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