Barney Gilligan (1856)
Gus Suhr (1906)
Frenchy Bordagaray (1910)
Sid Hudson (1915)
Eddie Einhorn (1936)
Bob Gebhard (1943)
Dick Colpaert (1944)
Larry Barnett (1945)
Gary Lavelle (1949)
Jim Lett (1951)
Mark Riggins (1957)
Darren Daulton (1962)
Luis Rivera (1964)
Luis Sojo (1965)
A. J. Burnett (1977)
Michael Restovich (1979)
Category Archives: Keeping Track
Happy Birthday–January 2
Pinky Whitney (1905)
Red Kress (1905)
Ted Strong (1914)
Jim Essian (1951)
Bill Madlock (1951)
David Cone (1963)
Edgar Martinez (1963)
Greg Swindell (1965)
Royce Clayton (1970)
Rick Greene (1971)
Jeff Suppan (1975)
Happy Birthday–January 1
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.
Spanning the Globe
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.
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.
This Week In Ex-Twins
Boston names Alex Ochoa first base coach.
Spanning the Globe
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.
Happy Birthday–December 30
Frank Torre (1931)
Sandy Koufax (1935)
Jose Morales (1944)
Tom Murphy (1945)
Travis Baptist (1971)
A. J. Pierzynski (1976)
Grant Balfour (1977)
Jim Hoey (1982)
Spanning the Globe
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.
Happy Birthday–December 29
Hank DeBerry (1894)
Bill Knickerbocker (1911)
Ted Del Guercio (1927)
Ken Rudolph (1946)
Jim Wilson (1960)
Devon White (1962)
Craig Grebeck (1964)
James Mouton (1968)
Tomas Perez (1973)
Richie Sexson (1974)
Emil Brown (1974)
Jaret Wright (1975)
Jack Wilson (1977)
Ted Del Guercio was part of the largest trade in baseball history. He was traded by the New York Yankees along with Don Larsen, Billy Hunter, Bob Turley, Kal Segrist, Bill Miller and Don Leppert to the Baltimore Orioles for Gene Woodling, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos, Willy Miranda, Mike Blyzka, Darrell Johnson, Jim Fridley and Dick Kryhoski in the off-season following the 1953 campaign. Del Guercio was the only person involved in the trade not to play in the majors.
James Mouton was drafted by Minnesota in the eighth round in 1990, but did not sign.