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Alfonso Carrasquel Colón,better known as Chico Carrasquel,was a Venezuelan professional baseball player,coach,scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop from 1950 to 1959,most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox where he became the first Latin American in MLB history to start in an All-Star Game in 1951. A four-time All-Star known for his exceptional defensive skills,Carrasquel was the first in a long line of Major League shortstops from Venezuela including,Luis Aparicio,Dave Concepción,Ozzie Guillén and Omar Vizquel among others. He also played for the Cleveland Indians,Kansas City Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles.
Elmer William Valo,born Imrich Valo,was a Slovak American professional baseball right fielder,coach,and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Joseph Paul DeMaestri,nicknamed "Froggy",was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1951),St. Louis Browns (1952),Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1953–59) and New York Yankees (1960–61). Born in San Francisco,he batted and threw right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
George Bevan Strickland,nicknamed "Bo",was an American professional baseball player and manager who spent ten seasons from 1950 to 1960 as am infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians. He served as the Indians' interim manager twice in the 1960s. He was also a cousin of Hal Bevan.
David Lee Chalk is an American former professional baseball player,whose primary positions were third base and shortstop. Chalk appeared in 903 games over nine seasons (1973–1981) in Major League Baseball for four teams,and was a two-time American League All-Star. Born in Del Rio,Texas,he batted and threw right-handed,and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
Saturnino Escalera Cuadrado was a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player and scout whose playing career extended for 14 seasons (1949–1962). The outfielder and first baseman appeared for one full season,1954,in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Redlegs and was the first player of African descent to appear in an MLB game for the Cincinnati franchise. He threw and batted left-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg).
Harold Joseph Bevan Jr. was an American professional baseball player.
James Vernon Handrahan was a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1964 and 1966. He is noted for being one of only three major-league players from Prince Edward Island,the others being 19th-century outfielder George Wood and catcher Henry Oxley.
Daryl Dean Spencer was an American professional baseball player and infielder who played shortstop,second base and third base in Major League Baseball between 1952 and 1963 for the New York / San Francisco Giants,St. Louis Cardinals,Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds. He played for the Hankyu Braves of Nippon Professional Baseball between 1964 and 1972. On April 15,1958,he hit the first home run in San Francisco Giants' history in an 8–0 victory over the Dodgers. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
Vibert Ernesto "Webbo" Clarke was a Panamanian professional baseball player. Born in Colón,Clarke was a left-handed pitcher who made seven appearances for the 1955 Washington Senators of Major League Baseball. He stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
Warren Richard Renick is a retired American professional baseball player,manager and coach. Renick had a 14-year (1965–1978) professional playing career,including all or part of five seasons (1968–1972) in Major League Baseball as a third baseman,left fielder and shortstop for the Minnesota Twins. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 188 pounds (85 kg).
Rudolph Bartholomew Meoli is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in 310 games over all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball for the California Angels,Chicago Cubs (1978) and Philadelphia Phillies (1979). An infielder,he played in 147 games as a shortstop,54 as a third baseman and 41 as a second baseman. Meoli is a native of Troy,New York,who batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg).
Robert George Hofman was an American infielder,catcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Born in St. Louis,Missouri,Hofman threw and batted right-handed,and stood 5'11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). His early baseball career was interrupted by service in the United States Army during World War II,where he saw action in the European Theater.
Kermit Emerson Wahl was an American professional baseball player. An infielder,he played all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball between 1944 and 1951 for the Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns,getting into 231 games. Wahl threw and batted right-handed,and stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Jack Napier Littrell was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop in the 1950s. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 179 pounds (81 kg),he batted and threw right-handed.
Gabriel Antonio Martínez Díaz was a Cuban-born Major League Baseball shortstop who played in parts of four seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1963–66),appearing in 73 career games. The native of Perico threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
John Robert Kline was an American professional baseball player. A shortstop,his 12-year career included one season in Major League Baseball as a member of the 1955 Washington Senators. Kline threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 179 pounds (81 kg).
Robert Oberton Spicer was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher and occasional outfielder,he had a highly successful 15-season minor league career (1947–1961) but played only four games as a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the 1955–1956 Kansas City Athletics. He batted left-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 173 pounds (78 kg).
William Donald Wilson is an American former professional baseball player. Wilson appeared in 224 games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics in 1950 and from 1953 to 1955,primarily as a center fielder. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg).
George Bertrand "Bobby" Prescott was a Panamanian professional baseball player,an outfielder,first baseman and third baseman who had a 19-year career,from 1952–1970,in North American minor league baseball and a brief trial with the 1961 Kansas City Athletics of the Major Leagues. He was a prolific home run hitter during his minor league career,smashing 398 round-trippers in 7,482 at bats,eclipsing the 30-home run mark five times,and twice leading the Mexican League in that category.
