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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1862 Marty Sullivan
1863 Pat Hartnett
1864 John Joseph (Jocko) Fields
1869 William Stecher
1871 Rudolph Charles (Skel) Roach
1883 Roland (Cuke) Barrows
1892 Juan Padron
1894 Martin Albert (Toots) Coyne
1894 James Eugene (Wickey) McAvoy
1894 John Russell
1896 Wid Matthews
1897 Arnold John (Jigger) Statz
1897 Tom Connelly
1900 Jimmy Uchrinscko
1903 Archie Campbell
1909 Bruce Campbell
1910 Sammy Hughes
1910 Bert Hunter
1912 Horacio Martinez
1914 Arnold Waites
1919 Cisero Warren
1919 Jack Franklin
1920 Ezra Malachi (Pat) McGlothin
1920 Harvey Young
1922 Harry Rhodes
1922 Charlie Shields
1926 Leon Brinkopf
1928 Mickey Micelotta
1930 Bill Froats
1931 Mickey Mantle
1937 Juan Marichal
1943 Bobby Floyd
1947 Rafael Robles
1952 Dave Collins
1953 Keith Hernandez
1957 Rick Ownbey
1959 Don Heinkel
1961 Keith Smith
1962 Randy Asadoor
1963 Luis Encarnacion
1966 Jonathan Hurst
1967 Harvey Pulliam
1968 Rudy Seanez
1969 Juan Gonzalez
1979 Rafael (Choo) Freeman
1980 Jose Veras
1987 Edwar Cabrera
1988 Michael Mariot
1988 Gus Schlosser
1990 Ty Blach
1992 Tyler Goeddel
1993 Trevor Kelley
1993 Chris Shaw
1994 Ronald Guzman
1998 Jose Soriano
2000 Carson Whisenhunt
2004 Bryce Eldridge

OBITUARIES:

1898 Curry Foley

Born in County Kerry in Ireland, he came to the United States in the 1850s and took up baseball in his Boston area homes.  After his playing career ended, he took his natural cheerful attitude and remarkable storytelling skills to the newspapers.  He was sick for many years before he finally moved on to the next league.

“‘Curry’ Foley No More,” Boston Globe, October 21, 1898: 3.

Maybe it’s me but the best storytellers have Irish brogues.  A tale sounds both more extroardinary and more believable with that accent.

1906 Buck Ewing

Ewing suffered from diabetes and, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Bright’s disease.  Complications from these diseases and likely a paralytic stroke ended his days on the earth.

“Death Comes to Buck Ewing,” Joliet Herald, October 22, 1906: 3.
“Jack Ryder, ‘Out!,’” Cincinnati Enquirer, October 21, 1906: 10.

1910 George Ewell

Ewell, who played one game in the National Association, died of Bright’s disease.

1912 John Skopec
1921 Jack Hardy

Hardy was a catcher who got four different cups of coffee in the majors between 1903 and 1910.  At the time of his death, he was the owner of a realty company and an investment firm; he was just 43 years old and died at Charity hospital in Cleveland after a brief illness.

“John D. Hardy is Dead,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 21, 1921: 11.

1933 Lou Gertenrich

Gertenrich played in 1901 and 1903 briefly – ran the Midwest Baseball League in Chicago for a while, too.

“Lou Gertenrich, Former Baseball Player, Dies,” Chicago Tribune, October 21, 1933: 22.

1934 Paddy Greene
1936 George Kelb
1948 Ed Kusel
1949 Dick Rudolph
1950 Fred Hicks
1958 Rex Dawson
1960 Lew Groh
1962 Tim Murchison
1964 John Whitehead
1968 Turner Barber
1972 Allen Russell
1973 Red Miller
1976 Freddie Muller
1979 Cy Slapnicka
1985 Hal Goldsmith
1992 Spider Wilhelm
1999 Earl Turner
2002 Mel Harder
2004 Chuck Hiller
2008 Joe Lutz
2010 Tony Roig
2010 Otey Clark
2010 Bill Jennings
2012 Dave May
2014 Jim Dunegan
2015 Cyril Byron
2020 Hal Dues
2020 Tom Yewcic
2023 Pete Ladd

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE!!!

1964 Johnny Keane becomes manager of the Yankees – just as the team starts to fade – and Red Schoendienst is named manager of the Cardinals, just as that team is about to get rolling again…

1988 Orel Hershiser wins game five, his second game of the series, and Los Angeles finishes off Oakland in five games to win the World Series.

2004 After losing the first three games of the ALCS to the Yankees, the Red Sox win the last of four straight games to head to the World Series.

TRANSACTION WIRE:

1887 Brooklyn spends somewhere in the neighborhood of $25,000 to take Bill Fagan, Frank Hankinson, Bill Holbert, Al Mays, Darby O’Brien, Dave Orr, Paul Radford, and Jim Donahue from the New York Metropolitans. According to the Philadelphia Times, Erasmus Wiman of Brooklyn essentially bought the Metropolitan franchise for $25,000 in three checks of $5,000, $7,500, and $12,500. (“Base Ball Notes,” Philadelphia Times, 06 November 1887: 14.)

1950 The Braves signed amateur free agent Frank Torre.

1965 The Mets wanted Ken Boyer, so they sent Al Jackson and Charley Smith to the Cardinals.

1972 The Cubs sent Tom Phoebus to the Braves for Tony LaRussa.

2012 Three teams here – Oakland sent a minor leaguer to the Marlins, Oakland sent Cliff Pennington to the Diamondbacks, the Marlins sent Heath Bell (and cash) to Arizona, and Arizona sent Chris Young (and some money) to Oakland.