Mario Mendoza Aizpuru is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder who is currently the manager of Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. Mendoza,a lifetime .215 hitter,is best known for being the source of the name for the threshold for batting ineptitude,the "Mendoza Line",meaning a batting average of .200. Mendoza managed in the minor leagues and in Mexico after his nine-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career. He is a member of the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame.
Mateo "Matty" Rojas Alou was a Dominican professional baseball player and manager. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Taiheiyo Club Lions from 1974 through 1976. Alou was a two-time All-Star and the 1966 National League batting champion.
The 1979 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1979 season. The 76th edition of the World Series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates (98–64) and the American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles (102–57). The Pirates won in seven games,becoming the fourth team in World Series history to come back from three games to one deficit to win the Series. This marked the second time in the 1970s the Pirates won a World Series Game 7 on the road against the Orioles,the previous time being in the 1971 World Series. The Pirates were famous for adopting Sister Sledge's hit song "We Are Family" as their theme song during the 1979 season.
Jeffrey Scott Keppinger is an American retired Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the New York Mets,Kansas City Royals,Cincinnati Reds,Houston Astros,San Francisco Giants,Tampa Bay Rays,and Chicago White Sox.
Delwyn Rudy Young is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He is currently the hitting coach for the Fredericksburg Nationals.
Manuel De Jesus Sanguillén Magan is a Panamanian former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher in 1967 and from 1969 through 1980,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 and 1979,twice over the Baltimore Orioles. He also played one season for the Oakland Athletics.
Thomas James Acker was an American baseball pitcher who played his entire career for the Cincinnati Reds in four seasons of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1956 to 1959. He batted and threw right-handed and served primarily as a relief pitcher.
Omar Olivares Palau is a Puerto Rican former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1990–1994),Colorado Rockies (1995),Philadelphia Phillies (1995),Detroit Tigers (1996–97),Seattle Mariners (1997),Anaheim Angels (1998–99),Oakland Athletics (1999–2000) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2001). He batted and threw right-handed.
Don Allen "Donnie" Robinson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates,San Francisco Giants,California Angels,and Philadelphia Phillies,from 1978 through 1992. Nicknamed "The Caveman",Robinson's career record was 109–106 with a 3.79 ERA.
David Arthur Roberts was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1969 to 1981 for eight teams. He was second in the National League (NL) with a 2.10 earned run average (ERA) in 1971 for the San Diego Padres,after which he was traded to the Houston Astros,where he spent the four most productive years of his career. Roberts was also a member of the 1979 World Series winning Pittsburgh Pirates team. Over his major league career he won 103 games.
Matthew Alexander is a retired Major League baseball player. He was a utility player for the Chicago Cubs 1973–1974,Oakland Athletics 1975–1977 and Pittsburgh Pirates 1978–1981. He holds the record for most appearances as a pinch runner in MLB history.
Thomas James Griffin is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (1969–1982),for the Houston Astros,San Diego Padres,California Angels,San Francisco Giants,and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Emerson Pink Hawley was an American professional baseball pitcher. From 1892 to 1901,he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns,Pittsburgh Pirates,Cincinnati Reds,New York Giants,and Milwaukee Brewers. Hawley had a win–loss record of 167–179 and holds the National League (NL) career record for hit batsmen.
The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the Mets,as the National League returned to New York City for the first time since 1957. They went 40–120 (.250) and finished tenth and last in the National League,60+1⁄2 games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants,who had once called New York home. The Mets were the latest team to be 60+ games behind in a division before the 2018 Baltimore Orioles finished 61 games behind the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox. The Mets' 120 losses were the most losses in modern MLB history until the 2024 Chicago White Sox lost 121;though their winning percentage (.250) is still lower than the 2024 Sox (.253). The Mets' starting pitchers also recorded a new major league low of just 23 wins all season.
Ellis Ferguson "Cot" Deal was an American pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Listed at 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m),185 lb (84 kg),Deal was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. A native of Arapaho,Oklahoma,he grew up in Oklahoma City and was nicknamed "Cot" for his cotton-top hair color.
The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates had a record of 98 wins and 64 losses and captured the National League East title by two games over the Montreal Expos. The Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds to win their ninth National League pennant,and the Baltimore Orioles to win their fifth World Series title –and also their last playoff series victory to date. The disco hit "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge was used as the team's theme song that season.
The 1962 Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League,and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. Harry Craft was Houston's first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the National League's ten teams with a record of 64–96,36+1⁄2 games behind the league champion San Francisco Giants.
Harry Devereaux Fisher was a Canadian professional baseball player. Primarily a right-handed pitcher,his skill as a batter also enabled him to play outfield in minor league baseball and pinch hit at both the minor and Major League levels. He batted left-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
The University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. The Titans athletic teams compete in NCAA Division III.
Jonathan Gregory "J.D." Davis is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,New York Mets,San Francisco Giants,Oakland Athletics,and New York Yankees. Davis played college baseball at California State University,Fullerton,and was drafted by the Astros in the third round of the 2014 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Astros.
