The veteran righthander from Gary, IN has pitched for the Twins, Cubs, Giants, Orioles, Rockies and Yankees before the Astros acquired him at the trade deadline in 2008. Used both as a closer and set-up reliever, Hawkins has posted a 3-4 record with 12 saves and a sparkling 1.71 ERA for Houston through the 2009 season.

For his entire career, Hawkins record is 60-81 with a 4.51 ERA and 87 saves.

Stats

Pitching         W   L   PCT   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  GF   IP     H    R    ER   BB   SO
2008             2   0 1.000  0.43  24   0   0   1   4   21     11    3    1    5   25
2009             1   4  .200  2.13  65   0   0  11  34   63.1   60   16   15   16   45
Totals           3   4  .429  1.71  89   0   0  12  38   84.1   71   19   16   21   70


Batting          G     AB    R   H   2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO   SB  CS   AVG   SLG   OBA   OPS
2008             24     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000
2009             65     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000
Totals           89     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0  .000  .000  .000  .000

Astros Trades & Transactions

Jul 30, 2008 - Traded minor leaguer Mike Cusick (IF) to NY-A for LaTroy Hawkins (P).

This Date in Astros History

Dec 21, 1972 - LaTroy Hawkins is born in Gary, IN. The righthanded reliever has compiled a 3-4 record with 12 saves and a 1.71 ERA during two seasons with the Astros (2008-2009).

Jun 13, 2009 - Minutes after Miguel Tejada strokes his 2,000th career hit to drive in a run, Lance Berkman launches his 300th career homer to pace a 6-4 win at Arizona. After seven strong innings by Roy Oswalt, Jose Valverde and LaTroy Hawkins work their way out of jams to preserve the win. The Astros are last in the division with a 28-32 record but are just five games out of first.