Monthly Archives: May 2023

Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 13

Just the games that were done early.

INDIANS 3, SAINTS 1 IN ST. PAUL

Indianapolis scored two in the third to break a 1-1 tie.

Matt Wallner was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and a walk.

Aaron Sanchez pitched 4.1 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks and striking out two.
Kody Funderburk struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.
Patrick Murphy retired all five men he faced, striking out one.
Oliver Ortega pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks and striking out one.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, TARPONS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Carlos Aguiar hit a three-run triple in a four-run fifth that broke a scoreless tie.

Fort Myers had just three hits but drew ten walks.

Starter Wilker Reyes struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.
Samuel Perez struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Jackson Hicks struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (Cory Lewis, 3-1, 3.00)
1:00  Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 0-1, 3.00) at Quad Cities
2:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Jordan Balazovic, 0-0, 2.45)
4:05  Wichita (Travis Adams, 1-4, 8.50) at Frisco

This will be the last installment of Minor Details for a few days, as I will be out of town.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–May 14

J. L. Wilkinson (1878)
Alex Pompez (1890)
Earle Combs (1899)
Bob Thurman (1917)
Les Moss (1925)
Dick Howser (1936)
Tony Perez (1942)
Dick Tidrow (1947)
Dave LaRoche (1948)
Dennis Martinez (1955)
Hosken Powell (1955)
Pat Borders (1963)
Joey Cora (1965)
Larry Sutton (1970)
Roy Halladay (1977)
Luke Gregerson (1984)

J. L. Wilkinson was the long-time owner of the Kansas City Monarchs.

Alex Pompez was the long-time owner of the New York Cubans.

We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Lucy and SBG.

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Keeping Track

Minor Details: Games of May 12

SAINTS 2, INDIANS 1 IN ST. PAUL

St. Paul scored two in the first and made it hold up.

Edouard Julien was 2-for-3.
Matt Wallner was 2-for-4.

Brent Headrick struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.
Austin Schulfer pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Randy Dobnak pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

WIND SURGE 13, ROUGHRIDERS 5 IN FRISCO

Jake Rucker's three-run homer capped a five-run sixth that broke a 4-4 tie.

Seth Gray was 3-for-5.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 3-for-6.
Yunior Severino was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his eighth and ninth), two walks, three runs, and three RBIs.
Armani Smith was 2-for-5 with two runs.
Rucker's home run was his fourth.

Starter Blayne Enlow pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks and striking out four.
Hunter McMahon retired all seven batters he faced, striking out three.
Andrew Cabezas struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

KERNELS 1, RIVER BANDITS 0 IN QUAD CITIES

Ernie Yake homered in the third for the game's only run.

Noah Cardenas was 2-for-3.

Starter Marco Raya struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Jaylin Nowlin struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk.
John Stankiewicz struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and two walks.

MIGHTY MUSSELS 12, TARPONS 1 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers scored five in the first.

Ricardo Olivar was 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs.
Jorel Ortega was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs.
Rafael Cruz was 2-for-4 with two doubles and five RBIs.
Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.
Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with two runs.

C. J. Culpepper struck out eight in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.
Jarret Whorff struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a walk in his Class A debut.
Juan Mendez struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

TODAY'S TILTS

2:07  Indianapolis at St. Paul (Aaron Sanchez, 1-3, 5.61)
5:00  Tampa at Fort Myers (Wilker Reyes, 1-0, 6.55)
6:30  Cedar Rapids (Kyle Jones, 1-2, 3.70) at Quad Cities
7:05  Wichita (David Festa, 1-2, 5.40) at Frisco

 

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–May 13

Jimmy Archer (1883)
Larry Gardner (1886)
Babe Dye (1898)
Bill McKinley (1910)
Bill Kinnamon (1919)
Dusty Rhodes (1927)
Johnny Roseboro (1933)
Leon Wagner (1934)
Juan Beniquez (1950)
Bobby Valentine (1950)
Lenny Faedo (1960)
Sean McDonough (1962)
Jose Rijo (1965)
Jack Cressend (1975)
Trajan Langdon (1976)
Barry Zito (1978)
David Hernandez (1985)
John Ryan Murphy (1991)

Hockey Hall of Famer Babe Dye was a minor league outfielder from 1919-1926, spending much of his career in the American Association.  In 811 games, he hit .311, slugged .443, and stole 118 bases.

Bill McKinley was an American League umpire from 1946-65.

Bill Kinnamon was an American League umpire from 1960-69.

Sean McDonough has been a baseball broadcaster since 1988.

College basketball star Trajan Langdon was a third baseman in the low minors for three seasons.

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Friday Music Day

Friday Music Day: The 90’s

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The Current just wrapped up their list of the top 893 songs of the 90's.

So it seemed an opportune time to ask for everyone else's top 10 song sof the '90's.

Their top 10:
10. Fade Into You - Mazzy Star
9. Criminal - Fiona Apple
8. Losing My Religion - REM
7. Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
6. Everlong - Foo Fighters
5. Zombie - The Cranberries
4. Loser - Beck
3. Sabotage - Beastie Boys
2. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
1. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana