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Astros: A Short Tribute to the Great, Roy Oswalt

HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 07: Former Houston Astro pitcher Roy Oswalt is inducted into the Astros Hall Of Fame before playing the Minnesota Twin at Minute Maid Park on August 07, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

With Roy Oswalt joining the Houston Astros’ Hall of Fame, it is worth recognizing what he meant to fans and the franchise.

In the Houston Astros‘ short history there have been only a handful of franchise aces, and the short list is astounding. From one of the best of all time pitchers in Nolan Ryan, to dominating pitchers in the early Astros era in pitchers Mike Scott and J.