Walter Johnson (1887) Mack Jones (1938)
Jim Gosger (1942) John Candelaria (1953) Stine Poole (1958)
Chad Curtis (1968)
Don Wengert (1969)
Bubba Trammell (1971)
Deivi Cruz (1972)
Justin Speier (1973)
Adam LaRoche (1979)
Walter Johnson, of course, was a star for the franchise when it was in Washington, pitching from 1907 to 1927.
Justin Speier is the son of ex-Twin Chris Speier.
Stine Poole was traded by Detroit to the Twins for Sal Butera and played in the Twins minor league system for two seasons.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to brianS' mom.
Bobby Wallace (1873) Tommy Leach (1877)
Skeeter Webb (1909)
Carl Sawatski (1927)
Dick Groat (1930)
Tito Francona (1933)
Dick Selma (1943) Doug Corbett (1952) Jon Shave (1967) Eric Karros (1967)
Carlos Baerga (1968) Kevin Frederick (1976) Carmen Cali (1978)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to davidwatts, kalarson, and yickit.
Jim McCormick (1856)
Larry Kopf (1890)
Homer Summa (1898)
Johnny Keane (1911) Bob Feller (1918) Ken Holtzman (1945)
Dwight Evans (1951)
Larry Herndon (1953)
Bob Welch (1956)
Paul Quantrill (1968)
Armando Benitez (1972)
Johnny Keane managed the St. Louis Cardinals from 1961-1964 and the New York Yankees from 1965-1966.
There do not appear to be any players with connections to the Twins born on this day. It should be noted that Homer Summa is a great name for a ballplayer.
Dutch Zwilling (1888) Travis Jackson (1903) Chief Hogsett (1903)
Johnny Vander Meer (1914)
Al Campanis (1916)
Ron Reed (1942)
Tom Paciorek (1946)
Scott Boras (1952) Paul Hartzell (1953) Greg Harris (1955)
Willie McGee (1958)
Sam Horn (1963) Orlando Merced (1966) Travis Miller (1972) Orlando Cabrera (1974) Sidney Ponson (1976) Wilson Betamit (1981)
Dutch Zwilling holds the record for last major leaguer in alphabetical order.
Al Campanis was the general manager of the Dodgers from 1969-1987.
Scott Boras has been a player agent for many years.
Joe Battin (1852) Bid McPhee (1859) Larry French (1907)
Pat Mullin (1917) Vic Power (1927) Jim Kennedy (1946) Miguel Dilone (1954)
Gary Redus (1956)
Fernando Valenzuela (1960) Eddie Williams (1964) Bob Wells (1966) Ryan Glynn (1974) Cleatus Davidson (1976) Coco Crisp (1979) Steven Tolleson (1983)
This is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhand Alex Wimmers (1988).
Harry Smith (1874) Cal Hubbard (1900) Ken Keltner (1916) Jim Donohue (1938) Ed Stroud (1939)
Dave McNally (1942)
Mickey Rivers (1948)
Dave Trembley (1951)
Mike Gallego (1960)
Matt Nokes (1963)
Fred McGriff (1963)
Eddie Taubensee (1968)
Steve Trachsel (1970)
David Dellucci (1973)
Tim Byrdak (1973)
Cal Hubbard was an American League umpire from 1936-1951. He is in the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the College Football Hall of Fame.
Dave Trembley was the manager of the Baltimore Orioles from 2007-2010.
David Dellucci was drafted by Minnesota in the eleventh round in 1994, but did not sign.
Ed Delahanty (1867) Buck Freeman (1871)
Charlie Deal (1891)
Clyde Manion (1896) Bill Terry (1898) Dave Barnhill (1914) Leon Day (1916) Bobby Bragan (1917)
Joe Adcock (1927) Jim Perry (1935) Bruce Gardner (1938)
Jim Ray Hart (1941) Houston Jimenez (1957) Dave Leeper (1959)
Dave Valle (1960) Lee Tunnell (1960) Gerald Perry (1960)
Scott Garrelts (1961)
Danny Tartabull (1962) Mark Portugal (1962) Marco Scutaro (1975) Jason Bartlett (1979) Laynce Nix (1980)
Pitcher Dave Barnhill was a four-time all-star in the Negro Leagues.
Pitcher Leon Day was a star in the Negro Leagues, primarily with the Newark Eagles.
Dave Leeper was drafted by Minnesota in the third round in 1978, but did not sign.
Joe Mulvey (1858)
Patsy Dougherty (1867)
Shad Berry (1878) Ralph Kiner (1922) Del Rice (1922)
Pumpsie Green (1933) Lee Stange (1936) Mike Lum (1945)
Pete Vuckovich (1952)
U. L. Washington (1953)
Barry Bonnell (1953) Tom Nieto (1960) Bill Swift (1961)
Bip Roberts (1963) Brad Radke (1972) Jason Johnson (1973) Kyle Waldrop (1985)
Bill Swift was drafted by Minnesota in the second round in 1983, but he did not sign.
Frank Selee (1859) Kid Gleason (1866)
Lee Tannehill (1880)
Dick Hoblitzel (1888)
Tommy Griffith (1889)
Snuffy Stirnweiss (1918)
Bud Byerly (1920)
Toby Harrah (1948)
Mike Hargrove (1949)
Steve Rogers (1949) Dave Coleman (1950) Harry Chappas (1957)
Gil Heredia (1965)
Mark Sweeney (1969) Francisco Liriano (1983)
Frank Selee was the manager of the Boston Beaneaters from 1890-1901, winning the National League pennant five times. He also managed the Cubs from 1902-1905 until his health forced him to retire.
We would like to wish a very happy birthday to UncleWalt’s wife.
William Hulbert (1832) Mike Sullivan (1866)
Lena Blackburne (1886)
Rube Bressler (1894)
Billy Sullivan (1910)
Vern Stephens (1920)
Ewell Blackwell (1922) Jim Bunning (1931) Greg Thayer (1949) John Castino (1954) Dwight Lowry (1957) Al Leiter (1965) Todd Sears (1975) David Riske (1976)
John Lackey (1978) Bud Smith (1979)
Kyle Gibson (1987)
William Hulbert was one of the founders of the National League and was its president from 1877 until his death in 1882.
Infielder Lena Blackburne discovered and marketed the mud from the driver beds near the Delaware River in New Jersey that has been rubbed on every major league baseball used since the 1950s.
