Day eleven of the playoffs. A pair of one-run games.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/9
Day eight of the playoffs. A big day by Oswaldo Arcia isn't enough for Zulia. Walks and errors boost Magallanes.
Happy Birthday–January 10
Harry Wright (1835)
Chick Stahl (1873)
Del Pratt (1888)
Ziggy Sears (1892)
Max Patkin (1920)
George Strickland (1926)
Jim O'Toole (1937)
Willie McCovey (1938)
Chuck Dobson (1944)
Wilfredo Sanchez (1948)
Richard Dotson (1959)
Kelvin Torve (1960)
Wally Bell (1965)
Kevin Baez (1967)
Gary Rath (1973)
Adam Kennedy (1976)
Outfielder Ziggy Sears played in the minors for sixteen years, mostly in the Texas League. He once drove in eleven runs in a game. He was a National League umpire from 1934-1945.
Max Patkin was a well-known baseball clown from 1944-1995.
Wilfredo Sanchez was a star in Cuba from 1968-1986, winning five batting titles.
Wally Bell was a major league umpire from 1992-2013, when he passed away from a heart attack.
Mexican Matchups: Games of 1/8
The first round ends, as both remaining series are ended with authority. On to the semi-finals!
Puerto Rican Publication: Games of 1/8
Day five of the playoffs. Daniel Ortiz goes deep. Passed balls produce all the runs in Ponce.
Dominican Digest: Games of 1/8
Day ten of the playoffs. A blowout in Escogido. A shutout in Cibao.
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/8
Day seven of the playoffs. Lots of free baseball. Daring baserunning wins it for Magallanes. A walkoff homer takes care of things in La Guaira.
Happy Birthday–January 9
Bill Thomas (1905)
Johnny Washington (1916)
John Kibler (1928)
Julio Navarro (1936)
Ralph Terry (1936)
Masaaki Mori (1937)
Al Clark (1948)
Joe Wallis (1952)
Ivan DeJesus (1953)
Otis Nixon (1959)
Stan Javier (1964)
Jay Powell (1972)
Ken Cloude (1975)
Bill Thomas pitched in the minors from 1924-1952. He set records for games pitched (1,016), wins (383), losses (347), innings (5,995), hits allowed (6,721), and runs allowed (3,098).
Outfielder/first baseman Johnny Washington played in the Negro Leagues for nearly twenty years.
John Kibler was a National League umpire from 1963-1989.
Masaaki Mori was involved with twenty-seven pennant winners in Japan, sixteen as a player, three as a coach, and eight as a manager.
Al Clark was a long-time American League umpire.
Puerto Rican League: Games of 1/7
Day four of the playoffs. Some really good pitching.
Venezuelan View: Games of 1/7
Day six of the playoffs. Super Mario makes everyone Lisson. Caracas is relentless.