As we continue to play catch-up: Kennys Vargas shows there's nothing wrong with his batting stroke. Sano, Buxton, and Kepler lead the Lookouts, which is as it should be. Errors lead to a Miracle win. Stephen Gonsalves has another exceptional game for the Kernels.
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Minor Details: Games of May 19
As we start trying to get caught up: An awesome start by Chih-Wei Hu! Byron Buxton was grand! John Curtiss pitched well until he didn't.
Happy Birthday–May 22
Al Simmons (1902)
Terris McDuffie (1910)
Jose Valdivielso (1934)
Ron Piche (1935)
Rich Garcia (1942)
Walt Hriniak (1943)
Tommy John (1943)
Jim Colborn (1946)
Jose Mesa (1966)
Al Levine (1968)
Julian Tavarez (1973)
Terris McDuffie pitched from 1930-1954, playing in the Negro Leagues, the Cuban Winter League, the Mexican League, the Puerto Rican League, the Dominican League, the Venezuelan League, the California Winter League, and the minor leagues. His biography at b-r.com is worth reading.
Rich Garcia was an American League umpire from 1975-1999.
Tommy John was one of the Twins’ television broadcasters from 1994-1996.
Game 40 Recap: Twins 4, Pirates 3 (13 Innings)
Extra-inning home runs are cool.
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Happy Birthday–May 21
Fred Dunlap (1859)
Eddie Grant (1883)
Earl Averill (1902)
Hank Johnson (1906)
Mace Brown (1909)
Monty Stratton (1912)
Larry Napp (1919)
Ed Fitz Gerald (1924)
El Tappe (1927)
Moe Thacker (1934)
Barry Latman (1936)
Bobby Cox (1941)
Kent Hrbek (1960)
Bryce Florie (1970)
Tom Martin (1970)
Chris Widger (1971)
Mark Quinn (1974)
Josh Hamilton (1981)
Andrew Miller (1985)
Matt Wieters (1986)
Larry Napp was an American League umpire from 1951-1974.
El Tappe had a twin brother, Mel Tappe, who played in the minors.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to zooomx.2
Happy Birthday–May 20
Walt Burnham (1860)
Joe Harris (1891)
George Grantham (1900)
Pete Appleton (1904)
Hal Newhouser (1921)
Herman Wedemeyer (1924)
Tom Morgan (1930)
Ken Boyer (1931)
Sadaharu Oh (1940)
Bobby Murcer (1946)
Ralph Bryant (1961)
David Wells (1963)
Todd Stottlemyre (1965)
Ramon Hernandez (1976)
Jayson Werth (1979)
Austin Kearns (1980)
Walt Burham was a minor league manager from 1885-1907, winning 1,164 games.
Outfielder Herman Wedemeyer played for Class C Salt Lake City in 1950. He was a star running back in the All-America Football Conference and later appeared in over 300 episodes of the original Hawaii Five-O, playing Sergeant Edward “Duke” Lukela.
Right-hander Tom Morgan was with Washington at the end of 1960, appearing in fourteen games with them. On January 31, 1961, before the franchise played a game in Minnesota, he was sold to the Los Angeles Angels.
Sadaharu Oh hit 868 home runs in Japan.
Outfielder Ralph Bryant was drafted by Minnesota in the thirteenth round of the January draft in 1981, but he did not sign.
There do not appear to be any other major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
We would like to wish a very happy birthday to hungry joe.
Minor Details: Games of May 18
A tremendous complete-game shutout for Tommy Milone leads the Red Wings to victory. Jose Berrios isn't terrible, but isn't good enough for the Lookouts. Three three-run innings carry the Miracle. The Kernels win the completion of the suspended game but waste the pitching of Mat Batts in the scheduled game.
Happy Birthday–May 19
Goose Curry (1905)
Gil McDougald (1928)
Curt Simmons (1929)
Larry McCoy (1941)
Dan Ford (1952)
Rick Cerone (1954)
Ed Whitson (1955)
Luis Salazar (1956)
Eric Show (1956)
Turk Wendell (1967)
Brandon Inge (1977)
Outfielder Goose Curry was a star in the Negro Leagues, batting over .300 several times.
This author's first baseball glove was a Gil McDougald model.
Larry McCoy was an American League umpire from 1971-1999.
Eric Show was drafted by Minnesota in the 36th round in 1974, but did not sign.
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Our weekly honors.
Minor Details: Games of May 17
Ryan Wheeler makes a big debut in a Red Wings win. The Lookouts waste a good performance by Tyler Duffey. Kohl Stewart and Chad Christensen lead the Miracle to victory. The Kernels come back twice, but can't do it a third time.