Daniel Raymond Quisenberry,nicknamed "Quiz",was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Kansas City Royals. Notable for his submarine-style pitching delivery and his humorous quotes,he led the American League in saves a record five times. Quisenberry retired in 1990 with 244 saves,then the fifth-highest total in major league history.
In baseball and softball,a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue,injury,ineffectiveness,ejection,high pitch count,or for other strategic reasons,such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter substitutions. Relief pitchers are further divided informally into various roles,such as closers,setup men,middle relief pitchers,left/right-handed specialists,and long relievers. Whereas starting pitchers usually throw so many pitches in a single game that they must rest several days before pitching in another,relief pitchers are expected to be more flexible and typically pitch in more games with a shorter time period between pitching appearances but with fewer innings pitched per appearance. A team's staff of relievers is normally referred to metonymically as a team's bullpen,which refers to the area where the relievers sit during games,and where they warm-up prior to entering the game.
Howard Bruce Sutter was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1976 and 1988. He was one of the sport's dominant relievers in the late 1970s and early 1980s,making effective use of the split-finger fastball. A six-time All-Star and 1982 World Series champion,Sutter recorded a 2.83 career earned run average and 300 saves,the third-most in MLB history at the time of his retirement. Sutter won the National League's (NL) Cy Young Award in 1979 as its top pitcher,and won the NL Rolaids Relief Man Award four times. He became the only pitcher to lead the NL in saves five times.
Harvey Haddix Jr. was an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1952–1956),Philadelphia Phillies (1956–57),Cincinnati Redlegs (1958),Pittsburgh Pirates (1959–1963),and Baltimore Orioles (1964–65).
Dámaso Marte Saviñón is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Seattle Mariners (1999),Pittsburgh Pirates,Chicago White Sox (2002–2005),and New York Yankees (2008–2011).
Elroy Leon Face,nicknamed "the Baron of the Bullpen",is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. During a 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he pitched primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A pioneer of modern relief pitching,he was the archetype of what came to be known as the closer,and the National League's greatest reliever until the late 1960s,setting numerous league records during his career.
Kenneth Alven Brett was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox,Milwaukee Brewers,Philadelphia Phillies,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox,California Angels,Minnesota Twins,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Kansas City Royals from 1967 to 1981. He was the second of four Brett brothers who played professional baseball,the most notable being the youngest,George Brett. Ken played for ten teams in his 14-year MLB career.
Terence John Mulholland is an American former professional baseball pitcher. His Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned 20 seasons,1986 and 1988 to 2006. He threw left-handed and batted right-handed.
Rickey Eugene Reuschel is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1972 to 1991,winning 214 games with a career 3.37 ERA. His nickname was "Big Daddy" because his speed belied his portly physique. He was known for his deceptive style of pitching,which kept hitters off balance by constantly varying the speeds of his pitches.
Michael Edward Krukow,nicknamed "Kruk",is an American sportscaster and former professional baseball player. As a starting pitcher,he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,Philadelphia Phillies,and San Francisco Giants. He has been a television and radio broadcaster for the Giants since 1990,and is one half of the popular "Kruk and Kuip" duo,alongside his friend and former teammate Duane Kuiper. He was an All-Star in 1986.
Stephen Wayne Bedrosian,nicknamed "Bedrock",is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily with the Atlanta Braves. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies,where he won the 1987 National League Cy Young Award,and the Minnesota Twins,where he won the 1991 World Series. He is the father of Cam Bedrosian who played in MLB from 2014 to 2021.
Kenton Charles Tekulve,nicknamed "Teke",is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. Pitching with an unusual submarine delivery,Tekulve was known as a workhorse relief pitcher who holds several records for number of games pitched and innings pitched.
Mark William Davis is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Davis played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies,San Francisco Giants (1983–1987),San Diego Padres,Kansas City Royals (1990–1992),Atlanta Braves (1992),and Milwaukee Brewers (1997). He won the National League Cy Young Award in 1989,as a relief pitcher for the Padres. Davis batted and threw left-handed. He was the Minor League Pitching Coordinator for the Kansas City Royals organization,but stepped aside after the 2011 season to coach a single short-season affiliate in 2012.
Kevin John Correia,is an American former professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,San Diego Padres,Pittsburgh Pirates,Minnesota Twins,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Philadelphia Phillies.
Jeffrey Daniel Robinson is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played nine seasons for the San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Yankees,California Angels and Chicago Cubs.
Ronald Peter Perranoski was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed relief pitcher from 1961 to 1973,most prominently as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers for whom he appeared in three World Series and,with the Minnesota Twins teams that won two consecutive American League Western Division titles. He also played for the Detroit Tigers and the California Angels. After his playing career,Perranoski worked as a Major League pitching coach,winning two more World Series with the Dodgers in the 1980s.
Alfred John Smith was an American professional baseball player,a left-handed pitcher for the New York Giants (1934–37),Philadelphia Phillies (1938–39) and Cleveland Indians (1940–45) of Major League Baseball.
Alvin O'Neal McBean was a professional baseball player from the United States Virgin Islands. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher,most notably for the Pittsburgh Pirates with whom he played the majority of his career.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2010 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2012 throughout the world.
