ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBUS CLIPPERS
Rained out. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow.
Tomorrow the other Twins' short-season teams begin play. Here's the schedule.
4:05 St. Paul (David Festa, 1-0, 0.00 and TBD) at Columbus (Kolby Allard and TBD)
5:30 Ft. Myers (TBD) at Palm Beach (TBD)
6:35 Wichita (Connor Prielipp) at Springfield (Tekoah Roby)
6:40 Cedar Rapids (Charlee Soto) at Wisconsin (Manuel Rodriguez)
Bill Hinchman (1883)
John Hummel (1883)
Tris Speaker (1888)
Joe Vosmik (1910)
Mickey Owen (1916)
Gil Hodges (1924)
Gary Geiger (1937)
Bart Giamatti (1938)
Eddie Watt (1941)
Jim Fregosi (1942)
Mike Epstein (1943)
Nick Bremigan (1945)
Ray Fosse (1947)
Herm Schneider (1952)
Tom Herr (1956)
Brad Komminsk (1961)
Scott Rolen (1975)
Casey Daigle (1981)
Cameron Maybin (1987)
Martin Perez (1991)
Bart Giamatti was commissioner of baseball from April 1, 1989 until his death on September 1, 1989.
Nick Bremigan was an American League umpire from 1974-1988.
Herm Schneider was a trainer in major league baseball for forty years.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to CarterHayes’ brother.
COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 2, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN COLUMBUS
Saints pitchers extended their scoreless streak seven more innings. Columbus scored two in the eighth and it was enough, because the Saints were held scoreless. All three Saints games have been shutouts, two going the Saints' way, one going the other way. The Saints were 1-for-11 with men in scoring position, stranding twelve runners.
Batters: Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double. Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a double.
Pitchers: Andrew Morris pitched five innings, giving up five hits and a walk and striking out four. Cory Lewis struck out four and walked two in 1.2 scoreless innings. Jacob Bosiokovic allowed the two runs and took the loss.
Opposition: Will Wilson was 2-for-3 with a walk. Kody Huff was 2-for-4 with a double. Juan Brito was 2-for-4. Parker Messick pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out two. Zak Kent struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks. Parker Mushinski struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Record: The Saints are 2-1, tied for first with Iowa.
Next: Thursday, 5:15. St. Paul (Marco Raya) at Columbus (Doug Nikhazy, 0-0, 3.60).
Guy Hecker (1856)
Henry McHenry (1910)
Larry Shepard (1919)
Alex Grammas (1926)
Art Ditmar (1929)
Wally Moon (1930)
Jerry Dale (1933)
Hawk Taylor (1939)
Larry Littleton (1954)
Darrell Jackson (1956)
Gary Pettis (1958)
Doug Baker (1961)
Chris Bosio (1963)
Mark Shapiro (1967)
Mike Lansing (1968)
Ryan Doumit (1981)
Kyle Phillips (1984)
Jay Bruce (1987)
Jason Kipnis (1987)
Guy Hecker is one of three pitchers to have won over fifty games in a season. He is also the only pitcher to have won a batting title.
Larry Shepard managed Pittsburgh in 1968-1969. Coincidentally, he was replaced by Alex Grammas.
Jerry Dale was a National League umpire from 1971-85. He pitched in the minors for the Washington (now Minnesota) franchise from 1951-52.
Mark Shapiro was the general manager of the Cleveland Indians from 2001-10 and was president of that club from 2011-2015, when he became president of the Toronto Blue Jays.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Papa Pirate.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, COLUMBUS CLIPPERS 0 IN COLUMBUS
The Saints played only their second game of the year, their first since Friday, and they made the most of it. Jair Camargo hit a two-run single in the first and Zebby Matthews and a pair of relievers took it from there. Saints pitchers have not allowed a run in the first two games of the season.
Batters: Armando Alvarez was 2-for-4 with a walk. Austin Martin was 2-for-5 with a walk. Jair Camargo was 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Mike Ford was 1-for-4 with a home run and a walk.
Pitchers: Zebby Matthews pitched five shutout innings, giving up only one hit and no walks and striking out four. Travis Adams pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits but no walks and striking out two. Anthony Misiewicz retired all four men he faced, striking out three of them.
Opposition: Kyle Datres was 2-for-3 with a double.
Record: The Saints are 2-0, in first place by percentage points over Louisville (3-1).
Next game: Wednesday, 5:15 in Columbus. Andrew Morris against Parker Messick. No record for either pitcher yet this season.
Tommy Bond (1856)
Hughie Jennings (1869)
Bill Yancey (1902)
Luke Appling (1907)
Al Barlick (1915)
Vedie Himsl (1917)
Bobby Avila (1924)
Billy Pierce (1927)
Gordon Jones (1930)
Dick Radatz (1937)
Al Weis (1938)
Mike Kekich (1945)
Reggie Smith (1945)
Don Sutton (1945)
Daniel Okrent (1948)
Tom Johnson (1951)
Billy Sample (1955)
Hank Steinbrenner (1957)
Pete Incaviglia (1964)
Curtis Leskanic (1968)
Denny Hocking (1970)
Jon Lieber (1970)
Shortstop Bill Yancey played in the Negro Leagues for fourteen years, later becoming a manager, coach, and scout.
Al Barlick was a National League umpire from 1940-1970.
Vedie Himsl was a longtime coach and scout, primarily in the Cubs organization. While pitching for St. John's (Minnesota) University, he struck out twenty batters in a game.
Daniel Okrent was one of the creators of the first fantasy baseball league.
Hank Steinbrenner is one of the owners of the New York Yankees, inheriting the team from his father in 2010.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Lucy.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS
Rained out. Game will be made up April 25.
Next game: Tuesday, 5:15. St. Paul (Zebby Matthews) at Columbus (TBD).
Hugo Bezdek (1884)
Jeff Heath (1915)
Vern Hoscheit (1922)
Bo Schembechler (1929)
Giulio Glorioso (1931)
Ron Perranoski (1936)
Ted Sadowski (1936)
Phil Niekro (1939)
Rusty Staub (1944)
Willie Montanez (1948)
Mike Bacsik (1952)
Mike Kinnunen (1958)
Rich Amaral (1962)
Frank Castillo (1969)
Matt Herges (1970)
John Axford (1983)
Daniel Murphy (1985)
Hugo Bezdek is the only man to manage a major league team and coach an NFL team. He was the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1917-1919 and the coach of the Cleveland Rams in 1937. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Vern Hoscheit was a long-time minor league manager, scout, and major league coach. He was also the president of the Three-I League from 1960-61.
Better known as a college football coach, Bo Schembechler was the president of the Detroit Tigers from 1990-1992.
Giulio Glorioso won six ERA titles and four pitching triple crowns in Italy and is a member of the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bill Hallman (1867)
Jack Stivetts (1868)
Big Jeff Pfeffer (1882)
Brick Owens (1885)
Tom Sheehan (1894)
Carson Bigbee (1895)
George Mitchell (1900)
Mule Suttles (1900)
Marv Grissom (1918)
Dave Koslo (1920)
Moises Camacho (1932)
Moose Stubing (1938)
Balvino Galvez (1964)
Chien-Ming Wang (1980)
Jeff Mathis (1983)
Peter Bourjos (1987)
Josmil Pinto (1989)
There have been two players in the majors named Jeff Pfeffer. They were brothers. "Big Jeff" Pfeffer was actually Francis Xavier Pfeffer. Plain old Jeff Pfeffer was actually Edward Joseph Pfeffer. "Big Jeff" was 6'1", 185 pounds. Plain old Jeff was 6'3", 210.
Brick Owens was a longtime major league umpire. His first name was Clarence. He got the nickname "Brick" after being hit by one while umpiring a game in Pittsburg, Kansas early in his career.
Mule Suttles is sometimes credited as the all-time Negro Leagues home run leader with 237. He swung a fifty-ounce bat.
One of the top second basemen in the history of the Mexican League, Moises Camacho played there from 1951-1975. He was known as the Rogers Hornsby of Mexico.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS
Postponed due to inclement weather.
Next Game: Sunday, 2:07. Indianapolis (Bubba Chandler) at St. Paul (Zebby Matthews).
