Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons,from 1980 to 1991 and 1993 to 1997. While he played for six MLB teams,his longest tenure was with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Valenzuela batted and threw left-handed. His career highlights include a win-loss record of 173–153,with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.54. His 41.5 career wins above replacement is the highest of any Mexican-born MLB player. Valenzuela had an unorthodox windup and was one of a small number of pitchers who threw a screwball regularly. Never a particularly hard thrower,the Dodgers felt he needed another pitch;he was taught the screwball in 1979 by teammate Bobby Castillo.
Donald Howard Sutton was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sutton won a total of 324 games,pitched 58 shutouts including five one-hitters and ten two-hitters,and led the National League in walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) four times. He is seventh on baseball's all-time strikeout list with 3,574.
Eddie Clarence Murray,nicknamed "Steady Eddie",is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman,designated hitter,and coach. Spending most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles,he ranks fourth in team history in both games played and hits. Though Murray never won a Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award,he finished in the top ten in MVP voting several times. He had 996 runs batted in in the 1980s,more than any other player. After his playing career,Murray coached for the Orioles,Cleveland Indians,and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Orel Leonard Hershiser IV is an American former baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 2000. He later became a pitching coach for the Texas Rangers from 2002 to 2005 and a broadcast color analyst for the Dodgers. He is also a professional poker player.
Thomas Edward John Jr.,nicknamed "the Bionic Man," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 26 seasons between 1963 and 1989. He played for the Cleveland Indians,Chicago White Sox,Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,California Angels,and Oakland Athletics. He was a four-time MLB All-Star and has the second-most wins (288) of any pitcher since 1900 not in the Hall of Fame. Known for his longevity,John was the Opening Day starter six times –three for the White Sox and three times for the Yankees.
David Keith Stewart,nicknamed "Smoke",is an American professional baseball executive,pitching coach,sports agent,and former starting pitcher. The Los Angeles Dodgers' 16th-round selection in the 1975 MLB draft,Stewart's MLB playing career spanned from 1978 through 1995,winning three World Series championships all with different clubs while compiling a career 3.95 earned run average (ERA) and a 168–129 won–lost record,including winning 20 games in four consecutive seasons. He pitched for the Dodgers,Texas Rangers,Philadelphia Phillies,Oakland Athletics,and Toronto Blue Jays.
The 1966 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1966 season. The 63rd edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles and National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Orioles swept the series in four games to capture their first championship in franchise history. It was the last World Series played before MLB introduced the Commissioner's Trophy the following year. The Dodgers suffered record low scoring,accumulating just two runs over the course of the series,the lowest number of runs ever scored by any team in a World Series.
Philip Ramond Regan is an American former professional baseball pitcher,scout,and manager,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers,Los Angeles Dodgers,Chicago Cubs,and Chicago White Sox;he also managed the Baltimore Orioles. Regan served as the pitching coach for the New York Mets for part of the 2019 season.
Michael Thomas Morgan is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for 12 different teams over 25 years,and is one of 31 players in baseball history to appear in Major League baseball games in four decades (1978–2002). Upon his retirement,Morgan held the major league record for most major league teams played for (12),but this record was surpassed by Octavio Dotel in 2012 and Edwin Jackson in 2018. Because of this,Morgan was nicknamed "the Nomad" by his teammates due to his constant travel from team to team.
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt,nicknamed "Honey",is an American former professional baseball coach and pitcher. Honeycutt pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six different teams over 21 years,from 1977 to 1997. He pitched in 30 post-season games,including 20 League Championship Series games and seven World Series games,and never lost a game,going 3–0. Honeycutt gave up no runs in the 1988 and 1990 post-seasons,and was a member of the Oakland Athletics' 1989 World Series championship team. He was also the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 through 2019.
The 1988National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the National League East champion New York Mets. The Dodgers won the Series four games to three,en route to defeating the Oakland Athletics in five games in the 1988 World Series.
Timothy James Leary is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher.
Kenneth Howell,Jr. was an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the National League (NL) Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies (1984-1990). During his playing days,Howell stood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall,weighing 200 pounds (91 kg). He batted and threw right-handed.
Juan Bell Mathey was a Dominican professional baseball player,who played Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1995,primarily as an infielder.
In 1955,the Brooklyn Dodgers finally fulfilled the promise of many previous Dodger teams. Although the club had won several pennants in the past,and had won as many as 105 games in 1953,it had never won a World Series. This team finished 13.5 games ahead in the National League pennant race,leading the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed. In the World Series,they finally beat their crosstown rivals,the New York Yankees. It was the Dodgers' first and only World Series championship won while located in Brooklyn.
The 1988 Major League Baseball season ended with the underdog Los Angeles Dodgers shocking the Oakland Athletics,who had won 104 games during the regular season,in the World Series. The most memorable moment of the series came in Game 1,when injured Dodger Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic pinch-hit walk-off home run off Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley to win the game for Los Angeles. The Dodgers went on to win the Series in five games.
The 1989 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing second in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. The team was known as the Comeback Kids as they rebounded from the 54 wins and 107 losses of the 1988 season. The season also took on the "Why Not?!" promotional slogan as the team's pursuit of the pennant went down to the final series of the regular season. The Orioles went into the three-game season finale against the first place Toronto Blue Jays down by one game in the AL East standings and needing either a sweep to win the AL East championship,or two wins to force a one-game playoff. The Blue Jays won the first two games of the series,clinching first place on the penultimate game of the season.
The 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers season marked the 100th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball,having joined the National League in 1890 after six seasons in the American Association. It also marked their 32nd season in Los Angeles,California.
The 1988 season was a memorable one for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a squad that was picked to finish fourth wound up winning the World Series,beating the heavily favored New York Mets and Oakland Athletics along the way. Kirk Gibson carried the Dodger offense,winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Orel Hershiser dominated on the mound,throwing a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings on his way to winning the Cy Young Award.
Justin Matthew Turner is an American professional baseball infielder and designated hitter for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles,New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,Boston Red Sox,and Toronto Blue Jays.
