There were no games played in the Mexican League this day. Mazatlan led Mexicali three games to two and Obregon led Guasave three games to two. Culican swept Hermosillo four games to none.
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Venezuelan View: Games of 1/8
Two Twins combine for an oh-fer.
Puerto Rican Palaver: Games of 1/7
Twins players contribute to a come-from-behind victory for Mayaguez.
Dominican Digest: Games of 1/7
There were no games in the Dominican League playoffs on January 7. So far, Escogido and Aguilas are tied for first with records of 6-3. Este is third at 4-5, and Oriente is fourth at 2-7.
Mexican Matchups: Games of 1/7
Mazatlan and Obregon are one win away.
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/7
Dakota Watts pitched well.
Happy Birthday–January 10
Harry Wright (1835)
Chick Stahl (1873)
Del Pratt (1888)
Ziggy Sears (1892)
Max Patkin (1920)
George Strickland (1926)
Jim O'Toole (1937)
Willie McCovey (1938)
Chuck Dobson (1944)
Wilfredo Sanchez (1948)
Richard Dotson (1959)
Kelvin Torve (1960)
Wally Bell (1965)
Kevin Baez (1967)
Gary Rath (1973)
Adam Kennedy (1976)
Happy Birthday–January 9
Bill Thomas (1905)
Johnny Washington (1916)
John Kibler (1928)
Julio Navarro (1936)
Ralph Terry (1936)
Masaaki Mori (1937)
Al Clark (1948)
Joe Wallis (1952)
Ivan DeJesus (1953)
Otis Nixon (1959)
Stan Javier (1964)
Jay Powell (1972)
Ken Cloude (1975)
Bill Thomas pitched in the minors from 1924-1952. He set records for games pitched (1,016), wins (383), losses (347), innings (5,995), hits allowed (6,721), and runs allowed (3,098).
Happy Birthday–January 8
Walker Cooper (1915)
Jim Busby (1927)
Gene Freese (1934)
Reno Bertoia (1935)
Bruce Sutter (1953)
Ramon Romero (1959)
Randy Ready (1960)
Brian Boehringer (1969)
Jason Giambi (1971)
Mike Cameron (1973)
Carl Pavano (1976)
Down Under Daily: Games of 1/6
A big game for James Beresford.