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{{Infobox MLB
| name = Houston Astros
| established = 1962
| misc =
| logo = Houston-Astros-Logo.svg
| uniformlogo = 
| current league = American League
| y1 = 2013
| division = [[American League West|West Division]]
| y2 = 2013
| past league = [[National League]]
| y7 = 1962
| y8 = 2012
| pastleaguediv1 = [[National League Central|Central Division]]
| y9 = 1994
| y10 = 2012
| pastleaguediv2 = [[National League West|West Division]]
| y11 = 1969
| y12 = 1993
| Uniform = 
| retirednumbers = {{hlist| [[Jeff Bagwell|5]] | [[Craig Biggio|7]] | [[Jimmy Wynn|24]] | [[José Cruz|25]] | [[Jim Umbricht|32]] | [[Mike Scott (baseball)|33]] | [[Nolan Ryan|34]] | [[Don Wilson (baseball)|40]] | [[Larry Dierker|49]] | [[Jackie Robinson|42]]}}
| colors = Navy blue, orange, white<ref>{{cite press release|title=Astros officially launch new identity|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/40157574/astros-officially-launch-new-identity/|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=November 2, 2012|accessdate=September 30, 2017|archive-date=October 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031451/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/40157574/astros-officially-launch-new-identity/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br>{{color box|#002D62}} {{color box|#EB6E1F}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| y3 = 1965
| nicknames = 'Stros
| pastnames =
* Houston Colt .45s ({{baseball year|1962}}–{{baseball year|1964}})
| ballpark = [[Minute Maid Park]]
| y4 = 2000
| pastparks =
* [[Astrodome]] ({{baseball year|1965}}–{{baseball year|1999}})
* [[Colt Stadium]] ({{baseball year|1962}}–{{baseball year|1964}})
| WS = (1)
| WORLD CHAMPIONS = {{hlist| [[2017 World Series|2017]] | [[2022 World Series|2022]]}}
| LEAGUE = AL
| P = (1)
| PENNANTS = {{hlist| [[2017 American League Championship Series|2017]] | [[2019 American League Championship Series|2019]] | [[2021 American League Championship Series|2021]] | [[2022 American League Championship Series|2022]]}}
| misc1 = '''NL Pennants''' (1)
| OTHER PENNANTS = [[2005 National League Championship Series|2005]]
| DIV = AL West
| DV = (6)
| Division Champs = {{hlist| [[2017 Houston Astros season|2017]] | [[2018 Houston Astros season|2018]] | [[2019 Houston Astros season|2019]] | [[2021 Houston Astros season|2021]] | [[2022 Houston Astros season|2022]] | [[2023 Houston Astros season|2023]]}}
| misc5 = '''NL West/Central Division titles''' (6)
| OTHER DIV CHAMPS = {{hlist| [[1980 Houston Astros season|1980]] | [[1986 Houston Astros season|1986]] | [[1997 Houston Astros season|1997]] }} {{hlist|[[1998 Houston Astros season|1998]] | [[1999 Houston Astros season|1999]] | [[2001 Houston Astros season|2001]] }}
| WC = (3)
| Wild Card = {{hlist| [[2004 Houston Astros season|2004]] | [[2005 Houston Astros season|2005]] | [[2015 Houston Astros season|2015]] | [[2020 Houston Astros season|2020]] }}
| misc6 = The Astros also qualified for the postseason in the [[1981 Major League Baseball strike|strike-split]] [[1981 Major League Baseball season|1981 season]], losing to the [[1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] in the [[1981 National League Division Series|NLDS]].
| owner = [[Jim Crane]]
| manager = [[Joe Espada]] 
| gm = [[Jeff Luhnow]]
| presbo = [[Reid Ryan]]
}}
The '''Houston Astros''' are the professional baseball team based in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. They compete in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). They began to play in 1962. They were originally called the "Houston Colt .45s" or the "Houston Colts". They changed their name to "Astros" in 1965. The Astros left the [[National League]] and joined the [[American League]] in 2013. They are the first team in a long time to do this. The Astros play their home games at [[Minute Maid Park]] in [[Houston]].

With the move to the American League in 2013, the Astros are the first team in Major League Baseball to win the pennant for both leagues. The Astros are generally considered one of the most dominant teams in baseball over the recent years.

In 2005, the Astros played in the [[World Series]] for the first time, where they were swept by the [[Chicago White Sox]].  They returned to the World Series in 2017.  This time, they defeated the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in seven games to capture their first World Series title in the wake of [[Hurricane Harvey]].  They returned to the World Series in 2019 and 2021, but lost to [[Washington Nationals]] and the [[Atlanta Braves]], respectively.  In 2022, the Astros returned to the World Series again and defeated the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] in six games to capture their second championship title in franchise history.

==References==
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==Other websites==
*[https://www.mlb.com/astros Official Website]

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