I’m an Astros fan. They cheated during the 2017 regular season — the evidence is clear. In an attempt to understand the scope of the cheating and the players involved, I decided to listen to every pitch from the Astros’ 2017 home games and log any banging noise I could detect. These are the results of my efforts. I’ve logged over 8,200 pitches and found banging before over 1,100 of those pitches.
Please note: in his statement, the commissioner said the Astros also used clapping, whistling, and yelling to indicate pitches. I was not able to identify those methods. I’m not saying the Astros didn’t use them, I just couldn’t detect them. This analysis is just the trash can banging.
Date | Bangs | Opp | Score | Notes |
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Mon, Apr 3 | 1 |
Mariners | Astros won 0-3 | |
Tue, Apr 4 | 0 |
Mariners | Astros won 1-2 | |
Wed, Apr 5 | 5 |
Mariners | Astros won 3-5 | |
Thu, Apr 6 | 1 |
Mariners | Mariners won 4-2 | |
Fri, Apr 7 | 1 |
Royals | Royals won 5-1 | |
Sat, Apr 8 | — | Royals | Royals won 7-3 | No video available |
Sun, Apr 9 | 1 |
Royals | Astros won 4-5 | |
Mon, Apr 17 | 2 |
Angels | Astros won 0-3 | |
Tue, Apr 18 | 4 |
Angels | Angels won 5-2 | |
Wed, Apr 19 | 2 |
Angels | Astros won 1-5 | |
Thu, Apr 20 | 0 |
Angels | Astros won 1-2 | |
Fri, Apr 28 | 5 |
A's | Astros won 4-9 | |
Sat, Apr 29 | 3 |
A's | A's won 2-1 | |
Sun, Apr 30 | — | A's | Astros won 2-7 | No video available |
Mon, May 1 | — | Rangers | Astros won 2-6 | No video available |
Tue, May 2 | 2 |
Rangers | Astros won 7-8 | |
Wed, May 3 | 1 |
Rangers | Astros won 1-10 | |
Thu, May 4 | 2 |
Rangers | Rangers won 10-4 | |
Tue, May 9 | 0 |
Braves | Astros won 3-8 | |
Wed, May 10 | 1 |
Braves | Astros won 2-4 | |
Fri, May 19 | 2 |
Indians | Indians won 5-3 | |
Sat, May 20 | 2 |
Indians | Indians won 3-0 | |
Sun, May 21 | — | Indians | Indians won 8-6 | No video available |
Mon, May 22 | 3 |
Tigers | Astros won 0-1 | |
Tue, May 23 | 6 |
Tigers | Astros won 2-6 | |
Wed, May 24 | 3 |
Tigers | Tigers won 6-3 | |
Thu, May 25 | — | Tigers | Astros won 6-7 | No video available |
Fri, May 26 | — | Orioles | Astros won 0-2 | No video available |
Sat, May 27 | — | Orioles | Astros won 2-5 | No video available |
Sun, May 28 | 28 |
Orioles | Astros won 4-8 | |
Fri, Jun 9 | 7 |
Angels | Angels won 9-4 | |
Sat, Jun 10 | 13 |
Angels | Astros won 1-3 | |
Sun, Jun 11 | 17 |
Angels | Angels won 12-6 | |
Mon, Jun 12 | 36 |
Rangers | Rangers won 6-1 | |
Tue, Jun 13 | — | Rangers | Rangers won 4-2 | No video available |
Wed, Jun 14 | 6 |
Rangers | Astros won 2-13 | |
Fri, Jun 16 | 17 |
Red Sox | Red Sox won 2-1 | |
Sat, Jun 17 | — | Red Sox | Astros won 1-7 | No video available |
Sun, Jun 18 | — | Red Sox | Red Sox won 6-5 | No video available |
Tue, Jun 27 | — | A's | A's won 6-4 | No video available |
Wed, Jun 28 | 26 |
A's | Astros won 8-11 | |
Thu, Jun 29 | 40 |
A's | Astros won 1-6 | |
Fri, Jun 30 | 44 |
Yankees | Yankees won 13-4 | |
Sat, Jul 1 | 41 |
Yankees | Astros won 6-7 | |
Sun, Jul 2 | — | Yankees | Astros won 1-8 | No video available |
Fri, Jul 14 | 48 |
Twins | Astros won 5-10 | |
Sat, Jul 15 | 37 |
Twins | Twins won 4-2 | |
Sun, Jul 16 | 27 |
Twins | Astros won 3-5 | |
Mon, Jul 17 | 31 |
Mariners | Mariners won 9-7 | |
Tue, Jul 18 | — | Mariners | Astros won 2-6 | No video available |
Wed, Jul 19 | 43 |
Mariners | Mariners won 4-1 | |
Mon, Jul 31 | 28 |
Rays | Astros won 7-14 | |
Tue, Aug 1 | 39 |
Rays | Rays won 6-4 | |
Wed, Aug 2 | — | Rays | Rays won 3-0 | No video available |
Thu, Aug 3 | 41 |
Rays | Rays won 5-3 | |
Fri, Aug 4 | 54 |
Blue Jays | Astros won 7-16 | |
Sat, Aug 5 | 23 |
Blue Jays | Blue Jays won 4-3 | |
Sun, Aug 6 | 37 |
Blue Jays | Astros won 6-7 | |
Wed, Aug 16 | — | D-backs | Astros won 5-9 | No video available |
Thu, Aug 17 | 35 |
D-backs | D-backs won 4-0 | |
Fri, Aug 18 | 37 |
A's | Astros won 1-3 | |
Sat, Aug 19 | 16 |
A's | Astros won 0-3 | |
Sun, Aug 20 | 45 |
A's | A's won 3-2 | |
Tue, Aug 22 | 33 |
Nationals | Nationals won 4-3 | |
Wed, Aug 23 | 29 |
Nationals | Astros won 1-6 | |
Thu, Aug 24 | 47 |
Nationals | Nationals won 5-4 | |
Tue, Aug 29 | — | Rangers | Rangers won 12-2 | Played in Tampa due to Hurricane Harvey |
Wed, Aug 30 | — | Rangers | Rangers won 8-1 | Played in Tampa due to Hurricane Harvey |
Thu, Aug 31 | — | Rangers | Astros won 1-5 | Played in Tampa due to Hurricane Harvey |
Sat, Sep 2 | — | Mets | Astros won 8-12 | No video available |
Sat, Sep 2 | — | Mets | Astros won 1-4 | No video available |
Sun, Sep 3 | 24 |
Mets | Astros won 6-8 | |
Fri, Sep 15 | 37 |
Mariners | Astros won 2-5 | |
Sat, Sep 16 | — | Mariners | Astros won 6-8 | No video available |
Sun, Sep 17 | — | Mariners | Astros won 1-7 | No video available |
Tue, Sep 19 | 35 |
White Sox | Astros won 1-3 | |
Wed, Sep 20 | 31 |
White Sox | Astros won 3-4 | |
Thu, Sep 21 | 41 |
White Sox | White Sox won 3-1 | |
Fri, Sep 22 | 1 |
Angels | Astros won 0-3 | |
Sat, Sep 23 | — | Angels | Astros won 2-6 | No video available |
Sun, Sep 24 | 1 |
Angels | Angels won 7-5 | |
Thu, Oct 5 | 1 |
Red Sox | Astros won 2-8 | |
Fri, Oct 6 | 0 |
Red Sox | Astros won 2-8 |