List of Houston Astros owners and executives

This is a list of owners and executives of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.

Owners

Person / Group Start Finish Notes Ref
Roy Hofheinz, R. E. "Bob" Smith, Craig F. Cullinan Jr., George Kirksey 1962 1965 [1]
Roy Hofheinz, R. E. "Bob" Smith 1965 1967
Roy Hofheinz 1967 1975
GE Money • General Electric Credit Company & Ford Motor Credit Company 1975 1978
Ford Motor Credit Company 1978 1979
John McMullen 1979 1992 [2]
Drayton McLane 1992 2011 [3]
Jim Crane 2011 Present [4]

Team presidents

Name Start Finish Notes Ref
Craig F. Cullinan Jr. 1962 [5]
Roy Hofheinz 1963 1972
Reuben W. Askanase 1973
T. H. (Herb) Weyland 1974
Sidney Shlenker 1975 1976
Tal Smith 1976 1980
Al Rosen 1980 1985
George Postolos 2011 2013
Reid Ryan 2013 2019
Jared Crane 2019 Present

General managers

Name Years
Gabe Paul 1960–1961 (resigned before debut)
Paul Richards 1961–1965
Tal Smith, Spec Richardson, and Grady Hatton 1965–1967
Spec Richardson 1967–1975
John Mullen 1975
Tal Smith 1975–1980, 2007
Al Rosen 1980–1985
Dick Wagner 1985–1987
Bill Wood 1987–1993
Bob Watson 1993–1995
Gerry Hunsicker 1995–2004
Tim Purpura 2004–2007
Ed Wade 2007–2011
Jeff Luhnow 2011–2019
James Click 2020–2022
Dana Brown 2023–present

References

  1. ^ Valley, Tony (April 10, 1962). "Expansion Colt .45s win first game in franchise history". Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  2. ^ "John McMullen". Chicago Tribune. New York Times News Services. September 18, 2005. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  3. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASEBALL; Astros find an owner". The New York Times. July 25, 1992. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  4. ^ "Jim Crane buys Astros for $680 million". ESPN.com. Associated Press (AP). May 16, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  5. ^ Elston, Gene (February 19, 2003). "Houston General Managers". Astros Daily. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
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