New York Penn League Prospect's Birthdays on August 27

Credits: Topps Co via The Trading Card Database

Credits: Topps Co via The Trading Card Database

Joe McCabe: Born in 1938. Played in the New York-Penn League in 1960 for the Erie Sailors (69 games, 3 HR, 42 RBI, .235/.375/.366). Played in 28 games in the majors over two seasons for the Minnesota Twins (1964) and Washington Senators (1965). After he retired from baseball, he was a pilot for PanAm for several years.

Ray Peters: Born in 1946 (died May 4, 2019). Graduate of Harvard University. Pitched for the Newark (NY) Co-Pilots in 1969 (4 games/19 IP, 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 BB, 23 SO). He pitched in 2 games for the 1970 Milwaukee Brewers (0-2, 31.50 ERA).

Mike Edwards: Born in 1952. Played for the 1974 Niagara Falls Pirates (69 games, 3 HR, 28 RBI, .313/.362/.436). Played in the majors during four seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1977) and Oakland Athletics (1978-80).

Willie Smith: Born in 1967. Played for the 1987 Watertown Pirates (4-1, 2.49 ERA). Pitched in eight games for the 1994 St. Louis Cardinals (101, 9.00 ERA).

Credits: TriStar via The Trading Card Database

Jordy Mercer: Born in 1986. Played in six games for the 2008 State College Spikes. Has played eight seasons in the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2012-18) and Detroit Tigers (2019).

Seth Frankoff: Born in 1988. Pitched for the Vermont Lake Monsters in 2011 (14 games, 73 IP, 6-3, 2.34 ERA, 27 BB, 63 SO). He pitched in 1 game for the 2017 Chicago Cubs.

Nick Tropeano: Born in 1990. Pitched for the Tri-City ValleyCats in 2011 (12 games, 53.1 IP, 3-2, 2.36 ERA, 21 BB, 63 SO). He has pitched in the majors for five seasons with the Houston Astros (2014) and Los Angeles Angels (2015-16, '18-'19).

Patrick Wisdom: Born in 1991. Played for the Batavia Muckdogs in 2012 (65 games, 6 HR, 32 RBI, .282/.373/.465). He has played in the majors with the Texas Rangers during two seasons (2018-19).

Sam Travis: Born in 1993. Played in 40 games for the 2014 Lowell Spinners (4 HR, 30 RBI, .333/.364/.448). He has played three seasons in the majors (2017-19).


Source: Baseball Reference

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