Bill Hinchman (1883)
John Hummel (1883)
Tris Speaker (1888)
Joe Vosmik (1910)
Mickey Owen (1916)
Gil Hodges (1924)
Gary Geiger (1937)
Bart Giamatti (1938)
Eddie Watt (1941)
Jim Fregosi (1942)
Mike Epstein (1943)
Nick Bremigan (1945)
Ray Fosse (1947)
Herm Schneider (1952)
Tom Herr (1956)
Brad Komminsk (1961)
Scott Rolen (1975)
Casey Daigle (1981)
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to CarterHayes’ brother.
Your handy guide to the Eastern League. Players listed are those on rosters found at milb.com today. Those rosters are, of course, subject to change.
Guy Hecker (1856)
Larry Shepard (1919)
Alex Grammas (1926)
Art Ditmar (1929)
Wally Moon (1930)
Jerry Dale (1933)
Hawk Taylor (1939)
Larry Littleton (1954)
Darrell Jackson (1956)
Gary Pettis (1958)
Doug Baker (1961)
Chris Bosio (1963)
Mark Shapiro (1967)
Mike Lansing (1968)
Ryan Doumit (1981)
Kyle Phillips (1984)
Guy Hecker is one of three pitchers to have won over fifty games in a season. He is also the only pitcher to have won a batting title.
Larry Shepard managed Pittsburgh in 1968-1969. Coincidentally, he was replaced by Alex Grammas.
Your handy guide to the International League. Players listed are players who were listed on rosters at milb.com this morning. Such rosters are obviously subject to change.
Tommy Bond (1856)
Hughie Jennings (1869)
Bill Yancey (1904)
Luke Appling (1907)
Al Barlick (1915)
Vedie Himsl (1917)
Bobby Avila (1924)
Billy Pierce (1927)
Gordon Jones (1930)
Dick Radatz (1937)
Al Weis (1938)
Don Sutton (1945)
Reggie Smith (1945)
Mike Kekich (1945)
Daniel Okrent (1948)
Tom Johnson (1951)
Billy Sample (1955)
Hank Steinbrenner (1957)
Pete Incaviglia (1964)
Curtis Leskanic (1968)
Denny Hocking (1970)
Jon Lieber (1970)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Lucy.
Hugo Bezdek (1884)
Jeff Heath (1915)
Vern Hoscheit (1922)
Bo Schembechler (1929)
Giulio Glorioso (1931)
Ron Perranoski (1936)
Ted Sadowski (1936)
Phil Niekro (1939)
Rusty Staub (1944)
Willie Montanez (1948)
Mike Bacsik (1952)
Mike Kinnunen (1958)
Rich Amaral (1962)
Frank Castillo (1969)
Matt Herges (1970)
Better known as a college football coach, Bo Schembechler was the president of the Detroit Tigers from 1990-1992.
Actually three weeks.
Lester Oliveros was optioned to Rochester.
Deolis Guerra was optioned to Rochester.
Tyler Robertson was optioned to Rochester.
Oswaldo Arcia was optioned to Ft. Myers.
Scott Diamond was optioned to Rochester.
Darin Mastroianni was optioned to Rochester.
Aaron Thompson was assigned to minor league camp.
Steve Pearce was assigned to minor league camp.
Danny Rams was assigned to minor league camp.
Billy Killian was signed to a minor league contract.
Norberto Susini was signed to a minor league contract.
Rene Tosoni was optioned to Rochester.
Tsuyoshi Nishioka was optioned to Rochester.
Terry Doyle was returned to Charlotte.
Carlos Gutierrez was optioned to Rochester.
Luis Perdomo was assigned to minor league camp.
Jason Bulger was assgined to minor league camp.
Daryl Thompson was assigned to minor league camp.
Esmerling Vasquez was assigned to minor league camp.
P. J. Walters was assigned to minor league camp.
Chris Herrmann was assigned to minor league camp.
Dan Rohlfing was assigned to minor league camp.
Aaron Bates was assigned to minor league camp.
Wilkin Ramirez was assigned to minor league camp.
Sam Deduno was assigned to minor league camp.
Phil Dumatrait was assigned to minor league camp.
Danny Lehmann was assigned to minor league camp.
Ray Chang was assigned to minor league camp.
Matt Carson was assigned to minor league camp.
Derek Christensen was released.
Kane Holbrooks was released.
Matt Schuld was released.
Blayne Weller was released.
Dan Osterbrock was released.
Spencer Steedley was released.
Mike Tarsi was released.
Joel Zumaya was released.
Steve Pearce was released.
Jason Bulger was released.
Joe Benson was optioned to Rochester.
Jeff Manship was optioned to Rochester.
Drew Butera was optioned to Rochester.
Kyle Waldrop was placed on the fifteen day disabled list with a right elbow strain.
Deinys Suarez was released.
Dustin Martin was released.
Deolis Guerra was assigned from Rochester to New Britain.
Lester Oliveros was assigned from Rochester to New Britain.
Darin Mastroianni was assigned from Rochester to New Britain.
Chris Cates was released.
Brad Stillings was released.
Ben Tootle was released.
Tyler Koelling was released.
Roy Larson was released.
Matthew Bashore was released.
Rene Rivera was assigned to minor league camp.
Pedro Florimon was assigned to minor league camp.
Matt Rizzotti was acquired from Philadelphia for cash considerations.
Actually three weeks.
Arizona options David Winfree to AAA Reno.
Atlanta signs Livan Hernandez.
Baltimore assigns Willie Eyre to minor league camp.
Baltimore assigns Steve Tolleson to minor league camp.
Boston releases Carlos Silva.
Cubs assign Matt Tolbert to minor league camp.
Cleveland releases Cristian Guzman.
Cincinnati assigns Ron Mahay to minor league camp.
Colorado releases Casey Blake.
Houston releases Livan Hernandez.
Monterrey of the Mexican League activates Dan Serafini.
Mets sign Kevin Mulvey to a minor league contract.
Mets assign Chuck James to minor league camp.
Oakland assigns Jason Pridie to AAA Sacramento.
Philadelphia assigns Jeff Lanning to Class A Clearwater.
Yankees sign Steve Pearce as a free agent.
San Francisco releases Ramon Ortiz.
Texas assigns Yangervis Solarte to minor league camp.
Texas releases Joe Beimel.
Texas options Mark Hamburger to AAA Round Rock.
Bill Hallman (1867)
Jack Stivetts (1868)
Big Jeff Pfeffer (1882)
Brick Owens (1885)
Tom Sheehan (1894)
Carson Bigbee (1895)
Mule Suttles (1900)
Marv Grissom (1918)
Dave Koslo (1920)
Moises Camacho (1932)
Moose Stubing (1938)
Balvino Galvez (1964)
Chien-Ming Wang (1980)
Jeff Mathis (1983)
One of the top second basemen in the history of the Mexican League, Moises Camacho played there from 1951-1975. He was known as the Rogers Hornsby of Mexico.
Tom Burns (1857)
George Van Haltren (1866)
Ripper Collins (1904)
Dick Fowler (1921)
Dick Woodson (1945)
Grady Little (1950)
Jason Dickson (1973)
Jeriome Robertson (1977)
Josh Bard (1978)
Josh Bard was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-fifth round in 1996, but did not sign.