Top 10 April 2 Birthdays
Somewhat Honorable Mention: April 2, 1965: Rodney King. He was no angel, but he didn't deserve to get beaten by Los Angeles policemen, setting in motion the events that led to the 1992 South Central Riots. 10. April 2, 1945: Don Sutton. A 4-time All-Star, he reached 4 postseasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and 1 each with the Houston Astros, the Milwaukee Brewers and the California Angels, but never won a World Series. He is a member of the 300 Wins and 3,000 Strikeouts Clubs, and the Baseball Hall of Fame. He later became a renowned broadcaster, and was also a panelist on the classic 1970s version of Match Game . 9. April 2, 1869: Hughie Jennings. As a shortstop, for the old National League version of the Baltimore Orioles and the Brooklyn team that became known as the Dodgers, he batted .311 and won 5 Pennants, but also set records for getting hit by a pitch that have never been broken: 51 times in a season (1896), and 287 times in a career. Through all this, he ...