GCL Astros

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• Location: Sarasota, FL 1977-1979, 1982-1987; Kissimmee, FL 1988-1998, 2009-2016 (aka Osceola, FL 1989); West Palm Beach, FL (2017-present)
• League: Gulf Coast League 1977-1979, 1982-1998, 2009-present
• Affiliation: Houston Astros
• Ballpark: Osceola County Stadium 1988-1998 and 2009-2016; Fitteam Ballpark of the Palm Beaches 2017-present

In 1980 and 1981, the Houston Astros fielded two teams in the Gulf Coast League, named GCL Astros Orange and GCL Astros Blue.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach	Coach
1977	22-32	6th	Julio Linares	none
1978	23-31	5th	Julio Linares	none
1979	33-19	1st	Julio Linares	none League Champs
1982	20-42	10th	Jose Tartabull	none		Rick Aponte
1983	29-32	6th	Jose Tartabull
1984	36-27	2nd (t)	Jose Tartabull
1985	24-37	8th	Julio Linares
1986	32-29	3rd	Julio Linares
1987	32-30	5th	Julio Linares
1988	28-35	7th	Julio Linares			Rick Aponte
1989	16-47	14th	Julio Linares			Rick Aponte
1990	33-30	7th	Julio Linares
1991	27-33	12th (t)	Julio Linares
1992	27-33	12th	Julio Linares
1993	35-24	3rd	Julio Linares	Lost League Finals
1994	41-18	2nd	Bobby Ramos	League Champs
1995	32-26	8th (t)	Bobby Ramos
1996	31-28	7th	Bobby Ramos
1997	24-36	14th	Julio Linares			Lyle Yates
1998	22-38	14th	Julio Linares
2009	18-38	16th	Omar Lopez		D.J. Boston
2010	20-36	15th	Omar Lopez		D.J. Boston	Hector Mercado
2011	20-34	15th	Ed Romero			Hector Mercado
2012	28-31	9th	Ed Romero			Jaime Garcia
2013	27-33	11th (t)	Edgar Alfonzo		Marty Malloy	Hector Mercado
2014	28-32	11th	Marty Malloy		Vinny Lopez	Hector Mercado
2015	19-41	15th	Marty Malloy		Vinny Lopez	Hector Mercado	Wladimir Sutil
2016	22-31	14th	Marty Malloy		Luis Mateo	Erick Abreu	Troy Snitker
2017	27-27	10th	Wladimir Sutil		Luis Mateo	Jose Rada
2018	27-28	9th	Wladimir Sutil		Cesar Cedeno, Rene Rojas	Jose Rada
2019	25-26	10th	Wladimir Sutil		Rene Rojas	Jose Rada
2020	Season cancelled

Astros Team and top Hitter and Pitcher statistics

Team					Individual
Year	BA	ERA	Fld		Hitter	AB	Hits	Avr		Pitcher	IP	W-L	ERA
1992	.241	2.95	.949		Richard Hidalgo	184	57	.310		Victor Valdez	63	5-2	1.29
1993	.261	3.22	.944		Gary Trammell	215	62	.288		Edgar Ramos	75	5-2	2.16
1994	.287	2.69	.957		Rodney Mangham	174	62	.356		Niuman Loiz	68	6-1	1.85
1995	.252	3.21	.955		Nelson Samboy	192	60	.313		Derek Dace	69	3-4	1.96
1996	.243	3.28	.958		Roberto Alleyne	151	50	.331		Jeriome Robertson	78	5-3	1.73
1997	.225	4.71	.947		Aaron McNeal	164	48	.293		Wilfredo Rodriguez	68	8-2	3.04
1998	.247	4.25	.956		Alejandro Vasquez	209	70	.335		Rodrigo Rosario	68	2-2	4.10