A good game for Cole DeVries. Big games for Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco. The DSL Twins get their first win.
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Happy Birthday–June 6
D-Day B-days:
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.
Minor Details: Games of 6/4
Kyle Gibson looks for consistency. D. J. Baxendale comes back in his second AA start. Miguel Sano hits his fourteenth homer.
Happy Birthday–June 5
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.
Memories: The Sequel
Having told you a John D'Acquisto story which was mostly wrong, it seems only fair to tell you one which was mostly right.
Players of the Week
A day late. Hopefully not a dollar short.
Minor Details: Games of 6/3
The Red Wings carry on despite losing Clete Thomas. A big night for Deibinson Romero. Angel Morales stars in a loss for Fort Myers.
Minor Details: Games of 6/2
Fort Myers jumps out early. A big home run for Josmil Pinto. Yes, these are Sunday's games--if nothing unexpected happens, we'll have Monday's games later today.
Happy Birthday–June 4
Tim Murnane (1851)
Tony Venzon (1915)
Billy Hunter (1928)
John McNamara (1932)
Phil Linz (1939)
Terry Kennedy (1956)
Tony Pena (1957)
Kurt Stillwell (1965)
Rick Wilkins (1967)
Scott Servais (1967)
Darin Erstad (1974)
J. C. Romero (1976)
Tim Murnane had a long and varied career in baseball, but is best remembered as a sportswriter in Boston.
Tony Venzon was a National League umpire from 1957-71.
John McNamara managed six different major league clubs, going to the World Series with Boston in 1986.
Happy Birthday–June 3
Don Osborn (1908)
Jim Gentile (1934)
Steve Dalkowski (1939)
Duane Josephson (1942)
Ron Keller (1943)
Jim Dwyer (1950)
Ed Glynn (1953)
Barry Lyons (1960)
Steve Lyons (1960)
Nelson Liriano (1964)
Carl Everett (1971)
Bryan Rekar (1972)
Jose Molina (1975)
Travis Hafner (1977)
Don Osborn won 201 games in the minors. He later was a minor league manager, pitching coach, and scout.
Some say Steve Dalkowski had the fastest fastball ever. He struck out 1,396 batters in 995 minor league innings. However, he also walked 1, 354, which is why he never made the majors.