Frank Jerry Kostro (born August 4,1937) is a retired American professional baseball player. The native of Windber,Pennsylvania appeared in 266 games over seven seasons (1962–65;1967–69) for the Detroit Tigers,Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. Following his big league career,Kostro played in Japan in 1970 for the Hankyu Braves.
Kostro threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg). He signed with the Tigers in 1956 after attending the University of Michigan and his pro career in North America lasted for 14 seasons. He played multiple positions during his MLB career:55 games as a third baseman,38 games as an outfielder,and 14 games each as a second baseman and first baseman. In 1962,he was named an all-star as a utilityman in recognition of his versatility [1] in the Triple-A American Association after batting .321 with 165 hits and 97 runs batted in in 136 games.
His 114 MLB hits included 17 doubles,two triples,and five home runs.
César Leonardo Tovar,nicknamed "Pepito" and "Mr. Versatility",was a Venezuelan professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1965 to 1976,most notably as the leadoff hitter for the Minnesota Twins teams that won two consecutive American League Western Division titles in 1969 and 1970. He later played for the Philadelphia Phillies,Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics,and New York Yankees.
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).
Plácido Enrique Polanco is a Dominican-American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Philadelphia Phillies,Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins. He was a second baseman,third baseman,and shortstop. He was twice voted to start in Major League Baseball All-Star Games:in 2007,and again in 2011. Polanco retired with the highest all-time career fielding percentage for second basemen at 99.27% and the highest all-time career fielding percentage for third basemen at 98.34% which still appear to be records.
Carlos Felipe Peña is a Dominican former professional baseball first baseman and current broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics,Detroit Tigers,Boston Red Sox,Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays,Chicago Cubs,Houston Astros,and Kansas City Royals.
Richard John Rollins is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. He played with the Minnesota Twins (1961–68),Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1970),and Cleveland Indians (1970). During a 10-year baseball career,Rollins hit .269 with 77 home runs,and 399 runs batted in (RBI).
George Edward Thomas Jr. is a retired American professional baseball player. Primarily an outfielder,he played at least one game at every position except pitcher during a 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers,Los Angeles Angels (1961–63),Boston Red Sox (1966–71) and Minnesota Twins (1971). He also was an assistant coach (1972–78) and head baseball coach (1979–81) at his alma mater,the University of Minnesota,after his active career ended. The native of Minneapolis threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Jerry Dean Lumpe was an American professional baseball player and coach. He had a 12-season career in Major League Baseball,primarily as a second baseman,for the New York Yankees (1956–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1959–1963) and Detroit Tigers (1964–1967),played in two World Series,and was selected to the 1964 American League All-Star team. Named for National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jerome "Dizzy" Dean,Lumpe was born in Lincoln,Missouri. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
Ralph "Red" Kress was an American professional baseball shortstop,third baseman,first baseman and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1927 through 1946,he played for the St. Louis Browns,Chicago White Sox (1932–1934),Washington Senators (1934–1936),Detroit Tigers (1939–1940) and New York Giants (1946). Kress batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Columbia,California.
Daniel Thomas Meyer is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned 17 seasons,12 of which were played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers (1974–76),the Seattle Mariners (1977–81),and the Oakland Athletics (1982–85). Meyer primarily played first base,but also played left field,third base,and right field. He batted left-handed while throwing right-handed. During his playing career,Meyer was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Walter Franklin Bond was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 365 games over six Major League Baseball seasons between 1960 and 1967 for the Cleveland Indians,Houston Colt .45s/Astros and Minnesota Twins. An outfielder and first baseman,he played the last five seasons of his 11-year professional career after being diagnosed with leukemia while serving as a private first class in the United States Army in 1962. Bond died of the disease in the closing weeks of the 1967 baseball season —a year during which he had made the Twins' roster coming out of spring training.
Humberto "Chico" Fernández Pérez was a Cuban professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Brooklyn Dodgers,Philadelphia Phillies,Detroit Tigers and New York Mets from 1956 to 1963. Born in Havana,he threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
Michael Steven Hessman is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman. He is currently a hitting coach for the Toledo Mud Hens. He played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves,Detroit Tigers,and New York Mets,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes.
John Thomas Matchick was an American professional baseball infielder who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Detroit Tigers,Boston Red Sox,Kansas City Royals,Milwaukee Brewers,and Baltimore Orioles from 1967 to 1972. He compiled a .215 batting average with four home runs and 64 runs batted in 292 major league games. He was also named the top all-star in the International League on four occasions.
The 1909 Detroit Tigers won the American League pennant with a record of 98–54,but lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1909 World Series,4 games to 3. The season was their ninth since they were charter members of the American League in 1901. It was the third consecutive season in which they won the pennant but lost the World Series. Center fielder Ty Cobb won the Triple Crown and pitcher George Mullin led the league in wins (29) and winning percentage (.784).
Michael T. Hollimon is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman and shortstop. After a collegiate baseball career at the University of Texas and Oral Roberts University,Hollimon entered professional baseball with the Detroit Tigers organization in 2005. He played professionally through 2012,including a short stint with the 2008 Tigers,during which he played 11 major-league games.
Boyd Gail Harris Jr. was an American professional baseball first baseman who played for the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) during all or part of six seasons between 1955 and 1960. In 1958,Harris hit a career high 20 home runs with the Tigers. Harris batted and threw left-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg).
Frank Willis Carswell was an American third baseman,first baseman,outfielder,manager and scout in professional baseball. Although he played only 16 Major League Baseball games in his career,for the 1953 Detroit Tigers,Carswell was one of the top minor league hitters of the post-World War II era.
Larry Sidney"Bobo"Osborne was an American professional baseball player and scout. A first baseman and third baseman,Osborne appeared in 359 games over six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators (1963). He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 205 pounds (93 kg). He was born in Chattahoochee,Georgia;his father,"Tiny",had been an MLB pitcher during the 1920s.
Robert Jacob Farley is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a first baseman and outfielder who played part of 1961 and all of 1962 in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants,Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers. Farley threw and batted left-handed,stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
Spencer Enochs Torkelson is an American baseball first baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Torkelson was selected first overall by the Tigers in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.