Houston Astros

Houston Astros

First Season
1962
Team History
Houston Astros (1965-present) Houston Colt .45s (1962-64)
League/Division
Major League Baseball (1962–present) American League (2013-present) AL West (2013-present) National League (1962–2012) NL Central (1994–2012) NL West (1969–1993)
Venue
Minute Maid Park (2000-present) Astrodome (1965-99) Colt Stadium (1962-64)
Minor League Affiliates
Sugar Land Skeeters (AAA) Corpus Christi Hooks (AA)
Key People
Players • Managers • Executives

The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL).

The Astros were established as the Houston Colt .45s and entered the National League as an expansion team in 1962 along with the New York Mets. The current name, reflecting Houston's role as the host of the Johnson Space Center, was adopted three years later, when they moved into the Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium and the so-called "eighth wonder of the world." The Astros played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993, then the NL Central division from 1994 to 2012, before being moved to the AL West as part of a minor realignment in 2013.

Publications

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Yearbooks

1960s	1962 • 1964
1980s	1982
1990s	1992
2000s	2004

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