This Day In Astros History 2-11-08/ 4 Days Until Pitchers and Catchers Report

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1984 - Justin Richard Towles is born in Crosby, TX. The September call-up hits .375 in 12 games with 12 RBIs in 2007, giving Astro fans hope he will be their catcher to succeed Brad Ausmus.

1981 - Catcher Bruce Bochy is dealt to the Mets for two minor leaguers. Bochy spent parts of three seasons with the Astros and is best remembered for the forearm he took from Pete Rose in Game 4 of the 1980 N.L.C.S. Later he becomes the manager for the San Diego Padres and defeats Houston in the 1998 N.L.D.S.

1945 - John Paciorek is born in Detroit, MI. His younger brother Tom has an 18-year major league career. John has one day, but it was quite a day.

1944 - Ollie Brown is born in Tuscaloosa, AL. The outfielder plays just 27 games as an Astro in 1974 and bats .217. Hailed as "the next Willie Mays" when he came up with the Giants, Brown has a good 13 seasons in the bigs but could never live up to the lofty promotion, something with which teammate Cesar Cedeno could sympathize.

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