Cub Stricker (1859)
Van Lingle Mungo (1911)
Eddie Gaedel (1925)
Del Ennis (1925)
George Brunet (1935)
Joe Grzenda (1937)
Pete Magrini (1942)
Mark Belanger (1944)
Lenn Sakata (1954)
Don Robinson (1957)
Carmelo Castillo (1958)
Britt Burns (1959)
Kevin Gross (1961)
John Gibbons (1962)
Kevin Ritz (1965)
Dave Mlicki (1968)
I assume anyone reading this knows who Eddie Gaedel was. If not, you are encouraged to look him up.
An offensive outburst for Rochester! A huge night for Kennys Vargas! Eddie Rosario makes his AA season debut!
Bones Ely (1863)
Ed Wells (1900)
Dusty Boggess (1904)
Rosey Gilhousen (1913)
Herb Score (1933)
Roger Nelson (1944)
George Mitterwald (1945)
Don Money (1947)
Thurman Munson (1947)
Bobby Marcano (1951)
Bill Hohn (1955)
Tim Laudner (1958)
Heathcliff Slocumb (1966)
Donaldo Mendez (1978)
Virgil Vasquez (1982)
Dusty Boggess was a National League umpire from 1944-62.
Rosey Gilhousen was a long-time scout who is credit for signing George Brett and Dan Quisenberry.
Bobby Marcano was an all-star in Japan.
Bill Hohn has been a major league umpire since 1989.
A Rochester rally gets killed too soon. A super outing by Sean Gilmartin. Comeback wins for Fort Myers and the DSL Twins.
Mailing it in.
Ed McKean (1864)
Fresco Thompson (1902)
Bill Dickey (1907)
Wild Bill Wright (1914)
Hector Espino (1939)
Merv Rettenmund (1943)
Bud Harrelson (1944)
Bobby Randall (1948)
Dave Bergman (1953)
Max Venable (1957)
Brooks Kieschnick (1972)
Tony Graffanino (1972)
David Lamb (1975)
Mark Ellis (1977)
Jeremy Affeldt (1979)
Matt Belisle (1980)
Wild Bill Wright was a star in the Negro Leagues in the 1930s and 1940s.
Hector Espino is considered the greatest player in the history of the Mexican League, hitting 453 home runs there.
Minnesota is 28-29, fourth in the American League Central, 4 games behind Detroit. The Twins are 5-5 in their last ten games and have won two consecutive games.
Rochester is 34-25, first in the International League North, 1 game ahead of Syracuse. The Red Wings are 7-3 in their last ten games and have won three consecutive games.
New Britain is 25-31, fifth in the Eastern League Eastern, 12.5 games behind Portland. The Rock Cats are 5-5 in their last ten games and have lost two consecutive games.
Fort Myers is 34-24, first in the Florida State League South, a half game ahead of St. Lucie. The Miracle are 7-3 in their last ten games and lost their most recent game.
Cedar Rapids is 27-32, seventh in the Midwest League Western, 12 games behind Kane County. The Kernels are 5-5 in their last ten games and have lost two consecutive games.
The DSL Twins are 1-3, fifth in the Boca Chica Baseball City, 3 games behind the DSL Orioles1. The Twins won their most recent game.
Rochester sweeps! Eddie Rosario gets over .300! The DSL Twins get their first win!
Jack Chesbro (1874)
Eddie Joost (1916)
Lou Brissie (1924)
Duke Sims (1941)
Bill Spiers (1966)
Ray Lankford (1967)
Mike Coolbaugh (1972)
Russ Ortiz (1974)
Prior to beginning his major league career, Lou Brissie served in World War II. He suffered severe leg injuries, receiving the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, but overcame his injuries to spend seven years in the majors.
As you may remember, Mike Coolbaugh was the first base coach for the Tulsa Drillers when he was struck on the head with a line drive and killed.
There appear to be no major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
