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Major League Birthdays On October 17, features Red Rolfe you will meet Hall of Famers, Cup of Coffee players, and great characters of the game. Our list stretches all the way back to the 1800s to today’s current game!
To find out more that happened on October 16, check out the events page, the events page has everything from the most historical events to bizarre throughout baseball history. Classic Broadcast games, podcasts, debuts, final games, and passings. Check out October 17!
Featured Birthday – Red Rolfe
Born on October 17, 1908 in Penacook, NH, Red Rolfe, Yankee 3rd baseman from 1934-1942. 5x world champion. Impressive resume graduated from the prestigious Phillips Academy of Exeter, and Ivy League Dartmouth University. Was also a coach for the Yankees, Director of Farm Systems for Detroit Tigers as well as manager for several seasons. He was also a baseball and basketball coach at Yale University for 4 years and athletic director at Dartmouth!
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Todays Major League Birthdays On October 17
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