Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Happy Birthday - 9/7

Two former Astro birthdays today:

OF Willie Crawford (died in 2004 at 57)
After playing most of his career with the Dodgers, Willie played 42 games for the Astros in 1977, posting a .254 BA and .341 OBP before being traded to the Oakland A's for Denny Walling.

2B David Newhan (38)
After spending time in the Padres, Phillies, Orioles and Mets organizations, David played for the Astros in 2008. In 64 games, he had a .260 BA and a .297 OBP. His father is Hall of Fame baseball writer Ross Newhan.

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