▁Series ▁results ▁ ▁R ival ry ▁t riv ia ▁ ▁Form er ▁Ast ros ▁and ▁R angers ▁pitch er ▁N olan ▁Ryan ▁chose ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁pla que ▁dep icted ▁with ▁a ▁R angers ▁cap . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁play ▁roles ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁and ▁R angers ▁front ▁office ▁staff . ▁The ▁Houston ▁Ast ros ▁played ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁World ▁Series ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁World ▁Series ▁game ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Texas . ▁The ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁won ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁World ▁Series ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁World ▁Series ▁game ▁won ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Form er ▁Ast ro ▁L ance ▁Ber k man ▁would ▁win ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁Championship ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁providing ▁big ▁moments ▁in ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁against ▁the ▁R angers . ▁Ber k man ▁would ▁later ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁R angers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁but ▁would ▁sign ▁a ▁one - day ▁contract ▁to ▁officially ▁ret ire ▁as ▁an ▁Ast ro ▁on ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ast ros ▁defeated ▁the ▁R angers ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of