Carney Lansford from San Jose, CA and former Angels, Red Sox and Athletics third baseman is 55 today..Lansford was a World Series Champ with the Athletics in 89, a 1X All-Star and had a .290 ba with 151 homers and 874 rbi's..Lansford was a hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants during the 2008 and 2009 seasons.. Lansford was hired by the Rockies for the 2011 season..Lansford had a cameo role as Kit "Hit or Die" Kesey, the Chicago White Sox batter that Mel Clark (played by Tony Danza) retires for the final out in the Angels' pennant-winning game in the 1994 remake of Angels in the Outfield.