Where They Stand

Rochester is 61-52, first in the International League North, one game ahead of Pawtucket.  The Red Wings lost their most recent game and are 8-2 in their last ten games.

New Britain is 51-59. fifth in the Eastern League Eastern, 16.5 games behind Binghamton.  The Rock Cats are five games behind Trenton for the last playoff spot.  New Britain has won three consecutive games and is 3-7 in its last ten games.

Fort Myers is 21-17, tied for second in the Florida State League South, a half game behind Charlotte.  Overall, the Miracle is 66-39 and has qualified for the playoffs by winning the first half.  Fort Myers lost its most recent game and is 7-3 in its last ten games.

Cedar Rapids is 25-13, first in the Midwest League Western, three games ahead of Quad Cities.  Overall, the Kernels are 65-41 and have qualified for the playoffs by finishing second in the first half.  Cedar Rapids has lost two consecutive games and is 6-4 in its last ten games.

Elizabethton is 19-19, third in the Appalachian League West, 6.5 games behind Greeneville.  The E-Twins are 4.5 games behind Kingsport for the last playoff spot.  Elizabethton lost its most recent game and is 2-8 in its last ten games.

The GCL Twins are 16-18, third in the Gulf Coast League South, four games behind the GCL Red Sox.  The GCL Twins won their most recent game and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

The DSL Twins are 24-26, fourth in the Boca Chica Baseball City, 8.5 games behind the DSL Giants.  The DSL Twins have lost three consecutive games and are 4-6 in their last ten games.

Happy Birthday–August 1

Frank Grant (1865)
Joe Shaute (1899)
George Sisler, Jr. (1917)
George Bamberger (1923)
Masaichi Kaneda (1933)
Pedro Cisneros (1939)
Tony Muser (1947)
Milt May (1950)
Pete Mackanin (1951)
Greg Gross (1952)
Dave Anderson (1960)
Gregg Jefferies (1967)
Shigetoshi Hasegawa (1968)
Brian Bohanon (1968)
Kevin Jarvis (1969)
Adam Jones (1985)

Frank Grant is considered by some to be the greatest African-American player of the nineteenth century.

The son of the Hall of Famer, George Sisler, Jr. was a long-time minor league executive, winning the Minor League Executive of the Year award three times.  He served as International League president from 1965-1976 and is a member of the International League Hall of Fame.

Left-hander Masaichi Kineda won four hundred games in Japan.

Pedro Cisneros was commissioner of the Mexican League from 1982-1999 and edited the first Mexican League encyclopedia.

We would also like to wish a happy birthday to brianS’ sister-in-law.

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Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.