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The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB),one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young,who died in 1955. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues,but in 1967,after the retirement of Frick,the award was given to one pitcher in each league.
In baseball and softball,a win–loss record is a statistic that indicates the number of wins and losses credited to a pitcher. For example,a 20–10 win–loss record would represent 20 wins and 10 losses.
Paul William Splittorff Jr. was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Royals from 1970 to 1984. After his playing career,Splittorff became a television color commentator for the Royals. He was inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame in 1987.
The Long Beach Armada were an independent professional baseball team based in Long Beach,California,in the United States. The Armada was a member of the North Division of the now-defunct Golden Baseball League (GBL),which was not affiliated with either Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball. The Armada played its home games at Blair Field.
Richard Charles Wise is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher between 1964 and 1982 for the Philadelphia Phillies,St. Louis Cardinals,Boston Red Sox,Cleveland Indians and the San Diego Padres. The two-time National League All-Star pitched a no-hitter on June 23,1971 - and slugged two home runs to support his own effort. Wise was the winning pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series,considered by some to be the greatest Series game ever played.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1944 throughout the world.
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James Luke Walker is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1965 and 1974 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers (1974). He batted and threw left-handed.
William Allen Blair is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball and current pitching coach for the West Michigan Whitecaps.
Frederick Blair Stanley is an American former professional baseball shortstop,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1969 to 1982 for the Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers,Cleveland Indians,San Diego Padres,New York Yankees,and Oakland Athletics. While with the Yankees,he won two World Series championships,back to back in 1977 and 1978,both over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Stanley currently serves as the Director of Player Development for the San Francisco Giants.
William Ellsworth Blair was a Major League Baseball player. A left-handed pitcher who batted from the left side,Blair had a listed playing weight of 172 pounds.
Harry Edwards Gumbert,nicknamed "Gunboat",was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball whose career extended for 21 professional seasons,including 15 years and 508 games pitched in the big leagues. He threw right-handed and was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg). Gumbert was born in Elizabeth,Pennsylvania,and was the great-nephew of two 19th-century major league players,Ad and Billy Gumbert.
Robert Leroy "Sarge" Kuzava was an American professional baseball player,a left-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians (1946–1947),Chicago White Sox (1949–1950),Washington Senators (1950–1951),New York Yankees (1951–1954),Baltimore Orioles (1954–1955),Philadelphia Phillies (1955),Pittsburgh Pirates (1957) and St. Louis Cardinals (1957). He was born in Wyandotte,Michigan and attended St. Patrick High School. In 2003,Kuzava was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.
The 1962 New York Mets season was the first regular season for the Mets,as the National League returned to New York City for the first time since 1957. They went 40–120 (.250) and finished tenth and last in the National League,60+1⁄2 games behind the NL Champion San Francisco Giants,who had once called New York home. The Mets were the latest team to be 60+ games behind in a division before the 2018 Baltimore Orioles finished 61 games behind the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox. The Mets' 120 losses are the most by any MLB team in one season since the 1899 Cleveland Spiders. Since then,the 2003 Detroit Tigers and 2018 Orioles have come the closest to matching this mark,at 43–119 (.265),and 47-115 (.290),respectively. The Mets' starting pitchers also recorded a new major league low of just 23 wins all season.
The 1970 Baltimore Orioles season involved the Orioles finishing first in the American League East with a record of 108 wins and 54 losses,15 games ahead of the runner-up New York Yankees. The Orioles put together one of the most dominant postseason runs of all time,scoring 60 runs in just eight games as they swept the Minnesota Twins for the second straight year in the American League Championship Series and then went on to win their second World Series title over the National League champion Cincinnati Reds in five games,thanks to the glove of third baseman Brooks Robinson.
The 1970 Major League Baseball season:The Seattle Pilots relocated to Milwaukee and became the Brewers,thus returning Major League Baseball to Wisconsin for the first time since the relocation of the Milwaukee Braves to Atlanta following the 1965 season. Major League Baseball returned to Seattle in 1977,when the Mariners began play.
James Condia Jones is an American professional baseball coach,and former pitcher. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Diego Padres,New York Yankees,Houston Astros,and Montreal Expos,and two seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Yomiuri Giants in 1994 and 1995. Jones is the pitching coach for the Amarillo Sod Poodles,the Double-A minor league baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres.
Dugout to Foxhole:Interviews with Baseball Players Whose Careers Were Affected by World War II is a 1994 book written by Rick Van Blair. The book has been cited as a reference source for other baseball books.
Aaron Daniel Blair is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Blair was selected in the 21st round of the 2010 MLB draft by the Houston Astros. He chose to attend Marshall University,where he played for the Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Blair with the 36th pick of the 2013 MLB draft. He was traded to the Atlanta Braves by the Diamondbacks as part of a five-player deal announced December 9,2015. Blair made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2016 for the Braves.
Seth A. Blair is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. Prior to playing professionally,he played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Standing at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds,he throws and hits right-handed.
