Deacon McGuire (1863)
Jack Coombs (1882)
Les Mann (1892)
Gene Mauch (1925)
Roy Sievers (1926)
Danny McDevitt (1932)
Cal Koonce (1940)
Jim Shellenback (1943)
Steve Henderson (1952)
Luis Pujols (1955)
Mike Felder (1961)
Jamie Moyer (1962)
Dante Bichette (1963)
Ron Coomer (1966)
Tom Gordon (1967)
Gary Sheffield (1968)
David Ortiz (1975)
Shawn Camp (1975)
Steve Bechler (1979)

Roy Sievers was a star for the franchise when it was in Washington in the 1950s.

There are 74 current and former major league players born on this day. I'm pretty sure that's the most on any day.

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Happy Birthday–November 17

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George Stallings (1867)
Mike Garcia (1923)
Orlando Pena (1933)
Gary Bell (1936)
Tom Seaver (1944)
Brad Havens (1959)
Mitch Williams (1964)
Paul Sorrento (1965)
Jeff Nelson (1966)
Eli Marrero (1973)
Darnell McDonald (1978)
Ryan Braun (1983)
Nick Markakis (1983)

George Stallings managed in the major leagues for thirteen years. He is best remembered as the manager of the 1914 Miracle Braves.

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Happy Birthday–November 16

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Joe Quest (1852)
Paul Foytack (1930)
Frank Bolling (1931)
Harry Chiti (1932)
Minnie Mendoza (1933)
Don Hahn (1948)
Herb Washington (1951)
Glenn Burke (1952)
Curt Wardle (1960)
Dwight Gooden (1964)
Chris Haney (1968)
Pete Rose (1969)
Julio Lugo (1975)

Sprinter Herb Washington played for Oakland for two seasons as a pinch-runner. He appeared in 105 games, but did not play in the field and did not bat. He stole 31 bases in 48 attempts and scored 33 runs.

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