Hey-not yet!! Slightly OT but maybe fun!

[familytoad]

All,
I got a nice email from the automated N54 system today wishing me a very Happy Birthday!!

Well, I thought that was pretty cool, even though it was a day early.
My birthday is actually tomorrow...Sept 21st...but it got me thinking that we might all want to know which baseball players share our birthdays...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/

Most famous is probably Cecil Fielder, who is embarrasingly one year younger than I am (he'll only be 47)
Scott Spiezio had a few big years too. Current Phillie Antonio Bastardo turns 25 tomorrow, and one old guy you may have seen before also was born on Sept 21st...see scan (borrowed scan, but this is the only Mayo I own, I don't have a scan or the card handy)

So, who shares a birthday with a famous player? Do you specifically collect that player accordingly?

Have some fun...scans please!

[Robextend]

A few guys born on June 30th:

Garrett Anderson
Tony Fernandez
Mark Grudzielanek
Ron Swoboda
Bud Black

Non Baseball - Mike Tyson!

EDITED TO ADD: Happy Birthday Brian (about a half an hour early where I am)

[Matthew H]

Rob, we almost shared a birth date (June 29).

Oh, I also share a birthday with Jack Sutthoff. (seriously)

Edited to add: Happy Birthday Brian!

[jb217676]

Hey, my birthday is also September 21st!

[Tcards-Please]

Happy birthday Brian.

One player was actually born same day/year and I share the day with one HOFer:

Marty Cordova: July 10, 1969
Andre Dawson: 1954

r/
Frank

[barrysloate]

Brian- I got mine a day early too. And happy birthday today!

Players born August 4:

Jake Beckley
Cleon Jones
Roger Clemens
B.J. Surhoff

Other notables born that day:

Percy Bysshe Shelley
Louis Armstrong
Barack Obama
Meg Whitman
Billy Bob Thornton

[HRBAKER]

August 9

Julian Javier
Ted Simmons

HBD Brian!

[bbcard1]

The most famous person born on my birthday? Adoph Hitler ... not something I usually crow about.

Most famous athlete? Bobby Orr.

Most famous celebrity? Mr. Rogers.

Most famous baseball player? Paul Mirabella

March 20.

[barrysloate]

Wasn't Hitler born April 20?

[Kawika]

I was born on April 20 along with Hitler and Mattingly.

[D. Broughman]

My Grandson Nolan shares a birthday with Honus Wagner. Feb. 24

[DaveH]

The "Babe", Ronald Reagan and I were all born on Feb. 6. Now if only I had some of their talents and money

dh

[Peter_Spaeth]

"Other notables born that day:

Percy Bysshe Shelly
Louis Armstrong
Barak Obama
Meg Whitman
Billy Bob Thornton"

Is that some new variant spelling of Barack?

[T206Collector]

The only T206er born on my birthday...

[kkkkandp]

I am happy to say that there were quite a few good baseball players born on my birthday (April 4) including Tris Speaker, Gil Hodges, Joe Vosmik, Mickey Owen, Ray Fosse, Jim Fregosi and Scott Rolen. Ex-commissioner Bart Giamatti was also born on that day.

Other notables: Maya Angelou, Robert Downey Jr, Dale Hawerchuk, Heath Ledger, Craig T. Nelson and Muddy Waters.

[steve B]

Only one Hall of famer
Earl Averill

And only a few good players.
Fred Dunlap
Eddie Grant
Kent Hrbek
Josh Hamilton

May 21

Among other famous people
Mr T
Al Franken
Glenn Curtiss
Fats Walller
Notorious BIG

What an odd group.

Steve B

[barrysloate]

Thanks Peter. That was morning brain lock.

[Section103]

Dave Concepcion. But more importantly, Barry Manilow!

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by Dave Haas

The "Babe", Ronald Reagan and I were all born on Feb. 6. Now if only I had some of their talents and money

dh

I was also born of February 6th, as was Bob Marley. I always thought it was cool to share a birthday with the "Babe" and Bob Marley.

[Tim Fritz]

Valentine's day is almost completely void of any decent players, but has a couple of great names.

Best hitter is Candy LaChance. Insert joke here.

Best pitcher is Pretzels Getzien.

[tbob]

I did not meet anyone else with my birthday until I was 35 years old! The odds against that are enormous.
Other than Joe Blanton, Jay Bell and Derek Bell there is only this guy:

[Jay Wolt]

August 30 - 2 HOFers Ted Williams & KiKi Cuyler along w/ Tug McGraw &
Basketball's Robert Parrish & Skier Jean Claude Killy

And of course the real famous ones, Fred MacMurray & Shirley "Hazel" Booth

[E93]

August 12th

[t206hound]

I share the same birth date (day and year) with Greg Mullins, who has an interesting career stat sheet:
2 games played
5 batters faced
1 inning pitched
1 hit allowed
1 strike out
1 hit batsman
0.00 ERA

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by Dave Haas

The "Babe", Ronald Reagan and I were all born on Feb. 6. Now if only I had some of their talents and money

dh

Look at the bright side; at least you're still alive.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

August 30 - 2 HOFers Ted Williams & KiKi Cuyler along w/ Tug McGraw &
Basketball's Robert Parrish & Skier Jean Claude Killy

And of course the real famous ones, Fred MacMurray & Shirley "Hazel" Booth

Jay- you can add my wife Judy...also August 30!

[Jay Wolt]

Barry cool!
Wish her a belated Happy Birthday from one of her birthday alums.

Just googled the date & over & above the ones I listed and always knew about.
We can include...
Mary Shelley
Warren Buffett
Andy Roddick
Cameron Diaz

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Thanks Peter. That was morning brain lock.

It's a transliteration from the Arabic anyhow....

[Jim VB]

Hi Brian! Great thread. Thanks for getting me everyone's birthdate.

Now..., if you would start a thread talking about the baseball tie-ins with their Social Security numbers, and get everyone to contribute, that would be great!

[barrysloate]

Jay- I knew about Mary Shelley, because Percy Shelley and I are both August 4, and Judy and Mary are both August 30. So as a couple we share two birthdays! I know meaningless stuff like that.

[rhettyeakley]

Notable September 15th Ball Players...
Gaylord Perry
Doc Bushong
Harry McCurdy
Bud clancy
Fritz Ostermueller
Jean Dubuc
Nick Altrock
Hugh McQuillan
Elmer Cleveland

Non-Baseball...
Marco Polo
William H. Taft
Agatha Christie
Merlin Olsen
Tommy Lee Jones
Dan Marino
Prince Harry
Heidi Montag (his one is for laughs!)

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Jay- I knew about Mary Shelly, because Percy Shelly and I are both August 4, and Judy and Mary are both August 30. So as a couple we share two birthdays! I know meaningless stuff like that.

Geez Barry it's Percy ShellEy. You are slipping!!!

[barrysloate]

Peter- Yikes, I'm a wreck! I got to quit smoking this stuff.

[Rickyy]

Bill Klem (HOF umpire)
Charlie Finley
Sparky Anderson
Steve Barber

I used to get my bday off as kid from school, because it was also George Washington's bday holiday.

[slidekellyslide]

April 17th - two of the most notable baseball personalities share this birthday with me.

Cap Anson and Alexander Cartwright

I share the same birthday and year with Marquis Grissom and musician Liz Phair.

[GoldenAge50s]

The only one who shares the exact day & yr w/ me is Joe Torre.

Some others from July 18 are Mike Greenwell, Tori Hunter, Johnny Hopp, Eddie Kazak and the immortal shaving duo of Butch Edge (gel) & (Gillette) Razor Shines!

[familytoad]

To Jeff Betts--- a most happy day to you as well sir!

My deep dish of lasagne set the tone for my birthday banana cream pie. Along with another Phillies victory tonight... I will sleep peacefully!

To Jim VB---there you go, ruining humanity again. Oh...that PIN number you asked for sent via PM

To those sharing birthdays with Barry Manilow, David Hasselhoff or Michael Bolton...um, never mind

To JimB--I was reading "Matty" on the airplane back from St.Louis last week...how many times do you actually wish a flight was longer?? I am only half way through

Thanks for playing...more scans!!

[rnisly]

One HOF Lou Gehrig

shares my birthday June 19th

Roger

[effe]

[calvindog]

[mark evans]

No baseball players I ever heard of. On the other hand, there is Brigitte Bardot.

I'll turn 61 on Tuesday (Sept. 28).

Mark

[Mark]

Originally Posted by rnisly

One HOF Lou Gehrig

shares my birthday June 19th

Roger

All I got was Wally Pipp and Rivington Bisland.