Don James Larsen was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams:the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees (1955–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961),Chicago White Sox (1961),San Francisco Giants (1962–1964),Houston Colt .45's / Astros (1964–65),and Chicago Cubs (1967).
Michael August Timlin is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. Timlin played on four World Series championship teams in an 18-year career;the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays,1993 Toronto Blue Jays,2004 Boston Red Sox,and 2007 Boston Red Sox.
James Leroy Thomas was an American first baseman and right fielder,coach and front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for six teams from 1961 to 1968,most notably the Los Angeles Angels,then went on to a successful tenure as general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Traded to the Angels one month after the expansion franchise began play in 1961,he tied for third in Rookie of the Year voting after batting .285 with 24 home runs and 70 runs batted in (RBI),primarily playing in the outfield. The following year,he was named to the American League (AL) All-Star team after shifting to first base,and appeared in both All-Star games played that year as a pinch hitter and late-inning defensive replacement. He finished the year with career highs in batting (.290),home runs (26) and RBI (104),but a sharp decline in 1963 led to his being traded to the Boston Red Sox in mid-1964,the first of four trades before the 1968 season.
Wilmer Dean Chance was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher,he played in 11 Major League Baseball seasons for the Los Angeles / California Angels,Minnesota Twins,Cleveland Indians,New York Mets and Detroit Tigers. With a touch of wildness and the habit of never looking at home plate once he received the sign from his catcher,Chance would turn his back fully towards the hitter in mid-windup before spinning and unleashing a good fastball,sinker or sidearm curveball.
Pedro Ramos Guerra,is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins,Cleveland Indians,New York Yankees,and the expansion Washington Senators,all of the American League (AL),and the Philadelphia Phillies,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Cincinnati Reds,all of the National League (NL),over the course of a 15-year career. Ramos was elected to the AL All-Star team in 1959. He led the league in losses four times,in 1958 (18),1959 (19),1960 (18),and 1961 (20). On April 11,1961,in the Twins’first game ever,Ramos was the winning pitcher,when the team defeated the Yankees,6-0,at Yankee Stadium.
Albert Joseph Widmar was an American pitcher,pitching coach,scout and front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). In addition to forging a 59-year career in professional baseball,he also played professional basketball for three seasons.
Gene Leroy Green was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and catcher who played all or portions of seven MLB seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1957–1959),Baltimore Orioles (1960),Washington Senators (1961),Cleveland Indians (1962–1963) and Cincinnati Reds (1963). A right-handed batter and thrower,he stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
Eddie Gene Fisher is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the San Francisco Giants,Chicago White Sox,Baltimore Orioles,Cleveland Indians,California Angels and St. Louis Cardinals between 1959 and 1973. He batted and threw right-handed.
Peter Gerard Richert is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers,Washington Senators (1965–67),Baltimore Orioles (1967–71),St. Louis Cardinals (1974) and Philadelphia Phillies (1974).
Russell Frederick Heman is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
John Howard "Fat Jack" Fisher is an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1959 through 1969 for the Baltimore Orioles,San Francisco Giants,New York Mets,Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds.
Darrah Dean Stone was an American professional baseball player,a pitcher who appeared in 166 games over all or parts of eight Major League Baseball seasons. The well-traveled,6 ft 4 in (1.93 m),205 lb (93 kg) left-hander played for the Washington Senators (1953–57),Boston Red Sox (1957),St. Louis Cardinals (1959),Houston Colt .45s (1962),Chicago White Sox (1962) and Baltimore Orioles (1963). He also played one season in Japan for the Taiyo Whales (1964).
Richard Ernest Brown was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,Chicago White Sox,Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles. The native of Shinnston,West Virginia,attended Florida State University. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 176 pounds (80 kg). His brother Larry Brown had a 12-year MLB career (1963–74) as an infielder with four American League teams.
Orlando Gregorio Peña Guevara is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher. The right-hander played in Major League Baseball for all or parts of 14 seasons between 1958 and 1975 for the Cincinnati Reds,Kansas City Athletics,Detroit Tigers,Cleveland Indians,Pittsburgh Pirates,Baltimore Orioles,St. Louis Cardinals and California Angels. Born in Victoria de Las Tunas,he was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 154 pounds (70 kg).
Kenneth Darrell Rowe was an American professional baseball player and coach whose career spanned 60 seasons. The native of Ferndale,Michigan,was a veteran of minor league baseball who appeared in 26 games over parts of three Major League seasons as a middle-relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1963) and Baltimore Orioles (1964–1965). He also spent all but two seasons of his coaching career in the minors;the exceptions came in 1985 and 1986 when he was the big-league pitching coach of the Orioles under managers Joe Altobelli and Earl Weaver.
Jerry Allen Walker is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles,Kansas City Athletics,and Cleveland Indians between 1957 and 1964. Born in Ada,Oklahoma,the right-hander was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg). He signed with the Orioles as a "bonus baby" out of Ada's Byng High School on June 28,1957,and continued his education at East Central University.
John Elvin Harshman was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Giants,Chicago White Sox,Baltimore Orioles,Boston Red Sox,and Cleveland Indians between 1948 and 1960. He batted and threw left-handed.
Lawrence Donald "Bobby" Locke was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in all or parts of nine seasons for the Cleveland Indians,St. Louis Cardinals,Philadelphia Phillies,Cincinnati Reds and California Angels. During his playing days,he stood 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) tall,weighing 185 pounds (84 kg).
Dyar K Miller is a retired professional baseball pitcher,coach and instructor. A graduate of Utah State,Miller pitched 13 seasons in professional baseball between 1968 and 1984. He also pitched all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1975 to 1981 for the Baltimore Orioles,California Angels,Toronto Blue Jays,and the New York Mets. After his playing career,Miller coached and instructed for 28 seasons,mainly in the minor leagues. Most recently,he served as the Cardinals' bullpen coach in 2012.
Kevin John Gausman,nicknamed "Gaus",is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Baltimore Orioles,Atlanta Braves,Cincinnati Reds,and San Francisco Giants. Before his professional career,Gausman attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and played college baseball for the LSU Tigers,with whom he was an All-American. The Orioles selected him in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2013. He was an All-Star in 2021.
