If Your Birthday is July 22nd...

...you share it with Jake Barrett, a righthanded relief pitcher who appeared in parts of three seasons (2016-'18) with the Diamondbacks, and a pair of games last May with the Yankees. Fortunately, I was at one of them, and caught him in action against the Twins on May 4th.

Barrett shares his birthday with a far more famous Yankee reliever. Sparky Lyle: the lefty who won the 1977 Cy Young Award and was famous for riding in from the bullpen in a Datsun subcompact -- whose ad slogan "Datsun Saves" was redubbed in his honor as "Sparky Saves." After coming to the Yankees in a lopsided trade for a Danny Cater, Lyle twice led the AL in saves (1972 and '76).

Dave Steib, the Blue Jays ace during the '80s won 176 games during his career and was a seven-time all star.

Ryan Vogelsong, who struggled for over a decade in the majors, before blossoming into a first-rate starter for the 2011 and 2012 Giants -- where he capped his year going 3-0 in the post-season.

And we remember:

"Jungle Jim" Rivera, the New York-born outfielder, who spent most of his career with the 1950s White Sox. A speedy defensive specialist, he's among the rare circle who had considerably more steals (160) than home runs (83) over his 10-year career.

Doc Cramer, who grew up in Atlantic City and played his first seven big league seasons for Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's. A .296 career hitter, he also starred for the Red Sox, Senators and Tigers before retiring in 1948. His skillset was similar to that of Jim Rivera, whom he coached on Paul Richards' White Sox staff during the 1950s.

Jesse "Pop" Haines, who pitched all but one game of his Hall of Fame-bound career with the Cardinals during the 1920s and '30s. This 210 game winner falls more under the "compiler" than ace category. While he won 20 games three times, and 18 once, those were the only years he won more than 15. This well-liked player's selection in 1970 by the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee was alleged to be tainted by cronyism.