Kid Carsey (1870)
Bill Carrigan (1883)
Johnny Morrison (1895)
Jumbo Elliott (1900)
Jimmie Foxx (1907)
Harry Walker (1916)
Wilbur Wood (1941)
Jamie Quirk (1954)
Frank DiPino (1956)
Keith Osik (1968)
Hector Carrasco (1969)
Ichiro Suzuki (1973)
Michael Barrett (1976)
Brad Thomas (1977)
Eli Whiteside (1979)
Robinson Cano (1982)
We would also like to wish very happy anniversary to Daneeka's Ghost and Mrs. Ghost.
Toronto up big!
An ode to FW
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(3 votes, average: 9.00 out of 10)
Loading... Date: Wednesday, May 5.
Batting stars: Zoilo Versalles was 4-for-5 with a triple and a double, scoring once and driving in four. Rich Rollins was 3-for-5 with a double and three runs. Jerry Zimmerman was 3-for-5 with a run.
Pitching star: Camilo Pascual pitched a complete game, giving up two runs on six hits and one walk with eight strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Brooks Robinson was 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. Jerry Adair was 1-for-3 with a run. Herm Starrette pitched 3.1 innings of relief, allowing two unearned runs on four hits and no walks with one strikeout.
The game: Tony Oliva doubled in a run in the first and Versalles had an RBI triple in the second to give the Twins a 3-0 lead. The Orioles got on the board in the top of the third, but the Twins put together a three-run rally in the bottom of the third, all coming with two out, to take control of the game early. A walk and two singles loaded the bases, an error scored one, and Versalles delivered a two-run single to make it 6-1.
Of note: Jerry Kindall was 0-for-3 with three walks and a run. Oliva was 1-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Harmon Killebrew was 1-for-4 with a walk. Bob Allison was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.
Record: The win made the Twins 11-5, in second place, one game behind the White Sox.
Note: Harvey Haddix, at the end of a fine career, pitched the last two innings of mopup relief for the Orioles.
Bill Lee (1909)
Bill Bevens (1916)
Whitey Ford (1928)
Johnny Goryl (1933)
Ted Uhlaender (1940)
Bill Russell (1948)
Jerry Garvin (1955)
George Bell (1959)
Franklin Stubbs (1960)
John Flaherty (1967)
Steve Holm (1979)
Zack Greinke (1983)
Casey Fien (1983)
I find it interesting that anyone who is even rumored to have used PEDs is labeled a dirty rotten cheater, but Whitey Ford, who has admitted to cheating by scuffing baseballs, is a Hall of Famer and a hero.
Nine hours of training in Mesa today. It'll be three hours in the car, but we get paid for those too.
yeehaw
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(1 votes, average: 6.00 out of 10)Loading... I haven't had much time to follow the Arizona Fall League, but here's a quick look at how Twins players are doing.
PITCHERS
Nick Burdi has not played. I don't know the reason.
Trevor Hildenberger, 0-0, 0.00, 1.00 WHIP, 0 walks and 2 strikeouts in 3 innings (2 games).
Jake Reed, 0-0, 0.00, 0.75 WHIP, 0 walks and 1 strikeout in 1.1 innings (1 game).
Taylor Rogers, 1-0, 2.25, 0.75 WHIP, 1 walk and 5 strikeouts in 4 innings (1 start).
BATTERS
Mitch Garver, .500/.556/1.000 in 8 at-bats (4-for-8 with a home run and a double).
Stuart Turner, .500/.750/1.000 in 2 at-bats (1-for-2 with a double).
Adam Brett Walker II, .273/.429/.545 in 11 at-bats (3-for-11 with a home run).
Twins players are with the Scottsdale Scorpions. The Scorpions are 3-1, tied for first place with Salt River in the AFL East.
Date: Tuesday, May 4.
Batting stars: Zoilo Versalles was 2-for-5 with a triple and a double, scoring once and driving in two. Earl Battey was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Jerry Kindall was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.
Pitching star: Mudcat Grant pitched a complete game, giving up three runs on four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Norm Siebern was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his second. Curt Blefary was 1-for-3 with a home run, his sixth. Ken Rowe pitched two perfect innings of relief with one strikeout.
The game: A five-run third inning off Orioles starter Wally Bunker pretty much took care of the game. Battey started the rally with a home run. Kindall singled and scored on a Versalles triple. Rich Rollins singled him home and Tony Oliva followed with a two-run homer, making the score 5-0. It was 6-0 before the Orioles scored and Baltimore never got closer than four runs.
Of note: Rollins was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Oliva was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer. Harmon Killebrew was 1-for-2 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, scoring once. Bob Allison was 0-for-4.
Record: The win made the Twins 10-5 and put them in second place, a half game behind the White Sox.
Note: Pitching in long relief for the Orioles, going 2.2 innings, was Don Larsen, who still has the only perfect game in the World Series. The Orioles' mopup man for the ninth inning was a rookie named Jim Palmer.
