Paul Andrew O'Neill is an American former baseball right fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1985–1992) and New York Yankees (1993–2001). O'Neill compiled 281 home runs,1,269 runs batted in,2,107 hits,and a lifetime batting average of .288. He won the American League batting title in 1994 with a .359 average. He was a five-time World Series champion and a five-time All-Star.
Johnny Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager. He was known as the "Wild Horse of the Osage" because of his daring,aggressive baserunning abilities. Martin played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman and an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1930s and early 1940s. He was best known for his heroics during the 1931 World Series,in which he was the catalyst in a Cardinals' upset victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.
John Dwight Chesbro was an American professional baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "Happy Jack",Chesbro played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1899–1902),the New York Highlanders (1903–1909),and the Boston Red Sox (1909) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Chesbro finished his career with a 198–132 win–loss record,a 2.68 earned run average,and 1,265 strikeouts. His 41 wins during the 1904 season remains an American League record. Though some pitchers have won more games in some seasons prior to 1901,historians demarcating 1901 as the beginning of 'modern-era' major league baseball refer to and credit Jack Chesbro and his 1904 win-total as the modern era major league record and its holder. Some view Chesbro's 41 wins in a season as an unbreakable record.
Andrew Eugene Pettitte is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily for the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the Houston Astros. Pettitte won five World Series championships with the Yankees and was a three-time All-Star. He ranks as MLB's all-time postseason wins leader with 19.
Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing was an American professional baseball player. A pitcher,he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1924 through 1947. He played for the Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,and Chicago White Sox. Ruffing is most remembered for his time with the highly successful Yankees teams of the 1930s and 1940s.
Mary Ewing Outerbridge was an American woman who imported the lawn game tennis to the United States from Bermuda.
Morris Hiram "Red" Badgro was an American professional football and baseball player. He played as an end in the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
Melvin Leon Stottlemyre Sr. was an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He played for 11 seasons in Major League Baseball,all for the New York Yankees,and coached for 23 seasons,for the Yankees,New York Mets,Houston Astros,and Seattle Mariners. He was a five-time MLB All-Star as a player and a five-time World Series champion as a coach.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1982 throughout the world.
Lonnie Warneke,nicknamed "The Arkansas Hummingbird",was a Major League Baseball player,Major League umpire,county judge,and businessman from Montgomery County,Arkansas,whose career won-loss record as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals (1937–42) was 192–121.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1883 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1874 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1873 throughout the world.
Robert Arthur O'Farrell was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for 21 seasons with the Chicago Cubs,St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants. O'Farrell also played for the Cincinnati Reds,albeit briefly. He was considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of his generation.
David W. Force was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1871 through 1886,he played in the National Association with the Washington Olympics (1871),Troy Haymakers (1872),Baltimore Canaries (1872[end]-1873),Chicago White Stockings (1874) and Philadelphia Athletics (1875),and in the National League for the Philadelphia Athletics (1876),New York Mutuals (1876),St. Louis Brown Stockings (1877),Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885) and Washington Nationals (1886). Force batted and threw right-handed.
Robert Edward Addy,nicknamed "the Magnet",was a Canadian right fielder and second baseman in Major League Baseball,whose professional career spanned from 1871 in the National Association to 1877 in the National League. He is credited as the first player to introduce the slide in an organized game,and later attempted to create a game of baseball that would have been played on ice. He is also credited as the first person born in Canada to appear in a major league game.
Henry William "Heine" Meine,sometimes "Heinie" Meine,was a professional baseball player. Meine was a right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1922 and for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1929 to 1934. He was given the nickname "The Count of Luxemburg" on account of his operating a speakeasy/tavern in the Luxemburg section of St. Louis. He led the National League in wins and innings pitched in 1931 and compiled a 66–50 record in seven seasons of Major League Baseball.
Edward North "Robbie" Robinson was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Nebraska–Lincoln,Brown University,University of Maine,and Tufts College—now known as Tufts University,and co-head football coach at Boston University. He also coached for the Providence Steam Roller of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955.
Harry Clayton Harper was an American professional baseball pitcher,businessman,and politician. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators,Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,and Brooklyn Robins between 1913 and 1923. Harper started Game 6 of the 1922 World Series for the Yankees.
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division. Since the 2006 season,the Cardinals have played their home games at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis. One of the nation's oldest and most successful professional baseball clubs,the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships,the most of any NL team and second in MLB only to the New York Yankees. The team has won 19 National League pennants,third-most of any team behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. St. Louis has also won 15 division titles in the East and Central divisions.
