#48 George Springer - Houston Astros

Player: George Springer (Baseball Reference) (Wikipedia)

Card Number: 48 (Trading Card Database)

Team: Houston Astros

Division: American League West

Position: OF

Jersey Number: 4
RC/Future Stars/Topps Rookie Cup: No

HOUSTON, TX - APRIL 09: George Springer #4 of the Houston Astros scores the winning run in the twelfth inning on an Evan Gattis #11 walk by Matt Strahm #64 of the Kansas City Royals at Minute Maid Park on April 9, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Houston won 5-4. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Game Date: April 9, 2017

Opponent: Kansas City Royals
Stadium: Minute Maid Park
Home/Away: Home
Game Outcome: Astros 5, Royals 4 (F/12)
Win/Loss: Win
Player Game Line: 2-6, 1 HR, 2 Runs, 1 RBI, 2 Ks
Photographer: Bob Levey (Personal Website)
New Team/Photoshopped?: No

Birthdate: September 19, 1989

Birthplace: New Britain, CT

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB Service Years: 4

Social Media Handles: None?

This is Springer's 4th consecutive year and what looks like his 4th different uniform. Interesting.

Spring had the same card in Series 1 but Topps used a completely different photo for the Astros Factory Team Set.

Springer also had a short printed workout variation (top) and two World Series highlights cards (middle and bottom) in Series 1. Notice the gold wave as opposed to the Astros orange.

Lots of horizontal cards for this guy!

Something I learned because of this card: Something appropriate for the Opening Day set, I learned Springer is the first player in MLB history to lead off his team's season with a home run. He homered to start the Astros' 2017 and 2018 seasons.