I still can't believe they pulled it off. I wanted to stop watching in the 2nd but I stuck with it, as they apparently did as well. Wow. KAT was huge. Amazing.
Happy Birthday–May 20
Walt Burnham (1860)
Joe Harris (1891)
George Grantham (1900)
Pete Appleton (1904)
Hal Newhouser (1921)
Herman Wedemeyer (1924)
Tom Morgan (1930)
Ken Boyer (1931)
Sadaharu Oh (1940)
Bobby Murcer (1946)
Ralph Bryant (1961)
David Wells (1963)
Todd Stottlemyre (1965)
Ramon Hernandez (1976)
Jayson Werth (1979)
Austin Kearns (1980)
Adam Rosales (1983)
Walt Burham was a minor league manager from 1885-1907, winning 1,164 games.
Outfielder Herman Wedemeyer played for Class C Salt Lake City in 1950. He was a star running back in the All-America Football Conference and later appeared in over 300 episodes of the original Hawaii Five-O, playing Sergeant Edward “Duke” Lukela.
Right-hander Tom Morgan was with Washington at the end of 1960, appearing in fourteen games with them. On January 31, 1961, before the franchise played a game in Minnesota, he was sold to the Los Angeles Angels.
Sadaharu Oh hit 868 home runs in Japan.
Outfielder Ralph Bryant was drafted by Minnesota in the thirteenth round of the January draft in 1981, but he did not sign.
We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to hungry joe.
There do not appear to be any other major league players with connections to the Minnesota Twins born on this day.
Happy Birthday–May 21
Fred Dunlap (1859)
Eddie Grant (1883)
Earl Averill (1902)
Hank Johnson (1906)
Mace Brown (1909)
Monty Stratton (1912)
Larry Napp (1919)
Ed FitzGerald (1924)
El Tappe (1927)
Moe Thacker (1934)
Barry Latman (1936)
Bobby Cox (1941)
Kent Hrbek (1960)
Bryce Florie (1970)
Tom Martin (1970)
Chris Widger (1971)
Mark Quinn (1974)
Josh Hamilton (1981)
Andrew Miller (1985)
Matt Wieters (1986)
Larry Napp was an American League umpire from 1951-1974.
El Tappe had a twin brother, Mel Tappe, who also played in the minors.
We would also like to wish a happy birthday to zooomx.2 and a happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs.
May 19, 2024: Transitions
Pete is getting to the age where he basically needs to start being assigned tasks (it's more complicated than that, but I think most of the parents will pick up on that). It's an interesting transition for all of us.
Two Door Cinema Club – Sun
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Happy Birthday–May 19
Ed Walsh (1881)
Newt Allen (1901)
Goose Curry (1905)
Gil McDougald (1928)
Curt Simmons (1929)
Larry McCoy (1941)
Dan Ford (1952)
Rick Cerone (1954)
Ed Whitson (1955)
Luis Salazar (1956)
Eric Show (1956)
Turk Wendell (1967)
Brandon Inge (1977)
Brian Anderson (1993)
Outfielder Goose Curry was a star in the Negro Leagues, batting over .300 several times.
This author's first baseball glove was a Gil McDougald model. I had no idea who he was. But then, he probably had no idea who I was, either.
Larry McCoy was an American League umpire from 1971-1999.
Eric Show was drafted by Minnesota in the 36th round in 1974, but did not sign.
Brian Anderson was drafted by Minnesota in the 20th round in 2011, but did not sign.
The Chambers Brothers – Time Has Come Today
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May 18, 2024: Booked
Heading back to Japan in August when it's miserably hot and humid. Sounds great.
Minor Details: Games of May 17
OMAHA STORM CHASERS 2, ST. PAUL SAINTS 2 IN ST. PAUL (3 1/2 INNINGS--SUSPENDED)
The game will be completed today before the scheduled game.
TULSA DRILLERS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN TULSA
Auston Beck's two-run single in the seventh broke a 6-6 tie.
Mulit-hit games: Andrew Cossetti was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two runs, and three RBIs. Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Noah Cardenas was 2-for-4 with a double.
Home runs: Cossetti (5).
Multi-RBI games: Cossetti 2.
Stolen bases: Schobel (6).
Pitching prowess: Taylor Floyd pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Michael Hobbs retired all seven men he faced, striking out four.
Record: Wichita is 16-20, in fourth place, four games behind Arkansas and Springfield.
CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS 4 IN CEDAR RAPIDS
Leading 3-2, Cedar Rapids scored three runs in the sixth. Jay Harry had a two-run double in the inning.
Multi-hit games: Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5. Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-5.
Home runs: Kevin Maitan (1).
Multi-RBI games: Harry 2; Maitan 2.
Stolen bases: Cespedes 2 (3); Misael Urbina 2 (8).
Pitching prowess: C. .J. Culpepper pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out four. Juan Mendez pitched a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Jack Pineda was 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs.
Record: Cedar Rapids is 22-14, in second place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.
FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS 6 IN LAKELAND
Trailing 6-0 after five, Fort Myers scored three in the sixth, one in the seventh, and four in the eighth. Matthew Clayton singled home the go-ahead run.
Multi-hit games: Kyle Hess was 2-for-5. Rayne Doncon was 2-for-5 with a double.
Home runs: None.
Multi-RBI games: None.
Stolen bases: Hess (1); Brandon Winokur (10); Maddux Houghton (7).
Pitching prowess: Jeremy Lee struck out four and walked one in three shutout innings. Nolan Santos pitched a perfect inning.
Opposition standout: Zack Lee struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.
Record: Fort Myers is 15-22, in fifth place, ten games behind Clearwater.
FCL TWINS 10, FCL RED SOX 6 AT RED SOX (7 INNINGS)
Trailing 6-4, the Twins scored six runs in the seventh. Dameury Pena's two-run single put the Twins ahead.
Multi-hit games: Ariel Castro was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, three runs, and five RBIs. Yasser Mercedes was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs. Ricardo Pena was 2-for-4.
Home runs: Castro (1).
Multi-RBI games: Castro 5; Pena 2.
Stolen bases: Mercedes (6); Castro (1); Yilber Herrera (2).
Pitching prowess: Tomas Cleto pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one. Devin Kirby pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.
Opposition standout: Armando Sierra was 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
Record: The FCL Twins are 7-2, in first place, one game ahead of the FCL Rays.
TODAY'S TILTS
9:00 FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
1:07 Omaha at St. Paul (Caleb Baragar, no record)--completion of suspended game followed by scheduled game)
5:00 Fort Myers (TBD) at Lakeland
6:35 Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids (Christian MacLeod, 0-0, 4.50)
7:00 Wichita (TBD) at Tulsa
Happy Birthday–May 18
Babe Adams (1882)
Arndt Jorgens (1905)
Gil Coan (1922)
Jack Sanford (1929)
Carroll Hardy (1933)
Brooks Robinson (1937)
Reggie Jackson (1946)
Osamu Higashio (1950)
Eric Gregg (1951)
Jim Sundberg (1951)
Andre David (1958)
Jim Bowden (1961)
Erik Hanson (1965)
Eric Young (1967)
Rich Garces (1971)
Joakim Soria (1984)
Randy Rosario (1994)
Pitcher Osamu Higashio is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
Eric Gregg was a National League umpire from 1975-1999.
Jim Bowden was the general manager of Cincinnati and of Washington and is currently a broadcaster for MLB Network Radio.
Two players who share a name with Minnesota Twins players, Scott Baker (1970) and Roy Smith (1976), were also born on this day.