Dave Foutz (1856)
Hooks Wiltse (1879)
Curt Davis (1903)
Tommy Matchick (1943)
Joe Rudi (1946)
Willie Crawford (1946)
Darren Bragg (1969)
Jason Isringhausen (1972)
Mark Prior (1980)
It appears that no major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins were born on this day, although there are some who would argue there should have been.
The Snappers take game one.
Oyster Burns (1864)
Red Faber (1888)
Tommy Thevenow (1903)
Johnny Lanning (1910)
Harry Danning (1911)
Vince DiMaggio (1912)
Hal Jeffcoat (1924)
Fran Healy (1946)
Greg Olson (1960)
Roy Smith (1961)
Pat Meares (1968)
Derrek Lee (1975)
Micheal Nakamura (1976)
We would also like to wish a happy anniversary to Mom and Dad MagUidhir.
Al Orth (1872)
Nap Lajoie (1874)
Lefty Leifield (1883)
Max Bishop (1899)
Merv Shea (1900)
Gene Bearden (1920)
Bill Mazeroski (1936)
Karl Kuehl (1937)
Tom Hallion (1956)
Candy Maldonado (1960)
Jeff Brantley (1963)
Jimmy Haynes (1972)
Randy Choate (1975)
Rod Barajas (1975)
Jason Hart (1977)
The Twins win the pennant! The Twins win the pennant! The Twins win the pennant!
Continue reading Appalachian League Championship Series: Day Three
The Twins sweep on the final day of the regular season. Rochester finishes .500 for the first time since 2008. The Rock Cats win, but it's not enough. An inside-the-park homer for Wang-wei Lin!
Tilly Walker (1887)
Eddie Waitkus (1919)
Hawk Harrelson (1941)
Paul Jata (1949)
Doyle Alexander (1950)
Frank White (1950)
Mike Piazza (1968)
Luis Lopez (1970)
Aaron Fultz (1973)
Pat Neshek (1980)
The Twins win in extras to force a deciding game three.
Continue reading Appalachian League Championship Series: Day Two
The Rock Cats stay alive. Chris Colabello sets an RBI record. Andy Leer drives in four for the Miracle.
Bill Armour (1869)
Mike Kahoe (1873)
Art Fromme (1883)
Ed Konetchy (1885)
Eddie Stanky (1915)
Morrie Martin (1922)
Steve Boros (1936)
Alan Bannister (1951)
Rene Gonzales (1960)
Dave Clark (1962)
Eric Plunk (1963)
Ced Landrum (1963)
Luis Gonzalez (1967)
Chad Fox (1970)
Matt Capps (1983)