Houston Sports - Larry Dierker

Larry Dierker Born: September 22, 1946 Sport: Baseball (139-123, 3.31 ERA as a pitcher; 435-348, 4 NL Central titles as a manager) Baseball season kicked off this week, and like most Houston sports fans I love my local team. The Houston Astros have been the most consistently great team in the area in recent years, although there have been significant strides made by the football and basketball squads of late. Houston has certainly been able to claim a significant number of baseball stars, both those that grew up around town as well as many stars that have played here and have been adopted into our city's family. Larry Dierker may be the man who epitomizes the organization like no other. So this week, in honor of Opening Day 2025, let's learn more about a man who has spent his entire career (and beyond) representing our city. Houston's first two major league fields: Colts Stadium and the Astrodome Born in Hollywood, CA, young Larry was like many boys who grew up p...