Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons,from 1980 to 1991 and 1993 to 1997. While he played for six MLB teams,his longest tenure was with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Valenzuela batted and threw left-handed. His career highlights include a win-loss record of 173–153,with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.54. His 41.5 career wins above replacement is the highest of any Mexican-born MLB player. Valenzuela had an unorthodox windup and was one of a small number of pitchers who threw a screwball regularly. Never a particularly hard thrower,the Dodgers felt he needed another pitch;he was taught the screwball in 1979 by teammate Bobby Castillo.
Jason David Schmidt,is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. In his career,he has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2007–2009),San Francisco Giants (2001–06),Pittsburgh Pirates (1996–2001) and Atlanta Braves (1995–96),by whom he had been drafted in the eighth round,206th overall,of the 1991 draft.
Timothy Howard Worrell is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A right-hander,he pitched all or parts of 14 seasons in Major League Baseball,primarily as a relief pitcher. During his major league career,Worrell pitched for nine teams,including the San Diego Padres,Cleveland Indians,Detroit Tigers,Oakland Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,Chicago Cubs,San Francisco Giants (twice),Philadelphia Phillies,and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Stanley Wilson Williams,nicknamed "Big Daddy" and "the Big Hurt",was an American baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He stood 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighed 230 pounds (100 kg) during an active career spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Cleveland Indians,Minnesota Twins,St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox between 1958 and 1972. He batted and threw right-handed and was a two-time World Series champion. After his playing days,Williams was a pitching coach for another 14 seasons for five Major League teams.
Rickey Eugene Reuschel is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1972 to 1991,winning 214 games with a career 3.37 ERA. His nickname was "Big Daddy" because his speed belied his portly physique. He was known for his deceptive style of pitching,which kept hitters off balance by constantly varying the speeds of his pitches.
Mark Allan Gardner is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Montreal Expos,Kansas City Royals,Florida Marlins and San Francisco Giants and also coached for the Giants.
Dennis Bryan Cook is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Francisco Giants (1988–1989),Philadelphia Phillies,Los Angeles Dodgers (1990–1991),Cleveland Indians,Chicago White Sox (1994),Texas Rangers (1995–1996),Florida Marlins (1997),New York Mets (1998–2001),and Anaheim Angels (2002). He made his big league debut on September 12,1988,and played his final game on September 18,2002.
Elmer Dessens Jusaino [deh-SENZ] is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Matthew Tyler Herges is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2009,and is the former pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Elías Sosa Martínez is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB) as an amateur free agent on March 4,1968,and played for the Giants (1972–1974),St. Louis Cardinals (1975),Atlanta Braves (1975–1976),Los Angeles Dodgers (1976–1977),Oakland Athletics (1978),Montreal Expos (1979–1981),Detroit Tigers (1982),and San Diego Padres (1983).
John Joseph Fimple is an American former professional baseball catcher.
James William Gott is an American professional baseball pitcher and coach. Gott pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 years for the Toronto Blue Jays,San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Los Angeles Dodgers,from 1982 to 1995. He was the bullpen coach for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2018 through 2020.
James Richard Poole was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who was a relief pitcher from 1990 through 2000. He appeared in the 1995 World Series with the Cleveland Indians. He was a member of the United States national team which won the silver medal in Baseball at the 1987 Pan American Games and was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.
William Alan Laskey is an American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher for six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1982 to 1986 and in 1988. He played for the San Francisco Giants,Montreal Expos,and Cleveland Indians. Laskey stands 6 feet 5 inches (196 cm) tall and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg). When he played he batted and threw right-handed.
Gary Leah Thomasson is an American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1980,most prominently as a member of the San Francisco Giants with whom he played for seven seasons. He also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Seattle Mariners,Montreal Expos,and the Cincinnati Reds. After his Major League Baseball career,he played for the Yomiuri Giants of Japanese Nippon Pro Baseball from 1981 to 1982. Thomasson was a member of the Yankees' 1978 World Series winning team over the Dodgers.
The 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in second place,20 games behind the Cincinnati Reds in the National League West.
Willard Mitchell Hunter was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues in 1962 and 1964 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. Of his 69 games pitched over parts of two seasons in MLB,all but one came as a member of the Mets. He threw left-handed,batted right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg).
Erick Morgan Threets is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Erick has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox. He attended Mendenhall Middle School and Granada High School in Livermore,California.
Justin Bruihl is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies.
