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May 7:



Keon Broxton (1990): 2015; PR/OF; 2 AB/ 0-0-.000

Mark Smith (1970): 1997-98; OF/1B; 321 AB; 11-48-.249

Dave Barbee (1905): 1932; LF; 327 AB; 5-55-.257



Smith hit a 3-run homer to beat the Astros in the 10-inning no-hitter thrown by Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon in 1997.



Best player born on May 7: Tom Zachary (1896)



May 7, 2010: The Pirates managed to place two runners on third base at the same time against the Cardinals. Yadier Molina correctly tagged the trailing runner, McCutchen, and McCutchen was called out. The lead runner, Andy LaRoche, then inexplicably stepped off the base and was also tagged by Molina.

May 8:



Jason Davis (1980): 2008; RHP; 34 IP; 2-4, 5.29

Orestes Destrade (1962): 1988; PH/1B; 47 AB; 1-3-.149

Bill Powell (1885): 1909-10; RHP; 82.1 IP; 4-7, 2.51

Eddie Boyle (1874): 1896; C; 5 IP; 0-0-.000



Best player born on May 8: Dan Brouthers (1858) or Turkey Stearnes (1901)



"Orestes" is a very cool baseball name, right up there with Aramis. The Pirates made minor deals for Destrade and Randy Milligan just before the 1988 season started. They were both big first basemen who were all about power and walks, and I wondered at the time if the Pirates were about to become a noticeably analytical organization. Milligan had one year with the Pirates, then about a five-year run as a valuable player. He played over 700 games with a wonderful .391 career OBP. Destrade was sold to Japan, where he played 3+ seasons averaging about 40 homers. He eventually returned to be the Marlins expansion first basemen.

May 9:



Tony Bartirome (1932): 1952; 1B; 355 AB; 0-16-.220

Culley Rikard (1914): 1941-42, 1947; OF; 396 AB; 4-37-.270

Dan Sullivan (1857): 1886; C; 4 AB; 0-0-.000



Best player born on May 9: Tony Gwynn (1960)



Bartirome was the Pirates' team trainer, 1967-85, replacing Danny Whelan. For much of that time, it seemed like his equipment consisted of a white towel and a spray bottle full of stuff that numbed pain.  Bartirome was the center of a long-running clubhouse gag where new arrivals were assured that Bartirome could "lift three guys":



https://www.dkpittsburghsports.com/2018 ... -man-lift/

May 10:



Tony Alvarez (1979): 2002, 2004; OF; 64 AB; 2-10-.250

Pete Schourek (1969): 1999; LHP; 113 IP; 4-7, 5.34

Russ Bauers (1914): 1936-41; RHP; 553.2 IP; 29-29, 3.53

Al Rubeling (1913): 1943-44; UTIL; 352 AB; 4-39-.253



Also, JaCoby Jones (1992)



Best player born on May 10: Hideo Fujimoto (1918)



Am I the only one who didn't know about Tony Alvarez? What I knew about him a few days ago was: he was a pretty decent prospect, got a cup of coffee or two, maybe got a chance in Japan (turns out it was a season in Taiwan).



It seems, though, that Alvarez has been keeping busy after baseball:



1. Known as "El Potro Alvarez" (which I think translates to "Colt Alvarez"), he's some sort of hip hop or rap performer, apparently successful. His videos are on YouTube and feature many girls in bikinis;



2. He served as Venezuela's Minister of Youth and Sports under the Maduro regime;



3. He married a former Miss World, fifteen years his senior; then a Miss Universe first-runnerup; then a third beauty queen.



Basically, he's living the life I would have predicted for Jose Canseco. How did I miss this?

6C5F434241497F4259455E594844432D0 wrote: May 10:



Tony Alvarez (1979): 2002, 2004; OF; 64 AB; 2-10-.250

Pete Schourek (1969): 1999; LHP; 113 IP; 4-7, 5.34

Russ Bauers (1914): 1936-41; RHP; 553.2 IP; 29-29, 3.53

Al Rubeling (1913): 1943-44; UTIL; 352 AB; 4-39-.253



Also, JaCoby Jones (1992)



Best player born on May 10: Hideo Fujimoto (1918)



Am I the only one who didn't know about Tony Alvarez?  What I knew about him a few days ago was: he was a pretty decent prospect, got a cup of coffee or two, maybe got a chance in Japan (turns out it was a season in Taiwan).



It seems, though, that Alvarez has been keeping busy after baseball:



1. Known as "El Potro Alvarez" (which I think translates to "Colt Alvarez"), he's some sort of hip hop or rap performer, apparently successful. His videos are on YouTube and feature many girls in bikinis;



2. He served as Venezuela's Minister of Youth and Sports under the Maduro regime;



3. He married a former Miss World, fifteen years his senior; then a Miss Universe first-runnerup; then a third beauty queen.



Basically, he's living the life I would have predicted for Jose Canseco. How did I miss this?
I had high hopes for Tony Alvarez as did a lot of fans as I recall. Always a very good minor league hitter, a top 10 organization prospect but never stuck with the Bucs and was released at age 25. In 2003 in AAA the Pirates suspended him for some conduct issues. So I guess there was something else going on that led to his release.

May 11:



Mike Garcia (1968): 1999-2000; RHP; 18.1 IP; 1-2, 7.36

Walt Terrell (1958): 1990; RHP; 82.2 IP; 2-7, 5.88

Mark Huismann (1958): 1990-91; RHP; 8 IP; 1-0, 7.88

Gene Hermanski (1920): 1953; OF/PH; 62 AB; 1-4-.177

Rip Sewell (1907): 1938-49; RHP; 2108.2 IP; 143-97, 3.48



Also, Miguel Sano (1993): prospect who the Pirates thought they had in their pocket, but who signed with the Twins instead.



Best player born on May 11: Charlie Gehringer (1903)

May 12:



Evan Meek (1983): 2008-12; RHP; 172.2 IP; 7-7, 3.34

Josh Phelps (1978): 2007; 1B/PH; 77 AB; 5-19-.351

Johnny Hetki (1922): 1953-54; RHP; 201.1 IP; 7-10, 4.38

Hank Borowy (1916): 1950; RHP; 25.1 IP; 1-3, 6.39

Alex McCarthy (1889): 1910-17; INF; 1156 AB; 4-109-.226

Harry Truby (1868): 1896; 2B; 32 AB; 0-3-.156



Meek was an All Star in 2010. He had a 2.14 ERA in 70 appearances. McCarthy was sold to the Cubs in September, 1915, then purchased back in July, 1916. He was traded to Kansas City before the 1918 season, and spent eight years in the American Association.



Best player born on May 12: Yogi Berra (1925) or Lou Whitaker (1957)

72415D5C5F57615C475B4047565A5D330 wrote: May 12:



Evan Meek (1983): 2008-12; RHP; 172.2 IP; 7-7, 3.34

Josh Phelps (1978): 2007; 1B/PH; 77 AB; 5-19-.351

Johnny Hetki (1922): 1953-54; RHP; 201.1 IP; 7-10, 4.38

Hank Borowy (1916): 1950; RHP; 25.1 IP; 1-3, 6.39

Alex McCarthy (1889): 1910-17; INF; 1156 AB; 4-109-.226

Harry Truby (1868): 1896; 2B; 32 AB; 0-3-.156



Meek was an All Star in 2010. He had a 2.14 ERA in 70 appearances. McCarthy was sold to the Cubs in September, 1915, then purchased back in July, 1916. He was traded to Kansas City before the 1918 season, and spent eight years in the American Association.



Best player born on May 12: Yogi Berra (1925) or Lou Whitaker (1957)


I'll take Yogi Berra. What a terrific career, and life, he had. He was an American treasure.

May 13:



Max Moroff (1993)

Jack Shepard (1931): 1953-56; C; 751 AB; 12-75-.260

Frank Miller (1886): 1916-19; RHP; 769 IP; 41-49, 2.75

Jimmy Archer (1883): 1904, 1918; C; 78 AB; 0-4-.154



Shepard was a Stanford grad, and he left baseball in his mid-twenties to work in the school's administration.



Best player born on May 13: Larry Gardner (1886)

May 14:



Drew Rader (1901): 1921; LHP; 2 IP; 0-0, 0.00



Best player born on May 14: Roy Halladay (1977) or Ed Walsh (1881)



One of the things I've been looking at in making these lists is Baseball-Reference's Today in Baseball History page:



https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/May_14



It's obvious that someone who edits this page is a huge Clemente fan. It seems like every triple or homer he ever made gets a mention, and sometimes the items get centered around Clemente even though it seems other players might have made a bigger contribution that day.