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After signing pitcher Andy Pettite and luring hometown hero Roger
Clemens out of retirement, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the
Houston Astros would turn their near-miss in the 2003 National League
Central Division race into a 2004 World Series championship. After a hot
start, the Astros faded, costing manager Jimy Williams his job. Even so,
the Astros, under new manager Phil Garner, grabbed the National League
Wild Card spot. With Astros fans aware of the possibilities for 2005 and
more than willing to come to games at beautiful Minute Maid Park, Astros
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The Houston Astros are a
professional baseball team, one of six teams in the Central Division of the
National League (NL). Originally called the Colt .45s, the Astros play at Minute
Maid Park in Houston, Texas. The team’s name was inspired by Houston’s Lyndon B.
Johnson Space Center, where astronauts train.
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The Houston Colt .45s joined the NL as an expansion team in 1962 as part of
Major League Baseball’s foray into untouched areas of the country. After three
seasons, the club moved into the Astrodome—the country’s first indoor baseball
stadium—and took on a high-tech name, the Astros. Starring on early teams were
outfielders Rusty Staub and Jim Wynn. In 1970 César Cedeño joined the team and
batted .310 as a 19-year-old rookie.
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After a couple of weak decades,
the Astros built several strong teams during the 1980s, winning two division
titles and fielding stars such as outfielders Jose Cruz and Cesar Cedeño and
pitchers Joe Niekro, J. R. Richard, Nolan Ryan, and Mike Scott. Houston first
baseman Jeff Bagwell earned the NL Rookie of the Year award in 1991 and the NL
Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in 1994.
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Fine fielding and good pitching
helped the Astros remain competitive during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Cedeño won five consecutive Gold Glove Awards for fielding excellence, and
pitcher J. R. Richard led the league in strikeouts in 1978 and 1979, becoming
the first right-hander in the NL to strike out more than 300 hitters in one
season. Midway through the 1980 season, Richard suffered a career-ending stroke.
The Astros managed to hold on to their lead with help from pitcher Joe Niekro,
winning their first division title. The club lost to the Phillies in the NL
Championship Series. In 1983 Nolan Ryan broke the career strikeout record of
3,509 held by Walter Johnson.
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