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List Of Houston Astros Owners And Executives
This is a list of owners and executives of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. Owners Team presidents * Craig Cullinan (1962) * Roy Hofheinz (1963-1972) * Reuben W. Askanase (1973) * T.H. (Herb) Neyland (1974) * Sidney Shlenker (1975-1976) * Tal Smith (1976-1980) * Al Rosen (1980-1985) * George Postolos (2011-2013) * Reid Ryan Reid Ryan (born November 21, 1971) is an American baseball executive, former college and professional baseball player, and son of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan. He was a pitcher in minor league baseball, and currently serves as the ... (2013-2019) General managers References External linksHouston Astros managerial history {{DEFAULTSORT:Houston Astros Owners and Executives Lists of Major League Baseball owners and executives Owners and executives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL). The Astros were established as the Houston Colt .45s and entered the National League as an expansion team in along with the New York Mets. The current name, reflecting Houston's role as the host of the Johnson Space Center, was adopted three years later, when they moved into the Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium and the so-called "Eighth Wonder of the World." The Astros moved to a new stadium called Minute Maid Park in 2000. The Astros played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993, then the NL Central division from 1994 to 2012, before being moved to the AL West as part of a MLB realignment in 2013. The Astros posted their first winning record in 1972 and made the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spec Richardson
Harold Beland "Spec" Richardson (October 27, 1922 – April 12, 2016) was an American professional baseball executive. He served as the general manager of two Major League Baseball teams, the Houston Astros (1967–75) and San Francisco Giants (1976–81). Career A native of Columbus, Georgia, Richardson began his baseball career in 1946 as concessions manager of the minor league Columbus Cardinals of the Class A Sally League. He advanced to business manager, and switched to the rival Jacksonville Tars (later the ''Braves'') in 1949, staying with that franchise through 1958. He then served as general manager of the Houston Buffaloes of the Triple-A American Association from 1959–61. Houston Astros When the minor-league Buffaloes were succeeded by the MLB Houston Colt .45s in , Richardson joined the expansion team in its debut National League season as the Colt .45s' business manager. The team was renamed the Astros in . Richardson took over as Astro general manager after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Astros Owners
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of , Houston is the ninth-most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties). It is the largest city in the United States by total area whose government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Though primarily in Harris County, small portions of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Major League Baseball Owners And Executives
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Dana Brown (baseball)
Dana Allen Brown (born February 19, 1967) is an American baseball executive. He is the general manager of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. Brown grew up in New Brunswick, New Jersey and attended New Brunswick High School. He enrolled at Seton Hall University, where he played college baseball for the Seton Hall Pirateswith future Major Leaguers Mo Vaughn, Craig Biggio, John Valentin, and Kevin Morton. The Philadelphia Phillies selected Brown in the 35th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft, and he played Minor League Baseball in the Phillies organization for three seasons. After his playing career, Brown continued as a Minor League coach with the Phillies before becoming a scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1994. He was promoted to East Coast Crosschecker with the Pirates before becoming the Director of Amateur scouting for the Montreal Expos in 2002. He remained with the franchise when they relocated, becoming the Washington Nationals. After the 2009 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Click
James Click (born February 14, 1978) is an American baseball executive who is the former general manager of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. Click served in the Tampa Bay Rays organization for 15 years before being hired by the Astros as their general manager in January 2020. Early life Click is from Durham, North Carolina. He graduated from Yale University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. After he graduated, Click wrote for ''Baseball Prospectus'', helping to maintain their PECOTA algorithm. Career After being recommended by Chaim Bloom, who worked with Click at ''Baseball Prospectus'', Click joined the Tampa Bay Rays as an intern in 2005, and the team hired him for their front office in 2006. He was promoted to vice president of baseball operations in 2017. In January 2020, the Houston Astros hired Click as their general manager. In 2022, the Astros won 106 games, the second-highest total in franchise history. They advanced to the World Seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Luhnow
Jeff Luhnow (born June 8, 1966) is a Mexican-American former baseball executive and owner of Mexican club Cancún F.C. and CD Leganés of Spain. He worked for the St. Louis Cardinals in their scouting department from 2003 through 2011, before joining the Astros in December 2011. On January 13, 2020, Luhnow was fired by the Astros after Major League Baseball suspended him for the entire 2020 season as a result of the electronic sign-stealing scandal. Prior to working in baseball, Luhnow was a business entrepreneur. Early life and education Luhnow was born in Mexico City, Mexico, and raised in the Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood. He is fluent in Spanish. Prior to his birth, his parents had relocated from New York City to Mexico City for business. Luhnow attended schools in Mexico City through 10th grade and a preparatory high school in California for his 11th and 12th-grade years. He graduated from the Webb School of California and holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Wade
Ed Wade (born January 31, 1956) is an American former professional baseball executive, who served as general manager of the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Early career in baseball After graduating from Temple University in 1977, Wade started his baseball career as an intern in the Philadelphia Phillies’ public relations department. In October 1977, Wade was named public relations assistant for the Houston Astros and was promoted to public relations director in 1979; he suggested once that J.R. Richard could hold eight baseballs in his hand to celebrate back to back 300 strikeout seasons, which Richard did for a photo. In May 1981, Wade left Houston to become the public relations director for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and remained with that club for five seasons. In 1986, Wade returned to Houston to work as an associate for Tal Smith Enterprises, a firm which has provided consulting services to 26 of the 30 MLB clubs, with the most r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Purpura
Timothy Gerard Purpura (born March 19, 1958 in Oak Lawn, Illinois) is an American baseball executive and former lawyer. He is the former General Manager of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball team. He was with the club from 2005 to 2007. Biography He graduated from Oak Lawn Community High School in Illinois in 1976. Purpura received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Loyola University of Chicago in 1983 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 1992. He was inducted into the Oak Lawn Community High School (Illinois) Hall of Fame in November 2005. He worked as an assistant in player development for the California Angels during spring training from 1990 to 1992 and headed special projects for the San Diego Padres minor league department in 1991. Purpura was the Houston Astros assistant farm director in 1994 and the Director of Major and Minor League Player Relations from 1995 to 1996. He was the assistant GM/Director of Player De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Hunsicker
Gerald Hunsicker (born June 10, 1950) is an American baseball executive. He is the senior advisor of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. Hunsicker has been an executive with the New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays and the general manager of the Houston Astros from November 1995 until the end of the 2004 campaign. He graduated from Saint Joseph's College, Pa. in 1972. Early life Hunsicker received a master's degree in education from Florida International University in Miami, Florida, in 1976. From 1975 to 1978, he was an assistant coach of the FIU baseball team, before entering professional baseball. Baseball career From 1988 to 1992, he held various positions with the New York Mets, including director of minor league operations and assistant general manager. He was hired by the Houston Astros as general manager by Drayton McLane in November of 1995. Hunsicker would have eight MLB drafts to help assemble a lineup that contained two future ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Watson
Robert José Watson (April 10, 1946May 14, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, coach and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1966 to 1984, most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he was a two-time All-Star player. Watson had a .295 batting average over a career that also saw him play for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and the Atlanta Braves. After retiring as a player, Watson was a coach for the Oakland Athletics for four years, before he joined the Astros’ front office. In 1993, he became the first African-American general manager in major league baseball history with the Astros. He then served as the Yankees general manager from 1995 through 1998, during which time the team won the 1996 World Series. Watson became the first African-American general manager to operate a team which would win the World Series. He later served as MLB's vice president in charge of discipline and vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Wood (baseball)
Bill Wood (born 1941) is an American former baseball executive. He was the general manager (baseball), general manager (GM) of the Houston Astros from 1987 to 1993. He later worked in the front office of the Cincinnati Reds. Early life Wood was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. He studied at the University of Texas and graduated with a degree in business and statistics. Baseball career Wood started in baseball as the assistant general manager for the Albuquerque Dukes, a farm club of the Los Angeles Dodgers, in 1969. He moved within the Dodgers minor league system to serve as general manager of the Daytona Beach (1970) and El Paso teams (1971-72). After serving as general manager and part-owner of El Paso in 1973, he was hired to serve as assistant to the President of the National Association (the governing body of the minor leagues), and he served under Hank Peters and Bobby Bragan from 1973 to 1976. Wood was hired in 1976 to work in minor league operations with the Houston Astros. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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