Bako is born in Lafayette, LA. Detroit traded the catcher to the #Astros in 1999 in one of the mega-deals involving Brad Ausmus. He hit .256 in 73 games in 1999 then played in one game in 2000 before being sold to the Marlins. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bako_Paul.html
6/20/1976: Carlos Lee is born in Aguadulce, Panama. The OF had three straight seasons (2007-09) producing over 100 RBIs but declined afterward. A defensive liability in LF, he saw more time at 1B before he was traded to the Marlins in July 2012. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lee_Carlos.html #Astros
6/20/1977: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' J.R. Richard swats a home run versus Montreal: AstrosDaily.com/audio/77richard.mp3
6/20/1992: The #Astros' Jones boys (Jimmy and Doug) outpitch the Dodgers' Orel Hershiser, 1-0. Doug picks up the victory after Jimmy scatters six hits over eight frames. Eric Anthony drives home Luis Gonzalez with the only run in the bottom of the ninth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#06120
6/20/1999: Carl Everett launches two homers and drives in six as the #Astros bomb the Expos, 11-3. His grand slam off Ugueth Urbina comes after he was hit in his previous at bat by Dan Smith. Everett had gone deep on Smith earlier. Tim Bogar also homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0620
6/20/2002: Lance Berkman's grand slam highlights a seven-run fourth as the #Astros blow past the Brewers, 9-3. Berkman's five RBIs give him 62 on the season to lead the league. Wade Miller gets the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#06120

6/21/1896: The Fort Worth Panthers outgun the Houston Buffaloes in a 15-12, 35-hit slugfest. Time of game: 2:05 #Astros
6/21/1953: Gene Pentz is born in Johnstown, PA. The RHP pitched in three seasons for the #Astros after they acquired him in 1975 from Detroit for Milt May and Dave A. Roberts. Pentz compiled an 8-5 record with seven saves and a 3.69 ERA while in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pentz_Gene.html
6/21/1964: The Colt .45s sign a lanky 17-year-old California high school pitching phenom named Larry Dierker. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0621 #Astros
6/21/1964: The Colt .45s spank the Milwaukee Braves, 5-2 and 5-4, to complete a four-game sweep. Rusty Staub is the star of the opener with four hits, including two home runs. Pitcher Ken Johnson and outfielder Joe Gaines go deep in the nightcap. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0621 #Astros
6/21/1964: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Rusty Staub takes the Braves' Billy Hoeft deep for his second homer of the day: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64staubhr.mp3 #Astros
6/21/1965: Jay Dahl, starting pitcher in the All-Rookie Game, is killed in auto accident at age 19 in Salisbury, NC. Fellow passenger Patricia Ann Troutman also dies, while teammate Gary Marshall, who was driving, is permanently blinded. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Dahl_Jay #Astros
6/21/1965: Houston's Turk Farrell hurls a complete-game six-hitter as the #Astros bump off the Phillies, 5-2, at the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0621
6/21/1966: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Sonny Jackson hits his first MLB homer in exciting fashion: AstrosDaily.com/audio/66jackson.mp3
6/21/1973: Lee May belts three home runs as the #Astros put a 12-2 hurt on the Padres. May's three bombs net five runs. Tommy Helms socks a grand slam for four more while César Cedeño contributes a solo shot. Ken Forsch picks up the complete-game victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0621
6/21/1973: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the #Astros' Tommy Helms socks a grand slam off San Diego's Mike Corkins: AstrosDaily.com/audio/73Helms.mp3
6/21/1973: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Lee May hits his third homer of the day: AstrosDaily.com/audio/73LMay.mp3
6/21/1973: *** pic *** Three Homers in a Game: Lee May AstrosDaily.com/history/threehomers.html#May #Astros
6/21/1975: Cajun singer Doug Kershaw marries Pamela Eson in a brief ceremony before an #Astros-Reds game in the #Astrodome, and gives a concert after.
6/21/1992: The #Astros' Pete Incaviglia slams a two-run shot while Butch Henry and Doug Jones combine to blank the Dodgers for a 2-0 victory. The series sweep sees LA held scoreless for 24 consecutive innings. Jones notches his 16th save of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0621
6/21/2001: In Enron Field fashion, the #Astros belt five home runs and lose to the Reds, 8-7, in eleven innings. Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and Richard Hidalgo go deep in a four-run first. Lance Berkman adds four hits and two homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0621
6/21/2003: Rodrigo Rosario wins his big league debut as the #Astros hold on for a 9-5 victory, their second straight win against the Rangers. Craig Biggio starts the game with his 32nd career leadoff homer. Richard Hidalgo and Jeff Bagwell also go deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0621

6/22/1897: The Houston Buffs' 21 hits bury the Paris Midlands, 16-4. Paris pitcher Ed Dillon homers. #Astros
6/22/1953: Roy Thomas is born in Quantico, VA. The RHP made his major league debut with the #Astros in 1977, posting a 2.84 ERA in 6.1 innings over four games. He was waived after the season and claimed by the Cardinals. AstrosDaily.com/players/Thomas_Roy.html
6/22/1962: The Colt .45s explode for a 16-3 triumph over the Mets. Winning pitcher Jim Golden gets support from four Houston homers & six NY errors, including three by 1B "Marvelous" Marv Throneberry. Golden gets three hits, including two triples. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0622 #Astros
6/22/1965: A five-run seventh inning, capped by Tony Gonzales' inside-the-park homer, ices a 7-2 win for the Phillies over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0622
6/22/1966: The #Astros set a home attendance mark which stands for 22 years as 50,908 fans watch Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers down Houston, 5-2. Koufax is no mystery to Jim Wynn who goes 4-for-4 with a homer and two doubles. John Bateman adds two doubles. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0622
6/22/1984: The #Astros' Bill Doran slaps two triples and drives in four to spark a 10-3 victory over the Giants. Mark Bailey adds a home run. Mike Scott delivers two hits of his own while winning his fourth of the year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0622
6/22/1993: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell does it all in a 5-1 victory over the Dodgers. He singles, doubles, homers, scores twice, drives in two and steals home. Darryl Kile goes the distance for his seventh win. All of Houston's runs are unearned. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0622
6/22/2002: Former #Astros pitcher Darryl Kile dies at age 33 in Chicago from a heart attack. The RHP pitched for the 1991-97 squads, spinning a no-hitter on 9.8.1993. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Kile_Darryl #DK
6/22/2002: Stunned by the death of ex-teammate Darryl Kile, the #Astros' Craig Biggio, Brad Ausmus & Jeff Bagwell sit out a game against the Mariners. All pinch hit in extra innings, with an emotional Bagwell plating the winning run for a 3-2 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0622 #DK
6/22/2002: *** pic *** The #Astros observe a moment of silence after the passing of former teammate Darryl Kile. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0622 #DK

6/23/1960: Jim Deshaies is born in Massena, NY. Acquired from the Yankees for Joe Niekro in 1985, the rookie LHP was thrown into the 1986 #Astros rotation as the #4 starter, winning 12 games with a 3.25 ERA. He posted a 61-59 record for the 1985-91 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Deshaies_Jim.html
6/23/1965: Bud Adams opts for his Houston Oilers to play in 70,000-seat Rice Stadium rather than the #Astrodome after lease negotiations with Judge Roy Hofheinz and the HSA break down. The Oilers will not play in the Eighth Wonder until 1968. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0623 #Astros
6/23/1973: The #Astros' Tommy Helms goes 4-for-5 to spark a 6-3 victory over the Giants. Jerry Reuss takes the win and singles home Helms with the eventual game-winner. Rafael Batista gets his first big league hit. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0623
6/23/1975: Bob Watson's three-run homer off Burt Hooton caps a six-run outburst against the Dodgers. Wayne Granger pitches the final 2.2 innings to save the 6-5 #Astros victory. Granger picks off Ron Cey at third base in order to preserve the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0623
6/23/1986: The #Astros' Glenn Davis slugs a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth to shock the Reds, 7-6. Larry Andersen is the WP without officially facing a batter. He tags Buddy Bell at the plate after tossing a wild pitch to end a 9th-inning threat. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0623
6/23/1993: The #Astros' Eric Anthony smacks a three-run homer off Jim Gott in the top of the ninth to upend the Dodgers, 5-3. Luis Gonzalez had previously gone deep off Tom Candiotti. Doug Drabek hangs in long enough to claim the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0623
6/23/1995: The #Astros' Derek Bell caps a four-hit night with the game-winning RBI as he drives home Brian Hunter for a 3-2, twelve-inning triumph over the Cubs. Craig Shipley had tied it in the bottom of the ninth with a sacrifice fly off Randy Myers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0623

6/24/1921: The Houston Buffaloes snap an eight-game losing streak, besting the Dallas Marines, 4-2. #Astros
6/24/1937: Jim Campbell is born in Palo Alto, CA. The backstop's only two MLB seasons (1962-63) were with the Colt .45s where hit .221 with 7 HRs. Of note was the 17-inning affair against the Braves when he caught the entire game and got the GWRBI. AstrosDaily.com/players/Campbell_Jim.html #Astros
6/24/1957: Doug Jones is born in Covina, CA. Signed in 1992 as a free agent, the RHP led the #Astros both in wins (11) and saves (36), representing 47 of their 81 wins and was the club's MVP that year. He was traded to the Phils after the 1993 season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jones_Doug.html
6/24/1965: The #Astros top their expansion twins, the New York Mets, 4-2 on a Claude Raymond five-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0624
6/24/1973: Audio: The #Astros' César Cedeño takes the Giants deep with the sacks full: AstrosDaily.com/audio/73cedeno.mp3
6/24/1977: Bob Watson hits for the cycle, José Cruz doubles in Wilbur Howard in the 12th for 6-5 #Astros win over the Giants. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0624
6/24/1977: *** pic *** Hitting for the Cycle: Bob Watson. AstrosDaily.com/history/cycle.html#Watson #Astros
6/24/1980: Joe Beckwith makes a wild throw to third in the 12th inning, allowing César Cedeño to score the winning run in a 5-4 #Astros triumph over Los Angeles. It caps a 5-for-5 night for César who hits two doubles, steals two bases, and drives in two. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0624
6/24/1994: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell slams two home runs in one inning and three in the game as Houston mauls the Dodgers, 16-4. Bagwell's blasts are the alpha and omega of a nine-run sixth inning. His four hits and six RBIs spark a 17-hit attack. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0624
6/24/1994: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Jeff Bagwell hits his third homer of the game in 16-4 rout of the Dodgers: AstrosDaily.com/audio/94bagwell3hrs.MP3
6/24/1994: *** pic *** Three Homers in a Game: Jeff Bagwell (first time): AstrosDaily.com/history/threehomers.html#Bagwell1 #Astros
6/24/2004: A three-way trade with Kansas City and Oakland brings All-Star outfielder Carlos Beltrán to Houston for closer Octavio Dotel, minor league catcher John Buck and cash. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0624 #Astros
6/24/2007: The #Astros' Craig Biggio legs out the 658th double of his career, the most of any right-handed batter in MLB history. More importantly, it plates Morgan Ensberg in the tenth for the winning run in a wild 12-9 slugfest against the Rangers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0624
6/24/2010: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Jason Castro cracks his first MLB homer off the Giants' Matt Cain: AstrosDaily.com/audio/10Castro.mp3
6/24/2020: Eddie Kasko dies at age 88 in Richmond, VA. The New Jersey-born SS played two seasons with St. Louis and five with Cincinnati before he was traded to the Colt .45s before the 1964 season. He hit .244 with one homer over the next two seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Kasko_Eddie

6/25/1965: The #Astros pass the one million mark in attendance for the first time during a 6-2 victory over the Mets. A two-run triple by Joe Morgan highlights the scoring. 18-year-old Larry Dierker outpitches future Hall-of-Famer Warren Spahn. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0625
6/25/1966: Lee Maye's batting-practice liner breaks Joe Morgan's kneecap, forcing him to miss 40 games and an All-Star appearance. Morgan's replacement, Bob Lillis, scores the winning run in a 3-2 win over the Cardinals. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0625 #Astros
6/25/1971: Backup catcher Jack Hiatt singles home Doug Rader with the winning run as the #Astros take a 5-4 victory over Gaylord Perry and the Giants. Hiatt, who was traded from SF the year before, still held a winter job in the Giants' sales office. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0625
6/25/1978: Luke Scott is born in De Leon Springs, FL. The OF hit .273 with 28 HR and 105 RBI for the 2005-07 #Astros. He hit for the cycle on 7.28.2006 against Arizona. He was traded in December 2007 for Miguel Tejada. AstrosDaily.com/players/Scott_Luke.html
6/25/1980: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as Alan Ashby's RBI hit starts a lengthy rundown: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80ashby.mp3 #Astros
6/25/1995: Houston sets a team scoring record, destroying the Cubs in a 19-6 laugher at the #Astrodome. Jeff Bagwell drives in five, including a three-run blast in the 7th. John Cangelosi goes yard in the 8th as the #Astros pour it on in their final frame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0625
6/25/2005: The #Astros retire Jim Wynn's No. 24 jersey in a pregame ceremony. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wynn_Jim.html
6/25/2006: Adam Everett's bloop triple in the 13th inning followed by Willy Taveras' RBI single salvage a 10-9 win over the White Sox. The #Astros had a 9-5 lead going into the bottom of the ninth when Tadahito Igushi's grand slam forces extra innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0625
6/25/2007: J. Fred Duckett dies in Houston of leukemia at age 74. The longtime PA announcer (1962-92) for the Colt .45s and #Astros put the "uuuuuuuuu" in #Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuz.

6/26/1896: The Buffaloes fall, 9-2, to the Midlands at Paris. Houston manager Charlie Shaffer is fined $25 by the umpire, then arrested by the police after the game for "profane and vulgar language". #Astros
6/26/1965: The #Astros' Turk Farrell blanks the Mets, 2-0, on a five-hitter. Joe Morgan scores the game's only runs. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0626
6/26/1968: The #Astros' Dave Giusti gives up first-inning singles to Chicago's Don Kessinger and Glenn Beckert then goes the rest of the game without allowing a hit for a 2-1 triumph. He also provides the game-winner, singling in Bob Watson. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0626
6/26/1972: The first five Houston hits in San Diego are all homers - two solo shots by Doug Rader, two-run blasts by Jim Wynn and César Cedeño and a round-tripper by Lee May which ties a club record. The #Astros tally seven more runs for a 14-7 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0626
6/26/1972: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the #Astros' Doug Rader hits the first of his two homers in a 14-7 win over the Padres: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72raderhr.mp3
6/26/1972: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Doug Rader hits his second homer of the game in a 14-7 win over the Padres: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72rader.mp3
6/26/1988: The #Astros' Craig Biggio makes his major league debut in a 6-0 whitewash of the Giants. He walks in the 4th and scores the game's final run after stealing second. He will get his first hit three days later against Dodger ace Orel Hershiser. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0626
6/26/1988: *** pic *** Advent of a legend: Craig Biggio's MLB debut (BB,SB,R). Note jersey number 4. #Astros #BiggioHOF AstrosDaily.com/history/1988/game198806260.html
6/26/1995: Orlando Miller smacks a three-run shot and drives in five as the #Astros bury the Cardinals, 11-0. Greg Swindell hurls a complete game shutout, coasting to victory after his teammates tally ten runs in the first two frames. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0626
6/26/2008: The #Astros release disgruntled pitcher Shawn Chacon the day after he grabbed GM Ed Wade by the throat and threw him to the floor in a clubhouse altercation. Chacon had become increasingly defiant after his demotion to the bullpen. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0626

6/27/1897: The Houston Buffs bat around in a five-run first, topping the Denison Twins, 11-6. #Astros
6/27/1931: *** deceased ***  Eddie Kasko is born in Linden, NJ. The seven-year veteran SS was traded to the Colt .45s from the Reds before the 1964 season. He hit .244 with one HR over the next two seasons, then was dealt to Boston where he finished his career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kasko_Eddie.html #Astros #RIP
6/27/1965: Houston's Bob Bruce allows six hits and fans ten as the #Astros top the Mets, 4-2, to complete a four-game sweep. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0627
6/27/1969: Orlando "Marty" Martinez, a utility man picked up in an off-season trade with Atlanta, drives home Curt Blefary in the ninth for a 5-4 triumph over the Braves. It is the #Astros' tenth straight win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0627
6/27/1975: Daryle Lamar Ward is born in Lynwood, CA. A natural 1B, Ward tried to fit into a crowded OF that included Moises Alou, Richard Hidalgo and Lance Berkman. Before being traded to the Dodgers, Ward hit .269 with 49 HRs for the 1998-2002 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ward_Daryle.html
6/27/1987: Kevin Bass becomes the first Astro to collect four extra-base hits in a game. Needing just a single to complete the cycle, he gets a "cycle plus one", legging out his second double for his final hit of the game. #Astros win 6-5 over the Giants. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0627
6/27/1987: *** pic *** The cycle that wasn't: Kevin Bass AstrosDaily.com/history/cycle.html#Bass #Astros
6/27/1989: Craig Biggio cracks a pinch-hit three-run homer off Steve Bedrosian to rock the Giants, 7-5. The #Astros rally from a 5-3 8th-inning deficit when Ken Caminiti doubles. Rafael Ramirez singles him home then Bill Doran walks to set Biggio up. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0627
6/27/1997: *** current *** Yordan Álvarez is born in Las Tunas, Cuba. The 6'5" slugger burst onto the Houston scene in 2019 and earned the American League Rookie of the Year Award (unanimously) with a .313 batting average and a 1.067 OPS, AstrosDaily.com/players/Alvarez_Yordan.html
6/27/2002: #Astros pinch-hitter Gregg Zaun blasts a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth off Byung-Hyun Kim to stun the Diamondbacks, 7-4. Octavio Dotel is the surprise winner. Lance Berkman and Brad Ausmus also go deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0627
6/27/2003: IF Dave Matranga homers in his first big league at-bat as part of a four-homer assault, but it isn't enough as the Rangers stop the #Astros, 10-7, at MMP. Lance Berkman, Morgan Ensberg and Jeff Bagwell also go yard. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0627
6/27/2003: Video: Dave Matranga homers in his first big league at-bat but the #Astros fall to the Rangers, 10-7: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Jun27MatrangaDebutHR.mpeg
6/27/2004: Video: The #Astros' Carlos Beltrán pays an early dividend on his midseason trade from Kansas City: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004Jun27Beltran.mpg
6/27/2014: *** pic *** The #Astros' José Altuve steals home during a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers at MMP. It's the second of Altuve's two steals in the game, both against Detroit's Justin Verlander and Alex Avila. #Astros
6/27/2017: Anthony Young dies from a brain tumor in Houston. The RHP was signed by the #Astros for his final MLB season. In 28 games for Houston in 1996, Young went 3-3 with a 4.59 ERA. For his six MLB seasons, he posted a 15-48 record with 20 saves. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Young_Anthony
6/27/2018: Alex Bregman swats a two-run walk-off homer in the ninth to shock Toronto, 7-6. Bregman added two doubles. Evan Gattis drives in three to set the franchise mark for most RBIs in June with 30. Houston leads Seattle by 3½ games in the AL West. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0627

6/28/1896: Houston's Charles Becker homers in successive innings as the Buffs stampede the Denison Tigers, 12-6. Charlie Shaffer adds two doubles and a triple. #Astros 
6/28/1936: *** deceased *** Fred Gladding is born in Flat Rock, MI. Acquired in trade from DET for Eddie Mathews, the RHP settled into the closer role in the #Astros' bullpen and posted a 22-23 record with 76 saves and a 3.68 ERA over six years (1968-73) in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gladding_Fred.html #RIP
6/28/1946: Greg Sims is born in San Francisco, CA. The OF was drafted by the #Astros in the Rule 5 draft in 1965. As a 20-year-old, he played in seven games for Houston in 1966. Sims had one hit in six at bats and played four innings in the outfield. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sims_Greg.html
6/28/1952: Joe Sambito is born in Brooklyn, NY. A 17th-round draft pick by the #Astros in 1973, the LHP became one of the most dominating relievers in club history. He compiled a 33-32 record with 72 saves and a 2.42 ERA for the 1976-84 teams. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sambito_Joe.html
6/28/1965: The Cubs top the #Astros, 7-2, at Wrigley. Solo shots by Joe Morgan and Walt Bond keep Houston from getting goose-egged. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0628
6/28/1966: Joe Morgan becomes the first Astro named to start in an All-Star Game. Unfortunately, Morgan had broken his kneecap three days earlier and is unable to play. He was hitting .319 at the time of his injury. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0628 #Astros
6/28/1974: The #Astros' Doug Rader is roasted in San Diego during "Short Order Cooks Night". Earlier in the year, Padres owner Ray Kroc publicly grilled his players on the PA system. Rader said, "He can't treat us like a bunch of cooks". AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0628
6/28/1975: Richard Hidalgo is born in Caracas, VZ. The OF was the pride of the #Astros' farm system in the 1990s and had an up-and-down existence with Houston through eight seasons (1997-2004), having a career year in 2000 when he hit .314 with 44 homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hidalgo_Richard.html
6/28/1978: Audio: Joe Nuxhall has the call as the #Astros' Bob Watson breaks a scoreless tie in a 3-0 shutout of the Reds: AstrosDaily.com/audio/78watson.mp3
6/28/1978: Audio: The #Astros' Tom Dixon records his first big league shutout, 3-0, over the Reds. Marty Brennaman has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/78dixon.mp3
6/28/1983: Dickie Thon swats two home runs to carry Houston to a 4-3 victory over Atlanta. He hits a solo shot off Craig McMurtry then a two-run blast off Terry Forster to give the #Astros the cushion they need. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0628
6/28/1992: A morning earthquake shakes the #Astros before an 8-2 loss in Los Angeles. Willie Blair is rattled for five runs early. Ken Caminiti is one of the few Astros focused as he pounds out four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0628
6/28/1993: Michael Feliz is born in Azua, DR. Signed as an international free agent in 2010, the RHP posted a 12-3 record with a 5.13 ERA for the 2015-17 #Astros. He was traded in January 2018 for Garret Cole. AstrosDaily.com/players/Feliz_Michael.html
6/28/2007: Craig Biggio gets the 3,000th hit of his career. And the 3,001st. And the 3,002nd. In fact, Biggio gets five hits for the second time in his career, all singles. The milestone moment comes in the seventh off Colorado starter Aaron Cook. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0628 #Astros
6/28/2007: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Craig Biggio ties up the game with his 3,000th career hit: AstrosDaily.com/audio/07Big3k.mp3
6/28/2007: Video: The #Astros' Craig Biggio becomes the 27th MLB player to accumulate 3,000 hits: AstrosDaily.com/video/2007Biggio3k.mpg
6/28/2007: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Carlos Lee beats the Rockies with a walk-off grand slam: AstrosDaily.com/audio/07CLeegs.mp3
6/28/2007: Video: The #Astros Carlos Lee caps an historic night with a walk-off grand slam against the Rockies. (h/t @DreamTeamApple1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM14Y-8jSBU

6/29/1888: Houston's Billy Smith two-hits Dallas as the Babies blank the Hams, 3-0. #Astros
6/29/1977: Tony McKnight is born in Texarkana, AR. A former first-round pick of Houston in 1995, the RHP debuted with the #Astros in 2000. Unable to secure a role, he was sent the next year to the Pirates in a deadline deal for reliever Mike Williams. AstrosDaily.com/players/McKnight_Tony.html
6/29/1978: Joe Inglett is born in Sacramento, CA. The 2B/3B was obtained from Tampa Bay in 2011 after spending five seasons with the Indians, Blue Jays and Brewers. After failing to produce off the bench, he was released two months into the season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Inglett_Joe.html #Astros
6/29/1978: The #Astros' Luis Pujols is dropped by helicopter into the #Astrodome parking lot because of area flooding. He arrives in time to catch Floyd Bannister's four-hit shutout of the Reds. Pujols does not get a hit but he scores in the 5-0 whitewash. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0629
6/29/1979: The #Astros witness the re-hatching of the San Diego Chicken before a 4-1 victory. Ted Giannoulas breaks out of a five-foot egg. Unimpressed, Terry Puhl bashes Gaylord Perry's first pitch for a homer and Houston gets the last cluck. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0629
6/29/1986: The #Astros regain first place in a 2-1 nail-biter over Fernando Valenzuela & the Dodgers. Houston puts Phil Garner  & Glenn Davis aboard in the seventh on a throwing error and a dropped third strike, then Kevin Bass and José Cruz drive them in. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0629
6/29/1992: The #Astros' Benny Distefano smacks a pinch-hit three run triple off Rob Dibble in the bottom of the eighth to stun the Reds, 4-3. Al Osuna gets the gift victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0629
6/29/2005: The #Astros drill Colorado, 7-1, as Roy Oswalt wins his 10th of the year. Morgan Ensberg blasts his 20th homer and Jason Lane belts his 13th. Craig Biggio absorbs his modern-day record 268th plunk, and hits a solo homer in his next time up. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0629
6/29/2005: The #Astros' Craig Biggio is hit in the elbow by Colorado's Byung-Hyun Kim to claim the modern day career record for being hit by a pitch. It's his 268th plunking, passing Don Baylor. He's third on the all-time list. He homers his next time up. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0629
6/29/2014: José Altuve smacks three hits and steals two bases in a 6-4 victory against Detroit. Altuve becomes the first big leaguer to swipe more than one base in four consecutive games since the ill-fated Ray Chapman did it in 1917. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0629 #Astros
6/29/2019: For the second straight night, Yuli Gurriel supplies the walk-off winner in a 6-5 triumph to sweep the Mariners.  The #Astros had lost 9-of-11 before the Seattle series and saw their once double-digit division lead shrink to 4½ games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0629

6/30/1899: A six-run fifth ices a 14-4 win for the Houston Buffs over the Galveston Sand Crabs at muddy Herald Park. #Astros
6/30/1933: Dave L. Roberts is born in Panama City, Panama. The 1B/OF played with the inaugural Colt .45s in 16 games in 1962, hitting .245 with 10 RBI. Two years later, he resurfaced and hit .184 with 7 RBI in 61 games with the Colts. AstrosDaily.com/players/Roberts_DaveL.html #Astros 
6/30/1945: Otis Thornton is born in Docena, AL. Drafted by the #Astros in 1965, the catcher didn't arrive in the majors until 1973. He played in both games of a doubleheader on July 6, 1973 against Montreal and went 0-for-3 in his only MLB appearances. AstrosDaily.com/players/Thornton_Otis.html
6/30/1962: The Colt .45s walk off with a 7-3 victory over Cincinnati, cut short due to fog. The Reds must have thought they'd entered some Biblical plague what with the heat, humidity, a blinding fog and those Texas-sized mosquitoes. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0630 #Astros
6/30/1965: Jim Wynn hits an RBI triple and steals home in the eighth to give #Astros a 6-4 win over the visiting Giants. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0630
6/30/1965: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as #Astros pitcher Turk Farrell gets a hit in his sixth straight game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65farrell3.mp3
6/30/1965: Audio: The #Astros' Jim Wynn steals home against San Francisco. Gene Elston is at the mic: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65wynn3.mp3
6/30/1970: The #Astros' Doug Rader pins down Dodger first baseman Wes Parker as Morganna dashes out to kiss Parker during a game at Dodger Stadium. Denny Lemaster scatters six hits in a 6-2 Houston win, contributing two hits and two RBIs of his own. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0630
6/30/1970: Audio: The #Astros' Doug Rader gets the assist ranging far to his left. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/70bandit.mp3
6/30/1979: J.R. Richard blanks the Padres on three hits, 3-0. César Cedeño belts a homer and José Cruz adds three hits to spark the offense. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0630 #Astros
6/30/1994: *** current *** Rogelio Armenteros is born in La Habana, Cuba. The RHP was signed by the #Astros in 2014 and worked his way through the minors with impressive results. He reached the majors in 2019, posting a 1-1 record with a 4.00 ERA in five appearances. AstrosDaily.com/players/Armenteros_Rogelio.html
6/30/1996: The #Astros' John Cangelosi is the sparkplug in a 9-3 triumph over the Mets. He gets two hits, walks twice, drives in three and steals three bases to pace the Houston attack. Everyone in the lineup gets at least one hit, including P Darryl Kile. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0630
6/30/1998: Jeff Bagwell and Moises Alou each belt a pair of homers and drive in four as the #Astros sink the White Sox, 17-2, at the #Astrodome. Their first homers go back-to-back off Jamie Navarro. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0630
6/30/2011: Don Buddin dies in Greenville, SC of cancer. The SS/3B started the first game in Colts history in 1962 and later hit the first Houston grand slam but batted .163 in half a season before he was sold to the Detroit Tigers. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Buddin_Don #Astros
6/30/2014: Sports Illustrated puts Houston rookie George Springer on its front cover and predicts that the #Astros, who've lost more than 100 games in each of the previous three seasons, will win the 2017 World Series.

7/1/1904: The Beaumont Millionaires forfeit the opener of a doubleheader for failure to appear. In the nightcap, Houston's Bill Sorrells one-hits Beaumont for a 3-0 win in the last game played at Herald Park. The team was known as the Wanderers for the rest of the year. #Astros
7/1/1936: *** deceased *** Dick Drott is born in Cincinnati, OH. The RHP posted a 3-12 record with a 5.29 ERA for the 1962-63 Colt .45s. His best game was losing a 1-0 three-hitter as the Colt .45s were no-hit by the Giants' Juan Marichal 6.15.1963. AstrosDaily.com/players/Drott_Dick.html #Astros #RIP #Hummer
7/1/1959: Tony Walker is born in San Diego, CA. The OF's only big league stint comes with the 1986 #Astros. He was used mostly as a pinch-runner and defensive help in the outfield, appearing in 84 games. He hit .222 with two homers and 11 steals in 90 ABs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Walker_Tony.html
7/1/1963: The Colt .45s' Ernie Fazio scores on a single from Rusty Staub in the 11th inning for a 4-3 victory over St. Louis. Hal Woodeshick wins his eighth, all in relief. Johnny Temple drives in two runs with a single in the eighth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0701 #Astros
7/1/1978: C Joe Ferguson is traded to the Dodgers for two PTBNL (OF Jeff Leonard and IF Rafael Landestoy). On the field, the #Astros split a twinbill against the Padres, winning 9-3 and losing 9-2. Wilbur Howard stars in the opener with 3 hits and 3 RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0701
7/1/1984: Jerry Mumphrey cracks two home runs and drives in six as the #Astros maul the Phillies, 13-1. Denny Walling also homers. José Cruz has a four-hit night and scores four times. Craig Reynolds and Terry Puhl chime in with triples. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0701
7/1/1989: Brett Oberholtzer is born in Christiana, DE. Obtained from Atlanta in trade for Michael Bourn, the LHP went 11-20 with a 3.94 ERA for the 2012-15 #Astros. In December 2015 he was sent to the Phillies for Ken Giles. AstrosDaily.com/players/Oberholtzer_Brett.html
7/1/1989: #Astros slugger Glenn Davis asks that his name not be used in a promotion in which TV announcers say the player's name and "This Bud's for you!" after every home team home run because of the message it might send to kids who are viewing. (h/t @snyderrobert)
7/1/1992: Aaron Sanchez is born in Barstow, CA. The RHP had one golden moment with the #Astros. In his first start after being acquired from Toronto in a deadline trade, on 8.3.2019 Sanchez tossed six hitless innings as Houston no-hit Seattle, 9-0, at MMP. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sanchez_Aaron.html
7/1/1995: The #Astros explode for eight runs in the fifth inning while blanking the Pirates, 11-0. Brian Hunter delivers two hits & scores twice in the inning as well as doubling in a pair. Craig Biggio singles twice on the night to record his 1,000th hit. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0701
7/1/1998: The #Astros' Sean Berry raps four hits, including a homer, to pace a 10-4 triumph over the White Sox. Jeff Bagwell and Moises Alou also go deep. Houston plays "deuces wild", scoring two runs in five separate innings to complete the scoring. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0701

7/2/1897: *** pic *** Two singles, a stolen base, and an error plate the winning run in the ninth as the Senators nip the Houston Buffs, 6-5, in Austin. The Buffs had rallied to knot the score in the eighth. (Note: the home team was batting first, which was their prerogative then.) #Astros
7/2/1963: *** pic *** Colt Stadium scoreboard, 7.2.1963 and July 1971 (with AstroWorld trams). #Astros
7/2/1965: *** current *** Steve Sparks is born in Tulsa, OK. The knuckleballer, a veteran of eight MLB seasons and a former #Astros farmhand, became an Astros radio commentator alongside Robert Ford in February 2013. AstrosDaily.com/files/MenMic/
7/2/1965: Walt Bond's two-out RBI single in the ninth off Don Drysdale gives the #Astros a 4-3 win over the visiting Dodgers. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0702
7/2/1965: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Joe Morgan swipes a base against the Dodgers: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65jmorgan.mp3
7/2/1976: The #Astros' César Cedeño drives in both game-winners in a doubleheader sweep of Cincinnati. César goes 7-for-11 in the twinbill, including a single that is his 1,000th career hit. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0702
7/2/1976: Audio: Bob Prince is at the mic for César Cedeño's 1,000th career hit: AstrosDaily.com/audio/76cc1000.mp3 #Astros
7/2/1983: Sam Deduno is born in La Romana, DR. The #Astros claimed the RHP off waivers from the Twins in August 2014 and he made five appearances for Houston down the stretch. Deduno made nine more appearances in 2015, then he was granted free agency. AstrosDaily.com/players/Deduno_Sam.html
7/2/1985: Phil Garner doubles home Denny Walling in the eighth to take a 3-2 triumph in San Diego. Joe Niekro wins his 200th game. Joe and his brother Phil become the second pitching brothers to both reach 200 wins in their careers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0702 #Astros
7/2/1986: The #Astros' Denny Walling blasts two home runs and drives in six on a four-hit afternoon to bomb the Padres, 8-1. That's plenty for Mike Scott, who scatters six hits while striking out just three. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0702
7/2/1987: The #Astros' Glenn Davis belts a three-run homer with two out in the ninth to stun the Phillies, 7-6. It comes off Steve Bedrosian who had just set a record by converting 13 consecutive save appearances. Davey Lopes also homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0702
7/2/1994: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell plays seven innings in right field, his only appearance in the majors at a position other than first base or designated hitter. (h/t @tylercstafford)
7/2/2004: Video: Morgan Ensberg's two-run eighth-inning homer gives the #Astros a 7-5 comeback victory over the Rangers: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004Jul2Ensberg.mpg
7/2/2009: A 7-2 #Astros victory in San Diego is delayed 52 minutes in the top of the ninth when a swarm of bees moves into left field. "Killer B's" Geoff Blum, Lance Berkman and Michael Bourn delivered six hits, six runs and six RBIs between them. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0702

7/3/1897: Tom Hayes, released by Houston the previous day, pitches the Austin Senators to a 4-2 win over the Buffs in Texas' capital city. #Astros
7/3/1955: *** deceaased *** Matt Keough is born in Pomona, CA. The RHP spent nine seasons in the majors and part of his final one with the #Astros in 1986. Keough appeared in ten games for Houston (five starts) and posted a 3-2 record with a 3.09 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Keough_Matt.html #RIP
7/3/1957: Danny Heep is born in San Antonio, TX. A second-round draft choice of Houston in 1978, the reserve 1B/OF hit .246 with 4 HR and 41 RBI for the 1979-82 #Astros, after which he was dealt to the New York Mets for RHP Mike Scott. AstrosDaily.com/players/Heep_Danny.html
7/3/1960: Jack Daugherty is born in Hialeah, FL. After stops with the Expos and Rangers, Daugherty signed as a free agent with Houston for 1993. The 1B/OF went 1-for-3 in four games for the #Astros, after which he was traded to Cincinnati for Steve Carter. AstrosDaily.com/players/Daugherty_Jack.html
7/3/1962: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Jim Pendleton and Bob Aspromonte hit back-to-back shots: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62PendAsp.mp3 #Astros
7/3/1965: A record 52,764 (50,136 paid) #Astrodome fans watch Sandy Koufax five-hit the #Astros, 3-1. Larry Dierker absorbs the loss. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0703
7/3/1966: Moises Alou is born in Atlanta, GA. Obtained from the Marlins in their post-1997 fire sale, the outfielder hit .331 with 95 HR & 346 RBI in three seasons (1998, 2000-01) with the #Astros. Alou then departed via free agency to the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Alou_Moises.html
7/3/1966: Audio: Rusty Staub breaks the #Astros hitting streak mark set by Román Mejias. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/66staub.mp3
7/3/1971: Jack Hiatt singles home Jim Wynn with the winning run in a 4-3, 13-inning thriller over the Reds. They teamed up in the ninth to preserve the tie when Wynn snared a liner in CF then threw out a runner at home with Hiatt applying the tag. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0703 #Astros
7/3/1972: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the #Astros' Doug Rader commits larceny with his glove: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72raderdef.mp3
7/3/1993: The #Astros' Darryl Kile slams a home run and a double, as well as pitching a six-hit shutout, to subdue St. Louis, 6-0. The homer comes against Omar Olivares. Eric Anthony contributes a two-run shot while Ken Caminiti punches three hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0703
7/3/1994: Ken Caminiti slugs an inside-the-park homer while Craig Biggio and James Mouton belt the traditional kind as the #Astros trap the Cubs, 12-6. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0703
7/3/1994: Video: Ken Caminiti drives in three runs with an inside-the-park home run to give the #Astros a 12-3 lead in the bottom of the eighth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTmrrDYFz3Q
7/3/1994: A then club-record five #Astros are named to the NL All-Star team: Ken Caminiti, Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Doug Drabek and John Hudek. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0703
7/3/1995: Andres Galarraga goes six-for-six with two homers and five RBIs as the Rockies take a 15-10 slugfest over Houston at Coors Field. Derek Bell and James Mouton go deep for the #Astros but it's not enough to offset the 21-hit assault of Colorado. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0703
7/3/2005: The #Astros' Roger Clemens tosses seven shutout innings on his way to a 9-0 whitewash in Cincinnati for his 335th career win. He shrinks his ERA for the season to 1.41. Clemens adds two hits of his own including an RBI single. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0703

7/4/1776: *** pic *** "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
7/4/1899: The Houston Buffs and archrival Galveston Sand Crabs split an Independence Day doubleheader at the islanders' Beach Park. The Magnolia City nine take the opener, 4-0, but drop the nightcap, 3-2. #Astros
7/4/1942: Hal Lanier is born in Denton, NC. The rookie manager led the #Astros to their second NL West division crown and was voted NL Manager of the Year in 1986. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Lanier_Hal 
7/4/1954: Dan Larson is born in Los Angeles, CA. Often confused with the legendary Don Larsen, Dan was a first-round draft choice of St. Louis but debuted with Houston in 1976. Over two seasons with the #Astros, he posted a 6-15 record with a 4.45 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Larson_Dan.html
7/4/1962: The Pirates sweep the Colt .45s in a twinbill, 7-0 and 4-3, in front of 20,005 fans at Colt Stadium. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0704 #Astros
7/4/1963: Audio: The Colt .45s' Jim Campbell belts a grand slam against the Reds. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/63campbell.mp3 #Astros
7/4/1965: The #Astros' Claude Raymond shuts down the Dodgers, 3-1, before an #Astrodome crowd of 47,642 with a six-hit complete-game effort. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0704
7/4/1967: Vinny Castilla is born in Oaxaca, Mexico. Released by the Devil Rays in May 2001, the #Astros signed the ten-year veteran 3B as a free agent. His bat and superb defense at third base contributed to a division pennant for Houston that season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Castilla_Vinny.html
7/4/1972: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Larry Dierker reaches a pitching milestone: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72dierk5.mp3
7/4/1972: Audio: The #Astros' César Cedeño takes a hit away from Willie Stargell. Here's Gene Elston's call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72cccatch.mp3
7/4/1979: The upstart #Astros nip the Reds, 3-2, to take their first-ever ten-game division lead. José Cruz and Jeff Leonard drive home runs in the seventh to lead the come-from-behind victory. Joaquín Andújar and Ray Knight start a bench-clearing brawl. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0704
7/4/1979: Audio: The #Astros' Joaquín Andújar and César Cedeño set off fireworks in Cincinnati. Marty Brennaman has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79fight.mp3
7/4/1979: Audio: Marty Brennaman has the call as the #Astros' Joe Sambito seals Houston's first-ever ten-game lead: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79sambito.mp3
7/4/1980: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan strikes out César Geronimo for his 3,000th career strikeout but Cincinnati prevails, 8-1. Ryan fans six but walks seven in just over four innings of work. A solo shot by César Cedeño is the lone Houston tally. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0704
7/4/1980: Audio: Dewayne Staats has the call as the #Astros' Nolan Ryan notches his 3,000th career strikeout: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80ryan.mp3
7/4/1994: The #Astros' Tony Eusebio gets four hits, including a double and a triple, to pace a 13-6 spanking of the Cardinals. Eusebio and Andújar Cedeño drive in four runs each. Brian Williams is the easy winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0704
7/4/1995: The #Astros' Craig Biggio slams two home runs and Jeff Bagwell drives in five during a 16-8 donnybrook at Colorado. Biggio scores five times, setting a club record. He also steals a base and drives in three. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0704
7/4/1999: Surprising everyone by batting left-handed against lefty Steve Avery, switch-hitter Carl Everett blasts a two-run homer to spark a 5-3 win in Cincinnati that pulls Houston into a tie for the division lead. Derek Bell also goes deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0704 #Astros
7/4/1999: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Carl Everett homers left-handed against lefty Steve Avery: AstrosDaily.com/audio/99everett.mp3
7/4/2008: Julio Gotay dies at age 69 in Ponce, PR of respiratory failure. The 2B/SS hit .264 with 3 HR and 35 RBI for the 1966-69 #Astros. Gotay got steady work when Joe Morgan had a military commitment in 1967, responding with a .288 average. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Gotay_Julio

7/5/1896: The Houston Buffs pound out 17 hits as they bombard the Sand Crabs, 14-7, at Galveston's Beach Park. #Astros
7/5/1943: *** deceased *** Curt Blefary is born in Brooklyn, NY. The 1965 AL Rookie of the Year for the Orioles, Blefary hit .253 with 12 HR and 67 RBI for the 1969 #Astros. His nickname, "Clank", is your clue that he was much more valued for his bat than his defense. AstrosDaily.com/players/Blefary_Curt.html #RIP
7/5/1965: Walt Bond drops a squeeze bunt plating Joe Gaines in the ninth for a 5-4 #Astros win over the Milwaukee Braves. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0705
7/5/1968: Ex-Brave Denis Menke tags ex-Astro Claude Raymond with a three-run bomb in the ninth to topple Atlanta, 13-9. Doug Rader follows with a solo shot. Another former Brave, Wade Blasingame, shuts the door in the ninth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0705 #Astros
7/5/1972: Marquis Donnell "Bo" Porter is born in Newark, NJ. The #Astros' 20th manager posted a 110-190 record for the 2013-14 campaigns. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Porter_Bo
7/5/1982: The #Astros' Joe Niekro gives up homers to Omar Moreno and Johnny Ray to start the game, then settles in for a 6-4 complete-game victory in rainy Pittsburgh. José Cruz and Phil Garner bail Niekro out with a home run and three RBIs apiece. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0705
7/5/1982: Audio: The #Astros' Phil Garner reminds the Pirates that they traded him away. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/82garner2.mp3
7/5/1982: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Joe Niekro finishes off a 6-4 victory over the Pirates: AstrosDaily.com/audio/82niekro.mp3
7/5/1985: The #Astros' Kevin Bass launches two solo homers to pace a 4-2 triumph over Montreal. José Cruz drives in the other two runs to set a new franchise mark for RBIs (783), since broken by Jeff Bagwell. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0705
7/5/1992: The #Astros' Eric Anthony tags Jeff Innis with a two-run bomb as Houston blanks the Mets, 2-0, in ten innings. Four Astro pitchers share the four-hit shutout. Rob Murphy gets the win. Luis Gonzalez gets half of Houston's six hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0705
7/5/2001: The #Astros' Roy Oswalt finds a groove, striking out eight in a 5-1 victory over Arizona at Enron Field. Lance Berkman, Vinny Castilla and Craig Biggio support him with home runs. The rookie RHP runs his record to 7-1 and shrinks his ERA to 2.26. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0705
7/5/2011: The #Astros fall, 5-1, to the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Houston features an all-Rodriguez pitching attack. Starter Wandy Rodriguez gets the loss. Fernando Rodriguez and Aneury Rodriguez each hurl one inning in relief. None of the three are related. http://astrosdaily.com/history/2011/game201107050.html

7/6/1897: Houston's "Bones" Parvin issues seven free passes as the Buffaloes fall to the Steers, 3-2, in Dallas. #Astros
7/6/1960: Germán Rivera is born in Santurce, PR. The Dodgers traded the IF to Houston in the mid-season of 1985 for Enos Cabell. He appeared in 13 games for the #Astros, batting .194 to close his big league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rivera_German.html
7/6/1962: Audio: The Colt .45s' Hal Woodeshick nails down a shutout in Cincinnati. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62woody.mp3 #Astros
7/6/1970: Audio: The #Astros' César Cedeño cracks his first big league home run. Harry Kalas has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/70cedenohr.mp3
7/6/1973: Leo Durocher pulls Jerry Reuss with a cozy 7-1 lead in the doubleheader opener in Montreal. The Expos storm back for a 12-8 decision then thump the #Astros again, 14-6, in the nightcap. Giddy Canadians taunt Durocher. Reuss fumes afterwards. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0706
7/6/1977: After being wrongly called out on strikes by umpire Paul Pryor, José Cruz belts the game-winning homer in the 14th inning to give the #Astros a 2-1 triumph in Los Angeles. Cruz argued he had only two strikes on him and Pryor admits his mistake. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0706
7/6/1979: Audio: The #Astros' Denny Walling retaliates for all hit batsmen. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79walling.mp3
7/6/1983: Video: In the 1983 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Bill Dawley is called on to end a seven-run inning and induces a popup from Jim Rice: AstrosDaily.com/video/1983AllStarGame-3rdDawley.mpeg
7/6/1983: Video: In the 1983 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Dickie Thon swats a single to left center: AstrosDaily.com/video/1983AllStarGame-5thThonAB.mpeg
7/6/1983: Video: In the 1983 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Dickie Thon goes deep in the hole to field a grounder: AstrosDaily.com/video/1983AllStarGame-7thThonAtSS.mpeg
7/6/1984: Bill Doran singles five times in the second game of a doubleheader against Montreal, a 7-5 loss. Houston takes the opener, 8-2, as Joe Niekro wins his seventh straight in a complete-game performance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0706 #Astros
7/6/1990: Preston Tucker is born in Tampa, FL. The #Astros selected the OF/DH in the seventh round of the 2012 draft. He hit .219 with 17 homers and 41 RBIs for the 2015-16 squads before he was traded to the Braves in December 2017. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tucker_Preston.html
7/6/1997: Tony Eusebio singles home Derek Bell in the bottom of the ninth to upend Cincinnati, 6-5. Jeff Bagwell wallops two home runs and drives in four to pace the #Astros' attack. Luis Gonzalez also homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0706
7/6/2002: Daryle Ward becomes the first player to smash a homer into the Allegheny River as the #Astros bomb the Pirates, 10-2, at PNC Park. It's a grand slam, too. Lance Berkman and Jeff Bagwell tag back-to-back shots. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0706
7/6/2002: Video: The #Astros' Daryle Ward hits a grand slam into the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh's PNC Park. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYQrIgEJVSs

7/7/1897: The Houston Buffs erupt in the eighth for seven hits (two of them triples) and six runs to stun the Dallas Steers, 8-3. #Astros
7/7/1948: Bob Gallagher is born in Newton, MA. Claimed in the 1972 Rule 5 draft, the OF played two seasons with the #Astros (1973-74) before being dealt to the Mets for infielder Ken Boswell. While in Houston, Gallagher hit .230 with two HRs in 173 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gallagher_Bob.html
7/7/1965: Solo shots by Walt Bond and Jim Wynn are the only Houston runs as the Milwaukee Braves top the #Astros, 5-2. Former Houston starter Ken Johnson picks up the win for Milwaukee. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0707
7/7/1966: The #Astros depart Houston for twelve days while the grounds crew covers the outfield with Astroturf. The last chunk of spray-painted dead grass and dirt is boxed and shipped to Cubs manager Leo Durocher, a vocal critic of the new surface. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0707 
7/7/1971: The #Astros erupt for ten runs in the fourth inning as they pound the Giants, 18-4. César Cedeño and Bob Watson both rap two hits in the inning. Cedeño drives in four for the day on a pair of two-run doubles. Larry Dierker picks up his 12th win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0707
7/7/1977: Audio: After going 0-for-38, #Astros pitcher Mark Lemongello gets his first hit. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/77lemon.mp3
7/7/1982: The #Astros' Don Sutton notches his 250th career win, a 5-1 four-hit victory over the Cubs. It's Sutton's ninth of the year. Phil Garner drills a two-run shot and José Cruz plates the other two tallies. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0707
7/7/1986: Glenn Davis drills two home runs and drives in five as the #Astros put a 12-1 hurt on the Expos. Kevin Bass caps the scoring with a grand slam. Mike Scott, soon to be named to the NL All-Star team, pockets the easy victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0707
7/7/1998: Video: In the 1998 All-Star Game, Cal Ripken, Jr., hits a grounder to #Astros 2B Craig Biggio, who starts a double play: AstrosDaily.com/video/1998AllStarGame2ndBiggioAt2B.mpeg
7/7/1998: Video: In the 1998 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Craig Biggio gets plunked on the elbow by Roger Clemens: AstrosDaily.com/video/1998AllStarGame3rdBiggioHBP.mpeg
7/7/1998: Video: In the 1998 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Moises Alou whiffs against Anaheim's Troy Percival for the final out: AstrosDaily.com/video/1998AllStarGame9thAlouAB.mpeg
7/7/2001: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell ties a club record with seven RBIs in a 10-8 slugfest in Kansas City. Lance Berkman strokes four safeties to run his hitting streak to 20 games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0707
7/7/2003: Video: The #Astros' Eric Bruntlett hits his first major-league homer: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Jul07Bruntlett1stHR.mpeg

7/8/1896: Kid Nance's two-run first-inning homer stands up for a 2-1 Fort Worth win over the Buffs at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
7/8/1913: *** deceased *** Francis James "Salty" Parker is born in East St. Louis, Illinois. With a 1-0 record, he is the #Astros' only undefeated manager. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Parker_Salty #RIP
7/8/1933: Al Spangler is born in Philadelphia, PA. The OF was chosen by the Colt .45s in the expansion draft and was a regular in Houston until he was traded during the 1965 season. Spangler hit .265 with 14 HRs and 20 SBs for the 1962-65 Colt .45s/#Astros AstrosDaily.com/players/Spangler_Al.html
7/8/1941: Gary Kroll is born in Culver City, CA. The RHP kicked around with the Phillies and Mets before he was dealt to the #Astros for OF Johnny Weekly during the 1966 season, pitching in ten games for Houston with a 3.80 ERA in 23.2 IP. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kroll_Gary.html
7/8/1943: George Culver is born in Salinas, CA. Obtained via trade from the Cards for Jim Beauchamp and Leon McFadden, the RHP posted a 14-13 record with a 2.92 ERA for the 1970-72 #Astros. He was sold to the Dodgers in March 1973. AstrosDaily.com/players/Culver_George.html
7/8/1951: Alan Ashby is born in Long Beach, CA. Acquired from Toronto for Mark Lemongello in 1978, Ashby became an #Astros stalwart for the next decade, hitting .252 with 69 homers and providing steady defense behind the plate for two division winners. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ashby_Alan.html
7/8/1956: Terry Puhl is born in Melville, Saskatchewan. Signed in 1973 as a non-drafted free agent, the OF debuted with the #Astros in 1977 and quickly became indispensable, hitting .281 with 62 HRs and 432 RBIs for the 1977-90 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Puhl_Terry.html
7/8/1965: Joe Morgan sets a club record, going 6-for-6, but the #Astros lose to the Braves in Milwaukee, 9-8, in twelve innings. Morgan launches two bombs, scores three times, drives in three and steals a base. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0708
7/8/1973: Tommy Helms' two-run single caps a ninth-inning comeback for a 9-7 #Astros victory in Montreal. César Cedeño clubs two home runs and Doug Rader adds a solo shot. Bob Watson breaks SS Tim Foli's jaw while sliding into second. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0708
7/8/1980: J.R. Richard becomes the first #Astros pitcher to start an All-Star Game. He fans three in two innings during a 4-2 NL win. While the outing causes no pain in his tired right arm, Richard plans to have Dr. Frank Jobe examine it while he's in LA. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0708
7/8/1980: Video: J.R. Richard becomes the first #Astros pitcher to start an All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980AllStarGame1stRichard.mpeg
7/8/1980: Video: The #Astros' J.R. Richard starts the MLB All-Star Game for the NL (full-game video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzIX7kj5Gv8
7/8/1996: Jim Busby dies in Augusta, GA from a heart attack. The OF played for the 1962 Colt .45s to end his 13-year major league career, then stayed on as a coach through 1967. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Busby_Jim #Astros
7/8/2001: Scott Elarton is ejected after he hits the first batter and misses a 14-5 thrashing by the #Astros in Kansas City. After Craig Biggio and Julio Lugo are plunked to start the game, umpires warned both teams. Skipper Larry Dierker got the thumb too AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0708
7/8/2007: The #Astros' Roy Oswalt, newly named to his third consecutive All-Star team, wins his eighth of the year, an 8-3 stroll over the Mets. Carlos Lee, the other Astro All-Star, adds his league-leading 73rd RBI going into the midseason break. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0708
7/8/2010: Roy Oswalt fires a one-hitter at the Pirates in a 2-0 complete game shutout. It comes as trade rumors swirl around the #Astros ace before the deadline. Lance Berkman provides all the offense with two solo homers as part of a three-hit afternoon. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0708

7/9/1897: The Houston Buffaloes plate three runs in the ninth to upend the Fort Worth Panthers, 8-7. #Astros
7/9/1944: Roland Thomas "Sonny" Jackson is born in Washington, DC. The SS burst onto the big league scene for the 1966 #Astros hitting .292 with 174 hits and 49 steals, finishing second for NL RoY, but could not sustain the magic of his rookie campaign. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jackson_Sonny.html 
7/9/1964: The Colt .45s shock the Dodgers with four in the ninth for a 6-5 triumph. Nellie Fox bloops a single to plate the tying and winning runs. Earlier, Jerry Grote had belted a two-run homer off Don Drysdale. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0709 #Astros
7/9/1965: The #Astros' offense explodes for a five-run second as Houston tops the New York Mets, 6-2, at Shea Stadium. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0709
7/9/1968: *** All-Star game ticket pic *** Houston hosts its first All-Star Game. True to the #Astrodome's nature, the game is a pitcher's duel. Willie Mays scores in the first on a DP and the NL makes it stand for a 1-0 victory. Rusty Staub pinch-hits as the lone #Astros representative. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0709
7/9/1968: Video: *** Spacette holding tickets pic *** The #Astrodome hosts its first All-Star Game. The #Astros' Rusty Staub pinch-hits: AstrosDaily.com/video/1968AllStarGameStaubAB.mpeg
7/9/1968: Audio: Houston fans salute Mickey Mantle prematurely at the All-Star Game. NBC Radio is there: AstrosDaily.com/audio/68mantle.mp3 #Astros
7/9/1968: Audio: The #Astros' Rusty Staub pinch-hits in the All-Star Game in the #Astrodome: AstrosDaily.com/audio/68staubas.mp3
7/9/1976: Larry Dierker tosses the fifth no-hitter in franchise history, a 6-0 gem over Montreal. He supports his own cause with a sacrifice fly while batterymate Ed Herrmann drives in two, one on his first NL homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0709 #Astros
7/9/1976: Audio: While catching Larry Dierker's no-no, Ed "Hoggy" Herrmann cracks his first home run as an Astro: AstrosDaily.com/audio/76hoggy.mp3 #Astros
7/9/1976: Audio: Gene Elston and Bob Prince have the call as the #Astros' Larry Dierker closes out his no-hitter against Montreal: AstrosDaily.com/audio/76dierkr.mp3
7/9/1988: Nolan Ryan wins his 100th game for the #Astros, topping the Mets, 6-3. He joins Cy Young in winning 100 games for two teams in separate leagues. A four-run fifth wins it with RBI singles by Glenn Davis, Buddy Bell & Billy Hatcher plus four walks. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0709
7/9/1991: Video: In the 1991 All-Star Game, #Astros catcher Craig Biggio is charged with an error for interference: AstrosDaily.com/video/1991AllStarGame7thBiggioAtC.mpeg
7/9/1991: Video: Facing Dennis Eckersley, the #Astros' Craig Biggio hits a liner to Roberto Alomar in the 1991 All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/video/1991AllStarGame9thBiggioAB.mpeg
7/9/2000: The #Astros' José Lima snaps a personal 13-game losing streak with a 9-6 victory over Kansas City. Lance Berkman powers two homers and drives in four while Bill Spiers spanks two doubles and a triple. Moises Alou also goes deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0709

7/10/1888: A three-run third is all the Houston Babies need to blank the Hams 3-0 at Dallas' Oak Cliff Park. #Astros
7/10/1928: The Houston Board of Education buys West End Park for $100,000. The ballpark had been home to the Houston Buffaloes from 1905 to 1927. It will be used for high school, collegiate, Negro League and amateur athletic events until 1942. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_End_Park_(Houston) #Astros
7/10/1963: Audio: The Colt .45s' Jim Wynn slaps his first hit in the big leagues. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/63wynnhit.mp3 #Astros
7/10/1965: The #Astros' Joe Morgan stays hot, clubbing two home runs to lead a 10-1 thumping of the Mets in New York in a 19-hit attack. Dick Farrell cruises through a five-hitter and is named to represent Houston at the All-Star Game for the fourth time. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0710
7/10/1965: The #Astros purchase three-time All-Star Frank Thomas from the Phillies. He's expected to platoon at 1B with Jim Gentile. Thomas was unloaded by the Phils after he had an altercation with rising star Richie Allen. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0711
7/10/1966: The #Astros' Mike Cuellar slams the door in the eighth with the bases loaded and nobody out to preserve a 6-5 triumph in St. Louis. Rusty Staub bashes two home runs and drives in four while Bob Lillis singles home the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0710
7/10/1984: Video: In the 1984 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Jerry Mumphrey strikes out against Jack Morris: AstrosDaily.com/video/1984AllStarGame-4thMumphreyAB.mpeg
7/10/1990: Video: In the 1990 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Dave Smith gets into a jam: AstrosDaily.com/video/1990AllStarGame6thSmith.mpeg
7/10/1993: The #Astros' Pete Harnisch hurls a one-hitter at Wrigley Field to begin a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs. Luis Gonzalez swats a double, triple and homer to drive in all four runs in the 4-0 opener. Gonzo belts another homer in the 5-2 nightcap. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0710
7/10/1994: In just his third major league game, #Astros shortstop Orlando Miller launches two home runs and drives in three to pace a 5-3 victory in Chicago. Ken Caminiti also goes deep while Craig Biggio pounds three hits including two doubles. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0710
7/10/2003: The #Astros explode for nine runs in the first inning (a franchise record) and coast to an 11-2 blast over Cincinnati, completing a four-game sweep. Geoff Blum gets two hits and two RBIs in the opening frame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0710
7/10/2003: Video: The #Astros' Craig Biggio becomes the 40th player in major league history to reach 500 doubles in his career: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Jul10Biggio500th2B.mpeg
7/10/2018: Video: The #Astros walk off in the 11th in a wild win over the Oakland A's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IDBslvWCUc
7/10/2019: Jim Bouton dies of cerebral amyloid angiopathy at his home in Great Barrington, MA, at the age of 80. Bouton wrote the tell-all book "Ball Four" about his 1969 season with the Seattle Pilots and the Houston #Astros. AstrosDaily.html/history/deceased.html#Bouton_Jim #Bulldog

7/11/1897: The Fort Worth Colts pounce on Houston's Billy Crowell for 11 hits in a 10-1 romp over the Buffaloes. #Astros
7/11/1947: Ron Cook is born in Jefferson, TX. The LHP was selected by the #Astros in the 1967 winter draft. He posted a 4-8 record with two saves and a 4.00 ERA over the course of two seasons (1970-71) with Houston, his only stint in the big leagues. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cook_Ron.html
7/11/1959: Adalberto "Bert" Peña is born in Santurce, PR. The SS/3B signed with the #Astros in 1977 and debuted in 1981, but was unable to stick. Never appearing in more than 24 games in a season, he hit .203 in 88 games for the 1981 and '83-'87 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pena_Bert.html
7/11/1967: Donne Wall is born in Potosi, MO. The RHP was drafted by the #Astros in the 18th round in 1989 and came up to the majors in 1995. Over three seasons, he posted a 14-14 record with a 5.00 ERA and one shutout. He was waived in October 1997. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wall_Donne.html
7/11/1967: Jim Wynn becomes the first Houston player to get a hit in the All-Star Game. He singles in the ninth against Al Downing. Rusty Staub singles off Catfish Hunter in the 11th. Mike Cuellar pitches two shutout innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0711 #Astros
7/11/1967: Audio: Jim Wynn gets the first hit ever for the #Astros in an All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/67wynnas.mp3
7/11/1967: Audio: The #Astros' Mike Cuellar fans the Orioles' Brooks Robinson in the 1967 All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/67cuellar.mp3
7/11/1967: Video: The #Astros' Rusty Staub singles against Catfish Hunter in the All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/video/1967AllStarGameStaubAB.mpeg
7/11/1967: Video: The #Astros' Mike Cuellar pitches two shutout innings in the All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/video/1967AllStarGame11thCuellar.mpeg
7/11/1969: The #Astros post a nine-run sixth, highlighted by a bases-loaded triple from Denis Menke and two hits by Sandy Valdespino, in a 13-2 massacre of the Reds. Don Wilson fans ten and posts a six-hitter. He's also plunked twice at the plate. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0711
7/11/1972: Chicago's Billy Williams goes 8-for-8 in a doubleheader split against the #Astros. Jim Wynn and Lee May go deep as Houston wins the opener, 6-5. The Cubs roar back in the nightcap, 9-5, as Williams goes 5-for-5 and Rick Monday socks two homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0711
7/11/1984: Yorman Bazardo is born in Maracay, Venezuela. Acquired as a free agent in 2009, the RHP spent much of that year at AAA where he was leading the PCL in wins before he was called up. In ten games, he posted a 1-3 record with a 7.88 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bazardo_Yorman.html #Astros
7/11/1985: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan fans the Mets' Danny Heep in the sixth to become the first pitcher to reach 4,000 career strikeouts. Bill Doran's fifth hit of the game, in the 12th, scores Dickie Thon for a 4-3 Houston victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0711
7/11/1985: Video: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan becomes the first major league pitcher to fan 4,000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIOAXOpiHJo
7/11/1985: Audio: Larry Dierker has the call as the #Astros' Nolan Ryan fans Danny Heep for his 4,000th strikeout: AstrosDaily.com/audio/85ryan.mp3
7/11/1989: Video: In the 1989 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Glenn Davis draws a walk and scores: AstrosDaily.com/video/1989ASGDavis.mpg
7/11/1991: Ken Oberkfell cracks a two-run double off Dave Smith in the 11th for a 6-4 win over the Cubs. A Luis Gonzalez three-run shot stakes Houston to an early lead but George Bell tags Jim Clancy with a homer in the ninth to send it to extras. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0711 #Astros

7/12/1896: After winning 4-3 in the opener, the Houston Buffaloes take a 13-8 slugfest in the nightcap to sweep the Dallas Navigators. #Astros
7/12/1943: *** deceased *** Ron Willis is born in Willisville, TN. Late in 1969, St. Louis sold the RHP to the #Astros where he appeared in three games without allowing a run and without earning a decision. Afterwards, he was sent back to the Cardinals. AstrosDaily.com/players/Willis_Ron.html #RIP 
7/12/1947: Scipio Spinks is born in Chicago, IL. The RHP signed with the #Astros in 1966 as a free agent and debuted with them in 1969. In parts of three seasons, Spinks posted a 1-1 record with a 5.40 ERA, after which he was traded to St. Louis for 1972. AstrosDaily.com/players/Spinks_Scipio.html
7/12/1961: Harry Craft is named manager of AAA Houston Buffs. He will become the first manager of the NL Houston Colt .45s in 1962. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Craft_Harry #Astros
7/12/1964: Nellie Fox singles home Eddie Kasko with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to end a wild 5-4 victory over the Giants. Tempers had been hot as the Texas heat with players and managers from both teams getting run by umpire Lee Weyer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0712 #Astros
7/12/1970: The Giants' Gaylord Perry gives up five runs as the #Astros build an early lead. The Giants roar back to claim a 7-5 advantage before Houston tallies three in the ninth for an 8-7 triumph. Doug Rader singles home Jim Wynn with the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0712
7/12/1972: The #Astros' Jim Wynn bangs two home runs and drives in four to pace a 10-6 triumph over the Cubs. Norm Miller and Lee May also homer. Chicago's Billy Williams doubles and homers after his consecutive hitting streak is snapped. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0712
7/12/1973: A home run by the #Astros' Jim Wynn in the ninth off Barry Lersch sinks the Phillies, 7-6. It's his second long ball of the night. Veteran lefty Juan Pizarro wins in relief, appearing for the eighth big league club in his career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0712
7/12/1983: Tony Sipp is born in Pascagoula, MS. Signed as a free agent in May 2014, the veteran LHP posted a 10-10 record with a 3.67 ERA and five saves for the 2014-18 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sipp_Tony.html
7/12/1988: Video: In the 1988 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Bob Knepper struggles through the AL lineup: AstrosDaily.com/video/1988AllStarGame-4thKnepper.mpeg
7/12/1994: Video: In the 1994 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Jeff Bagwell singles against David Cone: AstrosDaily.com/video/1994AllStarGame-3rdBagwellAB.mpeg
7/12/1994: Video: In the 1994 All-Star Game, the #Astros' John Hudek strikes out Cal Ripken, Jr.: AstrosDaily.com/video/1994AllStarGame-6thHudek.mpeg
7/12/1994: Video: In the 1994 All-Star Game, Fred McGriff plates the #Astros' Craig Biggio with a key home run. Video: AstrosDaily.com/video/1994AllStarGame-9thBiggioScores.mpeg
7/12/1997: Pittsburgh's Francisco Cordova & Ricardo Rincon team to no-hit the #Astros, 3-0, in ten innings. Cordova is flawless through the first nine, but Chris Holt & Billy Wagner shut down the Bucs. In the tenth, John Hudek surrenders a three-run blast. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0712
7/12/2013: Rookie Jarred Cosart blanks the Rays over eight innings for his first MLB win, a 2-1 #Astros victory. Carlos Corporán drives home a pair in the first against David Price which stands up the rest of the way. José Veras notches his 18th save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0712
7/12/2014: A plaque is dedicated at the site of West End Park at the intersection of Andrews and Howe Streets in downtown Houston. The ballpark had been the home of the Houston Buffaloes from 1905 to 1927. #Astros

7/13/1921: Pitcher Ed Donalds' single in the seventh plates Ray Blades with the winning run as the Buffs top the Sandcrabs, 4-2, at Galveston's Gulfview Park. #Astros
7/13/1941: *** deceased *** Don Bryant is born in Jasper, FL. The backup catcher hit .193 during parts of two seasons (1969-70) with the #Astros after the expansion draft depleted Houston's catching corps. Bryant caught the second of Don Wilson's no-hitters. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bryant_Don.html #RIP
7/13/1953: Joe Cannon is born in Camp LeJeune, NC. A first-round draft pick by the #Astros in 1974, Cannon had brief stints with Houston in 1977 and 1978, batting a combined .171 in 17 games. He was dealt to Toronto for Alan Ashby in November 1978. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cannon_Joe.html
7/13/1957: Chris Dale Jones is born in Los Angeles, CA. The OF was a 25th-round pick of the #Astros in 1979 who joined Houston in 1985. He hit .200 in 31 games while an Astro, and was released after that season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jones_ChrisD.html
7/13/1962: Robbie Wine is born in Norristown, PA. Drafted in the first round by the #Astros in 1983, the catcher debuted in 1986 and hit .186 over two partial seasons, after which he was traded to the Rangers for Mike Loynd. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wine_Robbie.html
7/13/1962: The Colt .45s ground into a franchise-record five double plays during a 4-0 meltdown in Pittsburgh. SS Dick Groat starts three of them. Bob Friend defeats hard-luck Dick Farrell, who is wearing number "13" on Friday the 13th. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0713 #Astros
7/13/1965: The #Astros' Turk Farrell pitches a scoreless seventh as the NL tops the AL, 6-5, in the All-Star Game in Minneapolis: AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0713
7/13/1971: Video: In the 1971 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Don Wilson faces Amos Otis, Cookie Rojas, and Don Buford: AstrosDaily.com/video/1971AllStarGame7thWilson.mpeg
7/13/1971: Video: In the 1971 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Don Wilson faces Carl Yastrzemski, Al Kaline, and Harmon Killebrew: AstrosDaily.com/video/1971AllStarGame8thWilson.mpeg
7/13/1976: The #Astros' César Cedeño becomes the first Houston player to homer in an All-Star Game. His two-run shot off Frank Tanana caps a 7-1 National League win in Philadelphia. Ken Forsch pitches a scoreless ninth to finish the game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0713 #Astros
7/13/1976: Video: The #Astros' César Cedeño becomes the first Houston player to homer in an All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/video/1976ASGCedeno.mpg
7/13/1976: Audio: The #Astros' Ken Forsch pitches a scoreless ninth to finish a 7-1 NL victory in the All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/76forschas.mp3
7/13/1976: Video: In the 1976 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Ken Forsch closes out the 7-1 National League win: AstrosDaily.com/video/1976ASGForsch.mpg
7/13/1977: Audio: The #Astros' Terry Puhl gets his first hit in his major league debut. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/77puhl.mp3
7/13/1977: Audio: Jerry Doggett has the call as the #Astros' José Cruz ties the Dodgers with a home run: AstrosDaily.com/audio/77cruz.mp3
7/13/1977: Audio: The #Astros' Bob Watson drives in the winning run against the Dodgers. Jerry Doggett has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/77watson.mp3
7/13/1982: Video: In the 1982 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Ray Knight pops up to second with a man on third: AstrosDaily.com/video/1982AllStarGame3rdKnightAB.mpeg
7/13/1982: Video: In the 1982 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Ray Knight takes his position at third and snags a grounder: AstrosDaily.com/video/1982AllStarGame3rdKnightAt3B.mpeg
7/13/1983: Injury call-up George Bjorkman swats a three-run homer and drives in five to lead a 9-4 #Astros win over Montreal. His biggest thrill, he says afterwards, is catching Nolan Ryan. The Express fans five while winning his eighth straight decision. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0713
7/13/1999: Video: In the 1999 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Jeff Bagwell returns to Boston and faces Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez: AstrosDaily.com/video/1999AllStarGame2ndBagwellAB.mpeg
7/13/1999: Video: In the 1999 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Jeff Bagwell faces David Cone with a runner aboard: AstrosDaily.com/video/1999AllStarGame4thBagwellAB.mpeg
7/13/1999: Video: In the 1999 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Billy Wagner appears in relief of Trevor Hoffman: AstrosDaily.com/video/1999AllStarGame8thWagner.mpeg
7/13/2001: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell and Vinny Castilla bash two home runs apiece off Woody Williams in an 11-3 triumph over San Diego. Both get three hits. Castilla drives in five while Bagwell has four RBIs. Brad Ausmus also goes deep for good measure. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0713
7/13/2004: *** ASG logo pic *** Houston hosts the All-Star Game for the third time. Four #Astros are named to the NL team and three start but the AL leaves with a 9-4 victory, buoyed by a six-run first inning off Houston's Roger Clemens. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0714
7/13/2004: Video: In the 2004 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Lance Berkman grounds to first, then Jeff Kent lines to second: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004ASG_Berkman_Kent_2nd.mpg
7/13/2004: Video: In the 2004 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Jeff Kent and Carlos Beltrán both single and score: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004ASG_Berkman_Kent_Beltran_4th.mpg #Astros
7/13/2018: The good citizens of Melville, Saskatchewan name a street "Terry Puhl Drive" honoring the hometown product and longtime #Astros stalwart. The street serves as the main entrance to Melville's regional park. https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Former-Astro-Terry-Puhl-has-street-in-Canada-13075273.php AstrosDaily.com/players/Puhl_Terry.html

7/14/1896: Charley Becker doubles to plate the winning run as the Buffs top the Denison Indians, 4-2, at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
7/14/1947: *** deceased *** Danny Walton is born in Los Angeles, CA. A tenth-round pick of the #Astros in 1965, the first baseman made his debut with Houston in 1968, going 0-for-2. The next season, he was traded to the Seattle Pilots. He came back briefly in 1977. AstrosDaily.com/players/Walton_Danny.html #RIP
7/14/1967: Eddie Mathews rips a three-run homer off Juan Marichal, the 500th of his major league career. It helps the #Astros topple the Giants, 8-6. Dave Giusti picks up the win and gets the game-winning hit. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0714
7/14/1967: Audio: Harry Kalas has the call as the #Astros' Eddie Mathews becomes the seventh major-league player to hit 500 homers, punching his ticket to Cooperstown: AstrosDaily.com/audio/67mathews.mp3
7/14/1968: Derrick May is born in Rochester, NY. The son of OF Dave May, Derrick spent five seasons with the Cubs then spent five more with five different franchises, including the #Astros for 1995-96, principally as a reserve OF and lefthanded PH. AstrosDaily.com/players/May_Derrick.html
7/14/1968: The #Astros' Don Wilson whiffs Johnny Bench for his 18th strikeout to tie the major-league record held by Bob Feller and Sandy Koufax. It is part of a rain-soaked 6-1 nightcap that completes a doubleheader sweep in Cincinnati. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0714
7/14/1968: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as #Astros' Don Wilson fans Johnny Bench for his 18th whiff of the game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/68wilson.mp3                                 
7/14/1970: Video: In the 1970 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Denis Menke gets plunked, is forced out at 2B on Willie McCovey's RBI double-play grounder: AstrosDaily.com/video/1970AllStarGameMenkeHBP.mpeg
7/14/1970: Video: In the 1970 All-Star Game, Joe Morgan (#Astros), Willie McCovey, and Roberto Clemente single. Morgan scores: AstrosDaily.com/video/1970AllStarGameMorganAB.mpeg
7/14/1974: The #Astros' Bob Gallagher drives in Milt May in the bottom of the 12th for a 7-6 win over the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0714
7/14/1974: Workers forget to replace some tiles in the #Astrodome roof and an evening downpour creates puddles in right and center fields while showering a few lucky outfield ticket-holders who are handed plastic trash bags for shelter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0714 #Astros
7/14/1978: Mike Burns is born in Westminster, CA. A 30th-round pick by the #Astros in 2000, the RHP posted a 4.94 ERA in 31 IP for the 2005 squad before being waived and claimed by the Reds. AstrosDaily.com/players/Burns_Mike.html
7/14/1978: Ken Forsch wins a pair of extra-inning games against the Expos. José Cruz singles home the winning run in the 13th for a 4-3 victory in the opener. In the nightcap, Jesús Alou draws a bases-loaded walk to win a 5-4, ten-inning contest. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0714 #Astros
7/14/1980: Audio: In his final start for the #Astros, J.R. Richard does not feel well. Dewayne Staats has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80richard3.mp3
7/14/1983: Juan Gutiérrez is born in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. The RHP rose to the majors at the young age of 23 and pitched in seven games for the 2007 #Astros before a winter trade sent him to Arizona where he resumed his big league career in 2009. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gutierrez_Juan.html
7/14/1987: Video: In the 1987 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Mike Scott tosses two scoreless innings: AstrosDaily.com/video/1987ASGScott.mpg
7/14/1995: Jeff Bagwell and Tony Eusebio deliver four hits apiece as the #Astros outslug the Giants, 13-8. Bagwell's three-run shot gives him four RBIs while Eusebio and Dave Magadan bring home three runs apiece. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0714
7/14/2004: The 44-44 #Astros name Phil Garner as interim manager, replacing the fired Jimy Williams. "Scrap Iron" leads the club to a 48-26 finish, the NL Wildcard, the NLCS, and the next season, the 2005 World Series. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Garner_Phil

7/15/1897: In their inaugural home Texas League game, the Waco Tigers maul the Houston Buffs, 13-8. #Astros
7/15/1943: *** deceased *** Dave Adlesh is born in Long Beach, CA. Signed as a free agent by the Colt .45s, the catcher had trouble sticking with the parent club over six seasons (1963-68). His best highlight was catching Don Wilson's first no-hitter in 1967. AstrosDaily.com/players/Adlesh_Dave.html #Astros #RIP
7/15/1962: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Don McMahon closes out a win against the Cubs: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62mcmahon.mp3 #Astros
7/15/1965: Kirt Manwaring is born in Elmira, NY. Acquired via trade with the Giants, the ten-year veteran catcher hit .220 in 37 games for the 1996 #Astros. He signed a free agent deal with Colorado the next season, where he finished his career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Manwaring_Kirt.html
7/15/1965: The #Astros score four runs in the eleventh inning to break a 1-1 tie against All-Stars from the Texas League in front of 11,076 at Turnpike Stadium in Arlington. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0715
7/15/1969: #Astros erase a five-run deficit en route to a 10-7 triumph over the Dodgers. Norm Miller drives in three. Doug Rader has two RBI singles. Jim Wynn walks during the five-run fourth, breaking an NL mark with his 11th straight game with a walk. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0715
7/15/1975: Audio: Curt Gowdy has the call as the #Astros' Bob Watson bats in the All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/75watson.mp3
7/15/1980: Reggie Abercrombie is born in Columbus, GA. A swift, power-hitting outfielder with a high strikeout rate, after two years with Florida, signed with the #Astros and hit .309 in 34 games during the 2008 season, his last MLB experience. AstrosDaily.com/players/Abercrombie_Reggie.html
7/15/1982: Fernando Nieve is born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. A hard-throwing product of the #Astros' Venezuelan Academy, the RHP showed promise in 2006 but missed 2007 with injuries. He struggled in 2008 and was claimed off waivers by the Mets in 2009. AstrosDaily.com/players/Nieve_Fernando.html
7/15/1984: Alan Ashby singles home José Cruz in the 16th inning to outlast the Phillies, 3-2. The #Astros strand 20 and tie an NL record by drawing seven intentional walks, all after the 11th frame. A two-run blast by Mark Bailey provided the other runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0715
7/15/1985: David Carpenter is born in Morgantown, WV. The RHP rose from A-ball to the majors in less than a year. Called up in mid-season 2011, he posted a 1-3 record with one save and a 2.93 ERA but struggled the following year when he was traded. AstrosDaily.com/players/Carpenter_David.html #Astros
7/15/1986: The #Astrodome hosts its second and last All-Star Game, a 3-2 AL victory. #Astros fans could cheer hometown stars Glenn Davis, Kevin Bass, Mike Scott and Dave Smith, and another Texas legend, Roger Clemens, who's the winning pitcher and the MVP. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0715
7/15/1986: *** pic *** 1986 All-Star Game ticket. #Astros #Astrodome
7/15/1986: Video: The #Astros' Kevin Bass grounds out to second against Roger Clemens in the 1986 All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/video/1986AllStarGame-9thBassAB.mpeg
7/15/1986: Video: The #Astros' Glen Davis pops foul in the 1986 All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/video/1986AllStarGame-8thDavisAB.mpeg
7/15/1986: Video: The #Astros' Mike Scott gives up a homer to Frank White in the 1986 All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/video/1986AllStarGame-7thScott.mpeg
7/15/1997: Bill Spiers drills a pinch-hit three-run ninth-inning homer off Mel Rojas to stun the Cubs, 5-3. Darryl Kile wins his 12th of the season. The win puts the #Astros back at .500, a game behind Pittsburgh in the Central Division race. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0715
7/15/1997: Loel Passe dies at age 80 in Houston. The Alabaman was a broadcaster for the 1950-61 Houston Buffs and, alongside Gene Elston, the 1962-76 Houston Colt .45s/#Astros. Passe's unabashed homerism balanced Elston's cool objectivity. AstrosDaily.com/files/MenMic/
7/15/1998: Billy Wagner is KO'd when Arizona's Kelly Stinnett swats a line drive off the pitcher's head. A stunned Jay Powell replaces Wagner and gives up a game-tying double. Mike Magnante surrenders the game-winner in a 9-8, eleven-inning loss. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0715 #Astros
7/15/1998: Video: Players and fans react after the #Astros' Billy Wagner is hit in the head by a line drive: AstrosDaily.com/video/1998Jul15_WagnerInjury.mpeg
7/15/2003: Video: In the 2003 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Billy Wagner gives up a homer to Jason Giambi: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003AllStarGame7thWagner.mpeg
7/15/2008: Audio: Joe Buck has the call as the #Astros' Miguel Tejada hustles home during the All-Star Game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/08tejadaas.mp3

7/16/1896: Houston's Louis Balsz, newly acquired from the Portland (OR) Gladiators, fans seven as the Buffaloes tame the Denison Tigers, 8-3. #Astros
7/16/1965: Ron Herbel fans Bob Aspromonte and Jim Wynn to end the #Astros' ninth-inning rally as the Giants top Houston, 2-1. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0716
7/16/1967: The #Astros sweep a twinbill against the Dodgers for the first time. Ron Davis bashes two run-scoring doubles while Don Wilson tosses seven shutout innings in the 4-1 opener. Eddie Mathews and Jim Wynn belt homers to lead the 8-2 nightcap win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0716
7/16/1971: #Astros turn the first triple play in their history during a 9-4 win over the Mets. Roger Metzger takes a Cleon Jones tapper and steps on second forcing Tommie Agee. His toss to first gets Jones. Denis Menke's throw to third gets Ken Boswell. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0716
7/16/1971: Audio: Ralph Kiner has the call as the #Astros turn the first triple play in franchise history: AstrosDaily.com/audio/71tripplay.mp3
7/16/1974: Jonathan Johnson is born in La Grange, GA. The RHP signed with the #Astros for the 2003 season. He made three starts in four appearances and posted an 0-1 record with a 5.87 ERA before abruptly retiring in July after a poor performance. AstrosDaily.com/players/Johnson_Jonathan.html
7/16/1980: Despite speculation that his problems are psychological, the #Astros' J.R. Richard is placed on the 21-day disabled list after complaining of a "dead arm". He took himself out during the fourth inning of a 2-0 loss to Atlanta two days before. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0716
7/16/1987: In his MLB debut, the #Astros' Ken Caminiti homers and triples, scoring the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth for a 2-1 triumph over Philadelphia. Gerald Young singles off Mike Jackson with the bases loaded to send the fans home happy. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0716
7/16/1987: Video: The #Astros' Ken Caminiti triples and homers in his MLB debut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wel2Hw3TcdE
7/16/2001: Vinny Castilla drives in four as Houston scores five runs in the eighth to grab a 10-8 victory over the Cleveland Indians. The #Astros greet John Rocker for four of those runs. Ron Villone grabs the win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0716

7/17/1896: Houston's Bill McCormick allows just four hits but Paris' Texas Midlands win, 1-0, over the Buffs on an unearned run. #Astros
7/17/1956: Pete Ladd is born in Portland, ME. The RHP came to the #Astros in 1979 as a dividend in the Bob Watson trade to Boston. In that season, he posted a 1-1 record and a 2.92 ERA in ten games. Two years later, he was dealt to Milwaukee. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ladd_Peter.html
7/17/1965: San Francisco rides Juan Marichal's pitching to a 7-0 shutout of Turk Farrell's #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0717
7/17/1966: Audio: The #Astros' Lee Maye slaps a double against the Mets. Ralph Kiner has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/66maye.mp3
7/17/1966: Audio: Ralph Kiner has the call as the #Astros' Rusty Staub and Felix Mantilla spark a three-run rally: AstrosDaily.com/audio/66felix.mp3
7/17/1977: The #Astros' Mark Lemongello snaps a personal losing skid with a 3-1 victory over the Reds. Bob Watson and Enos Cabell swat solo homers for the winning margin. Joe Niekro hurls three innings in relief for the save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0717
7/17/1978: Jason Jennings is born in Dallas, TX. The RHP was acquired from Colorado for three players and billed as the #Astros' #2 starter for 2007. Instead, his season was largely a disaster and he was allowed to leave via free agency the next winter. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jennings_Jason.html
7/17/1979: Audio: In the 1979 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Joaquín Andújar enters in relief and encounters some bad luck: AstrosDaily.com/video/1979ASGAndujar.mpg
7/17/1979: Audio: In the 1979 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Joe Sambito gets out of a jam with help from teammate Craig Reynolds: AstrosDaily.com/video/1979ASGSambito.mpg
7/17/1982: The #Astros' Harry Spilman launches a tenth-inning bomb off Kent Tekulve to stab the Pirates, 4-3, at the #Astrodome. Joe Niekro, for whom Spilman was pinch-hitting, goes the distance for the victory. Dickie Thon also homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0717
7/17/1984: #Astros C Mark Bailey overcomes two questionable ninth-inning calls to lead a 3-2 triumph over the Mets. Jobbed by a bad call at the plate that gave New York a 2-1 lead in top of the ninth, Bailey gets revenge with a two-run blast off Doug Sisk. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0717
7/17/1994: A grand slam by Steve Finley highlights an 8-run third inning during a 9-0 whitewash in Pittsburgh. Orlando Miller adds 3 hits and 2 RBIs. Shane Reynolds relieves Doug Drabek in the third and tosses 7 innings of 5-hit ball for the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0717 #Astros
7/17/1999: The #Astros' Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell launch solo homers in the eighth to tie Detroit, 2-2. Derek Bell draws a bases-loaded walk off Todd Jones in the tenth for a 3-2 victory. Biggio, who contributes three hits, scores the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0717
7/17/2002: Lee Maye dies in Riverside, CA from liver cancer. The OF came to Houston in trade from the Milwaukee Braves for RHP Ken Johnson, hitting .268 with 12 HR and 72 RBI for the 1965-66 #Astros. Off the field, Maye had an R&B singing career. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Maye_Lee
7/17/2017: *** pic *** #Astros players hold a pregame mock "funeral" for DH Carlos Beltrán's outfield glove, which hadn't been used since May 16.
7/17/2018: Tenth-inning solo back-to-back homers by Alex Bregman and George Springer carry the AL All-Stars to an 8-6 win over the NL. Only two #Astros had homered in All-Star competition up to this time. Bregman is awarded the game's MVP award afterwards. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0717

7/18/1896: Out-of-towners attending the game in Houston offer seven dollars to the Paris players for a homer and right-fielder Bill Zies obliges, but the Midlands fall to the Buffs, 11-5. #Astros
7/18/1954: Harry Spilman is born in Albany, GA. The 1B/C was acquired via trade from the Reds for Rafael Landestoy in June 1981. He lasted through the 1985 season, hitting .212 with seven homers in 184 games. He returned as a free agent for 1988-89. AstrosDaily.com/players/Spilman_Harry.html
7/18/1962: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Jim Campbell gets his first big league hit: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62campbell.mp3 #Astros
7/18/1965: The #Astros win at Candlestick for the first time in a year, besting Gaylord Perry and the Giants, 5-2. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0718
7/18/1969: The #Astros' Jesús Alou starts a four-run ninth-inning rally that topples the Reds, 7-4. Alou scores the tying run on a double by Sandy Valdespino then Joe Morgan plates Johnny Edwards with a squeeze bunt for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0718
7/18/1972: A two-run inside-the-park homer by the #Astros' César Cedeño highlights an 11-3 triumph over St. Louis. He raises his average to .351 with three hits. Jim Wynn drives in three while Jerry Reuss spins a four-hitter and adds two hits of his own. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0718
7/18/1972: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as the #Astros' César Cedeño legs out an inside-the-park homer: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72ccitphr.mp3
7/18/1976: The #Astros' Ed Herrmann goes 7-for-10 with a homer and seven RBIs in a twinbill sweep of the Expos, 7-6 and 10-1. Herrmann is a perfect 5-for-5 in the ten-inning opener. Greg Gross gets four hits to pace a 22-hit assault in the nightcap. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0718
7/18/1980: Audio: The #Astros' Joe Morgan ties a legend with his 1,508th career walk. Gene Elston is at the mic: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80morganbb.mp3
7/18/1982: Josh Banks is born in Baltimore, MD. Formerly with the Blue Jays and Padres, the RHP signed with the #Astros before the 2010 season and was called up in June from Round Rock to make one starting appearance, going 4.0 IP with a 13.50 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Banks_Josh.html
7/18/1994: Down 11-0 to the Cardinals, the #Astros explode for eleven runs in the sixth inning to take a 15-12 shocker at the #Astrodome. Kevin Bass gets his second hit in the frame to put Houston ahead to stay. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0718
7/18/2001: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell hits for the cycle during a 17-11 slugfest over St. Louis at Enron Field. Bagwell's three-run homer is the crowning blow in an eight-run fifth. Moises Alou, Brad Ausmus and Craig Biggio leave the yard as well. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0718
7/18/2001: Hitting for the Cycle: Jeff Bagwell AstrosDaily.com/history/cycle.html#Bagwell #Astros
7/18/2014: The #Astros are unable to reach agreement with #1 overall draft pick Brady Aiken after reducing their initial offer because of information in a medical evaluation. (Aiken later requires Tommy John surgery.) The debacle will lead to the drafting of Alex Bregman in 2015.

7/19/1888: Bill Kienzle's fifth-inning single plates the winning run as the Galveston Giants top the Houston Babies, 4-2. #Astros
7/19/1965: A five-run explosion in the sixth ices an 8-3 win over the #Astros for Don Drysdale's Dodgers. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0719
7/19/1966: The #Astros' Turk Farrell does it all during an 8-2 triumph over Philadelphia. He bangs three hits, including a three-run homer, while scattering eight hits in the complete-game victory. This is the first game played on an all-Astroturf field. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0719
7/19/1966: College students hack the #Astrodome scoreboard by taking films from the control room, splicing in their own message, then replacing them. The prank is foiled by a fan who overhears their bragging and reports what he heard to #Astros PR director Bill Giles.
7/19/1973: Comedian Jerry Lewis plays for the #Astros in an exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers at the #Astrodome. Lewis wears #9, mans first base, and plays four innings. He lines a single up the middle and works a walk. Houston wins, 10-7. https://www.detroitathletic.com/blog/2014/11/24/comedian-jerry-lewis-got-a-hit-against-the-tigers-in-the-astrodome/
7/19/1974: Preston Wilson is born in Bamberg, SC. Signed by the #Astros as a run-producing slugger, the OF became a scapegoat for the team's lack of offense in 2006. Ironically, he was picked up by rival St. Louis where he helped win a World Championship. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wilson_Preston.html
7/19/1979: Rick Ankiel is born in Fort Pierce, FL. Drafted by the Cardinals in 1997 as a LH power pitcher, control problems dictated a move to the outfield. The #Astros signed him as a FA for 2013. He hit .194 with 5 HR in 25 games before his release. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ankiel_Rick.html
7/19/1983: Wilton López is born in Leon, Nicaragua. Claimed off waivers from the Padres in April 2009, the RHP worked his way up to closer in the latter half of 2012. He posted a 13-13 record with a 3.14 ERA and 11 saves for the 2009-12 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lopez_Wilton.html
7/19/1986: The #Astros' Mike Scott takes a two-hitter into the ninth but New York ties it on homers from Len Dykstra & Darryl Strawberry. Craig Reynolds drills a two-out Roger McDowell fastball into the RF seats to send the #Astrodome crowd home happy. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0719
7/19/1986: The Mets' Rick Aguilera, Ron Darling, Bob Ojeda and Tim Teufel are arrested in Houston after an early-morning fight with off-duty police officers. All are released in time for their scheduled game with the #Astros that evening. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0719
7/19/1986: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Craig Reynolds sinks the Mets with a home run in the ninth: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86craig.mp3
7/19/1988: The #Astros' Glenn Davis belts a blooper pitch from Pascual Pérez into the LF seats at Stade Olympique in a 4-3 win over the Expos. The 40-mph floater doesn't phase Davis who played slow-pitch softball as a youth. His 70 RBIs lead the NL. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0719
7/19/1988: Audio: Milo Hamilton has the call as the #Astros' Glenn Davis sends a blooper pitch into the seats: AstrosDaily.com/audio/88davis2.mp3
7/19/2003: The #Astros' Lance Berkman, Richard Hidalgo and Morgan Ensberg spank back-to-back-to-back first-inning home runs off Jimmy Haynes in Cincinnati then hold on for a 9-8 triumph. Berkman has two homers and five RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0719
7/19/2006: The #Astros' Roger Clemens moves into eighth place on the all-time wins list with a 4-2 victory over Greg Maddux and the Cubs. He tosses six shutout innings to notch his 343rd career win. Craig Biggio leads off the game with a home run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0719
7/19/2013: #Astros rookie outfielder Brandon Barnes goes 5-for-5 and hits for the cycle but it is still not enough to upend Seattle in a 10-7 loss in Houston. Brad Miller counters with five RBIs for the Mariners. Houston falls to 33-62 on the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0719
7/19/2013: Hitting for the Cycle: Brandon Barnes AstrosDaily.com/history/cycle.html#Barnes #Astros

7/20/1896: "The fact that the ladies admire his work is of itself conclusive that he is all right." #Astros
7/20/1954: *** deceased *** Gary Woods is born in Santa Barbara, CA. The OF was acquired by the #Astros in 1978 and surfaced as a September call-up during the 1980 pennant race. He's best remembered for two base-running gaffes in NLCS Game Four against Philadelphia. AstrosDaily.com/players/Woods_Gary.html #RIP 
7/20/1962: Román Mejias singles home the winning run in the ninth as the Colt .45s nip the Cardinals, 4-3, on "Stan Musial Day" in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0720
7/20/1962: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Román Mejias smacks the game-winner in the ninth: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62mejias.mp3 #Astros
7/20/1962: The Colt .45s' Dick Farrell admits the next day during a radio interview that he threw a spitball at Musial, but the St. Louis legend drilled it for an RBI single. Farrell is fined and touches off a debate that mars his 12-K performance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0720 #Astros
7/20/1965: The Dodgers' Sandy Koufax fans ten and plates the winning run for a 3-2 victory over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0720
7/20/1969: *** mission logo pic *** "We came in peace for all mankind."
7/20/1969: *** pic *** The Apollo 11 astronauts walk on the moon. Their namesakes, the Houston #Astros, are rained out in Cincinnati.
7/20/1986: The #Astros take three-of-four from New York with a wild 9-8 marathon in 15 innings. Houston's bullpen blows leads of 4-2 and 8-5 late to put the game into extras. Bill Doran beats Keith Hernandez's throw to the plate for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0720
7/20/1986: Audio: Jerry Trupiano has the call as the #Astros' Bill Doran scores the game-winner in the 15th inning: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86doran.mp3
7/20/1997: The #Astros' Luis Gonzalez clobbers two home runs, including a grand slam, and drives in six to pace a 9-0 drubbing in Montreal. Darryl Kile gets two hits of his own during a complete game four-hit shutout that drops his ERA to 1.99. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0720
7/20/1998: Doug Henry blows the save, allowing a two-run ninth-inning HR to Dante Bichette, but comes out the winner when Tim Bogar plates Carl Everett for a 10-9 thriller over the Rockies. Everett scores four runs & drives in three on four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0720 #Astros
7/20/2003: Jeff Bagwell smashes two home runs, including the 400th of his career, as the #Astros sweep the Reds, 6-3. He becomes the 35th player in MLB history to reach the 400-HR mark, while extending his own franchise record. AstrosDaily.com/history/20030720
7/20/2003: Video: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell hits the 400th homer of his career, and his second of the game AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Jul20Bagwell400HR.mpeg

7/21/1888: In a game featuring ten errors, the Magnolia Blossoms (Houston Babies) withstand the two-run ninth-inning rally of the Oleander Posies (Galveston Giants) to win, 5-4. #Astros
7/21/1940: *** deceased *** John Bateman is born in Fort Sill, OK. The backstop caught more games for Houston than anyone else in the 1960s. His career year was 1966 when he hit .279 with 17 HRs & 70 RBIs. He was lost to Montreal in the 1968 expansion draft. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bateman_John.html #Astros #RIP
7/21/1940: Denis Menke is born in Bancroft, IA. Acquired via trade with the Braves after the 1967 season, the IF hit .266 with 30 HR and 282 RBI for the 1968-71, 1974 #Astros. He also served as a hitting coach for six seasons in the 1980s. AstrosDaily.com/players/Menke_Denis.html
7/21/1955: Mark Lemongello is born in Jersey City, NJ. The RHP with the tasty name was 21-29 with 3.65 ERA during three years with the #Astros (1976-78). In 1982 he was arrested for kidnapping two of his cousins for which he got seven years' probation. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lemongello_Mark.html
7/21/1965: It's a game of Bobs: Bob Bruce outduels Bob Gibson as Bob Lillis' two-run double plates the only runs. #Astros top Cards, 2-0. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0721
7/21/1975: Joe Torre sets an NL record, grounding into four double plays as his Mets drop a 6-2 verdict to the #Astros. Ken Forsch gets Torre all four times on sliders. Roger Metzger has a two-run triple and starts three of Torre's recurring nightmares. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0721
7/21/1986: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' José Cruz beats the Expos with his fourth hit of the game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86cruz.mp3
7/21/1992: The #Astros' Juan Guerrero blasts a 12th-inning homer off Roger Mason to stun Pittsburgh, 4-3. It's the only long ball in Guerrero's major league career. Houston tallies three in the bottom of the ninth to set up the heroics. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0721
7/21/1996: Derek Bell singles home James Mouton with the game-winner for the second straight night as the #Astros clip the Braves, 4-3, in ten innings. Mike Simms belts a two-run homer for Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0721
7/21/2005: In their first game in our nation's capitol, the #Astros top the Nationals, 3-2. The team is the former Montreal Expos, still under ownership of MLB. Roy Oswalt tosses eight innings of shutout ball and plates two runs. Mike Lamb homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0721

7/22/1892: Playing five innings under arc lights at Houston's Herald Park, Galveston beats the Buffs, 9-8, in Texas' first night game. A county fair atmosphere prevails with contests and races for both fans and players between innings. #Astros
7/22/1936: Drayton McLane, Jr., is born in Cameron, TX. The grocery supply magnate owned the #Astros from 1993 to 2011. Under his stewardship, Minute Maid Park was built, Houston reached the playoffs six times, and played in their first World Series in 2005.
7/22/1947: Cliff Johnson is born in San Antonio, TX. Not known for his defense, the catcher's value to the #Astros was mostly as a pinch hitter, as he would have been a DH in the other league. He hit .256 with 52 HR and 172 RBI for the 1972-77 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Johnson_Cliff.html
7/22/1965: Audio: The #Astros' Larry Dierker finishes his first complete game in the bigs. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65dierkr.mp3
7/22/1979: The #Astros rally for a 7-6 victory in St. Louis as José Cruz singles home Julio González in the ninth for the game-winner. Terry Puhl homers. Enos Cabell and Jeff Leonard chime in with three hits apiece. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0722
7/22/1983: After blowing a 6-2 lead in the eighth inning, the #Astros score five in the ninth to topple the Expos, 11-8, in Montreal. Tony Scott and Omar Moreno each deliver two-run singles to reclaim the lead. Bill Dawley nails down the save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0722
7/22/1986: Nolan Ryan allows one hit in 9.1 innings, fanning 14, but Montreal's Floyd Youmans yields just two hits and fans eight. Glenn Davis breaks the stalemate with a blast off Youmans into the left field seats for a 1-0, ten-inning #Astros triumph. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0722
7/22/1986: Audio: "THE ASTROS WIN! THE ASTROS WIN! THE ASTROS WIN AGAIN! HOLY TOLEDO!" Milo Hamilton has the call as the #Astros' Glenn Davis makes it four straight wins in the final at-bat: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86davis.mp3
7/22/1987: Don McMahon dies in Los Angeles from a heart attack suffered while pitching BP for the Dodgers. Purchased from the Milwaukee Braves in May 1962, the RHP posted a 6-10 record with a 2.81 ERA and 13 saves for the 1962-63 Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#McMahon_Don #Astros 
7/22/1995: John Cangelosi goes four-for-four while Jeff Bagwell drives in five, including a three-run homer, to pace a 7-6 victory over San Francisco. Mike Hampton gets an early cushion but needs help from Dave Veres and Todd Jones for the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0722
7/22/2003: Rookie lefty Jeriome Robertson wins his tenth in a 2-0 whitewash at Pittsburgh. He surrenders just three hits in 7.1 innings. Morgan Ensberg supports the cause with his 19th homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0722 #Astros
7/22/2007: *** pic, newspaper article 7/24/2007 *** Former #Astros farmhand Mike Coolbaugh dies at age 35 in Little Rock, AR. He was working as a first base coach for the AA Tulsa Drillers during a game when he was struck in the head by a line drive. He collapsed and died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
7/22/2009: The #Astros stun closer Ryan Franklin with two runs in the bottom of the ninth to clip the Cardinals, 4-3, and sweep the three-game series from the division leaders. Miguel Tejada strokes the game-winner after Chris Coste spanked an RBI double. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0722
7/22/2009: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Chris Coste ties the Cardinals in the bottom of the ninth: AstrosDaily.com/audio/09Coste.mp3
7/22/2019: While honoring the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the #Astros tally 11 runs to bomb Oakland, 11-1, in Houston. Gerrit Cole wins his 11th while striking out 11. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0722

7/23/1888: The Houston Base-Ball Association sells the Houston Babies Texas League franchise to Robert Adair for $1,000. All the players except Joe Lohbeck are fined $25 each for "drinking, carousing and careless and indifferent playing". Pat Farrell is named manager. #Astros
7/23/1965: The Reds tee off on the #Astros' bullpen as Joey Jay three-hits Houston for a 9-1 Cincinnati victory. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0723
7/23/1967: The #Astros' Jim Wynn clubs two homers in the 8-5 opener of a doubleheader split in Pittsburgh, including a mammoth three-run bomb that lands on a Little League diamond in back of Forbes Field. The Pirates get revenge in the nightcap, 15-2. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0723
7/23/1967: The #Astros have the league leader in each triple crown category (Jim Wynn 25 HRs, 75 RBIs; Rusty Staub .358 BA) but sit, as a team, in last place. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0723
7/23/1967: Audio: Jimmy Wynn hits a monster shot out of the deepest part of Forbes Field (courtesy of #Astros): AstrosDaily.com/audio/67WynnhrKalas.mp3
7/23/1967: Video: The #Astros' Jimmy Wynn hits a tape-measure blast at Forbes Field: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Cn6qusV3c #ToyCannon #HarryKalas
7/23/1971: Audio: The #Astros' Jim Wynn launches a home run in New York off Nolan Ryan. Ralph Kiner has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/71wynn.mp3
7/23/1971: Audio: Lindsey Nelson has the call as the #Astros' Don Wilson retires ex-Astro Bob Aspromonte to finish a three-hitter: AstrosDaily.com/audio/71wilson.mp3
7/23/1974: Video: In the 1974 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Joe Morgan and César Cedeño face Luis Tiant: AstrosDaily.com/video/1974AllStarGameMorganCedenoAB.mpeg
7/23/1974: Video: In his second at-bat in the 1974 All-Star Game, the #Astros' César Cedeño faces Catfish Hunter: AstrosDaily.com/video/1974AllStarGameCedenoAB2.mpeg
7/23/1988: A Bruce Ruffin wild pitch plates Craig Reynolds with the winning run in the 9th as Houston upends the Phils, 7-6. Two runs down in the 8th, the #Astros rally on a Louie Meadows pinch homer, a Terry Puhl pinch triple and a Gerald Young sac fly. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0723
7/23/1988: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Glenn Davis and Gerald Young execute a double steal: AstrosDaily.com/audio/88young.mp3
7/23/1994: Jeff Bagwell goes 4-for-4 with four RBIs, including his 30th homer, as the #Astros scuttle the Pirates, 11-0. Bagwell becomes just the third Astro to reach that milestone. Shane Reynolds fires a four-hit shutout and fans eleven. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0723
7/23/1998: Construction is reported to be on schedule and under budget for the #Astros' new downtown crib with the working title "Ballpark at Union Station". The first steel supports are rising after 400,000 cubic yards of earth were trucked away, leaving a 28-foot deep hole.
7/23/1998: Down 6-0 in LA after the first inning, #Astros rally for five in the eighth to tie the game then score two in the tenth for an 8-6 win. Moises Alou's two-run homer leads the charge. Ricky Gutierrez draws a bases-loaded walk for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0723
7/23/2000: Bill Spiers drills two homers and drives in six for a 15-7 triumph over St. Louis at Enron Field. His seventh-inning grand slam off Heathcliff Slocumb during a six-run frame puts this one out of reach. Lance Berkman also goes deep twice. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0723 #Astros
7/23/2013: *** Cosart and Castro pic *** #Astros C Jason CASTRO and P Jarred COSART become the second anagrammatic battery in MLB's long history. Randy NOSEK and Matt NOKES of the Tigers were the first such duo, 5.27.1989 (h/t @dianagram http://valueoverreplacementgrit.com/2013/07/13/the-anagrammatic-battery/) AstrosDaily.com/history/2013/game201307230.html
7/23/2014: *** pic *** #Astros LHP Dallas Keuchel tosses this ball to a heckler in the stands at Oakland... AstrosDaily.com/history/2014/game201407230.html
7/23/2018: Beloved #Astros clubhouse manager Dennis Liborio dies of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 63. Liborio had retired in 2012 after 32 years with the ballclub. https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/former-astros-clubhouse-manager-dies-at-63/c-287049954

7/24/1888: The New Orleans Pelicans, new to the Texas League, break out the lumber in a 9-2 spanking of the Houston Babies. Houston uses an amateur pitcher when Billy Smith refuses to play on account of a $25 fine imposed on him for drinking while in Galveston. #Astros
7/24/1965: The Reds and #Astros split a day-night twinbill, 4-2 and 0-2, in the #Astrodome, featuring a one-hitter spun by Cincinnati's Joe Nuxhall. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0724
7/24/1967: Mike Cuellar tosses a two-hitter and notches a dozen strikeouts during a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia in 11 innings. Cuellar also scores the game-winner on a single by Jim Wynn. A sac fly by Eddie Mathews plates the other Houston run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0724 #Astros
7/24/1973: Video: In the 1973 All-Star Game, the #Astros' César Cedeño singles against Bert Blyleven to drive in a run: AstrosDaily.com/video/1973ASGCedeno.mpg
7/24/1977: Jason Smith is born in Meridian, MS. The veteran utility infielder may have unintentionally set the franchise bar for futility at the plate by a non-pitcher. He was sent to the minors after going 0-for-25 to begin the 2009 season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Smith_Jason.html #Astros
7/24/1984: The #Astros' Enos Cabell, Phil Garner and José Cruz slug back-to-back-to-back homers off Mark Davis to highlight a nine-run inning that dooms the Giants, 10-3, at Candlestick. Cruz homers again to ice the cake. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0724
7/24/1984: Audio: Mike Elliot has the call as the #Astros' Enos Cabell tees off during a big rally in San Francisco: AstrosDaily.com/audio/84cabell.mp3
7/24/1984: Audio: José Cruz ends the rally with the third #Astros homer in a row: AstrosDaily.com/audio/84cruz1.mp3
7/24/1986: Kevin Bass has a 5-for-5 night to lead a 9-3 Houston win over the Phillies. The #Astros put this one away early with eight runs in the third inning after winning the previous five games in their final at-bat. Mike Scott fans 13 Philadelphians. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0724
7/24/1994: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell bashes two home runs and drives in five during a 13-1 massacre of Pittsburgh at the #Astrodome. Craig Biggio adds a grand slam. Bagwell's shots both come off Ravelo Manzanillo in consecutive innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0724
7/24/1996: Video: #Astros rookie Ray Montgomery sends a game-winning two-run tenth-inning homer into the flowers: AstrosDaily.com/video/1996Jul24_MontgomeryGWHomer.mpeg
7/24/2007: On the day he announces his retirement effective at the end of the season, the #Astros' Craig Biggio blasts a grand slam off Rudy Seanez that breaks up a 3-3 tie and defeats the Dodgers, 7-4. It's the 3,016th hit of his storied career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0724

7/25/1896: The Houston Buffs rout the Austin Senators, 12-0. Houston catcher Henry Cote splits his thumb receiving a hot one from pitcher John Roach. #Astros
7/25/1935: *** deceased *** Larry Sherry is born in Los Angeles, CA. Detroit traded the RHP to the #Astros midway in the 1967 season for outfielder Jim Landis. While an Astro, he had a 1-2 record with six saves and a 4.87 ERA. He was released the following spring. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sherry_Larry.html #RIP
7/25/1944: Fred Scherman is born in Dayton, OH. The Tigers dealt the LHP to the #Astros after the 1973 season for Jim Ray and Gary Sutherland. He had a 2-6 record with a 4.29 ERA and four saves until he was bought by the Expos in 1975. AstrosDaily.com/players/Scherman_Fred.html
7/25/1947: Mick Kelleher is born in Seattle, WA. The shortstop was originally drafted by the Cardinals. He was purchased by Houston after the 1973 season and hit .158 in 19 games for the #Astros. The next winter, Houston sold him back to the Cards. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kelleher_Mick.html
7/25/1962: Doug Drabek is born in Victoria, TX. The seven-year veteran RHP, a UH product, signed with Houston as a free agent in December 1992. He posted a 38-42 record with a 4.00 ERA for the 1993-96 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Drabek_Doug.html
7/25/1965: The Cincinnati Reds withstand Houston's ninth-inning rally and hold on for 3-1 win over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0725
7/25/1971: Billy Wagner is born in Marion, VA. The lefty with the 100-mph fastball settled into the closing role for Houston not long after he was called up in 1996 and did not leave before claiming the #Astros record for saves (225) after the 2003 season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wagner_Billy.html
7/25/1972: Video: In the 1972 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Lee May singles off Jim Palmer and makes dazzling defensive play the next inning: AstrosDaily.com/video/1972ASGMay.mpg
7/25/1972: Video: In the 1972 All-Star Game, the #Astros' César Cedeño singles off Gaylord Perry before the Braves' Hank Aaron goes deep: AstrosDaily.com/video/1972ASGCedeno.mpg
7/25/1976: Bo McLaughlin, in his second big league start, fires a ten-inning six-hit shutout to nip the Giants, 1-0. The #Astros manage just four hits but Greg Gross doesn't need one to chase home pinch-runner Wilbur Howard with a sac fly to win it. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0725
7/25/1980: The #Astros shock Montreal with seven runs in the ninth inning for a 9-8 triumph. Terry Puhl starts the rally with a blast off Steve Rogers then José Cruz, Enos Cabell and Alan Ashby each deliver two-run hits to complete the comeback. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0725 #Astros
7/25/1980: Audio: Dewayne Staats has the call as #Astros' Enos Cabell and Alan Ashby cap a seven-run ninth-inning comeback: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80cabell.mp3
7/25/1985: Alex Presley is born in Monroe, LA. Claimed off waivers from the Twins in March of 2014, the OF hit .244 with six homers in his first season with the #Astros. Presley "left the building" by signing a free agent deal with the Brewers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Presley_Alex.html
7/25/1990: The #Astros' Danny Darwin goes the distance on five hits in a 5-1 victory in Atlanta. Franklin Stubbs becomes only the 15th major leaguer to play an entire game at first base without making a putout. Eric Yelding goes 4-for-4. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0725 #BonhamBullet
7/25/1995: The #Astros' Doug Drabek hurls a three-hitter and fans nine as he blanks the Dodgers, 4-0, on his 33rd birthday. Jeff Bagwell goes deep off Hideo Nomo while Craig Biggio spanks a solo shot off Jose Parra to account for half of Houston's runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0725
7/25/2005: The #Astros' Craig Biggio and Lance Berkman set a franchise first by blasting back-to-back homers twice in the same game. It happens in the first and third innings against Cory Lidle during a 7-1 victory over Philadelphia. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0725
7/25/2005: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Craig Biggio and Lance Berkman go back-to-back twice against the Phils: AstrosDaily.com/audio/05BigBerk.mp3

7/26/1889: Though outhit 10-7, the Houston Mudcats top the Galveston Sandcrabs, 7-5. #Astros
7/26/1941: *** deceased *** Carroll Sembera is born in Shiner, TX. Nicknamed "The Pencil", the RHP signed with the Colt .45s out of Trinity Univ. in 1961 and reached the majors in 1965. He compiled a 3-9 record with four saves and a 4.14 ERA for the 1965-67 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sembera_Carroll.html #RIP
7/26/1957: Bob Ford is born in Galveston, Texas. His dulcet baritone has graced the #Astros' PA systems since 1994.
7/26/1963: Bob Aspromonte hits another home run for once-blinded Bill Bradley who is able to watch this grand slam that beats the Mets, 7-3. After three operations in two years, Bradley's sight is restored, allowing him to see the promised homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0726 #Astros
7/26/1963: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Bob Aspromonte hits a grand slam for a special fan in the stands: AstrosDaily.com/audio/63asproboy.mp3 #Astros
7/26/1965: The #Astros waive future Hall-of-Fame 2B Nellie Fox as a player, but he stays on as a coach. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0726
7/26/1968: The #Astros' Jim Wynn becomes the first player in franchise history to reach 100 homers. He does so with a three-run blast in the eighth inning off Frank Linzy to drop San Francisco, 4-1. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0726
7/26/1974: Larry Milbourne scores in the 11th on a fielder's choice to give the #Astros an 8-7 triumph over Los Angeles. Roger Metzger has three hits and raps into the game-winner when the throw home by Davey Lopes arrives late. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0726
7/26/1976: As it ought to be. The 1,000th game in #Astrodome history is a 7-0 shutout over San Diego as Larry Dierker spins a two-hitter. Bob Watson paces the offense with a home run and three runs batted in. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0726 #Astros
7/26/2006: Craig Biggio smacks the 50th leadoff homer of his career in an 8-5 victory over the Reds. Lance Berkman goes deep twice & drives in four. Berkman's 91 RBIs lead the NL. The #Astros sit five games under .500, five games out in the wild card race. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0726
7/26/2015: Craig Biggio becomes the first player to have played his entire major-league career in an #Astros uniform to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. http://baseballhall.org/hof/biggio-craig

7/27/1888: The Houston Babies' game with the New Orleans Pelicans in the Big Easy is cancelled when the train carrying both teams is late. #Astros
7/27/1905: *** deceased *** Leo Durocher is born in West Springfield, MA. "The Lip" posted a 98-95 record as #Astros skipper for 1972-73. The once-vigorous opponent of Astroturf famously touted outfielder César Cedeño as "the next Willie Mays". AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Durocher_Leo #RIP
7/27/1942: Jack Hiatt is born in Bakersfield, CA. The Giants sold the seven-year veteran catcher to the #Astros before the 1971 season. Hiatt played 79 games over two seasons as a backup for Johnny Edwards, hitting .266 with one homer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hiatt_Jack.html
7/27/1959: Houston is named as one of eight franchises in Branch Rickey's proposed Continental League to rival the AL and the NL. The threat of competition will spur the two established major leagues to expand for the first time in over 50 years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0727 #Astros
7/27/1965: The Milwaukee Braves smuggle firecrackers into the #Astrodome, then toss them onto the field when Joe Torre homers as their alternative to the Home Run Spectacular. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0727 #Astros
7/27/1967: Harold Beland "Spec" Richardson is named as the #Astros' fourth General Manager. His eight-year reign (1967-75) in the job is marred by four of the seven worst trades in franchise history, but he also signed and developed César Cedeño. AstrosDaily.com/files/trans/trades.html#Richardson
7/27/1982: Nolan Ryan fans 13 and notches the 200th win of his career, a five-hitter, for a 3-2 victory over the Reds. Ray Knight scores the winning run when Terry Puhl lines a drive off RP Jim Kern that forces a wild throw from Ron Oester at second base. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0727
7/27/1982: Audio: Marty Brennaman has the call as the #Astros' Nolan Ryan notches his 200th major league win: AstrosDaily.com/audio/82ryan.mp3
7/27/1982: Audio: Heads-up baserunning by the #Astros' Ray Knight on a Terry Puhl hit provides the winning run: AstrosDaily.com/audio/82knight.mp3
7/27/1992: The #Astros begin a 28-day road trip with a 5-1 triumph in Atlanta. The 1,337-mile, eight-city odyssey is made to accommodate the Republican Party which is having their national convention at the #Astrodome in August. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0727
7/27/2008: Geoff Blum smacks two HRs and Brad Ausmus goes 4-for-4 to lead Houston out of the division cellar in an 11-6 win at MKE. Randy Wolf makes his #Astros debut but can't last long enough to qualify for the victory. Chris Sampson claims it in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0727

7/28/1888: A five-run fifth is all the Pelicans need to trounce the Houston Babies, 5-1, at Sportsmens' Park in New Orleans. About 400 fans turn out to witness the Pelicans' first home Texas League game. #Astros
7/28/1943: Dick "Suitcase" Simpson is born in Washington, DC. After playing six seasons for the Angels, Reds, and Cards, the backup OF hit .186 in 13 games for the 1968 #Astros, then played for the Yankees and the Pilots in 1969 to finish his MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Simpson_Dick.html
7/28/1965: The Milwaukee Braves sweep a series, beating the #Astros 6-4 as Ken Johnson returns home and walks away a winner against his old team. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0728
7/28/1974: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Roger Metzger makes one of his many defensive gems: AstrosDaily.com/audio/74metzger.mp3
7/28/1975: Chad Paronto is born in Woodsville, NH. The RHP split time with the #Astros and their AAA affiliate, having previously pitched for the Orioles, Indians and Braves. He posted an 0-1 record with a 7.41 ERA in 17 IP for the 2008-09 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Paronto_Chad.html
7/28/1979: Ken Forsch twirls a three-hitter as the #Astros top the Dodgers, 5-2, but the talk is about a brawl that clears the benches. César Cedeño spikes Steve Yeager during a play at the plate. Ken Brett then plunks Enos Cabell and away they go. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0728
7/28/1985: Henry Sosa is born in El Seibo, DR. Acquired by the #Astros in a July 2011 trade for IF Jeff Keppinger, the RHP was called up later that season to make his big league debut, posting a 3-5 record in 10 starts. He was released in May 2012. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sosa_Henry.html
7/28/1985: Craig Reynolds bangs out four hits as Houston bombs the Mets, 12-4. Mark Bailey and José Cruz contribute three hits each in the 19-hit effort. The New Yorkers are gracious hosts, giving the #Astros four errors with which to work. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0728
7/28/2001: A grand slam by Brian Giles off Billy Wagner caps a seven-run ninth as the #Astros waste a three-homer performance by Vinny Castilla in a 9-8 loss to Pittsburgh in the opener of a doubleheader at PNC Park. Houston takes the nightcap, 12-3. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0728
7/28/2001: Vinny Castilla becomes the fifth Houston player to hit three homers in a game. AstrosDaily.com/history/threehomers.html#Castilla #Astros
7/28/2005: The #Astros' Brad Ausmus doubles home Orlando Palmeiro in the bottom of the ninth to nip the Mets, 3-2. Rookie Ezequiel Astacio battles Pedro Martinez to a draw, helped by a solo homer from Adam Everett and an RBI squeeze bunt by Ausmus. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0728
7/28/2006: Luke Scott hits for the cycle but it is not enough as the #Astros fall to Arizona, 8-7, in eleven innings at MMP. Scott drives in five of Houston's runs. Andy Pettitte makes his first relief appearance since 1998 and takes the loss. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0728
7/28/2006: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Luke Scott hits for the cycle against the Diamondbacks: AstrosDaily.com/audio/06Scott.mp3
7/28/2006: Hitting for the Cycle: Luke Scott. AstrosDaily.com/history/cycle.html#Scott #Astros

7/29/1888: The Pelicans win an 11-4 romp over the Houston Babies in rain-soaked New Orleans. #Astros
7/29/1934: Félix Mantilla is born in Isabella, PR. The ten-year veteran IF had been an All-Star for Boston in 1965 but he was traded to Houston for Eddie Kasko the following spring. He hit .219 in 77 games for the 1966 #Astros, ending his MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mantilla_Felix.html
7/29/1951: Dan Driessen is born in Hilton Head Island, SC. The 1B has the dubious distinction of being the first NL designated hitter, filling that spot for Cincinnati in the 1976 World Series. He hit .292 with 1 HR in ten games for the 1986 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Driessen_Dan.html
7/29/1967: Bob Aspromonte drives in four as the #Astros storm back to overcome the Pirates, 6-5, and complete a four-game sweep. Julio Gotay, pinch-running for Aspro after his two-run double in the 8th, scores on a single by Bob Lillis for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0729
7/29/1968: Mike Williams is born in Radford, VA. A deadline deal by the #Astros in 2001 brought the RHP to Houston for the pennant race. Williams posted a 4-0 record and a 4.03 ERA in 25 games while an Astro. AstrosDaily.com/players/Williams_Mike.html
7/29/1970: Disgruntled 1B Joe Pepitone, who suddenly "retired" rather than play in Houston, is sold to the Cubs. He had belted 14 HRs during his four months with the #Astros. Bob Watson mans first as Larry Dierker is roughed up in a 9-2 loss at Wrigley. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0729
7/29/1973: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Lee May hits a tater against the Braves: AstrosDaily.com/audio/73lmayslam.mp3
7/29/1979: Audio: The #Astros' César Cedeño drives in J.R. Richard to beat the Dodgers. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79cedeno.mp3
7/29/1989: Craig Biggio becomes the first #Astros catcher to bat leadoff in over twenty years. He homers and singles in an 8-1 victory at San Francisco. Eric Anthony, Glenn Davis and Ken Caminiti also go yard. Mark Portugal hurls a three-hit complete game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0729
7/29/1992: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell hits only the seventh Club Level home run in the history of Atlanta-Fulton Country stadium, a 440-foot blast off of Tom Glavine. It comes in a 5-3 loss to the Braves. Jimmy Jones is unable to hold an early 2-0 edge. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0729
7/29/1996: Pinch-hitter Bill Spiers blasts a solo shot off Mark Portugal in the eighth to tie the Reds. Derrick May then walks and eventually scores on a Jeff Bagwell single for a 2-1 #Astros win. Mike Hampton allows just four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0729
7/29/2010: The #Astros deal ace pitcher Roy Oswalt to the Phillies for pitcher J.A. Happ and minor leaguers. Oswalt has a 143-82 record over ten seasons with Houston. He leaves unable to tie Joe Niekro for the franchise record for victories (144). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0729
7/29/2017: Lee May dies in Cincinnati, OH. The powerful first baseman slugged 81 homers in three seasons with the #Astros and represented the team in the 1972 All-Star Game. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#May_Lee

7/30/1888: The Pelicans win their third straight game from the Houston Babies, 4-1, in New Orleans. Houston 2B Jules Pujol uses the hidden ball trick. #Astros
7/30/1930: *** deceased *** Gus Triandos is born in San Francisco, CA. Houston was the catcher's final stop in a 13-year career in the majors. Purchased by the #Astros from Philadelphia in 1965, Triandos appeared in 24 games and hit .181 with two homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Triandos_Gus.html #Astros #RIP
7/30/1944: Doug Rader is born in Chicago, IL. A five-time Gold Glove winner, the 3B got a hit in his first MLB at-bat in 1967. He had a slick glove and HR power but did not hit for average. In nine seasons with the #Astros, he hit .250 with 128 homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rader_Doug.html
7/30/1965: Cincinnati's Joe Nuxhall, who became the youngest major league player ever when he debuted for the Reds in 1944 at age 15, celebrates his 37th birthday with a complete-game 7-1 romp over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0730
7/30/1969: Denis Menke and Jim Wynn launch grand slams in the same inning as the #Astros crush the Mets, 16-3 and 11-5 in a twinbill at Shea Stadium. The double slam was the first NL occurrence in 79 years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0730
7/30/1969: Audio: Lindsey Nelson has the call as #Astros' Denis Menke and Jim Wynn smash grand slams in same inning: AstrosDaily.com/audio/69slams.mp3
7/30/1969: Audio: #Astros pitcher Larry Dierker takes the Mets' Nolan Ryan deep. Lindsey Nelson has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/69dierker.mp3
7/30/1974: The #Astros' Don Wilson collects his 100th victory as an Astro, toppling the Reds, 8-4 . The righthander fans nine in eight innings of work. Lee May drives in three while César Cedeño and Cliff Johnson support with solo homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0730
7/30/1974: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Don Wilson claims the 100th win of his career: AstrosDaily.com/audio/74wilson.mp3
7/30/1975: The first Astro to homer in his first MLB at bat is...RP José Sosa. The blast comes at the #Astrodome, a three-run shot off Danny Frisella during an 8-4 victory over San Diego. To top it off, Sosa also earns his first big league save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0730 #Astros
7/30/1980: J.R. Richard collapses from a stroke while working out at the #Astrodome. He is rushed to Methodist Hospital where surgery saves his life. His distracted teammates lose in Philly, 6-4. Richard would never be able to resume his career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0730 #Astros
7/30/2002: Geoff Blum and Brad Ausmus combine for eight hits, two homers and nine RBIs to pace a 16-3 shelling of the Mets. The #Astros strike early and often, capped by a seven-run fifth inning. Kirk Saarloos is the easy victor. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0730
7/30/2006: Video: Long-time #Astros broadcaster Gene Elston is honored with the Ford C. Frick Award at Cooperstown: AstrosDaily.com/video/2006GeneElston_FordFrickAward_Small.mpeg
7/30/2013: #Astros rookie Jonathan Villar steals home against Wei-Yin Chen in a 4-3 loss to the Orioles. http://AstrosDaily.com/players/Villar_Jonathan.html
7/30/2015: Jason Castro belts a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to beat Anaheim, 3-0, pushing the #Astros two games in front in the AL West chase. Newly acquired Scott Kazmir blanks the Halos for 7.2 innings but Luke Gregerson gets the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0730
7/30/2017: #Astros legend Jeff Bagwell is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, joining longtime teammate Craig Biggio. http://baseballhall.org/hof/bagwell-jeff

7/31/1896: The Austin Senators top the Houston Buffaloes, 8-6, in a 21-hit seesaw match (1 hour, 41 minutes). #Astros 
7/31/1949: *** deceased *** Jay Schlueter is born in Phoenix, AZ. A second-round pick of the #Astros in 1967, the OF had his one big league trial with Houston in 1971. In seven games, he went 1-for-3 with a strikeout. In 1973, he was traded to the Cardinals. AstrosDaily.com/players/Schlueter_Jay.html #RIP
7/31/1956: Gordie Pladson is born in New Westminster, BC. The RHP spent 20 games with the #Astros spread out over four seasons (1979-82) as the total extent of his major league career. He registered an 0-4 mark with a 6.04 ERA in 50.2 innings. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pladson_Gordy.html
7/31/1965: The Reds tattoo Bob Bruce and the Houston 'pen for 18 hits in an 11-4 verdict over the #Astros at Crosley Field. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0731
7/31/1967: The #Astros' Bo Belinsky tosses eight innings of one-hit ball before running out of gas in a 3-2 triumph over the Mets. Larry Sherry notches the save. Bob Lillis singles home Bob Aspromonte with the deciding run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0731
7/31/1967: Audio: Lindsey Nelson has the call as the #Astros' Ron Davis blasts a solo shot against New York: AstrosDaily.com/audio/67davis.mp3
7/31/1967: Audio: The #Astros' Doug Rader hits an infield single in his first MLB at-bat. Lindsey Nelson has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/67rader.mp3
7/31/1972: The #Astros edge San Diego, 3-2, in the bottom of the ninth. César Cedeño reaches on a wild-pitch strikeout, steals second & moves to third when the throw sails into CF. Two outs & two IBBs later, Johnny Edwards walks to force Cedeño home. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0731
7/31/1983: The #Astros explode for seven runs in the seventh inning to tattoo the Reds, 9-2. A double by Omar Moreno gets the rally started while a two-run triple by José Cruz provides the key hit. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0731
7/31/1996: Howie Goss dies in Reno, NV at age 61. In 1963 Pittsburgh traded the OF to the Colt .45s for OF Manny Mota who had a twenty-year career in the majors ahead of him. Goss had one. He hit .209 with 9 HR and 44 RBI in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Goss_Howie #Astros
7/31/1998: The #Astros trade prospects John Halama, Freddy Garcia and Carlos Guillen to Seattle for pitcher Randy Johnson in the most celebrated mid-season trade in team history to that point. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0731
7/31/1999: Jeff Bagwell and rookie Lance Berkman swat two home runs apiece as the #Astros club the Padres, 8-5. Berkman has three hits and steals a base. Derek Bell accounts for the other two runs with a double. Doug Henry gets the win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0731
7/31/2010: The #Astros trade slugger Lance Berkman and cash to the Yankees for P Mark Melancon and IF Jimmy Paredes. With the departure of Roy Oswalt two days before, Houston has sent away their last two stars from the 2005 World Series team. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0731
7/31/2019: Much like the deadline deal that brought Justin Verlander to Houston two years earlier, the #Astros wait until the last minute to swing a trade with Arizona that nets former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke and cash for four prospects. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0731

8/1/1896: Houston Daily Post writer James Hays Quarles writes about the fan experience outside Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
8/1/1950: Milt May is born in Gary, IN. The catcher hit .265 with 11 HR and 106 RBI for the 1974-75 #Astros. It was May's homer that plated Bob Watson for baseball's millionth run on May 4, 1975 in a game against the Giants. AstrosDaily.com/players/May_Milt.html
8/1/1952: Greg Gross is born in York, PA. Though the OF hit .293 with 109 RBI for the 1973-76 & 1989 #Astros, he's best remembered for his 1980 bunt for the Phillies to load the bases in NLCS Game 5 that led to a 5-run uprising costing Houston a WS trip. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gross_Greg.html 
8/1/1962: Losing takes its toll on the Colt .45s. Trailing Milwaukee 3-0, Norm Larker and Al Spangler are ejected for arguing with umpire Augie Donatelli. Larker tosses 18 bats onto the field. Fined $75, he retorts that it was worth every penny. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0801 #Astros
8/1/1965: The #Astros split a twinbill, 4-6 and 7-6, with the Reds in Cincinnati. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0801
8/1/1966: The Phils' Richie Allen hits a tenth-inning inside-the-park homer to beat the #Astros, 6-5. Jim Wynn's season is ended when he dives for the deep drive but misses. X-rays later reveal that Wynn has sustained multiple fractures. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0801
8/1/1971: Travis Driskill is born in Omaha, NE. The RHP from Texas Tech pitched for the Orioles and Rockies before coming to the #Astros where he had two brief stints in 2005 and 2007. After his playing career, he worked in Houston's minor league system. AstrosDaily.com/players/Driskill_Travis.html
8/1/1973: In a foreshadowing of coming years, J.R. Richard's first MLB shutout is against the Dodgers. It's a five-hit performance with nine strikeouts and five walks. Jim Wynn breaks out of a slump with an RBI double that sparks the 5-0 #Astros victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0801
8/1/1973: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' J.R. Richard five-hits the Dodgers for his first shutout: AstrosDaily.com/audio/73richard.mp3
8/1/1977: José Cruz blasts an 11th-inning bomb off Goose Gossage to sink the Pirates, 4-3. Mark Lemongello goes the distance for the win in spite of 14 Pittsburgh hits, 4 walks and 4 Houston errors, escaping bases-loaded jams in the 9th and 10th innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0801
8/1/1990: *** current *** Aledmys Díaz is born in Santa Clara, Cuba. A 2016 All-Star and Rookie of the Year candidate with St. Louis, the IF spent a season in Toronto before he was traded to the #Astros for Trent Thornton prior to the 2019 campaign. AstrosDaily.com/players/Diaz_Aledmys.html
8/1/2000: *** pic *** The #Astros' Craig Biggio is out for the season, tearing his ACL and MCL in colliding with the Marlins' Preston Wilson while trying to turn a double play. It's Biggio's first stint on the disabled list.
8/1/2008: Mark Loretta drills a grand slam off Aaron Heilman in the eighth to give the #Astros a 7-3 victory over the Mets. Solo homers by Kaz Matsui, Brandon Backe and Carlos Lee supply the other three tallies. Doug Brocail picks up the win in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0801
8/1/2016: The #Astros deal reliever Josh Fields to the Los Angeles Dodgers for recently signed Cuban outfielder Yordan Alvarez. A raw 19-year-old prospect at the time, the 6'5" slugger would explode onto the scene as the AL Rookie of the Year in 2019. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0801

8/2/1896: *** Buffalo tossing Senator pic *** The Houston Buffaloes stampede the Austin Senators, 27-9, in spite of seven errors. #Astros
8/2/1971: The #Astros' Don Wilson fires a two-hitter to outduel Ferguson Jenkins and Chicago, 2-1. Denis Menke doubles home Doug Rader then scores on a single by Jesús Alou. Houston fans boo Joe Pepitone in each of four hitless trips to the plate. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0802
8/2/1972: César Cedeño becomes the first Astro to hit for the cycle during a 10-1 whipping of the Reds. César doubles in the 1st then smacks a 2-run shot into the seats. He adds an RBI single in the 5th then triples in the 8th to cap a 4-RBI night. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0802 #Astros
8/2/1972: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as #Astros' César Cedeño becomes the first Houston player to hit for the cycle: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72cccycle.mp3
8/2/1972: Hitting for the Cycle: César Cedeño (the first time) AstrosDaily.com/history/cycle.html#CCedeno1 #Astros
8/2/1979: Humberto Quintero is born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Obtained via trade from the Padres for Tim Redding, "Q" was a solid defensive backup catcher for the 2005-11 #Astros squads. He was traded to the Royals for Jason Bourgeois in March 2012. AstrosDaily.com/players/Quintero_Humberto.html
8/2/1998: Randy Johnson makes his first start as an Astro during a 6-2 victory in Pittsburgh. Johnson trails, 2-1, in the eighth when Ricky Gutierrez slaps a two-run double to put Houston ahead. A double by Tony Eusebio adds another run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0802 #Astros
8/2/1998: Video: Pittsburgh's Keith Osik is Randy Johnson's twelfth strikeout victim in Johnson's #Astros debut: AstrosDaily.com/video/1998Aug2Johnson12K.mpeg
8/2/2001: The #Astros' Orlando Merced cracks a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth to tie the Mets then Moises Alou finishes the job in the tenth with an infield hit that scores Craig Biggio for a 4-3 triumph. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0802
8/2/2007: The Onion: "Craig Biggio Blames Media Pressure For Stalling At 285 Hit-By-Pitches" theonion.com/articles/craig-biggio-blames-media-pressure-for-stalling-at,2247 #Astros
8/2/2008: The #Astros' Mark Loretta and Hunter Pence crash into Mets catcher Ramon Castro at almost the same time, scoring the tying runs in the bottom of the ninth. In the tenth, Darin Erstad's sac fly to left allows Lance Berkman to score for a 5-4 win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0802
8/2/2008: Audio: The #Astros' Geoff Blum hits a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth with a surprise ending: AstrosDaily.com/audio/08Blum.mp3

8/3/1888: The Houston Babies announce a series of pregame concerts to be given at Herald Park the following week. #Astros
8/3/1960: Sid Bream is born in Carlisle, PA. Traded to the #Astros by Atlanta in 1994, Bream was one of those rare first basemen who aren't expected to slug at the plate, owing to his defensive skills. He hit .344 in 46 games, after which he retired. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bream_Sid.html
8/3/1962: Carl Warwick's four hits pace the Colt .45s past St. Louis, 8-3. He cracks a two-run double off Bob Gibson in the first then adds a two-run bomb in the third. Ken Johnson earns the victory, supported by 15 Houston hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0803 #Astros
8/3/1965: The #Astros split a twinbill in St. Louis, but Rusty Staub and Walt Bond get injured. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0803
8/3/1965: The rift between owners Roy Hofheinz and R.E. "Bob" Smith reaches its climax when Hofheinz buys out Smith's remaining shares of the HSA, which owns the #Astros. Smith had dared the Judge to do it, thinking he couldn't come up with the funds. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0803
8/3/1969: Audio: Dave Van Horne has the call as the #Astros' Joe Morgan laces a triple against the Expos: AstrosDaily.com/audio/69morgan.mp3
8/3/1969: Audio: The #Astros' Curt Blefary smacks a homer at Parc Jarry in Montreal. Dave Van Horne has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/69blefary.mp3
8/3/1979: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' J.R. Richard fans 15 Braves to tie a personal best: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79jr15k.mp3
8/3/1983: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan hurls a 1-0 one-hitter at San Diego. A roller by Tim Flannery in the third is the lone blemish. Terry Puhl reaches on an infield hit in the first and scores on a triple by Dickie Thon. Ryan fans ten. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0803
8/3/1984: Sergio Escalona is born in El Tocuyo, Venezuela. Acquired from the Phillies in January 2011, the LHP served as a lefty specialist in 49 games, winning two and sporting a 2.93 ERA. After spending 2012 on the DL, he was granted free agency. AstrosDaily.com/players/Escalona_Sergio.html #Astros
8/3/1989: Cincinnati explodes for 14 runs in the first inning en route to an 18-2 massacre of the #Astros. Bob Forsch surrenders a club-record 18 hits in his seven innings, including nine consecutive hits in the first inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0803
8/3/1990: Mike Scott spins a three-hit shutout of Atlanta, besting John Smoltz. Scott fans six and walks two. Bill Doran and Ken Oberkfell deliver rare back-to-back triples for the final Houston run. Oberkfell's two-run single plated the other two. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0803 #Astros
8/3/1997: With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, the #Astros' Luis Gonzalez is hit by a pitch from from Steve McMichael, dropping the Mets, 3-2. Craig Biggio's two-run blast accounts for the other Houston tallies. Tom Martin gets the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0803
8/3/1997: During a 3-2 victory over the Mets, #Astros 3B Sean Berry lofts a Brian Bohanon offering that hits one of the #Astrodome speakers and falls in fair territory for a double. Berry was the second player to hit an #Astrodome speaker. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-08-10/sports/9708090170_1_fred-flintstone-astros-gonzalez
8/3/2009: Video: #Astros' RF Hunter Pence fields a base hit and throws a laser back to the plate where Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez tags Edgar Renteria out at the plate. https://twitter.com/celeBRADtion/status/1157697325659283456/video/1
8/3/2010: Angel Sanchez delivers four hits and six RBIs as the #Astros erupt for an 18-4 mauling in St. Louis on 22 hits. Everyone in the starting lineup had at least one hit. Carlos Lee and Pedro Feliz contribute three hits each. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0803
8/3/2010: Audio: Bill Brown and Jim Deshaies have the call as the #Astros' Angel Sanchez drills a bases-loaded triple: AstrosDaily.com/audio/10Sanchez.mp3
8/3/2011: The #Astros take two of three from Cincinnati, including a 5-4 victory that is the first major league win for Jordan Lyles. J.D. Martinez smashes a homer and double to drive in four. José Altuve and Jimmy Paredes add two hits apiece. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0803
8/3/2016: Long-time #Astros scout and executive Andrés Reiner passes away at age 81. He founded the ballclub's Venezuelan academy in 1989, and was with the organization for 17 years. http://www.elimpulso.com/enterate/fallecio-andres-reiner-maximo-reclutador-del-beisbol-venezolano #RIP
8/3/2019: *** pic *** For the first time in club history, the #Astros complete a trifecta of monthly league player awards: Yuli Gurriel (Player of the Month), Gerrit Cole (Pitcher of the Month), and Yordan Álvarez (Rookie of the Month).
8/3/2019: Aaron Sanchez spins six innings of no-hit ball against Seattle. Will Harris, Joe Biagini and Chris Devenski each toss a hitless inning to finish a 9-0 no-hitter, the 12th in #Astros history. Michael Brantley drives in four to pace the offense. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0803
8/3/2019; Video: The #Astros' Chris Devenski gets the final out of a four-pitcher no-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/video/20190803Devo.mpg

8/4/1896: A three-run Houston fifth seals a 4-2 Buffs win over the Bronchos in San Antonio (1 hour, 12 minutes). #Astros 
8/4/1962: Roger Clemens is born in Dayton, OH. The RHP won a record seventh Cy Young Award pitching for the 2004 #Astros (18-4, 2.98). AstrosDaily.com/players/Clemens_Roger.html
8/4/1965: A five-run eighth off Claude Raymond and Ken MacKenzie seals the #Astros' fate in a 9-4 loss to the Cardinals AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0804
8/4/1971: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Ken Forsch blanks Los Angeles for his first career shutout: AstrosDaily.com/audio/71forsch.mp3
8/4/1972: The #Astros' Lee May tags Juan Marichal for two solo homers while Johnny Edwards adds another during a 6-1 triumph at San Francisco. Jerry Reuss and Fred Gladding share shutout honors with Gladding earning the save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0804
8/4/1976: Scott Linebrink is born in Austin, TX. The RHP was originally signed by the Giants and made his debut with them in 2000 before the #Astros acquired him via trade for Doug Henry. He posted a 1-1 mark with a 4.97 ERA for the 2000-03 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Linebrink_Scott.html
8/4/1979: Houston sweeps the Braves, 4-3 and 6-2. Atlanta knuckleballer Phil Niekro ties MLB marks with four wild pitches in one inning and six for the game. The #Astros also set a team record for a nine-inning game by stranding 16 runners in the opener. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0804
8/4/1987: David Martínez is born in Cumana, Venezuela. Signed as a free agent in 2005, Martinez toiled in the #Astros farm system until finally reaching the big leagues in 2013. The RHP posted a 6.38 ERA in 18.1 IP for the 2013-14 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Martinez_David.html
8/4/1991: Craig Biggio singles home Gerald Young in the tenth for a 2-1 triumph over Los Angeles, sweeping the series and winning their seventh straight. The last-place #Astros also turn their second triple play of the season in the fifth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0804
8/4/1991: Video: The #Astros turn a triple play on the visiting Dodgers after Alfredo Griffin pops out to Mike Simms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h7qI32V1Ig
8/4/1995: Houston sweeps a twinbill at Pittsburgh, 6-5 and 5-4. James Mouton singles home Orlando Miller in the ninth to win the opener while Derek Bell caps a 5-for-9 day with a home run and a double to pace the #Astros in the nightcap. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0804
8/4/2001: Audio: The #Astros' Moises Alou breaks up a scoreless tie against the Expos. Elliott Price has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/01Alou.mp3
8/4/2001: Audio: Elliott Price has the call as #Astros rookie Roy Oswalt finishes a complete-game three-hitter against Montreal: AstrosDaily.com/audio/01Oswalt.mp3

8/5/1896: The Houston Buffs pound out 16 hits in a 16-4 busting of the Bronchos in the Alamo City. #Astros
8/5/1953: Jesús de la Rosa is born in Santo Domingo, DR. Signed in 1969, de la Rosa got into three games in August of 1975, hitting a double in three trips to the plate for a .333 career average. It was his only stint in the major leagues. AstrosDaily.com/players/DeLaRosa_Jesús.html #Astros
8/5/1965: Bob Gibson spins a four-hitter and strikes out ten in a 3-1 Cardinals victory over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0805
8/5/1974: Greg Gross raps five singles to lead the #Astros over the Giants, 7-2. It might have been Singles Night since 18 of Houston's 19 hits are the one-base variety. P Don Wilson has a double and two singles to help himself. Milt May drives in three. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0805
8/5/1979: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Art Howe sets a club mark while a run scores: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79howe.mp3
8/5/1979: Audio: The #Astros' José Cruz adds onto a club record. Gene Elston is at the mic: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79cruz.mp3
8/5/1986: Trailing the Dodgers, 2-1, the #Astros explode for four runs in the eighth and five more in the ninth for a 10-2 triumph. Denny Walling drills two home runs among his four hits. Billy Hatcher belts a grand slam and Enos Cabell also goes deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0805 
8/5/1987: Tim Federowicz is born in Erie, PA. Drafted by Boston in 2008, the #Astros signed the backstop as a minor league free agent in December 2017. During a brief call-up in 2018, Tim hit .206 with two RBI in ten games. He was DFA'd on 7.26.2018. AstrosDaily.com/players/Federowicz_Tim.html
8/5/1992: Domingo Santana is born in Santo Domingo, DR. A big, powerful OF, Santana was part of the 2011 trade that sent Hunter Pence to Philadelphia. He hit .179 for the 2014-15 #Astros before he was dealt to Milwaukee for Mike Fiers and Carlos Gomez. AstrosDaily.com/players/Santana_Domingo.html
8/5/1994: Jeff Bagwell rewrites the #Astros record book with his 38th homer, 112th RBI and 69th extra base hit in a 12-4 thumping of the Giants. Jeff has five RBIs to lead the attack, breaking Bob Watson's season mark. Jim Wynn held the other two records. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0805
8/5/1999: The #Astros' Shane Reynolds blanks the Dodgers on five hits, 7-0. A six-run seventh snaps a scoreless tie with Matt Mieske's two-run pinch-hit double the key blow. Russ Johnson homers and doubles in a three-hit performance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0805
8/5/2006: Roger Clemens notches his 344th career victory, a 9-3 triumph at Arizona. Brad Ausmus belts a grand slam while Luke Scott punches four hits, including a two-run homer. Craig Biggio becomes the 34th player to achieve 2,900 career hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0805 #Astros

8/6/1888: The Dallas Hams edge the Houston Babies, 6-5, at Houston's Herald Park. Houston fields another amateur pitcher as its starter, with IF Jules Pujol taking over in the sixth. #Astros
8/6/1955: Jim Pankovits is born in Pennington Gap, VA. A popular reserve infielder, Panky spent five seasons with the #Astros from 1984 to 1988. He compiled a .250 average with nine homers and 55 RBIs over that time. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pankovits_Jim.html
8/6/1965: The #Astros sign 38-year-old Robin Roberts. Then in the twilight of a Hall-of-Fame career, the RHP had had six 20-win seasons (1950-55). He was tougher on his old team, the Phillies, than any other. Roberts was with Houston 1965-66. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0806
8/6/1971: Nickel Beer Night at the Dome ends, appropriately, with a Miller. Bob Miller of San Diego tosses a 1-2-3 ninth to seal a 4-3 #Astros loss. After the game, drunken fans take the field, loot the Padre dugout and pantomime pitching and baserunning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0806
8/6/1974: The #Astros' Bob Watson homers, triples and drives in four to pace a 13-4 clubbing in San Francisco. Besides Watson, Greg Gross, Milt May and Doug Rader notch three hits apiece. Mike Cosgrove pitches 4.1 innings of relief for the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0806
8/6/1990: Joe Morgan becomes the first player inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame who has had a significant part of his career with the #Astros (1963-71). His MVPs and WS triumphs came while with Cincinnati and he chooses to be inducted as a Red. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0806
8/6/1999: Carl Everett comes off the disabled list with a 4-for-5 performance, a homer and five RBIs to lead the #Astros over the Cubs, 6-1, in the opener of a twinbill at Wrigley Field. José Lima wins his 15th of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0806
8/6/2000: The #Astros' Chris Truby belts a grand slam and drives in six to lead an 8-1 pounding of Montreal. Jeff Bagwell adds four hits. Scott Elarton scatters four hits to pick up his 12th win of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0806

8/7/1896: The Houston Buffaloes extend their win streak to four games with a 6-3 win over the Austin Senators in the state capital. #Astros
8/7/1929: *** deceased *** Don Larsen is born in Michigan City, IN. The author of the 1956 World Series perfect game compiled a 4-8 record with Houston in 1964-65 with a 2.40 ERA in the twilight of his career. Larsen hit well for a pitcher with a career .242 BA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Larsen_Don.html #Astros
8/7/1965: The #Astros' Dick Farrell rests the bullpen with a complete-game five-hit shutout, a 4-0 triumph, for his team-leading eighth victory. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0807
8/7/1968: A hard slide by Doug Rader into third base on a triple knocks out New York third baseman Kevin Collins and ignites a brawl. Rader stays in the contest and scores the eventual game-winner on a sacrifice fly by Dick Simpson. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0807 #Astros
8/7/1975: Tal Smith is named General Manager, replacing H.B. "Spec" Richardson. The #Astros are in last place, 35 games behind Cincinnati at the time. Dave Roberts takes the first small steps to recovery with a 6-1 victory over Pittsburgh. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0807
8/7/1984: Wade LeBlanc is born in Lake Charles, LA. A product of the University of Alabama, the LHP appeared in four games for the #Astros in 2013. The left-hander has also pitched for the Padres, Marlins, Angels, Yankees, Mariners, and the Pirates. AstrosDaily.com/players/LeBlanc_Wade.html
8/7/1988: Two run-scoring balks help Houston edge Los Angeles, 4-2. Tim Leary is nailed with the first, letting Billy Hatcher score. Two innings later it's Brian Holton's turn, plating Bob Knepper. Knepper wins his 12th of the year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0807 #Astros
8/7/1998: Randy Johnson makes his #Astros home debut a triumphant one, blanking the Phillies, 9-0, on a five-hitter. He fans eight and walks just one. Jeff Bagwell provides the run support with two homers and five RBIs. Moises Alou also goes deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0807
8/7/1999: The #Astros' Russ Johnson drives in six and Carl Everett blasts two solo home runs as Houston rips Chicago, 10-4. Johnson has four hits. Scott Elarton pitches seven solid innings for the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0807
8/7/2010: Keith Drumright dies at his home in Springfield, MO at age 55. A light-hitting utility infielder, the University of Oklahoma alum batted .164 in 17 games for the #Astros in 1978. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Drumright_Keith

8/8/1896: The Houston Buffaloes impeach the Senators, 9-1, in Austin. J. Rankin and Jimmy "Rabbit" Slagle both triple for Houston. #Astros
8/8/1927: *** deceased *** Johnny Temple is born in Lexington, NC. Sold by Baltimore to the Colt .45s in 1962, the 2B/3B hit .264 with 1 HR for the 1962-63 Colt .45s. After retirement, Temple became a sportscaster for KHOU-TV. AstrosDaily.com/players/Temple_Johnny.html #Astros #RIP
8/8/1947: José Cruz is born in Arroyo, PR. His speed and ability to hit for average made him a perennial fan favorite. The OF played 13 seasons for the #Astros (1975-87), leaving as the club's all-time leader in games played, hits, RBIs & triples. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cruz_Jose.html #Cruuuuz
8/8/1947: In honor of his birthday, we present the José Cruz tribute page: AstrosDaily.com/hall/Cruz_Jose.html #Astros
8/8/1952: Mike Ivie is born in Atlanta, GA. Acquired by the #Astros via trade from the Giants in April 1981, the catcher-cum-first baseman hit .250 with 6 RBI before asking for his release in April 1982. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ivie_Mike.html
8/8/1954: Mark Ross is born in Galveston. A seventh-round pick of the #Astros in 1979, the Texas A&M product had three brief trials with the parent club (1982-85) and produced a 1-2 record with a 3.38 ERA in 14 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ross_Mark.html
8/8/1965: Hall-bound Eddie Mathews goes 5-for-8 as the Milwaukee Braves sweep the #Astros in a twinbill, 8-5 and 8-3. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0807
8/8/1966: John Hudek is born in Tampa, FL. The RHP kicked around the minors before he was called up to the #Astros during the 1994 season and found himself pitching in the All-Star Game. Hudek posted 16 saves and a 2.97 ERA as a rookie. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hudek_John.html
8/8/1969: Ray Montgomery is born in Bronxville, NY. A 13th round pick of the #Astros in 1990, he spent his entire three-year big league career with Houston (1996-98) as a reserve OF. In 47 games, Montgomery hit .241 with one homer and eight RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Montgomery_Ray.html
8/8/1972: Eddie Mathews gets his first managerial win, 8-4, over the #Astros behind the pitching of Denny McLain. It's Harry Walker, however, that acts like a rookie manager, listing Johnny Edwards twice in the batting order and leaving out Jesús Alou. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0808
8/8/1979: The #Astros' J.R. Richard fans 12 and delivers the game-winning hit during a 4-1 victory over Los Angeles. Terry Puhl goes yard in the first. Richard's two-run single in the fifth breaks a 1-1 tie. It's J.R.'s tenth straight win over the Dodgers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0808
8/8/1980: Jack Cassel is born in Los Angeles, CA. The older brother of NFL quarterback Matt Cassel, Jack bounced between Houston and AAA Round Rock during the 2008 season and made three starts. The RHP posted a 1-1 record with a 5.64 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cassel_Jack.html
8/8/1986: The #Astros' José Cruz celebrates his 39th birthday with his 1,000th career RBI during a 5-0 blanking of San Diego. His two-run single caps a four-run sixth inning. Mike Scott goes the distance for his third shutout of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0808
8/8/1988: Mike Scott blanks LA, 10-0. Scott excels despite a black eye caused when a weighted doughnut flew off Denny Walling's bat in warmups and hit Scott in the face. The #Astros score four times in the first and six in the eighth to ease his pain. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0808
8/8/2008: The #Astros' Carlos Lee picks up his league-leading 100th RBI and the 1,000th RBI of his career with a two-run double that defeats the Reds in ten innings, 9-5. Lee has four hits, including a solo homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0808

8/9/1930: Román Mejias is born in Abreus, Cuba. With 24 homers in 1962, the OF was the Colt .45s' first slugger. Acquired from Pittsburgh in the 1961 expansion draft, he was dealt to Boston in November 1962 for Pete Runnels. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mejias_Roman.html #Astros
8/9/1939: Claude Osteen is born in Caney Springs, TN. The crafty LHP was dealt to Houston from LA in 1974 for Jim Wynn, then traded in August to the Cardinals for Dan Larson. While with the #Astros, Osteen's record was 9-9 with two shutouts and a 3.71 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Osteen_Claude.html
8/9/1942: *** deceased *** Tommie Agee is born in Magnolia, AL. The outfielder, a hero of the 1969 "Miracle Mets", played part of the 1973 season with the #Astros before being traded to St. Louis. AstrosDaily.com/players/Agee_Tommie.html #RIP
8/9/1965: Robin Roberts, nearing the end of a Hall of Fame career, makes a memorable #Astros debut. Before a cheering #Astrodome throng, Roberts twirls a four-hit shutout against his old Philadelphia team, 8-0. It is his 277th career win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0809
8/9/1965: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Robin Roberts shuts out his phormer Phillies teammates in his #Astros debut: AstrosDaily.com/audio/65robin.mp3
8/9/1966: Bob Scanlan is born in Los Angeles, CA. The six-year veteran RHP posted an 0-1 record with a 3.08 ERA for the 1998 #Astros. He went on to pitch for Milwaukee and Montreal, then retired after a stint as an Astros farmhand after 2003. AstrosDaily.com/players/Scanlan_Bob.html
8/9/1966: John Bateman notices his catcher's mitt is gone from Wrigley Field. Bob Aspromonte and Nate Colbert have also had their gloves stolen. Bateman gets his revenge by smashing two home runs in an 8-5 #Astros triumph. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0809
8/9/1975: Mike Lamb is born in West Covina, CA. Acquired from the Yankees in March 2004, the 3B/1B hit .281 with 49 HR and 196 RBI for the 2004-07 #Astros. He had a .250 BA with 5 HR and a 1.001 OPS in postseason play. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lamb_Mike.html
8/9/1976: The #Astros' César Cedeño hits for his second career cycle during a 13-4 thrashing of St. Louis. He triples off Bob Forsch in the first, then belts his 16th homer before drilling a double. His eighth-inning single caps a five-RBI night. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0809
8/9/1976: César Cedeño becomes the first and (so far) only Colt .45/Astro to hit for the cycle twice: AstrosDaily.com/history/cycle.html#CCedeno2 #Astros
8/9/1981: Video: In the 1981 All-Star Game, the #Astros' Nolan Ryan pitches an inning of relief: AstrosDaily.com/video/1981ASG_Ryan_9th.mpeg
8/9/1982: Alan Ashby cracks two solo shots off John Montefusco to lift the #Astros to a 4-3 victory in San Diego. Dickie Thon figures in both of the other tallies. Don Sutton wins his 11th of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0809
8/9/2006: Aubrey Huff swats two homers and a bases-loaded double to drive in six during a 14-1 rout of the Pirates. Roy Oswalt adds his first career HR. Craig Biggio, Luke Scott & Jason Lane also go deep. Phil Garner gets his 900th managerial win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0809 #Astros
8/9/2017: Danny Walton dies in Morgan, UT at age 70. A tenth-round pick of the #Astros in 1965, the 1B made his debut with Houston in 1968, going 0-for-2. In 1969 he was traded to the Seattle Pilots for Tommy Davis. He returned in 1977 and hit .190. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Walton_Danny
8/9/2020: Carroll Hardy dies at age 87 in Highlands Ranch, CO, of complications from dementia. An OF for the 1963-64 Colt .45s, he was the only man ever to pinch-hit for Ted Williams (1960), and caught four TD passes for the NFL's 49ers (1955). AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Hardy_Carroll #Astros

8/10/1964: Andy Stankiewicz is born in Inglewood, CA. Acquired from the Yankees for Xavier Hernandez, the utility infielder played 80 games over two seasons with the #Astros (1994-95) and hit .189 with one homer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Stankiewicz_Andy.html
8/10/1965: Al Osuna is born in Inglewood, CA. The lefthanded reliever was originally drafted by the Astros in 1987 and made his debut with Houston in 1990. He pitched in four seasons with the #Astros, compiling a 16-10 record with 14 saves and a 3.75 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Osuna_Al.html
8/10/1965: Jim Bunning blanks the #Astros on a five-hitter, 2-0, and takes part in both Philly runs himself. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0810
8/10/1967: Chuck Carr is born in San Bernardino, CA. Coming to Houston as a free agent in 1997, the OF hit .276 in 63 games to help the #Astros win the NL Central Division crown. His last MLB hit was a homer off John Smoltz in the NLDS. AstrosDaily.com/players/Carr_Chuck.html
8/10/1968: Doug Rader goes 5-for-5 and Norm Miller drives in five as Houston crushes Pittsburgh, 16-3, in a twinbill opener at Forbes Field. Rader smashes a two-run HR in the nightcap for his 7th straight hit but the Bucs take the nightcap, 7-4. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0810 #Astros
8/10/1975: The "Lastros" sweep a four-game series from first-place Pittsburgh, 5-3. J.R. Richard allows nine walks but just one hit for the win. Jerry DaVanon's sixth-inning single is overturned after his bat is found to have too much pine tar. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0810 #Astros
8/10/1979: Brandon Lyon is born in Salt Lake City, UT. The RHP signed a three-year deal with the #Astros in 2009. He began the 2010 season in the set-up role but spent the last two months as the closer, earning 20 saves. He was traded to Toronto in 2012. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lyon_Brandon.html
8/10/1981: MLB's "second season" begins after a two-month strike. Denny Walling hits a two-run pinch double in the ninth for a 6-5 win in San Francisco. Joe "Shoes" Pittman makes a diving stab of a liner with two men aboard for the final out. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0810 #Astros
8/10/1982: Josh Anderson is born in Somerset, KY. Drafted in 2003, the OF was a September call-up in 2007 who flashed onto the scene with speed and hustle. He was dealt by new #Astros general manager Ed Wade to Atlanta for pitcher Oscar Villarreal. AstrosDaily.com/players/Anderson_Josh.html
8/10/1982: The #Astros fire manager Bill Virdon. Bob Lillis replaces him, becoming the first ex-Astro to skipper the team. Virdon leaves as Houston's winningest manager (544-522). Lillis' debut is a 4-1 victory over San Diego. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0810 #Astros
8/10/1994: For the second year in a row, Jeff Bagwell's left hand is broken by a pitch, this time just two days before a strike ends the season. Bagwell ends with 39 homers, 116 RBIs and a .368 average (all club records at the time), & wins NL MVP. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0810 #Astros
8/10/2019: #Astros rookie Yordan Alvarez hits three homers in a 23-2 demolition of the Orioles in Baltimore. Carlos Correa hits the longest homer ever tracked at Camden (474 ft). Houston sets new franchise records for runs scored (23) and win margin (21). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0810
8/10/2019: Video: #Astros rookie Yordan Alvarez blasts three home runs during a record-setting blowout in Baltimore. AstrosDaily.com/video/20190810Alvarez.mpg

8/11/1965: The #Astros' Danny Coombs comes out of the bullpen to start a game, allowing four earned runs in a 5-1 loss to the Phillies. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0811
8/11/1966: Lee Maye goes 5-for-5 and Bob Aspromonte belts a grand slam but it's not enough to stop the Cubs, 9-8, in eleven. Darkness suspends the second game of the twinbill with Houston up, 8-5. Maye gets his sixth straight hit in the nightcap. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0811 #Astros
8/11/1975: Cliff Johnson pounds four hits while César Cedeño and Jerry DaVanon collect three each in a 7-2 victory over St. Louis. Larry Dierker tosses a complete game for his tenth win of the year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0811 #Astros
8/11/1982: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan tosses a one-hitter in silencing the Padres, 3-0. A rolling single by Terry Kennedy in the fifth is the lone hit. Terry Puhl leads the offense with three hits and Dickie Thon extends his hitting streak to 20 games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0811
8/11/1986: Colby Rasmus is born in Columbus, GA. With 116 HRs over seven major-league seasons, the OF signed a free agent deal with the #Astros in Jan. 2015. After a 25-homer season, he became the first player in MLB history to accept a qualifying offer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rasmus_Colby.html
8/11/1986: In a nationally-televised game marred by several fielding and base-running gaffes, the #Astros rally to nip the Dodgers, 7-6. Alan Ashby's bases-loaded double in the ninth is the game-winner. José Cruz ignites a two-run eighth with a solo shot. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0811
8/11/1989: Video: Cincinnati Reds at Houston #Astros. Full game HSE broadcast, Bill Worrell and Bill Brown announcing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF7dcv3aP0M
8/11/2000: The #Astros snap a 2-2 tie with five runs in the ninth to phlog the Phillies, 7-2, at Veterans Stadium. Lance Berkman doubles twice and drives in four. Moises Alou adds three hits, including a homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0811

8/12/1962: Video: The Colt .45s top the Milwaukee Braves, 8-5, at Colt Stadium. Norm Larker homers: youtube.com/watch?v=R8YOIDFh4qg #Astros
8/12/1965: It's "Days of Wine and Rojas" as Bobby Wine and Cookie Rojas get half of the Phils' hits in a 7-3 win over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0812
8/12/1966: Dean Hartgraves is born in Bakersfield, CA. A 20th-round draft choice of the #Astros in 1987, the LHP posted a 2-0 record with a 3.90 ERA in 59 games during the 1995 and 1996 seasons. He was waived in July 1996 and claimed by the Braves. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hartgraves_Dean.html
8/12/1968: Reggie Harris is born in Waynesboro, VA. The RHP pitched for the Athletics, Red Sox and Phillies before he was signed by the #Astros for the 1998 season. In six games that year, he posted no decisions with a 6.00 ERA before being released. AstrosDaily.com/players/Harris_Reggie.html
8/12/1969: Curt Blefary's three-run bomb off Jerry Koosman leads Houston to an 8-7 victory over the Mets. Blefary drives in four while Doug Rader has a hand in four different rallies. Joe Morgan steals home for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0812 #Astros
8/12/1972: Dave Raymond is born in Gering, NE. Raymond was a radio broadcaster for the 2006-12 #Astros, sharing the radio booth with Milo Hamilton and Brett Dolan. AstrosDaily.com/files/MenMic/
8/12/1989: The #Astros' Glenn Davis gets his third hit, driving in the tying run in the ninth, then scores on a wild pitch from John Franco for a 6-5 shocker over the Reds. Dave Smith gets the win after blowing a 4-2 lead in the top of the ninth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0812
8/12/1996: Video: The #Astros' Danny Darwin plunks the Expos' Henry Rodriguez, starting a ten-minute brawl at Stade Olympique: youtube.com/watch?v=Z4EuOI8SNNQ #Basebrawl
8/12/1997: The little guys bulk up as the #Astros' Chuckie Carr and Tim Bogar go deep in a 13-2 drilling of the Marlins. Carr adds a double to his three hits. Mike Hampton picks up the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0812
8/12/1998: The #Astros' Randy Johnson fans 13 on his way to a five-hit, 3-0, whitewash of Milwaukee. It's Johnson's second straight shutout. In three starts since his trade from Seattle, Johnson is 3-0 with a 0.72 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0812
8/12/2001: Homers from Lance Berkman, Jeff Bagwell, Daryle Ward and Vinny Castilla pace a 10-5 clubbing of Florida. Dave Mlicki allows three long balls but still coasts to the win. Houston moves within a half-game of division-leading Chicago. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0812 #Astros
8/12/2006: In a pre-game ceremony, the #Astros honor former longtime broadcaster Gene Elston for winning the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award. AstrosDaily.com/history/elston
8/12/2009: The #Astros' Hunter Pence launches a pair of three-run homers to pace a 14-6 thrashing of the Marlins. Lance Berkman comes off the disabled list to drill a pair of RBI doubles. Carlos Lee adds three hits and three RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0812

8/13/1896: A three-run Houston throwing error in the ninth gives the Galveston Sandcrabs a 5-4 win over the Buffs. #Astros
8/13/1964: Gary Cooper is born in Lynwood, CA. He may have had a movie star name but he had just a bit part in the majors. Drafted by the #Astros in 1986, his only time in the bigs was a September 1991 call-up. The 3B hit .250 in nine games with two RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cooper_Gary.html
8/13/1965: Rusty Staub plates the game-winner in the ninth to slip past New York, 3-2. In the typical fashion of those early Met teams, they couldn't hold a 2-0 lead and let the winning run reach when two Mets collide under Joe Morgan's pop fly. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0813 #Astros
8/13/1966: The #Astros' Dave Giusti one-hits Juan Marichal's Giants, 3-0. Ron Davis rips his first big league homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0813
8/13/1966: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Dave Giusti completes a one-hit masterpiece against Giants: AstrosDaily.com/audio/66giusti.mp3
8/13/1987: *** current *** Dustin Garneau is born in Torrance, CA. Signed as a free agent in November, the backstop has hit .222 with 2 RBI for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Garneau_Dustin.html
8/13/1990: Franklin Stubbs belts two homers and drives in four to pace a 7-2 triumph in Chicago. Mark Portugal goes the distance and drives in two runs himself. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0813 #Astros
8/13/1991: Rebounding from a 9-2 deficit, the #Astros get off the mat for a 12-9 triumph in San Diego to snap a five-game losing streak. Luis Gonzalez launches a three-run bomb and drives in four. Andújar Cedeño also homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0813
8/13/2000: Jeff Bagwell drives in seven to tie a club record as the #Astros smash the Phillies, 14-7. Bagwell and Moises Alou both homer twice. Chris Truby and Richard Hidalgo also go deep. Bagwell has a four-hit afternoon to pace a 19-hit assault. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0813 
8/13/2013: Harris County Commissioners approve a $217m bond issue for #Astrodome renovation to be placed on the November 5 ballot. #Astros

8/14/1896: Three unearned runs in the eighth puts the Houston Buffaloes atop the Galveston Sand Crabs, 4-2. #Astros
8/14/1965: Larry Dierker tosses nine shutout innings but watches the Mets top his #Astros, 1-0, in the tenth at the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0814
8/14/1971: Mark Loretta is born in Santa Monica, CA. The IF spent two tours with Houston, the first as a mid-season trade acquisition from the Brewers in 2002, and again in 2007-08. He hit .296 with 10 HR and 87 RBI for the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Loretta_Mark.html
8/14/1979: The #Astros' Joaquín Andújar hurls a CG four-hitter, hits an inside-the-park homer for a 2-1 win over the Expos. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0814
8/14/1979: Audio: #Astros' P Joaquín Andújar surprises Montreal's Bill Lee. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79andujar.mp3
8/14/1985: Pinch-hitter Dickie Thon blasts a three-run shot off Mark Davis to key a 7-5 victory over San Francisco. He drives in an insurance run to give him four RBIs. Jeff Heathcock wins as Nolan Ryan leaves after three innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0814 #Astros
8/14/1986: Houston rallies for three in the eighth to stun Fernando Valenzuela and the Dodgers, 3-2. Valenzuela had held the #Astros to two hits in seven frames before the uprising. Glenn Davis singles home Billy Hatcher with the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0814
8/14/1993: The #Astros' Pete Harnisch strikes out a dozen while tossing a three-hit shutout over the Rockies, 9-0. Steve Finley picks up three hits and drives in three. Eric Anthony homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0814
8/14/2000: The #Astros' Moises Alou slams two home runs and drives in five during a 16-2 bombardment of Pittsburgh. Tony Eusebio and Tim Bogar both have four-hit nights. Chris Holt scatters five hits in a complete-game effort. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0814
8/14/2010: After giving up a triple and a homer to start the game, Bud Norris strikes out 14 over seven innings for a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh. Hunter Pence supplies the offense with a solo homer and a pair of doubles, including the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0814 #Astros

8/15/1964: The Colt .45s' Bob Aspromonte slaps four separate RBI singles in a 7-4 victory over Cincinnati. Al Spangler chips in with three hits and scores three times. Don Nottebart is the winning pitcher. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0815 #Astros
8/15/1965: The #Astros suffer their second straight shutout, 3-0, as Mets lefty Al Jackson spins a seven-hitter (all singles). AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0814
8/15/1970: The #Astros' Don Wilson hurls a 16-hitter during a 7-3 victory in Montreal. That's no typo. Wilson caps a five-run first inning with an RBI single and this lead lets him stay in the game as he dodges Montreal's bullets all day. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0815
8/15/1977: Art Howe's grand slam keys a six-run first on Houston's way to a 15-3 laugher in Atlanta. Rob Sperring and J.R. Richard also launch bombs before the #Astros wait through a rain delay with a 15-0 lead. Sperring gets four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0815
8/15/1980: In the 20th inning, the Padres gift-wrap a rally so #Astros can celebrate a 3-1 victory. An Ozzie Smith error puts Luis Pujols aboard, a late throw to second moves him up then Jerry Mumphrey muffs a Terry Puhl fly ball to plate the winning runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0815
8/15/1980: Audio: Gene Elston is has the call as the #Astros' Dave Smith gets the final out of a 20-inning marathon at San Diego: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80dsmith.mp3
8/15/1981: Oliver Pérez is born in Culiacan, Mexico. The LHP was acquired by the #Astros in August of 2015 and pitched a total of 12 innings in 22 appearances. A free agent after the season, Pérez signed with the Washington Nationals in December. AstrosDaily.com/players/Perez_Oliver.html
8/15/1987: Jorge de Leon is born in La Vega, DR. Signed by the #Astros in 2006 as a shortstop, De Leon moved to the pitcher's mound in 2010. He pitched in 19 games for Houston in 2013 and 2014, posting a 5.19 ERA. He was released after the 2014 season. AstrosDaily.com/players/DeLeon_Jorge.html
8/15/2004: Down 4-2 in the ninth, the #Astros rally for three runs to nip the Expos, 5-4. At 57-60, Houston is six games behind the Cubs and Giants for the NL Wildcard. The ninth-inning rally sparks a two-month 35-10 run unmatched in franchise history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0815
8/15/2009: The #Astros' Kazuo Matsui beats out an infield single in Milwaukee for his 2,000th career hit. Play is stopped as he's inducted into the Meikyukai, Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame. The event gets live television coverage back in his homeland. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0815

8/16/1897: *** pic *** Baseball season closes in Houston with an exhibition played under makeshift electric lights. #Astros
8/16/1965: Xavier Hernandez is born in Port Arthur, TX. The RHP was claimed by the #Astros in the 1989 Rule 5 draft and spent four seasons in Houston. He compiled a 17-14 record with 19 saves and a 3.22 ERA. He returned as a free agent in 1996. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hernandez_Xavier.html #XMan
8/16/1965: In his second start for the #Astros, future Hall-of-Famer Robin Roberts blanks the Pirates, 3-0, on four hits. It's his second straight shutout. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0816
8/16/1968: Jim Wynn homers off Tom Seaver with two outs in the ninth to tie New York, 1-1. Bob Aspromonte's two-run double in the 12th wins it for Houston. Tom Dukes, who fanned two with the bases juiced in the 11th, picks up the 3-1 win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0816 #Astros
8/16/1969: *** ticket pic *** Houston honors the Apollo 11 astronauts with a star-studded gala celebration in the #Astrodome. #Astros
8/16/1969: Video: Apollo 11 celebration gala at the Houston #Astrodome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WscPAzugINk #Astros
8/16/1974: Roger Cedeño is born in Valencia, Venezuela. Obtained from the Mets in the Mike Hampton/Derek Bell trade, the OF hit .282 with 6 HR and 26 RBI for the 2000 #Astros. The following winter he was dealt to Detroit for Brad Ausmus and Doug Brocail. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cedeno_Roger.html
8/16/1981: Joe Niekro and Dave Smith combine on a two-hitter to blank San Diego, 3-0. Niekro and Steve Mura trade goose eggs for seven innings until Tony Scott drives home Joe Pittman in the eighth. Gary Woods then delivers Scott. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0816
8/16/1983: The #Astros' John Mizerock doubles, homers and drives in four to pace an 8-5 triumph over the Reds. Ray Knight also goes deep. Mike Scott runs out of gas, turning it over to Bill Dawley who collects the save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0816
8/16/1985: Dick Drott dies in Glendale Heights, IL of stomach cancer at age 49. The RHP spent five years with the Cubs before he was claimed by the Colt .45s in the 1961 expansion draft. He was 3-12 with a 5.29 ERA during the club's first two seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Drott_Dick #Astros
8/16/1986: *** current *** Martín Maldonado is born in Naguabo, Puerto Rico. Currently on his second stint with Houston, the catcher has hit .217 with 12 HR and 36 RBI for the 2018-20 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Maldonado_Martin.html #Machete
8/16/2000: Six #Astros belt home runs and they need all of them to outlast Pittsburgh, 11-10. Lance Berkman, Jeff Bagwell, Chris Truby, Moises Alou, Tim Bogar and Julio Lugo all go yard for an 11-2 lead but the Bucs rally with 8 runs in the 8th and 9th. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0816
8/16/2011: The #Astros' Brian Bogusevic belts a walk-off grand slam that stuns Chicago, 6-5, to snap a seven-game losing skid. Carlos Marmol is the victim. It's just the second MLB homer for Bogusevic. Aneury Rodríguez gets his first major league win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0816

8/17/1936: *** deceased *** John Buzhardt is born in Prosperity, SC. The RHP finished his 11-year career in Houston after pitching for the Cubs, Phillies, White Sox and Orioles. Buzhardt went 4-4 with a 3.09 ERA and five saves in 40 games for the 1967-68 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Buzhardt_John.html #RIP
8/17/1964: *** pic *** #Astrodome construction, Newsweek. #Astros
8/17/1972: The #Astros' Lee May belts four hits, a three-run blast among them, and drives in five to lead a 17-5 slaughter in Montreal. César Cedeño homers and drives in four. The Expos send in former Houston shortstop Héctor Torres to pitch the ninth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0817
8/17/1978: Chad Qualls is born in Lomita, CA. A second-round pick of the #Astros in 2000, the RHP debuted with Houston in 2004. Qualls went 23-12/3.39 for 2004-07, and returned as a free agent for 2014-15, going 4-10/3.84. AstrosDaily.com/players/Qualls_Chad.html
8/17/1980: *** wife-beater *** Brett Myers is born in Jacksonville, FL. After eight seasons with the Phillies, the RHP signed with the #Astros in 2010 and regained the form that made him a first-round draft choice. He went 21-26 with a 3.77 ERA and 19 saves for 2010-12. AstrosDaily.com/players/Myers_Brett.html
8/17/1983: Tyler Greene is born in Plantation, FL. A first-round pick by Jeff Luhnow and the Cardinals in 2005 and acquired by the #Astros in 2012, the SS/2B showed surprising power in his only season in Houston, launching seven homers while batting .246. AstrosDaily.com/players/Greene_Tyler.html
8/17/1984: Jim Pankovits hits a two-run double in the tenth to key a 7-4 comeback win over the Pirates. A wild pitch by the Bucs' Don Robinson had plated the tying run in the ninth. Enos Cabell leads the assault with three hits, including a homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0817 #Astros
8/17/1987: Billy Hatcher smacks four hits and swipes two bases to pace an 11-2 triumph over Atlanta. Hatcher goes deep off Joe Boever in the eighth to cap his night. Bill Doran adds three hits. Mike Scott fans ten over eight innings for the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0817 #Astros
8/17/1995: *** current *** Blake Taylor is born in Orange, CA. The LHP has posted a 1-0 record with a 1.80 ERA over 10 IP for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Taylor_Blake.html
8/17/2002: The #Astros' José Vizcaino smacks a leadoff homer on his way to a 5-for-5 night during a 6-1 victory in Cincinnati. Roy Oswalt wins his 15th but must wait until the ninth when Houston explodes for five runs to get the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0817
8/17/2008: *** pic *** The #Astros retire franchise legend Craig Biggio's #7 jersey in a pregame ceremony. AstrosDaily.com/players/Biggio_Craig.html

8/18/1921: The Houston Buffs tie it up in the ninth and score in the 11th for a 4-3 win over the Shreveport Gassers. #Astros
8/18/1961: Jack Howell is born in Tucson, AZ. A solid veteran infielder with the Angels, Howell came off the bench during his final two big league seasons with the #Astros in 1998 and 1999. In 61 games, he hit .254 with two homers with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Howell_Jack.html
8/18/1965: The #Astros rally for six runs in the ninth but fall a run short in an 8-7 loss to Pittsburgh in the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0818
8/18/1973: The #Astros' Bob Watson guns down two Phillies from the outfield in a 3-2 win at the #Astrodome. He also doubles home Roger Metzger for the first Houston run just before Lee May bashes a two-run shot for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0818
8/18/1983: With 95-mph winds, Hurricane Alicia passes through the Houston area and the #Astrodome suffers hardly a scratch. The #Astros, on the road in St. Louis, lose as many worry about their families and property back home. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0818
8/18/1986: Evan Gattis is born in Dallas, TX. Obtained via trade with Atlanta for Mike Foltynewicz and two minor leaguers, the five-year veteran C/DH hit .245 with 96 HR and 293 RBI for the 2015-18 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gattis_Evan.html #ElOsoBlanco
8/18/1989: The #Astros' Rafael Ramirez gets a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Cubs, 6-5. Glenn Davis scores after doubling home Bill Doran. Davis had homered the inning before. Dave Smith is the surprise winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0818
8/18/1990: Franklin Stubbs is the offense as the #Astros trip the Cardinals in 11 innings, 3-2. Stubbs doubles home Eric Yelding in the first, smashes a solo shot in the ninth, then singles in the 11th. He steals second then scores on a base hit. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0818
8/18/2001: Carlos Hernandez fires a two-hit shutout over seven innings in his big league debut to snuff the Pirates, 3-0. Hernandez strikes out seven. Moises Alou and Richard Hidalgo drive in runs while Jeff Bagwell steals home in the first inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0818 #Astros
8/18/2012: Brad Mills is fired by the #Astros after watching the core he agreed to manage sold off beneath him. In just under three years, he compiled a 171-274 (.384) record. Tony DeFrancesco is brought up from AAA to serve as interim manager. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Mills_Brad

8/19/1896: Houston's Louis Balsz lives up to his name, issuing a bases-loaded walk to Tom Kiernan in a six-run eighth as the Austin Senators rally to edge the Buffs, 10-9. #Astros
8/19/1954: Reggie Baldwin is born in River Rouge, MI. A third round pick in 1976 by the #Astros, the catcher hit .241 with one homer in parts of two seasons (1978-79) in Houston. The following year, he was dealt to the Mets in a minor league deal. AstrosDaily.com/players/Baldwin_Reggie.html
8/19/1964: Nellie Fox delivers his third hit, a single off Barney Schultz, scoring Al Spangler for an 8-7, ten-inning triumph over St. Louis. Bob Aspromonte drives in four, including a game-tying hit in the ninth to push the game into extras. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0819 #Astros
8/19/1966: Woody Williams is born in Houston. The RHP had long wanted to pitch for his hometown team but it didn't happen until 2007 when he was 40. Though signed to a two-year contract, the #Astros waived him the following spring, after which he retired. AstrosDaily.com/players/Williams_Woody.html
8/19/1975: Bill Virdon replaces Preston Gomez as Houston manager. Bob Lillis fills out the lineup card while Virdon settles in. The Mets topple the #Astros, 6-3, but not before Cliff Johnson and César Cedeño go deep in the ninth inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0819
8/19/1982: Usually, handing Philly's Steve Carlton six runs is like giving Tiger Woods a ten handicap but Houston rallies to tie, 6-6, to go into extras. Danny Heep slides past Bo Diaz with the winning run in the 11th on Denny Walling's single. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0819 #Astros
8/19/1985: Josh Fields is born in Athens, GA. The #Astros acquired the RHP with the first overall selection in the Rule 5 Draft in December 2012. He went 9-10 with a 4.53 ERA for the 2013-16 squads, then was traded to the Dodgers for Yordan Álvarez. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fields_Josh.html
8/19/2003: Jeff Kent smashes a home run and drives in six to pace a 12-8 slugfest over the Cubs in Houston. His shot off Matt Clement snaps a 5-5 tie. Lance Berkman also delivers three hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0819 #Astros
8/19/2004: The #Astros turn a triple play & Mike Lamb steals home in a 12-10 triumph in Philly. Trailing 7-3 in the 7th, Craig Biggio & Lance Berkman launch two-run shots & Eric Bruntlett adds a three-run blast. Jeff Kent's two-run double adds insurance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0819
8/19/2004: Video: The #Astros turn a 5-4-3 triple play, then turn around a huge deficit for 12-10 triumph in Philadelphia. AstrosDaily.com/video/2004Aug15_Triple_Play.mpeg
8/19/2013: In a blowout loss to the Rangers, the #Astros' Jake Elmore becomes just the 14th player in MLB's long history to both pitch and catch in the same game. AstrosDaily.com/history/2013/game201308190.html
8/19/2018: Video: After 1,384 major league hits, the #Astros' José Altuve gets his first AAA hit in his debut for the Fresno Grizzles. He is on a rehab assignment. The 2B had gone straight from AA to the majors in 2011. https://twitter.com/FresnoGrizzlies/status/1031312936872988673/video/1

8/20/1896: The Buffs top the Austin Senators, 7-5, at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
8/20/1965: The short-handed #Astros split a twinbill with the Cubs, 7-4 and 0-2, at the Friendly Confines in Chicago. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0820
8/20/1966: *** Acosta *** *** pic *** Stan Musial helps dedicate statue of the late Dickie Kerr at #Astrodome http://bill37mccurdy.com/tag/dickie-kerr-statue-dedication/ #Astros
8/20/1966: *** Acosta *** *** pic *** #Astros' Jimmy Wynn gets Dizzy Dean's autograph during an Old Timers' game at the #Astrodome.
8/20/1973: J.R. Richard tosses a two-hitter as the #Astros bomb the Pirates, 10-2. Al Oliver breaks up his no-hit bid in the seventh. By then, Lee May had launched a three-run shot and Bob Watson had belted a grand slam. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0820
8/20/1976: The #Astros' Dan Larson does it all. The young righty tosses a five-hitter to beat Philadelphia, 8-3. At the plate, he gets three hits and drives in four. His three-run triple in the fourth breaks the game open. Wilbur Howard adds three hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0820
8/20/1979: Cory Sullivan is born in Tulsa, OK. The Wake Forest product had played in the World Series with Colorado in 2007 before signing with the #Astros as a reserve outfielder in 2010. After a slow start, he was given his release in June. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sullivan_Cory.html
8/20/1985: #Astros bloody the Redbirds, 17-2, at the Dome before fans watch a screening of "Jaws". Mark Bailey belts a grand slam while Dickie Thon homers & drives in four to lead the 19-hit attack. Bailey, Glenn Davis & Terry Puhl each deliver three hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0820
8/20/1985: Audio: Jack Buck has the call as the #Astros' Mark Bailey helps rout the Cardinals with a grand slam: AstrosDaily.com/audio/85bailey.mp3
8/20/1989: After Ryne Sandberg ties the game in the ninth with his second solo homer, Kevin Bass responds with his second long ball, a grand slam off Mitch Williams for an 8-4 triumph over the Cubs. Danny Darwin gets the win after blowing the save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0820 #Astros
8/20/1999: Ken Caminiti slams his second homer of the night to end a 6-4, 16-inning marathon against the Marlins. Jeff Bagwell draws six walks (two intentional) as part of an NL-record 17 free passes. The #Astros return the favor by striking out 21 times. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0820
8/20/2011: *** pic *** #Astros rookie José Altuve hits an inside-the-park homer to lead off the first inning of a 7-5 win over the visiting San Francisco Giants. AstrosDaily.com/history/2011/game201108200.html
8/20/2011: Video: #Astros rookie José Altuve hits an inside-the-park homer against the visiting San Francisco Giants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLhBcE0_yRc

8/21/1939: *** deceased *** Jim Beauchamp is born in Vinita, OK. The OF/1B was the first player in #Astros history to be acquired twice by trade. He was also the left fielder for the first official game at the #Astrodome, a 2-0 loss to the Phillies. AstrosDaily.com/players/Beauchamp_Jim.html #RIP
8/21/1945: Jerry DaVanon is born in Oceanside, CA. A utility infielder who played for the Padres, Cardinals, Orioles and Angels as well as the #Astros, DaVanon played two seasons for Houston (1975-76) and hit .278 with two homers in 93 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/DaVanon_Jerry.html
8/21/1946: Tulsa's Mack Stewart two-hits Houston as the Oilers top the Buffs, 4-1, ending Houston's seven-game win streak. #Astros
8/21/1962: The Colt .45s remain winless against the Phils as they are swept in a doubleheader, 5-3 and 7-4, at Connie Mack. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0821 #Astros
8/21/1965: The #Astros' Robin Roberts downs the Cubs, 9-2, at Wrigley. Jim Wynn has three hits and three RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0821
8/21/1966: Little boys dream of a day like Dave Giusti has. Giusti slaps two bases-loaded doubles, as well as hurling a six-hit shutout, in blanking the Reds, 11-0. The pitcher's six RBIs stand as a club record for 23 years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0821 #Astros
8/21/1968: Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes is born in Cincinnati. The slender outfielder was a third round choice of the #Astros in 1986. He debuted with Houston in 1990 at age 21 and played sparingly over four seasons, hitting .219 with two homers and six steals. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rhodes_Karl.html
8/21/1969: *** deceased *** Andújar Cedeño is born in La Romana, DR. The SS hit for cycle, 8.25.1992. He hit .250 in two stints with the #Astros in 1990-94 and 1996. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cedeno_Andujar.html #RIP
8/21/1972: Audio: New York Mets at Houston #Astros (full game): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37tcqR43k-k
8/21/1979: Bizarre ending to 5-0 shutout of #Astros: Jeff Leonard flies out to RF for the final out but an umpire had called time, singles while NY's 1B is in the clubhouse, then flies out. Houston protests but José Cruz grounds out with Leonard on first. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0821
8/21/1980: Terry Puhl has a four-hit night to lead Houston past Pittsburgh, 12-5. The #Astros pound 18 hits but none more exciting than a roller to CF that skips under the glove of Omar Moreno. Alan Ashby tours the bases on what is ruled a 3-base error. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0821
8/21/1987: J.D. Martinez is born in Miami, FL. A 20th-round draft choice of the #Astros in 2009, the OF debuted in July of 2011, hitting .251 with 24 HR for the 2011-13 squads. He was released in the spring of 2014 and is now one of MLB's premiere hitters. AstrosDaily.com/players/Martinez_JD.html
8/21/1993: Derek Fisher is born in Lebanon, PA. The speedy outfielder debuted with the #Astros on June 14, 2017. He scored the winning run in Game 5 of the 2017 World Series, dashing home from second base on Alex Bregman's walk-off single. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fisher_Derek.html
8/21/1997: Six #Astros have two-hit nights in a 10-4 rout of Colorado. One of them is pitcher Chris Holt who also drives in a run. Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell homer in the 15-hit assault. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0821
8/21/1999: The #Astros leave no runners on base in a 5-4 victory over Florida. Jeff Bagwell's solo shot in the ninth wins it after Bill Spiers, Glen Barker and Carl Everett went deep for the other four runs. Doug Henry wins in relief of José Lima. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0821
8/21/2013: The #Astros' Max Stassi takes a bases-loaded plunk to the face for his first MLB RBI in a 5-4 loss to the Rangers. AstrosDaily.com/history/2013/game201308210.html
8/21/2015: The #Astros' Mike Fiers no-hits the Dodgers, 3-0, while striking out ten. It is the first no-hitter at MMP and keeps a 3½ game lead over the Angels in the AL West. Homers by Jake Marisnick and Evan Gattis provide the scoring. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0821 
8/21/2015: Video: Mike Fiers hurls the eleventh no-hitter in Colt .45s/#Astros history, and the first at MMP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxJ_OZsMjAU
8/21/2016: 32-year-old "rookie" Yulieski Gurriel singles in his first at-bat and goes 1-for-2 with a walk in his #Astros and MLB debut, a 5-3 win over the Orioles in Baltimore. AstrosDaily.com/history/2016/game201608210.html #PiñaPower
8/21/2018: The #Astros set a dubious franchise record by grounding into six double plays in a 3-2 win over the Mariners in Seattle. The previous mark of five was achieved by the Colt .45s on 7.13.1962 during the franchise's inaugural season. AstrosDaily.com/history/2018/game201808210.html
8/21/2018: Dean Stone dies at age 87 in Moline, IL after a lengthy illness. The southpaw pitched the first complete-game shutout in Colt .45s/#Astros history on April 12, 1962, a 2-0 win over the Cubs in the franchise's inaugural series. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Stone_Dean

8/22/1962: The Pirates' Tom Sturdivant three-hits the Colt .45s 3-0 in only two hours at Forbes Field. AstrosDaily.com/history/1962/recaps.html#0822 #Astros
8/22/1965: A two-run Ron Santo HR off Turk Farrell gives the Cubs a 3-1 decision over the #Astros and a series split at Wrigley. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0822
8/22/1969: Every player in the #Astros' lineup gets a hit in an 8-2 victory in Chicago. Houston worked eight walks to go with 14 hits - all singles. Jesús Alou drives in three. Larry Dierker tosses a four-hit complete game for his 16th win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0822
8/22/1969: Hipólito Pichardo is born in Esparanza, DR. Houston was the last stop for the nine-year veteran RHP. Signed as a free agent, he appeared in one game for the 2002 #Astros & gave up three runs in 1/3rd of an inning (81.00 ERA). He retired in May. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pichardo_Hipolito.html 
8/22/1976: Randy Wolf is born in Canoga Park, CA. A deadline acquisition from the Padres in 2008, the LHP had a fairly successful two months as an Astro. He helped Houston make a late run at the playoffs only to fall short. He was not re-signed. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wolf_Randy.html #Astros
8/22/1984: The #Astros' José Cruz rips a grand slam in a seven-run second inning as Houston coasts to an 8-3 triumph over the Cubs. Phil Garner also homers. Nolan Ryan scatters five hits and strikes out 12 as he goes the distance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0822 
8/22/1984: Audio: Milo Hamilton has the call as the #Astros' José Cruz completes an uprising with a grand slam into the Wrigley bleachers: AstrosDaily.com/audio/84cruz2.mp3
8/22/1984: Audio: Milo Hamilton has the call as Bill Doran drives in two that put the #Astros up on Chicago: AstrosDaily.com/audio/84doran.mp3
8/22/1988: In the #Astros' first night game at Wrigley Field, Craig Biggio blasts a tenth-inning homer for a 9-7 triumph over the Cubs. This comes after Rafael Ramirez plates two in the ninth to tie it. Juan Agosto notches his tenth straight win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0822
8/22/1997: Darryl Kile improves his record to 17-3 with a 9-1 victory over the Rockies. His ERA shrinks to 2.28. Kile adds a run-scoring single to a six-run sixth. Tim Bogar's two-run triple and Derek Bell's two-run double also highlight the frame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0822 #Astros
8/22/1997: #Astros reliever Mike Magnante ties a major-league record by striking out the side on nine pitches in the ninth inning of a 9-1 demolition of the Rockies. He's the third Astro to accomplish this feat. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0822 
8/22/1998: Moises Alou goes 4-for-5 with a home run to lead the #Astros past the Cubs, 8-3. Bill Spiers and Craig Biggio also go deep. Randy Johnson fans nine over seven innings to get his fourth win in three weeks. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0822
8/22/2015: *** pic *** The #Astros honor Hall of Fame inductee Craig Biggio in a pregame ceremony. AstrosDaily.com/players/Biggio_Craig.html

8/23/1941: *** deceased *** Marty Martínez is born in Havana, Cuba. The versatile IF manned seven positions over three seasons, including pitcher and catcher, hitting .268 for the 1969-71 #Astros. He was interim manager for one game for the Mariners in 1986 (he lost). AstrosDaily.com/players/Martinez_Marty.html #RIP
8/23/1964: Don Larsen tosses a five-hitter to best Warren Spahn and the Braves, 7-1. It's Larsen's first CG in five years. Bob Aspromonte & Walt Bond launch solo bombs to pace the Colts. Rookie Jerry Grote adds two hits, including a two-run double. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0823 #Astros
8/23/1967: The #Astros' Jim Wynn cracks his 30th home run of the season during a 9-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Clay Carroll is the victim. Wynn is the first Houston player to reach that plateau and no other Astro would join him until Glenn Davis in 1986. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0823
8/23/1980: Joe Niekro comes on in relief to start the 16th inning of a scoreless tie with the Cubs at the #Astrodome. He wins it himself an inning later when he drives home Enos Cabell for a 1-0 triumph in 17 frames. #Astros pitchers allow just seven hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0823
8/23/1980: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Joe Niekro beats the Cubs with his pitching and his bat: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80niekro.mp3
8/23/1992: Jimmy Jones and three relievers outpitch Curt Schilling, 3-1, completing a three-game sweep over the Phillies and ending a 26-game road trip. The #Astros are 12-14 on the marathon tour. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0823
8/23/1998: Craig Biggio and Brad Ausmus team up to massacre the Cubs, 13-3. Biggio blasts a pair of three-run homers for six RBIs while Ausmus drives in five on a 4-for-4 afternoon at Wrigley. José Lima is the beneficiary in an easy win. AstrosDaily.com/history/19880823 #Astros 
8/23/2006: *** pic *** Willy Taveras sets the #Astros' franchise hitting streak record at 26 games. His streak, which began 7/27, will end 8/27 at 30 games, a mark which still stands today. During the streak, he slashed .349/.441/.426 for an OPS of .867 in 129 AB. AstrosDaily.com/history/hitstreak.html

8/24/1932: *** deceased *** Hal Woodeshick is born in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The LHP's contract was sold to the Colt .45s by Detroit in 1961. Used as a starter in 1962, he switched to the bullpen in 1963 and posted a 1.97 ERA with 10 saves in 55 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Woodeshick_Hal.html #Astros #RIP
8/24/1932: In honor of his birthday, we present "The Colorful Hal Woodeshick", by @JamesA46. AstrosDaily.com/column/10703292311fan.html #Astros
8/24/1964: Kip Gross is born in Scottsbluff, NE. After duty with the Reds, Dodgers, and Red Sox, plus four seasons in Japan, the RHP's last stop was with the #Astros in 2000 when he got into two games, drawing a 0-1 record with a 10.38 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gross_Kip.html
8/24/1965: The #Astros' Rusty Staub scores the winning run on pitcher Gary Wagner's ninth-inning errant throw to third as Houston tops the Phils, 4-3. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0824
8/24/1966: Dean Wilkins is born in Blue Island, IL. Claimed by the #Astros from the Cubs in the Rule 5 draft, he pitched in seven games during the 1991 season, registering a 2-1 record with one save and an 11.25 ERA in eight innings pitched. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wilkins_Dean.html
8/24/1969: The #Astros trade Dooley Womack to the Seattle Pilots for Jim Bouton, who'll write his tell-all book "Ball Four" in part about his partial season with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bouton_Jim.html
8/24/1972: Mike Grzanich is born in Canton, IL. The 19th-round pick of the #Astros in 1992, the RHP had his one major league game with Houston in 1998. He gave up two runs over one inning and posted an 18.00 ERA with no decision. AstrosDaily.com/players/Grzanich_Mike.html
8/24/1974: The #Astros' Dave A. Roberts one-hits the Phillies, 1-0, in the quickest game in club history. Bob Boone's leadoff single in the sixth is lone blemish in a game that takes only one hour and 26 minutes to complete. Roberts needs just 86 pitches. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0824
8/24/1974: Audio: Dave Roberts ends the shortest game in #Astros history (1:26). Byram Saam has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/74robrts.mp3
8/24/1975: Cliff Johnson hits a homer in his fifth straight game as the #Astros topple the Cubs, 8-4. José Cruz goes deep twice and Bob Watson also plays long ball. Wilbur Howard adds four hits and swipes two bases. Larry Dierker sails to his 12th win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0824
8/24/1975: Audio: Loel Passe is at the mic as the #Astros' Cliff Johnson belts a homer in his fifth straight game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/75cliffhr.mp3
8/24/1986: Jim Pankovits, filling in for an injured Bill Doran, goes 4-for-5 to lead the #Astros past St. Louis, 5-1. Dickie Thon drives in two of the runs. Jim Deshaies and Aurelio López team to scatter seven hits and strike out seven. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0824
8/24/1991: Enrique "Kiké" Hernandez is born in San Juan, PR. A sixth-round draft pick by the #Astros in 2009, the OF made his big league debut on July 1, 2014. But his time in Houston was brief: he was traded to Miami barely a month into his MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hernandez_Enrique.html
8/24/1996: The #Astros' Orlando Miller belts a two-run homer off Todd Stottlemyre in the bottom of the ninth to stun St. Louis, 3-1 . Shane Reynolds gets the win with a complete-game five-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0824
8/24/1996: Video: The #Astros' Orlando Miller dings a walkoff, two-run homer to stun the Cardinals: AstrosDaily.com/video/1996Aug24_MillerGWHomer.mpeg
8/24/1998: The #Astros' Carl Everett launches a three-run bomb to cap a five-RBI performance as Houston slaps the Cubs, 12-3, to sweep the series. Craig Biggio and Moises Alou join Everett in the home run derby. Shane Reynolds picks up his 16th win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0824
8/24/2010: Chris Johnson plates Hunter Pence with the winning run in the 16th inning of a 4-2 #Astros victory over Philadelphia. Former Houston pitcher Roy Oswalt mans left field after Ryan Howard is ejected in the 14th. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0824
8/24/2017: Hurricane Harvey hits the Texas coast. The slow-moving storm overflows Houston area bayous and reservoirs causing widespread flooding. The disaster becomes a rallying cry for the #Astros as they press for their first AL West title AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0824 #HoustonStrong

8/25/1939: Horace Guy "Dooley" Womack is born in Columbia, SC. The Yanks dealt the RHP to Houston late in 1968 for Dick Simpson. He had a 2-1 record with a 3.51 ERA in 30 games with the #Astros in 1969, then was traded in August to Seattle for Jim Bouton. AstrosDaily.com/players/Womack_Dooley.html
8/25/1965: Rusty Staub's three hits with a double leads the #Astros' 11-hit attack in a 7-6 win over the Phillies. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0825
8/25/1972: In second place and desperate to catch up with the blazing Reds, the #Astros fire manager Harry Walker, naming 67-year-old Leo "The Lip" Durocher as his replacement. Coach Salty Parker is interim manager for one game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0825
8/25/1972: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Jimmy Wynn swats his 200th career homer: AstrosDaily.com/audio/72wynnhr.mp3
8/25/1974: The #Astros blank the Phils, 5-0, in Houston's third straight shutout. Before the game, a BP homer hits a fan in the face. Her suit vs. HSA, Astros and Phillies is eventually settled and is why fans are warned about balls flying into the crowd. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0825
8/25/1975: For a few hours, Cliff Johnson ties an NL record by hitting a homer in his sixth straight game. It comes in the 11th in St. Louis to snap a 3-3 tie but a downpour stops the game. It's recorded as a ten-inning tie without Johnson's mark. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0825 #Astros
8/25/1978: Local Houstonians replace striking umpires during a 7-5 #Astros victory over Pittsburgh. Murray Strey, a superintendent for Entex, rings up Dave Parker on strikes with the bases loaded in the ninth to kill the Pirates' last chance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0825
8/25/1979: Audio: The #Astros' Craig Reynolds breaks the team record for sacrifices. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79reynolds.mp3
8/25/1992: SS Andújar Cedeño, recalled from AAA earlier in the day, hits for the cycle but Houston still loses to St. Louis, 5-3, in 13 innings. It's the fourth time an Astro has accomplished the feat and the third time by a player named Cedeño. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0825 #Astros
8/25/1992: Hitting for the Cycle: Andújar Cedeño. AstrosDaily.com/history/cycle.html#ACedeno #Astros
8/25/2012: Former #Astros hurler Roger Clemens comes out of retirement to pitch one game for the Sugar Land Skeeters. AstrosDaily.com/players/Clemens_Roger.html

8/26/1896: A six-run first does in Louis "Cannonball" Balsz and the Houston Buffs in a 10-4 loss to the Senators in Austin. #Astros
8/26/1956: George Bjorkman is born in Ontario, CA. The catcher from Oral Roberts University played in the St. Louis farm system before a trade sent him to the #Astros. He hit .227 with two homers in 29 games in 1983 for his only big league action. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bjorkman_George.html
8/26/1957: Álex Treviño is born in Monterrey, Mexico. An #Astros backup catcher from 1988 to 1990, he joined Houston's Spanish-language broadcast team in 1996. AstrosDaily.com/players/Trevino_Alex.html
8/26/1962: Snapping a nine-game losing skid, the Colt .45s sweep a twinbill from the Reds 2-1 and 6-4. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0826 #Astros
8/26/1963: Audio: Colt .45s' rookie John Bateman takes a tour of the bases. Loel Passe has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/63bateman.mp3 #Astros
8/26/1965: Robin Roberts returns to the scene of his past glory, pitching the #Astros to a 6-4 win over the Phillies. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0826
8/26/1966: Angry Cubs manager Leo Durocher rips the dugout phone off the wall and throws it onto the #Astrodome field. Bob Aspromonte deepens Leo's misery with a grand slam that sparks a 7-4 victory. The #Astros hand Durocher the repair bill the next day. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0826
8/26/1972: Named interim manager for one game before the arrival of Leo Durocher to replace the fired Harry Walker, Salty Parker becomes Houston's only undefeated manager as the #Astros top the Expos, 6-5. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Parker_Salty
8/26/1975: Morgan Ensberg is born in Redondo Beach, CA. A ninth-round pick of the #Astros in 1998, it didn't take the 3B long to reach the big leagues in 2000. He hit 36 HR in 2003 and was a key hitter in two playoff seasons (2004-05). AstrosDaily.com/players/Ensberg_Morgan.html
8/26/1976: Geoff Geary is born in Buffalo, NY. After 5 seasons with the Phils the RHP came to the #Astros as part of the Brad Lidge trade. He was a good set-up man in 2008 but struggled in 2009. Sent to the minors, he never to returned to the bigs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Geary_Geoff.html #Astros
8/26/1979: The #Astros' César Cedeño goes five-for-five to lead a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia. His eighth-inning triple off Kevin Saucier starts a tie-breaking rally. Craig Reynolds singles him home. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0826
8/26/1986: Xavier Cedeño is born in Guayanilla, PR. Signed by Houston as a free agent in 2010, the LHP was a September call-up in 2011 and returned the following year to post one save and a 3.77 ERA in 44 games for the 2012 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cedeno_Xavier.html
8/26/1986: Brett Wallace is born in Greenbrae, CA. A first-round choice of the Cards in 2008, the 1B was rushed to the majors after a July 2010 trade brought him to Houston. He was released in March 2014 after hitting .242 w 29 HR for the 2010-13 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wallace_Brett.html
8/26/2003: The #Astros' Jeff Kent homers and drives in five to pace an 18-4 explosion over the Dodgers. Brad Ausmus plates four. Jeff Bagwell also goes deep. Ron Villone wins his sixth of the year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0826
8/26/2007: Phil Garner sees his 58-73 #Astros rally for a 5-4 victory over the Pirates, but gets fired the next day along with GM Tim Purpura. Garner finishes his Houston tenure with a 277-252 record that includes two LCS appearances and one NL pennant. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0826
8/26/2007: *** pic *** The #Astros retire Jeff Bagwell's No. 5 jersey in an emotional pregame ceremony. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0826

8/27/1946: *** deceased *** Ed "Hoggy" Herrmann is born in San Diego, CA. The backstop caught Larry Dierker's no-hitter 7.9.1976. AstrosDaily.com/players/Herrmann_Ed.html #RIP
8/27/1947: Jim York is born in Maywood, CA. The RHP was traded to Houston for slugger John Mayberry. Expected to be a closer for the #Astros, York struggled to produce a 9-11 record with seven saves and a 4.19 ERA over four seasons (1972-75). AstrosDaily.com/players/York_Jim.html
8/27/1951: Buddy Bell is born in Pittsburgh, PA. Son of major league outfielder Gus Bell, the 3B was dealt to Houston by Cincinnati. He hit .253 with 7 HR and 37 RBI for the 1988 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bell_Buddy.html
8/27/1961: Mike Maddux is born in Dayton, OH. Older brother of 300-game winner and Hall of Famer Greg Maddux, Mike ended his 15-year major league career with Houston, posting a 2-2 record with a 6.26 ERA for the 2000 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Maddux_Mike.html
8/27/1965: The Pirates misjudge a bunt from Bob Lillis that rolls casually into shallow left. Roberto Clemente dashes in from RF to grab it and throw out Walt Bond at third. His hustle pays off when the Bucs rally to beat the #Astros, 10-9, in 11 innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0827
8/27/1986: The #Astros steal six bases while Nolan Ryan wins his 250th career game, a 7-1 victory over the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0827
8/27/1990: Nick Tropeano is born in West Islip, NY. A fifth round pick by the #Astros in 2011, “NiTro” made four starts on the mound for Houston in September 2014. Just over a month later, he was dealt to Anaheim in exchange for catcher Hank Conger. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tropeano_Nick.html
8/27/1997: Jeff Bagwell's two-run bomb finishes a wild 6-4, 13-inning triumph in Atlanta. A ninth-inning triple by Bill Spiers and a homer by Chuckie Carr force extra innings. The teams trade tallies in the 11th before Bagwell settles the issue. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0827 #Astros
8/27/2004: Carlos Beltrán's two home runs lead a five-dinger barrage as Houston clubs the Cubs, 15-7. Jeff Bagwell, Jeff Kent and Lance Berkman also supply the long ball. Roy Oswalt wins his 15th. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0827 #Astros
8/27/2004: Willie Crawford dies in Knoxville, TN at age 57. The speedy OF was acquired by the #Astros from San Francisco in 1977 for IF Rob Andrews. Crawford hit .254 with two homers before he was dealt in mid-season to Oakland for OF Denny Walling. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Crawford_Willie
8/27/2006: Willy Taveras becomes the first Astro to achieve a 30-game hitting streak with a leadoff single that begins a 13-1 bombing at Pittsburgh. Taveras bats .349 during the streak, raising his average to .284. Lance Berkman drives in four. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0827 #Astros
8/27/2006: Audio: The #Astros' Willy Taveras sets a franchise record with a 30-game hit streak. Dave Raymond has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/06Willy.mp3
8/27/2007: The #Astros fire manager Phil Garner, who skippered the club to its first World Series appearance in 2005, and GM Tim Purpura. Bench Coach Cecil Cooper steps in as interim manager, Tal Smith as interim GM. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Garner_Phil

8/28/1896: Trailing San Antonio 5-4 in the seventh, Houston's Charles Becker and Charlie Shaffer are ejected for arguing with the umpire. With only one player on the bench, the Buffs are forced forfeit to the Bronchos, with the official score recorded as 9-0. #Astros
8/28/1961: ??? really ??? *** (cetificate photo Bill Thompson) Houston Buffs lose Game 6 of American Assn Championship 11-4 to Louisville Colonels in the last game played at Buff Stadium. #Astros
8/28/1963: Judge Roy Hofheinz announces that the Colt .45s are moving to new spring training complex in Cocoa, FL, for 1964, leaving Geronimo Park at Apache Junction, AZ. Colts executives had invested in the surrounding land, expecting a boom that failed to materialize. #Astros
8/28/1965: Jimmy Wynn's three-run blast in the seventh caps an #Astros rally to beat the Pirates in a 9-6 slugfest. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0828
8/28/1974: The #Astros' Cliff Johnson slams his fifth pinch homer of the year, a tenth-inning shot that sinks the Mets, 3-2. The blast puts Johnson one shy of the big league record. Mike Cosgrove gets the win after blowing a ninth-inning save attempt. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0828
8/28/1974: Audio: The #Astros' Cliff Johnson sets a record with a pinch-hit homer. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/74cliff.mp3
8/28/1981: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Craig Reynolds delivers the game-winner to topple the Phillies: AstrosDaily.com/audio/81reynlds2.mp3
8/28/1984: Will Harris is born in Houston. The RHP was claimed off waivers from Arizona in November 2014 and wasted no time in making GM Jeff Luhnow look like a genius. He posted an 18-13 record with a 2.36 ERA and 20 saves for the 2015-19 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Harris_Will.html
8/28/1984: The #Astros trade Ray Knight to the Mets for Gerald Young and two other prospects. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0828
8/28/1984: Houston stages a three-run rally in the eighth to nip the Pirates, 3-2. Terry Puhl's suicide squeeze scores José Cruz after Jerry Mumphrey tied it with a two-run single. The #Astros move into second place, nine games behind San Diego. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0828
8/28/1988: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Rafael Ramirez makes a nice catch and turns two: AstrosDaily.com/audio/88ramirez.mp3
8/28/1989: Matt Dominguez is born in Van Nuys, CA. Acquired from the Marlins for Carlos Lee, the 3B hit .233 with 42 HR for the 2012-14 #Astros, but started 2015 in AAA and, with the arrival of Carlos Correa in June, was waived and claimed by the Brewers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Dominguez_Matt.html
8/28/1991: The #Astros' Ken Caminiti and Charlie Hayes trade five-RBI nights from the third base spot and Al Osuna is handed a two-run lead in the bottom of the tenth, 10-8. But he can't hold it as the Phillies win it, 11-10. Rafael Ramirez has four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0828
8/28/1998: Randy Johnson fans 16 as he blanks the Pirates, 2-0. Francisco Cordova is the victim of a balk and two errors as Brad Ausmus scores the game's only tallies. Johnson's month helps #Astros increase their division lead over Chicago to seven games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0828
8/28/2000: The #Astros' Tony Eusebio sets a team-record 24-game hitting streak that began on July ninth. AstrosDaily.com/history/hitstreak.html#Eusebio
8/28/2000: With a second-inning double, Tony Eusebio sets a team-record 24-game hitting streak that began on July 9th. The catcher goes 2-for-4 but the Mets come away with a 4-2 verdict. #Astros' runs are on homers from Roger Cedeño and Richard Hidalgo. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0828

8/29/1896: Ten San Antonio runs in the sixth puts the Bronchos atop the Houston Buffs in a 12-2 laugher. #Astros
8/29/1939: Dave Nicholson is born in St. Louis, MO. Acquired by the #Astros from the White Sox for Jack Lamabe in 1966, the OF hit .246 with 10 homers, then was swapped to Atlanta in a multi-player deal that included Eddie Mathews. AstrosDaily.com/players/Nicholson_Dave.html
8/29/1942: Dan Schneider is born in Evansville, IN. Dealt to the #Astros by the Braves after the 1966 season, the LHP posted an 0-2 record with two saves and 4.96 ERA in 1967. He sat out '68 but re-appeared in '69, going 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA in six games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Schneider_Dan.html
8/29/1961: 494 acres of land on the south end of Houston are bought by R.E. "Bob" Smith and Judge Roy Hofheinz. 180 acres are sold to Harris County as the site where the new domed stadium will be built. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0829 #Astros
8/29/1965: Bob Aspromonte goes 4-for-4 and Lee Maye adds three hits but the #Astros fall to the Pirates, 4-2, at Forbes Field. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0829
8/29/1977: Roy Oswalt is born in Kosciusko, MS. One of the top pitchers in #Astros history, the RHP twice won 20 games but never won a Cy Young. In ten seasons, he came one win shy of the franchise record, posting a 143-82 record with an ERA of 3.24. AstrosDaily.com/players/Oswalt_Roy.html
8/29/1980: A head-first slide by Enos Cabell into first beats Ivan DeJesús' throw allowing Rafael Landestoy to score the game-winner in a 6-5 #Astros triumph over the Cubs. César Cedeño has two hits and two RBIs to pace the Houston attack. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0829 #Astros
8/29/1981: Audio: Dewayne Staats has the call as the #Astros' José Cruz vexes the Phillies with game-winning heroics: AstrosDaily.com/audio/81cruz2.mp3
8/29/1989: Rafael Ramirez has a career day with a grand slam and a club-record seven RBIs but the #Astros waste it and a 9-0 lead to lose to the Cubs, 10-9, in ten innings. Dwight Smith singles off Dave Smith for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0829
8/29/1995: Tony Eusebio's 13th-inning blast stuns the Braves, 11-9, snapping a team-record eleven-game losing streak. Brian Hunter, Derrick May, Derek Bell and Mike Simms also homer. Once behind, 6-0, the #Astros rally but blow a 9-7 lead in the ninth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0829
8/29/2007: It's a milestone day for the #Astros as Roy Oswalt celebrates his 30th birthday by blanking the Cardinals, 7-0. It's also the first win for new manager Cecil Cooper. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0829

8/30/1896: The Houston Buffs score one in the ninth but fall short to the San Antonio Bronchos in an 8-7 see-saw match. #Astros
8/30/1969: Larry Dierker fans 14 and becomes the first Houston pitcher to record 17 wins in a 2-1 triumph over the Pirates. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0830 #Astros
8/30/1970: Jim Wynn launches two homers off Nolan Ryan to pace a 9-5 thrashing of the Mets. Wynn totals four hits & drives in five. Denis Menke also goes deep twice. Wynn tells the press that Ryan's fastball is no match for his bat and backs it up. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0830 #Astros
8/30/1980: Roberto Hernández is born in Santo Domingo, DR. The pitcher formerly known as Fausto Carmona signed a free agent deal with the #Astros prior to the 2015 season. The RHP appeared in 20 games, going 3-5/4.36 before his release in August. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hernandez_Roberto.html
8/30/1996: Sean Berry drives in six as the #Astros blank the Pirates, 10-0. Berry also steals a pair of bases. Jeff Bagwell goes 4-for-5. Donne Wall scatters seven hits in a complete-game shutout. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0830
8/30/1999: New York's Edgardo Alfonzo goes six-for-six with three home runs as the Mets destroy Shane Reynolds and the #Astros, 17-1. Alfonzo drives in five. Houston's division lead over Cinicnnati shrinks to a half-game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0830
8/30/2001: #Astros rookie Roy Oswalt tosses a CG three-hitter to subdue the Reds, 6-1. It's his 12th win. Jeff Bagwell and Richard Hidalgo drive in a pair of runs each to support the cause. Houston stays four games ahead of Chicago in the NL Central chase. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0830
8/30/2014: Scott Feldman tosses a CG three-hitter to blank the Rangers, 2-0. The win secures a Lone Star Series victory over Arlington for the first time since 2006. Carlos Corporán & Jake Marisnick drive HRs in the 7th for the game's only tallies. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0830 #Astros

8/31/1896: The Bronchos and Buffs replay a previous game that resulted in a 7-7 draw. This time, San Antonio emerges victorious in a 14-2 laugher. #Astros
8/31/1942: Tom Dukes is born in Knoxville, TN. The RHP was acquired by Houston in trade from Atlanta for Gene Ratliff and John Hoffman. He posted a 2-4 record with a 4.60 ERA for the 1967-68 #Astros. He was lost to San Diego in the 1968 expansion draft. AstrosDaily.com/players/Dukes_Tom.html
8/31/1965: Frank Thomas drills two HRs and drives in five during a twinbill sweep of the Mets, 4-3 and 3-2. He is then traded to Braves for a prospect. Thomas accounts for all the runs in the opener. Robin Roberts wins his fourth game of the month. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0831 #Astros
8/31/1981: The #Astros trade Randy Niemann and two prospects to the Bucs for Phil "Scrap Iron" Garner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0831
8/31/1982: Nolan Ryan takes a no-hitter against the Mets into the eighth inning, eventually winning a two-hit shutout, 4-0. He strikes out nine along the way. Ron Hodges breaks up history with a single. Tony Scott drives in two of the four runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0831 #Astros
8/31/1988: The #Astros trade 3B Denny Walling to St. Louis for pitcher Bob Forsch. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0831
8/31/1990: With nobody on and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the #Astros come alive for three runs to stun the Pirates, 3-2. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0831
8/31/1990: The #Astros deal 2B Bill Doran to the Reds for three PTBNL, and reliever Larry Andersen to the #RedSox for an obscure minor league third baseman named Jeff Bagwell. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0831
8/31/1998: Five straight #Astros singles in the top of the ninth tie the Braves, 3-3, then Brad Ausmus delivers Derek Bell with the game-winner for a 4-3 shocker. Jay Powell takes the win in relief while Billy Wagner racks up his 26th save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0831 
8/31/2004: The #Astros win their fifth straight to get within three games of the NL wildcard lead. The bats go to work in an 8-0 win over Cincy as Jeff Kent goes deep twice while Carlos Beltrán, Jeff Bagwell & Lance Berkman hit back-to-back-to-back shots. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0831
8/31/2017: In a trade that beats the waiver deadline by mere seconds, the #Astros acquire former Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander from Detroit for three minor league prospects. Verlander posts a 5-0 record with a 1.06 ERA, and is named ALCS MVP. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0831

9/1/1896: Galveston beats Houston, 11-4, on the Island. The home team bats last in accordance with new-fangled Texas League rules. #Astros
9/1/1930: *** deceased *** Dean Stone is born in Moline, IL. Taken from the Cards in the 1961 Rule 5 draft, the lefty dazzled the Cubs in his first start with the Colt .45s but was traded in mid-season to the White Sox after producing a 3-2 record in 15 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Stone_Dean.html #Astros #RIP
9/1/1940: Pat House is born in Boise, ID. The LHP was claimed by the #Astros in 1966 from the Braves. His only big league action came the next two seasons with Houston. He earned a 2-1 record with one save in 24 games as an Astro, recording a 7.08 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/House_Pat.html
9/1/1964: The Colt .45s have trouble leaving their Philadelphia hotel as a local radio station falsely reports that the Beatles are staying there. Battling past the mob, the .45s then lose to the Phils, 4-3, on four solo homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0901 #Astros
9/1/1965: The Mets and #Astros split a doubleheader, 1-4 and 8-5, at Shea Stadium. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0901
9/1/1976: Bo McLaughlin blanks the Phillies, 1-0, as the #Astros notch their sixth straight complete game to tie a team record. McLaughlin surrenders six hits. A solo shot by Cliff Johnson off Jim Kaat provides the game's only tally. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0901
9/1/1979: Audio: Ralph Kiner has the call as J.R. Richard puts the #Astros back into first place: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79richard.mp3
9/1/1981: The #Astros keep a half-game lead in the NL West, scoring on a wild pitch in bottom of the ninth to edge the Mets, 3-2. The triumph is their sixth straight victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0901
9/1/1983: Kevin Bass, pinch-hitting for Nolan Ryan, slugs a bases-loaded triple off the wall in left-center to give the #Astros a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh. Kent Tekulve is the victim. Ryan had struck out ten Pirates before Bass plates the winning runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0901
9/1/1987: The #Astros' Billy Hatcher is ejected for using a corked bat during a 3-2 loss to the Cubs. Hatcher claims the offending stick belongs to reliever Dave Smith but it still nets him a ten-game suspension. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0901
9/1/2003: Jeff Kent belts a grand slam and drives in six as Houston bombs Los Angeles, 10-1. Brad Ausmus adds a home run. Wade Miller ups his record to 12-11. The #Astros tie St. Louis for the NL Central lead while Chicago lurks just 1.5 games behind. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0901
9/1/2005: The first busloads of Hurricane Katrina evacuees from the New Orleans area arrive at the #Astrodome, which will serve as a temporary shelter. #Astros
9/1/2014: Bo Porter is dismissed as manager of the #Astros as internal dissension over personnel moves comes to a boil. Tom Lawless is named the interim manager for the remainder of the season. Porter's clubs registered a 110-190 record for 2013-14. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Lawless_Tom
9/1/2019: The #Astros' Justin Verlander tosses the third no-hitter of his career and first as an Astro with a 2-0 masterpiece over the Blue Jays. Rookie Abraham Toro smacks a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0901
9/1/2019: Video: The #Astros' Justin Verlander fans 14 during his third career no-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/video/20190901Verlander.mpg
9/1/2020: The Rangers' Elvis Andrus hits a solo shot off #Astros reliever Ryan Pressly. It's the first known Elvis-Pressly homer. (h/t @tylercstafford) AstrosDaily.com/history/2019/game202009010.html

9/2/1896: The Houston Buffs suffer their ninth straight loss after a 7-4 beating at Galveston. Sandcrabs' pitcher Jack Huston, batting third, goes 2-for-4. #Astros
9/2/1927: *** deceased *** Holy Toledo! Milo Hamilton is born in Fairfield, IA. The 1992 Ford C. Frick Award winner was an #Astros broadcaster 1985-2012. #RIP
9/2/1965: Rookie Larry Dierker evens his record at 7-7 as the #Astros beat the Mets, 4-3, at Shea. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0902
9/2/1969: The #Astros rally to drop the Cardinals in eleven, 7-6, when Jesús Alou's base hit plates Johnny Edwards. Joe Morgan & Doug Rader play long ball to overcome a 6-1 deficit. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0902
9/2/1971: Trailing LA 3-2 with the bases full, César Cedeño bloops a pitch into shallow RF. Bill Buckner & Jim Lefebvre collide and it trickles into the corner. Cedeño winds up with a 170-foot inside-the-park grand slam to highlight a 9-3 #Astros victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0902
9/2/1981: Bob Knepper hurls a three-hitter as the #Astros blank Mike Scott's Mets, 8-0, to take over first place in the second-half standings. Knepper adds a two-run double to his cause. Alan Ashby & Tony Scott deliver four hits each in the 16-hit assault. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0902
9/2/1998: Randy Johnson outduels Atlanta's Greg Maddux for a 4-2 #Astros triumph. Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio and Sean Berry take Maddux deep. Billy Wagner closes for his 27th save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0902
9/2/2005: Morgan Ensberg and Brad Ausmus surprise closer Jason Isringhausen with homers to send the game into extras. The Cards take the lead again in the 13th but the #Astros rally with two for a 6-5 triumph. Eric Bruntlett delivers the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0902

9/3/1896: The Galveston Sandcrabs pound out 14 hits to bury Houston, 8-1, extending the Buffs' losing streak to ten games. #Astros
9/3/1951: Alan Bannister is born in Montebello, CA. A ten-year veteran, the SS/OF was purchased from Cleveland by the #Astros during spring training of the 1984 season and appeared in nine games, hitting .200, before he was traded in May to the Rangers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bannister_Alan.html
9/3/1962: Dave Clark is born in Tupelo, MS. The 12-year veteran OF made Houston his last stop in 1998. Signed mostly as a left-handed pinch-hitter, Clark batted .206 in 93 games with the #Astros as they won the National League Central title. AstrosDaily.com/players/Clark_Dave.html
9/3/1962: Houston loses a twinbill with Philadelphia, 3-2 & 5-3, even though it is "Break the Jinx Night" with fans admitted at half-price for bringing their good luck charms. The Colt .45s win the next day to avert a season sweep by the Phillies. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0903 #Astros
9/3/1964: Don Larsen tosses a four-hit shutout at Philadelphia, 6-0. Mike White paces the Colts' attack with four hits while Eddie Kasko chips in three. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0903 #Astros
9/3/1964: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Don Larsen blanks the Phillies: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64larsen.mp3 #Astros
9/3/1965: The #Astros are blanked by the Dodgers. 3-0. Their #Astrodome record falls below .500 for the first time. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0903
9/3/1967: Luis Gonzalez is born in Tampa, FL. The OF was selected in the fourth round of the 1988 Summer Draft and became a key part of the team's rebuilding process in the early 1990s. In two stints with the #Astros, "Gonzo" batted .266 and hit 62 homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gonzalez_Luis.html
9/3/1985: Troy Patton is born in Spring, TX. A highly-touted prospect in the #Astros' farm system, Patton had a couple of months with the parent club before becoming a key piece in the trade that acquired Miguel Tejada from Baltimore in 2007. AstrosDaily.com/players/Patton_Troy.html
9/3/1986: Billy Hatcher homers in the 18th inning for an 8-7 win in Chicago . The game had been suspended for darkness the day before at 4-4 after 14 frames. #Astros score three in the 17th only to see the lead erased on a three-run bomb by Keith Moreland. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0903
9/3/1986: After Houston completes a suspended game at Wrigley, Mike Scott fans twelve in an 8-2 victory in the regular game, which includes a rare four-strikeout inning. The #Astros push their lead to eight games over the Reds. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0903
9/3/1986: Audio: Jerry Trupiano has the call as the #Astros' Billy Hatcher subdues the Cubs with his bat and his glove: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86hatcher.mp3
9/3/1999: Ken Caminiti smashes two homers, a single and a sacrifice fly to plate six runs as the #Astros dump the Expos, 8-1. Mike Hampton works seven strong innings for his 18th win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0903
9/3/2004: Roger Clemens wins his 325th in an 8-6 triumph over Pittsburgh. Homers by José Vizcaino, Carlos Beltrán , Craig Biggio & Jeff Bagwell stake Clemens to a 7-0 lead but he allows six runs in the seventh. Lance Berkman adds an insurance run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0903 #Astros

9/4/1896: The Houston Buffs snap a ten-game losing streak with a 10-1 manhandling of the Galveston Sandcrabs at Houston's Herald Park. #Astros
9/4/1958: Paul Householder is born in Columbus, OH. A speedy outfielder who spent seven years with the Reds, Cardinals and Brewers, Householder spent his final big league season in Houston in 1987. In 14 games, he hit .083 (16 PA). AstrosDaily.com/players/Householder_Paul.html #Astros
9/4/1965: The #Astros suffer their second straight shutout by the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-0, at the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0904
9/4/1974: #Astros manager Preston Gomez takes Don Wilson out after 8 innings of no-hit ball. Two walks and an error have put the Reds ahead, 2-1. Wilson is approaching his third career no-hitter. Mike Cosgrove allows a single in the 9th that ends the bid. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0904
9/4/1976: The #Astros' Joaquín Andújar tosses his fourth two-hitter of the year, a 5-2 triumph over Los Angeles. Bob Watson homers and drives in three. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0904
9/4/1980: Pat Neshek is born in Madison, WI. The side-winding right-hander out of Butler University signed a free agent deal with Houston prior to the 2015 season. He posted a 5-8 record with a 3.36 ERA for the 2015-16 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Neshek_Pat.html
9/4/1986: Jordan Schafer is born in Hammond, IN. The fleet CF was acquired from Atlanta in the 2011 Michael Bourn trade. Although he provided speed and solid defense, he struck out frequently, was beset by mental lapses & was waived after the 2012 season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Schafer_Jordan.html
9/4/1987: Nolan Ryan and Juan Agosto combine on a two-hitter for a 2-0 whitewash of the Pirates. Ryan notches his 210th strikeout of the season, most ever by a pitcher aged 40 or older. A two-run single by Bill Doran plates the only runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0904 #Astros
9/4/1990: Down 7-0, the #Astros respond for a 10-8 triumph at Dodger Stadium. A three-run pinch-hit bomb by Eric Anthony starts the comeback. An error by Hubie Brooks allows the game-winner. Luis Gonzalez strikes out in his big league debut. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0904
9/4/2006: Charlton Jimerson becomes the third Astro to homer in his first MLB at-bat. His 6th-inning blast breaks up Cole Hamels' no-hit bid but Chase Utley gives Phils their first win over #Astros in 3 years with a solo shot in the 10th for a 3-2 verdict. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0904
9/4/2015: Collin McHugh wins his 15th in an 8-0 whitewash of the Twins. Hank Conger goes deep, becoming the 10th Astro to bash ten or more HRs during the season, a franchise record. 5 days later, Marwin González joins the club to tie an MLB record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0904 #Astros

9/5/1896: Kid Nance's homer and double helps the Galveston Sandcrabs bury the error-prone Houston Buffs, 7-2. #Astros
9/5/1962: Jim Umbricht gets his first MLB hit and his first win as a Colt .45. His RBI single scores Johnny Temple to cap a 5-3 victory over Pittsburgh. Jim Pendleton drives home the winning run with a hit off 43-year-old rookie Diomedes Olivo. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0905 #Astros
9/5/1965: Jeff Baldwin is born in Milford, DE. The lefthanded-hitting outfielder was drafted by the #Astros in 1985 and made his debut with the parent club in 1990. He made eight at bats in seven games during that season without producing a hit. AstrosDaily.com/players/Baldwin_Jeff.html
9/5/1965: 51,839 #Astrodome fans watch Sandy Koufax's Dodgers get the best of Robin Roberts and the #Astros, 4-2. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0905
9/5/1969: Denis Menke belts a two-run blast in the ninth off Gaylord Perry for a 2-0 shocker over the Giants. Larry Dierker scatters four hits for his 18th win and fans nine to pass 200 strikeouts for the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0905 #Astros
9/5/1971: The #Astros' J.R. Richard fans Hal Lanier to end a CG victory in his big league debut. The 5-3 win caps a doubleheader sweep in San Francisco. Richard's 15 strikeouts ties the record for a MLB premiere, which Brooklyn's Karl Spooner set in 1954. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0905
9/5/1988: Bob Forsch, Ken's younger brother who was acquired six days earlier for Denny Walling, strokes a three-run double and scatters five hits in his #Astros debut, a 3-0 shutout over Cincinnati. Dave Smith takes over in the ninth for the save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0905
9/5/1992: Ron Davis dies in Houston at age 50. The OF was signed by the HSA in 1961 and spent some time with the Houston Buffs before the Colt .45s came into existence. He hit .239 with 10 HRs and 70 RBIs for the 1962 Colt .45s and the 1966-68 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Davis_Ron
9/5/1995: Video: After a brawl, Xavier Hernandez plunks the #Astros' Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, sparking another brawl: AstrosDaily.com/video/1995Sep5_CincyBrawl_2.mpeg
9/5/1995: Video: After two brawls and two intentional plunks, the #Astros' Derrick May makes the Reds pay: AstrosDaily.com/video/1995Sep5_CincyBrawl_3_DMaySlam.mpeg
9/5/2001: The #Astros' Vinny Castilla blasts a homer and two doubles to drive in six and give the Reds the blues, 10-3. Daryle Ward and José Vizcaíno also double twice. Dave Mlicki coasts to the easy victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0905
9/5/2015: Gene Elston dies in Houston at age 93. He was the original Voice of the Houston Colt .45s/#Astros from 1962 to 1986, and won the Ford C. Frick Award in 2006. Ave atque vale. AstrosDaily.com/history/elston
9/5/2019: Down 7-0 to Seattle, the #Astros fight back to tie it, 8-8, after nine innings. The Mariners score a run in the 12th but Houston ties it on a Kyle Tucker single. In the 13th, Michael Brantley slams a 2-run walk-off homer to end the 11-9 thriller. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0905

9/6/1896: 1,200 islanders invade the Bayou City to cheer their Sandcrabs to an 8-0 whitewash over the Houston Buffs. #Astros
9/6/1965: *** pic *** The Forgotten Old Timers Game of 1965, by Gene Elston: AstrosDaily.com/column/10809121216fan.html #Astros
9/6/1965: Video: Old-Timers game, Houston #Astrodome. "Baseball Immortals" vs. "Texas All-Stars". https://twitter.com/Flagstafffilms/status/1159453804913418240 #Astros (h/t @Flagstafffilms)
9/6/1965: Turk Farrell becomes the #Astros' first ten-game winner of the season in a 2-1 squeaker over the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0906
9/6/1980: Art Howe ties a club record with his eighth consecutive hit, a two-run single that paces a 9-5 win over St. Louis. A grand slam by José Cruz highlights the 6-4 nightcap for a twinbill sweep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0906 #Astros
9/6/1980: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' José Cruz belts a grand slam against St. Louis: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80cruz2.mp3
9/6/1984: Craig Reynolds blasts a grand slam and Glenn Davis smashes his first big league homer as Houston crushes the Giants, 14-2. Bob Knepper contributes two hits and three RBIs as well as a seven-hit complete game victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0906 #Astros
9/6/1984: Audio: The #Astros' Craig Reynolds smites the Giants with grand slam at Candlestick. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/84reynlds.mp3
9/6/1986: A two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth by José Cruz off Todd Worrell stuns the Cardinals, 7-6. Glenn Davis also homers and drives in three. Charley Kerfeld wins his ninth in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0906 #Astros
9/6/1988: Video: The #Astrodome's Home Run Spectacular makes its final appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZn_CS4MVx4andfeature=youtu.be #Astros
9/6/1991: Pete Harnisch becomes the second Astro to strike out the side on nine pitches. It happens in the 7th inning of a 3-1 triumph over the Phils. Harnisch scatters 4 hits while Jeff Bagwell and Andújar Cedeño go deep for all of Houston's runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0906 #Astros
9/6/2008: The #Astros' Roy Oswalt spins a one-hitter, blanking the Rockies, 2-0. A single by Brad Hawpe is the only Colorado safety. Oswalt fans six and walks two. Hunter Pence's two-run homer provides the only runs of the game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0906

9/7/1896: The Houston Buffs win 8-3 at Galveston despite their train being 90 minutes late. #Astros
9/7/1946: *** deceased *** Willie Crawford is born in Los Angeles, CA. The OF was acquired by the #Astros from San Francisco in 1977 for Rob Andrews. Crawford hit .254 with two homers for Houston before he was dealt in mid-season to Oakland for Denny Walling. AstrosDaily.com/players/Crawford_Willie.html #RIP
9/7/1964: Audio: Lindsey Nelson has the call as the Colt .45s' Walt Bond drives home two during a twinbill in New York: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64bond.mp3 #Astros
9/7/1968: Atlanta's Hank Aaron, the potential winning run, falls rounding 3rd in the bottom of the 9th on a single by Sonny Jackson and is caught in a rundown. Doug Rader & Jim Wynn smack doubles for a 6-3 ten-inning win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0907 #Astros
9/7/1972: Don Wilson ties a club record by tossing 13 innings in a CG 5-1 victory in San Francisco. Bob Watson and Roger Metzger end it with home runs. Imagine the howling at Leo Durocher these days for keeping Wilson out there for 193 pitches. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0907 #Astros
9/7/1973: David Newhan is born in Fullerton, CA. A veteran utility infielder, he saw unexpected playing time in 2008 when injuries to Kaz Matsui and Carlos Lee caused his time in the lineup to increase, Newhan hit .260 with 2 HR and 12 RBI in 64 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Newhan_David.html
9/7/1976: Ken Boswell's bases-loaded triple keys an eight-run seventh inning as the #Astros wrench the Big Red Machine, 10-5. Cliff Johnson adds a two-run double. Starter Joe Sambito gets the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0907
9/7/1998: Randy Johnson fires a six-hit shutout, 1-0, over Cincinnati to sport a record of 7-1 with a 1.00 ERA since his midseason trade from Seattle. He fans 14. Derek Bell supplies the game's only run with a solo shot off Steve Parris in the 6th. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0907 #Astros
9/7/2005: Craig Biggio blasts a dramatic three-run homer off Billy Wagner with two outs in the ninth to stun the Phillies, 8-6. The win extends the #Astros' mastery over Philadelphia to 12 straight games extending back to May 2003. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0907
9/7/2005: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Craig Biggio stuns the Phils with three-run shot off ex-Astro Billy Wagner: AstrosDaily.com/audio/05Biggio.mp3
9/7/2010: Audio: The #Astros' Brett Wallace belts his first MLB homer, a no-doubter at Wrigley. Bill Brown has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/10wallace.mp3

9/8/1896: The Houston Buffs take Game 1 of a 30-game (no, that's not a typo) Texas League championship series from the Galveston Sand Crabs, 6-4. #Astros
9/8/1900: A category-4 hurricane packing 145-mph winds and 15-foot storm surge hits Galveston, killing 6,000 to 12,000 people and all but destroying the island city, leaving 30,000 homeless out of a population of nearly 38,000. https://www.npr.org/2017/11/30/566950355/the-tempest-at-galveston-we-knew-there-was-a-storm-coming-but-we-had-no-idea
9/8/1946: Ken Forsch is born in Sacramento, CA. Acquired by the #Astros in the 1968 draft, the RHP went from starter to reliever and back to starter over his eleven-year stay in Houston. He threw the sixth no-hitter in franchise history 4.7.1979. AstrosDaily.com/players/Forsch_Ken.html
9/8/1962: Audio: Bob Murphy has the call as Colt .45s pitcher Turk Farrell stuns the Mets with a home run: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62farrell2.mp3 #Astros
9/8/1962: Audio: Mistakes are common for expansion teams. Mets announcer Bob Murphy is at the mic: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62batboy.mp3 #Astros
9/8/1965: Willie Mays swats two homers and leads his Giants in a 12-3 laugher over the #Astros at Candlestick. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0908
9/8/1975: César Cedeño drills two home runs and a two-run single to drive in six during a 9-6 win in Atlanta. Only 737 fans witness it. Cedeño's three-run bomb off Bruce Dal Canton in the eighth puts Houston ahead to stay. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0908 #Astros
9/8/1979: Audio: Dewayne Staats has the call as the #Astros' Danny Heep gets his first hit in the majors: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79heep.mp3
9/8/1981: In Atlanta, three Braves fans chant "Killer, Killer" at the #Astros' César Cedeño, who climbs into the stands after them. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0908
9/8/1990: Gerrit Cole is born in Newport Beach, CA. The RHP, a UCLA product and five-year Pirates veteran, was acquired via trade in January 2018. He posted a 35-10 record with a 2.68 ERA for the the 2018-19 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cole_Gerrit.html
9/8/1993: Darryl Kile hurls the ninth no-hitter in #Astros history, a 7-1 win over the Mets. Kile fans Tito Navarro & Chico Walker to finish the game. Ken Caminiti & Andújar Cedeño both slug HRs and provide defensive gems in the 7th to preserve the no-no. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0908
9/8/1993: Darryl Kile hurls the ninth no-hitter in #Astros history, a 7-1 gem over the New York Mets: AstrosDaily.com/history/nohitters.html#Kile
9/8/1993: Audio: The #Astros' Darryl Kile no-hits the Mets: AstrosDaily.com/audio/93kile.mp3
9/8/1993: Video: The #Astros' Darryl Kile whiffs the Mets' Chico Walker to complete his no-hitter in the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/video/1993KileNoHitter.mpeg
9/8/1993: Video: The #Astros' Darryl Kile whiffs the Mets' Chico Walker to complete his no-hitter in the #Astrodome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8dWqbX38Cw
9/8/1998: Jeff Bagwell launches his first career grand slam and drives in six as Houston mauls the Reds, 13-7. Bagwell and Derek Bell contribute three hits apiece. Sean Bergman picks up the victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0908 #Astros
9/8/2002: Craig Biggio, Brian Hunter and Lance Berkman launch homers in a 6-2 victory in LA. Roy Oswalt wins his 19th. Hunter knocks out Kazuhisa Ishii with a double off the pitcher's head. Ishii suffers a concussion and a small skull fracture. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0908 #Astros
9/8/2004: Once down by 7 games in the Wild Card race, the #Astros come all the way back on the wings of their 12th straight win, a 5-2 triumph over the Reds, and their third straight series sweep. Houston ties the club record for win streaks, set in 1999. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0908
9/8/2015: Joaquín Andújar dies in San Pedro de Macoris, DR at age 62. The RHP was an All-Star for the #Astros in 1977 and '78. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Andujar_Joaquin

9/9/1900: Damage to the Houston Buffs' Herald Park from the 1900 Galveston Hurricane is relatively minor with the fences all down and the roof blown off the grandstand. #Astros
9/9/1952: Jerry Mumphrey is born in Tyler, TX. The #Astros acquired the OF for Omar Moreno in 1983. He had power and speed yet never made a significant impact. He hit .291 with 18 HR and 161 RBI for the 1983-85 squads, earning an All-Star berth in 1984. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mumphrey_Jerry.html
9/9/1961: Jim Corsi is born in Newton, MA. A journeyman reliever, the RHP pitched for Houston in 1991, registering an 0-5 record with a 3.71 ERA in 47 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Corsi_Jim.html
9/9/1965: The Giants' Juan Marichal wins his 21st game of the season as he blanks the #Astros, 4-0, at Candlestick AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0909
9/9/1967: Jim Wynn smashes two home runs, his 34th and 35th of the year, to drop the Dodgers, 5-3. Wynn becomes the first player in franchise history to reach 100 RBIs. Mike Cuellar wins his 14th of the year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0909 #Astros
9/9/1968: *** 1968 Oilers logo pic *** Pro football debuts in the #Astrodome as the Houston Oilers lose to the Kansas City Chiefs, 26-21, in front of 45,083 fans. #Astros
9/9/1970: Dan Miceli is born in Newark, NJ. #Astros fans likely remember the RHP most for his struggles in the 2004 NLCS against the Cardinals (0-2, 27.00 ERA), but his overall record in Houston was 7-7 with a 3.18 ERA and two saves for the 2003-04 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Miceli_Dan.html
9/9/1972: Mike Hampton is born in Brooksville, FL. Acquired from Seattle in 1993 for Eric Anthony, the LHP posted a 76-50 record with a 3.59 ERA in two stints (1994-99, 2009) with the #Astros, winning 22 games in 1999. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hampton_Mike.html
9/9/1987: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan notches his 4,500th strikeout during a 4-2 victory over San Francisco. The Ryan Express fans 16 and contributes two hits of his own. One drives in the game's first run. Ryan leads the NL in ERA (2.76) and strikeouts (226). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0909
9/9/2000: #Astros belt a club record seven home runs in a 14-4 bombfest at Wrigley. Tim Bogar, Richard Hidalgo and Lance Berkman each homer twice while Daryle Ward adds a solo shot. Bogar has a career day with four hits and five RBIs to drum the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0909
9/9/2001: Roy Oswalt fans a dozen Brewers in a complete game shutout, 8-0. Four home runs provide plenty of support. Oswalt runs his record to 14-2 in his rookie season. Houston expands their division lead to 5½ games over St. Louis. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0909 #Astros
9/9/2008: The #Astros drop the Pirates, 9-3, to suddenly climb within four games of the faltering Brewers in the wild card race. Lance Berkman homers and drives in four to reach 100 RBIs for the sixth time in his 10-year career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0909
9/9/2019: Houston sets a major league record with 36 runs scored in two consecutive games with a 15-0 slaughter of Oakland. Yordan Álvarez drives in six with two HRs. Robinson Chirinos also goes deep twice and drives in six. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0909 #Astros

9/10/1896: The Houston Buffs take Game 3 of the Texas League championship series from the Galveston Sandcrabs, 11-4, and lead the series, 3-0. #Astros
9/10/1954: Craig Cacek is born in Los Angeles, CA. As a 22-year-old, the first baseman got one hit in 20 at bats for the #Astros in 1977 for a .050 average in his only big league experience. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cacek_Craig.html
9/10/1963: Randy Johnson is born in Walnut Creek, CA. The LHP had a no-hitter and a Cy Young when the #Astros acquired him from the Mariners in 1998 at the deadline. In Houston, he went 10-1 with a 1.28 ERA. He departed for Arizona the following October. AstrosDaily.com/players/Johnson_Randy.html 
9/10/1965: The Dodgers' Don Drydsale picks up his 19th win and smashes a two-run homer off Robin Roberts in a 5-2 win over the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0910
9/10/1969: Jim Wynn's homer and Denis Menke's bases-loaded double spark an 8-1 win over the Dodgers. Denny Lemaster scatters six hits. The #Astros are tied for fourth in the tight N.L. West, but are just two games out of first place. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0910
9/10/1980: José Cruz slams a 12th-inning homer off Rick Sutcliffe to cap a furious 6-5 victory over Los Angeles to tie the Dodgers for the NL West lead. Cruz had ignited two rallies that forced a 3-3 tie in regulation. César Cedeño adds four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0910 #Astros
9/10/1983: Lance Pendleton is born in Houston. Taken in the 2011 Rule 5 draft, the RHP was returned to the Yankees after spring training. He made 11 appearances with NY before his release and was claimed again by the #Astros, pitching in four Sept. games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pendleton_Lance.html
9/10/1987: Glenn Davis smashes three home runs and drives in five but the #Astros fall to San Diego, 8-7. Alan Ashby also homers and hits a sacrifice fly in the ninth to tie it but Rob Nelson's pinch-hit single in the bottom of the frame settles the issue. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0910
9/10/1987: Glenn Davis becomes the third Astro to hit three homers in a game: AstrosDaily.com/history/threehomers.html#Davis1 #Astros
9/10/1999: Ricky Gutierrez drives home the tying run in the bottom of the ninth before Carl Everett sends the crowd home happy with a two-run homer in the 13th for a 6-4 triumph over the Cubs, Houston's eighth straight win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0910 #Astros
9/10/2005: A 7-5 triumph at Milwaukee keeps the #Astros a half-game ahead of Florida in the NL wild card race. Craig Biggio becomes the 13th major leaguer to hit 600 doubles in his career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0910

9/11/1944: *** deceased *** Dave A. Roberts is born in Gallipolis, OH. The LHP posted a 47-44 record, four saves and a 3.69 ERA, including 11 shutouts, for the 1972-75 #Astros. In 1974, he authored the fastest game in franchise history: one hour and 26 minutes. AstrosDaily.com/players/Roberts_DaveA.html #RIP
9/11/1961: Hurricane Carla smashes into the Texas coast with 120 mph winds, damaging Busch Stadium where the Houston Buffs play. The stadium will ultimately be auctioned and demolished, leaving a void for fans of the longtime minor league club. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0911 #Astros
9/11/1961: As Hurricane Carla rages on the Texas Gulf Coast, the Houston Colt .45s ink 17-year-old Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub to a contract, winning a bidding war for the New Orleans schoolboy with a $110,000 signing bonus. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0911 #Astros
9/11/1967: Jim Wynn cracks his 37th homer of the season in an 11-10 squeaker over the Cubs. The HR mark would stand for 27 years. The #Astros use nine pitchers in the victory, including C Ron Brand in the eighth when it looked like the #Astros had control. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0911
9/11/1969: Audio: Los Angeles Dodgers at Houston #Astros: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsShwyUZgWE #Astros
9/11/1979: Cincinnati overtakes Houston for the NL West lead during a tense 9-8 loss at Riverfront Stadium. Dave Concepcion and George Foster homer off Joe Sambito for the decisive runs. Rafael Landestoy goes 5-for-5 to pace the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0911
9/11/1987: Brandon Laird is born in Cypress, CA. The 1B/3B/DH was drafted and signed by the Yankees but was claimed on waivers by Houston late in the 2012 season. He hit .198 with six home runs in 42 games for the 2012-13 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Laird_Brandon.html
9/11/1999: José Lima defeats the Cubs, 5-3, to become Houston's first 20-game winner in ten years. Tony Eusebio supports his pitcher with two hits, including a home run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0911 #Astros
9/11/2001: We will never forget. Baseball is interrupted for a week as the nation responds to terrorist attacks that kill thousands on the East Coast. The missed games are added onto the end of the schedule. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0911 #Astros
9/11/2012: Bruce Von Hoff dies in Gulfport, FL at age 68. The RHP appeared in three games for the #Astros in 1965 at the age of 21. Two years later, he was brought back up and started 10 games. He went winless in three decisions with a 4.83 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#VonHoff_Bruce

9/12/1896: Before the game is called in the middle of the eighth due to threatening weather on the island, the Houston Buffs pound Galveston starter Spider Burris to take Game 4 of the Texas League Championship Series, 10-7, from the Sandcrabs. Buffs lead the series, 4-0. #Astros
9/12/1965: The #Astros beat the Dodgers, 3-2, on Joe Morgan's sac fly in the ninth, avoiding a sweep in Los Angeles. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0912
9/12/1967: Pat Listach is born in Natchitoches, LA. After five seasons in Milwaukee, the fleet shortstop signed a free agent contract to play for the #Astros in 1997 but he lost his starting job and was released after the season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Listach_Pat.html
9/12/1977: The #Astros' José Cruz and César Cedeño both sock a pair of homers, blasting Cincinnati, 7-2. Bob Watson belts another for good measure. Cedeño has four hits, including a triple. J.R. Richard whiffs eleven Reds for his 15th win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0912
9/12/1986: Kyle Weiland is born in Albuquerque, NM. The RHP was part of the first trade by new #Astros GM Jeff Luhnow when he was acquired with Jed Lowrie from Boston for Mark Melancon. After 3 starts in 2012 he had shoulder surgery and never made it back. AstrosDaily.com/players/Weiland_Kyle.html
9/12/1986: Billy Hatcher's two-run single is the game-winner as the #Astros stun the Padres, 5-3, with three runs in the ninth. Terry Puhl draws a bases-loaded walk off Goose Gossage to tie it. Dave Smith becomes the first Astro to reach 30 saves. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0912
9/12/1993: Jeff Bagwell's hand is broken on a pitch by Philadelphia's Ben Rivera. Short term, the #Astros don't hurt much as replacement Chris Donnels smashes a home run in a 9-2 triumph. Craig Biggio also goes deep. Pete Harnisch sails to his 14th win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0912
9/12/1997: Derek Bell drives in four to pace the #Astros over Los Angeles, 10-3. His two-run homer may have been to cover the embarrassment of being caught off first earlier on a throw by Raul Mondesi. Ricky Gutierrez plates three to help the cause. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0912
9/12/2002: José Vizcaino blasts a three-run shot in the bottom of the eighth to drop the Cardinals, 6-3. Craig Biggio's solo shot earlier in the inning ties it. The #Astros trail by 5½ games both for the Central Division lead and the Wild Card. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0912

9/13/1896: The Galveston Sandcrabs quit the championship series, down 4-2; the Houston Buffs win the Texas League pennant for 1896. #Astros
9/13/1949: *** deceased *** Jim Obradovich is born in Fort Campbell, KY. The first baseman was a product of the Twins organization until he was released in 1977. He got his only big league action in 1978 when he hit .176 with a triple in ten games with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Obradovich_Jim.html #RIP
9/13/1954: Billy Smith is born in La Marque, TX. The 6'7" RHP was a 14th-round choice of the #Astros in 1977. He appeared in ten games for Houston in 1981, posting a 1-1 record and one save with a 3.05 ERA in 20.2 innings. AstrosDaily.com/players/Smith_Billy.html
9/13/1955: Mike Fischlin is born in Sacramento, CA. Thrown into the trade that sent Cliff Johnson to the Yankees, the SS spent parts of three seasons (1977-78. '80) with the #Astros, hitting .127 in 58 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fischlin_Mike.html
9/13/1965: Willie Mays of the Giants becomes only the fifth major leaguer to reach 500 HRs when he tags Don Nottebart during a 5-1 San Francisco verdict. Mays watches as the ball lands in the centerfield tunnel at the #Astrodome - a 430-footer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0913 #Astros
9/13/1969: Larry Dierker tosses 8.2 no-hit innings against Atlanta. A single breaks up the no-no but the game is tied 0-0. After Dierker exits in the 13th leading 2-0, ex-#Astros Sonny Jackson & Bob Aspromonte key a 3-run Atlanta rally for a 3-2 defeat. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0913
9/13/1972: Nelson Cruz is born in Puerto Plata, DR. Obtained from Detroit in the Mitch Meluskey trade, the RHP posted a 5-9 record with a 4.31 ERA for the 2001-02 #Astros. Arguing with manager Jimy Williams hastened his ticket out of town. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cruz_Nelson.html
9/13/1976: Wade Miller is born in Reading, PA. A 20th-round pick of the #Astros in 1996, the RHP debuted in Sept. 1999. In his six seasons with Houston (1999-2004), Miller had a 58-39 record with a 3.87 ERA. He left via free agency after the 2004 season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Miller_Wade.html
9/13/1977: #Astros bats stay hot in Cincy, destroying the Reds, 13-4, with six runs in the second and five more in the ninth. César Cedeño provides four hits including a homer and a triple. Bob Watson homers and drives in four while José Cruz plates three. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0913
9/13/1999: Mike Hampton defeats the Phillies, 13-2, for his 20th win, joining José Lima as the team's first 20-20 pair of aces. Houston coaxes eleven walks to go with just ten hits as they notch their tenth straight victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0913 #Astros
9/13/2008: Hurricane Ike slams into Galveston doing damage throughout the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts. MMP survives with little damage but playoff-hopeful #Astros fans learn that a key home series with the Cubs will be moved to "neutral" Milwaukee. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0913
9/13/2013: A 9-7 win at home on Friday the 13th is Houston's last victory of the year as the 51-96 #Astros will finish the season with a 15-game losing skid. AstrosDaily.com/history/2013/game201309130.html
9/13/2013: Dan Osinski dies in Sun City, AZ at age 79. The RHP was among the first to adopt the "closer" role, before it had a title. Houston was the last stop in his 8 seasons. He appeared in 3 games in 1970 and produced a 0-1 record and 9.82 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Osinski_Dan #Astros
9/13/2015: Down 3-0, 2 outs in the ninth, the #Astros create a Hollywood ending in Anaheim. Preston Tucker homers, George Springer triples & José Altuve singles him home. Carlos Correa slaps a base hit before PH Jed Lowrie homers for a 5-3 miracle finish. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0913

9/14/1938: Frank Carpin is born in Brooklyn, NY. A Notre Dame product, the LHP pitched one season for the Pirates in 1965 before he was claimed by the #Astros in the Rule 5 draft. He posted a 1-0 record with Houston in 10 games with an ERA of 7.50. AstrosDaily.com/players/Carpin_Frank.html
9/14/1965: The #Astrodome passes two million in attendance, but the Giants beat the #Astros, 7-5, in the tenth inning. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0914
9/14/1967: Walt Bond, the 1B/OF who led the Colt .45s in HRs and RBIs just three years earlier, dies of leukemia in Houston at age 29. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Bond_Walt #Astros
9/14/1981: Cody Clark is born in Fayetteville, AR. The 31-year old rookie played 16 games behind the dish for Houston during the final two months of the 2013 season. Collecting only two hits in 38 ABs, Clark was out of baseball the following year. AstrosDaily.com/players/Clark_Cody.html #Astros
9/14/1987: Gerald Young notches four hits and swipes four bases to lead Houston over the Dodgers, 8-1. Kevin Bass also has a four-hit night with a home run and four RBIs. Nolan Ryan registers nine whiffs in a little over six innings for the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0914 #Astros
9/14/1989: Mike Scott becomes the fourth Astro to reach 20 wins during an 11-3 triumph in Los Angeles. Batterymate Craig Biggio makes it easy for Scott, whacking two home runs and driving in six. Rafael Ramirez adds four hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0914 #Astros
9/14/1999: The #Astros pound the Phillies, 12-2, to set a team-record twelve-game winning streak. Shane Reynolds smokes a two-run bomb off Paul Byrd for an early 3-0 lead, then a six-run fourth ices the game, capped by a two-run single from Daryle Ward. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0914
9/14/2005: On the day his mother Bess passes away from emphysema, Roger Clemens notches his 340th career win, a critical 10-2 victory over Florida that halts a three-game losing skid and keeps Houston a half-game behind in the wild card race. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0914 #Astros
9/14/2008: Displaced by Hurricane Ike, the #Astros are no-hit by the Cubs' Carlos Zambrano and lose, 5-0, in "neutral" Milwaukee. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0914
9/14/2008: *** pic *** Game ticket, Hurricane Ike no-hitter vs. Cubs in "neutral" Milwaukee. #Astros

9/15/1963: The Colts surrender just 7 hits in a twinbill sweep of the Mets, 5-4 & 5-0. Turk Farrell goes the distance on 4 hits in the opener. Chris Zachary & Hal Woodeshick allow just 3 hits in the nightcap. Rusty Staub and Johnny Weekly go deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0915 #Astros
9/15/1965: Willie McCovey's hit in the ninth gives the Giants a 3-2 squeaker over the #Astros: AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0915
9/15/1971: The #Astros' Larry Yount (Robin's older brother) is called in to pitch against the Braves for his MLB debut. He takes the mound but injures himself warming up. He's taken out of the game without throwing a pitch and never returns to the majors. AstrosDaily.com/history/yount.html
9/15/1985: The #Astros deal knuckleballer Joe Niekro to the New York Yankees for pitcher Jim Deshaies and two other prospects. Niekro holds the club record for wins at 144, a mark that stands to this day. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0915
9/15/1985: The #Astros' Glenn Davis blasts a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth off Craig Lefferts for a 2-1 victory over San Diego. José Cruz notches the 2,000th hit of his career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0915
9/15/1992: Jeff Bagwell drills a three-run blast off Steve Reed in the bottom of the 11th to slay the Giants, 9-6. Earlier, Steve Finley had taken San Francisco closer Rod Beck deep in the ninth to send the match to extra innings. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0915 #Astros
9/15/1998: The #Astros split a doubleheader with the Mets, taking the opener in 12 innings, 6-5, for their club record 97th win of the season, but lose the nightcap, 8-4. Houston wins the NL Central crown but "backs in" to the title when the Cubs lose. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0915
9/15/2000: Chris Truby drives in five runs while Moises Alou plates four to pace a 16-7 massacre of the Pirates. Both go deep in the contest. Truby also adds a double and a triple. Brian Powell wins in relief. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0915 #Astros

9/16/1945: Héctor Torres is born in Monterrey, Mexico. The light-hitting SS made his debut with the #Astros in 1968. He hit .218 with two homers over three seasons in Houston. He was dealt to the Cubs after the 1970 season for prospect Roger Metzger. AstrosDaily.com/players/Torres_Hector.html
9/16/1965: The Giants beat the #Astros, 5-1, for their 14th straight win, and sweep the four-game series at the #Astrodome. AstrosDaily.com/1965/1965.html#0916
9/16/1966: Sonny Jackson goes 5-for-5 and Chuck Harrison belts a grand slam as the #Astros break nemesis Chris Short and the Phillies, 6-4. Mike Cuellar tosses his sixth straight complete game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0916
9/16/1976: Chad Harville is born in Selmer, TN. Dealt to Houston in April of 2004 for pitcher Kirk Saarloos, the RHP posted a 3-4 record with a 4.63 ERA in 93 games for the 2004-05 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Harville_Chad.html
9/16/1989: Robbie Grossman is born in San Diego, CA. The #Astros acquired the OF at the 2012 trade deadline in the deal that sent Wandy Rodriguez to Pittsburgh. Grossman hit .240 with 11 home runs and 63 RBIs for the 2013-15 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Grossman_Robbie.html
9/16/1997: Jeff Bagwell launches his 40th homer of the season in a 15-3 laugher over San Diego. Sean Bergman is the victim. Bagwell's blast comes in a six-run fourth that extends the lead to 13-1. Ramón Garcia notches his seventh win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0916
9/16/2003: Richard Hidalgo blasts three homers and drives in five to lead a 14-4 slugfest over the Rockies at Coors Field. Adam Everett, Morgan Ensberg & Jeff Kent join him in the home run derby. Jeriome Robertson wins his 15th, an #Astros rookie record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0916
9/16/2003: Video: The #Astros' Richard Hidalgo dings his third tater of the night in Colorado: AstrosDaily.com/video/2003Sep16Hidalgo3HR.mpeg
9/16/2005: Jeff Bagwell returns from surgery to hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth scoring Willy Taveras for a 2-1 triumph over Milwaukee to keep the #Astros a half-game ahead in the wild card race. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0916
9/16/2005: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Jeff Bagwell beats Milwaukee with a walk-off RBI single: AstrosDaily.com/audio/05Bagwell.mp3
9/16/2005: Former #Astros owner John McMullen, the man who signed the first million-dollar free agent (Nolan Ryan), dies at age 87. McMullen owned the ballclub from 1979 to 1992. Houston won its first two division titles under his stewardship (1980, '86). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0916
9/16/2007: September call-up Josh Anderson goes 5-for-5 in a 15-3 rout of Pittsburgh. The OF, in just his third big league start, spanks 4 singles & a double as well as being HBP. Home runs are provided by Cody Ransom, Ty Wigginton & Chris Burke. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0916 #Astros

9/17/1930: *** deceased *** Jim Umbricht is born in Chicago. The RP was Houston's only winning pitcher in its first two seasons. He died from cancer on April 8, 1964; his ashes were scattered over #Astrodome construction site. His jersey was retired in 1965. AstrosDaily.com/players/Umbricht_Jim.html #Astros #RIP
9/17/1947: Candy Harris is born in Selma, AL. A 1966 Rule 5 draftee from the Orioles, Harris had six games in his big league career, all with the 1967 #Astros at age 19. He got one at bat and struck out before being sent down and did not return. AstrosDaily.com/players/Harris_Candy.html
9/17/1960: John Franco is born in Brooklyn, NY. One of the best relievers in MLB history was pitching on fumes by the time he arrived in Houston in 2005 to close a 21-year big league career. The 44-year-old LHP lasted 31 games before being waived. AstrosDaily.com/players/Franco_John.html #Astros
9/17/1969: Larry Dierker becomes the first Houston pitcher to reach 20 wins in a 2-1 victory at San Francisco. Jim Wynn and Doug Rader homer off Gaylord Perry for the decisive runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0917 #Astros
9/17/1971: Don Wilson fires a one-hitter and drives in two to sink the Reds, 4-1. The #Astros make their second triple play of the season. Wilson wins his 16th, contributing a suicide squeeze and an RBI single to his own cause. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0917
9/17/1972: Lee May and César Cedeño drive in five runs apiece as Houston storms back to win a 15-11 slugfest over the Dodgers. A four-run seventh overcomes a 10-8 Los Angeles lead, then May ices it with a three-run double. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0917 #Astros
9/17/1983: The #Astros spoil "Johnny Bench Night" in Cincinnati with a 4-3 triumph. Bench delivers two hits including a two-run homer but José Cruz answers with a two-run shot. Mike Madden wins his eighth of the year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0917
9/17/1983: Audio: Marty Brennaman has the call as the #Astros' Frank DiPino strikes out Cincinnati's Alan Knicely: AstrosDaily.com/audio/83dipino.mp3
9/17/1983: Audio: The #Astros' Jerry Mumphrey and José Cruz spoil "Johnny Bench Night" in Cincinnati. Marty Brennaman calls it: AstrosDaily.com/audio/83cruz.mp3
9/17/1990: Brady Rodgers is born in Richmond, TX. The #Astros' Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2016 didn't fare well after a call-up to the big leagues in early September. In that year and 2019 he posted a 15.53 ERA over 13.1 IP before his release. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rodgers_Brady.html
9/17/1993: Pete Harnisch one-hits the Padres, 3-0. The lone hit is a sixth-inning bunt by Jarvis Brown that many think should be an error on 1B Chris Donnels, who atones with a two-run double in the seventh to provide Harnisch offensive support. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0917 #Astros
9/17/1993: Audio: Bill Brown calls it as the #Astros' Pete Harnisch retires Derek Bell for his second one-hitter of the season: AstrosDaily.com/audio/93pete.mp3
9/17/2011: With a 2-1 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, the #Astros suffer the first 100-loss season in their 50-year history. Houston will finish the season with the worst record in the majors at 56-106. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0917
9/17/2013: The Jonathan Villar butt-slide, encapsulating a season of frustration. #Astros
9/17/2015: Milo Hamilton dies in Houston at age 88. The 1992 Ford C. Frick Award winner was an #Astros broadcaster from 1985 to 2012. While with Atlanta in 1974, Milo called Hank Aaron's historic 715th home run. Ave atque vale. #HolyToledo
9/17/2017: With a 7-1 win over the Mariners, the #Astros clinch their first AL West Championship, their first division crown since taking the NL Central in 2001. AstrosDaily.com/history/2017/game201709170.html

9/18/1951: Tony Scott is born in Cincinnati, OH. The Cardinals traded the switch-hitter to Houston in 1981 for Joaquín Andújar. A speedy outfielder, Scott batted .249 with 5 HR and 31 thefts in four seasons (1981-84) with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Scott_Tony.html
9/18/1957: Roger Mason is born in Bellaire, MI. Signed by the #Astros as a free agent in February 1989, the RHP appeared in two games, posting a 20.25 ERA in 1.1 IP with no decisions. He was released the following April. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mason_Roger.html
9/18/1962: Audio: The Colt .45s' Joey Amalfitano and Merritt Ranew bomb New York. Bob Murphy has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62joeyRanew.mp3 #Astros
9/18/1962: Audio: Houston Colt .45s at New York Mets, Game 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RLWYtCWTLI #Astros
9/18/1962: Audio: Houston Colt .45s at New York Mets, Game 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poc63y4Kyb0&t=79s #Astros
9/18/1966: 19-year-old Nolan Ryan of Alvin pitches for the Mets in a doubleheader opener at the #Astrodome. He strikes out the side in his one inning of work. He also surrenders two walks and four hits as the #Astros plate four runs. Houston wins, 9-2. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0918
9/18/1971: Chris Holt is born in Dallas, TX. A third-round pick of the #Astros in 1992, the RHP played on two division champions during his tenure (1996-97, 1999-2000) in Houston. He posted a 21-42 record with a 4.51 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Holt_Chris.html
9/18/1973: Mitch Meluskey is born in Yakima, WA. The catcher's career year was 2000 when he started & hit .300 with 14 HR and 69 RBIs. Meluskey got into conflicts with teammates & was traded to Detroit in a deal that brought Brad Ausmus back to the #Astros AstrosDaily.com/players/Meluskey_Mitch.html
9/18/1980: Joe Morgan victimizes his ex-teammates with a tie-breaking two-run homer as Houston puts a 10-2 hurt on Cincinnati. José Cruz follows with a two-run shot of his own. The win keeps the #Astros within a game of the Dodgers in the NL West race. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0918
9/18/1980: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as #Astros' Joe Morgan punishes his ex-teammates with a homer in Cincy: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80morganhr.mp3
9/18/1984: Phil Garner scorches a two-out RBI triple in the bottom of the ninth to tie the Giants, 4-4. Craig Reynolds finishes the job the next inning with a single off the fence that plates Terry Puhl for the game-winner in a 5-4 triumph. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0918 #Astros
9/18/1991: Jon Singleton is born in Harbor City, CA. The centerpiece of the 2011 Hunter Pence trade, the 1B hit .191 for the #Astros in 2014-15. After two seasons in the minors, he was released when suspended 100 games for a third drug violation. AstrosDaily.com/players/Singleton_Jon.html
9/18/1998: Craig Biggio bangs four hits, including his 50th double of the year, during a 5-2 victory over the Pirates. Randy Johnson fans 12 en route to his ninth win in an #Astros uniform. The 6'10" Johnson adds a double and a sac bunt in the effort. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0918
9/18/2001: The #Astros stun Robb Nen with two runs in the ninth to edge the Giants 3-2. Jeff Bagwell's triple chases home Adam Everett before Moises Alou's sacrifice fly breaks the tie. Mike Williams wins in relief while Billy Wagner notches his 37th save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0918
9/18/2019: Gerrit Cole notches his 18th win in a 3-2 victory which also makes the #Astros the 6th franchise in history with three consecutive years of 100+ wins. Yuli Gurriel & José Altuve homer to clinch a playoff berth for the fourth time in five seasons AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0918

9/19/1943: *** deceased *** Joe Morgan is born in Bonham, TX. The HOF 2B hit .261 with 72 HR for the 1963-71, 1980 Colt .45s/#Astros. "Little Joe" was an All-Star with Houston, but punched his ticket to Cooperstown in Cincinnati. AstrosDaily.com/players/Morgan_Joe.html #HOF90
9/19/1946: Joe Ferguson is born in San Francisco, CA. Obtained via trade from St. Louis for Larry Dierker, the veteran catcher hit .243 with 23 HR for the 1977-78 #Astros. In 1980 he broke Alan Ashby's rib in a collision in the one-game playoff with LA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ferguson_Joe.html
9/19/1964: The first manager in franchise history, Harry Craft, is fired with a 61-88 mark. Luman Harris is named to replace him. Nellie Fox starts off Harris' reign with a game-winning pinch-hit single in the ninth for a 2-1 win over the Mets. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0919 #Astros
9/19/1969: Keith Lampard gets his only major league homer, a two-run pinch-hit shot in the bottom of the ninth to shock the Reds, 3-2. Jim Wynn walks four times. A Jim Bouton knuckleball sets an NL team record for strikeouts with 1,125. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0919 #Astros
9/19/1971: Joe Morgan bashes an 11th-inning homer on his 28th birthday to torpedo the Reds, 5-4. It's his last long ball before the Reds acquire him in a trade. César Cedeño goes 4-for-4. Despite the win, the #Astros are eliminated from the division race. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0919
9/19/1978: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' J.R. Richard sets a league strikeout mark: AstrosDaily.com/audio/78jr290k.mp3
9/19/1989: *** current *** George Chelston Springer is born in New Britain, CT. The OF has hit .267 with 165 HR and 443 RBI for the 2014-20 #Astros. He was named the 2017 World Series MVP. AstrosDaily.com/players/Springer_George.html
9/19/1999: Jeff Bagwell slugs a two-run bomb off Rick Croushore to nip the Cards, 4-3. Chris Holt holds St. Louis in check except for Mark McGwire, who hits two HRs. Billy Wagner earns his 37th save, breaking club record set by Doug Jones in 1992. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0919 #Astros
9/19/2004: Roger Clemens and Brad Lidge combine to blank the Brewers, 1-0, on a two-hitter while striking out 13. Clemens provides offense, too, driving in the game's only run and later blasting a double - one of just four Houston hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0919 #Astros

9/20/1947: Bill Brown is born in Sedalia, MO. An #Astros broadcaster from 1987 to 2016, Brownie was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. AstrosDaily.com/files/MenMic/
9/20/1962: Houston sweeps a pair from the Mets at the Polo Grounds, 7-2 and 5-4. Bob Aspromonte's league-record 57-game errorless streak is snapped in the opener. Jim Golden wins the lidlifter and drives in three to help himself. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0920 #Astros
9/20/1972: Atlanta plates 13 runs in one inning to bomb the #Astros, 13-6. Felix Millan drives in five runs in the inning with a bases-loaded triple and a two-run single. César Cedeño and Doug Rader homer in a five-run response, but it's not enough. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0920
9/20/1973: The #Astrodome hosts the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs before 30,472 attendees and 48 million on national television. #Astros
9/20/1981: A skydiver misses Candlestick Park and crashes into the parking lot, breaking both feet. Tony Scott, who stars with four hits including a double and a homer, is tagged out at second after advancing on a walk. Somehow, #Astros win, 7-3. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0920
9/20/1983: José Cruz smacks a two-run single and a grand slam to pace a 15-2 demolition of LA. Alejandro Pena, Burt Hooton and Pat Zachry are torched for 13 runs in the first four innings. Denny Walling chimes in with three hits and three RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0920 #Astros
9/20/1983: Ángel Sánchez is born in Humacao, PR. The #Astros acquired the SS/2B midway through 2010. He took advantage of an injury to Tommy Manzella to play steadily at SS, batting .280 in his rookie season. He spent much of 2011 as a utility infielder. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sanchez_Angel.html
9/20/1990: Ken Giles is born in Albuquerque, NM. Nicknamed "100-Mile Giles", the closer notched 61 saves with a 3.57 ERA for the 2016-18 #Astros, but was inconsistent. Demoted to the minors, he was traded in July 2018 to Toronto for Roberto Osuna. AstrosDaily.com/players/Giles_Ken.html
9/20/1998: Shane Reynolds earns his 19th win while Richard Hidalgo belts two solo homers for a 2-0 whitewash of the Pirates. Reynolds gets help from Jay Powell and Billy Wagner on the shutout. The #Astros reach 99 wins for the first time in their history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0920
9/20/2007: Rookie J.R. Towles claims the #Astros record with eight RBIs in an 18-1 demolition of the Cardinals, setting the largest winning margin in club history. Towles goes 4-for-4 with two doubles, his first big league homer, a walk and a hit-by-pitch. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0920
9/20/2007: Audio: Brett Dolan has the call as the #Astros' J.R. Towles doubles home his fifth run of the night: AstrosDaily.com/audio/07Towles1.mp3
9/20/2007: Audio: #Astros' rookie J.R. Towles homers for club-record eighth RBI in a game. Brett Dolan is at the mic: AstrosDaily.com/audio/07Towles2.mp3
9/20/2007: The #Astros name phormer Phillies GM Ed Wade as General Manager, replacing the phired Tim Purpura. AstrosDaily.com/files/trans/trades.html#Wade

9/21/1948: *** deceased *** Aurelio López is born in Tecamachaico, Mexico. "Señor Smoke" signed with Houston in June 1986 and helped them win the NL West as a reliever. He posted a 5-4 record with eight saves and a 3.80 ERA in 71 games for the 1986-87 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lopez_Aurelio.html #RIP
9/21/1952: Art Gardner is born in Madden, MS. A second-round pick of the #Astros in 1971, the lefthanded hitting outfielder had two short spans with Houston, batting .167 in 79 games during the 1975 and 1977 seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gardner_Art.html
9/21/1963: Troy Afenir is born in Escondido, CA. The backstop had a cup of coffee with the #Astros in 1987, batting .300 in ten games. He was passed over, however, by a young catching prospect named Craig Biggio. AstrosDaily.com/players/Afenir_Troy.html
9/21/1974: Manuel Barrios is born in Cabecera, Panama. The RHP made two appearances with the 1997 #Astros, posting a 12.00 ERA in three innings of work. After the season, he was sent to Florida as part of the bounty that acquired outfielder Moises Alou. AstrosDaily.com/players/Barrios_Manuel.html
9/21/1979: Bruce Bochy singles home Craig Reynolds with the game-winner as Houston clips the Reds, 3-2, in 13 innings, closing within 1½ games of Cincinnati in the NL West race. Terry Puhl plates the other two runs with singles off Tom Seaver. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0921 #Astros
9/21/1980: Vern Ruhle hurls 7.2 innings of no-hit ball & claims a 5-1 win in San Francisco that retakes the division lead from LA. Jim Wohlford breaks up the bid & Ruhle finishes with a three-hitter. Art Howe homers & Gary Woods drives in a pair. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0921 #Astros
9/21/1981: Billy Sadler is born in Pensacola, FL. When the LSU product signed a minor league deal with the #Astros for 2009, he agreed only if they would call him up to the majors in September. The RHP got called up then promptly injured his shoulder. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sadler_Billy.html
9/21/1988: Bob Knepper fires a one-hitter to stifle Atlanta, 1-0. An IF hit by Dale Murphy in the second and a walk to Bruce Benedict in the ninth are the only baserunners he allows. Gerald Young's single in the eighth plates the game's only run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0921 #Astros
9/21/1990: #Astros rookie Mike Simms' first big league homer in the tenth inning scalps the Braves, 4-3. Jim Deshaies benefits when Ken Caminiti takes a grounder and sends it around the horn to Dave Rohde and Simms for a triple play to squelch a threat. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0921
9/21/2002: The #Astros' Wade Miller scatters six hits and contributes a two-run double to upend the Cardinals, 6-3. Lance Berkman swats his 42nd homer of the season for the game-winner, raising his RBI total to 128 for the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0921
9/21/2009: Cecil Cooper is fired as Houston's manager with 13 games left in the season. The #Astros' 70-79 record leaves him one game over .500 for his tenure with Houston (171-170). Dave Clark is named interim manager. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0921
9/21/2018: The #Astros' Yuli Gurriel homers twice (incl. grand slam) in an 11-3 demolition of the Angels. Yuli's little brother, Lourdes, Jr., also homers twice for Toronto, making them the only brothers in MLB history to each homer twice on the same day. AstrosDaily.com/history/2018/game201809210.html

9/22/1946: Larry Dierker is born in Hollywood, CA. The RHP debuted for the Colt .45s in 1964 on his 18th birthday. Pitching for Houston through 1976, he was the #Astros' first 20-game winner (1969), threw a no-hitter (1976) & was Astros manager 1997-2001. AstrosDaily.com/players/Dierker_Larry.html
9/22/1955: Jeff Leonard is born in Philadelphia, PA. Traded from the Dodgers in 1978, the OF was named The Sporting News' 1979 NL Rookie of the Year, hitting .290 with no homers. Leonard hit .265 with three HRs and 74 RBI for the 1978-81 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Leonard_Jeff.html
9/22/1963: Joe Morgan delivers the winning hit in his second major league game, a pinch single with two outs in the ninth to nip the Phillies, 2-1. At their post-game meal, Phils skipper Gene Mauch throws food, calls his squad "little leaguers". AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0922 #Astros
9/22/1964: Larry Dierker makes his major league debut on his 18th birthday, striking out the Giants' Willie Mays in the first inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/1964/game196409220.html #Astros
9/22/1964: *** pic *** Hal Woodeshick, Turk Farrell, and Don Larsen help Larry Dierker celebrate his 18th birthday and his MLB debut. AstrosDaily.com/history/1964 #Astros
9/22/1969: #Astros 3B coach Salty Parker sends Norm Miller home from third when he sees a white object fly away from Braves C Bob Didier after a pitch. It turns out not to be the ball, but a finger cast Didier was wearing. Miller is easily tagged out. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0922
9/22/1974: Pitcher Tom Griffin delivers a pinch-hit single in the 14th to edge the Braves, 3-2. The #Astros score only when necessary, plating runs in the bottom of the ninth and the bottom of the tenth before winning it later. Ken Forsch picks up the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0922
9/22/1979: Charlton Jimerson is born in San Leandro, CA. Houston's fifth-round choice in 2001, Jimerson debuted in September 2005 but did not get an at-bat. He homered in his first MLB at-bat 9.4.2006. He hit .333 in six ABs while with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jimerson_Charlton.html
9/22/1992: Aurelio López dies in an auto accident in Matehuala, Mexico. "Señor Smoke" signed with Houston in June 1986 and helped them win the NL West. He posted a 5-4 record with eight saves and a 3.80 ERA in 71 games for the 1986-87 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Lopez_Aurelio
9/22/1994: *** current *** Carlos Correa is born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Houston's first-round pick in 2012 (and first overall), the 2015 AL Rookie of the Year has hit .277 with 106 HR and 395 RBI for the 2015-20 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Correa_Carlos.html
9/22/1997: Jeff Bagwell steals third against Cincinnati's Mike Remlinger, becoming the first 30-30 (HRs, SBs) man in franchise history, as the #Astros top the Reds, 6-3. A four-run eighth is the difference, keyed by a two-run pinch single by Bill Spiers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0922
9/22/2000: Richard Hidalgo hits two HRs to give him a career-high 44 while the #Astros set a team NL mark for homers (ending with 249). But Houston gives up six HRs, including three off José Lima who sets another NL home run record (47) as Reds win, 12-5. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0922
9/22/2019: Justin Verlander wins his 20th game as the #Astros celebrate their third consecutive AL West title in a 13-5 trouncing of Anaheim. George Springer smashes three homers to lead the offense. Alex Bregman and Aledmys Diaz also go deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0922

9/23/1944: Óscar Zamora is born in Camaguey, Cuba. The RHP made ten appearances with the #Astros in 1978 with no record but a 7.20 ERA to conclude his four-year big league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Zamora_Oscar.html
9/23/1962: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Colt .45s' Jim Umbricht rings up the 1,000th strikeout of the season: AstrosDaily.com/audio/62Umbricht.mp3 #Astros
9/23/1963: Terry McGriff is born in Fort Pierce, FL. The catcher came to Houston in return for Bill Doran late in the 1990 season. He got into four games and went hitless in five trips to the plate for the #Astros. He was released following that season. AstrosDaily.com/players/McGriff_Terry.html
9/23/1966: Pete Harnisch is born in Commack, NY. Baltimore traded the RHP, along with Curt Schilling and Steve Finley, for Glenn Davis in 1991. Harnisch posted a 43-33 record with a 3.41 ERA for the 1991-94 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Harnisch_Pete.html
9/23/1972: Don Wilson scatters four hits while Lee May gets just as many by himself. Houston tops the first-place Reds, 7-1. The #Astros are still in second place, 8½ games behind Cincinnati, but can celebrate the first winning season in franchise history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0923
9/23/1976: The end of an era. Judge Roy Hofheinz agrees to sell most of his Astrodomain, including his shares of the HSA & the #Astros, to Ford Motor Credit & GE Credit. Spending on the team is held in check until new ownership is found three years later. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0923
9/23/1986: Jim Deshaies sets an MLB mark by striking out the first 8 Dodgers en route to a 4-0 shutout. Tommy Lasorda spoils the fun by batting a PH in the pitcher's slot for the 9th out. The PH pops up. Deshaies finishes with a 2-hitter and 10 Ks. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0923 #Astros
9/23/1986: Audio: Jim Deshaies fires a two-hitter to drop the #Astros' magic number to two. Milo Hamilton has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86deshas.mp3
9/23/1998: The #Astros reach 100 wins for the first time in their history. The triumph is a 7-1 drubbing of St. Louis. Randy Johnson takes the victory to go 10-1 (1.28 ERA) during his two-month stint in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0923
9/23/2004: The #Astros' Lance Berkman tags Dustin Hermanson with a three-run bomb in the ninth inning that keys a 7-3 win in San Francisco. The blast ignites a five-run outburst that would prove to be important in the season's final weekend. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0923
9/23/2004: Video: Lance Berkman homers in the ninth off the Giants' Dustin Hermanson to help save the #Astros' season: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004Sep23_SeasonSaver.mpeg

9/24/1971: Padres' Gary Ross balks home Jesús Alou in the 21st inning as #Astros outlast San Diego, 2-1. Padres win the nightcap 5-4 in the 9th when Ollie Brown, batting after a 14-minute fog delay, sends a shot to RF that Jim Wynn can't find in the mist. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0924
9/24/1986: #Astros' Nolan Ryan hurls six innings of no-hit ball against the Giants in a 6-0 whitewash that clinches a tie for the NL West pennant. Glenn Davis belts his 30th home run of the season, the first Astro to hit that many since Jim Wynn in 1969. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0924
9/24/1989: Jake Buchanan is born in Charlotte, NC. The RHP was Houston's eighth round pick in 2010. Jake posted a 1-3 record with a 4.06 ERA for the 2014-15 #Astros. Released the following March, he's pitched in the Cubs', D-backs', and Reds' systems. AstrosDaily.com/players/Buchanan_Jake.html
9/24/1999: Bill Spiers is attacked by a Milwaukee "fan" prior to the bottom of the sixth inning. Mike Hampton and others come to Spiers' defense. The stunned #Astros fall behind, 4-2, but rally for a 9-4 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0924
9/24/2001: Houston greets 20-game winner Matt Morris with a seven-run fourth to drub the Cards, 9-2. Dave Mlicki wins his 7th since a mid-season deal with Detroit. The #Astros extend their division lead over St. Louis to 5½ games with a dozen left to play. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0924
9/24/2003: José Vizcaino slaps a pinch-hit two-run single in the seventh to nip the Giants, 2-1. Billy Wagner sets a club record with his 44th save. The win moves the #Astros within a half-game of division-leading Chicago. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0924
9/24/2019: The #Astros' Gerrit Cole tosses seven innings of two-hit shutout ball while fanning 14 Mariners to set a new franchise record with 314 strikeouts during a 3-0 whitewash in Seattle. Alex Bregman hits his 40th homer of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0924

9/25/1948: Ray Busse is born in Daytona Beach, FL. Signed by Houston in 1967, Busse had brief call-ups with the #Astros in 1971 and 1973. He was sent to St. Louis in the deal that brought Skip Jutze to Houston but was back with the Astros by mid-season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Busse_Ray.html
9/25/1952: Mike Stanton is born in St. Louis, MO. A first round pick of the #Astros (fifth overall) in 1973, the righthander debuted with Houston in 1975 and posted an 0-2 record in seven games as a 22-year-old. AstrosDaily.com/players/Stanton_Mike.html
9/25/1958: Ron Mathis is born in Kansas City, MO. The RHP had two short stints with the #Astros as his entire big league career. In 1985, he went 3-5 with a 6.04 ERA in 23 games, including eight starts. In 1987, he went 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA in eight games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mathis_Ron.html
9/25/1969: David Weathers is born in Lawrenceburg, TN. The #Astros acquired the 13-year veteran RHP in June 2004 from the Mets for Richard Hidalgo and Jeremy Griffiths. He posted a 1-4 record with a 4.78 ERA in 26 games until his release in September. AstrosDaily.com/players/Weathers_David.html
9/25/1979: J.R. Richard tops the 300-strikeout barrier for the second straight year, fanning 13 during a four-hit, 8-0 blanking of Atlanta. He'll add eleven more four days later against the Dodgers to close with a team record of 313 for the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0925 #Astros
9/25/1979: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' J.R. Richard reaches 300 strikeouts for second straight season: AstrosDaily.com/audio/79jr300k.mp3
9/25/1984: Phil Garner goes 4-for-5 to pace a 12-6 win at LA. Houston pounds Orel Hershiser for five runs in the second then tally four more the next inning. Joe Niekro wins his 16th while José Cruz and Alan Ashby go deep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0925
9/25/1986: In a signature game in franchise history, Mike Scott no-hits the Giants as the #Astros clinch the NL West crown. Scott fans 13 in the 2-0 victory. The win cements Scott's hold on the first Cy Young Award in team annals. AstrosDaily.com/history/nohitters.html#Scott
9/25/1986: Audio: Denny Walling gives #Astros the lead as they try to clinch the NL West. Bill Worrell has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86walling.mp3
9/25/1986: Video: Mike Scott finishes a no-hitter, clinching the #Astros' second NL West championship: AstrosDaily.com/video/1986Sep25ScottNoHitter.mpeg
9/25/1986: Audio: "There it is!" Gene Elston calls it as the #Astros' Mike Scott clinches the NL West title with a no-hitter: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gscott.mp3
9/25/1986: Audio: The #Astros' Mike Scott clinches the division title with a no-hitter. Milo Hamilton has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86mscott.mp3
9/25/1996: The #Astros' Mike Simms drives in the winning run with a single in the tenth to upend the Mets, 5-4. John Hudek gets the win. The victory snaps a nine-game losing skid that pushes Houston out of the NL Central race. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0925
9/25/1997: #Astros clinch their first NL Central title with a 9-1 triumph over the Cubs. Brad Ausmus opens up a tight 2-1 duel with a 3-run bomb off Jeremi Gonzalez in the 7th that starts a 6-run uprising. Mike Hampton allows just 4 hits for his 15th win. AstrosDaily.com/history/19970925/
9/25/1997: Video: The #Astros' Brad Ausmus jacks a three-run homer off the Cubs' Jeremi Gonzalez: AstrosDaily.com/video/1997Sep25Clinch_AusmusHR.mpeg
9/25/1997: Video: Mike Hampton closes the game to clinch the #Astros' first division crown in 11 years: AstrosDaily.com/video/1997Sep25Clinch_9th.mpeg
9/25/1998: Video: The #Astros' Derek Bell hits a two-run homer against the Cubs' Kevin Tapani: AstrosDaily.com/video/1998Sep25BellHR.mpeg

9/26/1925: Bobby Shantz is born in Pottstown, PA. The LHP started and won the first game in franchise history 4.10.1962. He posted a 1-1 record with a 1.31 ERA in 20.2 IP. He was traded to St. Louis in May 1962 for John Anderson and Carl Warwick. AstrosDaily.com/players/Shantz_Bobby.html #Astros
9/26/1959: Rich Gedman is born in Worcester, MA. Boston dealt the ten-year veteran catcher to Houston for minors leaguers in June 1990. He hit .202 with 1 HR and 10 RBI in 40 games for the 1990 #Astros. He played two more years for St. Louis then retired. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gedman_Rich.html
9/26/1978: The #Astros' Joe Niekro outduels his brother Phil in a 2-0 whitewash of the Braves and denies Phil a 20-win season. Joe allows seven hits then gives way to Ken Forsch in the ninth. José Cruz and Julio González drive in the game's only runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0926
9/26/1980: Vern Ruhle tosses a four-hitter to blank Cincinnati, 2-0. Houston moves two games ahead of LA in the tight pennant race. The #Astros manage just three hits themselves but an RBI single by José Cruz & a sacrifice fly by Craig Reynolds are enough. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0926
9/26/1981: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan becomes the only pitcher in major league baseball history with five no-hitters, blanking the Dodgers, 5-0. Ryan whiffs eleven and walks three in the masterpiece. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0926
9/26/1981: Video: The #Astros' Nolan Ryan faces LA's Ken Landreux and Dusty Baker, finishing his record fifth no-hitter: AstrosDaily.com/video/1981RyanNoHitter.mpeg
9/26/1981: Audio: The #Astros' Alan Ashby breaks open a scoreless tie against the Dodgers. Gene Elston calls it: AstrosDaily.com/audio/81ashby.mp3
9/26/1981: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' Nolan Ryan sets a record with his fifth no-hitter: AstrosDaily.com/audio/81ryan.mp3
9/26/1990: Franklin Stubbs drives in six as the #Astros blast the Dodgers, 10-1. Jim Deshaies hurls a four-hitter. Stubbs clubs his 22nd homer, a three-run shot, to break open a game that saw six Astros score after reaching base on walks. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0926
9/26/2004: Backup catcher Raul Chavez drives in five as Houston outslugs Milwaukee, 11-7. Morgan Ensberg adds four hits. Jeff Kent and Lance Berkman go deep. The #Astros are 1½ games behind the Cubs in the hunt for the final playoff berth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0926

9/27/1944: Gary Sutherland is born in Glendale, CA. A product of USC, Sutherland was a utility infielder who had two brief call-ups with the #Astros in 1972 and 1973. He hit .242 in 21 games for Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sutherland_Gary.html
9/27/1951: Doug Konieczny is born in Detroit, MI. The #Astros' first-round pick in the 1971 winter draft, the RHP arrived in Houston two years later at the age of 21. In four seasons, Konieczny posted a 7-18 record with a 4.93 ERA in his only MLB action. AstrosDaily.com/players/Konieczny_Doug.html
9/27/1963: The Colts field an all-rookie lineup against NY: OFs Brock Davis, Aaron Pointer & Jim Wynn, IFs Rusty Staub, Joe Morgan, Sonny Jackson & Glenn Vaughan, C Jerry Grote & 17-year-old P Jay Dahl. Despite four future All-Stars, Mets win 10-3. AstrosDaily.com/history/19630927 #Astros
9/27/1963: *** All-Rookie game pic *** Colt .45s' All-Rookie lineup vs. Mets AstrosDaily.com/history/19630927 #Astros
9/27/1964: In the last game played at Colt Stadium, Jim Wynn singles home Rusty Staub for a 1-0, 12-inning triumph over LA. Bob Bruce is masterful, scattering five hits in the CG victory. Bruce becomes the first 15-game winner in franchise history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0927 #Astros
9/27/1964: Audio: The Colt .45s' Joe Morgan stretches out to snare a blooper. Gene Elston has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64morgan.mp3 #Astros
9/27/1964: Audio: The Colt .45s' Jim Wynn plates Rusty Staub, closing Colt Stadium with a twelfth-inning win. Gene Elston's call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/64lastcolt.mp3 #Astros
9/27/1967: The #Astros' Mike Cuellar defeats the Phils' Jim Bunning in an 11-inning, 1-0 duel. Chuck Harrison plates Rusty Staub with the game-winner. Cuellar fans a dozen & allows just six hits while becoming the first 16-game winner in franchise history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0927
9/27/1980: Audio: Dave Smith fans Cincinnati's Ray Knight as the #Astros' magic number dwindles. Gene Elston calls it: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80dsmith2.mp3
9/27/1992: The #Astros' Shane Reynolds gets his first big league victory in a 4-2 triumph in Los Angeles. Reynolds contributes a double and scores a run. Andújar Cedeño drives in a pair to key the offense. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0927
9/27/1998: Carl Everett triples off Rod Beck in the 11th inning and scores on a sacrifice fly by Richard Hidalgo to drop the Cubs, 4-3. It ends a 102-60 regular season for the #Astros (a .629 percentage), then the most wins in team history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0927

9/28/1928: *** deceased *** Dick Gernert is born in Reading, PA. The 1B played with the Red Sox, Cubs, Tigers and Reds before he was taken by the Colt .45s in the 1961 expansion draft. In ten games he hit .208 for Houston before he was released in May 1962. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gernert_Dick.html #Astros #RIP
9/28/1945: Gene Ratliff is born in Macon, GA. Ratliff was signed by the Colt .45s in 1964 and made it to the majors at age 19 with the #Astros. He had four at bats as a pinch-hitter during that debut season in the #Astrodome but struck out all four times. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ratliff_Gene.html
9/28/1958: Ronn Reynolds is born in Wichita, KS. After three seasons in New York and one in Philadelphia, the catcher came to the #Astros in 1987 and played in 38 games, hitting .167 with one homer in backup duty. AstrosDaily.com/players/Reynolds_Ronn.html
9/28/1963: Charlie Kerfeld is born in Knob Noster, MO. The "Coneheads" ringleader went 15-8/3.95 for the 1985-90 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kerfeld_Charley.html
9/28/1974: The #Astros' Don Wilson hurls a two-hit shutout against the Braves in what would become the final start of his career. He wins, 5-0, even without recording a strikeout. Tommy Helms' three-run homer is the key blow. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0928
9/28/1978: J.R. Richard becomes the first RHP in NL history to reach 300 strikeouts during a 4-3 win over Atlanta. He also belts a homer off Larry McWilliams in the third. Hits by Reggie Baldwin and Rafael Landestoy in the 7th key the winning rally AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0928 #Astros
9/28/1978: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros' J.R. Richard reaches 300 strikeouts against Atlanta: AstrosDaily.com/audio/78jr300k.mp3
9/28/1982: Héctor Giménez is born in San Felipe, Venezuela. A product of the #Astros' Venezuelan Academy, Giménez was a borderline prospect who was called up in 2006 and made it into two games with Houston. He later played for the Dodgers and White Sox. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gimenez_Hector.html
9/28/1990: A two-run triple in the bottom of the tenth by Casey Candaele stuns the Braves, 2-1, after Atlanta had just scored to take the lead. Danny Darwin hurls seven shutout innings to reduce his ERA to 2.21, earning him the league title. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0928 #Astros
9/28/1995: *** current *** Enoli Paredes is born in El Limon, Puerto Rico. Signed as an amateur free agent in 2015, the RHP has posted a 3-3 record with a 3.05 ERA for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Paredes_Enoli.html
9/28/2006: Roy Oswalt endures a three-hour rain delay to blank the Pirates, 3-0, for Houston's ninth straight win. The late-season rally brings the #Astros, 8½ games off the pace just two weeks before, within a half-game of the NL Central lead. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0928
9/28/2008: Video: The #Astros' Brad Ausmus plays his final game for Houston. The team pays tribute with the tongue-in-cheek video "Beyond the Glory: Brad Ausmus": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDOjXm5hrQU
9/28/2014: José Altuve spanks a double and single in an 8-3 loss to the Mets to finish with 225 hits, smashing Craig Biggio's club record. The #Astros finish 70-92, their best record since 2010 and their first without 100 losses in four years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0928
9/28/2019: The #Astros' Justin Verlander fans 12 in a 6-3 victory over the Angels to reach 300 strikeouts for the season and become the 18th major leaguer to strike out 3,000 hitters in his career. The win is his 21st of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0928

9/29/1950: Jim Crawford is born in Chicago, IL. Selected by the #Astros out of Arizona State in 1972, the lefty was 5-9 with a 4.02 ERA in two seasons (1973, 1975) with Houston. Traded to Detroit in Dec. 1975, he pitched three more major league seasons. seasonAstrosDaily.com/players/Crawford_Jim.html
9/29/1963: John Paciorek, an 18-year-old call-up by the Colts, goes 3-for-3 with four runs scored and three RBIs to pace a 13-4 spanking of the Mets. Due to an injury, it turns out to be his only MLB game. He retired with 1.000 average, 2.000 OPS. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0929 #Astros
9/29/1971: Audio: Vin Scully has the call as the #Astros' Bob Watson knocks the Dodgers out of the pennant race: AstrosDaily.com/audio/71watson.mp3
9/29/1973: Hank Aaron hammers his 713th career homer, one shy of Babe Ruth's record. It's a three-run shot off the #Astros' Jerry Reuss, part of a 7-0 Atlanta decision. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0929
9/29/1973: Audio: Loel Passe has the call as Atlanta's Hank Aaron homers off the #Astros' Jerry Reuss for home run number 713: AstrosDaily.com/audio/73hank713.mp3
9/29/1996: Tony Eusebio doubles home James Mouton with the season's final run in a 5-4 ten-inning victory over the Marlins. Fans come to honor pitcher Nolan Ryan who sees the #Astros retire his #34 jersey. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ryan_Nolan.html
9/29/1998: Kevin Brown fans 16 #Astros as he outduels Randy Johnson in Game 1 of the NLDS. Greg Vaughn's solo homer puts the Padres up by two. Bill Spiers doubles and scores in the ninth but Carl Everett flies to center for the final out. Astros lose, 2-1. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0929
9/29/1998: Video: In NLDS Game 1, the #Astros' Bill Spiers takes third on Moises Alou's infield single, then scores on Ken Caminiti's error: AstrosDaily.com/video/1998NLDSg1-9thSpiersScores.mpeg
9/29/1999: Daryle Ward blasts a two-run homer and Mike Hampton picks up his 21st win in a 4-1 triumph over Cincy. Billy Wagner turns a liner into a double play for the final outs. It puts the #Astros back into a tie with the Reds for the NLC division lead. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0929
9/29/1999: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as Billy Wagner turns two to put the #Astros back into first place: AstrosDaily.com/audio/99wagner.mp3
9/29/1999: Arnold Earley dies in Flint, MI. Earley had thrown for six years with the Red Sox and one for the Cubs when he was acquired in June 1967 by the #Astros for a minor leaguer. He appeared in just two games with the parent club with no decision. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Earley_Arnold
9/29/2013: A 5-1 loss to the New York Yankees at home mercifully ends the #Astros' season with a club-record 111 losses, and a 15-game losing streak. AstrosDaily.com/history/2013/game201309290.html
9/29/2014: Padres' VP of Scouting A.J. Hinch is named as the #Astros' 22nd manager, replacing interim manager Tom Lawless. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Hinch_AJ
9/29/2019: The #Astros' Gerrit Cole finishes the regular season with his 20th victory in an 8-5 triumph to post a team-record 107 wins. Cole wins the ERA title (2.50) and wins the strikeout title with 326. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0928

9/30/1926: *** deceased *** Robin Roberts is born in Springfield, IL. A pitching legend from his 14 years in Philly, the RHP went 8-7 with a 2.77 ERA for the 1965-66 #Astros, and was always rough on the Phils. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1976. AstrosDaily.com/players/Roberts_Robin.html #Astros #RIP
9/30/1962: Dave Magadan is born in Tampa, FL. A former star at the University of Alabama, Magadan found a niche as a corner IF with limited power who was valuable as a PH. His one year in Houston was 1995 when he hit .313 with two HR in 127 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Magadan_Dave.html #Astros
9/30/1966: 20-year-old Larry Dierker takes a perfect game into the ninth inning against the Mets but he loses it all, 1-0. A double by Eddie Bressoud and an infield hit by Ron Hunt break up the gem. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0930 #Astros
9/30/1967: Yorkis Pérez is born in Bajos de Haina, DR. The LHP pitched for the Cubs, Marlins, Mets, Phillies, #Astros and Orioles over nine seasons in the bigs. He recorded a 2-1 record in 2000 with a 5.16 ERA in 33 games for Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Perez_Yorkis.html
9/30/1969: Tommy Davis and Norm Miller homer in a 6-3 triumph at LA. Denny Lemaster goes the distance and strikes out eleven while scattering four hits . The #Astros reach 81 wins and, for the first time in their history, experience a non-losing season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0930
9/30/1969: Audio: The #Astros' Norm Miller takes the Dodgers' Don Sutton deep. Vin Scully calls it: AstrosDaily.com/audio/69miller.mp3
9/30/1969: Audio: Vin Scully has the call as the #Astros' Denny Lemaster and Joe Morgan seal Houston's first .500 season: AstrosDaily.com/audio/69lemaster.mp3
9/30/1969: Audio: A typical postgame network sign-off by Gene Elston, Voice of the #Astros, in 1969: AstrosDaily.com/audio/69closer.mp3
9/30/1969: Audio: Houston #Astros at Los Angeles Dodgers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvwOApFcozg
9/30/1972: *** deceased *** José Lima is born in Santiago, DR. An RHP for the 1997-2001 #Astros, Lima's best year was 1999 when he won 21 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lima_Jose.html #LimaTime #RIP
9/30/1979: Joe Niekro becomes the first 21-game winner in club history with a 3-2 triumph over LA. An 8th-inning Danny Heep sac fly plates the game-winner. The #Astros finish with a best-ever 89 wins but fall 1½ games short of the Reds for NL West title. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0930
9/30/1985: Danny Worth is born in Northridge, CA. Houston signed Worth to a minor league deal in January 2015. After raking to the tune of a .955 OPS with AAA Fresno, Worth was called up to the 2016 #Astros as a utility infielder. AstrosDaily.com/players/Worth_Danny.html
9/30/1986: James Hoyt is born in Boise, ID. The #Astros acquired Hoyt with Evan Gattis in a trade with the Braves prior to the 2015 season. The RHP posted a 2-1 record with a 4.40 ERA for the 2016-18 squads. He was traded to Cleveland for a minor leaguer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hoyt_James.html
9/30/1990: *** current *** Jack Mayfield is born in Del Rio, TX. The IF has hit .161 with 2 HR and 5 RBI for the 2019 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mayfield_Jack.html
9/30/1997: Facing Greg Maddux, #Astros pitcher Darryl Kile bloops a single to center in NLDS G1. Video: AstrosDaily.com/video/1997NLDSg1-5thKileRBI.mpeg
9/30/2000: Jeff Bagwell goes deep off Everett Stull for his 47th home run of the year, besting his own club record. The #Astros hold on to nip the Brewers, 7-6. Keith Ginter and Lance Berkman also homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0930
9/30/2007: Amidst standing ovations, hugs and tributes, Craig Biggio closes out his 20-year career in a 3-0 shutout of Atlanta. His first-inning double keys a 3-run outburst which is all Felipe Paulino & 3 relievers need to finish the season 73-89. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#0930 #Astros

10/1/1965: Robin Roberts hits a two-run double to key a 4-2 triumph over St. Louis. It's the 281st career win for the future Hall-of-Famer. The #Astros will finish the year with a 65-97 record and draw over two million fans in their first year at the Dome. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1001
10/1/1980: A bases-loaded double by Terry Puhl keys a 5-2 victory over Atlanta. Vern Ruhle fires his third straight complete game to increase his record to 12-4. Houston leads the Dodgers by two games with four to play. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1001 #Astros
10/1/1984: Chris Johnson is born in Naples, FL. A fourth-round pick by Houston in 2006, the 3B hit .274 with 26 HR and 136 RBI for the 2009-12 #Astros. He was traded to Arizona in July 2012 for Bobby Borchering and Marc Krauss. AstrosDaily.com/players/Johnson_Chris.html
10/1/1984: Billy Goodman dies in Sarasota, FL. In 16 major league seasons, Goodman played every position except pitcher and catcher, hitting .300. As a utility IF for the expansion Colt .45s, he hit .255 with 10 RBI in 1962 to finish his career. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Goodman_Billy #Astros
10/1/1992: Colin Moran is born in Port Chester, NY. The #Astros acquired the 3B in a 2014 trade from Miami. He hit .206 with 5 RBI and 1 HR in 16 games for Houston in 2016-17. Moran was part of the January 2018 trade with the Pirates for Gerrit Cole. AstrosDaily.com/players/Moran_Colin.html
10/1/1992: *** current *** Cy Sneed is born in Elko, NV. The RHP has posted a 5.59 ERA in 38.2 IP for the 2019-20 #Astros.  AstrosDaily.com/players/Sneed_Cy.html 
10/1/1997: Atlanta clubs the #Astros, 13-3, to take Game Two of the NLDS. The Braves go up, 2-0, in the series. Eight walks from Mike Hampton do not help Houston's cause. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1001
10/1/1997: Video: NLDS Game 2: #Astros' Brad Ausmus hits a two-run double off Tom Glavine. Mike Hampton singles him in: AstrosDaily.com/video/1997NLDSg2-4thAusmus2B.mpeg
10/1/1998: Bill Spiers singles home Ricky Gutierrez in the bottom of the 9th for a 5-4 victory over Padres in NLDS Game 2. Jeff Bagwell plates the first 3 runs while Derek Bell adds a solo shot. A 2-run homer by Jim Leyritz ties it for the Padres. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1001 #Astros
10/1/1998: Video: The #Astros' Bill Spiers singles to right field, plating Ricky Gutierrez with game-winning run in NLDS Game Two: AstrosDaily.com/video/1998NLDSg2-9thSpiersGWRBI.mpeg
10/1/2005: Roger Clemens adds career win #341 & Craig Biggio hits his career-high 26th homer of the year in a 3-1 victory over Chicago. The triumph clinches a tie for the NL Wildcard. Clemens becomes the fifth Astro to claim the NL ERA title (1.87) AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1001 #Astros
10/1/2012: The #Astros drop Fox Sports Houston in favor of Comcast SportsNet Houston, of which they own 46%, but which will only last two seasons before ceasing operation after filing for bankruptcy.

10/2/1960: Ernie Riles is born in Cairo, GA. Signed by the #Astros as a free agent in January 1992, the eight-year veteran played in 39 games and hit .262 with one homer while manning all four infield positions at various times. AstrosDaily.com/players/Riles_Ernest.html
10/2/1976: J.R. Richard becomes #Astros' second 20-game winner with a CG 13-K 10-1 thrashing of the Giants. Richard adds three hits at the plate, including a home run, and drives in three. It wraps up an 80-82 season, a 15½-game improvement over 1975. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1002
10/2/1982: The #Astros hand the Reds their 100th loss of the season, the first time in their storied 114-year history. Starter Frank DiPino has the honors with a 4-2 victory. Harry Spilman gets the key hit, a two-run single in the four-run fourth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1002
10/2/1984: Oswaldo Navarro is born in Villa de Cura, Venezuela. A former top prospect of the Mariners, the infielder appeared off the bench in 14 games for the #Astros in 2010. He was dropped from the 40-man roster late in the season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Navarro_Oswaldo.html
10/2/1986: The #Astros' Mike Scott fans eight in a 2-1 victory over the Giants, finishing the season with 306 Ks. His bid for a second consecutive no-hitter is broken up with a leadoff double in the seventh by Will Clark. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1002
10/2/1988: #Astros manager Hal Lanier is fired after three seasons. Having won Manager of the Year honors and guiding the team to the NL West crown in 1986, Hal closes his run with a 254-232 record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1003
10/2/1993: *** current *** Lance McCullers, Jr. is born in Tampa, FL. The son of big leaguer Lance McCullers was chosen by the #Astros with the 41st pick in the 2012 draft. He's posted a 32-25 record with a 3.70 ERA for the 2015-20 squads, missing 2019 with TJ surgery. AstrosDaily.com/players/McCullers_Lance.html
10/2/1999: José Lima wins his 21st game as he and Billy Wagner team to blank the Dodgers, 3-0. The victory, combined with a Reds loss in Milwaukee, clinches a tie for the N.L. Central title. Wagner gets his 39th save, a team record at the time. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1002 #Astros
10/2/1999: Audio: Thom Brennaman has the call as the #Astros' Craig Biggio launches a homer: AstrosDaily.com/audio/99biggio.mp3
10/2/2004: Roy Oswalt becomes the NL's only 20-game winner with a 9-3 win over Colorado. Craig Biggio smashes a two homers for a career high. Jeff Kent goes yard to set a career mark for homers by a 2B with 278. The #Astros clinch a tie for the NL wildcard AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1002
10/2/2005: Roy Oswalt clinches the NL Wildcard with his 20th victory, a 6-4 thriller that ends when Brad Lidge notches his 42nd save. After a 15-30 start, the #Astros went 74-43 to finish the season 89-73. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1001
10/2/2005: Video: The #Astros' Brad Lidge gets the final out to clinch the NL Wildcard: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005clincher.mpg
10/2/2006: Al Heist dies in Tahlequah, OK at age 78. The OF made his big league debut as a 32-year-old with the Cubs in 1960. Claimed by the Colt .45s in the 1961 expansion draft, Heist hit .222 in 27 games in his final big league season. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Heist_Al #Astros
10/2/2015: Dallas Keuchel wins his 20th game of the year & Carlos Correa sets a franchise rookie record with his 22nd homer in a 21-5 blowout at Arizona. The #Astros will finish 86-75 for the second AL wild card spot, ending a decade-long playoff drought. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1002

10/3/1936: *** deceased *** Jack Lamabe is born in Farmingdale, NY. The RHP kicked around with the Pirates and Red Sox before spending part of 1965 with the newly-renamed #Astros. In three games, he posted an 0-2 record with a 4.26 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lamabe_Jack.html #RIP
10/3/1954: Bert Roberge is born in Lewiston, ME. The RHP was drafted in the 17th round by Houston in 1976 and came up to the parent club in 1979. He was 3-0 with four saves and a nifty 1.69 ERA while helping the #Astros in an historic pennant race. AstrosDaily.com/players/Roberge_Bert.html
10/3/1977: Eric Munson is born in San Diego, CA. Munson shared the catching duties behind Brad Ausmus for two seasons (2006-07) and also did some backup duty at 1B. A valuable bench player, he added some power and a LH bat to the roster. AstrosDaily.com/players/Munson_Eric.html #Astros
10/3/1992: Mike Simms drives home Craig Biggio in the 13th for a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. José Cruz (#25) and Mike Scott (#33) have their jerseys retired, the first two not to be honored posthumously by the ballclub. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1003 #Astros
10/3/1997: Atlanta makes quick work of Houston's post-season. John Smoltz hurls a three-hitter for a 4-1 clincher in Game Three of the NLDS. A solo shot by Chuckie Carr is the lone #Astros run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1003
10/3/1997: Video: In NLDS Game 3, #Astros' speedster Chuck Carr bulks up against John Smoltz: AstrosDaily.com/video/1997NLDSg3-7thCarrHR.mpeg
10/3/1998: Houston loses 2-1 to the Padres in NLDS Game 3. A walk to Craig Biggio forces home Carl Everett for their only run off Kevin Brown. Jim Leyritz homers off Scott Elarton for the decisive run. 2-1 is also San Diego's lead in the series. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1003 #Astros
10/3/1999: The #Astros play their last regular-season game at the #Astrodome and finish in style. A 9-4 triumph over the Dodgers clinches the NL Central crown. Mike Hampton becomes the first 22-game winner in club history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1003
10/3/1999: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Jay Powell strikes out Raul Mondesi to clinch the NL Central Division title: AstrosDaily.com/audio/99windiv.mp3
10/3/2004: Brandon Backe clinches the NL Wildcard berth for Houston with a 5-3 victory over the Rockies, giving the #Astros a 92-70 mark. They finished the year winning 36 of their last 46 games and 18 straight at home. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1002
10/3/2004: Video: The #Astros' Brad Lidge wraps up the NL Wild Card berth on the last day of the regular season: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004Oct03Clincher.avi

10/4/1934: Don Bradey is born in Charlotte, NC. Purchased from the Orioles in February 1962, the RHP was a late call-up in 1964 with the Colt .45s. He posted an 0-2 record with a 19.29 ERA in three games during his only time in the major leagues. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bradey_Don.html #Astros
10/4/1943: Jimy Williams is born in Santa Maria, CA. The 1999 AL Manager of the Year for the Red Sox, Williams posted a 215-197 record at the helm for the 2002-04 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Williams_Jimy
10/4/1960: Joe Boever is born in Kirkwood, MO. A journeyman relief pitcher, the RHP appeared in a league-high 81 games with a 2.51 ERA in his one season with the #Astros in 1992. He pitched four more seasons in the majors for Oakland, Detroit & Pittsburgh. AstrosDaily.com/players/Boever_Joe.html
10/4/1960: Billy Hatcher is born in Williams, AZ. The stocky but quick OF homered in the 14th inning to tie the epic Game 6 of the 1986 NLCS against the Mets to add more drama to a do-or-die classic. He hit .266 with 27 HR for the 1986-89 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hatcher_Billy.html #Astros
10/4/1962: Chris James is born in Rusk, TX. The OF played ten seasons in the majors, including part of the 1993 season with Houston. In 65 games as an Astro, James hit .256 with six homers. He was traded to the Rangers for Dave Gandolph (minors). AstrosDaily.com/players/James_Chris.html #Astros
10/4/1964: Mark McLemore is born in San Diego, CA. The 2B spent one season with the #Astros (1991) as a utility infielder and hit .148 in 21 games, then was released. He turned out to be a late bloomer, becoming a fixture in the AL during a 19-year career. AstrosDaily.com/players/McLemore_Mark.html
10/4/1972: The #Astros lose 4-2 in Cincinnati but finish the season at 84-69, their first-ever winning record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1004
10/4/1981: Joe Thatcher is born in Indianapolis, IN. A free agent signee in 2015, the lefty reliever posted a 1-3 record and 3.18 ERA in his only season with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Thatcher_Joe.html
10/4/1981: Houston finishes the strike-ravaged 1981 season with a 5-3 victory over Los Angeles. The #Astros win the second-half NL West title with a 30-23 record. They will meet the first-half champion Dodgers in a first-ever divisional playoff series. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1004
10/4/1992: The #Astros sweep Los Angeles, 3-0, to finish a surprising 81-81. Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and Steve Finley play in all 162 games. Doug Jones notches a record 36th save. He also leads the staff with eleven wins and a 1.85 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1004
10/4/1992: Audio: Bill Brown has the call as the #Astros' Doug Jones finishes off an 81-81 season with his 36th save: AstrosDaily.com/audio/92jones.mp3
10/4/1996: Larry Dierker, the #Astros' former pitcher and broadcaster, is named the new manager despite having no previous coaching or managing experience. Terry Collins is relieved after 3 years, posting a 224-197 record marred by late-season collapses. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1004
10/4/1996: Joe Hoerner dies in Hermann, MO at age 59 in a farming accident. The LHP makes his MLB debut in 1963 with Houston and gets into 7 more games in '64. He resurfaces in St. Louis in 1966 and pitches in the bigs for another 12 seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Hoerner_Joe #Astros
10/4/1998: San Diego shuts the door on the #Astros' best season to date with a 6-1 verdict in Game Four of the NLDS to claim the series, 3-1. An error by Sean Berry gives the Padres the lead before they break it open with four runs in the eighth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1004
10/4/2001: After being walked eight times in the three-game series, the Giants' Barry Bonds belts his record-tying 70th homer of the season off the #Astros' Wilfredo Rodriguez in the ninth inning of a 10-2 Houston loss at Enron Field. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1004
10/4/2007: Don Nottebart dies in Cypress, TX at age 71. Notty pitched the Colt .45s' first no-hitter on 5/17/1963. For his three seasons in Houston (1963-65), he posted a 21-34 record with a 3.86 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Nottebart_Don #Astros
10/4/2015: The #Astros clinch their first postseason berth in a decade, and their first ever in the AL, as they take the second AL Wildcard spot during a 5-3 loss in Arizona. José Altuve becomes the first Astros player with two 200-hit seasons.
10/4/2019: Justin Verlander tosses seven shutout innings to lead the #Astros to a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay in the ALDS opener in Houston. José Altuve's two-run blast in the sixth opens the scoring. Michael Brantley and Yuli Gurriel add two hits each. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1004

10/5/1927: *** deceased *** Al Heist is born in Brooklyn, NY. The OF made his big league debut as a 32-year-old with the Cubs in 1960. Claimed by the Colt .45s in the 1961 expansion draft, Heist hit .222 in 27 games in his final big league season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Heist_Al.html #Astros #RIP
10/5/1968: Alex Diaz is born in Brooklyn, NY. A switch-hitter, Diaz played for the Brewers, Mariners, Rangers and Giants before coming to Houston in 1999. He played in 30 games with the #Astros, batting .220 with one home run. AstrosDaily.com/players/Diaz_Alex.html
10/5/1975: Brandon Puffer is born in Downey, CA. The RHP spent parts of four seasons in the majors with the #Astros, Padres and Giants. In 68 games with Houston, Puffer compiled a 3-3 record with a 4.60 ERA over two seasons (2002-03). AstrosDaily.com/players/Puffer_Brandon.html
10/5/1980: The Dodgers take a 4-3 decision in LA. Houston needed just one win in the three-games series to claim their first division crown but are swept. The loss means the #Astros must win a one-game playoff in LA the next day. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1005
10/5/1983: Felipe Paulino is born in Santo Domingo, DR. The RHP alternated flashes of brilliance with struggling for the 2007, '09-'10 #Astros, going 6-21 in 47 games with a 5.83 ERA. He was traded to Colorado for Clint Barmes in November 2010. AstrosDaily.com/players/Paulino_Felipe.html
10/5/1986: Audio: Milo Hamilton has the call as Dave Smith locks up the #Astros' 96th win of the season: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86finale.mp3
10/5/1987: Marc Krauss is born in Deshler, OH. The OF/1B was acquired in the 2012 deadline deal that sent Chris Johnson to Arizona. Krauss batted .200 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs in 119 games for the 2013-14 #Astros, who waived him in December 2014. AstrosDaily.com/players/Krauss_Marc.html
10/5/1993: The #Astros fire Art Howe as manager and Bill Wood as General Manager. Bob Watson is promoted to General Manager, making him the first African-American to hold the title at the big league level. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1005
10/5/1999: #Astros get the jump on Atlanta in NLDS Game 1 with a 6-1 win. Tony Eusebio gives Houston the lead with an RBI single off Greg Maddux. The Braves tie it but Daryle Ward goes deep for a 2-1 edge. Ken Caminiti's three-run bomb in the ninth ices it AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1005
10/5/1999: Audio: Jon Miller has the call as #Astros' Daryle Ward goes deep for an early Houston lead in NLDS G1: AstrosDaily.com/audio/99gm1.mp3
10/5/1999: Video: In NLDS Game 1, the #Astros' Daryle Ward stuns the Braves with a home run off Greg Maddux: AstrosDaily.com/video/1999NLDSg1-6thWardHR.mpeg
10/5/1999: Video: In NLDS Game 1, the #Astros' Carl Everett drives in Matt Mieske before Ken Caminiti adds icing to the cake: AstrosDaily.com/video/1999NLDSg1-9thCaminitiHR.mpeg
10/5/2001: The #Astros' Lance Berkman delivers twice in a crucial 2-1 win in St. Louis, clinching a tie for a playoff spot. Berkman homers off Jeff Tabaka in the eighth to tie it then doubles home Craig Biggio in the ninth for the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1005
10/5/2005: Morgan Ensberg drives in five runs on three singles and a bases-loaded walk to pace a 10-5 win in Atlanta in NLDS Game 1. Andy Pettitte allows four hits over seven innings, and adds a double and two sac bunts that lead to runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1005 #Astros
10/5/2005: Video: Morgan Ensberg drives in two for the #Astros in NLDS Game One vs. Atlanta: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nldsgm1.mpg
10/5/2009: Brian Powell dies in Tallahassee, FL at age 35. Part of the seven-player swap that sent Brad Ausmus to Detroit, the RHP compiled a 2-2 record with a 6.82 ERA for the 2000-01 #Astros. He later pitched for the Tigers (again), Giants, and Phillies. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Powell_Brian
10/5/2017: José Altuve smashes three homers to pace the #Astros to an 8-2 triumph over Chris Sale & the Red Sox in ALDS Game 1. Alex Bregman homers to start the scoring while Marwin González & Brian McCann each drive in a pair to support Justin Verlander. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1005
10/5/2018: The #Astros open their postseason championship defense with a 7-2 ALDS Game 1 victory over the Indians as Justin Verlander outduels Corey Kluber. Home runs by Alex Bregman, George Springer, José Altuve and Martin Maldonando spark the offense. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1005
10/5/2019: Gerrit Cole fans 15 while pitching 7.2 innings of shutout ball as Houston downs Tampa Bay, 3-1, to take a 2-0 lead in the ALDS. Alex Bregman takes Blake Snell deep while four #Astros enjoy multi-hit games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1005

10/6/1942: Jerry Grote is born in San Antonio. Grote was starting catcher in the All-Rookie Game 9.27.1963. Made starter in 1964, he was traded to the Mets after hitting .181 in 100 games. He went on to a 16-year career with two rings & a .252 BA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Grote_Jerry.html #Astros
10/6/1970: Darren Oliver is born in Kansas City, MO. The LHP's stay in Houston was brief compared to his 20-year career. He was purchased from Florida during the 2004 season and appeared in nine games with a 1-0 record and a 3.86 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Oliver_Darren.html #Astros
10/6/1980: #Astros win the NL West for the first time with a 7-1 victory in LA. Joe Niekro gets his 20th win on a six-hitter. Art Howe has four RBIs. Alan Ashby is kneed by Joe Ferguson after a collision. Ashby's rib is broken & he'll miss most of the NLCS AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1006
10/6/1980: Audio: Art Howe's homer breaks open the one-game playoff for the #Astros at Los Angeles. Al Michaels is at the mic: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80howela.mp3
10/6/1980: Video: The #Astros' Terry Puhl breaks up a play at the plate as he scores on a fielder's choice by José Cruz: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980Clinch1stPuhlScores.mpeg
10/6/1980: Video: Art Howe hits a two-run homer to give the #Astros a 4-0 lead over Dodgers in the one-game playoff: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980Clinch3rdHoweHR.mpeg
10/6/1980: Video: The #Astros' Alan Ashby is kneed at the plate by the Dodgers' Joe Ferguson, breaking a rib: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980Clinch3rdAshbyOutAtHome.mpeg
10/6/1980: Video: The #Astros' Art Howe gets his third and fourth RBIs with his second single of the game: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980Clinch4thHowe1B.mpeg
10/6/1980: Video: Joe Niekro gets the final out of a 7-1 victory over Dodgers to earn the #Astros' first division title: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980Clinch9thFinalOut.mpeg
10/6/1980: Audio: Dewayne Staats has the call as Joe Niekro clinches the first division title in #Astros history: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80lawin.mp3
10/6/1981: Alan Ashby slams a two-out two-run homer off Dave Stewart in the ninth to stun the Dodgers 3-1 in NLDS Game 1. Tony Scott drove in Terry Puhl earlier but LA tied it on a Steve Garvey solo shot, one of just two hits given up by Nolan Ryan AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1006 #Astros
10/6/1981: Audio: Tony Scott gives the #Astros the lead in the first divisional playoff series: AstrosDaily.com/audio/81gm1a.mp3
10/6/1981: Audio: The #Astros' Alan Ashby wins NLDS Game 1 with a dramatic two-run shot against Los Angeles: AstrosDaily.com/audio/81gm1b.mp3
10/6/1999: Atlanta's Kevin Millwood dominates with a one-hitter as the Braves romp, 5-1, to even the NLDS at one game apiece. Ken Caminiti spoils the no-no with a second-inning homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1006 #Astros
10/6/1999: Video: Ken Caminiti homers off Atlanta's Kevin Millwood for the #Astros' lone run (and hit) in NLDS Game 2: AstrosDaily.com/video/1999NLDSg2Caminiti.mpeg
10/6/2004: #Astros get the jump on Atlanta in NLDS Game 1 with a 9-3 rout behind Roger Clemens and four home runs. Brad Ausmus, Lance Berkman, Carlos Beltrán & Jason Lane provide the long balls. Clemens, recovering from the stomach flu, lasts seven innings AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1006
10/6/2004: Video: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell hits an RBI double and Lance Berkman homers against the Braves in NLDS Game 1: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLDSgm1Berkman.avi
10/6/2005: The #Astros give Roger Clemens an early lead but he gives up five runs as the Braves even the NLDS with a 7-1 decision. Rookie Brian McCann's three-run homer off Clemens changes the momentum of the series which goes back to Houston for two games AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1006
10/6/2015: In the AL Wildcard Game, the #Astros travel to New York and eliminate the Yankees, 3-0, behind the three-hit pitching of Dallas Keuchel over six innings and three innings of shutout relief. Colby Rasmus & Carlos Gomez go yard on Masahiro Tanaka. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1006
10/6/2017: Carlos Correa homers and drives in four to pace an 8-2 victory over Boston in Game Two of the ALDS. George Springer also goes deep. The #Astros leave town with a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1006

10/7/1922: *** deceased *** Grady Hatton is born in Beaumont, TX. The third #Astros manager led the club to a 162-221 record in 1966-68. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Hatton_Grady #RIP
10/7/1968: Floyd Bluford "Butch" Henry III was born in El Paso, TX. Sent to Houston by the Reds in a trade for Bill Doran, the LHP came to the #Astros in 1992 as a 23-year-old, started 28 games and posted a 6-9 record with one shutout and a 4.02 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Henry_Butch.html
10/7/1980: The first postseason game in #Astros history is a 3-1 loss in Philadelphia in NLCS Game 1. Houston gets the first run when Gary Woods singles off Steve Carlton to score José Cruz. A two-run bomb by Greg Luzinski puts the Phillies ahead to stay. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1007
10/7/1981: Denny Walling delivers a bases-loaded single in the 11th for a 1-0 triumph over Los Angeles at the #Astrodome. Joe Niekro, Dave Smith and Joe Sambito combine for the shutout. The #Astros lead, 2-0, in their five-game divisional series. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1007
10/7/1985: Bob Lillis is fired as manager of the #Astros. The former infielder is 276-261 in just over three seasons at the helm. He was the starting shortstop in the first game in the #Astrodome, and was the first former Astro to manage the club. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1007
10/7/1991: Leo Durocher dies at age 85 in Palm Springs, CA. An outspoken critic of Astroturf and the #Astrodome when he managed the Cubs, "The Lip" posted a 98-95 record as the #Astros' skipper in 1972-73. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Durocher_Leo
10/7/1991: Mike Foltynewicz is born in Sterling, IL. A first round pick by the #Astros in 2010, the RHP made his big league debut on August 2, 2014. Folty posted a 5.30 ERA in 16 games, then was traded to the Braves for Evan Gattis the following January. AstrosDaily.com/players/Foltynewicz_Michael.html
10/7/2001: Shane Reynolds wins his 100th game as an Astro, topping St. Louis, 9-2, to claim Houston's fourth division title in five years. Richard Hidalgo blasts a two-run homer in the second off Darryl Kile and the #Astros never look back. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1007
10/7/2001: Audio: Milo Hamilton is at the mic as the #Astros' Richard Hidalgo homers in the final regular season game at St. Louis: AstrosDaily.com/audio/01Hidalgo.mp3
10/7/2001: Audio: Jeff Bagwell adds to the #Astros' lead against the Cardinals. Milo Hamilton has the call: AstrosDaily.com/audio/01Bagwell.mp3
10/7/2001: Audio: Milo Hamilton has the call as the #Astros' Billy Wagner gets the last out to clinch the NL Central: AstrosDaily.com/audio/01Wagner.mp3
10/7/2004: A two-run homer in the eleventh inning by Rafael Furcal off Dan Miceli gives Atlanta a 4-2 decision over Houston in NLDS Game 2 to tie the best-of-five series. Solo homers by Jeff Bagwell and Raul Chavez give the #Astros their only runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1007
10/7/2017: Jim Landis dies at his Napa, CA home at age 83. The ten-year veteran OF was obtained from the Indians by the #Astros in trade for Lee Maye in January 1967. He hit .252 with one homer before he was traded in June to Detroit for Larry Sherry. AstrosDaily.com/players/Landis_Jim.html

10/8/1949: Enos Cabell is born in Fort Riley, KS. Cabell's best season was in 1977 when he scored 101 runs and hit 36 doubles and 16 homers. He was named the club MVP in 1978. The IF hit .281 with 45 HR and 405 RBI for the 1975-80, 1984-85 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cabell_Enos.html
10/8/1967: IFs Sonny Jackson and Chuck Harrison are dealt to the Braves for LHP Denny Lemaster and IF Denis Menke. It turns into a good deal as Menke becomes a two-time All-Star while Lemaster wins 30 games and saves six in four seasons for the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/20011007
10/8/1980: The #Astros taste their first post-season win. It's a 7-4 ten-inning victory in Philadelphia to even the NLCS at 1-1. José Cruz and César Cedeño drive in runs in the tenth before Dave Bergman lashes a two-run triple to put the game out of reach. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1008
10/8/1980: Audio: Andy Musser calls it as the #Astros' Dave Bergman delivers a clutch extra-inning triple in NLCS Game 2: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80gm2.mp3
10/8/1986: Mike Scott outduels Dwight Gooden for a 1-0 victory at the #Astrodome in NLCS Game 1. Scott fans 14 Mets on his way to a complete-game shutout. Glenn Davis supplies all the offense with a second-inning home run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1008 #Astros
10/8/1986: Video: The #Astros' Glenn Davis homers off the Mets' Dwight Gooden in NLCS Game 1: AstrosDaily.com/video/1986nlcsgm1.mpg
10/8/1986: Audio: Gene Elston calls it as the #Astros' Glenn Davis homers off the Mets' Dwight Gooden in NLCS Game 1: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gm1.mp3
10/8/1986: Audio: The #Astros' Mike Scott finishes an outstanding performance in NLCS Game 1. Keith Jackson calls it: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gm1b.mp3
10/8/1986: Video: 1986 NLCS Game 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3cheXOKVIk
10/8/1999: #Astros lose a 12-inning affair to the Braves, 5-3, in NLDS Game 3. Brian Jordan drives in all five Atlanta runs. Walt Weiss stabs a Tony Eusebio smash with the bases loaded in the bottom of the tenth and throws Ken Caminiti out at the plate. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1008
10/8/1999: Audio: The Braves' Walt Weiss stabs a liner from the #Astros' Tony Eusebio in NLDS Game 3: AstrosDaily.com/audio/99gm3.mp3
10/8/1999: Video: In NLDS Game 3, the #Astros' Tony Eusebio draws bases-loaded walk as Houston builds an early lead: AstrosDaily.com/video/1999NLDSg3-1stEusebioRBI.mpeg
10/8/1999: Video: In NLDS Game 3, the #Astros' Bill Spiers ties the game as José Lima leads the cheers: AstrosDaily.com/video/1999NLDSg3-7thSpiersRBI.mpeg
10/8/2005: Mike Lamb homers and Craig Biggio swats three doubles to pace the #Astros in a 7-3 triumph over the Braves to take a 2-1 edge in the NLDS. Roy Oswalt goes seven innings for the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1008
10/8/2005: Video: The #Astros' Mike Lamb breaks up a 2-2 tie with a home run in NLDS Game 3: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nldsgm3.mpg
10/8/2006: Iván Murrell dies in Stuart, FL at age 63. The Panamanian OF signed and came up with the Colt .45s in 1963 at age 20. Murrell had four short trials with the #Astros between 1963-68. He hit .168 in 54 games, then moved on to the Padres & Braves. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Murrell_Ivan
10/8/2015: In ALDS Game 1 in Kansas City, Collin McHugh gives the #Astros a leg up in the series with a 5-2 victory. Houston jumps on Yordano Ventura for three runs in the first two innings. McHugh tosses six innings of four-hit ball. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1008
10/8/2018: #Astros close out a three-game ALDS sweep with an 11-3 thumping in Cleveland. George Springer blasts two homers and Carlos Correa adds a three-run poke as Houston tallied 10 runs in the final three frames. Reliever Collin McHugh picks up the win AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1008

10/9/1940: Joe Pepitone is born in Brooklyn, NY. A star with the Yankees at the end of their dynasty years, the 1B was traded to the #Astros in 1970, where he hit .251 with 14 HR in 75 games. Unhappy, he "retired" to force a trade & was dealt to the Cubs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pepitone_Joe.html
10/9/1955: Álex Taveras is born in Santiago, DR. Signed in 1974 as a free agent, the 2B/SS played briefly with the #Astros in 1976 at the age of 20. He completed his major league career six years later with the Dodgers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Taveras_Alex.html
10/9/1980: Mark S. McLemore is born in Sacramento, CA. A left-handed relief specialist, McLemore (no relation to the other Mark McLemore in #Astros history) had a partial season with Houston in 2007, posting a 3-0 record with a 3.86 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/McLemore_MarkS.html
10/9/1981: Burt Hooton spins a three-hitter as the Dodgers take a 6-1 verdict in NLDS Game 3. The #Astros still lead the series, 2-1. Art Howe's solo shot is the only Houston heroics. Steve Garvey's two-run blast in the first puts Los Angeles ahead to stay AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1009
10/9/1999: In the last major league game held at the #Astrodome, the #Astros run out of gas in a 7-5 loss to the Braves, dropping three of four in the NLDS. Tony Eusebio and Ken Caminiti belt homers to make the game close but Houston comes up short. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1009
10/9/1999: Audio: Ken Caminiti breathes life into a desperate #Astros team. Jon Miller is at the mic: AstrosDaily.com/audio/99gm4a.mp3
10/9/1999: Audio: Jon Miller calls it as #Astros' Ken Caminiti flies out to end the 1999 season and MLB play at #Astrodome: AstrosDaily.com/audio/99gm4b.mp3
10/9/2001: A three-run Chipper Jones homer leads the Braves past the #Astros, 7-4, in NLDS Game 1. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1009
10/9/2001: Audio: The #Astros' Brad Ausmus shocks Greg Maddux and ties up the game in the fifth in NLDS Game 1: AstrosDaily.com/audio/01NLDSgm1.mp3
10/9/2004: The #Astros hold on for an 8-5 triumph over the Braves in NLDS Game 3, taking a 2-1 lead in the series. Morgan Ensberg drives in three while Carlos Beltrán drives in a pair with a homer and a double. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1009
10/9/2004: Video: Carlos Beltrán continues his hot post-season hitting in the first inning of NLDS Game 3: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLDSgm3Beltran.avi
10/9/2005: In the longest game in postseason history, Chris Burke's solo homer off Joey Devine in the bottom of the 18th gives the #Astros a 7-6 victory over the Braves, winning the NLDS 3-1. Brad Ausmus' two-out ninth-inning solo blast forces extra frames AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1009
10/9/2005: Video: Down by five runs, Lance Berkman gets the #Astros back in the game with a grand slam in NLDS Game 4: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nldsgm4berkman.mpg
10/9/2005: Video: Down to their last out, the #Astros' Brad Ausmus comes through in NLDS Game 4: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nldsgm4ausmus.mpg
10/9/2005: Video: The #Astros' Chris Burke makes postseason history in the 18th inning of NLDS Game 4: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nldsgm4burke.mpg
10/9/2005: Video: 2005 NLDS Game 4 (entire game) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1eS7462aps (h/t @JamesRains) #Astros
10/9/2017: The #Astros come from behind to nip the Red Sox, 5-4, in ALDS Game 4 to claim a 3-1 series victory. Alex Bregman homers and Carlos Beltrán delivers a key double in the comeback. Ken Giles shrugs off an inside-the-park homer to finish the save. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1009

10/10/1929: *** deceased *** Bobby Tiefenauer is born in Desloge, MO. The knuckleballer had brief call-ups with the Cards and Indians before he was sold to the Colt .45s for 1962. He appeared in 43 games, notching a 2-4 record with one save and a 4.34 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tiefenauer_Bobby.html #Astros #RIP
10/10/1947: Roger Metzger is born in Fredericksburg, TX. The epitome of the no-hit, all-glove SS of his era, Metzger flashed his leather as Houston's everyday SS for over seven years. In 1973 he became the only Astro shortstop to earn a Gold Glove. AstrosDaily.com/players/Metzger_Roger.html #Astros
10/10/1949: Rob Sperring is born in San Francisco, CA. Traded by the Giants to Houston in March 1977, the IF hit .186 with 1 HR and 9 RBI in 58 games for the 1977 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sperring_Rob.html
10/10/1961: The Colt .45s select in the first NL expansion draft: Bob Aspromonte, Dick Farrell, Hal Smith, Román Mejias, Ken Johnson, Al Spangler & Bob Lillis. Houston's first pick is IF Eddie Bressoud but he is traded before the season begins. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1010 #Astros
10/10/2019: After two road losses, the #Astros pull out Game 5 of the ALDS with a 6-1 triumph over Tampa Bay to advance to the ALCS. Gerrit Cole strikes out ten while spinning eight innings of two-hit ball. Michael Brantley and José Altuve homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1010

10/10/1973: *** deceased *** Brian Powell is born in Bainbridge, GA. Part of the seven-player swap that sent Brad Ausmus to Detroit, the RHP compiled a 2-2 record with a 6.82 ERA for the 2000-01 #Astros. He later pitched for the Tigers (again), Giants, and Phillies. AstrosDaily.com/players/Powell_Brian.html #RIP
10/10/1980: Denny Walling plates Rafael Landestoy with a sac fly as the #Astros win, 1-0, over Philadelphia. Joe Morgan triples in the 11th and comes out for Landestoy. Joe Niekro blanks the Phils for ten innings. Houston leads the best-of-five NLCS, 2-1. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1010
10/10/1980: Audio: Gene Elston calls it as the #Astros' Denny Walling hits the game-winning RBI. Houston gains a 2-1 NLCS lead over the Phillies: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80gm3.mp3
10/10/1980: Video: In NLCS Game 3, the #Astros' César Cedeño injures his ankle trying to prevent a double play: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980nlcsgm3Cedeno.mpg
10/10/1980: Video: In NLCS Game 3, the #Astros' Joe Niekro completes ten innings of shutout baseball by retiring Mike Schmidt: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980nlcsgm3Niekro.mpg
10/10/1980: Video: In NLCS Game 3, the #Astros' Joe Morgan triples then Denny Walling plates the winning run: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980nlcsgm3Morgan.mpg
10/10/1981: Fernando Valenzuela outpitches Vern Ruhle in a 2-1 decision in LA. Only eight hits are registered, four by each side, but a homer by Pedro Guerrero and an RBI single by Bill Russell trump last-inning heroics by Terry Puhl & Tony Scott. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1010 #Astros
10/10/1988: Fernando Martínez is born in Rio San Juan, DR. A former top prospect of the Mets, the OF was claimed on waivers before the 2012 season and was promoted to Houston in June. In 41 games, the lefty hitter batted .237 with six homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Martinez_Fernando.html #Astros
10/10/2001: Tom Glavine and John Smoltz combine on a seven-hit shutout to blank the #Astros, 1-0, in Game Two of the NLDS. The only run is scored by B.J. Surhoff on a double-play grounder after a double and an error by Julio Lugo. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1010
10/10/2004: Ken Caminiti dies in Bronx, NY at age 41. He is considered by many to be the #Astros' best-ever third baseman. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Caminiti_Ken
10/10/2004: Craig Biggio pops his first postseason home run and Houston leads Atlanta, 5-2, in NLDS Game 4. Then Chad Qualls gives up a three-run homer to Adam Laroche and the Braves push across the winning run in the ninth to steal a 6-5 verdict. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1010
10/10/2004: Video: In NLDS Game 4, the #Astros' Craig Biggio takes advantage of the home field to launch a home run: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLDSgm4Biggio.avi

10/11/1945: Bob Stinson is born in Elkin, NC. The former first-round pick of the Dodgers was traded by St. Louis to Houston for utilityman Marty Martinez after the 1971 season. In 27 games for the Astros in 1972, the C/OF hit .171. AstrosDaily.com/players/Stinson_Bob.html
10/11/1960: The HSA applies to the NL for an expansion franchise. Judge Roy Hofheinz promises an air-conditioned domed stadium. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1011
10/11/1966: Gregg Olson is born in Scribner, NE. Acquired at the 1996 trade deadline from Detroit, the RHP appeared in nine games and earned a 1-0 record with a 4.82 ERA in nine innings for the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Olson_Gregg.html
10/11/1977: Ty Wigginton is born in San Diego, CA. The versatile IF/OF played mostly 3B while with Houston. He hit .285 with 29 HR and 76 RBI for the 2007-08 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wigginton_Ty.html
10/11/1980: In a game of bizarre moments, Philadelphia beats Houston, 5-3, in ten innings to even the NLCS at 2-2. Pete Rose crashes into Bruce Bochy at home plate to score the winning run. A fourth-inning Houston triple play is ruled a double play. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1011
10/11/1980: Audio: The #Astros' Vern Ruhle starts a triple play that wasn't: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80gm4a.mp3
10/11/1980: Audio: The Phillies' Pete Rose wins a home-plate collision with the #Astros' Bruce Bochy for the game-winner: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80gm4b.mp3
10/11/1981: The Dodgers' Jerry Reuss shuts out the #Astros on a five-hitter, 4-0, winning the divisional series, 3-2. Nolan Ryan is reached for three runs in the sixth while Houston's bats, as one writer put it, died in their sleep. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1011
10/11/1986: Len Dykstra homers off Dave Smith in the bottom of the ninth to give the Mets a 6-5 decision over the #Astros in New York. The Mets lead the best-of-seven NLCS, 2-1. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1011
10/11/1986: Audio: The #Astros' Bill Doran builds an early lead in New York in NLCS Game 3: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gm3.mp3
10/11/1986: Video: In NLCS Game 3, Bill Doran's two-run homer makes it 4-0 #Astros. Billy Hatcher follows with a single. AstrosDaily.com/video/1986NLCSg3-2ndDoranHR.mpeg
10/11/1986: Video: In NLCS Game 3, the #Astros' Charley Kerfeld snags a Gary Carter comebacker behind his back and throws him out: AstrosDaily.com/video/1986NLCSg3-8thKerfeld.mpeg
10/11/1986: Video: NLCS Game 3 (entire game) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnWikVkgSJM #Astros
10/11/2004: In their eighth try, the #Astros finally win a postseason series, blowing out the Braves, 12-3, in Game Five of the NLDS. Carlos Beltrán steals the show with two home runs and five RBIs in a four-hit performance. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1011
10/11/2004: Video: The #Astros' Carlos Beltrán slams his second homer of the decisive fifth game of the NLDS: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLDSgm5_Beltran_HR_6th.mpeg
10/11/2004: Video: The #Astros bombard Atlanta's bullpen with two outs to blow the game open: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLDSgm5_batting_7th.mpeg
10/11/2004: Video: The #Astros onslaught continues while the announcers reflect on Ken Caminiti's passing: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLDSgm5_batting2_7th.mpeg
10/11/2004: Video: For the first time in eight tries, the #Astros win a postseason series: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLDSgm5_clinch_9th.mpeg
10/11/2015: The #Astros take a 2-1 edge in the ALDS after Dallas Keuchel tames the Royals, 4-2, before 42,674 at MMP. Jason Castro's two-run single in the fifth puts Houston ahead to stay. The Astros need win just once more to move on to their first ALCS. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1011
10/11/2020: Joe Morgan dies in Danville, CA, at age 77. The 2B ... Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990. http://astrosdaily.com/history/deceased.html#Morgan_Joe

10/12/1962: Sid Fernandez is born in Honolulu, HI. "El Sid" relied on an erratic delivery and a rising fastball to fool batters. He always wore #50 to honor his home state. The #Astros signed him for 1997, but after starting only one game, he retired. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fernandez_Sid.html
10/12/1970: The #Astros deal SS Héctor Torres to the Cubs for SS Roger Metzger. Though denied by both sides, many suspect the trade is compensation for the Cubs' mid-season acquisition of Joe Pepitone. Metzger mans the Houston infield for eight years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1012
10/12/1980: Houston has a 5-2 lead and needs six outs to reach the World Series. Nolan Ryan is on the mound. Philadelphia surges back to win in ten innings, 8-7, and take the NL pennant. It is the fourth consecutive extra-inning game of the series. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1012 #Astros
10/12/1980: Audio: The #Astros' Art Howe breaks open a three-run lead in the seventh inning of the deciding game: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80gm5a.mp3
10/12/1980: Video: Art Howe's triple gives the #Astros a 5-2 lead: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980NLCSg5-7thHowe.mpeg
10/12/1980: Audio: After the Phillies pulled ahead, the #Astros' José Cruz ties it again: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80gm5b.mp3
10/12/1980: Video: The #Astros' José Cruz ties the game at 7-7 with an eighth-inning single: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980NLCSg5-8thCruz.mpeg
10/12/1980: Audio: Enos Cabell makes the last out as the #Astros die in the tenth inning: AstrosDaily.com/audio/80gm5c.mp3
10/12/1980: Video: The #Astros' Enos Cabell makes the last out of the 1980 season: AstrosDaily.com/video/1980NLCSg5-10thFinalOut.mpeg
10/12/1980: *** pic *** A dejected José Cruz sits in the dugout after a heartbreaking 8-7, ten-inning #Astros loss to the Phillies in NLCS Game 5 (of 5). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1012
10/12/1986: Mike Scott tames the Mets again with a 3-1 triumph to even the NLCS at 2-2. Alan Ashby and Dickie Thon swat homers to account for all of Houston's runs. Scott continues to master New York with a complete-game three-hit, five-strikeout victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1012
10/12/1986: Audio: The #Astros' Alan Ashby benefits from New York's greed: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gm4.mp3
10/12/1986: Audio: Gene Elston calls his last #Astros victory as Mike Scott silences the Mets again in NLCS Game 4: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gm4a.mp3
10/12/1992: Jandel Gustave is born in Pimentel, DR. A hard-throwing right-hander, Gustave spent six seasons in the #Astros minor league system before making his big league debut in 2016 at the age of 23. He posted a 1-0 record with a 3.98 ERA for 2016-17. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gustave_Jandel.html
10/12/2001: The #Astros are swept by the Braves, 6-2, to end another disappointing NLDS, their third such fate at the hands of Atlanta in five years. Former Houston backup Paul Bako homers off Shane Reynolds and drives in three. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1012
10/12/2005: Andy Pettitte is hit by a line drive during warmups and struggles through a 5-3 loss to St. Louis in NLCS Game 1. Reggie Sanders powers a two-run blast in the first off Pettitte as the Cardinals build a lead they would never surrender. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1012 #Astros
10/12/2015: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) tweets his congratulations to the #Astros for winning the ALDS. The problem is, they haven't won it yet. Abbot's tweet appears in the 7th inning with Houston leading 6-2. The Royals score seven 8th-inning runs and win the game, 9-6.
10/12/2015: MMP is jumping as the #Astros build a 6-2 lead with six outs to go in order to wrap up the ALDS but Kansas City decimates the Houston bullpen for seven eighth-inning runs to take a 9-6 verdict and force a decisive Game 5. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1012

10/13/1931: *** deceased *** Eddie Mathews is born in Texarkana, TX. He's the only man to play with the Braves while in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. With Houston, he bats .238 with ten homers before being traded. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1978 AstrosDaily.com/players/Mathews_Eddie.html #RIP #Astros
10/13/1948: Randy Moffitt is born in Long Beach, CA. The RHP posted a 2-4 record with a 3.02 ERA for the 1982 #Astros AstrosDaily.com/players/Moffitt_Randy.html
10/13/1951: Frank LaCorte is born in San Jose, CA. After five seasons with the Braves, LaCorte came to the #Astros in a 1979 trade for pitcher Bo McLaughlin. For the next five years, LaCorte won 18 and lost 18 for the Astros with 26 saves and a 4.03 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/LaCorte_Frank.html
10/13/1961: Mike Capel is born in Marshall, TX. The RHP pitched briefly with the Cubs and Brewers before ending his big league career with the #Astros in 1991. In Houston, he posted a 1-3 record with a 3.03 ERA and three saves in 25 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Capel_Mike.html
10/13/1961: Houston makes their debut as a major league franchise through an Arizona Instructional League team based in Scottsdale dubbed the "Colt .22s". AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1013 #Astros
10/13/1981: Taylor Buchholz is born in Lower Merion, PA. Acquired from the Phillies in the 2003 Billy Wagner trade, the RHP posted a 6-10 record with a 5.89 ERA for the 2006 #Astros. Buchholz was dealt to Colorado for Jason Jennings that December. AstrosDaily.com/players/Buchholz_Taylor.html
10/13/1986: Rain washes out Game 5 of the NLCS in New York, forcing a game the next afternoon on what was to have been a travel day. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1014 #Astros
10/13/2004: A six-run sixth inning puts the Cardinals out of reach as they outslug the #Astros, 10-7, in NLCS Game 1 in St. Louis. Brandon Backe and Chad Qualls are torched by the league's most potent offense, despite the support of four Houston home runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1013
10/13/2004: Video: Mike Lamb swats the fourth #Astros homer of the night, though in a losing cause: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm1Lamb.avi
10/13/2005: Roy Oswalt & Brad Lidge combine to silence St. Louis, 4-1, to even the NLCS at one game apiece. Chris Burke stays hot with two hits, two runs scored and an RBI. An Albert Pujols solo shot in the sixth accounts for the only Cardinal run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1013 #Astros
10/13/2005: Video: The #Astros' Roy Oswalt gets out of a jam to preserve a slim lead: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nlcsgm2roy.mpg
10/13/2005: Video: The #Astros' Chris Burke and Adam Everett add insurance runs: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nlcsgm2everett.mpg
10/13/2017: Dallas Keuchel twirls seven innings of four-hit ball to silence the Yankees, 2-1, in ALCS Game 1 at MMP. José Altuve produces half of Houston's six hits while Marwin González saves a run with a strong throw from LF to nab Greg Bird at home. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1013
10/13/2018: The #Astros open the ALCS with a 7-2 triumph over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Carlos Correa's RBI single in the sixth breaks a 2-2 tie then homers by Josh Reddick and Yuli Gurriel in the ninth seal the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1013
10/13/2019: Carlos Correa's 11th-inning walk-off homer against J.A. Happ evens the ALCS at one game apiece in a 3-2 victory. Correa earlier plated a run with a double and George Springer launched a solo homer. #Astros reliever Josh James gets the win. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1013

10/14/1953: Alfonso Rafael "Kiko" Garcia is born in Martinez, CA. In two seasons with the #Astros (1981-82), the IF hit .250 with one homer but saw his playing time shrink as Dickie Thon emerged as the starting shortstop. AstrosDaily.com/players/Garcia_Kiko.html
10/14/1962: Carl Nichols is born in Los Angeles, CA. The backup catcher, uncle of Ray Lankford, spent parts of three seasons (1989-91) in Houston. He hit .186 in 60 games while an Astro. AstrosDaily.com/players/Nichols_Carl.html #Astros
10/14/1967: Dave Hajek is born in Roseville, CA. A utility infielder, Hajek played in 13 games for Houston over the 1995 and 1996 seasons, batting .250 (3-for-12) with one double. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hajek_Dave.html #Astros
10/14/1968: The #Astros lose five players, including Ron Brand and John Bateman, in the second NL expansion draft. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1014
10/14/1983: Alberto Árias is born in Santo Domingo, DR. Claimed off waivers from the Colorado Rockies, the RHP was used both as a spot starter and as a reliever. He posted a 3-2 record with a 3.86 ERA for the 2008-09 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Arias_Alberto.html
10/14/1986: Nolan Ryan is perfect until allowing a homer to Darryl Strawberry in the sixth to tie the game. Charley Kerfeld is the victim when Gary Carter drives home Wally Backman with the game-winner. Mets lead the NLCS, 3-2. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1014 #Astros
10/14/1986: Audio: Keith Jackson has the call as first base umpire Fred Brocklander robs the #Astros of a critical run: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gm5.mp3
10/14/1986: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the Mets' Gary Carter drives home winning run in the 12th: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gm5a.mp3 #Astros
10/14/1986: Video: NLCS Game 5 (5th thru 12th innings) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5ExF_dlRDQ #Astros
10/14/1987: Dick Wagner resigns as the #Astros GM. His brief tenure has highs and lows as well as stormy relationships. AstrosDaily.com/files/trans/trades.html#Wagner
10/14/2004: The Cardinals build a 2-0 lead in the NLCS with a 6-4 verdict in the rain. Houston's 3-0 lead, buoyed by homers from Carlos Beltrán and Morgan Ensberg, is washed away in a four-run Redbird fifth inning. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1014 #Astros
10/14/2004: Video: The #Astros' Carlos Beltrán homers off Matt Morris: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm2_Beltran_HR_1st.mpeg
10/14/2004: Video: The #Astros' Morgan Ensberg hits a solo shot AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm2_Ensberg_HR_4th.mpeg
10/14/2004: Video: The #Astros' Lance Berkman steals third, then Morgan Ensberg plates him with a single through the gap: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm2_Ensberg_RBI_7th.mpeg
10/14/2015: The Royals eliminate the #Astros with a 7-2 verdict to close out Houston's Cinderella season. Luis Valbuena takes Johnny Cueto deep as the Astros build an early 2-0 lead but the Royals roar back. The Royals roll on to win the World Series. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1014
10/14/2017: José Altuve slides home with the game-winner as Carlos Correa doubles against Aroldis Chapman for the 2-1 triumph over the Yankees that puts the #Astros ahead, 2-0, in the ALCS. Justin Verlander tosses a CG five-hitter with 13 strikeouts. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1014
10/14/2018: Boston evens the ALCS with a 7-5 decision over Houston. The Red Sox bullpen protected a lead for 4.1 innings while Jackie Bradley Jr. drives in three to lead the Boston assault. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1014 #Astros

10/15/1927: *** deceased *** Bill Henry is born in Alice, TX. Houston was the last stop in the LHP's 16-year major league career. Henry posted an 0.00 ERA in 5.0 IP (3 games) at the age of 41 for the 1969 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Henry_Bill.html #RIP
10/15/1961: An All-Star exhibition game is held at Buff Stadium in Houston as a prelude to MLB play the next year. 5,600 fans turn out to see the NL stars triumph, 6-1, over the AL squad. Bob Aspromonte (LAD) and Bill Virdon (PIT) play for the NL. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1015 #Astros
10/15/1973: Mendy López is born in Pimentel, DR. A utility infielder who played for four organizations, Lopez appeared in ten games for the #Astros during the 2001 season, hitting .267 with a home run before being waived and claimed by the Pirates. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lopez_Mendy.html
10/15/1986: In the one of the most thrilling games in baseball history, the #Astros and Mets battle sixteen innings in the #Astrodome before the Mets finally prevail, 7-6, to win the NL pennant in six games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1015
10/15/1986: Video: The #Astros rough up New York starter Bob Ojeda for three: AstrosDaily.com/video/1986NLCSg6-1stAstroRally.mpeg
10/15/1986: Audio: Gene Elston has the call as the #Astros and Mets head to extra innings again: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gm6.mp3
10/15/1986: Audio: Keith Jackson has the call as the #Astros' Billy Hatcher gives Houston new life in the 14th: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gm6a.mp3
10/15/1986: Video: Billy Hatcher's 14th-inning homer evens the score at 4-4, keeping the #Astros alive: AstrosDaily.com/video/1986NLCSg6-14thHatcherHR.mpeg
10/15/1986: Audio: The #Astros come up a run short after 16 innings. Keith Jackson is at the mic: AstrosDaily.com/audio/86gm6b.mp3
10/15/1986: Video: With Denny Walling on second in the 16th, the #Astros' Kevin Bass fans to seal a 7-6 New York victory: AstrosDaily.com/video/1986NLCSg6-16thFinalOut.mpeg
10/15/1986: Video: NLCS Game 6, New York Mets at Houston #Astros: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifbs2BioOBE
10/15/1986: Audio: NLCS Game 6, New York Mets at Houston #Astros: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcI0i9ocFQs
10/15/1992: Teoscar Hernández is born in Cotui, DR. Signed at age 18 in 2011, the OF debuted with the #Astros in 2016. He hit .230 with 4 HR and 11 RBI for the 2016-17 squads. He was dealt with Nori Aoki to Toronto for Francisco Liriano in July 2017. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hernandez_Teoscar.html
10/15/2005: #Astros grab a 2-1 lead in the NLCS with a 4-3 triumph over St. Louis. Mike Lamb doubles and homers to key a pair of two-run rallies while Roger Clemens, Chad Qualls & Brad Lidge hold the Cards to seven hits. Craig Biggio adds a pair of hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1015
10/15/2005: Video: Mike Lamb and Jason Lane combine to give the #Astros the lead: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nlcsgm3.mpg
10/15/2019: The #Astros' Gerrit Cole tosses seven innings of shutout ball to grab Game 3 of the ALCS in the Bronx to take a 2-1 series lead. José Altuve and Josh Reddick strike early homers off Luis Severino in the 4-1 victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1015

10/16/1963: The Colt .45s announce a 40-man winter roster with 19 players aged 21 or younger, ten of them with a year or less of major league experience. Only five are aged 30 or older. Jay Dahl, at 17, is the youngest. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1016 #Astros
10/16/1969: The Mets, who entered the NL in 1962 at the same year as Houston, win the World Championship in a "miracle" victory over the Orioles. By contrast, the #Astros take 43 years to reach their first Fall Classic and 55 years to win one. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1016
10/16/1985: Enerio del Rosario is born in Santa Lucia, DR. Acquired from the Reds late in the 2010 campaign, the RHP spent all of 2011 in the #Astros bullpen. He returned for 19 games in 2012, then was dropped from the 40-man roster. AstrosDaily.com/players/DelRosario_Enerio.html
10/16/2004: Roger Clemens cools off the Cardinal bats with seven innings of four-hit ball as the #Astros win NLCS Game 3, 5-2. Jeff Kent, Carlos Beltrán and Lance Berkman all homer. St. Louis still leads the best-of-seven series, 2-1. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1016
10/16/2004: Video: #Astros' Lance Berkman singles, plating Carlos Beltrán, then Jeff Kent launches a two-run shot: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm3_Berkman_Kent_1st.mpeg
10/16/2004: Video: The #Astros' Carlos Beltrán homers to center: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm3_Beltran_HR_8th.mpeg
10/16/2004: Video: The #Astros' Lance Berkman dings a solo shot to the Crawford Boxes: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm3_Berkman_HR_8th.mpeg
10/16/2005: Jason Lane homers and Morgan Ensberg hits the decisive sacrifice fly to nip the Cardinals, 2-1, giving Houston a 3-1 edge in the NLCS. Brandon Backe and four relievers hold St. Louis to just five hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1016 #Astros
10/16/2005: Video: Outstanding #Astros defense wraps up a tight 2-1 thriller: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nlcsgm4.mpg
10/16/2009: José Herrera dies in Lagunillas, Venezuela. The outfielder played parts of the 1967 and 1968 seasons for the #Astros, batting .240 with no homers in 32 games, after which he was claimed by Montreal in the 1968 expansion draft. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Herrera_Jose
10/16/2017: C.C. Sabathia and three relievers handcuff Houston on four hits to take an 8-1 win over the #Astros in ALCS Game 3 at Yankee Stadium. Aaron Judge and Todd Frazier drive in six New York runs. Houston still leads the best-of-seven series, 2-1. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1016
10/16/2018: Jackie Bradley Jr. belts a grand slam off Roberto Osuna to complete an 8-2 Boston verdict over Houston to take a 2-1 lead in the ALCS. A double by Alex Bregman tied the contest at 2-2 before the bullpen collapse. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1016 #Astros

10/17/1960: The Houston Sports Association secures a National League franchise for Houston. R.E. "Bob" Smith & Roy Hofheinz spearhead the effort along with Craig Cullinan & George Kirksey. #Astros fans have these men to thank for the team they follow today AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1017
10/17/1969: Chris Tremie is born in Houston. The backstop came up with the White Sox for ten games in 1995 then played two games with the Rangers (1998) and nine with the Pirates (1999) before getting into one game for the #Astros in 2004. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tremie_Chris.html
10/17/1981: Edwin Maysonet is born in Arecibo, PR. Perhaps it was fate that the IF was born to be an Astro. He came into the world on the 21st anniversary of the birth of the franchise. Drafted in 2003, he hit .276 with 7 RBI for the 2008-09 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Maysonet_Edwin.html
10/17/1994: *** current *** Myles Straw is born in Garden Grove, CA. The speedy SS/OF has hit .246 in 199 AB with 1 HR and 16 RBI for the 2018-20 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Straw_Myles.html
10/17/2004: Carlos Beltrán homers off Julian Tavarez in the seventh to give the #Astros a 6-5 triumph in NLCS Game 4, evening the series at 2-2. Houston tied it the inning before on a solo shot by Lance Berkman and a run-scoring single by Raúl Chávez. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1017
10/17/2004: Video: The #Astros' Lance Berkman doubles to center, scoring Carlos Beltrán and Jeff Bagwell: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm4_Berkman_3rd.mpeg
10/17/2004: Video: The #Astros' José Vizcaino doubles down the left field line. Raúl Chávez plates him: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm4_Berkman_Vizcaino_Chavez_6th.mpeg
10/17/2004: Video: The #Astros' Carlos Beltrán lifts a shoetop pitch into the Houston bullpen in right-center: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm4_Beltran_Bagwell_7th.mpeg
10/17/2005: Houston is one out away from its first World Series appearance but Albert Pujols slams a three-run homer in the ninth off Brad Lidge to stun the #Astros, 5-4. Houston wastes a three-run shot by Lance Berkman that could have made history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1017
10/17/2005: Video: The #Astros' Lance Berkman hits the homer that should have won Houston the NL pennant: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nlcsgm5.mpg
10/17/2017: New York's Aaron Judge blasts a homer off Lance McCullers that opens the floodgates for a 6-4 Yankee win in ALCS Game 4. to tie the best-of-seven series. Yuli Gurriel drives in three for the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1017
10/17/2018: In ALCS Game 4, Boston outlasts the #Astros, 8-6, for a 3-1 series lead. Jackie Bradley Jr.'s glove collides with a fan in the RF seats as he tries to grab José Altuve's fly ball. The umpire ruled fan interference, negating a two-run homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1017
10/17/2019: Three-run homers by George Springer and Carlos Correa pace an 8-3 #Astros victory over the Yankees at New York to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the ALCS. The Yanks commit four errors in a late breakdown. Alex Bregman scores twice. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1017

10/18/1960: Terry Clark is born in Los Angeles, CA. After two seasons with the Angels, the RHP pitched one game for the #Astros in 1990. He returned to Houston during the 1996 campaign, posting an 0-2 record with an 11.37 ERA in 5 games in his second tour. AstrosDaily.com/players/Clark_Terry.html
10/18/1961: The Colt .45s purchase righthander Hal Woodeshick from the Detroit Tigers. A starter his first year in Houston, Woodeshick develops into a closer the next two seasons and makes the All-Star team in 1963. AstrosDaily.com/players/Woodeshick_Hal.html #Astros
10/18/2001: Larry Dierker resigns as #Astros manager with a 448-362 (.533) record and four division crowns in his five-season tenure (1997-2001), but only a 2-12 record in the postseason without a series victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1018
10/18/2004: Houston's Brandon Backe and St. Louis' Woody Williams trade one-hit performances over the first seven innings. Jeff Kent belts a mammoth three-run homer off Jason Isringhausen for a 3-0 triumph in NLCS Game 5. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1018 #Astros
10/18/2004: Video: The #Astros' Carlos Beltrán makes a web-gem diving catch to rob Edgar Renteria: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm5_Beltran_catch_7th.mpeg
10/18/2004: Video: The #Astros' Brandon Backe fans Cardinals' John Mabry: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm5_Backe_8th.mpeg
10/18/2004: Video: The #Astros' Jeff Kent breaks a scoreless tie with a walkoff three-run homer: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm5_Kent_HR_9th.mpeg
10/18/2011: Merritt Ranew dies in Valdosta, GA at age 73. The backstop got his first taste of the big leagues with the Colt .45s in their inaugural 1962 season. In 71 games, the catcher hit .234 with four homers and a surprising eight triples. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Ranew_Merritt #Astros
10/18/2017: Masahiro Tanaka combines with Tommy Kahnle on a four-hit shutout of the #Astros, 5-0, as the Yankees claim a 3-2 lead in the ALCS, needing one win to advance to the World Series. Gary Sanchez homers and drives in a pair to pace the NY offense. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1018
10/18/2018: Boston closes out the ALCS with a 4-1 Game 5 victory at MMP. A solo homer by Marwin González prevents the shutout. Former Astro J.D. Martinez homers off Justin Verlander, then Rafael Devers drills the deciding 3-run shot in the sixth AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1018 #Astros

10/19/1937: *** deceased *** Walt Bond is born in Denmark, TN. Perhaps the first real slugger in franchise history, the 1B/OF hit 20 homers and drove in 85 during his career year with the Colt .45s in 1964. The Tennessee giant hit .258 with 27 HR for 1964-65. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bond_Walt.html #Astros #RIP
10/19/1943: Brock Davis is born in Oakland, CA. The OF was signed off the UCLA campus by the Colt .45s in 1963 and was quickly promoted to the majors at the age of 19. He played briefly for Houston in 1963, 1964 and 1966, batting .176 in 96 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Davis_Brock.html #Astros
10/19/1965: The #Astros deal catcher Jerry Grote to the Mets for pitcher Tom Parsons and cash. Although batting just .182 with the Colt .45s, the San Antonio native goes on to several All-Star seasons in New York while Parsons never catches on in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1019
10/19/1966: Dave Veres is born in Montgomery, AL. The RHP debuted with the #Astros in 1994 and spent two seaons in Houston. He had an 8-4 record with two saves and a 2.31 ERA as he developed into a dependable set-up reliever. AstrosDaily.com/players/Veres_Dave.html
10/19/1972: Joe McEwing is born in Bristol, PA. The 2B was a utility IF/OF with the Cardinals, Mets and Royals. He was acquired by the #Astros in 2006 but spent most of the year in the minors. He got into just seven games with the parent club. AstrosDaily.com/players/McEwing_Joe.html
10/19/1982: J.A. Happ is born in Peru, IL. The big catch in the trade of Roy Oswalt to Philadelphia, the Northwestern U. product blew hot and cold during his time in Houston (2010-12), compiling an 18-28 record before he was traded to Toronto. AstrosDaily.com/players/Happ_JA.html #Astros
10/19/1987: In one of his final acts as the #Astros' General Manager, Dick Wagner exercises a contract option on Nolan Ryan. It was a strange year for the Express, leading the league in strikeouts (270) and ERA (2.76) but suffering an 8-16 record. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1019
10/19/1989: Houston radio station KKBQ announces that the World Series is coming to the #Astrodome after an earthquake rattles California, sending the Fall Classic into turmoil. #Astros General Manager Bill Wood blasts the false report as "sick humor". AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1019
10/19/1990: Jordan Lyles is born in Florence, SC. A supplemental first-round draft pick in 2008, the RHP debuted with Houston at just 20 years of age. He posted a 14-29 record with a 5.35 ERA for the 2011-13 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lyles_Jordan.html
10/19/1994: *** current*** Brandon Bailey is born in Westminster, CO. The RHP has posted a 2.45 ERA with no decisions for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bailey_Brandon.html
10/19/2001: Coach Matt Galante ends a 22-year run with the #Astros when he accepts a coaching position with the Mets. Galante managed Houston farm clubs and skippered the Astros in 1999 while Larry Dierker recovered from a brain seizure. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1019
10/19/2005: CELEBRATE! For the first time in 44 seasons, Houston is champion of the NL! Behind series MVP Roy Oswalt, the #Astros claim the NLCS with a 5-1 win in St. Louis. Brad Ausmus leads the attack with 3 hits & Jason Lane goes deep off Mark Mulder. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1019
10/19/2005: Video: Craig Biggio and the #Astros take an early lead they will not relinquish: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nlcsgm6biggio.mpg
10/19/2005: Video: Jason Lane squeezes the final out to put the #Astros in their first World Series: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005nlcsgm6lane.mpg 
10/19/2019: CELEBRATE AGAIN! José Altuve wins the series in the bottom of the ninth with a two-run walk-off homer for a 6-4 triumph over the Yankees, giving the #Astros their second AL pennant in three years. Yuli Gurriel adds a three-run homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1019
 
10/20/1999: Off-seasons can be hazardous to your health. Ken Caminiti finds this out falling out of a deer stand while hunting near Laredo. He fractures three vertebrae and will spend the next two months healing his aching back. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1020 #Astros
10/20/2004: Jeff Bagwell ties the Cardinals, 4-4, with a clutch two-out single in the ninth in NLCS Game 6 but Jim Edmonds gives St. Louis the 6-4 decision with a two-run homer off Dan Miceli in the 12th to tie the series at three games each. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1020 #Astros
10/20/2004: Video: The #Astros' Carlos Beltrán scores on a sacrifice fly by Lance Berkman: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm6_Berkman_SF_1st.mpeg
10/20/2004: Video: The #Astros' Carlos Beltrán bangs one off the wall then Jeff Bagwell doubles to tie the game: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm6_Bagwell_2B_3rd.mpeg
10/20/2004: Video: The #Astros' Mike Lamb hits one deep but foul then straightens it out: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm6_Lamb_HR_4th.mpeg
10/20/2004: Video: The #Astros' Jeff Bagwell ties the game with a single that scores Morgan Ensberg: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm6_Bagwell_1B_9th.mpeg
10/20/2017: Justin Verlander hurls seven innings of shutout ball as Houston ties the ALCS at three games each with a 7-1 victory over the Yankees. José Altuve homers and drives in three to lead the #Astros' offense. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1020

10/21/1941: *** deceased *** Ron Davis is born in Roanoke Rapids, NC. The OF was signed by the fledgling Colt .45s in 1961 and played for the AAA Houston Buffs before the Colt .45s began play. He hit .239 with 10 HR for the 1962 Colt .45s and 1966-68 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Davis_Ron.html #RIP
10/21/1954: *** deceased *** Keith Drumright is born in Springfield, MO. A light-hitting utility infielder, Drumright batted .164 in 17 games for the #Astros in 1978. AstrosDaily.com/players/Drumright_Keith.html #RIP
10/21/1960: Franklin Stubbs is born in Laurinburg, NC. Trivia fans, when asked who was the Astros' first baseman between Glenn Davis and Jeff Bagwell, can point to Stubbs, who hit .261 with 23 HR and 71 RBI for the 1990 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Stubbs_Franklin.html
10/21/1960: The Houston Sports Association's buyout talks with the AAA Houston Buffaloes are not going well. The HSA says the Buffs' demands are "utterly fantastic", and that negotiations with another AAA club would be completed quickly instead, citing time pressure. #Astros
10/21/1983: *** current *** Zack Greinke is born in Orlando, FL. The seven-time All-Star and 2009 AL Cy Young winner came to Houston from Arizona at the 2019 trade deadline. The eccentric RHP has posted an 11-4 record with a 3.54 ERA in 22 starts for the 2019-20 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Greinke_Zack.html
10/21/2004: Heartbreak again. #Astros own a 2-1 lead with Roger Clemens on the hill in the decisive Game 7 of the NLCS but Scott Rolen hits a sixth-inning go-ahead homer. Cards go on to win, 5-2. Craig Biggio started the night perfectly with a solo homer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1021
10/21/2004: Video: The #Astros' Craig Biggio starts NLCS Game 7 with a leadoff homer but it's all downhill from there: AstrosDaily.com/video/2004NLCSgm7_Biggio_HR_1st.mpeg
10/21/2017: In their fifth year in the AL, the #Astros win the pennant with a 4-0 Game 7 shutout over the Yankees. Charlie Morton and Lance McCullers combine on a 3-hitter. Houston advances to the World Series for just the second time in franchise history. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1021

10/22/1916: *** deceased *** Harry "The Hat" Walker is born in Pascagoula, MS. The 1947 NL batting champ manages the #Astros from 1969 to 1972 and skippers both the team's first non-losing season and the team's first winning season. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Walker_Harry #RIP
10/22/1942: *** deceased *** Cecil Upshaw is born in Spearsville, LA. The submarine reliever had a 2-3 record with one save for the #Astros in 1973. AstrosDaily.com/players/Upshaw_Cecil.html #RIP
10/22/1956: Frank DiPino is born in Syracuse, NY. The lefthanded reliever wins 13 games and saves 43 for the #Astros in a five-year stretch. His top season was in 1983 when he won three and saved 20 with a 2.65 ERA in 53 appearances. AstrosDaily.com/players/DiPino_Frank.html
10/22/1964: Gerald Young is born in Tela, Honduras. The swift outfielder batted .246, scored 249 runs and stole 153 bases over parts of six seasons in Houston. His best comes in 1988 when he swipes a team-high 65 bases to go with a .257 average. AstrosDaily.com/players/Young_Gerald.html #Astros
10/22/1969: The #Astros sell pitcher Danny Coombs to San Diego. After bouncing between the minors and Houston for seven seasons, the lefthander leaves with an 8-7 mark and two saves in 90 appearances. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1022
10/22/1982: Brian Bixler is born in Sandusky, OH. A versatile utility player, Bixler spent time with the Pirates and Nationals before the #Astros claimed him after the 2011 season. Bixler hit his first two MLB homers in 2012 but hit just .193 in 36 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bixler_Brian.html
10/22/2005: In their World Series debut, 43-year-old Roger Clemens starts for the #Astros but lasts only two innings in a 5-3 loss to the White Sox. Mike Lamb homers and Lance Berkman spanks a two-run double to highlight the Houston attack. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1022
10/22/2005: Video: The #Astros' Lance Berkman rips a double to tie it up in World Series Game 1: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005wsgm1.mpg
10/22/2013: Mark Small dies in Edmonds, WA of unreported causes. A 17th-round pick of the #Astros in 1989, Small pitched in 16 games with Houston during the 1996 season, posting an 0-1 record with a 5.92 ERA in 24.1 innings, the extent of his MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Small_Mark

10/23/1939: *** deceased *** George Williams is born in Detroit, MI. The 2B was claimed by the Colt .45s in the 1961 expansion draft. He was used sparingly in 1962, playing in five games but hitting 3-for-8 with a double and two RBIs in his brief stint. AstrosDaily.com/players/Williams_George.html #Astros #RIP
10/23/1953: Michael Duane "Bo" McLaughlin is born in Oakland, CA. The RHP wins nine and saves eight during his four years with the #Astros. His promising 1976 campaign (2.85 ERA in 79 innings) fails to blossom much beyond that until he is traded in 1979. AstrosDaily.com/players/McLaughlin_Bo.html
10/23/1975: Kazuo Matsui is born in Higashi-Osaka, Japan. The infielder becomes the first Japanese player in franchise history when he signs a three-year deal with the #Astros after the 2007 season. He hit .259 with 15 homers over three seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Matsui_Kazuo.html
10/23/1981: Ben Francisco is born in Santa Ana, CA. The versatile outfielder was acquired by the #Astros in a mid-season deal with Toronto in 2012. Less than two months later, he was dealt to Tampa. In 31 games for Houston, he hit .247 with two homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Francisco_Ben.html
10/23/1995: Amid rumors that the #Astros will be sold and moved to Virginia, General Manager Bob Watson resigns and takes the same position with the Yankees. His short tenure in Houston breaks the color bar for blacks in the GM ranks. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1023
10/23/1997: Craig Biggio is named the winner of the sixth annual Branch Rickey Award for outstanding community service. Biggio lends his name and time to several charities in Houston, particularly those who help with childrens' diseases. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1023 #Astros
10/23/2005: Scott Podsednik homers off Brad Lidge in the bottom of the ninth to give the White Sox a 7-6 thriller, putting them up 2-0 in the World Series. José Vizcaino had just rapped a two-run single in the top of the inning to tie it. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1023 #Astros
10/23/2005: Video: Down to their last out, the #Astros' José Vizcaino comes off the bench to even the score: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005wsgm2.mpg

10/24/1952: Omar Moreno is born in Puerto Armuelles, Panama. An FA signee by the #Astros in 1983, the OF played 8 seasons with the Pirates where he was often near the top of the NL in stolen bases. With Houston, Moreno hit .242 with 11 triples in 97 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Moreno_Omar.html
10/24/1963: Mark Grant is born in Aurora, IL. Houston signed the RHP as a free agent before the 1993 season but he made it into just six games and eleven innings (with no decision) before he was dealt to the expansion Rockies for a minor leaguer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Grant_Mark.html #Astros
10/24/1974: The #Astros purchase outfielder José Cruz from the Cardinals. The 27-year-old stars for the next 13 seasons in Houston. The best Astros player in the 1980s, Cruz has six seasons hitting over .300 and leads the team in RBIs seven times. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1024
10/24/1975: The #Astros acquire RHP Joaquín Andújar from the Reds for two players. The excitable Dominican pays dividends, winning 42 games during six seasons. He is still remembered in Houston for his catchphrase "youneverknow" during interviews. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1024
10/24/2001: Bill Spiers announces his retirement. Back problems limit the versatile utilityman from continuing a career that saw its heyday in Houston. He bats .288 with 21 homers and 199 RBIs during six years with the #Astros (1996-2001). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1024
10/24/2017: Justin Turner drills a two-run homer off Dallas Keuchel to give Clayton Kershaw and Los Angeles a 3-1 decision in World Series Game 1. Alex Bregman took Kershaw deep in the fourth for a short-lived tie. The #Astros manage just three hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1024

10/25/1944: Drannon Eugene "Skip" Guinn is born in St. Charles, MO. The LHP was dealt to Houston in the infamous Rusty Staub trade with the expansion Expos before the 1969 season. He pitched 28 times for Houston in 1969 and four more in 1971. AstrosDaily.com/players/Guinn_Skip.html #Astros
10/25/1955: Danny Darwin is born in Bonham, TX. One of the most mercurial pitchers in #Astros history, the RHP was known for his competitive fire which earned him the nickname "Doctor Death." He posted a 3.21 ERA in 769 IP for the 1986-90, 1996 Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Darwin_Danny.html
10/25/1960: Gabe Paul resigns as GM of the Reds to join the new Houston NL organization in the same capacity. Paul will clash with Judge Roy Hofheinz before the Colt .45s actually take the field, moving on to the Indians six months later. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1025 #Astros
10/25/1991: George Brunet dies of heart attack in Poza Rica, Mexico at age 56. The LHP made 22 appearances for the Colt .45s in their first two seasons, part of a 15-year MLB career. Later he pitched in the minors and in Mexico until age 54. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Brunet_George #Astros
10/25/2005: Ex-Astro Geoff Blum breaks Houston's heart with a 14th-inning homer off Ezequiel Astacio to win the then-longest game in World Series history for the White Sox, 7-5, to take a 3-0 lead over the #Astros in the first WS game held on Texas soil. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1025
10/25/2005: Video: The #Astros' Morgan Ensberg turns in a defensive gem before ex-Astro Geoff Blum breaks Houston's heart AstrosDaily.com/video/2005wsgm3.mpg
10/25/2008: Rafael Batista dies in Santo Domingo, DR at age 61 of thrombosis. The 1B had two brief trials with the #Astros in the mid-1970s. Though he was signed by the Braves, his only appearances in the majors were with Houston in 1973 and 1975. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Batista_Rafael
10/25/2017: Ross Powell dies in Lucas, TX at age 49 from carbon monoxide poisoning. Obtained in a trade for C Ed Taubensee in 1994, the LHP spent parts of 2 seasons in Houston, posting a 6.61 ERA in 16.1 IP before being dealt to the Pirates in 1995 AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Powell_Ross #Astros
10/25/2017: The #Astros even the World Series with a 7-6 triumph in 11 innings at Dodger Stadium. George Springer belts a two-run tie-breaker in the 11th then the Astros survive a solo shot in the bottom of the inning to claim their first WS game victory. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1025

10/26/1980: Tal Smith is fired as President and GM days before he is named Major League Executive of the Year for building the #Astros into their first division pennant-winner. Angry HSA partners force a reorganization to curb owner John McMullen's power. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1026
10/26/1980: Al Rosen is named as the #Astros' General Manager. The former Cleveland slugger comes from the New York Yankees' front office where owner John McMullen used to be a minority partner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1026
10/26/1984: Francisco Liriano is born in San Cristobal, DR. The #Astros acquired the LHP at the 2017 trade deadline to shore up the bullpen. After a rough start, he made the postseason roster and appeared in five games, including two in the World Series. AstrosDaily.com/players/Liriano_Francisco.html
10/26/1987: Oilers owner Bud Adams announces his team will not leave Houston for Jacksonville after agreements are made to increase seating capacity in the #Astrodome. This leads to changes in the appearance of the Dome, removing the CF scoreboard AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1026 #Astros
10/26/2005: The #Astros are swept by the White Sox in four World Series games as Freddy Garcia blanks Houston over 7.2 innings to pace a 1-0 shutout. Series MVP Jermaine Dye's RBI single off Brad Lidge in the eighth scores Willie Harris with the only run. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1026
10/26/2005: Video: Juan Uribe makes two great plays to clinch World Series for the White Sox over the #Astros: AstrosDaily.com/video/2005wsgm4.mpg

10/27/1963: Eric Bell is born in Modesto, CA. A left-handed reliever, Bell pitched in ten games for the 1993 #Astros, posting an 0-1 record and a 6.14 ERA. Before joining the Astros, he had pitched for the Orioles and Indians with a 15-17 record. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bell_Eric.html
10/27/1971: The #Astros ink outfielder Al Javier as a free agent. The OF hangs on in the organization until he is traded in 1977 but he makes his lone appearance with the big club in 1976, batting .208 in eight games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1027
10/27/1994: Jeff Bagwell is named the unanimous winner of the NL MVP Award. He's the third winner to gain every first-place vote, the first league MVP in franchise history, and the only one as a National League player. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1027
10/27/2006: Joe Niekro, the first pitcher in #Astros history to post consecutive 20-win seasons, dies of a brain aneurysm in Tampa, FL at age 61. He pitched for Houston for 11 seasons (1975-85). He is the franchise leader in wins with 144. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Niekro_Joe
10/27/2007: Newly-retired Astro Craig Biggio receives the Roberto Clemente Award, recognizing humanitarian efforts, at Game Three of the World Series in Denver. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1027 #Astros
10/27/2009: Brad Mills is hired as the 18th #Astros manager, signing a two-year deal. The former infielder with Montreal posts a 76-86 record in his rookie season as a major league skipper, and 171-274 overall for his two-plus year tenure (2010-12). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1027
10/27/2017: The #Astros ambush Yu Darvish for four runs in the second inning then hold on for a 5-3 victory in Game Three of the World Series for a 2-1 edge in the best-of-seven classic. Lance McCullers and Brad Peacock combine to allow just three hits. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1027

10/28/1960: Mark Knudson is born in Denver, CO. The RHP was a third-round pick of the #Astros in 1982 and debuted with them three years later. In 1993, he became the first Denver native to play for the Colorado Rockies in their inaugural season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Knudson_Mark.html
10/28/1966: Tim Bogar is born in Indianapolis, IN. The shortstop provides steady infield help for three division champions in Houston (1997-99) but bats just .207 when he gets a chance to start regularly in 2000. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bogar_Tim.html #Astros
10/28/1969: Kirk Bullinger is born in New Orleans, LA. The RHP pitched for Montreal, Boston and Philadelphia from 1998-2000 then resurfaced with the #Astros in 2003, pitching 34 games over the next two seasons, posting a 1-0 record and a 6.28 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bullinger_Kirk.html
10/28/2000: Andújar Cedeño dies in an auto accident in his hometown of La Romana, DR, at age 31. The SS arrived in Houston with high expectations and hit .250 with 31 homers during five seasons (1990-94), returned for three final MLB games in 1996. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cedeno_Andujar.html #Astros
10/28/2004: Houston agrees to pick up the contract option on outfielder Craig Biggio, assuring him an 18th season in an #Astros uniform. Biggio owns franchise records in several categories and is coming off a season where he hits .281 with 24 home runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1028
10/28/2005: Thousands attend a victory rally near City Hall to celebrate the #Astros' first league pennant in their 43-year history. Owner Drayton McLane says "give us one more year" to bring a World Championship to Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1028
10/28/2017: The Dodgers blow open a tight 1-1 duel to score five times in the ninth, dropping the #Astros, 6-2. Joc Pederson's three-run homer off Joe Musgrove was the big blow. The World Series is tied at two games each. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1028

10/29/1974: The #Astros deal Bob Gallagher to the Mets for infielder Ken Boswell. Gallagher bats .230 as a reserve outfielder for two years (1973-74) in Houston. Boswell becomes a spot starter and pinch-hitter deluxe over the next three seasons (1975-77). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1029
10/29/1990: Tyler White is born in Mooresboro, NC. A 33rd-round pick by the #Astros in 2013, the 1B debuted on Opening Day 2016 and made history by becoming the first AL position player to win Player of the Week honors in his first week in the majors. AstrosDaily.com/players/White_Tyler.html
10/29/2017: Some have called it the greatest World Series game ever played. The #Astros take Game Five from the Dodgers in ten innings, 13-12, in Houston. A short single to left by Alex Bregman plates pinch-runner Derek Fisher with the game-winner. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1029

10/30/1962: Mark Portugal is born in Los Angeles, CA. The RHP spends five of his 15 big league seasons in Houston, compiling a 52-30 record with one save and a 3.34 ERA while watching the club change from contender to rebuilding from 1989 to 1993. AstrosDaily.com/players/Portugal_Mark.html #Astros
10/30/1982: Anderson Hernández is born in Santo Domingo, DR. The 2B/SS played for the Mets, Nationals and Indians before he was claimed on waivers by the #Astros in July 2010. He hit .188 with 1 RBI for the ballclub that year, his last MLB stop. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hernandez_Anderson.html
10/30/1997: Five years to the day after acquiring the #Astros, owner Drayton McLane, Jr. is on hand for groundbreaking ceremonies on a new downtown stadium, tentatively named the "Ballpark at Union Station" where the former train depot is located. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#103 #Astros
10/30/2005: The AstroWorld theme park closes after 37 years in operation. The rides will be sold and/or moved elsewhere. The site will be leveled and become overflow parking for the Houston Rodeo. #Astros

10/31/1943: *** deceased *** John Hoffman is born in Aberdeen, SD. The catcher signed with the Colt .45s as a 19-year-old in 1962. He got into eight games over the 1964-65 seasons, batting .143 in 21 at bats. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hoffman_John.html #Astros #RIP
10/31/1951: Frank LaCorte is born in San Jose, CA. The RH reliever compiles an even 18-18 mark with 32 saves during his five seasons in Houston and has his career year in the title-winning 1980 campaign with eight wins, 11 saves and a 2.82 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/LaCorte_Frank.html #Astros
10/31/1968: Eddie Taubensee is born in Beeville, TX. The big lefthanded hitting catcher splits time behind the plate with Scott Servais during his two-plus seasons as an Astro (1992-94) before he is dealt to the Reds. AstrosDaily.com/players/Taubensee_Eddie.html #Astros
10/31/1973: Tim Byrdak is born in Oak Lawn, IL. The LHP works out of the bullpen from 2008 to 2010 with a 3.53 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Byrdak_Tim.html #Astros
10/31/1973: The #Astros trade LHP Jerry Reuss to the Pirates for C Milt May. Reuss has an inconsistent two seasons in Houston, posting a 25-26 record with one save. May bats .265 in two seasons before leaving for Detroit during a rebuilding purge. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1031
10/31/1991: Tony Kemp is born in Franklin, TN. An All-American 2B at Vanderbilt, the 5-foot 6-inch Kemp drew comparisons to José Altuve not only for his size, but for his ability and his style of play. He debuted with the #Astros in 2016. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kemp_Tony.html
10/31/2006: The #Astros decline their option on franchise legend Jeff Bagwell for the 2007 season, ending his 15-year tenure with the ballclub and leading to his retirement. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bagwell_Jeff.html
10/31/2017: George Springer homers early in World Series Game 6 but a double by Chris Taylor keys a two-run Dodgers sixth then Joc Pederson takes Joe Musgrove deep for a 3-1 Los Angeles verdict that sends the Series to a decisive seventh game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1031 #Astros

11/1/1930: *** deceased *** Russ Kemmerer is born in Pittsburgh, PA. The RHP tossed for eight seasons with the Red Sox, Senators and White Sox before winding up his career in Houston. Kemmerer went 5-3 with four saves and a 4.64 ERA for the 1962-63 Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kemmerer_Russ.html #Astros #RIP
11/1/1934: *** deceased *** Howie Goss is born in Wewoka, OK. A health food enthusiast back before it was fashionable, the OF had speed, power and a good arm but he had trouble making contact. He hit .209 with 9 HR and 44 RBI for the 1963 Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/players/Goss_Howie.html #Astros #RIP
11/1/1962: The Colt .45s sign 19-year-old infielder Joe Morgan as a free agent. Morgan relates in later years how few ballclubs were willing to give the 5'7" player a chance, deeming him too small to be a big-leaguer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1101 #Astros
11/1/1963: Judge Roy Hofheinz leads a ceremony marking the topping point of construction on new domed stadium. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1101 #Astros #Astrodome
11/1/1963: Audio: Judge Roy Hofheinz speaks at the topping of the new domed stadium: AstrosDaily.com/audio/63domeroy.mp3 #Astros #Astrodome
11/1/1986: Rhiner Cruz is born in Santo Domingo, DR. Acquired by the #Astros from the Mets in the 2011 Rule 5 draft on Jeff Luhnow's first day on the job, the RHP started well but scuffled to finish with a 1-1 mark and a 5.31 ERA for 2012-13. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cruz_Rhiner.html
11/1/1987: Anthony Bass is born in Dearborn, MI. Acquired from the Padres for a PTBNL (Patrick Schuster) in December 2013, the RHP struggled through injuries to post a 6.33 ERA in 27 innings of work for the 2014 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bass_Anthony.html
11/1/2001: Jimy Williams is introduced as the new #Astros manager. A former infielder, Williams proclaims his love for developing young players and compares it to tending a garden. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1101
11/1/2004: Gerry Hunsicker resigns as #Astros GM after nine seasons. Assistant GM Tim Purpura is promoted to replace him. Hunsicker oversaw five teams that reached the National League playoffs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1101
11/1/2017: WORLD CHAMPIONS!! The #Astros take the World Series for the first time in their 56-year history with a crushing 5-1 Game 7 triumph in Los Angeles. Series MVP George Springer doubles and homers to spark a five-run rally in the first two frames. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1101

11/2/1966: Orlando Merced is born in Hato Rey, PR. A versatile reserve, the OF/1B played three seasons with the #Astros (2001-03), hitting .262 with 15 homers in 340 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Merced_Orlando.html #HeWasSafe
11/2/1976: Amazingly, it takes 15 years for the #Astros to garner a vote in the Cy Young Award balloting. The vote goes to J.R. Richard, who has a 20-win season, but he is well behind San Diego's Randy Jones in the returns. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1102
11/2/1993: The #Astros announce plans for $1 early-bird parking at the #Astrodome, a popular move that continues for the next six seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1102
11/2/2012: It's back to the future as the #Astros reveal a return to the orange and navy blue colors of their earlier decades and a wardrobe look designed off their uniforms of the 1960s. The change is met with great approval. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1102

11/3/1971: The #Astros deal utilityman Orlando "Marty" Martinez to St. Louis for catcher Bob Stinson. Martinez had hit .268 in three years of service in Houston. Stinson would bat .171 in 27 games before being sold to the Expos. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1103
11/3/1992: Nolan Ryan adorns the City Hall of his hometown Alvin, TX. The pitching legend is shown wearing the uniform of the Rangers where he finished his career rather than the uniform of nearby Houston where he toiled for nine seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1103 #Astros
11/3/2003: #Astros trade closer Billy Wagner to the Phillies for RHPs Brandon Duckworth, Taylor Buchholz & Ezequiel Astacio. Wagner opened the door to be traded after criticizing ownership for not making moves he thought would bring a pennant to Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1103
11/3/2006: Brad Ausmus wins the National League Gold Glove Award for catchers. It is the third time he has won the honor as an Astro, having won also in 2001 and 2002. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1103 #Astros
11/3/2011: Bob Forsch dies from an aneurysm at age 61 at his home near Tampa, FL. The RHP pitched for the 1988-89 #Astros. He and his brother Ken, also an ex-Astro, are the only brother duo in MLB history to have both thrown no-hitters. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Forsch_Bob
11/3/2017: Video: An estimated one million fans turn out for "#Astros Day" victory parade in downtown Houston celebrating the ballclub's first World Championship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGmdQHL0T54

11/4/1961: Mark Bailey is born in Springfield, MO. The switch-hitting catcher hit .223 with 23 homers during parts of five seasons with the #Astros (1984-88) before a mid-season deal sends him to Montreal for utilityman Casey Candaele. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bailey_Mark.html
11/4/1967: Ryan Thompson is born in Chestertown, MD. He signed with the #Astros farm in January 1999 and got into 12 games for the parent club, batting .200 with one homer. He was granted free agency that October and signed with the Yankees. AstrosDaily.com/players/Thompson_Ryan.html
11/4/1979: Ezequiel Astacio born is born in Hato Mayor, DR. In two partial seasons (2005-06), the righthander registered a 5-6 record and a 6.02 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Astacio_Ezequiel.html #Astros
11/4/1982: Travis Blackley is born in Melbourne, Australia. Acquired in a 2013 trade with the A's for Jake Goebbert, the LHP posted a 1-1 record with a 4.89 ERA in 42 games. He was dealt to the Rangers for a PTBNL and cash in August of that year. AstrosDaily.com/players/Blackley_Travis.html #Astros
11/4/1999: #Astros hold a fashion show. Larry Dierker, Vern Ruhle, Shane Reynolds, Billy Wagner & Jeff Bagwell debut the new uniforms that will be worn at Enron Field. Out: blue and gold. In: black, brick and sand. The open-star logo is upright and thicker AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1104

11/5/1958: Tom Wiedenbauer is born in Menomonee, WI. The OF was drafted by the #Astros in 1976. Called up in Sept. 1979 as a 20-year-old, he got into four games and came through with 4-for-6, including a double and two RBIs in his only big league action. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wiedenbauer_Tom.html
11/5/1959: Craig McMurtry is born in Temple, TX. The RHP was a first-round pick of the Braves in 1983. His final big league action came with the #Astros in 1995, going 0-1 with a 7.84 ERA in 11 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/McMurtry_Craig.html
11/5/1986: Hal Lanier is named National League Manager of the Year in his rookie season which saw the #Astros the surprise winners of the NL West. New York Mets skipper Davey Johnson finishes second. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1105
11/5/1996: Harris County voters approve a new baseball-only stadium to be built downtown, with a slim 51% of the vote. #Astros ownership had threatened to leave Houston, as the NFL Oilers are doing, if the stadium was not okayed. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1105
11/5/2004: Lance Berkman tears the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while playing flag football at a church outing. He misses the first six weeks of the 2005 season but rebounds with 24 homers and 82 RBIs to anchor the #Astros lineup. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1105
11/5/2013: Harris County voters reject a bond issue to renovate and repurpose the long-vacant #Astrodome by a vote of 53% to 47%. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1105 #Astros
11/5/2014: The #Astros deal pitcher Nick Tropeano and catcher Carlos Perez to the Angels for catcher Hyun Choi "Hank" Conger. The switch-hitting backstop batted .229 with 11 homers in his one season with Houston in 2015. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1105

11/6/1983: Justin Maxwell is born in Olney, MD. The OF was claimed by Houston after three seasons with the Nationals. Justin led the #Astros with 18 homers in 2012 despite a .229 batting average. He hit .232 with 20 HR and 61 RBI for the 2012-13 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Maxwell_Justin.html
11/6/1991: #Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell is named NL Rookie of the Year, capturing 23 of 24 first place votes. His .294 average, 15 homers and 82 RBIs are just the first sign of things to come. The other vote goes to Pittsburgh's Orlando Merced. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1106
11/6/2001: Brad Ausmus wins the Gold Glove for NL catchers, given annually in recognition of defensive skills. He becomes the first Houston catcher so honored and the first Astro since Craig Biggio in 1997. Ausmus will win the award again in 2002. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1106 #Astros
11/6/2014: ROOT Sports Houston, jointly owned by AT&T and DirecTV, is given the green light by a local judge to take over programming from failing Comcast SportsNet Houston which had countersued the #Astros and the Houston Rockets. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1106

11/7/1944: *** deceased *** Joe Niekro is born in Martin's Ferry, OH. The RHP left Houston as the winningest pitcher in franchise history (144, 1975-85). He and older brother Phil notched 539 wins between them, most of any brother duo in MLB history. AstrosDaily.com/players/Niekro_Joe.html #Astros #RIP
11/7/1968: Russ Springer is born in Alexandria, LA. The right-handed reliever pitched for ten different major league teams in an 18-year career. He posted an 8-9 record with a 4.03 ERA for the 1997, 2004-06 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Springer_Russ.html
11/7/1972: César Cedeño and Lee May are the first #Astros to crack the top ten in NL Most Valuable Player voting. Cedeño finishes sixth and May finishes ninth. Cincinnati's Johnny Bench takes the prize. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1107
11/7/1979: Cubs reliever Bruce Sutter narrowly edges Joe Niekro for the NL Cy Young Award. Joe ties with his brother Phil for the NL lead in wins with 21. J.R. Richard finishes third despite leading the league in ERA (2.71) and strikeouts (313). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1107 #Astros
11/7/1988: Former Astro Art Howe is named manager of the #Astros. He's the third Astro skipper in a row to make Houston their first big league managerial spot. Howe says he'll be able to lead in spite of players on the roster who are his former teammates. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1107
11/7/2007: Houston deals closer Brad Lidge and IF Eric Bruntlett to the Phillies for OF Michael Bourn, RP Geoff Geary and minor leaguer Mike Costanzo. Bourn is a Houston native and a UH product. The #Astros deal Costanzo to Baltimore later that winter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1107

11/8/1962: John Fishel is born in Fullerton, CA. A ninth-round pick of the #Astros in 1985, the OF spent his only time in the majors with Houston in 1988, batting .231 with one homer in 19 games. He was dealt with others to the Yankees for Rick Rhoden. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fishel_John.html
11/8/1967: Eric Anthony is born in San Diego, CA. Expected to be a power threat for many years, strikeouts and a low batting average keep him from fulfilling his potential. He bats .224 over five seasons in Houston (1989-93). AstrosDaily.com/players/Anthony_Eric.html #Astros

11/9/1931: *** deceased *** George Adrian "Red" Witt is born in Long Beach, CA. Signed by Brooklyn in 1950 & sold to the Colt .45s by the Pirates in 1962, the RHP appeared in eight games and posted an 0-2 record with a 7.04 ERA to close his big league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Witt_George.html #Astros #RIP
11/9/1952: Rick Williams is born in Merced, CA. The RHP was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the #Astros in 1972 and toiled in the minors until he debuted with Houston in 1978. The next season, he went 4-7 with two shutouts and a 3.26 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Williams_Rick.html
11/9/1978: Todd Self is born in Shreveport, LA. A 15th-round pick of the #Astros in 2000, the outfielder appears in 21 games for the big club during 2005 before being released, batting .200 with one homer. That was the extent of his major league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Self_Todd.html
11/9/1996: Shane Reynolds, pitching for a group of Major League All-Stars against stars from Japan, gives up a grand slam to Hideki Matsui in Yokohama then retires 20 of the next 21 batters. The Japanese All-Stars still win, 6-4. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1109 #Astros
11/9/2004: Roger Clemens wins a record seventh Cy Young Award, his first as a National Leaguer, making him the oldest pitcher to win that honor at 41. Clemens sported an 18-4 record with a 2.90 ERA in Houston. He receives 23 of 32 first place votes AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1109 #Astros

11/10/1965: Joe Morgan receives the first vote of any Houston player for the National League MVP Award. But it is just one vote. Willie Mays of San Francisco gets the award over Dodgers Sandy Koufax and Maury Wills. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1110 #Astros
11/10/1982: Matt Pagnozzi is born in Miami, AZ. Nephew of former big league catcher Tom Pagnozzi, the C/DH appeared in nine games for the #Astros in 2013, hitting .143 in 21 AB. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pagnozzi_Matt.html
11/10/1990: Aurelio Monteagudo dies in a Saltillo, Mexico auto accident at age 46. Son of big leaguer René Monteagudo, the RHP made his debut at age 19 with the Kansas City Athletics in 1963 and pitched in 10 games for the 1966 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Monteagudo_Aurelio
11/10/1995: Gerry Hunsicker is named as the #Astros' General Manager, replacing franchise legend Bob Watson, who had resigned to become the General Manager of the New York Yankees. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1110
11/10/1995: #Astros owner Drayton McLane announces that the team will continue to play in the #Astrodome in 1996 but will be sold to out-of-town interests if attendance does not increase. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1110
11/10/2006: Craig Biggio agrees to a one-year deal with Houston for $5.15 million, avoiding free agency. The 40-year-old is 70 hits shy of 3,000 as he approaches his 20th season with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1110
11/10/2006: George Kirksey is posthumously inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame. He spearheaded the effort to bring major league baseball to Houston. #Astros
11/10/2015: Pitcher Dallas Keuchel and second baseman José Altuve are voted American League Gold Glove winners for their defensive efforts. For Keuchel, it is his second such honor. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1110

11/11/1956: Scott Loucks is born in Anchorage, AK. A fifth-round selection of the #Astros in 1977, the outfielder had brief looks in parts of four seasons with Houston starting in 1980. He hit .260 with seven steals in 69 games during those call-ups. AstrosDaily.com/players/Loucks_Scott.html
11/11/1979: J.R. House is born in Charleston, WV. House played as a backup catcher and first baseman for Houston during the 2006 season. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2007 then returned to the #Astros briefly in 2008. AstrosDaily.com/players/House_JR.html
11/11/1986: The #Astros' Mike Scott wins the NL Cy Young Award. Scott wins 18 games and leads the league in ERA (2.22) and strikeouts (306). Fernando Valenzuela of Los Angeles finishes second with the other nine of the 24 first-place votes. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1111
11/11/1996: Luman "Lum" Harris dies in Pell City, AL at age 81. Harris coached the Colt .45s until he became manager late in the 1964 campaign. He lasts through the 1965 season with a 70-105 record. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Harris_Luman #Astros
11/11/1997: The #Astros acquire OF Moises Alou for pitchers Oscar Henriquez, Manny Barrios and Mark Johnson. Alou averages 31 homers, 115 RBIs per season and a .331 batting average for Houston over his three seasons (1998, 2000-01). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1111 #Astros
11/11/1998: Larry Dierker is named National League Manager of the Year, outpacing San Diego's Bruce Bochy, whose team eliminated Houston in the playoffs. He's the second Astro skipper to claim the award (Hal Lanier, 1986). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1111 #Astros
11/11/2009: Michael Bourn wins the Gold Glove Award for National League outfielders. The Houston-born speedster is the first Houston outfielder to win the award since César Cedeño in 1976. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1111
11/11/2011: The #Astros announce MLB approval of the sale of the club to Houston businessman Jim Crane, and that the team will move to the American League in 2013 as a condition of the sale.

11/12/1936: *** deceased *** Joe Hoerner is born in Dubuque, IA. The LHP made his MLB debut at the end of the 1963 season with the Colt .45s and got into seven more games the next year. He resurfaced in St. Louis in 1966 & pitched 12 more years in the bigs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hoerner_Joe.html #Astros #RIP
11/12/1967: *** deceased *** Mark Small is born in Portland, OR. A 17th-round pick of the #Astros in 1989, Small pitched in 16 games with Houston during the 1996 season, posting an 0-1 record with a 5.92 ERA in 24.1 innings. That was the extent of his MLB career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Small_Mark.html #RIP
11/12/1968: Randy Knorr is born in San Gabriel, CA. A back-up catcher for 11 seasons with the Blue Jays, #Astros, Marlins, Rangers and Expos, he had two stints with Houston (1996-97, 1999) and hit .200 with two homers during that time. AstrosDaily.com/players/Knorr_Randy.html
11/12/1983: Charlie Morton is born in Flemington, NJ. Signed to a two-year deal prior to the 2017 season, the RHP made 25 starts in his first season with Houston. He secured the final 12 outs of #Astros' win over the Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series. AstrosDaily.com/players/Morton_Charlie.html
11/12/2015: Colby Rasmus surprises the front office by agreeing to a qualifying offer for the 2016 season, becoming the first player ever to accept a QO. The #Astros are on the hook for a $16.9 million one-year deal. The OF hits .206 with 15 homers in 2016 AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1112
11/12/2019; Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich publish an article in The Athletic outlining former Astro Mike Fiers' allegations that the Astros used illegal sign-stealing methods using video cameras during the 2017 season.

11/13/1958: New York City mayor Robert Wagner announces plans for the Continental League. Chairman William Shea implies that the third major league might raid NL and AL rosters. Houston, Dallas, Minneapolis & Denver are expected to get franchises. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1113 #Astros
11/13/1986: *** current *** Wade Miley is born in Hammond, LA. The LHP posted a 14-6 mark with a 3.98 ERA for the 2019 #Astros. http://astrosdaily.com/players/Miley_Wade.html
11/13/1990: *** current *** Chris Devenski is born in Cerritos, CA. Acquired in the 2012 trade that sent Brett Myers to the White Sox, the RHP made his MLB debut with the #Astros in April 2016. Devo has posted a 16-15 record with a 3.21 ERA for the 2016-19 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Devenski_Chris.html
11/13/1996: Ken Caminiti is named NL MVP by unanimous vote, two seasons after being traded to the Padres from Houston. Teammate Steve Finley, who left Houston in the same trade, finishes tenth in the MVP voting. Jeff Bagwell finishes ninth. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1113 #Astros

11/14/1966: Curt Schilling is born in Anchorage, AK. The sturdy righthander is 3-5 with eight saves in his one season in Houston (1991) before being traded to Philadelphia, a deal that Bill Wood probably regrets to this day. AstrosDaily.com/players/Schilling_Curt.html #Astros
11/14/1968: Kent Bottenfield is born in Portland, OR. An oft-traded journeyman, the eight-year veteran RHP spent his last big league season in Houston in 2001 when he posted a 2-5 record with a 6.40 ERA in 13 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bottenfield_Kent.html #Astros
11/14/1989: Despite being the National League's only 20-game winner, Mike Scott finishes behind San Diego reliever Mark Davis for the NL Cy Young Award. Scott receives just four of the 24 first place votes. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1114 #Astros

11/15/1955: Randy Niemann is born in Scotia, CA. The lefty wins three, loses three and saves two during parts of the 1979 and 1980 seasons for the #Astros. He resumes his career with the Pirates, White Sox, Mets and Twins. AstrosDaily.com/players/Niemann_Randy.html
11/15/1967: Pedro Borbón is born in Mao, DR. The left-hander is a midseason acquisition during the 2002 season. He posts a 3-2 record with one save, mostly as a situational reliever. AstrosDaily.com/players/Borbon_Pedro.html #Astros
11/15/1999: Randy Johnson wins the NL Cy Young Award despite five fewer wins than runner-up Mike Hampton who leads the circuit with 22. Hampton's teammates José Lima and Billy Wagner tie for fourth in the voting. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1115 #Astros

11/16/1964: Dwight Gooden is born in Tampa, FL. The 1985 NL Cy Young winner started one game for the 2000 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gooden_Dwight.html
11/16/1964: Rob Mallicoat is born in St. Helens, OR. A first-round pick of the #Astros in 1986, the LHP had three brief trials with Houston between 1987 and 1992, posting going 0-2 with a 5.70 ERA in 51 games. That was the extent of his big league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mallicoat_Rob.html
11/16/1975: Julio Lugo is born in Barahona, DR. The shortstop's time in Houston ended badly, accused of domestic violence against his wife in a parking lot. He was released and signed later in the 2003 season by Tampa Bay. Charges were later dropped. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lugo_Julio.html
11/16/1986: The #Astros purchase pitcher Rocky Childress from Philadelphia. He would post a 2-2 record over the next two seasons (1987-88) for Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1116
11/16/1989: Juan Centeno is born in Arecibo, PR. The catcher's lone season in Houston (2017) featured several magical moments including a home run in his first game as an Astro, a walk-off hit two days later, and an eventual World Championship. AstrosDaily.com/players/Centeno_Juan.html #Astros
11/16/1994: Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio are named to the annual NL Gold Glove team for their defensive play at 1B and 2B. They are the first #Astros to be named since 1976, the last of César Cedeño's Gold Glove seasons in the outfield (1972-76). AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1116
11/16/1998: Ken Caminiti signs a free agent deal to return to the #Astros after four years in San Diego. In parts of two injury-plagued seasons, he would bat .293 with 28 homers and 101 RBIs as well as giving a clutch performance in the 1999 NLDS. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1116
11/16/2015: Carlos Correa is named American League Rookie of the Year, the first Astro to be so honored since Jeff Bagwell earned the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1991. AstrosDaily.com/players/Correa_Carlos.html #Astros
11/16/2017: José Altuve is a near-unanimous choice for AL MVP after winning the batting title (.346 average) and leading the #Astros to their first AL pennant. Altuve is the second Astro to become an MVP after Jeff Bagwell won the award in 1994 as an NLer. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1116

11/17/1933: *** deceased *** Dan Osinski is born in Chicago, IL. The RHP was among the first to adopt the "closer" role, before it had a title. Houston was the last stop in his 8 seasons. He appeared in 3 games in 1970 and produced a 0-1 record and 9.82 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Osinski_Dan.html #RIP #Astros
11/17/1943: *** deceased *** Bruce Von Hoff is born in Oakland, CA. The RHP appeared in three games for the #Astros in 1965 at the age of 21. Two years later, he was brought back up and started 10 games. He went winless in three decisions with a 4.83 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/VonHoff_Bruce.html #RIP
11/17/1964: Mitch Williams is born in Santa Ana, CA. The left-hander, nicknamed "Wild Thing", has a colorful career but not much of it good while with the #Astros in 1994. He lasts just 20 innings, posting a 7.65 ERA, before retiring to his Texas ranch. AstrosDaily.com/players/Williams_Mitch.html
11/17/1974: Jim Mann is born in Brockton, MA. The RHP pitched parts of two seasons with the #Astros (2001-02) and compiled an 0-1 mark with a 3.95 ERA in 21 games. He also appeared briefly with the Mets and Pirates, completing his career with a 4.83 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mann_Jim.html
11/17/1983: Trevor Crowe is born in Portland, OR. Houston signed the OF to a minor league contract in November 2012 and invited him to Spring Training. Trevor appeared in 60 games for the #Astros in 2013, batting .218 with one homer and 13 RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Crowe_Trevor.html
11/17/1983: Scott Moore is born in Long Beach, CA. Formerly with the Cubs and Orioles, this utility player was a mid-season call-up for Houston in 2012. In 72 games, Moore batted .259 with nine homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Moore_Scott.html #Astros
11/17/1992: The Marlins and Rockies choose in the first NL expansion draft since 1969. Houston loses pitcher Ryan Bowen to the Marlins and pitchers Willie Blair and Butch Henry to the Rockies who also tab future #Astros Vinny Castilla and Brad Ausmus. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1117
11/17/1993: Terry Collins is hired as the #Astros' twelfth manager. Coming from the Pirates organization, Collins projects an aggressive no-nonsense attitude that eventually wears thin on the veteran players. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1117 AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Collins_Terry
11/17/1999: Jeff Bagwell finishes second in the voting for NL Most Valuable Player but Atlanta's Chipper Jones is the runaway winner. Bagwell receives one first-place vote AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1117 #Astros
11/17/2011: MLB awards the #Astros franchise to a group led by businessman Jim Crane for $610 million and his agreement that the club would be reassigned to the American League West for play when the new MLBPA collective bargaining agreement begins in 2013 AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1117

11/18/1952: Steve Henderson is born in Houston. After eleven seasons with the Mets, Cubs, Mariners and A's, the outfielder spends his last major league season with his hometown #Astros, batting .217 in 42 games in 1988. AstrosDaily.com/players/Henderson_Steve.html
11/18/1953: Gil Rondon is born in Bronx, NY. Claimed by Houston in the 1975 Rule 5 draft, he debuted with the #Astros the next year, going 2-2 with a 5.70 ERA. He later pitched in the Mexican League and then with the White Sox. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rondon_Gil.html
11/18/1955: Luis Pujols is born in Santiago de los Caballeros, DR. Admired for his defensive skills, the catcher played seven seasons with Houston despite rarely hitting over .200. He hit .193 with six homers in 311 games for the 1977-83 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pujols_Luis.html
11/18/1959: Jeff Heathcock is born in Covina, CA. The RHP was a first-round pick of the #Astros in 1980 out of ORU. He compiled a 9-9 record with a 3.76 ERA and three saves in 56 games (13 starts) for the 1983, '85, and '87-88 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Heathcock_Jeff.html
11/18/1961: Mike "Tiny" Felder is born in Vallejo, CA. A switch-hitting outfielder, Felder had played for the Brewers, Giants and Mariners before he was traded to the #Astros before the 1994 season along with Mike Hampton for outfielder Eric Anthony. AstrosDaily.com/players/Felder_Mike.html
11/18/1966: Eddie Jack "Scooter" Tucker is born in Greenville, MS. In parts of three seasons with the #Astros (1992-95), the catcher hits .157 with one homer before being dealt to the Indians. AstrosDaily.com/players/Tucker_Eddie.html
11/18/1967: Tom "Flash" Gordon is born in Sebring, FL. The 1989 AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year found his way to Houston as a deadline acquisition in 2002, where he posted a 3.32 ERA in 19 innings of relief. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gordon_Tom.html #Astros
11/18/1983: Travis Buck is born in Richland, WA. After spending five years as a part-time player with Oakland and Cleveland, Buck signed with the #Astros prior to the 2012 season. The OF won a spot on Houston's Opening Day roster but was waived in May. AstrosDaily.com/players/Buck_Travis.html
11/18/1985: It's no boo-boo. The #Astros sign 59-year-old Yogi Berra to serve as a bench coach for new skipper Hal Lanier. The quotable Berra is persuaded to come to Texas at the request of Houston owner John McMullen, Yogi's neighbor in New Jersey. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1118
11/18/1997: The D-backs and Devil Rays hold an expansion draft as the two newest entrants into MLB. Tampa tabs Houston outfielder Bob Abreu who is then traded to the Phillies. Arizona selects pitchers Russ Springer and Tom Martin off the #Astros roster. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1118
11/18/2015: Dallas Keuchel wins the AL Cy Young Award, the third #Astros pitcher to be so honored, and the first as an AL pitcher. Houston's NL Cy Young honorees were Mike Scott in 1986, and Roger Clemens in 2004. AstrosDaily.com/players/Keuchel_Dallas.html

11/19/1943: *** deceased *** Aurelio Monteagudo is born in Caibarién, Cuba. His seven-year major league career includes ten games pitching for the #Astros in 1967. He records no wins or losses but one save in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Monteagudo_Aurelio.html #RIP
11/19/1979: #Astros sign RHP Nolan Ryan as a free agent, who becomes MLB's first $1 million-a-year man. The Alvin native comes to Houston after a long career with the Mets and the Angels where he notched four no-hitters and set numerous strikeout records. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1119
11/19/1993: *** current *** Framber Valdéz is born in Palenque, DR. The LHP has posted an 8-8 record with a 5.86 ERA for the 2018-19 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Valdez_Framber.html
11/19/2010: Citing estate planning and family reasons, #Astros owner Drayton McLane, Jr., announces that he is putting the franchise up for sale.

11/20/1985: Chuckie Fick is born in Thousand Oaks, CA. Drafted in 2007 by St. Louis, the #Astros claimed him off waivers in 2012 after he had appeared in two MLB games. The RHP sported a 4.30 ERA in 18 games for Houston before he was outrighted to OKC. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fick_Chuckie.html
11/20/1991: Mike Scott announces his retirement after 13 MLB seasons. The RHP made just two starts in his final season before being sidelined by injuries but could look back on a no-hitter, a Cy Young, and a 20-win season among his accomplishments. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1120 #Astros
11/20/2000: The #Astros sign infielder José Vizcaino to a free agent contract. The switch-hitting utility player hit .276 with 13 homers over the next five seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1120

11/21/1954: Gary Wilson is born in Camden, AR. A first-round pick of the #Astros in 1976, the RHP was called up in 1979 for his only big league action, posting a 12.27 ERA in 7.1 innings with no decisions. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wilson_Gary.html
11/21/1967: Tripp Cromer is born in Lake City, SC. A light-hitting utility infielder, Cromer spent parts of three seasons each with STL and LAD before surfacing for brief appearances with the #Astros in 2000 and 2003, hitting .167 with one RBI in 12 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cromer_Tripp.html
11/21/1977: Ron Willis dies in Memphis, TN at age 34 from a malignant brain tumor. A midseason purchase from St. Louis, the right-hander sees action in three games with the #Astros in 1969. He is returned to the Cardinals at the end of the season. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Willis_Ron
11/21/1979: Right-hander Julio Solano is signed as a free agent. In parts of five seasons as an Astro (1983-87), Solano compiles a 6-8 record with a 4.55 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1121 #Astros
11/21/1982: Judge Roy Mark Hofheinz dies in Houston at age 70 of a heart attack. A former state representative, Harris County Judge and Mayor of Houston before setting his sights on baseball, he bought the #Astros and built the #Astrodome AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1121
11/21/2015: Ken Johnson dies in Pineville, LA, at age 83. Claimed from the Reds in the 1961 expansion draft, the RHP went 32-51 with a 3.41 ERA for the 1962-65 Colt .45s/#Astros. He threw the major leagues' first losing no-hitter, April 23, 1964. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Johnson_Ken

11/22/1936: Joe Gaines is born in Bryan, TX. The OF played for the Reds and Orioles before he was dealt to the Colt .45s during the 1964 season for OF Johnny Weekly. Over his three seasons in Houston, he hit .239 with 13 homers in 200 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gaines_Joe.html #Astros
11/22/1943: Wade Blasingame is born in Deming, NM. The lefthanded swingman spent four seasons with the Braves before a mid-season deal sent him to the #Astros for closer Claude Raymond in 1967. He went 17-28 with a 4.84 ERA the next six seasons in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Blasingame_Wade.html
11/22/1949: Rich Chiles is born in Sacramento, CA. A second round pick of the #Astros in 1968, the OF spent parts of 1971-72 with Houston and hit .231 in 76 games, then was dealt to the Mets for outfielder Tommie Agee. He returned in 1976 and went 2-for-4. AstrosDaily.com/players/Chiles_Rich.html
11/22/1967: The #Astros receive pitcher Fred Gladding to complete the trade with Detroit for Eddie Mathews. The reliever compiles a 22-23 record with 76 saves over the next six years in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1122
11/22/1978: Ford Motor Credit Company buys full control of the #Astros by purchasing remaining shares from General Electric Credit Company. They intend to look for a new buyer, while rumors swirl that the franchise may be moved out of Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1122
11/22/1981: Óscar Villarreal is born in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico. One of Ed Wade's first acquisitions after being named #Astros GM, the RHP was signed for two years but struggled for a few months and was released midway through the 2008 season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Villarreal_Oscar.html
11/22/1993: Talks begin on building a new downtown stadium - for the Oilers. Bud Adams makes his pitch to civic leaders for a new home with more luxury suites. #Astros owner Drayton McLane pushes #Astrodome renovation instead. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1122
11/22/2002: #Astros outfielder Richard Hidalgo is shot in the left arm during an attempted carjacking in his native Venezuela. Thankfully, his wounds are completely healed by the start of the season and it does not interrupt his career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1122

11/23/1929: *** deceased *** John Anderson is born in St. Paul, MN. In 1962, St. Louis traded the RHP to the expansion Colt .45s along with Carl Warwick for pitcher Bobby Shantz. With Houston, he appeared in 10 games with no decision, posting a 5.09 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Anderson_John.html #Astros #RIP
11/23/1975: Colin Porter is born in Tucson, AZ. A mid-season call-up, the outfielder posts a .188 average during limited duty for the 2003 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Porter_Colin.html
11/23/1976: #Astros RHP Larry Dierker and IF Jerry DaVanon are traded to St. Louis for C Joe Ferguson. For Dierker, it's the beginning of the end of a stellar career. For Ferguson, it means another chance to be a starting catcher instead of an OF. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1123
11/23/1994: Expos president Claude Brochu blasts Jeff Bagwell's new seven-year $47 million dollar contract, calling the move "a mistake" by #Astros owner Drayton McLane. The players strike is still ongoing and the move is seen as hurting labor talks. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1123
11/23/2001: Bo Belinsky dies in Las Vegas, NV at age 64 of a heart attack. The colorful southpaw had a 3-9 record for the 1967 #Astros while he found Houston's nightlife not up to former stops in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Belinsky_Bo

11/24/1950: George Throop is born in Pasadena, CA. The right-handed reliever posts a 1-0 record in 1979 in 14 appearances. AstrosDaily.com/players/Throop_George.html #Astros
11/24/1974: Johnny Weekly dies at age 37 in Walnut Creek, CA in an auto accident. The reserve outfielder batted .207 in parts of three seasons with the Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Weekly_Johnny #Astros
11/24/1991: Former Astro Phil Garner has something extra to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The then-Milwaukee manager and his family are saved from a fire in their Kingwood, TX home by two constables who spotted smoke coming from their house. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1124 #Astros
11/24/1995: *** current *** Francis Martes is born in Cotui, DR. The RHP has posted a 5-2 record with a 5.80 ERA for the 2017 #Astros AstrosDaily.com/players/Martes_Francis.html
11/24/1997: The last parcels of land for a new downtown ballpark near the old Union Station terminal are acquired by the HSA. HOK is already on board with a stadium design and Brown and Root will serve as project managers for stadium construction. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1124 #Astros
11/24/1997: The #Astros sign outfielder Dave Clark to a free agent contract. Clark bats .206 in 93 games during one disappointing season in Houston. He will later serve as interim manager after the firing of Cecil Cooper in 2009. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1124 
11/24/2006: Slugger Carlos Lee is signed to a six-year contract for a reported $100 million. Nicknamed "El Caballo", the outfielder comes to Houston after stops with the White Sox, Brewers and Rangers. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1124 #Astros
11/24/2006: The #Astros ink right-hander Woody Williams to a two-year deal worth $12.5 million. The 40-year-old veteran is a Houston native who formerly pitched at the University of Houston AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1124
11/24/2012: Jimmy Stewart dies in Odessa, FL. The utility IF hit .207 in 129 games for the 1972-73 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Stewart_Jimmy

11/25/1945: *** deceased *** Rafael Batista is born in San Pedro de Macoris, DR. The 1B had two brief trials with the #Astros in the mid-1970s. His only appearances in the majors were with Houston in 1973 and 1975 where he hit .280 in 22 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Batista_Rafael.html #RIP
11/25/1962: Outfielder Román Mejias is traded to Boston for A.L. batting champion Pete Runnels. Houston gambles by dealing their best hitter from their inaugural season but the swap benefits neither team as both careers enter a swift decline. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1124 #Astros
11/25/1966: Sonny Jackson is runner-up for N.L. Rookie of the Year honors. The 21-year-old shortstop bats .292 and steals 49 bases. The award goes to Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1124 #Astros
11/25/1968: John Johnstone is born in Liverpool, NY. The RHP was signed by the #Astros as a free agent for the 1996 campaign. He registered a 1-0 record with a 5.54 ERA in nine games while with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Johnstone_John.html
11/25/1973: Octavio Dotel is born in Santo Domingo, DR. The right-hander posts a 22-24 record with 42 saves during 4½ seasons in Houston (2000-04) as a starter, set-up pitcher and closer. AstrosDaily.com/players/Dotel_Octavio.html #Astros
11/25/1977: Outfielder Jesús Alou is signed as a free agent. It is his second stint with the #Astros. Out of the majors the past two years, the 36-year-old Dominican bats .308 over the next two seasons, primarily in pinch-hit duties. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1124
11/25/1988: Jimmy Paredes is born in Bajos de Haina, DR. Acquired in the 2010 deal that sent Lance Berkman to the Yankees, the infielder made his debut with the #Astros as a third baseman in 2011. He hit .234 with 3 HR and 31 RBI for the 2011-13 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Paredes_Jimmy.html
11/25/2000: Software developer Ray Kerby launches a new #Astros fansite called AstrosDaily.com

11/26/1955: Mike Mendoza is born in Inglewood, CA. A 6'5" righthander, Mendoza was a fifth-round pick in 1973. He came up in 1979 and pitched one perfect inning for the #Astros on September 26th of that year. It was his only big league action. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mendoza_Mike.html
11/26/1961: Eddie Bressoud, Houston's first official draft selection, is traded to Boston for SS Don Buddin. Buddin would bat .163 in 40 games before being sold to Detroit. Bressoud comes alive for the Red Sox and becomes an All-Star by 1964. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1126 #Astros
11/26/1962: The Colt .45s draft infielder Jim Wynn from Cincinnati, Ohio. The 20-year-old is disappointed to be leaving his hometown's farm system but gains a fast track to the majors, appearing in Houston the next season as an outfielder. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1126 #Astros
11/26/1965: Joe Morgan receives four votes for National League Rookie of the Year, finishing a distant second to the Dodgers' Jim Lefebvre. Morgan bats .271 w ith 14 homers and 20 steals in his first full season in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1126 #Astros
11/26/1979: Jeff Fulchino is born in Titusville, FL. Claimed from KC, the RHP found a role in the bullpen in 2009 where he received steady work for the first time in his MLB career. In three seasons, he compiled a 9-9 record before he was released. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fulchino_Jeff.html #Astros 
11/26/1997: Pitcher Doug Henry is signed as a free agent. The reliever posts a three-year mark of 11-8 with five saves and a 3.88 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1126 #Astros

11/27/1939: Dave Giusti is born in Seneca Falls, NY. A former Houston Buffalo, the RHP was a workhorse starter for the 1962-68 Colt .45s/#Astros, going 47-53 with a 4.02 ERA and eight shutouts in 118 starts. He once hit for six RBIs in a game vs. Cincy. AstrosDaily.com/players/Giusti_Dave.html
11/27/1961: OFs Mike White and Johnny Weekly are selected during the winter draft. White's career year is 1964 when he bats .271 in 89 games for the Colts. He makes token appearances in 1963 and 1965, his only other two seasons in the majors. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1127 #Astros
11/27/1971: Iván "Pudge" Rodríguez is born in Manati, PR. At the tail end of a Hall of Fame career, the backstop was a spring signing in 2009. He hit his 300th career homer while with the #Astros. He was traded to the Rangers, with whom he started in 1991. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rodriguez_Ivan.html
11/27/1972: Pitcher Buddy Harris and outfielder Rich Chiles are traded to the Mets for outfielder Tommie Agee. While Chiles and Harris accomplish little in New York, Agee bats .235 in 83 games before being dealt in mid-season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1127 #Astros
11/27/1977: Raúl Valdés is born in La Habana, Cuba. The LHP spent a little over a month in Houston, appearing in eight games for the #Astros early in the 2014 season before being sent to Toronto in a cash deal. AstrosDaily.com/players/Valdes_Raul.html
11/27/1978: Alan Ashby is acquired from Toronto for pitcher Mark Lemongello, outfielder Joe Cannon and a minor leaguer. Ashby becomes a stalwart in Houston for the next decade, hitting .252 and providing steady defense behind the plate. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1127 #Astros
11/27/1993: #Astros deal pitcher Xavier Hernandez to the Yankees for pitcher Domingo Jean and infielder Andy Stankewicz. It is Jean the Astros covet but he never makes it back to the majors. Stankewicz bats .189 in a reserve role over the next two seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1127
11/27/1996: Schedules with interleague play are introduced for the first time. The #Astros will host three teams from the American League Central, including the Milwaukee Brewers who would switch to the National League Central Division in 1998. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1127

11/28/1950: Jim Fuller is born in Bethesda, MD. The outfielder bats .160 with two homers in 34 games for the #Astros in 1977 to close his three-year major league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fuller_Jim.html
11/28/1966: #Astros draft pitcher Bo Belinsky from the Phillies organization in the winter supplemental draft and pitcher Pat House from the Braves. Belinsky is soon regaling the Houston press with tales of his vaunted night life. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1128
11/28/1968: Pedro Astacio is born in Hato Mayor del Rey, DR. The RHP spent 15 seasons in the major leagues including two months with the #Astros in 2001. A deadline acquisition, he developed arm trouble and made just four starts during the pennant race. AstrosDaily.com/players/Astacio_Pedro.html
11/28/1972: A pair of infielders -- Ray Busse and Bob Fenwick -- are shipped to St. Louis for catcher Skip Jutze and infielder Milt Ramirez. Both Busse and Fenwick hit under .200 during spot duties with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1127 #Astros
11/28/1994: #Astros trade P Pete Harnisch to the Mets for two minor leaguers. The deal changes during the next month when Harnisch is ruled a restricted free agent. Only one of the pitchers in the deal makes it to Houston and he never reaches the majors. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1128

11/29/1950: Mike Easler is born in Cleveland, OH. The #Astros drafted the OF in the sixth round in 1969. "The Hit Man" hit .037 in 27 AB (26 games) for the 1973-75 squads. He played 11 more MLB seasons with a .293 career average and one All-Star selection. AstrosDaily.com/players/Easler_Mike.html 
11/29/1968: Pedro Martínez is born in Villa Mella, DR. The LHP came to Houston in the mega-trade with the Padres after the 1994 season and notched a 7.40 ERA with no decisions in 25 games as an Astro in 1995 before he was traded to the Mets. AstrosDaily.com/players/Martinez_Pedro.html #Astros
11/29/1971: In the worst trade in franchise history, #Astros GM Spec Richardson deals Joe Morgan, Denis Menke, Cesar Geronimo, Jack Billingham, and minor leaguer Ed Armbrister to the Reds for Lee May, Tommy Helms, and Jimmy Stewart. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1129
11/29/1977: Jason Alfaro is born in San Antonio, TX. Drafted by Houston in 1997, the infielder made the #Astros and got into seven games during the 2004 season, hitting .182 mostly as a PH. He also appeared in three games as a shortstop. AstrosDaily.com/players/Alfaro_Jason.html
11/29/1982: Al Cicotte dies in Westland, MI. The great-nephew of the 1919 Black Sox's Eddie Cicotte pitched in five games for the 1962 Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Cicotte_Al #Astros
11/29/1993: *** current *** Dean Deetz is born in Nixa, MO. The RHP has posted a 5.40 ERA in 3.1 IP with no decisions for the 2018 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Deetz_Dean.html
11/29/2015: Ramón de los Santos dies in Santo Domingo, DR. A left-handed reliever, de los Santos appeared in 12 games with the #Astros in 1974, posting a record of 1-1 with a 2.19 ERA. It was his only year in the major leagues. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#DeLosSantos_Ramon

11/30/1962: Infielders Norm Larker and Joey Amalfitano are traded in two separate deals for four players who do not make Houston's roster. Larker is swapped to the Braves while Amalfitano is shipped to the Giants. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1130 #Astros
11/30/1962: The Colt .45s purchase right-hander Don Nottebart from the Milwaukee Braves on the advice of ex-teammate Don McMahon. Nottebart's three-year record in Houston is 21-34, including the franchise's first no-hitter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1130 #Astros
11/30/1985: *** deceased *** Luis Valbuena is born in Caja Seca, VZ. The 3B joined the #Astros in 2015, coming over from the Cubs in the Dexter Fowler trade. In his first season in Houston, Luis set personal highs in home runs (25), RBIs (56), and slugging (.438). AstrosDaily.com/players/Valbuena_Luis.html #RIP
11/30/1998: Randy Johnson signs a four-year deal with Arizona, ending hopes that the #Astros could retain the dominating southpaw they surrendered three players to obtain. The trade is rehashed as the farmhands find success with Seattle in the coming years AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1130
11/30/2017: Dick Gernert dies at age 89 in Reading, PA. The 1B played with the Red Sox, Cubs, Tigers and Reds before he was taken by the Colt .45s in the 1961 expansion draft. In ten games he hit .208 for Houston before he was released in May 1962. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Gernert_Dick #Astros

12/1/1944: *** deceased *** Jim Ray is born in Rock Hill, SC. Nicknamed "Stinger", his best season comes in 1971 when he notches a 10-4 mark with three saves and a 2.12 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Ray_Jim.html #Astros #RIP
12/1/1952: Dan Warthen is born in Omaha, NE. The LHP pitched for the Expos and Phillies before joining the #Astros in 1978 for his final five big league appearances. He was 0-1 with a 4.22 ERA in 10.2 innings with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Warthen_Dan.html
12/1/1954: Dan Schatzeder is born in Elmhurst, IL. The LHP signed with the #Astros as a free agent in 1989 and was 5-4 with a 3.36 ERA and one save in 81 games over most of two seasons. For his 15-year major league career he hit .240 with 5 HR and 29 RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/players/Schatzeder_Dan.html
12/1/1961: The Colt .45s obtain pitchers Bob Bruce and Manny Montejo from Detroit for pitcher "Toothpick" Sam Jones. Bruce posts a 42-58 record and a 3.78 ERA in five seasons for Houston. Jones sees only spot duty in his remaining three MLB seasons AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1201 #Astros 
12/1/1964: The HSA officially changes the name of the ballclub from the Colt .45s to the #Astros. The Colt Firearms Co. had been pushing for a share of the profits from the sale of Colt .45s-branded merchandise. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1201
12/1/1965: #Astros deal two pitchers and cash to the Chicago White Sox for catcher Bill Heath and outfielder Dave Nicholson. Heath would hit .301 with eight RBIs as a backup. Nicholson would bat .246 with ten homers in part-time duty. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1201
12/1/1975: Jacob Nelson "Nellie" Fox dies in Baltimore of skin cancer. The future Hall-of-Fame 2B hit the game-winner in the first game in #Astrodome. Brought to Houston to mentor young 2B Joe Morgan, Fox was a player-coach for Houston 1964-65. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Fox_Nellie #Astros
12/1/1988: Dan Straily is born in Redlands, CA. Dealt to Houston by the Cubs in January of 2015, the RHP pitched in four games for the #Astros, but spent most of the season at AAA where he helped the @FresnoGrizzlies win the PCL Championship. AstrosDaily.com/players/Straily_Dan.html
12/1/1992: Doug Drabek, a former pitcher for the University of Houston, signs with the #Astros as a free agent. Although unable to resume the glory days he had in Pittsburgh, Drabek notches a 38-42 record and 4.00 ERA over four seasons with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1201
12/1/2017: Ernie Fazio dies at age 75 in Danville, CA after a lengthy battle with dementia and Parkinson's disease. The 2B hit .179 with 2 HR and 6 RBI for the 1962-63 Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Fazio_Ernie #Astros

12/2/1968: *** deceased *** Darryl Kile is born in Garden Grove, CA. He posts a 71-65 record over seven seasons with #Astros (1991-97) that reflect potential as well as inconsistency. He becomes a 20-game winner with St. Louis. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kile_Darryl.html #RIP
12/2/1971: First baseman John Mayberry is traded to the Kansas City Royals for reliever Jim York. Expected to be the new closer in the Houston bullpen, York earns a 9-11 mark with seven saves in four seasons with the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1202
12/2/1986: The #Astros fire Gene Elston, play-by-play voice of the ballclub since 1962. Outcry from fans and the Houston media are swift but Elston moves on to do work for CBS Radio and write books. 20 years later, he receives the Ford C. Frick Award. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1202
12/2/1993: The #Astros deal right-handers Doug Jones and Jeff Juden to Philadelphia for left-hander Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams. The two closers both falter in their new roles while Juden fails to catch on despite pitching for eight different organizations AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1202
12/2/1996: IFs Pat Listach and Bill Spiers, along with LHP Sid Fernandez, are signed as free agents. While Listach is slated to be the starting SS and Fernandez is expected to find a role in the rotation, Spiers has the more lasting impact with the #Astros AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1202

12/3/1936: Dave Eilers is born in Oldenburg, TX. The #Astros claimed the RHP in the minor league draft and he spent one season pitching for Houston. In 1967, he was 6-4 with one save and a 3.94 ERA in 35 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Eilers_Dave.html
12/3/1943: Jerry Johnson is born in Miami, FL. Acquired by Houston after the 1973 season for reliever Cecil Upshaw, the RHP posted a 2-1 record with a 4.80 ERA in 34 games for the #Astros in 1974 before he was released in November. AstrosDaily.com/players/Johnson_Jerry.html
12/3/1964: Houston GM Paul Richards reportedly offers the #Astros' entire 40-man roster plus $5 million for the 40-man roster of the Milwaukee Braves, who shoot down the idea as a joke that got out of hand. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1203
12/3/1971: Left-hander Dave Roberts is acquired from San Diego for infielder Derrel Thomas & pitchers Bill Grief & Mark Schaeffer. Roberts compiles a 47-44 mark in four seasons. His posts a 17-11 record with a 2.85 ERA and six shutouts in 1973. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1203 #Astros
12/3/1974: 1B Lee May and OF Jay Schlueter are traded to Baltimore for IFs Enos Cabell and Rob Andrews. 2B Andrews is the guy Houston wants but he lasts just two years while Cabell becomes a regular for eight seasons as an Astro. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1203 #Astros
12/3/1980: Don Sutton, a longtime nemesis as a Dodger, signs a free agent contract with Houston. He'll post a 24-17 record in his two abbreviated seasons as an Astro which would eventually lead to a 324-win career and a plaque at the Hall of Fame. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1203 #Astros
12/3/1996: John Bateman dies in Sand Spring, OK at age 56. The catcher caught more games for Houston than anyone else in the 1960s. His career year was 1966 when he hit .279 with 17 HRs & 70 RBIs. He was lost to Montreal in the 1968 expansion draft AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Bateman_John #Astros
12/3/2003: #Astros reach agreement with Gen-Flex, makers of MMP's roof, to clean the mold that had been growing there since the ballpark opened in 2000. The cleaning is to take place before Houston hosts the Super Bowl and the MLB All-Star Game in 2004. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1203

12/4/1944: Wesley Owen "Lee" Bales is born in Los Angeles. The IF was signed by the Braves in 1963 and debuted at the tender age of 21 in 1966. Sent to the #Astros at the end of the season, he hit .111 in 19 games in 1967 but did not return to the majors. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bales_Lee.html
12/4/1968: Infielder Bob Aspromonte, the last of the original Houston Colt .45s, is shipped to Atlanta for infielder Orlando "Marty" Martinez. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1204 #Astros
12/4/1968: LHP Mike Cuellar and two minor leaguers are traded to Baltimore for Curt Blefary and a minor leaguer. Despite a 37-36 record with #Astros and an All-Star appearance, Cuellar's best days are ahead of him, posting four 20-win seasons with Orioles. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1204
12/4/1969: The #Astros trade 1B Curt Blefary to the Yankees for Joe Pepitone. Blefary was never able to recapture the magic of his first three years in Baltimore. Pepitone turns out not to be the answer at 1B either and spends less than a year in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1204
12/4/1980: Gustavo Chacin is born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The LHP spent parts of four seasons with Toronto before returning to the big leagues in 2010 for 44 games with the #Astros, when he surprised everyone with his only big league home run. AstrosDaily.com/players/Chacin_Gustavo.html
12/4/1981: Jerome Williams is born in Honolulu, HI. The veteran right-hander made 26 appearances out of the #Astros bullpen in 2014, going 1-4 with a 6.04 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Williams_Jerome.html
12/4/1985: Carlos Gómez is born in Santiago, DR. An All-Star with the Brewers in 2013-14, the OF helped the #Astros reach the playoffs after he was acquired at the 2015 trade deadline, but was released in 2016 after defensive gaffes and hitting only .210. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gomez_Carlos.html
12/4/1988: Mark Portugal is acquired from Minnesota for minor leaguer Todd McClure. As a reliever for the Twins, Portugal has an 11-19 record over parts of four seasons and is considered expendable. As an #Astros starter, he turns his career around AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1204
12/4/1989: The #Astros acquire RHP Xavier Hernandez from Toronto while losing IF Chuck Jackson to SF in the winter draft. "The X-Man" would provide 22 wins and 25 saves over five seasons in Houston. Jackson batted .221 in reserve duty in 1987 and 1988. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1204
12/4/1992: Left-hander Greg Swindell is signed as a free agent. The former University of Texas star has compiled a 72-63 mark over seven seasons in Cleveland and Cincinnati. At age 27, he seems poised to enter his most productive years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1204 #Astros
12/4/1992: Joe Musgrove is born in El Cajon, CA. The RHP holds the #Astros' record for strikeouts in an MLB debut in relief (8, 8.2.2016). Obtained via trade from Toronto in July 2012, he was dealt to Pittsburgh for Gerritt Cole in January 2018. AstrosDaily.com/players/Musgrove_Joe.html

12/5/1911: Fire destroys the grandstand of West End Park, home of the Texas League's Houston Buffaloes. Damage is estimated at $5,000. #Astros
12/5/1942: *** deceased *** Steve Shea is born in Worcester, MA. The RHP found himself in the closer role during his first big league season with the #Astros in 1968. He registered a 4-4 record with six saves and a 3.38 ERA in 30 games, then was sold to Montreal. AstrosDaily.com/players/Shea_Steve.html #RIP
12/5/1948: Walter Francis "Buddy" Harris is born in Philadelphia, PA. A first-round pick of the #Astros in 1968, the RHP got into 22 games for Houston, posting a 1-1 record with a 6.32 ERA for the 1970-71 campaigns in his only big-league action. AstrosDaily.com/players/Harris_Buddy.html
12/5/1961: *** pic *** The Houston Colts lose 5-3 to the San Francisco Giants at Geronimo Park, Apache Junction, AZ http://superstitionmountaintomkollenborn.blogspot.com/2011/01/major-league-in-apache-junction.html #Astros
12/5/1977: Outfielder Leon Roberts is traded to Seattle for infielder Jimmy Sexton. The versatile Sexton would bat .207 over the next two seasons as a reserve for the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1205
12/5/2016: The #Astros sign 40-year-old outfielder Carlos Beltran to a one-year, $16m deal. Beltran becomes the DH, batting .231 with 14 HRs. He closes out his career with the World Championship he had previously lacked. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1205

12/6/1945: *** deceased *** Jay Dahl is born in San Bernadino, CA. Signed at age 17 in June of 1963, the LHP starts the "All-Rookie" game for the Colt .45s three months later, allowing seven runs in 2.2 innings. Sadly, it is to be his only big league game. AstrosDaily.com/players/Dahl_Jay.html #Astros #RIP
12/6/1973: OF Jim Wynn is traded to Dodgers for pitchers Claude Osteen and Dave Culpepper. A holder of many team records, Wynn rebounds to help the Dodgers to the NL title in 1974 while Osteen would own a 9-9 mark before being traded in mid-season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1206 #Astros
12/6/1975: Houston deals catcher Milt May and pitchers Jim Crawford and Dave Roberts to Detroit for outfielder Leon Roberts and pitchers Mark Lemongello and Gene Pentz. It is primarily a cost-cutting move for the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1206
12/6/1977: Kevin Cash is born in Tampa, FL. The veteran catcher had been with the Blue Jays, Devil Rays, Red Sox and Yankees before joining the #Astros in 2010. He was traded back to Boston in July for infielder Angel Sánchez. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cash_Kevin.html
12/6/1989: The #Astros ink pitcher Bill Gullickson and infielder Ken Oberkfell to contracts. Gullickson would spend one year in Houston. Oberkfell would spend two, batting .214 as a reserve. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1206
12/6/1993: *** current *** Taylor Jones is born in Kent, WA. The ??? ... for the 2020 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jones_Taylor.html
12/6/2018: Former #Astros Luis Valbuena and José Castillo die in an automobile crash in Yaracuy, Venezuela, during a highway robbery. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Valbuena_Luis AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Castillo_Jose

12/7/1930: *** deceased *** Hal Smith is born in West Frankfort, IL. Best known for his dramatic homer in Game Seven of the 1960 World Series only to have it eclipsed by Bill Mazeroski, Smith would bat .236 with twelve homers in the Colts' first two seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Smith_Hal.html #Astros
12/7/1936: *** deceased *** Bo Belinsky is born in New York City. The colorful southpaw had a 3-9 record for the 1967 #Astros while he found Houston's nightlife not up to former stops in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. AstrosDaily.com/players/Belinsky_Bo.html #RIP
12/7/1984: Howie "Diz" Reed dies in Mathis, TX of heart failure at age 47. A Dallas native who pitched for the University of Texas, Reed swung between starting and relieving in ten big league seasons with the Athletics, Dodgers, Angels, Astros & Expos. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Reed_Howie
12/7/1987: Bill Wood is named #Astros' General Manager. He had been the interim GM for two months and gets the official word right before baseball's winter meetings begin. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1207
12/7/1988: The Rangers sign pitcher Nolan Ryan as a free agent, creating a huge fan backlash in Houston. The Giants and Angels also outbid Houston. #Astros owner John McMullen defends his bid saying he wouldn't pay Ryan more than he was paying Mike Scott. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1207
12/7/1991: Houston has a tentative deal in place with the White Sox, who want pitcher Mark Portugal in trade for a disappointing outfielder who hit just .203. Eventually, they find a better offer for Sammy Sosa and the deal never happens. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1207 #Astros
12/7/1997: Jeff Bagwell blasts the front office after pitcher Darryl Kile agrees to a contract with the Rockies. Bagwell disputes the numbers #Astros say they offered Kile to stay. GM Gerry Hunsicker says he's disappointed with his star player's reaction. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1207

12/8/1960: John Mizerock is born in Punxsutawney, PA. The backstop was a first-round pick of the #Astros in 1979. He could never win a starting job with Alan Ashby around but he had three short stays in the bigs with Houston, hitting .181 in 92 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mizerock_John.html
12/8/1978: Left-hander Floyd Bannister is traded to Seattle for shortstop Craig Reynolds. An All-Star in Seattle, Reynolds would become an All-Star again the next year before settling into a long career in his hometown. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1208 #Astros
12/8/1980: Infielder Enos Cabell is dealt to San Francisco for pitcher Bob Knepper. Cabell eventually returns to Houston while Knepper earns a 93-100 record over nine seasons in an up-and-down Houston career. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1208 #Astros
12/8/1987: The #Astros deal two minor leaguers to Atlanta for shortstop Rafael Ramirez and cash. Ramirez serves as a transition from the tandem of Craig Reynolds and Dickie Thon while prospects mature in the minors. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1208
12/8/1990: A private plane makes an emergency landing in the #Astrodome parking lot. (h/t @BayouCityHistory) #Astros
12/8/2001: Catcher Gregg Zaun is signed to a free agent contract while Houston loses 3B Vinny Castilla to Atlanta in another FA move. Zaun backs up Brad Ausmus behind the plate, hitting four homers with 37 RBI in part-time duty over two seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1208 #Astros
12/8/2006: José Uribe dies at age 47 in an auto accident in Juan Baron, DR. The shortstop's last MLB stint was in Houston where he hit .245 in 45 games during the 1993 season. For his ten-year big league career, Uribe batted .241 with 19 homers. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Uribe_Jose
12/8/2011: #Astros name Jeff Luhnow as their new General Manager, replacing Ed Wade who was fired after Thanksgiving along with President of Baseball Operations Tal Smith. Luhnow had been with the Cardinals since 2003, last holding the position VP Scouting and Player Development.
12/8/2011: In his first trade as #Astros GM, Jeff Luhnow deals minor leaguer Marco Duarte to the Red Sox for IF Marwin González. The switch-hitting utility player becomes a key member of the 2017 World Championship squad. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gonzalez_Marwin.html
12/8/2013: Ticket booths and external access ramps (added in 1989) are demolished at the #Astrodome. bizjournals.com/houston/news/2013/12/09/astrodome.html?page=all https://www.chron.com/about/slideshow/Astrodome-ramp-towers-imploded-75676/photo-5572003.php?cmpid=nprefer #Astros
12/8/2014: Russ Kemmerer dies in Indianapolis at age 84. The RHP tossed for eight seasons with the Red Sox, Senators and White Sox before winding up his career in Houston. Kemmerer went 5-3 with four saves and a 4.64 ERA for the 1962-63 Colt .45s. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Kemmerer_Russ #Astros

12/9/1973: Chris Truby is born in Palm Springs, CA. The third baseman bats .241 with 19 homers in two seasons (2000-01) before being traded to Montreal for Geoff Blum. AstrosDaily.com/players/Truby_Chris.html #Astros
12/9/1981: #Astros trade OF Gary Woods to the Cubs for OF Jim Tracy. Woods had hit .377 as a September call-up in 1980 but reverted to .209 the next season. Tracy never makes it into a regulation game for Houston but he will one day become an MLB manager. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1209
12/9/1997: The #Astros sign infielder Jack Howell to a free agent deal. In two seasons, Howell bats .254, mostly in pinch-hit duties. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1209

12/10/1946: Bobby Fenwick is born in Naha, Japan. A former first-round pick of the San Francisco Giants, Fenwick was taken by the #Astros in the Rule 5 draft and played in 36 games in 1972, batting .180 with four runs batted in. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fenwick_Bobby.html
12/10/1963: Doug Henry is born in Sacramento, CA. The #Astros signed the RHP as a free agent before the 1998 season. He lasted most of three seasons and was a member of two division champions, with an 11-8 record with five saves and a 3.88 ERA in 139 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Henry_Doug.html
12/10/1963: Colts acquire 2B Nellie Fox from White Sox for P Jim Golden and OF Danny Murphy. The veteran IF bats .265 in two seasons before becoming a coach. A team player, Fox leads the league in sac bunts in 1964 while mentoring the young Colts. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1210 #Astros
12/10/1977: Dan Wheeler is born in Providence, RI. Acquired via trade with the Mets in August 2004, the RHP became a key member of the #Astros' bullpen during two postseason runs. Wheeler had a 6-12 record with a 3.02 ERA for the 2004-07 squads. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wheeler_Dan.html
12/10/1982: The big news in Houston is the free agent signing of OF Omar Moreno from Pittsburgh. Little noticed is a second deal sending 1B Danny Heep to the Mets for P Mike Scott. The right-hander brings a 14-27 record with him from New York. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1210 #Astros
12/10/1984: Gregorio Petit is born in Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela. A career minor leaguer and steady performer in his native Venezuela, Petit slashed .278/.300/.423 in 100 plate appearances for the Astros in 2014. AstrosDaily.com/players/Petit_Gregorio.html
12/10/1991: #Astros trade OF Kenny Lofton to Indians for C Ed Taubensee. While Taubensee becomes an adequate receiver, Lofton becomes one of the top players of the decade. In a separate deal, Astros also send IF Dave Rhode to Indians for RHP Willie Blair. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1210
12/10/1993: Slugger Eric Anthony is traded to Seattle for left-hander Mike Hampton. It's one of the better swaps in #Astros history as Hampton steadily improves in his six seasons in Houston while Anthony is unable to regain his batting stroke. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1210
12/10/1996: The #Astros swap pitchers Todd Jones and Doug Brocail, OF Brian Hunter and SS Orlando Miller to the Tigers for hurlers José Lima, C.J. Nitkowski and Trever Miller, C Brad Ausmus and 1B Daryle Ward. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1210

12/11/1924: *** deceased *** Hal "Skinny" Brown is born in Greensboro, NC. He was the winning pitcher in the first Sunday night game in NL history 6/9/63. AstrosDaily.com/players/Brown_Hal.html #Astros #RIP
12/11/1934: *** deceased *** Lee Maye is born in Tuscaloosa, AL. The OF came to Houston in trade from the Milwaukee Braves for RHP Ken Johnson, hitting .268 with 12 HR and 72 RBI for the 1965-66 #Astros. Off the field, Maye had an R&B singing career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Maye_Lee.html #RIP
12/11/1934: #Astros OF Lee Maye (not to be confused with 1B Lee May) was also the lead singer for "Arthur Lee Maye and the Crowns" and sang in Houston night clubs such as the Dome Shadows. #Astros youtube.com/watch?v=SX7EeMfet8U
12/11/1952: Rob Andrews is born in Santa Monica, CA. The #Astros acquired the 2B before the 1975 season. He had a good glove but hit only .249 with no homers in two seasons. The "throw-in" in that trade, Enos Cabell, was more successful with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Andrews_Rob.html
12/11/1961: Mike Henneman is born in St. Charles, MO. Known as a quality reliever with the Detroit Tigers for nine seasons, the RHP was a trade deadline pickup for the #Astros in 1995, posting a 0-1 record with eight saves and a 3.00 ERA in 21 games. AstrosDaily.com/players/Henneman_Mike.html
12/11/1964: Thomas Howard is born in Middletown, OH. The OF had played with the Padres, Indians and Reds before signing with the #Astros for the 1997 season. In 107 games, the switch-hitting outfielder hit .247 with three homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Howard_Thomas.html
12/11/1968: Derek Bell is born in Tampa, FL. Acquired from San Diego in the Ken Caminiti mega-trade, the OF became one of Houston's original "Killer Bs", hitting .284 with 74 HR and 444 RBI for the 1995-99 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bell_Derek.html
12/11/1973: César Cedeño is involved in the shooting death of 19-year-old Altagracia de la Cruz in Santo Domingo, DR. He would be acquitted of voluntary manslaughter but plead guilty to a lesser charge and is fined and released. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1211 #Astros
12/11/1975: Houston trades third baseman Doug Rader to San Diego for pitchers Larry Hardy and Joe McIntosh. The Gold Glover completes nine seasons in Houston with a .250 average, 160 homers and 600 RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1211 #Astros
12/11/2000: Disappointments Mitch Meluskey, Roger Cedeño and Chris Holt are sent to the Detroit Tigers for catcher Brad Ausmus and pitchers Doug Brocail and Nelson Cruz. It's the second trip to Houston for both Ausmus and Brocail. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1211 #Astros
12/11/2003: Left-hander Andy Pettitte signs a three-year deal with his hometown #Astros for $31.5 million. At the time, Pettitte had more postseason victories to his name than the franchise he was joining. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1211

12/12/1964: While the official name will remain the "Harris County Domed Stadium", Judge Roy Hofheinz introduces his new ballpark as the "#Astrodome" for the first time while displaying the team's new logo featuring a likeness of the new stadium. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1212 #Astros
12/12/1965: The #Astros fire Luman Harris as manager after just over one season at the helm. General Manager Grady Hatton is named as the new skipper. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1212
12/12/1975: Second baseman Tommy Helms is traded to Pittsburgh for a player who would later be named as infielder Art Howe. Helms completes a four-year run in Houston with a .269 average and 185 RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1212
12/12/1975: Carlos Hernández is born in Caracas, Venezuela. The 2B/SS came up through the Houston farm system, making the #Astros in 1999. He hit .143 in 16 games with three steals. Hernández was dealt the next spring to Seattle, where his MLB career ended AstrosDaily.com/players/Hernandez_Carlos1.html
12/12/2006: After the departure of left-hander Andy Pettitte, #Astros get their replacement by acquiring RHP Jason Jennings from the Rockies along with rookie RHP Miguel Asencio in exchange for OF Willy Taveras and pitchers Taylor Buchholz and Jason Hirsh. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1212
12/12/2007: The #Astros send OF Luke Scott and minor leaguer Mike Constanzo to the Orioles along with pitchers Troy Patton, Matt Albers and Dennis Sarfate for SS Miguel Tejada, a former AL MVP. In a related move, Houston waives veteran SS Adam Everett. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1212
12/12/2015: Lacking a closer, the #Astros deal former overall number one draft choice Mark Appel, along with Brett Oberholtzer, Vincent Velasquez and two other prospects to Philadelphia for closer Ken Giles and infield prospect Jonathan Arauz. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1212

12/13/1937: Ron Taylor is born in Toronto, Ontario. The RHP was acquired by the #Astros midway in the 1965 season along with pitcher Mike Cuellar for pitchers Chuck Taylor and Hal Woodeshick. He pitched for Houston through 1966, going 3-8 with a 6.03 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Taylor_Ron.html
12/13/1956: Dale Berra is born in Ridgewood, NJ. Yogi's son didn't have his father's talents but closed his eleven-year big league career with 19 games as an #Astros SS/2B in 1987 when he hit .178. AstrosDaily.com/players/Berra_Dale.html
12/13/1961: GM Paul Richards announces that the Houston Colt .45s will start spring training at Apache Juncton, Arizona on March 10, 1962. #Astros
12/13/1987: Aneury Rodríguez is born in Higuey, DR. Claimed in the Rule 5 draft from the Rays, the RHP made his MLB debut in 2011 and posted a 1-6 record. He made just one appearance with the #Astros in 2012 and struggled in the minors the rest of the year AstrosDaily.com/players/Rodriguez_Aneury.html
12/13/1998: Efforts to bring Texas legend Roger Clemens to the #Astros collapse in spectacular fashion when General Manager Gerry Hunsicker blasts additional contract demands made by Clemens. Talks quickly reduce to name-calling. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1213
12/13/2007: The Mitchell Report is released, naming those players whom there was either evidence or testimony of PED use. A handful of former #Astros, including Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte are named. Newly acquired SS Miguel Tejada also makes the list. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1213

12/14/1965: Craig Alan Biggio is born in Smithtown, NY. The #Astros legend was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 after a stellar 20-year MLB career, all with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Biggio_Craig.html
12/14/1977: Rodrigo Rosario is born in La Romana, DR. The RHP won his big league debut for the #Astros in 2003, but injured his shoulder during his second game and went on the DL. He tried to get back to the majors after that but was unsuccessful. AstrosDaily.com/players/Rosario_Rodrigo.html
12/14/1995: On his 30th birthday, free agent Craig Biggio re-signs with the #Astros in a four-year deal worth $22 million. Biggio mulled offers from other clubs but decided to stay with the team he began with. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1214
12/14/1998: Outfielder Glen Barker is taken in the winter supplemental draft from the Detroit Tigers. As a reserve, Barker bats .232 and steals 30 bases over three seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1214 #Astros
12/14/1999: OF Carl Everett is traded to Boston for IF Adam Everett and P Greg Miller. In two seasons, Carl blossoms from a reserve OF to a star. In 1999, he bats .325 with 25 HR and 108 RBI. Adam hits .248 with 35 HR over seven seasons in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1214 #Astros
12/14/2000: Reliever Mike Jackson is inked to a free agent contract. The native Houstonian fashions a 5-3 record with four saves in his one season as an Astro. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1214 #Astros
12/14/2007: A whirlwind offseason in Houston continues as the #Astros deal infielder Chris Burke, reliever Chad Qualls and pitcher Juan Gutierrez to Arizona for closer José Valverde. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1214

12/15/1946: Art Howe is born in Pittsburgh, PA. The gutsy infielder parlays a successful playing career into a successful managing career, using the same qualities of calmness, smarts and professionalism that marked his playing days. AstrosDaily.com/players/Howe_Art.html #Astros
12/15/1951: Jimmy Sexton is born in Mobile, AL. The SS came up with the Mariners in 1977. He was dealt to Houston the following year for Leon Roberts and hit .207 as a backup infielder over the next two seasons. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sexton_Jimmy.html #Astros
12/15/1965: The #Astros acquire pitcher Barry Latman from the California Angels for infielder Ed Pacheco and cash. The right-hander compiles a 5-13 record with one save over two seasons in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1214
12/15/1988: *** current *** Ryan Pressly is born in Dallas, TX. Acquired via a mid-season 2018 trade with the Twins for two minor leaguers, the RHP has posted a 3-3 record with an 1.85 ERA and 5 saves in 81 games for the 2018-19 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Pressly_Ryan.html
12/15/1996: Before leaving for their new home in Tennessee, the Houston Oilers play their last game in the #Astrodome, a 21-13 loss to the Bengals before 15,131 fans. #Astros
12/15/2006: Jeff Bagwell retires after a stellar 15-year career, all with Houston, that leaves him as the club leader in HR (449), RBI (1,529) and XBH (969). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1215
12/15/2014: Houston inks IF Jed Lowrie to a three-year FA deal. It's his second stint with the team but it doesn't last long. Injuries cause the #Astros to rush top prospect Carlos Correa to the majors so Lowrie was traded to Oakland the following winter. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1215

12/16/1965: Randy Hennis is born in Clearlake, CA. A second-round draft choice of the #Astros in 1987, the RHP appeared in three late-season games during 1990 in his only big league action. He had no record in 9.2 innings without allowing a run. AstrosDaily.com/players/Hennis_Randy.html
12/16/1965: Chris C. Jones is born in Utica, NY. The OF spent the 1992 season with the #Astros as part of a nine-year big league career. He hit .190 in 54 games with Houston He also played for the Reds, Rockies, Mets, Padres, D-backs, Giants, and Brewers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Jones_ChrisC.html
12/16/1969: LHP Pat House is traded to Cincinnati for OF Jim Beauchamp. It is Beauchamp's second tour of duty with Houston. House earns a 2-1 record with one save in 24 games with the #Astros. The lefty never pitches in the majors after that deal. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1216 #Astros
12/16/1972: Charles Gipson is born in Orange, CA. The OF played for the Mariners, Yankees and Devil Rays over seven seasons. He was signed by the #Astros before the 2005 season and was called up for the stretch run. In 19 games, he hit .182 for Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gipson_Charles.html
12/16/1985: OF Jerry Mumphrey is dealt to the Chicago Cubs for OF Billy Hatcher and a minor leaguer. Mumphrey compiles a .291 average over three seasons in Houston. Hatcher bats .266 over four seasons but provides better power and speed. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1216 #Astros
12/16/1988: Toronto pitcher Jim Clancy is signed to a free agent contract. Unfairly, he is viewed as the replacement for Nolan Ryan in the #Astros rotation. The 32-year-old right-hander is coming off an 11-13 season for the Blue Jays. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1216
12/16/2002: The #Astros deal reliever Nelson Cruz to the Colorado Rockies for minor league outfielder Victor Hall. Cruz, who became disguntled with manager Jimy Williams, had fashioned a 5-9 record in 109 games over two seasons in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1216

12/17/1985: Reliever Fernando Abad is born in La Romana, DR. The left-hander sported a 2.84 ERA in his rookie 2010 campaign but struggled in his second and was returned to AAA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Abad_Fernando.html #Astros
12/17/1990: Reliever Dave Smith signs a free agent deal with the Chicago Cubs. The bullpen closer in Houston since 1985, Smith would end an eleven-year run with the #Astros, holding a 53-47 record and a 2.53 ERA to go with 199 saves. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1217
12/17/2006: Larry Sherry dies of cancer in Mission Viejo, CA at age 71. As part of an 11-year career, the right-hander notches a 1-2 record and six saves in 29 games for the #Astros in 1967. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Sherry_Larry
12/17/2008: Legendary #Astros closer Dave Smith dies from a heart attack at age 53 at his home in Carmel Valley, CA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Smith_Dave
12/17/2010: The #Astros sign IF Bill Hall to a one-year deal. The nine-year veteran arrives with a .250 career BA and 122 homers in the majors. He is released two months into the season after hitting .224 and striking out at a pace of over once per game. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1217
12/17/2012: The #Astros sign Carlos Peña to be the team's first regular Designated Hitter, which the club will need with their move to the American League. Peña, the 2009 AL home run champ with Tampa Bay, bats .209 with eight homers before he was released. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1217
12/17/2015: Hal "Skinny" Brown dies in Greensboro, NC at age 91. While with the Colt .45s, he was the winning pitcher in the first Sunday night game in NL history 6/9/1963. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Brown_Hal #Astros

12/18/1938: Mike White is born in Detroit, MI. The outfielder spends parts of three seasons as a Colt .45 (1963-64) and as an Astro (1965), seeing time also at second and third base. That was the extent of his career in the majors. AstrosDaily.com/players/White_Mike.html #Astros
12/18/1955: Jim Clancy is born in Chicago, IL. The right-hander posts a 9-25 record with six saves for the #Astros (1989-91) after a solid 11-year stint in Toronto. He would finish his major-league career with 24 games in Atlanta. AstrosDaily.com/players/Clancy_Jim.html #Astros
12/18/1965: Willie Blair is born in Paintsville, KY. The RHP came to Houston before the 1992 season with C Eddie Taubensee for OF Kenny Lofton and IF Dave Rhode. He had a 5-7 record and a 4.00 ERA in 29 games for the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Blair_Willie.html
12/18/1981: Outfielder Cesar Cedeño is traded to Cincinnati for infielder Ray Knight. It ends a twelve-year run in Houston for Cedeño, who bats .289 as an Astro with 163 HRs, 778 RBIs, 487 steals and four All-Star appearances. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1218 #Astros
12/18/1986: Chris Carter is born in Redwood City, CA. Acquired from Oakland in a 2012 trade for Jed Lowrie, the 1B/DH averaged 30 homers per season for the 2013-15 #Astros, but with only a .218 BA. He would go on to play for the Brewers and Yankees. AstrosDaily.com/players/Carter_Chris.html
12/18/1987: Rudy Owens is born in Mesa, AZ, Acquired from the Pirates in the 2012 Wandy Rodriguez trade, the LHP made one start for the #Astros in 2014, giving up five runs on nine hits and taking the loss against Seattle. It was his only big-league game. AstrosDaily.com/players/Owens_Rudy.html
12/18/2000: The #Astros sign 1B Jeff Bagwell to a five-year, $83m deal, assuring he will stay with the Astros for most, if not all, of his major league career. In his first ten seasons in Houston, Bagwell has averaged 31.9 homers and 109.3 RBIs per year. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1218
12/18/2002: Infielder Jeff Kent signs a two-year, $18 million contract with Houston. The former MVP, it is announced, will replace Craig Biggio at second base, with Biggio set to move to an outfield spot after a decade at second for the #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1218
12/18/2004: Glenn Vaughan dies in Houston at age 60. He was the starting shortstop in the All-Rookie Game 9.27.1963, and went on to run a successful Houston insurance business for many years. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Vaughan_Glenn #Astros
12/18/2013: The #Astros claim Collin McHugh off waivers from Colorado. The RHP becomes a key piece of Houston's rotation during their rebuilding phase and championship run. The Astros also deal infielder Ryan Jackson to San Diego for prospect Jesús Guzmán. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1218

12/19/1943: *** deceased *** Walter "No Neck" Williams is born in Brownwood, TX. He goes 0-for-9 in a brief call-up with the 1964 Colts but the diminutive OF reaches the majors again in 1967 and has a solid nine-year career with White Sox, Indians and Yankees. AstrosDaily.com/players/Williams_Walt.html #Astros #RIP
12/19/1956: Tom Lawless is born in Erie, PA. The #Astros' 21st manager posted an 11-13 record to close out the 2014 season after replacing the fired Bo Porter on an interim basis. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Lawless_Tom
12/19/1963: The Houston Colt .45s purchase first baseman Walt Bond from the Cleveland Indians. Bond plays two seasons for Houston, batting .258 with 27 homers and 132 RBIs. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1219 #Astros
12/19/1966: Joe Slusarski is born in Indianapolis, IN. The RHP came up with Oakland and pitched for Milwaukee before he came to Houston in 1998. Slusarski spent three seasons with the #Astros, posting a 2-8 record with three saves and a 4.57 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/players/Slusarski_Joe.html
12/19/1990: Danny Darwin leaves the #Astros, signing a free agent deal with the Boston Red Sox. It is one month after he was named the club's MVP for the 1990 campaign. Darwin would return via trade for the last two months of the 1996 season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1219 #BonhanBullet
12/19/1996: OF Luis Gonzalez and P Mike Magnante are signed to FA deals. It's the second tour in Houston for Gonzo who, after leaving again, would blast 57 HR for Arizona in 2001 and muscle a bloop single to win World Series Game 7 over the Yankees. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1219
12/19/2005: Owner Drayton McLane presents pitcher Roy Oswalt with a $200,000 Caterpillar D6N XL bulldozer to fulfill a promise he made before NLCS Game 6. Oswalt's strong performance in two NLCS wins catapulted the #Astros into their first World Series. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1219

12/20/1945: Keith Lampard is born in Warrington, UK. The only British-born player in team history, Lampard was a second-round draft choice of the Astros in 1965 and debuted in 1969. The OF hit .238 with one HR and 7 RBI for the 1969-70 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lampard_Keith.html
12/20/1949: Cecil Cooper is born in Brenham, TX. After a 17-year career in the American League, Cooper is named as the first African-American manager of the #Astros in 2007. He would compile a 171-170 record until he is dismissed late in the 2009 season. AstrosDaily.com/history/managers/#Cooper_Cecil
12/20/1971: Marc Valdes is born in Dayton, OH. A former first-round pick of the Marlins, the #Astros acquired the RHP in a May 2000 trade with Tampa Bay for Russ Johnson. Valdes posted a 5-5 record with two saves and a 5.08 ERA in 53 games that season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Valdes_Marc.html
12/20/1976: Aubrey Huff is born in Marion, OH. Acquired in a mid-summer 2006 trade acquisition with Tampa Bay for then-prospect Ben Zobrist, the versatile lefty hits .250 with 13 homers during the second half of the season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Huff_Aubrey.html #Astros
12/20/1995: Third baseman Sean Berry is acquired from Montreal for pitcher Dave Veres and catcher Raúl Chávez. Berry helps Houston win two division titles. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1220 #Astros
12/20/1996: *** current *** Abraham Toro is born in Longueuil, Quebec. The 3B has hit .218 with two homers and nine RBI for the 2019 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Toro_Abraham.html
12/20/1998: John Anderson dies in Houston at age 69. The Colt .45s acquired the RHP in trade from the Cardinals in May 1962. He appeared in ten games with no decision, posting a 5.09 ERA in his final big league season. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Anderson_John #Astros

12/21/1936: *** deceased *** Howie Reed is born in Dallas, TX. The right-hander compiles a 1-1 record in four games with the #Astros in 1967. His big league career also includes stops in Kansas City, Los Angeles, California and Montreal. AstrosDaily.com/players/Reed_Howie.html #RIP
12/21/1952: *** deceased *** Joaquín Andújar is born in San Pedro de Macoris, DR. The self-proclaimed "One Tough Dominican" has a colorful career which includes switch-hitting regardless of whether the pitcher threw left- or right-handed. AstrosDaily.com/players/Andujar_Joaquin.html #Astros #RIPchikojuan 
12/21/1970: Jim Wynn is stabbed during a domestic dispute and undergoes abdominal surgery. It leads to his worst season as an Astro -- an anemic .203 average and seven homers in 123 games. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1221 #Astros
12/21/1972: LaTroy Hawkins is born in Gary, IN. The right-handed reliever compiled a 3-4 record with 12 saves and a 1.71 ERA during two seasons with the #Astros (2008-09). AstrosDaily.com/players/Hawkins_LaTroy.html
12/21/1982: Philip Humber is born in Nacogdoches, TX. The right-handed former Rice Owl, author of a 2012 perfect game against Seattle for the White Sox, posted an 0-8 record with a 7.90 ERA for the 2013 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Humber_Philip.html
12/21/1988: Asher Wojciechowski is born in Hardeeville, SC. Part of a ten-player 2012 trade with Toronto, the former first rounder made his MLB debut in 2015. Wojo posted a 7.16 ERA in three starts and two relief appearances in his rookie season. #Astros AstrosDaily.com/players/Wojciechowski_Asher.html
12/21/2001: Pitchers C.J. Nitkowski and T.J. Mathews are signed to free agent deals. Nitkowski would not make the parent club while Matthews does briefly before injuries end his season. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1221 #Astros
12/21/2007: Jack Lamabe dies in Baton Rouge, LA at age 71. The RHP kicked around with the Pirates and Red Sox before spending part of 1965 with the newly-named #Astros. In three games, he posted an 0-2 record with a 4.26 ERA. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Lamabe_Jack

12/22/1958: Glenn Wilson is born in Baytown, TX. The outfielder bats .238 with a dozen homers in parts of two seasons (1989-90) with the hometown team during his ten-year big league career. AstrosDaily.com/players/Wilson_Glenn.html #Astros
12/22/1962: Harris County voters approve a $9.6m bond issue to complete financing of the #Astrodome. The election comes after the first season at hot and humid Colt Stadium, perhaps a push that helped get the bonds passed. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1222 #Astros
12/22/1964: Mike Jackson is born in Houston. The 14-year veteran RHP, a graduate of Forest Brook High School, posted a 5-3 record with a 4.70 ERA for the 2001 #Astros AstrosDaily.com/players/Jackson_Mike.html
12/22/1976: Jason Lane is born in Santa Rosa, CA. In six seasons with the #Astros (2002-07), the outfielder bats .241 and blasts 61 homers. AstrosDaily.com/players/Lane_Jason.html
12/22/1997: Reliever John Hudek is traded to the Mets for OF Carl Everett. The RHP comes from nowhere to make the All-Star team in 1994 but returns to reality, leaving Houston with a 5-7 record and 29 saves over four injury-plagued seasons. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1222 #Astros
12/22/2013: Catcher Ed Herrmann passes away from prostate cancer in San Diego, CA at age 67. Herrmann caught the 1976 no-hitter of Larry Dierker while with the #Astros. Over 11 MLB seasons, Herrmann batted .240 with 80 home runs. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Herrmann_Ed
12/22/2016: Todd Kalas, son of former #Astros broadcaster Harry Kalas, is hired to handle play-by-play duties for Astros TV broadcasts, replacing the retired Bill Brown.

12/23/1929: *** deceased *** Alva Warren "Al" Cicotte is born in Melvindale, MI. Great-nephew of infamous "Black Sox" pitcher Ed Cicotte, the right-hander appeared in five games for the 1962 Colt .45s, earning no record in 4.2 innings. AstrosDaily.com/players/Cicotte_Al.html #RIP #Astros
12/23/1968: Rick White is born in Springfield, OH. The journeyman reliever spent a dozen seasons in the majors, including two brief stints with the #Astros in 2003 and 2007. He was 1-0 with a 6.10 ERA in 38 games with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/White_Rick.html
12/23/1976: Brad Lidge is born in Sacramento, CA. The 6'5" right-hander, Houston's top pick in 1998, posts a 23-20 record with a 3.30 ERA, 561 strikeouts and 123 saves in his six seasons with the #Astros (2002-07). AstrosDaily.com/players/Lidge_Brad.html
12/23/1977: Shawn Chacon is born in Anchorage, AK. The disgruntled RHP was released after assaulting #Astros GM Ed Wade during a clubhouse confrontation in 2008. AstrosDaily.com/players/Chacon_Shawn.html
12/23/1993: Jim "Doc" Ewell dies of a heart attack during surgery at Methodist Hospital. The 74-year-old trainer had been with Houston since the beginning in 1962 and had worked, before that, for the Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1223 #Astros
12/23/1997: Houston City Council approves the issue of $234 million in bonds for the construction of a new downtown ballpark. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1223 #Astros
12/23/1999: LHP Mike Hampton and OF Derek Bell are traded to the Mets for P Octavio Dotel and OF Roger Cedeño. It's cost-cutting that causes the #Astros to part with their 22-game winner. While Dotel flourishes, Cedeño is gone after one season in Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1223

12/24/1960: Houston signs their first bonus baby, LSU pitcher Wallace "Butch" Mixon to a contract. Mixon pitches for the AAA Houston Buffs in 1961 and Oklahoma City in 1963, but retires from Houston's Single-A affiliate Durham Bulls in 1965. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1224 #Astros 
12/24/1968: *** Earthrise pic *** "And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you – all of you on the good Earth." — Apollo 8 broadcast to Earth from lunar orbit
12/24/1969: Curt Flood of the Cardinals mails a letter to Commissioner Bowie Kuhn refusing to report to the Phillies after being traded. Flood's letter is the beginning of the end for the reserve clause and the first salvo in the fight for free agency. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1224
12/24/2009: Stan Benjamin, a scout who joined the #Astros in 1965 and stayed for almost 40 years, passes away on Cape Cod, MA at the age of 95. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1224

12/25/1927: *** deceased *** Jacob Nelson "Nellie" Fox is born in St. Thomas, PA. Before ending his playing career in Houston, Fox was a 12x All-Star for the White Sox, and AL MVP in 1959. He was elected to the Baseball HOF by the Veterans Committee in 1997. AstrosDaily.com/players/Fox_Nellie.html #Astros #RIP
12/25/1952: Julio González is born in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Acquired in a December 1976 trade with the Cubs for OF Greg Gross, the utility infielder bats .235 over four seasons (1977-80) with Houston. The #Astros released him in March 1981. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gonzalez_Julio.html
12/25/1960: Telmanch "Ty" Gainey is born in Cheraw, SC. A second-round pick of the Astros in 1979, the OF had parts of three seasons (1985-87) as a reserve for Houston but failed to crack the lineup on a regular basis. He hit .216 with one homer and 7 RBI. AstrosDaily.com/players/Gainey_Ty.html
12/25/1981: Willy Taveras is born in Tenares, Dominican Republic. After two-plus seasons in Houston (2004-06), the fleet outfielder leaves with a .284 batting average and 68 stolen bases. He holds an #Astros club-record for his 2006 30-game hitting streak. AstrosDaily.com/players/Taveras_Willy.html
12/25/2007: Utilityman Jim Beauchamp passes away from leukemia at age 68 in Atlanta. He started in left field for the first NL game played indoors. Jim hit .179 with three homers during three partial seasons (1964, 1965, 1970) with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Beauchamp_Jim #Astros

12/26/1984: Darin Downs is born in Southfield, MI. A waiver claim from the Detroit Tigers in November of 2013, Downs made 45 relief appearances for the #Astros the following season. The LHP posted a 5.45 ERA and a 1.356 WHIP in 34.2 innings in 2014. AstrosDaily.com/players/Downs_Darin.html
12/26/1995: Infielder Dave Magadan signs a free agent contract with the Chicago Cubs. Magadan had hit .313 in his one season in Houston, part of a run in the majors that lasted 16 years. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1226 #Astros

12/27/1930: *** deceased *** Norm Larker is born in Beaver Meadows, PA. Nicknamed "Dumbo" for his big ears, the fiery first baseman hits .263 with nine homers during Houston's inaugural season. AstrosDaily.com/players/Larker_Norm.html #Astros #RIP
12/27/1942: Byron Browne is born in St. Joseph, MO. The OF arrived in Houston in 1968 when he was traded by the Cubs for Aaron Pointer. He hit .231 in ten games for the #Astros that year before he was sold to the St. Louis Cardinals. AstrosDaily.com/players/Browne_Byron.html
12/27/1952: Craig Reynolds is born in Houston. The shortstop would bat .252 with 32 homers and 300 RBIs during his eleven years as an Astro (1979-89) while offering a steady glove. AstrosDaily.com/players/Reynolds_Craig.html #Astros
12/27/1974: Nate Bland is born in Birmingham, AL. A left-handed reliever, Bland reached the majors with Houston in 2003 where he went 1-2 with a 5.75 ERA in 22 games. He was released by the #Astros the following spring. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bland_Nate.html
12/27/1982: Michael Bourn is born in Houston. A key piece in the deal that sent Brad Lidge to Philly, Bourn bats .271 with 193 steals in four seasons with the #Astros (2008-11), twice winning the NL stolen base title before a trade sent him to Atlanta. AstrosDaily.com/players/Bourn_Michael.html
12/27/2001: John Hoffman dies in Seattle, WA at age 58. The South Dakota native was signed as a 19-year-old catcher in 1963 and made the Colt .45s the next year. He got into eight games over the next two seasons, batting .143 in 21 at bats. AstrosDaily.com/history/deceased.html#Hoffman_John #Astros
12/27/2007: Veteran outfielder Darin Erstad is signed as a free agent. The former two-time All-Star bats .252 as a reserve outfielder in two seasons as an Astro. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1227 #Astros

12/28/1952: Ray Knight is born in Albany, GA. He bats .283 and makes the All-Star team in his three seasons with the #Astros (1982-84) but will find lasting fame in the 1986 World Series with the Mets. AstrosDaily.com/players/Knight_Ray.html
12/28/1952: *** deceased *** José Sosa is born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. A cousin of the Alou baseball family, the RHP became the first Astro to hit a homer in his first MLB at-bat. Sosa went 1-3 with a 4.60 ERA for the 1975-76 #Astros. AstrosDaily.com/players/Sosa_Jose.html #RIP
12/28/1979: Bill Hall is born in Tupelo, MS. He was signed by the #Astros before the 2011 season after playing for the Brewers, Mariners and Red Sox. Slated to be the regular 2B, Hall struck out at an alarming rate and was released after two months AstrosDaily.com/players/Hall_Bill.html #Astros
12/28/1994: In a thinly disguised salary dump, the #Astros trade Ken Caminiti, Steve Finley and four others to San Diego for Derek Bell, Ricky Gutierrez and four others. Caminiti and Finley lead the 1998 Padres to the NL pennant. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1228
12/18/1995: Corbin Martin is born in Houston. A second-round draft pick of the #Astros in 2017, the RHP posted a 1-1 record with a 5.59 ERA for the 2019 squad before being traded to Arizona for Zack Greinke. AstrosDaily.com/players/Martin_Corbin.html

12/29/1968: James Mouton is born in Denver, CO. He would bat .249 in his four seasons with the #Astros as a part-time outfielder (1994-97), swiping 79 bases. He has went on to play for San Diego, Montreal and Milwaukee. AstrosDaily.com/players/Mouton_James.html
12/29/1973: Tomás Pérez is born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. The utility infielder bats .200 in ten at-bats for Houston in 2008. AstrosDaily.com/players/Perez_Tomas.html #Astros
12/29/1993: Chase de Jong is born in Long Beach, CA ... AstrosDaily.com/players/DeJong_Chase.html #Astros

12/30/1996: Pitcher Russ Springer is signed to a free agent contract. The right-handed reliever has two stints with the #Astros (1997, 2004-06), compiling an 8-9 record with three saves with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1230
12/30/2015: Houston native Scott Kazmir inks a three-year, $48 million deal with the Dodgers. Obtained by the #Astros via trade with the A's on July 23, the southpaw posted a 2-6 record with a 4.17 ERA in his short stint with Houston. AstrosDaily.com/players/Kazmir_Scott.html

12/31/1965: *** TK toddler pic *** Todd Kalas is born in Houston. The son of Harry Kalas becomes an #Astros broadcaster like his father before him in 2017. AstrosDaily.com/files/MenMic/
12/31/1966: #Astros bring perennial All-Star Eddie Mathews to Houston along with IF Sandy Alomar and P Arnie Umbach from the Braves for P Bob Bruce and OF Dave Nicholson. It's near the end of the line for Mathews, who plays just four months for the Astros. AstrosDaily.com/history/thisdate/#1231
12/31/1971: Brian Moehler is born in Rockingham, NC. The right-hander posted a 21-28 record with a 4.97 ERA in two stints with the #Astros (2003, 2007-10). AstrosDaily.com/players/Moehler_Brian.html