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2014 Houston Astros season

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2014 Houston Astros
BERJAYA
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkMinute Maid Park
CityHouston, Texas
Record70–92 (.432)
Divisional place4th
OwnersJim Crane
General managersJeff Luhnow
ManagersBo Porter[a] – 59–79 (.428)
Tom Lawless[b]–11–13 (.458)
TelevisionCSN Houston
(Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum)
RadioSportstalk 790
(Robert Ford, Steve Sparks, Milo Hamilton)
KLAT (Spanish)
(Francisco Romero, Alex Treviño)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2014 Houston Astros season was the 53rd season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 50th as the Astros, second in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 15th at Minute Maid Park. The Astros entered the season with a 51–111 record and last-place finish in the AL West division, 45 games behind the division-champion Oakland Athletics, Houston's worst-ever record to date, and worst record in the major leagues. It had also been their fourth-progressively worse performance, as well the third consecutive of the first three 100-loss seasons in franchise history.

Houston commenced their season on April 1 by hosting the New York Yankees, with Scott Feldman making his first Opening Day start, and won, 6–2. The Astros' first round draft pick in the amateur draft was pitcher Brady Aiken, at number one overall, and in the sixth round, they chose outfielder Ramón Laureano.

Second baseman Jose Altuve represented the Astros at the 2014 MLB All-Star Game and played for the American League, his second career selection. On September 1, Tom Lawless was named interim manager, the 22nd in franchise history, replacing Bo Porter, who had been fired.

With a 70–92 record and fourth-place finish, Houston improved by 19 wins from the previous season, ending a string of three consecutive last-place finishes, including avoiding a last-place finish in the AL West for the first time.

Altuve established the franchise record for hits (225), leading the major leagues, while becoming the first batting champion (.341) in franchise history. Altuve also received the Silver Slugger Award for the first time. Starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel won his first career Gold Glove Award. Outfielder George Springer was selected to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team.

It was the final season until 2020 in which the Astros failed to produce a winning record. This still remains the last time they finished a full 162-game season with a losing record.

Offseason

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Summary

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The Astros concluded the 2013 season with a 51–111 (.315) record, ranking last of five teams in the AL West division, and 45 games behind the division-champion Oakland Athletics.[1] It was Houston's inaugural season as members of the American League after having spent their first 51 as members of the National League. However, the 111 defeats were the most of any season in team history, having surpassed the 55–107 (.340) showing in 2012, their third consecutive season with 100 or more losses, all of which were the first such performances in club history. It was also the fourth season with progressively more defeats than the prior.[2]

Transactions

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Regular season

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Summary

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April—May

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Opening Day starting lineup
Uniform Player Position
21Dexter FowlerCenter fielder
19Robbie GrossmanLeft fielder
27Jose AltuveSecond baseman
15Jason CastroCatcher
14Jesús GuzmánFirst baseman
23Chris CarterDesignated hitter
30Matt DominguezThird baseman
28L. J. HoesRight fielder
6Jonathan VillarShortstop
46Scott FeldmanPitcher
Venue: Minute Maid Park • Houston 6, New York (AL) 2

Sources:[5][6]

Led by Opening Day starter Scott Feldman on April 1, the Astros hosted and defeated the New York Yankees, 6–2. Jesús Guzmán and L. J. Hoes both connected for home runs as the totality of the Astros' scoring occurred within the first two frames off Yankees starter CC Sabathia. Feldman, meanwhile, surrendered two hits over 6+2⁄3 shutout innings pitched. Dexter Fowler thumped two doubles, while Jose Altuve added two hits and a stolen base.[7]

On April 5, longtime Astros teammates Lance Berkman and Roy Oswalt returned and signed one-day contracts to formally retire as members of the team. During a pre-game ceremony, a tribute played on video monitor with commentary by Nolan Ryan, Tony La Russa, Albert Pujols, and Jake Peavy, and former teammates Craig Biggio, Brad Ausmus, Andy Pettitte, and Adam Everett. They were presented with their framed 2005 World Series jerseys, personalized rocking chairs and Stetson hats, and it was announced that the two Texas flags flown at the State Capitol in Austin would be framed and given to the two players.[8]

On May 8, rookie right fielder George Springer blasted his first major league home run at Comerica Park to lead a 6–2 win over the Detroit Tigers[9]

From May 12—29, Springer constructed a consecutive on-base streak of 15. From May 10–29, he connected for nine home runs with 22 runs batted in (RBI) for a slash line of .333 / .450 / .818 / 1.268 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). He also had an 11-game hitting streak, and hit seven of the home runs over a seven-game span from May 21–29.[Note 1][9][10] On May 26, Springer established new career-bests with four hits and five runs scored to lead a 9–2 win over the Kansas City Royals. One of the four hits was Springer's fourth home run in three games, helping inject new life into a club whose record stood at 17–32.[11] For his first full month in the major leagues, Springer batted .294 with 10 home runs, 25 RBI, 22 runs scored, and a .647 slugging percentage. He was named AL Rookie of the Month, Houston's first recipient since becoming an AL club, and first since Hunter Pence in May 2007.[9][12]

June—July

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During a seven-game span from May 21–29, 2014, right fielder George Springer hit seven home runs.

The Astros signed Jon Singleton on June 2 to a 5-year, $10 million contract. At the time, this was the largest contract ever agreed to with a player who had yet to make his major league debut.[13] A key piece in the Hunter Pence trade, on June 3, Singleton made his major league debut, and launched a home run to lead a 7–2 win over the Los Angeles Angels.[14]

On June 8, the Astros connected for two grand slams in the same game for the second time in club history.[15] Jon Singleton cranked the first of his career,[16] as did Chris Carter.[17] In addition to Carter and Singleton, Dexter Fowler and Springer went deep in a 14–5 rout of the Minnesota Twins. Singleton also thumped his first Major League double, and Jose Altuve pilfered two bases.[c][15][18]

Springer was featured on the June 25 cover of Sports Illustrated, including a prediction of Houston's 2017 World Series championship. At the time, Springer had 14 home runs and 59 RBI, Jose Altuve was leading the major leagues in hits, while the Astros had occupied last place in the AL West with a 33–45 record.[19]

Over a 52-game span from July 4 through September 5, Chris Carter hammered 23 home run, 55 runs batted in (RBI), and hit for a .687 slugging percentage—all leading the major leagues in that span. He also hit .296.[20]

Left-hander Dallas Keuchel posted a 9–5 win–loss record with a 3.20 earned run average (ERA) at the All-Star break, and was named a finalist for the final AL roster spot in the MLB All-Star Game.[21]

Beginning July 19, Springer was out of action due to a strained left quadriceps, and hence, was placed on the 15-day disabled list (DL). He appeared to be progressing, even going through a minor league rehabilitation stint in August, but it was announced on September 16 that he would miss the rest of the season, playing in a total of 78 games.[22]

August

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On August 2, Jon Singleton connected for an inside-the-park home run, driving in three runners, off Brett Cecil of the Toronto Blue Jays. This was the rookie's 10th home run of the season.[16]

On August 17, Jose Altuve slugged his first career grand slam, off right-hander Joe Kelly, and over the Green Monster at Fenway Park.[23] Altuve's home run (6), one of his four hits, capped a six-run second inning as the Astros routed the Red Sox, 8 to 2. Collin McHugh (6–9) scattered seven hits and four walks while whiffing six to earn the victory. Dexter Fowler (7) and Jon Singleton (11) also homered.[24] It was the seventh four-hit game of Altuve's career.[25]

On August 30, Scott Feldman (8–10) tossed his second career shutout, a three-hitter to lead a 2–0 win over the Texas Rangers. The three-hitter matched a career-best, which Feldman tossed during his last shutout the season prior. The Astros scored twice in the seventh inning, keyed by Carlos Corporán's double to put runners at second and third. Jake Marisnick followed with an RBI infield single, and Corporán scored on a throwing error by reliver Phil Klein (0–2).[26]

Rookie right-hander Collin McHugh went undefeated in six August starts, yielding a .191 earned run average (ERA) over 37+2⁄3 innings pitched (IP). McHugh surrendered one home run and six walks.[27]

September

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On September 1, the Astros terminated manager Bo Porter and bench coach Dave Trembley as the team's record stood at 59–79 (.428). Porter was replaced on an interim basis by Tom Lawless, who had been managing the Astros' Triple-A affiliate, the Oklahoma City RedHawks. General manager Jeff Luhnow cited disagreements with Porter as the reason for his dismissal, rather than the team's on-field performance. Luhnow had "recognize[d] that our win-loss record is largely a product of an organizational strategy for which I am responsible. Rather, I made this decision because I believe we need a new direction in our clubhouse."[28]

On September 16, Jose Altuve recorded his 211th hit of the season to pass the record established by Craig Biggio in 1998. Altuve singled up the middle in the seventh inning in a 4–2 loss to the Cleveland Indians.[29]

Over four September outings, all starts, Collin McHugh won each, yielding a 1.59 ERA and 0.565 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) over 28+2⁄3 IP, McHugh won his final seven decisions of the season, along with a 2.12 ERA for the second half of the season.[27] McHugh was named AL Rookie of the Month for September, joining Springer in May earlier in the season as Astros to win the award. It was the first time Astros rookies won more than once during the same season. Additionally, McHugh was the first Astros pitcher to win Rookie of the Month since Kirk Saarloos in July of 2002, and third overall, along with Roy Oswalt.[12]

Performance overview

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BERJAYA
Coach John Mallee and second baseman Jose Altuve

Altuve led the major leagues with each of a .341 batting average, 225 hits, and in multi-hits games to become the Astros' first-ever batting champion. He also led the AL with 56 stolen bases.[20] Altuve became the second Astro to lead the league in hits, joining José Cruz in 1983 in this achievement.[30] Carter, meanwhile, tied for second in the majors with 37 homers. Left-hander Dallas Keuchel took a major step forward, finishing seventh in the AL in earned run average (2.93 ERA), the league leader in complete games (five), and with a 12–9 win–loss record (W–L) over 200 innings pitched. Keuchel also won a Gold Glove. Rookie starter Collin McHugh, a waiver acquisition, posted an 11-9 W–L with a 2.74 ERA over 25 starts (falling 7+1⁄3 innings short of qualifying for the ERA title).[20]

Following three consecutive 100-loss seasons—the first 100-loss seasons in franchise history—the Astros rebounded to conclude 2014 with a 70–92 record, raising by 19 victories from a 51–111 (.315) showing in 2013, to reverse multiple bleak trends, including four continuous seasons each with a progressively worse record than the preceding year, and three consecutive finalizations in last place. Further, the 2014 season was the final of 9 consecutive missing the playoffs since 2005, their first-ever World Series appearance. The Astros avoided another losing season until the 60-game 2020 gamut.[d] As of 2025, the 2014 season was the last in which Houston completed lower than in third place.[2]

Season standings

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American League West

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9864 .605 — 52‍–‍29 46‍–‍35
Oakland Athletics 8874 .543 10 48‍–‍33 40‍–‍41
Seattle Mariners 8775 .537 11 41‍–‍40 46‍–‍35
Houston Astros 7092 .432 28 38‍–‍43 32‍–‍49
Texas Rangers 6795 .414 31 33‍–‍48 34‍–‍47

American League Wild Card

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Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9864 .605
Baltimore Orioles 9666 .593
Detroit Tigers 9072 .556
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Kansas City Royals 8973 .549 +1
Oakland Athletics 8874 .543 —
Seattle Mariners 8775 .537 1
Cleveland Indians 8577 .525 3
New York Yankees 8478 .519 4
Toronto Blue Jays 8379 .512 5
Tampa Bay Rays 7785 .475 11
Chicago White Sox 7389 .451 15
Boston Red Sox 7191 .438 17
Houston Astros 7092 .432 18
Minnesota Twins 7092 .432 18
Texas Rangers 6795 .414 21

Record vs. opponents

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2014 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2014
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore—11–85–13–41–54–33–44–24–313–62–45–212–76–111–812–8
Boston8–11—4–32–51–54–36–12–54–27–123–41–59–104–27–129–11
Chicago1–53–4—9–109–103–36–131–59–102–54–33–45–22–45–211–9
Cleveland4–35–210–9—8–115–210–92–511–84–32–42–44–26–12–410–10
Detroit 5–15–110–911–8—4–313–63–49–103–45–22–43–44–31–512–8
Houston 3–43–43–32–53–4—3–37–123–34–28–119–102–511–84–35–15
Kansas City4–31–613–69–106–133–3—3–311–84–35–22–54–25–14–315–5
Los Angeles2–45–25–15–24–312–73–3—7–02–410–97–125–214–55–212–8
Minnesota3–42–410–98–1110–93–38–110–7—3–41–65–22–42–54–29–11
New York6–1312–75–23–44–32–43–44–24–3—2–43–38–114–311–813–7
Oakland4–24–33–44–22–511–82–59–106–14–2—9–104–29–104–313–7
Seattle2–55–14–34–24–210–95–212–72–53–310–9—4–39–104–39–11
Tampa Bay7–1210–92–52–44–35–22–42–54–211–82–43–4—5–28–1110–10
Texas1–62–44–21–63–48–111–55–145–23–410–910–92–5—2–410–10
Toronto8–1112–72–54–25–13–43–42–52–48–113–43–411–84–2—13–7

Game log

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2014 Game Log: 70–92 (Home: 38–43; Away: 32–49)
April: 9–19 (Home: 5–11; Away: 4–8 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1Yankees6–2Feldman (1–0)Sabathia (0–1)42,1171–0
2April 2Yankees3–1Cosart (1–0)Kuroda (0–1)Fields (1)23,1452–0
3April 3Yankees2–4Nova (1–0)Oberholtzer (0–1)Robertson (1)26,3482–1
4April 4Angels1–11Richards (1–0)Harrell (0–1)15,6112–2
5April 5Angels1–5Skaggs (1–0)Keuchel (0–1)28,5152–3
6April 6Angels7–4Feldman (2–0)Weaver (0–2)Qualls (1)14,7863–3
7April 7Angels1–9Wilson (1–0)Cosart (1–1)17,9363–4
8April 8@ Blue Jays2–5Buehrle (2–0)Oberholtzer (0–2)Santos (3)13,1233–5
9April 9@ Blue Jays3–7Morrow (1–1)Harrell (0–2)13,5693–6
10April 10@ Blue Jays6–4Keuchel (1–1)Dickey (1–2)Bass (1)15,7884–6
11April 11@ Rangers0–1 (10)Frasor (1–0)Peacock (0–1)36,1504–7
12April 12@ Rangers6–5 (10)Chapman (1–0)Soria (1–1)Bass (2)42,5775–7
13April 13@ Rangers0–1Pérez (2–0)Oberholtzer (0–3)Ogando (1)38,6985–8
14April 15Royals2–4Ventura (1–0)Harrell (0–3)Holland (4)29,7785–9
15April 16Royals4–6 (11)Duffy (1–0)Williams (0–1)Holland (5)23,0435–10
16April 17Royals1–5Shields (1–2)Feldman (2–1)26,3335–11
17April 18@ Athletics3–11Gray (3–0)Cosart (1–2)18,2345–12
18April 19@ Athletics3–4Otero (3–0)Qualls (0–1)33,1665–13
19April 20@ Athletics1–4Chavez (1–0)Peacock (0–2)Gregerson (3)16,3825–14
20April 21@ Mariners7–2Keuchel (2–1)Hernández (3–1)14,6306–14
21April 22@ Mariners5–2McHugh (1–0)Ramírez (1–3)Fields (2)10,4667–14
22April 23@ Mariners3–5Rodney (1–1)Fields (0–1)13,7397–15
23April 24Athletics1–10Kazmir (3–0)Oberholtzer (0–4)19,9877–16
24April 25Athletics5–12Gregerson (1–1)Fields (0–2)17,7087–17
25April 26Athletics7–6Williams (1–1)Doolittle (0–2)Valdés (1)17,8508–17
26April 27Athletics5–1McHugh (2–0)Milone (0–2)18,9359–17
27April 29Nationals3–4Clippard (2–2)Fields (0–3)Soriano (5)23,3949–18
28April 30Nationals0–7Zimmermann (2–1)Oberholtzer (0–5)25,1729–19
May: 15–14 (Home: 7–5; Away: 8–9 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
29May 2Mariners5–4 (11)Bass (1–0)Furbush (0–3)15,77110–19
30May 3Mariners8–9Iwakuma (1–0)Keuchel (2–2)Rodney (7)15,79810–20
31May 4Mariners7–8Maurer (1–0)McHugh (2–1)Farquhar (1)24,99610–21
32May 5@ Tigers0–2Scherzer (4–1)Cosart (1–3)Nathan (6)26,45710–22
33May 6@ Tigers4–11Ray (1–0)Oberholtzer (0–6)27,93910–23
34May 7@ Tigers2–3Porcello (5–1)Peacock (0–3)Nathan (7)26,20710–24
35May 8@ Tigers6–2Keuchel (3–2)Smyly (2–2)35,64311–24
36May 9@ Orioles3–4Chen (4–2)Williams (1–2)Hunter (11)28,87511–25
37May 10@ Orioles4–5 (10)Webb (2–0)Clemens (0–1)26,26411–26
38May 11@ Orioles5–2Cosart (2–3)Tillman (3–2)Qualls (2)45,94412–26
39May 12Rangers0–4Lewis (3–2)Peacock (0–4)14,61712–27
40May 13Rangers8–0Keuchel (4–2)Harrison (1–1)14,02813–27
41May 14Rangers5–4Qualls (1–1)Martinez (0–1)17,78314–27
42May 16White Sox2–7Quintana (2–3)McHugh (2–2)17,52914–28
43May 17White Sox6–5Cosart (3–3)Noesí (0–4)Qualls (3)20,61215–28
44May 18White Sox8–2Peacock (1–4)Danks (3–4)21,53216–28
45May 19@ Angels5–2Keuchel (5–2)Richards (4–1)33,15017–28
46May 20@ Angels3–9Skaggs (4–1)Feldman (2–2)30,15017–29
47May 21@ Angels1–2Weaver (5–3)McHugh (2–3)40,11217–30
48May 22@ Mariners1–3Leone (1–0)Cosart (3–4)Rodney (12)13,83617–31
49May 23@ Mariners1–5Hernández (6–1)Owens (0–1)21,19217–32
50May 24@ Mariners9–4Oberholtzer (1–6)Maurer (1–3)21,58518–32
51May 25@ Mariners4–1Keuchel (6–2)Iwakuma (3–1)26,83919–32
52May 26@ Royals9–2Feldman (3–2)Ventura (2–5)32,07020–32
53May 27@ Royals3–0McHugh (3–3)Guthrie (2–4)17,82621–32
54May 28@ Royals9–3Cosart (4–4)Duffy (2–5)16,22022–32
55May 29Orioles3–1Fields (1–3)Guilmet (0–1)Qualls (4)22,88423–32
56May 30Orioles2–1Oberholtzer (2–6)González (3–4)Qualls (5)38,48224–32
57May 31Orioles1–4Tillman (5–2)Keuchel (6–3)Britton (4)29,61924–33
June: 12–15 (Home: 8–8; Away: 4–7 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
58June 1Orioles4–9Chen (6–2)Feldman (3–3)17,02224–34
59June 3Angels7–2McHugh (4–3)Wilson (6–5)23,21925–34
60June 4Angels0–4Richards (5–2)Cosart (4–5)23,90225–35
61June 5Angels8–5Skaggs (4–4)Peacock (2–4)Qualls (6)24,67226–35
62June 6@ Twins5–4Keuchel (7–3)Hughes (6–2)Qualls (7)29,44827–35
63June 7@ Twins0–8Gibson (5–5)Feldman (3–4)27,73227–36
64June 8@ Twins14–5Downs (1–0)Deduno (2–4)31,57628–36
65June 9@ Diamondbacks4–3Cosart (5–5)Collmenter (4–3)Qualls (8)18,80529–36
66June 10@ Diamondbacks1–4Arroyo (6–4)Fields (1–4)Reed (16)17,66729–37
67June 11Diamondbacks5–1Keuchel (8–3)McCarthy (1–9)24,31930–37
68June 12Diamondbacks5–4 (10)Sipp (1–0)Putz (1–1)33,47531–37
69June 13Rays1–6Cobb (2–4)McHugh (4–4)26,82931–38
70June 14Rays7–3Cosart (6–5)Archer (3–4)26,26432–38
71June 15Rays3–4Price (5–6)Williams (1–3)McGee (1)25,52632–39
72June 17@ Nationals5–6Roark (6–4)Keuchel (8–4)Soriano (14)29,96032–40
73June 18@ Nationals5–6Barrett (3–0)Downs (1–1)Soriano (15)25,45332–41
74June 19@ Rays0–5Archer (4–4)McHugh (4–5)10,88032–42
75June 20@ Rays3–1Cosart (7–5)Price (5–7)Qualls (9)13,86133–42
76June 21@ Rays0–8Odorizzi (3–7)Buchanan (0–1)17,55133–43
77June 22@ Rays2–5Oviedo (3–2)Keuchel (8–5)Peralta (1)18,84133–44
78June 24Braves2–3Harang (6–6)Feldman (3–5)Kimbrel (22)18,91233–45
79June 25Braves0–4Wood (6–6)McHugh (4–6)20,55933–46
80June 26Braves6–1Cosart (8–5)Minor (2–5)24,47434–46
81June 27Tigers4–3 (11)Buchanan (1–1)Hardy (0–1)22,38635–46
82June 28Tigers3–4Coke (1–1)Williams (1–4)Nathan (17)25,78835–47
83June 29Tigers6–4Feldman (4–5)Smyly (4–7)Sipp (1)22,47836–47
84June 30Mariners4–10Walker (1–0)McHugh (4–7)Wilhelmsen (1)17,34036–48
July: 8–17 (Home: 3–9; Away: 5–8 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
85July 1Mariners2–13Iwakuma (6–4)Cosart (8–6)17,50436–49
86July 2Mariners2–5Young (8–4)Peacock (2–5)Rodney (24)17,20936–50
87July 3@ Angels2–5Shoemaker (6–2)Oberholtzer (2–7)Smith (10)37,62536–51
88July 4@ Angels6–7Smith (3–0)Sipp (1–1)43,55736–52
89July 5@ Angels5–11Roth (1–0)Bass (1–1)40,47936–53
90July 6@ Angels1–6Richards (10–2)McHugh (4–8)33,55236–54
91July 7@ Rangers12–7Cosart (9–6)Mikolas (0–1)31,01037–54
92July 8@ Rangers8–3Peacock (3–5)Irwin (0–1)32,60838–54
93July 9@ Rangers8–4Keuchel (9–5)Darvish (8–5)31,16139–54
94July 11Red Sox3–8Lackey (10–6)Feldman (4–6)27,26439–55
95July 12Red Sox3–2Fields (2–4)Peavy (1–8)Qualls (10)26,32240–55
96July 13Red Sox0–11Buchholz (4–5)Peacock (3–6)20,68140–56
All–Star Break (July 14–17)
97July 18@ White Sox2–3Webb (5–2)Feldman (4–7)Putnam (2)28,77740–57
98July 19@ White Sox3–4Noesí (4–7)Keuchel (9–6)Putnam (2)28,21040–58
99July 20@ White Sox11–7Sipp (2–1)Webb (5–3)26,25641–58
100July 22@ Athletics3–2 (12)Downs (2–1)Abad (2–4)Qualls (11)22,90842–58
101July 23@ Athletics7–9Chavez (8–6)Peacock (3–7)Doolittle (15)28,31042–59
102July 24@ Athletics1–13Samardzija (4–8)Feldman (4–8)22,75942–60
103July 25Marlins0–2Hand (2–2)Keuchel (9–7)Cishek (25)23,13242–61
104July 26Marlins3–7Koehler (7–7)Cosart (9–7)28,96842–62
105July 27Marlins2–4Turner (4–6)McHugh (4–9)Cishek (26)17,85842–63
106July 28Athletics7–3Oberholtzer (3–7)Chavez (8–7)18,25943–63
107July 29Athletics4–7Scribner (1–0)Qualls (1–2)Doolittle (16)16,94043–64
108July 30Athletics8–1Keuchel (10–7)Hammel (8–9)17,63744–64
109July 31Blue Jays5–6Sanchez (2–0)Qualls (1–3)Janssen (18)17,42344–65
August: 15–14 (Home: 10–6; Away: 5–8 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
110August 1Blue Jays3–1Veras (1–0)Loup (3–3)Qualls (12)19,57645–65
111August 2Blue Jays8–2Oberholtzer (4–7)Dickey (9–11)19,94646–65
112August 3Blue Jays6–1Feldman (5–8)Stroman (7–3)19,93247–65
113August 5@ Phillies1–2 (15)Neris (1–0)Buchanan (1–2)28,33647–66
114August 6@ Phillies3–10Buchanan (6–5)Peacock (3–8)26,69147–67
115August 7@ Phillies5–6Hollands (2–1)Sipp (2–2)Papelbon (27)26,60947–68
116August 8Rangers4–3Veras (2-0)Cotts (2-6)Qualls (13)24,25648–68
117August 9Rangers8–3Feldman (6-8)Darvish (10-7)24,01949–68
118August 10Rangers2–6Martinez (2-8)Keuchel (10-8)19,23949–69
119August 11Twins2–4Duensing (3-2)Fields (2-5)Perkins (29)15,56949–70
120August 12Twins10–4McHugh (5-9)Pino (1-5)17,49050–70
121August 13Twins1–3Gibson (11-9)Oberholtzer (4-8)Perkins (30)16,48050–71
122August 14@ Red Sox4–9Webster (3-1)Feldman (6-9)38,06550–72
123August 15@ Red Sox5–3 (10)Sipp (3-2)Breslow (2-4)37,01651–72
124August 16@ Red Sox7–10Wilson (1-0)Fields (2-6)37,65251–73
125August 17@ Red Sox8–1McHugh (6-9)Kelly (2-3)36,71752–73
126August 19@ Yankees7–4Fields (3-6)Robertson (1-4)Qualls (14)40,01553–73
127August 20@ Yankees5–2Feldman (7-9)Huff (2-1)Veras (1)42,10254–73
128August 21@ Yankees0–3McCarthy (8-12)Keuchel (10-9)41,76754–74
129August 22@ Indians5–1Sipp (4-2)Allen (4-3)18,74355–74
130August 23@ Indians2–3Allen (5-3)Buchanan (1-3)20,78555–75
131August 24@ Indians1–3Bauer (5-7)Oberholtzer (4-9)Allen (17)17,12355–76
132August 25Athletics2–8Samardziji (4-3)Feldman (7-10)14,09455–77
133August 26Athletics4–2Fields (4-6)Gregerson (3-3)Qualls (15)17,34556–77
134August 27Athletics4–5Otero (8-1)Qualls (1-4)O'Flaherty (1)14,79156–78
135August 28Rangers4–2McHugh (7-9)Mendez (0-1)Sipp (2)16,39957–78
136August 29Rangers6–13Baker (3-3)Oberholtzer (4-10)18,93157–79
137August 30Rangers2–0Feldman (8-10)Klein (0-2)24,77158–79
138August 31Rangers3–2Veras (3-0)Cotts (2-8)Qualls (16)19,02459–79
September: 11–13 (Home: 5–4; Away: 6–9 )
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
139September 2Angels8–3Peacock (4-8)Wilson (10-9)16,13160–79
140September 3Angels4–1McHugh (8-9)Weaver (15-8)Qualls (17)16,94961–79
141September 5@ Athletics4–3Oberholtzer (5-10)Samardzija (4-5)Sipp (3)21,13062–79
142September 6@ Athletics3–4Gregerson (4-3)Qualls (1-5)28,66862–80
143September 7@ Athletics4–3Veras (4-0)Cook (1-3)Fields (3)25,53363–80
144September 8@ Mariners1–4Farquhar (3-1)Foltynewicz (0-1)Rodney (44)15,61763–81
145September 9@ Mariners2–1McHugh (9-9)Medina (4-3)Fields (4)11,34564–81
146September 10@ Mariners5–2Tropeano (1-0)Iwakuma (14-7)Sipp (4)16,93165–81
147September 12@ Angels3–11Wilson (12-9)Oberholtzer (5-11)33,33965–82
148September 13@ Angels2–5Weaver (17-8)Feldman (8-11)Street (38)38,04165–83
149September 14@ Angels6–1Keuchel (11-9)Santiago (5-8)35,36466–83
150September 15Indians3–1McHugh (10-9)McAllister (3-7)Qualls (18)17,40367–83
151September 16Indians2–4Kluber (16-9)Tropeano (1-1)Allen (22)18,38167–84
152September 17Indians0–2Carrasco (8-5)Oberholtzer (5-12)18,47467–85
153September 18Indians1–2 (13)Crockett (4-0)Deduno (2-6)Allen (23)16,41767–86
154September 19Mariners5–10Walker (2-2)Peacock (4-9)27,56867–87
155September 20Mariners10–1Keuchel (12-9)Young (12-9)36,52568–87
156September 21Mariners8–3McHugh (11-9)Iwakuma (14-9)31,46669–87
157September 22@ Rangers3–4Holland (2-0)Tropeano (1-2)Feliz (12)28,71769–88
158September 23@ Rangers1–2Martinez (5-11)Oberholtzer (5-13)Cotts (2)29,79469–89
159September 24@ Rangers1–5Bonilla (3-0)Feldman (8-12)28,00369–90
160September 26@ Mets3–1Chapman (2-0)Torres (8-6)Qualls (19)27,72970–90
161September 27@ Mets1–2Sipp (4-3)Mejía (6-6)34,86670–91
162September 28@ Mets3–8Colón (15–13)Tropeano (1–3)34,89770–92
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Astros team member

Roster

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2014 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Note: All batting and pitching leaders in each category are in bold.

Batting

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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; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pitching

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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

Awards and achievements

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Grand slams

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No.DateAstros batterVenueInningPitcherOpposing teamBox
1 June 8 Chris Carter[i] Target Field 7 Brian Duensing Minnesota Twins [18]
2 Jon Singleton[i] 9 Glen Perkins
3 August 17 Jose Altuve[i] Fenway Park 2 Joe Kelly Boston Red Sox [24]
4 August 28 Jason Castro Minute Maid Park 5[ii] Román Méndez Texas Rangers
  1. 1 2 3 1st MLB grand slam
  2. ↑ Tied score or took lead

Career honors

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Awards

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League leaders

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American League batting leaders
American League pitching leaders

Milestones

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Major League debuts

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Houston Astros 2014 MLB debuts
Player—Appeared at position
Date and opponent
  • April 16 vs KC
  • June 3 vs LAA
 Ref.

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Also: [43]

Minor league system

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BERJAYA
Josh Hader was the starting pitcher in a combined no-hitter for the Lancaster JetHawks.
Level Team League Manager
AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks Pacific Coast League Tom Lawless and Tony DeFrancesco
AA Corpus Christi Hooks Texas League Keith Bodie
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Rodney Linares
A Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Omar López
A-Short Season Tri-City ValleyCats New York–Penn League Ed Romero
Rookie Greeneville Astros Appalachian League Josh Bonifay
Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Marty Malloy

Championships

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Awards

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Summary

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Lancaster JetHawks' combined no-hitter

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On May 13, Josh Hader, J. D. Osbourne, and Daniel Minor of Lancaster combined to pitch a no-hitter versus Bakersfield, a 1–0 victory. Hader, the starting pitcher, worked six innings and fanned six, while navigating four walks. Three of the walks were issued in the second inning. Through that start, Hader had surrendered one run or fewer in six of eight outings, and his 2.56 earned run average ranked fourth-best in the California League. This was Lancaster's third no-hitter within the previous five seasons, and followed the second by one year and one day.[53]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Fired on September 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Interim
  3. ↑ On July 30, 1969 the Astros produced their first two grand slam game (both hit during the same inning), and the next such bout occurred on April 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ The 2020 regular season was shortened to 60 games as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Astros finished 29–31 (.483).
  5. ↑ One winner was recognized from both the AL and National Leagues (NL)—Jimmy Rollins (PHI)—in 2014.
  1. ↑ Springer became the second rookie in major league history to hit seven home runs in a seven-game span, joining Rudy York of the Detroit Tigers, who did it from August 22—27, 1937.

References

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  46. ↑ "Roberto Peña minor, winter & fall leagues statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  47. ↑ "California League Pitcher of the Year". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  48. 1 2 Dean, Richard (September 21, 2014). "Prospects Phillips, Hader honored for achievements". MLB.com. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  49. ↑ "Texas League All-Stars". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  50. ↑ "James Ramsay college & minor leagues statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  51. ↑ "Tommy Shirley minor, winter & independent leagues statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
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  53. ↑ Jackson, Josh (May 14, 2014). "Hader, JetHawks toss no-no against Blaze". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
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