Today's Birthday

Happy Birthday to former Altoona Curve owner (limited partner) Mario Lemieux. The hockey great played in the National Hockey League during 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997.

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Today's Birthday

Happy 75th Birthday to former Eastern League prospect Tony La Russa.

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He played for the Binghamton Triplets during the 1962 season. La Russa went to play in the majors during six seasons for the Kansas City Athletics (1963), Oakland Athletics (1968-71), Atlanta Braves (1971) and Chicago Cubs (1973).

After his playing career, La Russa managed in the majors during 33 seasons with the Chicago White Sox (1979-1986), Oakland Athletics (1986-95) and St. Louis Cardinals (1996-2011).

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 2014.

Source: Baseball Reference


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Today's Birthday

Happy 70th Birthday to former Eastern League prospect Steve Foucault.

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Foucault pitched in two games in the Eastern League for the Pittsfield Senators during the 1970 season.

He went on to play in the majors during 6 seasons for the Texas Rangers (1973-76), Detroit Tigers (1977-78) and Kansas City Royals (1978). He pitched in 277 games during his major league career and had a career record of 35-36 with a 3.21 ERA.

He was a minor league pitching coach for several years after he retired as a player.

Source: Baseball Reference

Eastern League History is not affiliated in any way with Minor League Baseball, the Eastern League, or any of its teams.