Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros players: who played for both
Who played for both the Reds and Astros?
103 players played for both the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros between 1962 and 2025, including Joe Morgan, Cesar Cedeno, Dan Driessen and Bill Doran. 50 of them played for the Reds first and 49 for the Astros first; 4 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Dick Gernert is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Reds first, then the Astros from 1962.
- Joel Kuhnel is the most recent: Reds first, then the Astros from 2023.
- Joe Morgan played the most games across the two: 1,154 for the Reds and 1,032 for the Astros.
- 18 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Joe Morgan.
- Most common positions on this list: P (55), OF (17), C (10), 2B (6).
How many can you name?
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All 103 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Reds | Astros |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | 2B | 1972–1979 (1154 g) | 1963–1971, 1980 (1032 g) |
| Cesar Cedeno | OF | 1982–1985 (429 g) | 1970–1981 (1512 g) |
| Dan Driessen | 1B | 1973–1984 (1480 g) | 1986 (17 g) |
| Bill Doran | 2B | 1990–1992 (260 g) | 1982–1990 (1165 g) |
| Johnny Edwards | C | 1961–1967 (751 g) | 1969–1974 (634 g) |
| Cesar Geronimo | OF | 1972–1980 (1203 g) | 1969–1971 (169 g) |
| Tommy Helms | 2B | 1964–1971 (851 g) | 1972–1975 (486 g) |
| Lee May | 1B | 1965–1971 (761 g) | 1972–1974 (448 g) |
| Johnny Temple | 2B | 1952–1959, 1964 (984 g) | 1962–1963 (131 g) |
| Ray Knight | 3B | 1974, 1977–1981 (595 g) | 1982–1984 (391 g) |
| Denis Menke | SS | 1972–1973 (279 g) | 1968–1971, 1974 (634 g) |
| Ed Taubensee | C | 1994–2000 (694 g) | 1992–1994 (203 g) |
| Billy Hatcher | OF | 1990–1992 (320 g) | 1986–1989 (521 g) |
| Eddie Kasko | SS | 1959–1963 (580 g) | 1964–1965 (201 g) |
| Aaron Boone | 3B | 1997–2003 (668 g) | 2009 (10 g) |
| Eric Anthony | OF | 1995–1996 (94 g) | 1989–1993 (430 g) |
| Jeff Keppinger | 2B | 2007–2008 (188 g) | 2009–2011 (287 g) |
| Rafael Landestoy | 2B | 1981–1983 (92 g) | 1978–1981 (372 g) |
| Thomas Howard | OF | 1993–1996 (355 g) | 1997 (107 g) |
| Buddy Bell | 3B | 1985–1988 (386 g) | 1988 (74 g) |
| Jimmy Stewart | OF | 1969–1971 (300 g) | 1972–1973 (129 g) |
| John Franco | P | 1984–1989 (393 g) | 2005 (31 g) |
| Willy Taveras | OF | 2009 (102 g) | 2004–2006 (311 g) |
| Brian Hunter | OF | 2000 (32 g) | 1994–1996, 2002–2003 (370 g) |
| Alex Trevino | C | 1982–1984, 1990 (207 g) | 1988–1990 (179 g) |
| David Weathers | P | 1998, 2005–2009 (341 g) | 2004 (26 g) |
| Harry Spilman | 1B | 1978–1981 (135 g) | 1981–1985, 1988–1989 (223 g) |
| Jack Billingham | P | 1972–1977 (215 g) | 1969–1971 (131 g) |
| Xavier Hernandez | P | 1995–1996 (62 g) | 1990–1993, 1996 (274 g) |
| Paul Householder | OF | 1980–1984 (318 g) | 1987 (14 g) |
| Francisco Cordero | P | 2008–2011 (283 g) | 2012 (6 g) |
| Wayne Granger | P | 1969–1971 (227 g) | 1975 (55 g) |
| Joe Gaines | OF | 1960–1962 (80 g) | 1964–1966 (200 g) |
| Rob Murphy | P | 1985–1988 (199 g) | 1992 (59 g) |
| Gene Freese | 3B | 1961–1963 (236 g) | 1966 (21 g) |
| Jason Bourgeois | OF | 2014–2015 (86 g) | 2010–2011 (162 g) |
| Todd Jones | P | 2004 (51 g) | 1993–1996 (194 g) |
| Bill Henry | P | 1960–1965 (227 g) | 1969 (3 g) |
| Mike LaCoss | P | 1978–1981 (106 g) | 1982–1984 (118 g) |
| George Culver | P | 1968–1969 (81 g) | 1970–1972 (136 g) |
| Pete Harnisch | P | 1998–2001 (97 g) | 1991–1994 (118 g) |
| Russ Springer | P | 2010 (2 g) | 1997, 2004–2006 (204 g) |
| Dick Simpson | OF | 1966–1967 (136 g) | 1968 (59 g) |
| Don Nottebart | P | 1966–1967 (106 g) | 1963–1965 (88 g) |
| Ricky Stone | P | 2005, 2007 (28 g) | 2001–2004 (165 g) |
| Alan Knicely | C | 1983–1985 (117 g) | 1979–1982 (70 g) |
| Jim Pendleton | OF | 1959 (65 g) | 1962 (117 g) |
| Mark Portugal | P | 1995–1996 (42 g) | 1989–1993 (136 g) |
| Paul Bako | C | 2008 (99 g) | 1999–2000 (74 g) |
| Hal Smith | C | 1964 (32 g) | 1962–1963 (140 g) |
| Jim Owens | P | 1963 (19 g) | 1964–1967 (148 g) |
| Preston Tucker | OF | 2018 (17 g) | 2015–2016 (146 g) |
| Jim Beauchamp | 1B | 1968–1969 (74 g) | 1964–1965, 1970 (78 g) |
| John Hudek | P | 1998–1999 (32 g) | 1994–1997 (116 g) |
| Brian Moehler | P | 2002 (10 g) | 2003, 2007–2010 (125 g) |
| Frank Thomas | OF | 1959 (108 g) | 1965 (23 g) |
| Mike Cuellar | P | 1959 (2 g) | 1965–1968 (129 g) |
| Ken Johnson | P | 1961 (15 g) | 1962–1965 (114 g) |
| Greg Swindell | P | 1992 (31 g) | 1993–1996 (97 g) |
| Dwayne Henry | P | 1992–1993 (63 g) | 1991 (52 g) |
| Ron Villone | P | 1999–2000 (64 g) | 2001, 2003 (50 g) |
| Michael Feliz | P | 2021 (9 g) | 2015–2017 (98 g) |
| Michael Jackson | P | 1995 (40 g) | 2001 (67 g) |
| Chris Jones | OF | 1991 (52 g) | 1992 (54 g) |
| Pete Schourek | P | 1994–1997 (83 g) | 1998 (15 g) |
| Hal King | C | 1973–1974 (55 g) | 1967–1968 (42 g) |
| Bill Gullickson | P | 1986–1987 (64 g) | 1990 (32 g) |
| Scott Feldman | P | 2017 (21 g) | 2014–2016 (73 g) |
| Gary Majewski | P | 2006–2008 (88 g) | 2010 (2 g) |
| Kirk Saarloos | P | 2007 (34 g) | 2002–2003 (53 g) |
| Enerio Del Rosario | P | 2010 (9 g) | 2010–2012 (75 g) |
| Jerry Reuss | P | 1987 (7 g) | 1972–1973 (75 g) |
| Terry McGriff | C | 1987–1990 (77 g) | 1990 (4 g) |
| Brooks Raley | P | 2020 (4 g) | 2020–2021 (75 g) |
| Joel Kuhnel | P | 2019–2020, 2022–2023 (69 g) | 2023–2024 (8 g) |
| Wade Miley | P | 2020–2021, 2025 (39 g) | 2019 (33 g) |
| Rick White | P | 2006 (26 g) | 2003, 2007 (38 g) |
| Joe Gibbon | P | 1971–1972 (52 g) | 1972 (9 g) |
| Claude Osteen | P | 1957, 1959–1961 (37 g) | 1974 (23 g) |
| Colin Moran | 3B | 2022 (42 g) | 2016–2017 (16 g) |
| Jake Elmore | SS | 2014 (5 g) | 2013 (52 g) |
| C. J. Nitkowski | P | 1995 (9 g) | 1998 (43 g) |
| Bruce Chen | P | 2002 (39 g) | 2003 (11 g) |
| Dick Gernert | 1B | 1961 (40 g) | 1962 (10 g) |
| Jack Daugherty | OF | 1993 (46 g) | 1993 (4 g) |
| Cionel Perez | P | 2021 (25 g) | 2018–2020 (20 g) |
| Jeff Tabaka | P | 1997 (3 g) | 1995–1996 (42 g) |
| Roberto Petagine | 1B | 1998 (34 g) | 1994 (8 g) |
| Dan Straily | P | 2016 (34 g) | 2015 (4 g) |
| Mike Burns | P | 2006 (11 g) | 2005 (27 g) |
| Pedro Martinez | P | 1996–1997 (12 g) | 1995 (25 g) |
| Kip Gross | P | 1990–1991 (34 g) | 2000 (2 g) |
| Ross Powell | P | 1993 (9 g) | 1994–1995 (27 g) |
| Jared Fernandez | P | 2001–2002 (19 g) | 2003–2004 (14 g) |
| Asher Wojciechowski | P | 2017 (25 g) | 2015 (5 g) |
| Bo Belinsky | P | 1970 (3 g) | 1967 (27 g) |
| Jake Buchanan | P | 2017 (5 g) | 2014–2015 (22 g) |
| Troy Afenir | C | 1992 (16 g) | 1987 (10 g) |
| Jim Dickson | P | 1964 (4 g) | 1963 (13 g) |
| Dayan Diaz | P | 2016 (6 g) | 2017 (10 g) |
| Joe Hoerner | P | 1977 (8 g) | 1963–1964 (8 g) |
| Tim Federowicz | C | 2018 (5 g) | 2018 (10 g) |
| Ronnie Dawson | DH | 2022 (1 g) | 2021 (3 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Reds seasons include the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1959).Astros seasons include the Houston Colt .45's (1962–1964).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros?
103 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1962 to 2025, including Joe Morgan, Cesar Cedeno, Dan Driessen and Bill Doran. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Dick Gernert: Cincinnati Reds first, then the Houston Astros from 1962.
Who has played for both recently?
Joel Kuhnel and Wade Miley, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Reds seasons include the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889) and Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1959). Astros seasons include the Houston Colt .45's (1962–1964).
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