As just a vague question, should the Wolves try to make a trade before the deadline?
Should the Wolves try to make a trade before the deadline?
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Loading ...MINNESOTA 7, BOSTON 0 IN MINNESOTA
Date: Wednesday, August 26.
Batting stars: Cesar Tovar was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, a stolen base (his twenty-fourth), two runs, and three RBIs. Jim Holt was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Tony Oliva was 2-for-5 with a triple.
Pitching stars: Bert Blyleven pitched a complete game shutout, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out eight.
Opposition star: George Scott was 2-for-3.
The game: The Twins got on the board in the first when Tovar singled, stole second, and scored on a two-out single by Harmon Killebrew. In the second, Leo Cardenas hit a one-out double, George Mitterwald hit a run-scoring single-plus-error, and Tovar delivered a two-out RBI single to make it 3-0 Twins.
The Twins missed some chances to add to their lead, wasting a leadoff triple by Oliva in the third and getting men on first and second with one out to no avail in the fourth. In the sixth, however, the Twins put it out of reach. Mitterwald led off with a walk and went to third when Blyleven reached on a two-base error. Tovar doubled them both home to make it 5-0. Walks to Rich Reese and Killebrew loaded the bases with two out and Holt hit a two-run single to increase the lead to 7-0.
Blyleven was in complete control. The Red Sox never got a man to third and only twice got a man as far as second. All four Boston hits were singles.
WP: Blyleven (8-5).
LP: Ray Culp (13-12).
S: None.
Notes: Oliva was batting .321.
Holt was in center, with Tovar moving to left and Brant Alyea on the bench. Danny Thompson remained at second base in place of Rod Carew. Frank Quilici replaced Killebrew in the eighth and went to second, with Thompson moving to third.
This was Blyleven's first career shutout. He would end his career with sixty. He led the league in shutouts three times--in 1973 (9). 1985 (5), and 1989 (5).
Culp was a good pitcher and he had a fine 1970 season, but he didn't have it in this game. 5.1 innings, seven runs (six earned), seven hits, four walks, and five strikeouts.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Twins.
Record: The Twins were 74-51, in first place in the American League West, 3.5 games ahead of California.
Harry Pulliam (1864)
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Bill Veeck (1914)
Jodie Phipps (1918)
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Clete Boyer (1937)
Eddie Solomon (1951)
Mookie Wilson (1956)
Pete O'Brien (1958)
John Kruk (1961)
Doug Linton (1965)
Todd Pratt (1967)
Vladimir Guerrero (1975)
Dioner Navarro (1984)
Harry Pulliam was president of the National League from 1903-1909.
Bill Veeck was the owner of the Cleveland Indians (1946-49), St. Louis Browns (1951-53), and Chicago White Sox (1958-61, 1975-81).
Pitcher Jodie Phipps played in the minors from 1939-1957, winning 275 games. He also managed in the minors for seven seasons.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to LBR.
I enjoy the spectacle of Kamasi's work. And the music too of course.
(No Thundercat on this one, sadly.)
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Loading... BOSTON 1, MINNESOTA 0 IN MINNESOTA
Date: Tuesday, August 25.
Batting stars: Danny Thompson was 2-for-4. Tony Oliva was 2-for-4.
Pitching stars: Bill Zepp pitched seven shutout innings, giving up four hits and three walks and striking out three. Ron Perranoski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up three hits.
Opposition stars: Rico Petrocelli was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk. Billy Conigliaro was 2-for-3. Tony Conigliaro was 1-for-4 with a home run, his twenty-fifth. Vicente Romo pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out three. Ken Brett struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks.
The game: There were no threats in the first three innings, then each team threatened in the fourth. With two out Petrocelli and George Scott singled and Billy Conigliaro walked, loading the bases. Tom Satriano grounded out to end the inning. In the bottom of the inning, Thompson led off with a single. Oliva hit into a force out and was picked off, but reached second on an error. Rich Reese then drew a two-out walk, but Rick Renick struck out to end the inning.
Each team again threatened in the seventh. For Boston, Scott walked and Billy Conigliaro singled. A bunt moved them to second and third with one out, but Scott was out at home on a fielder's choice and a ground out ended the inning. For the Twins, Reese singled and Renick reached on an error, but a popped up bunt resulted in a double play a strikeout ended the inning.
The game's lone run scored in the eighth when Tony Conigliaro hit a two-out home run. The Twins threatened in the ninth when Oliva led off with a single and Reese drew a one-out walk, but pinch-hitter Jim Holt hit into a double play to end the game.
WP: Brett (4-7).
LP: Tom Hall (6-6).
S: Gary Wagner (3).
Notes: Renick was in left field in place of Brant Alyea. Alyea pinch-hit for Stan Williams in the eighth. Frank Quilici then pinch-ran for Alyea. Holt pinch-hit for Renick in the ninth.
Oliva was batting .321. Zepp had an ERA of 2.94. Hall gave up a run in two-thirds of an inning and had an ERA of 2.92. Williams retired the only man he faced and had an ERA of 2.05. Perranoski had an ERA of 2.39.
Romo was normally a reliever, but he was in the Red Sox rotation for about six weeks from mid-July through the end of August. This is one of two starts in which he had a game score over fifty, which may be why Boston decided to pull him after four innings.
Brett was a starter most of his career, but he was primarily a reliever in 1970 and 1971.
Sparky Lyle was the Red Sox' closer in 1970, but he was going through a bit of a rough patch. In his last three appearances, he had faced five batters and four of them had gotten on base (three hits and a walk), resulting in two blown saves and in him briefly being taken out of the closer role. Wagner took his place and did well, but as soon as Boston thought Lyle was straightened out he went back to being the closer. Wagner had a solid season in 1970, but it was his last major league season. He developed some sort of arm problem--I could not quickly find out what--and made only ten minor league appearances in 1971, ending his playing career.
After a brief offensive resurgence, the Twins went back into a slump. They had scored just fifteen runs in their last six games.
Record: The Twins were 73-51, in first place in the American League West, 3.5 games ahead of California.
Sounds like the new Vikings coach believes in Cousins as the QB of the team, and said so in his interview. Or, that's what he/they want everyone to think.
Bug Holliday (1867)
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Aaron Cook (1979)
Bob Cobb was the president of the AAA Hollywood Stars from 1938-1957. He later was involved in bringing an American League expansion team to Los Angeles. In addition, he opened the famous Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles in 1928.
Danny Carnevale was a minor league player (1937-1953) and manager (1947-55, 1962-63, 1972; five league championships) and was also a scout for many years.
Dewey Soriano was a minor league pitcher in the 1940s. He was later co-owner and president of the Seattle Pilots.
Larry Dolan has owned the Cleveland Indians since 2000.
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(1 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... WASHINGTON 11, MINNESOTA 1 IN MINNESOTA
Date: Sunday, August 23.
Batting star: Charlie Manuel was 1-for-1.
Pitching star: Dick Woodson pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.
Opposition stars: Aurelio Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a triple, a walk, a stolen base (his tenth), and two runs. Del Unser was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer (his fifth), a walk, and two runs. Ed Brinkman was 2-for-5. Ed Stroud was 2-for-6 with two runs. Frank Howard was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer, his thirty-sixth. Dick Bosman pitched a complete game, giving up one run on six hits and no walks and striking out three.
The game: Stroud and Unser opened the game with singles and Howard followed with a three-run homer, putting the Senators up 3-0 three batters into the game. Washington then loaded the bases with two out, but did not score any more in the first. In the third, however, Mike Epstein walked, Rodriguez singled, and Jim French hit a two-run triple. A ground out scored French to make it 6-0 Senators through three. In the sixth Bosman and Stroud singled and Unser hit a three-run homer to increase the lead to 9-0.
Meanwhile, the Twins managed just three hits, all singles, through those six innings. They finally got on the board in the seventh. With two out Jim Holt doubled and Leo Cardenas singled him in. That was as good as it got, though. With two out in the eighth Epstein walked, Rodriguez hit an RBI triple, and Brinkman had a run-scoring single to bring the final score to 11-1.
WP: Bosman (13-9).
LP: Jim Perry (18-11).
S: None.
Notes: Danny Thompson remained at second base in place of Rod Carew. Holt was in center, with Cesar Tovar in left and Brant Alyea on the bench.
Paul Ratliff came in to catch in the sixth as part of a double switch, with George Mitterwald going to the bench. Bob Allison went to left field in the seventh in place of Tovar. Manuel went to right in the seventh in place of Tony Oliva. Rick Renick pinch-hit for Woodson in the seventh. Frank Quilici went to third base in place of Harmon Killebrew in the eighth.
Oliva was 1-for-3 and was batting .319.
Pete Hamm allowed three runs in three innings and had an ERA of 6.08.
Perry started but lasted just 2.1 innings, allowing six runs on six hits and three walks and striking out two. By game scores this was his worst game of the season, and it was his second-shortest start. He would bounce back to throw complete games in his next two starts.
Hamm would go back to AAA after this game, and would not pitch in the majors again until September 26.
Luis Tiant made his only relief appearance of the season, allowing two runs in two innings.
The Twins lost two out of three in the series and had lost five of their last six games against the last-place Senators. They would now host Boston for three games.
Record: The Twins were 73-50, in first place in the American League West, five games ahead of California.
I'm looking forward to the 2024 Olympics when the time zone will be slightly closer to mine.
