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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1854 Jim Shanley
1854 Flip Lafferty
1872 John Malarkey
1875 Lou Gertenrich
1876 Dave Murphy
1879 Larry Milton
1888 Ralph Pond
1891 Vic Saier
1891 Frank Bruggy
1892 Ted Turner
1892 Jack Tobin
1892 Zip Collins
1895 Charlie Babington
1907 Milt Galatzer
1912 Sid Gautreaux
1914 Harl Maggert
1915 Ox Miller
1915 Don Manno
1916 Butch Davis
1919 Cy Block
1921 Larry Drake
1926 Bert Thiel
1927 Hal Hudson
1936 John Tsitouris
1938 Howie Koplitz
1943 Dick Nold
1945 Rene Lachemann
1949 Pat Osburn
1950 Jack Baker
1950 Butch Alberts
1952 Fred Andrews
1956 Ubaldo Heredia
1956 Ken Oberkfell
1957 Rick Leach
1968 Eddie Perez
1971 Brian Maxcy
1971 Joe Borowski
1972 Manny Aybar
1974 Miguel Cairo
1976 Jason Michaels
1976 Ben Grieve
1976 Robinson Cancel
1979 Ryan Jorgensen
1982 Matt Tolbert
1984 Kevin Slowey
1984 Sam LeCure
1988 Christian Bergman
1989 Nick Noonan
1989 Cam Booser
1994 Ryan Meisinger
1995 Akeem Bostick
1998 Yonny Hernandez
1999 Andres Chaparro
1999 Max Castillo
2001 Connor Phillips

OBITUARIES:

1904 Frank Quinlan

Quinlan was a Massachusetts man, born in Marlborough and died in Brockton. On October 5, 1891, he appeared in both games of a double header in Philadelphia – the last day of the 1891 season. Catching for the Bostons of the American Association in the first game, he allowed four passed balls and was replaced after four innings. In the second game Quinlan played the outfield. He failed to get a hit and fanned twice. Such is the extent of his major league career. Quinlan played in New England leagues throughout the 1890s and some amateur ball prior to his tryout with Boston.

The son of Irish imports Dennis and Johanna (Hickey) Quinlan, Francis Patrick Quinlan was the first of at least eight children born to the couple. According to a Brockton city directory for 1900, Frank was a shoemaker by trade.

Frank died of heart failure tied to extreme dehydration based on commentary in his death certificate. He’s buried in a family plot in Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Marlborough.

“Win and Lose a Game,” Boston Globe, October 6, 1891: 3.

1910 Patrick Gillespie
1915 Chuck Lauer
1918 Maury Uhler
1922 Bill Daley
1935 Dory Dean
1948 John Dolan
1950 Vince Molyneaux
1951 Charlie Buelow
1952 Burt Keeley
1954 Otto McIvor
1956 Gus Dorner
1961 Frank Jude
1963 Ray Pierce
1963 Dickey Kerr
1963 Pat McNulty
1965 Guy Sturdy
1966 Bob Elliott
1971 Billy Mullen
1972 Vic Sorrell
1976 Bob Cooney
1985 Bill Kunkel
1986 Paul Richards
1986 Hal Luby
1986 Johnny Williams
1990 Jim Schelle
1990 Luthor Clifford
1991 Bill Macdonald
1996 Gus Keriazakos
1997 Butch Weis
1998 Sam Gentile
2006 Jim Delsing
2010 Ernie Harwell

On a good night in Chicago, I could pick up the radio calls of games in Detroit, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Milwaukee. (AM Radio at night on the big powered stations ruled.) Since Cub games were usually on during the days (except when they were on the road) I could listen to a second game at night. So you’d scroll through stations on the radio until you picked up a ballgame.

2019 Ray Peters

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE!!!

1963 Bob Shaw, apparently struggling with the rule, committed five balks – still the record – in just 4.1 innings in a Braves loss to the Cubs. It could have been worse – but he voiced his displeasure with umpire Al Barlick and was tossed in the fifth inning. Shaw had two balks in his previous start, and the five he had in this start (his fifth) gave him eight on the season. He learned his lesson and didn’t get called for another balk for more than two years.

1966 Willie Mays hits his 512th homer off of Claude Osteen, passing Mel Ott and becoming the National League’s all time home run king. Aaron would catch him a few years later…

1975 Bob Watson scores a run believed to be the one millionth run scored in Major League baseball history.

1987 Candy Mandonado connects for four hits in six trips to complete the cycle.

1991 Cleveland trounces Oakland, 20 – 6, in part due to a two homer, nine RBI game from Chris James.

TRANSACTION WIRE:

1902 Bill Duggleby, who jumped the Phillies to sign with the Athletics, agreed to return to the Phillies.

1975 San Francisco sent Garry Maddox to the Phillies for Willie Montanez. The hair was an even swap, but the Phillies probably got the better of the deal.

1979 Texas sends Bert Campaneris to the Angels for Dave Chalk.

1990 Boston trades Lee Smith to St. Louis for Tom Brunansky.