This Week in Ex-Twins

May 18th, 2013, at 10:00 am 2 LTEs ,

LEW, Neck Tat, and one of the greatest fourth-string catchers in the history of baseball are all on this week’s list.

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Happy Birthday–May 18

May 18th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE , ,

Babe Adams (1882) Arndt Jorgens (1905) Gil Coan (1922) Jack Sanford (1929) Carroll Hardy (1933) Brooks Robinson (1937) Reggie Jackson (1946) Osamu Higashio (1950) Dennis Leonard (1951) Eric Gregg (1951) Jim Sundberg (1951) Andre David (1958) Jim Bowden (1961) Erik Hanson (1965) Eric Young (1967) Rich Garces (1971) Joakim Soria (1984)

Happy Birthday–May 17

May 17th, 2013, at 5:00 am 2 LTEs , , ,

Hal Carlson (1892) Del Webb (1899) Cool Papa Bell (1903) Ace Parker (1912) Billy Hoeft (1932) Ozzie Virgil (1932) Dan Monzon (1946) Carlos May (1948) Pascual Perez (1957) Greg Mathews (1962) Jose Guillen (1976) Carlos Pena (1978)

Del Webb was an owner of the New York Yankees from 1945-1964.

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Happy Birthday–May 16

May 16th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE ,

Cy Rigler (1882) Watty Clark (1902) Earl Halstead (1912) Stubby Overmire (1919) Dave Philley (1920) Rube Walker (1926) Billy Martin (1928) Rick Reuschel (1949) Rick Rhoden (1953) Jack Morris (1955) Tack Wilson (1956) Mark Funderburk (1957) Bob Patterson (1959) Mitch Webster (1959) Doug Brocail (1967) Jim Mecir (1970)

Cy [...]

Happy Birthday–May 15

May 15th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE , ,

Joe Evans (1895) Jimmy Wasdell (1914) Al McBean (1938) Yukata Enatsu (1948) Bill North (1948) Rick Waits (1952) George Brett (1953) John Smoltz (1967) Scott Watkins (1970) A. J. Hinch (1974) Josh Beckett (1980) Justin Morneau (1981) Brian Dozier (1987)

Yukata Enatsu was one of the first closers in [...]

Happy Birthday–May 14

May 14th, 2013, at 5:00 am 6 LTEs , , ,

J. L. Wilkinson (1878) Ed Walsh (1881) Alex Pompez (1890) Earle Combs (1899) Bob Thurman (1917) Les Moss (1925) Dick Howser (1936) Tony Perez (1942) Dick Tidrow (1947) Dave LaRoche (1948) Dennis Martinez (1955) Hosken Powell (1955) Pat Borders (1963) Joey Cora (1965) Larry Sutton (1970) Roy Halladay (1977)

Happy Birthday–May 13

May 13th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE ,

Jimmy Archer (1883) Larry Gardner (1886) Babe Dye (1898) Bill McKinley (1910) Bill Kinnamon (1919) Dusty Rhodes (1927) Johnny Roseboro (1933) Leon Wagner (1934) Juan Beniquez (1950) Bobby Valentine (1950) Lenny Faedo (1960) Sean McDonough (1962) Jose Rijo (1965) Jack Cressend (1975) Trajan Langdon (1976) Barry Zito (1978)

Hockey [...]

Happy Birthday–May 12

May 12th, 2013, at 5:00 am 3 LTEs , , ,

Chicken Wolf (1862) Lave Cross (1866) Jumping Joe Dugan (1897) Hank Borowy (1916) Ed Runge (1918) Yogi Berra (1925) Felipe Alou (1935) Ted Kubiak (1942) Vic Albury (1947) Bob Heise (1947) Joe Nolan (1951) Lou Whitaker (1957) Kevin Bass (1959) Willie Lozado (1959) Mark Clark (1968) Wes Helms (1976) Felipe Lopez (1980) [...]

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May 11th, 2013, at 10:00 am Write the first LTE ,

Atlanta sends Luis Ayala to AAA Gwinnett on a rehab assignment.

Atlanta signs Brandon Boggs and assigns him to AAA Gwinnett.

Baltimore recalls Alex Burnett from AAA Norfolk.

Boston activates Craig Breslow from the disabled list.

Camden of the Atlantic League places Brian Bass on the inactive list, then activates him three days later.

Cincinnati [...]

Happy Birthday–May 11

May 11th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE , ,

Charlie Gehringer (1903) Rip Sewell (1907) Eddie Chiles (1910) Jack Lang (1921) Nestor Chylak (1922) Milt Pappas (1939) Frank Quilici (1939) Jerry Martin (1949) Dane Iorg (1950) Mark Huismann (1958) Walt Terrell (1958) Trent Hubbard (1964) Bobby Witt (1964) Kerry Ligtenberg (1971) Francisco Cordero (1975)

Eddie Chiles was the [...]

Happy Birthday–May 10

May 10th, 2013, at 5:00 am 2 LTEs , ,

Chippy McGarr (1863) Ed Barrow (1868) Klondike Douglass (1872) Harry Salsinger (1885) Allan Roth (1917) Hideo Fujimoto (1918) John McMullen (1918) Herb Carneal (1923) Jim Hickman (1937) Ken Berry (1941) John Cumberland (1947) Chris Berman (1955) Joey Meyer (1962) Robby Thompson (1962) Pete Schourek (1969)

Ed Barrow was the [...]

Happy Birthday–May 9

May 9th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE , , , ,

Frank Bancroft (1846) Tommy Clarke (1888) Billy Jurges (1908) Tony Bartirome (1932) Ron Jackson (1953) Tom Chism (1954) Tony Gwynn (1960) Aaron Harang (1978) Prince Fielder (1984) Oswaldo Arcia (1991)

Frank Bancroft managed seven teams in nine different seasons over the period of 1880-1902.

Infielder Tony [...]

Happy Birthday–May 8

May 8th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE , ,

Dan Brouthers (1858) Edd Roush (1893) Turkey Stearnes (1901) Mike Cuellar (1937) Steve Braun (1948) Orestes Destrade (1962) Todd Greene (1971) John Maine (1981) Adrian Gonzalez (1982)

Outfielder Turkey Stearns was a star in the Negro Leagues from 1923-1940, posting a slugging percentage of .619.

Mike [...]

Happy Birthday–May 7

May 7th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE , ,

Mickey Doolin (1880) Tom Zachary (1896) Dick Williams (1929) Claude Raymond (1937) Steve Whitaker (1943) Manny Hernandez (1961) Brook Fordyce (1970) Conor Jackson (1982) James Loney (1984)

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Happy Birthday–May 6

May 6th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE , ,

Bonesetter Reese (1855) Walton Cruise (1890) Mike McCormick (1917) Willie Mays (1931) Russ Gibson (1939) Bill Hands (1940) Masanori Murakami (1944) Steve Staggs (1951) Larry Andersen (1953) Al Williams (1954)

John “Bonesetter” Reese worked with many baseball players and other famous people in the first part of the twentieth [...]

Happy Birthday–May 5

May 5th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE , , ,

Chief Bender (1884) Bob Cerv (1926) Bing Russell (1926) Red Robbins (1928) Jose Pagan (1935) Tommy Helms (1941) John Donaldson (1943) Larry Hisle (1947) Ron Oester (1956) Charles Nagy (1967) Hideki Irabu (1969) Mike Redmond (1971)

Better known for his role as Deputy Clem Foster on “Bonanza”, outfielder Bing Russell [...]

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May 4th, 2013, at 10:00 am Write the first LTE ,

Arizona activates Jason Kubel from the disabled list.

Atlanta places Luis Ayala on the fifteen-day disabled list due to anxiety disorder.

Baltimore organization sends Rob Delaney from AAA Norfolk to AA Bowie, then trades him to the Angels for Chris Snyder. The Angels assign him to AAA Salt Lake.

Boston organization sends Craig Breslow from [...]

Happy Birthday–May 4

May 4th, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE ,

Charley Hickman (1876) Jack Tobin (1892) John Tsitouris (1936) Rene Lachemann (1945) Ken Oberkfell (1956) Rick Leach (1957) Tim Tschida (1960) Eddie Perez (1968) Joe Borowski (1971) Miguel Cairo (1974) Ben Grieve (1976) Jason Michaels (1976) Ryan Jorgensen (1979) Matt Tolbert (1982) Kevin Slowey (1984)

St. Paul native [...]

Happy Birthday–May 3

May 3rd, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE , ,

George Gore (1857) Garry Herrmann (1859) Eppa Rixey (1891) Red Ruffing (1905) Goose Tatum (1921) Chuck Hinton (1934) Chris Cannizzaro (1938) Davey Lopes (1945) Dan Iassogna (1969) Darren Dreifort (1972) Ryan Dempster (1977) Ben Revere (1988)

Garry Herrmann was the president of the Cincinnati Reds from 1903-1920 and was [...]

Happy Birthday–May 1

May 1st, 2013, at 5:00 am Write the first LTE ,

Frank Foreman (1863) George McQuillan (1885) Victor Starfin (1916) Johnny Berardino (1917) Al Zarilla (1919) Von Joshua (1948) Rudy Meoli (1951) Roy Lee Jackson (1954) Charlie O’Brien (1960) Jose Lind (1964) Armando Reynoso (1966)

Born in Russia, Victor Starfin was Japanese baseball’s first 300-game winner.

Infielder [...]

 
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