The Crawfish Boxes · Apr 27, 2025
Today in Astros history - April 25
1967 - Astros end their losing streak
With help from Joe Morgan’s five-run game against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Astros end their ten-game losing streak with a 6-4 win. This ends the longest losing streak since 1963.
1983 - The new strikeout king
In a game against the Montreal Expos, Houston Astros starter Nolan Ryan broke Walter Johnson’s strikeout record, fanning the 3,509th batter of his career. It took Ryan nearly 2,500 less innings to accomplish this feat.
What else happened on this day?
1932
St. Louis Cardinals’ manager Gabby Street gets fined for violating the league’s policy on talking to spectators during a game.
1971