Today's Birthdays: 14 former PONY/New York-Penn League Prospects

There are a total of 14 birthdays today of former Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York (PONY)/New York-Penn League prospects. Here is the complete list. You can link to more information at Baseball Reference by clicking on their names.

Bill Higdon (Bradford Blue Wings, 1946). Born in 1924. Died April 30, 1986. Played in 11 games for the 1949 Chicago White Sox.

Frank Wurm (Olean Oilers, 1942). Born in 1924. Died September 19, 1993. Pitched in one game for the 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers.

Fred Koenig (Hamilton Cardinals, 1951). Born in 1931. Died Januayr 12, 1993. Played 13 seasons in the minor leagues.

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Willie Upshaw (Oneonta Yankees, 1975). Happy 65th birthday. Played ten seasons in the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays (1978, 1980-87) and the Cleveland Indians (1988).

Brian Giles (Little Falls Mets, 1978). Happy 62nd birthday. Played six seasons in the majors with the New York Mets (1981-83), Milwaukee Brewers (1985), Chicago White Sox (1986), and Seattle Mariners (1990).

Bill Kazmierczak (Geneva Cubs, 1986). Happy 58th birthday. Played four seasons in the minor leagues.

Bob MacDonald (St. Catharines Blue Jays, 1987). Happy 57th birthday. Played six seasons in the majors with the Toronto Blue Jays (1990-92), Detroit Tigers (1993), New York Yankees (1995), New York Mets (1996).

Bob Ayrault (Batavia Clippers, 1989). Happy 56th birthday. Played in the majors during two seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (1992-93) and the Seattle Mariners (1993).

Eric Hillman (Little Falls Mets, 1987. Happy 56th birthday. Played three seasons for the New York Mets (1992-94)

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Tom Singer (St. Catharines Blue Jays, 1990). Happy 53rd birthday. Played five seasons in the minor leagues (1990-94).

Casey Janssen (Auburn Doubledays, 2004). Happy 40th birthday. Played nine years in the major leagues with the Toronto Blue Jay (2006-07, '09-'14) and Washington Nationals (2015).

Anthony Hewitt (Williamsport Crosscutters, 2009). Happy 33rd birthday. Played eight years in the minor leagues.

Cody Dickson (Jamestown Jammers, 2013). Happy 30th birthday. Played five seasons in the minor leagues.

J.D. Davis (Tri-City ValleyCats, 2014) Happy 29th birthday. Davis is in his third year playing in the majors (Houston Astros, 2017-18) and New York Mets (2019).

Source: Baseball Refernce

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