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This Date in Timber Rattlers History: September 11

Silvestre Slam (1999) and Wilson Slam (2005) in playoff wins
(Appleton Post Crescent)
By Chris Mehring
September 11, 2021

September 11, 1999: The Rattlers beat Lansing 7–6 at home in Game Two of the Semifinals. Wisconsin trailed 4–2 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning when Craig Kuzmic homered for the Rattlers. David Kelton and Jeff Goldbach hit solo homers in the top of the ninth and Wisconsin

September 11, 1999: The Rattlers beat Lansing 7–6 at home in Game Two of the Semifinals. Wisconsin trailed 4–2 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning when Craig Kuzmic homered for the Rattlers. David Kelton and Jeff Goldbach hit solo homers in the top of the ninth and Wisconsin trailed 6–3 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. Alan Zambrano walked and Ramon Valera singled to start the bottom of the ninth and Bo Robinson drew a walk with one out to load the bases. Juan Silvestre hit the second pitch from Elvis Polanco over the wall in center for a walkoff grand slam to end the series!

2005: The Rattlers beat Clinton 16–0 at home in Game Two of the Western Finals. Mike Wilson hit a grand slam in the third inning to put Wisconsin up 6–0. Wilson drove in six runs in the game and Oswaldo Navarro added five RBI for the Rattlers. Cibney Bello was the starting pitcher and allowed two hits with six strikeouts over six innings. Stephen Kahn, Jason Snyder, and Ivan Blanco each pitched an inning to conclude the series-ending shutout.

Click here to see the results of all Timber Rattlers games played on September 11.

Ernest Groth (Papermakers 1942) made his MLB debut with the Cleveland Indians in a game against the Boston Red Sox on September 11, 1947.

Mel Clark (Papermakers 1947) made his MLB debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 11, 1951.

Dean Chance (Foxes 1960) made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Angels in a game against the Minnesota Twins on September 11, 1961.

Ken Hottman (Foxes 1968, 1969, & 1970) made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in a game against the Kansas City Royals on September 11, 1971.

Sam Ewing (Foxes 1971 [player] & 1981 [manager]) made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in a game against the California Angels on September 11, 1973.

Marv Foley (Foxes 1975 & 1977) made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in a game against the Minnesota Twins on September 11, 1978.

Johnny Davis (Timber Rattlers 2014) made his MLB debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in a game against the Texas Rangers on September 11, 2019.