Happy Xmas Eve, all. Hope everything has a great night. Stay safe, y'all!
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Loading... Date: Saturday, July 10 (Game 1 of doubleheader)
Batting stars: Zoilo Versalles was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his ninth) and two runs. Jimmie Hall was 3-for-4 with a run. Joe Nossek was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.
Pitching stars: Jim Perry pitched eight innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Al Worthington pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition stars: Whitey Ford pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Tom Tresh was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
The game: It was scoreless through four. In the fifth Hall singled and Nossek doubled, putting men on second and third with none out. Perry brought home one with a squeeze bunt and Versalles followed with a two-run homer. The Yankees got one back in the sixth on Tresh's RBI double, but they never got the tying run on base. The Twins added a run in the ninth on a run-scoring single by pinch-hitter Sandy Valdespino.
Of note: Rich Rollins, back in the lineup at third base for the first time in a few weeks, was 0-for-3. Tony Oliva was 2-for-4. Harmon Killebrew was 0-for-3 with a walk. Earl Battey was 0-for-3.
Record: The win was the ninth in a row for the Twins and raised their record to 52-28. They were in first by four and a half games over Cleveland and Baltimore.
Notes: Nossek replaced Bob Allison in the lineup but played center field, with Hall moving to left...Hall raised his average to .327...Battey saw his average drop to .309...Mickey Mantle was again not in the starting lineup but was used as a pinch-hitter.
...though as I understand it, the weather's not exactly treacherous this year, right?
Henry Mathewson (1886)
Chico Garcia (1924)
Frank Taveras (1949)
John D'Acquisto (1951)
Tim Drummond (1964)
Mo Sanford (1966)
Kevin Millwood (1974)
Jamey Wright (1974)
Henry Mathewson is the younger brother of Christy Mathewson. He appeared in two games for the Giants in 1906 and one in 1907.
Chico Garcia played professional baseball from 1944-1970, mostly in Mexico. He played thirty-nine games in the majors in 1954 with Baltimore. He also was a manager in Mexico for fifteen seasons.
To stifle the growing dissent, we are hereby enacting emergency powers here's a movie post.
To make it topical, what's your favorite xmas movie?
Date: Friday, July 9.
Batting stars: Don Mincher was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth) and four RBIs. Harmon Killebrew was 2-for-2 with a three-run homer (his fifteenth) and two walks, scoring twice. Tony Oliva was 1-for-5 with a double and two runs.
Pitching star: Dave Boswell pitched a complete game, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Roger Repoz was 1-for-2 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk. Elston Howard was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fourth. Phil Linz was 2-for-4.
The game: In the first inning Killebrew hit a three-run homer and Mincher followed with a solo blast to give the Twins a 4-0 lead. Howard homered in the fourth and Repoz hit an inside-the-park home run in the fifth to cut the lead to 4-2. The Twins got one of the runs back in the bottom of the fifth as Sandy Valdespino delivered a two-out RBI single. Mincher hit a three-run homer in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
Of note: Zoilo Versalles was 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base (his tenth) and a run. Jimmie Hall was 0-for-4 with a run. Earl Battey was 1-for-4.
Record: The victory was the Twins' eighth in a row. It raised their record to 51-28 and put them in first by 3.5 games, as Cleveland lost a doubleheader to California.
Notes: Hall's average dropped to .321...Battey fell to .314...Repoz was playing center in place of Mickey Mantle, who appeared later as a pinch-hitter.
By far the best rock album of the year. Since this album grabs you by the throat right out of the chutes and doesn't let go for 35 glorious minutes, I decided to feature the first song.
(6 votes, average: 7.67 out of 10)Loading... Between the probable move and job search, Christmas stuff, my anniversary and hellish schedule, I need a week off or so.
Mike Grady (1869)
Sam Leever (1871)
Tommy Thomas (1899)
Jerry Koosman (1942)
Dave May (1943)
Raul Cano (1945)
Jerry Manuel (1953)
Keith Comstock (1955)
Tim Leary (1958)
Frank Eufemia (1959)
Rick White (1968)
Brad Lidge (1976)
Jesus Colome (1977)
Victor Martinez (1978)
Cody Ross (1980)
Hanley Ramirez (1983)
Tyler Robertson (1987)
Raul Cano had a long career in the Mexican League as a player, manager, and general manager.
Gotta go get the aluminum pole out of the attic for tomorrow's big shindig.
