Ruppert Sanderson Jones is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. He was the first player selected in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft by the Seattle Mariners.
Robert "Kip" Wells is an American former professional baseball pitcher. In his Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Texas Rangers,St. Louis Cardinals,Colorado Rockies,Chicago White Sox,Kansas City Royals,Washington Nationals,Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres between 1999 and 2012.
Lawrence Lee Rothschild is an American professional baseball pitcher,coach,and manager.
James Robert Brower is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for eight Major League Baseball (MLB) teams:the Cleveland Indians (1999-2000),Cincinnati Reds (2001-2002),Montreal Expos (2002),San Francisco Giants (2003-2004),Atlanta Braves (2005),Baltimore Orioles (2006),San Diego Padres (2006),and New York Yankees (2007).
Jeffrey Lee Russell is an American 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.
Brett Daniel Tomko is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,San Diego Padres,Seattle Mariners,St. Louis Cardinals,San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics,Texas Rangers,and Kansas City Royals.
Dennis Lee Rasmussen is an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres,New York Yankees (1984–87),Cincinnati Reds (1987–88),Chicago Cubs (1992),and Kansas City Royals. He batted and threw left-handed.
William Timothy Lollar is a former professional baseball pitcher. He was born in Missouri to Homer and Betty Jean Lollar. Tim was a graduate of Farmington High School in Farmington,Missouri,and Mineral Area College in Flat River,Missouri. Lollar played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1986 for the New York Yankees (1980),San Diego Padres (1981–84),Chicago White Sox (1985) and Boston Red Sox (1985–86),primarily as a starting pitcher.
Jerry Wayne Mumphrey is an American retired professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1974–79),San Diego Padres (1980),New York Yankees (1981–83),Houston Astros (1983–85) and Chicago Cubs (1986–88). Mumphrey was an All-Star in 1984.
John Lewis Pacella is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He became known for his unusual delivery that sometimes caused him to lose his cap after a pitch.
Joseph Henry Lefebvre is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees (1980),San Diego Padres (1981–83) and Philadelphia Phillies,primarily as an outfielder. He currently serves as senior advisor for scouting for the San Francisco Giants.
Curtis Ross Ohlendorf is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,San Diego Padres,Washington Nationals,Texas Rangers,and Cincinnati Reds,and in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
The 1981 New York Yankees season was the franchise's 79th season. Games were suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike,causing a split season. The Yankees competed as members of the American League East,finishing first in the first half of the season,and tying for fifth in the second half of the season;overall,they won 59 games while losing 48. The team advanced to the postseason due to their first-half first-place finish,where they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League Division Series and the Oakland Athletics in the American League Championship Series,capturing the Yankees' only pennant of the 1980s. The Yankees then lost the World Series in six games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium and were managed by Gene Michael until September 5,and by Bob Lemon thereafter.
Lance Graye McCullers Sr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,New York Yankees,Detroit Tigers,and Texas Rangers between 1985 and 1992.
The 2001 Boston Red Sox season was the 101st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 82 wins and 79 losses,13+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees,who went on to win the AL championship. The Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason,as the AL wild card went to the Oakland Athletics,who had finished second in the American League West with a record of 102–60. The end of the regular season was pushed back from September 30th to October 7th due to the September 11 attacks.
The Texas Rangers1985 season was the 14th for the franchise in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex,and the 25th overall. The Rangers finished 7th in the American League West with a record of 62 wins and 99 losses,28½games behind the eventual AL and World Series Champion Kansas City Royals.
The Cincinnati Reds' 1986 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West,although falling short in second place behind the Houston Astros.
Thomas Steven Ashford is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He was drafted second overall in the 1974 January Draft by the San Diego Padres. In addition to the Padres,Ashford also played for the Texas Rangers (1980),New York Yankees (1981),New York Mets (1983) and Kansas City Royals (1984).
Thomas Andrew Pomeranz,nicknamed Big Smooth,is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies,Oakland Athletics,Boston Red Sox,San Francisco Giants,Milwaukee Brewers,and San Diego Padres. Pomeranz was an MLB All-Star with the Padres in 2016,and a World Series champion with the Red Sox in 2018.
Brandon Kyle Finnegan is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and the Cincinnati Reds.
