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Category Archives: Keeping Track
Minor Details: Games of June 7
A ninth-inning comeback carries the Red Wings. Adam Brett Walker II goes deep for the XV's time and Alex Wimmers pitches seven shutout innings in a Lookout rout. Not much offense for the Kernels.
Happy Birthday–June 8
Cub Stricker (1859)
Van Lingle Mungo (1911)
Eddie Gaedel (1925)
Del Ennis (1925)
George Brunet (1935)
Joe Grzenda (1937)
Pete Magrini (1942)
Mark Belanger (1944)
Lenn Sakata (1954)
Don Robinson (1957)
Carmelo Castillo (1958)
Britt Burns (1959)
Kevin Gross (1961)
John Gibbons (1962)
Kevin Ritz (1965)
Dave Mlicki (1968)
Sadly, Cub Stricker never played for the Cubs.
I assume anyone reading this knows who Eddie Gaedel was. If not, you are encouraged to look him up.
Minor Details: Games of June 6
Not much offense for the Red Wings. David Hurlbut has his first good game at AA and Mike Gonzales provides the offense for a Lookouts victory. An extra-inning win for the Miracle. The Kernels give one away. The DSL Twins lose late.
Minor Details: Games of June 5
The Lookouts win a close one. A rare bad game for Chih-Wei Hu. No pitching for the Kernels. The DSL Twins try to let Jorge do it. We'll hope to get caught up this afternoon.
Happy Birthday–June 7
Bones Ely (1863)
Ed Wells (1900)
Dusty Boggess (1904)
Rosey Gilhousen (1913)
Herb Score (1933)
Roger Nelson (1944)
George Mitterwald (1945)
Don Money (1947)
Thurman Munson (1947)
Bobby Marcano (1951)
Bill Hohn (1955)
Tim Laudner (1958)
Heathcliff Slocumb (1966)
Donaldo Mendez (1978)
Virgil Vasquez (1982)
Mark Lowe (1983)
Dusty Boggess was a National League umpire from 1944-62.
Rosey Gilhousen was a long-time scout who is credit for signing George Brett and Dan Quisenberry.
Bobby Marcano was an all-star in Japan.
Bill Hohn has been a major league umpire since 1989.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to Scot.
Happy Birthday–June 6
Ed McKean (1864)
Fresco Thompson (1902)
Bill Dickey (1907)
Wild Bill Wright (1914)
Hector Espino (1939)
Merv Rettenmund (1943)
Bud Harrelson (1944)
Bobby Randall (1948)
Dave Bergman (1953)
Max Venable (1957)
Brooks Kieschnick (1972)
Tony Graffanino (1972)
David Lamb (1975)
Mark Ellis (1977)
Jeremy Affeldt (1979)
Matt Belisle (1980)
Wild Bill Wright was a star in the Negro Leagues in the 1930s and 1940s.
Hector Espino is considered the greatest player in the history of the Mexican League, hitting 453 home runs there.
Minor Details: Games of June 4
An excellent game by Taylor Rogers. Not much offense for the Lookouts. A rare bad game for Kohl Stewart. Dereck Rodriguez makes his Kernels debut. The DSL Twins win in extras.
Happy Birthday–June 5
Jack Chesbro (1874)
Eddie Joost (1916)
Lou Brissie (1924)
Duke Sims (1941)
Bill Spiers (1966)
Ray Lankford (1967)
Mike Coolbaugh (1972)
Russ Ortiz (1974)
Prior to beginning his major league career, Lou Brissie served in World War II. He suffered severe leg injuries, receiving the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts, but overcame his injuries to spend seven years in the majors.
Mike Coolbaugh was the first base coach for the Tulsa Drillers when he was struck on the head with a line drive and killed.
There appear to be no major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
Minor Details: Games of June 3
The Red Wings sweep. The Miracle split. Jose Berrios pitched better than his numbers look. A busy day for the Twins affiliates.