Frank Bancroft (1846)
Tommy Clarke (1888)
Billy Jurges (1908)
Tony Bartirome (1932)
Ron Jackson (1953)
Tom Chism (1954)
Tony Gwynn (1960)
Aaron Harang (1978)
Prince Fielder (1984)
Today is also the birthday of Twins' farmhand Oswaldo Arcia (1991).
In addition, we would like to wish a happy birthday to UncleWalt’s youngest child.
Dan Brouthers (1858)
Edd Roush (1893)
Turkey Stearnes (1901)
Mike Cuellar (1937)
Steve Braun (1948)
Orestes Destrade (1962)
Todd Greene (1971)
John Maine (1981)
Mike Cuellar pitched in AAA in the Twins’ organization in 1961. He does not seem to have belonged to the Twins, however. It may be that he was temporarily loaned to them, a practice which was not uncommon in the 1960s.
Mickey Doolan (1880)
Tom Zachary (1896)
Dick Williams (1929)
Claude Raymond (1937)
Steve Whitaker (1943)
Manny Hernandez (1961)
Brook Fordyce (1970)
Conor Jackson (1982)
James Loney (1984)
Arizona organization (AAA Reno) places David Winfree on the seven day disabled list.
Atlanta organization promotes Eliecer Cardenas from Lynchburg (A) to Mississippi (AA).
Colorado organization (AAA Colorado Springs) activates Matt Macri from the temporarily inactive list.
Dodgers place Casey Blake on the fifteen day disabled list.
Milwaukee organization (AA Huntsville) releases Yancarlos Ortiz.
Philadelphia sends J. C. Romero to Lakewood (A) on a rehab assignment.
Philadelphia activates J. C. Romero from the disabled list.
Philadelphia organization (A Lakewood) places Jeff Lanning on the seven day disabled list.
San Diego places Orlando Hudson on the fifteen day disabled list.
Yankees assign Luis Ayala to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA).
Yankees assign Carlos Silva to Tampa (A).
Toronto organization activates Bobby Korecky from the disabled list.
Bonesetter Reese (1855)
Walton Cruise (1890)
Mike McCormick (1917)
Willie Mays (1931)
Russ Gibson (1939)
Bill Hands (1940)
Masanori Murakami (1944)
Steve Staggs (1951)
Larry Andersen (1953)
Al Williams (1954)
John “Bonesetter” Reese worked with many baseball players and other famous people in the first part of the twentieth century. “Bonesetting” is a Welsh term for the treatment of muscle and tendon strains.
Infielder Steve Staggs was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1970, but did not sign.
This is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhand Wilson Sanchez (1991).
Chief Bender (1884)
Bob Cerv (1926)
Bing Russell (1926)
Red Robbins (1928)
Jose Pagan (1935)
Tommy Helms (1941)
John Donaldson (1943)
Larry Hisle (1947)
Ron Oester (1956)
Charles Nagy (1967)
Hideki Irabu (1969)
Mike Redmond (1971)
Better known for his role as Deputy Clem Foster on “Bonanza”, outfielder Bing Russell played minor league baseball from 1948-1949. He is the father of actor (and minor league player) Kurt Russell and the grandfather of major league player Matt Franco.
Spencer “Red” Robbins was a minor league player for fourteen years. He then spent many years in the Twins’ organization, most of them as a scout (1963-1986).
This is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhand Bobby Lanigan (1987).
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. Rhubarb_Runner.
Charley Hickman (1876)
Jack Tobin (1892)
John Tsitouris (1936)
Rene Lachemann (1945)
Ken Oberkfell (1956)
Rick Leach (1957)
Tim Tschida (1960)
Eddie Perez (1968)
Joe Borowski (1971)
Miguel Cairo (1974)
Ben Grieve (1976)
Jason Michaels (1976)
Ryan Jorgensen (1979)
Matt Tolbert (1982)
Kevin Slowey (1984)
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Twins farmhands Erick Gonzalez (1991) and Matej Hejma (1990).
Frank Foreman (1863)
George McQuillan (1885)
Victor Starfin (1916)
Johnny Berardino (1917)
Al Zarilla (1919)
Von Joshua (1948)
Rudy Meoli (1951)
Roy Lee Jackson (1954)
Charlie O'Brien (1960)
Jose Lind (1964)
Armando Reynoso (1966)
Born in Russia, Victor Starfin was Japanese baseball’s first 300-game winner.
Infielder Johnny Berardino played in the major leagues for eleven years and appeared in 912 games, but is best known as Dr. Steve Hardy on General Hospital, a role he played from 1963-1996.
Dave Eggler (1849)
Charley Jones (1850)
Jack Sheridan (1862)
Jumbo Brown (1907)
Chet Laabs (1912)
Ernie Tyler (1924)
Ken Retzer (1934)
Ray Miller (1945)
Phil Garner (1949)
Tracy Ringolsby (1951)
Jeff Reboulet (1964)
Jack Sheridan was the first home plate umpire to crouch behind the catcher in the style that umpires do today.
Ernie Tyler has been the umpires’ assistant for Baltimore Orioles home games since 1960. He went from opening day of 1960 through July 27, 2007 without missing a game, a streak of 3,769 games. He missed two games that weekend to go to Cooperstown for the induction of Cal Ripken, Jr. into the Hall of Fame.
Ray Miller was the manager of the Twins in 1985 and 1986, replacing Billy Gardner and being replaced by Tom Kelly.
Today is also the birthday of Twins' farmhand Ryan O'Rourke (1988).
Colorado organization (AAA Colorado Springs) places Matt Macri on the temporarily inactive list.
Angels organization (AA Arkansas) activates Loek Van Mil from the disabled list.
Dodgers organization (AAA Albuquerque) places Randy Keisler on the seven day disabled list.
Mets select the contract of Jason Pridie from Buffalo (AAA).
San Diego options Pat Neshek to Tucson (AAA).
San Diego organization (AAA Tucson) places Bobby Kielty on the seven day disabled list.
Washington organization assigns Joe Testa to Potomac (A) from extended spring training.