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Turn it Up Astros!

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Turn it Up Astros game quiz
"Bags and Bidge, the Ryan Express, the Toy Cannon, the Eighth Wonder of the World, this is Houston baseball!"

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1. Long known for heartbreaking postseason failures, Houston finally broke through with a playoff series win in which year?
    2004
    2001
    2005
    1998


2. In 2005, Houston played the first World Series game ever to take place in the state of Texas. Who started that game on the mound for the Astros?
    Answer: (Two Words or just surname)


3. The Astros set a record for the longest recorded game in both the NLDS and NLCS?
    True
    False


4. This Dominican-born fan favorite earned four All Star bids and won five gold gloves in the outfield during his 11-year Astros career. Who is he?
    Jose Cruz
    Cesar Cedeno
    Jimmy Wynn
    Mike Scott


5. Houston pushed St. Louis to the brink of elimination in the 2004 NLCS with a thrilling Game Five victory. What action ended the game?
    A Brad Ausmus squeeze bunt
    A Brad Lidge strikeout
    A Jeff Kent home run
    Albert Pujols grounding into a double play


6. The 1998 Astros bested the 1986 squad's team record for most regular season wins by six games. How many wins did Houston accumulate in 1998?
    96
    102
    99
    105


7. Fan favorite Jeff Bagwell hit how many home runs for the Astros during his 15-year career?
    501
    438
    358
    449


8. Houston overcame a poor start to eventually make the World Series in 2005. But how many games under .500 were they before catching fire in late May?
    8
    17
    12
    15


9. How many times did skipper Larry Dierker guide the Astros to the postseason?
    5
    2
    3
    4


10. What unlikely culprit's 9th inning home run tied the game that Houston eventually won in 18 innings versus Atlanta, in Game 4 of the 2005 NLDS?
    Brad Ausmus
    Chris Burke
    Brandon Backe
    Eric Bruntlett


11. What Astro scored baseball's 1,000,000th run in 1975?
    Doug Rader
    Roger Metzger
    Enos Cabell
    Bob Watson


12. In 2005, what city became home to the Astros' AA minor league franchise?
    Corpus Christi
    Greenville
    Round Rock
    Lexington


13. From whom did Drayton McLane buy the team in 1993?
    John McMullen
    Sam Walton
    Bud Adams
    Bob McNair


14. Houston's dramatic 1980 NLCS saw its final four games go into extra innings. Which NL East squad denied Houston a trip to the World Series?
    LA Dodgers
    Philadelphia
    NY Mets
    St. Louis


15. What Astros hurler won 20 games in consecutive years in 2004 and 2005?
    Roger Clemens
    Roy Oswalt
    Andy Pettitte
    Brandon Backe


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Compiled Jun 28 12