James Gorman Thomas III is an American former professional baseball player. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder and right-handed hitter. Thomas played in the American League (AL) with the Milwaukee Brewers,Cleveland Indians (1983) and Seattle Mariners (1984–86).
Richard Allen Bosman is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers (1966–73),Cleveland Indians (1973–75),and Oakland Athletics (1975–76). Bosman started the final game for the expansion Senators and the first game for the Texas Rangers. He is the only pitcher in Major League history to miss a perfect game due to his own fielding error.
Scott William Sauerbeck is a retired left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
Joel Patrick Skinner is an American professional baseball manager and coach,and former Major League catcher and manager. Skinner mostly has managed at the minor-league level,save for one half of one season at the helm of the 2002 Cleveland Indians. He is the son of Bob Skinner,a National League outfielder in the 1950s and 1960s,and himself a former MLB coach and skipper.
Douglas Reid Jones was an American professional baseball player. During a 16-year career in Major League Baseball as a relief pitcher,he played for the Milwaukee Brewers,Cleveland Indians,Houston Astros (1992–1993),Philadelphia Phillies (1994),Baltimore Orioles (1995),Chicago Cubs (1996) and Oakland Athletics (1999–2000). Jones was a five-time MLB All-Star and a member of the 300 save club.
Richard Eugene Manning is an American former center fielder and current broadcaster in Major League Baseball (MLB),who played for the Cleveland Indians (1975–1983) and Milwaukee Brewers (1983–1987),and has been a color commentator for Cleveland Guardians telecasts since 1990.
Vance Aaron Law is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1980–81),Chicago White Sox (1982–84),Montreal Expos (1985–87),Chicago Cubs (1988–89),and Oakland Athletics (1991). He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons in 1990. Law batted and threw right-handed. He is the son of Cy Young Award winner Vern Law. He served as head baseball coach at Brigham Young University from 2000 to 2012.
Hartnell College is a public community college in Salinas,California. Established in 1920 as Salinas Junior College,Hartnell is one of 115 schools that constitute the California Community Colleges,one of the three higher education systems in California. It enrolls nearly 10,000 students,56% of whom are Latino,and the college is a Hispanic-serving institution. Its name commemorates William Hartnell (1798–1854),who founded the first junior college in California. Hartnell's main campus is located less than a mile west of downtown Salinas. It also has four satellite campuses,one in the Alisal district of Salinas one in King City and another in Soledad and another in Castroville.
Eric Vaughn Plunk is an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 through 1999. He pitched for the Oakland Athletics,New York Yankees,Cleveland Indians,and Milwaukee Brewers.
Keith Rowe Atherton,is an American former professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily in relief,from 1983–1989. Atherton played for the Oakland Athletics (1983–1986),Minnesota Twins (1986–1988),and Cleveland Indians (1989).
Michael Richard Waits is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Waits,who threw left-handed,played all or part of twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers (1973),Cleveland Indians (1975–83),and Milwaukee Brewers (1983–85). Waits served as minor league pitching coordinator for the Seattle Mariners organization before being named pitching coach for the Mariners under new manager Lloyd McClendon for the 2014 season.
Below are lists of Rule 5 draft results since 1997. Players selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) phase of the Rule 5 draft must be kept on their new team's active roster for the entire following MLB season,or they are placed on waivers and offered back to their original team if not claimed. Players chosen in the Minor League Baseball phase(s) of the Rule 5 draft remain with their new organization without restrictions.
Andrew Jason Lorraine is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1994 to 2002 for the California Angels,Chicago White Sox,Oakland Athletics,Seattle Mariners,Chicago Cubs,Cleveland Indians,and Milwaukee Brewers. He was born in Los Angeles,California. He also played for the La New Bears in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League.
The Oakland Athletics' 1981 season saw the A's finish with an overall record of 64 wins and 45 losses. They finished the season with the best record in the American League. Due to the infamous 1981 players strike,the league resorted to a split-season format;this new format saw the winners of both halves of the season playing in the first divisional playoff in MLB history. The A's qualified by posting the American League West's best record in the first half of the season. While they swept the Kansas City Royals in the ALDS,they were themselves swept by the New York Yankees in the ALCS.
The 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West by four games over the Cincinnati Reds,then beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS before losing to the Oakland Athletics in the World Series.
The 1983 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 15th in franchise history and 14th in Milwaukee. As defending American League champions,they sought to return to the World Series. This season involved the Brewers finishing fifth in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses,missing the playoffs for the first time since 1980.
The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 100th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise;their 95th in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the National League East in the first half of the season with a record of 25–23 and sixth in the second half with a record of 21–33.
Deolis Alexander Guerra is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers,Pittsburgh Pirates,Los Angeles Angels,Philadelphia Phillies and Oakland Athletics.
John Berton Axford,nicknamed "Ax Man",is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers,St. Louis Cardinals,Cleveland Indians,Pittsburgh Pirates,Colorado Rockies,Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Ernie James Clement is an American professional baseball utility player for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians / Guardians and Oakland Athletics.
