Joseph Franklin Niekro was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career,he pitched from 1967 to 1988 for seven different teams,primarily for the Houston Astros.
Joaquín Andújar was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,St. Louis Cardinals,and Oakland Athletics from 1976 through 1988. Andújar was a four-time MLB All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner.
William Edward Wagner,nicknamed "Billy the Kid",is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched for the Houston Astros (1995–2003),Philadelphia Phillies (2004–2005),New York Mets (2006–2009),Boston Red Sox (2009),and Atlanta Braves (2010). Wagner is one of only eight major league relief pitchers to accumulate at least 400 career saves. A left-handed batter and thrower,Wagner stands 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighs 180 pounds (82 kg).
The 1986 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven Major League Baseball postseason series between the NL East champion New York Mets and NL West champion Houston Astros. It was the 18th NLCS and the first MLB playoff series in which the opponents were two "expansion" teams that had begun play in the same season (1962). The series was won by the Mets,four games to two,culminating with their 7–6,16-inning triumph at the Astrodome in Game 6. New York then defeated the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 World Series,four games to three.
David Stanley Smith was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher,primarily for the Houston Astros,for whom he pitched from 1980 to 1990. He also pitched for the Chicago Cubs.
Michael Warren Scott is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets and the Houston Astros. He won the National League Cy Young Award in 1986,becoming the first Astros pitcher to win the award. Scott is part of a select group of pitchers that have thrown a no-hitter and struck out 300 batters in the same season.
Todd Roland Worrell is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball,serving as those teams' closer for most of his seasons from 1985 through 1997. During his playing career,Worrell was a three-time National League (NL) All-Star.
David William Wallace is an American former professional baseball pitcher,pitching coach and front-office executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays. After his playing career he was a pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Mets,Boston Red Sox,Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles.
Robert Wesley Knepper is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. From 1976 to 1990,he pitched 15 seasons for the San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros,earning two All-Star appearances as well as the 1981 NL Comeback Player of the Year award. He gained notoriety with his 1988 remarks disparaging umpire Pam Postema,the National Organization for Women,and gay people.
Óscar Eduardo Villarreal is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball with the Arizona Diamondbacks,Atlanta Braves,and Houston Astros.
Peter Thomas Harnisch is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in college at Fordham University from 1984 through 1987,and was an All-American pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1988 through 2001 for the Baltimore Orioles,Houston Astros,New York Mets,Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds.
Douglas Randall Sisk,is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. His primary pitch was a sinker that was difficult for batters to drive in the air.
Robert James Bruce was an American professional baseball player,a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 219 games in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1967 for the Detroit Tigers,Houston Colt .45s / Astros,and Atlanta Braves.
The 1988 season was a memorable one for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a squad that was picked to finish fourth wound up winning the World Series,beating the heavily favored New York Mets and Oakland Athletics along the way. Kirk Gibson carried the Dodger offense,winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Orel Hershiser dominated on the mound,throwing a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings on his way to winning the Cy Young Award.
Michael Wallace Loynd is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Texas Rangers.
The 2004 Houston Astros season was the 43rd season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston,Texas. Five years removed from opening Minute Maid Park,the Astros hosted the All-Star Game,which was the first held in Houston since 1986. Having limped into the All-Star break with a 44–44 record,Phil Garner was named to replace Jimy Williams as manager. The Astros finished second in the American League Central and captured the NL Wild Card. The Astros won a postseason series for the first time in franchise history by defeating the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series (NLDS),scoring an NLDS-record 36 runs. Roger Clemens won the NL Cy Young Award,becoming the fourth pitcher to win the award in both leagues,and the only one with seven overall.
The Houston Astros' 1987 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.
The 1987 Atlanta Braves season was the 117th in franchise history and their 22nd in Atlanta. The team introduced new uniforms this season harkening back to the 1950s,which,with a slight change made in 2019,continue to be the team's uniforms to this day,replacing their pullover jersey/beltless pants combo worn since 1980.
Brent Terry Strom is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and active pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. His MLB playing career spanned from 1972 to 1973 and 1975 to 1977 for the New York Mets,Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres. He served as pitching coach for the Houston Astros in 1996 and from 2014 to 2021,helping guide the club to the 2017 World Series championship. He also coached the Kansas City Royals from 2000 to 2001. According to an interview with Tommy John,Strom was the second pitcher to receive Tommy John surgery.
Ronald Jeffrey "Jeff" Heathcock is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Heathcock played for the Houston Astros for four years,1983,1985,1987,and 1988.
