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.
Joe Kelley (1871) Cy Seymour (1872)
Adam Comorosky (1905)
Billy Klaus (1928)
Joe DeMaestri (1928)
Darold Knowles (1941) Jim Merritt (1943) Del Unser (1944) Jerry Cram (1947) Doc Medich (1948)
Steve Christmas (1957)
Ed Romero (1957)
Juan Samuel (1960)
Tony Tarasco (1970)
Todd Van Poppel (1971) Tony Batista (1973)
Outfielder Del Unser was drafted by Minnesota in the second round in 1965, but did not sign. Catcher Steve Christmas was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-third round in 1975, but did not sign.
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.
Deacon White (1847)
Denny Galehouse (1911)
Dick Donovan (1927)
Hal Smith (1930)
Don Cardwell (1935)
Bo Belinsky (1936)
Alex Johnson (1942) Johnny Bench (1947) Ozzie Virgil (1956) Shane Mack (1963) Tino Martinez (1967) Saul Rivera (1977) Eric Chavez (1977)
Yasiel Puig (1990)
Jocko Conlan (1899) Tony Lazzeri (1903) Stan Hack (1909) Dan Dobbek (1934) Tony Horton (1944)
Larry Bowa (1945)
Tim Foli (1950) Chuck Baker (1952) Gary Ward (1953) Juan Carlos Oliva (1954) Steve Bedrosian (1957) Larry Sheets (1959) Kevin Campbell (1964) Kevin Appier (1967)
Jose Contreras (1971) Chris Basak (1978) Jason Bulger (1978)
Jocko Conlan played two seasons of major league baseball, but is best known as a National League umpire from 1941-1965.
The younger brother of Tony Oliva, Juan Carlos Oliva was a star pitcher in Cuba and later became a successful pitching coach there.
Jesse Burkett (1868) Shano Collins (1885)
Bob Shawkey (1890)
Harvey Kuenn (1930)
Mike Couchee (1957)
Lee Smith (1957)
Stan Jefferson (1962) Bernardo Brito (1963) Jerome Williams (1981) Matt Fox (1982) Carlos Gomez (1985)
Mike Couchee was drafted by Minnesota in the second round of the January Secondary draft in 1978, but did not sign. He played only briefly in the majors, but has been a minor league pitching coach for about thirty years.
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.
Andre Rodgers (1934)
Pedro Borbon (1946)
Wayne Simpson (1948)
Julio Cruz (1954) Chip Hale (1964) Darryl Kile (1968)
Mark Kotsay (1975) Peter Moylan (1978)
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.
