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Happy Birthday–January 4

Tommy Corcoran (1869)
Ernest Lanigan (1873)
Al Bridwell (1884)
Ossie Vitt (1890)
George Selkirk (1908)
Gabe Paul (1910)
Herman Franks (1914)
Don McMahon (1930)
Tito Fuentes (1944)
Charlie Manuel (1944)
Ken Reynolds (1947)
Paul Gibson (1960)
Daryl Boston (1963)
Trey Hillman (1963)
Ted Lilly (1976)
Willie Martinez (1978)

Ernest Lanigan was the nephew of the Spink brothers who founded The Sporting News and worked for the publication from the time he was 15.  Among other things, he compiled baseball's first encyclopedia, published in 1922, and served as curator, historian, and director of the Hall of Fame from 1946 until his death in 1962.

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Happy Birthday–January 1

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Tim Keefe (1857)
Hugh Nicol (1858)
Webster McDonald (1900)
Ethan Allen (1904)
Hank Greenberg (1911)
Joe Reichler (1915)
Sherry Robertson (1919)
Earl Torgeson (1924)
Carl Scheib (1927)
Roy Majtyka (1939)
Bill Bethea (1942)
Rick Albert (1951)
Bob Owchinko (1955)
La Marr Hoyt (1955)
Fernando Tatis (1975)

We would like to wish a very happy birthday to mrs. bhiggum.

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Spanning the Globe

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MEXICAN LEAGUE

Hermosillo 7, Mazatlan 4 in Hermosillo.  Anthony Slama pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout for Mazatlan.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Ponce 5, Caguas 2 in Ponce.  Angel Morales was 1-for-4 for Ponce.

Mayaguez 6, Carolina 4 in Carolina.  Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-3 with an RBI on a sacrifice fly for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Anzoategui 5, Lara 4 in Anzoategui (12 innings).  Lester Oliveros retired both batters he faced for Anzoategui.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Perth 9, Adelaide 5 in Adelaide (Game 1—Scheduled 7 innings).  Luke Hughes was 1-for-2 with two RBIs for Perth.  He was also hit by a pitch.

Perth 16, Adelaide 11 in Adelaide (Game 2—Scheduled 9 innings).  Luke Hughes was 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, and three walks, scoring twice for Perth.

Melbourne 15, Sydney 7 in Melbourne (Game 1).  Jacob Younis was 0-for-5 and scored once for Sydney.

Brisbane 3, Canberra 2 in Brisbane (Game 1).  Rory Rhodes was 2-for-4 with a home run, driving in two for Brisbane.

Brisbane 10, Canberra 2 in Brisbane (Game 2).  Rory Rhodes was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk, scoring twice for Brisbane.

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Happy Birthday–December 31

King Kelly (1857)
Tom Connolly (1870)
Bobby Byrne (1884)
Syl Johnson (1900)
Tommy Byrne (1919)
Guy LaValliere (1931)
Alfredo Meli (1944)
Joe Simpson (1951)
Jim Tracy (1955)
Rick Aguilera (1961)
Esteban Loiaza (1971)
Brian Moehler (1971)
Julio DePaula (1982)

It does not appear that Bobby Byrne and Tommy Byrne are related. Minor league catcher Guy LaValliere is the father of major league catcher Mike LaValliere.

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DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Escogido 4, Cibao 1 in Escogido.  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 for Escogido.  Alexi Casilla was 0-for-4 for Cibao.  Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-4 for Cibao. 

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Hermosillo 6, Mazatlan 5 in Hermosillo.  Anthony Slama gave up a hit but no runs in two-thirds of an inning for Mazatlan.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Ponce 2, Carolina 1 in Carolina (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings).  Angel Morales was 1-for-2 with a walk for Ponce.

Ponce 2, Carolina 1 in Carolina (Game 2).  Angel Morales was 2-for-3 with a walk for Ponce.

Mayaguez 4, Caguas 1 in Mayaguez.  Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-3 with a walk for Mayaguez.  Nelvin Fuentes retired the only man he faced for Mayaguez.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Perth 5, Adelaide 4 in Perth (Game 1--Scheduled 7 innings).  Luke Hughes was 1-for-2 with an RBI and was hit by a pitch for Perth.

Perth 10, Adelaide 9 in Adelaide (Game 2).  Luke Hughes was 4-for-5 with two home runs and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three for Perth.  Brendan Wise got his third save for Perth, giving up a hit and striking out one in a scoreless inning.

Sydney 15, Melbourne 5 in Melbourne.  Jacob Younis was 1-for-5 and scored once for Sydney.

Canberra 9, Brisbane 6 in Brisbane (10 innings).  Rory Rhodes was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two for Brisbane.

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DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Escogido 5, Aguilas 4 in Escogido.  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-1 with two walks and a run for Escogido.  Luis Perdomo allowed a run on two hits and a walk in one inning for Aguilas.

Licey 6, Cibao 4 in Cibao (13 innings).  Alexi Casilla was 3-for-6 with a double and two runs for Cibao.  Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-4 with a double and a run for Cibao.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Mayaguez 11, Caguas 6 in Caguas.  Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-4 with an RBI for Mayaguez.  Nelvin Fuentes allowed a run on a hit in one inning for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Magallanes 11, Zulia 4 in Magallanes.  Pedro Guerra walked one and struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings for Magallanes.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Sydney 9, Melbourne 7 in Melbourne.  Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 with an RBI for Sydney.

Perth 9, Adelaide 6 in Adelaide.  Luke Hughes was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run for Perth.  Brendan Wise got the save for Perth, walking one in a scoreless inning.

Brisbane 6, Canberra 1 in Brisbane.  Rory Rhodes was 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI for Brisbane.  He was also hit by a pitch.

He's still around?  Dan Serafini pitched six shutout innings, striking out seven, for Los Mochis in the Mexican League last night.