Woody Williams - Timeline

Astros Trades & Transactions

Nov 24, 2006:	Signed Woody Williams (P) as a free agent
Mar 28, 2008:	Waived Woody Williams (P)

This Date in Astros History

Nov 24, 2006:

Slugger Carlos Lee is signed to a six-year contract for a reported $100 million dollars. Nicknamed "El Caballo", the outfielder comes to Houston after stops with the White Sox, Brewers and Rangers. The Astros also ink righthander Woody Williams to a two-year deal worth $12.5 million dollars. The 40-year-old veteran is a Houston native who formerly pitched at the University of Houston.

May 9, 2007:

Woody Williams, a Houston native signed at age 40 as a free agent, gets his first win as an Astro in eight starts. The righthander gets the gamewinning hit as well, a bloop single to right for a 3-2 victory in Cincinnati. Lance Berkman supplies the other two runs with a homer in the third. Criag Biggio leads off the game with a double, the 646th of his career to tie Carl Yastrzemski for seventh all time. It's his 2,963rd career hit.