No future Astros with birthdays today, but one former Astro was born on this day ~
SS/3B Marty Martinez (died March 8, 2007 at 65)
Martinez came to the Houston organization in a December 1968 trade that sent Bob Aspromonte to Atlanta. In 185 games over three seasons for the Astros, Martinez hit .268/.305/.320. The Cuban born Martinez managed for the Rangers and the Mariners organizations in the minors for several years and served as interim manager for the Mariners for one game in 1986 for a career major league managerial record of 0-1.
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Saturday, August 23, 2014
Friday, August 23, 2013
Happy Birthday - 8/23
No future Astros birthdays, but one former Astro with a birthday today ~
SS/3B Marty Martinez (died March 8, 2007 at 65)
Martinez came to the Houston organization in a December 1968 trade that sent Bob Aspromonte to Atlanta. In 185 games over three seasons for the Astros, Martinez hit .268/.305/.320. The Cuban born Martinez managed for the Rangers and the Mariners organizations in the minors for several years and served as interim manager for the Mariners for one game in 1986 for a career major league managerial record of 0-1.
SS/3B Marty Martinez (died March 8, 2007 at 65)
Martinez came to the Houston organization in a December 1968 trade that sent Bob Aspromonte to Atlanta. In 185 games over three seasons for the Astros, Martinez hit .268/.305/.320. The Cuban born Martinez managed for the Rangers and the Mariners organizations in the minors for several years and served as interim manager for the Mariners for one game in 1986 for a career major league managerial record of 0-1.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Happy Birthday - 8/23
No future Astros birthdays, but one former Astro with a birthday today ~
SS/3B Marty Martinez (died March 8, 2007 at 65)
Martinez came to the Houston organization in a December 1968 trade that sent Bob Aspromonte to Atlanta. In 185 games over three seasons for the Astros, Martinez hit .268/.305/.320. The Cuban born Martinez managed for the Rangers and the Mariners organizations in the minors for several years and served as interim manager for the Mariners for one game in 1986 for a career major league managerial record of 0-1.
SS/3B Marty Martinez (died March 8, 2007 at 65)
Martinez came to the Houston organization in a December 1968 trade that sent Bob Aspromonte to Atlanta. In 185 games over three seasons for the Astros, Martinez hit .268/.305/.320. The Cuban born Martinez managed for the Rangers and the Mariners organizations in the minors for several years and served as interim manager for the Mariners for one game in 1986 for a career major league managerial record of 0-1.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Happy Birthday - 8/23
Orlando "Marty" Martinez - Born 8/23/1941 in Cuba, Died 3/8/2007 at age 65
Martinez was received by the Astros in a trade with Atlanta for Bob Aspromonte in December of 1968. A utility player, he played primarily SS & 3B in his 3 seasons for the Astros (1969 through 1971), but eventually played every position except RF. He even pitched 0.2 innings in 1969 and had a much more effective outing than poor Hipolito (from yesterday's birthdays) giving up only 1 hit (OK, it was a HR, but still...). He had a .308 BA in his first season with the Astros, dropping off to a composite .268 over the 3 seasons.
He later became a player-manager for the Tulsa Drillers and then a coach in the Seattle Mariners organization, managing one game for the Mariners as an interim manager in 1986.
Martinez was received by the Astros in a trade with Atlanta for Bob Aspromonte in December of 1968. A utility player, he played primarily SS & 3B in his 3 seasons for the Astros (1969 through 1971), but eventually played every position except RF. He even pitched 0.2 innings in 1969 and had a much more effective outing than poor Hipolito (from yesterday's birthdays) giving up only 1 hit (OK, it was a HR, but still...). He had a .308 BA in his first season with the Astros, dropping off to a composite .268 over the 3 seasons.
He later became a player-manager for the Tulsa Drillers and then a coach in the Seattle Mariners organization, managing one game for the Mariners as an interim manager in 1986.
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