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) Oswaldo Arcia (1991)
Frank Bancroft managed seven teams in nine different seasons over the period of 1880-1902.
Infielder Tony Bartirome is better known as an athletic trainer, working for Pittsburgh from 1967-1985 and for Atlanta from 1986-1988.
We would also 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)
Adrian Gonzalez (1982)
Outfielder Turkey Stearns was a star in the Negro Leagues from 1923-1940, posting a slugging percentage of .619.
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 Doolin (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)
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. Today we might call him a physical therapist, although he did not have a formal degree. “Bonesetting” is a Welsh term for the treatment of muscle and tendon strains.
Masanori Murakami was the first Japanese-born player in the major leagues.
Infielder Steve Staggs was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1970, but did not sign.
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).
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. Rhubarb_Runner.
George Gore (1857)
Garry Herrmann (1859) Eppa Rixey (1891) Red Ruffing (1905) Goose Tatum (1921)
Chuck Hinton (1934)
Chris Cannizzaro (1938)
Davey Lopes (1945)
Dan Iassogna (1969)
Darren Dreifort (1972)
Ryan Dempster (1977) Ben Revere (1988)
Garry Herrmann was the president of the Cincinnati Reds from 1903-1920 and was chair of the National Commission from its creation in 1903 until the commissioner's office was created in 1920. It is puzzling that he is not in the Hall of Fame.
Better known as a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, Goose Tatum played in the Negro Leagues for several years in the 1940s.
Dan Iassogna has been a major league umpire since 1999.
Eddie Collins (1887) Bing Crosby (1904) Joe Falls (1928) Eddie Bressoud (1932)
Gates Brown (1939)
Clay Carroll (1941)
Keith Moreland (1954)
Dr. A (1956)
Felix Jose (1965)
Paul Emmel (1968)
Jerrod Saltalamacchia (1986)
Neftali Feliz (1988)
Entertainer Bing Crosby was part-owner and a vice president of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1947 into the 1960s.
Joe Falls was a long-time sportswriter in Detroit and had a weekly column in The Sporting News for many years.
Paul Emmel has been a major league umpire since 1999.
It appears that no players with connections to the Minnesota Twins were born on this day. However, it is the birthday of my brother, who is the head of the Mining and Minerals Department at Virginia Tech. Happy Birthday, Dr. A!
Frank Hankinson (1856)
Ernie Johnson (1888)
Steve Ridzik (1929)
Mickey McDermott (1929)
Ed Charles (1933) Luis Aparicio (1934) Akira Ohgi (1935)
Tom House (1947)
Rick Burleson (1951) Ron Washington (1952)
Bob McClure (1952)
Steve Crawford (1958)
John Vander Wal (1966)
Sterling Hitchcock (1971)
Rafael Betancourt (1975)
Tony Armas (1978)
Akiri Ohgi was a long-time manager in Japan, winning nearly a thousand games.
Rick Burleson was drafted by Minnesota in the eighth round in 1969, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Papa MagUidhir.
Red Lucas (1902)
Charlie Metro (1919)
Tom Sturdivant (1930)
Jackie Brandt (1934) Pedro Ramos (1935)
Tom Browning (1960)
John Cerutti (1960) Luis Quinones (1962)
Russ Morman (1962) Barry Larkin (1964)
Jim Poole (1966)
Jorge Sosa (1978) Sean Douglass (1979) Yoslan Herrera (1981)
David Freese (1983)
John Gaub (1985)
John Gaub was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-fifth round in 2003, but did not sign.
Hi Myers (1889)
Allan Sothoron (1893) Rogers Hornsby (1896) Horace Stoneham (1903) Enos Slaughter (1916) John Rice (1918)
Greg Kosc (1949)
Willie Upshaw (1957) Patrick Lennon (1968)
Frank Catalanotto (1974) Benj Sampson (1975)
Chris Carpenter (1975)
Pedro Feliz (1975) Luis Perdomo (1984)
Horace Stoneham was the owner of the Giants from 1936-1976.
John Rice was an American League umpire from 1955-1973.
Greg Kosc was an American League umpire from 1976-1999.
