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Happy Birthday, Niño! Jose D. Fernandez was born on July 31, 1992 in Santa Clara, Cuba. 2x All-Star, ROY. 38-17 W-L, 2.58 ERA, 589 SO. Jose Fernandez and his team: Miami Marlins

Jim Piersall "Jimmy" Positions : Center Fielder Full Name : James Anthony Piersall Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : November 14, 1929 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA Died: June 3, 2017 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA Organizations : Boston Red Sox (8), Los Angeles / California Angels (5), Cleveland Indians (3), Washington Senators (2), New York Mets (1) JIM PIERSALL' WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All Star:  2 (1954, 1956) Gold Gloves:  2 (1958, 1961) BATTING 2B Leader:  1 (1956) Games Leader:  1 (1956) FIELDING Def. Games as CF:  2  (1956, 1957) Assists as CF:  1 (1957)  Double Plays Turned as CF:  2 (1958, 1961) Def. Games as RF: 1 (1953) PO as RF: 1 (1953) Double Plays Turned as RF: 1 (1953) Def. Games as OF:  1 (1956) PO as OF:  2 (1956, 1957) Double Plays Turned as OF:   1 (1953) Fielding % as CF: 5 (1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962) Fielding % as OF: 3 (1956, 1961, 1962) WHO? The "Jimmy" was an American former baseball center fielder. He was best known fo

Happy Birthday, Joe! Joseph Paul Torre was born on July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. HOF, 9x All-Star, MVP, GG, 2x Manager of the Year, Batting Title, RBI Leader, Games Leader, Hits Leader,    .297 AVG, 252 HR, 1.185 RBI, 23 SB, 2.342 Hits. As manager: 2.326-1.997 W-L, .538 W-L, 4x WS Rings Joe Torre and his teams: As Player: Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets  As Manager: New York Mets, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers