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  2. History of the Houston Astros - Wikipedia

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    The Astros were within a 1 ⁄ 2 game of the Cardinals on Thursday September 28, but that is as close as the 2005 NL Champions would get. On October 1, the Astros were the last remaining team that still had a chance to reach the 2006 postseason; consequently they were the final MLB team to be officially eliminated from playoff contention.

  3. Houston Astros - Wikipedia

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    1905 Houston Buffaloes team photo. From 1888 until 1961, Houston's professional baseball club was the minor league Houston Buffaloes.Although expansion from the National League eventually brought an MLB team to Texas in 1962, Houston officials had been making efforts to do so for years prior, with a group effort led in 1952 to buy the St. Louis Cardinals for $4.25 million, but local owners ...

  4. 1962 Major League Baseball expansion - Wikipedia

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    The 1962 Major League Baseball expansion was the formation of two new Major League Baseball (MLB) teams for the 1962 season.The Houston Colt .45s (later renamed the Astros) and the New York Mets were added to the National League (NL), becoming the 19th and 20th teams in MLB's two leagues.

  5. 1961 Major League Baseball expansion - Wikipedia

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    The 1961 Major League Baseball expansion resulted in the formation of two new Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises in the American League (AL). A new club was started in Washington, D.C., and took the existing name of the Senators, as the previous team of the same name moved to Minneapolis–Saint Paul for the start of the 1961 season and became the Minnesota Twins.

  6. List of Houston Astros seasons - Wikipedia

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    A The Astros finished the season tied for first place with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Houston defeated the Dodgers, 7–1, in a one-game playoff to clinch the division title. [3] B The 1981 Major League Baseball strike caused the season to be split into two halves. The Astros earned a berth in an expanded postseason tournament by finishing in ...

  7. Los Angeles California Temple - Wikipedia

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    The temple serves 39 stakes in Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. The grounds include a visitors' center, which was renovated in 2010, the Los Angeles Regional Family History Center, both of which are open to the public, and the headquarters of the church's California Los Angeles Mission.

  8. List of Houston Astros owners and executives - Wikipedia

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    Name Years Gabe Paul: 1960–1961 (resigned before debut) Paul Richards: 1961–1965 Tal Smith, Spec Richardson, and Grady Hatton: 1965–1967 Spec Richardson: 1967–1975 John Mullen

  9. Los Angeles Dodgers - Wikipedia

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    The Dodgers were founded in 1883 as the ... The rivalry was re-intensified after the Astros' widely publicized sign ... California Angels, Los Angeles Chargers, USC ...