Jack Rowe (1856)
Jimmy Austin (1879)
Sam Zoldak (1918)
Jim Pagliaroni (1937)
Brant Alyea (1940)
Ed Brinkman (1941)
Ken Roy (1941)
Masahiro Doi (1943)
Alan Foster (1946)
Jeff Grotewold (1965)
Mike Mussina (1968)
Vernon Wells (1978)
We would also like to wish a happy sixth birthday to AMR’s son, HPR.
Deacon White (1847)
Denny Galehouse (1911)
Dick Donovan (1927)
Hal Smith (1930)
Don Cardwell (1935)
Bo Belinsky (1936)
Alex Johnson (1942)
Johnny Bench (1947)
Ozzie Virgil (1956)
Shane Mack (1963)
Tino Martinez (1967)
Saul Rivera (1977)
Eric Chavez (1977)
Jocko Conlan (1899)
Tony Lazzeri (1903)
Stan Hack (1909)
Dan Dobbek (1934)
Tony Horton (1944)
Larry Bowa (1945)
Tim Foli (1950)
Chuck Baker (1952)
Gary Ward (1953)
Juan Carlos Oliva (1954)
Steve Bedrosian (1957)
Larry Sheets (1959)
Kevin Campbell (1964)
Kevin Appier (1967)
Chris Basak (1978)
Jason Bulger (1978)
The younger brother of Tony Oliva, Juan Carlos Oliva was a star pitcher in Cuba and later became a successful pitching coach there.
Billy Shindle (1860)
Patsy Tebeau (1864)
Frank Bowerman (1868)
Pink Hawley (1872)
Gus Mancuso (1905)
Bobby Mattick (1915)
Chico Ruiz (1938)
Yoshiharu Wakana (1953)
Gary Roenicke (1954)
Luis Casanova (1956)
Alan Cockrell (1962)
Cliff Floyd (1972)
Felix Rodriguez (1972)
Hanley Frias (1973)
We also want to wish a Happy Birthday to CarterHayes’ mother.
Jesse Burkett (1868)
Shano Collins (1885)
Bob Shawkey (1890)
Harvey Kuenn (1930)
Mike Couchee (1957)
Lee Smith (1957)
Stan Jefferson (1962)
Bernardo Brito (1963)
Jerome Williams (1981)
Matt Fox (1982)
Carlos Gomez (1985)
Mike Couchee was drafted by Minnesota in the second round of the January Secondary draft in 1978, but did not sign.
Billy McLean (1835)
Bennie Tate (1901)
Joe Collins (1922)
Ray Bellino (1932)
Clay Dalrymple (1936)
Chico Salmon (1940)
Jerry Johnson (1943)
Wayne Garrett (1947)
Pat Putnam (1953)
Gene Nelson (1960)
Damon Berryhill (1963)
Darryl Hamilton (1964)
Paul Byrd (1970)
Brian Moehler (1971)
Gary Glover (1976)
Chad Durbin (1977)
Andrew Oliver (1987)
Shortstop Ray Bellino played and managed in the Twins minor league system and also was a scout for them. Andrew Oliver was drafted by Minnesota in the seventeenth round in 2006, but did not sign.
Actually two weeks.
Atlanta agrees to terms with Dusty Hughes on a minor league contract.
Arizona names Jay Bell hitting coach of Mobile (AA).
Mets announced Jason Pridie has elected free agency.
Oakland signs Jason Pridie.
Oakland names Chili Davis hitting coach.
Philadelphia names Aaron Fultz pitching coach of Williamsport (A).
Pittsburgh names Rick Sofield manager of West Virginia (A).
Seattle signs Matt Fox.
Seattle re-signs Luis Rodriguez.
Texas agrees to terms with Joe Nathan on a two year contract.
Andre Rodgers (1934)
Pedro Borbon (1946)
Wayne Simpson (1948)
Julio Cruz (1954)
Chip Hale (1964)
Darryl Kile (1968)
Mark Kotsay (1975)
Peter Moylan (1978)
Ed Reulbach (1882)
Willie Mitchell (1889)
Walter Alston (1911)
Calvin Griffith (1911)
Cookie Lavagetto (1912)
Marty Marion (1917)
Cal McLish (1925)
George Foster (1948)
Dan Schatzeder (1954)
Greg Harris (1963)
Larry Walker (1966)
Reggie Sanders (1967)
Kirk Rueter (1970)
As everyone reading this knows, Calvin Griffith was the long-time owner of the Minnesota Twins.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to SBG’s father, Butch.
Mordecai Davidson (1845)
Frank Killen (1870)
Josh Billings (1891)
Firpo Marberry (1898)
Clyde Sukeforth (1901)
Steve Hamilton (1935)
Craig Swan (1950)
Juan Berenguer (1954)
Dave Engle (1956)
Steve Shields (1958)
Bob Tewksbury (1960)
Gary Wayne (1962)
Bo Jackson (1962)
Mark Lewis (1969)
Matt Lawton (1971)
Ray Durham (1971)
Shane Victorino (1980)
Rich Harden (1981)
