HOUSTON, TX - On Sunday, Sept. 22, franchise icon Larry Dierker will be inducted into the Houston Baseball Media Wall of Honor. That date is Dierker’s 73rd birthday and the 55th anniversary of his Major League debut, which came as an 18-year old for the Houston Colt .45s in 1964.

Each season, a current or former Houston media member is inducted into the Houston Baseball Media Wall of Honor for significant and lasting contributions to the landscape of Houston baseball through their work in journalism or broadcasting. This year, Dierker was elected by the Houston media and will be inducted by the Astros in recognition of his long and impactful career in the industry.

Dierker had an esteemed broadcasting career, calling Astros games on radio and television for a total of 20 seasons (1979-96, 2004-05) over two stints in the booth. This followed his remarkable14-year playing career, including 13 seasons with the Astros (1964-77). Dierker also has the distinction of moving directly from the broadcast booth to the managerial position, which he did in 1997. He went on to lead the Astros to four playoff appearances (1997-99, 2001) in his five seasons as manager.

Since 2005, Dierker has filled a variety of roles with the Astros, including appearances on club broadcasts, writing for team publications and serving as an Astros Community Outreach Executive and as a Special Advisor to the club. He’s also penned two books and has published over 500 “Baseball Library” episodes. Earlier this year, he was inducted into the Astros Hall of Fame, as a member of the inaugural class.

On Sept. 22, the Astros will induct Dierker in a pregame ceremony on the field and will present him with a duplicate of the plaque that will be added to the Houston Baseball Wall of Honor in the Milo Hamilton Press Box at Minute Maid Park. His plaque will join those of previous inductees Anita Martini (2007), Gene Elston (2008), Neil Hohlfeld (2009), Mickey Herskowitz (2010), Bill Brown (2011), Milo Hamilton (2012), René Cárdenas (2013), Alex Treviño (2014), Harry Shattuck (2015), Mark Berman (2016), Bob Allen (2017) and Karen Warren (2018).