Birthdays: 12/19
 

Reds:

Russell Branyan (36) -The Reds were the second team in his odyssey around the majors. He had one good year (including a three-HR game) followed by one bad one and then it was off to the next stop. Has a son named Cash, after Johnny Cash.

Tom Lawless (55) -The only player ever traded for Pete Rose, he's now a successful minor league manager.

Others:

Walt Williams (86) -Nicknamed "No-Neck"; any picture of him will tell you why. Listed at 5'6"; if he had a neck he'd have been 5'10".

Tony Taylor (76) -A classy guy who held the Phillies career record for games played at 2B until very recently.

Al Kaline (77) -Speaking of classy guys... Went directly from high school to the majors and never looked back. Very similar player to Clemente. Still active and an avid golfer, he had a hole in one a couple of years ago.

Rex Barney -Flamethrowing Dodger bonus baby with only a general idea of the location of home plate. Later the longtime beloved P.A. announcer for the Orioles.

Paul Krichell -Not much of a player, but possibly the greatest scout of all time. Signed Gehrig, Greenberg, Whitey Ford, Lazzeri, and so on and so on...

Re: Birthdays: 12/19
 

Don't like correcting you, because these posts rule, but Walt "No Neck" Williams is 68, not 86.

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Oopsie....typo. Thanks for the correction.

Re: Birthdays: 12/19
 

I thought that was awfully old for ole No Neck. :)

Al Kaline is one of the most overlooked great living players. He had a great career for the Tigers that has largely been unnoticed.

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He was the P.A. announcer from 1974 until his death on August 12, 1997. In tribute to him, the Orioles game that day was held without a public address announcer.

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Al Kaline played out of position as an outfielder. He should have been part of the battery.