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List of Houston Astros managers

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List of Houston Astros managers
Summary

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Bill Virdon is the all-time winningest manager in Astro history; he won 544 games while leading the Astros to their first postseason berth in 1980 and two division titles.

The Houston Astros are a professional baseball franchise based in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the American League West Division in Major League Baseball. The team joined MLB in 1962 as an expansion team named the Houston Colt .45s and changed their name to the Houston Astros in 1965. The team won their first NL Championship in 2005. Having first played in Colt Stadium (1962–1964), and later in The Astrodome, now known as the Reliant Astrodome (1965–1999), the Astros have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, which was first named The Ballpark at Union Station, since 2000. The current manager is Joe Espada.

There have been 25 managers for the Astros franchise. The team's first manager was Harry Craft, who managed for three seasons. Bill Virdon is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular-season games managed (1066) and the most regular-season game wins (544). Dusty Baker is the franchise's all-time leader in career playoff games managed (53) and playoff games won (34). Salty Parker is the Astros' all-time leader for the highest regular-season winning percentage, as he has only managed one game, which he won. Of the managers who have managed a minimum of 162 games (one season), Baker has the highest regular-season winning percentage with .594. Leo Durocher is the only Astros manager to have been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Durocher and Baker each achieved their 2,000th managerial win with the Astros. Garner, Hinch, and Baker are the only managers to have won league pennants with the franchise, Garner winning one in the National League in 2005, Hinch winning two in the American League in 2017 and 2019, and Baker winning two in 2021 and 2022. Larry Dierker is the only Astros manager to have had his uniform number retired by the Astros, with his uniform number 49 retired by the Astros in 2002. Dierker is also the sixth manager in MLB history to win a division championship in his first season for the Astros in 1997. Lanier and Dierker are the only managers to have won a Manager of the Year Award with the Astros, winning it in 1986 and 1998 respectively. Grady Hatton, Lanier, Dierker, and Cooper have spent their entire managing careers with the Astros.

Key

Managers

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2024 season.

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[[File:Harry Craft Reds.jpg60px]]–471191280
[[File:Luman Harris.jpg60px]]–17570105
[[File:Grady Hatton 1949 Bowman.jpg60px]]*–385164221
[[File:Harry Walker (manager) - Pittsburgh Pirates - 1966.jpg60px]]–708355353
**1101.000
[[File:Leo Durocher 1955.jpg60px]]†–1939895
[[File:Preston Gomez 1961.jpg60px]]–289128161
[[File:Bill Virdon (manager) - Houston Astros - 1976.jpg60px]]–1,066544522
[[File:Bob Lillis - Houston Astros - 1976.jpg60px]]–537276261
[[File:Hal Lanier Astros.jpg60px]]*–4862542321986 NL Manager of the Year
[[File:Art howe 1987.jpg60px]]–810392418
[[File:Terry Collins on August 18, 2015 (cropped).jpg60px]]–421224197
[[File:Larry Dierker - Houston Astros - 1976.jpg60px]]*§–8104483621998 NL Manager of the Year
[[File:Matt Galante.jpg60px]]***271314
[[File:Jimy Williams crop.jpg60px]]–412215197
[[File:Phil Garner - Oakland Athletics.jpg60px]]–5292772522005 NL championship
[[File:IMG 8758 Cecil Cooper.jpg60px]]*–341171170
[[File:Astros coach Dave Clark 2013.jpg60px]]**1349
[[File:Brad Mills Cleveland Indians April 2015 Houston.JPG60px]]*–445171274
[[File:10th Mountain Division visits Syracuse Mets (cropped).jpg60px]]**411625
[[File:Bo Porter 2013.jpg60px]]*–300110190
[[File:TomLawless1987.jpg60px]]**241113
[[File:AJ Hinch dugout spring 2015.jpg60px]]–8104813292017 World Series Champion
2019 AL championship
24[[File:Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker (49571481023) (cropped).jpg60px]]{{nowrap–5463202262022 World Series Champion
2021 AL championship
25[[File:Joey Espada 2011.jpg60px]]{{nowrap–present1618873

Notes

  • A running total of the number of managers of the Colt .45s/Astros. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms as a manager is only counted once.
  • Each year is linked to an article about that particular MLB season.

References

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References

  1. "Astros History". MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
  2. "Front Office". MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
  3. "Houston Astros Managerial Register". Sports Reference, LLC.
  4. "Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Their Year of Induction". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.
  5. "Astros Retired Numbers". MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
  6. "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Sports Reference, LLC.
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