Grover Hartley (1888)
Hal Wagner (1915)
Dick Greco (1925)
Red Rush (1927)
Chuck Stobbs (1929)
Mike Reilly (1949)
Tony Armas (1953)
Jose Canseco (1964)
Sean Casey (1974)
Nyjer Morgan (1980)
Samuel Deduno (1983)
Rene Tosoni (1986)
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Minor Details: Games of 6/30
A cycle for Niko Goodrum. Danny Valencia hits two homers. Brett Jacobson goes wild. A walkoff pickoff in New Britain.
Happy Birthday–July 1
Roger Connor (1857)
John Clarkson (1861)
Jack Quinn (1883)
Ben Taylor (1888)
Bob Prince (1916)
Frank Baumann (1933)
Brian Sabean (1956)
Jamie Walker (1971)
Justin Huber (1982)
Minor Details: Games of 6/29
Aaron Hicks has a good game. A big first inning for the Miracle. Junior Subero pitches like Senior Subero.
Happy Birthday–June 30
Davy Jones (1880)
Ron Swoboda (1944)
Chuck Meriwether (1956)
Bud Black (1957)
Al Newman (1960)
Tony Fernandez (1962)
Mark Grudzielanek (1970)
Garret Anderson (1972)
Chan Ho Park (1973)
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to spookymilk’s wife and to hungry joe's son.
Where They Stand
Minnesota is 30-44, fifth in the AL Central, ten games behind the White Sox. The Twins have lost two consecutive games and are 5-5 in their last ten games.
Rochester is 37-43, sixth in the IL North, eight and a half games behind Lehigh Valley and Pawtucket. The Red Wings have lost one consecutive game and are 5-5 in their last ten games.
New Britain is 42-35, third in the EL Eastern, two games behind Trenton. The Rock Cats are 7-3 in their last ten games and have won one consecutive game.
Fort Myers is 3-5 in the second half, tied for fourth in the FSL South, two games behind Jupiter. The Miracle has lost two consecutive games. Overall, Fort Myers is 31-44.
Beloit is 4-3 in the second half, tied for second in the ML Western, one game behind Burlington. The Snappers have lost two consecutive games. Overall, Beloit is 43-34.
Elizabethton is 7-3, tied for first with Greeneville in the AL West. The Twins have won four consecutive games.
The GCL Twins are 4-4, tied for second in the GCL South, a half game behind the Orioles. The Twins have won one consecutive game.
The DSL Twins are 9-13, tied for seventh in the B. C. B. C., four and a half games behind the Reds. The Twins have lost five consecutive games and are 3-7 in their last ten games.
Minor Details: Games of 6/28
A big comeback in New Britain. Another big win for Elizabethton. The GCL Twins finally get to play!
Happy Birthday–June 29
Wilbert Robinson (1863)
Harry Frazee (1880)
Bobby Veach (1888)
Ollie Carnegie (1899)
Ken Blackman (1911)
Dizzy Trout (1915)
Cal Drummond (1917)
Bob Shaw (1933)
Katsuya Nomura (1935)
Harmon Killebrew (1936)
Larry Stahl (1941)
John Boccabella (1941)
Bruce Kimm (1951)
Rick Honeycutt (1954)
Pedro Guerrero (1956)
John Wehner (1967)
Trey Hodges (1978)
Dusty Hughes (1982)
Minor Details: Games of 6/27
Pedro Florimon is an all-star. The Tampa 2 works for Fort Myers. The GCL Twins are getting bored. Just another day in the Dominican Summer League.
Happy Birthday–June 28
Ken Williams (1890)
Haruyasu Nakajima (1910)
A. Ray Smith (1915)
Oscar Rodriguez (1931)
Fred Gladding (1936)
Ron Luciano (1937)
Fred Talbot (1941)
Al Downing (1941)
Don Baylor (1949)
Chris Speier (1950)
Joe Sambito (1952)
Clay Christiansen (1958)
John Elway (1960)
Jay Schroeder (1961)
Mark Grace (1964)
Ron Mahay (1971)
Corey Koskie (1973)
Richard Hidalgo (1975)
Brandon Phillips (1981)
NFL quarterbacks John Elway and Jay Schroeder each played minor league baseball. Elway hit .318 in 151 at-bats as an outfielder for Class A Oneonta in 1982. Schroeder was primarily an outfielder for four years in the Toronto system, never getting higher than Class A. He hit .213 with 36 homers in 1,304 minor league at-bats.
Mark Grace was drafted by Minnesota in the fifteenth round of the January draft in 1984, but did not sign.