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Offseason

* October 24, 1986:

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was released by the Astros. * October 24, 1986:

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was released by the Houston Astros. * November 16, 1986:

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was purchased by the Astros from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Regular season

* May 1, 1987: Pitcher

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hit a home run off of

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pitcher

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. * August 31, 1987: Astros batter

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was batting against the Chicago Cubs when he broke his bat and it flew down the third base line. Cubs third baseman

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saw cork, and Hatcher was suspended for 10 games. Later on, Hatcher claimed that he was using pitcher Dave Smith's bat, and not his own. * September 9, 1987:

struck out

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for the 4500th strikeout in his career.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 2, 1987: Jeff Calhoun was traded by the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for

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. * June 2, 1987:

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was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (22nd pick). Player signed June 8, 1987. **

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was drafted by the Astros in the 30th round. Player signed May 18, 1988. * June 2, 1987:

Eric Bullock Eric Gerald Bullock (born February 16, 1960) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, and Montreal Expos The Montreal E ...

was traded by the Astros to the Minnesota Twins for Clay Christiansen.Eric Bullock
at ''Baseball-Reference''

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

References

External links

1987 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference
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