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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1853 Billy West
1856 John Fischer
1857 Walter Hackett
1859 Charlie Comiskey
1861 Elmer Foster
1864 George Frederick (Doggie) Miller
1869 Tom Morrison
1871 Bill Kissinger
1872 Jack Warner
1872 Lew Carr
1875 Bob Becker
1875 Tom Hess
1877 Willie Mills
1885 Ed Moyer
1887 Joe Casey
1888 Ben Van Dyke
1889 Harry Smith
1891 Tim Bowden
1895 Don Jefferson
1896 Bill Sherdel
1896 Ben Rochefort
1901 Les Sweetland
1906 George Allan (Red) Peery
1908 Bernie Walter
1911 Mort Flohr
1914 Dizzy Royal
1915 Charley Suche
1916 Cecil Garriott
1919 Ted Pawelek
1922 Jim McDonnell
1923 Herman Purcell
1924 Frank Whitman
1926 Barney Schultz
1926 Jim Goodwin
1930 Bob Martyn
1932 Jim Snyder
1934 Seth Morehead
1935 Joey Jay
1940 Arlo Brunsberg
1940 Jose Santiago
1941 Tommie Reynolds
1942 Cap Peterson
1944 Mike Compton
1944 John Matias
1945 Don Robert (Duffy) Dyer
1945 Bobby Trevino
1946 Joe Lis
1946 Ernie McAnally
1947 Billy Conigliaro
1950 Tom Kelly
1953 Nino Espinosa
1958 Joe Cowley
1958 Randy Johnson
1958 Tom Dodd
1961 Chris Brown
1963 Eric Fox
1964 Jeff Huson
1966 Dan Walters
1966 Scott Brosius
1967 Mike James
1970 Tony Rodriguez
1972 Chris Singleton
1974 Ramon Morel
1975 Ben Ford
1975 Aaron Scheffer
1977 Allen Levrault
1978 Santiago Ramirez
1979 Ryan Budde
1979 Roberto Novoa
1980 Mel Stocker
1981 Oliver Perez
1984 Jarrod Dyson
1984 Tyson Brummett
1984 Chris Pettit
1987 Jorge De Leon
1990 Adam Cimber
1991 Jon Moscot
1992 Yorman Rodriguez
1993 Nick Gardenwine
1993 Jacob Webb
1996 Marcus Wilson
1997 Isaiah Campbell
1997 Karl Kauffmann
1998 Jordan Leasure
2000 Brooks Baldwin

OBITUARIES:

1901 Gene Bagley
1901 Milt Whitehead
1912 Lou Polchow

Polchow, who lost his only start with Cleveland in 1902, died of Bright’s disease at 32 in his hometown of Mankato, MN. – “Old Pitcher Dead,” Omaha World-Herald, September 1, 1912: Sports-3.

1916 John Dyler

Dyler, a Kentucky man who retired to the Fort Myers, FL area, died after a short illness.

“John Dyler Passes Away,” Fort Myers Press, August 16, 1916: 1.

1923 Marty Hogan

Hogan died of pneumonia, per the Zanesfield Sunday Times-Signal (August 15, 1923, Page 8).  According to a note in the Lancaster New Era, he had been involved in a nasty car accident, losing an eye among other injuries, and his health went downhill from there.

“Death Claims Marty Hogan,” Lancaster New Era, August 16, 1923: 16.

1929 Jack Manning

Manning, a popular gentleman in Boston, died after a long illness.

“Jack Manning of the Famous Boston Club of ’73 is Dead,” Boston Globe, August 17, 1929: 8.

1930 Guy Tutwiler

Tutwiler was walking along the top of a Southern freight train and apparently didn’t know he had to duck, being struck by a bridge (the bridge was standing still, though) near Gate City, AL.

“7 Persons in Alabama Meet Violent Death,” Dothan Eagle, August 16, 1930: 1.

1936 Lew Richie

Richie died in a Pennsylvania sanitorium.

“Richie, Noted Pitcher, Passes Away at 53,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 17, 1936: 9.

1941 Jacob Doyle

Doyle’s life in baseball was dwarfed by the decades he spent in the US Navy.  He died of natural causes in a rest home in Waukegan, IL.

“Jacob D. Doyle, Retired Naval Officer, is Dead,” Chicago Tribune, August 16, 1941: 10.

1943 Art Whitney

Whitney died at home of a brief illness.

“Art Whitney, Former Cubs Infielder, Dead,” Springfield Republican, August 17, 1943: 4.

1947 Bill Hall
1947 Carlton Lord
1957 Ed Baecht

Baecht, owner of a tavern and restaurant in Grafton, IL, died of nephritis after a lengthy illness.

“Ed Baecht, Former Brownies Pitcher, Dies at 50,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 16, 1957: 18.

1960 Ed Wheeler

Wheeler, who played 30 games for Brooklyn in 1902, fell ill at his home and died on the way to the hospital.

“Ex-Major League Player, Edward Wheeler, 77, Dies,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 16, 1960: 18.

1963 Karl Drews

Drews was struck by an allegedy intoxicated driver along a highway in Davie, FL while trying to flag down other cars as his car had broken down.  His seventeen-year-old daughter was in the car and watched it happen.

“Karl Drews Killed in Accident,” Corpus Christi Caller, August 16, 1963: 4C.

1965 Stan Pitula

Pitula, just 34, died of carbon monoxide poisoning – an apparent suicide, in his car with an empty bottle of win and a pair of dice by his side.

“Stanley Pitula Found Dead; Ex-Hackensack High Ace,” The Record (Hackensack, NJ), August 16, 1965: 33.

1966 George Burns
1967 Karl Meister
1969 Howie Williamson
1970 Ray Bates
1972 Jeff Pfeffer
1973 Wild Bill Luhrsen
1976 Jim Henry
1976 Dick Lajeskie
1978 Ed Chaplin
1984 Tom Gee
1990 Bob Garbark
1992 Oran Frazier
1994 Joe Brovia
1999 Greek George
2002 Arnie Moser
2003 Red Hardy
2008 Darrin Winston
2014 Jerry Lumpe
2015 Doc Daugherty
2015 Bud Thomas
2016 Choo Choo Coleman
2022 Bob Locker

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE!!!

1905 The Athletics top the Browns, 2 – 0, in a rain shortened game. Rube Waddell kept the Browns without a hit and had struck out nine of fifteen St. Louis batters he faced.

1989 Dave Dravecky, having recently returned fro cancer surgery, snaps his arm while throwing a pitch. The arm never healed – eventually it and his shoulder were amputated.

1990 Phillies starter Terry Mulholland blanks the Giants, 6 – 0, without allowing a hit. The lone baserunner reached on an error and was removed by a double play.

2011 Jim Thome launches two homers against the Tigers; the last one was his 600th career homer.

2012 Felix Hernandez takes the Rays, 1 – 0, while throwing a perfect game. It was the third perfect game of the season (Humber, Cain).

TRANSACTION WIRE:

1910 Pittsburgh signs Max Carey from South Bend of the Central League.

1973 The White Sox picked up Minnesota Twins starter Jim Kaat off the waiver wire. That worked out pretty well…

1995 Kansas City sent Vince Coleman to Seattle for (later) Jim Converse.