Born: Dec. 15, 1967Baseball 1B 1995 AL MVP with Boston; 3-time All-Star; signed a 6-year, $80 million deal with Anaheim in 1999; went to Mets in 2002; knee injury in 2003 led to his retirement in…
Born: Feb. 17, 1908Radio-TV renowned baseball play-by-play broadcaster for Cincinnati, Brooklyn and N.Y. Yankees from 1934-66; won Peabody Award for radio commentary in 1991.Died: Oct. 22, 1992
Born: May 12, 1925Baseball C played on 10 World Series winners with NY Yankees; holds WS records for games played (75), at bats (259) and hits (71); 3-time AL MVP (1951,54-55); managed both Yankees…
Born: May 15, 1953Baseball 3B-1B AL batting champion in 3 different decades (1976,80,90); MVP in 1980; led KC to World Series title in 1985; retired after 1993 season with 3,154 hits and .305…
Born: Mar. 1, 1917Radio-TV baseball play-by-play broadcaster for St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland, Chicago White Sox and Cubs 1945-98; father of sportscaster Skip and grandfather of sportscaster Chip.…
Born: Mar. 22, 1952Radio-TV NBC broadcaster who has been anchor for NBA, NFL and Summer Olympics as well as baseball play-by-play man; 11-time Emmy winner as studio host/play-by-play and 8-time…
Born: Oct. 12, 1906Baseball SS hit over .300 and drove in over 100 runs 8 times each; player-manager in Washington and Boston (1933-47); AL president (1959-73).Died: Sept. 7, 1984
Born: Jan. 16, 1910Baseball RHP led NL in strikeouts and complete games 4 times; last NL pitcher to win 30 games (30-7 in 1934); MVP in 1934 with St. Louis; 150-83 record.Died: July 17, 1974
Born: July 27, 1905Baseball managed in NL 24 years; won 2,015 games, including postseason; 3 pennants with Brooklyn (1941) and NY Giants (1951,54); won World Series in 1954.Died: Oct. 7, 1991
