Today is our older brother John's birthday. Happy birthday, John!

To celebrate his birth, I decided to write a post about baseball things that occurred on April 5. I hope this makes up for the Cubs getting rained out.

Players that were born today

Category	Leader	Stat
G	Ron Hansen	1,384
HR	Ron Hansen	106
H	Wid Conroy	1,257
SB	Wid Conroy	262
W	Bill Dinneen	170
SV	Bobby Hogue	17

Yikes. Not a great list. Hansen played from 1958-72, Conroy from 1901-1911, Dinneen from 1898-1909, and Hogue from 1948-1952. Hansen is the only player born today to ever make an All-Star game. Jung Ho Kang, Steve Clevenger, Ian, Stewart, and Lastings Milledge are the last four players to make the majors with a birthday today. Jung Ho Kang seemed to be headed toward the April 5th throne, but can't seem to control himself.

Baseball things that happened today*

1925: Babe Ruth collapses at a railroad station in Asheville, North Carolina. The "bellyache heard round the world," so dubbed when a writer suggests that illness was caused by a hot dogs and soda binge, will require hospitalization and an operation, keeping the Yankees slugger out of the lineup until May.

1993: At Camden Yards, William Jefferson Clinton becomes the first U.S. president to successfully throw the first pitch of the season from the pitcher's mound.

4/4/94: President Bill Clinton throws out the first pitch at the Indians home opener Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB About MLB.com: Commissioner Allan H.

1993: Greg Maddux, signed as a free agent in the offseason, allows no runs and scatters five hits to his former team, the Cubs, over 8 1/3 innings on Opening Day. (Sorry John).

2003: To show support for the U.S. troops in Iraq, the White Sox announce all active military members showing a military ID will be given free admission to most home games at U.S. Cellular Field.

2010: Receiving mostly cheers from the standing-room-only crowd at Nationals Stadium, President Barack Obama, wearing a White Sox cap and a Nats jacket, continues a 100-year tradition when he throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Washington's home opener against Philadelphia..

4/5/10: President Barack Obama throws out the first pitch before the Nationals' home opener Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB About MLB.com: Commissioner Allan H.

And lastly, Jason Heyward homered in his first major league at bat on April 5, 2010. I believe you remember that one pretty vividly.

Visit http://BravesBaseballDeals.com/player/atlanta-braves-jason-heyward-jerseys Compare prices, find great deals, and save money on your favorite Jason Heyward jerseys, Braves fan gear, tickets, and more. Jason Heyward Homers in his first at bat for the Atlanta Braves on {Opening Day - April 5th 2010}.

* Thanks to www.nationalpastime.com for this info.