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Minor Details: Games of April 16

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A short version, which is too bad, because these games deserve more.

IOWA CUBS 20, ST. PAUL SAINTS 6 IN IOWA

Well, maybe not this one.  Iowa led 6-0 after three.  It was 7-1 after six, but Iowa scored nine in the seventh.  Iowa hit eight home runs in the game.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his third and fourth.  Armando Alvarez hit a three-run homer.  Jeferson Morales was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks.  Starter Andrew Morris pitched 3.2 innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits and a walk, striking out six.

TULSA DRILLERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN TULSA (14 INNINGS)

It was 1-1 through eight.  Each team scored two in the ninth and one in the eleventh.  Yeiner Fernandez singled home the deciding run.  Tyler Dearden was 4-for-6.  Kyler Fedco was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer (his second) and two walks.  Chase Chaney pitched 4.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and no walks and striking out one.  Angel Macuare struck out four in 2.1 perfect innings.  John Stankiewicz pitched 2.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and three walks, striking out two.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, PEORIA CHIEFS 7 IN PEORIA (11 INNINGS)

Cedar Rapids trailed 7-5 after six.  They scored one in the seventh, one in the ninth, and Brandon Winokur doubled home the deciding run in the eleventh.  Nate Baez was 4-for-5 with two runs.  Winokur was 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs.  Caden Kendle was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Starter Ty Langenberg pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks and striking out three.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 1, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Jay Thomason homered in the second for the game's lone run.  Bradenton had only one hit.  Christian MacLeod struck out four in two perfect innings.  Brock Stewart, on a rehab assignment, struck out all three men he faced.  Pierson Ohl struck out eight in three shutout innings, giving up the one hit.  Dylan Questad struck out four and walked two in three shutout innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

12:08  St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-0, 2.08) at Iowa (Jordan Wicks, 0-0, 3.05)
6:05  Bradenton (Carlos Castillo, 0-0, 2.45) at Fort Myers (Eli Jones, 1-1, 4.82)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Charlee Soto, 0-0, 0.00) at Peoria (Zack Showalter, 0-0, 3.86)
7:00  Wichita (Trent Baker, 0-0, 1.29) at Tulsa (Jackson Ferris, 0-0, 1.80)

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Happy Birthday–October 3

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Fred Clarke (1872)
Felix Evans (1910)
Bob Skinner (1931)
Jack Lamabe (1936)
Chuck Scrivener (1947)
Dave Winfield (1951)
Dennis Eckersley (1954)
Jim Joyce (1955)
Daryl Sconiers (1958)
Darrin Fletcher (1966)
Junior Felix (1967)
Wil Cordero (1971)
Eric Munson (1977)
Phil Gosselin (1988)
Adam Plutko (1991)
Brock Stewart (1991)

Infielder Chuck Scrivener was drafted by the Twins in the seventeenth round in 1966, but did not sign.

Jim Joyce was a major league umpire from 1989-2016.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to spookymilk.

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Minor Details: Games of July 21

ST. PAUL SAINTS 10, TOLEDO MUD HENS 3 IN TOLEDO

St. Paul scored three in the first, third, and fourth to build a 9-2 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Chris Williams was 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three runs, and two RBIs.  Yunior Severino was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Wynton Bernard was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Rylan Bannon was 2-for-6 with two runs.

Home runs:  Williams (12).

Multi-RBI games:  Williams 2 (27); Anthony Prato 2 (19); Bernard 2 (17).

Stolen bases:  Bernard (12).

Pitching prowess:  Zebby Matthews struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits in his AAA debut.  Brock Stewart struck out the side in a perfect inning.  Ryan Jensen struck out two and walked one in a perfect inning.  Hobie Harris struck out two in a perfect inning.

Win:  Matthews (1-0).

Opposition standout:  Miguel Diaz struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 9-12, in eighth place, 3.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 2, FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 1 IN WICHITA

Wichita scored two in the first inning and made it hold up.  Frisco's run came in the third.

Multi-hit games:  Ben Ross was 3-for-3 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Luke Keaschall (7).

Pitching prowess:  Cory Lewis struck out five in 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Taylor Floyd struck out two in 1.2 innings, giving up one hit.  John Stankiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.  Cody Laweryson pitched a perfect inning.

Win:  Floyd (1-2).

Save:  Laweryson (3).

Opposition standout:  Tyler Owens pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 7-14, in fifth (last) place, six games behind Springfield.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Trailing 2-1, Wisconsin scored three in the sixth.  The go-ahead run scored on an error.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Cespedes 2 (10).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes 3 (51).

Stolen bases:  Kyle Hess (4).

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Carr pitched five innings, giving up one run on a hit and a walk and striking out four.  Nolan Santos pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Loss:  Jarret Whorff (1-2).

Opposition standout:  Patricio Aquino pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 14-10, in second place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 10, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 6 IN CLEARWATER

Trailing 6-5, Fort Myers scored five runs in the eighth inning.

Multi-hit games:  Rixon Wingrove was 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a double, two walks, four runs, and two RBIs.  Matthew Clayton was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two runs.  Carlos Aguiar was 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs.  Walker Jenkins was 2-for-4 with two walks.

Home runs:  Wingrove (6); Aguiar (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Aguiar 5 (21); Wingrove 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  Nick Lucky 3 (13); Maddux Houghton (12); Jenkins (4).

Pitching prowess:  Wilker Reyes pitched two perfect innings.  Ben Ethridge pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Win:  Reyes (3-1).

Opposition standout:  Rodolfo Castro was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 15-7, in first place, 2.5 games ahead of Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL NYY Yankees
11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Pirates

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Minor Details: Games of July 19

ST. PAUL SAINTS 8, TOLEDO MUD HENS 6 IN TOLEDO

Leading 3-2, St. Paul scored five runs in the sixth.

Multi-hit games:  Chris Williams was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Payton Eeles was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Dalton Shuffield was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.

Home runs:  Williams (11); Eeles (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Williams 3 (25); Rylan Bannon 2 (59); Shuffield 2 (6).

Stolen bases:  Shuffield 2 (3).

Pitching prowess:  Randy Dobnak pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks and striking out four.  Brock Stewart struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.  Jeff Brigham struck out three and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Win:  Dobnak (8-5).

Save:  Brigham (1).

Opposition standout:  Jace Jung was 2-for-3 with two walks and two RBIs.

Record:  St. Paul is 7-12, tied for ninth with Toledo, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS 8, WICHITA WIND SURGE 5 IN WICHITA

Josh Hatcher hit a three-run homer in a four-run third that gave Frisco a 5-1 lead.

Multi-hit games:  Jeferson Morales was 3-for-5 with a triple, a double, and two runs.  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Cody Laweryson pitched a perfect inning.

Loss:  Marco Raya (0-3).

Opposition standout:  Hatcher was 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 5-14, in fifth (last) place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 2, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored two in the seventh, one on a sacrifice fly and one on a wild pitch, to go ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Christian MacLeod struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk.  Kyle Bischoff struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Gabriel Yanez retired all four men he faced.

Win:  Bischoff (5-2).

Save:  Yanez  (7).

Opposition standout:  Steven Cruz pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 14-8, in second place, a half-game behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER

Nick Lucky broke a scoreless tie with a two-run double in the fourth.

Multi-hit games:  Daniel Pena was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Rixon Wingrove (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Lucky 2 (11).

Stolen bases:  Lucky 3 (11); Maddux Houghton (10).

Pitching prowess:  Ricky Castro struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Xander Hamilton pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Win:  Castro (4-2).

Opposition standout:  Christian McGowan struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Record:  Fort Myers is 13-7, in first place, 1.5 games ahead of Dunedin.

FCL RED SOX 5, FCL TWINS 3 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Red Sox scored two in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Yasser Mercedes was 4-for-4 with three doubles and two RBIs.  Omari Daniel was 2-for-3 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Mercedes 2 (23).

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Adrian Bohorquez struck out three in three innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

Loss:  Kyle Bloor (0-1).

Opposition standout:  Starlyn Nunez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 25-30, in fourth place, eight games behind the FCL Red Sox.

DSL TWINS 8, DSL RANGERS RED 2 AT TWINS (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME) (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored four in the second and led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Ramiro Dominguez was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Dominguez 3 (12); Daiber De Los Santos 2 (17).

Stolen bases:  De Los Santos (3).

Pitching prowess:  Eudy Garcia pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.

Win:  Melvin Rodriguez (2-2).

Opposition standout:  Deward Tovar was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs.

Record:  The DSL Twins are 17-16, in fourth place, 7.5 games behind the DSL Rangers Red.

DSL RANGERS RED AT DSL TWINS (SCHEDULED GAME)

Rained out.  Will be made up July 23.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
5:30  Fort Myers (TBD) at Clearwater
6:05  St. Paul (Adam Plutko, 3-1, 4.57) at Toledo
6:05  Frisco at Wichita (Andrew Morris, 4-2, 1.14)
6:35  Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-4, 6.23)

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Minor Details: Games of July 9

LOUISVILLE BATS 8, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN LOUISVILLE (5 INNINGS--RAIN)

Louisville scored four in the first and three in the second.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  Edouard Julien (4).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Brock Stewart pitched a scoreless inning, walking two and striking out one.

Loss:  Caleb Boushley (8-4).

Opposition standout:  Randy Wynne pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits.

Record:  St. Paul is 6-7, tied for fifth with Gwinnett, Omaha, and Toledo, one game behind Iowa, Memphis, and Nashville.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 7, WICHITA WIND SURGE 6 IN SPRINGFIELD (10 INNINGS)

Wichita led 4-0 and 5-1, but Springfield tied it in the sixth and the deciding run scored on a sacrifice fly.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 3-for-5 with a home run.  Andrew Cossetti was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Home runs:  Keaschall (3).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Taylor Floyd struck out two in two perfect innings.  Miguel Rodriguez struck out two in 1.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit.

Loss:  Rodriguez (1-6).

Opposition standout:  Benito Garcia pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk and striking out two.

Record:  Wichita is 4-9, in fifth (last) place, five games behind Tulsa.

BELOIT SKY CARP 5, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 3 IN BELOIT

Johnny Olmstead homered in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Tyler Dearden was 2-for-3 with a double.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double.  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Loss:  Jordan Carr (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Sam Praytor was 2-for-4 with a double.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-5, in first place, one game ahead of Wisconsin.

DAYTONA TORTUGAS 9, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Daytona scored three in the first and three in the third.

Multi-hit games:  None.  Fort Myers had two hits.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Angel Del Rosario (14).

Pitching prowess:  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Loss:  Cesar Lares (2-3).

Opposition standout:  Ariel Almonte was 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-4, in first place, two games ahead of Dunedin.

FCL TWINS 9, FCL RAYS 8 AT TWINS

The Twins trailed 7-0 but scored four in the fourth and three in the fifth to tie it.  The Rays went up 8-7 in the top of the seventh, but scored two in the bottom of the seventh to go ahead to stay.

Multi-hit games:  Javier Roman was 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs.  Amilcar Vasquez was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Yilber Herrera (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Herrera 4 (11); Vasquez 3 (4).

Stolen bases:  Hendry Chivilli (10).

Pitching prowess:  Juan Cota pitched three innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks and striking out two.  Matthew Helwig pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Win:  Miguel Cordero (1-2).

Save:  Helwig (1).

Opposition standout:  Larry Martinez was 3-for-4.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 23-25, in fourth place, five games behind the FCL Red Sox.

DSL TWINS AT DSL CARDINALS

Cancelled due to lightning.

TODAY'S TILTS

10:00  DSL Twins at DSL Rangers Red
11:05  Daytona at Fort Myers (Ricky Castro, 3-1, 4.29)
5:35  St. Paul (David Festa, 3-2, 3.77) at Louisville
6:35  Cedar Rapids (Mike Paredes, 1-0, 2.70) at Beloit
7:05  Wichita (Kyle Jones, 0-0, 0.00) at Springfield

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Happy Birthday–October 3

Fred Clarke (1872)
Felix Evans (1910)
Bob Skinner (1931)
Jack Lamabe (1936)
Chuck Scrivener (1947)
Dave Winfield (1951)
Dennis Eckersley (1954)
Jim Joyce (1955)
Daryl Sconiers (1958)
Darrin Fletcher (1966)
Junior Felix (1967)
Wil Cordero (1971)
Eric Munson (1977)
Phil Gosselin (1988)
Brock Stewart (1991)

Infielder Chuck Scrivener was drafted by the Twins in the seventeenth round in 1966, but did not sign.

Jim Joyce was a major league umpire from 1989-2016.

We would also like to wish a very happy birthday to spookymilk.

Continue reading Happy Birthday–October 3 →

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Game 100: Brooklyn Dodgers at Los Angeles Senators

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Los Angeles Senators

Celebrating 70 Years of Baseball in the City of Angels

All credit to "Tom" over at Ghosts of DC.

Griffith declared he has assurances from Los Angeles officials that a written proposal for transfer of the Washington franchise would be forthcoming before the Nats 5-man board of directors meets on Friday.
“I am sure we will have a Los Angeles offer to consider in addition to those received from San Francisco and Louisville,” Griffith said. “That is the word I received by telephone from Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles county supervisor.”
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Included in the Los Angeles proposal, Griffith said, would be guarantees of a stadium seating “at least 50,000, perhaps larger, with parking for 20,000 cars, and low stadium rental.”
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The Louisville proposal offering use of the new Fairgrounds Stadium seating nearly 32,000, which could be expanded to 40,000, was made, Griffith said, by William Henry, Fairgrounds superintendent. It was accompanied by a letter from Kentucky Governor A. B. (Happy) Chandler.
The mayor of San Francisco authorized that city’s bid for the Washington franchise, Griffith said. It emphasized the availability of a $5 million bond issue, already passed, into which to build a stadium for the stipulated purpose of inviting major league baseball.

The negotiations and bidding war was heating up (by the way, Happy Chandler was also the former commissioner of Major League Baseball and a U.S. Senator). On Wednesday, October 17th, the Post reported the official offer received by the team.

Los Angeles officials yesterday telegraphed Calvin Griffith an offer of a new $11,000,000 stadium and appropriated $2,000,000 with which to buy out their minor league franchise in a new move to lure his Washington team to that city.
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Griffith said he was disappointed at the County Board’s failure to spell out its proposal in complete detail for submission to the Friday meeting of the Washington Club’s board of directors.
“I’m not going out there to work out any plans,” said Griffith, president of the Washington club. “They are the ones seeking a franchise. We’re not.”
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Griffith was non-commital on the question as to whether construction of a new, municipal stadium in Washington would be sufficient to keep the Nats in the Capital. “We’ll answer that question and a lot of others on Friday.”

The good news, albeit temporary, was that Griffith didn’t like the deal offered by Los Angeles. He ended up passing that year and the Senators would stay in Washington for the 1957 season.

After the 1957 season, L.A. successfully lured the Dodgers from Brooklyn with San Francisco pulling in their rival Giants. The Senators lost their negotiating position slightly and rebuffed an attempt by Minneapolis to bring them to town for the 1958 season.

Major League Baseball expanded after the 1960 season by adding a new franchise in Minneapolis. Still stuck in D.C. with an old stadium and lagging attendance, Calvin requested that his team swap with the new expansion team. The Senators would become the Minnesota Twins and Washington would get a new, even crappier Senators team, complete with a roster of unrecognizable players. The Twins would go on to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1965 World Series.

Maybe alternate history helps the current iteration of the club salvage a win & avoid a sweep. We'll see what Erv has for them tonight.

"With Clayton Kershaw on the disabled list with a lower back strain, manager Dave Roberts will insert righty Brock Stewart into the Dodgers' starting rotation."

"Stewart, ranked by MLBPipeline.com as the Dodgers' No. 10 prospect, will make his first start this season on Wednesday against the Twins..."

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