A former All-Star in his long career with the Angels, Erstad signed with Houston prior to the 2008 season. In two seasons with the Astros, he has hit .252 with six homers in a reserve role.

Stats

Batting          G     AB    R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB  CS   AVG   SLG   OBA   OPS
2008            140   322   49   89  16   0   4   31   14   68    2   3  .276  .363  .309  .672
2009            107   134   13   26   8   2   2   11   14   31    0   2  .194  .328  .268  .597
Totals          247   456   62  115  20   2   6   42   28   99    2   5  .252  .353  .297  .650

Astros Trades & Transactions

Dec 27, 2007 - Signed Darin Erstad (OF) as a free agent.

This Date in Astros History

Dec 27, 2007 - Veteran outfielder Darin Erstad is signed to a one-year contract. The former two-time All-Star bats .252 as a reserve outfielder in his first two seasons as an Astro.

Aug 02, 2008 - Mark Loretta and Hunter Pence crash into New York catcher Ramon Castro at almost the same time, scoring the tying runs in the bottom of the ninth. Geoff Blum has the single off ex-Astro Billy Wagner that brought the runs home. In the tenth, Darin Erstad's liner to left allows Lance Berkman to tag up and score the winning run in a 5-4 thriller.