David Arthur Kingman,nicknamed "Sky King," "King Kong," or simply "Kong," is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder,first baseman,third baseman,and designated hitter who was a three-time MLB All-Star with 442 career home runs and 1,210 runs batted in (RBI) in 16 seasons. In his career,Kingman averaged a home run every 15.11 at bats,tied for 14th best all-time.
Robert Charles Nieman was an American professional baseball player and scout. An outfielder,he spent all or parts of a dozen Major League Baseball seasons with the St. Louis Browns (1951–52),Detroit Tigers (1953–54),Chicago White Sox (1955–56),Baltimore Orioles (1956–59),St. Louis Cardinals (1960–61),Cleveland Indians (1961–62) and San Francisco Giants (1962). He also played one season in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons (1963). He threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
Todd Mathew Hollandsworth is an American former professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). In 1996,he won the National League Rookie of the Year Award,setting a record as the fifth consecutive Los Angeles Dodgers rookie to do so.
Richard Dale Long was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates,St. Louis Browns,Chicago Cubs,San Francisco Giants,New York Yankees and Washington Senators between 1951 and 1963. Listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 205 pounds (93 kg),he batted and threw left-handed.
Charles Lenard Neal was an American professional baseball player,a second baseman and shortstop who had an eight-season career (1956–1963) in Major League Baseball.
Robert Thomas Aspromonte is an American former professional baseball player and business entrepreneur. He played as a third baseman in Major League Baseball in 1956 and then from 1960 to 1971,most prominently as a member of the newly formed Houston Colt .45s expansion team where,he became the regular third baseman for the first seven seasons of the young franchise. As well as being the first-ever batter for Houston,he was also the last Brooklyn Dodger to appear in a major league game. He also played for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.
Thomas P. "Oyster" Burns was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned 15 seasons,11 of which were spent with the Major League Baseball (MLB) Wilmington Quicksteps (1884),Baltimore Orioles,Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1895),and New York Giants (1895). Burns,who predominately played as an outfielder,also played as a shortstop,second baseman,third baseman,and pitcher. Over his career,Burns compiled a career batting average of .300 with 870 runs scored,1,392 hits,224 doubles,129 triples,65 home runs,and 834 runs batted in (RBI) in 1,188 games played. Although the majority of his career was spent in the major leagues,Burns also played in minor league baseball. He made his MLB debut at the age of 19 and was listed as standing 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) and weighing 183 pounds (83 kg).
Joseph Franklin Demaree was an American baseball outfielder. He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors for the Chicago Cubs,New York Giants (1939–41),Boston Braves (1941–42),St. Louis Cardinals (1943) and St. Louis Browns (1944).
Thomas Michael Brown is an American former professional baseball player. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with his hometown Brooklyn Dodgers at 16 years and 241 days old,starting at shortstop at Ebbets Field against the Chicago Cubs,on August 3,1944,during the World War II manpower shortage. Brown thus became the youngest non-pitcher to ever play in a major league game,and the second-youngest overall after Joe Nuxhall,who was 15 years and 316 days old when he first appeared as a hurler for the Cincinnati Reds on June 10,1944. In Brown's debut game,he collected his first big-league hit,a double off the Cubs' Bob Chipman,and in the field handled three chances,with one error,as the Dodgers fell,6–2.
Michael Eugene Fontenot Jr. is an American former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,San Francisco Giants,and Philadelphia Phillies. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Fontenot was commonly used at second base,shortstop,or third base during his career. He won a World Series with the Giants in 2010.
Raymond Lee Walls Jr. was an American professional baseball player,an outfielder who appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1952 and 1964 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates,Chicago Cubs,Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played the 1965 season in Japan,for the Hankyu Braves. The native of San Diego threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall,and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg). Walls wore eyeglasses on the field during his active career —a rarity for players of his era —and was nicknamed "Captain Midnight" because of his eyewear.
Milton Joseph Stock was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1913 through 1926. The Chicago native played for the New York Giants,Philadelphia Phillies,Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Cardinals. Over 14 MLB seasons,he played in 1,628 games and amassed 1,806 hits,with a .289 lifetime batting average and 155 stolen bases. Stock stood 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall,weighed 154 pounds (70 kg) and threw and batted right-handed.
Irving Arnold Noren was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He was an outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1950 through 1960 for the Washington Senators,New York Yankees,Kansas City Athletics,St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played for the National Basketball League's Chicago American Gears in 1946–47. Later in his baseball career,Noren was a minor league manager and the third-base coach of the 1972–73 World Series champion Oakland Athletics. As a player and coach between 1950 and 1975,Noren was a member of five world championship teams. The last surviving member of the 1952 World Series champion Yankees,he died at his home in Oceanside,California,on November 15,2019,at age 94.
Charles William Smith was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago White Sox,New York Mets,St. Louis Cardinals,New York Yankees,and Chicago Cubs from 1960 to 1969.
Robert Vilarian Borkowski was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1950 to 1955 with the Chicago Cubs,Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers. Listed at 6' 0" (1.83 m),182 lb. (83 kg),Borkowski batted and threw right-handed. He was born and died in Dayton,Ohio.
The 1962 Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League,and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. Harry Craft was Houston's first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the National League's ten teams with a record of 64–96,36+1⁄2 games behind the league champion San Francisco Giants.
Senger David Peralta Guerreiro,nicknamed "Freight Train",is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2014 with the Arizona Diamondbacks,where he won the Silver Slugger Award in 2018 and the Gold Glove Award in 2019. He has also played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Steven Michael Duggar,nicknamed Duggy,is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants,Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels. Duggar played college baseball at Clemson University,and was drafted in the sixth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft by the Giants. He made his MLB debut in 2018.
Michael Robert Tauchman is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies,New York Yankees,and San Francisco Giants,and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles. In his senior year of college in 2013 at Bradley University he batted .425,leading all NCAA Division I baseball players. The Rockies selected Tauchman in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017.
Matthew Thomas Beaty is an American professional baseball first baseman and left fielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers,San Diego Padres,San Francisco Giants,and Kansas City Royals. He played college baseball for the Belmont Bruins. The Dodgers selected Beaty in the 12th round of the 2015 MLB draft,and he made his MLB debut for them in 2019.
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