Raymond Earl Fosse was an American professional baseball player and television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 1967 to 1979,most prominently as an All-Star player for the Cleveland Indians,and then as a two-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics dynasty of the early 1970s. He also played for the Seattle Mariners and the Milwaukee Brewers. After his playing career,Fosse was a popular television and radio color commentator for the Athletics.
Don Edward Baylor was an American professional baseball player and manager. During his 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),Baylor was a power hitter known for standing very close to home plate and was a first baseman,left fielder,and designated hitter. He played for six different American League (AL) teams,primarily the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels,but he also played for the Oakland Athletics,New York Yankees,Minnesota Twins,and Boston Red Sox. In 1979,Baylor was an All-Star and won the AL Most Valuable Player Award. He won three Silver Slugger Awards,the Roberto Clemente Award,and was a member of the 1987 World Series champion Minnesota Twins.
John Sherman Lollar Jr. was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played for 18 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians (1946),New York Yankees (1947–1948),St. Louis Browns (1949–1951),and Chicago White Sox (1952–1963).
Anthony La Russa Jr. is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and manager. His MLB career has spanned from 1963 to 2022,in several roles. He is the former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals,Oakland Athletics,and Chicago White Sox. In 33 years as a manager,La Russa guided his teams to three World Series titles,six league championships,and 13 division titles. His managerial total of 2,902 MLB wins is second only to Connie Mack's.
Fury Gene Tenace,better known as Gene Tenace,is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1969 through 1983,most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
Mickey Lee Tettleton is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,Detroit Tigers,and Texas Rangers. Although Tettleton played mostly as a catcher,he also played as a first baseman,an outfielder,and as a designated hitter.
Rene George Lachemann is a retired American professional baseball coach,catcher and manager. He spent 33 years in Major League Baseball,including service as the manager of the Seattle Mariners (1981–83),Milwaukee Brewers (1984),and expansion Florida Marlins (1993–96).
Brook Alexander Fordyce is an American former Major League Baseball catcher with the New York Mets,Cincinnati Reds,Chicago White Sox,Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays between 1995 and 2004. He batted and threw right-handed.
George Earl "Storm" Davis is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1982 to 1994. He is a two-time World Series champion.
David Lawrence McKay is a Canadian former Major League Baseball player and a longtime coach at the MLB level,currently the first base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). As an active player,he was an infielder for the Minnesota Twins,Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics. He is the father of former catcher Cody McKay.
Wallace Larry Haney is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played from 1966 to 1978 for the Baltimore Orioles,Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers,Oakland Athletics,and St. Louis Cardinals. Haney later served as bullpen coach with the Brewers. His son,Chris Haney,pitched in the majors,primarily for the Kansas City Royals. During a 13-year baseball career,he hit .215,with 12 home runs and 73 runs batted in.
Timothy P. Blackwell is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and minor league manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1983 for the Boston Red Sox,Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago Cubs,and Montreal Expos. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. Blackwell was known as a light-hitting,defensive specialist with good pitch-calling skills and possessed a strong,accurate throwing arm.
Delbert Quentin Wilber,was an American professional baseball player,manager,coach and scout. A catcher,he appeared in 299 Major League games for the St. Louis Cardinals (1946–49),Philadelphia Phillies (1951–52) and Boston Red Sox (1952–54). The native of Lincoln Park,Michigan,threw and batted right-handed. He stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
The St. Louis Cardinals 2004 season was the team's 123rd season in St. Louis,Missouri and the 113th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 105-57 during the season,the most wins of any Cardinals team since 1944,and the first Cardinal team to win 100 or more games since 1985,and won the National League Central division by 13 games over the NL Wild-Card Champion Houston Astros. In the playoffs the Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3 games to 1 in the NLDS and the Astros 4 games to 3 in the NLCS to reach their first World Series since 1987. In the World Series the Cardinals faced the Boston Red Sox and were swept 4 games to 0. It was the final World Series played at Busch Memorial Stadium. Because the American League had home-field advantage as a result of winning the All-Star Game,Busch Memorial Stadium was where the Curse of the Bambino died.
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 1956 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 69 wins and 85 losses.
The Oakland Athletics' 1997 season was the team's 30th in Oakland,California. It was also the 97th season in franchise history. The team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 65-97.
The 1979 Major League Baseball season. None of the post-season teams of 1977 or 1978 returned to this year's postseason. In a re-match of the 1971 World Series,the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games in the 1979 World Series.
The 1963 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 8 to October 6,1963. The American League and National League both featured ten teams,with each team playing a 162-game schedule.
Dyar K Miller is a retired professional baseball pitcher,coach and instructor. A product of Utah State,Miller pitched 13 seasons in professional baseball between 1968 and 1984. He also pitched all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1975 to 1981 for the Baltimore Orioles,California Angels,Toronto Blue Jays,and the New York Mets. After his playing career,Miller coached and instructed for 28 seasons,mainly in the minor leagues. Most recently,he served as the Cardinals' bullpen coach in 2012.
