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padding-bottom:0.2em;">Ball Four <span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Ball+Four&rft.author=%5B%5BJim+Bouton%5D%5D+with+%5B%5BLeonard+Shecter%5D%5D&rft.date=June%26nbsp%3B1970%3Cspan+style%3D%22display%3Anone%22%3E%26%23160%3B%28%3Cspan+class%3D%22bday+dtstart+published+updated+itvstart%22%3E1970-06%3C%2Fspan%3E%29%3C%2Fspan%3E&rft.pub=%5B%5BWorld+Publishing+Company%5D%5D&rft.place=United+States&rft.pages=371+%27%27%28first+edition%29%27%27"></span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:BallFour.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/64/BallFour.jpg/220px-BallFour.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="369" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/BallFour.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="244" data-file-height="409" /></a></span><div 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href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-02-030665-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-02-030665-2">0-02-030665-2</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Ball Four: My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues</b></i> is a book by <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bouton" title="Jim Bouton">Jim Bouton</a>, edited by <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Shecter" title="Leonard Shecter">Leonard Shecter</a> and first published in 1970. The book is a diary of Bouton's <a href="/wiki/1969_Seattle_Pilots_season" title="1969 Seattle Pilots season">1969 season</a>, spent with the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Pilots" title="Seattle Pilots">Seattle Pilots</a> and then the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> following a late-season trade. Bouton also recounts much of his earlier baseball career, spent mainly with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr-ballfour_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-ballfour-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The book was controversial for divulging many unflattering facts about the sport and its players; baseball commissioner <a href="/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Bowie Kuhn</a> attempted to discredit it and label it as detrimental to the sport. It is considered a landmark in American sports literature, and was the only sports-themed book included on the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Public_Library" title="New York Public Library">New York Public Library</a>'s 1996 list of Books of the Century, under the category "Popular Culture & Mass Entertainment".<sup id="cite_ref-books_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-books-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also included on <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i>'s list of the 100 greatest non-fiction books published since the magazine's founding in 1923.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ball_Four&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bouton befriended sportswriter <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Shecter" title="Leonard Shecter">Leonard Shecter</a> during his time with the Yankees. Shecter approached him with the idea of writing and publishing a season-long diary. Bouton, who had taken some notes during the 1968 season after having a similar idea, readily agreed. The book chronicled the <a href="/wiki/1969_in_baseball" title="1969 in baseball">1969 season</a>, which was the Seattle Pilots' only operating season, though Bouton was traded to Houston late in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr-ballfour_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-ballfour-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Ball Four</i> described a side of baseball that was previously unseen by writing about the <a href="/wiki/Obscene_jokes" class="mw-redirect" title="Obscene jokes">obscene jokes</a>, drunken womanizing, and routine drug use among players, including by Bouton himself. Bouton wrote with candor about the anxiety he felt over his pitching and his role on the team. Bouton detailed his unsatisfactory relationships with teammates and management alike, his sparring sessions with Pilots manager <a href="/wiki/Joe_Schultz" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Schultz">Joe Schultz</a> and pitching coach <a href="/wiki/Sal_Maglie" title="Sal Maglie">Sal Maglie</a>, and the lies and minor cheating that has gone on in baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr-ballfour_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-ballfour-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bouton disclosed how rampant the use of <a href="/wiki/Amphetamine" title="Amphetamine">amphetamines</a> or "greenies" was among players. Also revealed was the heavy drinking of Yankee legend <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a>, which had previously been kept almost entirely out of the press. Bouton additionally described clashes with his coaches (usually about his role with the team, his opinion that he should use the <a href="/wiki/Knuckleball" title="Knuckleball">knuckleball</a> exclusively, and his desire to throw between outings) and his outspoken views on politics.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Title">Title</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ball_Four&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Title"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The book's title was suggested by a female customer of a tavern called the Lion's Head in New York City's <a href="/wiki/Greenwich_Village" title="Greenwich Village">Greenwich Village</a> neighborhood.<sup id="cite_ref-Auction_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auction-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Having recently completed the manuscript, Bouton and Shecter were discussing the book at the bar, lamenting the fact that with the book ready for print they still had not arrived on an acceptable name.<sup id="cite_ref-Auction_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auction-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Bouton: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>At that moment, this drunk lady at the bar said, 'Why don't you call it <i>Ball Four?'</i> We laughed about it and thought it was pretty funny, and as we're walking through the streets later, [Shecter] said, 'You know, <i>Ball Four</i> is not a bad name.'<sup id="cite_ref-Auction_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auction-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication_and_response">Publication and response</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ball_Four&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Publication and response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Ball Four</i> proved to be commercially successful. The first edition was published in an edition of just 5,000 copies and quickly sold out.<sup id="cite_ref-Auction_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auction-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reprints, translations, and new editions ensued, with the book ultimately selling millions of copies worldwide, with the book eventually being considered as a baseball classic.<sup id="cite_ref-Auction_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Auction-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reaction_within_baseball">Reaction within baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ball_Four&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reaction within baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Baseball commissioner <a href="/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Bowie Kuhn</a> called <i>Ball Four</i> "detrimental to baseball," and tried to force Bouton to sign a statement saying that the book was completely fictional. Bouton refused to deny any of revelations in <i>Ball Four</i>. Many of Bouton's teammates never forgave him for publicly airing what he had learned in private about their flaws and foibles. The book made Bouton unpopular with many players, coaches and officials on other teams as well, as they felt he had betrayed the long-standing rule: "What you see here, what you say here, what you do here, let it stay here." <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> took to yelling "Fuck you, Shakespeare!" from the dugout whenever Bouton was pitching.<sup id="cite_ref-SHint_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SHint-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A number of sportswriters also denounced Bouton, with <a href="/wiki/Dick_Young_(sportswriter)" title="Dick Young (sportswriter)">Dick Young</a> leading the way, calling Bouton and Shecter "social lepers".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although Bouton wrote about <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a> in a mostly positive light, his comments on Mantle's excesses spawned most of the book's notoriety, and provoked Bouton's essential blacklisting from baseball. Bouton tried several times to make peace with Mantle, but not until Bouton sent a condolence note after Mantle's son Billy died of cancer in 1994 did Mantle contact Bouton. The two former teammates reconciled not long before Mantle's death in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Leo Durocher</a>, Mickey Mantle and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gorman_(umpire)" title="Tom Gorman (umpire)">Tom Gorman</a>, each of whom had, at one time or another, been either directly or indirectly associated with Bouton, expressed their opinions on the book, none of them favorable, on a 1979 episode of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dick_Cavett_Show" title="The Dick Cavett Show">The Dick Cavett Show</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ball_Four&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following year, Bouton described the fallout from <i>Ball Four</i> and his ensuing battles with Commissioner Kuhn and others in another book, titled <i>I'm Glad You Didn't Take It Personally</i>. Bouton dedicated the book to sportswriter Dick Young and Bowie Kuhn.<sup id="cite_ref-sabr-ballfour_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sabr-ballfour-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1976, <i>Ball Four</i> became the inspiration for an <a href="/wiki/Ball_Four_(TV_series)" title="Ball Four (TV series)">eponymous television sitcom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TVGuide_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVGuide-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bouton starred as "Jim Barton", a baseball player who was also a writer with a preoccupation with his teammates' personal lives.<sup id="cite_ref-TVGuide_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVGuide-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show was canceled after five episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-TVGuide_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVGuide-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an interview with the website Five Books, sportswriter <a href="/wiki/Joe_Posnanski" title="Joe Posnanski">Joe Posnanski</a> named <i>Ball Four</i> as one of the best baseball books, saying "it's beautifully written, and, again, there's a lot of humanity in it. There is certainly also a lot of shock value in it. There are stories about taking drugs and some of the off-field relationships. That is what made the book somewhat scandalous when it first came out." But Posnanski says the book is really about trying to hold on to youth, citing the last line: "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end, it turns out that it was the other way around all the time."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bouton's authorship of <i>Ball Four</i> led to his being named as one of three author-plaintiffs in the case of <i><a href="/wiki/Authors_Guild,_Inc._v._Google,_Inc." title="Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google, Inc.">Authors Guild, Inc. v. 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color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%">League pennants</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>American League: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1982_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1982 American League Championship Series">1982</a></li></ul></li> <li>National League: <ul><li>none</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>AL East: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">1981</a> (second half)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1982 Major League Baseball season">1982</a></li></ul></li> <li>NL Central: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_League_Division_Series" title="2011 National League Division Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_Division_Series" title="2018 National League Division Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_National_League_Division_Series" title="2021 National League Division Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2023 National League Wild Card Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2024 National League Wild Card Series">2024</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%">Wild Card berths</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>National League: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_National_League_Division_Series" title="2008 National League Division Series">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2019 National League Wild Card Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 National League Wild Card Game">2020</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Milwaukee_Brewers_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Milwaukee Brewers minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#12284B">Minor league affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers_minor_league_players" title="Milwaukee Brewers minor league players">Player overview</a></li> <li>Triple-A: <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a></li> <li>Double-A: <a href="/wiki/Biloxi_Shuckers" title="Biloxi Shuckers">Biloxi Shuckers</a></li> <li>High-A: <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Timber_Rattlers" title="Wisconsin Timber Rattlers">Wisconsin Timber Rattlers</a></li> <li>Single-A: <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Mudcats" title="Carolina Mudcats">Carolina Mudcats</a></li> <li>Rookie: (<a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Brewers" title="Arizona Complex League Brewers">ACL Brewers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Brewers" title="Dominican Summer League Brewers">DSL Brewers 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Brewers" title="Dominican Summer League Brewers">DSL Brewers 2</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%">Broadcasting</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Wisconsin">Bally Sports Wisconsin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;">Radio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WTMJ_(AM)" title="WTMJ (AM)">WTMJ (AM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers_Radio_Network" title="Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network">Radio Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Milwaukee_Brewers_broadcasters" title="List of Milwaukee Brewers broadcasters"><span style="color:#12284B">Broadcasters</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Uecker" title="Bob Uecker">Bob Uecker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Levering" title="Jeff Levering">Jeff Levering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Anderson_(sportscaster)" title="Brian Anderson (sportscaster)">Brian Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Schroeder_(baseball)" title="Bill Schroeder (baseball)">Bill Schroeder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sophia_Minnaert" title="Sophia Minnaert">Sophia Minnaert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Dillard" title="Tim Dillard">Tim Dillard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;background-color: #12284B !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFC52F, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFC52F; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(55)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (55)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1969_Seattle_Pilots_season" title="1969 Seattle Pilots season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1970 Milwaukee Brewers season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1971 Milwaukee Brewers season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1972 Milwaukee Brewers season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1973 Milwaukee Brewers season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1974 Milwaukee Brewers season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1975 Milwaukee Brewers season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1976 Milwaukee Brewers season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1977 Milwaukee Brewers season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1978 Milwaukee Brewers season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1979 Milwaukee Brewers season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1980 Milwaukee Brewers season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1981 Milwaukee Brewers season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1982 Milwaukee Brewers season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1983 Milwaukee Brewers season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1984 Milwaukee Brewers season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1985 Milwaukee Brewers season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1986 Milwaukee Brewers season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1987 Milwaukee Brewers season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1988 Milwaukee Brewers season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1989 Milwaukee Brewers season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1990 Milwaukee Brewers season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1991 Milwaukee Brewers season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1992 Milwaukee Brewers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1993 Milwaukee Brewers season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1994 Milwaukee Brewers season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1995 Milwaukee Brewers season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1996 Milwaukee Brewers season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1997 Milwaukee Brewers season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1998 Milwaukee Brewers season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1999 Milwaukee Brewers season">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2000 Milwaukee Brewers season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2001 Milwaukee Brewers season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2002 Milwaukee Brewers season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2003 Milwaukee Brewers season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2004 Milwaukee Brewers season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2005 Milwaukee Brewers season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2006 Milwaukee Brewers season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2007 Milwaukee Brewers season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2008 Milwaukee Brewers season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2009 Milwaukee Brewers season">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; color: #12284B !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #12284B, inset -2px -2px 0 #12284B; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2010 Milwaukee Brewers season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2011 Milwaukee Brewers season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2012 Milwaukee Brewers season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2013 Milwaukee Brewers season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2014 Milwaukee Brewers season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2015 Milwaukee Brewers season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2016 Milwaukee Brewers season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2017 Milwaukee Brewers season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2018 Milwaukee Brewers season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2019 Milwaukee Brewers season">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFC52F !important; 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color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#000000">1962</span></a></b></li> <li>Formerly the <b>Houston Colt .45s</b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston"><span style="color:#000000">Houston, Texas</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros"><span style="color:#000000">Franchise</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1962 Major League Baseball expansion">1962 expansion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft">Expansion draft</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Houston_Astros" title="History of the Houston Astros">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_seasons" title="List of Houston Astros seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_team_records" title="List of Houston Astros team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_no-hitters" title="List of Houston Astros no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="Houston Astros award winners and league leaders">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_all-time_roster" title="Houston Astros all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_managers" title="List of Houston Astros managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_owners_and_executives" title="List of Houston Astros owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Houston Astros first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Houston Astros Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Houston_Astros" title="Category:Houston Astros">All articles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colt_Stadium" title="Colt Stadium">Colt Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Houston Astrodome</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Daikin Park</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;"><span class="nobold"><i>Spring training:</i></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geronimo_Park" title="Geronimo Park">Geronimo Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Florida_Sports_Park" title="Coastal Florida Sports Park">Cocoa Expo Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osceola_County_Stadium" title="Osceola County Stadium">Osceola County Stadium</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cacti_Park_of_the_Palm_Beaches" title="Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches">CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AstroTurf" title="AstroTurf">AstroTurf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbit_(mascot)" title="Orbit (mascot)">Orbit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Houston)" title="Union Station (Houston)">Union Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Bamboo_Lounge" title="Big Bamboo Lounge">Big Bamboo Lounge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_in_the_Heart_of_Texas" title="Deep in the Heart of Texas">"Deep in the Heart of Texas"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Buffaloes" title="Houston Buffaloes">Houston Buffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shriners_College_Classic" title="Shriners College Classic">Shriners College Classic</a></li> <li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ball Four</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brewster_McCloud" title="Brewster McCloud">Brewster McCloud</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bad_News_Bears_in_Breaking_Training" title="The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training">The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Murder_at_the_World_Series" title="Murder at the World Series">Murder at the World Series</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Night_Game_(film)" title="Night Game (film)">Night Game</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hot_Tub" title="The Hot Tub">"The Hot Tub" (<i>Seinfeld</i> episode)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boyhood_(2014_film)" title="Boyhood (2014 film)">Boyhood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resurrection:_The_J.R._Richard_Story" title="Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story">Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milo_Hamilton" title="Milo Hamilton"><i>"Holy Toledo!"</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McIngvale" title="Jim McIngvale">Mattress Mack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Kids_Foundation" title="Sunshine Kids Foundation">Sunshine Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darryl_Kile_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Darryl Kile Award">Darryl Kile Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1980 National League West tie-breaker game">1980 NL West tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killer_B%27s_(Houston_Astros)" title="Killer B's (Houston Astros)">Killer B's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">Chris Burke's home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">24 straight curveballs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">Houston Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal" title="Houston Astros sign stealing scandal">Sign stealing scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">"Altuve!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">18 shutout innings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">"We Want Houston!"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">World Series no-hitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Mexico_City_Series" title="MLB Mexico City Series">MLB Mexico City Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astros%E2%80%93Dodgers_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Astros–Dodgers rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Series" title="Lone Star Series">Texas Rangers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crane" title="Jim Crane">Jim Crane</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Dana_Brown_(baseball)" title="Dana Brown (baseball)">Dana Brown</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Espada" title="Joe Espada">Joe Espada</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />Championships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">League pennants (5)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 National League Championship Series">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 American League Championship Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2019 American League Championship Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2021 American League Championship Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2022 American League Championship Series">2022</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (14)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL West: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 National League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Division_Series" title="1981 National League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 National League Championship Series">1986</a></li></ul></li> <li>NL Central: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_National_League_Division_Series" title="1997 National League Division Series">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Division_Series" title="1998 National League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_League_Division_Series" title="1999 National League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_National_League_Division_Series" title="2001 National League Division Series">2001</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL West: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Division_Series" title="2017 American League Division Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Division_Series" title="2018 American League Division Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Division_Series" title="2021 American League Division Series">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Division_Series" title="2023 American League Division Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2024 American League Wild Card Series">2024</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card titles (4)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>NL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_National_League_Division_Series" title="2005 National League Division Series">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Houston Astros minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#000000">Minors</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Land_Space_Cowboys" title="Sugar Land Space Cowboys">Sugar Land Space Cowboys</a></li></ul></li> <li>Double-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi_Hooks" title="Corpus Christi Hooks">Corpus Christi Hooks</a></li></ul></li> <li>High-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asheville_Tourists" title="Asheville Tourists">Asheville Tourists</a></li></ul></li> <li>Single-A: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville_Woodpeckers" title="Fayetteville Woodpeckers">Fayetteville Woodpeckers</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rookie: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Astros" title="Florida Complex League Astros">FCL Astros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Astros" title="Dominican Summer League Astros">DSL Astros Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Astros" title="Dominican Summer League Astros">DSL Astros Orange</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_broadcasters" title="List of Houston Astros broadcasters"><span style="color:#000000">Media</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>TV</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Space_City_Home_Network" title="Space City Home Network">Space City Home Network</a></dd> <dt>Radio</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_Radio_Network" title="Houston Astros Radio Network">Houston Astros Radio Network</a></dd> <dt>Announcers</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Todd_Kalas" title="Todd Kalas">Todd Kalas</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Blum" title="Geoff Blum">Geoff Blum</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;background-color: #002D62 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EB6E1F, inset -2px -2px 0 #EB6E1F; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(64)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (64)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1960 · 1961 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1962 Houston Colt .45s season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1963 Houston Colt .45s season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1964 Houston Colt .45s season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Houston_Astros_season" title="1965 Houston Astros season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Houston_Astros_season" title="1966 Houston Astros season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Houston_Astros_season" title="1967 Houston Astros season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Houston_Astros_season" title="1968 Houston Astros season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Houston_Astros_season" title="1969 Houston Astros season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Houston_Astros_season" title="1970 Houston Astros season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Houston_Astros_season" title="1971 Houston Astros season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Houston_Astros_season" title="1972 Houston Astros season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Houston_Astros_season" title="1973 Houston Astros season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Houston_Astros_season" title="1974 Houston Astros season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Houston_Astros_season" title="1975 Houston Astros season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Houston_Astros_season" title="1976 Houston Astros season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Houston_Astros_season" title="1977 Houston Astros season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Houston_Astros_season" title="1978 Houston Astros season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Astros_season" title="1979 Houston Astros season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1980_Houston_Astros_season" title="1980 Houston Astros season">1980</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981_Houston_Astros_season" title="1981 Houston Astros season">1981</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Houston_Astros_season" title="1982 Houston Astros season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Houston_Astros_season" title="1983 Houston Astros season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Houston_Astros_season" title="1984 Houston Astros season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Houston_Astros_season" title="1985 Houston Astros season">1985</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1986_Houston_Astros_season" title="1986 Houston Astros season">1986</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Houston_Astros_season" title="1987 Houston Astros season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Houston_Astros_season" title="1988 Houston Astros season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Houston_Astros_season" title="1989 Houston Astros season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002D62, inset -2px -2px 0 #002D62; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Houston_Astros_season" title="1990 Houston Astros season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Houston_Astros_season" title="1991 Houston Astros season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Houston_Astros_season" title="1992 Houston Astros season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Houston_Astros_season" title="1993 Houston Astros season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Houston_Astros_season" title="1994 Houston Astros season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Houston_Astros_season" title="1995 Houston Astros season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Houston_Astros_season" title="1996 Houston Astros season">1996</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1997_Houston_Astros_season" title="1997 Houston Astros season">1997</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1998_Houston_Astros_season" title="1998 Houston Astros season">1998</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1999_Houston_Astros_season" title="1999 Houston Astros season">1999</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EB6E1F !important; 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