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Happy Birthday–December 9

Joe Kelley (1871)
Cy Seymour (1872)
Adam Comorosky (1905)
Billy Klaus (1928)
Joe DeMaestri (1928)
Darold Knowles (1941)
Jim Merritt (1943)
Del Unser (1944)
Jerry Cram (1947)
Doc Medich (1948)
Steve Christmas (1957)
Ed Romero (1957)
Juan Samuel (1960)
Tony Tarasco (1970)
Todd Van Poppel (1971)
Tony Batista (1973)

Outfielder Del Unser was drafted by Minnesota in the second round in 1965, but did not sign. Catcher Steve Christmas was drafted by Minnesota in the thirty-third round in 1975, but did not sign.

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Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Licey 4, Aguilas 0 in Aguilas.  Luis Perdomo retired the only batter he faced for Aguilas.

Escogido 9, Este 6 in Escogido.  Pedro Florimon was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in two, for Escogido.

Cibao 6, Oriente 3 in Oriente.  Alexi Casilla was 3-for-5 with a double and a triple, scoring twice, for Cibao.  Esmerling Vasquez pitched 1.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on a hit, for Oriente.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Caguas 6, Ponce 2 in Ponce.  Deinys Suarez started and went 3.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

Mayaguez 9, Carolina 2 in Carolina.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3 for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Caracas 5, Aragua 1 in Caracas.  Josmil Pinto was used as a reserve for Aragua but did not bat.  Cesar Ciurcina pitched a scoreless inning for Aragua, giving up a hit and a walk.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Perth 3, Brisbane 2 in Brisbane.  Rory Rhodes was 0-for-1 with two walks and a sacrifice bunt for Brisbane.

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Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Escogido 3, Oriente 2 in Escogido (11 innings).  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 for Escogido.

Licey 5, Cibao 2 in Cibao.  Alexi Casilla was 0-for-3 with a walk for Cibao.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Hermosillo 7, Mazatlan 3 in Mazatlan.  Anthony Slama struck out the side in his only inning of work.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Mayaguez 6, Caguas 3 in Mayaguez.  Nelvin Fuentes retired the only man he faced for Mayaguez.

Carolina 4, Ponce 1 in Carolina.  Angel Morales struck out as a pinch-hitter for Ponce.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

La Guaira 10, Anzoategui 8 in Anzoategui (10 innings).  Lester Oliveros allowed two runs (one earned) on a hit and two walks in two-thirds of an inning to take the loss for Anzoategui.

Magallanes 3, Aragua 2 in Aragua.  Deolis Guerra struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk, for Magallanes.

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Happy Birthday–December 6

Jocko Conlan (1899)
Tony Lazzeri (1903)
Stan Hack (1909)
Dan Dobbek (1934)
Tony Horton (1944)
Larry Bowa (1945)
Tim Foli (1950)
Chuck Baker (1952)
Gary Ward (1953)
Juan Carlos Oliva (1954)
Steve Bedrosian (1957)
Larry Sheets (1959)
Kevin Campbell (1964)
Kevin Appier (1967)
Chris Basak (1978)
Jason Bulger (1978)

The younger brother of Tony Oliva, Juan Carlos Oliva was a star pitcher in Cuba and later became a successful pitching coach there.

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Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Aguilas 7, Escogido 6 (17 innings) in Aguilas.  Luis Perdomo gave up a run on a hit in two innings while striking out two for Aguilas.  Deibinson Romero was 1-for-4 as a reserve for Escogido.

Cibao 9, Este 3 in Este.  Alexi Casilla was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one for Cibao.

Sunday

Aguilas 4, Licey 0 in Licey.  Luis Perdomo pitched a perfect inning for Aguilas.

Oriente 2, Cibao 1 in Cibao.  Esmerling Vasquez worked 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up only a walk, for Oriente.  Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 for Cibao.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Sunday

Navojoa 6, Mazatlan 5 in Navojoa.  Anthony Slama surrendered two runs on three hits and a walk in one inning to take the loss for Mazatlan.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Caguas 9, Mayaguez 6 in Mayaguez.  Dereck Rodriguez was 1-for-1 with a double and a run as a reserve for Caguas.  Daniel Ortiz made his debut, going 1-for-3 with a double and a run for Mayaguez.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez.

Carolina 10, Ponce 3 in Ponce.  Angel Morales was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter for Ponce.

Sunday

Carolina 10, Caguas 4 in Carolina.  Aaron Bates was 0-for-2 for Caguas.  Dereck Rodriguez was 0-for-4 for Caguas.

Ponce 5, Mayaguez 3 in Ponce (14 innings).  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-5 for Mayaguez.  Nelvin Fuentes pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits, for Mayaguez.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Zulia 3, Aragua 2 in Aragua (12 innings).  Jose Mijares gave up two hits in a scoreless inning for Aragua.

Margarita 5, Magallanes 0 in Margarita.  Deolis Guerra pitched two perfect innings for Magallanes.

Sunday

La Guaira 4, Anzoategui 3 in La Guaira.  Lester Oliveros struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Saturday

Sydney 2, Brisbane 1 in Sydney.  Jacob Younis was 0-for-1 with three walks for Sydney.  Rory Rhodes was 1-for-5 for Brisbane.

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Happy Birthday–December 5

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Billy Shindle (1860)
Patsy Tebeau (1864)
Frank Bowerman (1868)
Pink Hawley (1872)
Gus Mancuso (1905)
Bobby Mattick (1915)
Chico Ruiz (1938)
Yoshiharu Wakana (1953)
Gary Roenicke (1954)
Luis Casanova (1956)
Alan Cockrell (1962)
Cliff Floyd (1972)
Felix Rodriguez (1972)
Hanley Frias (1973)

We also want to wish a Happy Birthday to CarterHayes’ mother.

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