Definitely read Wilmer Flores as Wilmer Fields and got real confused. 🤣

Angel Castro: Outsider Baseball Stats Stats and MLEs from stars of Outsider Baseball

His stats…
6737 AB, 2044 H, 258 HR, 1406 RBI
.303 BA, .492 SLG
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Mexican slugger Ángel Castro with Veracruz

In winter ball, he won an MVP award in Mexico in 1952–53, batting .307 with 16 HR and 56 RBI. He won a couple other RBI titles as well. While his career records have all been eclipsed, El Bateador Elegante (The Elegant Batter) remains an all time great in Mexico.

Mexican slugger Ángel Castro with Veracruz

When the Mexican League talent level rose due to the influx of Negro League and white major league stars in the 1940s, Castro remained one of the best players in the league. He won the Triple Crown as player-manager in 1951 (.354, 22 HR, 79 RBI). He was a 17-time All-Star.

Mexican slugger Ángel Castro

Mexican slugger Ángel Castro was born 109 years ago today. The first native offensive star of the Mexican League, he played 20 seasons in the league, batting .306 and slugging .500. He retired as the league’s all-time leader in hits (1,914), home runs (230), RBI (1,219) and runs scored (1,048).

Bob Trice!

Orestes Miñoso made his AL/NL debut with Cleveland on this day in 1949. He pinch hit for pitcher Mike García, walked, and was then replaced by Satchel Paige.

Vidal Lopéz: Outsider Baseball Stats Stats and MLEs from stars of Outsider Baseball

Much of his career came before the launch of Venezuela’s professional league, limiting statistical coverage. But the career totals I’ve compiled:

.306 BA, .468 SLG in 2383 AB
84–62, 2.42 ERA

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🇻🇪 Venezuelan two-way player Vidal Lopéz was born 108 years ago today. His resume includes

🇻🇪 2x Triple Crown (P) in Venezuela
🇻🇪 4x ERA title in VZ
🇻🇪 2x Batting title in VZ
🇻🇪 Home run leader in VZ
🇲🇽 ERA title in Mexico
🇨🇺 All-Star in Cuba
🇵🇷 All-Star in Puerto Rico

Yes! And going to grad school at Syracuse in the fall!

March: Elliott and I take a 4-hour drive so he can see me make a presentation about my passion.

April: Elliott and I take a 6-hour drive so I can see him make a presentation about his passion.

It’s the best.

Elliott gave an awesome presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Anthropological Association at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ. Once again, he gave a very engaging talk and made a lot of new connections with students and faculty. So happy I was able to go.

Colored-pencil card drawing of Jackie Robinson in Montreal Royals uniform

80 years ago today, Jackie Robinson broke minor-league baseball’s color barrier when he made his debut for the AAA Montreal Royals. He went 4-for-5 with a HR that day and would go on to lead the Royals to the International League championship.

None of the tools that I have available, but maybe I can ask around next week. I’d be surprised if it was anything but Toronto.

Robinson Canó sliding into home to score a run in the Diablos Rojos’ 4–2 win on Opening Day.

Back at it—In the Diablos Rojos season opener last night, Robinson Canó went 2-for-4 with two singles, a run scored, and a hit by pitch as the Red Devils beat Campeche 4–2.

That’s #4027 and #4028 for El Hefe.

Ahhhh this one’s just boxed and maybe not authentic. Or… maybe I am??? 😂

Sorry, I don’t get it 😅

They’re giant 😍

Erin has proclaimed “bowl night” her favorite dinner I make. This one worked in some leftovers too. My bowl tonight:

Kale
Griddle potatoes
Dirty rice
Roasted broccoli
Roasted carrots
Red onion
Air fryer chicken

Student: Elliott Darowski Faculty: Dr. Simone Poliandri Title: Dolls In American History: The Effects of Colonization and Commercialization on Indigenous Identities and Artistic Expressions Abstract: The production and use of human figures, or dolls, is a common practice in many societies. However, the materials, construction, purpose, and attitudes surrounding dolls vary cross-culturally. Samples from Indigenous groups in various locations and times in the United States have shown differences in the use of dolls, especially in relation to colonial and commercial forces. To illustrate this, I employ samples from the Robbins Museum of Archaeology’s Doyle Doll Collection, which contains items from twentieth-century Indigenous groups in the United States, to shed light on how the purpose, intended audience, and treatment of these dolls reflect the evolution of groups’ values and gender roles. Keywords: Dolls, Native American Dolls, Gender Roles, Anthropology of Childhood, Colonization

I’m taking tomorrow off to go to the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Anthropological Association at Rowan University in New Jersey… because Elliott is presenting! Last month he got to come to Cooperstown to see me present and now I’m excited to head to Jersey to do the same. Here’s the abstract.

I was reading it while you sent this! 😍

Up next: Pedro Formental

✅ Vibes check

Cuban Bohemia magazine dated October 22, 1950

Ooops I just stumbled upon a shirtless photo of Orestes Miñoso from 1950 and excuse me?

If you're only going to read one thing today, make it this.

Here you go, sir: bsky.app/profile/adar...

Most Runs, More Runs than Hits…
Mike Griffin, 152 R, 148 H, 1889
(Since 1900) Max Bishop, 117 R, 111 H, 1930
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Fewest Hits, 100+ Runs…
Hugh Nichol, 102 H, 122 R, 1887
(Since 1900) Max Bishop, 110 H, 102 R, 1929
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Not sure I’ve ever seen anything like this.

Roger Freed hit .398/.463/.627 for the Cardinals in 1977, but only batted 95 times. I thought maybe he got hot as a call-up. But no. He was with the club ALL year. They just never believed it was for real. So he had an OPS of .929 or better every month.

Mike Trout leads the league with 18 runs scored and has 16 hits. That is fun.

Teenage Fanclub - Ain't That Enough YouTube video by TeenageFanclubVEVO

Good grief imagine sounding this perfect www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdeq...

crap now I’ve engaged