Players who played for the Mariners and Astros | Immaculate Grid Answers for Grid 121 August 1, 2023

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To fill out today’s grid, you need to choose a player who played for both the Mariners and Astros. There were 73 players who played with both Houston and Seattle. Here are some examples:

Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson is, along with fellow Hall of Famers Lefty Grove, Warren Spahn and Sandy Koufax, among the greatest left-handers in Major League history. He stands 6′ 10″ tall, reached 300 wins in 2009 and is second on the all-time strikeout list, with 4,875.

He struck out 18 or more batters in a single game four times. He tied Roger Clemens‘ and Kerry Wood‘s nine-inning strikeout record when he fanned 20 Cincinnati Reds batters on May 8, 2001 (Byung-hyun Kim relieved Johnson after nine innings with the game tied, 1-1). He struck out 19 twice in 1997 as a member of the Seattle Mariners against the Oakland Athletics on June 24th and against the Chicago White Sox on August 8th. On September 27, 1992, he struck out 18 Texas Rangers over eight innings while pitching for Seattle. He also holds the record for most strikeouts in a relief appearance: on July 18, 2001, he took over on the mound for Curt Schilling in the 3rd inning in a game that was started the previous day but suspended. Facing a San Diego Padres line-up stacked with left-handed hitters, he breezed through, striking out 16 batters in 7 innings and not giving up a run as he picked up the 3-0 win.

Larry Milbourne

Larry Milbourne played for the New York Yankees in the 1981 World Series and collected 3 RBI.

In 1989 and 1990, he played for the three teams in the Senior Professional Baseball Association. Milbourne batted a combined .363 for the three teams. He played 8 games for the St. Lucie Legends, 4 for the Orlando Juice, and 20 for the Gold Coast Suns.

While with the Houston Astros, his nickname was “Devil”. His brother, Monty Milbourne, was a minor leaguer in the Chicago White Sox chain.

Craig Reynolds

Craig Reynolds is the father of minor league infielder Kyle Reynolds. He finished 3rd in the Gulf Coast League in hitting in 1971.

Leon Roberts

Leon Roberts holds the major league record for most home runs by a player born on January 22nd (78). In the middle of his MLB career, he tried out for the Houston Oilers of the NFL and made the team as an end and punter. He had planned to play only on Sundays and then full-time after the baseball season [1]. The Houston Astros found out his ruse and raised his salary to get him to quit football.

In 1989, Roberts played for the Winter Haven Super Sox of the Senior Professional Baseball Association and later replaced Ed Nottle as the club’s manager. He hit .290 with 8 homers and 44 RBI in 65 games for the club. In 1990, he played for the San Bernardino Pride of the SPBA. He played in 25 games and was batting .300 with 3 home runs and 22 RBI when the league folded.

Mike Hampton

Mike Hampton won 148 games in 16 seasons in the majors. He was a two-time All-Star and widely regarded as one of the best hitting pitchers of his era.

Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the sixth round of the 1990 amateur draft, Hampton reached the majors with the team in 1993, going 1-3 in 13 games and giving up 18 earned runs over 17 innings. He made 3 starts, going 0-3 with a 16.71 ERA, while faring better out of the bullpen, where he went 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA and 1 save. Following the season, he was traded to the Houston Astros, along with Mike Felder, for Eric Anthony.

All 73 Players

You can see all 73 players who played with both Houston and Seattle on Baseball Reference. Good luck with your grid!

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