George Howard Brett is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
Frank Daryl Tanana is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. In a Major League Baseball career that stretched from 1973 to 1993,he pitched for the California Angels,Boston Red Sox,Texas Rangers,Detroit Tigers,New York Mets,and New York Yankees. He struck out 2,773 batters in his career and twice won playoff-clinching games for the teams he was on,the 1979 Angels and the 1987 Tigers.
Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986,most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 to 1974. He won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971.
Kyle Ehren Snyder is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher and current pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Kansas City Royals and the Boston Red Sox. During his playing days,Snyder stood 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall,weighing 225 pounds (102 kg).
Floyd Franklin Bannister is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros (1977–1978),Seattle Mariners (1979–1982),Chicago White Sox (1983–1987),Kansas City Royals (1988–1989),California Angels (1991),and Texas Rangers (1992). Bannister also played for the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),in 1990.
Paul William Splittorff Jr. was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Royals from 1970 to 1984. After his playing career,Splittorff became a television color commentator for the Royals. He was inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame in 1987.
Wilbur Forrester Wood Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. In a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he pitched for the Boston Red Sox (1961–64),the Pittsburgh Pirates (1964–65),and the Chicago White Sox (1967–78). A knuckleball specialist after joining the White Sox,he threw left-handed and batted right-handed.
Jorge Orta Núñez is a Mexican former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1972 to 1987 for the Chicago White Sox,Cleveland Indians,Los Angeles Dodgers,Toronto Blue Jays,and Kansas City Royals. He is best remembered for being at the center of one of the most controversial plays in World Series history.
Lawrence Cyril Gura is an American former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1985. He won a national championship at Arizona State University and spent 16 years in the Major Leagues. He played for the Chicago Cubs of the National League,and the New York Yankees (1974–1975) and Kansas City Royals (1976–1985),both of the American League. He attended Joliet East High School and was inducted into the inaugural Joliet Hall of Fame in Joliet,Illinois.
Robert Craig McClure is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1975 to 1993,most notably as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers with whom he won the 1982 American League pennant. Following his playing career,he has served as a coach for several MLB teams.
Wayne Lee Twitchell was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.
Dennis Patrick Leonard is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1986. He retired in 1986 due to injuries.
James William Colborn is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-handed Colborn pitched for the Chicago Cubs (1969-1971),Milwaukee Brewers (1972-1976),Kansas City Royals (1977-1978) and Seattle Mariners (1978).
Steve Renko,Jr. is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Montreal Expos (1969–1976),Chicago Cubs (1976–1977),Chicago White Sox (1977),Oakland Athletics (1978),Boston Red Sox (1979–1980),California Angels (1981–1982) and Kansas City Royals (1983).
Eric Ralph Rasmussen is a former professional baseball pitcher,and current coach in the Minnesota Twins organization.
Thomas Andrew Murphy is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.
Danny Leon Thompson was an American college and professional baseball player,a major league shortstop from 1970 to 1976. Diagnosed with leukemia in early 1973 at age 26,he played four more seasons in the majors and died ten weeks after his final game.
Jackson A. Todd is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He represented the United States at the 1971 Pan American Games,where he won a silver medal.
Gerald Allen Cram is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. Born in Los Angeles,California,Cram appeared in 23 games over parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball with the Kansas City Royals and New York Mets (1974–1975),compiling an 0–3 record and 2.98 earned run average. He threw and batted right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg).
Michael William Morin is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels,Kansas City Royals,Seattle Mariners,Minnesota Twins,Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins. The Angels selected Morin in the 13th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft,and he made his major league debut in 2014.
