births
May 17, 1932
Ozzie Virgil Sr., Dominican baseball player and coach (died 2024)
Ozzie Virgil Sr.
Osvaldo José Virgil Pichardo was a Dominican professional baseball player and coach. He was the first person from the Dominican Republic to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) post-integration, appearing in 324 MLB games between 1956 and 1969 as a utility player for the New York / San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 17
May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 228 days remain until the end of the year.