Old Sweater
05-17-2011, 07:06 AM
1852 - Sam King, infielder (d. 1922)
1857 - Billy Reid, infielder (d. 1940)
1858 - Henry Oberbeck, outfielder (d. 1921)
1860 - Frank Mountain, pitcher (d. 1939)
1865 - Al Mays, pitcher (d. 1905)
1868 - Fred Woodcock, pitcher (d. 1943)
1878 - Rube Vickers, pitcher (d. 1958)
1886 - Elmer Steele, pitcher (d. 1966)
1888 - Irv Porter, outfielder (d. 1971)
1892 - Hal Carlson, pitcher (d. 1930)
1894 - Frank Woodward, pitcher (d. 1961)
1899 - Del Webb, owner (d. 1974)
1903 - Cool Papa Bell Hall of Famer (d. 1991)
1906 - Al Eckert, pitcher (d. 1974)
1906 - Red Treadwell, minor league catcher and manager (d. 1948)
1908 - Ted Norbert, minor league star (d. 1991)
1908 - Leo Norris, infielder (d. 1987)
1910 - Lou Chiozza, infielder (d. 1971)
1912 - Ace Parker, infielder
1927 - Jim McDonald, pitcher
1932 - Billy Hoeft, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2010)
1932 - Ozzie Virgil, infielder
1939 - Dick Smith, outfielder
1944 - Orv Franchuk, scout
1946 - Dan Monzon, infielder (d. 1996)
1948 - Carlos May, outfielder; All-Star
1952 - Porfi Altamirano, pitcher
1957 - Don Nomura, agent
1957 - Pascual Perez, pitcher; All-Star
1962 - Greg Mathews, pitcher
1963 - Tom Newell, pitcher
1964 - Rob Nelson, infielder
1966 - Jack Voigt, outfielder
1966 - Brad DuVall, minor league pitcher
1969 - Rick Huisman, pitcher
1969 - Juan C. Pérez, Cuban league pitcher
1971 - Trey Forkerway, minor league infielder and manager
1973 - Xavier Civit, minor league pitcher
1973 - Seika Shiragi, announcer
1974 - Wiki Gonzalez, catcher
1974 - Keith Horn, minor league pitcher
1975 - Eriel Sánchez, Cuban leagues catcher
1975 - Scott Seabol, infielder
1976 - Marques Esquerra, minor league player
1976 - Jose Guillen, outfielder
1977 - Roddi Liebenberg, Great Britain national team pitcher
1978 - John Foster, pitcher
1978 - Carlos Pena, infielder; All-Star
1980 - Hiroshi Kisanuki, NPB pitcher
1982 - Nick Masset, pitcher
1983 - Gabriel Martinez, minor league infielder
1983 - Jeremy Sowers, pitcher
1983 - Josh Sowers, minor league pitcher
1985 - Dae-sung Choi, KBO pitcher
1985 - Todd Redmond, minor league pitcher
1989 - Yuliecer Arias, minor league outfielder
1989 - Jordan Jankowski, drafted catcher
1991 - Oscar Carlstedt, Elitserien pitcher
http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi?month=5&day=17
^^^ Stats of players who were born this day
---------- Post added at 05:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:01 AM ----------
1983 - Jeremy Sowers, pitcher
1983 - Josh Sowers, minor league pitcher
About had to be, but I looked it up.
Jeremy Bryan Sowers (born May 17, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.Sowers grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, where he attended Ballard High School. His twin brother, Joshua Sowers, formerly played in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
1857 - Billy Reid, infielder (d. 1940)
1858 - Henry Oberbeck, outfielder (d. 1921)
1860 - Frank Mountain, pitcher (d. 1939)
1865 - Al Mays, pitcher (d. 1905)
1868 - Fred Woodcock, pitcher (d. 1943)
1878 - Rube Vickers, pitcher (d. 1958)
1886 - Elmer Steele, pitcher (d. 1966)
1888 - Irv Porter, outfielder (d. 1971)
1892 - Hal Carlson, pitcher (d. 1930)
1894 - Frank Woodward, pitcher (d. 1961)
1899 - Del Webb, owner (d. 1974)
1903 - Cool Papa Bell Hall of Famer (d. 1991)
1906 - Al Eckert, pitcher (d. 1974)
1906 - Red Treadwell, minor league catcher and manager (d. 1948)
1908 - Ted Norbert, minor league star (d. 1991)
1908 - Leo Norris, infielder (d. 1987)
1910 - Lou Chiozza, infielder (d. 1971)
1912 - Ace Parker, infielder
1927 - Jim McDonald, pitcher
1932 - Billy Hoeft, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2010)
1932 - Ozzie Virgil, infielder
1939 - Dick Smith, outfielder
1944 - Orv Franchuk, scout
1946 - Dan Monzon, infielder (d. 1996)
1948 - Carlos May, outfielder; All-Star
1952 - Porfi Altamirano, pitcher
1957 - Don Nomura, agent
1957 - Pascual Perez, pitcher; All-Star
1962 - Greg Mathews, pitcher
1963 - Tom Newell, pitcher
1964 - Rob Nelson, infielder
1966 - Jack Voigt, outfielder
1966 - Brad DuVall, minor league pitcher
1969 - Rick Huisman, pitcher
1969 - Juan C. Pérez, Cuban league pitcher
1971 - Trey Forkerway, minor league infielder and manager
1973 - Xavier Civit, minor league pitcher
1973 - Seika Shiragi, announcer
1974 - Wiki Gonzalez, catcher
1974 - Keith Horn, minor league pitcher
1975 - Eriel Sánchez, Cuban leagues catcher
1975 - Scott Seabol, infielder
1976 - Marques Esquerra, minor league player
1976 - Jose Guillen, outfielder
1977 - Roddi Liebenberg, Great Britain national team pitcher
1978 - John Foster, pitcher
1978 - Carlos Pena, infielder; All-Star
1980 - Hiroshi Kisanuki, NPB pitcher
1982 - Nick Masset, pitcher
1983 - Gabriel Martinez, minor league infielder
1983 - Jeremy Sowers, pitcher
1983 - Josh Sowers, minor league pitcher
1985 - Dae-sung Choi, KBO pitcher
1985 - Todd Redmond, minor league pitcher
1989 - Yuliecer Arias, minor league outfielder
1989 - Jordan Jankowski, drafted catcher
1991 - Oscar Carlstedt, Elitserien pitcher
http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi?month=5&day=17
^^^ Stats of players who were born this day
---------- Post added at 05:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:01 AM ----------
1983 - Jeremy Sowers, pitcher
1983 - Josh Sowers, minor league pitcher
About had to be, but I looked it up.
Jeremy Bryan Sowers (born May 17, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization.Sowers grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, where he attended Ballard High School. His twin brother, Joshua Sowers, formerly played in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.