Al Simmons (1902)
Terris McDuffie (1910)
Jose Valdivielso (1934)
Ron Piche (1935)
Rich Garcia (1942)
Walt Hriniak (1943)
Tommy John (1943)
Jim Colborn (1946)
Jose Mesa (1966)
Al Levine (1968)
Julian Tavarez (1973)
Tommy John was one of the Twins’ television broadcasters from 1994-1996.
Fred Dunlap (1859)
Eddie Grant (1883)
Earl Averill (1902)
Hank Johnson (1906)
Mace Brown (1909)
Monty Stratton (1912)
Larry Napp (1919)
Ed Fitz Gerald (1924)
El Tappe (1927)
Moe Thacker (1934)
Barry Latman (1936)
Kent Hrbek (1960)
Bryce Florie (1970)
Tom Martin (1970)
Chris Widger (1971)
Mark Quinn (1974)
Josh Hamilton (1981)
Matt Wieters (1986)
El Tappe had a twin brother, Mel Tappe, who played in the minors.
A few citizens' favorites made the list this week.
Arizona sends David Winfree outright to AAA Reno.
Baltimore purchases Lew Ford’s contract from Long Island of the Atlantic League and assigns him to AAA Norfolk.
Baltimore adds Steven Tolleson to their forty man roster.
Boston places Darnell McDonald on the fifteen day disabled list.
White Sox activate Jesse Crain from the disabled list.
Cincinnati organization releases Ron Mahay.
Angels place Torii Hunter on the restricted list.
Angels fire batting coach Mickey Hatcher.
Dodgers designate Trent Oeltjen for assignment, then sends him outright to AAA Albuquerque.
Mexico City of the Mexican League activates Julio DePaula.
Milwaukee assigns Carlos Gomez to Class A Wisconsin on a rehab assignment.
Mets organization (AAA Buffalo) activates Chuck James from the disabled list.
Mets organization (AA Binghamton) places Kevin Mulvey on the seven day disabled list.
Yankees organization (Class A Charleston) activates Pedro Guerra from the disabled list.
St. Louis releases J. C. Romero.
San Diego places Jason Bartlett on the fifteen day disabled list.
San Diego releases Orlando Hudson.
San Francisco organization (AAA Fresno) activates Eli Whiteside from the temporarily inactive
list.
Washington places Wilson Ramos on the fifteen day disabled list, then transfers him to the sixty day disabled list.
Blayne Weller was traded from River City of the Frontier League to Windy City of the Frontier League for a player to be named later.
Nick Lockwood was placed on the injured list by Washington of the Frontier League.
Mike Tarsi was signed by Bridgeport of the Atlantic League.
It's not my place to tell a guy to give up on his dream, but when you're in the Frontier League and you get traded for a player to be named later, it may be time to get on with your life.
Goose Curry (1905)
Gil McDougald (1928)
Curt Simmons (1929)
Larry McCoy (1941)
Dan Ford (1952)
Rick Cerone (1954)
Ed Whitson (1955)
Luis Salazar (1956)
Eric Show (1956)
Turk Wendell (1967)
Brandon Inge (1977)
Eric Show was drafted by Minnesota in the 36th round in 1974, but did not sign.
Babe Adams (1882)
Arndt Jorgens (1905)
Gil Coan (1922)
Jack Sanford (1929)
Carroll Hardy (1933)
Brooks Robinson (1937)
Reggie Jackson (1946)
Osamu Higashio (1950)
Dennis Leonard (1951)
Eric Gregg (1951)
Jim Sundberg (1951)
Andre David (1958)
Jim Bowden (1961)
Erik Hanson (1965)
Eric Young (1967)
Rich Garces (1971)
Joakim Soria (1984)
Two players who share a name with Minnesota Twins players, Scott Baker (1970) and Roy Smith (1976), were also born on this day.
Hal Carlson (1892)
Del Webb (1899)
Cool Papa Bell (1903)
Ace Parker (1912)
Billy Hoeft (1932)
Ozzie Virgil (1932)
Dan Monzon (1946)
Carlos May (1948)
Pascual Perez (1957)
Greg Mathews (1962)
Jose Guillen (1976)
Carlos Pena (1978)
Ace Parker is a member of both the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was an infielder for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1937-1938.
Left-hander Greg Mathews was drafted by Minnesota in the ninth round of the January draft in 1982, but did not sign.
Cy Rigler (1882)
Watty Clark (1902)
Earl Halstead (1912)
Stubby Overmire (1919)
Dave Philley (1920)
Rube Walker (1926)
Billy Martin (1928)
Rick Reuschel (1949)
Rick Rhoden (1953)
Jack Morris (1955)
Tack Wilson (1956)
Mark Funderburk (1957)
Bob Patterson (1959)
Mitch Webster (1959)
Doug Brocail (1967)
Jim Mecir (1970)
Dave Philley played five of his eighteen major league seasons in Philadelphia, three for the Athletics and two for the Phillies.
Joe Evans (1895)
Jimmy Wasdell (1914)
Al McBean (1938)
Yukata Enatsu (1948)
Bill North (1948)
Rick Waits (1952)
George Brett (1953)
John Smoltz (1967)
Scott Watkins (1970)
A. J. Hinch (1974)
Josh Beckett (1980)
Justin Morneau (1981)
Brian Dozier (1987)
A. J. Hinch was drafted by Minnesota in the third round in 1995, but did not sign.
J. L. Wilkinson (1878)
Ed Walsh (1881)
Alex Pompez (1890)
Earle Combs (1899)
Joe Lewis (1906)
Bob Thurman (1917)
Les Moss (1925)
Dick Howser (1936)
Tony Perez (1942)
Dick Tidrow (1947)
Dave LaRoche (1948)
Dennis Martinez (1955)
Hosken Powell (1955)
Pat Borders (1963)
Joey Cora (1965)
Larry Sutton (1970)
Roy Halladay (1977)
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Lucy and SBG.
Jimmy Archer (1883)
Larry Gardner (1886)
Babe Dye (1898)
Bill McKinley (1910)
Bill Kinnamon (1919)
Dusty Rhodes (1927)
Johnny Roseboro (1933)
Leon Wagner (1934)
Juan Beniquez (1950)
Bobby Valentine (1950)
Lenny Faedo (1960)
Sean McDonough (1962)
Jose Rijo (1965)
Jack Cressend (1975)
Trajan Langdon (1976)
Barry Zito (1978)
Hockey Hall of Famer Babe Dye was a minor league outfielder from 1919-1926, spending much of his career in the American Association. In 811 games, he hit .311, slugged .443, and stole 118 bases.
College basketball star Trajan Langdon was a third baseman in the low minors for three seasons.
