Twins affiliates split. Brian Dinkelman hits a game-winning homer. Fort Myers wins in thirteen innings.
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Happy Birthday–April 11
Pop Corkhill (1858)
Ossee Schreckengost (1875)
Matsutaro Shiriki (1885)
Sam Chapman (1916)
Barney McCloskey (1917)
Jim Hearn (1921)
Futoshi Nakanisi (1933)
Sid Monge (1951)
Bret Saberhagen (1964)
Turner Ward (1965)
Sean Bergman (1970)
Robin Jennings (1972)
Jason Varitek (1972)
Trot Nixon (1974)
Todd Dunwoody (1975)
Kelvim Escobar (1976)
Mark Teixeira (1980)
Matustaro Shiriki is known as the father of Japanese baseball.
Jason Varitek was drafted by the Twins in the first round in 1993, but did not sign.
Minor Details: Games of 4/9
Twins affiliates sweep! Miguel Sano hits two home runs! Alex Wimmers makes his AA debut. Continue reading Minor Details: Games of 4/9
Happy Birthday–April 10
Ross Youngs (1897)
Bubba Hyde (1908)
Chuck Connors (1921)
Frank Lary (1930)
Robert Nederlander (1933)
Wes Stock (1934)
Joe Gibbon (1935)
Bob Watson (1946)
Lee Lacy (1948)
Tom Lundstedt (1949)
Ken Griffey (1950)
Mike Devereaux (1963)
Starvin’ Marvin Freeman (1963)
Alberto Reyes (1971)
Mike Lincoln (1975)
Andre Ethier (1982)
Better known as an actor, Chuck Connors was a first baseman for the Chicago Cubs in 1951. He also played professional basketball, and was the first player to break the glass backboard with a slam dunk in a professional basketball game.
Minor Details: Games of 4/8
Only one Twins affiliate was in action yesterday. Red Wings pitchers allowed three home runs. Drew Butera was used as a pinch-runner.
Happy Birthday–April 9
Doc White (1879)
Hippo Vaughn (1888)
Vic Sorrell (1901)
Fred Frankhouse (1904)
Claude Passeau (1909)
Zip Payne (1909)
Joe Brinkman (1944)
Peter Gammons (1945)
Nate Colbert (1946)
Kirk McCaskill (1961)
Hal Morris (1965)
Graeme Lloyd (1967)
Rudy Hernandez (1968)
Rudy Hernandez was an infielder in the Mets organization from 1987-1991, reaching AA. He is currently the batting coach for the New Britain Rock Cats.
There do not appear to be any major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
Minor Details: Games of 4/7
Twins affiliates took an oh-fer. Two of the losses were in extra innings. Rene Tosoni may miss a week with a cut finger. Continue reading Minor Details: Games of 4/7
Happy Birthday–April 8
John Peters (1850)
Kirby Higbe (1915)
Stan Wasiak (1920)
Charlie Maxwell (1927)
Turk Farrell (1934)
Takao Kajimoto (1935)
John Hiller (1943)
Catfish Hunter (1946)
Randy Marsh (1949)
Mac Scarce (1949)
Gary Carter (1954)
Alex Gonzalez (1973)
Timo Perez (1975)
Matt Ford (1981)
Felix Hernandez (1986)
Yonder Alonso (1987)
Stan Wasiak holds the record for most wins as a minor league manager, 2,530. He managed from 1950-1986, managing at levels from Class D to AAA.
Yonder Alonso was drafted by Minnesota in the sixteenth round in 2005, but did not sign.
We would like to wish a happy birthday to the brother of Daneeka's Ghost. We would also like to wish everyone a joyous and blessed Easter.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Minor league rosters were set this week. Most of the transactions were merely assignments to the various clubs.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Rosters were finalized this week. If you're wondering what happened to your favorite marginal ex-Twin or minor league ex-Twin, here's where to look.