Back in 2003, the Astros were a member of the National League, the team colors were brick red-and-black, and the team’s designated hitter was Orlando Merced.
How the time flies.
#Astros lineup 15 years ago on June 11, 2003 (aka, the no-hit Yankees game).
CF Craig Biggio
3B Geoff Blum
1B Jeff Bagwell
2B Jeff Kent
LF Lance Berkman
RF Richard Hidalgo
DH Orlando Merced
SS Jose Vizcaino
C Brad Ausmus— Astros By The Numbers (@astro_numbers) June 11, 2018
The hitters were not the story despite scoring eight runs to bump the Astros’ record to 37-28 at the time.