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.
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Home programs by season
Season/Date |
Type |
Opponent |
Venue
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1960s
|
Houston Colt .45s
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1962
|
Exhibition
|
Los Angeles Angels
|
Mission Stadium
|
Regular Season (1 • 2)
|
n/a
|
Colt Stadium
|
1963
|
Regular Season
|
Atlanta Braves
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
Cincinnati Reds
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
Chicago Cubs
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
New York Mets
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season (1 • 2)
|
San Francisco Giants
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
Colt Stadium
|
1964
|
Regular Season
|
Chicago Cubs
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
Cincinnati Reds
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
Milwaukee Braves
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
New York Mets
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
San Francisco Giants
|
Colt Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
Colt Stadium
|
Houston Astros
|
1965
|
Exhibition
|
n/a
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Astrodome
|
1966
|
Regular Season (1 • 2)
|
Atlanta Braves
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season (1 • 2)
|
Cincinnati Reds
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
San Francisco Giants
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season (1 • 2)
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
Astrodome
|
April 7-9, 1967
|
Exhibition
|
New York Yankees
|
Astrodome
|
1967
|
Regular Season
|
Atlanta Braves
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
Chicago Cubs
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season (1 • 2)
|
Cincinnati Reds
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season (1] • 2)
|
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season (1 • 2)
|
New York Mets
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season (1 • 2)
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season (1 • 2)
|
San Francisco Giants
|
Astrodome
|
1968
|
Regular Season
|
Chicago Cubs
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
Minnesota Twins
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Astrodome
|
1969
|
Regular Season
|
San Diego Padres
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
San Francisco Giants
|
Astrodome
|
1970s
|
1970
|
Regular Season
|
Chicago Cubs
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
Astrodome
|
Regular Season
|
San Diego Padres
|
Astrodome
|
1972
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Astrodome
|
1973
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Astrodome
|
1974
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Astrodome
|
1976
|
Regular Season (1 • 2)
|
n/a
|
Astrodome
|
1979
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Astrodome
|
1980s
|
1980
|
NLCS
|
Philadelphia Phillies
|
Astrodome
|
1981
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Astrodome
|
1986
|
Spring Training
|
n/a
|
Osceola County Stadium
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Astrodome
|
NLCS
|
New York Mets
|
Astrodome
|
1987
|
Spring Training
|
n/a
|
Osceola County Stadium
|
1989
|
Spring Training
|
n/a
|
Osceola County Stadium
|
1990s
|
April 2, 1993
|
Exhibition
|
Texas Rangers
|
Astrodome
|
1998
|
NLDS
|
San Diego Padres
|
Astrodome
|
1999
|
NLDS
|
Atlanta Braves
|
Astrodome
|
2000s
|
2000
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Enron Field
|
2001
|
Regular Season
|
Texas Rangers
|
Enron Field
|
NLDS
|
Atlanta Braves
|
Enron Field
|
2004
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Minute Maid Park
|
NLCS
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
Busch Stadium, Minute Maid Park
|
2005
|
NLDS
|
Atlanta Braves
|
Minute Maid Park
|
NLCS
|
St. Louis Cardinals
|
Busch Stadium, Minute Maid Park
|
World Series
|
Chicago White Sox
|
U.S. Cellular Field, Minute Maid Park
|
2010s
|
2010
|
Regular Season
|
n/a
|
Minute Maid Park
|
2017
|
ALDS
|
Boston Red Sox
|
Minute Maid Park
|
ALCS
|
New York Yankees
|
Yankee Stadium, Minute Maid Park
|
World Series
|
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
Dodger Stadium, Minute Maid Park
|
2018
|
ALCS
|
Boston Red Sox
|
Fenway Park, Minute Maid Park
|
2019
|
ALCS
|
New York Yankees
|
Yankee Stadium, Minute Maid Park
|
World Series
|
Washington Nationals
|
Minute Maid Park, Nationals Park
|
2021
|
ALCS
|
Boston Red Sox
|
Minute Maid Park, Fenway Park
|
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