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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1855 Art Croft
1867 Bill Bowman
1873 Francis L. (Red) Donahue
1875 Carney Flynn
1879 Ed Kippert
1880 Wirt Virgin (Rip) Cannell
1882 Fred Winchell
1887 Mack Allison
1890 Bill Morley
1890 Ed Barney
1891 Charles Bernard (King) Lear
1891 Orie Kerlin
1891 Raymond Haley
1893 Eddie Boyd
1896 Billy Mullen
1898 Joseph Richard (Speed) Walker
1899 Harold Edward (Haddie) Gill
1899 Bill Regan
1903 Jack Saltzgaver
1907 Bobby Burke
1914 Merv Connors
1915 Albert Frazier
1916 Johnny Sturm
1917 Sam Jethroe
1918 Randy Gumpert
1923 Ellis Ferguson (Cot) Deal
1926 Chico Carrasquel
1930 Frank Sullivan
1933 Wally Shannon
1934 Joey Amalfitano
1936 Don Nottebart
1938 Bob Moorhead
1940 Dick Burwell
1944 Paul Ratliff
1947 Kurt Bevacqua
1951 Charlie Spikes
1954 Garry Hancock
1957 Alfonso Pulido
1960 Reggie Ritter
1962 Benny Distefano
1963 Marty Brown
1968 Victor Cole
1970 Mark Wohlers
1970 Sherman Obando
1970 Alan Embree
1971 Charlie Greene
1974 Erubiel Durazo
1974 Mark Watson
1976 Brandon Duckworth
1977 Jason Stanford
1979 Juan Rincon
1982 Wily Mo Pena
1985 Jeff Samardzija
1987 Cord Phelps
1989 Robert Carson
1991 Daniel Fields
1992 Jacob May
1994 Humberto Arteaga
1994 Addison Russell
1995 Yairo Munoz
1997 Daniel Schneerman
1998 Yosver Zulueta

OBITUARIES:

1919 John Newell

Newell spent just five games in the majors (Pittsburgh, 1891), but played several other seasons in various east coast minor league teams and, at one time, was a part owner of his hometown Wilmington, Delaware’s Atlantic League entry. Giving up baseball professionally to become a contractor, Newell was nine days past his 51st birthday when he fell ill and soon after died of apoplexy.

“John A. Newell Dies of Apoplexy,” Wilmington Evening Journal, January 24, 1919: 7.

1936 Henry Youngman

Youngman died from pneumonia following a short illness.

1943 Farmer Weaver

William Weaver died at his home in Akron. After his baseball days he was employed by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company until his retirement…

“Rites Tuesday for Ex-Baseball Player,” Akron Beacon Journal, June 14, 1943: 14.

1946 Bill Matthews

In his last year on this planet, Matthews began dealing with heart disease and arteriosclerosis. In 1946, a few weeks beyond his 68th birthday, the two diseases conspired to take him to the next league on January 23rd. He died at his Mt. Carbon home early in the morning. William Calvin Matthews was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Pottsville.

1948 Frank Doljack
1949 Walt Herrell
1955 Elmer Brown
1956 Billy Evans
1958 Al Tedrow
1958 Walter Lonergan
1958 Harry Baldwin
1968 Patsy Flaherty
1969 Al Bridwell
1970 Bill Conroy
1972 Fred Nicholson
1973 Ray Callahan
1974 Spoon Carter
1975 Heinie Mueller
1978 Thurman Jennings
1982 Jim Hopper
1983 Cookie Cuccurullo
1988 Johnny Gee
1989 George Case
1990 Clarence Bruce
1995 Saul Rogovin
1999 Charles England
2000 Wilbur Lansing
2005 Lyman Bostock

This is Bostock, Sr – a fine player in the Negro Leagues.  His son played for the Twins.

2007 Dick Joyce
2013 Ed Bouchee
2014 Charlie Osgood
2015 Nick Koback
2015 Ernie Banks
2016 Walt Williams
2021 Paul Foytack

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT!!!

1967 Stan Musial, having turned down the job once, took on the role of General Manager for the St. Louis Cardinals. He won the World Series, then resigned from the job.

TRANSACTION WIRE:

1921 Pittsburgh sends Billy Southworth, Fred Nicholson and Walter Barbare (and cash) to Boston for Rabbit Maranville.

1932 Brooklyn sends minor leaguer Bob Parham and $45,000 to St. Louis for Hack Wilson.

1958 Washington sends Pete Runnells to Boston for Albie Pearson and Norm Zauchin.

1981 Necessitated by the fact that Boston failed to send Fred Lynn a contract on time, making him a free agent, the Red Sox traded Lynn and Steve Renko to California for Frank Tanana, Joe Rudi, and Jim Dorsey.

2012 New York sends top prospect Jesus Montero and Hector Noesi to Seattle for Michael Pineda and Vincente Campos.