2001 Houston Astros season

2001 Houston Astros
2001 NL Central Champions
Division	Central Division
Ballpark	Enron Field
City	Houston, Texas
Record	93–69 (.574)
Owners	Drayton McLane, Jr.
Managers	Larry Dierker
Television	KNWS-TV FSN Southwest (Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies, Bill Worrell)
Radio	KTRH (Milo Hamilton, Alan Ashby) KXYZ (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Alex Trevino)
Seasons

The Houston Astros' 2001 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros winning the National League Central.

Offseason

• January 2, 2001: Charlie Hayes was signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
• January 3, 2001: Kent Bottenfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

Regular season

• June 8, 2001 - The first interleague game between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers took place at The Ballpark at Arlington. The rivalry would be known as the Lone Star Series. The Astros won the game by a score of 5-4. The team that would win the most games between the two in a season would be awarded the Silver Boot.
• October 4, 2001: Barry Bonds hits his 70th Home Run of the season off Houston pitcher Wilfredo Rodriguez, to tie Mark McGwire's single season home run record.

Standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	93	69	0.574	—	44–37	49–32
St. Louis Cardinals	93	69	0.574	—	54–28	39–41
Chicago Cubs	88	74	0.543	5	48–33	40–41
Milwaukee Brewers	68	94	0.420	25	36–45	32–49
Cincinnati Reds	66	96	0.407	27	27–54	39–42
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	100	0.383	31	38–43	24–57

Record vs. opponents

2001 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Team	AZ	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LA	MIL	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	AL
Arizona	—	5–2	6–3	5–1	13–6	4–2	2–4	10–9	3–3	3–3	3–3	3–4	4–2	12–7	10–9	2–4	7–8
Atlanta	2–5	—	4–2	4–2	4–2	9–10	3–3	2–5	3–3	13–6	10–9	10–9	5–1	3–3	4–2	3–3	9–9
Chicago	3–6	2–4	—	13–4	3–3	3–3	8–9	4–2	8–9	3–3	4–2	4–2	10–6	2–4	3–3	9–8	9–6
Cincinnati	1–5	2–4	4–13	—	3–6	4–2	6–11	4–2	6–10	4–2	4–2	2–4	9–8	2–4	4–2	7–10	4–11
Colorado	6–13	2–4	3–3	6–3	—	4–2	2–4	8–11	5–1	3–4	4–3	2–4	2–4	9–10	9–10	6–3	2–10
Florida	2–4	10–9	3–3	2–4	2–4	—	3–3	2–5	4–2	12–7	7–12	5–14	4–2	3–4	2–4	3–3	12–6
Houston	4–2	3–3	9–8	11–6	4–2	3–3	—	2–4	12–5	6–0	3–3	3–3	9–8	3–6	3–3	9–7	9–6
Los Angeles	9–10	5–2	2–4	2–4	11–8	5–2	4–2	—	5–1	2–4	2–4	3–3	7–2	9–10	11–8	3–3	6–9
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	9–8	10–6	1–5	2–4	5–12	1–5	—	4–2	3–3	3–3	6–11	1–5	5–4	7–10	5–10
Montreal	3–3	6–13	3–3	2–4	4–3	7–12	0–6	4–2	2–4	—	8–11	9–10	5–1	3–3	2–5	2–4	8–10
New York	3–3	9–10	2–4	2–4	3–4	12–7	3–3	4–2	3–3	11–8	—	11–8	4–2	1–5	3–4	1–5	10–8
Philadelphia	4–3	9–10	2–4	4–2	4–2	14–5	3–3	3–3	3–3	10–9	8–11	—	5–1	5–2	3–3	2–4	7–11
Pittsburgh	2–4	1–5	6–10	8–9	4–2	2–4	8–9	2–7	11–6	1–5	2–4	1–5	—	2–4	1–5	3–14	8–7
San Diego	7–12	3–3	4–2	4–2	10–9	4–3	6–3	10–9	5–1	3–3	5–1	2–5	4–2	—	5–14	1–5	6–9
San Francisco	9–10	2–4	3–3	2–4	10–9	4–2	3–3	8–11	4–5	5–2	4–3	3–3	5–1	14–5	—	4–2	10–5
St. Louis	4–2	3–3	8–9	10–7	3–6	3–3	7–9	3–3	10–7	4–2	5–1	4–2	14–3	5–1	2–4	—	8–7

Transactions

• June 5, 2001: Kirk Saarloos was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 2001.
• July 9, 2001: Charlie Hayes was released by the Houston Astros.

Roster

2001 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 27 Pedro Astacio 47 Kent Bottenfield 41 Nelson Cruz 29 Octavio Dotel 50 Scott Elarton 53 Wayne Franklin 55 Carlos Hernández 38 Mike Jackson 42 José Lima 36 Scott Linebrink 58 Jim Mann 59 Tony McKnight 52 Wade Miller 23 Dave Mlicki 44 Roy Oswalt 45 Brian Powell 39 Jay Powell 51 Tim Redding 37 Shane Reynolds 45,66 Wilfredo Rodríguez 58 Joe Slusarski 35 Ricky Stone 39 Ron Villone 13 Billy Wagner 43 Mike Williams		Catchers 11 Brad Ausmus 20 Tony Eusebio 21 Scott Servais Infielders  5 Jeff Bagwell  7 Craig Biggio 19 Vinny Castilla  3 Adam Everett 14 Charlie Hayes 22 Mendy López  4 Julio Lugo  6 Chris Truby 10 José Vizcaíno		Outfielders 18 Moisés Alou 24 Glen Barker 17 Lance Berkman 15 Richard Hidalgo 16 Orlando Merced 31 Daryle Ward Other batters  1 Keith Ginter 28 Bill Spiers		Manager 49 Larry Dierker Coaches 25 José Cruz  9 Mike Cubbage  8 Matt Galante 48 Burt Hooton 12 Harry Spilman 30 John Tamargo

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

National League Divisional Playoffs

Main article: 2001 National League Division Series

Houston Astros vs. Atlanta Braves

Atlanta wins the series, 3-0

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Series
1	Houston	4	Atlanta	7	October 9	1-0 (ATL)
2	Houston	0	Atlanta	1	October 10	2-0 (ATL)
3	Atlanta	6	Houston	2	October 12	3-0 (ATL)

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	New Orleans Zephyrs	Pacific Coast League	Tony Peña
AA	Round Rock Express	Texas League	Jackie Moore
A	Michigan Battle Cats	Midwest League	John Massarelli
A	Lexington Legends	South Atlantic League	Joe Cannon
Short-Season A	Pittsfield Astros	New York–Penn League	Iván DeJesús
Rookie	Martinsville Astros	Appalachian League	Jorge Orta

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lexington; LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: New Orleans

External links

• 2001 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference