Craig Barry Shipley is an Australian-born executive and former player in Major League Baseball. On 16 November 2012, he was appointed special assistant to Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers. As a player, he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Houston Astros and Anaheim Angels. He played collegiately at the University of Alabama. Shipley batted and threw right-handed; he stood 6 feet 1 inch tall, and weighed 175 pounds. He helped the Padres win the 1996 National League Western Division championship, appearing in 33 games played ? 21 after 31 July ? and batting .315 with 29 hits, five doubles, one home run, seven runs batted in and seven stolen bases. In the field, he started at four different defensive positions: second base, third base, shortstop and right field. However, he did not appear in the postseason. [More at Wikipedia]

January 7th, 1963 in Parramatta (Age 61)