1993 Houston Astros season
| 1993 Houston Astros | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | The Astrodome | |
| City | Houston, Texas | |
| Record | 85–77 (.525) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | John McMullen, Drayton McLane, Jr. | |
| General managers | Bill Wood | |
| Managers | Art Howe | |
| Television | KTXH HSE | |
| Radio | KPRC (AM) (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Vince Controneo, Bill Worrell, Enos Cabell) KXYZ (Francisco Ernesto Ruiz, Manny Lopez) | |
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The 1993 Houston Astros season was the 32nd season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 29th as the Astros, 32nd in the National League (NL), 25th in the NL West division, and 29th at The Astrodome, The Astros entered the season as having finished in fourth place in the NL West with an 81–81 record, their first season since 1989 with a winning percentage of at least .500.
The Astros' first round draft pick in the amateur draft was pitcher Billy Wagner, at 12th overall.
Pitcher Darryl Kile represented the Astros at the MLB All-Star Game, his first career selection.
Kile hurled the ninth no-hitter in club history on September 8 as the Astros defeated the New York Mets, 7–1.
The Astros concluded the season with an 85–77 record, an improvement of six games from the season prior, in third place and 19 games behind the Atlanta Braves for first place in the NL West. Hence, it was the start of the longest period of consistency of winning seasons in franchise history, doing so in 14 of a span of 16 seasons through 2008, while claiming a playoff berth six times. It was also the start of an unprecedented seven consecutive winning seasons for the Astros, through the 1999 season.
This was the final of five seasons with Art Howe as manager, among other significant changes. It was also the final season that the Astros wore their "tequila sunrise" rainbow uniforms. As part of the league's playoff expansion by re-introducing the Division Series, it was the final time the Astros occupied the NL West division and would move to the newly-commissioned NL Central the following season.