Oswaldo Arcia is back in the lineup. A solid outing for P. J. Walters. Adam Brett Walker II is still hot.
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Happy Birthday–July 25
John Tener (1863)
Cy Williams (1913)
Whitey Lockman (1926)
Larry Sherry (1935)
Buddy Bradford (1944)
Fred Scherman (1944)
Mick Kelleher (1947)
Biff Pocoroba (1953)
Marc Sullivan (1958)
Doug Drabek (1962)
Torey Lovullo (1965)
Ed Sprague (1967)
Billy Wagner (1971)
Guillermo Mota (1973)
Javier Vazquez (1976)
Santiago Casilla (1980)
Pitcher/outfielder John Tener was the president of the National League, and also became governor of Pennsylvania. For 1914-1915, he did both jobs at the same time.
Minor Details: Games of 7/23
Twins affliates are swept. Oswaldo Arcia is pulled. On the plus side, Sano and Buxton each homered.
Happy Birthday–July 24
Tommy McCarthy (1863)
Jack Clements (1864)
Joe Schultz (1893)
Cotton Nash (1942)
Mike Port (1945)
Shigeru Takada (1945)
Mike Adams (1948)
Jerry Augustine (1952)
Barry Bonds (1964)
Joe Oliver (1965)
Jim Wolf (1969)
Brent Stentz (1975)
Outfielder Joe Schultz, who played in parts of eleven major league seasons, is the father of the Joe Schultz made famous by Jim Bouton in Ball Four. He is also a cousin to big-leaguers Hanz and Frank Lobert.
Mike Port is a long-time major league baseball executive, serving as the general manager of the California Angels from 1984-1991.
Shigeru Takada was a star in Japan from 1968-1980. He also was a manager, general manager, and television commentator.
Jim Wolf has been a major league umpire since 1999.
Pitcher Brent Stentz did not play in the majors, but was in the Twins’ minor league system from 1997-2001. In 1998, he set an Eastern League record with 43 saves.
Minor Details: Games of 7/22
Oswaldo Arcia stays hot at AAA. Dalton Hicks has a big day for Fort Myers. Adam Brett Walker II does it again.
Happy Birthday–July 23
Ginger Beaumont (1876)
Hod Ford (1897)
Jimmie Wilson (1900)
Ival Goodman (1908)
Ray Scarborough (1917)
Pee Wee Reese (1918)
Johnny Groth (1926)
Anthony Gubicza (1928)
Bert Convy (1933)
Don Drysdale (1936)
Dean Look (1937)
Hank Allen (1940)
Chuck Crim (1961)
Nomar Garciaparra (1973)
Anthony Gubicza, a pitcher in Class D and C leagues from 1950-1951, is the father of Mark Gubicza.
Actor/singer/game show host Bert Convy was an outfielder in Class D and C leagues from 1951-1952.
White Sox’ catcher Dean Look is the brother of ex-Twin Bruce Look.
Outfielder Hank Allen, who played for Washington, Milwaukee, and the White Sox, is the brother of Dick Allen and Ron Allen.
There do not appear to be any major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins who were born on this day.
Players of the Week
Rochester: Oswaldo Arcia was 5-for-8 with two home runs and a walk. For the season in Rochester, he is hitting .313/.422/.604 in 96 at-bats.
New Britain: Eddie Rosario was 12-for-31 with three doubles, a home run, two walks, and a stolen base. For the season in New Britain, he is hitting .312/.371/.457 in 138 at-bats.
Fort Myers: J. D. Williams was 7-for-18 with a double, a walk, and two stolen bases. Those are also his season numbers in Fort Myers.
Cedar Rapids: Adam Brett Walker II was 9-for-30 with a double and five home runs. For the season, he is hitting .281/.328/.548 in 352 at-bats. Jonathan Murphy was 9-for-25 with a double, a home run, six walks, and a stolen base. For the season, he is hitting .352/.464/.456 in 57 at-bats. Niko Goodrum was 10-for-23 with six walks and five stolen bases. For the season, he is hitting .262/.373/.362 in 282 at-bats.
Elizabethton: Felix Jorge was 1-0, 0.00, giving up five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in five innings. For the season, he is 2-0, 2.01, 0.99 WHIP with 25 strikeouts in 22.1 innings. Yorman Landa was 1-0, 0.o0, giving up two hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five innings. For the season, he is 3-0, 1.08, 0.96 WHIP with 27 strikeouts in 25 innings.
GCL Twins: Alex Swim was 7-for-15 with a double. For the season, he is hitting .346/.433/.404 in 52 at-bats. Fernando Romero was 0-0, 1.29, giving up seven hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in seven innings. For the season, he is 0-0, 3.00, 1.17 WHIP with 22 strikeouts in 19 innings.
DSL Twins: Dubal Baez was 5-for-11 with three walks and three stolen bases. For the season, he is hitting .318/.450/.386 in 88 at-bats. Francis Mateo was 6-f0r-13 with a stolen base. For the season, he is hitting .283/.327/.380 in 92 at-bats.
Minor Details: Games of 7/21
Oswaldo Arcia may be finding his stroke. Miguel Sano starts to put things together at AA. Adam Brett Walker II does it again.
Happy Birthday–July 22
Jack Glasscock (1857)
George Gibson (1880)
Jesse Haines (1893)
Doc Cramer (1905)
Jungle Jim Rivera (1922)
Sparky Lyle (1944)
Bill Zepp (1946)
Cliff Johnson (1947)
Tim Johnson (1949)
Scott Sanderson (1956)
Dave Steib (1957)
Mike Sweeney (1973)
Scot Shields (1975)
Juan Uribe (1979)
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to brianS’ brother.
The pastor who took over for me in North Sioux City church is a nephew to Jesse Haines.
Minor Details: Games of 7/20
A tough day for Twins affiliates. Matthew Summers had an excellent game. Oswaldo Arcia hit a home run.