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Monthly Archives: November 2016
Winter Wonderland: Games of November 21
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
ORIENTE 6, ESCOGIDO 5 IN ESCOGIDO (11 INNINGS)
Escogido led 5-1 through seven, but Escogido scored two in the eighth and two in the ninth to tie it and Abiatal Avelino's RBI single in the eleventh brought home the winning run. Confesor Lara pitched a scoreless inning for Oriente, giving up one hit and striking out one, to lower his ERA to 1.42.
ESTE 3, AGUILAS 1 IN ESTE
The Toros scored all of their runs in the second, two of them on a single by Miguel Olivo, and it was all they needed. Leonardo Reginatto was 0-for-3 for the Este.
GIGANTES 6, LICEY 5 AT GIGANTES
A pair of RBI doubles put Licey up 5-4 in the seventh, but the Gigantes got two in the eighth, with the go-ahead run scoring on a sacrifice double play, to win the game. Hanser Alberto was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI for the Gigantes.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
SANTURCE 4, MAYAGUEZ 1 IN MAYAGUEZ
Santurce got two in the first and two in the ninth to win. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez.
CAGUAS AT CAROLINA
Rained out.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
MEXICALI 8, JALISCO 5 IN JALISCO
A six-run third put Mexicali up 6-3 and they never trailed after that. Luis Juarez was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a double for Mexicali, scoring twice and driving in three.
HERMOSILLO 6, CULIACAN 4 IN HERMOSILLO
Hermosillo got three in the fourth and three in the sixth to take the win. Arturo Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a run for Hermosillo. Casey Coleman pitched six innings for Hermosillo, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks while striking out four.
NAVOJOA 4, MAZATLAN 0 IN NAVOJOA
Consecutive doubles by Niko Vasquez and Alan Sanchez put Navojoa up 1-0 in the second and they led the rest of the way. Hector Velasquez struck out nine in six shutout innings for Navojoa, giving up three hits and no walks.
OBREGON 7, LOS MOCHIS 6 IN LOS MOCHIS (11 INNINGS)
Obregon trailed 6-2 after six but scored two in the seventh and two in the eighth to tie it 6-6. In the eleventh, Sergio Contreras led off with a double, took third on a foul fly to right, and scored on a squeeze bunt for the go-ahead run. Carlos Valencia was 2-for-5 with a double for Obregon, scoring twice and driving in one.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
1987 Rewind: Game Fifty
MINNESOTA 9, BOSTON 5 IN BOSTON
Date: Monday, June 1.
Batting stars: Tom Brunansky was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his eleventh and twelfth), driving in three. Dan Gladden was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs. Roy Smalley was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.
Pitching star: Frank Viola pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits and no walks with three strikeouts.
Opposition stars: Dwight Evans was 2-for-4 with a home run (his ninth) and a double, scoring twice. Bill Buckner was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs. Mike Greenwell was 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit two-run homer, his fifth.
The game: Smalley's two-run double in the first put the Twins up 2-0 and Brunansky's homer in the fourth made it 3-1. The Red Sox came back to tie it 3-3 in the fifth. In the seventh, however, the Twins scored six runs, four of them off Boston starter Roger Clemens, to take control of the game. The Twins got three home runs in the inning, with Gladden hitting a solo homer and Gary Gaetti a two-run shot off Clemens and Brunansky hitting a two-run homer off reliever Wes Gardner.
Of note: Gaetti was 1-for-5, and the home run was his thirteenth...Kirby Puckett was 1-for-5 with a triple and a run and was batting .332...Mark Salas was 1-for-4 and was batting .351...Clemens pitched 6.2 innings and allowed seven runs on eight hits and three walks with seven strikeouts.
Record: The Twins won their third straight game and were 27-23, tied for second with Seattle, 1.5 games behind Kansas City.
Notes: Salas caught in place of Tim Laudner...The Twins were searching for a second-place batter all year. Greg Gagne filled the role in this game, going 0-for-4 with a walk and a run.
Player profile: Mike Greenwell peaked early, but still had a fine career. He was drafted by Boston in the third round in 1982, got a September call-up in 1985, and came up to stay in late July of 1986. He had a tremendous rookie season in 1987, batting .328/.386/.570 and finishing fourth in Rookie of the Year voting (behind Mark McGwire, Kevin Seitzer, and Matt Nokes). He posted similar numbers in 1988, but never had an OPS over .900 again. His power just never quite developed. After hitting 19 homers as a rookie and 22 the next season, he never topped fifteen the rest of his career. He remained a good, productive player when healthy, but missed significant time in 1992, 1994, and 1996 due to injury. He signed to play in Japan in 1997, but the injury problems persisted and he played in only seven games for Hanshin before ending his career. It was a pretty good career, though--in twelve seasons, all with the Red Sox, Greenwell batted .303/.368/463 with 130 home runs. At last report, he owned a ranch in Florida and also owned an amusement park, Mike Greenwell's Bat-a-Ball and Family Fun Park, in Cape Coral, Florida.
The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up
Here's one to celebrate the return of our beloved Boss.
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Happy Birthday–November 22
Harry Rice (1901)
Dick Bartell (1907)
Lew Burdette (1926)
Wade Blasingame (1943)
Rich Chiles (1946)
Greg Luzinski (1950)
Lyman Bostock (1950)
Wayne Tolleson (1955)
Lee Guetterman (1958)
Mike Benjamin (1965)
Jay Payton (1972)
Ricky Ledee (1973)
Joe Nathan (1974)
Jonny Gomes (1980)
Mike Benjamin was drafted by Minnesota in the seventh round in January, 1985, but did not sign.
Winter Wonderland: Arizona Fall League Wrapup
The Arizona Fall League completed its season Saturday, as our Surprise Saguaros fell to Mesa 6-1. Here's a look at how our Twins players fared.
Continue reading Winter Wonderland: Arizona Fall League Wrapup
Winter Wonderland: Games of November 19-20
GAMES OF NOVEMBER 19
ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
MESA 6, SURPRISE 1 IN SCOTTSDALE
Brian Anderson hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Mesa's lead was never threatened. Surprise got only two hits, both by Jose Trevino. Their lone run scored in the fifth on a walk, a single, a wild pitch, and a double play. Nick Gordon was 0-for-4 for Surprise. Mitch Garver was 0-for-3. Tanner English was 0-for-3. Mason Melotakis pitched one inning, giving up a run on one hit (a solo homer) and no walks with one strikeout.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
ARAGUA 4, ANZOATEGUI 2 IN ANZOATEGUI
Daniel Alvarez' two-run double in the eighth put Aragua up 4-0. Anzoategui got two in the bottom of the eighth but did not get the tying run on base. Miguel Mendez was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs for Aragua. Yohan Pino pitched seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk with five strikeouts for Aragua.
LA GUAIRA 5, MAGALLANES 1 IN MAGALLANES (6 1/2 INNINGS--RAIN)
Omar Carrizales hit a two-run double in a four-run second that put La Guaira in the lead to stay. Jose Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run for La Guaira. William Cuevas struck out eight in a six inning complete game for La Guaira, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.
MARGARITA 7, ZULIA 2 IN ZULIA
A four-run third put Margarita up 5-0 and they cruised from there. Daniel Mayora was 2-for-4 with a home run, his seventh, for Margarita. Wander Beras pitched five innings for Margarita, giving up one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
LARA 3, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS
Lara scored two on a wild pitch-plus-error in the ninth to go up 3-0. They needed the runs, as Henry Alejandro Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth. Caracas loaded the bases with one out, but a popup and a ground out ended the game. Nestor Molina pitched five shutout innings for Lara, giving up four hits and two walks while striking out two.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
ESTE 3, ORIENTE 1 IN ESTE
A sacrifice fly broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth and Carlos Franco singled in an insurance run in the eighth. Leonardo Reginatto was used as a defensive replacement for Este but did not bat. Confesor Lara pitched 1.2 scoreless innings for Oriente, giving up one hit, lowering his ERA to 1.54.
ESCOGIDO 3, LICEY 1 IN LICEY
A sacrifice fly and an error plated two runs for Escogido in the ninth to give them a 3-1 win. Rafael Bautista was 3-for-4 with two runs for Escogido. Kelvin Marte pitched five shutout innings for Escogido, giving up three hits and two walks with one strikeout.
AGUILAS AT GIGANTES
Rained out.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
AGUADILLA 3, CAROLINA 1 IN AGUADILLA
Juan Centeno's two-run double gave Aguadilla a 2-0 first inning lead and they led the rest of the way. Centeno was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. J. J. Fernandez pinch-hit and got a double for Carolina.
MAYAGUEZ 6, SANTURCE 5 IN MAYAGUEZ
Juan Silva hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth for Santurce to tie it 5-5, but Luke Tendler's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth won it for Mayaguez. Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with two walks and a run for Mayaguez.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
LOS MOCHIS 8, MAZATLAN 1 IN MAZATLAN
A three-run fifth left Los Mochis up 5-1 and they controlled the game the rest of the way. Leandro Castro was 5-for-5 with a triple for Los Mochis, scoring four times and driving in one. Misael Silverio pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks while striking out two for Los Mochis.
CULIACAN 4, JALISCO 3 IN CULIACAN
Daniel Carbonell's three-run triple in the seventh turned a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead and eventual win. Issmael Salas was 3-for-4 with a run for Culiacan.
HERMOSILLO 4, OBREGON 3 IN OBREGON
David Washington's two-run homer in the ninth gave Hermosillo a 4-3 lead and eventual win. The home run was his fourth. Luis Alfonso Garcia was 2-for-3 with a home run, his third, for Hermosillo.
MEXICALI 7, NAVOJOA 2 IN MEXICALI
Mexicali scored all seven of its runs in the first inning. Yordanys Linares was 3-for-5 with two doubles for Mexicali, scoring once and driving in two. Efren Delgado pitched 6.1 innings for Mexicali, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks with one strikeout.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*
BRISBANE 4, CANBERRA 2 IN BRISBANE
Brisbane scored two in the seventh to go ahead 3-1. Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-3 and is batting .333 for Brisbane. Logan Wade was 0-for-4 for Brisbane.
ADELAIDE 7, SYDNEY 3 IN SYDNEY
Adelaide took the lead with a three-run fifth and got some insurance runs in the seventh on Marcus Greene, Jr.'s two-run single. Greene, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a double and five RBIs for the day.
MELBOURNE 5, PERTH 1 IN MELBOURNE
Roman Collins hit a three-run homer in the third to put Melbourne ahead 4-1. Collins was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs on the day.
*Games actually played November 20.
GAMES OF NOVEMBER 20
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
MAGALLANES 10, CARACAS 9 IN MAGALLANES (10 INNINGS)
Magallanes led 6-1 after four, but a six-run sixth put Caracas up 9-6. Magallanes scored three in the seventh to tie it and won on a two-out RBI single by Ronny Cedeno in the tenth. Luis Arraez was 1-for-6 for Magallanes and is batting .379.
ARAGUA 6, ANZOATEGUI 2 IN ANZOATEGUI
Renato Nunez hit a two-run homer (his seventh) in the third to break a 2-2 tie. Hernan Perez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer for Aragua, scoring twice.
ZULIA 7, MARGARITA 3 IN ZULIA
Giovanny Urshela hit a two-run double in a three-run seventh that broke a 3-3 tie. Ramon Garcia pitched five innings for Zulia, giving up one run on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
LARA 11, LA GUAIRA 9 IN LA GUAIRA
La Guaira led 4-3 after one, but Lara eventually built an 11-4 lead before La Guaira scored five in the eighth to make the final score look better. La Guaira had the tying run on base with one out in the eighth, but their last five batters were retired. Juniel Querecuto was 4-for-5 with a triple and two doubles for Lara, scoring three times and driving in one.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
TOROS 4, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ESCOGIDO
A two-run sixth put the Toros ahead 3-1 and they never trailed. Daniel Palka was 0-for-3 for Escogido.
ORIENTE 5, GIGANTES 1 IN ORIENTE
Gabriel Guerrero hit a two-run homer in the first and Oriente led the rest of the way. Guerrero was 2-for-3 on the day, scoring twice and driving in three.
AGUILAS 3, LICEY 0 AT AGUILAS
Zoilo Almonte's RBI single in the first put Aguilas ahead and Ronny Rodriguez added a two-run double in the seventh. Roenis Elias struck out seven in 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and no walks.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
AGUADILLA AT CAGUAS
Rained out.
MAYAGUEZ AT CAROLINA
Rained out.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
MEXICALI 2, NAVOJOA 1 IN MEXICALI
Luis Juarez doubled home a run in the seventh to put Mexicali up 2-1. Yuniesky Betancourt was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI for Mexicali.
LOS MOCHIS 7, MAZATLAN 4 IN MAZATLAN
It was tied 4-4 going to the ninth, when Rodolfo Amador singled in the go-ahead run and Sebastian Valle followed with a two-run homer, his third. Manny Barreda struck out seven in six innings for Los Mochis, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks.
CULIACAN 7, JALISCO 1 IN CULIACAN
Culiacan scored four in the first and controlled the game all the way. Edgar Gonzalez pitched six shutout innings for Culiacan, giving up three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
OBREGON 8, HERMOSILLO 2 IN OBREGON
Obregon scored four in the first, three of the runs scoring on an error, and led the rest of the way. Blake Beavan pitched 7.1 innings for Obregon, giving up two runs on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Carlos Valencia was 2-for-4 with a home run (his seventh) and a double, scoring twice and driving in two for Obregon.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
1987 Rewind: Game Forty-nine
MINNESOTA 11, DETROIT 3 IN DETROIT (GAME 2 OF DOUBLEHEADER)
Date: Sunday, May 31.
Batting stars: Dan Gladden was 4-for-6 with a double and a stolen base (his seventh), scoring three times and driving in one. Tom Brunansky was 2-for-3 with a home run (his tenth), a double, and two walks, scoring three times. Tim Laudner was 2-for-5 with two home runs (his third and fourth) and three RBIs.
Pitching stars: George Frazier pitched 3.1 perfect innings with one strikeout. Mark Portugal pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk while striking out one. Keith Atherton pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
Opposition stars: Chet Lemon was 1-for-2 with a two-run homer, his fourth. Kirk Gibson was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Alan Trammell was 2-for-4.
The game: The Twins led all the way, but it was only 4-3 after five. The Twins scored three in the sixth, one in the seventh, and three in the eighth to put the game out of reach. The story of the game, though, was the Twins' bullpen. Starter Allan Anderson pitched only three innings, but Portugal, Frazier, and Atherton combined for six shutout innings of relief, giving up just two hits and a walk and not allowing a baserunner after the fifth inning.
Of note: Kirby Puckett was 4-for-5 with a double and a stolen base (his sixth), scoring once and driving in two...Steve Lombardozzi was 3-for-5 with an RBI...Randy Bush was 2-for-3 with a run...Anderson pitched three innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks with no strikeouts...Detroit starter Frank Tanana pitched 2.2 innings, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
Record: The doubleheader sweep made the Twins 26-23, tied for second with Seattle, 2.5 games behind Kansas City.
Notes: Al Newman played shortstop in place of Greg Gagne. Gagne was put in the game in the eighth inning to give Puckett a rest and played center field. The first two batters hit fly balls to him, which he caught...Mark Davidson started in right field, with Brunansky as DH and Roy Smalley out of the lineup.
Player profile: I had not remembered that 1987 was George Frazier's last year in the majors. He was drafted by Milwaukee in the eighth round in 1976, reached the majors in 1978, but did not really hit his stride until 1981, when he had an excellent second half for the Yankees. He was an important part of the Yankees' bullpen through 1983, after which he was traded to Cleveland along with Otis Nixon for Toby Harrah. He had a decent enough first half in 1984, but was traded again, this time to the Cubs, in mid-June as part of the Rick Sutcliffe deal. He didn't do much for the Cubs, but stayed there until August of 1986, when he was traded to the Twins along with Ray Fontenot and Julius McDougal for Ron Davis and Dewayne Coleman. McDougal did not make the majors and neither Frazier nor Fontenot did much for the Twins, but it is widely acclaimed as an excellent trade for the Twins anyway. In his two and a half seasons with the Twins, Frazier went 6-6, 4.83, 1.55 WHIP with eight saves. He was a longtime television broadcaster for the Colorado Rockies, but retired after the 2016 season and it appears he has moved back to his native Oklahoma.
Little Joy – Brand New Start
Greetings. I am a new DJ. I look forward to spinning some tunes for your enjoyment. Let's get...started.
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Happy Birthday–November 21
Bobby Mathews (1851)
Charlie Bennett (1854)
Billy Clingman (1869)
Andy High (1897)
Freddie Lindstrom (1905)
Paul Richards (1908)
Stan Musial (1920)
Warren Hacker (1924)
Tom McCraw (1940)
Bill Almon (1952)
Rick Peters (1955)
Mike Mason (1958)
Mark Eichhorn (1960)
Dick Schofield (1962)
Ken Griffey (1969)
Todd Erdos (1973)
Brian Meadows (1975)
Hank Blalock (1980)
Rick Peters was drafted by Minnesota in the eighteenth round in 1973, but did not sign.