King Kelly (1857)
Tom Connolly (1870)
Bobby Byrne (1884)
Syl Johnson (1900)
Tommy Byrne (1919)
Guy LaValliere (1931)
Alfredo Meli (1944)
Joe Simpson (1951)
Jim Tracy (1955)
Rick Aguilera (1961)
Esteban Loiaza (1971)
Brian Moehler (1971)
Julio DePaula (1982)
It does not appear that Bobby Byrne and Tommy Byrne are related. Minor league catcher Guy LaValliere is the father of major league catcher Mike LaValliere.
Boston names Alex Ochoa first base coach.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Escogido 4, Cibao 1 in Escogido. Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 for Escogido. Alexi Casilla was 0-for-4 for Cibao. Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-4 for Cibao.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Hermosillo 6, Mazatlan 5 in Hermosillo. Anthony Slama gave up a hit but no runs in two-thirds of an inning for Mazatlan.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Ponce 2, Carolina 1 in Carolina (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings). Angel Morales was 1-for-2 with a walk for Ponce.
Ponce 2, Carolina 1 in Carolina (Game 2). Angel Morales was 2-for-3 with a walk for Ponce.
Mayaguez 4, Caguas 1 in Mayaguez. Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-3 with a walk for Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes retired the only man he faced for Mayaguez.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Perth 5, Adelaide 4 in Perth (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings). Luke Hughes was 1-for-2 with an RBI and was hit by a pitch for Perth.
Perth 10, Adelaide 9 in Adelaide (Game 2). Luke Hughes was 4-for-5 with two home runs and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three for Perth. Brendan Wise got his third save for Perth, giving up a hit and striking out one in a scoreless inning.
Sydney 15, Melbourne 5 in Melbourne. Jacob Younis was 1-for-5 and scored once for Sydney.
Canberra 9, Brisbane 6 in Brisbane (10 innings). Rory Rhodes was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two for Brisbane.
Frank Torre (1931)
Sandy Koufax (1935)
Jose Morales (1944)
Tom Murphy (1945)
Travis Baptist (1971)
A. J. Pierzynski (1976)
Grant Balfour (1977)
Jim Hoey (1982)
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Escogido 5, Aguilas 4 in Escogido. Pedro Florimon was 0-for-1 with two walks and a run for Escogido. Luis Perdomo allowed a run on two hits and a walk in one inning for Aguilas.
Licey 6, Cibao 4 in Cibao (13 innings). Alexi Casilla was 3-for-6 with a double and two runs for Cibao. Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-4 with a double and a run for Cibao.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Mayaguez 11, Caguas 6 in Caguas. Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-4 with an RBI for Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes allowed a run on a hit in one inning for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Magallanes 11, Zulia 4 in Magallanes. Pedro Guerra walked one and struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings for Magallanes.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Sydney 9, Melbourne 7 in Melbourne. Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 with an RBI for Sydney.
Perth 9, Adelaide 6 in Adelaide. Luke Hughes was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run for Perth. Brendan Wise got the save for Perth, walking one in a scoreless inning.
Brisbane 6, Canberra 1 in Brisbane. Rory Rhodes was 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI for Brisbane. He was also hit by a pitch.
He's still around? Dan Serafini pitched six shutout innings, striking out seven, for Los Mochis in the Mexican League last night.
Hank DeBerry (1894)
Bill Knickerbocker (1911)
Ted Del Guercio (1927)
Ken Rudolph (1946)
Jim Wilson (1960)
Devon White (1962)
Craig Grebeck (1964)
James Mouton (1968)
Tomas Perez (1973)
Richie Sexson (1974)
Emil Brown (1974)
Jaret Wright (1975)
Jack Wilson (1977)
Ted Del Guercio was part of the largest trade in baseball history. He was traded by the New York Yankees along with Don Larsen, Billy Hunter, Bob Turley, Kal Segrist, Bill Miller and Don Leppert to the Baltimore Orioles for Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willy Miranda, Mike Blyzka, Darrell Johnson, Jim Fridley and Dick Kryhoski in the off-season following the 1953 campaign. Del Guercio was the only person involved in the trade not to play in the majors.
James Mouton was drafted by Minnesota in the eighth round in 1990, but did not sign.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Escogido 9, Licey 4 in Licey. Pedro Florimon was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI for Escogido.
Aguilas 3, Cibao 0 in Aguilas. Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 for Cibao. Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-2 for Cibao.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Caguas 4, Ponce 2 in Caguas. Angel Morales was 0-for-3 for Ponce.
Carolina 9, Mayaguez 1 in Mayaguez. Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Anzoategui 2, Zulia 1 in Anzoategui. Lester Oliveros pitched a perfect inning for Anzoategui.
Ted Lyons (1900)
Tommy Bridges (1906)
Bill Lee (1946)
Aurelio Rodriguez (1947)
John Milner (1949)
Ray Knight (1952)
Zane Smith (1960)
Carl Willis (1960)
Benny Agbayani (1971)
Melvin Nieves (1971)
Einar Diaz (1972)
B. J. Ryan (1975)
Bill Hall (1979)
The off-season leagues all take breaks of varying lengths at Christmas, leading to very few games to report.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Monday
Mazatlan 10, Los Mochis 0 in Mazatlan. Anthony Slama struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning for Mazatlan.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Monday
Margarita 12, Magallanes 11 in Magallanes. Pedro Guerra pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout for Magallanes.
Jim Tobin (1912)
Phil Gagliano (1941)
Roy White (1943)
Craig Reynolds (1952)
Jim Leyritz (1963)
Dean Palmer (1968)
Jeff D’Amico (1975)
Jason Repko (1980)
David Aardsma (1981)
Cole Hamels (1983)