Houston Astros - The Reagan Years (1990-1999)
 
   
 
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        1990 5 75 87   1993 3 85 77   1997 1 84 78               Click  
        1991 6 65 97   1994 2 66 49   1998 1 102 60               on Logo  
        1992 4 81 81   1995 2 76 68   1999 1 97 65                  
                  1996 2 82 80                            
                                                       
                                                             
   
  Titles: Top Astros Players of the Nineties  
  1997 - Division Champs (Lost to Atlanta)  
  1998 - Division Champs (Lost to San Diego) Pitchers:  
  1999 - Division Champs (Lost to Atlanta) Shane Reynolds (14.68) -   48  
    Darryl Kile (6.88) -   42  
  Ballpark: Mike Hampton (14.64) -   41  
  Astrodome   Pete Harnisch (8.19) -   28  
    Billy Wagner (7.67) -   27  
  Team Name: Mark Portugal (7.75) -   26  
  Astros   Doug Drabek (5.86) -   25  
    Jose Lima (7.39) -   24  
  Owner:  Greg Swindell -   18  
  John McMullen  (1990-1992) Doug Jones (1.94) -   17  
  Drayton McLane (1992-1999) Todd Jones (3.56) -   12  
    Randy Johnson (4.31) -   7  
  General Managers: Danny Darwin (4.39) -   7  
  Bill Wood (1990-1993) Curt Schilling (0.13) -   2  
  Bob Watson (1994-1995)    
  Gerry Hunsicker (1996-1999) Catchers:  
    Tony Eusebio (3.95) -   20  
  Managers: Brad Ausmus (4.03) -   12  
  Art Howe (1990-1993)    
  Terry Collins (1994-1996) First Basemen:  
  Larry Dierker (1997-1999) Jeff Bagwell (56.9) -   103  
       
  Hall of Famers: Second Basemen:  
  Jeff Bagwell Craig Biggio (53.23) -   95  
  Craig Biggio    
  Randy Johnson ShortStop:  
  Curt Schilling (Pending) Andujar Cedeno (1.34) -   14  
    Tim Bogar (1.97) -   10  
  Rookie of the Year:  Eric Yelding (1.36) -   10  
  Jeff Bagwell (1991)    
    Third Base:  
  MVP Ken Caminiti (11.24) -   28  
  Jeff Bagwell (1994) Bill Spiers (7.01) -   15  
    Sean Berry (3.84) -   14  
  No Hitters:    
  Darryl Kile (1993) Outfield:  
    Luis Gonzalez (15.12) -   42  
  Cy Young: Steve Finley (16.13) -   38  
  None Derek Bell (11.47) -   26  
    Carl Everett (9.2) -   25  
  Notable Events: Brian Hunter (3.49) -   16  
    Richard Hidalgo (3.53) -   10  
  1990 - The Astros open the decade in the midst of a streak of mediocrity   Moises Alou (6.17) -   7  
  that will last thru the mid Nineties.      
   The top players on the 1990 roster: Notable Events:  
  (Note that the cupboard was not very full)    
  □  1B - Glenn Davis, 29, will be dealt to the Orioles for three top players in '92 1994 - New owner Drayton McLane replaces GM Bill Wood with  
  □  2B - Craig Biggio, 24, 1st round pick in '87 - future HOFer  Bob Watson. That's the thanks Wood gets for building the foundation   
  □  3B - Ken Caminiti, 27, 3rd round pick in '84 draft  of a contender. Luckily, Watson is top notch so there's no drop off.   
  □  OF - Luis Gonzalez, 23, 4th round pick in '88 draft  
  □  Lefty - Jim DeShaies, 30 1994 - The players strike ends the season after only 115 games with the Astros  
  □  Righty - Mike Scott, 35 a half game out of first. Jeff Bagwell is MVP and his numbers with only three  
  quarters of the season played are pretty awesome - 39 homers, 116 ribbies  
  1991 - Bill Wood had been hired as Astros GM in '88 replacing  
  Dick Wagner. 1995 - Outfielder Derek Bell, 25, is obtained in a twelve player deal that   
    had Ken Caminiti, Steve Finley and Andujar Cedeno going to the Padres  
   1991 - Future Hall of Fame first baseman Jeff Bagwell, 23, is stolen  
   from the Red Sox in a deal for reliever Larry Andersen. 1995 - Lefty relief ace Billy Wagner, 23, is a rookie. He was the twelfth overall  
   He becomes Rookie of the Year selection in the 1993 draft  
   
  1991 - With Jeff Bagwell in the fold, Glenn Davis is deemed expendable  1996 - GM Bob Watson leaves for the Yankees, but the Astros are still in   
   and is dealt to the Orioles for three top talents:  good hands with his replacement Gerry Hunsicker  
  center fielder Steve Finley, 26; and twenty four year old  righthanders   
  Pete Harnisch and Curt Schilling.  1997 - Righthander Jose Lima, 24, and catcher Brad Ausmus, 28, are obtained  
  Interestingly, by fleecing both the Red Sox and the Orioles in a    from Detroit in a nine player deal.  
  pair of trades over a few months time, Houston affected the Jose died suddenly in 2010 at the age of 37.  
   balance of power in the AL East for the rest of the decade.  
  1997 - Outfielder Richard Hidalgo is a twenty two year old rookie. He was   
  1991 - Twenty two year old righthander Darryl Kile is a rookie.  signed as an IFA by Houston in 1991  
  Tragedy strikes again when Darryl dies of a heart attack at age   
  thirty three in 2002 while with the Cardinals 1997 - Hard hitting outfielder Bobby Abreu, 22, is taken from the Astros in the  
  expansion draft by Tampa Bay. He was an IFA in 1990. One that got away.  
  1992 - Wood gives away Schilling to the Phillies in a horrific trade for   
  24 year old righty Jason Grimsley who never even pitches for Houston. 1997 - The Astros win the Division, but lose their fourth straight post season  
     series without a victory (dating back to the Eighties), this time to the Braves  
  1992 - Righty Shane Reynolds is a twenty four year old rookie.   
  He was a third round pick in the '89 draft. 1998 - Outfielder Moises Alou, 31, is obtained from Florida in a four player deal  
   
   1992 - The Astros right the ship, finishing over .500.  1998 - Outfielder Carl Everett, 27, is obtained from the Mets in a deal for John  
  They would finish over .500 for the next eight seasons and fourteen  Hudek  
  of the next fifteen, many of those years as a legitimate contender.  
   GM Bill Wood did a really nice job of building the foundation, 1998 - The Astros win the Division title, having overpaid big time at mid season  
   a lot of it thru trades, which is a very rare accomplishment. (Freddie Garcia, Carlos Guillen and John Halama) to get Randy Johnson  
    for half a season. The Big Unit did go 10-1 to lead the Astros to  
  1993 - In another swindle, the 'stros pick up ace lefty Mike Hampton  the Division, but lost a couple of toughies in the playoffs to the  
   from Seattle for overrated outfield prospect Eric Anthony.  Padres, who upset Houston on the way to the pennant.  
  Altho' the Houston GM was mostly known (unfairly) as the guy who  Johnson left for free agency after the season.  
  passed up Derek Jeter in the '92 draft, Bill Wood was going around  
    snookering lots of folks out of big time prospects. 1999 - Houston wins the Division for the third season in a  
  Aside from Hampton, he had also grabbed Jeff Bagwell, Curt Schilling, row and then lays an egg, losing to the Braves in the playoffs,   
    Pete Harnish and Steve Finley in the aforementioned deals with  their sixth straight post season series loss without a win.  
  AL clubs and gave up very little in return.   
    1999 - The last game at the Astrodome after thirity five years out of the sun  
  1993 - John McMullen, having appeared to have lost interest in    
  the team's fortunes after losing the '86 pennant,  finally sells  
   the club ( to Drayton McLane )