Eastern League Standings on August 25, 1954

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Today's Birthday: Tony Bernazard (Quebec Metros, 1976-77)

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Happy 64th birthday to former Eastern League prospect Tony Bernazard. He played for the 1976 and '77 Quebec Metros.

Bernazard played in the majors during 10 seasons for the Montreal Expos (1979-80), Chicago White Sox (1981-83), Seattle Mariners (1983), Cleveland Indians 1984-87), Oakland Athletics (1987) and Detroit Tigers (1991).

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Today's Birthday: Gary Boyd (Pawtucket Indians, 1966-67)

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Happy 74th Birthday to former Eastern League prospect Gary Boyd. He played for the 1966 and '67 Pawtucket Indians.

Boyd pitched in 8 games for the Cleveland Indians in 1969.  

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Today's Birthday: Jim Finigan (Binghamton Triplets, 1950, '53)

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Former Eastern League prospect Jim Finigan was born on this date in 1928. He played for the Binghamton Triplets during the 1950 and 1953 seasons.

Finigan played in the majors during 6 seasons for the Philadephia (1954) & Kansas City (1955-56) Athletics, Detroit Tigers (1957), San Francisco Giants (1958) and Baltimore Orioles (1959). He was an American League All-Star in 1954 and 1955.

He died on May 16, 1981 at the age of 52.

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Today's Birthday: Mike "Spanky" LaValliere (Reading Phillies, 1983-84)

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Happy 60th birthday to former Eastern League prospect Mike "Spanky" LaValliere. He played for the Reading Phillies in 1983 and 1984.

LaValliere played in the majors during 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (1984), St. Louis Cardinals (1985-86), Pittsburgh Pirates (1987-93) and Chicago White Sox (1993-95). He received National League Gold Glove for Catchers in 1987.

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Today's Birthday: Duke Markell (Utica Blue Sox, 1948-49)

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Former Eastern League prospect Duke Markell was born in Paris, France on this date in 1923. He played in the Eastern League for the Utica Blue Sox in 1948 and '49.

Markell pitched in 5 game for the 1951 St. Louis Browns.

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Today's Birthday: Willie "Puddin Head" Jones (Utica Blue Sox, 1948)

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Former Eastern League prospect Willie "Puddin Head" Jones was born on this date in 1925. He played for the Utica Blue Sox in 1948.

A member of the 1950 Whiz Kids, Jones played in the majors during 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (1947, '48-''59), Cleveland Indians (1959) and Cincinnati Reds (1959-61). He was a National League All-Star in 1950 & '51.

Jones died of cancer on October 18, 1983, at age of 58.

Source: Baseball Reference

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