September 1 Birthdays

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

Vic Barnhart: Born in 1922. Played for the London Pirates in the PONY (New York-Penn League since 1957). He played in the major leagues during 3 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1944-46). He died on April 13, 2017 at the age of 94.

Tom Burgess: Born in 1927. Played for the 1946 Hamilton Cardinals. He played in the majors during two seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1954) and Los Angeles Angels (1962).

Merlin Nippert: Born in 1938. Played for the 1957 Corning Red Sox. Pitched in 4 games for the Boston Red Sox in 1962.

Gary Ignasiak: Born in 1949. Played for the 1971 Batavia Trojans. Pitched in 3 games for the 1973 Detroit Tigers.

Credits: TCMA Ltd. via The Trading Card Database

Dave West: Born in 1964. Played for the 1984 Little Falls Mets. Pitched in the majors for 10 seasons with the New York Mets (1988-89), Minnesota Twins (1989-92), Philadelphia Phillies (1993-96) and Boston Red Sox (1998).

Jose Constanza: Born in 1983. Played for the 2005 Mahoning Valley Scrappers. Played 4 seasons with the Atlanta Braves (2011-14).

Brian Broderick: Born in 1986. Played for the 2007 Batavia Muckdogs. Pitched in 11 games for the Washington Nationals in 2011.

Source: Baseball Reference

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