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DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Aguilas 8, Escogido 5 in Escogido.  Luis Perdomo struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up only a walk, for Aguilas.  Pedro Florimon was 2-for-4 and scored twice for Escogido.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Melbourne 8, Perth 7 in Perth (10 innings).  Luke Hughes was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI for Perth.

Sydney 5, Adelaide 3 in Adelaide.  Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 and scored once for Sydney.

PLAYOFF UPDATES

Dominican League—Escogido leads Aguilas three games to two in the best-of-nine championship series.

Mexican League—Obregon won the championship.

Puerto Rican League--Mayaguez won the championship.

Venezuelan League--Aragua leads La Guaira two games to one in the best-of-seven championship series.

Australian League—Melbourne leads Perth one game to none.  Sydney leads Adelaide one game to none.  Each series is best-of-five.

Keeping Track

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PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Mayaguez 5, Caguas 2 in Mayaguez.  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-4 with a run for Mayaguez.  Eddie Rosario was 1-for-3 with a run for Mayaguez.  Nelvin Fuentes pitched a perfect inning for Mayaguez.

PLAYOFF UPDATES

Dominican League—Escogido leads Aguilas three games to one in the best-of-nine championship series.

Mexican League—Our congratulations to the Yaquis de Obregon as they have won the Mexican League championship, sweeping Guasave four games to none in the best-of-seven series.

Puerto Rican League—Our congratulations to the Indios de Mayaguez as they have won the Puerto Rican League championship, defeating Caguas five games to three in the best-of-nine series.

Venezuelan League—Aragua and La Guaira are tied one game apiece in their best-of-seven series.

Australian League—The playoffs begin today.  Perth plays Melbourne and Adelaide plays Sydney in the first round.  Each first round series is best-of-five.

Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–January 26

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Francis Richter (1854)
Kaiser Wilhelm (1874)
Tubby Spencer (1884)
George Blaeholder (1904)
Charlie Gelbert (1906)
Bob Nieman (1927)
Ray Knoblauch (1928)
Bob Uecker (1935)
Mike Pazik (1950)
Rick Schu (1962)
Jeff Branson (1967)
Esteban German (1978)
Andres Torres (1978)
Ryan Rowland-Smith (1983)

The father of Chuck Knoblauch, Ray Knoblauch pitched in the minors from 1948-1957, going 54-51. 

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Big Mak.

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Keeping Track

Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Aguilas 1, Escogido 0 in Aguilas.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-3 for Escogido.  Francisco Liriano started for Escogido and pitched four innings, striking out five while giving up an unearned run on two hits and two walks to take the loss.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Caguas 6, Mayaguez 5 in Caguas (11 innings).  Aaron Bates struck out as a pinch-hitter for Caguas.  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-3 with two walks for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

La Guaira 4, Aragua 2 in Aragua.  Pedro Guerra allowed a run on three hits and a walk in one inning.

PLAYOFF UPDATES

Dominican League—Escogido leads Aguilas three games to one in the best-of-nine championship series.

Mexican League—Obregon leads Guasave three games to zero in the best-of-seven championship series.

Puerto Rican League—Mayaguez leads Caguas four games to three in the best-of-nine championship series.

Venezuelan League—Aragua and La Guaira are tied one game apiece in the best-of-seven championship series.

Australian League—Perth plays Melbourne and Adelaide plays Sydney in the first round of the playoffs.  Each series is best-of-five.  The playoffs start Thursday.

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Happy Birthday–January 25

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Danny Richardson (1863)
Les Nunamaker (1889)
Kenichi Zenimura (1900)
Ernie Harwell (1918)
Bill Lucas (1936)
Jake O’Donnell (1939)
Wally Bunker (1945)
Vern Ruhle (1951)
Kerry Taylor (1971)
Dan Serafini (1974)

Better known as an NBA referee, Jake O’Donnell was an American League umpire from 1969-1972.  He is the only person to have officiated both an NBA all-star game and a major league baseball all-star game. 

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Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Escogido 3, Aguilas 1 in Escogido.  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 for Escogido.

PLAYOFF UPDATE

Dominican League—Escogido leads Aguilas three games to none in the best-of-nine championship series.

Mexican League—Obregon leads Guasave two games to none in the best-of-seven championship series.

Puerto Rican League—Mayaguez leads Caguas four games to two in the best-of-nine championship series.

Venezuelan League—Aragua leads La Guaira one game to none in the best-of-seven championship series.

Australian League—The playoffs start Thursday.  Perth plays Melbourne and Adelaide plays Sydney.  Each series is best-of-five.

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Happy Birthday–January 24

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Dave Brain (1879)
Pinch Thomas (1888)
Cliff Heathcote (1898)
Flint Rhem (1901)
Jean Yawkey (1909)
Johnny Dickshot (1910)
Ray Kelly (1914)
Jack Brickhouse (1916)
Walter Haas (1916)
Dick Stigman (1936)
Sandy Valdespino (1939)
Jumbo Ozaki (1947)
Tim Stoddard (1953)
Atlee Hammaker (1958)
Neil Allen (1958)
Rob Dibble (1964)
Scott Kazmir (1984)

Better known as a professional golfer, Jumbo Ozaki played professional baseball in Japan for three seasons, pitching for two seasons and playing outfield for one.

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Spanning the Globe

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DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Escogido 5, Aguilas 2 in Escogido.  Pedro Florimon was 2-for-3 with a walk for Escogido.  Luis Perdomo struck out one in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk, for Aguilas.

Sunday

Escogido 4, Aguilas 1 in Aguilas.  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-2 with two walks for Escogido.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Mayaguez 8, Caguas 5 in Mayaguez.  Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-4 and scored once for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Magallanes 8, Aragua 4 in Magallanes.  Pedro Guerra struck out seven in three perfect innings for Magallanes.

Sunday

Magallanes 6, Anzoategui 5 in Anzoategui (11 innings).  Lester Oliveros struck out two in three shutout innings, giving up one hit, for Anzoategui.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Adelaide 7, Brisbane 1 in Adelaide (Game 1).  Rory Rhodes was 0-for-3 for Brisbane.

Brisbane 4, Adelaide 3 in Adelaide (Game 2).  Rory Rhodes was 0-for-4 for Brisbane.

Perth 3, Sydney 0 in Perth.  Jacob Younis was 0-for-3 with a walk for Sydney.  Luke Hughes was 1-for-4 with an RBI for Perth.

Sunday

Melbourne 10, Canberra 7 in Melbourne.  Tim Atherton surrendered eight runs (seven earned) on seven hits and three walks in 4.1 innings.

Perth 7, Sydney 2 in Perth.  Jacob Younis was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI for Sydney.  Luke Hughes was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one for Perth.

PLAYOFF UPDATES

Dominican League—Escogido leads Aguilas two games to none in the best-of-nine championship series.

Mexican League—Obregon leads Guasave two games to none in the best-of-seven championship series.

Puerto Rican League—Mayaguez leads Caguas four games to two in the best-of-nine championship series.

Venezuelan League—Aragua won the round-robin, but there was a three-way tie for second among Anzoategui, La Guaira, and Magallanes.  Magallanes defeated Anzoategui in the first game of the playoff, with La Guaira getting the bye.  La Guaira then defeated Magallanes in the second game.  La Guaira will play Aragua in the championship series.

Australian League—The playoffs start Thursday.  The way the brackets work, 1 plays 2 and 3 plays 4 in the first round.  In the second round, the winner of 3-4 plays the loser of 1-2.  In the championship round, the winner of 1-2 plays the second round winner.