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Happy Birthday–January 23
Ben Shibe (1838)
Red Donahue (1873)
Bobby Burke (1907)
Randy Gumpert (1918)
Chico Carrasquel (1926)
Frank Sullivan (1930)
Joe Amalfitano (1934)
Don Nottebart (1936)
Paul Ratliff (1944)
Kurt Bevacqua (1947)
Charlie Spikes (1951)
Alan Embree (1970)
Mark Wohlers (1970)
Erubiel Durazo (1974)
Brandon Duckworth (1976)
Juan Rincon (1979)
Ben Shibe was the owner of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 until his death in 1922. Shibe Park was named in his honor.
Mexican Matchup: Game of 1/21
Hermosillo takes game one of the championship series.
Puerto Rican Publication: Game of 1/21
Two Twins contribute as Mayaguez evens the series at one game each.
Dominican Digest: Game of 1/21
Licey goes up 2-0 in the series.
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/21
The last day of the round robin. It's a grand day to be a Castillo. Lisson to the sound of two-run homers.
Happy Birthday–January 22
Ira Thomas (1881)
Amos Strunk (1889)
Art Ehlers (1897)
Prince Oana (1910)
Chris Pelekoudas (1918)
Dave Leonhard (1941)
Senichi Hoshino (1947)
Mike Caldwell (1949)
Leon Roberts (1951)
Jeff Treadway (1963)
Jimmy Anderson (1976)
Chone Figgins (1978)
Ubaldo Jimenez (1984)
Art Ehlers did not play in the majors, but he spent his life in baseball. He owned several minor league teams at various times and was the general manager of the Philadelphia Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles. He also was a longtime scout for the Orioles.
Prince Oana played in the minors for twenty-three years, batting .304. He also had a pitching record of 80-54.
Chris Pelekoudas was a National League umpire from 1960-1975. He is best remembered for his run-ins with Gaylord Perry over the latter's use of illegal substances on the baseball.
Senichi Hoshino is a long-time player, manager, and executive in Japanese baseball.
We also want to wish a happy birthday to Rhubarb_Runner’s daughter.
Dominican Digest: Game of 1/20
Licey wins game one of the championship series. LEWWWWW scores the winning run.
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/20
A home run for Eduardo Escobar. A big comeback ends a wild game in Caracas.
Happy Birthday–January 21
Mike Tiernan (1867)
Lew Fonseca (1899)
Sam Mele (1922)
Danny O'Connell (1927)
Johnny Oates (1946)
Bill Stein (1947)
Mike Krukow (1952)
Dave Smith (1955)
Mike Smithson (1955)
Jose Uribe (1959)
Andy Hawkins (1960)
Darryl Motley (1960)
Chris Hammond (1966)
Tom Urbani (1968)
Rusty Greer (1969)
Jason Ryan (1976)
Tom Urbani was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-ninth round in 1989, but did not sign.