CARDS I HAVE | PLAYER | POSITION | REMARKS |
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Kyle Godfrey Cards |
Pitcher |
13th round pick in the June '08 draft was 1 - 4 with a 6.90 in his pro debut at Tri-City, the split time between Tri-City and Lexington in Year Two. Struck out 43 and walked 43 in 67 innings for the 2010 Lancaster JetHawks | | |
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Jake Goebbert Cards |
Outfield |
| Lefthanded hitter from Northwestern University was the Astros' 13th round pick in the June 2009 draft, and played at Tri-City when he signed, hitting .238. Led the 2010 Lexington Legends in doubles, RBIs, runs and total bases. His 48 doubles were good enough to lead the Sally League, as were his 91 runs scored. Named the Legends' MVP by the Astros organization after the season, despite the fact that teammate JD Martinez was both SAL MVP and Organizational Player of the Year. Put up a fine .305-.368-.456 line at Corpus in 2011, but once again was outplayed by teammate (and co-Left Fielder) Martinez. OBPed .399 and batted .304 in 114 games at Corpus in 2012, earning a late-season callup to Oklahoma that could have gone better. Traded to the A's in early April 2013 for major-league lefthander Travis Blackley | |
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Jim Goethals Cards |
Catcher |
| 2005 NDFA out of Menlo College advanced from Rookie to Short A to A to AA by 2007, despite never having hit higher than .200 at any stop. Limited to only 13 games in 2008. His career in the Astros organization appears to have ended after his arrest for assault and battery outside a Salem area restaurant the night before the last game of the 2008 season | |
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Jack Goetz Card |
Catcher |
Caught for Dubuque in '75 | | |
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Jerry Goff Cards |
| Catcher | | |
| Backup catcher the Stros kept at Tucson in '95 and '96. Jerry hit .154 in 12 NL games in 1995, while playing 68 games at Tucson. Then, in 1996, Goff made the only game he played with Houston that year, and his last game as a major leaguer, very very special. In his major league swan song on May 12, Goff went 2 for 4 with a homer and 2 RBI's--and also had six passed balls off starter (and loser) Mike Hampton to tie a 94-year old record. The Astros didn't send Goff down until May 17, but you can be sure he didn't get into another game before they did. Last I heard of Goff, he hit a tie-breaking double in the 9th inning of the 1997 Texas-Louisiana (Independent) League All-Star game. | | |
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Jim Golden Cards |
| Pitcher | | |
| | 7 - 12 in 40 games with a 4.13 ERA for the Colt .45's in 1962 and 1963 | |
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Edwin Gomez Card |
First Baseman/Outfield |
| Switch-hitting NDFA signed in 2012 after his release from the Tigers hit .208 with some walks for Greeneville in 2013 | |
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Preston Gomez Cards |
Manager |
Manager who replaced Leo Durocher for 1974 led that team to an 81 - 81 record, but was also (initially) at the helm of the team that until 2011 had the worst record in team history at 64 - 97 | | |
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Justin Gominsky Cards |
Outfield |
Named to the 2011 NYPL midseason All-star team after being drafted in the 11th round of the June 2011 draft out of the University of Minnesota, then endured a long second-half slump. Spent most of 2012 at Lexington, where he hit .241 | | |
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Doug Gonring Card |
Catcher |
| Not sure why he didn't get an '86 ProCards Tourists, when he played 60 games and hit .287 for 'em that year, but at least we've got the 1987 card # 1825 | |
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Ben Gonzales Cards |
Relief Pitcher |
| 2.35 ERA in 53 games for the '90 Tourists, and 2.06 ERA in 60 games for the '92 Osceola Astros, but what's most remarkable is that on his rarest card, they misspelled his last name | |
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John Gonzales Cards |
Outfield |
Non-drafted free agent gave it a whirl at Asheville in 1991 | | |
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Alfredo Gonzalez Cards |
Catcher |
Venezuelan spenta year in the DSL and two in the GCL before playing for Greeneville in 2013, during which stint he slugged .356 and threw out 42% of wouold-be basestealers | | |
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Angel Gonzalez Card |
Pitcher |
| Lefthander finished third in innings pitched for the 2009 Greeneville Astros as the Dominican native made his US professional debut | |
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Arturo Gonzalez Cards |
Outfield |
| '73 and '74 at Cedar Rapids | |
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Axel Gonzalez Card |
Centerfield |
Draftee from Toa Baja, PR played 39 games for the 2007 Greeneville Astros | | |
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Erick Gonzalez Cards |
Pitcher |
The second-highest draft pick in the history of the GateWay Community College program--after Joshua Alvarado--was 2 - 0 at Gulf Coast in 2012, with a 1.80 ERA | | |
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Esteban Gonzalez Card |
Infield |
| Slugged .215 (yikes!) for the 2005 Greeneville Astros | |
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Jimmy Gonzalez Cards | Catcher |
| Sandwich pick (40th overall) in the 1991 draft was extremely rude to me and my buddies when we asked him for an autograph during the 1993 exhibition opener vs. the Marlins at Viera, Florida--the game where Phil Nevin hit three triples. Jimmy never getting past single A made me SO happy. | |
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Juan Gonzalez Card |
Pitcher |
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JULIO GONZALEZ Cards |
| Shortstop | | |
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Marwin Gonzalez Cards | Shortstop |
Acquired from the Red Sox in December 2011 in exchange for a player by the name of Marco Duarte who never had a baseball card in the Astros organization, Gonzalez played 80 Games for the Astros in 2012 and 72 for them in 2013, with the balance of his Games Played in each season going down AAA Oklahoma City. Broke up the perfect game Yu Darvish had been twirling against Houston with two outs in the ninth inning on April 2, 2013. Thank you Marwin. Stuck with the major league team all season in 2014, playing seven different positions plus DH, and hit .277 with a 105 OPS+. So far you get the feeling that management isn't in love with Marwin, but he's at the least played well enough to keep them from getting rid of him | | |
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Pedro Gonzalez Cards |
Catcher |
NDFA from Puerto Cabella, VZ had some success in the Venezuelan Summer League but not much in the Appalachian, at least in 2007. Hit .253 in the '08 Appy league when he repeated, and by 2009 had made his way to Lexington, though still without much success. | | |
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Wallace Gonzalez Card |
Outfield |
29th pick in June 2011 played two seasons at Gulf Coast, then hit .172 for the 2013 Greeneville squad | | |
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Dwight Gooden Cards |
| Pitcher | | |
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Brian Gordon Cards |
Outfield/Pitcher |
| Signed as a minor league free agent 12/21/05, and played 102 games for the Round Rock Express in 2006, slugging .488. Following in Chris Sampson's footsteps, perhaps, he converted to pitching prior to the 2007 season, and went 5 - 1 with a 2.88 for the Corpus Christi Hooks that year. Released in April '08 | |
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Oliver Gordon Card |
Asst GM |
Auburn. of course. All the well-dressed management works there | | |
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Tom Gordon Card |
| Pitcher | | |
| The girls only loved him in Boston | | |
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Nick Gorneault Cards |
Outfield |
| Playing his only year in the Astros system at the age of 28 and at Round Rock in 2008, Gorneault hit .257 with 19 homers in 370 AB's. | |
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Howie Goss Card |
| Outfield | | |
| | Opening Day in 63, but no card! Actually, a Whiff King: 128 K's in 448 plate appearances: | |
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Julio Gotay Cards |
| Infield | | |
| pronounced "Go-tie"--Eight consecutive hits 6/19-6/20/67; Rumors of voodoo MAY have been unfounded | | |
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Jared Gothreaux Cards | Pitcher |
His 2003 Grandstand Salem Avalanche # 27 notes that "Jared pitched in more games (28) than any other Tri-City member, while finishing second on the team in saves (4) for the 2002 season." Named Salem MVP for 2003, when he was 13 - 4 with a 2.82. In 2004, he was 9 - 7 for AA Round Rock, but led the team in most hits allowed--also the last time he posted a seasonal ERA under 4.00 in the organization. Released in May 2008. | | |
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Murillo Gouvea Cards |
Pitcher |
| The first Brazilian player ever employed by the Astros organization was acquired from the White Sox mid 2009 and completed his first full year as an Astro at Tri-City in 2010. The righthander moved to Lexington in 2011, where he struck out 83 and walked 29 with a 1.49 WHIP. Led the 2012 Lexington Legends in Holds, threw in foour saves and sported a nice 1.17 WHIP, but lost as a reliever seven times as well | |
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Mike Grace Card |
Infield |
| Spent 2 years in Columbus, GA early '80's | |
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Cole Graham Card |
1st Base |
Played 42 games at first for the 2005 Greeneville Astros | | |
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John Graham Cards |
GM |
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Wayne Granger Cards |
| Pitcher | | |
| | Losing pitcher for the Raleighinals in Juan Quintana's first no-hitter for the Durham Bulls on July 16, 1965. Upon his ascent to the majors, this dominant closer for the early '70's Reds teams was unable to reclaim his form after Captain Hook cut him loose. Made 55 appearances and saved five for the '75 Houston club. | |
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Mark Grant Card |
| Pitcher | | |
| | 0.82 ERA in 11 innings for the '93 team: what's up with that? | |
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Dan Grapenthien Cards |
Infield |
Played at Auburn and Asheville in 1993 | | |
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Scott Gray Card |
Infield |
Played two years at Auburn: Made the 1985 New York-Penn All-Star team, then was released after the '86 season | | |
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Jason Green Cards |
| Pitcher | | |
| | Canadian-born Green was 1 - 1 with a 6.61 in two spot starts for the millenial edition big club; had fifteen saves and 8 wins for Round Rock to earn the call ups; Released the following offseason, and his July 25, 1995 one-hitter for the Auburn Astros has now been nearly forgotten (except by me) | |
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Larry Green Card |
Pitcher |
| 3 - 6 with a 4.91 ERA for the '75 Covington team; pitched for the '76 Dubuque club, as well. Closed out his career rather unexceptionally with Cocoa in '77 | |
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Terry Green Cards |
Infield/Outfield |
1984 number two draft pick led the '86 Osceola Astros with 37 steals and hit .288 for the '87 edition. Got as high as AA Columbus in '88 | | |
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Tyler Greene Card |
Shortstop |
Replacement-level right-handed infielder picked up from the Cardinals in August 2012 for a PTBNL. Originally rationalized as depth by Luhnow (who'd said that "when your backup at shortstop is Brett Wallace, you've got to think of other options"), Greene instead started 30 Games at Short down the stretch for the Astros, as Jed Lowrie's previous injury malingered, and Marwin Gonzalez hurt his ankle most spectacularly at the end of August. Hit .246 but slugged .460 for the '12 Astros, and was seen as a real contender for the 2013 job at Short--until a .167 Spring got him released | | |
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Kyle Greenwalt Cards | Pitcher |
| Righthander was one of the reasons the 2007 Greeneville Astros were last in the Appalachian League in wins and in ERA, but when repeating in '08, led the Greeneville staff in wins, while posting an excellent 53:14 K/BB ratio. Promoted to Tri-City to end the 2008 season. Struck out 90 and walked only 28 for the 2009 Lexington Legends. One of seven starting pitchers for the 2010 Lancaster JetHawks to finish with an ERA north of 5.00. 7.86 ERA and 1.61 WHIP at Corpus in 2011, but also pitched effectively at Lancasrter | |
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Conrad Gregor Card |
Outfield |
| Fourth round pick in June 2013 out of Vanderbilt was assigned to Tri-City and led the V-Cats in At-Bats, Hits, and Doubles, while leading regulars in Average and OBP | |
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Tom Griffin Cards | | Pitcher | | |
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Brian Griffiths Cards |
Pitcher |
Tenth selection in June '88 draft had a very nice season in '91 for Osceola, 1.92 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 61 innings | | |
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Jeremy Griffiths Card |
| Pitcher | | |
| | Righthander acquired from the Mets in the June '04 Richard Hidalgo deal spent most of the 2004 that remained to him at New Orleans, starting one game for Houston. In 2005, he began at Round Rock, but was released partway through the season after going 0 - 1 with an 11.79. Last seen pitching for Nashua of the independent Atlantic League | |
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Derick Grigsby Cards |
Pitcher |
| 29th overall selection in the June '02 draft pitched two years at Tri-City and Lexington--leading the '04 Legends in K's along the way--before shutting it down due to debilitating depression prior to the 2005 season. Did not pitch at all in 2005, though he was listed in the Astros media guide. No mentions since, however. | |
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Evan Grills Cards |
Pitcher |
10th round pick in 2010 was the the GCL's Pitcher of the Month for August 2011, then posted a 4.92 at Lexington in 2012. Led Tri-City in Wins while posting a 3.34 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP in 2013 | | |
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Zach Grimmett Cards |
Pitcher |
Righthander was drafted in the 28th round of the 2008 draft and pitched at Greeneville in '08 and at Tri-City the following year. Posted a 1.24 WHIP at Lexington in 2010. Fifth starter at Lancaster in 2011, and gave up big numbers (including 22 homers) like you'd probably expect. Failed to solve the Clear Channel riddle in 2012, as well, posting an 8.21 ERA | | |
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Jason Grimsley Cards |
Pitcher | |
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| Reliever later to become famous for retrieiving teampox Albert Belle's corked bat from an umpire's locker spent '92 at Tucson after we acquired him in the trade that sent away Curt Schilling | |
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Mike Groppuso Cards |
3rd Base |
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George Gross Cards |
1st Base |
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