Miller Huggins (1878) Effa Manley (1897)
Wes Covington (1932)
Bill Sudakis (1946)
Lynn McGlothen (1950)
Dick Ruthven (1951)
Dave Hostetler (1956)
Jaime Navarro (1967) Tom Quinlan (1968)
Dee Brown (1978) Michael Cuddyer (1979)
Brian Slocum (1981)
Dick Ruthven was drafted by Minnesota in the first round in 1972, but did not sign.
Brian Slocum was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1999, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Milt on Tilt. Wherever he is.
Jack McCarthy (1869)
Bill Zuber (1913)
Ben Mondor (1925) Harry Kalas (1936) Mel Queen (1942)
Kevin Seitzer (1962) Jarvis Brown (1967) Jose Vizcaino (1968)
Shane Reynolds (1968) Jason Maxwell (1972) Eric Hacker (1983)
Frank Dwyer (1868)
Clyde Milan (1887)
John Fetzer (1901)
Dutch Leonard (1909)
Ryohei Hasegawa (1930)
Woodie Held (1932)
Frank Peters (1944)
Lee Mazzilli (1955)
Jeff Kunkel (1962)
Tom Glavine (1966)
Dan Wilson (1969) Erik Schullstrom (1969) Travis Fryman (1969)
Neal Cotts (1980)
Frank Peters was a minor league player and manager. On August 31, 1974, while managing the Portland Mavericks, he had each player play each position for one inning. Portland won the game over the Tri-City Ports, 8-7.
Kip Selbach (1872)
Roy Thomas (1874)
Fatty Arbuckle (1887)
Ernie Shore (1891) George Sisler (1893) Jesus Alou (1942)
Mark Marquess (1947)
Garry Templeton (1956)
Bruce Hurst (1958)
Wilson Alvarez (1970)
Steve Karsay (1972)
Jose Valverde (1978)
Chad Gaudin (1983)
Silent film comedian Fatty Arbuckle was the owner of the Vernon Tigers of the Pacific Coast League from about 1918-1921.
No players with connections to the Twins were born on this day; however, we would like to wish a very happy birthday to Mom SBG.
Mike Smith (1868)
Gavvy Cravath (1881)
Cy Slapnicka (1886)
Ray Kremer (1893)
Johnny Moore (1902)
Johnny Logan (1927) Jim Lemon (1928) Lee May (1943)
George Scott (1944) Pat Bourque (1947) Lanny Frattare (1948)
Bo Diaz (1953) Mrs. A (1954) Mike Remlinger (1966) Chris Turner (1969) Ramon Ortiz (1973) Mark Buehrle (1979)
Jack Boyle (1866)
Ernie Quigley (1880)
Goldie Holt (1902) Bob Elson (1904) Marv Owen (1906)
Billy Goodman (1926) Al Schroll (1932) Gene Oliver (1935)
Frank Pulli (1935)
Dick Ellsworth (1940)
Ron Wojciak (1943)
Jake Brown (1948) Eddie Bane (1952) Bob Costas (1952) Eric Rasmussen (1952) Scott Bradley (1960)
Matt Sinatro (1960)
Rich Monteleone (1963)
Glenallen Hill (1965)
Sean Berry (1966)
Ramon Martinez (1968) Cory Lidle (1972) Mike Morse (1982)
Ike Davis (1987)
Goldie Holt is credited with teaching Charlie Hough to throw the knuckleball.
Ron Wojciak helped the Minnesota Golden Gophers win the College World Series in 1964 and played in the Twins’ farm system in 1965. He passed away from lung cancer in 1966.
Jake Brown was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-third round in 1967, but he did not sign.
Scott Bradley was drafted by Minnesota in the twelfth round in 1978, but he did not sign.
Jack Herbert (1877)
Mysterious Walker (1894) Bill McGowan (1896) Shanty Hogan (1906)
Tommy Davis (1939)
Manny Sanguillen (1944)
Al Fitzmorris (1946)
Bill Plummer (1947) Fernando Arroyo (1952) Luis Leal (1957)
Tim Leary (1958)
Shawon Dunston (1963) Tim McIntosh (1965) Cristian Guzman (1978)
Jack Herbert was a minor league manager in the early 1900s. Among the teams he managed were the Pekin Celestials, the Cedar Rapids Rabbits, and the Cairo Egyptians.
Bill Cammeyer (1821)
Mike Griffin (1865) Joe McGinnity (1871) Bob Connery (1880)
Walter Schmidt (1887)
Vern Kennedy (1907)
Clyde Shoun (1912) Hank Izquierdo (1931) George Altman (1933)
Pat Corrales (1941)
Rick Langford (1952)
Steve McCatty (1954)
Paul Mirabella (1954)
Si-jin Kim (1958)
Chris Hoiles (1965)
Manny Alexander (1971)
Paul Mirabella was drafted by Minnesota in the sixteenth round in 1975, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to AMR’s daughter.
Jose Mendez (1887) Bill Wambsganss (1894)
Gee Walker (1908)
Bob Davids (1926) Richie Ashburn (1927) Al Solerno (1931) Paul Powell (1948) Tim Corcoran (1953) Mike Norris (1955)
Ivan Calderon (1962)
Jason LaRue (1974)
David Ross (1977)
Nixey Callahan (1874)
Johnny Cooney (1901)
Al Benton (1911)
Elbie Fletcher (1916)
Hi Bithorn (1916)
Eddie Lake (1916)
Bob Broeg (1918)
Hal White (1919)
George Plimpton (1927)
Charley Pride (1938)
Pat Jarvis (1941)
Dwayne Murphy (1955)
Geronimo Berroa (1965)
Tomo Ohka (1976)
Scott Podsednik (1976) Corky Miller (1976) Fernando Rodney (1977)
Hi Bithorn was the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues, making his first appearance for the Cubs in 1942.
Author George Plimpton introduced the world to Sidd Finch in 1985.
Country singer Charley Pride pitched in the minor leagues for parts of three seasons from 1953-1960. He also played in the Negro Leagues for a couple of seasons as those leagues were nearing the end of their existence.
We would also like to wish a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Rhubarb_Runner.
