Houston Astros
- National League (1962-2012) Western Division (1969-1993)
- Central Division (1994-2012)
- West Division ( from 2013 )
- Minute Maid Park ( since 2000)
- Houston Astrodome (1965-1999)
- Colt Stadium (1962-1964)
- National League titles (1): 2005
- Division titles (6): 1980, 1986, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
The Houston Astros are a U.S. baseball team from Houston, Texas. They play since 2013 in the Western Division of the American League. Previously, she played for 51 years in the Central Division of the National League.
The Houston Astros were founded in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45 s. Three years later they were renamed with the move to the new Astrodome in Houston Astros. The name reflects the importance of Houston for the U.S. space program. Their home games wearing the team since 2000 at Minute Maid Park from. Only once managed the Astros in the World Series. However, they lost the World Series in 2005 clearly with 0:4 against the Chicago White Sox.
Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Robin Roberts
Joe Morgan
Don Sutton
No longer assigned numbers
- 05 Jeff Bagwell
- 07 Craig Biggio
- 24 Jimmy Wynn
- 25 Jose Cruz
- 32 Jim Umbricht
- 33 Mike Scott
- 34 Nolan Ryan
- 40 Don Wilson
- 42 Jackie Robinson ( in every club of Major League Baseball )
- 49 Larry Dierker
Manager
- Cecil Cooper
Minor league teams of the Houston Astros
- AAA: Round Rock Express, Round Rock, Texas
- AA: Corpus Christi Hooks, Corpus Christi, Texas
- Advanced A: Salem Avalanche Salem, Virginia
- A: Lexington Legends, Lexington, Kentucky
- Short A: Tri -City Valley Cats, Troy, New York
- Rookie: Greeneville Astros, Greeneville, Tennessee
- Rookie: Venezuelan Summer League Astros, Venezuela