Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr.,nicknamed "the Ryan Express",is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive. Over a record 27-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB),Ryan pitched for the New York Mets,California Angels,Houston Astros,and Texas Rangers. After his retirement in 1993,Ryan served as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Texas Rangers and an executive advisor to the Houston Astros. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999,and is widely considered to be one of the greatest MLB pitchers of all time.
Gregory Alan Maddux,also known as "Mad Dog" and "the Professor," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs. He won the 1995 World Series with the Braves over the Cleveland Indians. Maddux was the first pitcher in MLB 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.
Albert Samuel Nipper is an American former professional baseball player and coach. A right-handed pitcher,he appeared in 144 Major League games over seven seasons for the Boston Red Sox,Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. He was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 188 pounds (85 kg).
Victor Aldridge,nicknamed "the Hoosier Schoolmaster",was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs,Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants,and was known to be an excellent curveball pitcher. Before his playing career he was a schoolmaster,hence his nickname. His most significant actions as a player occurred during the 1925 World Series,where Aldridge completed and won games two and five,only to have the most disastrous first inning in the seventh game of the World Series ever. After his retirement from baseball,he served as a state senator in the Indiana General Assembly. Aldridge is a member of the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame,inducted in 2007.
James Gottfried Frey was an American professional baseball manager,coach,general manager,and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) outfielder. In 1980,Frey led the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) to their first American League (AL) championship,in his first year with the team. In the World Series,they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies,who won their first World Series championship.
Kenneth Dale Holtzman was an American professional baseball player and coach. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1965 through 1979 for the Chicago Cubs,Oakland Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,and New York Yankees.
James Charles Jacob Bagby Sr. was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Bagby was the first pitcher to hit a home run in a modern World Series,and one of the last pitchers to win over 30 games in one season.
Richard William Tidrow was an American professional baseball pitcher and the senior vice president of player personnel and senior advisor to the general manager for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Bertram Ray Burris is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB),and the current rehabilitation pitching coordinator in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He played in MLB from 1973 through 1987 for seven different teams. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg),he threw and batted right-handed.
Scipio Ronald Spinks is an American former right handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 through 1973 for the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals.
Samuel "Toothpick" Jones was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Cleveland Indians,Chicago Cubs,St. Louis Cardinals,San Francisco Giants,Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles between 1951 and 1964. He batted and threw right-handed.
Hollis John "Sloppy" Thurston was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns,Chicago White Sox,Washington Senators,and Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers between 1923 and 1933. He batted and threw right-handed.
Jonas Arthur Berry was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. The 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m),145 lb (66 kg) right-hander played for the Chicago Cubs,Philadelphia Athletics,and Cleveland Indians.
Charles Leonard Estrada is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher from 1960 to 1967,playing for the Baltimore Orioles,Chicago Cubs,and New York Mets. Estrada was a member of the 1960's Baltimore Orioles Kiddie Korps. After his retirement from the major leagues,Estrada served as pitching coach in the majors.
Robert Lane Miller was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1957 to 1974. Miller played for three World Series champions:the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers,1965 Los Angeles Dodgers and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates—five league champions and four division winners,as well as for four teams that lost 100 or more games in a season.
The 1989 Major League Baseball season saw the Oakland Athletics win their first World Series title since 1974.
The 1972 Major League Baseball season was the first to have games cancelled by a player strike. It was also the last season in which American League pitchers would hit for themselves on a regular basis;the designated hitter rule would go into effect the following season.
Michael Paul Montgomery is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the first round of the 2008 MLB draft,and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Seattle Mariners in 2015. The Mariners traded him to the Chicago Cubs in 2016. Montgomery recorded the final out in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series,earning the save and sealing the Cubs' first World Series title since 1908.
Kyle Christian Hendricks,nicknamed "The Professor",is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2014,and led MLB in earned run average for the 2016 season.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2016 throughout the world.
