The Houston Astros won 95 games and lost 67 to .586 in the 2021 MLB season, they dominated the AL West over the Mariners, Athletics, Angels and Rangers. Most of the victories for the Astros were at home at 51-30 and 44-37 on the road.
After the Astros clinched the AL West Division, they played the American League Division Series against the Chicago White Sox, the Astros won that series in just 4 games. The big challenge for the Astros was during the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox, the series was extended to 6 games but in the end the Astros won.
How many World Series appearances do the Astros have?
The Houston Astros have played in only four World Series, all of the Astros’ World Series appearances were in the last 16 years, even though they are a 60 years old franchise they had never played in a World Series during the 20th century.
The first time the Houston Astros played in a World Series was in 2005, they played in that World Series after winning the NLCS (The Astros previously played in the NL) against the St. Louis Cardinals. But sadly the Astros lost in the 2005 World Series to the Chicago White Sox. Another loss in the World Series was against the Washington Nationals in the 2019 season.
How many World Series have the Astros won?
The answer is short, the Astros have won only one World Series during the 2017 season. On that occasion the Houston Astros played the Los Angeles Dodgers in a controversial World Series that was affected by what was called the “Houston Astros Sign Scandal.” The Astros were charged with cheating during the 2017 World Series, they were formally accused of stealing signals during the World Series against the Dodgers.
But despite the case against the Houston Astros, the MLB decided not to take away the 2017 World Series title from them, but players from other teams were upset with the decision, including athletes from other sports like LeBron James who dropped a tweet against the Astros.