Dennis Wilson was born on this day in 1944. Along with his brothers Brian and Carl, they were The Beach Boys. Dennis played drums and sang background vocals. He sang lead on "Do You Wanna Dance", one of their many hits.
Dennis died in late 1983 in an apparent drowning accident. Dennis also had a lot of addiction challenges in his life.
Not long ago, his son wrote a book called "Son of a Beach Boy".
We remember Harvey Kuenn who was born in West Allis, Wisconsin, on this day in 1930.
Kuenn broke with the Tigers in 1952 and won Rookie of the Year in 1953. His 8 years in Detroit were great: .314 average and a batting title (.353) in 1959.
Kuenn retired after the 1966 season: .303 career average, 2,092 hits, 671 RBI over 1,833 games.
Later he managed the Brewers and won the AL pennant in 1982 but lost to St. Louis in the World Series.
