OF Marc Wik (20)
A 21st round draft pick in 2012 out of Chabot College in California, the lefty hitting outfielder is currently hitting .267/.405/.283 for Greeneville in his first professional season. In June he was even better with a .357/.486/.393 batting line.
Former Astros with birthdays today
1B/PH Harry Spilman (58)
Spilman came to Houston via a trade from the Reds in June 1981 for SS/2B Rafael Landestoy. In 223 games from 1981 to 1985, he hit .222/.286/.313, much of that as a pinch hitter. After retiring from baseball, Spilman went into coaching and served as the Astros hitting coach from mid-2000 to 2004.
RHP Josh Banks (30)
A second round pick by the Blue Jays in 2003, Banks signed with Houston as a free agent in 2009 and pitched in only one game for the Astros in 2010 going 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA and a 3.000 WHIP in four innings.
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