# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1650
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32984 "2015-02-10T16:46:39Z")
More Characters on “Cheers” 1. Gary Hart 2. Harry the Hat 3. Woody Boyd 4. Alex Trebek 5. Dr. Simon Finche-Royce 6. Nick Tortelli 7. Janet Eldridge Kate Mulgrew, in three 1986 appearances. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32985 "2015-02-10T17:10:15Z")
More Characters on “Cheers” 1. Gary Hart 2. Harry the Hat 3. Woody Boyd 4. Alex Trebek 5. Dr. Simon Finche-Royce 6. Nick Tortelli 7. Janet Eldridge 8. Elvis LeBec ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32986 "2015-02-10T18:51:13Z")
More Characters on “Cheers” 1. Gary Hart 2. Harry the Hat 3. Woody Boyd 4. Alex Trebek 5. Dr. Simon Finche-Royce 6. Nick Tortelli 7. Janet Eldridge 8. Elvis LeBec 9. Gary (from Gary’s Old Towne Tavern) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32987 "2015-02-10T23:34:41Z")
More Characters on “Cheers” 1. Gary Hart 2. Harry the Hat 3. Woody Boyd 4. Alex Trebek 5. Dr. Simon Finche-Royce 6. Nick Tortelli 7. Janet Eldridge 8. Elvis LeBec 9. Gary (from Gary’s Old Towne Tavern) 10. John Allen Hill ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32988 "2015-02-11T03:45:41Z")
More Characters on “Cheers” 1. Gary Hart 2. Harry the Hat 3. Woody Boyd 4. Alex Trebek 5. Dr. Simon Finche-Royce 6. Nick Tortelli 7. Janet Eldridge 8. Elvis LeBec 9. Gary (from Gary’s Old Towne Tavern) 10. John Allen Hill 11. Tecumseh (The Native American Statue) ---
**Author:** ![Celan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Celan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32989 "2015-02-11T05:16:49Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > More Characters on “Cheers” > > 1. Gary Hart > 2. Harry the Hat > 3. Woody Boyd > 4. Alex Trebek > 5. Dr. Simon Finche-Royce > 6. Nick Tortelli > 7. Janet Eldridge > 8. Elvis LeBec > 9. Gary (from Gary’s Old Towne Tavern) > 10. John Allen Hill > 11. Tecumseh (The Native American Statue) 1. Nanny Gee ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32990 "2015-02-11T06:50:02Z")
1. Gary Hart 2. Harry the Hat 3. Woody Boyd 4. Alex Trebek 5. Dr. Simon Finche-Royce 6. Nick Tortelli 7. Janet Eldridge 8. Elvis LeBec 9. Gary (from Gary’s Old Towne Tavern) 10. John Allen Hill 11. Tecumseh (The Native American Statue 12. Nanny Gee 13.Vera Peterson Here’s one that’s more than a quick Google: \*\* Major League Baseball Players born on a Wednesday.\*\* This may help; [10000”NƒJƒŒƒ“ƒ\_[](http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/accent/calendar/index.htm) 1. Babe Ruth ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32991 "2015-02-11T12:51:13Z")
\*\* Major League Baseball Players born on a Wednesday.\*\* This may help; [10000”NƒJƒŒƒ“ƒ\_[](http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/accent/calendar/index.htm) 1. Babe Ruth 2. Willie Mays I wonder… if I just CLAIMED Harmon Killebrew was born on a Wednesday (he wasn’t), would anybody care enough to check? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32992 "2015-02-11T13:14:33Z")
Well, I just went through about 15 of my favorite Braves players and not a one was born on a Wednesday… though I did find out that Greg Maddux and David Justice were born on the same day - April 14th, 1966. Any better way to do this? Otherwise, I’m out. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32993 "2015-02-11T13:26:43Z")
I’m with **JohnT** and **astorian**. Not a fan of this category. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32994 "2015-02-11T13:57:06Z")
1. Babe Ruth 2. Willie Mays 3. Matt Thornton I know because I was born on a Wednesday, and he was born the same day I was. ---
**Author:** ![Celan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Celan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32995 "2015-02-11T15:18:36Z")
Tom Baker - June 11, 1913 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32996 "2015-02-11T15:24:16Z")
Major League Baseball Players born on a Wednesday. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Willie Mays 3. Matt Thornton 4. Tom Baker - June 11, 1913 5. Juan Guerrero Played for one year, born 2-1-1967. To do this category: 1. Go to the calendar website linked above: [http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/accent/calendar/index.htm](http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/accent/calendar/index.htm) 1. Select a year (make it in the 1950s-70s to have a good selection of players.) For my selection, I chose 1967. 2. A calendar opens up. Select a random Wednesday day (I chose Feb. 1st, 1967) 3. Open another tab to Baseball Reference .com. Or, click the below link: [Players born on May 23 | Baseball-Reference.com](http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.cgi)? 1. Select the date you picked in Step 3. See if a player was born on that date+year. If not, go to step 3, choosing another Wednesday date, and repeat. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32997 "2015-02-11T15:43:40Z")
Major League Baseball Players born on a Wednesday. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Willie Mays 3. Matt Thornton 4. Tom Baker - June 11, 1913 5. Juan Guerrero 6. Larry Gura Sorry, this category takes far too much work. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32998 "2015-02-11T17:53:56Z")
Agreed with **astorian** et al. ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/32999 "2015-02-11T19:02:52Z")
All that is required is the co-ordination of these two sites: > **[Lists of Major League Baseball players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_Major_League_Baseball_players)** > > This list consists of players who have appeared in Major League Baseball. Note that the list also includes players who appeared in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, which is not universally considered a major league. > The list is broken down into a page of each letter to reduce the size. Some letters are also broken down further for the same reason. [http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/accent/calendar/index.htm](http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/accent/calendar/index.htm) I really thought that, while just a little more challenging than the usual quick grab off Google, it was something that anybody could quite easily do. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33000 "2015-02-11T19:47:02Z")
Major League Baseball Players born on a Wednesday. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Willie Mays 3. Matt Thornton 4. Tom Baker - June 11, 1913 5. Juan Guerrero 6. Larry Gura 7. Joe DiMaggio - Nov. 25, 1914 8. Tug McGraw - Aug. 30 1944 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33001 "2015-02-11T20:16:54Z")
Major League Baseball Players born on a Wednesday. 1. Babe Ruth - Feb. 6, 1895 2. Willie Mays - May 6, 1931 3. Matt Thornton - Sept. 15, 1976 4. Tom Baker - June 11, 1913 5. Juan Guerrero - Feb. 1, 1967 6. Larry Gura - Nov. 26, 1947 7. Joe DiMaggio - Nov. 25, 1914 8. Tug McGraw - Aug. 30 1944 9. Willie Stargell, March 6, 1940 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33002 "2015-02-11T23:10:38Z")
Major League Baseball Players born on a Wednesday. 1. Babe Ruth 2. Willie Mays 3. Matt Thornton 4. Tom Baker - June 11, 1913 5. Juan Guerrero 6. Larry Gura 7. Joe DiMaggio - Nov. 25, 1914 8. Tug McGraw - Aug. 30 1944 9. Tony Oliva ---
**Author:** ![Orson\_Carte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/33003 "2015-02-12T04:16:28Z")
1. Babe Ruth - Feb. 6, 1895 2. Willie Mays - May 6, 1931 3. Matt Thornton - Sept. 15, 1976 4. Tom Baker - June 11, 1913 5. Juan Guerrero - Feb. 1, 1967 6. Larry Gura - Nov. 26, 1947 7. Joe DiMaggio - Nov. 25, 1914 8. Tug McGraw - Aug. 30 1944 9. Willie Stargell, March 6, 1940 10. Tony Oliva - July 20, 1938 11.Tris Speaker - Apr. 4, 1888 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1649) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1651)