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(baseball)">National League</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">West</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ballpark</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Reliant_Astrodome" class="mw-redirect" title="Reliant Astrodome">The Astrodome</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">76–86 (.469)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Divisional place</th><td class="infobox-data">3rd</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_McMullen_(engineer)" title="John McMullen (engineer)">John McMullen</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">General managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Wagner_(baseball)" title="Dick Wagner (baseball)">Dick Wagner</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">Managers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hal_Lanier" title="Hal Lanier">Hal Lanier</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KTXH" title="KTXH">KTXH</a><br /><a href="/wiki/FSN_Southwest" class="mw-redirect" title="FSN Southwest">HSE</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/KTRH" title="KTRH">KTRH</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Bill_Brown_(sportscaster)" title="Bill Brown (sportscaster)">Bill Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milo_Hamilton" title="Milo Hamilton">Milo Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Dierker" title="Larry Dierker">Larry Dierker</a>, Dave Hofferth, Bill Worrell)<br /><a href="/wiki/KXYZ" title="KXYZ">KXYZ</a><br />(Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1986_Houston_Astros_season" title="1986 Houston Astros season">1986</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_seasons" title="List of Houston Astros seasons">Seasons</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1988_Houston_Astros_season" title="1988 Houston Astros season">1988</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>' 1987 season</b> was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the <a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">National League West</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 24, 1986: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Keough" title="Matt Keough">Matt Keough</a> was released by the Astros.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 24, 1986: <a href="/wiki/John_Mizerock" title="John Mizerock">John Mizerock</a> was released by the Houston Astros.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 16, 1986: <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Childress" title="Rocky Childress">Rocky Childress</a> was purchased by the Astros from the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>.<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></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 1, 1987: Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a> hit a home run off of <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Puleo" title="Charlie Puleo">Charlie Puleo</a>.<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></li> <li>August 31, 1987: Astros batter <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hatcher" title="Billy Hatcher">Billy Hatcher</a> was batting against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> when he broke his bat and it flew down the third base line. 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class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th width="8%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Home_(sports)" title="Home (sports)">Home</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Road_(sports)" title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1987 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a> </td> <td>90</td> <td>72 </td> <td>.556 </td> <td>— </td> <td>46‍–‍35 </td> <td>44‍–‍37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1987 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td> <td>84</td> <td>78 </td> <td>.519 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>42‍–‍39 </td> <td>42‍–‍39 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Houston Astros</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>86 </td> <td>.469 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>47‍–‍34 </td> <td>29‍–‍52 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="18"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1045256916">.mw-parser-output .navbar-header{text-align:center;position:relative;white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .navbar-header .navbar{position:absolute;right:0;top:0;margin:0 5px}</style><div class="navbar-header">1987 National League record<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1987_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template:1987 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1987_NL_Record_vs._opponents" title="Template talk:1987 NL Record vs. opponents"><abbr title="Discuss this 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href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=LAD&from=1987&to=1987&submit=Submit">[5]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=WSN&from=1987&to=1987&submit=Submit">[6]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=NYM&from=1987&to=1987&submit=Submit">[7]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=PHI&from=1987&to=1987&submit=Submit">[8]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=PIT&from=1987&to=1987&submit=Submit">[9]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=SDP&from=1987&to=1987&submit=Submit">[10]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=SFG&from=1987&to=1987&submit=Submit">[11]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=STL&from=1987&to=1987&submit=Submit">[12]</a> </small> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="100">Team </th> <th style="background:#0f437c;color:#af0039;width=35">ATL </th> <th style="background:#0E3386;color:#EE1422;width=35">CHC </th> <th style="background:#c6011f;color:#ffffff;width=35">CIN </th> <th style="background:#072854;color:#FF7F00;width=35">HOU </th> <th style="background:#083c6b;color:#ffffff;width=35">LAD </th> <th style="background:#003087;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">MON </th> <th style="background:#003581;color:#f47937;width=35">NYM </th> <th style="background:#800000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">PHI </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#FDB827;width=35">PIT </th> <th style="background:#312821;color:#de6108;width=35">SD </th> <th style="background:#000000;color:#fd5a1e;width=35">SF </th> <th style="background:#C41E3A;color:#FFFFFF;width=35">STL </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_Atlanta_Braves_season" title="1987 Atlanta Braves season">Atlanta</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>6–5</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>3–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1987 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago</a> </td> <td>5–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>4–14</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>6–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1987 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td>10–8</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>—</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>4–8 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Houston</a> </td> <td>10–8</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>—</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>5–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1987 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles</a> </td> <td>12–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>—</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>3–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_Montreal_Expos_season" title="1987 Montreal Expos season">Montreal</a> </td> <td>9–3</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>11–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_New_York_Mets_season" title="1987 New York Mets season">New York</a> </td> <td>5–7</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>9–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1987 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>5-7</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>—</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>2–10</td> <td>8–10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1987 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh</a> </td> <td>5–7</td> <td>14–4</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>—</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>7–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="1987 San Diego Padres season">San Diego</a> </td> <td>12–6</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>6–12</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>4–8</td> <td>—</td> <td>5–13</td> <td>4–8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1987 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco</a> </td> <td>10–8</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>8–10</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>3–9</td> <td>10–2</td> <td>6–6</td> <td>13–5</td> <td>—</td> <td>7–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1987_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1987 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis</a> </td> <td>9–3</td> <td>12–6</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>9–3</td> <td>7–11</td> <td>9–9</td> <td>10–8</td> <td>11–7</td> <td>8–4</td> <td>5–7</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_transactions">Notable transactions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notable transactions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 2, 1987: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Calhoun_(baseball)" title="Jeff Calhoun (baseball)">Jeff Calhoun</a> was traded by the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for <a href="/wiki/Ronn_Reynolds" title="Ronn Reynolds">Ronn Reynolds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>June 2, 1987: <a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1987 Major League Baseball draft">1987 Major League Baseball draft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Biggio" title="Craig Biggio">Craig Biggio</a> was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (22nd pick). Player signed June 8, 1987.<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></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darryl_Kile" title="Darryl Kile">Darryl Kile</a> was drafted by the Astros in the 30th round. Player signed May 18, 1988.<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></li></ul></li> <li>June 2, 1987: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Bullock" title="Eric Bullock">Eric Bullock</a> was traded by the Astros to the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> for <a href="/wiki/Clay_Christiansen" title="Clay Christiansen">Clay Christiansen</a>.<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></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color: #072854; color: #FF7F00; text-align: center;">1987 Houston Astros </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background-color: #FF7F00; color: white; text-align: center;"><b>Roster</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><b>Pitchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">49</span> <a href="/wiki/Juan_Agosto" title="Juan Agosto">Juan Agosto</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">47</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Andersen" title="Larry Andersen">Larry Andersen</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">50</span> <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Childress" title="Rocky Childress">Rocky Childress</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Darwin" title="Danny Darwin">Danny Darwin</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">43</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Deshaies" title="Jim Deshaies">Jim Deshaies</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Heathcock" title="Jeff Heathcock">Jeff Heathcock</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">38</span> <a href="/wiki/Manny_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Manny Hernández">Manny Hernández</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">37</span> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Kerfeld" title="Charlie Kerfeld">Charlie Kerfeld</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Knepper" title="Bob Knepper">Bob Knepper</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">35</span> <a href="/wiki/Aurelio_L%C3%B3pez" title="Aurelio López">Aurelio López</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Mallicoat" title="Rob Mallicoat">Rob Mallicoat</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">13</span> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Mathis" title="Ron Mathis">Ron Mathis</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Meads" title="Dave Meads">Dave Meads</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scott_(baseball)" title="Mike Scott (baseball)">Mike Scott</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">45</span> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Smith_(pitcher,_born_1955)" title="Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1955)">Dave Smith</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">52</span> <a href="/wiki/Julio_Solano" title="Julio Solano">Julio Solano</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Catchers</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 9</span> <a href="/wiki/Troy_Afenir" title="Troy Afenir">Troy Afenir</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">14</span> <a href="/wiki/Alan_Ashby" title="Alan Ashby">Alan Ashby</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 6</span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Bailey_(baseball)" title="Mark Bailey (baseball)">Mark Bailey</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Ronn_Reynolds" title="Ronn Reynolds">Ronn Reynolds</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Wine" title="Robbie Wine">Robbie Wine</a></li></ul> <p><b>Infielders</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 4</span> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Berra" title="Dale Berra">Dale Berra</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Biancalana" title="Buddy Biancalana">Buddy Biancalana</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Caminiti" title="Ken Caminiti">Ken Caminiti</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Davis_(baseball)" title="Glenn Davis (baseball)">Glenn Davis</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">19</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Doran_(second_baseman)" title="Bill Doran (second baseman)">Bill Doran</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 3</span> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Garner" title="Phil Garner">Phil Garner</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Jackson_(baseball)" title="Chuck Jackson (baseball)">Chuck Jackson</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Pankovits" title="Jim Pankovits">Jim Pankovits</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 1</span> <a href="/wiki/Bert_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Bert Peña">Bert Peña</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Craig_Reynolds_(baseball)" title="Craig Reynolds (baseball)">Craig Reynolds</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Dickie_Thon" title="Dickie Thon">Dickie Thon</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">29</span> <a href="/wiki/Denny_Walling" title="Denny Walling">Denny Walling</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Outfielders</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">17</span> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bass" title="Kevin Bass">Kevin Bass</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cruz" title="José Cruz">José Cruz</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">24</span> <a href="/wiki/Ty_Gainey" title="Ty Gainey">Ty Gainey</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hatcher" title="Billy Hatcher">Billy Hatcher</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">26</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Householder" title="Paul Householder">Paul Householder</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Davey_Lopes" title="Davey Lopes">Davey Lopes</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Terry_Puhl" title="Terry Puhl">Terry Puhl</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Ty_Waller" class="mw-redirect" title="Ty Waller">Ty Waller</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 2</span> <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Young_(baseball)" title="Gerald Young (baseball)">Gerald Young</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="25px"> </td> <td valign="top"><b>Manager</b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Hal_Lanier" title="Hal Lanier">Hal Lanier</a></li></ul> <p><b>Coaches</b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: monospace"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Yogi Berra</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">48</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Galante" title="Matt Galante">Matt Galante</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">--</span> <a href="/wiki/Denis_Menke" title="Denis Menke">Denis Menke</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Les_Moss" title="Les Moss">Les Moss</a></li> <li><span style="font-family: monospace">18</span> <a href="/wiki/Gene_Tenace" title="Gene Tenace">Gene Tenace</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_stats">Player stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Player stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Batting">Batting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Batting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starters_by_position">Starters by position</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Starters by position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%">Pos. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>C</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ashby, Alan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Ashby" title="Alan Ashby">Alan Ashby</a></span></span></span></td> <td>125</td> <td>386</td> <td>111</td> <td>.288</td> <td>14</td> <td>63 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>1B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Davis, Glenn"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Davis_(baseball)" title="Glenn Davis (baseball)">Glenn Davis</a></span></span></span></td> <td>151</td> <td>578</td> <td>145</td> <td>.251</td> <td>27</td> <td>93 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>2B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Doran, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Doran_(second_baseman)" title="Bill Doran (second baseman)">Bill Doran</a></span></span></span></td> <td>162</td> <td>625</td> <td>177</td> <td>.283</td> <td>16</td> <td>79 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>3B</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Walling, Denny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Denny_Walling" title="Denny Walling">Denny Walling</a></span></span></span></td> <td>110</td> <td>325</td> <td>92</td> <td>.283</td> <td>5</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>SS</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reynolds, Craig"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Craig_Reynolds_(baseball)" title="Craig Reynolds (baseball)">Craig Reynolds</a></span></span></span></td> <td>135</td> <td>374</td> <td>95</td> <td>.254</td> <td>4</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>LF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cruz, José"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cruz" title="José Cruz">José Cruz</a></span></span></span></td> <td>126</td> <td>365</td> <td>88</td> <td>.241</td> <td>11</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>CF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hatcher, Billy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Hatcher" title="Billy Hatcher">Billy Hatcher</a></span></span></span></td> <td>141</td> <td>564</td> <td>167</td> <td>.296</td> <td>11</td> <td>63 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td>RF</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bass, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bass" title="Kevin Bass">Kevin Bass</a></span></span></span></td> <td>157</td> <td>592</td> <td>168</td> <td>.284</td> <td>19</td> <td>85 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_batters">Other batters</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Other batters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">AB </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">H </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">Avg. </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">HR </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">RBI </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Young_(baseball)" title="Gerald Young (baseball)">Gerald Young</a></td> <td>71</td> <td>274</td> <td>88</td> <td>.321</td> <td>1</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Caminiti" title="Ken Caminiti">Ken Caminiti</a></td> <td>63</td> <td>203</td> <td>50</td> <td>.246</td> <td>3</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Puhl" title="Terry Puhl">Terry Puhl</a></td> <td>90</td> <td>122</td> <td>28</td> <td>.230</td> <td>2</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Garner" title="Phil Garner">Phil Garner</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>112</td> <td>25</td> <td>.223</td> <td>3</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronn_Reynolds" title="Ronn Reynolds">Ronn Reynolds</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>102</td> <td>17</td> <td>.167</td> <td>1</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Jackson_(baseball)" title="Chuck Jackson (baseball)">Chuck Jackson</a></td> <td>35</td> <td>71</td> <td>15</td> <td>.211</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dickie_Thon" title="Dickie Thon">Dickie Thon</a></td> <td>32</td> <td>66</td> <td>14</td> <td>.212</td> <td>1</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Bailey_(baseball)" title="Mark Bailey (baseball)">Mark Bailey</a></td> <td>35</td> <td>64</td> <td>13</td> <td>.203</td> <td>0</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pankovits" title="Jim Pankovits">Jim Pankovits</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>61</td> <td>14</td> <td>.230</td> <td>1</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Peña, Bert"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bert_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Bert Peña">Bert Peña</a></span></span></span></td> <td>21</td> <td>46</td> <td>7</td> <td>.152</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Berra" title="Dale Berra">Dale Berra</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>45</td> <td>8</td> <td>.178</td> <td>0</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Davey_Lopes" title="Davey Lopes">Davey Lopes</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>43</td> <td>10</td> <td>.233</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Wine" title="Robbie Wine">Robbie Wine</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>29</td> <td>3</td> <td>.103</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ty_Gainey" title="Ty Gainey">Ty Gainey</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>24</td> <td>3</td> <td>.125</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Biancalana" title="Buddy Biancalana">Buddy Biancalana</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>24</td> <td>1</td> <td>.042</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Afenir" title="Troy Afenir">Troy Afenir</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>20</td> <td>6</td> <td>.300</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Householder" title="Paul Householder">Paul Householder</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>12</td> <td>1</td> <td>.083</td> <td>0</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ty_Waller" class="mw-redirect" title="Ty Waller">Ty Waller</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>.167</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching">Pitching</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Pitching"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Starting_pitchers">Starting pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Starting pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Scott_(baseball)" title="Mike Scott (baseball)">Mike Scott</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>247.2</td> <td>16</td> <td>13</td> <td>3.23</td> <td>233 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Ryan, Nolan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a></span></span></span></td> <td>34</td> <td>211.2</td> <td>8</td> <td>16</td> <td>2.76</td> <td>270 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Danny_Darwin" title="Danny Darwin">Danny Darwin</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>195.2</td> <td>9</td> <td>10</td> <td>3.59</td> <td>134 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Knepper" title="Bob Knepper">Bob Knepper</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>177.2</td> <td>8</td> <td>17</td> <td>5.27</td> <td>76 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Deshaies" title="Jim Deshaies">Jim Deshaies</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>152.0</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td>4.62</td> <td>104 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_pitchers">Other pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">IP </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Hernández, Manny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Manny_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Manny Hernández">Manny Hernández</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>21.2</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>5.40</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Mallicoat" title="Rob Mallicoat">Rob Mallicoat</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>6.2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6.75</td> <td>4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relief_pitchers">Relief pitchers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_Houston_Astros_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Relief pitchers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts</i> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">G </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">W </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">L </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SV </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">ERA </th> <th bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%">SO </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Smith_(pitcher,_born_1955)" title="Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1955)">Dave Smith</a></span></span></span></td> <td>50</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>24</td> <td>1.65</td> <td>73 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Andersen" title="Larry Andersen">Larry Andersen</a></td> <td>67</td> <td>9</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>3.45</td> <td>94 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Meads" title="Dave Meads">Dave Meads</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>5.55</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><span data-sort-value="Childress, Rocky"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Childress" title="Rocky Childress">Rocky Childress</a></span></span></span></td> <td>32</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2.98</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Agosto" title="Juan Agosto">Juan Agosto</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>2.63</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Aurelio_L%C3%B3pez" title="Aurelio López">Aurelio López</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>4.50</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Kerfeld" title="Charlie Kerfeld">Charlie Kerfeld</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>6.67</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Heathcock" title="Jeff Heathcock">Jeff Heathcock</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>3.16</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td><a 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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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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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