1990 Houston Astros season

March 2026 November 2013 Houston Astros 1990 National League West The Astrodome Houston, Texas 75 87 y 4th—tied John McMullen Bill Wood Art Howe KTXHHSE KTRH(Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Bruce Gietzen, Bill Worrell)KXYZ(Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra) The 1990 Houston Astros season was the 29th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 26th as the Astros, 29th in the National League (NL), 22nd in the NL West division, and 26th at The Astrodome. The Astros entered the season having posted a record of 86–76 for third place in the NL West, six games behind the division-champion and NL pennant-winning San Francisco Giants. On April 9, pitcher Mike Scott made his fourth Opening Day start for Houston, who hosted the Cincinnati Reds, but were defeated, 8–4. In the amateur draft, the Astros' first round selections included shortstop Tom Nevers (21st overall) and pitcher Brian Williams (31st). Pitcher Dave Smith earned his second career MLB All-Star selection, representing the Astros and playing for the National League. Second baseman Joe Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, at the time the longest-tenured former, and earliest, member of the Colt .45s/Astro to receive this honor. He started his major league career with Houston in 1963 and played 10 of his 22 major league seasons for the franchise. Pitcher Danny Darwin, who worked primarily out of the bullpen, was the NL earned run average (ERA) leader (2.21), the third ERA title by an Astros pitcher within the previous five seasons. The Astros concluded the season with a 75–87 record, tied for fourth place with the San Diego Padres and 16 games behind the division- and World Series-champion Reds. The 87 losses were the most for Houston since 1978. Offseason December 6, 1989: Bill Gullickson was signed as a free agent by the Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gullibi01.shtml Bill Gullickson stats, height, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com September 19, 2025 December 19, 1989: Dan Schatzeder was signed as a free agent by the Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schatda01.shtml Dan Schatzeder stats, height, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 24, 2025 March 13, 1990: Dave Silvestri and a player to be named later were traded by the Astros to the New York Yankees for Orlando Miller. The Astros completed the deal by sending Daven Bond (minors) to the Yankees on June 11.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/silveda01.shtml Dave Silvestri stats, height, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 24, 2025 Regular season Summary April + Opening Day starting lineup Uniform Uniform number Player Position 2 Gerald Young Center fielder 7 Craig Biggio Catcher 19 Bill Doran Second baseman 27 Glenn Davis First baseman 13 Glenn Wilson Right fielder 23 Eric Anthony Left fielder 11 Ken Caminiti Third baseman 16 Rafael Ramírez Shortstop 33 Mike Scott Pitcher Venue: Astrodome • Final: Cincinnati 8, Houston 4 Sources:https://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199004090HOU Cincinnati Reds (8) vs Houston Astros (4) box score Baseball Almanac April 9, 1990 September 19, 2025https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1990-uniform-numbers.shtml 1990 Houston Astros uniform numbers Baseball-Reference.com September 19, 2025 Hosting the Cincinnati Reds for Opening Day on April 9—also the event for the 25th anniversary since the opening of the Astrodome—the Astros built a 4–2 lead in the bottom of the second inning. However, Cincinnati came back to drop the Astros, 8–4. The most pain went to first baseman Glenn Davis, who was hit by pitch three times, which tied a major-league record.Hulsey Bob https://www.astrosdaily.com/history/thisdate/index.html This date in Astros history Astros Daily September 6, 2025 Right-hander Mike Scott made his fourth Opening Day start, joining Larry Dierker and J. R. Richard (five) to have done so as the starting pitcher.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/opening.shtml Houston Astros Opening Day starters Baseball-Reference.com February 1, 2026 Shortstop Rafael Ramírez attained his fourth bout of four hits as a member of the Astros.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/PX_ramir001.htm Top performances for Rafael Ramírez Retrosheet February 1, 2026 May thumb|200px|right|Craig Biggio at catcher in late in the 1990 season. On May 17, Houston outfielder Eric Anthony launched the first-ever home run by a member of the home team into the upper reserve seating at the Astrodome, a monster blast in the eighth inning during a 5–4 win over the Chicago Cubs.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/5/17/24432066/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - May 17 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation May 17, 2025 August 28, 2025 Ken Oberkfell cranked a sacrifice fly in the eleventh inning to score Ken Caminiti for the game-winning run. Anthony's drive came off Mike Bielecki. The only previous home run that had landed in the first upper deck was launched by Bernie Carbo of the Reds in 1970.https://www.mlb.com/astros/history/timeline Astros history – Timeline MLB.com August 30, 2025 On May 26, the Cubs hosted the Astros at Wrigley Field for their first doubleheader since July 7, 1979. The Astros swept, led by Glenn Davis homering thrice over the two games to tie a club record for a doubleheader, set by Román Mejías, on May 6, 1962, against the Milwaukee Braves. Davis was 6-for-9 with 9 runs batted in (RBI). In the opener, Mike Scott (2–5) tossed his first complete game of the season. Jim Deshaies (2–2) started the second contest and allowed six hits over 5 2 3 innings to earn the win, while Larry Andersen closed out the final 3 1 3 innings for his second save.Muskat Carrie https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/05/26/Astros-8-Cubs-1-1st-game-Astros-12-Cubs-3-2nd-game/8649643694400/ Astros 8, Cubs 1, 1st game; Astros 12, Cubs 3, 2nd game United Press International (UPI) May 26, 1990 September 27, 2025 June Astros slugger Glenn Davis connected for three home runs and five runs batted in (RBI) in one game on June 1.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/1/24440976/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 1 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 1, 2025 July 18, 2025 That was nearly enough offense for Houston, who managed just two additional hits, though they worked six walks. Davis homered in each of the fourth, sixth, and eighth innings. San Francisco scored thrice in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game, 4–4. Davis' final shot gave the Astros the lead, 5–4; however, in the bottom of the eighth, Will Clark singled home Brett Butler to tie the score. In the bottom of the 12th, Greg Litton .https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN199006010.shtml Houston Astros (5) vs San Francisco Giants (6) box score Baseball-Reference.com June 1, 1990 November 14, 2025 It was the second time that he had hit three home runs in a game during his career,https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=davisgl01&t=b Glenn Davis career home runs Baseball-Reference.com November 13, 2025 and the fourth time overall by a Houston Astro.Davis became the first Houston Astro with multiple-3 homer games, having blasted the previous by an Astros hitter on September 10, 1987, and this achievement was followed by Jeff Bagwell on June 24, 1994. lower-alpha "Astros 3-home run games"https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/3-Home-Runs-In-A-Game.shtml 3 home runs in a game Baseball Almanac November 14, 2025 Mike Scott's 15-strikeout game Mike Scott tossed both a career-best 10-inning complete game and 15 strikeouts on June 8, a three-hitter which was his 12th complete game of three hits or fewer.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/PX_scotm001.htm Top performances for Mike Scott Retrosheet December 16, 2025 After exchanging shutout ball with Tom Browning for nine innings, the Cincinnati Reds broke through in the top of the 10th inning on an RBI single.Schwartzberg Seth https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2025/6/8/24445361/today-in-astros-history Today in Astros history - June 8 The Crawfish Boxes SB Nation June 8, 2025 July 4, 2025 by Todd Benzinger to score Barry Larkin. During the bottom of the tenth, Ken Caminiti whiffed against Randy Myers before Eric Anthony drew a base on balls, who was replaced by Louie Meadows. Rafael Ramírez singled on ground ball to left. One out later, Glenn Wilson smoked a walk-off home run to right field for a 3–1 Houston win. Scott's (3–6) effort earned a game score of 96.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/meadolo01.shtml Cincinnati Reds (1) vs Houston Astros (3) box score Baseball-Reference.com June 8, 1990 December 16, 2025 In the bottom of the first, Scott struck out the side, all swinging, He followed that up by registering a pair of whiffs in each of the next two frames. Scott retired each hitter during the initial rotation through the order while peppering 26 of the first 30 offerings for strikes.Huber Mike https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-8-1990-mike-scott-strikes-out-15-as-astros-walk-it-off-in-10th/ Mike Scott strikes out 15 as Astros walk it off in 10th Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) June 8, 1990 December 16, 2025 This performance eclipsed the previous career high of 14 attained three times (twice in 1986, September 14, and Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, and June 15, 1987). Scott's 15-strikeout contest was the highest single-game total by an Astros moundsman since Nolan Ryan fanned 16 on September 9, 1987, and the ninth time in club history in which an individual pitcher tallied 15 or more strikeouts.The next bout of 15 or more strikeouts was delivered by Randy Johnson on August 28, 1998. Criteria: For single games, playing for HOU, in the regular season, requiring strikeouts ≥ 15, sorted by ascending date. lower-alpha "games15k"https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/player-pitching-game-finder.cgi?request=1&order_by_asc=1&order_by=date&timeframe=seasons&ccomp%5B1%5D=gt&cval%5B1%5D=15&cstat%5B1%5D=p_so&team_id=HOU Player pitching game stats finder–baseball Stathead Sports Reference June 22, 2026 July After having been inserted into the starting rotation beginning in July, Danny Darwin responded with a 4–0 win–loss record (W–L), 1.04 earned run average (ERA), two home runs surrendered, 28 strikeouts, and 0.808 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) over 43 1 3 innings pitched.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=darwida01&year=1990&t=p Danny Darwin 1990 pitching splits Baseball-Reference.com March 17, 2026 Hence, Darwin received the NL Pitcher of the Month award, succeeding Mike Scott as the most recent Astro, who had received the award in June of the previous year.https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-pitchers-of-the-month.shtml Major League Baseball Pitchers of the Month Baseball-Reference.com August 9, 2025 August On August 3, Mike Scott hurled his seventh career shutout of three hits or fewer, leading a 3–0 victory over Atlanta. Ken Oberkfell tripled and drove in two runs, and Bill Doran also tripled, tallied three hits, and scored twice. Scott (9–10) surrendered just two walks, fanned six, and earned a game score of 85.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU199008030.shtml Atlanta Braves (0) vs Houston Astros (3) box score Baseball-Reference.com August 3, 1990 June 23, 2026 This would also be Scott's final major league victory,https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=scottmi03&t=p&year=1990 Mike Scott 1990 pitching game logs Baseball-Reference.com June 23, 2026 though he did start once more for Houston on Opening Day of the following season. September On September 21, Houston turned the sixth triple play in club history, doing so in the bottom of the fourth inning against the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/triple_plays.shtml#:~:text=Triple%20plays%20are%20relatively%20rare,from%20the%20fielders%20to%20perform. MLB triple plays Baseball Almanac January 20, 2026 During the bottom of the fourth, David Justice and Jim Presley opened with consecutive singles off Jim Deshaies. Francisco Cabrera hit a grounder to Ken Caminiti, who made the forceout at third, rifled to Dave Rohde at second, who relayed to Mike Simms at first to complete the play. During the top of the sixth, Eric Anthony slugged a three-run home run. The Braves came back to tie the game, 3–3, during the bottom of the ninth. However, Simms slugged the game-winning home run for Houston in the top of the tenth.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL199009210.shtml Houston Astros (4) vs Atlanta Braves (3) box score Baseball-Reference.com September 21, 1990 February 1, 2026 On September 28, Casey Candaele stunned Atlanta with the fourth walk-off triple in club history,The most recent walk-off triple was by César Cedeño on July 29, 1979. The subsequent event was prosecuted by Luke Scott on September 11, 2007.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/event_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1962&team_id=HOU&event=22&type=b&criteria5=walk_off---T HOU: 5 triples in 1962–2025—Walk-off Stathead Sports Reference February 23, 2026 to plate Mark Davidson and Eric Yelding in the bottom of the tenth inning. The final score was Houston 2, Atlanta 1. Starter Danny Darwin spun seven shutout frames to lower his earned run average (ERA) to 2.21, by which claiming the NL ERA title. Performance overview The Astros concluded the season with a 75–87 record, tied for fourth place with the San Diego Padres, and 16 games behind the division- and World Series-champion Reds.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1990.shtml 1990 National League team statistics Baseball-Reference.com November 14, 2025 A decline by 11 wins from the year prior, the 87 losses were the most for Houston since 1978.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/ Houston Astros team history & encyclopedia Baseball-Reference.com November 14, 2025 The Astros played in 27 extra-inning games, tying a league record.https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1990.shtml 1990 Houston Astros statistics Baseball-Reference.com September 19, 2025 Six of the contests were claimed by the Astros via pinch-hit, walk-off hits, establishing an all-time franchise record, three of which occurred during extra innings. Glenn Wilson led the way with three of the pinch-hit walk-offs (one in extra innings). Previously, the Colt .45s/Astros had authored as many as three pinch-hit walk-off events each in 1962, 1969, 1979, and 1987.https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/baseball/event_finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=1962&team_id=HOU&event=modH&type=b&criteria5=walk_off---T&criteria55=def_pos---11 Batting event finder HOU: 60 Hits in 1962-2026 – PH, Walk-off Stathead Sports Reference June 7, 2026 Danny Darwin led the National League in earned run average (2.21 ERA), to become the third Houston Astro within the previous five years to attain the ERA title, following Scott in 1986 (2.22) and Nolan Ryan in 1987 (2.76). This was the fifth ERA title overall in franchise history.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/earned_run_avg_leagues.shtml Yearly league leaders & records for earned run average Baseball-Reference.com September 15, 2025 Darwin, who made 31 of 48 total appearances out of the bullpen, also led the major leagues in walks plus hits per inning pitched (1.027 WHIP). Glenn Davis became the first Astro in franchise history to swat 20 or more home runs over six consecutive campaigns. Both Jeff Bagwell (1999) and Lance Berkman (2007) eventually matched, and surpassed, this milestone.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=berkmla01 Lance Berkman stats, height, weight, research & history Baseball Almanac February 14, 2026 Davis was recognized with the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award following the season, also an Astros first.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_lg.shtml Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Baseball Almanac September 26, 2025 Left fielder Franklin Stubbs set a club record for home runs by a left-handed batter, with 23. Eric Yelding established a club rookie record for stolen bases with 64, breaking the record of 49 set by Sonny Jackson in 1966. Season standings Houston Astros Record vs. opponents HOU Notable transactions April 3, 1990: Roger Mason was released by the Houston Astros.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/masonro01.shtml Roger Mason stats, height, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 25, 2025 August 21, 1990: Signed outfielder Bobby Abreu as amateur free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/abreubo01.shtml Bobby Abreu stats, height, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com August 19, 2025 August 30, 1990: Pitcher Larry Andersen was traded by the Astros to the Boston Red Sox for third baseman Jeff Bagwell.https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/anderla02.shtml Larry Andersen stats, height, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 25, 2025 August 30, 1990: Bill Doran was traded by the Houston Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/doranbi02.shtml Bill Doran Stats September 10, 1990: Dan Schatzeder was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for Nick Davis (minors) and Steve LaRose (minors). September 7, 1990: Butch Henry was sent by the Cincinnati Reds to the Houston Astros to complete an earlier deal made on August 30, 1990.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/henrybu01.shtml Butch Henry Stats Catcher Terry McGriff was also sent by the Cincinnati Reds to complete the deal.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcgrite01.shtml Terry McGriff stats, height, position, rookie status & more Baseball-Reference.com October 25, 2025 Roster 1990 Houston Astros Roster Pitchers 49 Juan Agosto 47 Larry Andersen 38 Jim Clancy 53 Terry Clark 44 Danny Darwin 43 Jim Deshaies 54 Brian Fisher 36 Bill Gullickson 54 Randy Hennis 31 Xavier Hernandez 37 Charlie Kerfeld 35 Brian Meyer 52 Al Osuna 51 Mark Portugal 20 Dan Schatzeder 33 Mike Scott 45 Dave Smith Catchers  7 Craig Biggio  2 Rich Gedman  9 Terry McGriff 28 Carl Nichols  9 Alex Treviño Infielders 11 Ken Caminiti 17 Andújar Cedeño 27 Glenn Davis 19 Bill Doran 26 Luis Gonzalez 10 Ken Oberkfell 16 Rafael Ramírez  6 Dave Rohde 30 Mike Simms 24 Franklin Stubbs Outfielders 23 Eric Anthony 17 Jeff Baldwin  1 Casey Candaele 22 Mark Davidson 26 Louie Meadows 29 Javier Ortiz 21 Terry Puhl  4 Karl Rhodes 12 Glenn Wilson 15 Eric Yelding 13 Gerald Young Other batters  4 Steve Lombardozzi Manager 18 Art Howe Coaches 54 Bob Cluck (pitching) 48 Matt Galante (third base)  3 Phil Garner (assistant) 42 Rudy Jaramillo (hitting) 14 Ed Ott (first base)  5 Ed Napoleon (assistant) Game log Regular season Legend Astros win Astros loss Postponement Eliminated from playoff raceBoldAstros team member background:#072854;color:#FF7F00; 1990 regular season game log: 75–87 (Home: 49–32; Away: 26–55)1990 Houston Astros Schedule & Results https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1990-schedule-scores.shtml Baseball Reference 5 May 2025 y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; April: 9–10 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–2) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; May: 11–17 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–11) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; June: 12–16 (Home: 11–3; Away: 1–13) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; July: 11–18 (Home: 7–4; Away: 4–14) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |-style=background:#bbbfff | style="Houston Astros 1990 2;" |— || July 10, 1990 || style="Houston Astros 1990 2;" |7:35p.m. CDT || colspan="9" style="Houston Astros 1990 2;" |61st All-Star Game in Chicago, IL |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; August: 16–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 6–5) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; September: 15–13 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–8) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y background:#FF7F00;color:#072854; October: 1–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–2) # Date Time (CT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Div Total NL WestHouston Astros Div Total Season Total Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April May June July August September October Total Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home Away Total 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 150 555 153 .276 4 42 1B Glenn Davis Glenn Davis (baseball) 93 327 82 .251 22 64 2B Bill Doran Bill Doran (second baseman) 109 344 99 .288 6 32 3B Ken Caminiti 153 541 131 .242 4 51 SS Rafael Ramírez Rafael Ramirez (baseball) 132 445 116 .261 2 37 LF Franklin Stubbs 146 448 117 .261 23 71 CF Eric Yelding 142 511 130 .254 1 20 RF Glenn Wilson Glenn Wilson (baseball) 118 368 90 .245 10 55 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 Casey Candaele 130 262 75 .286 3 22 Eric Anthony 84 239 46 .192 10 29 Gerald Young 57 154 27 .175 1 4 Ken Oberkfell 77 150 31 .207 1 12 Mark Davidson 57 130 38 .292 1 11 Rich Gedman 40 104 21 .202 1 10 Dave Rohde 59 98 18 .184 0 5 Tuffy Rhodes 38 86 21 .244 1 3 Javier Ortiz Javier Ortiz (outfielder) 30 77 21 .273 1 10 Alex Treviño 42 69 13 .188 1 10 Carl Nichols 32 49 10 .204 1 11 Terry Puhl 37 41 12 .293 0 8 Luis Gonzalez 12 21 4 .190 0 0 Louie Meadows 15 14 2 .143 0 0 Mike Simms 12 13 4 .308 1 2 Jeff Baldwin 7 8 0 .000 0 0 Andújar Cedeño 7 8 0 .000 0 0 Terry McGriff 4 5 0 .000 0 0 Steve Lombardozzi 2 1 0 .000 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 Jim Deshaies 34 209.1 7 12 3.78 119 Mike Scott 32 205.2 9 13 3.81 121 Mark Portugal 32 196.2 11 10 3.62 136 Bill Gullickson 32 193.1 10 14 3.82 73 Terry Clark Terry Clark (baseball) 1 4.0 0 0 13.50 2 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 Danny Darwin 48 162.2 11 4 2.21 109 Jim Clancy Jim Clancy (baseball) 33 76.0 2 8 6.51 44 Randy Hennis 3 9.2 0 0 0.00 4 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 49 6 6 23 2.39 50 Juan Agosto 82 9 8 4 4.29 50 Larry Andersen 50 5 2 6 1.95 68 Dan Schatzeder 45 1 3 0 2.39 37 Xavier Hernandez Xavier Hernandez (baseball) 34 2 1 0 4.62 24 Brian Meyer 14 0 4 1 2.21 6 Al Osuna 12 2 0 0 4.76 6 Charlie Kerfeld 5 0 2 0 16.20 4 Brian Fisher 4 0 0 0 7.20 1 Awards and achievements Career honors + Colt .45s / Astros elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Individual Position Primary fielding position or role for which elected to Hall of Fame Houston Colt .45s / Astros career Induction Hall of Fame induction notes Uni. Uniform number as member of Colts .45s/Astros Seasons Total number of seasons as member of Colt .45s/Astros Games Total number of games as member of Astros Start Start of Astros career Finish Finish of Astros career Joe Morgan Second baseman 18Also wore numbers 12 (1963), 35 (1964), and 8 (1980). lower-alpha "morgan uni" 10Played two separate stints for the Colts .45s/Astros, first from 1963 to 1971, and again in 1980. lower-alpha "morgan" 1,032 1963 1980 Class Plaque See also: Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame • Sources:https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/hof.shtml Houston Astros Hall of Fame register Baseball-Reference.com August 31, 2025 Annual awards 1990 Houston Astros award winners Name of award Recipient Ref. References Fred Hartman Award for Long and Meritorious Service to Baseball Allen Russell 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 PIT Doug Drabek Houston Astros Most Valuable Player (MVP) Danny Darwin Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Glenn Davis baseball MLB All-Star Reserve pitcher Dave Smith pitcher, born 1955 National League (NL) Pitcher of the Month July Danny Darwin National League (NL) Player of the Week April 15 Craig Biggio https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mlb-players-of-the-week.shtml MLB Players of the Week Awards Baseball-Reference.com August 9, 2025 September 16 Bill Doran second baseman September 30 Franklin Stubbs League leaders Batting Caught stealing: Eric Yelding (25—led MLB) Hit by pitch: Glenn Davis (8) Pitching Source:https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1990-pitching-leaders.shtml 1990 National League pitching leaders Baseball-Reference.com August 9, 2025 Bases on balls per nine innings pitched (BB/9): Danny Darwin (1.7—led MLB) Earned run average (ERA): Danny Darwin (2.21) Games pitched: Juan Agosto (82—led MLB) Walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP): Danny Darwin (1.027—led MLB) Other + 1990 grand slams No. Number Date Astros batter Venue Inning Pitcher Opposing team Box Box score NoneThe Astros' first season without a grand slam since 1981, and first during a non-shortened season since 1979. Minor league system Minor League Baseball AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Bob Skinner AA Columbus Mudcats Southern League Rick Sweet A Osceola Astros Florida State League Sal Butera A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Frank Cacciatore A-Short Season Auburn Astros New York–Penn League Ricky Peters Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Julio Linares See also Texas Baseball List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders Notes References External links 1990 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference Houston Astros 1990 Media Guide Category:Houston Astros seasons Houston Astros season Houston Category:1990 in Houston