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CARDS I HAVE	PLAYER	POSITION	REMARKS
4	Dave Labossiere Cards	Trainer	Before his retirement following the 2008 season, Labossiere had been the Astros' Head Trainer for 26 seasons, and trainer for the AAA Tucson Toros the four before that.
4	Carlos Laboy Cards	Outfield	Non-drafted free agent out of Yubocoa, Puerto Rico played four years for the Astros system between'86 and '89--and saw his average drop in each of them.
20	Frank Lacorte Cards	Relief Pitcher	Righthander compiled a 1 - 1 record with a 1.35 ERA in four postseason games for the'Stros--but had a habit of losing his cranium when rocked.
18	Mike Lacoss Cards	Pitcher	One of the most unflattering photos to grace an Astros card ever?
2	Pete Ladd Cards	Pitcher	The star of our 1981 TCMA Tucson Toros #19, acquired from Boston with Bobby Sprowl for Bob Watson, also appeared on the '80 Topps Rookie Stars # 678; Went 1 - 1 with a 2.92 ERA in 12-1/3 innings for the 'Stros
3	Carlos Ladeuth Cards	Pitcher	Venezuelan League graduate was 1 - 1 with 1.58 as a reliever for the '06 Greeneville Astros, then put up a 2.42 ERA with a 1.11 WHIP for Tri-City in '07. Both the WHIP and the ERA were upat Lexington in 2008, but Ladeuth was second on the Legends' staff in K's.
1	Kenneth La Honta Card	Outfield	Hit a home run a year between 1974 and 1976: one at Covington in 1974, one at Covington in 1975, and his last at Dubuque (for whom he's pictured, of course) in 1976. Mike Lally, a teammate in the Appalachian League for 1975, recalls that LaHonta "could motor."
1	Steve Lake Card	Catcher	Cracked out an even 100 hits for the 1982 Tucson Toros, then went on to play 476 games in the majors for the Cubs,inals, and Phillies. Went two for four in major league postseason at bats.
33	Mike Lamb Cards	3rd Base/Left Field	Streaky utilityman was beloved by Jimy Williams, who used him--often without justifcation--in platoon with Morgan Ensberg. Despite being more suited to the infield, used in left at beginning of 2005 campaign when rookies Luke Scott and Chris Burke did not get the job done. Well worth the shaky defense in my opinion, such as when he hit the salami off Mark Prior.
1	Randy Lamb Card	Infield	Best year was for the team with whom he's pictured, the 1977 Cocoa Astros, when he hit .279 with 12 ribbies.
4	Layne Lambert Cards	Shortstop	Led the Auburn Astros and finished eighth in the New York-Penn League in 1990 with a .303 average. Briefly reached AA Jackson in his last pro year of 1992.
1	Mitchell Lambson Card	Pitcher	Lefthander was the 19th round pick from Arizona State in June 2011 and posted a fine 1.16 WHIP at Tri-City over the months that followed
1	Keith Lampard Card	Outfield	Native of Warrington UK and second round pick (24th overall) in the 1965 draft led the 1969 Oklahoma City 89ers in triples, while finishing second in homers and third in OPS. Got into nine games for Houston in 1969, and into 53 in '70. Led the 1971 89ers in hitting and doubles. Sent directly from OKC to the Cardinals affilaite in Tulsa midway through the 1972 season and played another year before hanging it up
4	Lawrence Lamphere Cards	2nd Base	South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star in 1989, when, despite hitting only .223, he led the league in stolen bases with 67 and threw in 65 walks and 24 doubles.
10	Dave Landaker Cards	Shortstop	Eight of his ten cards have something to do with his status as the Astros' number two pick in the June 1992 draft. Didn't play in 1992 due to injury (?), then only got into ten games at Gulf Coast in 1993. Played decently as a 20-year old at Gulf Coast in '94, but flunked out after his .206-18-0 year at Kissimmee in 1995. Almost incontrovertibly one of the worst draft picks in Astros' history.
10	Rafael Landestoy Cards	2nd Base/Shortstop	Received by the Astros with future NLCS MVP Jeff Leonard in exchange for Joe Ferguson on July 1, 1978. Landestoy's best year for the Astros was probably 1979, when he hit .270 and had a slightly better-than-League-average .338 On Base percentage. He scored the winning run in Game Three of the 1980 NLCS, then drove in the first run in the eighth inning of the fifth game. Landestoy was traded to the Reds for Harry Spilman on June 8, 1981. He returned to the organization in 1985, when he played a year for AAA Tucson. Click to see his nine cards.
3	Jim Landis Cards	Outfield	Defensive specialist playing his last season in Houston in 1967 made 50 putouts in 50 games with no errors, but only had a moderate Range Factor of 1.27
2	Bryce Lane Cards	Outfielder	41st round pick in 2010 barely cleared the Mendoza line at Greeneville that summer. Fourth outfielder at Lexington in 2011 and hit .238
1	Ira Lane Card	Outfield	Hit .093 for the '82 Daytona Beach Astros
168	JASON LANE Cards	Outfield	After years of having opportunities dangled in front of him, only to be pulled away, the early going of 2005 seemed as if Lane were finally emerging as the OPS monster we knew lurked within. 2006, despite an increase in plate discipline, changed our minds about this, though, and Lane was traded to San Diego for cash towards the end of 2007. Pity, really.
8	Kevin Lane Cards	Pitcher	Most remarkable line's gotta be his 3 - 10 record to go with the 2.69 ERA for the '93 Osceola Astros
4	Raphael Lanfranco Cards	Catcher	Three of his four cards call him "Raphael" with a ph, rather than "Rafael," with an f, so I'm going with that. Got as high as Burlington in 1992, where he hit his one professional homer.
10	Gregg Langbehn Cards	Coach	Came into the Astros system in '99 as Pitching Coach with Auburn, graduated to Lexington, managed at Tri-City for three years, and is currently managing at Lexington. His 2004 and 2006 teams at Tri-City both won the Stedler division and advanced to the New York-Penn League finals, but each fell short, and finished as league runners up.
2	Allen Langdon Cards	Outfield	Tenth round pick in the June 2005 draft played only 11 games for the 2005 Greeneville Astros due to injury. Repeating at Greeneville in 2006, he finished fourth on the club with a .343 OBP. Released in June 2007
1	Clarke Lange Card	Infield	Hit .217 with three homers and 24 RBI for the 1985 Osceola Astros
1	Vitas Laniauskas Card	Asst. GM	Assistant General Manager for the 1989 Asheville Tourists
15	Hal Lanier Cards	Manager	1986 National League Manager of the Year for Houston, and was JR Richard's final strikeout victim in that fireballer's first major-league start.
2	Cory Lapinski Cards	Pitcher	Lefthander was an 11th round pick in the 2005 June draft and walked 38 in 33 innings for Tri-City that year. Showed improvement at Tri-City in 2006, striking out 45 and walking 29 in 37-1/3 innings with a 2.41 ERA, but was released in March of 2007
4	NORM LARKER Cards	1st Base/Outfield	In his only year with the club, Larker led the 1962 Colt .45's in walks, doubles, and OBP. wise, Larker's is the only '62 Bazooka I've got
3	Steve Larose Cards	Pitcher	Pitched for the Jackson Mets in 1990, then the Jackson Generals in 1991, after coming to the Houston organization in a trade that also acquired Nick Davis in exchange for Dan Schatzeder.
3	Don Larsen Cards	Pitcher	Sure the World Series perfecto, but also owner of three other World Series victories. 4 - 8 with a 2.40 in 108-2/3 innings for (mostly) the '64 Colts.
3	Dan Larson Cards	Pitcher	Pitcher received with another for Claude Osteen had a deceptive 5 - 8 record in 1976, and a very informative 1 - 7 record in '77
2	Kirk Larson Cards	Shortstop	28th round pick in the June '91 draft hit a buck-sixty at Auburn in 1992
1	Ryan Larson Card	3rd Base	38th Round Pick of the Astros in 2002 played at both Martinsville and Tri-City that year, hitting a homer with 17 RBI before his eventual release. He extended his professional career somewhat with two years in the independent Frontier League
6	Larry Lasky Cards	Trainer	First took a job with the Astros organization at Sarasota in 1978, and was still working at Osceola County Stadium in 1996.
1	Jason Latham Card	Pitcher	Free Agent pick pitched at Martinsville in 1999
4	Barry Latman Cards	Pitcher	According to JewsInSports.org, Latman felt strongly enough about his Jewish heritage and religion, that he honeymooned in Israel. Latman went 13-5 (including nine straight victories) in 1961 for the Indians, and made the All-Star team. He joined the Houston Astros in 1966, and the website notes that Latman had three Jewish teammates on that team: Norm Miller, Larry Sherry, and Bo Belinsky. Though that's kind of a misleading statement: I can't really imagine a devout guy like Latman having much to say to certified whacko Belinsky. But anyway. . . .Latman retired after the 1967 season, finishing 20-16 lifetime, with 16 saves. He was 5 - 13 with one save as a 'Stro.
1	Andy Launier Card	1st Base	2006 49th round pick from Sierra College in California was signed for 6th - 9th round money as a Draft and Follow, then made his debut at Greeneville in '07. He there put up a better-than-league average slugging percentage, and was named Greeneville Offensive and Defensive Player of the Month for June. Released in May 2008, however.
2	George Lauzerique Cards	Pitcher	The Cuban-born Lauzerique reached the majors at the age of 19 with the Athletics, but was playing in Mexico by his 25th birthday. After two years out of baseball, returned to give it a whirl with the 1975 and 1976 Dubuque Packers squads, for whom he got a couple cards, and coached a year.
1	Scott Lawler Card	Catcher	Played in the Cape Cod League before being picked as a free agent and assigned to Auburn in 1997, but went no further.
4	Tom Lawless Cards	Manager	Managed the 2009 Lexington Legends to a 68 - 72 record and the 2010 Lancaster JetHawks to a 54 - 86 mark
1	Carlos Lazu Card	Pitcher	Pitched in 13 games, finishing 8, for the 2007 Greeneville Astros before his 50-game suspension. Pitched in 3 games at Greeneville after his return in August 2008, posting a 5.40 ERA