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Elston Gene Howard was an American professional baseball player who was a catcher and a left fielder. During a 14-year baseball career,he played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball from 1948 through 1968,primarily for the New York Yankees. A 12-time All-Star,he also played for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Boston Red Sox. Howard served on the Yankees' coaching staff from 1969 to 1979.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2003 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2000 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1979 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1972 throughout the world.
Constantine Gregory "Gus" Niarhos was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox (1950–51),Boston Red Sox (1952–53) and Philadelphia Phillies (1954–55). Niarhos batted and threw right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).
Donald Ray Mincher was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and longtime minor league executive. He played in the majors from 1960 to 1972 for the "original" Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins,California Angels,Seattle Pilots,Oakland Athletics,and the expansion Washington Senators and Texas Rangers,all of the American League. The native of Huntsville,Alabama,batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg). He was a member of the last editions of each of Washington's two 20th Century American League teams and their first-year squads in their new locales,Minneapolis–Saint Paul (1961) and Dallas–Fort Worth (1972).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1955 throughout the world.
Clinton Dawson Courtney,nicknamed "Scrap Iron",was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1951),St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles,Chicago White Sox (1955),Washington Senators (1955–1959) and Kansas City Athletics (1961). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Harold Wayne Smith was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 879 games in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1964 —mostly as a catcher,but also as a third baseman and first baseman. Smith played with five different MLB teams but is most notable for his integral role during the 1960 World Series as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Henry Gordon Mackenzie was an American professional baseball player,manager,coach and scout. He appeared in 11 Major League games played during the final weeks of the 1961 season for the Kansas City Athletics,but collected only three singles and one base on balls in 25 plate appearances and never returned to the big leagues as a player.
Philip Anthony Roof is an American former professional baseball player,coach and minor league manager. He played for 15 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball in 1961 and from 1964 to 1977,most notably for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins. Although Roof did not produce impressive offensive statistics,he excelled defensively as a catcher which enabled him to sustain a lengthy career in the major leagues due to his valuable defensive abilities. He was the first player acquired by the expansion Toronto Blue Jays.
James Vernon Handrahan was a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1964 and 1966. He is noted for being one of only three major-league players from Prince Edward Island,the others being 19th-century outfielder George Wood and catcher Henry Oxley.
Eliseo Rodríguez Delgado is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1968 to 1976 for the New York Yankees,Kansas City Royals,Milwaukee Brewers,California Angels,and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Joseph Henry Astroth was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and remained with the team when they moved west and became the Kansas City Athletics in 1955. He batted and threw right-handed,stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 187 pounds (85 kg).
Charles William Lindstrom was an American professional baseball catcher who played in one Major League Baseball game,for the 1958 Chicago White Sox. He was the son of National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Freddie Lindstrom. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 175 pounds (79 kg),he batted and threw right-handed.
Donald Raymond Bollweg was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 195 games in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and pinch hitter for three teams between 1950 and 1955. Born in Wheaton,Illinois,Bollweg threw and batted left-handed;he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Wilmer Ebert Shantz was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He appeared in 131 Major League Baseball (MLB) games,130 of them for the 1954–55 Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics and one for the 1960 New York Yankees. His older brother,Bobby,a left-handed pitcher,played in the Majors for 16 seasons (1949–64) and was the Most Valuable Player in the American League in 1952. In contrast to his diminutive brother Bobby,who stood 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall,Billy Shantz was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). He batted and threw right-handed.
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).
Robert Oberton Spicer was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher and occasional outfielder,he had a highly successful 15-season minor league career (1947–1961) but played only four games as a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the 1955–1956 Kansas City Athletics. He batted left-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 173 pounds (78 kg).
