A look at how some of the Twins minor leaguers are doing.
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Minor Details: Games of May 28
Jose Berrios and Adam Brett Walker II lead the Lookouts to victory. Zach Granite and Ryan Eades lead the Miracle to a split. No offense for the Kernels.
Happy Birthday–May 29
Bob Hope (1903)
George McQuinn (1910)
Loel Passe (1917)
Fred White (1936)
Fay Vincent (1938)
John Kennedy (1941)
Blue Moon Odom (1945)
Jamie Allen (1958)
Mike Stenhouse (1958)
Eric Davis (1962)
Charlie Hayes (1965)
Trever Miller (1973)
Jerry Hairston (1976)
Matt Macri (1982)
Comedian and actor Bob Hope was a long-time part-owner of the Cleveland Indians and was on their Board of Directors.
Loel Passe broadcast Houston Astros games from the team’s inception through 1976. Along the way, he worked with two Hall of Fame broadcasters, Gene Elston and Harry Kalas.
Fred White broadcast Kansas City Royals games from 1974-1998.
Fay Vincent was the commissioner of baseball from 1989-1992.
Third baseman Jamie Allen was drafted by Minnesota with the tenth pick of the 1976 draft, but did not sign.
We would also like to wish a very happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. brianS.
Where They Stand
Good news all through the organization!
Minor Details: Games of May 27
A fine game for Taylor Rogers. Byron Buxton goes deep for the Lookouts. Mat Batts makes a really good high-A debut. Max Murphy leads the Kernels to victory.
Game 46 Recap: Twins 6, Red Sox 4
A fella could get used to this.
Happy Birthday–May 28
Spider Baum (1882)
Jim Thorpe (1887)
Warren Giles (1896)
John Allyn (1917)
Bob Kuzava (1923)
Frank Saucier (1926)
Kirk Gibson (1957)
Bill Doran (1958)
Duane Ward (1964)
Mike Maksudian (1966)
Mike Difelice (1969)
Jhonny Peralta (1982)
Lester Oliveros (1988)
Spider Baum won 325 games in the minors between 1902-1920. 267 of those wins came in the Pacific Coast League.
Warren Giles was president of the National League from 1951-1969.
John Allyn was the owner of the Chicago White Sox from 1961-1975.
Frank Saucier is the player Eddie Gaedel pinch-hit for in 1951.
We would also like to wish a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Philsofer.
Minor Details: Games of May 26
Red Wings pitchers come through in a bullpen game, but they don't get enough offense. Stephen Gonsalves is awesome in a Kernel win.
Game 45 Recap: Twins 2, Red Sox 1
Lookin' good!
Happy Birthday–May 27
Frank Snyder (1894)
Pinky Higgins (1909)
Terry Moore (1912)
George O’Donnell (1929)
Jerry Kindall (1935)
Fred Bruckbauer (1938)
Jim Holt (1944)
Gary Nolan (1948)
Terry Collins (1949)
Mark Connor (1949)
Mark Clear (1956)
Ed Nunez (1963)
John Jaha (1966)
Jeff Bagwell (1968)
Frank Thomas (1968)
Todd Hundley (1969)
Terry Collins was the manager of Houston from 1994-96, of Anaheim from 1997-99, and of the Mets from 2011 to the present.
Mark Connor pitched in the Twins’ minor league system from 1971-1972 before he suffered a career-ending arm injury. He has been a pitching coach for the Yankees, Arizona, Toronto, Texas, and Baltimore. He also was the head baseball coach at the University of Tennessee.