Top 10 Astros home run seasons
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10. 1998 – 166 HRsRankings: 14th in MLB; 6th in NL. Team leader: Moises Alou, 38. Biggest surprise: Derek Bell, 22. » In his first season in Houston, Alou blew past his career high in homers (23 in 1997) while providing some much-needed lineup protection for Jeff Bagwell, who led the team in long-balls three of the previous four seasons. Overall, the Astros had a quartet of hitters with at least 20 homers, including Craig Biggio and Bell, with the latter setting a career high after topping 20 just once in his previous seven season.