There’s the old adage that teams are never as good as when they are playing their best and never as bad as when they are ...

Jose Altuve homered twice and drove in five runs as the Houston Astros routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 18-1. The Astros, ...

That second homer was part of a 10-run inning for the Astros, the first time the Dodgers allowed double-digit runs in an ...

1970 — Jim Ray Hart of San Francisco hit for the cycle and became the first NL player in 59 years to drive in six runs in one inning as the Giants beat Atlanta, 13-0. 1974 — New York shortstop Jim ...

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Against the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros outfielder cranks three solo-shots to help lead to a 6-2 win. This is a feat that wouldn’t be accomplished again at the Astrodome until 1994 and ...

1938 — Four days after pitching a no-hitter against the Boston Braves, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds pitched his second straight no-hit game, defeating the Dodgers 6-0 in the first night ...

Notably, the Astrodome originally featured natural grass as its playing surface for MLB’s Houston Astros, but it didn’t fare well indoors. As a result, artificial turf was installed — giving ...

After the Houston Astros and Houston Oilers played their last home games at the stadium in the late '90s, the last event held at the Astrodome was in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in 2002.

For many Houston natives, the Astrodome is a symbol of the city's history. Until it closed its doors in 1999, the ballpark served as the home for the Astros, a concert venue, and even a shelter ...

The Astros, still under lease at the Astrodome until 2005, get a hand from Harris County, which agrees to pay $19.8 million to repurchase the lease from the team.