1997 Event Pirates Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon no-hit Astros 3-0 in 10 inn 1994 Event Houston Astros tie NL comeback record, trailing 10-0, beat Cards 15-12 1994 Event Jeff Bagwell of Astros is 28th to hit 2 home runs in an inning 1993 Event Marlins beat Astros 12-8 in their 1st spring training game 1992 Event Astros begins 26-game road trip to make room for Rep National Convention 1989 Event Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, in 22 innings (7:14:09) 1986 Event Longest post season game, Mets beat Astros 7-6 in 16 and win NL pennant 1986 Event Astros and Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game 1985 Event Yankees trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro 1985 Event Astros' Nolan Ryan, 1st to strike out 4000 (Mets' Danny Heep) 1982 Event Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros) 1982 Event Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat Astros) 1981 Event Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0 1981 Event Los Angeles Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela's 1st start, beats Astros 2-0 1980 Event Astros owner John McMullen replaces General Manager Tal Smith with Al Rosen 1979 Event Astros sign Nolan Ryan, to record 4 year, $4.5 million contract 1979 Event Astros' J R Richard strikes out NL season righty record of 313 1979 Event Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL and NL (Astros) 1979 Event Mets win a protested game against Astros, 5-0 1979 Event NL approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M 1979 Event John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros 1976 Event Houston Astros draft Floyd Bannister #1 1975 Event Astros hire Bill Virdon to replace Preston Gomez as manager 1972 Birthday Mike Hampton, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1972 Event Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Astros 1971 Event Houston Astros beat San Diego Padres, 2-1, in 21 innings 1971 Event Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win 1971 Birthday Billy Wagner, born in Marion, Virginia, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1971 Birthday Brian Hunter, born in Portland, Oregon, outfielder, for the Houston Astros 1970 Birthday Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion 1970 Birthday Ricky Gutierrez, born in Miami, Florida, infielder for the Houston Astros 1969 Event Astros Denis Menke and Jim Wynn hit grandslams in 9th inn vs Mets 1969 Event Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 3rd no-hitter beats Houston Astros, 10-0 1969 Birthday Brian Williams, Lancaster, South Carolina, pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Astros 1969 Birthday Orlando Miller, Changionola Panama, infielder for the Houston Astros 1969 Birthday Domingo Jean, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros 1969 Birthday Chris Hatcher, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros 1969 Birthday Alvin Morman, born in Rockingham, North Carolina, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday James Mouton, born in Denver, Colorado, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday James Mouton, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Darryl Kile, Garden Grove California, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday John Johnstone, Liverpool, New York, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Randy Knorr, San Gabriel California, catcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Jeff Bagwell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, infielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Todd Jones, born in Marietta, Georgia, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Event Houston Astros beat New York Mets, 1-0, in 24 innings 1968 Birthday Shane Reynolds, born in Bastrop, Louisiana, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Brian Hunter, born in Torrance, California, infielder for the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Ross Powell, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros 1967 Birthday Dave Hajek, Roseville California, infielder for the Houston Astros 1967 Birthday Donne Wall, born in Potosi, Missouri, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1967 Birthday Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets 1967 Birthday Mike Simms, Whittier California, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1966 Birthday Dean Hartgraves, born in Bakersfield, California, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1966 Birthday Bill Spiers, born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, infielder for the Houston Astros 1966 Birthday Sean Berry, born in Santa Monica, California, infielder for the Houston Astros 1966 Birthday Chris Donnels, U.S. baseball infielder for the Houston Astros 1965 Birthday Craig Biggio, Smithtown, New York, infielder for the Houston Astros 1965 Birthday Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur, Texas, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1965 Birthday Greg Swindell, Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians 1964 Event Houston Colt .45s change name to Astros 1963 Birthday John Cangelosi, born in Brooklyn, New York, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1962 Birthday Doug Drabek, Victoria, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, New York Yankees 1961 Event Expansion draft to stock Houston Astros and New York Mets 1960 Birthday Jack Daugherty, born in Hileyah, Florida, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos 1958 Birthday Bill Dawley, born in Norwich, Connecticut, baseball player, pitcher, played Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros, Chicago Whitesox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics 1957 Birthday Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas 1947 Birthday Jose Cruz, leftfielder, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros 1947 Birthday Nolan Ryan, pitcher, Mets, Angels, Astros, 7 no-hitters, 5,714 Ks
