Ed Reulbach (1882)
Willie Mitchell (1889)
Walter Alston (1911)
Calvin Griffith (1911)
Cookie Lavagetto (1912)
Marty Marion (1917)
Cal McLish (1925)
George Foster (1948)
Dan Schatzeder (1954)
Greg Harris (1963)
Larry Walker (1966)
Reggie Sanders (1967)
Kirk Rueter (1970)
As everyone reading this knows, Calvin Griffith was the long-time owner of the Minnesota Twins.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to SBG’s father, Butch.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Escogido 7, Cibao 0 in Escogido. Alexi Casilla was 0-for-2 for Cibao.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Caguas 9, Ponce 5 in Ponce. Aaron Bates was 0-for-3 for Caguas. Angel Morales was 2-for-4 with a run for Ponce.
Carolina 3, Mayaguez 2 in Carolina. Eddie Rosario was 1-for-3 with a double and a run for Mayaguez. Nelvin Fuentes allowed a run on two hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning for Mayaguez.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Aragua 5, Anzoategui 3 in Aragua. Jose Mijares retired the only batter he faced for Aragua.
Mordecai Davidson (1845)
Frank Killen (1870)
Josh Billings (1891)
Firpo Marberry (1898)
Clyde Sukeforth (1901)
Steve Hamilton (1935)
Craig Swan (1950)
Juan Berenguer (1954)
Dave Engle (1956)
Steve Shields (1958)
Bob Tewksbury (1960)
Gary Wayne (1962)
Bo Jackson (1962)
Mark Lewis (1969)
Matt Lawton (1971)
Ray Durham (1971)
Shane Victorino (1980)
Rich Harden (1981)
The good: Aaron Bates is .405/.421/.649 in 37 at-bats (Caguas, Puerto Rican). Alexi Casilla is .298/.412/.333 in 57 at-bats (Cibao, Dominican). Nelvin Fuentes is 0-0, 2.70, 0.92 in 6.2 innings (Mayaguez, Puerto Rican). Deolis Guerra is 2-0, 3.18, 0.94 in 17 innings (Magallanes, Venezuelan). Lester Oliveros is 0-0, 0.96, 1.39 in 9.1 innings (Anzoategui, Venezuelan). Luis Perdomo is 0-0, 2.08, 1.00 in 13 innings (Aguilas, Dominican).
The average: Joe Benson is .216/.355/.373 in 51 at-bats (Aragua, Venezuelan). Jairo Perez is .231/.375/.269 in 26 at-bats (Lara, Venezuelan). Rory Rhodes is .214/.389/.286 in 56 at-bats (Brisbane, Australian). Jacob Younis is .263/.317/.316 in 114 at-bats (Sydney, Australian). Cesar Ciurcina is 0-0, 4.09, 1.09 in 11 innings (Aragua, Venezuelan). Deinys Suarez is 1-1, 3.38, 1.58 in 24 innings (Ponce, Puerto Rican).
The bad: Matt Carson is .115/.233/.192 in 26 at-bats (Oriente, Dominican). Estarlin De Los Santos is .167/.211/.222 in 18 at-bats (Cibao, Dominican). Joshua Hendricks is .118/.211/.118 in 17 at-bats (Melbourne, Australian). Angel Morales is .179/.303/.286 in 28 at-bats (Ponce, Puerto Rican). Wilkin Ramirez is .229/.302/.333 in 48 at-bats (Este, Dominican). Deibinson Romero is .154/.267/.154 in 13 at-bats (Escogido, Dominican). Eddie Rosario is .222/.300/.333 in 18 at-bats (Mayaguez, Puerto Rican). Rene Tosoni is .195/.283/.195 in 41 at-bats (Lara, Venezuelan). Sam Gibbons is 0-2, 9.00, 2.25 in 8 innings (Melbourne, Australian). Todd Van Steensel is 0-0, 7.71, 2.36 in 23.1 innings (Sydney, Australian).
The insignificant: Oswaldo Arcia is 0-for-2 (Aragua, Venezuelan). Josmil Pinto is 1-for-5 with a walk and a double (Aragua, Venezuelan). Dereck Rodriguez is 0-for-2 (Caguas, Puerto Rican). Ramon Santana is 0-for-7 (Este, Dominican). Samuel Deduno is 0-0, 1.80, 1.80 in 5 innings (Aguilas, Dominican). Yorman Landa is 0-0, 6.75, 2.25 in 2.2 innings (La Guaira, Venezuelan). Jose Mijares is 1-0, 0.00, 3.00 in 1.1 innings (Aragua, Venezuelan). Gonzalo Sanudo is 0-0, 0.00, 1.50 in 2 innings (Culiacan, Mexican). Manuel Soliman is 0-0, 0.00, 3.86 in 2.1 innings (Escogico, Dominican). Junior Subero is 0-0, 9.00, 3.00 in 1 inning (Caracas, Venezuelan). Esmerling Vasquez is 1-1, 4.91, 1.91 in 3.2 innings (Oriente, Dominican).
Tom Hughes (1878)
Irv Noren (1924)
Minnie Minoso (1925)
George Thomas (1937)
Dick McAuliffe (1939)
Bill Freehan (1941)
Otto Velez (1950)
Mike Easler (1950)
Rick Anderson (1956)
Joe Price (1956)
Dennis Burtt (1957)
Howard Johnson (1960)
Bob Hamelin (1967)
Mariano Rivera (1969)
Brian Wolfe (1980)
Guillermo Quiroz (1981)
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday
Cibao 5, Licey 3 in Licey. Alexi Casilla was 2-for-4 with a double and 3 RBIs for Cibao.
Cibaenas 5, Este 1 in Cibaenas. Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-4 for Este.
Oriente 6, Escogido 0 in Oriente. Manuel Soliman allowed a hit and two walks, but no runs, in a third of an inning for Escogido.
Friday
Oriente 11, Este 1 in Oriente. Esmerling Vasquez got the win for Oriente, giving up only a walk in two-thirds of an inning.
Cibao 5, Aguilas 4 in Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 2-for-4 for Cibao. Luis Perdomo struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings for Aguilas, giving up a hit and a walk.
Saturday
Cibao 6, Licey 2 in Licey. Alexi Casilla was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice for Cibao.
Aguilas 5, Este 2 in Aguilas. Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-4 for Este.
Sunday
Este 5, Oriente 2 in Este. Esmerling Vasquez allowed a run on a hit in a third of an inning for Oriente.
Cibao 9, Aguilas 5 in Aguilas. Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 with a double and two walks with a run for Cibao. Luis Perdomo surrendered two runs on two hits and a walk in a third of an inning for Aguilas.
Licey 5, Escogido 2 in Escogido. Deibinson Romero was used as a substitute for Escogido and walked in his only plate appearance.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
Saturday
Culiacan 9, Obregon 0 in Culiacan. Gonzalo Sanudo struck out three in a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk for Culiacan.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Wednesday
Mayaguez 1, Caguas 0 in Caguas. Dereck Rodriguez was used as a substitute for Caguas and was 0-for-1.
Friday
Caguas 9, Carolina 7 in Caguas. Aaron Bates was 1-for-3 and scored once for Caguas.
Saturday
Caguas 3, Mayaguez 2 in Caguas. Aaron Bates was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run for Caguas. Nelvin Fuentes gave up a hit but no runs in two-thirds of an inning for Mayaguez.
Sunday
Caguas 2, Carolina 0 in Carolina (3 1/2 innings--suspended game). Aaron Bates is 0-for-2 for Caguas. Dereck Rodriguez was 0-for-1 for Caguas.
Ponce 6, Mayaguez 4 in Mayaguez. Angel Morales was 0-for-1 as a substitute for Ponce. Eddie Rosario was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Mayaguez. Deinys Suarez struck out nine in five innings for Ponce, but allowed four runs on ten hits and two walks.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Wednesday
La Guaira 8, Magallanes 7 in Magallanes. Deolis Guerra surrendered four runs on three hits and a walk in a third of an inning for Magallanes. Pedro Guerra gave up one hit in a scoreless inning for Magallanes.
Anzoategui 5, Margarita 3 in Margarita. Lester Oliveros gave up two hits in a scoreless inning for Anzoategui.
Thursday
Caracas 6, Aragua 1 in Aragua. Cesar Ciurcina pitched two shutout innings for Aragua, giving up only a walk.
Friday
Margarita 11, Magallanes 5 in Margarita. Pedro Guerra allowed a run on no hits but two walks in one inning.
Saturday
Aragua 7, Anzoategui 6 in Anzoategui (Game 1--scheduled 7 innings). Josmil Pinto was 0-for-2 for Aragua.
Aragua 4, Anzoategui 1 in Anzoategui (Game 2--scheduled 7 innings). Jose Mijares gave up two hits but no runs in one inning for Aragua. Lester Oliveros gave up a hit and two walks but no runs for Anzoategui.
Magallanes 12, Lara 2 in Magallanes. Deolis Guerra struck out two in two perfect innings for Magallanes.
Sunday
Anzoategui 2, Aragua 1 in Anzoategui. Cesar Ciurcina gave up a run on a hit while striking out two in 2.1 innings for Aragua.
La Guaira 6, Magallanes 5 in Magallanes. Pedro Guerra gave up one hit in 1.1 scoreless innings for Magallanes.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Wednesday
Canberra 5, Melbourne 2 in Canberra. Joshua Hendricks was 0-for-3 for Melbourne.
Thursday
Adelaide 11, Sydney 3 in Adelaide. Jacob Younis was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one, for Sydney. Todd Van Steensel pitched two shutout innings for Sydney, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out two.
Friday
Sydney 5, Adelaide 0 in Adelaide (Game 1). Jacob Younis was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Sydney.
Adelaide 4, Sydney 2 in Adelaide (Game 2). Jacob Younis was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run for Sydney. He was also hit by a pitch.
Heinie Pietz (1870)
Frank O'Rourke (1894)
Jerry Gardner (1920)
Wes Westrum (1922)
Sixto Lezcano (1953)
Dave Righetti (1958)
Walt Weiss (1963)
John Burkett (1964)
Matt Williams (1965)
Pedro Astacio (1969)
Robb Nen (1969)
Jose Parra (1972)
Joe Bush (1892)
Johnny Schmitz (1920)
Billy Moran (1933)
Jose Tartabull (1938)
Dave Giusti (1939)
Dan Spillner (1951)
Mike Scioscia (1958)
Randy Milligan (1961)
Tim Laker (1969)
Ivan Rodriguez (1971)
Willie Bloomquist (1977)
Jimmy Rollins (1978)
No players with connections to the Minnesota Twins appear to have been born on this day. The closest we come is Billy Moran, who was part of a three-team trade involving Minnesota, Cleveland, and the Los Angeles Angels. Minnesota acquired Frank Kostro and Jerry Kindall in that trade, and sent Lenny Green and Vic Power to Los Angeles. Billy Moran was sent from the Angels to Cleveland in that trade.
Hugh Duffy (1866)
Fred Tenney (1871)
Bob Johnson (1905)
Lefty Gomez (1908)
Howard Easterling (1911)
Eddie Miller (1916)
Bob Elliott (1916)
Jeff Torborg (1941)
Larry Gura (1947)
Richie Hebner (1947)
Jorge Orta (1950)
Jay Howell (1955)
Bob Walk (1956)
Mike Moore (1959)
Harold Reynolds (1960)
Chuck Finley (1962)
Brian Schneider (1976)
Matt Garza (1983)
Bert Cunningham (1865)
Jakie May (1895)
Charles Baron (1913)
Joe DiMaggio (1914)
Mike Ryan (1941)
Bucky Dent (1951)
Dave Baker (1956)
Chico Walker (1958)
Mark Whiten (1966)
Octavio Dotel (1973)
Nick Swisher (1980)
