Happy Birthday–July 30

Casey Stengel (1890)
Frankie Pytlak (1908)
Tony Lucadello (1912)
Joe Coleman (1922)
Paul Minner (1923)
Joe Nuxhall (1928)
Gus Triandos (1930)
Bud Selig (1934)
Vic Davalillo (1939)
Bob Barton (1941)
Pat Kelly (1944)
Doug Rader (1944)
Jim Spencer (1946)
Ellis Valentine (1954)
Clint Hurdle (1957)
Steve Trout (1957)
Scott Fletcher (1958)
Tom Pagnozzi (1962)
Scott Diamond (1986)

Tony Lucadello was a major league scout for forty-eight years.

Allan Huber "Bud" Selig was the commissioner of baseball from 1992-2014.

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Minor Details: Games of July 28

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN ST. PAUL

Leading 3-1, Omaha scored six runs in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-2 with two walks.  Diego Castillo was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Wynton Bernard (15).

Pitching prowess:  Jeff Brigham pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.  Zack Weiss pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Scott Blewett pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Loss:  Louie Varland (3-8).

Opposition standout:  Tyler Gentry was 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, and three RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 12-15, in seventh place, 5.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, AMARILLO SOD POODLES 8 IN AMARILLO

Wichita scored four in the seventh to lead 10-2, then held on as Amarillo scored one in the seventh and five in the ninth.  They tying run was on base when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Jake Rucker was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and three RBIs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Rucker (6).

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 3 (50); McCusker 2 (47); Tyler Dearden 2 (4).

Stolen bases:  Rucker (5).

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Rozek pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on six hits and striking out six.  Taylor Floyd pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Win:  Rozek (5-3).

Save:  John Stankiewicz (2).

Opposition standout:  J. J. D'Orazio was 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 10-17, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 3 IN QUAD CITIES

Rayne Doncon hit a two-run homer in the ninth to give Cedar Rapids a 5-0 lead.  They needed it, as Quad Cities scored three in the bottom of the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a double.  Dillon Tatum was 2-for-3 with a double.  Doncon was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Doncon (7).

Stolen bases:  Gabriel Gonzalez (5).

Pitching prowess:  C. J. Culpepper struck out three in two perfect innings.  Jordan Carr pitched 6.1 innings, giving up three runs on five hits and a walk and striking out five.

Win:  Carr (3-3).

Save:  Nolan Santos (1).

Opposition standout:  Frank Mozzicato pitched five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks and striking out four.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 17-13, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 3 IN DUNEDIN

Fort Myers scored three in the second to take a 3-2 lead, then added two in the third.

Multi-hit games:  Yohander Martinez was 2-for-4.  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Jenkins 3 (33).

Stolen bases:  Maddux Houghton (15).

Pitching prowess:  Kyle Bloor pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Samuel Perez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.  Xander Hamilton struck out three in two shutout innings.

Win:  Bloor (1-0).

Save:  Hamilton (7).

Opposition standout:  Luis Torres retired all eight men he faced, striking out three.

Record:  Fort Myers is 19-9, in first place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILT

10:00  DSL Arizona Black at DSL Twins

Happy Birthday–July 29

Earl Moore (1877)
George Cutshaw (1886)
Cedric Tallis (1914)
Felix Mantilla (1934)
Don Wert (1938)
Bill Whitby (1943)
Hisashi Yamada (1948)
Dan Driessen (1951)
Greg Minton (1951)
Ken Burns (1953)
Dave LaPoint (1959)
Luis Alicea (1965)
Mike Williams (1968)
Seth Greisinger (1975)
Mike Adams (1978)
Ryan Braun (1980)

Cedric Tallis was the general manager of the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees.

Submarine pitcher Hisashi Yamada won 284 games in Japan.

Ken Burns made an Emmy-award winning documentary about the history of baseball.  He also made a documentary on Jackie Robinson.

Every year I am surprised to learn that there was a Ryan Braun who pitched for Kansas City in 2006 and 2007.

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Minor Details: Games of July 27

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 9, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Kevin Padlo hit a two-run homer in the second and Omaha led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Bernard (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Bernard 2 (21).

Stolen bases:  Bernard (14).

Pitching prowess:  Caleb Baragar pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Hobie Harris struck out two in a perfect inning.

Loss:  Zebby Matthews (1-1).

Opposition standout:  C. J. Alexander was 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 12-14, tied for sixth place with Toledo, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 10, AMARILLO SOD POODLES 9 IN AMARILLO

Wichita had leads of 4-0 and 10-2 before withstanding an Amarillo comeback.

Multi-hit games:  Tyler Dearden was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and two RBIs.  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Keaschall (7); Jeferson Morales (6); Schobel (5).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 2 (45); Morales 2 (44); Schobel 2 (41); Keaschall 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Kyle Bischoff struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Win:  Cory Lewis (1-2).

Save:  Bischoff (1).

Opposition standout:  Tim Tawa was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and five RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 9-17, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN QUAD CITIES

Trevor Werner hit a two-run double in the third to give Quad Cities a 2-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Rubel Cespdes (5).

Pitching prowess:  Connor Prielipp struck out four in two shutout innings in his high-A debut, giving up two hits.  Jacob Wosinski struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

Loss:  Ricky Castro (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Werner was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, a two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 16-13, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 5, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN DUNEDIN

Nate LaRue hit a two-run double in the second to give Dunedin a 2-0 lead and they led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Nick Lucky was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Maddux Houghton was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Lucky (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Houghton (14).

Pitching prowess:  Charlee Soto struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits.  Juan Mercedes pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Loss:  Soto (0-4).

Opposition standout:  Nolan Perry struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out three.

Record:  Fort Myers is 18-9, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

DSL METS ORANGE 4, DSL TWINS 0 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Mets Orange scored all of their runs in the seventh inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.  The Twins had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Merphy Hernandez (23).

Pitching prowess:  Melvin Rodriguez pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Loss:  Manuel Compres (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Jose Guevara struck out eight in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 19-19, in sixth place, seven games behind the DSL Tigers 2.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 2-3, 4.37) at Dunedin
1:00  Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 2-1, 3.26) at Quad Cities
2:07  Omaha at St. Paul (Louie Varland, 3-7, 5.34)
6:05  Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 4-3, 1.88) at Amarillo

Happy Birthday–July 28

Bullet Joe Rogan (1893)
Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons (1901)
Morrie Silver (1909)
Ted Lepcio (1929)
Masaaki Koyama (1934)
Marty Brennaman (1942)
Vida Blue (1949)
Wayne Krivsky (1954)
Carmelo Martinez (1960)
Bob Milacki (1964)
Derek Lee (1966)
Darin Ruf (1986)
Walker Buehler (1994)
Jorge Alcala (1995)

Bullet Joe Rogan, given name Charles Wilber Rogan, was a star in the Negro Leagues from 1920-1938.

Morrie Silver is credited with having saved baseball in Rochester when the St. Louis Cardinals threatened to drop their team there.  He is a member of the International League Hall of Fame.

Masaaki Koyama won 320 games in Japan, third on the all-time list.

Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman was with the Cincinnati Reds from 1974-2019.

Wayne Krivsky was an assistant general manager of the Twins until 2006, when he became the general manager of Cincinnati.  He returned to the Twins as an assistant to the general manager from 2011-2017.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to MagUidhir’s brother.

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