Adam Darowski

2 Feb

I’m thrilled to share that I am officially working with McFarland & Company on a book (working title): “Salón de la Fama: Immortals from Latin America’s Baseball Halls of Fame.” My baseball research journey over the last 20 years has been an evolution. …

Good lord every time I hear Sonic Youth’s “Superstar” cover…

I don’t follow hockey closely, but I fell down a little rabbit hole when poking around on my Hub this morning. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang are now in their 21ST SEASON together as Penguins teammates. Seems that unprecedented in major sports. Am I missing anything?

Stockton and Malone were 18 seasons.

Trammell/Whitaker/Morris was 14 seasons, which is definitely up there.

Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker were teammates for 19 seasons. Gordie Howe and Alex Delvecchio were Red Wings teammates for 21. But a TRIO to be over 20?

Take that, Cecil & Prince… Left: René Monteagudo (3–7) Right: Aurelio Monteagudo (3–7)

And with that, I am done being the annoying guy whispering things about Aurelio Monteagudo into your ear while you try to watch the World Series. You know me—I’m rooting for the team that employed Joey Meyer.

The real reason I powered through on Aurelio Monteagudo tonight? Milestones reached tonight: 140,000 words 550 bios drafted 250 career statistical records compiled

Take that, Cecil & Prince… Left: René Monteagudo (3–7) Right: Aurelio Monteagudo (3–7)

I found one team that he pitched on where he was ONE OF FIVE PITCHERS on the staff to win at least 300 professional games. Going to do more research on that before sharing it though.

sportingnews.comAlmost impossible: MLB has only had three players named Aurelio, and they all died the same way | Sporting NewsBaseball often produces amazing moments and improbable occurrences. And sometimes it produces things that are nearly impossible to believe.

And perhaps the most bizarre fact of all—there have been three players in AL/NL history named Aurelio. As reported by our friend @ryanfagan.bsky.social, ALL THREE died in car accidents. www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/...

Take that, Cecil & Prince… Left: René Monteagudo (3–7) Right: Aurelio Monteagudo (3–7)

Thank you for joining me on this journey, but I have found both Aurelio’s marriage certificate and death certificate. Both say his father’s name was also Aurelio and not René. Curious what it looks like when I file a correction? Figured I’d share.

So now we get bonus Aurelio Monteagudo facts. Career record… Mexico: 106–85 Minors: 102–73 Venezuela: — LVBP: 79–81 — LVBP Playoffs: 11–3 — Liga Occidental: 3–4 Puerto Rico: 3–10 AL/NL: 3–7 Caribbean Series: 2–2 Total: 309–265, 1143 G, 200 CG, 106 SV, 4933⅓ IP, 3540 K, 3.18 ERA

Take that, Cecil & Prince… Left: René Monteagudo (3–7) Right: Aurelio Monteagudo (3–7)

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And now I find a 1986 interview where he says they are. 🙃 And a 1982 article that explicitly says they are not…

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Just for fun, one from 1962 that says Aurelio is René’s nephew.

Take that, Cecil & Prince… Left: René Monteagudo (3–7) Right: Aurelio Monteagudo (3–7)

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Oh goodness. Just about every resource out there lists them as father and son. They are not.

open.spotify.comEpisode 43 - An Interview with Adam Darowski of Baseball Reference.The Case For: A Baseball Hall of Fame Podcast · Episode

I joined “The Case For: A Baseball Hall of Fame Podcast” to talk about, well, a whole lot of things! Russell and I discuss my work at Sports Reference and how I got here, my various personal research efforts, and a lot more. open.spotify.com/episode/0O1p...

Wait, if “RBIs” is the SABR standard, shouldn’t “WARs” also be? 🤔

Working on Isidro “Sid” Monge tonight. His 1979 All-Star campaign for Cleveland was the first All-Star nod ever received by a Mexican-born pitcher (and third overall after Beta Ávila and Jorge Orta). His 5.6 WAR are also 11th all-time for a season with 0 GS. He was 12–10 with a 2.40 ERA in 131 IP.

He liked pitching every day, if he could. He was coming off a season for the Tomateros de Culiacán where he pitched 35 games and 77 innings (in a WINTER season with no starts). He posted a 1.05 ERA and saved 14 games with a 5–4 record.

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If you’re curious about that list of best seasons by WAR with 0 games started, here’s the @stathead.com query. www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin...

The aura of Enrique Romo…

The aura from his brother Vicente is right there though…

Together, they are my favorite indie tag-team wrestling duo.

The aura of Enrique Romo…

Also could slay a pillbox

goal.comBragging rights over Schalke, battling Bayern Munich & signing Alex Popp: Inside Borussia Dortmund's rapid rise through the women's game in bid to reach the Frauen-Bundesliga | Goal.com UKBorussia Dortmund have climbed into the third-tier of German women's football with four promotions in a row, and now some big signings are hoping to take them to the Bundesliga

A week ago, Frederich Cepeda became the 4th player in Cuba's Serie Nacional to reach 400 HR. Last year, he became the league’s all-time RBI leader. HR leaderboard: 487 Orestes Kindelán 405 Lázaro Junco 404 Omar Linares 400 Cepeda He entered this season (his 28th) with a .313/.431/.600 career line.

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Borussia Dortmund fans called for a women's team in a move that kicked off plans to start one. Now, it's one of the most well-supported in Germany, able to attract a huge star in Alex Popp, and only two promotions away from the top.

Still love stumbling upon a new 3,000 professional hit guy. This weekend, it’s José Offerman.

beisbol101.com32 Nominees Announced for the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame | Beisbol 101La Pro has announced the names of the 32 candidates under consideration for the fifth induction class of the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball Hall of [...]

The ballot has been announced for the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for 2026. There are 32 names on the ballot: 19 native players from the island and 13 more who starred as imported players. beisbol101.com/32-nominees-...

José “Pantalones” Santiago, Millito Navarro, Tomás Quiñones, Luis Cabrera, Rafael Ortiz, Luis Villodas, and Juan Guilbe. On this year’s ballot, we have Quincy Trouppe, George Crowe, Wilmer Fields, Alonzo Perry, Barney Brown, Bob Boyd, Dan Bankhead, Roberto Vargas, and John Ford Smith.

The rest of the ballot is also star-studded, with the likes of Carlos Baerga, Joey Cora, José Valentín, Rubén Sierra, Earl Wilson, and Valmy Thomas up for consideration.

Puerto Rico’s winter league welcomed players shunned by the American and National Leagues and treated them as the legends they were. The Puerto Rican Hall already features Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Willard Brown, Roy Partlow, Raymond Brown, Monte Irvin, Luke Easter, Tetelo Vargas, …

Johnny Davis, Buster Clarkson, George Scales, Bob Thurman, Bill Byrd, and Artie Wilson—all veterans of the Negro Leagues. Additionally, the institution has honored several native Puerto Rican stars who appeared in the Negro Leagues, including Pancho Coimbre, Luis “Canena” Márquez, …

For Negro League historians, the voting process for Cooperstown has been frustrating of late as it has gotten much harder for candidates from the Negro Leagues to be considered. Puerto Rico’s Hall of Fame, however, has nominated nine players from the Negro Leagues.

I recently managed to get the last Venezuelan playing era card/stamp I needed of José “Carrao” Bracho, the single-season (15–5 in 1961–62) and career (109–90) win record holder in Venezuela. He is also tied for the career win record in the Caribbean Series (6–4) and Interamerican Series (4–0).

His 1952 Parkhurst Frostade doesn’t show up on YouTube very often, but there were recently two available. If you are one of the people who beat me out at the last second on back-to-back weekends, then god damn you. 😐

Maximino León… looks like 324 wins 👀

youtube.comAlvvays - Dreams Tonite [Official Video]YouTube video by Alvvays

I don’t normally say somebody “sings like an angel” nor am I particularly into that kind of singing, but Molly Rankin of Alvvays sings like an angel and I am very much into it www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXu6...

I’m working on Melvin Mora tonight. Not only is he in the Venezuelan baseball Hall of Fame, but also the team Halls of Fame for the Baltimore Orioles and Navegantes de Magallanes. Side note: the quintuplets turned 25 in July.

Back in 1997, this band from Amsterdam called Bettie Serveert released the album “Dust Bunnies” on Matador Records and I’ve been obsessed ever since. It’s clean as fuck. The main reason I love The Beths so much is they remind me of this album. I would love to hear them cover it, start to finish.

Like, if I found out that Peter Visser and Jonathan Pearce of The Beths were somehow related, it would be the least surprising thing I think I could find out.

youtube.comBettie Serveert- "Tom Boy" (Official Music Video)YouTube video by De Betties

Their first single in 1992 was called “Tomboy” and oh man it is so 1992 take me back www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pJz...