Miguel Ángel Cuellar Santana was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played for 15 seasons in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher in 1959 and from 1964 through 1977,most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles who won the American League (AL) pennant in each of Cuellar's first three seasons with the team. During that time,Cuellar and the Orioles won the 1970 World Series. Cuellar also played for the Cincinnati Reds,St. Louis Cardinals,Houston Astros and California Angels.
David Arthur McNally was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1962 through 1975,most notably as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1971. A three-time All-Star,McNally won 20 or more games for four consecutive seasons from 1968 through 1971. He was one of four 20-game winners for the 1971 Orioles,currently the last team as of 2023 to have four 20-win pitchers on the same roster.
In baseball,a golden sombrero is a player's inglorious feat of striking out four times in a single game.
Michael Kendall Flanagan was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher,front office executive,and color commentator. He spent 18 years as a player in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays (1987–1990).
Myron Walter Drabowsky was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,Milwaukee Braves,Cincinnati Reds,Kansas City Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,Kansas City Royals,St. Louis Cardinals,and Chicago White Sox. A noted practical joker,Drabowsky engaged in such antics as leaving snakes in teammates' lockers or phoning the opposing team's bullpen to tell a pitcher to warm up. He batted and threw right-handed.
Johnny Lee "Blue Moon" Odom is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1964 through 1976,most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974. The two-time All-Star also played for the Cleveland Indians,Atlanta Braves,and Chicago White Sox.
Thomas Virgil Sturdivant,nicknamed "Snake",was an American pitcher who played for the New York Yankees,Kansas City Athletics,Boston Red Sox,Washington Senators,Pittsburgh Pirates,Detroit Tigers,and New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He threw a curveball and a knuckleball,among other pitches. He batted left-handed but threw right-handed.
Jackie Delane Aker is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics,Seattle Pilots,New York Yankees,Chicago Cubs,Atlanta Braves,and New York Mets.
Peter Gerard Richert is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers,Washington Senators (1965–67),Baltimore Orioles (1967–71),St. Louis Cardinals (1974) and Philadelphia Phillies (1974).
Frank Louis Bertaina was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1964 through 1970 for the Baltimore Orioles,Washington Senators (1967–69),and St. Louis Cardinals (1970). Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 177 pounds (80 kg),Bertaina batted and threw left-handed.
John Eugene O'Donoghue is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He was signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent before the 1959 season and pitched for the Athletics (1963–1965),Cleveland Indians (1966–1967),Baltimore Orioles (1968),Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1970),and Montreal Expos (1970–1971). During his nine-year major league career,O'Donoghue compiled 39 wins,377 strikeouts,and a 4.07 earned run average. At the plate,he was 35-for-206 (.170) with three home runs,the first two against Buster Narum and the third off Denny McLain.
Daniel Osinski,nicknamed "The Silencer",was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher. The 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m),195 pounds (88 kg) right-hander was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before the 1952 season. He played for the Kansas City Athletics (1962),Los Angeles Angels (1962–1964),Milwaukee Braves (1965),Boston Red Sox (1966–1967),Chicago White Sox (1969),and Houston Astros (1970).
Eugene Mathew Brabender,nicknamed "Lurch",was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent before the 1961 season. He also was a member of the US Army from 1963 to 1964. He pitched for the Baltimore Orioles (1966–1968),Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1970). During a 5-year baseball career,Brabender compiled 35 wins,440 strikeouts,and a 4.25 earned run average. He stood 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighed 225 pounds (102 kg).
George Stuart Brunet was an American professional baseball pitcher who also went on to a Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame career in Mexico. Brunet pitched for nine different Major League clubs during his career in the U.S.
The 1967 Baltimore Orioles season was the 67th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history,the 14th in Baltimore,and the 14th at Memorial Stadium. The Orioles finished the season in sixth place in the American League with a record of 76 wins and 85 losses,15+1⁄2 games behind the AL champion Boston Red Sox. The team was managed by Hank Bauer,and played their home games at Memorial Stadium.
The 1961 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing third in the American League with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses,14 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees. The team was managed by Paul Richards and Lum Harris,and played their home games at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.
The 1964 Major League Baseball season was played from April 13 to October 15,1964. This season is often remembered for the end of the New York Yankees' third dynasty,as they won their 29th American League Championship in 44 seasons. However,the Yankees lost the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. As of 2023,the Cardinals are the only National League team to have an edge over the Yankees in series played (3–2),amongst the non-expansion teams,despite holding a losing record in World Series games against them (13–15).
The 2023 season was the 123rd season for the Oakland Athletics franchise,and the 56th in Oakland. The Athletics failed to improve on their 60–102 record from the previous season,going 50–112. They started 10–45 in their first 55 games,which tied them with the 1904 Washington Senators and 1899 Cleveland Spiders for the worst 55-game start in MLB history and with a 21–60 first half,were on pace to tie the record for most losses in a season in the modern era set by the 1962 Mets before having a 29–52 second half to avoid breaking the record.
The 2024 season was the 124th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise,and the 57th in Oakland. It was the Athletics' final season in Oakland,before the team relocated after the owners approved the move unanimously on November 16,2023. The team will take up temporary residency in West Sacramento for three seasons at Sutter Health Park,operating as just the Athletics during that period of time.
