August 30 Birthdays

The following former New York-Penn League prospects were born on this date.

Carmen Fanzone: Born in 1941. Played in 82 games for the 1964 Wellsville Red Sox (21 HR, 71 RBI, .386/.472/.693). Fanzone played in the majors during five seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1970) and Chicago Cubs (1971-74). He was an accomplished jazz musician after he retired from baseball.

Credits: Topps Co via The Trading Card Database

Credits: Topps Co. via The Trading Card Database

Tug McGraw: Born in 1944. Pitched in 3 games for the 1964 Auburn Mets (1-2, 1.89 ERA). He pitched for 19 seasons in the majors with the New York Mets (1965-67, 1969-74) and Philadelphia Phillies (1975-84). He died on January 5, 2004, at the age of 59.

Willie Mueller: Born in 1956. Played for the 1974 Newark (NY) Co-Pilots (7 games, 15 IP, 0-0, 6.00 ERA). He pitched in the majors during two seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers (1978, '81). He portrayed a New York Yankees pitcher (The Duke) in movie Major League.

Credits: Miller Brewing via The Trading Card Database

Andy Cook: Born in 1967. Pitched for the Oneonta Yankees in 1988 (8-4, 3.62 ERA). Cook pitched in 4 games for the 1993 New York Yankees.

Jose Herrera: Born in 1972. Played in 3 games for the St. Catharines Blue Jays in 1991 (.333/.455/.444). He played for the Oakland Athletics during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.

Marlon Byrd: Born in 1977. Played for the 1999 Batavia Muckdogs (13 HR, 50 RBI, .296/.376/.535). He played 15 seasons in the majors with the Philadephia Phillies (2002-05, '14), Washington Nationals (2005-06), Texas Rangers (2007-09), Chicago Cubs (2010-12), Boston Red Sox (2012), New York Mets (2013), Pittsburgh Pirates (2013), Cincinnati Reds (2015), San Francisco Giants (2015), Cleveland Indians (2016).

Russ Adams: Born in 1980. Played in 30 games for the 2002 Auburn Doubledays (.354/.464/.469). He played for the Toronto Blue Jays during 5 seasons (2004-07, '09).

Roberto Hernandez: Born in 1980. Played in 3 games for the 2002 Mahoning Valley Scrappers. He pitched in majors during 11 seasons for the Cleveland Indians (2006-12), Tampa Bay Rays (2013), Philadelphia Phillies (2014), Los Angeles Dodgers (2014), Houston Astros (2015), and Atlanta Braves (2016).

Billy Burns: Born in 1989. Played for the 2011 Auburn Doubledays (.722 OPS). He has played in the majors during 4 seasons with the Oakland Athletics (2014-16) and the Kansas City Royals (2016-17). He is currently assigned to the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRoaders.

Shane Carle: Born in 1991. Pitched for the Jamestown Jammers in 2013 (1-0, 2.15 ERA). He has played in the majors during 3 seasons with the Colorado Rockies (2017) and Atlanta Braves (2018-19) and is currently assigned to the AAA Nashville Sounds in the Texas Rangers organization.

Taylor Hearn: Born in 1994. Pitched for the 2015 Auburn Doubledays (1-5, 3.98 ERA). Currently on the 60 Day Injured List with the Texas Rangers.

Source: Baseball Reference

NY-Penn League History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the New York-Penn League, or any of its teams.