Friday, December 9, 2011

Happy Birthday - 12/10

LHP Kristian Bueno (23)
Originally from Corpus Christi, Bueno was drafted by Milwaukee in the 9th round in 2007 and was signed by Houston as a free agent in 2010.  In his stint with Tri-City he had a 6.10 ERA and a 2.177 WHIP as he was unable to duplicate his 2.87 ERA from 2010 with the GCL Astros.  This lefty did manage to lower his ERA against his fellow lefties to 2.84.  He is currently a free agent.

OF Chris Epps (23)
Drafted in the 45th round in 2011 out of Clemson, this Georgia native had a .304 BA in 35 games with the GCL Astros and a .212 BA in 19 games with Tri-City.  His combined batting line was .274/.422/.457/.880 and he hit .385 vs. lefties.

Former Astros with birthdays today

RHP Doug Henry (48)
Henry pitched in 139 games for Houston from 1998 to 2000.  He was 11-8 with 5 saves and had a 3.88 ERA and a 1.372 WHIP.  In four games for Houston in the NLDS in 1998 and 1999, he had a 1.88 ERA and a 1.125 WHIP over 5.1 innings.

RHP Dan Wheeler (34)
Dan pitched for Houston from 2004 to 2007.  In 205 games, he was 6-12 with 23 saves and had a 3.02 ERA and a 1.088 WHIP.  In the NLDS in 2004 and 2005, he pitched in 4 games with a 1.69 ERA and a 1.313 WHIP.  Since it's his birthday, we'll just say that he didn't fare quite that well in the World Series and leave it at that.  He was traded to the then Devil Rays in 2007 for Ty Wigginton.

IF Bob Fenwick (65)
Played in 36 games for Houston in 1972

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