Charles Joseph Hiller was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. In the 1962 World Series,he became the first National League player to hit a grand slam in a World Series.
Gerald Wayne Grote was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1963 through 1981 for the Houston Colt .45s,New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Kansas City Royals.
Donald Lee Blasingame,nicknamed "Blazer",was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1955–1959),San Francisco Giants (1960–1961),Cincinnati Reds (1961–1963),Washington Senators (1963–1966),and Kansas City Athletics (1966). Blasingame threw right-handed,batted left-handed and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 160 pounds (73 kg).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1996 throughout the world.
Harry William Walker was an American professional baseball player,coach and manager. Known by the nickname "Harry the Hat",he played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball between 1940 and 1955,most notably as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals with whom he won two world championships and was the 1947 National League batting champion.
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.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1963 throughout the world.
Harry Francis Craft was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. Born in Ellisville,Mississippi,he was a center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds from 1937 to 1942. Craft attended Mississippi College,threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
Herman Thomas Davis Jr. was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left fielder and third baseman from 1959 to 1976 for ten different teams,most prominently for the Los Angeles Dodgers where he was a two-time National League batting champion and was a member of the 1963 World Series winning team.
Frank William Kellert was an American professional baseball player. The first baseman appeared in 122 games over all or parts of four major league seasons between 1953 and 1956 for the St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles,Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. He was a member of the 1955 world champion Dodgers,the only Brooklyn team to win a World Series. Kellert threw and batted right-handed,and was listed at 6 feet,21⁄2 inches tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
Harold Wayne Smith was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 879 games in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1964 —mostly as a catcher,but also as a third baseman and first baseman. Smith played with five different MLB teams but is most notable for his integral role during the 1960 World Series as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Norman Howard John Larker was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman who,early in his career,also frequently played corner outfielder,he appeared in 667 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1958–1963) for four National League clubs,most notably the Los Angeles Dodgers. Larker also spent two years in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg),and batted and threw left-handed.
The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 81st season in St. Louis,Missouri and its 71st season in the National League. The Cardinals went 84–78 during the season and finished sixth in the National League,17+1⁄2 games behind the San Francisco Giants. Also in 1962,the Cardinals became the first NL club to wear names on the backs of their uniforms that season.
Albert Donald Spangler is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder and coach. Spangler appeared in 912 games in the majors between 1959 and 1971 for the Milwaukee Braves,Houston Colt .45s / Astros,Los Angeles / California Angels,and Chicago Cubs. Born in Philadelphia,he threw and batted left-handed,and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
James Edward Beauchamp was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played from 1963 to 1973 for the St. Louis Cardinals,Houston Colt .45s/Astros,Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves,Cincinnati Reds,and New York Mets. He attended Grove High School in Grove,Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University before being signed by the Cardinals in 1957. He was the father of former minor league baseball player Kash Beauchamp. He was 6'2' and weighed 205 pounds.
Robert Morris Morgan was an American professional baseball infielder. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1950 and 1958 for the Brooklyn Dodgers,Philadelphia Phillies,St. Louis Cardinals,and Chicago Cubs.
Gerald Peter Buchek was an American middle infielder and third baseman who played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Buchek threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
The Houston Colt .45s' 1963 season was a season in American baseball. The team finished ninth in the National League with a record of 66–96,33 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.
John Weekly was an American professional baseball player whose career extended from 1956 through 1965. The outfielder appeared in 53 Major League games for the Houston Colt .45s from 1962 to 1964. Weekly batted and threw right-handed;he stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
