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CARDS I HAVE	PLAYER	POSITION	REMARKS
40	ENOS CABELL Cards	1st Base	Opening Day '75 - '80 and then again in '85; went 5 for 21 with a walk and a double in the 1980 NLCS vs. the Phillies
3	Marcos Cabral Cards	Infield	Minor league free agent hit 33 doubles 6 triples and 11 homers at Lancaster in 2009 from the shortstop position. Split 2010 between Corpus and RRx
0	Eny Cabreja Card	Pitcher	'Cause they're all filed under "Wandy Rodriguez"
15	José Cabrera Cards	Relief Pitcher	Got the last three outs in the game in which JR Phillips homered four times. Perhaps more importantly, immortalized in the never-to-be-forgotten catchphrase, "Cabrera a Brave."
2	Miguel Cabrera Cards	Outfield	Not the 2012 AL Triple Crown winner and former Marlin, but an Auburn Astro and an Asheville Tourist, right around the time the slugging Tiger and former Marlin was entering first grade
8	Frank Cacciatore Cards	Manager/Coach	Managed at three different levels '88-'92
1	Craig Cacek Card	Infield	Led the 1977 Charleston Charlies in hitting--and was called up before Terry Puhl because of it. charlies2.jpg
4	Ron Cacini Cards	Shortstop	or Calini?
2	Colton Cain Cards	Pitcher	Acquired with Robbie Grossman and Rudy Owens in exchange for Wandy Rodriguez on July 25, 2012. One among of the many beleaguered at Lancaster during the remainder of 2012, Cain began 2013 at Quad Cities, then earned a promotion back to Lancaster at the end of the year and made five quality starts, posting a very-nice-for-Clear-Channel 3.24 ERA, and winning Lancaster's Player of the Month award for August. Pitched in only 14 Games for Corpus in 2014, and made 3 rehab appearances at Gulf Coast, totalling a 5.28 ERA, then was released at the end fo Spring Training 2015
1	Brandon Caipen Card	3rd Base	Led the '06 Greeneville Astros with a .374 OBP, and most recently played with the 2007 Lexington Legends
1	Al Cajide Card	Pitcher	Went 4 - 10 with a 3.67 for the '78 Daytona Astros, then posted an 0 - 2 with a 6.95 for the '79 Columbus squad
15	Jeff Calhoun Cards	Relief Pitcher	Although he didn't take the loss, (that was Aurelio Lopez) , Calhoun gave up the final and ultimately fatal run in Game Six of the 1986 NLCS.
1	Mike Calise Card	Infield	'85 Cramer Tucson Toros # 63
1	Mike Callahan Card	Pitcher	'83 Daytona Astros
4	Brett Callan Cards	Catcher	Ninth round pick in the June 1993 OBPed .387 at Auburn that year, but was down to .309 at Osceola the following year
1	José Calvo Card	Pitcher	Native of Panama City, Panama got as high as Michigan in 2000, and pitched briefly at Pittsfield in 2001
2	Ernie Camacho Cards	Pitcher	Camacho's Moment In The Sun
304	KEN CAMINITI Cards	Third Base	Four career inside the park home runs, but died a crackhead His is the flagship card of the rare 1985 Osceola Astros set
1	Scott Camp Card	Pitcher	Went 2 - 3 with a 3.97 for the '86 Asheville Tourists and 1 - 1 with a 4.39 for the same year's Osceola Astros
2	Dave Campbell Cards	Infield/Outfield	We traded Tommie Agee for this guy? 74 Topps # 556--mega famous if overrated on ESPN
3	JIM CAMPBELL Cards	Catcher	Opening Day in 63
1	Mark Campbell Card	Catcher	Best year was his last of four, when he hit .303 for the '82 Daytona Astros, and was thus one of four on that team to hit .300, with Glenn Davis, Eric Bullock, and Ty Gainey.
1	Chris Campos Card	Pitcher	NDFA threw 12-1/3 innings for the 2005 Greeneville Astros
3	Juan Campos Cards	Pitcher	NDFA began stateside at Auburn in 2000, and competed most recently at Salem in 2003salem.GIF
1	Rafael Campos Card	3rd Base	In his most extensive action, hit .169 with a homer for the '89 Asheville Tourists
1	Ted Campusano Card	Pitcher	AKA Teofilio. 2 - 3 with a 4.62 for the '89 Auburn Astros, with a spot appearance that year (and no decision) for Osceola
1	Josh Canales Card	Infield	Carson, CA native signed as a free agent after his release by the Dodgers organization in March of 2003, and debuted in the Astros organization for Salem that year
61	Casey Candaele Cards	Infield/Outfield	the BEST
4	John Cangelosi Cards	Outfield	Cangelosi is the Astros' all-time leader (minmum 500 plate appearances) in a stat I made up called "special bases," which is:(Walks + Hit By Pitch + Stolen Bases) minus (2 x Caught Stealing) all divided by (Plate Appearances - Hits). I was trying to come up with a stat that would quantify a player's ability to get a base for you, regardless of his ability to hit. Only 4 players (again 500 PA minimum) have had a career special bases score over .200 with the Astros: Cangelosi at .255, Jeff Bagwell, Joe Morgan, and career walk-rate leader Joe Ferguson.
4	JJ Cannon Cards	Outfield	'74 TCMA Dubuque Packers # 15 & '78 TCMA Charleston Charlies Unnumbered. Off the Astromap in the trade to the Blue Jays that got the Astros Alan Ashby, but back on it with a vengeance when he managed the 2001 Legends to the best record in minor league baseball
14	José Cano Cards	Pitcher	Three years in the minors, including league MVP of the Florida State League in '87, then went 1 - 1 in 6 games in '89 for Houston with a 5.09 ERA; I guess he was released or traded out of spring training in '90. Most famously, the father of Robinson Cano
7	Mike Capel Cards	Relief Pitcher	1991 Houston bullpen hand went 13 - 1 with a 2.98 ERA for the 1983 NCAA champion Texas Longhorns; teammate Roger Clemens went 13 - 5 with a 3.04
1	José Capellan Card	Pitcher	Journeyman from Cotul, Dominican Republic was 2 - 10 with a 7.07 for the 2009 Round Rock Express
2	George Capuzello Cards	Pitcher	Nice couple of cards here
6	Francisco Caraballo Cards	Outfield	Led the 2003 Martinsville Astros in triples--and in strikeouts. Second behind Pence in homers for the 2005 Lexington Legends, and was named a South Atlantic League All-Star as a result. May have hit a ceiling at Salem in 2006, as he led the Avs in strikeouts while his slugging dropped 75 points, and his average dropped 40. Played at AA Corpus Christi in 2007
2	Brandon Caraway Cards	Outfielder	Led the 2002 Lexington Legends in hitting with a .304 average
2	Conrad Cardinal Cards	Pitcher	Made six appearances with a loss for the '63 Colts, but a card appearance by his lonesome eluded him until 2003's Jewish Major Leaguers set
2	Kevin Carkeek Cards	Catcher	Split the catching duties at Tri-City in 2007 and at Salem in 2008 before his release in November of '08
2	Jesse Carlson Cards	Pitcher	3 - 0 with a 1.56 in 63 innings in his Astro organizational debut with the 2003 Lexington Legends, including a 36-inning scoreless streak. Didn't lose in 2004--despite a high ERA--meaning that the man has not lost in the Astros organization
1	Jon Carnahan Card	Catcher	2012 NDFA played that year at Gulf Coast then got three at bats for the 2013 ValleyCats before being released
9	David Carpenter Cards	Pitcher	Acquired from the Cardinals on August 19, 2010 in exchange for Pedro Feliz. 1 - 1 with a 3.52 at Lancaster thereafter, and was the winning pitcher in the JetHawks' five-pitcher no-hitter of Lake Elsinore on August 25. Began 2011 at AA Corpus, but was promoted to AAA Oklahoma in May, where he didn''t give up a run in 19 games. Made his major league debut with Houston on June 30, and pitched in 34 games thereafter, posting a 1 - 3 record and a 2.93 ERA. Probably the centerpiece (for the Jays, anyway) in the ten-player deal that Luhnow engineered with Toronto on July 20, 2012
8	Glenn Carpenter Cards	1st Base	Up through the minors, by Glenn Carpenter
1	Frank Carpin Card	Pitcher	Rule V pickup from Pittsburgh spent most of 1966 wth AAA Oklahoma Ciity, but also got into ten games with Houston, compiling a 7.50 ERA but a 1 - 0 record
10	Chuck Carr Cards	Outfield/Coach	Chuckie's hacking in that situation
1	Cesar Carrasco Card	3rd Baseman	Received from the Diamondbacks in July 2014 for Alex Sogard and was assigned to G-ville thereafter, hitting .228 with a homer
1	Hector Carrasco Card	Pitcher	100 mph fastball guy later with Marlins and Reds major league clubs
2	Robert Carrillo Cards	First Baseman	Led the 1999 Martinsville Astros in home runs with 7
1	Jesus Carrion Card	Catcher	Played 107 games at Gulf Coast Asheville and Osceola between 1983 and 1986
4	Charley Carter Cards	Infield	You can call him 1998 New York-Penn League Slugging, Doubles, and Extra Base Hits Leader--Just don't call him Sergeant
68	CHRIS CARTER Cards	1ST Base/DH	Righthander with little defensive utility but with the freest, easiest power swing you have ever seen was acquired from the Oakland A's on February 4, 2013 with Brad Peacock and Max Stass in exchange for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Martinez. Hit 29 Homers and walked 70 times to lead the team in 2013, while also posting a ridiculous 212 Strikeouts, which needless to say led the American League. "Only" struck out 182 times in 2014, while becoming the first Astros since Carlos Lee in 2007 to hit 30 Homers, and in fact finished second in the American League; however, Walks were down to 54
12	Albert Cartwright Cards	2nd Base	Second baseman from Nassau, The Bahamas played at Greeneville in 2007, then posted a team-best .410 OBP upon repeating there for 2008. OPSed .698 at Lexington in 2009 and was named the Legends' defensive Player of the Month for April. Hit .319 at Hiah A Lancaster in 2010, with a .381 OBP, but didn't do quite so well in Texas when given a promotion to Corpus
3	Earl Cash Cards	Pitcher	Here's an article I found on Cash written during his tenure with the '85 Osceola Astros
1	Jack Cassel Card	Pitcher	Brother of Patriot stringer Matt pitched at Round Rock and with Houston in 2008, going 9 - 5 with a 3.69 for the team at Dell Diamond, and 1 - 1 with a 5.64 for the one at Minute Maid Park
4	Vinny Castilla Cards	Third Base	Free agent that the Hun stumbled across in midseason was a key to the 2001 Central crown, and became known among those in the know as "The Mexican Mullet." Hit three homers (and was robbed of a fourth) in the first game of the doubleheader vs. the Pirates July 28, 2001
1	Braulio Castillo Card	Outfield	Journeyman spent a year in Tucson
3	Jeiler Castillo Cards	Pitcher	Venezuelan righthanded reliever spent two years at Greeneville and had a 5.00+ ERA in both of them. However: in 2008, his K/BB was 18:21 and in 2009 it was 34:14. Began 2010 at Tri-City, but was demoted quickly and spent the rest of the year at G-ville, where he fiunally got the ERA below 5.00
10	Erik Castro Cards	Infield	Tenth round pick in the June 2009 draft had played catcher at San Diego State University under Tony Gwynn, but played third base for the V-Cats during his debut season in the Astros chain. Missed all of 2010 with an injury, then OPSed .772 at Lancaster in 2011. Primary DH for the Cal League champion JetHawks in 2012, and led that team in RBIs, Total Bases, and Doubles, while co-leading in hits and finishing second in homers. Finished third to Domingo Santana and George Springer for the 2013 Corpus Christi Hooks in Homers, and led the team in Walks, too, while earning the Hooks' Player of the Month award in May and August. Began at OKC in 2014, but hit .175 and was released in June, to be picked up the Braves a month later
2	Guillermo Castro Cards	Pitcher	Summered in Daytona Beach '82 & '83; was 6 - 7 with a fine 2.49 in 1982.
89	JASON CASTRO Cards	Catcher	10th overall pick in the June 2008 draft hit .275 at Tri-City that summer, and was playing at AA Corpus Christi by June 2009. After JR Towles flunked out for the last time in April 2010, it was only a matter of time before Castro was prematurely recalled to back up Humberto Quintero, and it was . . . . premature, that is. Missed all of 2011 with a knee injury. Split time with Chris Snyder (mostly) and Carlos Corporan in 2012, and had a 92 OPS+ through the middle of August The primary starter in 2013, and propelled by an offensive attack that featured a bunch of doubles, found himself named as the Astros' only representative in that season's All-Star Game. Disappointing season in 2014, as he hit only .222, while being outplayed in most phases by his backup Corporan
22	Ramon Castro Cards	Catcher	First high schooler out of Puerto Rico to be a number one draft pick; Later dealt for Makarewicz and Jay Powell. Status as Marlins' catcher of the future up in the air with the August 2003 rape charges . . . .and settled after he bailed on them sometime during the 2004 season.
2	Joseph Cathey Cards	Infield	Starting shortstop for the 1998 Quad City River Bandits also finished second in walks and PA for the '97 Auburn Doubledays
1	Nick Cavanagh Card	Pitcher	Righthander from Redlands, CA pitched two years for the independent Frontier League Chillicothe Paints before being signed by the Astros in August of 2006. Assigned to Lexington, he moved up to Salem in 2007.
3	Eric Cavers Cards	Catcher	9 for 45 as the backup catcher for the 2004 Greeeville Astros--and much the same role for the 2005 Tri-City and 2006 Lexington squads

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CARDS I HAVE	PLAYER	POSITION	REMARKS
131	ANDUJAR CEDEÑO Cards	Shortstop	Hit for cycle 8/25/92 vs RIPI never had a problem with Cedeño--remember you don't get off the island if you don't swing-- but go here for a dissenting opinion
85	CESAR CEDEÑO Cards	Outfield	1st 20-50 Guy: 20 HR, 50 Stolen Bases--Hit for the cycle as an Astro twice. Five Gold Gloves, four All-Star nods, and probably offensive player of the decade for the '70's if you think about it.
4	Ed Cedeño Cards	2nd Base	Andujar's brother
3	Ramon Cedeño Cards	Outfield	No relation that I know of to Ed or Andujar (or Roger or Cesar for that matter) began at Gulf Coast in 1987 and hit .303 at Osceola in 1989 before being traded to the Twins with Gordon Farmer for Steve Lombardozzi
42	Roger Cedeño Cards	Outfield	Made the Hampton trade all that more difficult to live with--Glad he's gone. And now the Mets fans aren't so happy with him, either
3	Xavier Cedeño Cards	Pitcher	Minor league free agent signed in 2010 saw his first action for the organization at Corpus in 2011, and served as the fifth starter for the Hooks, finishing third on the club in strikeouts behind Jonnathan Aristil and Erick Abreu. Texas League Pitcher of the Week for the week of July 4, and a Texas League midseason All-Star. Got a late-season callup to the majors for that and made his major league debut on September 16. 2 - 0 for AAA Oklahoma with a 2.28 in 2012 before getting called up to Houston in late May, and served as a lefthanded one-out guy for the remainder of the Astros' year, racking up a save and 6 holds, while allowing 31% of his runners to score
7	Henri Centeño Cards	2nd Base	Got as high as AA Jackson in '95
2	José Centeño Cards	Pitcher	AKA Angel, pitched at Asheville in 1993
1	Mike Cerame Card	Trainer	Trained for the last Osceola Astros team before they morphed into the Kissimmee Cobras
2	Mike Cerefin Cards	Pitcher	Both his card appearances were in rare, '80's, team-issue sets
1	Bob Cerv Card	Coach	Purchased from the Yankees on June 26, 1962, Cerv--who had been an All-Star with the 1958 Kansas City A's and finished fourth in that year's AL MVP voting--played in 19 games for the Colts and hit .226 with a couple of homers before his release on July 30. He would not play professionally again
3	Leandro Cespedes Cards	Pitcher	Led the 2007 Greeneville Astros in ERA and WHIP. Upon his promotion to Lexington in 2008, led the Legends in innings pitched, strikeouts--and home runs allowed. Led the 2009 Lancaster JetHawks in Strikeouts and Wild Pitches. Pitched at Lancaster again in 2010 withouot much distinction, and also had a short promotion to AAA Round Rock
1	Robinson Cespedes Card	Outfield	The rhythmically-named Mr. Cespedes made his organizational debut with the 2002 Tri-City Valley Cats, for whom he was named team MVP. Closed out his career at Lexington the following year
1	Al Chambers Card	?	Played 57 games for the '82 - '84 Mariners; his '87 ProCards Columbus Astros # 841 mysteriously does not give a position for him. . . .
2	Adam Champion Cards	Pitcher	6'7" lefty was the 24th round pick in the June 2010 draft and pitched in 24 games for the NYPL champion Tri-City ValleyCats that summer. Repeated at Tri-City in 2011, win 4 losing one and posting a 3.35 ERA
10	Kevin Chapman Cards	Pitcher	Hard-throwing, wild lefty stop me if you've heard this before acquired in the Spring 2012 deal with the Royals that sent Jason Bourgeois and Q going thataway struck out more than 10 per nine for Corpus Christi that summer and made the Teaxs League All-Star team. Began 2013 at AAA Oklahoma and pitched in 45 Games for the Redhawks, posting a .193 BAA vs. lefties. Called up to Houston on August 9 after the 'Stros designated Aussie Travis Blackley for assignment. Pitched in 25 Games for the 51-111 Astros, and posted a 1.77 ERA
4	Scott Chapman Cards	Catcher	1997 Auburn Doubleday team MVP and NY-Penn League All-Star was also '99 Midwest League Top Prospect
7	Frank Charles Cards	Catcher	I watched on TV as he struck out in his first MLB at bat
2	Joe Charno Cards	Catcher	Caught 164 games in the Astros' chain, and--one unfortunate day for the Tourists in 1988--pitched one
4	Arnie Chavera Cards	Catcher	Best year was for the 1998 Kissimmee Cobras, for whom he hit .301 in 84 games, with 50 RBI
39	Raul Chavez Cards	Catcher	First minor league card appearance was in 1991, with the Burlington Astros. Traded with Dave Veres to the Expos for Sean Berry on December 20, 1995, and played 18 major league games before returning to the organization as a free agent signee January 5, 2000. By 2005, it was generally reckoned that Chavez, as the backup to Ausmus, threw runners out better than Brad himself.
4	Steven Checksfield Cards	Outfield	Led the 2002 Michigan BattleCats in homers with 16 while batting .218
1	Brad Chedister Card	Pitcher	37th Round Draft pick had a 10.20 ERA for the 2004 Greeneville Astrosgreeneville2.GIF
1	Bruce Chen Card	Pitcher	Picked up by the major league club and released within a space of about one month in early 2003--still active in the majors as of June 2010
12	Rocky Childress Cards	Pitcher	Was 1- 2 with a fine 2.98 ERA in 32 appearances for the '87 'Stros. In'88 he struck out 24 in 23 innings, but had a 6.17 ERA, and that was all for Rocky.
4	Rich Chiles Cards	Outfield	Number two pick in the June '68 Draft made his major league debut April 20 of '71, and played in 67 games. But '72 found him out of favor; by November, he had been traded with some other guy named to the Mets for Tommie Agee. At least we've got his 72 Topps # 56. The Astros' Media guide incorrectly states that he played with the 'Stros through'76.
8	Joel Chimelis Cards	Coach	Hitting Coach at Short A Tri-City from 2006 through 2010. Coached a batting champ in Jordan Parraz in 2006. Coached for Lexington in 2011,Corpus Christi in 2012, and for Quad Cities in 2013
1	Bobby Chouinard Card	Pitcher	Five-year major league veteran was signed to play at New Orleans for 2004, and he went 3 - 4 with a 5.73
2	Jason Chowning Cards	Pitcher	28th round pick of Houston in 2010 struck out 23 in 22-1/3 innings at Tri-City that summer. Led the 2011 Lexington Legends in holds, while posting a 2.45 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. 1 - 2 with a 0.66 in 19 games for Lexington in 2012 got him a SAL midseason All-Star nod. A promotion to Lancaster and a 14.54 ERA there got him released at the end of July
1	Austin Chrismon Card	Pitcher	26th round pick in the June 2013 draft posted a 1.02 WHIP at Greeneville in the short season that followed
1	Pat Christensen Card	Pitcher	6'4" righthander was made the 27th round pick of the Astros in the 2013 draft and posted 0.8 6 WHIP at Tri-City thereafter. Promoted to Quad Cities, he put up a 1.29 ERA in Davenport
1	Clay Christiansen Card	Pitcher	Related to Jason?
1	Steve Christmas Card	Catcher	'83 Toros
4	Gary Christopherson Cards	3rd Base	Third baseman with good plate disipline but who had trouble fielding his third baseman's position also had the longest last name in Astros organizational history, or at least that part of its history that is covered in cardboard. I tell you, pretenders like Christiansen and Czanstkowski just can't hang

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CARDS I HAVE	PLAYER	POSITION	REMARKS
4	Al Cicotte Cards	Pitcher	Grand-nephew of infamous Black Sock Eddie
2	Eduin Ciriaco Cards	Pitcher	Lefthander from Cabarete, Dominican Republic pitched in 17 games for the '07 Greeneville Astros. Posted a 2.65 ERA anad a 1.13 WHIP for the '08 Tri-City ValleyCats
14	José Cisnero Cards	Pitcher	NDFA righthander from the Dominican led the 2009 Greeneville Astros in innings pitched and starters' WHIP and was named team Pitcher of the Month for July and August. Co-led the 2010 Lexington Legends in starts and posted a 3.65 ERA. Led the 2011 Lancaster JetHawks in Games Started, while leading the farm system in K's. Threw two complete games at Corpus Christi in 2012 and led Hooks' starters in ERA. Began and ended 2013 with Oklahoma City, and spent some time in between with Houston, posting a 4.12 ERA in 28 Games
24	Jim Clancy Cards	Relief Pitcher	The guy who was SUPPOSED to take the departing Nolan Ryan's spot in the rotation for the '89 season; instead, was the starter 8/3 of that year when the Reds torched the 'Stros for 14 first-innning runs, and 16 1st inning hits. Only 7 runs were charged to Clancy, though, let's give credit to Bob Forsch, as well--there's plenty to go around.
6	Stubby Clapp Cards	Coach	Canadian who made the majors with the Cardinals in 2001 began as hitting coach at Greeneville in 2007 and was promoted to the same position at Lexington for 2008. Back to Greeneville for '09 and back to Lexington in '10. Promoted to manager in 2011, he called the shots at Short A Tri-City and stayed there for 2012, leading the V-Cats that year to Game Three of the NYPL Championship Series. Left the organization after the 2012 season to take a job with the Dunedin Blue Jays
2	Chris Clark Cards	Catcher	15th Round Pick in 2004 began at Tri-City and hit .256; spent all of 2005 at Single A Lexington
1	Cody Clark Card	Catcher	11-year minor league veteran was signed as a minor league free agent in March 2013, presumably to provide the AAA Redhawks with an everyday catcher, but due to an injury to Houston backup Carlos Corporan, found himself promoted to Houston in late August, and he made his major league debut for the Astros as a 31-year old on August 23, 2013
10	Dave Clark Cards	Outfield	Utility player who hit .206 in 93 games for the '98 Astros was named manager of the new Corpus Christi affilite in 2005--then led the team to a Texas League title in 2006 and was named Texas League Manager of the Year. Took over at AAA Round Rock in 2008 when Jackie Moore took the job as Cecil Cooper's bench coach
3	Kirk Clark Cards	Pitcher	Righthanded NDFA signed August 2, 2009 led the 2010 Lexington Legends, and indeed the entire South Atlantic League, in saves. Terrible 1.77 WHIP at Lancaster in 2011, though still managed 19 saves. Led JetHawks non-starters in home runs allowed in 2012 while posting a 5.36 ERA, and was released at the end of June
1	Leroy Clark Card	Pitcher	4 - 3 with a 3.90 for the 1975 Covington Astros and 0 - 0 with a 6.00 for the 1976 Dubuque Packers. Mike Lally remembers an overhead fastball and velocity that made it seem to rise.
6	Terry Clark Cards	Pitcher	Won 25 times while losing only 11 for the Tucson Toros in 1990 and 1991. Called up to start the second half of a double header Houston had with the Braves on July 24, 1990, and gave up 7 runs in\ 4+ innings.
1	Chris Clawson Card	Outifeld	Minor League free agent who had been released by the Braves played for the Sally League runners up Asheville Tourists in 1986, hitting .234
25	Koby Clemens Cards	3rd Base	8th Round Pick in 2005 deflated talk of nepotism by slugging .477 with a .398 OBP in his first season at Greeneville. First professional homer was a grand slam. A hand injury in 2006 while playing for Lexington kept Koby from getting up a full head of steam--or did he just reach his ceiling? Repeated at Lexington in '07, and raised his OPS to .756 while leading the team in homers with 15--but he also struck out 122 times. Made the conversion to catcher that many had predicted for Salem in 2008, and hit about .270 with a .420 SLG. The arrest for disorderly conduct that came after--even though charges were dismissed--sure didn't help the by-then beleaguered family name. In 2009, though, came a truly surprising and truly awesome year: Playing for the High A Lancaster JetHawks, Clemens led the California League in average, slugging, RBI and OPS, while finishing third in OBP. Clemens' 121 RBI led all of minor league baseball, and he was named Lancaster's MVP for the year. Hit 26 homers (good for third in the Texas League) at Corpus in 2010, and was named team co-MVP, despite a .241 batting average. Hit .235 at AAA Oklahoma City in 2011, and even his team-leaading 16 homers would not persuade the Astros to re-sign him
4	Paul Clemens Cards	Pitcher	6'4" righthander received from the Braves with three others on July 31, 2011 for Michael Bourn. 6.73 ERA and 1.74 WHIP at Oklahoma in 2012, but still somehow included in Multi Ad's PCL Top Prospect set
371	Roger Clemens Cards	Pitcher	UT graduate was already headed for the Hall of Fame when he decided to pitch a season for his quasi-hometown 'Stros. Won his first seven starts as an Astro, and was elected to start the 2004 All-Star Game held at Minute Maid Park. But Clemens got shelled during the All-Star game, and lost Game 7 of the 2004 NLCS, so he decided to come back and try again in 2005--when he improved his ERA to the point where he led the league, and won a playoff game in relief. But Roger was not happy with the playoffless Astros in 2006, and he returned to the Yankees for 2007, for whom he was somewhat underwhelming.
5	Wes Clements Cards	Infield	Perhaps the best player in the early 80's farm system never to get a major league at bat? Returned to the organization nearly 25 years after departing it when he accepted the managerial job at High A Lancaster before the 2009 season. Managed at AA Corpus in 2010
2	Donn Clendenon Cards	1st Base	Middling infielder copped an attitude in '69 when he failed to report after trade from Expos; Clendenon was returned, and the teams scrambled to make a bad trade for the Astros even worse. Never played an inning in Houston, yet somehow, the people at Topps came up with the 1969 Topps # 208, and the people at Milton Bradley followed suit. Clendenon unfortunately had the last laugh when he was named 1969 World Series MVP for the Mets, a team he evidently found more to his liking.
1	Bill Clinton Card	POTUS	93 Triple Play # 32
2	John Cloherty Cards	Catcher/Pitcher	That's right: Caught for the '76 Dubuque Packers and pitched for the '77 Cocoa Astros
4	Bob Cluck Cards	Coach/Manager	Been there done that

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CARDS I HAVE	PLAYER	POSITION	REMARKS
3	Ryan Coe Cards	Catcher/Infield	'96 Midwest League All-Star stole one base in 1995 for the River Bandits, and evidently he was real happy about it.
1	Ivanon Coffie Card	Second Base	Cup of, um, coffee with the 2003 Baltimore Orioles and the lowest batting average of any regulars for the 2004 Round Rock Express.
2	Kevin Coffman Cards	Pitcher
2	Mike Cokinos Cards	Catcher	Backup to 2012 NYPL batting champ Tyler Heineman actually outslugged his depth chart superior, and hit a fairly respectable .320 himself. OBPed .395 at Lancaster in 2013, and finished second to Andrew Aplin in RBI. His card for the Jethawks identifies him as "MP Cokinos"
2	Nate Colbert Cards	1st Base	Briefly-Astro and honored for that in the 1967 Team Issue 25, Colbert would go Stan Musial-type nuts five years later as a member of the Padres, when he would hit 5 homers with 13 RBI's and seven runs scored in an August 1 doubleheader vs. the Braves.
1	Rick Colbert Card	Catcher	'85 Cramer Tucson Toros
9	Eric Cole Cards	3rd Base/Outfield	Nine-year organizational veteran went three for four with 2 stolen bases in Eric Ireland's perfect game, and had two hits in Brian Powell's no-hitter for the Zephyrs in 2001. Finished the Astros phase of his career in 2003 with the Round Rock Express
2	Ryan Cole Cards	Pitcher	Righthander led Greeneville starters in WHIP for 2010. Relieved at Tri-City in 2011, and led the club in saves and Games Finished
1	Vince Coleman Card	Coach	Former NL Rookie of the Year was named "Development Specialist" for the Quad cities River Bandits at the beginning of the 2013 season
2	Mike Collar Cards	Pitcher	Righthander led all 2003 Tri-City Valleycats in saves, but trailed all 2004 Lexington Legends in earned runs allowed
3	Terry Collins Cards	Manager	Um, fiery, manager came up just short three times in Houston, then was a complete failure in Anaheim. Maybe Terry should've stayed in Buffalo
10	Carlo Colombino Cards	Infield	86 SAL Batting Champ and '88 Southern League All-Star; Identified as Chris on his '90 Star Osceola Astros # 5
10	Dennis Colon Cards	Infield	Played three years at Double A Jackson, drove in 50+ runs for an Astros affiliate 4 times, and spelled Phillips at first the night JR Phillips hit four home runs.
1	Bob Coluccio Card	Outfield	78 Charleston Charlies; traded in June of that year to St. Louis for Frank Riccelli, who, unlike Coluccio, actually played in the majors for Houston
3	Jordan Comadena Cards	Catcher	Minor League Free Agent played 31 games at catcher in 2009, mostly at High A Lancaster, but with three games at Lexington. Played for both teams again in 2010. Played the entire season at Lancasster in 2011, splitting catcher's duties with Ben Heath--whom Comadena outhit by a considerable margin
1	Kevin Comer Card	Pitcher	Player to be Named Later in the 2012 deal with Toronto that sent JA Happ away. Comer had been a second round pick for the Jays only the year before, but a sharp decline in velocity made him expendable to Toronto, and available for Houston. Numbers at G-ville in 2012 and at Tri-City in 2013 make him seem somewhat expendable for the Astros as well, though he will still only be 21 for most of the 2014 season
1	Jack Compton Card	Outfield	Product of Bluefield, West Virginia played at Martinsville in 2000 as a 23-year old
2	Gene Confreda Cards	Trainer	'96 Doubledays
1	Ryan Connolly Card	Pitcher	Righthanded submariner NDFA was 1 -2 with a 5.22 at Greeneville in 2013
23	Brooks Conrad Cards	2nd Base	A technicality helped Conrad break up a no-hitter. Conrad would go on to be named the 2004 Round Rock Express team MVP, and 2005 saw his first promotion to AAA. Was placed on the 40-Man roster for the first time after the 2006 season, when he led the PCL in extra base hits with 79. Left the organization as a minor league free agent after the 2007 season and finally mad ehis major league debut for Oakland the following year. The crowning moment to his career, however, must be the walkoff granny he hit for the Braves May 12, 2010
2	Charles Constantino Cards	Bat Boy	25-year old batboy got a baseball card and a bobblehead doll for working his 300th game in 2011
1	Rayner Contreras Card	Infield	Minor league free agent who spent six years in the Padres organization played 28 games for High A Lancaster in 2010, mostly Dhing
4	David Cook Cards	Outfield	Minor League free agent 12/09 had led the Southern League the year before in runs and RBIs--at the age of 28. Played at Corpus in 2010, scoring 50 runs and driving in 36
1	John Cook Card	Catcher	'96 Doubledays
2	Mitch Cook Cards	Pitcher	Tied for the team lead in starts and losses for the 1986 Columbus Astros
5	Ron Cook Cards	Pitcher	Pitched in 45 games between '70 and '71 for Houston with a neat 4.00 ERA His cards--from the sublime to the ridiculous
3	Mike Coolbaugh Cards	Infield	Veteran of 44 games with the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals hit .295 with 30 home runs for the 2004 New Orleans Zephyrs. 2005 saw him tie for the organizational lead in RBI with Morgan Ensberg while being named to the AAA All Star squad.Tragically killed on July 22, 2007 when he was hit in the head by a line drive while coaching third for the AA Tulsa Drillers.
7	Dan Coombs Cards	Relief Pitcher	Actually pitched in a few games for the Colts, kicked around at Amarillo and Oklahoma City for a few years, then became a dependable reliever for the 'Stros in the late '60's
9	Cecil Cooper Cards	Manager	Phil Garner's bench coach took the reins after Garner and GM Tim Purpura were fired in late August of 2007; gone after 2009, having impressed nobody
23	Gary Cooper Cards	3rd Base	High Noon for this AAAA (too good for AAA; not good enough for the NL) guy was his '91 AAA All Star selection
2	James Cooper Cards	Outfield	Grambling graduate hit .232 for the 2004 Tri-City ValleyCats and .262 for the 2005 versiontricityvalleycats.GIF
1	Neal Cooper Card	Pitcher	After being traded from the Phillies organization, went 7 - 7 for the '76 Dubuque Packers with a 5.67 ERA, then lost two games, winning none, for the 1977 Columbus Astros
1	Paul Cooper Card	Outfield	After hitting .228 with the 1977 Sarasota Gulf Coast squad, improved to .269 with 26 RBIs for the 1978 Daytona Beach Astros
1	Mark Copeland Card	Trainer	Trained for the 1990 Auburn Astros
1	Mitch Coplon Card	Pitcher	'82 Daytona Beach Astros
2	Jason Corapci Cards	Infield	Cal State Fullerton grad played one game for the 2003 Martinsville Astros and 26 for the 2004 Greeneville Astros
1	Roy Corcoran Card	Pitcher	Well-traveled righthander was 2- 10 with a 4.60 for the 2010 Round Rock Express
6	Francisco Cordero Cards	Pitcher	Moderately well-traveled major league righthander was acquired in the July 2012 trade that sent JA Happ, David Carpenter, and Brandon Lyon to the Blue Jays. Cordero pitched in six games with a 19.80 before very quickly getting released on September 10
1	Mike Corominas Card	Pitcher
1	Kenedy Corona Card	Outfield
12	Carlos Corporan Cards	Catcher	Minor league veteran played 22 games at Oklahoma City and 52 at Houston in 2011. The at bats with the big club weren't pretty, but he slugged .413 with the Redhawks. Assigned to Oklahoma City again to begin 2012, Corporan once again got called up to help the hapless major league club, but this time contributed quite nicely, outslugging primary backstop Jason Castro, and much of the bench besides
3	Craig Corrado Cards	1st Base	14th round pick in the June 2007 draft committed 29 errors at Greeneville that year, but also led the club in stolen bases. Led Lexington in total bases in 2008, while finishing second in average. Named the Legends' Offensive Player of the Month in May of '08, Corrado was assigned to High A Lancaster for 2009 and spent the season as their starting second baseman, though the results were middling at best
56	Carlos Correa Cards	Shortstop	The organization's first number-one-overall June pick since Phil Nevin played only 11 games for 2012 Greeneville after signing, but slugged .600 and only made the one Error. Spent all of 2013 at Quad Cities as the youngest player in the Midwest League, and was named River Bandits Player of the Month twice, while also being named to the Midseason and Postseason League All-Star squads. Led the MWL in OPS, and finished over .400 in OBP, good for second on the circuit. 2014 was just as successful at High A Lancasrter . . . until he broke his fibula in June, and had his season ended. The numbers he posted until then were quite good, as he once again OBPed over .400 and slugged over .500, while fielding his position quite well. Began 2015 at Corpus Christi and led the Texas League in Doubles through April
2	Jorge Correa Cards	Pitcher	Correa went 1 - 0 with a 20.65 in six games for the 1992 Auburn Astros. Think about that for a second. On the major league level, for example, only Dean Wilkins in the entire history of the Houston National League franchise, had a career ERA above even 10.00 and still managed to maintain a winning record. He was 2 - 1 with an 11.25 in 1991. Although now that I look further, I see that JR Richard did go 1 - 0 with a 13.50 for the '72 squad . . . .
3	Chris Correnti Cards	Trainer	Trained in '90 in Osceola and '91 and '92 at Burlington. Would later be named trainer for the Boston Red Sox, and after he was fired there, became Pedro Martinez' personal trainer
5	Jim Corsi Cards	Relief Pitcher	After spinning a 0.00 ERA with no record through two games at Tucson in 1991, the Astros promoted Corsi in mid-April to their major league club, and he was their primary righthanded long reliever the rest of the way, going 0 - 5 with a 3.71.toros.jpg
1	Jorge Cortes Card	Outfielder	Minor league free agent signed in December of '05 scored the title-clinching run for Corpus Christi in the fourteenth inning of game four of the 2006 Texas League Championship Series
62	Jarred Cosart Cards	Pitcher	The first Jarred who spelled his name with two R's in team history, Cosart was acquired in the deal that sent Hunter Pence away in July of 2011. Groundball pitcher who posted a 1.27 WHIP at Corpus in '11 got a slow start in 2012, but still managed to finish with a 3.52 at AA Corpus and a 2.60 at AAA OKC. Texas League Pitcher of the Week June 25, 2012. Surpassed Darryl Kile by pitching 6-1/3 no-hit innings to begin his major league debut on July 12, 2013, finishing with two hits over eight scoreless innings in getting the win over the Tampa Rays. Member of the Houston starting staff to begin 2014. Awful out of the gate, he was fantastic in May and June before running his mouth off on Twitter and thereby running afoul of stentorian management. Shortly thereafter traded to the Marlins for Jake Marisnick
2	Rob Cosby Cards	Infield	Minor league free agent signed by the Astros in January of 2008 played at Corpus that summer, hitting .222 in 102 games
12	Mike Cosgrove Cards	Pitcher	Much like my personal fave, Curt Schilling, Cosgrove gave up a hit in a ninth inning after relieving a pitcher or pitchers who had thrown no-hit ball through eight. Cosgrove ruined the magic September 4, 1974, when Don Wilson, bidding for his third no-hitter, trailed the Reds 2 - 1 through the penultimate inning. Manager Preston Gomez brought in Cosgrove, Cosgrove gave up a single to Tony Perez, the Astros lost, and what could have been a game everyone remembers has now instead been totally forgotten.
1	Arnie Costell Card	Pitcher	0 - 0 with a 4.95 for the '75 Dubuque Packers, in his last professional season
15	Fred Costello Cards	Pitcher	88 - 93: Asheville to Columbus to Osceola to Jackson to Osceola to Jackson
1	Chris Cotton Card	Pitcher	Lefthander drafted in the 14th round of the June 2013 draft made six starts for Tri-City afterwards, splitting his decisions, but putting up a nice 1.74 ERA, as well as an excellent 1.10 WHIP
6	Jamaine Cotton Cards	Pitcher	15th round pick in the June '10 draft from St. Thomas, USVI is probably the only Jamaine in professional baseball history. Posted an 8.36 at Greeneville in 2010. Split 2011 between G-ville and Tri-City and actually pitched better in the NYPL. Stayed with the V-Cats for 2012, and despite a 3.31 ERA that was in the team's bottom quartile, Cotton did show a respectable 32:15 K/BB for the New York-Penn league runners up. 4.77 ERA at Quad Cities in 2013
4	Jory Coughenour Cards	Pitcher	After making his professional debut with the 2000 Auburn Doubledays, has progressed to play two seasons with the Round Rock Express
1	Clint Courtney Card	Coach	Scrap Iron was a Spring Training invitee for the inaugural Colts, then spent three seasons in the minors as a player/coach, and a fourth as a coach at the big league level
3	Jim Coveney Cards	Coach/Manager	Managed Asheville in '89 (meaning he had Cedeño and Ansley--though we wouldn't blame him)
7	Harry Craft Cards	Manager	Very respectable finish in Colts' first year, then got no better; replaced by Lum Harris September 19, 1964--with 13 games left in the season. I am now also finding that Craft, much earlier in his career, caught a flyball for the last out in Vander Meer's second no-hitter.
2	Roger Craig Cards	Coach	TCMA the 1960's
14	Jesse Crain Cards	Pitcher	Righthanded reliever signed a 3-1/4 million dollar one-year contract with the Astros on the last day of 2013 and impressed in the Spring of 2014--until he had shoulder surgery on March 21. Never did pitch for the 2014 club--although he's got 14 major league cards with them--and signed with the White Sox in January 2015
6	Jim Crawford Cards	Pitcher	1972 Appalachian League leader in strikeouts and ERA would also win 11 at AAA Denver in 1974, and five in Houston over two seasons
0	WILLIE CRAWFORD Card	Outfield	Opening Day in Left in '77--but no cards. Was sent to Oakland in June of that year for Denny Walling
10	Todd Credeur Cards	Pitcher	Got as high as AA Columbus in '90
8	Ryan Creek Cards	Pitcher	Mostly pitched for Jackson 93 - 97
1	Ken Crew Card	Pitcher	Oddly, Crew's is the card Alan at Lake Country used to show in his catalogue (back before the internet, people) for the 90 Best Columbus set
4	Dave Cripe Cards	Manager	Managed Caminiti and Mallicoat in 85 and 86 at Osceola and Columbus
2	Carlos Crispin Cards	Infield	Flunked out at Auburn in '93
4	Clark Crist Cards	Coach	'91 and '92 at Auburn
2	Kenny Crofford Cards	Trainer
3	Tripp Cromer Cards	Shortstop	Played some infield for the Zephyrs and the 'Stros in 2000, and for the Zephyrs in 2002 and 2003
2	Bill Crone Cards	2nd Base	Including the elusive Jones Photo
1	Dean Crow Card	Pitcher	Right hander acquired with four other players for Brad Ausmus and CJ Nitkowski in January of 1999 pitched for the New Orleans Zephyrs that year, going 2 - 6 with a 7.04 before (evidently) retiring at the age of 26
1	Trevor Crowe Card	Outfield	Free agent signed November 2012 began 2013 at Oklahoma, but also played for the major league club, hitting .218, and had a rehab assignment at Gulf Coast
1	Alberto Cruz Card	Infield	Hit .206, but finished tied for second on the club with six homers for the 2007 Tri-City ValleyCats. Released out of extended spring training in June of 2008
1	Cirilo Cruz Card	1st Base	Hit .220, but led the 2006 Greeneville Astros in homers
141	JOSÉ CRUZ Cards	Outfield/Coach	"Cheo" was named Team MVP in 1977, 1980, 1983, and 1984, and remains the only Astro to have led the league in hits. Cruz was also a two-time All-Star, and still holds the team's career triples mark.
6	Luis Cruz Cards	Pitcher	9th round pick in the June 2008 draft began at Greeneville that year, and was 1 - 1 over seven starts with 2.28 ERA. Repeated there in 2009 and finished 1 - 4 with a 6.75. Co-led the 2010 Lexington Legends in wins with 8. Split 2011 between Lexington and Lancaster with all the good work coming during his stay in Kentucky. Led the 2012 Lexington Legends in K's, while finishing second on the team only to Organization Pitcher of the Year Foltynewicz in Wins and Innings Pitched. Made 18 Starts for Lancaster in 2013, and 2 for Corpus Christi, posting a 4.56 ERA overall
16	Nelson Cruz Cards	Pitcher	Reliever did a decent job out of the 'pen in 2001--but evidently felt it was the Astros' fault when he pitched like s\@*t in 2002
6	Rhiner Cruz Cards	Pitcher	Rule Fiver from the Mets did in fact stick with the 'Stros throughout the 2012 season, appearing 52 games. The ERA, however needed some work
6	Ruben Cruz Cards	Outfield	Burlington and Osceola 91 - 93
1	John Csefalvay Card	Infield/Outfield	One of only three players in the history of professional baseball whose last names began with the odd 'CS' diphthong. Acquired from the Mets for Gary Rajischon April 3, 1981, Csefalvay had his best year at AA Columbus in 1982, hitting .294 with 17 homers and 65 RBI

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CARDS I HAVE	PLAYER	POSITION	REMARKS
2	Mike Cubbage Cards	Coach	Third Base Coach 1997-2001logo3.jpg
9	MIKE CUELLAR Cards	Pitcher	Opening Day Starter (and winner) in 1967, and owner of the fifth best seasonal ERA in the history of the big league club, for his 2.22 in 1966.
2	Eleno Cuen Cards	Pitcher	Pitched a 2- 0, seven-inning no-hitter vs. the Orlando Twins for the FSL Cocoa Astros on August 13, 1972. The no-hitter was actually the middle game of the first triple-header in Florida State League history. Cuen's career was further chronicled by his inclusion in the '73 Cedar Rapids Astros and '75 Dubuque Packers TCMA team sets
1	Aneudi Cuevas Card	Infield	'83 Columbus Astro should have a gold card, y'know?
1	Ed Cuervo Card	Catcher	'01 Martinsville Astros
6	Brandon Culbreth Cards	Pitcher	# 8 pck in June 2011 appeared in five games for Gulf Coast that summer
9	George Culver Cards	Pitcher	Won 7 and lost 7 with 6 saves for the Big Club between '71 and '73; earlier, while pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, on July 29, 1968, no hit the Philadelphia Phillies 6 - 1.
1	Dave Cunningham Card	3rd Base	Hit .250 with 29 RBI, AND pitched with no record for the '88 Tourists
3	Matt Cunningham Cards	Outfield	36th round pick in 2005 led Tri-City regulars in OBP that summer, and was hit by a pitch an astounding 21 times in only 66 games. Placed at High A Salem as a 24-year old in 2006, but the company may have been a bit fast.
2	Wayne Cupit Cards	Pitcher	'92 Auburn and then back to school
2	Steve Curry Cards	Manager	Managed the 1992 Burlington Astros to a 47 - 89 record
5	Craig Curtis Cards	Outfield	Played under Steve Curry for the 47 - 89 1992 Burlington Astros
1	John Curtis Card	Catcher	Minor league free agent 12/09 began 2010 in extended spring training then played at both High A Lancaster and AAA Round Rock
3	Matthew Cusick Cards	Infield	Tenth round pick led the 2007 Tri-City ValleyCats in batting and OBP. Promoted to Lexington for '08, he was leading the Legends in hitting and total bases and walks when he was traded to the Yankees for Latroy Hawkins in July
3	Pat Cutshall Cards	Infield	Chosen by Baseball America as the best athlete in the Astros' 1997 draft, Cutshall also led the 1997 New York-Penn League in doubles, and was a 1998 Midwest League All Star selection.
5	Greg Cypret Cards	3rd Base	Five years in the high minors early '80's; best year was probably 1981, when in 132 games, he hit .307 40 doubles and 81 ribbies
4	Tom Czanstkowski Cards	Pitcher	The John Csefalvay of his generation

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