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In Major League Baseball (MLB),the 30–30 club is the group of batters who have collected thirty home runs and thirty stolen bases in a single season. Ken Williams was the first to achieve this,doing so in 1922. He remained the sole member of the club for 34 years until Willie Mays achieved consecutive 30–30 seasons in 1956 and 1957. Bobby Bonds became the club's fourth member in 1969 and became the first player in MLB history to reach the 30–30 club on three occasions and ultimately on five occasions,subsequently achieving the milestone in 1973,1975,1977 and 1978.
Dale Bryan Murphy is an American former professional baseball player. During an 18-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 to 1993,he played as an outfielder,catcher,and first baseman for the Atlanta Braves,Philadelphia Phillies,and Colorado Rockies;Murphy is best noted for his many years with the Braves. His entire MLB career was spent in the National League (NL),during which time he won consecutive Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards (1982–1983),the Silver Slugger Award for four straight years (1982–1985),and the Gold Glove Award for five straight years (1982–1986). Murphy is a member of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame,Georgia Sports Hall of Fame,and World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame.
In baseball and softball,a double play is the act of making two outs during the same continuous play. Double plays can occur any time there is at least one baserunner and fewer than two outs.
Victor John Angelo Raschi was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "the Springfield Rifle",he was one of the top pitchers for the New York Yankees in the late 1940s and early 1950s,forming the "Big Three" of the Yankees' pitching staff. He also pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Athletics.
John Joseph Evers was an American professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1902 through 1917 for the Chicago Cubs,Boston Braves,and Philadelphia Phillies. He also appeared in one game apiece for the Chicago White Sox and Braves while coaching them in 1922 and 1929,respectively.
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Ward Louis "Piggy" Lambert was an American basketball and baseball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Purdue University during the 1916–17 season and from 1918 to 1946. Lambert was also the head baseball coach at Purdue in 1917,from 1919 to 1935,and from 1945 to 1946. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960.
Patrick Thomas Murphy is an American baseball coach and manager who is the manager for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the interim manager of the San Diego Padres and head coach for college baseball teams including Arizona State University and the University of Notre Dame.
John Joseph Murphy was an American All-Star right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who later became a front office executive in the game.
Dwayne Keith Murphy is an American former professional baseball player who spent most of his career playing for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder.
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Atlanta Braves professional baseball franchise,including its years in Boston (1871–1952) and Milwaukee (1953–1965). The awards are MLB-designated and other outside groups such as national press writers and national commercial product manufacturers.
Robert James "Red" Wilson was a professional baseball and college baseball and football player. He played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1951–1954),Detroit Tigers (1954–1960),and Cleveland Indians (1960),primarily as a catcher.
The 1988 Major League Baseball season ended with the underdog Los Angeles Dodgers shocking the Oakland Athletics,who had won 104 games during the regular season,in the World Series. The most memorable moment of the series came in Game 1,when injured Dodger Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic pinch-hit walk-off home run off Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley to win the game for Los Angeles. The Dodgers went on to win the Series in five games.
The 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers struggled for much of the season,but still wound up pushing the Philadelphia Phillies to the last day of the season before falling two games short. Following the season,Branch Rickey was replaced as majority owner/team president by Walter O'Malley,who promptly fired manager Burt Shotton and replaced him with Chuck Dressen. Buzzie Bavasi was also hired as the team's first independent General Manager.
The Union City Dodgers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League from 1935 to 1942 and 1946 to 1955. They were located in Union City,Tennessee,and played their home games at Turner Memorial Field. Originally known as the Union City Greyhounds,the team had affiliations with the St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Reds,and Cleveland Indians. They changed their name to the Union City Dodgers upon becoming a Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate in 1953.
Merkle's Boner refers to the notorious base-running mistake committed by rookie Fred Merkle of the New York Giants in a game against the Chicago Cubs on September 23,1908. Merkle's failure to advance to second base on what should have been a game-winning hit led instead to a force play at second and a tied game. The Cubs later won the makeup game,which proved decisive as they beat the Giants by one game to win the National League (NL) pennant for 1908. It has been described as "the most controversial game in baseball history".
Daniel Thomas Murphy is an American former professional baseball second baseman and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,Washington Nationals,Chicago Cubs,and Colorado Rockies. While primarily a second baseman,he also played first base,third base,and left field. Murphy was an MLB All-Star in 2014,2016,and 2017.
Events from the year 1949 in Michigan.
The Lumberton Cubs were a minor league baseball team based in Lumberton,North Carolina. From 1947 to 1950,Lumberton teams played exclusively as members of the Class D level Tobacco State League,winning the league pennant in 1950. The franchise played as the Lumberton Auctioneers in 1949 and 1950. Lumberton hosted home games at Lumberton Armory Field.
