IF Scott Moore (28)
Moore, the newest member of the Astros family, was just signed on Tuesday with an invitation to Spring Training. Drafted out of a Long Beach, California high school in the first round (8th overall) by Detroit in 2002, Moore has spent most of his career (923 games) in the minor leagues with a total of 80 games in the bigs. In 2011, he had a batting line of .295/.380/.444/.823 with the Iowa Cubs, hitting .345 after the All-Star Break.
Former Astros with birthdays today
LHP Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams (47)
Pitched in 25 games for Houston in 1994
Here's a "video" with still photos showing his crazy buried head wind-up and his fall-off-the-mound delivery. About 45 seconds in, you can see him in all his full mulleted glory wearing Astros gear.
RHP Bruce Von Hoff (68)
Pitched in 10 games for Houston in 1965 & 1967
RHP Dan Osinski (78)
Pitched in 3 games for Houston in 1970
RHP Jim Mann (37)
Pitched in 21 games for Houston in 2001 & 2002 with a 3.95 ERA and a 1.207 WHIP
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