Manuel Julián Javier Liranzo,is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an second baseman from 1960 to 1972,most prominently as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals where,he became a two-time All-Star player,and was a member of two World Series winning teams. He played his final season with the Cincinnati Reds.
The 1965 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1965 season. The 62nd edition of the World Series,it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins. The Dodgers won in seven games.
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.
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.
Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo,more commonly known as Manny Mota,is a Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons for the San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos,as well as being a pinch hitting specialist with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He retired as a player at the age of 44.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1969 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1966 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1965 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1963 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1962 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1961 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1958 throughout the world.
George Edward Thomas Jr. is a retired American professional baseball player. Primarily an outfielder,he played at least one game at every position except pitcher during a 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers,Los Angeles Angels (1961–63),Boston Red Sox (1966–71) and Minnesota Twins (1971). He also was an assistant coach (1972–78) and head baseball coach (1979–81) at his alma mater,the University of Minnesota,after his active career ended. The native of Minneapolis threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Donald Ralph Wert,nicknamed "Coyote",was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1971 as a third baseman,most prominently as a member of the Detroit Tigers where,he was an All-Star player and was a member of the 1968 World Series winning team.
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.
Ronald Peter Perranoski was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed relief pitcher from 1961 to 1973,most prominently as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers for whom he appeared in three World Series and,with the Minnesota Twins teams that won two consecutive American League Western Division titles. He also played for the Detroit Tigers and the California Angels. After his playing career,Perranoski worked as a Major League pitching coach,winning two more World Series with the Dodgers in the 1980s.
The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the regular-season with a 97–65 record,which earned them the NL pennant by two games over their arch-rivals,the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers went on to win the World Series in seven games over the Minnesota Twins.
Douglas Joseph Camilli is an American former catcher and coach who played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967 and in 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators. Camilli threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg) during his active career.
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.
The Last Innocents:The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers is a book by author Michael Leahy,centered around the Los Angeles Dodgers teams of the 1960s. The book was the winner of the 2016 Casey Award as the best baseball book of the year.
