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Minor Details: Games of May 22

ST. PAUL SAINTS AT BUFFALO BISONS

The game was suspended in the top of the third with St. Paul leading 3-0.  It will be completed as part of a doubleheader today.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 4, WICHITA WIND SURGE 3 IN WICHITA (10 INNINGS)

San Antonio scored in the ninth on three walks and a hit batsman to tie it 3-3.  Cole Cummings singled home the deciding run in the tenth.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-4 with a double.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-5.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Noah Cardenas 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Zebby Matthews struck out eight in six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk.  John Stankiewicz struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

Opposition standout:  Ex-Twin Bobby Milacki pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Wichita is 16-24, in fifth (last) place, 6.5 games behind Springfield.

PEORIA CHIEFS 3, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2 IN PEORIA

William Sullivan singled home the deciding run in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Home runs:  Keaschall (6).

Multi-RBI games:  Keaschall 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  John Klein pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out four.  Jacob Wosinski retired all five men he faced, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Brody Moore was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 25-15, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2, DAYTONA TORTUGAS 1 IN DAYTONA

Fort Myers scored two in the first and made it hold up.

Multi-hit games:  Payton Eeles was 3-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Eeles 3 (6); Byron Chourio 2 (8).

Pitching prowess:  Ty Langenberg struck out nine in six innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.  Xander Hamilton struck out five in three perfect innings.

Opposition standout:  Juan Martinez pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out four.

Record:  Fort Myers is 18-23, tied for fourth place with Bradenton, ten games behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:05  St. Paul (Adam Plutko, no record) at Buffalo--completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Pirates
5:35  Fort Myers (Tanner Hall, 0-0, 5.40) at Daytona
6:35  Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 1-0, 3.38) at Peoria
7:05  San Antonio at Wichita (Jaylin Nowlin, 2-2, 4.76)

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Happy Birthday–May 23

Dummy Hoy (1862)
Deacon Phillippe (1872)
Zack Wheat (1888)
Halsey Hall (1898)
Arch McDonald (1901)
Willis Hudlin (1906)
Augie Galan (1912)
Lennie Pearson (1918)
Lawrence Ritter (1922)
Clyde King (1924)
Skip Bertman (1938)
Tom Penders (1945)
Reggie Cleveland (1948)
Buck Showalter (1956)
Ricky Gutierrez (1970)
Ramon Ortiz (1973)
Mike Gonzalez (1978)
Mike Dunn (1985)
Jordan Zimmerman (1986)
Kyle Barraclough (1990)
Cesar Hernandez (1990)

Deacon Phillippe was the winning pitcher in the first World Series game.  He lived in what would become the state of South Dakota from 1875-1896, where his family farmed near the town of Athol.

Legendary sportswriter and broadcaster Halsey Hall broadcast Twins games from 1961-72.

Arch McDonald was an early baseball broadcaster known for his re-creations of games.

Author Lawrence Ritter wrote the excellent book, "The Glory of Their Times".

Skip Bertman was the head baseball coach at LSU from 1984-2001.

College basketball coach Tom Penders played minor league baseball for the Indians in 1968.

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Minor Details: Games of May 21

ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, BUFFALO BISONS 1 IN BUFFALO

Homers by Will Holland and Austin Martin in the fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Holland (3); Martin (1).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (12); Holland (8).

Pitching prowess:  Louie Varland pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks and striking out three.

Opposition standout:  Hayden Juenger struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 19-25, in ninth place, 9.5 games behind Omaha.

SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS 3, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA

San Antonio scored in the first and led all the way.  Wichita had the bases loaded when the game ended.

Multi-hit games:  Aaron Sabato was 3-for-4.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3 with two walks.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Sabato (2).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out three.

Opposition standout:  Jared Kollar pitched five innings, giving up one run on seven hits and striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 16-23, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, PEORIA CHIEFS 6 IN PEORIA (10 INNINGS)

Ricardo Olivar's RBI single brought home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Dalton Shuffield was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, two runs, and four RBIs.

Home runs:  Shuffield (1).

Mutli-RBI games:  Shuffield 4.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  A. J. Labas struck out four in two perfect innings.  Ricardo Velez pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 25-14, in second place, a half game behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 7, DAYTONA TORTUGAS 4 IN DAYTONA

Fort Myers scored four in the second inning and led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle Hess was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Payton Eeles 2.

Stolen bases:  Hess 2 (3); Byron Chourio (6).

Pitching prowess:  Spencer Bengard struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on five hits.

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

Record:  Fort Myers is 17-23, tied for fourth with Bradenton, ten games behind Clearwater.

FCL BRAVES 13, FCL TWINS 4 AT BRAVES

Douglas Glod's two-run homer in the fourth gave the Braves a 3-1 lead and they scored in every inning after that.

Multi-hit games:  Yasser Mercedes was 3-for-4 with two triples and two runs.  Dameury Pena was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Pena 3.

Stolen bases:  Yilber Herrera (4); Omari Daniel (3).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Opposition standout:  Glod was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 8-4, in second place, a half game behind the FCL Pirates.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 3-3, 4.54 at Buffalo
5:35  Fort Myers (TBD) at Daytona
6:35  Cedar Rapids (John Klein, 3-0, 3.03) at Peoria
7:05  San Antonio at Wichita (Zebby Matthews, 1-0, 0.77)

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Happy Birthday–May 22

Al Simmons (1902)
Terris McDuffie (1910)
Jose Valdivielso (1934)
Ron Piche (1935)
Rich Garcia (1942)
Walt Hriniak (1943)
Tommy John (1943)
Jim Colborn (1946)
Jose Mesa (1966)
Al Levine (1968)
Julian Tavarez (1973)
Eric Sogard (1986)
Corey Dickerson (1989)

Terris McDuffie pitched from 1930-1954, playing in the Negro Leagues, the Cuban Winter League, the Mexican League, the Puerto Rican League, the Dominican League, the Venezuelan League, the California Winter League, and the minor leagues.  His biography at b-r.com is worth reading.

Rich Garcia was an American League umpire from 1975-1999.

Tommy John was one of the Twins’ television broadcasters from 1994-1996.

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Minor Details: Game of May 20

FCL TWINS 5, FCL BRAVES 2 AT TWINS

The Twins scored three in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie.  Ariel Castro hit a two-run double to break the tie.

Multi-hit games:  Castro was 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Muti-RBI games:  Castro 4.

Stolen bases:  Yasser Mercedes (7); Yilber Herrera (3).

Pitching prowess:  Eider Machuca pitched 3.1 scoreless innings of relief, giving up one hit and striking out two.  Yency De Jesus struck out three in 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on three walks.  Wilker Reyes retired all five men he faced, striking out three.

Opposition standout:  Yorvi Pirela pitched two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 8-3, in first place, a half game ahead of the FCL Pirates.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Braves
5:05  St. Paul (Louie Varland, 1-2, 4.57) at Buffalo
5:35  Fort Myers (TBD) at Daytona
6:35  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Peoria
7:05  San Antonio at Wichita (TBD)

TBD is going to get quite a workout today.

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Minor Details: Games of May 19

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 11, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored six runs in the first inning.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Will Holland (7).

Pitching prowess:  Ryan Jensen retired all five men he faced, striking out four.  Nick Wittgren pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Diego Castillo struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double, two runs, and five RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 18-25, in ninth place, 10.5 games behind Omaha.

TULSA DRILLERS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN TULSA

Trailing 5-3, Tulsa scored one in the eighth and two in the ninth.  An Alex Freeland single drove in the deciding run.

Multi-hit games:  Andrew Cossetti was 3-for-5 with a double.  Alerick Soularie was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Emmanuel Rodriguez (6); Soularie (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Soularie 2.

Stolen bases:  Noah Cardenas (3); Aaron Sabato (1).

Pitching prowess:  John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Austin Brice pitched a perfect inning, striking out two.

Opposition standout:  Freeland was 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 16-22, in fifth (last) place, six games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 5, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.  Ricardo Olivar doubled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, and two runs.  Olivar was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs, and two RBIs.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Olivar 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Gabriel Yanez struck out two in two perfect innings.  Rafael Marcano pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Carter Jensen was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 24-14. in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 2 IN LAKELAND

Leading 2-1, Fort Myers scored six runs in the sixth.

Multi-hit games:  Isaac Pena was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Gregory Duran was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBi games:  Pena 2; Duran 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ben Ethridge pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Danny Moreno pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Duque Hebbert pitched five innings, giving up two runs on two hits and one walk and striking out four.

Record:  Fort Myers is 16-23, in fifth place, eleven games behind Cleawater.

TODAY'S TILT

11:00  FCL Braves at FCL Twins

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Happy Birthday–May 20

Walt Burnham (1860)
Joe Harris (1891)
George Grantham (1900)
Pete Appleton (1904)
Hal Newhouser (1921)
Herman Wedemeyer (1924)
Tom Morgan (1930)
Ken Boyer (1931)
Sadaharu Oh (1940)
Bobby Murcer (1946)
Ralph Bryant (1961)
David Wells (1963)
Todd Stottlemyre (1965)
Ramon Hernandez (1976)
Jayson Werth (1979)
Austin Kearns (1980)
Adam Rosales (1983)

Walt Burham was a minor league manager from 1885-1907, winning 1,164 games.

Outfielder Herman Wedemeyer played for Class C Salt Lake City in 1950.  He was a star running back in the All-America Football Conference and later appeared in over 300 episodes of the original Hawaii Five-O, playing Sergeant Edward “Duke” Lukela.

Right-hander Tom Morgan was with Washington at the end of 1960, appearing in fourteen games with them.  On January 31, 1961, before the franchise played a game in Minnesota, he was sold to the Los Angeles Angels.

Sadaharu Oh hit 868 home runs in Japan.

Outfielder Ralph Bryant was drafted by Minnesota in the thirteenth round of the January draft in 1981, but he did not sign.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to hungry joe.

There do not appear to be any other major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.

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Happy Birthday–May 21

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Fred Dunlap (1859)
Eddie Grant (1883)
Earl Averill (1902)
Hank Johnson (1906)
Mace Brown (1909)
Monty Stratton (1912)
Larry Napp (1919)
Ed FitzGerald (1924)
El Tappe (1927)
Moe Thacker (1934)
Barry Latman (1936)
Bobby Cox (1941)
Kent Hrbek (1960)
Bryce Florie (1970)
Tom Martin (1970)
Chris Widger (1971)
Mark Quinn (1974)
Josh Hamilton (1981)
Andrew Miller (1985)
Matt Wieters (1986)

Larry Napp was an American League umpire from 1951-1974.

El Tappe had a twin brother, Mel Tappe, who also played in the minors.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to zooomx.2 and a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. MagUidhir.

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Happy Birthday–May 19

Ed Walsh (1881)
Newt Allen (1901)
Goose Curry (1905)
Gil McDougald (1928)
Curt Simmons (1929)
Larry McCoy (1941)
Dan Ford (1952)
Rick Cerone (1954)
Ed Whitson (1955)
Luis Salazar (1956)
Eric Show (1956)
Turk Wendell (1967)
Brandon Inge (1977)
Brian Anderson (1993)

Outfielder Goose Curry was a star in the Negro Leagues, batting over .300 several times.

This author's first baseball glove was a Gil McDougald model.  I had no idea who he was.  But then, he probably had no idea who I was, either.

Larry McCoy was an American League umpire from 1971-1999.

Eric Show was drafted by Minnesota in the 36th round in 1974, but did not sign.

Brian Anderson was drafted by Minnesota in the 20th round in 2011, but did not sign.

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Minor Details: Games of May 17

OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL (3 1/2 INNINGS--SUSPENDED)

The game will be completed today before the scheduled game.

TULSA DRILLERS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN TULSA

Auston Beck's two-run single in the seventh broke a 6-6 tie.

Mulit-hit games:  Andrew Cossetti was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Cossetti (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Cossetti 2.

Stolen bases:  Schobel (6).

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Michael Hobbs retired all seven men he faced, striking out four.

Record:  Wichita is 16-20, in fourth place, four games behind Arkansas and Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Leading 3-2, Cedar Rapids scored three runs in the sixth.  Jay Harry had a two-run double in the inning.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5.  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-5.

Home runs:  Kevin Maitan (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Harry 2; Maitan 2.

Stolen bases:  Cespedes 2 (3); Misael Urbina 2 (8).

Pitching prowess:  C. .J. Culpepper pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out four.  Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Jack Pineda was 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 22-14, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 6 IN LAKELAND

Trailing 6-0 after five, Fort Myers scored three in the sixth, one in the seventh, and four in the eighth.  Matthew Clayton singled home the go-ahead run.

Multi-hit games:  Kyle Hess was 2-for-5.  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Hess (1); Brandon Winokur (10); Maddux Houghton (7).

Pitching prowess:  Jeremy Lee struck out four and walked one in three shutout innings.  Nolan Santos pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Zack Lee struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 15-22, in fifth place, ten games behind Clearwater.

FCL TWINS 10, FCL RED SOX 6 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)

Trailing 6-4, the Twins scored six runs in the seventh.  Dameury Pena's two-run single put the Twins ahead.

Multi-hit games:  Ariel Castro was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, three runs, and five RBIs.  Yasser Mercedes was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs.  Ricardo Pena was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  Castro (1).

Multi-RBI games:  Castro 5; Pena 2.

Stolen bases:  Mercedes (6); Castro (1); Yilber Herrera (2).

Pitching prowess:  Tomas Cleto pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Devin Kirby pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Armando Sierra was 3-for-4 with three RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 7-2, in first place, one game ahead of the FCL Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
1:07  Omaha at St. Paul (Caleb Baragar, no record)--completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game)
5:00  Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
6:35  Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 0-0, 4.50)
7:00  Wichita (TBD) at Tulsa