Dock Phillip Ellis Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1968 through 1979,most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between 1970 and 1975 and won the World Series in 1971. Ellis also played for the New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics,Texas Rangers and New York Mets. In his MLB career,Ellis accumulated a 138–119 (.537) record,a 3.46 earned run average,and 1,136 strikeouts.
Kenneth Alven Brett was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox,Milwaukee Brewers,Philadelphia Phillies,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox,California Angels,Minnesota Twins,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Kansas City Royals from 1967 to 1981. He was the second of four Brett brothers who played professional baseball,the most notable being the youngest,George Brett. Ken played for ten teams in his 14-year MLB career.
James Lloyd Spencer was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. Born in Hanover,Pennsylvania,the left-handed Spencer was recognized for his excellent fielding ability,but also served in later years as a designated hitter.
Rickey Eugene Reuschel is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1972 to 1991,winning 214 games with a career 3.37 ERA. His nickname was "Big Daddy" because his speed belied his portly physique. He was known for his deceptive style of pitching,which kept hitters off balance by constantly varying the speeds of his pitches.
Neal James Cotts is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox,Chicago Cubs,Texas Rangers,Milwaukee Brewers,and Minnesota Twins.
Jeffrey Wayne Karstens is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Karstens pitched for the New York Yankees in 2006 and 2007 and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2008 to 2012.
Charles Douglas Bair is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for 15 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons —from 1976 to 1990 —for seven teams.
Bruce Eugene Kison was an American professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1971–79),California Angels (1980–84) and Boston Red Sox (1985). Kison won two World Series championships with the Pirates,both over the Baltimore Orioles,and is perhaps best remembered for throwing 6+1⁄3 scoreless innings of relief to win Game 4 of the 1971 World Series. He batted and threw right-handed.
Timothy James Leary is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher.
Eddie Lee Whitson is an American retired professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates,San Francisco Giants,Cleveland Indians,and New York Yankees from 1977 to 1991. He was an MLB All-Star for the Giants in 1980.
James Rick Langford is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 through 1986. He has served as a coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in MLB and for their farm teams in Minor League Baseball.
Jeffrey Daniel Robinson is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played nine seasons for the San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Yankees,California Angels and Chicago Cubs.
Thomas Matthew Hausman was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the first free agent signing of the New York Mets.
Stephen Albert Swetonic was a pitcher in Major League Baseball,who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1929 through 1935. Swetonic batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Mount Pleasant,Pennsylvania.
Dwight Vern Bernard is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently a coach in the San Francisco Giants organization.
The 1978 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing second in the American League West with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.
The 1979 Major League Baseball season concluded with the Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the Baltimore Orioles in seven games in the 1979 World Series. None of the post-season teams of 1977 or 1978 returned to this year's postseason.
The 1977 Major League Baseball season saw the American League (AL) having its third expansion,as the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays began play,with Seattle returning to the MLB fold after a seven-year absence when the Pilots relocated to Milwaukee to become the Brewers. However,the National League (NL) did not expand,remaining at 12 teams compared to the AL's 14,until the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins joined the NL in 1993.
Kevin Richard Kobel is a former professional baseball pitcher. Having made his major league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers a month shy of his twentieth birthday on September 8,1973,he is the only pitcher in franchise history to make his major league debut as a teenager.
Ernesto Frieri Gutiérrez [free-eh'-ree] is a Colombian former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,Pittsburgh Pirates,Tampa Bay Rays,and Texas Rangers.
