Happy Birthday - 4/25

Happy Birthday to ~

IF Carlos Perdomo (23)
Originally signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Venezuela by the Phillies prior to the 2008 season, Perdomo signed with Houston as a minor league free agent during the off-season. He spent the last two seasons playing for the Phillies Low A affiliate. Perdomo played in five games with the Quad Cities squad, hitting .294/.429/.294 before being sent to Lancaster where he has appeared in four games thus far.

Former Astros with birthdays today ~

1B Chuck Harrison (72)
Harrison was the first major league player to have come out of Texas Tech University. He played for the Astros from 1965 to 1967. Although quite a slugger in the minor leagues where he hit 40 home runs in one season in 1964, he was never able to even come close to that kind of power in the Astrodome. He was traded to Atlanta along with Sonny Jackson in 1967 for Denny Lemaster and Dennis Menke.

RHP Bill Greif (63)
Drafted by Houston in the third round in 1968, Greif only pitched in seven games for the Astros in 1971 before being shipped to San Diego as part of a trade for LHP Dave Roberts. His first major league victory came when he went in to pitch in relief in the 20th inning of a 21 inning affair against the Padres.