Chris Von der Ahe (1851)
Ed "The Only" Nolan (1857)
Bill Brubaker (1910)
Dick Stuart (1932)
Jake Gibbs (1938) Jim Kaat (1938) Joe Niekro (1944) Buck Martinez (1948) Willie Norwood (1950) Guy Sularz (1955) Orlando Mercado (1961) Russ Springer (1968) Todd Ritchie (1971) Glendon Rusch (1974) Esmerling Vasquez (1983)
Danny Santana (1990)
Promoter/entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe, referred to as "Bill Veeck with a handlebar mustache", owned the St. Louis franchise from 1882-1899.
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 and spookymilk's brother.
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, yickit, and kalarson.
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.
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)
Alex Wimmers (1988)
Harry Smith (1874) Cal Hubbard (1900) Ken Keltner (1916) Jim Donohue (1938) Ed Stroud (1939)
Dave McNally (1942)
Dave Trembley (1951)
Mike Gallego (1960)
Matt Nokes (1963)
Fred McGriff (1963)
Eddie Taubensee (1968)
Steve Trachsel (1970)
David Dellucci (1973)
Tim Byrdak (1973)
Mike Napoli (1981)
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)
Mickey Rivers (1948) 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) Shane Robinson (1984)
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.
Charlie Ebbets (1859)
Solly Hofman (1882)
Pete Richert (1939)
Jim Bibby (1944) Darrell Brown (1955) Terry Felton (1957) Jesse Barfield (1959) R. A. Dickey (1974) Karim Garcia (1975) Scott Randall (1975) Dana Eveland (1983) Jose Mijares (1984)
Charlie Ebbets was the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1898-1925. Ebbets Field was named after him.