August 31 Birthdays

Former New York-Penn League prospects who were born on this date.

Tom Dukes: Born in 1942. Played for the 1961 Auburn Yankees (7-5, 3.96 ERA). Pitched in the majors during 6 seasons with the Houston Astros (1967-68), San Diego Padres (1969-70), Baltimore Orioles (1971) and California Angels (1972).

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Bill Nahorodny: Born in 1953. Played for the 1972 Auburn Phillies (.805 OPS). Played in the majors during 9 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (1976), Chicago White Sox (1977-79), Atlanta Braves (1980-81), Cleveland Indians (1982), Detroit Tigers (1983) and Seattle Mariners (1984).

Mike Hartley: Born in 1961. Pitched in 7 games for the Erie Cardinals in 1983 (1-3, 6.75 ERA). He played in the majors during 6 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1989-91), Philadelphia Phillies (1991-92), Minnesota Twins (1993), Boston Reds and Baltimore Orioles (1995).

Pat Howell: Born in 1968. Played for the 1989 Pittsfield Mets (.290/.318/.346). He played in 31 games for the New York Mets in 1992.

Gabe Kapler: Born in 1975. Played for the Jamestown Jammers in 1995. He played 12 seasons in the majors with the Detroit Tigers (1998-99), Texas Rangers (2000-2002), Colorado Rockies (2002-03), Boston Red Sox (2003-06), Milwaukee Brewers (2008) and Tampa Bay Ray (2009-10). He is currently in his second season as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Tim Drew: Born in 1978. Pitched in one game for the 1997 Watertown Indians. He pitched in the majors during 5 seasons for the Cleveland Indians (2000-01), Montreal Expos (2002-03) and Atlanta Braves (2004).

Ramon Santiago: Born in 1979. Played in 12 games for the 1999 Oneonta Tigers (.340/.377/.500). He played 13 seasons in the majors with the Detroit Tigers (2002-03, '06-'13), Seattle Mariners (2004-05) and Cincinnati Reds (2014).

Dennis Dove: Born in 1981. Played for the New Jersey Cardinals during two seasons (2003-04). He pitched in 3 games for the 2007 St. Louis Cardinals.

Matt Adams: Born in 1988. Played for the 2009 Batavia Muckdogs (.917 OPS). He is in his 8th major league season and is currently playing for the Washington Nationals.

Erik Gonzalez: Born in 1991. Played in 60 games for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in 2012. He is in his fourth major league season and is currently with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Dillion Peters: Born in 1992. Pitched for the 2015 Batavia Muckdogs (1-4, 3.60 ERA). He is in his third major league season and is currently playing for the Los Angeles Angels.

Source: Baseball Reference

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