Ban Johnson (1864) Bob Carruthers (1864)
Bill Dahlen (1870)
Art Fletcher (1885) Rube Foster (1888) Riggs Stephenson (1898)
Luke Sewell (1901)
Jack Kramer (1918) Earl Battey (1935) Bud Bloomfield (1936) Charlie Hough (1948)
Jim Gantner (1953)
Spin Williams (1956)
Bob Dernier (1957)
Ron Kittle (1958)
Milt Thompson (1959)
John Russell (1961)
Henry Cotto (1961)
Danny Jackson (1962)
Jeff Fassero (1963)
Brian Runge (1970) Fred Rath (1973) Mark Redman (1974) Eduardo Escobar (1989)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to freealonzo.
Tommy Corcoran (1869)
Ernest Lanigan (1873)
Al Bridwell (1884)
Ossie Vitt (1890)
George Selkirk (1908)
Gabe Paul (1910)
Herman Franks (1914) Don McMahon (1930) Tito Fuentes (1944) Charlie Manuel (1944) Ken Reynolds (1947) Paul Gibson (1960) Daryl Boston (1963)
Trey Hillman (1963)
Ted Lilly (1976) Willie Martinez (1978)
Ernest Lanigan was the nephew of the Spink brothers who founded The Sporting News and worked for the publication from the time he was 15. Among other things, he compiled baseball's first encyclopedia, published in 1922, and served as curator, historian, and director of the Hall of Fame from 1946 until his death in 1962.
Barney Gilligan (1856)
Gus Suhr (1906)
Frenchy Bordagaray (1910)
Sid Hudson (1915)
Eddie Einhorn (1936) Bob Gebhard (1943) Dick Colpaert (1944) Larry Barnett (1945)
Gary Lavelle (1949)
Jim Lett (1951)
Mark Riggins (1957)
Darren Daulton (1962)
Luis Rivera (1964)
Luis Sojo (1965)
A. J. Burnett (1977) Michael Restovich (1979)
Barney Gilligan (1856)
Gus Suhr (1906)
Frenchy Bordagaray (1910)
Sid Hudson (1915)
Eddie Einhorn (1936) Bob Gebhard (1943) Dick Colpaert (1944)
Larry Barnett (1945)
Gary Lavelle (1949)
Darren Daulton (1962)
Luis Rivera (1964)
Luis Sojo (1965)
A. J. Burnett (1977) Michael Restovich (1979)
Eddie Einhorn is part-owner of the Chicago White Sox. He founded the TVS network, which syndicated college basketball games regionally and nationally in the years before the major networks were interested in broadcasting them.
Larry Barnett was a major league umpire from 1969-1999.
Pinky Whitney (1905)
Red Kress (1905)
Ted Strong (1914)
Jim Essian (1951)
Bill Madlock (1951)
David Cone (1963)
Edgar Martinez (1963) Greg Swindell (1965) Royce Clayton (1970) Rick Greene (1971) Jeff Suppan (1975)
Pinky Whitney (1905)
Red Kress (1905)
Ted Strong (1914)
Jim Essian (1951)
Bill Madlock (1951)
David Cone (1963)
Edgar Martinez (1963) Greg Swindell (1965)
Royce Clayton (1970) Rick Greene (1971)
Jeff Suppan (1975)
Ted Strong was a star in the Negro Leagues, making the all-star team seven times.
Tim Keefe (1857) Hugh Nicol (1858)
Webster McDonald (1900)
Ethan Allen (1904) Hank Greenberg (1911) Joe Reichler (1915) Sherry Robertson (1919) Earl Torgeson (1924)
Carl Scheib (1927)
Roy Majtyka (1939) Bill Bethea (1942) Rick Albert (1951)
Bob Owchinko (1955)
La Marr Hoyt (1955)
Fernando Tatis (1975)
We would like to wish a very happy birthday to mrs. bhiggum.
King Kelly (1857) Tom Connolly (1870) Bobby Byrne (1884)
Syl Johnson (1900)
Tommy Byrne (1919)
Guy LaValliere (1931)
Alfredo Meli (1944)
Joe Simpson (1951)
Jim Tracy (1955) Rick Aguilera (1961) Esteban Loiaza (1971)
Brian Moehler (1971) Julio DePaula (1982)
It does not appear that Bobby Byrne and Tommy Byrne are related. Minor league catcher Guy LaValliere is the father of major league catcher Mike LaValliere.
Nobody ever makes a fuss about the last baby of the old year.
Frank Torre (1931) Sandy Koufax (1935) Jose Morales (1944) Tom Murphy (1945) Travis Baptist (1971) A. J. Pierzynski (1976) Brad Voyles (1976) rant Balfour (1977) Jim Hoey (1982)
