Danny Richardson (1863)
Les Nunamaker (1889)
Kenichi Zenimura (1900)
Ernie Harwell (1918)
Bill Lucas (1936)
Jake O’Donnell (1939)
Wally Bunker (1945)
Vern Ruhle (1951)
Kerry Taylor (1971)
Dan Serafini (1974)
Better known as an NBA referee, Jake O’Donnell was an American League umpire from 1969-1972. He is the only person to have officiated both an NBA all-star game and a major league baseball all-star game.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Escogido 3, Aguilas 1 in Escogido. Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 for Escogido.
PLAYOFF UPDATE
Dominican League—Escogido leads Aguilas three games to none in the best-of-nine championship series.
Mexican League—Obregon leads Guasave two games to none in the best-of-seven championship series.
Puerto Rican League—Mayaguez leads Caguas four games to two in the best-of-nine championship series.
Venezuelan League—Aragua leads La Guaira one game to none in the best-of-seven championship series.
Australian League—The playoffs start Thursday. Perth plays Melbourne and Adelaide plays Sydney. Each series is best-of-five.
Dave Brain (1879)
Pinch Thomas (1888)
Cliff Heathcote (1898)
Flint Rhem (1901)
Jean Yawkey (1909)
Johnny Dickshot (1910)
Ray Kelly (1914)
Jack Brickhouse (1916)
Walter Haas (1916)
Dick Stigman (1936)
Sandy Valdespino (1939)
Jumbo Ozaki (1947)
Tim Stoddard (1953)
Atlee Hammaker (1958)
Neil Allen (1958)
Rob Dibble (1964)
Scott Kazmir (1984)
Better known as a professional golfer, Jumbo Ozaki played professional baseball in Japan for three seasons, pitching for two seasons and playing outfield for one.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Escogido 5, Aguilas 2 in Escogido. Pedro Florimon was 2-for-3 with a walk for Escogido. Luis Perdomo struck out one in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, for Aguilas.
Sunday
Escogido 4, Aguilas 1 in Aguilas. Pedro Florimon was 0-for-2 with two walks for Escogido.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Mayaguez 8, Caguas 5 in Mayaguez. Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-4 and scored once for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Magallanes 8, Aragua 4 in Magallanes. Pedro Guerra struck out seven in three perfect innings for Magallanes.
Sunday
Magallanes 6, Anzoategui 5 in Anzoategui (11 innings). Lester Oliveros struck out two in three shutout innings, giving up one hit, for Anzoategui.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Adelaide 7, Brisbane 1 in Adelaide (Game 1). Rory Rhodes was 0-for-3 for Brisbane.
Brisbane 4, Adelaide 3 in Adelaide (Game 2). Rory Rhodes was 0-for-4 for Brisbane.
Perth 3, Sydney 0 in Perth. Jacob Younis was 0-for-3 with a walk for Sydney. Luke Hughes was 1-for-4 with an RBI for Perth.
Sunday
Melbourne 10, Canberra 7 in Melbourne. Tim Atherton surrendered eight runs (seven earned) on seven hits and three walks in 4.1 innings.
Perth 7, Sydney 2 in Perth. Jacob Younis was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI for Sydney. Luke Hughes was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one for Perth.
PLAYOFF UPDATES
Dominican League—Escogido leads Aguilas two games to none in the best-of-nine championship series.
Mexican League—Obregon leads Guasave two games to none in the best-of-seven championship series.
Puerto Rican League—Mayaguez leads Caguas four games to two in the best-of-nine championship series.
Venezuelan League—Aragua won the round-robin, but there was a three-way tie for second among Anzoategui, La Guaira, and Magallanes. Magallanes defeated Anzoategui in the first game of the playoff, with La Guaira getting the bye. La Guaira then defeated Magallanes in the second game. La Guaira will play Aragua in the championship series.
Australian League—The playoffs start Thursday. The way the brackets work, 1 plays 2 and 3 plays 4 in the first round. In the second round, the winner of 3-4 plays the loser of 1-2. In the championship round, the winner of 1-2 plays the second round winner.
Ben Shibe (1838)
Red Donahue (1873)
Bobby Burke (1907)
Randy Gumpert (1918)
Chico Carrasquel (1926)
Frank Sullivan (1930)
Joe Amalfitano (1934)
Don Nottebart (1936)
Paul Ratliff (1944)
Kurt Bevacqua (1947)
Charlie Spikes (1951)
Alan Embree (1970)
Mark Wohlers (1970)
Erubiel Durazo (1974)
Brandon Duckworth (1976)
Juan Rincon (1979)
Ira Thomas (1881)
Amos Strunk (1889)
Art Ehlers (1897)
Prince Oana (1910)
Chris Pelekoudas (1918)
Dave Leonhard (1941)
Senichi Hoshino (1947)
Mike Caldwell (1949)
Leon Roberts (1951)
Jeff Treadway (1963)
Jimmy Anderson (1976)
Chone Figgins (1978)
Ubaldo Jimenez (1984)
We also want to wish a happy birthday to Rhubarb_Runner’s daughter.
Francisco Liriano agrees to terms on a one year contract.
Glen Perkins agrees to terms on a one year contract.
Joel Zumaya agrees to terms on a one year contract.
Brad Thompson signed a minor league contract.
Cincinnati agrees to terms with Ron Mahay on a minor league contract.
Cleveland names Adam Everett special assistant for baseball operations.
Colorado agrees to terms with Brendan Harris on a minor league contract.
Detroit agrees to terms with Delmon Young on a one year contract.
Angels name Paul Sorrento batting coach of Inland Empire (A).
Miami signs Terry Tiffee to a minor league contract.
Yankees name Scott Aldred pitching coach of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA).
Yankees name Butch Wynegar batting coach of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA).
Yankees name Greg Colbrunn batting coach of Charleston (A).
Yankees name Tom Nieto manager of the GCL Yankees (R).
Toronto signs Jim Hoey to a minor league contract.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Mayaguez 7, Caguas 4 in Caguas. Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-3 with a double, a run, and an RBI for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Aragua 6, Anzoategui 4 in Aragua. Lester Oliveros struck out the side in the ninth for Anzoategui.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Perth 4, Sydney 3 in Perth (15 innings). Luke Hughes was 1-for-5 with a walk and a double, scoring once for Perth. Jacob Younis was 0-for-5 for Sydney. Todd Van Steensel struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit for Sydney.
PLAYOFF UPDATES
Dominican League—Aguilas plays Escogido in a best-of nine series for the championship starting tonight.
Mexican League—Guasave plays Obregon in a best-of-seven series for the championship starting tonight.
Puerto Rican League—Mayaguez leads Caguas three games to two in their best-of-nine series.
Venezuelan League—Aragua has clinched the sixteen game round robin, leading Anzoategui by a game and a half with one game to play.
Australian League—The regular season ends tomorrow, with the playoffs beginning January 26.
Mike Tiernan (1867)
Lew Fonseca (1899)
Sam Mele (1922)
Danny O'Connell (1927)
William Wrigley (1933)
Johnny Oates (1946)
Bill Stein (1947)
Mike Krukow (1952)
Dave Smith (1955)
Mike Smithson (1955)
Jose Uribe (1959)
Andy Hawkins (1960)
Darryl Motley (1960)
Chris Hammond (1966)
Tom Urbani (1968)
Rusty Greer (1969)
Jason Ryan (1976)
Byung-Hyun Kim (1979)
Tom Urbani was drafted by Minnesota in the twenty-ninth round in 1989, but did not sign.