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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
It is hoped that Kyle Gibson’s biography will be added eventually.
Bill Lee (1909)
Bill Bevens (1916) Whitey Ford (1928) Johnny Goryl (1933) Ted Uhlaender (1940) Bill Russell (1948) Jerry Garvin (1955) George Bell (1959)
Franklin Stubbs (1960)
John Flaherty (1967) Steve Holm (1979)
Zack Greinke (1983) Casey Fien (1983)
Jigger Statz (1897) Judy Johnson (1900) Bruce Campbell (1909) Mickey Mantle (1931) Juan Marichal (1937) Dave Collins (1952)
Keith Hernandez (1953)
Jerry Meals (1961)
Rudy Seanez (1968)
Juan Gonzalez (1969)
It appears that no players associated with the Twins were born on this day. However, that list contains some pretty good ones.
We also want to wish a very happy birthday to Greek House and to freealonzo’s mother.