Happy Birthday–July 10

Jimmy McAleer (1864)
Bobby Lowe (1865)
John Heydler (1869)
Dick Lundy (1898)
Wayne Blackburn (1914)
Paul Pryor (1927)
Gene Alley (1940)
Hal McRae (1945)
Bob Bailor (1951)
Andre Dawson (1954)
Buddy Groom (1965)
Lee Stevens (1967)
Marty Cordova (1969)
ByungHo Park (1986)
Ryan Wheeler (1988)
Scott Alexander (1989)
Will Smith (1989)
Jonny Deluca (1998)

John Heydler was the president of the National League from 1918-1934.

Wayne Blackburn was a minor league infielder from 1936-1956.  He drew over 1,400 walks in his career.

Paul Pryor was a National League umpire from 1961-1981 and is an alumnus of the author’s alma mater, the University of South Dakota.

Jonny Deluca was drafted by Minnesota in the 39th round in 2017 but did not sign.

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2024 Game Log 92 – Twins at White Sox

Twins continue their latest hot streak by taking care of the woeful Chicago White Sox last night and look to continue tonight in the second game of their 3 game series. Twins doing little wrong lately, especially mashing the ball and avoiding strikeouts. It's fun to see a bunch of young players make huge impacts and makes one think the future is bright. Also not only has this hot streak brought the Twins within 5 games of the Guardians, they are sneaking up on the Yankees too for third best record in the AL. Should be a fun summer for baseball, sure would be nice if most of us could watch it on TV.

Bailey Ober on the mound and he continues to impress as a solid #3 or #4 starter. Since I can't see the games on TV, I didn't know that he's 6'9" That's neck tat territory. Wow. Erick Fedde for the Whities and he is easily their best pitcher with 6 wins for a 26 win team and respectable WIP, ERA, etc.

Game time at 7:10 but there's a good chance for rain all evening. Will be interesting to see if they get this in. Rainy tomorrow morning but looks like they could do an afternoon/evening doubleheader on Wednesday.

Minor Details: Games of July 8

FCL TWINS 11, FCL ORIOLES 6 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The FCL Twins scored five in the third to break a 2-2 tie and added four in the fifth.

Multi-hit games:  Jayson Bass was 4-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs.  Javier Roman was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Hendry Chivilli was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Dameury Pena (3).

Multi-RBI games:  Bass 3 (23); Chivilli 2 (10).

Stolen bases:  Chivilli (9); Omari Daniel (7); Bass (6); Bryan Acuna (4).

Pitching prowess:  None.

Win:  Anthony Narvaez (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Edwin Amparo was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 22-25, in fourth place, 5.5 games behind the FCL Rays.

DSL TWINS 7, DSL PHILLIES WHITE 6 AT TWINS (11 INNINGS)

Eduardo Beltre homered in the ninth to tie it 5-5 and Luis Fragoza singled home the deciding run in the eleventh.

Multi-hit games:  Alver Medina was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Home runs:  Beltre (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Daiber De Los Santos 2 (15); Victor Leal 2 (9).

Stolen bases:  Nestor Urbina (4).

Pitching prowess:  Santiago Rojas struck out seven in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Daniel Manzueta struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Aaron Carranza pitched two shutout innings, walking two and striking out one.

Win:  Manuel Compres (2-1).

Opposition standout:  Jeffrey German struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 15-10, in third place, six games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Cardinals
11:00  FCL Rays at FCL Twins
5:05  Daytona at Fort Myers (Cesar Lares, 2-2, 3.40)
5:35  St. Paul (Caleb Boushley, 8-3, 4.30) at Louisville
6:35  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Beloit
7:05  Wichita (TBD) at Springfield

Happy Birthday–July 9

Jack Powell (1874)
Buck Herzog (1885)
Glenn Myatt (1897)
Wally Post (1929)
Marty Springstead (1937)
Mike Andrews (1943)
Hal Haydel (1944)
Sonny Jackson (1944)
Steve Luebber (1949)
Willie Wilson (1955)
Miguel Montero (1983)
Steven Okert (1991)

Marty Springstead was an American League umpire from 1966-1986.  He later was a supervisor of umpires.

We would also like to extend our best birthday wishes to Pepper.

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Minor Details: Game of July 7

ST. PAUL SAINTS 4, GWINNETT STRIPERS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Gwinnett scored two in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead, but homers by Jair Camargo and Chris Williams in the sixth put St. Paul ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Williams (9); Camargo (6).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowessHobie Harris pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Matt Bowman pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.  Diego Castillo pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Win:  Harris (2-4).

Save:  Castillo  (6).

Opposition standout:  Eddie Rosario (yes, that one) was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 6-6, tied for third with Columbus, Nashville, and Toledo, one game behind Iowa and Memphis.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Phillies White at DSL Twins
11:00  FCL Orioles at FCL Twins

Remodeled basement. Same half-baked taste.