What the world was like last time Astros clinched a division

The Houston Astros are division champions for the first time in 16 years.

Thanks to their 7-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, the Astros clinched their first AL West title since the team transferred over from the NL Central before the 2013 campaign.

Aside from the obvious ("The Astros were a National League team"), here's how else the world was different the last time Houston locked up its division - on Oct. 7, 2001:

Carlos Correa was 7 years old

Houston's current starting shortstop looked a little different the last time his club reigned as division champions. It would be another 11 years before Houston plucked the Puerto Rican first overall in the 2012 draft.

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Harry Potter movies weren't a thing yet

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" wouldn't be released in theaters until a month later, when the first installment in the saga had its world premiere on Nov. 4, 2001. It went on to earn $32.3 million on opening day in the United States alone and left an entire generation waiting for their Hogwarts acceptance letters.

Alicia Keys owned the charts

As the Astros celebrated their division-clinching win over the St. Louis Cardinals 16 years ago, Keys' ballad "Fallin'" was peaking as the top song on Billboard's Hot 100. It would go on to win four Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year.

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North America hadn't seen the GameCube or XBox

Though the PlayStation 2 had already been on the market for a year, both Nintendo's and Microsoft's competing systems would take another month before entering the North American market. Microsoft's first home console, the XBox, came first on Nov. 15, 2001, while the Nintendo GameCube was released to U.S. shoppers just three days later.

Bobby Bonilla was still playing

Here's a fun fact: Bobby Bonilla, who the New York Mets are still paying an annual $1.19 million every July 1, was actually playing for the Cardinals when they lost to Houston, allowing the Astros to clinch the division on the last day of the season. St. Louis still made the postseason via the wild card, though that was it for Bonilla; he didn't feature for the Cardinals in the 2001 NLDS, but he'll continue to earn a yearly payment from the Mets until 2035.

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