Robert Charles Nieman was an American professional baseball player and scout. An outfielder,he spent all or parts of a dozen Major League Baseball seasons with the St. Louis Browns (1951–52),Detroit Tigers (1953–54),Chicago White Sox (1955–56),Baltimore Orioles (1956–59),St. Louis Cardinals (1960–61),Cleveland Indians (1961–62) and San Francisco Giants (1962). He also played one season in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons (1963). He threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. Opened in 1953,it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also used for Green Bay Packers football games,ice skating,religious services,concerts,and other large events. Its final season was in 2000,when it was replaced by the adjacent Miller Park.
Luis Ernesto Salazar Garcia is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1992 as a third baseman and outfielder for the San Diego Padres,Chicago White Sox (1985–86),Detroit Tigers (1988),and the Chicago Cubs (1989–92).
Eugene George Oliver was an American professional baseball player who appeared 786 games in Major League Baseball,as a catcher,first baseman,outfielder and pinch hitter,from 1959 to 1969. Oliver played for the St. Louis Cardinals,Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1963–67),Philadelphia Phillies (1967),Boston Red Sox (1968) and Chicago Cubs (1968–69). He batted and threw right-handed. stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 225 pounds (102 kg).
Sammy Charles White was an American Major League Baseball catcher and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1951–59),Milwaukee Braves (1961) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962). He was a solid defensive catcher,with a good arm and the ability to get the most out of a Boston pitching staff that included Mel Parnell,Ellis Kinder,Bill Monbouquette,Mike Fornieles and Frank Sullivan.
Forrest Harrill "Smoky" Burgess was an American professional baseball catcher,pinch hitter,coach,and scout,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1949 to 1967. A nine-time All-Star,Burgess became known,later in his career,for his abilities as an elite pinch hitter,setting the MLB career record for career pinch-hits with 145. He stood 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall,weighing 188 pounds (85 kg). Burgess batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
George Edward Myatt was an American Major and Minor League Baseball player,coach,and manager. An infielder,Myatt came by three nicknames:Foghorn,for his loud voice;Mercury,for his speed on the bases;and Stud,a name he applied to almost every other player,coach and manager he encountered in baseball.
Charles Richard Lau was an American professional baseball player and a highly influential hitting coach. During his playing career in Major League Baseball,Lau appeared in 527 games as a catcher and pinch hitter over all or portions of 11 seasons for four clubs. Then,beginning in 1969,he spent 15 years as a coach for five American League teams,most notably the Kansas City Royals. He was the incumbent hitting coach of the Chicago White Sox when he died,aged 50,from colorectal cancer in 1984.
James Henry Delsing was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who is most remembered for having been the pinch runner for 3 ft 7 in (1.09 m)-tall Eddie Gaedel on August 19,1951. He also was the centerfielder replaced by Hall of Famer Al Kaline in Kaline's major league debut on June 25,1953. During his career,which spanned 822 games over 10 seasons,Delsing played for the Chicago White Sox,New York Yankees,St. Louis Browns,Detroit Tigers,and Kansas City Athletics.
Gregory Blakemoor Norton is an American former professional baseball corner infielder. He spent 13 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with six teams from 1996 through 2009. Since his retirement as a player,he has worked in the minor league system of the Florida Marlins,served as a coach for Auburn University,and was the minor league hitting coordinator for the Boston Red Sox.
William Frederick Hoeft was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball whose career spanned 15 seasons with the Detroit Tigers,Boston Red Sox,Baltimore Orioles,Milwaukee Braves,Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants. Born in Oshkosh,Wisconsin,Hoeft threw and batted left-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Richard Edward Donovan was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Braves (1950–1952),Detroit Tigers (1954),Chicago White Sox (1955–1960),Washington Senators (1961) and Cleveland Indians (1962–1965). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
James Kerr Hibbs is an American former professional baseball player whose eight-year career was punctuated by a brief,three-game trial with the 1967 California Angels of Major League Baseball. Hibbs was a catcher and outfielder by trade,but his MLB experience was limited to three pinch hitting appearances at the outset of the 1967 season. He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg) during his active career.
The 1960 Major League Baseball season was played from April 12 to October 13,1960. It was the final season contested by 16 clubs and the final season that a 154-game schedule was played in both the American League and the National League. The AL began using the 162-game schedule the following season,with the NL following suit in 1962.
Richard Lee "Buddy" Booker is an American former professional baseball catcher who appeared in 23 games in Major League Baseball for the 1966 Cleveland Indians and 1968 Chicago White Sox. The native of Lynchburg,Virginia,batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
James Arthur Proctor is an American former professional baseball player. A pitcher,he appeared in two games for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball during the 1959 season. He is one of the last major-leaguers to play in the Negro leagues,and one of the first African-Americans to appear in a Tiger uniform.
James Robert Campbell is an American former professional baseball player,a catcher who played 82 games in the Major Leagues for the Houston Colt .45s during 1962 and 1963. He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Benjamin Eugene Taylor was an American professional baseball first baseman whose 13-year career included 52 games played over three partial seasons with the St. Louis Browns,Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Braves of Major League Baseball.
Robert Charles Christian was an American professional baseball player who played seven seasons (1964–1970) in North America —including parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues with the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox —and two more years (1971–1972) in Japan. A third baseman and outfielder,he threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Lorenzo Marto "Chico" Fernández Mosquera was a Cuban professional baseball player who appeared in 24 games played during 1968 for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. He threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).
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