Today's Birthday: Jim Leyland (Jamestown Tigers, 1965)

Credits: Topps Co. via Trading Card Database

Happy 76th Birthday to former New York-Penn League prospect Jim Leyland. He played in 82 games for the 1965 Jamestown Tigers.

Leyland managed in the major leagues for 22 years with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-96), Florida Marlins (1997-98), Colorado Rockies (1999) and Detroit Tigers (2006-13).

Source: Baseball Reference 

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