A big day for Reynaldo Rodriguez. Miguel Sano hits his second AA homer. Amaurys Minier leads the GCL Twins to victory.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Happy Birthday–June 22
Carl Hubbell (1903)
Walt Masterson (1920)
Han Urbanus (1927)
Faye Throneberry (1931)
Russ Snyder (1934)
Dave Tomlin (1949)
Ron Hodges (1949)
Greg Booker (1960)
Brant Brown (1971)
Esteban Yan (1975)
Willie Harris (1978)
Luis Maza (1980)
Han Urbanus is in the Dutch Baseball Hall of Fame. He pitched over 150 consecutive complete games over a period of eight years.
The brother of Marv Throneberry, outfielder Faye Throneberry spent much of his career with the Twins franchise while it was still in Washington (1957-1960). In December of 1960, he was chosen by the Los Angeles Angels in the expansion draft.
Gulf Coast League Preview
The Gulf Coast League gets underway today. There are sixteen teams in the GCL, divided into four four-team divisions. They play a sixty-game schedule which ends on August 29. The four division winners then go to the playoffs. Teams take the name of their parent clubs. The Yankees, imperialists that they are, have two teams, which are designated Yankees1 and Yankees2.
Minor Details: Games of 6/20
Logan Darnell pitches a gem. Kyle Gibson does pretty darn well, too. So does Christian Powell.
Happy Birthday–June 21
Matt Kilroy (1866)
Randy Moore (1906)
Harold Seymour (1910)
Ed Lopat (1918)
Merle Harmon (1926)
Jackie Collum (1927)
Charlie Moore (1953)
Rick Sutcliffe (1956)
Jay Pettibone (1957)
Donovan Osborne (1969)
Garrett Jones (1981)
Harold Seymour wrote a three-part History of Baseball, published from 1960-1990.
Merle Harmon broadcast Minnesota Twins games from 1967-1969.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to MagUidhir, Sheenie, and UncleWalt’s daughter (NieceWalt?).
Appalachian League Preview
The Appalachian League starts tonight. There are ten teams, divided evenly into two divisions, the East and the West. They play a sixty-eight-game season which ends on August 30. Four teams make the playoffs. Each playoff series is best-of-three. Teams take the names of their parent clubs.
Where They Stand
Rochester is 36-38, fourth in the International League North, 8.5 games behind Pawtucket. The Red Wings lost their most recent game and are 6-4 in their last ten games.
New Britain is 33-37, fourth in the Eastern League Eastern, ten games behind Binghamton. The Rock Cats lost their most recent game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.
Fort Myers won the first half championship with a record of 45-22, eight games head of St. Lucie. The second half begins tonight.
Cedar Rapids finished second in the first half with a record of 40-28, two games behind Beloit. This is good enough for a playoff spot. The second half begins tonight.
The DSL Twins are 9-6, first in the Boca Chica Baseball City Division, a half game ahead of the White Sox. The Twins lost their most recent game and are 7-3 in their last ten games.
Minor Details: Games of June 19
Liam Hendriks makes a less-than-triumphant return. Miguel Sano hits his first AA homer. Twins affiliates take an oh-fer.
Happy Birthday–June 20
Ned Cuthbert (1845)
Jim Delahanty (1879)
Cum Posey (1890)
Billy Werber (1908)
Andy Etchebarren (1943)
Dave Nelson (1944)
Paul Beeston (1945)
Dickie Thon (1958)
Doug Gwosdz (1960)
Juan Castro (1972)
Paul Bako (1972)
Carlos Lee (1976)
Kevin Gregg (1978)
Kendrys Morales (1983)
Cum Posey, played for, managed, and owned the Homestead Grays in the Negro National League.
Paul Beeston has been president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1989-1997 and since 2010.
Minor Details: Games of 6/18
An excellent outing by Trevor May. A big game for Matt Koch. Twins affiliates sweep!