Sunday, October 6, 2013

Happy Birthday - 10/6

Former Astros with birthdays today:

C Jerry Grote (71)
Grote played for the Colt 45's in 1963 and 1964, hitting .182/.241/.261 in 103 games, before going on to have a long career with the Mets, Dodgers and Royals.  In 1421 games over 16 seasons, Grote had a .252 lifetime batting average and a career .991 fielding percentage and was a two-time All-Star for the Mets.

LHP Darren Oliver (43)
Oliver pitched in 9 games for Houston in 2004, going 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.143 WHIP.  The well-traveled Oliver has played for Texas, St. Louis, Boston, Colorado, Florida, the New York Mets, the Los Angeles Angels and now Toronto. He has pitched in 13 post-season series over seven different seasons, but has yet to earn a World Series ring.

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