A significant era in Houston Astros history ends on Wednesday, September 28, as Bill Brown retires from a long run as a television announcer. The man known as “Brownie,” handled play-by-play duties for 30 years, and was one of the best we have ever seen.
Brown began with Houston in 1987 in the Astrodome, working the booth alongside Larry Dierker and then Enos Cabell. In 1997, former pitcher Jim Deshaies became the color analyst. The two would work together for the next fifteen years.