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Albert Samuel Nipper is an American former professional baseball player and coach. A right-handed pitcher,he appeared in 144 Major League games over seven seasons for the Boston Red Sox,Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. He was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 188 pounds (85 kg).
David Keith Stewart,nicknamed "Smoke",is an American professional baseball executive,pitching coach,sports agent,and former starting pitcher. The Los Angeles Dodgers' 16th-round selection in the 1975 MLB draft,Stewart's MLB playing career spanned from 1978 through 1995,winning three World Series championships all with different clubs while compiling a career 3.95 earned run average (ERA) and a 168–129 won–lost record,including winning 20 games in four consecutive seasons. He pitched for the Dodgers,Texas Rangers,Philadelphia Phillies,Oakland Athletics,and Toronto Blue Jays.
Frank Daryl Tanana is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. In a Major League Baseball career that stretched from 1973 to 1993,he pitched for the California Angels,Boston Red Sox,Texas Rangers,Detroit Tigers,New York Mets,and New York Yankees. He struck out 2,773 batters in his career and twice won playoff-clinching games for the teams he was on,the 1979 Angels and the 1987 Tigers.
Richard Allen Bosman is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers (1966–73),Cleveland Indians (1973–75),and Oakland Athletics (1975–76). Bosman started the final game for the expansion Senators and the first game for the Texas Rangers. He is the only pitcher in Major League history to miss a perfect game due to his own fielding error.
Melton Andrew Hawkins is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. Hawkins spent most of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the San Diego Padres,and also played for the New York Yankees and briefly for the Oakland Athletics.
Calvin Drew Schiraldi is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1984 through 1991 for five different teams. He is best remembered as the losing pitcher of Game 6 and Game 7 of the 1986 World Series,when he pitched for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 215 pounds (98 kg),he threw and batted right-handed.
William Joseph Haselman is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 13 seasons between 1990 and 2003. A first-round selection in the 1987 MLB draft,he played for the Texas Rangers,Seattle Mariners,Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. He later was the bullpen coach and first base coach for the Red Sox,and currently is the third base coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He has also served as a manager in Minor League Baseball.
James Bernard Corsi was an American baseball pitcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Oakland Athletics,Houston Astros,Florida Marlins,Boston Red Sox,and Baltimore Orioles from 1988 to 1999.
Matthew John Young is an American former professional baseball player. Young played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball for a variety of teams over his career,was a MLB All-Star in his rookie year,and is best known for his unofficial no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians while a member of the Boston Red Sox.
Robert Michael Ojeda is an American former professional baseball player,coach and television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left-handed pitcher from 1980 to 1994,most notably as a member of the New York Mets,with whom he won a world championship in 1986. He also played for the Boston Red Sox,Los Angeles Dodgers,Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. Ojeda was the lone survivor of a March 22,1993,boating accident that killed fellow Cleveland Indians players Steve Olin and Tim Crews. He is a former pre- and post-game studio analyst for Mets' broadcasts.
Jeffrey Lee Russell is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played 14 years from 1983 to 1996. Russell played for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League and the Texas Rangers,Oakland A's,Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians,all of the American League. He began his career as a starting pitcher with the Reds and Rangers,but was later converted into a closer.
Bryan Scott Corey is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB),Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),the KBO League,and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) during his career. He is currently a pitching coach in the Oakland Athletics minor league organization.
Billy Mike Smithson is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher who played for the Texas Rangers,Minnesota Twins,and Boston Red Sox from 1982 to 1989.
Steven Charles Barr is a retired American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher,he worked in 24 games in Major League Baseball between 1974 and 1976 for the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers. He was listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg).
The 1990 Major League Baseball season saw the Cincinnati Reds upset the heavily favored Oakland Athletics in the World Series,for their first title since 1976.
The 1989 Major League Baseball season saw the Oakland Athletics win their first World Series title since 1974.
Gerald Joseph Janeski is a retired American professional baseball player,a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 62 games in the Major Leagues from 1970–1972 for the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators/Texas Rangers. Born in Pasadena,California,he was listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 205 pounds (93 kg).
Stephen Vincent Chitren is a Japanese-born former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Oakland Athletics during the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
The 2023 season is the Oakland Athletics 123rd season for the Oakland Athletics franchise,all as members of the American League. It is their 56th season in Oakland. The Athletics went 10–45 in their first 55 games,which tied them with the 1904 Washington Senators and 1899 Cleveland Spiders for the worst 55-game start in MLB history. With their 82nd loss on August 8,the Athletics became the fastest team to be guaranteed a losing season since the 2003 Detroit Tigers,who suffered 82 losses in just 111 games. On August 23,after their loss to the Kansas City Royals,the Athletics were eliminated from postseason contention,becoming the first team eliminated,as well as the fastest playoff elimination since the 2018 Baltimore Orioles,who were eliminated from playoff contention on August 20.
