Jim Frey (1931)
Joe Altobelli (1932)
Jim McKean (1945)
Darrell Evans (1947)
Kevin Kennedy (1954)
Rob Murphy (1960)
Jason Bere (1971)
Chris Latham (1973)
Travis Lee (1975)
Ben Zobrist (1981)
Kevin Mulvey (1985)
Travis Lee was drafted by Minnesota with the second pick of the 1996 draft. However, the Twins failed to make a formal contract offer within the time designated under the Basic Agreement, and Lee was declared a free agent.
Minnesota is 15-29, fifth in the AL Central, 11 games behind Cleveland. The Twins are 5-5 in their last ten games and have lost two consecutive games.
Rochester is 20-26, sixth in the IL North, 9 games behind Pawtucket. The Red Wings are 6-4 in their last ten games and have won one consecutive game.
New Britain is 28-18, first in the EL Eastern, 1.5 games ahead of Reading. The Rock Cats are 6-4 in their last ten games and have won one consecutive game.
Fort Myers is 18-29, sixth in the FSL South, 18 games behind St. Lucie. The Miracle is 3-7 in its last ten games and has lost two consecutive games.
Beloit is 28-19, second in the ML Western, 2 games behind Wisconsin. The Snappers are 6-4 in their last ten games and have won one consecutive game.
The Rock Cats and the Snappers use the long ball. Madison Boer has his first good outing in Fort Myers. Miguel Sano steals home.
Al Reach (1840)
Lip Pike (1845)
Tip O'Neill (1858)
Joe Judge (1894)
Martin Dihigo (1905)
Lindsey Nelson (1919)
Bill Sharman (1926)
Jim Marshall (1931)
W. P. Kinsella (1935)
Glenn Borgmann (1950)
John Montefusco (1950)
Bob Knepper (1954)
Kerwin Danley (1961)
Dave Hollins (1966)
Bill Haselman (1966)
Joey Eischen (1970)
Todd Walker (1973)
Miguel Tejada (1974)
Jason Kubel (1982)
Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Sharman was a minor league outfielder from 1950-1953 and in 1955, reaching AAA with St. Paul.
Today is also the birthday of Twins’ farmhand Pat Dean (1985).
The "all-or-nothing" meter swings back to "nothing". Two bullpen meltdowns. Bad baseball abounds.
Fred Jacklitsch (1876)
Jack Pfiester (1878)
Joe Oeschger (1892)
Willy Miranda (1926)
Ellie Rodriguez (1946)
Rob Ducey (1965)
Carlos Hernandez (1967)
Todd Rizzo (1971)
Danny Bautista (1972)
Bartolo Colon (1973)
Brad Penny (1978)
Teheran dominates Rochester. Chris Herrmann again gets four hits. Each game was a pitchers' duel.
Dummy Hoy (1862)
Deacon Phillippe (1872)
Zack Wheat (1888)
Arch McDonald (1901)
Willis Hudlin (1906)
Augie Galan (1912)
Lawrence Ritter (1922)
Clyde King (1924)
Skip Bertman (1938)
Tom Penders (1945)
Reggie Cleveland (1948)
Buck Showalter (1956)
Ricky Gutierrez (1970)
Some interesting names who were not major league players on the list today, including an early broadcaster (McDonald), an author (Ritter), a college baseball coach (Bertman), and a college basketball coach who played minor league baseball (Penders). However, there do not appear to be any major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
Twins affiliates sweep! Double-digit runs in Rochester and New Britain! Rene Tosoni goes 5-for-5! Chris Herrman goes 4-for-5! Bunts are key to a big inning for the Snappers!
Al Simmons (1902)
Terris McDuffie (1910)
Jose Valdivielso (1934)
Ron Piche (1935)
Rich Garcia (1942)
Walt Hriniak (1943)
Tommy John (1943)
Jim Colborn (1946)
Jose Mesa (1966)
Al Levine (1968)
Julian Tavarez (1973)
Tommy John was one of the Twins’ television broadcasters from 1994-1996.