In this installment of the Players You Forgot Were Astros series, we come to one player I legitimately forgot played in Houston. He didn’t have a particularly long career, but it was notable, and Armando Galarraga finished it with the Astros.
Galarraga is best known for throwing what should have been a perfect game with the Tigers in 2010. He was one out away from finishing off a historical gem when a blown call by first base umpire Jim Joyce cost him his chance at joining the record books.
It’s one of the reasons why we have instant replay in baseball today.