Joe Kelley (1871) Cy Seymour (1872)
Adam Comorosky (1905)
Billy Klaus (1928)
Joe DeMaestri (1928)
Darold Knowles (1941) Jim Merritt (1943) Del Unser (1944) Jerry Cram (1947) Doc Medich (1948)
Steve Christmas (1957)
Ed Romero (1957)
Juan Samuel (1960)
Tony Tarasco (1970)
Todd Van Poppel (1971) Tony Batista (1973)
Adam Wilk (1987)
Outfielder Del Unser was drafted by Minnesota in the second round in 1965, but did not sign. Catcher Steve Christmas was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-third round in 1975, but did not sign.
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)
Eric Chavez (1977) Saul Rivera (1977)
Yasiel Puig (1990)
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)
Jose Contreras (1971) Chris Basak (1978) Jason Bulger (1978)
Jocko Conlan played two seasons of major league baseball, but is best known as a National League umpire from 1941-1965.
The younger brother of Tony Oliva, Juan Carlos Oliva was a star pitcher in Cuba and later became a successful pitching coach there.
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.
Deacon White (1847)
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. He had served in a variety of positions for the Washington Senators, including batboy, minor league player-manager, and working in the front office. His managing career lasted from 1937-1941. He also played for Class B Charlotte from 1939-1941. No records of his playing career are available from 1939-1940, but in 1941 he got a hit in his only at-bat.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to SBG’s father, Butch.
Tom Hughes (1878)
Irv Noren (1924)
Minnie Minoso (1925) Vin Scully (1927) George Thomas (1937) Dick McAuliffe (1939)
Bill Freehan (1941)
Otto Velez (1950)
Mike Easler (1950) Rick Anderson (1956) Joe Price (1956) Dennis Burtt (1957) Howard Johnson (1960)
Bob Hamelin (1967)
Mariano Rivera (1969) Brian Wolfe (1980) Guillermo Quiroz (1981)
Bullet Joe Bush (1892)
Johnny Schmitz (1920)
Billy Moran (1933)
Jose Tartabull (1938)
Dave Giusti (1939)
Dan Spillner (1951)
Mike Scioscia (1958)
Randy Milligan (1961)
Tim Laker (1969) Ivan Rodriguez (1971)
Willie Bloomquist (1977)
Jimmy Rollins (1978)
No players with connections to the Minnesota Twins appear to have been born on this day. The closest we come is Billy Moran, who was part of a three-team trade involving Minnesota, Cleveland, and the Los Angeles Angels. Minnesota acquired Frank Kostro and Jerry Kindall and sent Lenny Green and Vic Power to Los Angeles. Billy Moran was sent from the Angels to Cleveland in that trade.
Hugh Duffy (1866) Fred Tenney (1871)
Bob Johnson (1905) Lefty Gomez (1908) Howard Easterling (1911)
Bob Elliott (1916)
Eddie Miller (1916)
Jeff Torborg (1941)
Larry Gura (1947)
Richie Hebner (1947)
Jorge Orta (1950)
Jay Howell (1955)
Bob Walk (1956)
Mike Moore (1959)
Harold Reynolds (1960)
Chuck Finley (1962)
Brian Schneider (1976) Matt Garza (1983)
Infielder Howard Easterling was a star in the Negro Leagues in the 1930s and 1940s.
Bert Cunningham (1865)
Jakie May (1895)
Charles Baron (1913) Joe DiMaggio (1914) Mike Ryan (1941)
Bucky Dent (1951) Dave Baker (1956) Chico Walker (1958)
Mark Whiten (1966)
Octavio Dotel (1973)
Nick Swisher (1980)
First baseman Charles Baron played in the minors from 1931-1951, batting .306 with 2,319 hits. He was a player-manager for the last five of those seasons.
