Jimmy McAleer (1864)
Bobby Lowe (1865)
John Heydler (1869)
Wayne Blackburn (1914)
Paul Pryor (1927)
Gene Alley (1940)
Hal McRae (1945)
Bob Bailor (1951)
Andre Dawson (1954)
Buddy Groom (1965)
Lee Stevens (1967)
Marty Cordova (1969)
For some odd reason, John Heydler does not appear to be a member of the Hall of Fame.
Umpire Paul Pryor is an alumnus of the author's alma mater, the University of South Dakota.
Jack Powell (1874)
Buck Herzog (1885)
Glenn Myatt (1897)
Wally Post (1929)
Marty Springstead (1937)
Mike Andrews (1943)
Sonny Jackson (1944)
Hal Haydel (1944)
Steve Luebber (1949)
Willie Wilson (1955)
Hank O'Day (1862)
Ivey Wingo (1890)
Clint Brown (1903)
Salty Parker (1912)
Antonio Ramirez Muno (1927)
Hector Lopez (1929)
Al Spangler (1933)
Darrell Brandon (1940)
Ken Sanders (1941)
Jim Ollom (1945)
Lerrin LaGrow (1948)
Alan Ashby (1951)
Terry Puhl (1956)
Bob Kipper (1964)
Jerome Walton (1965)
Bobby Ayala (1969)
Danny Ardoin (1974)
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to AMR’s daughter and to Moss' son.
Baltimore options Steve Tolleson to AAA Norfolk.
Baltimore organization (AAA Norfolk) places J. C. Romero on the temporarily inactive list, then activates him.
Baltimore acquires Jim Thome in a trade with Philadelphia.
Boston designates Darnell McDonald for assignment.
Bridgeport of the Atlantic League signs Dan Serafini.
Bridgeport of the Atlantic League signs Juan Rincon.
White Sox place Jesse Crain on the fifteen day disabled list.
White Sox assign Philip Humber to AAA Charlotte on a rehab assignment.
Fargo-Moorhead of the American Association signs Tony Davis.
Long Island of the Atlantic League places Randy Keisler on the inactive list.
Dodgers name Mickey Hatcher special assistant to the general manager.
Miami organization (AAA New Orleans) releases Steve Holm.
Oakland designates Brian Fuentes for assignment.
New Jersey of the Can-Am League activates Jeff Lanning from the disabled list.
Yankees claim Darnell McDonald off waivers from the White Sox.
Mets organization (AAA Buffalo) activates Chuck James from the disabled list, then releases him.
Philadelphia recalls Jason Pridie from Lehigh Valley.
Pittsburgh organization (AAA Indianapolis) places Jose Morales on the temporarily inactive list, the activates him.
Puebla of the Mexican League signs Hector Carrasco.
San Diego claims Mark Hamburger off waivers from Texas and sends him to AAA Tucson.
Tabasco of the Mexican League signs Frank Mata.
George Moriarty (1885)
Double Duty Radcliffe (1902)
Satchel Paige (1906)
Billy Herman (1909)
Sammy White (1927)
John Gordon (1930)
Bill Melton (1945)
Tommy Moore (1948)
Dan Gladden (1957)
Tim Teufel (1958)
Glenn Hoffman (1958)
Dave Burba (1966)
Jeff Shaw (1966)
Chuck Knoblauch (1968)
Matt Mantei (1973)
John Buck (1980)
Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe played in the Negro Leagues for many years. He got his nickname because he would sometimes catch one game of a doubleheader and pitch the other. He played professionally until 1954, when he retired at age 52. He is the oldest player to ever appear in a professional baseball game, throwing one pitch for the Schaumberg Flyers of the Northern League in 1999 when he was 96.
John Gordon, of course, was a radio broadcaster for the Twins from 1987 through 2011.
Tommy Moore was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-eighth round in 1966, but did not sign.
Roy Hartzell (1881)
Steve O'Neill (1891)
Dale Ford (1942)
Jason Thompson (1954)
Willie Randolph (1954)
Lance Johnson (1963)
Omar Olivares (1967)
Greg Norton (1972)
Michael Ryan (1977)
Jack Farrell (1857)
Robert Brown (1876)
Charles Stoneham (1876)
Bump Hadley (1904)
Jack Krol (1936)
Curt Blefary (1943)
Gary Matthews (1950)
Rich Gossage (1951)
Dave Eiland (1966)
Tim Worrell (1967)
Jesse Crain (1981)
Mickey Welch (1859)
George Mullin (1880)
Abe Saperstein (1903)
Bill Tuttle (1929)
Chuck Tanner (1929)
Peter Angelos (1929)
George Steinbrenner (1930)
Hal Lanier (1942)
Wayne Nordhagen (1948)
Ed Armbrister (1948)
Jim Beattie (19540
Jose Oquendo (1963)
Vinny Castilla (1967)
Brendan Donnelly (1971)
Jay Canizaro (1973)
Jeff Harris (1974)
Best remembered as the founder of the Harlem Globetrotters, Abe Saperstein was a long-time executive in what were then known as the Negro Leagues.
Nig Cuppy (1869)
Curt Walker (1896)
Buddy Rosar (1914)
Art Fowler (1922)
Ed Roebuck (1931)
Cesar Tovar (1940)
John Verhoeven (1952)
Frank Tanana (1953)
Matt Keough (1955)
Danny Heep (1957)
Warren Newson (1964)
Greg Vaughn (1965)
Moises Alou (1966)
Brian Cashman (1967)
Juan Rivera (1978)
Grover Hartley (1888)
Hal Wagner (1915)
Dick Greco (1925)
Red Rush (1927)
Chuck Stobbs (1929)
Mike Reilly (1949)
Tony Armas (1953)
Jose Canseco (1964)
Sean Casey (1974)
Nyjer Morgan (1980)
Samuel Deduno (1983)
Rene Tosoni (1986)