John Lee Bench is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career,which lasted from 1967 to 1983,with the Cincinnati Reds,primarily as a catcher. Bench was the leader of the Reds team known as the Big Red Machine that dominated the National League in the mid-1970s,winning six division titles,four National League pennants and two World Series championships.
Leo Ernest Whitt is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),including twelve for the Toronto Blue Jays,and was the last player from the franchise's inaugural season of 1977 to remain through 1989. Whitt was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Gerald Wayne Grote was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1963 through 1981 for the Houston Colt .45s,New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Kansas City Royals.
Johnny Lane Oates was an American professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles,Atlanta Braves,Philadelphia Phillies,Los Angeles Dodgers,and New York Yankees from 1970 to 1981. During his playing career,Oates was a light-hitting player who was valued for his defensive skills and played most of his career as a reserve player. It was as a big league manager that Oates experienced his greatest success,when,under his leadership,the Texas Rangers won three American League Western Division titles.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1970 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1971 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1972 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1973 throughout the world.
Alejandro Treviño Castro is a Mexican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,Cincinnati Reds,Atlanta Braves,San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Houston Astros from 1978 to 1990. Since 1996,Treviño has been a broadcaster for Astros games. He is the younger brother of MLB outfielder Bobby Treviño.
Gary Steven Roenicke is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder for the Montreal Expos (1976),Baltimore Orioles (1978–85),New York Yankees (1986) and Atlanta Braves (1987–88).
Brook Alexander Fordyce is an American former Major League Baseball catcher with the New York Mets,Cincinnati Reds,Chicago White Sox,Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays between 1995 and 2004. He batted and threw right-handed.
Earl Craig Williams,Jr. was an American Major League Baseball player. Though he never played catcher in the minor leagues,he earned the National League's Rookie of the Year award at that position in 1971.
John Hardin Stearns,nicknamed "Bad Dude",was an American professional baseball catcher and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets from 1975 to 1984 after playing a single game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1974.
Hobert Neal Landrith was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1950 through 1963 for the Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs,Chicago Cubs,St. Louis Cardinals,San Francisco Giants,New York Mets,Baltimore Orioles,and Washington Senators. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Clayton Errol Dalrymple is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies (1960–1968) and Baltimore Orioles (1969–1971). Dalrymple was known for his strong throwing arm and solid defensive skills. Over his career,he threw out 48.8% of the base runners who attempted a stolen base,placing him 30th on the all-time list.
The Cincinnati Reds' 1982 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Reds finishing in sixth place in the National League West,with a record of 61 wins and 101 losses,28 games behind the Atlanta Braves. The Reds played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. John McNamara managed the club to a 34–58 start before being replaced in late July by Russ Nixon,who compiled a 27–43 record the rest of the year. 1982 was the first time that the Reds finished in last place since 1937,as well as their first losing season since 1971,the team's first full season at Riverfront. It was also the first 100-loss season in franchise history. They would not have another 100-loss season until 40 years later in 2022.
The 1970 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds winning the National League West title with a record of 102 wins and 60 losses,14+1⁄2 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in three straight games in the NLCS to win their first National League pennant since 1961. The team then lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series in five games.
The 1970 Major League Baseball season:The Seattle Pilots relocated to Milwaukee and became the Brewers,thus returning Major League Baseball to Wisconsin for the first time since the relocation of the Milwaukee Braves to Atlanta following the 1965 season. Major League Baseball returned to Seattle in 1977,when the Mariners began play.
Dallas McKinley Williams,is a former professional baseball outfielder and coach. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball with the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds,and one season in Nippon Professional Baseball in 1988. Since 1989,he has been a baseball coach at various minor league levels,including serving as first base coach for the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox. He is currently the hitting coach for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League.
