A home run barrage in New Britain. David Hurlbut and Niko Goodrum come through for Cedar Rapids. A last-inning win for the GCL Twins.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Happy Birthday–August 2
Dummy Kihm (1873)
Pop Kelchner (1875)
War Sanders (1877)
Red Ames (1882)
John F. Kieran (1892)
Fuzzy Hufft (1901)
Tom Burgmeier (1943)
Bombo Rivera (1952)
Danny Sheaffer (1961)
Tim Wakefield (1966)
Matt Guerrier (1978)
Humberto Quintero (1979)
Grady Sizemore (1982)
Huston Street (1983)
Luke Hughes (1984)
A deaf mute, Dummy Kihm had 2,245 hits in seventeen minor league seasons.
Pop Kelchner was a scout for fifty years, most of them for the St. Louis Cardinals.
What was War good for? Absolutely nothing. In twelve games, War Sanders was 2-8, 5.64, 1.61 WHIP. He also was 1-for-21 at the plate.
John F. Kieran was a long-time sportswriter in New York and was a panelist on the quiz show "Information, Please".
Fuzzy Hufft had 1,400 hits over seven seasons in the Pacific Coast League and served honorably in both World Wars.
We would also like to wish a happy first birthday to UncleWalt’s youngest child.
Where They Stand
Rochester is 61-52, first in the International League North, one game ahead of Pawtucket. The Red Wings lost their most recent game and are 8-2 in their last ten games.
New Britain is 51-59. fifth in the Eastern League Eastern, 16.5 games behind Binghamton. The Rock Cats are five games behind Trenton for the last playoff spot. New Britain has won three consecutive games and is 3-7 in its last ten games.
Fort Myers is 21-17, tied for second in the Florida State League South, a half game behind Charlotte. Overall, the Miracle is 66-39 and has qualified for the playoffs by winning the first half. Fort Myers lost its most recent game and is 7-3 in its last ten games.
Cedar Rapids is 25-13, first in the Midwest League Western, three games ahead of Quad Cities. Overall, the Kernels are 65-41 and have qualified for the playoffs by finishing second in the first half. Cedar Rapids has lost two consecutive games and is 6-4 in its last ten games.
Elizabethton is 19-19, third in the Appalachian League West, 6.5 games behind Greeneville. The E-Twins are 4.5 games behind Kingsport for the last playoff spot. Elizabethton lost its most recent game and is 2-8 in its last ten games.
The GCL Twins are 16-18, third in the Gulf Coast League South, four games behind the GCL Red Sox. The GCL Twins won their most recent game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
The DSL Twins are 24-26, fourth in the Boca Chica Baseball City, 8.5 games behind the DSL Giants. The DSL Twins have lost three consecutive games and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
Players of the Month: July
In a surprising plot twist, the players of the month are actually done in a timely fashion.
Minor Details: Games of 7/31
Andrew Albers is quietly having a very good year in Rochester. Sano and Rosario go 0-for-8, but the Rock Cats win anyway. Wilkin Ramirez hits his first home run on his rehab assignment.
Happy Birthday–August 1
Frank Grant (1865)
Joe Shaute (1899)
George Sisler, Jr. (1917)
George Bamberger (1923)
Masaichi Kaneda (1933)
Pedro Cisneros (1939)
Tony Muser (1947)
Milt May (1950)
Pete Mackanin (1951)
Greg Gross (1952)
Dave Anderson (1960)
Gregg Jefferies (1967)
Shigetoshi Hasegawa (1968)
Brian Bohanon (1968)
Kevin Jarvis (1969)
Adam Jones (1985)
Frank Grant is considered by some to be the greatest African-American player of the nineteenth century.
The son of the Hall of Famer, George Sisler, Jr. was a long-time minor league executive, winning the Minor League Executive of the Year award three times. He served as International League president from 1965-1976 and is a member of the International League Hall of Fame.
Left-hander Masaichi Kineda won four hundred games in Japan.
Pedro Cisneros was commissioner of the Mexican League from 1982-1999 and edited the first Mexican League encyclopedia.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to brianS’ sister-in-law.
Minor Details: Games of 7/30
Rochester comes back to win its seventh straight. Sano hits a game-winner for the Rock Cats. Josh Burris leads the E-Twins to victory.
Happy Birthday–July 31
Joe Sugden (1870)
Laughing Larry Doyle (1886)
Art Nehf (1892)
Allen Russell (1893)
Elmer Riddle (1914)
Curt Gowdy (1919)
Hank Bauer (1922)
Vic Davalillo (1936)
John Vukovich (1947)
Dave Dombrowski (1956)
Leon Durham (1957)
Mike Bielecki (1959)
Scott Bankhead (1963)
Ted Barrett (1965)
Gabe Kapler (1975)
Rene Rivera (1983)
Hall of Fame broadcaster Curt Gowdy was the voice of the NBC Game of the Week from 1965-1975.
Dave Dombrowski has been the general manager of the Montreal Expos/Florida Marlins and of the Detroit Tigers.
Ted Barrett has been a major league umpire since 1994.
Players of the Week
A day late. This is for the week ended July 28.
Minor Details: Games of 7/29
P. J. Walters and Oswaldo Arcia lead the Red Wings into first place. Matt Tomshaw shines for Fort Myers. Brian Navarreto's grand slam leads the GCL Twins to victory.