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CARDS I HAVE	PLAYER	POSITION	REMARKS
1	Francisco Jabalera Card	Outfield	"Afro-Man" pictured only in the 1983 TCMA Columbus set actually played six years, exclusively in the Astros system, and amassed 127 career RBI
2	Chris Jackson Cards	Infield	29th round pick in June 2008 split his first professional season between Tri-city and Lexington, and his second one between Lexington and Lancaster.
18	Chuck Jackson Cards	Infield	University of Hawaii grad led the Southern League in onbase percentage his first year in pro ball and had hits in six of first eight major league games. Last seen not making the inaugural Marlins despite an awesome, fan-pleasing spring training of '93.
1	Doug Jackson Card	Pitcher	1978 - 1979 Daytona Astro
1	Gayron Jackson Card	Outfield	AKA "Gary": Late-round (I'm sure) pick in the June '86 draft spent a year at Auburn
12	Mike Jackson Cards	Relief Pitcher	Once one of the best set up men in baseball, the by-then-aged Jackson inspired zero confidence for fans of the 2001 edition
3	Ron Jackson Cards	Coach	Named hitting coach at Round Rock for the 2007 season, replacing Harry Spilman. In his first go-round, Jackson's hitters finished 14th in the 16-team PCL in average and OPS. In his second, they finished 15th and 16th, respectively. 2009 saw the same results.
6	SONNY JACKSON Cards	Shortstop	Early double play partner of Joe Morgan led the 1964 Texas League in singles, then hit three inside the park homers for the '66 Houston club. But Sonny's days in Houston were numbered. His trade to the Braves on 10/8/67 with Chuck Harrison for Denis Menke and Denny LeMaster was actually a pretty good one: Menke's OBP as an Astro was 50 points higher than what Jackson had managed. Menke would be elected an All-Star twice for Houston while Jackson toiled for Atlanta with no awards.
1	Billy Jacobson Card	Outfield/Pitcher	Stanford grad pitched for Martinsville in 2001, but was pitching in the Cape Cod League in 2002.
1	Jeff Jacobson Card	Catcher	Hit .205 with 4 homers and 17 RBI's for the '82 Auburn Astros. After a slow start at Asheville in '83, he was traded to the Orioles, who stationed him at Hagerstown in the Carolina league, and watched as he had a pretty good year at two High A stops in '84, and eventually reached the AA level with the 1985 Charlotte O's. Looks to have become fairly successful in the Chicago real estate market post-baseball.
23	Brad James Cards	Pitcher	Repeating in the Appy League for 2005, James led the G-vile Astros in innings pitched while striking out twice as many as he walked. 9 - 2 with a 1.98 and a Carolina League All-Star for the Avalanche in 2007, but struggled some with the competition level at AA Corpus in 2008; those struggles continued in '09.
3	Calvin James Cards	Outfield	Johnson & Wolff and the back of James' 1988 Best Columbus Astros # 26 disagree as to whether James was in fact an FSL all-star for his work at Osceola in 1987, J&W saying no, and Best saying yes. But what's not in dispute is that his .319 BA was second in the league that year and that his 72 runs scored for that team weren't bad, either.
3	Chris James Cards	Outfield	Journeyman who had actually once finished ninth in the AL in batting average spent '93 as a backup with the 'Stros, collecting 33 hits and 19 RBI.
30	Ryan Jamison Cards	Pitcher	2001 South Atlantic League Top Prospect lost to the Mets on waivers July of '02
2	Jordan Jankowski Cards	Pitcher	34th round pick in the June 2012 draft was Farmstros' Pitcher of the Year after leading G-ville in Games Pitched and co-leading in Wins and Saves, all while posting a fine 1.08 WHIP and an outrageous 53:10 K/BB. Co-led the 2013 Quad Cities River Bandits in Home Runs Allowed with 9, but also had another fine K/BB at 83:17, and posted a 1.07 WHIP in duty that saw him makes 12 Starts and notch 5 Saves
1	Jason Jaramillo Card	Catcher	MLFA signed January 4 2013 played 60 Games at Oklahoma City, and hit .130 before being released June 1
2	Alfedo Javier Cards	Outfield	10/13/77 - Outfielder pictured in the '73 Cedar Rapids and '75 Iowa TCMA sets spent seven years in the Astro system before being traded to the Cubs for Keith Drumright. Javier, who had played briefly with Houston in 1976, never got back to the majors with the Cubs, and was left to finish his career with Tabasco of the Mexican League.
2	Stan Javier Cards	Outfield	Acquired from San Francisco for then-Kissimmee Cobra Joe Messman on August 31, 1999. Got into 20 games and hit .328 in 64 at bats, then went 3 for 11 with a run scored in the NLDS vs. Atlanta
5	Domingo Jean Cards	Pitcher	Hotshit prospect gone bust: Once considered to have had the inside track to the mound at Yankee Stadium, Jean couldn't even cut the mustard at AAA Tucson in '94.
9	Bernie Jenkins Cards	Outfield	Seventh-round pick in the June '88 draft hit .292 in 63 games for the '89 Osceola squad, and played at AA in '90 with the Columbus Mudcats and '91 with the Jackson Generals
27	Jason Jennings Cards	Pitcher	Righthander and graduate of Baylor was acquired for Jason Hirsh, Taylor Buchholz and Willy Taveras in December of '06. What the Astros got was an injured soft-tosser who along the way managed to post a -11 Game Score, one of only nine starting performances that bad or worse in the previous 50 years. Signed with Texas for '08 and good riddance.
34	Charlton Jimerson Cards	Outfield	MVP of the 2001 College World Series for the University of Miami Hurricanes--and subsequent fifth-round pick of the 'Stros--had actually been drafted 24th by the 'Stros out of high school as well. Always at a very high level with the outfield defense, a similarly high strikeout rate throughout his minor league career prevented a more rapid rise. On September 4, 2006, became the third Astro in history after Jose Sosa and Dave Matranga to homer in his first major league at bat. Still, released during Spring 2007.

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CARDS I HAVE	PLAYER	POSITION	REMARKS
2	Bazooka Joe Cards	Icon	Topps included a card picturing the comic character wearing an Astros T-shirt in the 2003 version of the Bazooka set. You should click to see the whole thing--it's probably the coolest novelty subject card since Bill Clinton's.
2	Ryan Job Cards	Infield	After a year in the Pioneer League with the Butte City Copper Kings in 1981, Ryan took a year off, then was signed as a free agent by the Astros and placed at single A Asheville for 1983. By his final year in 1987, had gotten as high as AAA Tucson. Currently a member of the US Golf Association and competed in the State Team championships in 1999.
94	CHRIS JOHNSON Cards	Infield	After a shaky 2006 at Tri-City, fourth round pick out of Stetson showed in '07, splitting time between Lexington and High A Salem. Slugged .500 at AA Corpus in '08, and made his major league debut September of '09. Made the Houston squad out of Spring training in 2010 but was sent down after the games of April 17. Recalled in late June, Johnson was--if you are willing to consider players with 350 PA's or more--one of the five best rookies in all of major league baseball, leading them in batting average and finishing fourth in OPS. His 91 strikeouts, however, and his 15 walks, betrayed a flaw in his game that became more apparent in his sophomore year, one that got him traded to the Diamondbacks for a couple of minor leaguers on July 29, 2012
13	CLIFF JOHNSON Cards	Catcher/1st Base	Pinch Hit Grand Slam 6/15/75 St. Louis
2	Derrick Johnson Cards	Pitcher	20th Round pick in the June '99 Free Agent Draft went 2 - 2 with a 4.18 at Martinsville iun 1999 and earned a promotion to Auburn for 2000, but that was it.
3	Gregory Johnson Cards	Pitcher	Three-year single A guy was traded to Minnesota on May 16, 1989 for Mark Davidson
1	JJ Johnson Card	Outfield	Minor league free agent played with namesake AJ at Jackson in '99.
3	Jeremy Johnson Cards	Pitcher	Lanky righthander signed as a MLFA for 2009. 2- 0 with a 1.98 in April for the Round Rock Express and named their Pitcher of the Month, but still, released before the end of July. Re-signed for 2010 and assigned to Corpus, Johnson made 22 starts for the Hooks, winning 5 and losing 10 with a complete game
4	Jimmy Johnson Cards	Manager	2 - 1 with a 4.80 and 7 intentional walks in 32 innings for the 1974 Houston Astros
4	Jerry Johnson Cards	Pitcher