August 30 Birthdays

The following former New York-Penn League prospects were born on this date.

Carmen Fanzone: Born in 1941. Played in 82 games for the 1964 Wellsville Red Sox (21 HR, 71 RBI, .386/.472/.693). Fanzone played in the majors during five seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1970) and Chicago Cubs (1971-74). He was an accomplished jazz musician after he retired from baseball.

Credits: Topps Co via The Trading Card Database

Credits: Topps Co. via The Trading Card Database

Tug McGraw: Born in 1944. Pitched in 3 games for the 1964 Auburn Mets (1-2, 1.89 ERA). He pitched for 19 seasons in the majors with the New York Mets (1965-67, 1969-74) and Philadelphia Phillies (1975-84). He died on January 5, 2004, at the age of 59.

Willie Mueller: Born in 1956. Played for the 1974 Newark (NY) Co-Pilots (7 games, 15 IP, 0-0, 6.00 ERA). He pitched in the majors during two seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers (1978, '81). He portrayed a New York Yankees pitcher (The Duke) in movie Major League.

Credits: Miller Brewing via The Trading Card Database

Andy Cook: Born in 1967. Pitched for the Oneonta Yankees in 1988 (8-4, 3.62 ERA). Cook pitched in 4 games for the 1993 New York Yankees.

Jose Herrera: Born in 1972. Played in 3 games for the St. Catharines Blue Jays in 1991 (.333/.455/.444). He played for the Oakland Athletics during the 1995 and 1996 seasons.

Marlon Byrd: Born in 1977. Played for the 1999 Batavia Muckdogs (13 HR, 50 RBI, .296/.376/.535). He played 15 seasons in the majors with the Philadephia Phillies (2002-05, '14), Washington Nationals (2005-06), Texas Rangers (2007-09), Chicago Cubs (2010-12), Boston Red Sox (2012), New York Mets (2013), Pittsburgh Pirates (2013), Cincinnati Reds (2015), San Francisco Giants (2015), Cleveland Indians (2016).

Russ Adams: Born in 1980. Played in 30 games for the 2002 Auburn Doubledays (.354/.464/.469). He played for the Toronto Blue Jays during 5 seasons (2004-07, '09).

Roberto Hernandez: Born in 1980. Played in 3 games for the 2002 Mahoning Valley Scrappers. He pitched in majors during 11 seasons for the Cleveland Indians (2006-12), Tampa Bay Rays (2013), Philadelphia Phillies (2014), Los Angeles Dodgers (2014), Houston Astros (2015), and Atlanta Braves (2016).

Billy Burns: Born in 1989. Played for the 2011 Auburn Doubledays (.722 OPS). He has played in the majors during 4 seasons with the Oakland Athletics (2014-16) and the Kansas City Royals (2016-17). He is currently assigned to the AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRoaders.

Shane Carle: Born in 1991. Pitched for the Jamestown Jammers in 2013 (1-0, 2.15 ERA). He has played in the majors during 3 seasons with the Colorado Rockies (2017) and Atlanta Braves (2018-19) and is currently assigned to the AAA Nashville Sounds in the Texas Rangers organization.

Taylor Hearn: Born in 1994. Pitched for the 2015 Auburn Doubledays (1-5, 3.98 ERA). Currently on the 60 Day Injured List with the Texas Rangers.

Source: Baseball Reference

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New York-Penn League Birthdays - March 14

Here is a list of former New York-Penn League prospects who were born on March 14. Click on the names to link to Baseball Reference for more information.

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Tim Ireland (Jamestown Expos, 1973). Born in 1953. He played in a total of 11 games for the Kansas City Royals over two seasons (1981-82)

Mike Rochford (Elmira Pioneers, 1982). Born in 1963. He pitched in a total of 8 games for the Boston Red Sox over three seasons (1988-90)

Credits: ProCards via Trading Cards Database

Credits: ProCards via Trading Cards DataBase

Billy Paul Carver (Auburn Astros, 1987). Born in 1966. Carver played three seasons in the minor leagues.

Jalal Leach (Oneonta Yankees, 1990). Born in 1969. He played in eight games for the 2001 San Francisco Giants.

Robert Dodd (Batavia Clippers, 1994). Born in 1973. Dodd pitched in four games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1998.

Adam Taylor (Watertown Indians, 1996-97). Born in 1974. He played in the minors for four years.

Randor Bierd (Oneonta Tigers, 2006). Born in 1984. He pitched in 29 games for the 2008 Baltimore Orioles.

Steven Hill (Batavia Muckdogs, 2007). Born in 1985. Hill pitched in a total of 10 games for the St. Louis Cardinals (2010, '12).

Paul Nardozzi (Oneonta Tigers, 2007). Born in 1985. He played two seasons in the minor leagues.

Jamie Lehman (Vermont Expos, 2005; Auburn Doubledays 2009). Born in 1985. He played six seasons in the minors.

Jose Urena (Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 2009) Born on 1988. Urena played four seasons in the minor leagues.

Source: Baseball Reference

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