Monday, October 10, 2011

Happy Birthday - 10/10

CF Ydarqui Marte (19)
A non-drafted free agent out of the Dominican Republic, Marte first played for the DSL Astros in 2010, hitting .240 over 61 games in 2010.  In 2011, he hit only .122 over 17 games (injury issues?), but did manage a .273 BA vs. lefties and went 3-9 with runners in scoring position.

Former Astros with birthdays today:

SS Roger Metzger (64)
Played for Houston from 1971 to 1978, hitting .229 with a .291 OBP
Gold Glove in 1973
1st in Triples in NL in 1971 and 1973
1st in Fielding % for SS in NL in 1973 and 1976

UT IF Rob Sperring (62)
Played 58 games for Houston in 1977

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