2011 Houston Astros season
| 2011 Houston Astros | |
|---|---|
| League | National League |
| Division | Central |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston, Texas |
| Record | 56–106 (.346) |
| Divisional place | 6th |
| Owners | Drayton McLane |
| General managers | Ed Wade |
| Managers | Brad Mills |
| Television | Fox Sports Houston KTXH (Bill Brown, Jim Deshaies) |
| Radio | KTRH (Milo Hamilton, Brett Dolan, Dave Raymond) KLAT (Spanish) (Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The 2011 Houston Astros season was the 50th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 47th as the Astros, 50th in the National League (NL), 18th in the NL Central division, and 12th at Minute Maid Park. The Astros entered the season as having finished in fourth place in the NL Central with 76–86 record and 15 games behind the division-champion Cincinnati Reds.
The Astros commenced the season on April 1 at Citizens Bank Park, when pitcher Brett Myers made the Opening Day start for Houston, but were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies, 5–4. On May 16, the Astros announced a sale of the team to group of investors led by Jim Crane. In the amateur draft, the Astros' first round selection was outfielder George Springer at 11th overall, and subsequent picks included pitcher Adrian Houser in the second round, pitcher Nick Tropeano in the fifth round, and third baseman Matt Duffy in the 20th round.
Right fielder Hunter Pence was selected to the MLB All-Star Game and played for the National League, the second selection of his career. On August 16, Brian Bogusevic hit the 26th ultimate grand slam in major league history.
Houston concluded the 2011 season with a 56–106 record and in last place, 40 games behind the division-champion Milwaukee Brewers, and worst record in the major leagues. This was the first time in the franchise's 50-year history that they had lost 100 games in a single season, surpassing the record of 97 jointly held by the 1965, 1975, and 1991 teams, and was surpassed again the following season. The 40 games behind first place at the time represented the second-most in franchise history to the 1975 club (43+1⁄2).
Regular season
Summary
April
| 21 | Michael Bourn | CF |
| 36 | Ángel Sánchez | SS |
| 9 | Hunter Pence | RF |
| 45 | Carlos Lee | LF |
| 22 | Bill Hall | 2B |
| 23 | Chris Johnson | 3B |
| 29 | Brett Wallace | 1B |
| 77 | Humberto Quintero | C |
| 39 | Brett Myers | P |
| Venue: | Citizens Bank Park • PHI 5, | HOU 4 |
Opening Day for the 2011 season represented the first since 2002 that someone not named Roy Oswalt took the hill for the Astros, which was Wade Miller that year. Following his club-record eighth consecutive Opening Day start in 2010, Oswalt continued his usual excellent pitching and was sent to Philadelphia in a trade-deadline deal in July to give him the opportunity to pitch for a playoff contender.
Following 11 magnificent seasons slugging his into one of the most accomplished hitters in franchise history, on April 26, Lance Berkman made his first return to Minute Maid Park as a visitor. Now a St. Louis Cardinal, Berkman received mainly applause. In the ninth inning, he ripped a go-ahead double, only to see the home team mount a comeback and win in it the bottom of the ninth, 6–5.[3]
May
The Astros announced on May 16 the sale of their team to a group of investors headed by Jim Crane for the price of $680 million. The Astros dropped a contest to the Atlanta Braves, 3–2, with Houston's record slipping to 15–26, worst in the National League. This date corresponded the approval of another sale of the team which took place in 1979.[4]
Starting May 19 at Busch Stadium, outfielder Hunter Pence struck a single to left field off Kyle McClellan to launch a 23-game hitting streak and energize one of the dreariest seasons in club annals. His streak continued through a June 13th victory over Atlanta. Though he struggled with lower back pain, the All-Star batted .406 (39-for-96) with 19 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, four home runs, and 19 runs batted in (RBI). The Astros posted a record of 10–13 (.435) during Pence's streak to play above their season average.[5]
Jordan Lyles made his major league debut on May 31, hurling seven clean innings over the Chicago Cubs before his own error put him in line for the loss. The team proceeded to back him up, scoring six runs in the ninth to set up a 7–3 Astros victory.[6]
July
On July 19, the Astros promoted second base prospect Jose Altuve to the major leagues, who started for the first time the following day versus the Washington Nationals. Going 1-for-5 in his debut, Altuve singled off Tyler Clippard in the 9th inning for his first major league hit.[7] After authoring a hitting streak that accounted for each of his first seven games, on July 27, 2011, Altuve tied an Astros franchise record with Russ Johnson for most successive games with a hit to start a career with 7, who accomplished his in 1997.[8]
The Astros called up prospect J. D. Martinez on July 29 to replace Pence, who had been traded to the Philadelphia. Martinez started 52 of the remaining 55 games in the outfield for Houston.[9]
August
On August 16, outfielder Brian Bogusevic hit the 26th ultimate grand slam in major league history, classified as a bases-loaded, walk-off grand slam with the batter's team trailing by three runs, signifying that the batter is also the winning and walk-off run.[10] Bogusevic connected off Chicago Cubs reliever Carlos Mármol for a 6–5 Houston victory. This was the Astros' lone walk-off homer in 2011.[11] It followed other walk-off grand slams by Gregg Zaun in 2002, and Carlos Lee on June 28, 2007. Bogusevic was preceded by Travis Hafner of the Cleveland Indians on July 27, 2011, and succeeded by Ryan Roberts on September 27, 2011, a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.[12]
On August 20, 2011, Altuve connected for leadoff inside-the-park home run for his first major league home run and J. D. Martinez had four runs batted in (RBI) to burn the San Francisco Giants Minute Maid Park, 7–5, and attain a season-high four-game winning streak. On the day, Altuve collected three hits, and Martinez also homered homered and doubled. Altuve became the first Houston Astro to achieve the following: first since Adam Everett on August 6, 2003 at Minute Maid Park, to hit an inside-the-park home run, the first since pitcher Butch Henry on May 8, 1992 at Three Rivers Stadium to crank his first major league home run on an inside-the-parker, and the first since Bill Doran on April 22, 1987, against the Atlanta Braves, to lead off the game in this manner.[13]
For the month of August, his first in the major leagues, outfielder J. D. Martinez collected 28 RBI to set a franchise rookie record for any month, while ranking second in the National League.[9]
The 2011 season signaled the continuation of transition for the franchise during their rebuilding process, owing to a then-club record 106 losses and first-ever 100-loss season, while rostering a staggering 20 rookies who all played at some point during the season. Moreover, rookies assumed larger roles on the team during the second half. Matt Downs proved a reliable weapon off the bench, including garnering a major-league best pinch-hit 15 RBI.[14]
Season standings
National League Central
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 57–24 | 39–42 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6 | 45–36 | 45–36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 17 | 42–39 | 37–44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 36–45 | 36–45 |
| Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 39–42 | 32–49 |
| Houston Astros | 56 | 106 | .346 | 40 | 31–50 | 25–56 |
National League Wild Card
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 60 | .630 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | — |
| Atlanta Braves | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1 |
| San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | .531 | 4 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 82 | 79 | .509 | 7½ |
| Washington Nationals | 80 | 81 | .497 | 9½ |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 |
| New York Mets | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 |
| Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 |
| Florida Marlins | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 |
| Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 |
| San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 |
| Houston Astros | 56 | 106 | .346 | 34 |
Record vs. opponents
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
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| Arizona | – | 2–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 13–5 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 10–8 |
| Atlanta | 3–2 | – | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 12–6 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 9–9 | 10–5 |
| Chicago | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 7–11 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 3–3 | 6–10 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 5–10 | 3–4 | 5–10 |
| Cincinnati | 2–4 | 3–3 | 11–7 | – | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 4–2 | 8–8 | 2–5 | 1–7 | 5–10 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 9–6 | 4–2 | 6–12 |
| Colorado | 5–13 | 2–6 | 4–2 | 4–3 | – | 3–3 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 3–6 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 8–7 |
| Florida | 2–5 | 6–12 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 6–1 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–0 | 0–7 | 4–2 | 2–6 | 11–7 | 8–10 |
| Houston | 1–6 | 1–5 | 7–8 | 6–9 | 2–5 | 1–6 | – | 4–5 | 3–12 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 5–10 | 3–3 | 4–11 |
| Los Angeles | 8–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 5–4 | – | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 6–2 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
| Milwaukee | 3–4 | 3–5 | 10–6 | 8–8 | 6–3 | 7–0 | 12–3 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 12–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
| New York | 3–3 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | – | 7–11 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–10 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 3–3 | 12–6 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 12–6 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 11–7 | – | 4–2 | 7–1 | 4–3 | 3–6 | 8–10 | 9–6 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–8 | 10–5 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 11–7 | 2–6 | 3–12 | 4–4 | 2–4 | – | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–9 | 4–4 | 8–7 |
| San Diego | 7–11 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 7–0 | 5–3 | 5–13 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–7 | 4–2 | – | 6–12 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–9 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 1–6 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 13–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 | – | 5–2 | 3–4 | 10–5 |
| St. Louis | 4–3 | 5–1 | 10–5 | 6–9 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 10–5 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 9–7 | 3–3 | 2–5 | – | 2–4 | 8–7 |
| Washington | 3–5 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | – | 8–7 |
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Player stats
Batting
Note: G=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs scored; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Base on balls; SO=Strikeouts; SB=Stolen bases; AVG=Batting average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Lee | 155 | 585 | 66 | 161 | 38 | 4 | 18 | 94 | 59 | 60 | 4 | 0.275 |
| Clint Barmes | 123 | 446 | 47 | 109 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 88 | 3 | 0.244 |
| Michael Bourn x | 105 | 429 | 64 | 130 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 38 | 90 | 39 | 0.303 |
| Hunter Pence x | 100 | 399 | 49 | 123 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 30 | 86 | 7 | 0.308 |
| Chris Johnson | 107 | 378 | 32 | 95 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 16 | 97 | 2 | 0.251 |
| Brett Wallace | 115 | 336 | 37 | 87 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 36 | 91 | 1 | 0.259 |
| Angel Sanchez | 110 | 288 | 35 | 69 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 44 | 3 | 0.240 |
| Humberto Quintero | 79 | 262 | 22 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 0.240 |
| Jason Bourgeois | 93 | 238 | 30 | 70 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 0.294 |
| Jose Altuve | 57 | 221 | 26 | 61 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 0.276 |
| J.D. Martinez | 53 | 208 | 29 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 0.274 |
| Matt Downs | 106 | 199 | 29 | 55 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 0.276 |
| Jimmy Paredes | 46 | 168 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 47 | 5 | 0.286 |
| Brian Bogusevic | 87 | 164 | 22 | 47 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 0.287 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 43 | 163 | 22 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.307 |
| Jason Michaels | 89 | 156 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0.199 |
| Carlos Corporán | 52 | 154 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 0.188 |
| J.R. Towles | 54 | 147 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0.184 |
| Bill Hall | 46 | 147 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 55 | 1 | 0.224 |
| Jordan Schafer | 30 | 106 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 0.245 |
| JB Shuck | 37 | 81 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0.272 |
| Joe Inglett | 20 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 |
| Robinson Cancel | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Luis Durango | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.167 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 284 | 15 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 105 | 0 | 0.148 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5598 | 615 | 1442 | 309 | 28 | 95 | 579 | 401 | 1164 | 118 | 0.258 |
- Source: « Houston Astros Batting Stats »
x Was not part of the team at end of the season
Pitching
Note: W=Wins; L=Losses; ERA=Earned run average; G=Games pitched; GS=Games started; SV=Saves; IP=Innings pitched; H=Hits allowed; R=Runs allowed; ER=Earned runs allowed; HR=Home runs allowed; BB=Walks allowed; SO=Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Myers | 7 | 14 | 4.46 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 216.0 | 226 | 116 | 107 | 31 | 57 | 160 |
| Wandy Rodríguez | 11 | 11 | 3.49 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 191.0 | 182 | 81 | 74 | 25 | 69 | 166 |
| Bud Norris | 6 | 11 | 3.77 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 186.0 | 177 | 93 | 78 | 24 | 70 | 176 |
| J. A. Happ | 6 | 15 | 5.35 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 156.1 | 157 | 103 | 93 | 21 | 83 | 134 |
| Jordan Lyles | 2 | 8 | 5.36 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 94.0 | 107 | 61 | 56 | 14 | 26 | 67 |
| Aneury Rodríguez | 1 | 6 | 5.27 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 85.1 | 83 | 57 | 50 | 13 | 32 | 64 |
| Mark Melancon | 8 | 4 | 2.78 | 71 | 0 | 20 | 74.1 | 65 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 26 | 66 |
| Wilton López | 2 | 6 | 2.79 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 72 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 56 |
| Henry Sosa | 3 | 5 | 5.23 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 53.1 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 38 |
| Enerio Del Rosario | 0 | 3 | 4.58 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 59 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 31 | 31 |
| Fernando Rodriguez | 2 | 3 | 3.96 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 51 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 30 | 57 |
| Jeff Fulchino | 1 | 4 | 5.18 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 31 |
| Nelson Figueroa | 0 | 3 | 8.69 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 29.0 | 45 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 16 | 17 |
| David Carpenter | 1 | 3 | 2.93 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 27.2 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| Sergio Escalona | 2 | 1 | 2.93 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 27.2 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| Fernando Abad | 1 | 4 | 7.32 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| José Valdez | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| Brandon Lyon | 3 | 3 | 11.48 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 13.1 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Lucas Harrell | 0 | 2 | 3.46 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Wesley Wright | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 111 |
| Juan Abreu | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Lance Pendleton | 0 | 0 | 17.36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Xavier Cedeño | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 106 | 4.51 | 162 | 162 | 25 | 1435.0 | 1477 | 796 | 719 | 188 | 560 | 1191 |
Awards and achievements
- Darryl Kile Good Guy Award:[15] Jason Bourgeois
- Houston Astros Player of the Year:[16] Carlos Lee
- MLB All-Star Game[17]—Reserve outfielder: Hunter Pence
Minor league system
- Awards
- Baseball America First Team Minor League All-Star[18]—Second baseman: Jose Altuve
- Houston Astros Minor League Player of the Year: Jose Altuve[19]
- Texas League All-Star:[20]—Outfielder: J. D. Martinez
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- ^ "Baseball American 1st Team Minor League All-Star award history". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ^ "Houston Astros Minor League Player of the Year". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ "Texas League All-Stars". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
External links
- 2011 Houston Astros season official site Archived October 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- 2011 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference