Guest JoesBros Posted January 3, 2008 Report Posted January 3, 2008 2006 - Free agent outfielder Preston Wilson signs a one-year deal with the Astros. His time in Houston lasts only through August but he winds up the year celebrating a World's Championship with the St. Louis Cardinals. 1991 - The Astros ink free agent pitchers Dwayne Henry and Jimmy Jones to contracts. Henry would win three games with two saves as a reliever that season while Jones would go 16-14 in two seasons for Houston. 1962 - Ground is broken for the Astrodome. The ceremony includes the firing of pistols into the ground by team, city and county officials. 1940 - Ron Brand is born in Los Angeles, CA. The catcher plays for Houston for four seasons (1965-1968) and was the only Houston catcher to bat leadoff before Craig Biggio arrived twenty years later. www.astrosdaily.com
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