Val Picinich (1896)
Buck Leonard (1907)
Jim Bagby (1916)
Steve Hargan (1942)
Ken Forsch (1946)
Don Aase (1954)
Mike Dyer (1966)
Gil Meche (1978)
Nick Hundley (1983)
Rob Delaney (1984)
Logan Schafer (1986)
Gerrit Cole (1990)
First baseman Buck Leonard was a star in the Negro Leagues. He was a teammate of Josh Gibson on the Homestead Grays, and was considered the Lou Gehrig to Gibson's Babe Ruth.
Bear with us, FFB players. We're tweaking the league and will have a new draft soon. Sorry for any confusion!
SAINTS 13, BATS 8 IN LOUISVILLE
St. Paul led 5-0 after one and 6-2 after seven. Louisville scored six in the eighth, but St. Paul came back with seven in the ninth.
Austin Martin was 2-for-3 with a home run (his sixth) and two runs.
Gilberto Celestino was 2-for-4.
Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5 with two home runs (his thirteenth and fourteenth) and six RBIs.
Michael Helman was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fifth), two runs, and two RBIs.
Alex Kirilloff was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Yunior Severino hit a two-run homer, his seventh.
David Festa struck out six in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and six walks.
Michael Boyle pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out one.
St. Paul pitchers gave up eight hits but walked eleven.
HOOKS 10, WIND SURGE 4 IN CORPUS CHRISTI
Corpus Christi led 5-0 after four. Wichita scored four in the fifth, but Corpus Christi got one in the fifth and four in the sixth.
Ben Ross was 2-for-4.
Seth Gray hit a grand slam, his eighth homer.
Sean Mooney struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning.
Isaac Mattson struck out five in two perfect innings.
KERNELS 4, TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN WISCONSIN
Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run single in the second to give Cedar Rapids a 3-1 lead.
Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with two RBis.
Jose Salas hit a home run, his fourth.
Cory Lewis pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out three.
Ricardo Velez pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Jarret Whorff struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, MARAUDERS 5 IN FORT MYERS
A run-scoring force out broke a 5-5 tie in the eighth.
Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4. He is batting .447/.488/.684 in nine games (38 at-bats).
Jay Harry was 2-for-4. He is batting .352/.437/.477 in 24 games (88 at-bats).
Nate Baez hit a three-run homer, his second.
Chris Paddack pitched 2.2 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and two walks and striking out four.
Samuel Perez pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.
TODAY'S TILTS
5:35 St. Paul (Simeon Woods Richardson, 5-6, 5.29) at Louisville
6:00 Bradenton at Fort Myers (John Klein, 2-1, 2.97)
6:35 Wichita (Pierson Ohl, 7-3, 2.95) at Corpus Christi
6:40 Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 2-1, 3.58) at Wisconsin
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Loading... Dave Foutz (1856)
Hooks Wiltse (1879)
Curt Davis (1903)
Red Longley (1909)
Tommy Matchick (1943)
Willie Crawford (1946)
Joe Rudi (1946)
Darren Bragg (1969)
Jason Isringhausen (1972)
Mark Prior (1980)
Wade Davis (1985)
Devin Smeltzer (1995)
Day game alert!
Joe Ryan
vs
Gavin Williams
A much better showing against Cleveland this year in September that last year. The division is nearly clinched so finishing off the sweep will cut the magic number to 15, give the Twins a winning record against Cleveland, and put them into the (AL Central) vaunted air of eight games over .500.
Gavin started the middle game of the series in Minnesota, pitching only a single inning due to injury. He hasn't pitched since so it might be another short start from either injury or rust.
Hey, we haven't done one of these in awhile. Not sure if it can quite be considered a summer blockbuster, but I watched Chris Pine doing his best Jason Bateman impression in the new D&D movie. Wasn't bad. What big summer movies were you able to go out and see? What have you been watching in general?
Was watching a bit of the US Open, and I forget each time how much I enjoy watching tennis. I remember when I was a kid, I was actually happy when Wimbledon preempted Saturday morning cartoons.
SAINTS 11, BATS 3 IN LOUISVILLE
Michael Helman hit a three-run double in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie.
Alex Kirilloff was 3-for-5 with a double.
Trevor Larnach was 2-for-5 with a double.
Yunior Severino hit a two-run homer, his sixth.
Brooks Lee hit a grand slam, his third homer.
Blayne Enlow struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on four hits.
Hunter McMahon struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Austin Schulfer pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.
HOOKS 5, WIND SURGE 1 IN CORPUS CHRISTI
Leading 2-1, Corpus Christi scored three runs in the eighth.
Yoyner Fajardo was 2-for-3 with a walk.
Alex Isola hit a home run, his nineteenth.
Jaylin Nowlin struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks.
KERNELS 6, TIMBER RATTLERS 3 IN WISCONSIN
Kyler Fedco homered in a three-run third that gave Cedar Rapids a 5-2 lead.
Fedco was 2-for-2 with a home run (his sixth), two walks, and two runs.
Kala'i Rosario hit a two-run homer, his twentieth.
Andrew Morris pitched 3.2 innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks and striking out three.
Gabriel Yanez struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.
Malik Barrington struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
MARAUDERS 10, MIGHTY MUSSELS 5 IN FORT MYERS
Fort Myers scored three in the eighth to cut the deficit to 6-5, but Bradenton scored four in the ninth.
Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a home run (his thirteenth) and two runs.
Jay Harry was 2-for-4 with a double. He is batting .345/.434/.476 in 84 at-bats.
Juan Mercedes pitched five innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks and striking out three.
TODAY'S TILTS
12:10 Cedar Rapids (Cory Lewis, 4-1, 2.53) at Wisconsin
5:35 St. Paul (David Festa, 1-0, 1.80) at Louisville
6:00 Bradenton at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35 Wichita (Carlos Luna, 2-8, 5.56) at Corpus Christi
Oyster Burns (1864)
Red Faber (1888)
Tom Young (1902)
Tommy Thevenow (1903)
Johnny Lanning (1910)
Harry Danning (1911)
Vince DiMaggio (1912)
Hal Jeffcoat (1924)
Harry Dunlop (1933)
Fran Healy (1946)
Greg Olson (1960)
Roy Smith (1961)
Pat Meares (1968)
Derrek Lee (1975)
Micheal Nakamura (1976)
Jerry Blevins (1983)
Mitch Moreland (1985)
Tyler Austin (1991)
Harry Dunlop caught in the minors for fourteen years and was a coach for seventeen years. He caught the minor league no-hitter in which Ron Necciai struck out twenty-seven batters and the back-to-back minor league no-hitters of Bill Bell.
We would also like to wish a happy anniversary to Mom and Dad MagUidhir.
