Fredric Michael Lynn is an American former professional baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),mostly with the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels. He was the first player to win MLB's Rookie of the Year Award and Most Valuable Player Award in the same year,which he accomplished in 1975 with the Red Sox.
James William "Junior" Gilliam was an American second baseman,third baseman,and coach in Negro league and Major League Baseball who spent his entire major league career with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers. He was named the 1953 National League Rookie of the Year,and was a key member of ten National League championship teams from 1953 to 1978. As the Dodgers' leadoff hitter for most of the 1950s,he scored over 100 runs in each of his first four seasons and led the National League in triples in 1953 and walks in 1959. Upon retirement,he became one of the first African-American coaches in the major leagues.
Michael Anthony Easler,nicknamed "the Hit Man",is an American former professional baseball outfielder,designated hitter,and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,California Angels,Pittsburgh Pirates,Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,and Philadelphia Phillies,from 1973 to 1987.
Merritt Thomas Ranew was an American professional baseball catcher who appeared in 269 games over all or parts of five Major League Baseball seasons for five different teams. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
Brian David Harper is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for seven teams,with his most consistent tenure being with the Minnesota Twins,where he for played six seasons in his sixteen season career. He was the starting catcher when the Twins won the 1991 World Series;Harper batted .381,the best among all regular Minnesota batters. He most recently served as the hitting coach of the Double-A Erie SeaWolves.
Mariano Duncan Nalasco is a Dominican former second baseman and shortstop who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies,New York Yankees,and Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball during his 12-year career. He was the infield coach and first base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers under managers Grady Little and Joe Torre. Duncan was an MLB All-Star in 1994 and won two World Series championships as a player.
DeWain Lee Stevens is an American former first baseman and designated hitter drafted by the California Angels in 1986. A highly regarded prospect,Stevens batted .314 with 19 home runs for the Triple A Edmonton Trappers in 1991.
Timothy John Foli is an American former professional baseball player,coach and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop for the New York Mets,Montreal Expos,San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates,California Angels and New York Yankees from 1970 to 1985. At age 17,Foli was the first pick in the Major League Baseball Draft in 1968 and went on to be a member of the 1979 World Series champion Pirates. Foli was known as a fiery player who was a reliable fielder but only an average hitter. Foli was a free swinger,especially in 1982 when he walked only 14 times,the lowest total ever for 150 or more games played. His free swinging did not aim for the fences,however,as he averaged less than two home runs per season.
Danny Kay Goodwin is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and designated hitter from 1975 to 1982. He also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league with the Nankai Hawks in 1986. Goodwin is the only baseball player to be drafted first overall in the Major League draft in two separate drafts.
Winston Enriquillo Llenas Dávila(a.k.a. Chilote) is a former Major League Baseball infielder/outfielder who played for the California Angels from 1968 to 1969,and again from 1972 to 1975. He also played one season in Japan for the Taiheiyo Club Lions in 1976.
Carlos "Bobby" Treviño Castro was a Mexican professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during 1968,for the California Angels,and played 13 seasons in the Mexican League,between 1964 and 1979. During his playing career,he was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 185 pounds (84 kg). His younger brother,Alex Treviño,also played in MLB.
Walter Franklin Bond was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 365 games over six Major League Baseball seasons between 1960 and 1967 for the Cleveland Indians,Houston Colt .45s/Astros and Minnesota Twins. An outfielder and first baseman,he played the last five seasons of his 11-year professional career after being diagnosed with leukemia while serving as a private first class in the United States Army in 1962. Bond died of the disease in the closing weeks of the 1967 baseball season —a year during which he had made the Twins' roster coming out of spring training.
Billy Rolland Cowan is an American former professional baseball player. Appearing primarily as an outfielder,Cowan totalled 493 games played,over all or part of eight Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons,for the Chicago Cubs (1963–64),New York Mets (1965),Milwaukee Braves (1965),Philadelphia Phillies (1967),New York Yankees (1969),and California Angels (1969–72).
Patricio Athelstan Scantlebury was a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher whose 16-season career included six games pitched for the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs of Major League Baseball. Born in Gatun Lake,Panama,Scantlebury threw and batted left-handed,stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
James Edward Hicks was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and first baseman from 1964 to 1970 and in the Nippon Professional Baseball league from 1973 to 1974. He played in 93 games over all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox,St. Louis Cardinals and the California Angels. He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).
Carlos Antonio Morales López is a retired professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Chaflán" in his native Mexico,López spent seven seasons in professional baseball,including three seasons in Major League Baseball with the California Angels (1976),Seattle Mariners (1977),and the Baltimore Orioles (1978). Over his major league career,López batted .260 with 61 runs,130 hits,24 doubles,one triples,12 home runs,54 runs batted in (RBIs),and 23 stolen bases in 237 games played. On the defensive side,López has played 181 games in right field and 49 games in center field.
Thomas Roland Burgess was a Canadian professional baseball player,coach and manager. An outfielder and first baseman,Burgess had two trials in Major League Baseball (MLB);a 17-game stint with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954,and a full season with the Los Angeles Angels in 1962. He then forged a long career as a minor-league manager,and served as a major-league third base coach for the 1977 New York Mets and 1978 Atlanta Braves.
Luis Anibal Montañez is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs.
Rogelio Álvarez Hernández was a Cuban professional baseball player whose career spanned 18 seasons,including parts of two in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds. Over his career in the majors,Álvarez batted .189 with two runs,seven hits and two runs batted in (RBIs). Álvarez also played in the minor leagues with the Class-C Yuma Sun Sox (1956),the Class-B Port Arthur Sea Hawks (1956),the Class-B Wenatchee Chiefs (1957),the Class-B Clovis Redlegs (1957),the Triple-A Havana Sugar Kings/Jersey City Jerseys (1958–1961),the Triple-A San Diego Padres,the Double-A Macon Peaches (1964),the Double-A Knoxville Smokies (1965–1967),the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons (1966),the Double-A Evansville White Sox,the Triple-A Veracruz Aguila (1968–1971),the Triple-A Poza Rica Petroleros (1972) and the Triple-A Yucatán Leones (1973). During his minor league career,he played 1,706 games. He primarily played first base over his career,but also played outfield and pitcher on occasion.
Jacke Sylvesta Davis,often misspelled "Jack" Davis,was an American former professional baseball outfielder,who spent eight seasons in professional baseball,including part of one season in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Philadelphia Phillies.