If you ask any old-time Astros fan — that is the fan who existed before the Killer B’s and the Rocket and Minute Maid Park — who the greatest pitcher in team history is, the answer won’t be Roy Oswalt ...

J.R. Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent 10 years with the Houston Astros before his career was cut short by a stroke, is dead at 71. The team announced his death on Thursday but ...

Let’s stipulate that the Houston Astros have retired too many numbers, especially for a franchise that’s been to just one World Series. Let’s also stipulate that most of the retired numbers are for ...