What happened today in team history?
2001 – Eddie Mathews passes
17-year MLB vet, a few months of which were spent in Houston, Eddie Mathrews passed away at age 69. A Texas native, Mathews only spent half a season with the Astros during the 1967 season but still considers it a milestone in his hall of fame career.
What else happened on this day?
1922
After being appointed as the MLB’s first commissioner, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his federal judgeship to make more time for the job.
1999
After two years and back-to-back Cy Young wins with the Blue Jays, Roger Clemens gets sent to the Yankees in exchange for a package of three players.