Hardy Richardson (1855)
Germany Smith (1863)
Ken Strong (1906)
Gary Peters (1937)
Dick Green (1941)
Al Bumbry (1947) Jesse Orosco (1957) Les Lancaster (1962)
Ken Caminiti (1963)
Kip Wells (1977) Terry Tiffee (1979)
A member of the pro football Hall of Fame, Ken Strong played minor league baseball from 1929-1931 and played very well. He hit 41 home runs and had 130 RBIs in 1930 in what is now the Eastern League and hit .340 in 1931 in the International League.
In addition, we would like to wish a very happy birthday to twayn and to Mrs. freealonzo.
Frank Navin (1871) Sam Crawford (1880) Duffy Lewis (1888)
Jack Scott (1892)
Steve Blass (1942)
Mike Paul (1945)
Doug Flynn (1951) Bobby Castillo (1955) Rich Bordi (1959) Jim Eisenreich (1959) Dennis Rasmussen (1959) Steve Dunn (1970) Rico Brogna (1970) Brian Buscher (1981) Miguel Cabrera (1983)
Billy Butler (1986)
Rich Bordi was drafted by Minnesota in the fifth round in 1977, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. CarterHayes.
John Peters (1850)
Kirby Higbe (1915)
Stan Wasiak (1920)
Charlie Maxwell (1927)
Turk Farrell (1934)
Takao Kajimoto (1935)
John Hiller (1943) Catfish Hunter (1946) Randy Marsh (1949) Mac Scarce (1949) Gary Carter (1954) Alex Gonzalez (1973)
Timo Perez (1975) Matt Ford (1981)
Felix Hernandez (1986)
Yonder Alonso (1987)
Stan Wasiak holds the record for most wins as a minor league manager, 2,530. He managed from 1950-1986, managing at levels from Class D to AAA.
Yonder Alonso was drafted by Minnesota in the sixteenth round in 2005, but did not sign.
We would like to wish a happy birthday to the brother of Daneeka's Ghost. We would also like to wish everyone a joyous and blessed Easter.
Bill Dinneen (1876)
Wid Conroy (1877)
Bill Lachemann (1934)
Ron Hansen (1938)
Rennie Stennett (1951)
Andy McPhail (1953)
Cris Carpenter (1965)
Ross Gload (1976)
Lastings Milledge (1985)
Andy McPhail, of course, was the general manager of the Twins from 1985 through 1994, a period which included both of the Twins' World Series titles. He is currently the President of Baseball Operations for the Baltimore Orioles.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. brianS.
There are no players with connections to the Minnesota Twins who were born on this day.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
