Justin Richard Towles
Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: February 11, 1984 in Crosby, TX
High School: Crosby HS (Crosby, TX)
Schools: Collin County CC (Dallas, TX), North Central Texas College (Gainesville, TX)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 20th round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 2004.
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Debut: September 5, 2007 (Age 23)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Astros 2007-2011
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.002, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: Burton Rocks [*]
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mar 31 | HOU | @ | SDP | L,0-4 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | C |
| 2 | 2 | Apr 1 | HOU | @ | SDP | L,1-2 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C |
| 3 | 3 | Apr 2 | HOU | @ | SDP | W,9-6 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C |
| 4 | 4 | Apr 3 | HOU | @ | SDP | L,2-3 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C |
| 5 | 5 | Apr 4 | HOU | @ | CHC | W,4-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | C |
| 6 | 7 (1) | Apr 6 | HOU | @ | CHC | L,2-3 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C |
| 7 | 8 | Apr 7 | HOU | STL | W,5-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C | |
| 8 | 9 | Apr 8 | HOU | STL | L,3-5 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C | |
| 9 | 10 | Apr 9 | HOU | STL | L,4-6 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C | |
| 10 | 11 | Apr 11 | HOU | FLA | L,6-10 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | C | |
| 11 | 13 (1) | Apr 13 | HOU | FLA | W,5-1 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C | |
| 12 | 17 (3) | Apr 18 | HOU | COL | L,5-11 | CG | 44 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C | |
| 13 | 18 | Apr 19 | HOU | COL | L,2-3 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | C | |
| 14 | 19 | Apr 20 | HOU | COL | W,6-4 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C | |
| 15 | 21 (1) | Apr 22 | HOU | SDP | W,11-7 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C | |
| 16 | 22 | Apr 23 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,9-3 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C |
| 17 | 23 | Apr 24 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,5-3 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C |
| 18 | 24 | Apr 25 | HOU | @ | STL | W,3-2 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C |
| 19 | 26 (1) | Apr 27 | HOU | @ | STL | L,1-5 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 20 | 27 | Apr 28 | HOU | @ | ARI | L,3-5 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 21 | 28 | Apr 29 | HOU | @ | ARI | W,6-4 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | C |
| 22 | 29 | Apr 30 | HOU | @ | ARI | L,7-8 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 23 | 31 (1) | May 3 | HOU | MIL | W,6-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C | |
| 24 | 32 | May 4 | HOU | MIL | W,8-6 | GS | 40 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | C | |
| 25 | 33 | May 6 | HOU | WSN | W,6-5 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C | |
| 26 | 34 | May 7 | HOU | WSN | W,4-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | C | |
| 27 | 35 | May 8 | HOU | WSN | L,3-8 | GS | 37 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | C | |
| 28 | 37 (1) | May 10 | HOU | @ | LAD | W,5-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C |
| 29 | 38 | May 11 | HOU | @ | LAD | W,8-5 | GS | 23 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 30 | 40 (1) | May 13 | HOU | @ | SFG | L,2-4 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C |
| 31 | 42 (1) | May 15 | HOU | @ | SFG | W,8-7 | GS | 33 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C |
| 32 | 43 | May 16 | HOU | @ | TEX | L,8-16 | CG | 51 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 33 | 45 (1) | May 18 | HOU | @ | TEX | W,5-4 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | C |
| 34 | 47 (1) | May 20 | HOU | CHC | W,4-2 | GS | 27 | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C | |
| 35 | 48 | May 21 | HOU | CHC | W,5-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C | |
| 36 | 50 (1) | May 23 | HOU | PHI | W,4-3 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C | |
| 37 | 52 (1) | May 25 | HOU | PHI | L,6-15 | CG | 46 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C | |
| 38 | 53 | May 27 | HOU | @ | STL | W,8-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | C |
| 39 | 54 | May 28 | HOU | @ | STL | L,1-6 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | C |
| 40 | 56 (1) | May 30 | HOU | @ | MIL | L,1-5 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 41 | 58 (1) | Jun 1 | HOU | @ | MIL | L,1-10 | CG | 44 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 42 | 85 (26) | Jul 2 | HOU | LAD | L,1-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | C | |
| 43 | 86 | Jul 3 | HOU | LAD | L,2-5 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C | |
| 44 | 87 | Jul 4 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,2-6 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | C |
| 45 | 89 (1) | Jul 6 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,6-7 | GF | 22 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C |
| 46 | 90 | Jul 7 | HOU | @ | PIT | L,7-10 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C |
| 47 | 95 (4) | Jul 13 | HOU | @ | WSN | W,5-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 48 | 96 | Jul 18 | HOU | CHC | W,2-1 | GS | 26 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C | |
| 49 | 98 (1) | Jul 20 | HOU | CHC | L,0-9 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 50 | 144 (45) | Sep 8 | HOU | PIT | W,3-2 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C | |
| 51 | 152 (7) | Sep 18 | HOU | @ | FLA | L,1-8 | GS | 38 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 52 | 158 (5) | Sep 25 | HOU | CIN | W,8-6 | GF | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | PH C | |
| 53 | 161 (2) | Sep 28 | HOU | ATL | W,3-1 | GF | 16 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C | |
| 53gm | 408.2 | 312 | 13 | 2 | 327 | 1 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mar 31 | HOU | @ | SDP | L,0-4 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | Apr 1 | HOU | @ | SDP | L,1-2 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | Apr 2 | HOU | @ | SDP | W,9-6 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | Apr 3 | HOU | @ | SDP | L,2-3 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Apr 4 | HOU | @ | CHC | W,4-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 (1) | Apr 6 | HOU | @ | CHC | L,2-3 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | Apr 7 | HOU | STL | W,5-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | Apr 8 | HOU | STL | L,3-5 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 10 | Apr 9 | HOU | STL | L,4-6 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | Apr 11 | HOU | FLA | L,6-10 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 (1) | Apr 13 | HOU | FLA | W,5-1 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 (3) | Apr 18 | HOU | COL | L,5-11 | CG | 44 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | Apr 19 | HOU | COL | L,2-3 | CG | 43 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | Apr 20 | HOU | COL | W,6-4 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 (1) | Apr 22 | HOU | SDP | W,11-7 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 22 | Apr 23 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,9-3 | CG | 37 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | Apr 24 | HOU | @ | CIN | W,5-3 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 24 | Apr 25 | HOU | @ | STL | W,3-2 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 (1) | Apr 27 | HOU | @ | STL | L,1-5 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | Apr 28 | HOU | @ | ARI | L,3-5 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | Apr 29 | HOU | @ | ARI | W,6-4 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | Apr 30 | HOU | @ | ARI | L,7-8 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 23 | 31 (1) | May 3 | HOU | MIL | W,6-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 32 | May 4 | HOU | MIL | W,8-6 | GS | 40 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 33 | May 6 | HOU | WSN | W,6-5 | CG | 39 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | 34 | May 7 | HOU | WSN | W,4-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 35 | May 8 | HOU | WSN | L,3-8 | GS | 37 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | 37 (1) | May 10 | HOU | @ | LAD | W,5-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | May 11 | HOU | @ | LAD | W,8-5 | GS | 23 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 40 (1) | May 13 | HOU | @ | SFG | L,2-4 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 42 (1) | May 15 | HOU | @ | SFG | W,8-7 | GS | 33 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 43 | May 16 | HOU | @ | TEX | L,8-16 | CG | 51 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 45 (1) | May 18 | HOU | @ | TEX | W,5-4 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 47 (1) | May 20 | HOU | CHC | W,4-2 | GS | 27 | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 48 | May 21 | HOU | CHC | W,5-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 50 (1) | May 23 | HOU | PHI | W,4-3 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 52 (1) | May 25 | HOU | PHI | L,6-15 | CG | 46 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 53 | May 27 | HOU | @ | STL | W,8-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | 54 | May 28 | HOU | @ | STL | L,1-6 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | 56 (1) | May 30 | HOU | @ | MIL | L,1-5 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 41 | 58 (1) | Jun 1 | HOU | @ | MIL | L,1-10 | CG | 44 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 42 | 85 (26) | Jul 2 | HOU | LAD | L,1-4 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | 86 | Jul 3 | HOU | LAD | L,2-5 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 44 | 87 | Jul 4 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,2-6 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 89 (1) | Jul 6 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,6-7 | GF | 22 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 90 | Jul 7 | HOU | @ | PIT | L,7-10 | CG | 41 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | 95 (4) | Jul 13 | HOU | @ | WSN | W,5-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | 96 | Jul 18 | HOU | CHC | W,2-1 | GS | 26 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 49 | 98 (1) | Jul 20 | HOU | CHC | L,0-9 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 50 | 144 (45) | Sep 8 | HOU | PIT | W,3-2 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | 152 (7) | Sep 18 | HOU | @ | FLA | L,1-8 | GS | 38 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | 158 (5) | Sep 25 | HOU | CIN | W,8-6 | GF | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 161 (2) | Sep 28 | HOU | ATL | W,3-1 | GF | 16 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53gm | 408.2 | 312 | 13 | 2 | 327 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
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