Jack McCarthy (1869)
Bill Zuber (1913)
Ben Mondor (1925)
Harry Kalas (1936)
Mel Queen (1942)
Kevin Seitzer (1962)
Jarvis Brown (1967)
Jose Vizcaino (1968)
Shane Reynolds (1968)
Jason Maxwell (1972)
Eric Hacker (1983)
Ben Mondor was the owner of the Pawtucket Red Sox from 1977-2010. He is a member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame and the International League Hall of Fame and won numerous minor league Executive of the Year awards from various organizations.
Frank Dwyer (1868)
Clyde Milan (1887)
John Fetzer (1901)
Dutch Leonard (1909)
Ryohei Hasegawa (1930)
Woodie Held (1932)
Frank Peters (1944)
Lee Mazzilli (1955)
Jeff Kunkel (1962)
Tom Glavine (1966)
Dan Wilson (1969)
Erik Schullstrom (1969)
Travis Fryman (1969)
John Fetzer was the majority owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1961-1983.
Ryohei Hasegawa was a star in Japan in the 1950s and was also a coach, manager, and broadcaster there.
Frank Peters was a minor league player and manager. On August 31, 1974, while managing the Portland Mavericks, he had each player play each position for one inning. Portland won the game over the Tri-City Ports, 8-7.
Kip Selbach (1872)
Roy Thomas (1874)
Fatty Arbuckle (1887)
Ernie Shore (1891)
George Sisler (1893)
Jesus Alou (1942)
Mark Marquess (1947)
Garry Templeton (1956)
Bruce Hurst (1958)
Wilson Alvarez (1970)
Steve Karsay (1972)
Jose Valverde (1978)
Chad Gaudin (1983)
Silent film comedian Fatty Arbuckle was the owner of the Vernon Tigers of the Pacific Coast League from about 1918-1921.
Mark Marquess is the longtime head baseball coach of Stanford.
No players with connections to the Twins were born on this day; however, we would like to wish a very happy birthday to Mom SBG.
Mike Smith (1868)
Gavvy Cravath (1881)
Cy Slapnicka (1886)
Ray Kremer (1893)
Johnny Moore (1902)
Johnny Logan (1927)
Jim Lemon (1928)
Lee May (1943)
George Scott (1944)
Pat Bourque (1947)
Lanny Frattare (1948)
Bo Diaz (1953)
Mrs. A (1954)
Mike Remlinger (1966)
Chris Turner (1969)
Ramon Ortiz (1973)
Mark Buehrle (1979)
Cy Slapnicka was a long-time scout. Players he is credited with signing include Bob Feller, Lou Boudreau, and Herb Score. Somehow, "Cy Slapnicka" just sounds like a name a baseball scout should have.
Lanny Frattare was a radio broadcaster for the Pirates from 1976-2008.
Happy birthday to my Hall of Fame wife.
Jack Boyle (1866)
Ernie Quigley (1880)
Goldie Holt (1902)
Bob Elson (1904)
Marv Owen (1906)
Billy Goodman (1926)
Al Schroll (1932)
Gene Oliver (1935)
Frank Pulli (1935)
Dick Ellsworth (1940)
Ron Wojciak (1943)
Jake Brown (1948)
Eddie Bane (1952)
Bob Costas (1952)
Eric Rasmussen (1952)
Scott Bradley (1960)
Matt Sinatro (1960)
Rich Monteleone (1963)
Glenallen Hill (1965)
Sean Berry (1966)
Ramon Martinez (1968)
Cory Lidle (1972)
Mike Morse (1982)
Ike Davis (1987)
Ernie Quigley was a National League umpire for twenty-six years and then became the NL supervisor of umpires.
Goldie Holt is credited with teaching Charlie Hough to throw the knuckleball.
Bob Elson was a baseball broadcaster for over thirty years, mostly in Chicago.
Frank Pulli was a National League umpire from 1972-1999.
Ron Wojciak helped the Minnesota Golden Gophers win the College World Series in 1964 and played in the Twins’ farm system in 1965. He passed away from lung cancer in 1966.
Jake Brown was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-third round in 1967, but he did not sign.
Scott Bradley was drafted by Minnesota in the twelfth round in 1978, but he did not sign.
Jack Herbert (1877)
Mysterious Walker (1894)
Bill McGowan (1896)
Shanty Hogan (1906)
Tommy Davis (1939)
Manny Sanguillen (1944)
Al Fitzmorris (1946)
Bill Plummer (1947)
Fernando Arroyo (1952)
Luis Leal (1957)
Shawon Dunston (1963)
Tim McIntosh (1965)
Cristian Guzman (1978)
Jack Herbert was a minor league manager in the early 1900s. Among the teams he managed were the Pekin Celestials, the Cedar Rapids Rabbits, and the Cairo Egyptians.
Bill McGowan was an American League umpire from 1925-1954. He worked the first all-star game and worked eight World Series.
Bill Cammeyer (1821)
Mike Griffin (1865)
Joe McGinnity (1871)
Bob Connery (1880)
Walter Schmidt (1887)
Vern Kennedy (1907)
Clyde Shoun (1912)
Hank Izquierdo (1931)
George Altman (1933)
Pat Corrales (1941)
Rick Langford (1952)
Steve McCatty (1954)
Paul Mirabella (1954)
Si-jin Kim (1958)
Chris Hoiles (1965)
Manny Alexander (1971)
Bill Cammeyer was involved in the early days of professional baseball. He is credited as a pioneer who put a fence around his ballpark so he could charge admission, he built a clubhouse, he graded the diamond, created a very primitive set of stands for fans, and put a saloon inside the fence.
Bob Connery is the scout credited with discovering Rogers Hornsby and Tony Lazzeri.
Paul Mirabella was drafted by Minnesota in the sixteenth round in 1975, but did not sign.
Si-Jin Kim was a top pitcher in the first decade of Korean professional baseball.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to AMR’s daughter.
Jose Mendez (1887)
Bill Wambsganss (1894)
Gee Walker (1908)
Bob Davids (1926)
Richie Ashburn (1927)
Al Solerno (1931)
Paul Powell (1948)
Tim Corcoran (1953)
Mike Norris (1955)
Ivan Calderon (1962)
Jason LaRue (1974)
David Ross (1977)
Clayton Kershaw (1988)
Jose Mendez was a star in Cuba and in the Negro Leagues, pitching from 1906-1925.
Bob Davids was one of the founders of the Society for American Baseball Research.
Al Solerno was an American League umpire from 1961-1968. His firing was one of the things that led to the formation of the umpires union.
Nixey Callahan (1874)
Johnny Cooney (1901)
Al Benton (1911)
Elbie Fletcher (1916)
Hi Bithorn (1916)
Eddie Lake (1916)
Bob Broeg (1918)
Hal White (1919)
George Plimpton (1927)
Charley Pride (1938)
Pat Jarvis (1941)
Dwayne Murphy (1955)
Geronimo Berroa (1965)
Tomo Ohka (1976)
Scott Podsednik (1976)
Corky Miller (1976)
Fernando Rodney (1977)
Hi Bithorn was the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues, making his first appearance for the Cubs in 1942.
Sportswriter Bob Broeg covered the St. Louis Cardinals for forty years and was on the Hall of Fame Board of Directors for twenty-eight years.
Author George Plimpton introduced the world to Sidd Finch in 1985.
Country singer Charley Pride pitched in the minor leagues for parts of three seasons from 1953-1960. He also played in the Negro Leagues for a couple of seasons as those leagues were nearing the end of their existence.
We would also like to wish a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Rhubarb_Runner.
Fred Pfeffer (1860)
Oscar Stanage (1883)
Joe Fitzgerald (1897)
Charlie Root (1899)
Sammy Baugh (1914)
Hank Sauer (1917)
Pete Reiser (1919)
Vic Voltaggio (1941)
Cito Gaston (1944)
Kurt Russell (1951)
Tim Lollar (1956)
Frank Wren (1958)
Danny Ainge (1959)
John Smiley (1965)
Dan Masteller (1968)
Bill Mueller (1971)
Raul Chavez (1973)
Scott Downs (1976)
Robb Quinlan (1977)
Joe Fitzgerald had a long association with the Minnesota/Washington franchise, serving as bullpen catcher from 1945-1947, coach from 1948-1956, and scout from 1957 until he passed away in 1967.
Hall of Fame quarterback Sammy Baugh was an infielder in the minors for St. Louis in 1938, batting .200 in the American Association and the International League.
Vic Voltaggio was an American League umpire for many years.
Actor Kurt Russell spent three years in the low minors (1971-1973), batting .292. in 356 at-bats.
Frank Wren has been the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles and the Atlanta Braves.
NBA star Danny Ainge was a third baseman for Toronto from 1979-1981.