1987 Houston Astros season
| 1987 Houston Astros | ||
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The Astrodome during a baseball game in 1987. | ||
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | The Astrodome | |
| City | Houston, Texas | |
| Record | 76–86 (.469) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | John McMullen | |
| General managers | Dick Wagner | |
| Managers | Hal Lanier | |
| Television | KTXH HSE | |
| Radio | KTRH (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Dave Hofferth, Bill Worrell) KXYZ (Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra) | |
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The 1987 Houston Astros season was the 26th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 23rd as the Astros, 26th in the National League (NL), 19th in the NL West division, and 23rd at the Astrodome, The Astros entered the season as defending NL West division champions with a 96–66 record; however, the season ended with a 4-games-to-2 defeat to the New York Mets in the 1986 National League Championship Series.
The season began for Houston on April 6 hosting Los Angeles Dodgers. Pitcher Mike Scott made his second Opening Day starts for the Astros, who won, 4–3.
In the amateur draft, the Astros selected catcher Craig Biggio in the first round, at 22nd overall, and Darryl Kile in the 30th round.
Scott represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game, his second career selection.
The Astros concluded the season with a 76–86 record and in third place in the NL West. Nolan Ryan led the major leagues with 270 strikeouts and the National League with a 2.76 earned run average (ERA), among other categories.