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CARDS I HAVE	PLAYER	POSITION	REMARKS
1	Brandon Macchi Card	Outfielder	34th Round Pick in the June 2001 draft
1	James MacDonald Card	Pitcher	Led the 1978 Daytona Beach Astros, the 1980 Columbus Astros, and the 1981 Tucson Toros in Wins. And for 1980, anyway, leading the Columbus Astros was also good enough to lead the entire Southern League
4	Jim MacDonald Cards	Pitcher	18th round pick in June '09 out of Boston College began his pro career at Tri City. Named an NYPL midseason All-Star, MacDonald led the V-Cats in saves and games finished
6	Jeff Mackor Cards	Catcher	High A Salem's Defensive Player of the Month for August 2004 had his best offensive year in 2006, hitting .272 with a .711 OPS. Mackor also caught Roger Clemens on June 6, 2006, taking a special one-game demotion from Salem to Lexington so that he could play the part of the Rocket's backstop as he readied himself for his last season with the Astros. Mackor was then promoted to Corpus in 2007, but only played 26 games, and only hit .219.
2	Scott MacRae Cards	Pitcher	Reached the Majors with Cincinnati in 2001, and went 3 - 3 with a save for the 2005 Corpus Christi Hooks
1	Angel Macuare Card	Pitcher	Venezuelan righthander had a September to remember in 2021 when he led the Corpus Christi and indeed the entire AA Central (read: Texas League) in Wins, ERA, WHIP and BAA, while being named the circuit's Pitcher of the Month. Got as high as AAA Sugar Land in 2023, but elected free agency after the season. He's continued to pitch in Mexico since
16	Mike Madden Cards	Pitcher	Had the second-lowest ERA among starters (after Ryan) for the '83 'Stros--and then had the highest ERA of all pitchers for the '84 squad
1	Garry Maddox Card	Outfield	Hit .351 in only 25 games for the 1998 Jackson Generals
3	Mike Maddux Cards	Coach	Hired by the 'Stros as a AA pitching coach the same year his brother Greg won his 257th game and had an ERA under 3.10 for the tenth straight year
2	Victor Madrigal Cards	Pitcher	Struck out 85 in 87.1 innings for the 1993 Asheville Tourists
2	Bligh Madris Cards	Infield-Outfield-Pitcher	The first person of descent from the Micronesian nation of Palau to play major league baseball was purchased from the Tigers for Cash on January 3, 2023. The lefthanded-batting Madris played 100 Games for AAA Sugar Land (which was third most), includng one in which he pitched, then also played 12 Games for Houston, including one in which pitched. Recalled from the PCL with the injuries to Altuve and Yordan, he was outrighted to Sugar Land on August 8 when Jon Singleton was recalled with the whole José Abreu thing, and Madris elected free agency after the 2023 season
8	Lance Madsen Cards	Infield	Hit three home runs in a single game while playing for the Auburn Astros 8/28/1989, then the following year, led the Osceola Astros in triples with eleven. Oddest year, however, may have been 1993, when he paced the Jackson Generals in home runs with 23, and finished second in RBI, while hitting only .221
13	DAVE MAGADAN Cards	Outfield	Opening Day third baseman in '95 ended up in platoon situation, and hit .329 that year against righties
9	Josh Magee Cards	2nd Base	18th round pick in June 2010 hit .227 at Gulf Coast that year, and then .283 at Greeneville in '11. Was the object of some small fanfare between August 13 and August 16 of that year, when he recorded a hit in 12 consecutive at bats.
5	Mike Magnante Cards	Pitcher	Became one of only 35 to strike out the side on nine pitches in a major league game (joining fellow Astros Harnisch and Bob Bruce) on August 22, 1997. He did it in the ninth inning of a 9 - 1 win vs. the Colorado Rockies in relief of winner Darryl Kile
1	Gary Majewski Card	Pitcher	Five-year major league veteran signed a minor league contract in December 2009 and spent most of 2010 with Round Rock, although he did pitch in two games for Houston, in which he posted a 22.50 ERA
12	Scott Makarewicz Cards	Catcher/Coach	1990 Florida State League All Star actually had a better year in '92 for Jackson, when he hit .287 with 15 doubles and 7 homers for the Generals--but instead the Texas League All Star nod went to teammate Tony Eusebio. Later traded by the Marlins with Jay Powell for Ramon Castro
2	Carlos Maldonado Cards	Catcher	Acquired in trade for Carlos Hernandez the 2nd Baseman on March 21, 2000, Maldonado hit .270 with 24 doubles for the debut-edition Round Rock Express.
5	Esteban Maldonado Cards	Pitcher	Led the 1997 Quad City River Bandits in saves with 9, and pitched three years for the Kissimmee Cobras.
9	MARTIN MALDONADO Cards	Catcher	Beloved by Dusty, that's for sure
26	Rob Mallicoat Cards	Pitcher	A savage arm injury ruined what could have been an outstanding major league career. I mean, folks were saying he could've gotten guys out in the majors when he was still pitching at single A
4	Chris Maloney Cards	Manager	New Orleans manager from 2002 - 2004 and AAA All Star game coach in 2004 is also the son of Jackson General/Round Rock Express magnate Con Maloney--whose parking space I saw at Jackson one year
1	Trey Mancini Card	1st Base	Righthanded cancer survivior was acquired at the 2022 deadline in the three-player deal that sent José Siri to the Rays. Trey hit a grand slam for the Astros in his 165 AB's for Houston but what absolutely has to be mentioned is his defensive play at first in the eighth innng of Game Five of the World Series. Fair to say a hobbled Yuli would not have maade the play; it didn't save the Series for Houston, I don't think--they would've won anyway. But it did make the World Chaampionship easier
2	Scott Manea Cards	Catcher	Acquired from the Mets with Luis Santana and Ross Adolph for JD Davis and Cody Bohanek on January 6, 2019. Finished third in Games and fourth in Homers on the 2019 Fayetteville Woodpeckers
1	Mark Mangham Card	Pitcher	Righthander from Shreveport, LA went 3 - 1 with a 3.91 for the 1985 Florida State League Central Division champion Osceola Astros
4	Jim Mann Cards	Pitcher	0 - 3 with a 4.15 but 22 saves for the '02 Zephyrs got him a trip to Oklahoma City for the AAA All-Star game and a callup to Houston on July 28. Sent back down on August 18, he was placed on waivers and lost October 10.
3	Jay Mansavage Cards	2nd Base	11th Round pick in June '96 did not play much after hitting .169 in his professional debut for that year's Auburn Doubledays
8	Monte Mansfield Cards	Pitcher	Led the 2000 Martinsville Astros with a 2.22 ERA and 15 games finished; went 9 - 3 with a 3.20 ERA and 9 saves for what appears to have been the 2004 Salem Avalanche bullpen by committee, and has since been a solid middle reliever for the first two Corpus Christi Hook squads.
2	Felix Mantilla Cards	Infield/Outfield	1965 All Star for the Red Sox was second to Ashburn among regulars on the 1962 Mets in average. Hit .219 for the '66 Astros to cap his career
7	Kirt Manwaring Cards	Catcher	Defensive specialist was picked up for the remainder of 1996 on July 27 for Rick Wilkins and cash and hit .220 in 37 games
1	Marc Manwarren Card	Outfield	In his only year in the Astros organization, tied for the club lead in steals with the 1996 Kissimmee Cobras
62	TOMMY MANZELLA Cards	Infield	Third round pick in the June 2005 draft was named the system's best defensive infielder and best infield arm by Baseball America prior to the '06 season. After a disappointing offensive season at Tri-City in '05, Manzella posted average numbers at Lexington in '06, and notched both Mid- and Post-season Sally League All-Star nods. In 2007, he posted disappointing numbers at Salem, but got a promotion to AA Corpus anyway and did well there. Began '08 At Corpus and hit .299 with a .724 OPS through 54 games--which got him a Texas League Midseason All-Star selection--before receiving a promotion to AAA Round Rock, where he hit .219. Won two Defensive Player of the Month awards for Round Rock in '09, and led the team in doubles and total bases, before being named team MVP. Opening Day starter for Houston at short in 2010 . . . and for Oklahoma City in 2011. DFAed on August 10, 2011
23	JAKE MARISNICK Cards	Outfield	Received from the Marlins midseason 2014 for Jarred Cosart. Thereafter, in 51 Games, Hit .272 with a .669 OPS, which you wouldn't think is possible. Opening Day Centerfielder, 2015 2018, and 2019, and a talented one.
2	Scott Markley Cards	Outfield	Markley hit .315 while leading the club in runs with 113 and hits with 147 for the 1986 1st and 2nd Half SAL Northern Division champions Asheville Tourists
1	Roger Marrero Card	Pitcher	Went 1 -3 with a 6.35 for the 1989 Auburn Astros while also appearing in one game for Osceola that year
4	Roy Marsh Cards	Outfield	# 10 pick in the June 1994 draft hit .257 for Auburn that year while walking 49 times in 55 games--but only hit .216 the following year at Kissimmee, and thereupon went the independent league route
1	Mike Marshall Card	Pitcher	Semi-legendary righthander who would one day throw 200 innings as a reliever for the 1974 Dodgers was purchased from the Seattle Pilots in November 1969. With an 0 - 1 record and an 8.44 ERA in June of 1970, the future inventor of the Maxline screwball found himself traded to the Expos for Don Bosch
1	Violenny Marte Card	Pitcher	Dominican summer league veteran was 0 - 2 with a 5.06 for Martinsville in 2003
1	Ydarqui Marte Card	Outfield	Owner of perhaps the greatest first name in organizational history played five years in the lower minors for four teams, hitting .238
2	Francis Martes Cards	; Pitcher	Dominican righthander acquired in the same 2014 deadline deal that sent Enrique Hernandez away and brought in Jake Marisnick was a Cal League Pitcher of the Week in August 2015 and a Player of the Month too. Twice a Texas league Pitcher of the Week for Corpus in 2016, and a Postseason All-Star. Made his major league debut for the Astros on June 9, 2017, and was 5 - 2, with a 5.80 in 32 Games the rest of the way. Never returned to the majors for many reasons, several of them federal.
5	Corbin Martin Cards	Pitcher	# 2 Pick for the Astros in the June 2017 draft was a Texas league All-Star for Corpus Christi the following year. Pitched five times for Houston in 2019 before being packagde with JB Bukauskas and others in exchange for Zack Greinke
1	Hunter Martin Card	Pitcher	20th round pick in the June 2017 draft was a New York Penn League All-Star with Tri-City that year but missed all of 2018 with injury and did not pitch well at any of the four stops he made in the last pre-Covid season
13	Jason Martin Cards	Outfield	8th round pick in the 2013 free agent draft OBPed .357 at Gulf Coast after signing. Split 2014 between Greeneville and Tri-City, then finished second on the 2015 Quad Cities River Bandits in RBI. Led the 2016 Lancaster JetHawks in Homers and RBI, while placing second in Hits. Cal League Player of the Week for the last week of May. Split 2017 between Buies Creek and Corpus Christi, and notched Texas League Player of the Week honors for the week of July 23. Final piece of the puzzle in the Gerritt Cole deal--ended up playing two years in the majors for the Pirates
1	Steve Martin Card	Pitcher	Astros hoped this 37th round pick in the June 2011 draft won't be so wild and crazy
10	Tom Martin Cards	Relief Pitcher	Provided excellent relief work in 55 games for the 1997 NL Central division champions, going 5 - 3 with a 2.09 and a couple saves. Threw in 20 games for the '05 Round Rock Express.
7	David Martinez Cards	Pitcher	Three-year veteran of the Venezuelan Summer League played at Greeneville Tennessee in 2009, and was 1 - 4 with a 4.50. Promoted to Tri-City for 2010, he posted a 5 - 2 won/loss record to go with a 57:11 K/BB ratio. Tri-City Pitcher of the Month for August 2010. 37 Games with 5 Wins and 2 Saves at Lexington in 2011. Was the only staff member of the Cal League champion 2012 Lancaster JetHawks to top 100 K's, led the team in Starts, and co-led in Wins, while posting a respectable-for-Clear-Channel 1.33 WHIP. Led the Texas League in Wins, WHIP, and ERA while pitching at Corpus in 2013, and contrary to what was previously reported here, did in fact get named named the Texas League Pitcher of the Year. Made his major league debut on August 21, and pitched in four Games for Houston. Had a 1.49 WHIP at Oklahoma City in 2014, and also pitched in three games for Houston. Outrighted after the season and chose free agency. Signed by the Rangers but never played in the majors again
1	Eduardo Martinez Card	Pitcher	Venezuelan Summer League product went 1 - 1 with a 3.08 for the 2000 Martinsville Astros
3	Eric Martinez Cards	Infield	1991 New York-Penn League postseason All Star at DH won his club's triple crown, pacing the Auburn Astros in average at .320, in RBI with 58, and in homers with 9. Mysteriously did not progress, however, and was out of the system after 1992
2	Ernest Martinez Cards	Infield	University of Central Florida graduate signed as a free agent could not cut the mustard at Auburn in 1992, hitting .219
18	Fernando Martinez Cards	Outfield	Early 2012 waiver claim from the Mets hit 13 home runs and slugged .507at AAA Oklahoma City that season, and had a 105 OPS+ with a 2.37 BA for the Astros in 41 games after he was promoted in early August. Played 11 Games for Houston and 29 Games for OKC in 2013 without great results, but it was probably the Biogenesis involvement that got him traded to the Yankees for Charles Basford in early June
93	JD MARTINEZ Cards	Right Field	20th round pick in 2009 out of Nova Southeastern University not too far from the Astroman hit .403 with 5 homers in 19 games at Greeneville before getting a promotion to Tri-City, where he hit .326 with 7 in 53. South Atlantic League MVP in 2010 despite having been promoted to AA Corpus in July, and organizational Player of the Year to boot. Played at AA Corpus in 2011, at least until getting called up to the majors on July 29th, and doubling in his first major league at bat. Hit .274 in 53 Games for Houston in 2011. Began 2012 as Houston's starting left fielder, but was sent down to Oklahoma in August, and only returned to Houston with the roster expansion as he finished the year with a .241 major league AVG. 2013 saw a 44-Game stint on the DL with a wrist strain, as Martinez posted a .250 average in 86 Games for Houston, and saw himself removed from the 40-man roster in November
1	José Martinez Card	Infield	Six year minor league veteran signed as a free agent in February 2012 finished second to Jonathan Singleton in RBI on that year's edition of the Corpus Christi Hooks, then got an end-of-year promotion to AAA Oklahoma City
2	Louie Martinez Cards	Pitcher	Juan Luis evidently preferred Louie and went 2 - 2 with a 6.75 for the '91 Auburn Astros
10	Marty Martinez Cards	Catcher/Infield	Infielder acquired from the Braves in exchange for Bob Aspromonte hit .308 in 78 games for the 1969 team that fell just a little short of winning the first NL West division title. Tailed off from there, though, and was traded to the Cardinals in November of '71 for future Replacements guitarist Bob Stinson
2	Michael Martinez Cards	First Baseman	36th round pick of the Astros in the June 2012 draft out of my alma mater FIU hit .277 at Greeneville that summer, and was their primary first baseman. Hit .225 at Tri-City in 2013 before being suspended for a postive test for amphetamines on August 28
5	Ronnie Martinez Cards	Pitcher	Led the DSL in ERA for 2002; 6 - 4 with a 2.39 for Martinsville in '03, and led the T-City Valley Cats in strikeouts for 2004. Went 11 - 2 with the '04 ValleyCats, and was named New York Penn League MVP. In '05, he co-led the SAL in wins while pitching for Lexington. Pitched at three levels in 2006, reaching AA Corpus Christi, but struggled once he got there. Pitched only at Corpus in '07, but the ERA was high
1	Seth Martinez Card	Pitcher	Righthander acquired in the minor league portion of the Rule V draft in December 2020 was probably the best reliever not named Abreu or Stanek for the 2022 team--even though Martinez didn't make the postseason roster like those other guys did. He held opponents scoreless in his first 15 appearances of the year--then gave up a tenth inning game-deciding Homer to stupid Aaron Judge. Split the 2023 and 2024 seasons between Houston and Sugar Land, each season being quite good at AAA, and with mixed results for Houston. Placed on waivers November of 2024
1	Randy Martz Card	Pitcher	Righty was 17 - 19 in the majors and spent his last professional year with the '85 Tucson Toros
1	Larry Mason Card	Pitcher	1963 signee spent five years in the Astros' chain, having his best year at Salisbury in 1965, when he was 6 - 2 with a 1.83. Played another three years in Mexico and was rediscovered by TCMA in 1981
4	Roger Mason Cards	Pitcher	Pitched 1-1/3 innings for the 1989 'Stros with a 20.25 ERA, but was 7 - 12 with a 3.54 for that year's Tucson Toros. Would end up throwing over 400 innings in the majors for seven different teams
16	John Massarelli Cards	Catcher/Coach/Mgr	8th Round Pick in 1987 hit .276 in 1917 at bats in the Astros minor league system, was a 1988 postseason All-Star in the New York-Penn League, and played in the 1990 midseason Florida State League All Star game. Finished his playing career in Taiwan before returning to the Astros to coach, and ultimately manage, at Michigan, Auburn, and Salem
3	Chuck Mathews Cards	Pitcher	Went 32 - 16 in the first three years of his career (7 - 3 at Auburn in 1983, 13 - 7 at Daytona Beach in 1984 and 12 - 6 at Osceola in 1985), with good ERA's, then had a 5 - 6 record with a 6.01 at Columbus in '86, and was thereafter out of baseball.
7	ED MATHEWS Cards	3rd Base	Last hurrah for the 'Stros in 67, and hit .238 in 101 games before being moved on to his final resting place in Detroit in a deal that saw a return of Fred Gladding
1	Terry Mathews Card	Pitcher	6 - 5 with a 3.67 for the 1993 Jackson Generals, before moving on to the Marlins and their Edmonton affiliate
4	TJ Mathews Cards	Pitcher	Oakland and St. Louis thought he might end up being their closer; Houston in 2002 would've been satisfied with anything more than the 18-2/3 innings he gave them before breaking down
13	Ron Mathis Cards	Pitcher	Led the 1983 PCL in shutouts while pitching eight complete games over 182 innings. Named the fifth starter in Houston at the end of '85 spring training, he went 3 - 5 in 23 games before being sent back down to Tucson. Spent '86 entirely at AAA and most of '87, too, going 10 - 7 to earn a 12-inning, 0- 1 callup to the dome at the end of the year.
2	Tanner Mathis Cards	Outfield	2013 lefthanded hitting NDFA led the 2013 Greeneville Astros in Hits and Walks in 60 Games, OBPed .425, and was named club MVP. OBPed .362 between Quad Cities and Lancaster in 2014, and found himself released at the end of the year.
3	Brice Matthews Cards	Shortstop	First round pick, 28 overall, in the June 2023 draft played at four levels in 2024, most impressively at High A Asheville, where he OPSed 1.003. Interrupted a very good if noit great season at AAA Sugar Land in 2025 to take an audition in Houston, which went as you might have expected. Should be back?
4	JJ Matijevic Cards	Second Baseman	Secondary Compensation Round pick in the 2017 draft led the 2017 Tri-City ValleyCats in Doubles and was a midseason All-Star. Began 2018 at Quad Cities but had notched a promotion to High A Buies Creek by the first week of May. Led Buies Creek in Homers and Slugging. Tied Jake Meyers for the team lead in Homers for the 2021 Sugar Land Skeeters. Hit another 16 Homers for the by-then-Space Cowboys in 2022, and got a 32-Game callup to the Astros, during which he OPSed .582. Outrighted to Sugar Land to begin 2023, and hit yet another 16 Homers while leading the team in RBIs. Elected free agency after the season and played 2024 in Mexico and 2025 in the Atlantic League
19	David Matranga Cards	Infield	2001 Texas League and AA All-Star got his first callup to Houston in 2003, and homered in his first major league at bat, on June 27 of that year.
75	Kazuo Matsui Cards	2nd Base	One of the first signings in the Ed Wade era began 2008 on the DL but made an impact once he got going, with a game that included patient approach, skillful bunting and defense that certainly looked better than his NL position-high error total might have suggested. Then came a second DL stint . . . . After a 2009 in which he played in only 132 games and OPSed .659, Matsui found himself released in May 2010
1	Mick Matuszak Card	Trainer	Trained for the 1991 Auburn Astros, replacing Mark Copeland, who had trained in 1990
12	Jason Maule Cards	Infield	Average years in his debut at Auburn in 1999, and his followup at Michigan in 2000, but had a monster breakout in 2001 for the BattleCats, when he led the Midwest League in runs and OBP, and was second in average, while also stealing 56. After hitting .263 at Round Rock for 2002, was lost to the Yankees in the AAA phase of the 2002 Rule V draft
16	JUSTIN MAXWELL Cards	Outfield	Claimed off waivers from the Yankees on April 8, 2012, Maxwell would end up playing 124 Games for that year's Houston team, and led the squad in homers with 18. Injured in April 2013, and never really had a ready spot on the club thereafter. Played 40 Games before being traded to the Royals right before the deadline
18	DERRICK MAY Cards	Outfield	1996 Opening-Day rightfielder was author of fifth Pinch Hit Grand Slam in team history 9/5/95 vs. the Reds at the Dome
13	LEE MAY Cards	1st Base	81 homers in three years and '72 NL All-Star, but only John Bateman in team history had more at bats with a higher strikeout-to-on-base ratio. That would make him also a:
13	MILT MAY Cards	Catcher	Acquired from the Pirates for Jerry Reuss after the 1973 season, May hung around long enough to drive Bob Watson in for baseball's reputed millionth run, then was dealt to the Tigers with Dave A Roberts and Jim Crawford for nobodies like Terry Humphrey, Mark Lemongello, Gene Pentz, and Leon Roberts. May was also with the 'Stros long enough to be confused with Lee May on the 1975 Hostess issue
2	Johan Maya Cards	Infield	Hit .239 in his stateside debut at Martinsville in 1999, was brought back for 2000 at Michigan and hit .206
5	JOHN MAYBERRY Cards	1st Base	Another soon-to-be-great player traded away by the incredibly dense Spec Richardson: Mayberry hit .300 in minor league stops at Greensboro in 1968, at Cocoa the same year, at Oklahoma City in 1969 would of course be replaced by Tal Smith as GM after the 1975 season, the worst in team history.
5	LEE MAYE Cards	Outfield	Acquired early in '65 from the Milwaukee Braves in a deal that sent away Ken Johnson and Jim Beauchamp, Maye would lead off on Opening Day of 1966, and hit .288 that year in 115 games, the highest average among regulars. His career as an R & B singer is discussed here, at www.group-harmony.com, and you may view his 1966 Topps # 162 by clicking this
5	Jack Mayfield Cards	Shortstop	2013 NDFA split shortstop duties with the notorious Thomas Lindauer at Greenville that summer, and Slugged .404. 2015 Cal League All-Star for Lancaster and 2017 Texas Midseason All-Star for Corpus. MiLB.com orGanization All-Star for Houston in 2018 and 2019. Made his Major league debut in May of the latter year, but hit .156 in 2019 and .190 in 2020 and was put on waivers after the season
1	Cesar Mayora Card	Pitcher	Righthander was 2 - 3 with a 4.54 for the '05 Greeneville Astros then pitched at Greeneville again and at Tri-City in 2006
20	Edwin Maysonet Cards	Infield	19th Round Pick hit .275 in his debut for the 2003 Tri-City Valleycats. The following year at Lexington, he led all Astros--minor or major league--in triples with 10. By 2007, he had reached AA Corpus, and had acquired a nice reputation as a plus fielder. Round Rock's starting shortstop for 2008, and hit .271. Got 7 ABs in a September callup, getting his lone hit September 17, in a 14 - 2 loss to Florida. Maysonet performed better by far in Houston than in Round Rock for 2009, seeing a couple weeks of decent playing time for Houston when Kazuo Matsui was placed on the DL with a bad hamstring in late May. Expected by some to make the 2010 squad out of spring training, Maysonet was instead assigned to Round Rock. Missed most of May and all of June with hamstring injury and was thus not in the equation when Matsui was released May 20. Ended up playing 90 games for RRx and hitting .248
1	Josh McAfee Card	Catcher	Acquired straight up for Brian Dallimore from the D-Backs in April, 2000, McAfee hit .155 for the Kissimmee Cobras that year, backing up Brandon Buckley and Scott Chapman
1	Dexture McCall Card	1st Base	The Astros' 31st round pick in the June 2014 draft led the 2015 Tri-City ValleyCats in RBI--and Strikeouts--and was the MVP of that year's New York-Penn League All-Star Game. Then led the 2016 Quad Cities River Bandits in Total Bases and RBIs (beating out even Kyle Tucker ). Reached AA Corpus in 2017, his last year in the Astros organization, though he then played two years in the by-then independent Amercan Association
1	Steve McAllister Card	Infield	1981 Gulf Coast League All-Star for the Astros Orange squad hit .273 that year, .248 the nest at Asheville, and .197 at Daytona in 1983, then was released
7	Brian McCann Cards	Catcher	Free agent Catcher admittedly in his twilight had a 106 OPS+ for the first World Champion team, then a 76 in 2018, before heading back to Atlanta to retire a Brave
2	Jason McCarter Cards	Pitcher	Best season was his last one in the Astros' organization, as in 1998, he threw 70 innings and notched four saves for the Quad City River Bandits
3	Tim McClaskey Cards	Pitcher	June 2003 free agent signing finished the year and came back for 2004, eventually pitching in 49 games for the Express, winning 12 and losing 13. Pitched in the organization again in 2005, and finished first in WHIP and second in innings pitched for AA Corpus Christi
4	Todd McClure Cards	Pitcher	1988 Florida State League All-Star was traded to the Minnesota Twins on December 4, 1988 for Mark Portugal. Portugal would win 52 games for the big league Astros, and McClure would be out of baseball by 1990.
19	Chas McCormick Cards	Outfield	The greatest catch in Astros history probably belongs to Joey Loperfido or maybe Lance Berkman, but the CLUTCHEST one? That's Chas McCormick's.
1	Tom McCraw Card	Coach	Having seen the rotund and nearly immobile McCraw on the bench, you'd probably be surprised to hear that a young McCraw finished second in the American League in triples and tenth in stolen bases for the 1968 season as a member of the Chicago White Sox. As hitting coach for the late 90's Astros, became something of a tutor to Derek Bell after Derek had faded
1	Justin McCray Card	Infield	Hit .287 in 61 games for the '90 Asheville Tourists, but only walked 7 times and homered twice
46	Lance McCullers, Jr. Cards	Pitcher	Once threw 35 straight curveballs. Selected by the Astros with the supplemental first round pick they'd received for the departure of Clint Barmes via free agency, McCullers saw limited action at Gulf Coast and at Greeneville in 2012, and despite starkly different ERAs, struck out 9+ per nine at each location. Listed fourth on Baseball America's Prospects List for the Astros in 2013. Led Quad Cities in Starts, and finished second in K's and IP, for 2013, and was named Quad Cities Pitcher of the Month in May and a Midwest League midseason and postseason All-Star. Pitched as a 20-year old at Lancaster in 2014, and had the typical inflated ERA that JetHawk pitchers must bear, but also struck out 10.7 per nine innnings, and led the team in whiffs induced. Had a 0.56 ERA for AA Corpus Christi in May 2015 when he was promoted to Houston. Carried a 3.22 ERA the rest of the year for Houston, and Started and lost Game 5 of the ALDS vs Kansas City. Same 3.22 ERA for Houston in 2016, but that ballooned to 4.25 during the first Championship year. Pitched five times during the playoff section of that run, winning one and Saving another without a loss. Led Astros starters in K/9 (and everyone on the team not named Ken Giles) in 2018, and took the loss in Game Seven of the ALCS vs Boston. Completely missed the 2019 season. Did not throw a wild pitch during thew abbreviated Covid season of 2020, which seems amazing to me. Lost two games of the ALCS vs. Tampa. Led the 2021 Astros in Wins and in Winning perentage among Starters. Had a 0.84 ERA in two playoff Starts. 2.27 ERA in only 47-2/3 IP for the 2022 team, but had a hard time of it in Game 3 of the World Series. Missed the next two years, and the results so far in 2025 suggest he came back too soon?
3	Ryan McCurdy Cards	Catcher	NDFA was third catcher at Tri-City in 2011, and hit .324 while OBPing (.388) higher than he slugged (.382). Played at three levels in 2012, totaling 55 games and a .635 OPS. Began 2013 with a one-game stint at Corpus then spent most of the year at Lancaster before a late July callup back to the Texas League. Didn't hit a homer all year, but the .418 OBP in the Cal League works
3	Jim McCutcheon Cards	Pitcher	Not sure why the man has a Quad City card, as it appears that all McCutcheon did in 1993--his last year in baseball--was go 1 - 2 in 16 games with a 7.30 for Asheville, and Asheville only
2	Danny McDaniel Cards	Pitcher	Lefthander pitched a year in the independent Northwestern League before getting another chance in the 2003 Carolina League. Signed by Salem, he went 5 - 1 to earn a shot with Round Rock in 2004. The Austin native responded with a 4 - 3, 3.36 season for his hometown Express
1	Von McDaniel Card	Infield	A phenom for the 1957 Cardinals--One month out of high school, he 2-hit the 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers in his first major league start--McDaniel saw his pitching career derailed by a sore shoulder (and an infinite ERA for the 1958 Houston Buffaloes). Switching to the infield for the 1959 season, McDaniel then played three years for the Oklahoma City '89ers between 1962 and 1964, hitting .247, .215, and .195, respectively, before his release.
2	Chase McDonald Cards	1st Base	6'4" righty was the 12th round pick in the June 2013 draft; as the team's primary first baseman, he led that year's Greeneville Astros in Homers and RBIs. Led the 2014 Quad Cities River Bandits and thhe 2015 Lancaster JetHawks in Homers, as well. Was second in that stat at Corpus in 2017, but also had a .227 BA. Released after the season
1	Jim McDonald Card	Infield	Not to be confused with Jim MacDonald, the 1980 Southern League wins leader, this McDonald hit .286 with 5 homers and 41 RBI's for the '82 Tucson Toros and .270 with 2 and 21 for the same-year edition Columbus Astros
4	Mike McDowell Cards	Pitcher	5 Round Draft Pick in 1989 out of Eastern Washington bucked the odds for a couple years, getting as high as Burlington in 1991
1	Joe McEwing Card	Infield	Super Joe was purchased from Kansas City on the eve of the 2006 season, then spent most of the year at Round Rock, and was named Express MVP after the season
3	Leon McFadden Cards	Shortstop	[McFadden had] grown up in Los Angeles in a mixed neighborhood and never had a single racial encounter until he was a baseball player in Georgia [probably as a member of the 1964 Durham Bulls]. The team bus stopped at a restaurant and all the players piled in. The man behind the counter asked McFadden if he'd like to come back and eat in the kitchen. 'I really didn't think anything about it at first,' McFadden said. 'I thought maybe they had another room in the back, someplace more comfortable. It just didn't register. So I said No thanks. I'll sit here.'He was soon enlightened by the [Billy Goodman.'I was angry. I had a package of crackers in my hand and I just threw them down, walked out and sat in the bus.' After a while his teammates came out bringing him food, and he got angry at them for that. 'I realized later that they were just trying to be nice to me. But when that kind of thing happens, you don't think straight. I was so hurt and so angry I could feel the tears in my eyes. I didn't know whether to cry or punch somebody.'
2	Chris McFerrin Cards	Pitcher	The 1997 Media Guide says:Had a hand in 24 of Auburn's 37 victories in 1996 as he was 4 - 2 with 20 saves in 33 games. He tied for first in saves in the New York-Penn League while his appearances tied him for second.
1	Randy McGarvey, Jr. Card	Catcher	.238 at Tri-City in 2003
1	Clint McGill Card	Catcher	Signed as an NDFA at the age of 23 in February of 2005, and made his professional debut with single A Lexington that April--probably an interesting story in there somewhere.
6	Brian McGlone Cards	Shortstop	5th Round selection in the June 1990 draft played three years in the early '90's, hitting both his homers at Auburn in 1991
1	Nate McGlone Card	Coach	Strength and conditioning coach at lancaster in 2011
1	Robbie McGorkle Card	Catcher	Being a kid musta been tough with a last name like Robbie's
1	Ryan McGrath Card	Catcher	No relation to Campbell, we believe
1	Doug McGraw Card	Pitcher	December 1993 Rule V pick up from the White Sox organization pitched in '94 for Osceola, and was mistakenly given the back of Jimmy Lewis' 1994 card by the people at Classic.
2	Terry McGriff Cards	Catcher	Primary catcher at Tuscon in 1991 who had five at bats for the big club in 1990, and also happens to be Gary Sheffield's godfather
19	Collin McHugh Cards	Pitcher	Righthander was 26 years old and had a career 0 - 8 MLB record when selected off waivers from the Rockies in December 2013. Then went out and pitched 154-2/3 innings for Houston in 2014--or juuust enough not to qualify for any pitching titles. But if he had gotten to 162 IP, Mr. McHugh would have been third in the AL in WHIP and sixth in ERA. Led the Astros in Strikeouts as well, as he accumulated 9.1 of them per 9IP. Finished 4th in AL ROY voting for 2014, and began 2015 by extending his streak of winning decisions to nine straight. Pitched 200 innings that year and joined Shane Reynolds and Darryl Kile as 19-Game Winners for the 'Stros who never in their career got to 20.
2	Joe McIntosh Cards	Pitcher	Ambidextrous pitcher traded with Larry Hardy--in Tal Smith's fourth move after taking over for the axed Spec Richardson--in December of 1975 for Doug Rader never pitched for the big club, and wouldn't even pitch in the minors for them until 1979, for Gulf Coast
1	Larry McIver Card	Outfield	A member of the 1981 Astros Orange Gulf Coast entry, and the 1982 Auburn Astros
1	Matthew McKee Card	Batboy	The snivelling kid
3	Mickey McKee Cards	Infield	Possessor of an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Tulane, and another member of that 2001 Lexington Legends squad that may have been the most dominant minor league team in franchise history
2	Ron McKee Cards	GM	SAL Executive of the Year in both '84 and '90 had his snivelling kid put in the '89 Asheville ProCards set
9	Ryan McKeller Cards	Pitcher	Had a predeliction for giving up the long ball at Martinsville in 2003, with 4 in 37-2/3 innings, but otherwise had a fine 3 - 0, 3.58 campaign. Led the 2004 Tri-City ValleyCats in earned runs and was second in innings pitched. Despite 4.00 ERA's at two stops in 2005, was still considered to have a bright future by those in the organization, as he was invited to the Ryan camp prior to the 2006 season. Finished 24 games for the '07 Salem Avalanche, while compiling a praiseworthy 2.84 ERA. 4 - 6 with a 5.89 at AA Corpus in 2008. Split '09 between AAA Round Rock and Corpus, striking out 78 while walking 25 in 81-1/3 IP
2	Alex McKenna Cards	Outfield	Astros 4th pick in the June 2018 draft got as high as AAA Sugar Land before his release in July 2023
1	Jarrod McKinney Card	Outfield	31st round pick in 2011 hit below the Mendoza line at Gulf Coast in 2011, then hit .224 for the excellent 2012 Tri-City club, and was released immediately thereafter
1	Jim McKnight Card	Infield	Hit .295 with 32 RBI for the 1981 Florida State League Champion Daytona Beach Astros
23	Tony McKnight Cards	Pitcher	1995 Number One Pick and team leader in ERA for the 1999 Jackson Generals was moved out by the Hun at the trade deadline in 2001 for what turned out to be a remarkably mediocre Mike Williams. McKnight left behind a 5 - 1 career record with a 3.91 ERA for the Astros, which included a four-hit complete game shutout vs. his future Bucs teammates, pitched September 27, 2000.
4	Bo McLaughlin Cards	Pitcher	Number One pick in the June '75 draft--while also spending time at AAA Memphis and Charleston--went 9 - 15 with a 3.90 over four years and 203.1 innings with the big club. Possessor of two 1 - 0 complete game shutouts for the 'Stros (one over ten innings, McLaughlin was traded to the Braves in May of 1979 for reliever Frank LaCorte
1	John McLaren Card	Coach/Catcher	Beginning in 1970, spent seven years in the Astros' minor league system, at Covington, Columbus, Sumter, Cocoa, Iowa, Dubuque, and Memphis. But although he played and scored a run in game three of the triple header, his biggest regret may be that he didn't catch Eleno Cuen's no-hitter for his 1972 Cocoa Astros
1	Tio McLean Card	Pitcher	Pitched in 10 games for Greeneville and Gulf Coast in 2009
2	MARK MCLEMORE Cards	2ndBase	Opening Day Starter in 1991 didn't learn to hit 'til after he left Houston; he's a lifetime .259 hitter with a .349 career OBP, but managed no better than .148 with a .221 before his July release that year
55	Mark McLemore Cards	Pitcher	Fourth round pick in the 2002 draft got knocked around at Tri-City that year, and at Lexington the next, .jpg
4	Don McMahon Cards	Pitcher	Durable right handed reliever would pitch 1310 innings before he was through, and pitch for seven teams, but only the 1963 Houston Colt .45's ever allowed McMahon to start a game. Actually, they allowed him to start two for them, and he lost both. But was 6 - 8 otherwise over most of two season with the Colts, and had a 2.81 ERA in 100 games
1	Sean McMullen Card	Outfield	30th round pick in june 2014 was below average at Greeneville in 2014, and below average at Quad Cities for the first part of 2015. But in the last 25 Games of his career, at Lancaster, he OPSed .905. Park effects or no, his release at the end of 2015 seems weird
3	Craig McMurtry Cards	Pitcher	1994 AAA All-Star would break picket lines during the 1994-95 strike--McLane is on record as saying that McMurtry would have been the team's 1995 Opening Day Starter had the strike not ended--then pitch in 11 games for the big club the following year. Which made his teammates about as happy as you might think. . . .
20	Buck McNabb Cards	Outfield	1991 Second Round Draft Pick and '92 Midwest League All-Star was perhaps the best minor league player from the early to mid nineties farm system never to get a big-league at bat
2	Patrick McNair Cards	Pitcher	43rd Round Pick in the 2001 draft had five saves over 70 innings for the 2002 Lexington club
40	Aaron McNeal Cards	1st Base	Next Big Thing--who led the 1999 Midwest League in homers and was named both the league and the BattleCats' MVP--became trade bait after a wrist injury sustained while with Round Rock in 2000 dampened his power stroke. The player McNeal was traded for--Shortstop Cristian Berroa--hit .325 in his one year for the BattleCats in 2001, didn't get a minor league card for some reason, and was lost to the Rockies in the 2001 Rule V draft.
1	James McNichol Card	Coach	Strength coach for the 2014 Quad Cities River Bandits
1	Brandon McNitt Card	Pitcher	27th round pick in the June 2014 pitched in the New York-Penn league in 2014, and in the Midwest League in 2015