Tissenbaum takes it to the Maxx for Brisbane. Swanner was no ugly duckling for Sydney. Josh Guyer has a tough day.
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Puerto Rican Perambulation: Games of November 1
A Danny Dorn double dooms Mayaguez. Three is the magic number in Santurce.
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Dominican Digest: Games of November 1
John Lannan shuts down Cibao. Luis Jimenez has a big day for Oriente. Mayo puts on a clinic for Este. Chris Parmelee goes deep and Wilkin Ramirez gets three hits.
Happy Birthday–November 5
Ice Box Chamberlain (1867)
Roxy Walters (1892)
Pete Donohue (1900)
Harry Gumbert (1909)
Lloyd Moseby (1959)
Fred Manrique (1961)
Brian Raabe (1967)
Javy Lopez (1970)
Johnny Damon (1973)
Juan Morillo (1983)
Mexican Matchups: Games of November 1
A Hermosillo rally falls short. So does a Navojoa rally. A big tenth wins it for Mexicali.
Fall Festival: Weekly Report
STANDINGS
EAST
Salt River, 15-5-3
Mesa, 11-10-1
Scottsdale, 10-13
WEST
Surprise, 10-12-1
Glendale, 9-12-1
Peoria, 9-12-2
BATTING LEADERS
AVERAGE
Eddie Rosario, Salt River, Minnesota, .394
Boog Powell, Mesa, Oakland .378
Daniel Robertson, Mesa, Oakland, .360
HOME RUNS
Greg Bird, Scottsdale, Yankees, 6
5 tied at 4
RBIs
Greg Bird, Scottsdale, Yankees, 20
Patrick Kivlehan, Surprise, Seattle, 16
Jesse Winker, Surprise, Cincinnati, 16
STOLEN BASES
Roman Quinn, Surprise, Philadelphia, 13
Eddie Rosario, Salt River, Minnesota, 10
Dalton Pompey, Mesa, Toronto, 8
OBP
Boog Powell, Mesa, Oakland, .481
Daniel Robertson, Mesa, Oakland, .468
Deven Marrero, Surprise, Boston, .449
SLUGGING
Matt Olson, Mesa, Oakland, .686
Greg Bird, Scottsdale, Yankees, .625
Jesse Winker, Surprise, Cincinnati, .600
OPS
Matt Olson, Mesa, Oakland, 1.120
Boog Powell, Mesa, Oakland, 1.059
Jesse Winker, Surprise, Cincinnati, 1.039
PITCHING LEADERS
ERA
5 tied at 0.00
WINS
Chris O'Grady, Mesa, Angels, 3
Joely Rodriguez, Scottsdale, PIttsburgh, 3
11 tied at 2
SAVES
Enrique Burgos, Salt River, Arizona, 3
Nefi Ogando, Scottsdale, Philadelphia, 3
6 tied at 2
INNINGS
Anthony DeSclafani, Salt River, Miami, 22
Mark Appel, Salt River, Houston, 21
Keith Couch, Surprise, Boston, 21
STRIKEOUTS
Jaime Schultz, Peoria, Tampa Bay, 23
Chris Bassitt, Glendale, White Sox, 22
Zach Davies, Glendale, Baltimore, 20
Anthony DeSclafani, Salt River, Miami, 20
WHIP
Reid Redman, Salt River, Miami, 0.36
Chris O'Grady, Mesa, Angels, 0.58
3 tied at 0.70
TWINS
Eddie Rosario, .394/.397/.437 in 71 at-bats.
Max Kepler, .306/.393/.423 in 49 at-bats
Byron Buxton, .263/.311/.298 in 57 at-bats.
Zack Jones, 0-0, 0.00, 1.64 WHIP, 6 Ks, 7.1 innings.
Jason Adam, 1-0, 6.00, 2.11 WHIP, 3 Ks, 9 innings.
Taylor Rogers, 0-0, 3.38, 1.88 WHIP, 3 Ks, 2.2 innings.
Jake Reed, 1-0, 1 save, 0.00, 0.78 WHIP, 8 Ks, 9 innings.
Venezuelan View: Games of November 1
A good day for Aaron Hicks. Altherr alters the outcome for Zulia. Eggleston eggs on Caracas to victory.
Happy Birthday–November 4
Bobby Wallace (1873)
Tommy Leach (1877)
Skeeter Webb (1909)
Carl Sawatski (1927)
Dick Groat (1930)
Tito Francona (1933)
Dick Selma (1943)
Doug Corbett (1952)
Jon Shave (1967)
Eric Karros (1967)
Carlos Baerga (1968)
Kevin Frederick (1976)
Carmen Cali (1978)
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to davidwatts, yickit, and kalarson.
Fall Festival: The Fall Stars Game: November 1
Two Twins played in the game. I was calling it the Fall Stars Game back when MLB still just called it the AFL all-star game. Guess I should've copyrighted it.
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Down Under Daily: Games of October 31
A football score in Brisbane. A big second inning lifts Sydney.