January 19 in Houston Astros History: Bob Aspromonte is the first recipient of the Jim Umbricht Award , given to the team's most valuable player (1965)

Bob Aspromonte is the first recipient of the Jim Umbricht Award , given to the team's most valuable player for the previous season. The honor was renamed after Umbricht's death from cancer the previous April.

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