David Mark Winfield is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. He is the special assistant to the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Over his 22-year career,he played for six teams:the San Diego Padres,New York Yankees,California Angels,Toronto Blue Jays,Minnesota Twins,and Cleveland Indians. He had the winning hit in the 1992 World Series with the Blue Jays over the Atlanta Braves.
Donald Arthur Mattingly is an American professional baseball coach,and former first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays of MLB. Nicknamed "the Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball",he spent his entire 14-year MLB playing career with the New York Yankees and later managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for five years and the Miami Marlins for seven years.
Paul John Quantrill is a Canadian former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons,from 1992 to 2005;his longest tenure was six seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. Quantrill appeared in 80 or more games five times,led his league in pitching appearances for four consecutive seasons,and did not walk more than 25 batters in a season from 1996 onwards.
Stephen Charles Balboni is an American former Major League Baseball player,who played for the New York Yankees,Seattle Mariners,Kansas City Royals,and Texas Rangers. He was a player with home run power and a tendency to strike out. He was nicknamed "Bye Bye" because of his home run hitting prowess. He was also known by the nickname "Bones",which is a malapropism for Balboni. He is also known for the "Curse of the Balboni",an idea written about by Rany Jazayerli which said no baseball team with a player hitting more than 36 home runs for that team could win the World Series. Since Balboni was the last player to hit 36 home runs and win a World Series,,the curse bore his name. The curse ran from 1985 until Luis Gonzalez and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series.
Cory Fulton Lidle was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher,Lidle played in Major League Baseball with the New York Mets,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees from 1997 to 2006. Lidle was killed when the small aircraft he owned crashed into a residential building in New York City.
Kenneth Wayne Singleton is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and designated hitter from 1970 to 1984,most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles where,he was a three-time All-Star player and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team. He also played for the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos.
Matthew J. Smith is an American former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed relief pitcher who graduated from Bishop Gorman High School,where he played baseball. He was a 3-year letter winner and is the all-time leader in strikeouts (348) at OSU and was named to the Big 12 Second Team twice and First Team once. One of his favorite hobbies is golf.
Rudolph May,Jr. is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher in 1965 and from 1969 to 1983 for the California Angels,New York Yankees,Baltimore Orioles and Montreal Expos. Early in his career,May had a live fastball,but was known best for his "sharp-breaking curve." May was the 1980 American League ERA leader.
Christopher Charles Welsh is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres,Montreal Expos,Texas Rangers,and Cincinnati Reds. Welsh spent his final season as an active player with the Reds and later became a sportscaster for the team.
The 1969 New York Yankees season was the 67th season for the team. The team finished in fifth-place in the newly established American League East with a record of 80–81,28+1⁄2 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The 1979 New York Yankees season was the 77th season for the franchise. The season was marked by the death of their starting catcher,Thurman Munson,on August 2. The team finished with a record of 89–71,finishing fourth in the American League East,13.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles,ending the Yankees' three-year domination of the AL East. New York was managed by Billy Martin,and Bob Lemon. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
James Lawrence Lyttle Jr. is an American former professional baseball player from Logan,Indiana. He played as an outfielder for the New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox,Montreal Expos,and Los Angeles Dodgers of the Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played seven seasons of baseball in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Nankai Hawks.
Bradley Lee Gulden is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1978 and 1986 for the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Seattle Mariners,Montreal Expos,Cincinnati Reds,and San Francisco Giants.
The 1979 New York Mets season was the 18th season for the Mets,who played home games at Shea Stadium. Led by manager Joe Torre,the team had a 63–99 record and finished in sixth place in the National League East. This was also the first season that the players names appeared on the back of the uniforms.
The Texas Rangers 1980 season involved the Rangers finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses.
The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in third place in the National League West. Near the end of the season,owner Walter O'Malley died,and the ownership of the team went to his son,Peter.
The 1978 season ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers winning their second straight National League pennant and losing to the New York Yankees in the World Series again. Dodger coach Jim Gilliam died at the end of the season and his uniform number,19,was retired by the team prior to Game 1 of the World Series;the team also wore a black memorial patch with Gilliam's number during the World Series. Unlike the previous Dodger team,no member of the team hit 30 home runs after seeing four members hit that mark the previous season.
Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the New York Yankees system.
Gilberto Rondón is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted and threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg).
Kevin Smith is an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop in the New York Yankees organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics.
