No future Astros with birthdays today, but two former Astros celebrate the day ~
C Jerry Grote (72)
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 (44)
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 played for Texas, St. Louis, Boston, Colorado, Florida, the New York Mets, the Los Angeles Angels and finally Toronto. He pitched in 13 post-season series over seven different seasons, but never earned that World Series ring.
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