Happy Birthday–September 12

Nick Young (1840)
Bob Groom (1884)
Fred Luderus (1885)
Spud Chandler (1907)
Charlie Keller (1916)
Andy Seminick (1920)
Stan Lopata (1925)
Albie Pearson (1934)
Mickey Lolich (1940)
John Montague (1947)
Scotti Madison (1959)
Thom Brennaman (1963)
Keith Hughes (1963)
Luis Castillo (1975)
Sean Burroughs (1980)
Macier Izturis (1980)
Carmen Pignatiello (1982)
Clayton Richard (1983)
Freddie Freeman (1989)
Matt Wisler (1992)

Nick Young was the secretary of the National Association, was the first secretary of the National League and was National League president from 1881-1903.

The son of broadcaster Marty Brennaman, Thom Brennaman broadcast games for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, and Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as the Fox Network.

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

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Happy Birthday–September 11

Con Daily (1864)
James Dunn (1866)
Steve Brodie (1868)
Frank Kitson (1869)
Ellis Clary (1916)
Eddie Miksis (1926)
Luis Garcia (1929)
Larry Bearnarth (1940)
Jackie Hernandez (1940)
Dave Roberts (1944)
Larry Cox (1947)
Jeff Newman (1948)
Brad Lesley (1958)
Scott Patterson (1958)
Don Slaught (1958)
Ellis Burks (1964)
Quinn Mack (1965)
Eduardo Perez (1969)
Frank Francisco (1979)
Toby Gardenhire (1982)
Jacoby Ellsbury (1983)
Andrew Cashner (1986)
Mike Moustakas (1988)
Nik Turley (1989)

James Dunn was the owner of the Cleveland Indians from 1916-1922.

Infielder Ellis Clary was a scout for the Twins for over two decades.

Luis Garcia is a member of both the Venezuelan Hall of Fame and the Caribbean Hall of Fame.

Actor Scott Patterson, best known for his role on The Gilmore Girls, was a minor league pitcher for seven seasons, pitching 373 AAA innings but not reaching the majors. He was in the Yankees and Braves systems.

Brad "the Animal" Lesley was drafted by the Twins in the seventh round of the 1977 January draft, but did not sign.

Quinn Mack is Shane Mack’s brother and got 21 at-bats with Seattle in 1994.

Toby Gardenhire, of course, is the son of the former Twins’ manager.  He was a player in the Twins’ minor league system, reaching AAA, and is the manager of the St. Paul Saints.

We also want to wish a very happy birthday to Rhubarb_Runner.

Additionally, it seems appropriate on this day to mention former minor league players Marty Boryczewski, Ralph Scorca, Mike Weinberg, and Brent Woodall, all of whom were killed in the terrorist attacks of 2001.

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Minor Details: Games of September 10

BATS 3, SAINTS 2 IN LOUISVILLE (10 INNINGS)

Jason Vosler's RBI double tied it in the ninth and Jose Barrero singled home the deciding run in the tenth.

Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5 with two doubles.
Brooks Lee hit a home run, his fourth.
Yunior Severino hit a home run, his eighth.

Blayne Enlow pitched two innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out one.
Patrick Murphy pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.

WIND SURGE 3, HOOKS 2 IN CORPUS CHRISTI

Wichita scored two in the ninth to break a 1-1 tie.  Corpus Christi had the tying run on third when the game ended.

Yoyner Fajardo was 3-for-4 with a triple and a double.
Jake Rucker
was 3-for-4 with two doubles.
Seth Gray was 2-for-4.
Alerick Soularie hit a home run, his tenth.

Jaylin Nowlin pitched 2.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out two.
Isaac Mattson struck out three and walked one in 2.2 scoreless innings.
Curtis Taylor struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Miguel Rodriguez struck out four in 1.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits.

TIMBER RATTLERS 8, KERNELS 5 IN WISCONSIN

Wisconsin scored two in the second, three in the third, and three in the fourth to build an 8-2 lead.

Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs.
Jose Salas was 2-for-4 with a double.
Noah Miller was 2-for-5.
Carson McCusker hit a home run, his seventh.

Alejandro Hidalgo pitched two innings, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks and striking out one.
Matthew Swain pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and  striking out one.
Jarret Whorff pitched a perfect inning.

MARAUDERS 5, MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

A pair of sacrifice flies in the eighth broke a 3-3 tie.

Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a walk.
Walker Jenkins was 2-for-5 with a triple.

Ben Ethridge struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.
Zach Veen pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two walks.
Nolan Santos pitched two shutout innings, walking two.

TODAY'S TILTS

No games scheduled.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:35  Cedar Rapids (Andrew Morris) at Peoria*
6:35  St. Paul at Iowa
7:05  Midland at Wichita

*First game of the playoffs