Thursday, March 22, 2012

Happy Birthday - 3/22

No future Astros, only former Astros with birthdays today ~

3B Sean Berry (46)
Drafted by the Royals in the 1st round in 1986, Berry came to Houston in a trade with the Expos in 1995 and played for the Astros from 1996 through 1998.  He hit .283/.342/.476 with 79 doubles, three triples and 38 home runs in 330 games.  He served as hitting coach for the Astros from July of 2006 until July of 2010.

IF Billy Goodman (died October 1, 1984 at 58)
After having spent the majority of his playing days with Boston, as well as stints with the White Sox and Orioles, Goodman played in 82 games for the Colt 45's in 1962 at the end of his career.  He hit .255/.306/.292, but his career line over 16 seasons was .300/.376/.378 in 1623 games.  He was a two-time All-Star and led the American League in batting average in 1950 when he hit .354 over 110 games.  Bryan Trostel of Astros County tells us more about Goodman in this Random Random Astros segment.

MGR Matt Galante (68)
Matt Galante managed the Astros for 27 games in 1999, going 13-14, as Larry Dierker recovered from brain surgery.  He is currently special assistant to the General Manager.

RHP Jeremy Griffiths (34)
Drafted by the Mets in the 3rd round in 1999, Griffiths pitched in a total of 10 games in his major league career, one of those for the Astros in 2004.  Griffiths came to Houston with David Weathers in the Mets trade for Richard Hidalgo in June 2004.

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