2007 Houston Astros season
| 2007 Houston Astros | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park | |
| City | Houston, Texas | |
| Record | 73–89 (.451) | |
| Divisional place | 4th | |
| Owners | Drayton McLane, Jr. | |
| General managers | Tim Purpura, Tal Smith, Ed Wade | |
| Managers | Phil Garner Cecil Cooper | |
| Television | FSN Houston KNWS-TV (Ch. 51) Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies | |
| Radio | KTRH Milo Hamilton, Brett Dolan, Dave Raymond KLAT (Spanish) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2007 Houston Astros season was the 46th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 43th as the Astros, 46th in the National League (NL), 15th in the NL Central division, and eighth at Minute Maid Park, The Astros entered the season as having finished in second place in the NL Central division with an 82–80 record and 1+1⁄2 games behind first place, a sixth consecutive winning season.
The Astros' top selection in the June amateur draft was infielder Derek Dietrich, during the third round. On June 28, second baseman Craig Biggio achieved his 3,000th career hit, the 27th player in major league history to reach the milestone, and first Astro.
Outfielder Carlos Lee (third career selection) and pitcher Roy Oswalt (second) represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game. The club officially retired former first baseman Jeff Bagwell's jersey number 5 on August 26.
The Astros dismissed manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura on August 27, 2007. Cecil Cooper was chosen to replace Garner on an interim basis, while Ed Wade replaced Purpura on September 20.
On September 30, Biggio played his last game as a major league player, having announced his retirement on July 24.
The Astros concluded the season with a 73–89 record, in fourth place and 12 games behind first place. It was the first time since 2000 that Astros had not finished in first or second place in their division, and just the second time since moving to the NL Central. It was also just the second time since 1993 that they had not achieved a winning record.
Lee earned his second career Silver Slugger Award. Outfielder Hunter Pence was selected to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team.