1990 Asheville Tourists player profiles, Houston Astros

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A look up the right field line toward home plate
Asheville's McCormick Field, home to the 1990 Asheville Tourists, in 2016. (Greatest 21 Days)

Features on each member of the 1990 Asheville Tourists, then the single-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. Each player who got into a game for Asheville, as recorded by Baseball-Reference, is featured here.

Interview (1)
1 - Frank Cacciatore, Head Start
Frank Cacciatore had short playing career, but has had a long coaching career. For 2013, he was coaching with AA Reading.

Asheville Tourists (31)
1990 Asheville Tourists team card
1 - Rick Aponte played in minors, coached in bigs with Nationals
2 - Perry Berry saw 4 seasons, high-A, went into education
3 - Ed Beuerlein took work ethic to three pro seasons, made AA
4 - Frank Cacciatore took coaching from college to minors
5 - Craig Curtis proved bright spot, saw 4 seasons, high-A
6 - Gershon Dallas played over four pro seasons, made high-A
7 - Troy Dovey played five pro seasons, later went into movies
8 - Juan Encarnacion went from baseball city to 1 pro season
9 - Chris Gardner built confidence, made 5 ML appearances
10 - Ben Gonzales pitched well at Osceola, saw 6 seasons, AA
11 - Anthony Gutierrez saw six seasons with Astros, high-A
12 - Dave Hajek turned prospect, saw 13 major league games
13 - Brett Holum played 3 pro seasons, later coached youth
14 - Brian L. Hunter showed speed over 10 major league seasons
15 - Luther Johnson saw ups, downs in 4 seasons, made high-A
16 - T.J. Lucin hoped to be FMLBBP, saw 2 seasons, single-A
17 - Justin McCray played 3 pro seasons, later turned scout
18 - Mike McDowell played 3 pro seasons, coached, instructed
19 - Orlando Miller made 4 majors seasons with Astros, Tigers
20 - Julio Munoz got big Asheville win, saw two pro seasons
21 - Francisco Perez played over four seasons, made single-A
22 - Jorge Pineda made perfect throw, played one pro season
23 - Ed Quijada played 7 seasons, later paralyzed in crash
24 - Limbert Rivas played two pro seasons, made single-A
25 - Eliezel Rosario started strong, saw 3 seasons, single-A
26 - Jose Santana showed speed quickly, saw four pro seasons
27 - Kevin Scott saw 5 pro seasons, called 'veteran-type'
28 - Mark Small got taste of majors with Astros, passed in 2013
29 - Edwin Valentin saw 3 seasons, single-A, from Puerto Rico
30 - Donne Wall proved hungry, made 8 major league seasons
31 - Ken Wheeler saw marathon outing, 5 pro seasons, high-A

The 1990 Single-A South Atlantic League
-Asheville Tourists (31)
-Augusta Pirates (26)
-Columbia Mets (29)

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