Houston Astros

The Houston Astros play in the National League's Central Division in Major League Baseball. In it's franchise history, the Astros have won two wild cards, 2 West Division Titles, 4 Central Division titles, and one National League Pennant. For a listing of teams, see Major League Baseball Teams.

On August 18, 2009, the Astros traded Ivan Rodriguez to the Texas Rangers for single A pitcher Matt Nevarez and two minor league prospects to be named.http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090818&content_id=6488036&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

In 2005, the Astros reached their first ever World Series. The team relied on excellent pitching with Roy Oswalt, Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens. The Team would win the Wild Card holding off the Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros playoff run would start against the Atlanta Braves. The National League Division series would last four games, with the Astros winning three games to one. In the National League Championship Series the Astros would face the St. Louis Cardinals. The series would be marked by the game winning home run by Albert Pujols off Astros closer Brad Lidge, the Astros would eventually win Game Seven, leading them to the Astros first ever World Series. But the team would be swept in four straight games by the red-hot Chicago White Sox making the Astros first World Series a short one.

• 1962: Founded as the Houston Colt .45s
• 1965: Renamed Houston Astros
• 1965: Team moves into The Astrodome
• 1980: Loses to Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Championship Series
• 1986: Lost to New York Mets in the NL Championship Series
• 1997: Lost to Atlanta Braves in the NL Division Series
• 1998: Lost to San Diego Padres in the NL Division Series
• 1999: Lost to Atlanta Braves in the NL Division Series
• 2001: Lost to Atlanta Braves in the NL Division Series
• 2002: Move into Minute Maid Park
• 2004: Lost to St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Championship Series
• 2005: Wins first NL Championship, then lost to Chicago White Sox World Series

• Pitchers
• Alberto Arias
• Brian Moehler
• Roy Oswalt
• Wandy Rodriguez
• Chris Sampson
• Jose Valverde
• Tim Byrdak
• Jeff Fulchino
• LaTroy Hawkins
• Bud Norris
• Wesley Wright
• Roger Clemens
• Nolan Ryan
• Billy Wagner

• Infielders
• Lance Berkman
• Kazuo Matsui
• Miguel Tejada
• Darin Erstad
• Matt Kata
• Jeff Keppinger
• Edwin Maysonet
• Ivan Rodriguez
• Humberto Quintero
• Craig Biggio
• Ken Caminetti

• Outfielders
• Michael Bourn
• Jason Michaels
• Carlos Lee
• Hunter Pence