Earl Cook of the Buffalo Bisons became the fourth pitcher in International League history to toss a double shutout, beating the Jersey City Giants by identical 2-0 scores in a doubleheader.

Just four days after Bob Turley's record-setting 22-strikeout performance, Wilmer Mizell made a serious run at the mark. The 21-year-old Houston pitcher fanned 18 for the sixth-best total in Texas League history at the time.

Buffalo's Dick Marlowe tossed the second perfect game in International League history in a 2-0 win over Baltimore.

For the second time in less than a month, Victoria's Danny Rivas struck out 18 batters, accomplishing the feat over nine innings of relief. Rivas moved into a tie with four others for seventh place on the Texas League's all-time single-game strikeout list.

Steve Ibraguen, pitching for the Lynchburg Mets of the Carolina League, hurled six perfect innings in a 1-0 victory over Alexandria. It was the second perfect game in franchise history.

In the Florida State League, Cory Muschko and three Daytona relievers combined to no-hit the Dunedin Blue Jays, 4-0. Kerry Wood and two relievers tossed the previous Daytona no-hitter on Aug. 24, 1996. More >

In a story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Brewers prospect David Denson became the first Minor Leaguer to publicly come out as gay. More >