Gregory Alan Maddux is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams. Maddux is best known for his accomplishments while playing for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. With the Braves,he won the 1995 World Series over the Cleveland Indians. The first to achieve a number of feats and records,he was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award four consecutive years (1992–1995),matched by only one other pitcher,Randy Johnson. During those four seasons,Maddux had a 75–29 record with a 1.98 earned run average (ERA),while allowing less than one baserunner per inning.
Roland Glen Fingers is an American former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams between 1968 and 1985,when his effectiveness helped to redefine the value of relievers within baseball and to usher in the modern closer role. A seven-time All-Star,he led the major leagues in saves three times,and was named Rolaids Relief Man of the Year four times. He first gained prominence as a member of the Oakland Athletics championship teams of the early 1970s,when his flamboyant handlebar mustache made him perhaps the most identifiable member of The Mustache Gang which led Oakland to become the only non-New York Yankees team ever to win three consecutive World Series titles. Fingers was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1974 World Series after earning a win in the opener and saves in the last three games to secure the title.
In baseball and softball,a win–loss record indicates the number of wins and losses credited to a pitcher. For example,a 20–10 win–loss record would represent 20 wins and 10 losses.
In baseball,a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter". In most cases,no-hitters are recorded by a single pitcher who throws a complete game;one thrown by two or more pitchers is a combined no-hitter.
Howard Bruce Sutter was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1976 and 1988. He was one of the sport's dominant relievers in the late 1970s and early 1980s,making effective use of the split-finger fastball. A six-time All-Star and 1982 World Series champion,Sutter recorded a 2.83 career earned run average and 300 saves,the third-most in MLB history at the time of his retirement. Sutter won the National League's (NL) Cy Young Award in 1979 as its top pitcher,and won the NL Rolaids Relief Man Award four times. He became the only pitcher to lead the NL in saves five times.
David Allan Righetti,nicknamed "Rags",is an American professional baseball coach and former player. A left-handed pitcher,Righetti played in Major League Baseball from 1979 through 1995 for the New York Yankees,San Francisco Giants,Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,and Chicago White Sox. He served as the pitching coach for the Giants from 2000 through 2017.
Robert Thomas "Bobby" Thigpen is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is noted for setting the major league record of 57 saves during the 1990 season,which has since been broken by former Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Francisco Rodríguez. He is the former pitching coach of the Winston-Salem Dash. He is also the former bullpen coach for the Chicago White Sox.
Lee Arthur Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams. Serving mostly as a relief pitcher during his career,he was a dominant closer and held the major league record for career saves from 1993 until 2006,when Trevor Hoffman passed his total of 478. Smith was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019 by the Today's Game Era Committee.
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.
Ronald Maurice Darling Jr. is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from 1983 to 1995,most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that won the 1986 World Series. Since 2006,he has been the co-lead color commentator for Mets broadcasts on SNY alongside former teammate Keith Hernandez.
Jesse Russell Orosco is a Mexican American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who holds the major league record for career pitching appearances,having pitched in 1,252 games. He pitched most notably for the New York Mets in the 1980s and made the NL All-Star team in 1983 and 1984. He won a World Series in 1986 with the Mets and in 1988 with the Dodgers. He threw left-handed,but batted right-handed. He retired in 2003 after having been with the Mets,Dodgers,Cleveland Indians,Milwaukee Brewers,Baltimore Orioles,St. Louis Cardinals,San Diego Padres,New York Yankees,and Minnesota Twins. He retired when he was 46 years old,one of the oldest players to still be playing in the modern age. Orosco is one of only 29 players in baseball history to date to have appeared in Major League games in four decades.
Michael Warren Scott is an American right-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets and the Houston Astros. He won the National League Cy Young Award in 1986. Scott is part of a select group of pitchers that have thrown a no-hitter and struck out 300 batters in the same season.
Terence John Mulholland is an American former professional baseball pitcher. His Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned 20 seasons,1986 and 1988 to 2006. He threw left-handed and batted right-handed.
Kenton Charles Tekulve,nicknamed "Teke",is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. Pitching with an unusual submarine delivery,Tekulve was known as a workhorse relief pitcher who holds several records for number of games pitched and innings pitched.
Ronald Gene Davis is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played 11 years from 1978 to 1988. Davis played for the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins of the American League and the Chicago Cubs,Los Angeles Dodgers,and San Francisco Giants of the National League. He was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1981.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world.
Arthur Lee Guetterman,nicknamed "Goot," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played from 1984 to 1996 for the Seattle Mariners,New York Yankees,New York Mets,and St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). A southpaw used primarily in the major leagues as a relief pitcher,he stood 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) tall. He led the Yankees in wins in 1990 without starting a game.
Cecilio Guante Magallanes is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He made his Major League Baseball(MLB) debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates and ended his career after playing with the Cleveland Indians. He finished his career with a 29–34 won/loss record and a 3.48 ERA. He worked exclusively as a relief pitcher.
James Sanford Lavender was an American professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher from 1912 to 1917. He played a total of five seasons with the Chicago Cubs of the National League from 1912 to 1916;after being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies,he played an additional season in 1917. During his playing days,his height was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m),his weight as 165 pounds (75 kg),and he batted and threw right-handed. Born in Barnesville,Georgia,he began his professional baseball career in minor league baseball in 1906 at the age 22. He worked his way through the system over the next few seasons,culminating with a three-season stint with the Providence Grays of the Eastern League from 1909 to 1911.
Darrin John Chapin is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1991 and 1992 seasons. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches,170 lb.,he batted and threw right-handed.
