Atlanta organization promotes Eliecer Cardenas from Lynchburg (A) to Mississippi (AA).
Atlanta promotes Julio Lugo from Mississippi (AA) to Gwinnett (AAA).
Boston places Darnell McDonald on the fifteen day disabled list.
Cubs place Matt Garza on the fifteen day disabled list.
Detroit places Brad Thomas on the fifteen day disabled list.
Dodgers assign Casey Blake to Albuquerque on a rehab assignment, then activate him from the disabled list.
Dodgers organization (AAA Albuquerque) activates Randy Keisler from the disabled list.
Philadelphia organization promotes Jeff Lanning from Lakewood (A) to Reading (AA).
San Diego places Orlando Hudson on the fifteen day disabled list.
Tabasco of the Mexican League signs J. D. Durbin.
Tampa Bay options Rob Delaney to Durham (AAA), then sends him outright to Durham.
Veracruz of the Mexican League activates D’Angelo Jimenez.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Minor Details: Games of 5/25 – 5/27
ROCHESTER
Wednesday—No games scheduled.
Thursday—Lehigh Valley 3, Rochester 2 in Lehigh Valley. The IronPigs scored three in the first and it was all they needed. Matt Brown singled and doubled and Ben Revere and Brian Dinkelman each had two hits.
Friday—Lehigh Valley 10, Rochester 2 in Lehigh Valley. The IronPigs scored three in the seventh and four in the eighth. Kyle Waldrop surrendered four runs on seven hits and a walk in 1.1 innings.
NEW BRITAIN
Wednesday—New Britain 4, Binghamton 3 in New Britain. (Game 1—8 innings—scheduled 7 innings). Mark Dolenc doubled to bring in Chris Cates with the winning run. Dolenc was 4-for-4 on the game.
Binghamton 6, New Britain 2 in Binghamton (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings). Santos Arias allowed four runs on three hits and two walks in one inning of relief.
Thursday—New Britain 7, Binghamton 3 in New Britain. Mark Dolenc doubled and homered, driving in three runs. Tyler Robertson got the win with three shutout innings of relief.
Friday—New Hampshire 15, New Britain 3 in New Hampshire. Steve Singleton had two singles and a double. Santos Arias surrendered nine runs on eight hits and two walks in three innings of relief.
FT. MYERS
Wednesday—Tampa 12, Ft. Myers 1 in Tampa. Kane Holbrooks surrendered eleven runs on fourteen hits and two walks in 3.1 innings. Jhon Garcia struck out four in two shutout innings.
Thursday—Clearwater 5, Ft. Myers 0 in Ft. Myers. Brian Dozier had two of the three Miracle hits. Edgar Ibarra worked 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up four runs and three walks.
Friday—Postponed. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.
BELOIT
Wednesday—Burlington 5, Beloit 4 in Beloit. Lance Ray singled and doubled and Tobias Streich had two hits.
Thursday—Burlington 2, Beloit 0 in Beloit. The Snappers had four hits. A. J. Achter struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up just one hit and one walk.
Friday—Beloit 10, Clinton 1 in Clinton. Nate Roberts was 3-for-3 with three doubles and a walk, scoring four times. Manuel Soliman walked five in five innings, but he allowed just one hit and one run while striking out five.
Happy Birthday–May 28
Spider Baum (1882)
Jim Thorpe (1887)
Warren Giles (1896)
John Allyn (1917)
Bob Kuzava (1923)
Frank Saucier (1926)
Kirk Gibson (1957)
Bill Doran (1958)
Duane Ward (1964)
Mike Maksudian (1966)
Mike Defelice (1969)
Jhonny Peralta (1982)
Spider Baum won 325 games in the minors between 1902-1920. 267 of those wins came in the Pacific Coast League.
Frank Saucier is the player Eddie Gaedel pinch-hit for in 1951.
Happy Birthday–May 27
Frank Snyder (1894)
Pinky Higgins (1909)
Terry Moore (1912)
George O’Donnell (1929)
Jerry Kindall (1935)
Fred Bruckbauer (1938)
Jim Holt (1944)
Gary Nolan (1948)
Terry Collins (1949)
Mark Connor (1949)
Mark Clear (1956)
Ed Nunez (1963)
John Jaha (1966)
Jeff Bagwell (1968)
Frank Thomas (1968)
Todd Hundley (1969)
Mark Connor pitched in the Twins’ minor league system from 1971-1972 before he suffered a career-ending arm injury. He has been a pitching coach for the Yankees, Arizona, Toronto, Texas, and Baltimore. He also was the head baseball coach at the University of Tennessee.
Happy Birthday–May 26
Jim Frey (1931)
Joe Altobelli (1932)
Jim McKean (1945)
Darrell Evans (1947)
Kevin Kennedy (1954)
Rob Murphy (1960)
Jason Bere (1971)
Chris Latham (1973)
Travis Lee (1975)
Kevin Mulvey (1985)
Travis Lee was drafted by Minnesota with the second pick of the 1996 draft. However, the Twins failed to make a formal contract offer within the time designated under the Basic Agreement, and Lee was declared a free agent.
Minor Details: Games of 5/24
Rochester 10, Syracuse 4 in Rochester. The Red Wings scored five in the first inning and were never threatened. Toby Gardenhire had two singles and a double. Luke Hughes singled and homered. Jeff Bailey had two doubles, Ben Revere singled and doubled, and Aaron Bates had two singles. Scott Diamond gave up two runs on eight hits and a walk in 5.1 innings. Jake Stevens pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in his Rochester debut, giving up only a walk.
New Britain 7, Binghamton 3 in New Britain (Seven-plus innings, rain). The Rock Cats scored five in the fifth and built a 7-0 lead. The Mets had scored three in the top of the eighth and had none out when the game was halted by rain, but the decision to stop play does not appear to have been controversial. Mike Hollimon went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, raising his average to .193. Joe Benson was 2-for-2 with two walks. Nick Romero hit a three-run homer in the fifth. Steve Singleton and Mark Dolenc each had two hits. Liam Hendriks was credited with a complete game, striking out nine in seven innings. He allowed eight hits and a walk.
Ft. Myers 5, Tampa 4 in Tampa. The Miracle scored two in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and move into first place in the FSL South. Nate Hanson singled and doubled. Reggie Williams hit a two-run homer. Matt Schuld struck out four in five innings, giving up three runs on five hits and no walks. Brad Stillings allowed a run on a hit and a walk in two innings to get the win. Bruce Pugh pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save.
Burlington 9, Beloit 0 in Beloit. The Bees scored four in the fifth and four in the eighth. The Snappers had only two hits, both singles. Adrian Salcedo allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks in 4.2 innings. Ryan O’Rourke threw 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up only one hit.
Happy Birthday–May 25
Al Reach (1840)
Lip Pike (1845)
Tip O'Neill (1858)
Joe Judge (1894)
Martin Dihigo (1905)
Lindsey Nelson (1919)
Bill Sharman (1926)|
Jim Marshall (1931)
W. P. Kinsella (1935)
Glenn Borgmann (1950)
John Montefusco (1950)
Bob Knepper (1954)
Kerwin Danley (1961)
Dave Hollins (1966)
Bill Haselman (1966)
Joey Eischen (1970)
Todd Walker (1973)
Miguel Tejada (1974)
Jason Kubel (1982)
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Sharman was a minor league outfielder from 1950-1953 and in 1955, reaching AAA with St. Paul.
Today is also the birthday of Twins' farmhand Pat Dean (1985).
Minor Details: Games of 5/23
Rochester 5, Syracuse 0 in Rochester. The Red Wings scored two in the first and three in the eighth. Kyle Gibson struck out eight in five innings, giving up four hits and two walks. Three relievers did not allow a baserunner, with Chuck James going two innings, Anthony Slama striking out two in one inning, and Jim Hoey striking out the side in the ninth. Ben Revere singled and tripled in his first game back in Rochester, raising his AAA average to .302, and Brian Dinkelman had two hits.
Binghamton at New Britain. Postponed. No makeup date was announced.
Tampa 4, Ft. Myers 1 in Ft. Myers. The Yankees scored three in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie. Brian Dozier had singled and doubled, raising his average to .325. Tom Stuifbergen pitched 5.1 shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks. Brad Tippett took the loss, surrendering three runs on four hits in 1.1 innings.
Kane County 8, Beloit 5 in Beloit. The Cougars scored four in the ninth to get a comeback victory. Lance Ray singled and homered. Derek McCallum doubled and drove in three. B. J. Hermsen allowed three runs on six hits and a walk in 5.2 innings. Jose Gonzalez took the loss, surrendering four runs on four hits and a walk in the ninth.
Other news—Clearwater and Jupiter played 23 innings last night, with Jupiter winning 2-1. The score was tied 1-1 after six. Each team used eight pitchers. The teams combined for 31 hits but left 34 runners on base, 22 of them by Clearwater. The time of the game was 5:37, or about as long as a typical Yankees-Red Sox game.
Happy Birthday–May 24
Fred Jacklitsch (1876)
Jack Pfiester (1878)
Joe Oeschger (1892)
Willy Miranda (1926)
Ellie Rodriguez (1946)
Rob Ducey (1965)
Carlos Hernandez (1967)
Todd Rizzo (1971)
Danny Bautista (1972)
Bartolo Colon (1973)
Brad Penny (1978)
Minor Details: Games of 5/22
Syracuse 9, Rochester 3 in Rochester. The Chiefs built an 8-0 lead half-way through. Ray Chang had two doubles and a single, raising his average to .324. Matt Brown had two hits. Eric Hacker surrendered eight runs (six earned) on six hits and three walks in four innings. Carlos Gutierrez pitched two scoreless innings.
New Britain 6, New Hampshire 5 in New Britain (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings). Joe Benson’s two-run double in the bottom of the seventh won the game for the Rock Cats. Steve Singleton singled and doubled and Chris Parmelee had two hits to raise his average to .322. Deolis Guerra pitched five innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks. Tyler Robertson allowed two runs on four hits and a walk in two innings but was credited with the win.
New Hampshire 4, New Britain 0 in New Britain (Game 2—Scheduled 7 innings). Chris Herrmann’s fifth-inning single was the only Rock Cats hit. Herrmann was 1-for-1 with two walks. Steve Hirschfeld struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.
Ft. Myers 6, Tampa 3 in Tampa. The Miracle scored three in the third and never trailed. Nick Romero had three hits. Nate Hanson had two doubles. Aaron Hicks and Jon Goncalves each doubled and singled. Brian Dozier and Anderson Hidalgo each had two hits. Logan Darnell got the win with 5.1 shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks. Andrew Albers struck out three in two scoreless innings of relief to get the save.
Kane County 4, Beloit 0 in Beloit. The Snappers had only three hits. Manuel Soliman allowed all four runs on six hits and three walks in five innings. Blayne Weller struck our four in three shutout innings, walking none and giving up two hits.