Dude Esterbrook (1857)
Irish Meusel (1893)
Mike Ryba (1903)
Frank McCormick (1911)
Jimmy Newberry (1922)
Roy Smalley (1926)
Bill Virdon (1931)
Howie Gershberg (1936) Jake Jacobs (1937) Julio Gotay (1939) Bruce Look (1943) Tom Egan (1946)
Dave Parker (1951) Tom Edens (1961) Randy Winn (1974)
Jimmy Newberry was the first black player in Japanese baseball.
Howie Gershberg was a long-time college and minor league pitching coach.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to SBG’s uncle and to his brother.
Cub Stricker (1859)
Van Lingle Mungo (1911)
Del Ennis (1925)
Eddie Gaedel (1925)
George Brunet (1935) Joe Grzenda (1937) Pete Magrini (1942) Mark Belanger (1944)
Lenn Sakata (1954)
Don Robinson (1957) Carmelo Castillo (1958) Britt Burns (1959)
Kevin Gross (1961)
John Gibbons (1962)
Kevin Ritz (1965)
Dave Mlicki (1968)
Sadly, Cub Stricker never played for the Cubs.
3' 7" Eddie Gaedel is the shortest person to play in a major league game, walking in his only plate appearance as part of a Bill Veeck promotion. His great-nephew, Kyle Gaedele, was an outfielder in the Padres organization from 2011-15, reaching AA. Kyle is listed at 6' 3".
After a one day breather, your 16-40 Minnesota Twins rekindle their long slog toward winning baseball with a three-game tilt against the Miami Marlins beginning tonight at 7:10p in beautiful Target Field, Minneapolis. The Twins promise to be a little feisty after dropping three of four against the Marlin’s Florida brethren, the Tampa Bay Rays. Pat Dean on the mound for the Twins. The Marlin’s bring their 30-27 record to Minnesota, however the Twins catch a break as Jose Fernandez pitched over the weekend and won’t be making an appearance in Minneapolis.
It promises to be a beautiful night at the ballpark. No reason not to pick up a $7.00 ticket and just hang out.
Skim is camping for the first time, as her fifth-grade class is on a trip for the last three days of school. She was pretty excited, but isn't the outdoorsy type, so I'm curious how she's doing.
Bones Ely (1863)
Ed Wells (1900)
Dusty Boggess (1904)
Rosey Gilhousen (1913)
Herb Score (1933)
Roger Nelson (1944) George Mitterwald (1945) Don Money (1947)
Thurman Munson (1947)
Bobby Marcano (1951)
Bill Hohn (1955) Tim Laudner (1958) Heathcliff Slocumb (1966) Donaldo Mendez (1978) Virgil Vasquez (1982) Mark Lowe (1983)
Dusty Boggess was a National League umpire from 1944-62.
Rosey Gilhousen was a long-time scout who is credit for signing George Brett and Dan Quisenberry.
Bobby Marcano was an all-star in Japan.
Bill Hohn was a major league umpire since 1989-99 and 2002-10.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Scot.
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