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Fun Trivia: A : Astros 2000s

Special Sub-Topic: Houston Astros: 2005


Who led the Astros in wins in 2005?

    Roy Oswalt. In 1999, Mike Hampton had the most wins in Astros history with 22. Oswalt won 20.

Who was the only Astro in 2005 to hit 100 RBIs?
    Morgan Ensberg. Over the season, the tird baseman Morgan Ensberg hit 101 RBIs. Second was Lance Berkman with 82.

In 2005, what Astro led the team in errors?
    Craig Biggio. In 2005, Craig Biggio had 16 errors. He almost reached his career high of 18 in 1997.

Who had the most hits for the 2005 Astros?
    Willy Taveras. Willy Taveras had 172 hits in 2005 to lead the team. He batted .291, and hit only three home runs.

What pitcher had the most strikeouts for the Astros?
    Roger Clemens. The Rocket had 185 strikeouts. Clemens closed out the season with 4,099 career strikeouts.

Who was the Astro's manager in 2005?
    Phil Garner. Phil played for the Astros for 7 of his 16 years in the big leagues.

What was the Astros record in 2005?
    89-73. It was good enough for 2nd place in the NL Central behind St. Louis.

How many games did the Astros win in the World Series?
    0. They were swept! This was the second year in a row the National League was swept by the American League.

What player hit the 18th inning walk-off home-run vs. the Braves in the Division Series?
    Chris Burke. The game set a record for the longest in postseason. Burke hit only five home runs in the regular season.

Which of these players did not play at least one game for the Astros in the 2005 season?
    Billy Traver. All of these players jumped straight from the Astros AA team, the Corpus Christie Hooks.


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