1999 Houston Astros season

1999 Houston Astros
National League Central Champions
Final Astros regular season game (in the Astrodome) on October 3, 1999
Final Astros regular season game (in the Astrodome) on October 3, 1999
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkAstrodome
CityHouston, Texas
Record97–65 (.599)
Divisional place1st
OwnersDrayton McLane, Jr.
General managersGerry Hunsicker
ManagersLarry Dierker, Matt Galante
TelevisionKNWS-TV
Fox Sports Southwest
(Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies)
RadioKTRH
(Milo Hamilton, Alan Ashby)
KXYZ
(Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Alex Treviño)
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The 1999 Houston Astros season was the 38th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. The Astros won their third consecutive National League Central title on the final day of playing regular season games in the Astrodome on October 3. This was the first time they had made the postseason in three straight seasons; they would not do so again until 2019. It was the 35th and final season playing in the Astrodome as their home ballpark.[1]

  1. ^ "October 3, 1999: Astros clinch third consecutive NL Central title in Astrodome's last regular-season game – Society for American Baseball Research".