Minor Leagues – Page 9 – Society for American Baseball Research

Chuck Malone (TRADING CARD DB)

September 1, 1988: Maine town’s minor-league fling ends

John Ramos (TRADING CARD DB)

June 26, 1989: Eastern League’s Yankees beat the best of the rest of the league

Brien Taylor (Courtesy of Kurt Blumenau)

August 30, 1993: Brien Taylor’s last hurrah: eight shutout innings in Double A

August 13, 1995: Ken Griffey Jr. makes Triple-A debut after six seasons in the majors

September 13, 1995: Ottawa Lynx win International League championship

July 7, 1996: Clutch from the start: Young David Ortiz gets game-winning hit in Class A

1997 Louisville Redbirds game program (Courtesy of Harry Rothgerber)

June 22, 1997: Louisville Redbirds manage only two hits against Iowa Cubs

August 31, 1997: Loss ends Expos’ affiliation with West Palm Beach after almost 30 years

September 10, 1997: Buffalo Bisons win final American Association championship

Juan Dilone (TRADING CARD DB)

June 28, 1998: San Jose Giants blank Lake Elsinore Storm, 5-0

September 18, 1998: Buffalo Bisons clinch win in decisive Game 5 of International League Governor’s Cup Series

Ryan Harber (TRADING CARD DB)

June 21, 2000: Brevard County Manatees hold off Jupiter Hammerheads for a road win

Garrett Atkins (TRADING CARD DB)

July 12, 2003: PCL all-stars Atkins, Clontz lift Sky Sox over the Stingers

2004 Dayton Dragons program

July 17, 2004: Clinton LumberKings slay Dayton Dragons in 13 innings

Shin-Soo Choo (TRADING CARD DB)

July 1, 2006: Shin-Soo Choo’s inside-the-park home run wins the game for Tacoma

Daisuke Matsuzaka (TRADING CARD DB)

June 16, 2008: Matsuzaka thrills Allentown, earns rehab win on rainy night

J.D. Durbin (TRADING CARD DB)

June 28, 2008: Seeking return ticket to majors, J.D. Durbin pitches Reading Phillies to victory

Chris Archer (TRADING CARD DB)

June 29, 2008: Hagerstown Suns defeat Lake County after beanball battle with five ejections

Danny Espinosa (Trading Card DB)

August 1, 2009: Winston-Salem Dash shut out Potomac Nationals, 5-0

August 7, 2010: Greenville Drive keep pace in Sally League race; Rome Braves fall behind

Nate Freiman (TRADING CARD DB)

July 10, 2011: Eight-run inning enough to pace Lake Elsinore past Visalia

Derek Jeter tips his helmet during a rehab stint with the Scranton-WilkesBarre RailRiders on July 7, 2013. (COURTESY OF ADAM MARCO / SCRANTON-WILKESBARRE RAILRIDERS)

July 7, 2013: Derek Jeter thrills Pennsylvania fans in minor-league rehab stint

Clint Everts (Trading Card DB)

July 31, 2014: Clint Everts flirts with no-hit bid for Sugar Land Skeeters

September 13, 2014: Asheville Tourists win second Sally League title in three seasons