Mike was a center for the Hartford Whalers for two full seasons. He was then demoted to the Minors and only saw action in seven more National Hockey League games over parts of two seasons. He scored 15 goals and had 22 assists over his 141 career games. Mike Tomlak turns 62 today.

Found a nice little honey hole today at an antique store in Richmond, RI

“Firo” was a catcher used primarily as a late inning defensive replacement for 17 games over parts of three Major League seasons. 13 of those games came with the 1981 Seattle Mariners and he played three more the next season before playing his final game with the 1988 Cleveland Indians. In seven career at bats he went 0-7 with a strikeout. Dan Firova turns 70 today.

Mike only played three National Basketball Association seasons. A backup center he played 55 of his 68 games in his rookie season with the Sacramento Kings. He spent his second season with the Detroit Pistons appearing in six games. He split his third season with the Washington Bullets and Milwaukee Bucks. Mike Peplowski turns 56 today.

Rich pitched in all or parts of six seasons with the San Francisco Giants as a swingman. A strikeout pitcher in the Minors (he twice led his league in strikeouts) he had control issues in the Majors and led the National League with 18 wild pitches in 1970. Rich Robertson turns 82 today,