Jack Manning (1853)
Harry Stovey (1856)
Jimmy Williams (1876) Branch Rickey (1881) Fred Merkle (1888)
Butch Henline (1894)
George Pipgras (1899) Gabby Hartnett (1900) Spud Davis (1904)
Eddie Leishman (1910) Julio Becquer (1931)
Oscar Gamble (1949)
Cecil Cooper (1949)
Jose DeLeon (1960) Augie Ojeda (1974)
Aubrey Huff (1976)
David De Jesus (1979)
David Wright (1982)
Eddie Leishman was twice the Minor League Executive of the Year.
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to spookymilk and mrs. milk.
Ty Cobb (1886) Dick Coffman (1906)
Gino Cimoli (1929)
Moose Skowron (1930) Zoilo Versalles (1939)
Steve Hovley (1944)
Drew Coble (1947)
Roy Howell (1953)
Jim Clancy (1955)
Scott Bailes (1961)
Willie Blair (1965)
Joe Randa (1969) Jose Rodriguez (1974)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to cheaptoy.
Jimmy Johnston (1889)
Rudy Hernandez (1931) Jaime Jarrin (1935)
Doc Edwards (1936)
Bob Priddy (1939)
Dalton Jones (1943)
Steve Renko (1944)
Paul Assenmacher (1960)
Doug Henry (1963)
Luis Polonia (1963)
Mel Rojas (1966) Joe Mays (1975) Dan Wheeler (1977) Pedro Florimon (1986)
Pitcher Rudy Hernandez was a member of the old Washington franchise in 1960, but was chosen by the new Washington franchise in the expansion draft in December of 1960.
Jaime Jarrin has been the Dodgers' Spanish-language broadcaster since 1959.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Moss' son.
Jack Rowe (1856)
Jimmy Austin (1879)
Sam Zoldak (1918)
Jim Pagliaroni (1937) Brant Alyea (1940) Ed Brinkman (1941)
Ken Roy (1941)
Masahiro Doi (1943)
Alan Foster (1946) Jeff Grotewold (1965) Mike Mussina (1968)
Reed Johnson (1976)
Vernon Wells (1978)
Ken Roy was a minor league umpire for two years before becoming a Catholic priest. He said that his umpiring career helped him in ministry because it gave him more patience with people and made him a better listener.
Masahiro Doi was a fifteen-time all-star in the Japanese Pacific League, playing from 1962-1981.
We would also like to wish a happy eighth birthday to AMR’s son, HPR.
Billy McLean (1835)
Bennie Tate (1901)
Joe Collins (1922)
Ray Bellino (1932)
Clay Dalrymple (1936)
Chico Salmon (1940)
Jerry Johnson (1943)
Wayne Garrett (1947) Pat Putnam (1953) Gene Nelson (1960)
Damon Berryhill (1963)
Darryl Hamilton (1964)
Paul Byrd (1970)
Gary Glover (1976)
Chad Durbin (1977)
Andrew Oliver (1987)
Billy McLean was the umpire in the first National League game ever, April 22, 1876. He umpired in the National League through 1890.
Shortstop Ray Bellino played and managed in the Twins minor league system and also was a scout for them.
Andrew Oliver was drafted by Minnesota in the seventeenth round in 2006, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to DK.
Ed Reulbach (1882)
Willie Mitchell (1889) Walter Alston (1911) Calvin Griffith (1911) Cookie Lavagetto (1912) Marty Marion (1917)
Cal McLish (1925)
George Foster (1948) Dan Schatzeder (1954) Greg Harris (1963) Larry Walker (1966)
Reggie Sanders (1967)
Kirk Rueter (1970)
As everyone reading this knows, Calvin Griffith was the long-time owner of the Minnesota Twins. He had served in a variety of positions for the Washington Senators, including batboy, minor league player-manager, and working in the front office. His managing career lasted from 1937-1941. He also played for Class B Charlotte from 1939-1941. No records of his playing career are available from 1939-1940, but in 1941 he got a hit in his only at-bat.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to SBG’s father, Butch.
Heinie Pietz (1870)
Frank O'Rourke (1894)
Jerry Gardner (1920)
Wes Westrum (1922)
Sixto Lezcano (1953)
Dave Righetti (1958)
Walt Weiss (1963)
John Burkett (1964)
Matt Williams (1965)
Pedro Astacio (1969)
Robb Nen (1969) Jose Parra (1972)
Jerry Gardner spent most of his life in baseball as a minor-league player and manager and as a scout.
We would like to wish a very happy birthday to Mom Runner.
We would also like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.
Tom Loftus (1856)
Pat Ragan (1885)
Mickey Livingston (1914)
Gus Bell (1928)
Big Brother A (1951) Randy Niemann (1955) Pedro Borbon (1967)
Tom Loftus managed Cincinnati, Chicago, and Washington around the turn of the (twentieth) century.
Big Brother A is one of the two people--Dad A being the other--from whom I got a love of baseball and a love of the Twins. I don't know how I can have a brother who's sixty-two years old, but happy birthday, Big Brother.
We also wish a happy birthday to spookymilk’s brother.
