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HOUSTON What’s in a number? Well, quite a lot when they’re worn by baseball players. The wearing of a particular jersey number is something most players take very seriously, while some are just glad to have any kind of number below their name on a big league uniform.
The Astros have 10 retired jersey numbers, including Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 that was retired around baseball prior to the 1997 season. The last number retired by the Astros was the No. 7 worn by Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, who actually broke into the Major Leagues wearing No. 4. And did you know 14 players wore No. 24 after Jimmy Wynn before the Astros decided to retire it in 2005?
1962
The Houston Colt .45s play their first Major League game on April 10, defeating the Chicago Cubs 11-2.
1963
1964
Ken Johnson becomes the first major leaguer to lose a nine-inning no-hitter on April 23 with a 1-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
1965
The Houston Colt .45s become the Houston Astros and inaugurate indoor baseball with a 2-1 exhibition win over the New York Yankees on April 9 in the Astrodome.rookie Joe Morgan sets club marks for at-bats, runs, hits and triples.
1966
Mike Cuellar sets a club mark with a 2.22 ERA.home attendance mark which stood for 22 years set on June 22 as 50,908 watch Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers down Houston 5-2.