INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS
Rained out. Game will be made up April 25.
Next game: Tuesday, 5:15. St. Paul (Zebby Matthews) at Columbus (TBD).
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Happy Birthday–April 1
Hugo Bezdek (1884)
Jeff Heath (1915)
Vern Hoscheit (1922)
Bo Schembechler (1929)
Giulio Glorioso (1931)
Ron Perranoski (1936)
Ted Sadowski (1936)
Phil Niekro (1939)
Rusty Staub (1944)
Willie Montanez (1948)
Mike Bacsik (1952)
Mike Kinnunen (1958)
Rich Amaral (1962)
Frank Castillo (1969)
Matt Herges (1970)
John Axford (1983)
Daniel Murphy (1985)
Hugo Bezdek is the only man to manage a major league team and coach an NFL team. He was the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1917-1919 and the coach of the Cleveland Rams in 1937. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Vern Hoscheit was a long-time minor league manager, scout, and major league coach. He was also the president of the Three-I League from 1960-61.
Better known as a college football coach, Bo Schembechler was the president of the Detroit Tigers from 1990-1992.
Giulio Glorioso won six ERA titles and four pitching triple crowns in Italy and is a member of the Italian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Happy Birthday–March 31
Bill Hallman (1867)
Jack Stivetts (1868)
Big Jeff Pfeffer (1882)
Brick Owens (1885)
Tom Sheehan (1894)
Carson Bigbee (1895)
George Mitchell (1900)
Mule Suttles (1900)
Marv Grissom (1918)
Dave Koslo (1920)
Moises Camacho (1932)
Moose Stubing (1938)
Balvino Galvez (1964)
Chien-Ming Wang (1980)
Jeff Mathis (1983)
Peter Bourjos (1987)
Josmil Pinto (1989)
There have been two players in the majors named Jeff Pfeffer. They were brothers. "Big Jeff" Pfeffer was actually Francis Xavier Pfeffer. Plain old Jeff Pfeffer was actually Edward Joseph Pfeffer. "Big Jeff" was 6'1", 185 pounds. Plain old Jeff was 6'3", 210.
Brick Owens was a longtime major league umpire. His first name was Clarence. He got the nickname "Brick" after being hit by one while umpiring a game in Pittsburg, Kansas early in his career.
Mule Suttles is sometimes credited as the all-time Negro Leagues home run leader with 237. He swung a fifty-ounce bat.
One of the top second basemen in the history of the Mexican League, Moises Camacho played there from 1951-1975. He was known as the Rogers Hornsby of Mexico.
Minor Details: Game of March 29
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS
Postponed due to inclement weather.
Next Game: Sunday, 2:07. Indianapolis (Bubba Chandler) at St. Paul (Zebby Matthews).
Happy Birthday–March 30
Tom Burns (1857)
George Van Haltren (1866)
Ripper Collins (1904)
Dick Fowler (1921)
Dick Woodson (1945)
Grady Little (1950)
Jason Dickson (1973)
Jeriome Robertson (1977)
Josh Bard (1978)
Shairon Martis (1987)
Chris Sale (1989)
Jake Marisnick (1991)
Alex Bregman (1994)
Grady Little was the manager of the Boston Red Sox from 2002-03 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006-07.
Josh Bard was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-fifth round in 1996, but did not sign.
Minor Details: Game of March 28
I don't know how much I'll do with this feature this season. It would not be accurate to say that I'm busier in retirement than I was when I was working, but the thing is that I'm busy with different things, and for the most part, those different things don't involve sitting in front of a computer screen.
So, there will be days when the feature does not appear at all. There will be other days when it only covers some of the games, rather than all of them. We'll see.
I hope you'll read it when it's here, but the truth is that I really do this for myself more than you. I like keeping up with the Twins' minor league teams, and this is a way for me to do it. I hope you'll enjoy it, too, when it's here.
And now, on to the game.
ST. PAUL SAINTS 11, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 0 IN ST. PAUL
It's hard to open better than that. The Saints scored early and often, getting two in the third, one in the fourth, two in the fifth, three in the sixth, and three in the eighth. They did not hit any home runs, but the had eighteen hits, including four doubles and a triple. They also drew seven walks. Eight players had at least two hits. The pitching was equally impressive, with four pitchers throwing a combined four-hit shutout.
Batters: Emmanuel Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs. Jair Camargo was 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs. Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs. Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs. Armando Alvarez was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs. Austin Martin was 2-for-5 with a walk. Yunior Severino was 2-for-5. Luke Keaschall was 2-for-6.
Pitchers: David Festa pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out four. Scott Blewett struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings. Kyle Bischoff pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout. Kody Funderburk struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.
Opposition: Hunter Stratton pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up three hits.
Record: St. Paul is 1-0 and tied for first.
Next game: 2:07 Indianapolis (Mike Burrows) at St. Paul (Andrew Morris)
Happy Birthday–March 29
Cy Young (1867)
Duff Cooley (1873)
Bill Dietrich (1910)
Tommy Holmes (1917)
Ferris Fain (1921)
Denny McLain (1944)
Bill Castro (1952)
Tom Hume (1953)
Domingo Ramos (1958)
Mike Kingery (1961)
Billy Beane (1962)
Laz Diaz (1963)
Eric Gunderson (1966)
Brian Jordan (1967)
Alex Ochoa (1972)
Danny Kolb (1975)
Pat Light (1991)
Laz Diaz has been a major league umpire since 1999.
Danny Kolb was drafted by Minnesota in the seventeenth round in 1993, but did not sign.
Happy Birthday–March 28
Jimmy Barrett (1875)
August Busch (1899)
Lon Warneke (1909)
Vic Raschi (1919)
Garland Shifflett (1935)
Glenn Davis (1961)
Shawn Boskie (1967)
Craig Paquette (1969)
Mark Melancon (1985)
Christian Walker (1991)
August Busch, owner of the Anheuser-Busch Company, bought the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953.
Craig Paquette was drafted by Minnesota in the 36th round in 1987, but did not sign.
Happy Birthday–March 27
Miller Huggins (1878)
Effa Manley (1897)
Wes Covington (1932)
Bill Sudakis (1946)
Lynn McGlothen (1950)
Dick Ruthven (1951)
Dave Hostetler (1956)
Jaime Navarro (1967)
Tom Quinlan (1968)
Dee Brown (1978)
Michael Cuddyer (1979)
Brian Slocum (1981)
Buster Posey (1987)
Ryne Harper (1989)
Matt Harvey (1989)
Jake Odorizzi (1990)
Effa Manley was the owner of the Brooklyn Eagles and the Newark Eagles in the Negro Leagues.
Dick Ruthven was drafted by Minnesota in the first round in 1972, but did not sign.
Brian Slocum was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1999, but did not sign.
We would like to wish a very happy birthday to Can of Corn.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to Milt on Tilt.
Happy Birthday–March 26
Jack McCarthy (1869)
Bill Zuber (1913)
Ben Mondor (1925)
Harry Kalas (1936)
Mel Queen (1942)
Kevin Seitzer (1962)
Jarvis Brown (1967)
Shane Reynolds (1968)
Jose Vizcaino (1968)
Jason Maxwell (1972)
Brendan Ryan (1982)
Eric Hacker (1983)
Hernan Perez (1991)
Rob Refsnyder (1991)
Michael Taylor (1991)
Ben Mondor was the owner of the Pawtucket Red Sox from 1977-2010. He is a member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame and the International League Hall of Fame and won numerous minor league Executive of the Year awards from various organizations.
We would like to wish a happy birthday to MagUidhir's daughter.