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Baseball Teams - National League Central
Houston Astros
Team's name: Houston Astros
League: National League
Division: Central 
Location: Houston, Texas
Nickname:
The Astros,
The "Stros"
Mascot:
Junction Jack
Team Colours:
Brick Red, black and sand
Joined the League: 1962
Team's President:
Drayton McLane Jr.
Baseball Manager: Cecil Cooper
Baseball Field: Minute Maid Park
Current Capacity: 40,950
First Year of Baseball: 1962
League Titles:
NL Pennants: 2005
Central Div: 1997, '98, '99, 2001
West Div: 1980, '86
Wild Card berths: 2004, '05
World Series: 0 |
The baseball team known as the “Astros” or “Colts” and was created in 1962 becoming part of the national league.
Just a couple of years later In 1964 the team had their first retired jersey number 32 in memory of pitcher Jim Umbricht who passed away that same year.
In 1990 the Astros acquired pitcher Jeff Bagwell who won the 1990 Eastern League MVP award for the AA New Britain Red Sox. Bagwell would become the Astros all-time home run leader in the team’s history.
After many years of playing at the Astrodome, in 2000 the Astros opened their new stadium the Minute Maid Park.
For the season 2007 the Houston Astros finished the season 4th in the NL Central with a record of 73-89. |
The 2008 season will be the 47th season for the Houston Astros; they have recently signed Brandon Backe to a one-year deal. Ty Wigginton, Dave Borkowski and Shawn Chacon will be also part of the team for this new season.
Houston 2008 Roster
| Pitchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 58 |
Dave Borkowski |
RP |
R |
R |
31 |
6-1 |
233 |
| 26 |
Doug Brocail |
RP |
L |
R |
40 |
6-5 |
250 |
| 29 |
Geoff Geary |
RP |
R |
R |
31 |
6-0 |
176 |
| 38 |
Brian Moehler |
RP |
R |
R |
36 |
6-3 |
235 |
| 52 |
Felipe Paulino DL |
RP |
R |
R |
24 |
6-2 |
180 |
| 47 |
Jose Valverde |
RP |
R |
R |
28 |
6-4 |
254 |
| 56 |
Oscar Villarreal |
RP |
L |
R |
26 |
6-0 |
217 |
| 53 |
Wesley Wright |
RP |
R |
L |
23 |
5-11 |
160 |
| 41 |
Brandon Backe |
SP |
R |
R |
29 |
6-0 |
195 |
| 32 |
Shawn Chacon |
SP |
R |
R |
30 |
6-3 |
220 |
| 44 |
Roy Oswalt |
SP |
R |
R |
30 |
6-0 |
185 |
| 51 |
Wandy Rodriguez |
SP |
B |
L |
29 |
5-11 |
160 |
| 43 |
Chris Sampson |
SP |
R |
R |
29 |
6-1 |
190 |
| Catchers |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 11 |
Brad Ausmus |
C |
R |
R |
38 |
5-11 |
190 |
| 46 |
J.R. Towles |
C |
R |
R |
24 |
6-2 |
175 |
| Infielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 17 |
Lance Berkman |
1B |
B |
L |
32 |
6-1 |
220 |
| 27 |
Geoff Blum |
2B |
B |
R |
34 |
6-3 |
205 |
| 8 |
Mark Loretta |
SS |
R |
R |
36 |
6-0 |
185 |
| 3 |
Kazuo Matsui DL |
2B |
B |
R |
32 |
5-10 |
185 |
| 13 |
Tomas Perez |
SS |
B |
R |
34 |
5-11 |
180 |
| 10 |
Miguel Tejada |
SS |
R |
R |
31 |
5-9 |
213 |
| 21 |
Ty Wigginton |
3B |
R |
R |
30 |
6-0 |
200 |
| Outfielders |
| NO. |
NAME |
POS |
BAT |
THW |
AGE |
HT |
WT |
| 14 |
Michael Bourn |
LF |
L |
R |
25 |
5-11 |
180 |
| 22 |
Jose Cruz Jr. |
LF |
B |
R |
33 |
6-0 |
210 |
| 2 |
Darin Erstad |
CF |
L |
L |
33 |
6-2 |
220 |
| 45 |
Carlos Lee |
LF |
R |
R |
31 |
6-2 |
240 |
| 9 |
Hunter Pence |
CF |
R |
R |
24 |
6-4 |
210 |
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