David Arthur Kingman,nicknamed "Kong," "King Kong," and "Sky King",is a former Major League Baseball left fielder,first baseman,third baseman,and designated hitter who was a three-time MLB All-Star with 442 career home runs and 1,210 runs batted in (RBI) in 16 seasons. In his career,Kingman averaged a home run every 15.11 at bats,tied for 14th best all-time.
Víctor JoséDavalillo Romero is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder. He played for 30 years in the U.S.,Mexico,and his homeland,compiling more than 4,100 base hits total.
Nicholas Thompson Swisher is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a switch hitter who threw left-handed,and played for the Oakland Athletics,Chicago White Sox,New York Yankees,Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves. He won the 2009 World Series with the Yankees against the Philadelphia Phillies and was an All-Star in 2010. A power hitter with excellent plate discipline,Swisher hit at least 20 home runs in each of nine consecutive seasons from 2005 to 2013,and reached 75 bases on balls on seven occasions in that span.
David Edwin Duncan is an American pitching consultant for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is also a former professional baseball catcher and pitching coach. He began his MLB playing career in 1964 and played again consecutively from 1967 to 1976 for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics,Cleveland Indians,and Baltimore Orioles.
Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty,nicknamed "Beeg Boy",is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1979,most prominently as a member of the Atlanta Braves where he helped the franchise win its first National League Western Division title in 1969. Carty had a career batting average of .299 and,was the 1970 National League (NL) batting champion with a .366 batting average. He earned his starting role in the 1970 All-Star Game as a write-in candidate.
James Michael Hegan was an American professional baseball player,who later worked as a sports commentator. In Major League Baseball (MLB) he was a first baseman and outfielder,and played for three different American League (AL) franchises between 1964 and 1977. He was the son of longtime Cleveland Indians catcher Jim Hegan.
Brian Reed Doyle is a former Major League Baseball infielder. Although a reserve for most of his career,Doyle starred in the 1978 World Series for the World Champion New York Yankees who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 1965 New York Yankees season was the 63rd season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 77–85,finishing 25 games behind the Minnesota Twins. New York was managed by Johnny Keane.
The 1974 New York Yankees season was the 72nd season for the team. The team finished second in the American League East with a record of 89–73,two games behind the Baltimore Orioles in Bill Virdon's first season as manager. The Yankees played at Shea Stadium due to the ongoing renovation of Yankee Stadium.
The 1984 New York Yankees season was the 82nd season for the Yankees. The team finished in third place in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 87-75,finishing 17 games behind the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Yogi Berra. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The 1989 New York Yankees season was the 87th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 74–87,finishing in fifth place,14.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays. New York was managed by Dallas Green and Bucky Dent. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The 1978 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's second season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing seventh in the American League East with a record of 59 wins and 102 losses.
The Texas Rangers2002 season involved the Rangers finishing 4th in the American League west with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses.
The Oakland Athletics' 2000 season was the team's 33rd in Oakland,California. It was also the 100th season in franchise history. The team finished first in the American League West with a record of 91-70.
The Oakland Athletics' 1991 season was the team's 24th in Oakland,California. It was also the 91st season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 84-78.
The Oakland Athletics' 1987 season involved the A's finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses. Mark McGwire set a rookie record by hitting 49 home runs. At the beginning of the season,the word "Athletics" returned,in script lettering,to the front of the team's jerseys. Former A's owner,Charles O. Finley banned the word "Athletics" from the club's name in the past because he felt that name was too closely associated with former Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack. In his first full Major League season,Mark McGwire hit 49 home runs,a single-season record for a rookie;he was named the American League Rookie of the Year. McGwire would be the first American League rookie since Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians in 1950 to lead the American League in home runs. The 1987 season also saw the return of Reggie Jackson to Oakland.
The Oakland Athletics' 1986 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the A's finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses.
The 1978 Oakland Athletics season was the team's eleventh in Oakland,California. The team sought to rebound from its first losing season in a decade. Despite low expectations,the Athletics remained competitive for nearly three-quarters of the season. Despite posting a respectable 61-56 mark through 117 games,the Athletics collapsed in the season's final weeks;their 8-37 finish ensured a second consecutive season of fewer than 70 wins.
The 1976 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's finishing second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 74 losses,2+1⁄2 games behind the Kansas City Royals. The A's failed to win the division for the first time since 1970. The team set and still holds the American League record for most stolen bases with 341,second in Major League Baseball's modern era to the 1911 New York Giants,who had 347.
The Cleveland Indians finished in 7th place in the American League East Division. Sports Illustrated magazine predicted that the Indians would finish in first. Club president Peter Bavasi would resign before the regular season began. Bavasi had joined the Indians in November 1984. As president of the Cleveland Indians,he served on Major League Baseball's Executive Council. During the 1986 season,the team had an 84-78 record,its best since 1968,and attendance of 1.47 million,its highest since 1959. There was much optimism that the team would reach its full potential in 1987.
