List of Houston Astros seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Houston Astros, originally known as the Houston Colt .45s, professional baseball franchise.
The Astros have completed 56 seasons in Major League Baseball, qualifying for the postseason eleven times and reaching the World Series twice (2005 and 2017). Established as an expansion franchise in 1962, the team's first winning season was in 1972. In 1980 the Astros made their first postseason appearance. From 1997–2005, the team made postseason appearances in six out of nine seasons. From 2006 to 2013 the franchise experienced a steady decline with consecutive 100-loss seasons in 2011, 2012 and 2013. In 2015 the team defeated the New York Yankees in the 2015 American League Wild Card Game. This was the Astros' first postseason appearance as an American League team, and first overall since 2005. It was also the Astros' first playoff win since Game 6 of the 2005 National League Championship Series. Houston would qualify for the playoffs again in 2017, defeating the Boston Red Sox in the 2017 American League Division Series and the New York Yankees in the 2017 American League Championship Series. The team would go on to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 World Series, winning the championship for the first time in team history.
Regular season record-by-year
| World Series Champions (1903–present) † |
NL/AL Champions (1901–present)[1] * |
Division Champions (1969–present) ^ |
Wild Card Berth (1994–present) ¤ |
| Season | Team | Level | League | Division | Finish[2] | Wins[2] | Losses[2] | Win%[2] | GB[2] | Playoffs | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Colt .45s | ||||||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | MLB | NL | 8th | 64 | 96 | .400 | 36½ | ||||
| 1963 | 1963 | MLB | NL | 9th | 66 | 96 | .407 | 33 | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | MLB | NL | 9th | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 | ||||
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| 1965 | 1965 | MLB | NL | 9th | 65 | 97 | .401 | 32 | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | MLB | NL | 8th | 72 | 90 | .444 | 23 | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | MLB | NL | 9th | 69 | 93 | .426 | 32½ | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | MLB | NL | 10th | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25 | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 81 | 81 | .500 | 25 | |||
| 1970 | 1970 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 79 | 83 | .488 | 23 | |||
| 1971 | 1971 | MLB | NL | West | T-4th | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | |||
| 1972 | 1972 | MLB | NL | West | T-2nd | 84 | 69 | .549 | 10½ | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 82 | 80 | .506 | 17 | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 81 | 81 | .500 | 21 | |||
| 1975 | 1975 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 64 | 97 | .398 | 43½ | |||
| 1976 | 1976 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22 | |||
| 1977 | 1977 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | |||
| 1978 | 1978 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21 | |||
| 1979 | 1979 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1½ | |||
| 1980 | 1980 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 93 | 70 | .571 | — | Lost NLCS (Phillies) 3–2 | ||
| 1981 | 1981 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 28 | 29 | .491 | 8 | Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–2 | ||
| 1st ^ | 33 | 20 | .566 | — | ||||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 77 | 85 | .475 | 12 | |||
| 1983 | 1983 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6 | |||
| 1984 | 1984 | MLB | NL | West | T-2nd | 80 | 82 | .494 | 12 | |||
| 1985 | 1985 | MLB | NL | West | T-3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 12 | |||
| 1986 | 1986 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | Lost NLCS (Mets) 4–2 | Mike Scott (CYA) Hal Lanier (MOY) | |
| 1987 | 1987 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | |||
| 1988 | 1988 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12½ | |||
| 1989 | 1989 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | |||
| 1990 | 1990 | MLB | NL | West | T-4th | 75 | 87 | .463 | 16 | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 65 | 97 | .401 | 29 | Jeff Bagwell (ROY) | ||
| 1992 | 1992 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 85 | 77 | .525 | 19 | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | MLB | NL | Central | 2nd | 66 | 49 | .574 | ½ | Playoffs cancelled | Jeff Bagwell (MVP) | |
| 1995 | 1995 | MLB | NL | Central | 2nd | 76 | 68 | .528 | 9 | |||
| 1996 | 1996 | MLB | NL | Central | 2nd | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | MLB | NL | Central ^ | 1st | 84 | 78 | .519 | — | Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–0 | ||
| 1998 | 1998 | MLB | NL | Central ^ | 1st | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | Lost NLDS (Padres) 3–1 | Larry Dierker (MOY) | |
| 1999 | 1999 | MLB | NL | Central ^ | 1st | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–1 | ||
| 2000 | 2000 | MLB | NL | Central | 4th | 72 | 90 | .444 | 23 | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | MLB | NL | Central ^ | 1st | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–0 | ||
| 2002 | 2002 | MLB | NL | Central | 2nd | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13 | |||
| 2003 | 2003 | MLB | NL | Central | 2nd | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | 2004 | MLB | NL | Central | 2nd ¤ | 92 | 70 | .568 | 13 | Won NLDS (Braves) 3–2 Lost NLCS (Cardinals) 4–3 |
Roger Clemens (CYA) | |
| 2005 | 2005 | MLB | NL * | Central | 2nd ¤ | 89 | 73 | .549 | 11 | Won NLDS (Braves) 3–1 Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–2 Lost World Series (White Sox) 4–0 * |
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| 2006 | 2006 | MLB | NL | Central | 2nd | 82 | 80 | .506 | 1½ | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | MLB | NL | Central | 4th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 12 | |||
| 2008 | 2008 | MLB | NL | Central | 3rd | 86 | 75 | .534 | 11 | |||
| 2009 | 2009 | MLB | NL | Central | 5th | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17 | |||
| 2010 | 2010 | MLB | NL | Central | 4th | 76 | 86 | .469 | 15 | |||
| 2011 | 2011 | MLB | NL | Central | 6th | 56 | 106 | .346 | 37½ | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | MLB | NL | Central | 6th | 55 | 107 | .340 | 42 | |||
| 2013 | 2013 | MLB | AL | West | 5th | 51 | 111 | .315 | 45 | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 70 | 92 | .432 | 28 | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd ¤ | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 | Won ALWC (Yankees) Lost ALDS (Royals) 3–2 |
Dallas Keuchel (CYA) Carlos Correa (ROY) | |
| 2016 | 2016 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11 | |||
| 2017 | 2017 | MLB † | AL * | West ^ | 1st | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | Won ALDS (Red Sox) 3–1 Won ALCS (Yankees) 4–3 Won World Series (Dodgers) 4–3 † |
George Springer (WS MVP) Jose Altuve (MVP) | |
| 2018 | 2018 | MLB | AL | West ^ | 1st | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | Won ALDS (Indians) 3–0 ALCS (Red Sox) |
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| Totals | 4,494 | 4,611 | .494 | 1962–2018 | ||||||||
Record by decade
The following table describes the Astros' MLB win–loss record by decade.
| Decade | Wins | Losses | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 555 | 739 | .429 |
| 1970s | 793 | 817 | .493 |
| 1980s | 819 | 750 | .522 |
| 1990s | 813 | 742 | .523 |
| 2000s | 832 | 787 | .514 |
| 2010s | 682 | 776 | .468 |
| All-time | 4494 | 4611 | .494 |
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Houston Astros History & Encyclopedia,[3] and are current as of September 30, 2018.
Post-Season Record-by-Year
This is the Post-Season Records for the Houston Astros
| Year | Finish | Round | Opponent | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W/L | W | L | ||||
| 1980 | NL West Champions | NLCS | Philadelphia Phillies | Lost | 2 | 3 |
| 1981 | 2nd half NL West Champions | NLDS | Los Angeles Dodgers | Lost | 2 | 3 |
| 1986 | NL West Champions | NLCS | New York Mets | Lost | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 | NL Central Champions | NLDS | Atlanta Braves | Lost | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | NL Central Champions | NLDS | San Diego Padres | Lost | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | NL Central Champions | NLDS | Atlanta Braves | Lost | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | NL Central Champions | NLDS | Atlanta Braves | Lost | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | NL Wild Card Champions | NLDS | Atlanta Braves | Won | 3 | 2 |
| NLCS | St. Louis Cardinals | Lost | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2005 | National League Champions | NLDS | Atlanta Braves | Won | 3 | 1 |
| NLCS | St Louis Cardinals | Won | 4 | 2 | ||
| WS | Chicago White Sox | Lost | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | AL Wild Card Champions | ALWC | New York Yankees | Won | 1 | 0 |
| ALDS | Kansas City Royals | Lost | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | World Series Champions | ALDS | Boston Red Sox | Won | 3 | 1 |
| ALCS | New York Yankees | Won | 4 | 3 | ||
| WS | Los Angeles Dodgers | Won | 4 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Totals | 7–10 | 35 | 45 | ||
Footnotes
- ^ For lists of all National League pennant winners see National League pennant winners 1901-68, and National League Championship Series
- ^ a b c d e "Houston Astros year-by-year results". MLB.com. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ "Houston Astros History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2016.