Joe Yeager (1875)
Dode Paskert (1881)
Aaron Ward (1896)
Charlie Grimm (1898)
Paul Bowa (1918)
Tony Gonzalez (1936)
Tom Satriano (1940)
Lou Piniella (1943)
Mike Torrez (1946)
Ron Guidry (1950)
Joel Youngblood (1951)
Darren Lewis (1967)
Jay Witasick (1972) Tom Shearn (1977) Carlos Quentin (1982)
Paul Bowa is the father of Larry Bowa and the grandfather of Nick Johnson. He was a minor league infielder who reached as high as AAA, and later became a minor league manager in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to bhiggum.
Lew Simmons (1838)
Hal Janvrin (1892)
Peanuts Lowrey (1917)
Joe Cunningham (1931)
Jim King (1932)
Ernie Broglio (1935) Joe McCabe (1938) Ed Herrmann (1946)
Buddy Bell (1951)
Mike Maddux (1961)
Brian McRae (1967) Jim Thome (1970) Jose Vidro (1974)
Dick Rudolph (1887)
Darrell Johnson (1928)
Choo Choo Coleman (1937)
Dooley Womack (1939) Rollie Fingers (1946) Dave Heaverlo (1950) Stan Perzanowski (1950) Pete Redfern (1954) Oddibe McDowell (1962)
Albert Belle (1966)
Doug Glanville (1970)
Gary Matthews (1974)
George Davis (1870) Guy Bush (1901)
Lonny Frey (1910)
Nels Potter (1911)
Carl Pohlad (1915)
Dale Mitchell (1921) George Kell (1922) Sherm Lollar (1924)
John Romano (1934) Marty Martinez (1941) Ron Blomberg (1948) Jerry White (1952) Mike Boddicker (1957)
Julio Franco (1958) Randy St. Claire (1960)
Casey Blake (1973) Mark Bellhorn (1974)
Carl Pohlad, of course, was the owner of the Twins for many years.
Ned Hanlon (1857) Howie Camnitz (1881)
Wally Schang (1889)
Urban Shocker (1890)
Happy Felsch (1891) Carl Yastrzemski (1939) Doug Bair (1949)
Ray Burris (1950) Paul Molitor (1956) Darrin Jackson (1962) Mike Everitt (1964) Gary Scott (1968) Hipolito Pichardo (1969)
Steve Kline (1972)
Jeff Weaver (1976)
Randy Wolf (1976)
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Grandma and Grandpa S.
Frank Isbell (1875)
Murray Dickson (1916)
Jerry Staley (1920)
Jim Beauchamp (1939)
Felix Millan (1943)
John Ellis (1948)
John Stearns (1951) Frank Pastore (1957) John Wetteland (1966) Mike Misuraca (1968) Craig Counsell (1970)
Ismael Valdez (1973)
Akili Smith (1975) Jason Marquis (1978)
Akili Smith, better known as an NFL quarterback, played for three seasons in the Pittsburgh organization, reaching AA.
Al Lopez (1908) Fred Norman (1942) Graig Nettles (1944) Bobby Cuellar (1952) Tom Brunansky (1960) Mark Langston (1960)
Andy Benes (1967)
Todd Helton (1973)
Bobby Richardson (1935) Fred Lasher (1941) Mike Phillips (1950) Luis Gomez (1951) Tim Blackwell (1952)
Ned Yost (1955)
David Palmer (1957) Gary Gaetti (1958) Ron Darling (1960)
Woody Williams (1966)
Rob Augustine (1970) J. J. Hardy (1982)
Rob Augustine played for a couple of years in the Cleveland organization, never rising above Class A. Why is he on the list? Because he is now an assistant baseball coach at Dakota Valley High School in my former home of North Sioux City. Happy birthday, Rob.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to strategery.
Sam Wise (1857)
Wally Gerber (1891) Burleigh Grimes (1893) Bernie Friberg (1899)
Max Lanier (1915)
Bob Kennedy (1920) Roberto Clemente (1934) Billy Consolo (1934) Joe Azcue (1939)
Paul Popovich (1940) Bucky Guth (1947) Bruce Benedict (1955)
Mike LaValliere (1960)
Jack Howell (1961)
Marcus Lawton (1965)
Bobby Higginson (1970)
Albie Lopez (1971)
Marcus Lawton is the brother of Matt Lawton. He played in ten games for the Yankees in 1989.
