Wednesday, December 27, 2006 |
Today's Birthdays
Ernie Krueger BRO b. 1890, played 1917-1921, d. 1976-04-22
Norm Larker LAN b. 1930, played 1958-1961, All-Star: 1960. A very productive reserve for the early Los Angeles Dodgers, he spelled a late-career Gil Hodges at first and various players in the outfield. His best season was 1960, when he was second in the league with a .323 average. He became a Houston Colt .45 in the 1961 expansion draft; traded again to the Milwaukee Braves in 1962, he was out of baseball by the end of the year.
Jim Leyritz LAN,ANA b. 1963, played 1997, 2000. A utility infielder in the Shawn Wooten mold, he could play both corner infield positions, a little outfield and second base, and catch in a pinch. He got his start with the Yankees in 1990, and was dumped for a couple PTBNLs to the Angels in December, 1996. For the Angels, he spelled days off for Chad Kreuter until he was flipped to the Rangers for Ken Hill and another PTBNL. Three years later, he was with the Yankees and Dodgers, after which he retired.
Jason Repko LAN b. 1980, played 2005. Hard to believe he was a first-round pick under the Kevin Malone regime; he's proven to be injury-prone, and the Rangers are allegedly interested customers in his services.
Gary Weiss LAN b. 1955, played 1980-1981
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