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Beau Hearod Cards |
Outfield
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| Hit .228 but hit five homers in his debut for the 2003 Tri-City Valleycats; led the Lexington Legends a year later with 25, AND bumped his average up, too.
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Bill Heath Cards |
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Jeff Heathcock Cards |
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Right-handed reliever was used by Houston in '83, '85, '87 and '88. Gave up 9 home runs in 56 innings in '85, but still somehow kept the ERA to a respectable 3.36. Had a 5.00 + ERA at both Tucson and Houston in '88. What happened, Jeff? Owner of a lifetime .029 batting average in the majors.
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Brian Hecht Cards |
Pitcher
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| Sidearmer was real good at Auburn AND Quad City in '97
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Danny Heep Cards |
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| Co-MVP (with Alan Knicely) of the 1979 Southern League. Led the 1980 PCL in hitting with a .343 and won the league MVP that year all by hisself (though '80 teammate Knicely had 30+ more RBI). Got traded to the Mets for Mike Scott, then was Nolan Ryan's 4000th strikeout victim.
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Al Heist Cards |
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Outfield
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Fifth pick in the regular phase of the '61 expansion draft played 27 games for the '62 Colts, with only one extra base hit, but was playing through '65 with AAA Oklahoma City, where he accumulated 109 RBIs.
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Aaron Heitzman Cards |
Pitcher
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| Led the 2003 Lexington Legends in innings pitched
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TOMMY HELMS Cards |
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Jon Helquist Cards |
Shortstop
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Keith Helton Card |
Pitcher
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| Signed as a five year minor league free agent, and umm, pitched in at Jackson in 1992
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| David Henderson Cards |
2nd Base
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Astros' third pick in the June, 1987 draft got plenty of chances, and was overmatched, everywhere he went, most notably at Osceola in 1990, where he hit .184 in 86 games
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Steve Henderson Cards |
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| Pretty good player over a 1000-game (and 976-hit) major league career; just not, unfortunately, for the 1988 Astros
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Mike Henneman Cards |
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| All-time Tiger leader in saves was contemplating retirement by the time the 'Stros got him, and managed just 8 saves and 21 innings pitched in 1995.
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Randy Hennis
Cards
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First and only major league start (as well as third and last major league appearance) came in the last game of the season October 3, 1990. Gave up only one hit (a sixth-inning double to Ron Oester) and no runs. Was removed after the sixth with the Astros leading 2 - 0. Then Juan Agosto betrayed Hennis by giving up two, thus setting up Dave Smith for his 53rd and final major league win. Hennis was left with a 0.00 ERA in 9-2/3 innings for his major league career. A little like Cameron Drew in that you gotta wonder whatever happened to Hennis. I mean, he spent the following year at Tucson, but the '91 Astros--young, talented, and a certainty to finish last--couldn't give Hennis a shot? And why wasn't he back for '92? Oh well, at least Hennis became part of a board game.
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Oscar Henriquez Cards |
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| Traded with RHP Manuel Barrios and (eventually) RHP Mark Johnson to the Florida Marlins for OF Moises Alou on November 11, 1997. Henriquez had pitched in four games with a 4.50 ERA before the trade, and pitched in 15 games with an 8.55 for the Marlins in '98. I know Dave Dombrowski kinda had his hands tied behind his back, but the thing is, Oscar didn't even have good numbers in the minors . . .
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Ralph Henriquez Cards |
Catcher
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| Number Two pick in the June 2005 amateur draft out of Key West High began at Greeneville, but struggled some with the bat. Repeated in 2006, and struggled some more. Received a promotion to Lexington for '07, and struggled yet again. Traded to the Mets for lefthanded pitcher Josh Appell on November 28, 2007.
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Butch Henry
Cards
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| Inside the Park HR (!) vs Pirates 5/8/92. I will always remember a game Henry pitched April 19, 1992 vs. the Padres at home. Andy Benes (and he was real good, back then--he'd end the year with a 3.35 ERA) started for the Pads, and threw nine innings of shutout ball. But here's the thing: so did Henry. No-one then (or now) would put Butch Henry in the class of Andy Benes, but on that day, Henry would not yield. Benes gave up five hits and walked one, while Henry gave up seven hits and walked none. I seem to remember Henry being in trouble all day long, but he always worked out of it. The game went into extras tied at 0. Finally both managers pinch hit for their starters, and Xavier Hernandez ended up getting the decision over Rich Rodriguez as the Astros won 1 - 0 in 11. Henry would pitch in the majors til '99, but I would think that game was his finest hour.
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Carlos Henry Cards |
Infield/Oufield
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| Hit .097 for the Gulf Coast Astros in 1986, yet somehow managed to play until '89, when he maxed out at Asheville
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Doug Henry Cards |
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Actually rather effective at times, especially during the 1998 season, when he picked up eight wins and had a 3.04 ERA, Henry had become, by the time was traded to the Giants for triple-A caliber pitcher Scott Linebrink in July of 2000, notable almost exclusively for his firestarting properties.
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Dwayne Henry Cards |
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| Middle reliever for the 1991 club was fast but straight. Got the win for pitching the 12th and 13th innings of Darryl Kile's first start April 24, 1991.
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Julian Henson Card |
Catcher |
 Signed by the Astros organization shortly after he was released by the Mariners in May of '08, Henson was in turn released by the Astros after a season in which he split 28 games between Tri-City and Lexington, and in which he hit .198 |
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Russ Herbert Card |
Pitcher
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Pitched 2000 at Round Rock
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Geysi Heredia Card |
Pitcher
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| 5 - 1 with a 1.25 for the 1984 Gulf Coast Astros; got as high as the FSL Osceola squad in 1986.
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Carlos Hernandez
Cards
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2nd Base/Shortstop
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| Quad City/Jackson/New Orleans player 95-00 was traded to Seattle for Carlos Maldonado on March 21 of 2000. After the trade, Hernandez took the edge in major league games played, 2 - 0.
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Carlos Hernandez
Cards
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Enrique Hernandez Cards |
2nd Baseman |
| Sixth round pick in the June 2009 draft from Toa Baja, PR finished third in hits in the Gulf Coast League that summer |  |
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Federico Hernandez Cards |
Catcher |
 Switch-hitter from Caracas finished third in slugging on the 2008 Greeneville Astros then hit .231 for the 2009 Lexington Legends |
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Fernando Hernandez Cards |
Pitcher
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| Starter who led the Cal league in K/IP for 1993, pitched two games for Detroit in 1997, and won twelve games at Monterrey of the Mexican league in 1998, split time between Round Rock and New Orelans in 2000.
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Hector Hernandez Card |
Outfield |
| Looks like Choice sportscards called him 'Hector' and said he was born 9/26/81, while the Greeneville Astros said he was named Jose, and was born 8/22/84. Either way, looks like he hit .264 in 32 games for the 2004 Appalachian League champions.
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Javier Hernandez Cards |
Pitcher
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| Reliever from Humacao, Puerto Rico spent time at Gulf Coast, Asheville, and Osceola between 1990 and 1992.
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Manny Hernandez Cards |
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| Long minor league career began in the Gulf Coast league at Sarasota in 1979. Spent three years at Daytona Beach, including the '81 FSL championship year, and '83, when Hernandez was 10 - 3 with a 2.99 in 102.0 innings. After two and a half years at Tucson, Houston brought him up in June of 1986; he pitched in 9 games with a 2-3 record and a 3.90 ERA. In '87 he split time again between the PCL and the NL, but the major league ERA ballooned to 5.40. '88 was spent exclusively at Tucson, and at the end of the year he was signed as a minor-league free agent by the Mets. He pitched one inning for New York in 1989 . . .and there the trail ends. That's his story, and this is his one major-league card.
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Pedro (J.) Hernandez Cards |
Infield/Outfield
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| Was an infielder when he played for the '78 Daytona squad, then got traded to Toronto in November of '78 with JJ Cannon and Mark Lemongello for Alan Ashby. Mostly played at AAA Syracuse and AA Knoxville, though he got 9 at bats for Toronto in '79 and '82. No hits, but did score a run. The Astros must've signed him back as a minor league free agent in the offseason after 1984, and he played outfield for the '85 Tucson Toros and Columbus Astros.
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Runelvys Hernandez Card |
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| Free agent righthander previously in the Royals "organization" made four ineffective starts for the Astros in 2008, most disastrously on July 7, when he gave up 10 runs on 13 hits and four walks in four innings at Pittsburgh. Second in starts at Round Rock that year, where he posted a 4.91 ERA to go with 8 wins.
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Xavier Hernandez
Cards
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Hector Herrera Card |
Infield
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1986 at Sarasota (.238-0-2) and 1987 at Auburn (.224-0-11)
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Ed Herrmann Cards |
Catcher
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All-Star in 1974 for the White Sox caught Dierker's no-hitter--and batted .291 in 56 games in 1977.
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Steve Hertz Cards |
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Three year-minor leaguer in the mid-60's Houston system went hitless in four at bats for the Colt .45's in 1964, but did score two runs as a pinch runner. He shared the 1964 Topps # 544 with Joe Hoerner, and finally got his own cards in 2003 with the Jewish Major Leaguers set.
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John Hessler Card |
Pitcher
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| Five year minor leaguer pitched a no-hitter for the '77 Gulf Coast club, then got as high as AA Columbus (for whom he appeared on his 1980 baseball card), and compiled a 23 - 29 minor league record
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Jack Hiatt Cards |
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Marginal major leaguer--at least with the bat--played in 79 games for the '71 and '72 big league club and collected 53 hits. Would resurface in the organization again in 1983, when he would manage the Southern League Columbus Astros.
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Phil Hiatt Card |
Outfield
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Jim Hickey Cards
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| "The Iceman" ended an eight-year minor league career with the Columbus Astros in 1989, then began a career as pitching coach that has seen stops at Burlington, Asheville, Jackson, and New Orleans. You had to feel good for Mr. Hickey on July 14, 2004, when he was promoted from AAA New Orleans to replace the fired Burt Hooton as pitching coach of the major league club. But when he was dismissed after the 2006 season, not so much.
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Chris Hicks Card |
Pitcher |
 | | 14th round draft pick in 2008 signed late and only pitched in six games for Tri-City that year. Lancaster JetHawks Pitcher of the Month for April 2009 |
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Ralph Hicks Cards |
Pitcher
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| 17th round selection of the Astros in the 2000 draft out of Centenary; his 2001 Pittsfield Astros card tells us his nickname is "the Grave-Digger."
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Chris Hill Cards |
Pitcher
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| Minor-league free agent was 16 - 7 with a 2.93 in the pitcher-friendly FSL for the Osceola Astros in 1992. The 16 was good enough to lead the league, and got him a spot on the All-Star team
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Mike Hill Cards
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Outfielder
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| 1999 New-York Penn-League All-Star and August 2000 SAL Player of the Month hit .300 at Michigan in 2000 and at Lexington in 2001. Appears to have left baseball after splitting 2004 between AA Round Rock and AAA New Orleans
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Drew Himes Card |
Infield
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| 19th round pick in the June 2005 draft out of Illinois Wesleyan went 3 - 0 with a 6.37 for Tri-City that summer
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Carlos Hines Card |
Pitcher |
| Righthander was 2 - 1 with a 5.53 in 21 appearances for the 2008 Round Rock Express |  |
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| Bob Hinson Card |
Infield
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| Pat Doyle and the Old Time Database call him "Bobby Joe," but to the ever-conservative TCMA, he was simply "Bob." Hit .292 for the '82 Auburn Astros with 12 ribbies, then hit .286 with 30 RBI's for Asheville in 1983.
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Kody Hinze Cards |
1st Baseman |
 46th round pick by the Pirates in the June '05 draft instead went to Angelina Junior College in Lufkin Texas, then signed with Houston as an NDFA. Assigned to Greeneville for 2008, he finished second in the Appy League in walks. Began '09 at Lexington, but left the team for personal reasons in May and played thereafter at Gulf Coast, where he was August Offensive Player of the Month |
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Jason Hirsh Cards
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Pitcher
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| Second round pick in the June 2003 draft made a strong debut for the Tri-City Valleycats, going 3 - 1 with a 1.95. Went 13 - 8 with a 2.87 at Corpus Christi in 2005, and transformed himself from a good prospect into the organization's best. Texas League Pitcher of the Year in 2005, PCL Pitcher of the year in 2006, and traded to the Rockies as part of a package to get the disappointment Jason Jennings for 2007.
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Matt Hirsh Card |
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| Jason's little brother was picked in the 30th round of the 2005 draft, and went 1 - 2 with a 5.61 at Greeneville that year, finishing fourth on the team in innings pitched and giving up a team-high 8 homers Released before Jason was traded.
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Victor Hithe Cards |
Outfield
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| His .302 with 53 ribbies for the '87 Asheville Tourists wasn't quite good enough to make the Sally All-Star team--Junior Felix and hard-hittin' Mark Whiten got two of the nods instead. Traded with pitcher Dave Johnson on 3/31/89 to the Mets for AAAA guy/backup catcher Carl Nichols
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Todd Hobson Cards |
Outfield
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| Had a good career at the University of Arkansas, but not with the Auburn Astros or the Asheville Tourists
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Kevin Hodge Cards |
Outfield
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 | Twins' 19th round pick in the 1998 June draft was 1 - 4 with a 5.48 for the 2005 Corpus Christi Hooks and 0 - 0 with a 3.68 for that same year's Round Rock club before being named as the PTBNL in a trade to the Phillies June 16
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Kerry Hodges Cards |
Outfield
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| First professional season was with Martinsville in 2001 and he hit .246 with 43 strikeouts in 49 games. Called back for 2002 and assigned to Michigan, he hit .251 with 74 strikeouts and 20 walks
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Kevin Hodges Cards |
Pitcher
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Started for Jackson during the '98 and '99 seasons, traded to the Mariners for Matt Mieske
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John Hoffman Cards
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| Signed by the Colt .45's before the 1963 season and sent to Modesto, Hoffman tied John Paciorek for fourth on the club in homers. Played at Durham, Oklahoma City, and Houston as a 20-year old in 1964, making his major league debut July 30. His One Year Winner Card says "Returned to the minors in 1964, he was instrumental in the development of Houston pitchers for several years as a player-coach."
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| Mike Hogan Cards
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Pitcher
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| Led the New York-Penn league in ERA for 1982 with Auburn, then finished second in wins--to Evil Voodoo Doctor Jose Rijo--in the FSL while with Daytona for 1983. Pitched a couple of average years at AA Columbus in '84 and '85 to finish up his career.
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Grant Hogue Card |
Centerfielder |
 35th round pick in the June 2009 draft hit .284 for Greeneville that summer, and won the team's Defensive Player of the Month award in both July and August |
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Drew Holder Cards |
Outfield |
| Then-Director of Player Personnel Paul Ricciarini said this 16th round pick in the June 2006 draft looked like "Chris Burke's twin"--but we won't hold that against him..
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Mike Holland Card
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1st Base
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| Sid Holland Cards
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Coach |
| Coached three teams in two years--Auburn, Kissimmee, and Quad City, in 1997 and 1998.
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Juan Holleday Cards
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Pitcher
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| Could not cut the mustard for the 1992 Auburn Astros
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Brian Holliday Cards |
Pitcher |
| Astros' fourth round selection in the June '91 draft out of Anchorage, Alaska was so-so for the '91 Auburn club, then awful for Burlington in 1992. For whatever reason, he got a shot with High A Osceola in '93, and we can assume that, also, did not go well.
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Jarrod Holloway Cards |
Pitcher |
 | 10th round pick in June 2008 was 0 - 5 in 13 games with a 4.07 for the '08 Tri-City ValleyCats and missed '09 after elbow surgery |
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Chris Holt
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| Fourth round pick in the '92 draft went 11 - 10 with a 2.27 for Quad City in 1993. Later he would go 2- 2 with a 1.87 for the '95 Jackson Generals. But this hard luck perhaps found its best expression in 1997, when - in a year where the average National League ERA was 4.00--he went 8 - 12 with a 3.52. Was more junky than hard luck in '99 and 2000, but Chris is more deserving of our compassion than our scorn. And of course, the hard luck continued after he was traded to the Tigers.
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Brett Holum Card
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Infield
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Mike Hook Card
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Pitcher
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| Second selection in the June '86 draft--as most second round picks do--got plenty of chances, but got no higher than single A Asheville in 1988. I guess he was pretty good with Gulf Coast in '86.
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| Bert Hooton Cards
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Coach
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| 150-game winner for Cubs and Dodgers--as well as author of an April 1972 major league no-hitter--was hired as pitching coach by Nolan Ryan at Round Rock for 2000; the following year, he replaced Vern Ruhle at the major league level. The first half swoon in 2004--not much aided by Andy Pettitte's unavailability--after huge preseason expectations cost him his job on July 14, 2004, when he was replaced by Jim Hickey. Five years as pitching coach at Round Rock followed
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Clint Hoover Card
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1st Base
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U-Cal graduate debuted for Pittsfield in 2001 and eneded his career at Tri-City the next
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Steve Hoover Card
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Outfield
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| 33rd Round pick in '99 did not advance from that year's Auburn squad
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Neder Horta Cards
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Shortstop
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| Received from the Yankees with Jim Deshaies and Dody Rather for Joe Niekro on September 15, 1985. Horta would play with little distinction until 1988, getting as high as A Asheville.
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Stan Hough Cards
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Coach
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| Acquired in the deal that sent minor league catcher Bruce Bochy to the Mets on February 11, 1981, Hough would approach the Mendoza line for AA Columbus in '81 and '82 as a player before being enlisted as a coach for Daytona in '83 and '84 and Tucson in '85.
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DJ Houlton Cards |
Pitcher
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| Originally picked out of high school by the Mariners in 1997, Houlton instead attended the University of the Pacific, and was then made the 11th round choice of the Astros in 2001. At Martinsville that year he was 5 - 4 with a 2.50. He had a complete game and a .240 BA against, and he was named one of the league's top prospects for his efforts. Was a Texas League Top Prospect after 2004, as well. Taken as Rule V draftee by the Dodgers after his 2004 season at Round Rock, Houlton won six games for Los Angeles in 2005.
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Scott Houp Card |
Outfield
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JR House Cards
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| Signed as a minor league free agent January of 2006, House began the 2006 season at AA Corpus Christi, but got two promotions, and got into four games with Houston. Had an 1.121 OPS for Round Rock in 31 games. Signed again by the Astros for 2008, and was assigned to Round Rock, where he hit .306.Perhaps separated at birth from Koopa Paratroopa.
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Pat House Cards
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| Drafted from the Braves organization by the Astros in the November 1966 minor league draft, this left handed reliever spent 1967 with Oklahoma City, and went 7 - 4 with a 2.04 while striking out 99 in 97 innings. That earned him a September callup, where he got into six games for Houston, winning one and losing none with a 4.50 ERA. He began 1968 at OKC again, getting called up and sent down again in June, then coming back up to stay mid-July. Overall, he was 3 - 1 with a 1.80 for the '89ers in '68, and 1 - 1 with a 7.71 for the Astros. Was 9 - 9 with a strong 2.57 for Oklahoma in 1969 before being traded to the Reds for Jim Beauchamp on December 16, 1969.
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Paul Householder Card |
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Two runs and a hit for the '87 Houston team, but his only card appearance is in the '87 Jones Photo Tucson Toros set
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Ken Houston Cards |
Trainer
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Kevin Houston Card |
Pitcher
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| Great name might have helped him pitch a seven-inning no-hitter for Gulf Coast in 1977, but didn't help him get higher than the Florida State League within the Astro organization. Neither did switching from pitching to position-playing after we traded him to Pittsburgh with others for Phil Garner. Had a 108.00 ERA for Buffalo in 1982.
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Ryan Houston Card |
Pitcher |
 28-year old righthander was 1 - 3 with a 7.54 over 39 games with the 2008 Round Rock Express |
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Thomas Howard Cards |
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| Free-agent signing on 12/4/96 hit .247 for the '97 squad, playing in 107 games
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WILBUR HOWARD Cards |
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Good Times Bad Times: Led off Opening Day '76 after a fairly solid 1975 campaign, in which he was eighth in the NL with 32 stolen bases and hit .283. Ever-declining production for the big club through 1978 left him at Charleston for 1979, and at Yucatan (Mexican League) for the duration of his career afer that.
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ART HOWE
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Jack Howell Cards |
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| 61 games, 71 at bats and 18 hits for the 98 - 99 big club. About what you expect for a back up to Jeff Bagwell in his prime.
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Trent Hubbard Cards |
2nd Base
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When this ex-Astro farmhand reached the majors with the Rockies, he would start calling himself 'Trenidad.' Got as high as AAA Tucson with the 'Stros, then had major-league career with nine teams, accumulating 196 hits and 16 home runs between 1994 and 2003. A non-roster invitee for the 2005 Astros, Hubbard did well in Grapefruit League action, but was sent to Round Rock, and later asked for his release after a lackluster start at AAA.
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| Chris Huchingson Card |
Pitcher
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| 10 - 5 with a 3.13 for the '85 Tourists, then a year with Osceola in 1986
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John Hudek Cards
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| Fast but straight. His appearance in the 1994 All-Star game after having started the year at AAA Tucson remains one of the most startling success stories in club history. But in the end, what everyone told him in the minors before 1994 was true: he needed a second effective out pitch, especially after his fastball began losing velocity in 1995. His rapid rise, however, produced some really cool cards.
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Dave Hudgens Card |
Coach
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| Roving batting instructor after 1990 became hitting coach at Jackson, then disappeared off the Astromap
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Max Hudgson Cards |
Outfield |
 | AKA Maximiliano for the 2003 Martinsville and 2004 Greeneville 'Stros
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Casey Hudspeth Cards
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Pitcher |
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| Righthander with an assortment of pitches out of the University of South Florida began his career as a fourth starter at Tri-City in 2006 and at Lexington in '07. Split both '08 and '09 between High A and AA, doing the best at Salem in 2008, with a 4 - 7 record and a 3.96 ERA
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Aubrey Huff Cards |
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| Acquired from the Devil Rays for Ben Zobrist and Mitch Talbot on July 12, 2006, Huff was neither a rousing success nor a stunning failure for the Astros.
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Royce Huffman Cards
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Appy League Top Prospect for '99 began with a rapid rise, but has stalled in the high minors, spending all of '01 and '02 at Round Rock and all of '03 and '04 at New Orleans; played in the 2004 Triple A All-Star game
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Grant Hufford Cards |
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Justin Huisman Card |
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| Major leaguer with the Royals in '04 pitched 8 innings with a n 11.25 ERA for the '06 Express |
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Rick Huisman Cards |
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| Dominant minor-league closer for the Giants blew out his arm and was released. The Astros picked him up and after a short stint at Tucson in 1993, he was pretty dominant again for Jackson in 1994 -- 3-0 with 31 saves (out of a possible 33) and a 1.61 ERA were his contributions to the the '94 Texas League Eastern Division champs. In August of '95, the Astros traded him to the Royals for Pat Borders. It was with the Royals that Huisman made his major-league appearances, but by the end of '97, he was let go, and picked up by the Giants again. After a year at AAA Fresno, the Astros got him, and had him pitch two years at New Orleans. By then a set-up guy, he was 3-1 with a 3.32 for New Orleans in '99, and 3 - 5 with a 3.48 for the 2000 Zephyrs |
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Jeff Hulett Cards |
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| 12th round pick in 2008 out of Okaloosa Walton College played mostly Short at Tri-City in '08, then played mostly Third at Lexington in '09 |  |
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Rich Humphrey Cards |
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| 57th Round Pick spent four years in the minors, led the 1995 Kissimmee Cobras in appearances, saves, and ERA, and bridefly got as high as AAA Tucson in 1996.
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Ryan Humphrey Card |
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Terry Humphrey Cards |
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| Acquired in the deal that sent Dave A Roberts the excellent pitcher, Milt May and Jim Crawford to the Tigers for Leon K Roberts the slightly-less-than-average outfielder, Gene Pentz, Mark Lemongello, and of course Humphrey. Acquired in December of '75, he was gone by the end of the first week of June after having spent a couple months at AAA Memphis. In the Astros organization for six months, he never played a game with Houston, yet was captured on his 1976 SSPC # 373.
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Justin Humphries Cards |
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| 22nd-round pick in the 2001 draft hit .225 at Martinsville in 2001 but was brought back for 2002. Since, he has been remarkably consistent averagewise: he hit .265 in 2002, .269 for Lexington in '03, and .269 for Lexington in '04. Starting off for Salem in '05 didn't go so well: demoted to Lexington, Humphries returned to form and hit .270 for the '05 Legends.
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Jordan Hunt Card |
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| Acquired as a DFE, whatever that is, in 1999 and pitched for the 2000 Martinsville team.
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Bert Hunter Cards |
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| Second pick in the 1985 draft broke in with that year's Sarasota (Gulf Coast) Astros, and in a career within the Astro minor league system that spanned seven years, twice stole 50 bases in a season, but only once hit over .250. That once was in 1987 on a pretty darned good Asheville Tourists team.
Hunter was traded to the Mets sometime in 1991 off of the Jackson AA roster, and returned to Mississippi in 1997 to serve as hitting coach for the Generals. | |
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Catcher had an anemic BA for the '90 Auburn Astros and the '91 Tourists
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Jake Hurry Card |
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| 2 - 3 in 12 starts for the 2005 Greeneville Astros and 1 - 0 with a 3.80 for the 2006 Tri-City ValleyCats
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| After blowing his arm out in the Phillies organization--and not pitching at all in 1989--re-entered baseball at short season Auburn when the 'Stros signed him as a free agent at the age of 25 in 1990. Was at AAA Tucson by 1992, where he had a sub 3.00 ERA in 20 games.
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Mark Hutton Card |
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Well-traveled AAA hand born in Adelaide, Australia
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| 4th round pick in June '09 draft got off to a rocky start as he posted a 2.17 WHIP in only 8 games at Greeneville | |
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Matt Hyers Cards |
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Cole Hyson Cards |
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His 1991 Classic/Best Osceola Astros # 4 actually shows Todd Jones
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