Category Archives: Keeping Track

Happy Birthday–August 30

Cal McVey (1849)
Pol Perritt (1891)
Bing Miller (1894)
Kiki Cuyler (1896)
Johnny Lindell (1916)
Ted Williams (1918)
Frank Funk (1935)
Tug McGraw (1944)
Roger Erickson (1956)
Randy O’Neal (1960)
Cliff Lee (1968)
Marlon Byrd (1977)
Luis Rivas (1979)

Randy O’Neal was drafted by Minnesota in 1979, but did not sign.

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Happy Birthday–August 28

Joe Yeager (1875)
Dode Paskert (1881)
Aaron Ward (1896)
Charlie Grimm (1898)
Paul Bowa (1918)
Tony Gonzalez (1936)
Tom Satriano (1940)
Lou Piniella (1943)
Mike Torrez (1946)
Ron Guidry (1950)
Joel Youngblood (1951)
Darren Lewis (1967)
Jay Witasick (1972)
Tom Shearn (1977)
Carlos Quentin (1982)

Paul Bowa is the father of Larry Bowa and the grandfather of Nick Johnson.  He was a minor league infielder who reached as high as AAA, and later became a minor league manager in the St.  Louis Cardinals’ organization.

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Players of the Week

Rochester:  Jermaine Mitchell was 10-for-18 with a double and a stolen base.  For the season, he is hitting .300/.349/.408 in 120 at-bats.

New Britain:  Eddie Rosario was 13-for-30 with four doubles, a home run, and a stolen base.  For the season, he is hitting .293/.343/.434 in 256 at-bats.  Pedro Hernandez was 1-0, 0.82, 1.09 WHIP in 11 innings.  Those are his season numbers in New Britain.

Fort Myers:  Byron Buxton was 8-for-17 with two triples, eight walks, and three stolen bases.  For the season, he is hitting .328/.420/.495 in 192 at-bats.  Taylor Rogers was 1-1, 0.64, 1.00 WHIP in 14 innings.  For the season, he is 11-6, 2.63, 1.18 WHIP in 126.2 innings.

Cedar Rapids:  Bo Altobelli was 4-for-20 with two doubles.  For the season, he is hitting .295/.333/.341 in 44 at-bats.  Tim Shibuya was 2-0, 0.60, 0.60 WHIP in 15 innings.  For the season, he is 3-0, 1.26, 0.77 WHIP in 28.2 innings.

Elizabethton:  Rory Rhodes was 4-for-13 with a double, three walks, and a stolen base.  For the season, he is hitting .232/.308/.350 in 177 at-bats.

GCL Twins:  Brian Navarreto was 6-for-17 with two doubles, a walk, and two stolen bases.  For the season, he is hitting .230/.333/.377 in 122 at-bats.  Lewis Thorpe was 1-0, 0.00, 0.27 WHIP with 15 strikeouts in 7.1 innings.  For the season, he is 4-1, 2.05, 0.86 WHIP with 64 strikeouts in 44 innings.

DSL Twins:  Rafael P. Valera was 5-for-8 with four walks and three stolen bases.  For the season, he hit .257/.417/.310 in 171 at-bats.