Baseball Finest

Happy Birthday, Doug Jones! Douglas Reid Jones was born on June 24, 1957 in Covina, California. 5x All-Star. 69-79 W-L, 3.30 ERA, 909 SO, 303 SV. Doug Jones and his teams:         Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics.

Happy Birthday, Vlady ! Vladimir Guerrero was born on February 9, 1975 in Nizao, Dominican Republic. HOF, 9x All-Star, MVP, 8x SS, Runs Leader, Hits Leader, 2x 30-30, several defensive leaderships. .318 AVG, 449 HR, 1496 RBI, 181 SB, 2590 Hits. Vladimir Guerrero and his teams:   Montreal Expos, Anaheim Angels (and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles.

  Happy Birthday, Presidente! Jose Dennis Martinez was born on May 14, 1954 in Granada, Nicaragua. 4x All-Star, Wins Leader, ERA Leader, GS Leader, 2x CG Leader, SHO Leader, Innings Leader, some defensive leaderships. 245-193 W-L, 3.70 ERA, 2149 SO, 8 SV. Dennis Martinez and his teams:       Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves.

  Happy Birthday, Mike! Miguel Ángel Cuéllar was born on May 8, 1937 in Las Villas, Cuba. 4x All-Star, Cy Young, Wins Leader, GS Leader, CG Leader, 2x W-L% Leader. 185-130 W-L, 3.14 ERA, 1632 SO, 11 SV. Mike Cuellar and his teams:         Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels.

Happy Birthday, Steve! Steven Allen Finley was born on March 12, 1965 in Union City, Tennessee. 2x All-Star, 5x GG, 2x Triples Leader, 2x Games Leader, some defensive leaderships. .271 AVG, 304 HR, 1167 RBI, 320 SB, 2548 Hits. Steve Finley and his teams:               Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies.

Happy Birthday, Bobby! Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla was born on February 23, 1963 in Bronx, NY.  6x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger, 2B Leader, Games Leader, Def. Games as 3B Leader, Assists as 3B Leader, Double Plays Turned as 3B Leader. .279 AVG, 287 HR, 1173 RBI, 45 SB, 2010 Hits. Bobby Bonilla and his teams:               Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals.

Happy Birthday, Slick! Andrew James Van Slyke was born on December  21, 1960 in Utica, New York. 3x All-Star, 5x GG, 2x SS, Hits Leader, Doubles Leader, Triples Leader, several defensive leaderships. .274 AVG, 164 HR, 792 RBI, 245 SB, 1562 Hits.   Andy Van Slykes and his teams:     St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies.

Happy Birthday Lee! Lee Arthur Smith was born on December 4, 1957 in Jamestown, Louisiana. HOF, 7x All-Star, 3x Rolaids Relief, 4x SV Leader. 71-92 W-L, 3.03 ERA, 1251 SO, 478 SV. Lee Smith and his teams:     Chicago Cubs,  Boston Red Sox,  St. Louis Cardinals,  New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles,  California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos.