Dave Brain (1879)
Pinch Thomas (1888)
Cliff Heathcote (1898)
Flint Rhem (1901)
Jean Yawkey (1909)
Johnny Dickshot (1910) Ray Kelly (1914) Jack Brickhouse (1916) Walter Haas (1916) Dick Stigman (1936) Sandy Valdespino (1939) Jumbo Ozaki (1947)
Tim Stoddard (1953)
Atlee Hammaker (1958)
Neil Allen (1958)
Rob Dibble (1964)
Scott Kazmir (1984)
Better known as a professional golfer, Jumbo Ozaki played professional baseball in Japan for three seasons, pitching for two seasons and playing outfield for one.
Ben Shibe (1838)
Red Donahue (1873)
Bobby Burke (1907)
Randy Gumpert (1918)
Chico Carrasquel (1926) Frank Sullivan (1930) Joe Amalfitano (1934)
Don Nottebart (1936) Paul Ratliff (1944) Kurt Bevacqua (1947)
Charlie Spikes (1951)
Alan Embree (1970)
Mark Wohlers (1970) Erubiel Durazo (1974) Brandon Duckworth (1976) Juan Rincon (1979)
Ira Thomas (1881)
Amos Strunk (1889)
Art Ehlers (1897)
Prince Oana (1910)
Chris Pelekoudas (1918)
Dave Leonhard (1941)
Senichi Hoshino (1947)
Mike Caldwell (1949)
Leon Roberts (1951)
Jeff Treadway (1963) Jimmy Anderson (1976) Chone Figgins (1978)
Ubaldo Jimenez (1984)
We also want to wish a happy birthday to Rhubarb_Runner’s daughter.
Cincinnati agrees to terms with Ron Mahay on a minor league contract.
Cleveland names Adam Everett special assistant for baseball operations.
Colorado agrees to terms with Brendan Harris on a minor league contract.
Detroit agrees to terms with Delmon Young on a one year contract.
Angels name Paul Sorrento batting coach of Inland Empire (A).
Miami signs Terry Tiffee to a minor league contract.
Yankees name Scott Aldred pitching coach of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA).
Yankees name Butch Wynegar batting coach of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA).
Yankees name Greg Colbrunn batting coach of Charleston (A).
Yankees name Tom Nieto manager of the GCL Yankees (R).
Toronto signs Jim Hoey to a minor league contract.
Mike Tiernan (1867)
Lew Fonseca (1899) Sam Mele (1922) Danny O'Connell (1927)
William Wrigley (1933)
Johnny Oates (1946)
Bill Stein (1947)
Mike Krukow (1952)
Dave Smith (1955) Mike Smithson (1955)
Jose Uribe (1959)
Andy Hawkins (1960)
Darryl Motley (1960)
Chris Hammond (1966)
Tom Urbani (1968)
Rusty Greer (1969) Jason Ryan (1976) Byung-Hyun Kim (1979)
Tom Urbani was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-ninth round in 1989, but did not sign.
Everett Mills (1845)
C. I. Taylor (1875)
William Eckert (1909)
Jimmy Outlaw (1913)
Joe Dobson (1917)
Gene Stephens (1933) Camilo Pascual (1934) Dave Boswell (1945) Cecil Espy (1963)
Ozzie Guillen (1964) Kevin Maas (1965) Marvin Benard (1970)
Brian Giles (1971)
David Eckstein (1975)
Geovany Soto (1983)
Everett Mills holds the record for most at-bats in a season without drawing a walk (342).
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to FTLT’s firstborn.
Chick Gandil (1888)
Lee Head (1899)
Rip Radcliff (1906)
Chet Trail (1944)
Jon Matlack (1950)
Rich Gale (1954)
Brad Mills (1957)
Rick Adair (1958)
Chris Sabo (1962)
Jim Morris (1964)
Orlando Palmeiro (1969) Phil Nevin (1971) Jeff Juden (1971)
Chris Stynes (1973)
Amaury Telemaco (1974)
Byung-Hyun Kim (1979)
Chet Trail is the only player to have been on a World Series roster who never appeared in a major league game, regular season or post-season.
Third baseman Brad Mills was drafted by Minnesota in the 16th round of the 1977 January draft, but did not sign.
Eddie Moore (1899)
Danny Kaye (1913) Mike Fornieles (1932) Chuck Cottier (1936)
Satch Davidson (1936)
Curt Flood (1938)
Carl Morton (1944)
Billy Grabarkewitz (1946)
Sachio Kinugasa (1947)
Scott McGregor (1954)
Dave Geisel (1955)
Brady Anderson (1964)
Mike Lieberthal (1972)
Entertainer Danny Kaye was one of the original owners of the Seattle Mariners.
Louis Santop (1890) Hank Leiber (1911)
Lum Harris (1915)
Mayo Smith (1915)
Don Zimmer (1931)
Keith Lieppman (1949)
Antonio Munoz (1949)
Pete LaCock (1952)
Darrell Porter (1952)
Mark Littell (1953)
Jerry Turner (1954)
Doug Simunic (1956) T. R. Bryden (1959) Chili Davis (1960) SBG (1965)
Tyler Houston (1971)
Rob Bell (1977)
Johnny Nee (1890)
Ray Chapman (1891)
Steve Gromek (1920) Georges Maranda (1932) Mike Marshall (1943) Bobby Grich (1949)
Rance Mulliniks (1956)
Jerry Narron (1956) Don Cooper (1957) Delino DeShields (1969)
Ray King (1974)
Matt Holliday (1980)
Armando Galarraga (1982)
