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Houston Astros
First Season
1962
Team History
Houston Astros (1965-present)
Houston Colt .45s (1962-64)
League/Division
Major League Baseball (1962–present)
  • American League (2013-present)
    • AL West (2013-present)
  • National League (1962–2012)
    • NL Central (1994–2012)
    • NL West (1969–1993)
Venue
Minute Maid Park (2000-present)
Astrodome (1965-99)
Colt Stadium (1962-64)
Minor League Affiliates
Sugar Land Skeeters (AAA)
Corpus Christi Hooks (AA)
Asheville Tourists (High-A)
Key People
Players • Managers • Executives


The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL).

The Astros were established as the Houston Colt .45s and entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962 along with the New York Mets. The current name, reflecting Houston's role as the host of the Johnson Space Center, was adopted three years later, when they moved into the Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium and the so-called "eighth wonder of the world." The Astros played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993, then the NL Central division from 1994 to 2012, before being moved to the AL West as part of a minor realignment in 2013.

Publications

Home programs by season

Season/Date Type Opponent Venue
1960s
Houston Colt .45s
1962 Exhibition Los Angeles Angels Mission Stadium
Regular Season n/a Colt Stadium
1964 Regular Season Chicago Cubs Colt Stadium
Regular Season Cincinnati Reds Colt Stadium
Regular Season Los Angeles Dodgers Colt Stadium
Regular Season Milwaukee Braves Colt Stadium
Regular Season New York Mets Colt Stadium
Regular Season Philadelphia Phillies Colt Stadium
Regular Season Pittsburgh Pirates Colt Stadium
Regular Season San Francisco Giants Colt Stadium
Regular Season St. Louis Cardinals Colt Stadium
Houston Astros
1969 Regular Season San Diego Padres Astrodome
Regular Season San Francisco Giants Astrodome
1970s
1972 Regular Season n/a Astrodome
1973 Regular Season n/a Astrodome
1974 Regular Season n/a Astrodome
1976 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Astrodome
1979 Regular Season n/a Astrodome
1980s
1980 NLCS Philadelphia Phillies Astrodome
1981 Regular Season n/a Astrodome
1985 Spring Training n/a Osceola County Stadium
1987 Spring Training n/a Osceola County Stadium
1989 Spring Training n/a Osceola County Stadium
1990s
1993 Spring Training n/a Osceola County Stadium
April 2, 1993 Exhibition Texas Rangers Astrodome
1997 NLDS Atlanta Braves Astrodome
1998 NLDS San Diego Padres Astrodome
1999 NLDS Atlanta Braves Astrodome
2000s
2000 Regular Season n/a Enron Field
2001 Regular Season Texas Rangers Enron Field
2004 Regular Season n/a Minute Maid Park
NLCS St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium, Minute Maid Park
2005 NLDS Atlanta Braves Minute Maid Park
NLCS St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium, Minute Maid Park
World Series Chicago White Sox U.S. Cellular Field, Minute Maid Park
2010s
2010 Regular Season n/a Minute Maid Park
2017 ALDS Boston Red Sox Minute Maid Park
ALCS New York Yankees Yankee Stadium, Minute Maid Park
World Series Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium, Minute Maid Park
2018 ALCS Boston Red Sox Fenway Park, Minute Maid Park
2019 ALDS Tampa Bay Rays Minute Maid Park, Tropicana Field
ALCS New York Yankees Yankee Stadium, Minute Maid Park
World Series Washington Nationals Minute Maid Park, Nationals Park
2020s
2020 ALCS Tampa Bay Rays Petco Park
2021 ALCS Boston Red Sox Minute Maid Park, Fenway Park
World Series Atlanta Braves Minute Maid Park, Truist Park
2022 ALCS New York Yankees Minute Maid Park, Yankee Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1962 • 1965 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1978
1980s 1982 • 1988
1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1993 • 1998
2000s 2000 • 2002
2010s 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019

Yearbooks

1960s 1962 • 1964
1990s 1992
2000s 2004

Seasons

Houston Astros publications by season
1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 •  1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 •  2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023


Managers

Houston Astros managers
Harry Craft (1962-64) • Lum Harris (1964-65) • Grady Hatton (1966-68) • Harry Walker (1968-72) • Salty Parker (1972) • Leo Durocher (1972-73) • Preston Gómez (1974-75) • Bill Virdon (1975-82) • Bob Lillis (1982-85) • Hal Lanier (1986-88) • Art Howe (1989-93) • Terry Collins (1994-96) • Larry Dierker (1997-01) • Jimy Williams (2002-04) • Phil Garner (2004-07) • Cecil Cooper (2007-09) • Dave Clark (2009) • Brad Mills (2010-12) • Tony DeFrancesco (2012) • Bo Porter (2013-14) • Tom Lawless (2014) • A. J. Hinch (2015-19) • Dusty Baker (2020-23) • Joe Espada (2024-present)


Major League Baseball
American League East Central West
Baltimore Orioles (Oriole Park at Camden Yards)
Boston Red Sox (Fenway Park)
New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium)
Tampa Bay Rays (Tropicana Field)
Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Centre)
Chicago White Sox (Guaranteed Rate Field)
Cleveland Guardians (Progressive Field)
Detroit Tigers (Comerica Park)
Kansas City Royals (Kauffman Stadium)
Minnesota Twins (Target Field)
Houston Astros (Minute Maid Park)
Los Angeles Angels (Angel Stadium)
Oakland Athletics (RingCentral Coliseum)
Seattle Mariners (T-Mobile Park)
Texas Rangers (Globe Life Field)
National League East Central West
Atlanta Braves (Truist Park)
Miami Marlins (LoanDepot Park)
New York Mets (Citi Field)
Philadelphia Phillies (Citizens Bank Park)
Washington Nationals (Nationals Park)
Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field)
Cincinnati Reds (Great American Ball Park)
Milwaukee Brewers (American Family Field)
Pittsburgh Pirates (PNC Park)
St. Louis Cardinals (Busch Stadium)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field)
Colorado Rockies (Coors Field)
Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)
San Diego Padres (Petco Park)
San Francisco Giants (Oracle Park)
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