IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 24 

Honoring the 2022 World Series Champions—the Houston Astros—and the 

team’s dedicated, iconic manager, Dusty Baker, as well as all of the 

team’s outstanding players who have contributed to making history and 

proving that anything is possible. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 11, 2023 

Ms. JACKSON LEE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the 2022 World Series Champions—the Houston 

Astros—and the team’s dedicated, iconic manager, Dusty 

Baker, as well as all of the team’s outstanding players 

who have contributed to making history and proving 

that anything is possible. 

Whereas the Houston Astros are a preeminent professional 

baseball team with a rich history that was founded in 

1962 as the ‘‘Houston Colt .45s’’ before becoming the 

Astros in 1965 when they moved to their new home in 

the first-ever domed sports stadium, the Astrodome; 

Whereas the Astros became a symbol for perseverance within 

the Houston community in the aftermath of Hurricane 

Harvey when they elevated their dedication to service and 


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charitable contributions that helped Houstonians recover 

and rebuild; 

Whereas the Houston Astros are owned by Jim Crain, who 

has the utmost pride in the City of Houston and appreciation for the Houston Astros’ loyal fans who have been 

pivotal to the success of the team and essential to achieving their 2022 World Series win; 

Whereas the general manager of the Houston Astros is 

James Click, who helped assemble a world-class organization and enabled it to achieve extraordinary success 

through development of their players and built a roster 

that is steeped in talent; 

Whereas the Houston Astros are led by Dusty Baker, one of 

the greatest baseball minds of our era, who has become 

one of the most successful managers in baseball history; 

Whereas at 73 years old, Baker has been dedicated to Major 

League Baseball (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘MLB’’) for 

nearly 50 years, 19 years as a player and 30 years as 

a manager; 

Whereas Baker played with the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles 

Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, and 

Kansas City Royals; 

Whereas Baker is the only manager in MLB history to lead 

five different teams and to win division titles with five 

different clubs: the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, 

Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, and Houston 

Astros; 

Whereas Dusty Baker is the first African-American manager 

to win 2,000 career games, is one of only two individuals 

in MLB history to produce 1,800 hits as a player and 


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2,000 wins as a manager, and is one of the most successful people in baseball history; 

Whereas Baker finally clinched the one accolade that eluded 

him, winning the World Series as a Manager, by leading 

the Houston Astros to a World Series win in 2022; 

Whereas Baker embodies the values of sportsmanship, dedication, resilience, and wise leadership, and he serves as 

an example for all Americans that anything is possible 

with fortitude and perseverance; 

Whereas Jeremy Pen ̃a had a breakout season, becoming the 

first-ever rookie shortstop, and only the third shortstop 

in MLB history, to win a Gold Glove Award; 

Whereas Pen ̃a rose from being a reserve player on the Astros’ 

taxi squad who had only played 182 minor league games 

to becoming the first rookie position player in history to 

win a World Series MVP award and the youngest MVP 

player of any World Series; 

Whereas Pen ̃a helped the Astros win the 2022 World Series 

with stellar play that is an inspiration to aspiring young 

players everywhere, and his personal story is proof that 

anything is possible with hard work, patience, determination, and focus that culminated in his World Series performance that was truly outstanding; 

Whereas baseball was created in the United States, is a 

quintessentially American sport, compels the devotion of 

hundreds of millions of fans nationwide and beyond, and 

reaches its apex each year in the World Series, which is 

one of the greatest displays of teamwork, strategy, individual excellence, and collective achievement; 


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Whereas the Houston Astros are a formidable, resilient team 

that has become a force to be reckoned with, bringing 

tremendous pride to the City of Houston and the Nation; 

Whereas we are grateful for the Houston Astros’ commitment 

to excellence and success; and 

Whereas we are proud of their accomplishments and are 

grateful for their leadership both on and off the field and 

their service to the community: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) honors the 2022 World Series Champion 

3 Houston Astros as the world champions of baseball; 

4 (2) encourages the American people to ‘‘Level 

5 Up!’’ and persist in the face of adversity just as the 

6 2022 World Series Champion Houston Astros have 

7 proven that, with determination and persistence, it is 

8 possible to overcome any challenge; 

9 (3) recognizes that the Houston Astros through 

10 their resilient play as a team, the perseverance of 

11 Dusty Baker, and the commitment of Jeremy Pen ̃a 

12 have shown the Nation that, with true grit, for13 titude, and teamwork, we can hurdle daunting odds 

14 in the true spirit of what it means to be American; 

15 and 

16 (4) congratulates the 2022 World Series Cham17 pion Houston Astros on their historic climb to the 

18 top of the pantheon of baseball achievement, during 


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1 which they’ve become a true inspiration for the Na2 tion. 

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