Kevin Austin Millwood is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves,Philadelphia Phillies,Cleveland Indians,Texas Rangers,Baltimore Orioles,Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners.
David Christopher Justice is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He won the World Series with the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees,won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 1990,and has been named a three-time MLB All-Star.
Joseph Paul Torre is an American professional baseball executive,serving as a special assistant to the Commissioner of Baseball since 2020. He previously served in the capacity of Major League Baseball's (MLB) chief baseball officer from 2011 to 2020. He is also a former player,manager,and television color commentator. Torre ranks fifth all-time in MLB history with 2,326 wins as a manager. With 2,342 hits during his playing career,Torre is the only major leaguer to achieve both 2,000 hits as a player and 2,000 wins as a manager. From 1996 to 2007,he was the manager of the New York Yankees,and guided the team to six American League (AL) pennants and four World Series championships.
Robert Joe Cox is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cox played for the New York Yankees and managed the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays. He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He recorded a 100-win season six times,a record matched only by Joe McCarthy.
Andruw Rudolf Jones is a Curaçaoan former professional baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),most notably for the Atlanta Braves. Jones also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Texas Rangers,Chicago White Sox,and New York Yankees,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Jones was a noted defensive specialist for most of his career and won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for outfielders every year from 1998 through 2007. He had a strong throwing arm in addition to his elite fielding. He was an MLB All-Star five times,and he won both the Hank Aaron Award and a Silver Slugger Award for outfielders in 2005.
Claudell Washington was an American baseball outfielder who played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Oakland Athletics,Texas Rangers,Chicago White Sox,New York Mets,Atlanta Braves,New York Yankees,and California Angels from 1974 until 1990. He batted and threw left-handed.
Scott Christopher Proctor is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 2004 and 2011 for the New York Yankees,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Atlanta Braves. In 2012,he played for the Doosan Bears of the KBO League.
Gerald Floyd Williams was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees,Milwaukee Brewers,Atlanta Braves,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,and New York Mets from 1992 to 2005.
Walter Anton Berger was an American professional baseball player,scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1930 to 1940,most prominently as a member of the Boston Braves,where he was four-time All-Star player and was one of the most prolific power hitters of his era before injuries prematurely ended his playing career after just 10 seasons.
Alphonso Erwin Downing is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics,Milwaukee Brewers,and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1961 through 1977. Downing was an All Star in 1967 and the National League's Comeback Player of the Year in 1971. Downing allowed Hank Aaron's record breaking 715th home run on April 8,1974.
Brian Michael McCann is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves,New York Yankees,and Houston Astros. A seven-time All-Star and a six-time Silver Slugger Award winner,he won the 2017 World Series with the Astros.
Robert Anton Grim was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Frank Joseph Torre was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman. Torre,who batted and threw left-handed,played for the Milwaukee Braves (1956–60) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962–63). He is the older brother of Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Torre,himself a former Major League Baseball player and longtime manager.
Francisco Cervelli is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher and former catching coach for the San Diego Padres. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,Atlanta Braves,and Miami Marlins from 2008 through 2020.
The 1957 Milwaukee Braves season was the fifth season in Milwaukee and the 87th season of the franchise. It was the year that the team won its first and only World Series championship while based in Milwaukee. The Braves won 95 games and lost 59 to win the National League pennant by eight games over the second-place St. Louis Cardinals. This season was the best season for the Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) in terms of wins (95) and winning percentage (.617).
The 1958 Milwaukee Braves season was the sixth in Milwaukee and the 88th overall season of the franchise. The Braves finished first in the National League with a 92–62 record and returned to the World Series for the second consecutive year,losing to the New York Yankees in seven games. The Braves set a Major League record which still stands for the fewest players caught stealing in a season,with 8.
The 1919 major league baseball season began on April 19,1919. The regular season ended on September 29,with the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 16th World Series,known for the infamous Black Sox Scandal,on October 1 and ended with Game 8 on October 9. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago White Sox,five games to three.
The 1947 Major League Baseball season,was contested from April 15 through October 6,1947. The American League and National League both featured eight teams,with each team playing a 154-game schedule. The World Series was contested between the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers,with the Yankees winning in seven games,capturing the 11th championship in franchise history.
The 1961 Major League Baseball season was played from April 10 to October 12,1961. That season saw the New York Yankees defeat the Cincinnati Reds in five games in the World Series. The season is best known for Yankee teammates Roger Maris' and Mickey Mantle's pursuit of Babe Ruth's prestigious 34-year-old single-season home run record of 60. Maris ultimately broke the record when he hit his 61st home run on the final day of the regular season,while Mantle was forced out of the lineup in late September due to a hip infection and finished with 54 home runs.
Ramiro Peña Gauna is a Mexican professional baseball infielder for the Sultanes de Monterrey in the Mexican Baseball League. He is also signed to the Venados De Mazatlán of the Mexican Pacific League,where he plays during the winter. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees,Atlanta Braves,and San Francisco Giants.
