Sunday, November 24, 2013

Happy Birthday - 11/24

Happy Birthday to ~

1B Jesse Wierzbicki (24)
Wierzbicki was drafted by Houston in the 24th round in 2011 out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He spent the majority of his 2013 season with Quad Cities before being promoted to Lancaster for the final 25 games of the season. In 112 games between the two venues, Wierzbicki had a .259/.357/.384 batting line with 25 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 63 RBI.

One former Astro with a birthday today ~

RHP George Throop (63)
A 16th round pick by the Royals in 1972, Throop came to Houston in an April 1979 trade. In 14 games for the Astros that season, he had a 3.22 ERA and a 1.559 WHIP.

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