1989 Houston Astros season

March 2026 November 2013 Houston Astros 1989 National League West The Astrodome Houston, Texas 86 76 y 3rd John McMullen Bill Wood Art Howe KTXHHSE KTRH(Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Bruce Gietzen, Bill Worrell, Enos Cabell)KXYZ(Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra) The 1989 Houston Astros season was the 28th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 25th as the Astros, 28th in the National League (NL), 21st in the NL West division, and 25th at The Astrodome. The Astros entered the season having completed an 82–80 record, in fifth place and 12 1 2 games behind the division-champion and World Series-winning Los Angeles Dodgers. On April 4, pitcher Mike Scott made his third consecutive Opening Day start for Houston, who hosted the Atlanta Braves and won, 10–3. The season was best remembered for the Astros winning 16 of 17 games in late May through mid June. During the amateur draft, the Astros selected pitcher Jeff Juden at 12th overall and Todd Jones (27th) in the first round, outfielder Brian Hunter in the second round, and pitcher Shane Reynolds in the third round. Scott and first baseman Glenn Davis were selected to the MLB All-Star Game and played for the National League, the second career selection for both. The Astros concluded the season with an 86–76 record, in third place and six games behind the division champion and NL pennant-winning San Francisco Giants. Scott led the NL in wins (20), while, following the season, catcher Craig Biggio received his first career Silver Slugger Award. Offseason Former infielder Phil Garner was named to the Astros' coaching staff in 1989.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/G/Pgarnp001.htm Phil Garner Retrosheet August 17, 2026 November 22, 1988: Hired former first baseman/outfielder Bob Watson as assistant general manager. Watson, who had most recently served as hitting coach for the Oakland Athletics, played for Houston from 1966 to 1979.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-23-sp-486-story.html Astros give Bob Watson front-office job Los Angeles Times November 23, 1988 October 5, 2025 December 4, 1988: The Astros traded a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Mark Portugal. The Astros completed the deal by sending Todd McClure (minors) to the Twins on December 7.https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/portuma01.shtml Mark Portugal stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 22, 2025 December 21, 1988: Bob Forsch was signed as a free agent by the Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/forscbo01.shtml Bob Forsch stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 24, 2025 January 10, 1989: John Fishel, Mike Hook (minors), and Pedro DeLeon (minors) were traded by the Astros to the New York Yankees for Rick Rhoden.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rhoderi01.shtml Rick Rhoden stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 24, 2025 January 30, 1989: Dan Schatzeder was signed as a free agent by the Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schatda01.shtml Dan Schatzeder stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 25, 2025 February 16, 1989: Roger Mason was signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/masonro01.shtml Roger Mason stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 25, 2025 March 31, 1989: Dave Johnson and Victor Hithe (minors) were traded by the Astros to the Baltimore Orioles for Carl Nichols.https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nichoca01.shtml Carl Nichols stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 31, 2025 April 3, 1989: Signed right-hander Mike Scott to a two-year extension—including incentives—worth up to $4.75 million.Weiner Steven C. https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-4-1989-astros-mike-scott-win-season-opener-over-braves-at-the-dome/ Astros, Mike Scott win season opener over Braves at the Dome Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) April 4, 1989 January 31, 2026 Regular season Summary April—May + Opening Day starting lineup Uniform Uniform number Player Position 2 Gerald Young Center fielder 16 Rafael Ramírez Shortstop 28 Billy Hatcher Left fielder 27 Glenn Davis First baseman 17 Kevin Bass Right fielder 19 Bill Doran Second baseman 11 Ken Caminiti Third baseman 4 Craig Biggio Catcher 33 Mike Scott Pitcher Venue: Astrodome • Final: Houston 10, Atlanta 3 Sources:https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198904040HOU Atlanta Braves (3) vs Houston Astros (10) box score Baseball Almanac April 4, 1989 September 21, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1989-uniform-numbers.shtml 1989 Houston Astros uniform numbers Baseball-Reference.com September 21, 2025 For the third consecutive season, right-hander Mike Scott, the 1986 NL Cy Young Award winner, handled the Opening Day start for Houston, while Art Howe made his managerial debut. The Astros hosted the Atlanta Braves to commence the 25th season of baseball at the Astrodome. The Braves, meanwhile, countered with Zane Smith, to make his first Opening Day start. During the first three frames, Scott allowed no runs while inducing four whiffs, all swinging. In the bottom of the second inning Glenn Davis struck the Astros' first home run of the season, 425 ft m deep to left-center field. Next, Kevin Bass and Ken Caminiti each singled, then Scott singled in both in for a 3–0 lead. Misplayed chances on the part of the Braves during the third inning keyed three more runs as the Astros built a 6–0 lead. The Braves scored twice in the fourth, and during the fifth, Scott struck out the side, but not before the Tommy Gregg homered to cut the Astros' lead to 6–3. Larry Andersen relieved Scott and tossed a scoreless top of the eighth inning to earn the hold, while the Astros bats struck for four more run in the bottom of the eighth to raise the lead to 10–3. Dave Smith pitched a scoreless ninth, appearing in his third consecutive Opening Day. From May 7 to May 31, the Astros established a club record with a 10-game winning streak on the road.https://www.mlb.com/astros/history/timeline Astros history – Timeline MLB.com September 21, 2025 Taking a no-hit bid into the eighth inning on May 19, Mike Scott surrendered a leadoff single to Glenn Wilson. This remained the lone hit for the Pittsburgh Pirates as Scott led the Astros to a 3–0 win, also the third one-hit complete game of Scott's career.Hulsey Bob https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/thisdate/index.html This date in Astros history Astros Daily September 6, 2025 Bill Doran swatted a bases loaded triple in the bottom of sixth inning and drove in all 3 runs.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198905190.shtml Pittsburgh Pirates (0) vs Houston Astros (3) box score Baseball Reference May 19, 1989 September 12, 2026 Along with his no-hitter in 1986, this performance signaled the fourth successive campaign for Scott having pitched either a no-hit or a one-hit shutout,https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/PX_scotm001.htm Top performances for Mike Scott Retrosheet December 28, 2025 a club record for most games of those criteria.Number of games in a career player meets criteria, in shutouts, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring hits allowed ≤ 1, sorted by descending instances.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-game-finder.cgi?request=1&match=player_game_count_career&timeframe=seasons&ccomp%5B1%5D=lt&cval%5B1%5D=1&cstat%5B1%5D=p_h&team_id=HOU&role=SHO Player pitching game stats finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference January 18, 2026 On May 27, Houston trailed heading into the bottom of the ninth, until infielder Glenn Davis connected for a two-out, two-run game-tying home run to take the game in extra innings. In the 12th, the Astros won on a walk-off when Rafael Ramírez singled home Davis.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/5/27/24437770/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - May 27 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation May 27, 2025 July 29, 2025 June The final two games of four-game set on June 3 and 4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers took so many extra innings that by themselves the lasted a span of four games. A 22-inning marathon unfolded at The Astrodome on June 3, taking seven hours and 14 minutes. This ended with a 5–4 Astros win when Ramírez' single grazed the glove of left-hander Fernando Valenzuela, who was filling in at first base, for the game-winning RBI,Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/4/24442993/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 4 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 4, 2025 July 9, 2025 which was the longest game in major league history. The ninth consecutive win for the Astros, they pulled to 1 1 2 games behind the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants, while concluding at 2:50 AM. The first pitch for the series finale was just 10 hours later at 1 PM. For the first time at the Astrodome, two grand slams were hit. The Dodgers' Mike Scioscia hit a grand slam in top of the first inning, while the Astros' Louie Meadows countered with one in the bottom of fifth, his first home of the seasonCrowe Jerry https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-05-sp-1135-story.html For Dodgers, it’s a long lost weekend: In 13 innings, Astros finish 4-game sweep Los Angeles Times June 5, 1989 August 9, 2025 and first—and only—career grand slam.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=meadolo01&t=b Louie Meadows career home runs Baseball Reference August 15, 2026 In the top of the 13th, Astros ace Mike Scott (9–3) entered to make his first relief appearance since 1985, tossed a scoreless inning, and later earned the victory. Scott batted for himself in the bottom of the 13th and hit a sacrifice fly to drive home Ramírez for the walk-off run, a 7–6 final score and four-game sweep of the Dodgers.Thompson Joseph https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-4-1989-dont-you-ever-play-nine-inning-games-astros-win-again-in-extras/ June 4, 1989: ‘Don’t you ever play nine-inning games?’: Astros win again in extras Society for American Baseball Research September 25, 2018 August 9, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198906040.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers (6) vs Houston Astros (7) box score (13 innings) Baseball Reference June 4, 1989 August 15, 2026 Their tenth consecutive win (May 26 to June 4), this matched another Houston club record. On June 13, right fielder Terry Puhl played his 1,403rd game to pass Jack Graney for most all-time in the major leagues among Canadian-born players.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/13/24448544/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 13 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 13, 2025 June 29, 2025 Mike Scott concluded June with a 6–1 win–loss record (W–L), 2.20 earned run average, three complete games, 26 strikeouts, 15 bases on balls, and .209 batting average against.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=scottmi03&year=1989&t=p Mike Scott 1989 pitching splits Baseball-Reference.com January 18, 2026 Hence, Scott was recognized as NL Pitcher of the Month to become the first Astro to receive the award since Nolan Ryan for May 1984.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-pitchers-of-the-month.shtml Major League Baseball Pitchers of the Month Baseball-Reference.com August 8, 2025 August—September Reliever Dave Smith established an Astros club record by converting each of the first 21 save opportunities to start the season. This record stood until 2025, when Josh Hader extended his streak to 22.Youung Matt https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/cubs-game-won-cam-smith-yainer-diaz-20396922.php Astros win fifth straight, clubbing their way past NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs Houston Chronicle June 27, 2025 June 30, 2025 On August 20, Kevin Bass hit a walk-off grand slam off Chicago Cubs closer Mitch Williams, the second of a switch-hit, two home-run bout for Bass.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats20.shtml Home runs from both sides of the plate in one game Baseball Almanac December 1, 2025 The slam secured an 8–4 win for the Astros; moreover, this was the first of two grand slams on the season by Bass that either secured a win or tied the game. In an all-round performance, Bass was 3-for-5 with 5 RBI.McTaggart Brian https://www.mlb.com/news/game-to-remember-kevin-bass/c-36807016 Game to Remember: Kevin Bass MLB.com August 26, 2025 This was a club-record third switch-hit, multi-homer, performance for Bass, the first with a grand slam for an Astro,On May 2, 2017, Marwin González succeeded Bass as the next Astro to hit home runs from both sides of the plate, including a grand slam. hit his first career grand slam and, at the time, the only Astro to have generated more than one.Bass had produced the two most-recent such outings, on August 3 and September 2, 1987. Ken Caminiti had the next for Houston, on July 3, 1994. Ryne Sandberg homered twice for the Cubs, once off starter Mike Scott and again off Danny Darwin in the top of the ninth. Though charged with a blown save, Darwin earned the victory, bringing his record to an excellent 11–3 standing.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198908200.shtml Chicago Cubs (4) vs Houston Astros (8) box score Baseball-Reference.com August 20, 1989 March 16, 2026 Bass was recognized with NL Player of the Week honors for the week ended August 20.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-players-of-the-week.shtml MLB Players of the Week Awards Baseball-Reference.com August 8, 2025 Infielder Rafael Ramírez led a near-Astros victory over the Cubs on August 29, when he set a club record with 7 runs batted in (RBI).Hulsey Bob https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/thisdate/index.html This date in Astros history Astros Daily September 6, 2025 He homered twice, including a grand slam, to power Houston to a 9–0 lead. However, the Astros wasted Ramírez' landmark day and the lead. The Cubs came all the way back to tie the game, and in the tenth inning, Dwight Smith singled off Dave Smith for the game-winning RBI and 10–9 final score.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN198908290.shtml Houston Astros (9) vs Chicago Cubs (10) box score Baseball-Reference.com August 29, 1989 August 15, 2026 Houston slipped to five games behind San Francisco in the NL West division title race. Ramírez' performance surpassed Román Mejías' record 6 RBI, which he set in the first-ever game in franchise history, April 10, 1962, which also took place against the Cubs.Houston Colt .45s 11, Chicago Cubs 2 box score http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1962/B04100HOU1962.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132736/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1962/B04100HOU1962.htm Retrosheet April 10, 1962 September 24, 2015 live April 17, 2009 mdy Mike Scott earned his 100th victory as an Astro on September 9 at the Astrodome, notching a three-hitter as Houston topped San Francisco, the NL West-division leader, 5–1. The win closed the Astros' gap to five games behind the Giants. Scott (19–8) struck out seven with 37,711 fans in attendance.Newberry Kevin https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/19890909/index.html He's great again: Scott's 3-hitter narrows gap to 5 Houston Post September 9, 1989 January 31, 2026 He surrendered just two base on balls and earned a game score of 82. The Astros scored twice in the bottom if the first. Kevin Bass singled home Gerald Young. Glenn Wilson also singled off Giants starter Kelly Downs to score Bass.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU198909090.shtml San Francisco Giants (1) vs Houston Astros (3) box score Baseball-Reference.com September 9, 1989 January 31, 2026 On September 20, Kevin Bass hit his fourth career grand slam to tie with César Cedeño for third place all-time in team history, while trailing only Bob Aspromonte (six) and Bob Watson (five). It was the Astros' sixth grand slam of the season, breaking the club record.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/event_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1962&year_max=2001&team_id=HOU&event=23&type=b&criteria151=rob---111 Batting event finder HOU:93 Home Runs in 1962-2001—123 Stathead Sport Reference August 13, 2026 Performance overview The Astros concluded the season with a 86–76 record, in third place, and six games behind the division- and NL pennant-winning San Francisco Giants.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1989.shtml 1989 National League team statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 14, 2025 An increase in wins by 4 from the year prior, it was the fourth time in club history that the Astros had won 86 games or more.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/ Houston Astros team history & encyclopedia Baseball-Reference.com November 14, 2025 The Astros hit a club-record six grand slams in 1989, surpassing five each by the 1970, 1973, and 1986 squads.Remained the team record until 2001 (seven grand slams). Meanwhile, Mike Scott became the fourth pitcher in club history to win 20 games in a single season, which led the National League. Scott became the second Astros pitcher to lead the league, following Joe Niekro in 1979 (21).https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/W_leagues.shtml Yearly league leaders & records for wins Baseball-Reference.com September 15, 2025 Houston's other prior moundsmen who had breached the 20-win threshold included Larry Dierker (1969) and J. R. Richard (1976).Hulsey Bob https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/20win.html#:~:text=Listed%20below%20are%20the%20moundsmen,21)%2C%201980%20(20) Houston Astros 20-game winners Astros Daily November 29, 2019 September 28, 2025 Scott also attained his third campaign as an 18-game or higher winner, second in club history only to Richard, with four (1976–1979).Number of seasons player meets criteria, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring wins ≥ 18, sorted by descending instances.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-season-finder.cgi?request=1&match=player_season_count&ccomp%5B2%5D=gt&cval%5B2%5D=18&cstat%5B2%5D=p_w&team_id=HOU Player pitching season & career stats finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference January 17, 2026 Scott (1986) joined Richard (1978 and 1979) as Houston Astros who were 20-game winners and members of the 300 strikeout club,https://www.baseball-reference.com/tools/share.fcgi?id=Vp3PX 300-strikeout seasons (1901–2014) Baseball-Reference.com December 14, 2025 and as earned run average (ERA) leaders (Scott, 1986; Richard, 1979).https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/piera4.shtml MLB ERA year-by-year leaders Baseball Almanac December 14, 2025 Scott (September 25, 1986) also joined Dierker (July 9, 1976) as the only Astros to have won 20 contests and hurled a no-hitter.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/official-no-hitters.shtml Official no-hitters in Major League Baseball Baseball Almanac December 3, 2025 As the club's first Cy Young Award winner in 1986,https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_cyy.shtml Cy Young Award Baseball Almanac December 14, 2025 Scott also became the first pitcher in franchise history to have claimed 20 victories in one campaign, fired a no-hitter, won an ERA title, and joined the 300-strikeout club. Glenn Davis launched a career-best 34 home runs, which, as his third campaign with upward of 30 home runs (previously, 1986 and 1988), set a franchise record.Surpassed Jimmy Wynn, who slugged 37 home runs in 1967 and another 33 in 1969. lower-alpha "30 home runs"https://www.astrosdaily.com/players/Davis_Glenn.html Player profile—Glenn Davis Astros Daily November 9, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wynnji01.shtml Jim Wynn stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com November 14, 2025 Right-hander Larry Andersen yielded a 1.54 ERA, which led National League relief pitchers (minimum 81 innings pitched).https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=p_earned_run_avg&year_min=1989&year_max=1989&games_started=60&role=reliever&games_relieved=80&qualifiers=minips&minIpVal=81&minDecVal=14&mingamesVal=40&ccomp%5B1%5D=lt&cval%5B1%5D=2.25&cstat%5B1%5D=p_earned_run_avg&comp_id%5B%5D=NL Player pitching season & career stats finder—For 1989, in the NL, at least 81 Innings Pitched, Earned Run Average ≤ 2.25 Stathead May 13, 2026 This was also the lowest club history for minimum of 81 innings, and—at the time—second in Colt .45s/Astros franchise history to Don McMahon's 1.53 ERA in 1962 for all seasons with minimum 50 innings. In 2019, Will Harris yielded a 1.50 ERA to break McMahon's record.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=p_earned_run_avg&games_started=60&role=reliever&games_relieved=80&qualifiers=minips&minIpVal=50&minDecVal=14&mingamesVal=40&ccomp%5B1%5D=lt&cval%5B1%5D=2.25&cstat%5B1%5D=p_earned_run_avg&team_id=HOU Player pitching season & career stats finder—For single seasons, at least 50 Innings pitched, playing for HOU, in the regular season, earned run average ≤ 2.25. Stathead May 6, 2026 Fellow reliever Danny Darwin became the first in club history to accumulate each of 100 innings pitched, 100 strikeouts, and sub-3.00 earned run average (ERA).https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=year_id&games_started=60&role=reliever&games_relieved=80&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=100&cstat%5B1%5D=p_so&ccomp%5B2%5D=gt&cval%5B2%5D=100&cstat%5B2%5D=p_ip&ccomp%5B3%5D=lt&cval%5B3%5D=3&cstat%5B3%5D=p_earned_run_avg&team_id=HOU Player pitcher season & career stats finder—For single seasons for HOU, at least 80% games in relief, in the regular season, requiring Earned Run Average ≤ 3 and Innings Pitched ≥ 100 and Strikeouts ≥ 100 Stathead Sports Reference May 17, 2026 Darwin was one of three Major League relievers to earn this distinction in 1989, along with Greg W. Harris of the San Diego Padres, and Rob Murphy of the Boston Red Sox.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-season-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=year_id&games_started=60&role=reliever&games_relieved=80&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=100&cstat%5B1%5D=p_so&ccomp%5B2%5D=gt&cval%5B2%5D=100&cstat%5B2%5D=p_ip&ccomp%5B3%5D=lt&cval%5B3%5D=3&cstat%5B3%5D=p_earned_run_avg Player pitcher season & career stats finder—For single seasons, At least 80% games in relief, in the regular season, requiring Earned Run Average ≤ 3 and Innings Pitched ≥ 100 and Strikeouts ≥ 100 Stathead Sports Reference May 17, 2026 Catcher Craig Biggio won his first career Silver Slugger Award, the fifth overall in club history, and the first at the position.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_ssa.shtml Silver Slugger Award Baseball Almanac October 17, 2025 Standings Record vs. opponents HOU Notable transactions April 5, 1989: Greg Gross was signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grossgr01.shtml Greg Gross stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 31, 2025 April 6, 1989: Troy Afenir was traded by the Astros to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Sinatro.Troy Afenir at Baseball Reference June 5, 1989: Jeff Juden was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 30, 1989.https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/judenje01.shtml Jeff Juden stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com November 14, 2025 Roster 1989 Houston Astros Roster Pitchers 49 Juan Agosto 47 Larry Andersen 52 José Canó 38 Jim Clancy 44 Danny Darwin 43 Jim Deshaies 31 Bob Forsch 39 Bob Knepper 22 Roger Mason 35 Brian Meyer 51 Mark Portugal 36 Rick Rhoden 20 Dan Schatzeder 33 Mike Scott 45 Dave Smith Catchers 14 Alan Ashby  7 Craig Biggio 28 Carl Nichols  9 Alex Treviño Infielders 11 Ken Caminiti 27 Glenn Davis 19 Bill Doran  4 Steve Lombardozzi 16 Rafael Ramírez 12 Craig Reynolds 10 Harry Spilman 29 Ron Washington 15 Eric Yelding Outfielders 23 Eric Anthony 17 Kevin Bass 42 Mark Davidson  6 Greg Gross 28 Billy Hatcher 26 Louie Meadows 21 Terry Puhl 13 Glenn Wilson  2 Gerald Young Manager 18 Art Howe Coaches  8 Yogi Berra 48 Matt Galante  3 Phil Garner 55 Les Moss  5 Ed Napoleon 24 Ed Otthttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1989&t=HOU 1989 Houston Astros Roster by Baseball Almanac Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Craig Biggio 134 443 114 .257 13 60 1B Glenn Davis 158 581 156 .269 34 89 2B Bill Doran 142 507 111 .219 8 58 3B Ken Caminiti 161 585 149 .255 10 72 SS Rafael Ramírez 151 537 132 .246 6 54 LF Billy Hatcher 108 395 90 .228 3 44 CF Gerald Young 146 533 124 .233 0 38 RF Terry Puhl 121 354 96 .271 0 27 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Kevin Bass 87 313 94 .300 5 44 Craig Reynolds 101 189 38 .201 2 14 Alex Treviño 59 131 38 .290 2 16 Glenn Wilson 28 102 22 .216 2 15 Eric Yelding 70 90 21 .233 0 9 Greg Gross 60 75 15 .200 0 4 Mark Davidson 33 65 13 .200 1 5 Alan Ashby 22 61 10 .164 0 3 Eric Anthony 25 61 11 .180 4 7 Louie Meadows 31 51 9 .176 3 10 Steve Lombardozzi 21 37 8 .216 1 3 Harry Spilman 32 36 10 .278 0 3 Carl Nichols 8 13 1 .077 0 2 Ron Washington 7 7 1 .143 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mike Scott 33 229.0 20 10 3.10 172 Jim Deshaies 34 225.2 15 10 2.91 153 Jim Clancy 33 147.0 7 14 5.08 91 Bob Knepper 22 113.0 4 10 5.89 45 Mark Portugal 20 108.0 7 1 2.75 86 Rick Rhoden 20 96.2 2 6 4.28 41 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Bob Forsch 37 108.1 4 5 5.32 40 José Canó 6 23.0 1 1 5.09 8 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Dave Smith 52 3 4 25 2.64 31 Juan Agosto 71 4 5 1 2.93 46 Danny Darwin 68 11 4 7 2.36 104 Larry Andersen 60 4 4 3 1.54 85 Dan Schatzeder 36 4 1 1 4.45 46 Brian Meyer 12 0 1 1 4.50 13 Roger Mason 2 0 0 0 20.25 3 Greg Gross 1 0 0 0 18.00 1 Craig Reynolds 1 0 0 0 27.00 0 Awards and achievements Grand slams No. Number hit by this team Date Astros batter Venue Inning Pitcher Opposing team Box Box score 1 June 4 Louie Meadows1stgs 1st MLB grand slam Astrodome 5 Tim Belcher Los Angeles Dodgers 2 June 11 Bill Doran second baseman 2 Charlie Puleo Atlanta Braves 3 August 20 Kevin BassSwitch-hit, multi-home run game 9Walk-off Mitch Williams Chicago Cubs 4 August 29 Rafael Ramírez baseball Wrigley Field 5 Dean Wilkins baseball 5 September 14 Craig Biggio1stgs Dodger Stadium 2 John Wetteland Los Angeles Dodgers 6 September 20 Kevin Bass Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 7tiedlead Tied score or took lead Mark Eichhorn Atlanta Braves Pitching achievements No-hit bids Date Starting pitcher (IP Total innings pitched) Relief pitcher(s) (IP) Relief pitchers who continued no-hit effort No-hit IP Total no-hit innings GS Game score Catcher Batter Batter who ended no-hit bid Score Final score Opponent Box Box score May 19, 1989 Mike Scott (9) — 7 89 Craig Biggio Glenn Wilson 3–0 Pittsburgh Pirates Note: Includes those games started with 7 or more no-hit innings. Awards 1989 Houston Astros award winners Name of award Recipient Ref. References Fred Hartman Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball Vivian Smith 1 McTaggart Brian http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou Bourn highlights Astros' awards season December 21, 2009 MLB.com October 23, 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101208131739/http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091116&content_id=7674760&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou December 8, 2010 Houston-Area Major League Player of the Year TEX Nolan Ryan Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) Mike Scott baseball MLB All-Star Game Reserve infielder Glenn Davis baseball Reserve pitcher Mike Scott baseball National League (NL) Pitcher of the Month June Mike Scott baseball National League (NL) Player of the Week May 21 Bill Doran second baseman July 16 Glenn Davis baseball July 30 Craig Biggio August 20 Kevin Bass Silver Slugger Award Catcher Craig Biggio The Sporting News NL All-Star Pitcher Mike Scott baseball https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scottmi03.shtml Mike Scott stats, height, weight, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 10, 2025 Other awards results Name of award Voting recipient(s) (Team) Ref. References NL Cy Young 1st—M. Davis (SDP) • 2nd—Scott (HOU) https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1989.shtml 1989 awards voting Baseball-Reference.com June 1, 2026 NL Manager of the Year 1st—Zimmer (CHC) • 4th—Howe (HOU) NL Most Valuable Player 1st—K. Mitchell (SFG) • 7th—G. Davis (HOU) Other Astros: 15th—Scott League leaders NL batting leaders Caught stealing: Gerald Young (25—led MLB) NL pitching leaders Wins: Mike Scott (20) NL defensive leadershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1989-fielding-leaders.shtml 1989 National League fielding leaders Baseball-Reference.com August 8, 2025 Stolen bases allowed as catcher: Craig Biggio (140) Errors as shortstop: Rafael Ramírez (30) Outfield assists: Gerald Young (15) Putouts as outfielder: Gerald Young (412) Double plays turned as outfielder: Gerald Young (5) Total zone runs as third baseman: Ken Caminiti (23) Minor league system Minor League Baseball AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Bob Skinner AA Columbus Mudcats Southern League Tom Wiedenbauer A Osceola Astros Florida State League Rick Sweet A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Jim Coveney A-Short Season Auburn Astros New York–Penn League Reggie Waller Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Julio Linares See also Texas Baseball List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders Notes References External links 1989 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference Category:Houston Astros seasons Houston Astros season Houston Category:1989 in Houston