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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 Americ...

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