1964 Colt .45’s – Hardball Retrospective Rosters – “Original” Win Shares Leaders

1964 Rusty Staub 5.2 1964 Jerry Grote 2.3 1964 Dave Giusti 1.8 1964 John Bateman 1.7 1964 Sonny Jackson 1.2 1964 Larry Dierker 0.5 1964 Joe L. Morgan 0.4 1964 Danny Coombs 0.3 1964 Dave Adlesh 0.1 1964 Walt Williams 0.0 Correctly answered by Scott Mitchell, Kyle Newman, Matthew Bloss, Mark Zimmerer, Brian Bohem, Doug … Read more

1963 Colt .45’s – Hardball Retrospective Rosters – “Original” Win Shares Leaders

1963 Rusty Staub 12.3 1963 John Bateman 5.8 1963 Ernie Fazio 2.9 1963 Joe L. Morgan 1.1 1963 John Paciorek 1.1 1963 Brock Davis 0.3 1963 Glenn Vaughan 0.3 1963 Jerry Grote 0.1 1963 Sonny Jackson 0.1 1963 Ivan Murrell 0.0 Correctly answered by Scott Mitchell, Kyle Newman, Matthew Bloss, Brian Bohem, Michael McConchie, Michael … Read more

Colt .45’s / Astros – Other Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 1975 Jose Cruz 272.1 1963 Jimmy Wynn 233.8 1975 Joe Niekro 133.1 1962 Bob Aspromonte 85.2 1962 Turk Farrell 59.5 2014 Collin McHugh 46.8 1962 Al Spangler 43.8 1967 Jim Ray 38.9 1962 Ken Johnson 36.4 1965 Norm Miller 32.4 Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Michael Danes, Jon Winkler, Brian Bohem, Tom … Read more

Colt .45’s / Astros Amateur Free Agent Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 1968 Cesar Cedeno 253.4 1965 Bob Watson 191.2 2007 Jose Altuve 188.6 1973 Terry Puhl 179.3 1963 Joe L. Morgan 153.6 1965 Doug Rader 135.7 1964 Larry Dierker 134.5 1964 Don Wilson 109.5 1961 Rusty Staub 104.8 1991 Richard Hidalgo 97.8 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Michael Danes, Jon Winkler, Brian Bohem, … Read more

Colt .45’s / Astros Trade Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 1990 Jeff Bagwell 381.1 1982 Kevin Bass 106.2 1983 Mike Scott 102.1 1979 Craig Reynolds 91.1 1975 Enos Cabell 83.8 1981 Phil Garner 80.2 1976 Art Howe 79.4 1968 Denis Menke 78.6 1981 Bob Knepper 76.5 1995 Derek Bell 73 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Matthew Bloss, Michael Danes, Paul Ivice, Jon … Read more

Colt .45’s / Astros Amateur Draft Round 2-10 Win Shares Leaders

Round Name WS 6 Bill D. Doran 165.6 3 Ken Caminiti 105.8 3 Shane Reynolds 93.2 2 Hunter Pence 90.2 9 Morgan Ensberg 75.1 8 Dave S. Smith 72.8 7 Dallas Keuchel 69.4 4 Luis E. Gonzalez 61.8 4 Greg Gross 50.3 5 Cliff Johnson 44.6 Correctly answered by Paul Ivice, Jon Winkler, Michael McConchie … Read more

Expansion Era Minor League All-Star Rosters – Colt .45’s / Astros

Founded on my research for the “Minors vs Majors” chapter in my book, “Hardball Retroactive” paired with complementary articles “Minors vs. Majors: The Top Minor League Batters in the Expansion Era” and “Minors vs. Majors: The Top Minor League Pitchers in the Expansion Era“, the ensuing series will reveal the Minor League All-Star rosters for … Read more

Colt .45’s / Astros Amateur Draft First Round WAR Leaders

Name gWAR WS Lance Berkman 48.3 273.5 Craig Biggio 25.9 172.5 Glenn Davis 22.5 127.5 J. R. Richard 22.5 105.8 George Springer 20.7 94.8 Billy Wagner 20.4 94.8 Carlos Correa 18.3 81.3 Alex Bregman 15.1 66.9 Brad Lidge 8.9 58.7 Jason Castro 8.2 58.8 no correct answers! Select one of the four choices then click … Read more

Colt .45’s / Astros Minor League Franchise Winning Percentage Trailers (1963-2017)

Colt .45’s / Astros (Minor Leaguers) WPCT 2008 Astros 0.387 2011 Astros 0.408 2009 Astros 0.426 1969 Astros 0.435 2010 Astros 0.435 2007 Astros 0.440 1977 Astros 0.442 1972 Astros 0.447 1981 Astros 0.453 1989 Astros 0.454 no correct answers! Select one of the four choices then click Vote in order to lock in your … Read more

Astros Minor League Franchise Winning Percentage Leaders (1963-2017)

Colt .45’s / Astros (Minor Leaguers) WPCT 2001 Astros 0.598 1980 Astros 0.583 2013 Astros 0.569 2006 Astros 0.556 2015 Astros 0.553 1987 Astros 0.549 1963 Colt .45’s 0.539 2002 Astros 0.535 1965 Astros 0.533 2004 Astros 0.533 Correctly answered by Michael Danes Select one of the four choices then click Vote in order to … Read more