- Roger Clemens
William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed "The Rocket", is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, and is one of the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. In 2006, a poll of 32 ESPN analysts named Clemens the greatest living pitcher. He has won seven Cy Young Awards, two more than any other pitcher. He throws and bats right-handed. - Lance Berkman
William Lance Berkman (born February 10, 1976 in Waco, Texas) is a Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros. His official listed height is six feet, one inch, and his weight is 220 pounds (100 kg). Berkman is a switch-hitting outfielder/first baseman who throws left-handed. He is also known as "Big Puma" or "Fat Elvis" (although he has stated that he dislikes the latter) - Roy Oswalt
Roy Edward Oswalt [OHS-walt] (born August 29, 1977 in Weir, Mississippi) is an American Major League Baseball player who debuted on May 6, 2001. Oswalt, a slender six-foot zero-inch right-handed starting pitcher, is currently in his seventh major league season. He has spent his entire career in the Houston Astros organization. Oswalt was drafted by the Astros in the 23rd round of the 1996 amateur draft, and was signed by Astros scouts Ralph Bratton, Brian Granger, … - Craig Biggio
Craig Alan Biggio (born December 14, 1965 in Smithtown, New York) is a seven-time All-Star Major League baseball player who has played his entire career with the Houston Astros. On November 10, 2006, the Astros reached a 1-year contract agreement with Biggio, ensuring his 20th consecutive season with the team. - Andy Pettitte
Andrew Eugene Pettitte (pronounced "PET-it"), born June 15, 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is an American left-handed starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. In his major league career, he played for the New York Yankees from 1995-2003. He then signed with the Houston Astros, playing from 2004 through 2006. In 2007, Pettitte rejoined the Yankees. He won four championships as a Yankee and made the playoffs every year except for 2006. - Carlos Lee
Carlos Noriel Lee (born June 20, 1976 in Aguadulce, Panama) is a left fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Houston Astros. He bats and throws right-handed. He is married and has two daughters, Cassandra and Karla and a son, named Karlos. Lee owns and operates cattle ranches in Panama and Houston. His brother, also named Carlos, plays professional baseball in the Brewers minor league system. - Hunter Pence
Hunter Andrew Pence (born April 13, 1983, in Fort Worth, Texas) is a major league outfielder with the Houston Astros. Pence is 6' 4" tall and weighs 210 pounds. He bats right handed and also throws right handed. He is considered by many experts to be a front runner for the 2007 National League Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award. - Nolan Ryan
Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. (born January 31, 1947) is an American right-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in a record-tying 27 seasons for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers, from to. Ryan still holds many major-league pitching records, some by such wide margins over previous marks that they will likely stand for many years. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in. Ryan, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher, … - Jeff Bagwell
Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (born May 27, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, who spent his entire major league baseball career with the Houston Astros. After retirement as a player, he remains with the Astros as an assistant to the General Manager. - Brad Lidge
Bradley Thomas Lidge (born December 23, 1976 in Sacramento, California) is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Houston Astros. - Brad Ausmus
Bradley David Ausmus (born April 14, 1969, in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American 3-time Gold Glove Award winning catcher in Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros. With more than 100 games caught in 11 consecutive seasons, he ranks 3rd among active catchers in games played. He is 6th all-time of all Jewish major leaguers in hits, and 8th in home runs and RBIs, trailing only Hank Greenberg and Shawn Green in all three categories. - Billy Wagner
William (Billy) Edward Wagner (born July 25, 1971 in Tannersville, Virginia) is an American Major League Baseball closer for the New York Mets. Previously, Wagner pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies (2004-2005) and the Houston Astros (1995-2003). He bats and throws left-handed. Nicknamed "Billy the Kid" or "the Sandman". He is known for his exceptional fastball, which is routinely measured around, and occasionally even exceeding, 100 MPH. - Luke Scott
Luke Brandon Scott (born June 25, 1978 in De Leon Springs, Florida) is a major league baseball right fielder who currently plays for the Houston Astros. Luke's little brother, Noah Scott, currently plays for the Bay Area Toros (A CBL team based in Clear Lake, Texas). For his career, Scott has a batting average of .291. He attended Oklahoma State University-Stillwater where he earned All-Big 12 Conference baseball honors. - Phil Garner
Philip Mason Garner (born April 30, 1949, in Jefferson City, Tennessee) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988. He is now the manager of the Houston Astros. - Frank Thomas
Frank Joseph Thomas (born June 11, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1951-58), Cincinnati Reds (1959), Chicago Cubs (1960-61), Milwaukee Braves (1961), New York Mets (1962-64), Philadelphia Phillies (1964-65), Houston Astros (1965), Milwaukee Braves (1965), and Chicago Cubs (1966). He batted and threw right handed. - Mark Loretta
Mark David Loretta (born August 14, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Houston Astros. Previously, Loretta played with the Milwaukee Brewers (1995-2002), Houston Astros (2002), San Diego Padres (2003-2005) and Boston Red Sox (2006). He bats and throws right handed. Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh round of the 1993 amateur draft out of Northwestern University, … - Jeff Suppan
Jeffrey Scot Suppan (born January 2, 1975, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. - Ty Wigginton
Ty Allen Wigginton (born October 11, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an infielder in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He has most recently played as a first baseman and second baseman, but has also been played as a third baseman and outfielder during his career. He bats and throws right-handed. Wigginton attended Chula Vista High School in Chula Vista, California and was a letterman in football and baseball. - Adam Everett
Jeffery Adam Everett (born February 5, 1977 in Austell, Georgia) is an American baseball player. He started his college career at North Carolina State University in 1995 and then transferred to the University of South Carolina. He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 Major League draft and established himself as the starting shortstop for the Houston Astros in 2003. - Geovany Soto
Geovany Soto (born January 20, 1983 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball catcher, currently on the Chicago Cubs 25-man roster. He made his major league debut on September 23, 2005 against the Houston Astros. He was recalled by the Cubs on July 12, 2007. Having hit well in AAA in 2007, Soto is expected to compete for regular playing time at catcher for the Cubs now that he has been called up, … - Chris Burke
Christopher Allen Burke (born March 11, 1980 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros. He hit the series-winning walk-off home run that ended Game 4 of the 2005 National League Division Series, the longest playoff game in major league postseason history, against the Atlanta Braves' Joey Devine. The game took 18 innings to play in 5 hours 50 minutes. - Mike Lamb
Michael Robert Lamb (born August 9 1975 in West Covina, California) is a baseball player. He is a third and first baseman for the Houston Astros. Lamb made his Major League Baseball debut on April 23 2000. Before being acquired by the Astros, Lamb also played for the Texas Rangers (2000-2003). The Astros acquired Lamb from the Yankees for a prospect. In 2005 he saw more playing time due to Jeff Bagwell's injury. Lamb wears number 26. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 190lbs. - Chris Sampson
Christopher Keith Sampson (born May 23, 1978 in Pasadena, Texas, United States) is a right-handed, Major League pitcher for the Houston Astros. Sampson is 6'0", and started his Major League Baseball career on June 2, 2006 when he entered a blowout game for the Houston Astros against the Cincinnati Reds in relief of starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez. Sampson originally began his professional baseball career in the late 1990s as a shortstop. - Willy Taveras
Willy Taveras (born December 25, 1981 in Tenares, Dominican Republic) is a center fielder for the Colorado Rockies. He bats and throws right-handed. During his time with the Houston Astros, many fans referred to him affectionately as "Willy T." Taveras played in 10 games at the end of the 2004 Astros season, mostly as a pinch runner. In 2005, he led the majors in infield hits (71), bunt hits (31), and singles (152), and was tops among rookies in runs (82), hits (172), … - Geoff Blum
Geoffrey Edward Blum (born April 26, 1973 in Redwood City, California) is an infielder for the San Diego Padres. He began his professional career when he was selected in the 7th round of the 1994 amateur draft by the Montreal Expos. After playing there for three years, he went to the Houston Astros when he was traded to Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Brandon Backe. He also played for San Diego Padres before the White Sox picked him up in mid-2005. - Woody Williams
Gregory Scott "Woody" Williams (born August 19, 1966 in Houston, Texas) is a Major League right-handed pitcher who currently plays for the Houston Astros. He made his major league debut for the Toronto Blue Jays on May 14, 1993. Williams, a Cy-Fair high school graduate and University of Houston alumni, began his career pitching in relief until he was moved to a full time starter in 1997. - Bill Hall
William Hall (born December 28, 1979 in Nettleton, Mississippi, commonly known as Billy or Billy Hall) is the starting center fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers. - Jason Lane
Jason Dean Lane (born December 22, 1976 in Santa Rosa, California) is a player in Major League Baseball. He is a member of the Houston Astros. He was drafted out of the sixth round in 1999. Lane graduated from El Molino High School in Forestville, California in 1995. - Todd Jones
Todd Barton Jones (born April 24, 1968 in Marietta, Georgia) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays with the Detroit Tigers. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He has been an effective middle reliever for a variety of teams, and he has had an up-and-down career as a closer. Since 2002 Jones has been writing a weekly column, "The Closer," for "The Sporting News". Jones graduated from Osborne High School in Marietta, … - Carlos Marmol
Carlos Marmol (born October 14, 1982 in Bonao, Dominican Republic) is a current pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Chicago Cubs. Carlos made his major league debut on June 4, 2006 against the St. Louis Cardinals in a relief appearance. He pitched two scoreless innings and gave up only one hit while striking out three redbird hitters. - Brian Moehler
Brian Moehler (b. December 31, 1971 in Rockingham, North Carolina) is a relief pitcher with the Houston Astros. Moehler pitched for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the sixth round of the 1993 draft, who assigned him to the Niagara Falls Rapids. After the 1993 season Moehler moved on to the Jacksonville Suns, where he pitched until late 1996, when he was called up the Tigers. - Juan Uribe
Juan C. Uribe, in Bani, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox. Uribe was traded to the White Sox by the Colorado Rockies on December 2, 2003 for Aaron Miles. A former top prospect in Colorado, he played shortstop, second base and even some third base for the Sox in his first season. He eventually replaced José Valentín at shortstop because of Valentin's erratic defense, allowing Valentin to depart as a free agent. - Jason Jennings
Jason Ryan Jennings (born July 17, 1978 in Dallas, Texas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Houston Astros. - Richard Hidalgo
Richard José Hidalgo [e-DAHL-go] (born June 28, 1975 in Caracas, Venezuela) was a Major League Baseball right fielder. He played with the Houston Astros (1997-2004, 2007), New York Mets (2004), and the Texas Rangers (2005). Hidalgo signed with the Baltimore Orioles on February 26, 2006, but was released on March 7, 2006 without playing a single game. He batted and threw right-handed. - Chad Qualls
Chad Qualls (born August 17, 1978, Lomita, California) is a relief pitcher for the Houston Astros. Qualls allowed two grand slams to the Chicago White Sox which were eerily similar. In the 2005 World Series, when Qualls pitched for the Houston Astros, Qualls gave up a grand slam on the first pitch in the 7th inning to Paul Konerko to give the Sox the lead during Game 3. On June 24th, 2006, … - Kenny Lofton
Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago, Indiana) is a Major League Baseball center fielder who plays with the Texas Rangers. Previously, Lofton played for the Houston Astros (1991), Cleveland Indians (1992-96, 1998-2001), Atlanta Braves (1997), Chicago White Sox (2002), San Francisco Giants (2002), Pittsburgh Pirates (2003), Chicago Cubs (2003), New York Yankees (2004), Philadelphia Phillies (2005), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2006). He bats and throws left-handed. - Don Sutton
Donald Howard Sutton (born April 2, 1945 in Clio, Alabama) is a former Major League Baseball player and current television sportscaster. A right-handed pitcher, Sutton played for the Sioux Falls Packers as a minor leaguer, and entered the major league at the age of 21. In the majors, he played 23 years for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels. - Tim Redding
Timothy James Redding is a major-league baseball player. He was born in, and grew up in Rochester, NY, and was a fan of the New York Yankees as a child. He was drafted in the 20th round by the Houston Astros in 1997, but a less than stellar career evenually led to a 2004 trade to the San Diego Padres for Humberto Quintero. He would go 0‑5 with a 9.31 ERA with the Padres in 2005 until being traded to the New York Yankees with Darrell May for Paul Quantrill. - Dan Wheeler
Daniel Michael Wheeler (born December 10, 1977 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a Major League Baseball pitcher currently playing for the Houston Astros. He was drafted in the 1996 amateur draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He has also played for the New York Mets, who traded him to the Astros for minor leaguer Adam Seuss in 2004. In 2005, Wheeler established himself as a top setup man for the Astros going 2-3 with a 2.21 ERA in 71 games. - Matt Albers
Matthew Kip Albers, born January 20, 1983 in Houston, TX, is a starting pitcher with the Houston Astros in Major League Baseball. After being drafted in the 23rd round of the June 2001 draft, Matt worked his way up through the minors and started 2006 at AA Corpus Christi, where he went 10 - 2 with an excellent 2.17 ERA. The Astros were so impressed that when there was an opening at the major league level in late July, they called Albers up.
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