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.
Thomas Frank Haller was an American professional baseball player,coach,and executive. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1972,most notably as a member of the San Francisco Giants where he made two of his three All-Star teams. Haller ended his playing career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Detroit Tigers.
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.
Norman Burt Sherry was an American baseball catcher,manager,and coach who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets from 1959 to 1963. Sherry went on to coach and manage the California Angels,and also served as coach of the Montreal Expos,San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants.
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.
Michael Edward Krukow,nicknamed "Kruk",is an American former professional baseball player and sportscaster. As a starting pitcher,he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,Philadelphia Phillies,and San Francisco Giants. He has been a television and radio broadcaster for the Giants since 1990,and is one half of the popular "Kruk and Kuip" duo,alongside his friend and former teammate Duane Kuiper. He was an All-Star in 1986.
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.
Erick Morgan Threets is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Threets 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.
The 1981 Major League Baseball season culminated with the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series,capturing the franchise's fifth World Series title. The season had a players' strike,which lasted from June 12 to July 31,and split the season into two halves. Teams that won their division in each half of the season advanced to the playoffs. This was the first split season in American League history,and second for the National League,which had played a split season in 1892.
