Category Archives: Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–June 23

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George Weiss (1894)
Jack Smith (1895)
Karl Spooner (1931)
Dave Bristol (1933)
Tom Haller (1937)
Dave Goltz (1949)
Marty Barrett (1958)
Jim Deshaies (1960)
Hensley Meulens (1967)
Josh Byrnes (1970)
Mark Hendrickson (1974)

George Weiss was the general manager of the New York Yankees from 1948-1960.

Karl Spooner set the record, later tied by J. R. Richard, for strikeouts in a major league debut with fifteen.

Dave Bristol managed four different teams from 1966-1980.

Josh Byrnes has been the general manager of Arizona and San Diego and is currently the senior vice president of baseball operations for the Dodgers.

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Happy Birthday–June 22

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Steel Arm Davis (1896)
Carl Hubbell (1903)

Walt Masterson (1920)
Han Urbanus (1927)
Faye Throneberry (1931)
Russ Snyder (1934)
Ron Hodges (1949)
Dave Tomlin (1949)
Greg Booker (1960)
Brant Brown (1971)
Esteban Yan (1975)
Willie Harris (1978)
Luis Maza (1980)
Ian Kinsler (1982)
Engelb Vielma (1994)

Han Urbanus is in the Dutch Baseball Hall of Fame.  He pitched over 150 consecutive complete games over a period of eight years.

The brother of Marv Throneberry, outfielder Faye Throneberry spent much of his career with the Twins franchise while it was still in Washington (1957-1960).  In December of 1960, he was chosen by the Los Angeles Angels in the expansion draft.

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Happy Birthday–June 21

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Matt Kilroy (1866)
Randy Moore (1906)
Harold Seymour (1910)
Ed Lopat (1918)
Merle Harmon (1926)
Jackie Collum (1927)
Charlie Moore (1953)
Rick Sutcliffe (1956)
Jay Pettibone (1957)
Donovan Osborne (1969)
Garrett Jones (1981)
Jeff Baker (1981)
Sam Clay (1993)

Harold Seymour wrote a three-part History of Baseball, published from 1960-1990.

Merle Harmon broadcast Minnesota Twins games from 1967-1969.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to MagUidhir, Sheenie, and UncleWalt’s daughter.

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Happy Birthday–June 20

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Ned Cuthbert (1845)
Jim Delahanty (1879)
Cum Posey (1890)
Namon Washington (1894)
Billy Werber (1908)
Andy Etchebarren (1943)
Dave Nelson (1944)
Paul Beeston (1945)
Dickie Thon (1958)
Doug Gwosdz (1960)
Paul Bako (1972)
Juan Castro (1972)
Carlos Lee (1976)
Kevin Gregg (1978)
Kendrys Morales (1983)
Adalberto Mejia (1993)
Ronny Henriquez (2000)

Cum Posey, played for, managed, and owned the Homestead Grays in the Negro National League.

Paul Beeston has been president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1989-1997 and from 2010-2016, at which time he became president emeritus.

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Happy Birthday–June 19

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Eddie Cicotte (1884)
Lou Gehrig (1903)
Bill Swift (1908)
Don Gutteridge (1912)
Archie Ware (1918)
Mom A (1925)
Chet Boak (1935)
Bob Aspromonte (1938)
Isao Harimoto (1940)
Jerry Reuss (1949)
Duane Kuiper (1950)
Jim Slaton (1950)
Johnnie LeMaster (1954)
Doug Mientkiewicz (1974)
Alex Prieto (1976)
Dustan Mohr (1976)
Bruce Chen (1977)
Blake Parker (1985)
Collin McHugh (1987)
Jacob de Grom (1988)
Austin Brice (1992)
Casey Legumina (1997)

Archie Ware was a star first baseman in the Negro Leagues.

Infielder Chet Boak played for the Twins’ AAA affiliate, the Syracuse Chiefs, in 1961, but does not appear to have actually been a part of the Twins’ organization, as records show him belonging to the expansion Washington Senators. One assumes he was loaned to the Twins’ for part of that season.

Isao Harimoto is the only person to have 3,000 hits in Japanese baseball.

Mom A would have been ninety-nine today. She was never a big baseball fan (she felt I'd had a good game if she didn't have to wash my uniform, which unfortunately happened quite a bit because I sat on the bench a lot), but she came to every game and often worked in the cramped little concession stand even on the hottest days.  The federal government has made her birthday a national holiday, and she certainly deserves the honor.

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Happy Birthday–June 18

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Charlie Ganzel (1862)
Russ Hodges (1910)
Roy Partlow (1912)
Ron Necciai (1932)
Lou Brock (1939)
Bill James (1949)
Andres Galarraga (1961)
Sandy Alomar (1966)
Felix Heredia (1975)
Tommy Watkins (1980)
Steve Cishek (1986)
Jason Castro (1987)
J. B. Shuck (1987)
Matt Moore (1989)
Tomas Telis (1991)

Russ Hodges was a baseball broadcaster from 1929-1970, most notably with the Giants.  He is most famous for his home run call on Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" in 1951.

Ron Necciai struck out 27 batters in a nine inning game while playing for Bristol in the Appalachian League in 1952.

It may never happen, but Bill James belongs in the Hall of Fame.

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Happy Birthday–June 17

Pete Browning (1861)
Joe Bowman (1910)
Ray Scott (1919)
Dave Concepcion (1948)
Joe Charboneau (1955)
Tom Drees (1963)
Manny Lee (1965)
Mike Magnante (1965)
Matt Barnes (1990)
Andrew Chafin (1990)

Ray Scott broadcast Minnesota Twins games from 1961-1966 and 1973-1975.

Outfielder Joe Charboneau was drafted by Minnesota in the sixth round of the January draft in 1976, but did not sign.

We would like to wish a very happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. texastwinsfan, a very happy birthday to Mrs. MagUidhir, and a very happy birthday to nibbish's newbish.

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Happy Birthday–June 16

Pete Coscarart (1913)
Max Surkont (1922)
Ernie Johnson (1924)
Richard Jacobs (1925)
Bob Miller (1926)
Ken Johnson (1933)
Joe Decker (1947)
Ron LeFlore (1948)
Salome Barojas (1957)
Wally Joyner (1962)
Calvin Schiraldi (1962)
Kevin Young (1969)
Chris Gomez (1971)
Kerry Wood (1977)
Joe Saunders (1981)
Jonathan Broxton (1984)
Justin Haley (1991)
Zack Weiss (1992)
Ian Hamilton (1995)

Richard Jacobs was the owner of the Cleveland Indians from 1986-2000.

The Bob Miller born today, although a pitcher, is not the Bob Miller who pitched for the Twins.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to texastwinsfan.

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Minor Details: Games of June 14

ST. PAUL SAINTS 9, LOUISVILLE BATS 5 IN LOUISVILLE

St. Paul scored five in the first and three in the second to build an 8-2 lead.

Multi-hit gamesYunior Severino was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Edouard Julien was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Jair Camargo was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Matt Wallner was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Tony Kemp was 2-for-5.  Brooks Lee was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Camargo 3 (20); Winkel 2 (16).

Stolen bases:  Michael Helman (9).

Pitching prowess:  David Festa struck out ten in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits.  Jeff Brigham struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Edwin Rios was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 31-35, in seventh place, 14.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 1 IN WICHITA

Aaron Sabato hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.   Wichita scored five runs in the inning.

Multi-hit games:  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Sabato (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Sabato 2 (13).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Andrew Morris pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out four.

Opposition standout:  Junior Perez was 2-for-3 with a double.

Record:  Wichita is 25-36, in fifth (last) place, 8.5 games behind Arkansas.

LANSING LUGNUTS 4, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 1 IN LANSING

Lansing scored two in the first and led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Gabriel Yanez pitched two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and striking out one.  A. J. Labas pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Chen Zuhong-Ao Zhuang struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 34-26, in second place, 3.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 0 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Fort Myers scored in bottom of the seventh on a single, a hit batsman, a walk, and another hit batsman.

Multi-hit games:  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Tanner Hall pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out two.  Ricky Castro pitched three shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out two.

Opposition standout:  Joe Adametz struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up six hits.

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 9, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4 IN FORT MYERS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Lakeland scored three in the sixth to take a 6-4 lead and added three in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Rixon Wingrove was 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBIs.

Home runs:  Wingrove 2 (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Wingrove 4 (9).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  None.

Opposition standout:  Jake Miller struck out seven in four innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 29-30, in fourth place, nine games behind Lakeland.

FCL RED SOX 3, FCL TWINS 0 AT RED SOX (6 INNINGS)

The Red Sox scored all of their runs in the sixth.

Multi-hit games:  None.  The FCL Twins had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Kyle Jones struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Juan Valera struck out five in three perfect innings.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 15-14, in third place, three games behind the FCL Rays.

DSL ANGELS 9, DSL TWINS 3 AT ANGELS

Greylin De La Paz hit a three-run homer in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-3 with a double.  Daiber De Los Santos was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Davirik Fuenmayor (2).

Pitching prowess:  Ramiro Villaneuva pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Sebastian Pulido pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  De La Paz was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 4-4, in fourth place, 3.5 games behind DSL Miami.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
9:00  DSL Arizona Black at DSL Twins
5:05  Lakeland at Fort Myers (Spencer Bengard, 2-1, 1.75)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Jordan Carr, 2-1, 4.12) at Lansing
6:05  Midland at Wichita (Zebby Matthews, 1-1, 1.21)
6:15  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 4-5, 5.02) at Louisville

Happy Birthday–June 15

Connie Rector (1892)
Babe Dahlgren (1912)
Bernice Gera (1931)
Mario Cuomo (1932)
Billy Williams (1938)
Ty Cline (1939)
Bruce Dal Canton (1941)
Ken Henderson (1946)
Champ Summers (1946)
Dusty Baker (1949)
Lance Parrish (1956)
Brett Butler (1957)
Wade Boggs (1958)
Tony Clark (1972)
Ramiro Mendoza (1972)
Andy Pettitte (1972)
Zach Day (1978)
Eric Kratz (1980)
Jeremy Reed (1981)
Tim Lincecum (1984)
Cliff Pennington (1984)
Mike Fiers (1985)
Trevor Plouffe (1986)
Eduardo Nunez (1987)
Jake Locker (1988)
Travis Jankowski (1991)

Bernice Gera was the first female umpire in Organized Baseball, umpiring one game in the New York-Penn League in 1972.

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was an outfielder for the Brunswick Pirates of the Georgia-Florida League in 1952.

Quarterback Jake Locker was drafted by the Angels as an outfielder in the tenth round in 2009.  He signed a contract with them, but never played a game of professional baseball.

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