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This is a list of managers of the U.S. baseball team the Houston Astros.

Managers

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As of September 21, 2009

Manager	Tenure			Record					Finish
Manager	Years	1st Game	Last Game	G	W	L	T	W%	Best	Worst	Post	NL	WS
Harry Craft	2.92	April 10, 1962	September 18, 1964	471	191	280	0	.406	8th	9th	0	0	0
Luman Harris	1.08	September 19, 1964	October 3, 1965	175	70	105	0	.400	9th	9th	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	2.38	April 12, 1966	June 17, 1968	385	164	221	0	.426	8th	10th	0	0	0
Harry Walker	4.41	June 18, 1968	August 25, 1972	708	355	353	0	.501	2nd	10th	0	0	0
Salty Parker	0.007	August 26, 1972	August 26, 1972	1	1	0	0	1.000	2nd	2nd	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	1.20	August 27, 1972	September 30, 1973	193	98	95	0	.508	2nd	4th	0	0	0
Preston Gomez	1.79	April 5, 1974	September 10, 1975	289	128	161	0	.443	4th	6th	0	0	0
Bill Virdon	6.9	September 11, 1975	August 9, 1982	1066	544	522	0	.510	1st	6th	2	0	0
Bob Lillis	3.32	August 10, 1982	October 6, 1985	537	276	261	0	.514	2nd	5th	0	0	0
Hal Lanier	3	April 8, 1986	October 2, 1988	486	254	232	0	.523	1st	5th	1	0	0
Art Howe	5	April 4, 1989	October 3, 1993	810	392	418	0	.484	3rd	6th	0	0	0
Terry Collins	3	April 4, 1994	September 29, 1996	421	224	197	0	.532	2nd	2nd	0	0	0
Larry Dierker	5	April 1, 1997	October 7, 2001	810	448	362	0	.553	1st	4th	4	0	0
Jimy Williams	2.54	April 2, 2002	July 11, 2004	412	215	197	0	.522	2nd	5th	1	0	0
Phil Garner	3.27	July 16, 2004	August 26, 2007	530	277	252	1	.524	2nd	2nd	2	1	0
Cecil Cooper	2.11	August 28, 2007	September 20, 2009	341	171	170	0	.501	3rd	4th	0	0	0
Dave Clark	0.00	September 20, 2009	Current	0	0	0	0	.000	-	-	0	0	0
Totals	47	April 10, 1962	current	7635	3808	3826	1	.4988	1st	10th	9	1	0

General Managers

Paul Richards (1962-65)
Tal Smith (1965-67)
Spec Richardson (1967-75)
John McMullen (1975)
Tal Smith (1975-80)
Al Rosen (1980-85)
Dick Wagner (1985-87)
Bill Wood (1987-93)
Bob Watson (1993-95)
Gerry Hunsicker (1995-2004)
Tim Purpura (2004-2007)
Tal Smith (2007)
Ed Wade (2007- )

External links

Houston Astros managerial history

Houston Astros

Formerly the Houston Colt .45s • Based in Houston, Texas

The Franchise

Expansion Draft • History • Seasons • Records • Awards • Players • Managers • General managers and Owners • First-round draft picks • Broadcasters • Fox Sports Houston • Opening Day starting pitchers • All articles

Ballparks

Colt Stadium • Astrodome • Minute Maid Park
Spring Training: Cocoa Expo Stadium • Osceola County Stadium

Culture

AstroTurf • Junction Jack • Orbit • Lone Star Series • Crawford Boxes • Rainbow Guts • Continental League

Important Figures

Jeff Bagwell • Craig Biggio • Nolan Ryan • Jimmy Wynn • Brad Ausmus • Bob Watson • Larry Dierker • César Cedeño • José Cruz • Joe Niekro • Billy Wagner • Roy Oswalt • Lance Berkman • Roger Clemens • Mike Scott

Retired Numbers

5 • 7 • 24 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 40 • 42 • 49

Key Personnel

Owner: Drayton McLane, Jr. • General Manager: Ed Wade • Manager: Brad Mills

National League
Pennants (1)

2005

Division Titles

Western: 1980 • 1986 • Central: 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • Wild Card: 2004 • 2005

Minors

AAA: Round Rock Express • AA: Corpus Christi Hooks • A: Lancaster JetHawks • Lexington Legends • Tri-City Valley Cats • Rookie: Greeneville Astros • Gulf Coast League Astros

Seasons (49)

1960s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s	2010

Categories: Major League Baseball personnel by team | Houston Astros

This is a list of managers of the U.S. baseball team the Houston Astros.

Managers

Main page: List of Houston Astros managers

As of April 19, 2009

Manager	Tenure			Record					Finish
Manager	Years	1st Game	Last Game	G	W	L	T	W%	Best	Worst	Post	NL	WS
Harry Craft	2.92	April 10, 1962	September 18, 1964	471	191	280	0	.406	8th	9th	0	0	0
Luman Harris	1.08	September 19, 1964	October 3, 1965	175	70	105	0	.400	9th	9th	0	0	0
Grady Hatton	2.38	April 12, 1966	June 17, 1968	385	164	221	0	.426	8th	10th	0	0	0
Harry Walker	4.41	June 18, 1968	August 25, 1972	708	355	353	0	.501	2nd	10th	0	0	0
Salty Parker	0.007	August 26, 1972	August 26, 1972	1	1	0	0	1.000	2nd	2nd	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	1.20	August 27, 1972	September 30, 1973	193	98	95	0	.508	2nd	4th	0	0	0
Preston Gomez	1.79	April 5, 1974	September 10, 1975	289	128	161	0	.443	4th	6th	0	0	0
Bill Virdon	6.9	September 11, 1975	August 9, 1982	1066	544	522	0	.510	1st	6th	2	0	0
Bob Lillis	3.32	August 10, 1982	October 6, 1985	537	276	261	0	.514	2nd	5th	0	0	0
Hal Lanier	3	April 8, 1986	October 2, 1988	486	254	232	0	.523	1st	5th	1	0	0
Art Howe	5	April 4, 1989	October 3, 1993	810	392	418	0	.484	3rd	6th	0	0	0
Terry Collins	3	April 4, 1994	September 29, 1996	421	224	197	0	.532	2nd	2nd	0	0	0
Larry Dierker	5	April 1, 1997	October 7, 2001	810	448	362	0	.553	1st	4th	4	0	0
Jimy Williams	2.54	April 2, 2002	July 11, 2004	412	215	197	0	.522	2nd	5th	1	0	0
Phil Garner	3.27	July 16, 2004	August 26, 2007	530	277	252	1	.524	2nd	2nd	2	1	0
Cecil Cooper	2.11	August 28, 2007	September 20, 2009	341	171	170	0	.501	3rd	4th	0	0	0
Brad Mills	0.07	October 27, 2009	Current	3	9	0	0	.250	-	-	0	0	0
Totals	47	April 10, 1962	current	7647	3811	3835	1	.4984	1st	10th	9	1	0

General Managers

Paul Richards (1962-65)
Tal Smith (1965-67)
Spec Richardson (1967-75)
John McMullen (1975)
Tal Smith (1975-80)
Al Rosen (1980-85)
Dick Wagner (1985-87)
Bill Wood (1987-93)
Bob Watson (1993-95)
Gerry Hunsicker (1995-2004)
Tim Purpura (2004-2007)
Tal Smith (2007)
Ed Wade (2007- )

External links

Houston Astros managerial history

Houston Astros

Formerly the Houston Colt .45s • Based in Houston, Texas

The Franchise

Ballparks

Colt Stadium • Astrodome • Minute Maid Park
Spring Training: Cocoa Expo Stadium • Osceola County Stadium

Culture

AstroTurf • Junction Jack • Orbit • Lone Star Series • Crawford Boxes • Rainbow Guts • Continental League

Retired Numbers

5 • 7 • 24 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 40 • 42 • 49

Key Personnel

Owner: Drayton McLane, Jr. • General Manager: Ed Wade • Manager: Brad Mills

National League
Pennants (1)

2005

Division Titles

Western: 1980 • 1986 • Central: 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2001 • Wild Card: 2004 • 2005

Minors

AAA: Oklahoma City RedHawks • AA: Corpus Christi Hooks • A: Lancaster JetHawks • Lexington Legends • Tri-City Valley Cats • Rookie: Greeneville Astros • Gulf Coast League Astros

Rivalries

St. Louis Cardinals

Seasons (49)

1960s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s	2010 • 2011

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