José Lima made a bold prediction during spring training in 1999.The…
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In June 1999 the Houston Astros were starting a 10-game homestand…
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Runs had historically been hard to come by in the Astrodome,…
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It was a beautiful late-summer evening for a meeting between…
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An Opening Day record crowd of 51,668 saw the Houston Astros…
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The 1998 Houston Astros strode into the postseason with the confidence…
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From 1929 to 1932, the Boston Red Sox played their home games…
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The 1998 Houston Astros strode into the postseason with the confidence…
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The game was an eagerly awaited rematch of the previous year’s…
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A warm autumn day at Baltimore’s Camden Yards was the backdrop…
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In the opening contest of the most pivotal series of their baseball…
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Despite suffering through a miserable 55-107 campaign the prior…
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Most preseason prognosticators had predicted that Houston would…
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A crowd of 45,774 attended the 57th All-Star Game, held at the…
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On Opening Night 1974 in St. Louis, Arnold “Bake” McBride,…
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She was the Kim Kardashian of her day.During the pre-Internet…
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After the full 162-game schedule had been played, the Colorado…
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Approximately 200 diehard fans returned to a cold and cloudy…
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September 11, 1999: ‘It’s Lima time, baby’: Astros ace wins 20th game of season
June 13, 1999: Astros manager Larry Dierker suffers seizure in the dugout
May 11, 1999: Astros blast Bucs 19-8 and set team records for runs, doubles
September 3, 2011: Tommy Milone blasts three-run homer in pitching debut for Nationals
April 6, 1999: A ‘perfect launch’ to Astrodome’s final season
October 1, 1998: Bill Spiers’ walk-off single ties the NLDS in Game Two
September 2, 1929: Joe Cronin hits for first career cycle in win over Red Sox at Braves Field
September 29, 1998: Padres’ Kevin Brown outduels the Big Unit in NLDS opener
Vic Correll
Bobby Valentine
July 3, 1938: Browns defeat Tigers 6-5 after trading bases-loaded triples in extra innings
June 6, 2017: Max Scherzer strikes out 14 in tense pitchers’ duel
October 15, 1997: Tony Fernandez extra-inning home run wins pennant for the Tribe
October 4, 1980: Reuss outduels Ryan to pull Dodgers within one in NL West race
April 16, 1977: Montreal Expos earn first win in Olympic Stadium
September 25, 1986: Astros’ Mike Scott no-hits the Giants to clinch NL West title
July 15, 1986: Roger Clemens wins All-Star MVP in hometown Houston; Valenzuela ties Hubbell’s strikeout mark
September 23, 1986: Eight straight strikeouts for Jim Deshaies
September 15, 1985: José Cruz collects his 2,000th hit
April 9, 1985: Morganna smooches Nolan Ryan at the Astrodome
October 1, 2007: Holliday leads Rockies to 13-inning win in Game 163
Ray Starr
Lucy Monroe
Sid Peterson