 Before the 1996 season, the Expos traded Berry to the Astros for Raúl Chávez and Dave Veres.He was a member of the Houston Astros' original "Killer B's", along with Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, and Derek Bell.He achieved career highs in 1996 with 132 games played, 17 home runs and 95 runs batted in.