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.
Don James Larsen was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams:the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees (1955–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961),Chicago White Sox (1961),San Francisco Giants (1962–1964),Houston Colt .45's / Astros (1964–65),and Chicago Cubs (1967).
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.
Robert Andrew Witt Sr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played all or parts of 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics,Florida Marlins,St. Louis Cardinals,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Cleveland Indians,and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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.
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.
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.
Robert Paul Saverine is a former Major League Baseball infielder/outfielder. He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent before the 1959 season and played for the Orioles and the Washington Senators (1966–1967).
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.
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).
The 1967 New York Yankees season was the 65th season for the Yankees. The team finished ahead of only the Kansas City Athletics in the American League final standings,with a record of 72–90,finishing 20 games behind the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Ralph Houk. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
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.
After winning the World Series the previous year,the 1967 Baltimore Orioles plummeted to a sixth-place finish 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 1954 Baltimore Orioles season saw the restoration of Major League Baseball to Baltimore after a 51-year absence,and the debut of the modern edition of the MLB Oriole franchise. Upon the transfer of the moribund St. Louis Browns on September 30,1953,Baltimore returned to the American League over a half century after the Orioles of 1901–02 departed for New York City,where they eventually became the Yankees. The Baltimore Terrapins of the "outlaw" Federal League filled the void in 1914 and 1915,but the insurgent circuit collapsed without gaining recognition as a "third major league," and,as of 2022,its status remained in dispute. During most of its 51 seasons without a major-league team,Baltimore was represented in Organized Baseball by a top-level minor-league club,the Orioles of the International League.
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.
