▁the ▁Ast ros , ▁ 7 – 2 , ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 2 4 , 4 6 8 , ▁but ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁won ▁the ▁Silver ▁Boot ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁, ▁R angers ▁out f iel der ▁Gary ▁Matt he ws ▁Jr . ▁st ole ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁from ▁Ast ro ▁Mike ▁Lamb ▁( a ▁former ▁R anger ) ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁catch es ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ▁according ▁to ▁ML B ▁Network . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁according ▁to ▁Lamb ▁and ▁Mark ▁Te ix e ira , ▁the ▁R angers - A st ros ▁" rival ry " ▁was ▁more ▁for ▁the ▁fans ▁in ▁Texas ▁than ▁like ▁a ▁bitter ▁rival ry ▁( e . g . ▁Wind y ▁City ▁Series ). ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁L one ▁Star ▁Series ▁saw ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁two ▁African - American ▁man agers ▁go ▁head - to - head ▁against ▁one ▁another , ▁the ▁Ast ros ' ▁Cec il ▁Cooper ▁and ▁the ▁R angers ' ▁Ron ▁Washington . ▁This ▁situation ▁last ed ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁On ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁N olan ▁Ryan ▁became ▁the ▁R angers ' ▁team ▁president ▁after ▁being ▁the ▁special ▁assistant ▁to ▁general ▁manager , ▁sc out ing ▁players , ▁and ▁holding ▁pitch ing ▁cam ps ▁with ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁three ▁seasons . ▁ ▁On