Skip Jutze - Timeline

Astros Trades & Transactions
Nov 28 1972 - traded Ray Busse(IF) and Bobby Fenwick(IF) to StL-N for Skip Jutze(C) and Milt Ramirez(IF)

Jan 12 1977 - traded Skip Jutze(C) to Sea-A for Alan Griffin and cash

This Date in Astros History
Nov 28 1972 - A pair of infielders, Ray Busse and Bob Fenwick are shipped to St. Louis for catcher Skip Jutze and infielder Milt Ramirez. Both Busse and Fenwick hit under .200 during spot duties with Houston.

May 09 1976 - Houston catchers combine for the cycle during a 10-5 beating of St. Louis. Cliff Johnson pounds four hits (two singles, a double and a homer) before twisting his ankle. Backup Skip Jutze triples in the seventh.

Jan 12 1977 - Houston trades catcher Alfred Henry "Skip" Jutze to Seattle for a minor leaguer and cash. After being brought to Houston with high expectations in 1973, Jutze finds himself unable to hold the job and is quietly dispatched to an expansion team in the other league. He ends with a .215 career average.