Bill Bradley (1878)
Hal Chase (1883)
Eddie Foster (1887)
Butch Hughes (1942)
Sal Bando (1944)
Donnie Moore (1954)
Jerry Browne (1966)
Matt Mieske (1968)
Kevin Stocker (1970)
Howie Clark (1974)
Nathan Eovaldi (1990)
Nathan Eovaldi is the only player in major league history whose last name begins with "Eo".
Melbourne 3, Perth 2 in Perth (13 innings). Brad Harman singled in Josh Davies in the top of the thirteenth. Perth put runners on first and third with one out in the bottom of the inning, but could not tie the score. Davies had two hits and scored twice for Melbourne. Justin Huber drove in two runs. Three Melbourne relievers combined to pitch 8.1 scoreless innings: Bubbie Buzachero went 3.1, Andrew Russell pitched two, and Kevin Reese worked the final three to get the win. Mitchell Graham went 4-for-6 to lead Perth. Benn Grice took the loss, giving up the winning run in his third inning of work. Joshua Hendricks was 1-for-4 for Melbourne. The two teams are tied at one win apiece, with the deciding game of the best-of-three series to be played today.
Chick Fulmer (1851)
Mike McGeary (1851)
Pants Rowland (1879)
Chick Hafey (1903)
Dom DiMaggio (1917)
Joe Garagiola (1926)
Pat Dobson (1942)
Mike Martin (1944)
Ray Corbin (1949)
Lenny Randle (1949)
Don "Full Pack" Stanhouse (1951)
Cam Bonifay (1952)
Chet Lemon (1955)
Greg Johnston (1955)
Joe Bitker (1964)
Ryan Lefebvre (1971)
Ryan Lefebvre appeared in six minor league games for the Watertown Indians in 1993. He was a Twins broadcaster in the 1997 and 1998 before moving to Kansas City in 1999, where he has been a broadcaster for the Royals ever since.
Joe Bitker was drafted by Minnesota in the sixth round in the 1984 January draft, but he did not sign.
This is a great day for players with colorful nicknames. In addition to those listed above, we have Sweetbread Bailey (1895), Kiddo Davis (1902), and Monk Dubiel (1918).
Darin Mastroianni was claimed off waivers from Toronto.
Esmerling Vasquez was designated for assignment.
Chris Colabello signed a minor league contract.
Arizona agrees to terms with Craig Breslow on a one year contract.
Baltimore signs Luis Ayala to a one year contract.
Cubs sign Ryan Rowland-Smith to a minor league contract.
Colorado signs Steve Holm to a minor league contract.
Oakland extends the contract of general manager Billy Beane through the 2019 season.
Texas signs Joe Beimel to a minor league contract.
Perth 4, Melbourne 1 in Perth. The Heat scored single runs in the first, fourth, sixth, and seventh. James McOwen led the way for Perth with three hits, including a fourth-inning home run that gave the Heat a lead they never relinquished. Tim Kennelly added two hits. Virgil Vasquez got the complete game victory, striking out eight while giving up five hits and no walks. For Melbourne, Kevin David singled and homered for the lone Aces run. Travis Blackley took the loss, allowing all four runs on nine hits in seven innings. No Twins players appeared in the game. The win gave Perth a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three championship series.
Jimmy Ryan (1863)
Kenjiro Tamiya (1928)
George Alusik (1935)
Ollie Brown (1944)
Ben Oglivie (1949)
Tom Veryzer (1953)
Todd Benzinger (1963)
Scott Pose (1967)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Moss.
Horace Wilson (1845)
Jim Keenan (1858)
Curt Welch (1862)
Billy Evans (1884)
Herb Pennock (1894)
Bill Adair (1913)
Allie Reynolds (1917)
George Sobek (1920)
Randy Jackson (1926)
Billy O'Dell (1933)
Dick Bogard (1937)
Jim Barr (1948)
Larry McWilliams (1954)
Lenny Dykstra (1963)
Lenny Webster (1965)
Jayhawk Owens (1969)
Alberto Castillo (1970)
Bobby Jones (1970)
Kevin Sefcik (1971)
Lance Berkman (1976)
Cesar Izturis (1980)
Liam Hendriks (1989)
Horace Wilson was an American professor English at Tokyo University. He is credited with introducing baseball to Japan in either 1872 or 1873.
Jim Barr was drafted six different times before finally signing. Minnesota drafted him in the sixth round of the January Secondary draft in 1970, but he did not sign.
Today is also the birthday of Twins prospect Max Kepler (1993).
Harry Pulliam (1864)
Heinie Zimmerman (1887)
Specs Toporcer (1899)
Bill Veeck (1914)
Jodie Phipps (1918)
Vic Wertz (1925)
Erv Palica (1928)
Clete Boyer (1937)
Eddie Solomon (1951)
Mookie Wilson (1956)
Pete O'Brien (1958)
John Kruk (1961)
Doug Linton (1965)
Todd Pratt (1967)
Vladimir Guerrero (1975)
Venezuela 6, Mexico 2. Venezuela scored two in the fourth to tie and four in the fifth to get a lead it would never relinquish. Cesar Suarez singled and homered to lead Venezuela. Hector Gimenez had two hits. Seth Etherton started for Venezuela and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks in 2.2 innings. Pedro Guerra got the win in relief with two perfect innings. Chris Roberson had two hits for Mexico. Starter Marco Carillo gave up two runs on six hits in four innings. Oswaldo Martinez took the loss, surrendering four runs on two hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning.
Puerto Rico 3, Dominican Republic 1. Puerto Rico broke a 1-1 tie with a tally in the sixth and added an insurance run in the ninth. Irving Falu had three hits to lead Puerto Rico. Luis Figueroa and Andy Gonzalez each singled and doubled. Jose De La Torre got the win with three innings of shutout relief, giving up just one hit while striking out four. Saul Rivera got his second save of the series, giving up two hits while striking out two in wone inning. Fernando Tatis led the Dominican Republic with two hits. Starter Kris Johnson gave up a run on four hits and a walk in five innings. Ramon Garcia took the loss in relief, allowing a run on four hits and a walk while striking out three in 1.2 innings. Rene Rivera was 1-for-4 for Puerto Rico. Nelvin Fuentes faced two batters for Puerto Rico, striking out one and walking one. Pedro Florimon was used as a reserve by the Dominican Republic and went 0-for-1 with a walk.
The Dominican Republic wins the Caribbean Series with a record of 4-2. Puerto Rico and Venezuela tied for second at 3-3. Mexico finished fourth with a record of 2-4.