Monthly Archives: April 2023

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–April 19

John Reese (1895)
Bucky Walters (1909)
Hector Maestri (1935)
Rick Miller (1948)
Ed Hodge (1958)
R. J. Reynolds (1959)
Frank Viola (1960)
Spike Owen (1961)
Scott Kamieniecki (1964)
Brent Mayne (1968)
Jose Cruz (1974)
Joe Beimel (1977)
Dennys Reyes (1977)
George Sherrill (1977)
Alberto Callaspo (1983)
Zach Duke (1983)
Joe Mauer (1983)
Jackie Bradley (1990)

Right-hander Hector Maestri was with the Washington franchise in 1960, making one appearance in the majors.  Before the 1961 season started, however, he was selected in the expansion draft by the new Washington franchise, for whom he made one more appearance in 1961.

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2023 Twins Game Logs

2023 Game Log 17 – Twins at Bosox

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It's a rare local one team night as the Twins take on the Red Sox in Boston while the Wolves and Wild get a day off from the playoffs.

Boston seems to be scuffling again this year with a 8-9 record and I'm not really sure what their plan is. It seems like the ownership group has taken their eye off the ball so to speak and are more interested in their other teams they own (Liverpool, FC, Pittsburgh Penguins). Chris Sale on the mound for the Red Sox and it looks like he may be cooked. He's 1-1 for the year but has not looked good as his 11.25 ERA and 2.08 WHIP indicates.

Sonny Gray on the mound for the Twins after coming off a nice weekend split with the Yankees. Gray has been lights out this year and I'd like to see him go deeper into games now that he is apparently over his flu-like illness. Concerns about the bats as Max Kepler seems to be done as a MLB hitter and Byron Buxton has been dreadful since his 2nd base collision last week.

Looks like a pleasant night for a game in Boston and given the 6:10 game start, we can get to bed early to prep for the upcoming late night baseketball and hockey playoffs.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–April 18

Frank Navin (1871)
Sam Crawford (1880)
Duffy Lewis (1888)
Jack Scott (1892)
Perry Hall (1898)
Steve Blass (1942)
Mike Paul (1945)
Doug Flynn (1951)
Bobby Castillo (1955)
Rich Bordi (1959)
Jim Eisenreich (1959)
Dennis Rasmussen (1959)
Rico Brogna (1970)
Steve Dunn (1970)
Brian Buscher (1981)
Miguel Cabrera (1983)
Billy Butler (1986)

Frank Navin was the owner of the Detroit Tigers from 1908-1935.

Rich Bordi was drafted by Minnesota in the fifth round in 1977, but did not sign.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Mrs. CarterHayes.

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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of April 16

INDIANS 7, SAINTS 0 IN INDIANAPOLIS

Indianapolis scored three in the fourth and four in the seventh.

St. Paul had just five hits, all singles, and no one had more than one.

Jose De Leon pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Austin Schulfer retired all four men he faced.

NATURALS 15, WIND SURGE 5 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored two in the first, but Northwest Arkansas came back with five in the second and led the rest of the way.

Seth Gray was 2-for-4.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-5.

Starter Chad Donato lasted just 1.2 innings, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks and striking out one.  Hunter McMahon struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.

QUAD CITIES AT CEDAR RAPIDS

Rained out.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, THRESHERS 0 IN CLEARWATER

Carlos Aguiar and Andrew Cossetti homered in a three-run second and Fort Myers led the rest of the way.

Aguiar was 2-for-3 with two home runs and a walk.  Cossetti hit a two-run homer.

Zebby Matthews struck out seven in five innings, giving up no hits and one walk.  Jackson Hicks struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Ben Ethridge struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

There are no games scheduled today.

6:00  Jupiter at Fort Myers
6:05  Wichita at Tulsa
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Jaylin Nowlin) at Beloit
6:37  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at St. Paul

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–April 17

Alexander Cartwright (1820)
Cap Anson (1852)
Tom Needham (1879)
Jake Daubert (1884)
Buzz Arlett (1912)
Solly Hemus (1923)
Tsutomu Wakamatsu (1947)
Denny Walling (1954)
Craig Worthington (1965)
Marquis Grissom (1967)
Gary Bennett (1972)
Ryan Raburn (1981)
Jed Lowrie (1984)
Deolis Guerra (1989)

Alexander Cartwright was instrumental in developing the rules for the game of baseball.

Buzz Arlett was a star in the low minors from 1934-1941, and probably would have been for several more years had World War II not intervened.  He had a career average of .319 with a slugging average of .480, but never played above Class C.

Tsutomu Wakamatsu was a star in Japan from 1971-1989, making the all-star team eleven times.  His career average of .319 is second to Leron Lee on the all-time list of players with at least four thousand at-bats.

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