April 2 in Houston Astros History: Colt .45s trade outfielder Manny Mota to Pittsburgh for outfielder Howie Goss , who lasts one season. Mota (1963)

Colt .45s trade outfielder Manny Mota to Pittsburgh for outfielder Howie Goss , who lasts one season. Mota torments Houston pitchers for the next twenty years.

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