The best baseball players born on July 30

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Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for July 30.

Casey Stengel (1890)
If Stengel were alive today, his press conferences would be must-see viewing. He had a treasure trove of one-liners like, "Can't anybody here play this game?" which he famously uttered about the 1962 Amazin’ Mets in their inaugural season. "The Old Perfessor" was elected to the Hall of Fame as a manager, leading the Yankees to 10 AL pennants and seven World Series titles -- tied with Joe McCarthy for most in AL/NL history. As a player, he had the best seasons of his 14-year career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, once leading the NL in 1914 with a .404 OBP. According to the Hall of Fame website, Stengel “was the first Brooklyn player to bat, and later homer, at Ebbets Field.”

Joe Nuxhall (1928)
Nuxhall will forever be part of baseball history for being the youngest player to appear in an AL/NL game. With World War II depleting rosters around the league, Nuxhall was 15 years, 10 months and 11 days old when he pitched for the Reds on June 10, 1944. Known as "The Ol' Lefthander," Nuxhall pitched for 16 seasons, mostly with the Reds, and compiled a 135-117 record with a 3.90 ERA. The two-time All-Star retired after the 1966 season and was the Reds’ radio voice from 1967-2004.

Gus Triandos (1930)
Triandos was part of the 17-player transaction between the Yankees and Orioles in 1954, which still stands as the largest deal in MLB history. It took three weeks to finish, with the first part of the trade completed on Nov. 14 and finally closed on Dec. 1. Triandos became a three-time All-Star catcher with Baltimore. And the other guys? We won’t go through all the names, but the Yanks got Bob Turley, who won a Cy Young Award in 1958, and Don Larsen, the author of the lone perfect game in World Series history.

Clint Hurdle (1957)
Like Stengel, Hurdle is known for his managerial career, guiding the Rockies to the 2007 World Series and helping the Pirates make the playoffs and end their 20-year losing streak in ’13. Hurdle's playing career opened with much fanfare when he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated as “This Year’s Phenom” in March 1978. A first-round pick of the Royals in 1975, Hurdle didn’t meet those expectations, playing just 10 seasons with four clubs.

Scott Fletcher (1958)
Fletcher played for six teams during his 15-year playing career, spending eight of those seasons in Chicago with the White Sox and Cubs. He had two stints with the ChiSox, returning to the South Side in a trade with the Rangers that also included Sammy Sosa going to Chicago. Hall of Famer Harold Baines was sent to Texas in the deal. Since we love canines, here’s a tidbit. Former President George W. Bush, who used to own the Rangers, named his dog Spot Fetcher after Scott Fletcher, according to Wikipedia.

Others of note:
Doug Rader (1944): Won five straight Gold Gloves at third base with the Astros from 1970-74.

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