Cy Falkenberg (1879)
Ray Jablonski (1926)
Cal Ripken (1935)
Jerry Adair (1936)
Leo Cardenas (1938)
Bob Ojeda (1957)
Marvell Wynne (1959)
Curtis Pride (1968)
Alex Cintron (1978)
Chase Utley (1978)
Category Archives: Keeping Track
This Week in Twins Transactions
Jim Hoey was claimed off waivers by Toronto.
Jose Mijares was not tendered a contract.
Pedro Florimon was outrighted to Rochester.
Gene Glynn was named manager of Rochester.
Tom Brunansky was named batting coach of Rochester.
Stu Cliburn was named pitching coach of New Britain.
Rudy Hernandez was named coach for New Britain.
Ivan Arteaga was named pitching coach of Elizabethton.
Josh Willingham agrees to terms on a three year contract.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Arizona acquires Craig Breslow, Trevor Cahill, and cash considerations from Oakland for Jarrod Parker, Ryan Cook, and Collin Cowgill.
Atlanta declines to tender a contract to Peter Moylan.
Baltimore declines to tender a contract to Willie Eyre.
Boston agrees to terms with Nick Punto on a two year contract.
Colorado agrees to terms with Kevin Slowey on a minor league contract.
Mets agree to terms with Jon Rauch on a one year contract.
Mets agree to terms with Chuck James on a minor league contract.
St. Louis agrees to terms with J. C. Romero on a one year contract.
San Francisco declines to tender a contract to Eli Whiteside.
Seattle agrees to terms with Luis Rodriguez.
Seattle agrees to terms with Matt Fox.
Seattle agrees to terms with Sean Henn.
Toronto claims Jim Hoey off waivers from Minnesota.
He’s still around? Philadelphia signs Scott Elarton.
Spanning the Globe
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Cibao 5, Escogido 4 in Cibao (14 innings). Alexi Casilla was 2-for-7 with a double and a run for Cibao. Pedro Florimon was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI for Escogido.
Aguilas 4, Oriente 1 in Aguilas. Luis Perdomo retired the only man he faced for Aguilas. Esmerling Vasquez struck out both men he faced for Oriente.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Caguas 6, Mayaguez 5 in Caguas (10 innings). Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one, for Mayaguez. Eddie Rosario was used as a pinch-runner for Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes retired all four batters he faced for Mayaguez.
Ponce 3, Carolina 2 in Ponce. Angel Morales pinch-hit and struck out for Ponce.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Sydney 3, Canberra 2 in Sydney (11 innings). Jacob Younis was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs for Sydney.
Happy Birthday–December 16
Sammy Strang (1876)
Tony Kaufmann (1900)
Neil Chrisley (1931)
Adolfo Phillips (1941)
Mike Flanagan (1951)
Rick Sofield (1956)
Tom Gorman (1957)
Billy Ripken (1964)
Jeff Granger (1971)
Charles Gipson (1972)
Matt Kinney (1976)
The reason Neil Chrisley is listed is because his given name is Barbra O’Neil Chrisley. No explanation for this name is given, but it seems reasonable to assume that he’s the only man to play major league baseball whose first name was Barbra.
Jeff Granger was drafted by Minnesota in the fourteenth round in 1990, but did not sign.
Spanning the Globe
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Guasave 2, Mazatlan 1 in Mazatlan (14 innings). Anthony Slama gave up a run on a hit in one-third of an inning.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Mayaguez 4, Caguas 3 in Mayaguez. Daniel Ortiz was 3-for-3 with two doubles and a home run, driving in two. Nelvin Fuentes retired both batters he faced for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Caracas 8, Magallanes 5 in Caracas. Deolis Guerra surrendered four runs on four hits in one inning for Magallanes. Pedro Guerra allowed an unearned run on a hit and a walk in a third of an inning.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Sydney 1, Canberra 0 in Sydney. Jacob Younis was 0-for-3 for Sydney.
Happy Birthday–December 15
Nig Clarke (1882)
Eddie Robinson (1920)
Ray Herbert (1929)
Haywood Sullivan (1930)
Sammy Esposito (1931)
Stan Bahnsen (1944)
Art Howe (1946)
Mike Proly (1950)
Bud Bulling (1952)
Mo Vaughn (1967)
Rick Helling (1970)
Kevin Cameron (1979)
Spanning the Globe
There were not a lot of winter league games yesterday.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Guasave 6, Mazatlan 2 in Mazatlan. Anthony Slama gave up an unearned run on a hit in two-thirds of an inning for Mazatlan.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Carolina 2, Mayaguez 1 in Carolina. Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-3 for Mayaguez.
Ponce 3, Caguas 2 in Ponce. Angel Morales was 1-for-3 with a walk for Ponce.
Happy Birthday–December 14
John Anderson (1873)
Lefty Tyler (1889)
Bob Weiland (1905)
Eddie Smith (1913)
Rusty Peters (1914)
Bobby Adams (1921)
Sad Sam Jones (1925)
Bob Clear (1927)
Pete Whisenant (1929)
Jim Roland (1942)
Jerry May (1943)
Greg Goossen (1945)
Bill Buckner (1949)
Craig Biggio (1965)
Ken Hill (1965)
Scott Hatteberg (1969)
Marcus Jensen (1972)
Billy Koch (1974)
Rodrigo Lopez (1975)
Dave Gassner (1978)
Weekly Winterball Whiparound
The good: Aaron Bates hit .356/.396/.556 in 45 at-bats (Caguas, Puerto Rican). Alexi Casilla is hitting .352/.438/.429 in 91 at-bats (Cibao, Dominican). Pedro Florimon is hitting .305/.406/.407 in 59 at-bats (Escogido, Dominican). Nelvin Fuentes is 0-0, 2.61, 1.16 in 10.1 innings (Mayaguez, Puerto Rican). Deolis Guerra is 2-0, 2.45, 0.94 with 23 strikeouts in 25.2 innings (Magallanes, Venezuelan). Luis Perdomo is 0-0, 1.86, 0.72 with 15 strikeouts in 19.1 innings (Aguilas, Dominican).
The average: Joe Benson hit .216/.355/.373 in 51 at-bats (Aragua, Venezuelan). Jairo Perez hit .231/.375/.269 in 26 at-bats. Jacob Younis is hitting .255/.377/.294 in 51 at-bats (Sydney, Australian). Pedro Guerra is 0-1, 3.91, 1.26 with 23 strikeouts in 25.1 innings (Magallanes, Venezuelan). Lester Oliveros went 0-1, 1.13, 1.44 with 17 strikeouts in 16 innings (Anzoategui, Venezuelan). Deinys Suarez went 1-1, 3.62, 1.61 in 27.1 innings (Ponce, Puerto Rican).
The bad: Matt Carson hit .115/.233/.192 in 26 at-bats (Oriente, Dominican). Estarlin De Los Santos hit .158/.200/.211 in 19 at-bats (Cibao, Dominican). Joshua Hendricks hit .118/.211/.118 in 34 at-bats (Melbourne, Australian). Angel Morales hit .200/.300/.286 in 35 at-bats (Ponce, Puerto Rican). Wilkin Ramirez is hitting .220/.281/.322 in 59 at-bats (Licey, Dominican). Rory Rhodes is hitting .178/.315/.289 in 45 at-bats (Brisbane, Australian). Deibinson Romero hit .176/.300/.176 in 17 at-bats (Caguas, Puerto Rican). Eddie Rosario hit .205/.279/.282 in 39 at-bats (Mayaguez, Puerto Rican). Rene Tosoni hit .195/.283/.195 in 41 at-bats (Lara, Venezuelan). Cesar Ciurcina is 0-0, 5.52, 1.70 in 14.2 innings (Aragua, Venezuelan).
The insignificant: Oswaldo Arcia is 0-for-2 (Aragua, Venezuelan). Daniel Ortiz is 1-for-4 (Mayaguez, Puerto Rican). Josmil Pinto is 1-for-5 with a walk (Aragua, Venezuelan). Dereck Rodriguez is 1-for-7 (Caguas, Puerto Rican). Ramon Santana is 0-for-7 (Licey, Dominican). Samuel Deduno went 0-0, 1.50, 1.67 with 13 strikeouts in 6 innings (Aguilas, Dominican). Sam Gibbons went 0-1, 9.00, 2.25 in 4 innings (Melbourne, Australian). Yorman Landa went 0-0, 6.75, 2.25 in 2.2 innings (La Guaira, Venezuelan). Jose Mijares is 3-0, 1.29, 1.14 in 7 innings (Aragua, Venezuelan). Gonzalo Sanudo went 0-0, 0.00, 1.50 in 2 innings (Culiacan, Mexican). Anthony Slama is 0-1, 3.00, 0.83 in 6 innings (Mazatlan, Mexican). Manuel Soliman went 0-0, 0.00, 3.86 in 2.1 innings (Escogido, Dominican). Junior Subero went 0-0, 9.00, 3.00 in 1 innings (Caracas, Venezuelan). Todd Van Steensel went 0-0, 7.94, 2.12 in 5.2 innings (Sydney, Australian). Esmerling Vasquez is 1-1, 3.86, 1.71 in 7 innings (Oriente, Domincan).