Roberto Antonio Petagine Hernandez is a retired professional baseball player of Italian descent. His Major League Baseball career includes brief stints with the Houston Astros (1994),San Diego Padres (1995),New York Mets,Cincinnati Reds (1998),Boston Red Sox (2005),and Seattle Mariners (2006);but he is best known for his success in the Japanese Central League between 1999 and 2004 where,as a member of the Yakult Swallows (1999–2002) and Yomiuri Giants (2003–2004),he was among Nippon Professional Baseball's premier offensive players.
Mateo "Matty" Rojas Alou was a Dominican professional baseball player and manager. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Taiheiyo Club Lions from 1974 through 1976. Alou was a two-time All-Star and the 1966 National League batting champion.
Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986,most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 to 1974. He won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971.
Ricky 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.
Todd Anthony "Moose" Linden is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Florida Marlins;and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Carl Reginald Smith is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and afterwards served as a coach and front office executive. He also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for two seasons at the end of his playing career. During a seventeen-year MLB career (1966–1982),Smith appeared in 1,987 games,hit 314 home runs with 1,092 RBI and batted .287. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. In his prime,he had one of the strongest throwing arms of any outfielder in the MLB. Smith played at least seventy games in thirteen different seasons,and in every one of those thirteen seasons,his team had a winning record.
Elmer Dessens Jusaino [deh-SENZ] is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Micheal Yoshihide Nakamura also call as "MICHAEL" in NPB,is a Japanese-born Australian former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters,Yomiuri Giants and Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Joshua Dean Fields is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals,and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Yomiuri Giants.
Bradley Lee Gulden is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1978 and 1986 for the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Seattle Mariners,Montreal Expos,Cincinnati Reds,and San Francisco Giants.
Garrett Thomas Jones is an American former professional baseball first baseman and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins,Pittsburgh Pirates,Miami Marlins and New York Yankees.
The 1978 Oakland Athletics season was the team's eleventh in Oakland,California. The team sought to rebound from its first losing season in a decade. Despite low expectations,the Athletics remained competitive for nearly three-quarters of the season. Despite posting a respectable 61-56 mark through 117 games,the Athletics collapsed in the season's final weeks;their 8-37 finish ensured a second consecutive season of fewer than 70 wins.
Mario Miguel Guerrero Abud was a Dominican professional baseball player who was a shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams in an eight-year career from 1973 to 1980.
The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in third place in the Western Division of the National League. Near the end of the season,owner Walter O'Malley died,and the ownership of the team went to his son,Peter.
The 1978 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 96th season in Major League Baseball,their 21st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season,and their 19th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in third place in the National League West with an 89–73 record,6 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Luis Alfonso Cruz is a Mexican professional baseball shortstop and third baseman for the Generales de Durango of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates,Milwaukee Brewers,Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines,Yomiuri Giants and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Gerardo Enrique Parra is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Milwaukee Brewers,Baltimore Orioles,Colorado Rockies,San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals,as well for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Parra is a two-time Gold Glove Award winner and won the 2019 World Series as a member of the Nationals.
Rubby Nick De La Rosa Corporan is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Dodgers,Boston Red Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.
Alejandro Luis Castellanos is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.
Thomasson or Hyperart Thomasson is a type of conceptual art named by the Japanese artist Akasegawa Genpei in the 1980s. It refers to a useless relic or structure that has been preserved as part of a building or the built environment,which has become a piece of art in itself. These objects,although having the appearance of pieces of conceptual art,were not created to be viewed as such. Akasegawa deemed them even more art-like than art itself,and named them "hyperart". In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Thomasson,especially since the publication of Akasegawa's work on the subject in English in 2010.
