1990 Tucson Toros player profiles, AAA Houston Astros

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Ryan Bowen 1990 Tucson Toros card

Features on each member of the 1990 Tucson Toros, AAA affiliate of the Houston Astros. Players are as included in that year's team set. Click on the player's name to read more.

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1 - Randy Hennis, Biggest Jolt
Randy Hennis heard his name called to start working. It was the biggest jolt of his life.
2- Carl Nichols, Different World
Carl Nichols made the majors. He then couldn't wait to get to a phone.

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Carl Nichols autographed 1990 Tucson Toros card
1 - Eric Anthony worked to be consistent over 9 majors seasons
2 - Jeff Baldwin played harder, saw 7 majors games with Astros
3 - Ryan Bowen earned reputation as hard-luck majors pitcher
4 - William Brennan saw two majors stints, five seasons apart
5 - Todd Brown helped minors teams for decade-plus, made AAA
6 - Mike Browning's playing career spanned fifteen years
7 - Casey Candaele took competitiveness to 9 majors seasons
8 - Jose Cano pitched in 6 ML games, home run derby to son
9 - Jim Clancy became early Blue Jays regular, passed in 2025, 8/3/25
10 - Terry Clark kept plugging away, made bigs in 6 seasons
11 - Carlo Colombino tried over decade. made AAA with Astros
12 - Gary Cooper played to win for decade, saw 9 majors games
13 - Mark Davidson created opportunities over 6 ML seasons, 7/30/25
14 - Kevin Dean became Expos 1st-rounder, saw 8 seasons, AAA
15 - Dave Eichhorn made AAA, returned from freak fan accident
16 - Brian Fisher started and relieved over 7 majors seasons
17 - Rusty Harris hit minors double off Valenzuela, made AAA
18 - Randy Hennis dealt with ups, downs, 3 games up in bigs
19 - Hector Heredia worked well under pressure in AAA, Mexico, 8/2/25
20 - Trenidad Hubbard dreamed, made bigs over 10 seasons
21 - Blaise Ilsley pitched well, made bigs as player, coach
22 - Frank Kellner saw 8 pro seasons, 5 in hometown, coached
23 - Darryl Kile made 12 major league seasons, passed in 2002
24 - Edwin Marquez played in nine-plus pro seasons, made AAA
25 - Louie Meadows looked for majors role, saw 4 ML seasons
26 - Brian Meyer threw sliders, made 3 major league seasons
27 - Joe Mikulik recorded 1,000th pro hit in 1992, missed ML
28 - Carl Nichols concentrated, made majors over six seasons
29 - Guy Normand saw 6 pro seasons, went to Mexico, made AAA
30 - Jim Olander waited decade, then major league dream came true
Tucson Toros 1990 checklist card
31 - Javier Ortiz, Gained Confidence
Javier Ortiz saw an opening in the Astros offense in 1991 and hoped he'd stick. He played in 47 games, but didn't return.
32 - Joe Ortiz made AAA after others' injuries, missed bigs, 2/11/21
33 - Edinson Renteria went from street vender tp pro baseball, 8/20/16
34 - Jerry Reuss played over 22 ML seasons, threw no-hitter
35 - Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, Looked Back
Tuffy Rhodes hit three home runs Opening Day 1994. He then became a star in Japan.
36 - David Rohde, Made Adjustments
David Rohde made the Astros and hoped he could keep going. He played in a total of 93 major league games.
37 - Randy St. Claire, First Win
Randy St. Claire used his first major league hit to pick up his first major league win as a pitcher.
38 - Pedro Sanchez, Grand Slam
Pedro Sanchez hit a walk-off grand slam at AA in 1989. He never had a chance to do the same in the majors.
39 - Scott Servais, His Opportunity
Scott Servais never just watched games as a backup catcher. He'd study and grade.
40 - Mike Simms, Bench Player
Mike Simms was a bench player. When he got to play, he took advantage.
41 - Bob Skinner, Much Pride
Bob Skinner managed the Phillies in '68 and '69. He went on to a long career as a coach.
42 - Craig Smajstrla, Not Quite
Craig Smajstrla went as far as he could as a player. That included eight games spent with the Astros.
43 - Harry Spilman, Manny's Mom
Harry Spilman knew he had to be patient to make the bigs. He played in 12 major league seasons.
44 - Randy St. Claire, First Win, 9/12/11
45 - Doug Strange, Some Perspective
Doug Strange gained perspective then gained nine seasons with time in the bigs.
46 - Brent Strom, Understands That
Brent Strom knew each pitcher was different. He brought that to his work as a coach.
47 - Jose Tolentino, Best Chance
Jose Tolentino took his best major league chance and made the Astros in his ninth season. He has gone on to be an announcer.
48 - Tim Tolman, Different Role
Tim Tolman made it back to the bigs as a coach, then stepped down due to Parkinson's disease.
49 - Lee Tunnell, Had Confidence
Lee Tunnell didn't lose confidence in his ability. He played in six major league seasons.
50 - Gerald Young stole bases early, saw eight majors seasons, 7/29/25

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