Gordon Frederick Goldsberry (August 30,1927 –February 23,1996) was an American professional baseball player,scout and front-office executive. As a player,he was a first baseman who appeared in 217 Major League Baseball games for the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns between 1949 and 1952. He threw and batted left-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Born in Sacramento,California,Goldsberry attended the University of California at Los Angeles. His professional playing career lasted 13 seasons (1944–56),and included all or part of seven years spent in the top-level Pacific Coast League for the Hollywood Stars,Los Angeles Angels,Oakland Oaks and Seattle Rainiers. [1] He spent all of the 1950 and 1952 campaigns in the Major Leagues as a backup first baseman,and in his MLB career he collected 123 hits,including six home runs,20 doubles and seven triples.
After retiring from the field,Goldsberry became a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Chicago Cubs,Milwaukee Brewers (where he signed future Hall of Famer Robin Yount), [2] and Philadelphia Phillies. When Phillies' manager and former farm system director Dallas Green became general manager of the Cubs following the 1981 season,he brought Goldsberry with him as the Cubs' director of player development and scouting. In 1989,Goldsberry joined the Baltimore Orioles as special assistant to the general manager,Roland Hemond. [3] He served in that role until his February 1996 death from an apparent heart attack [2] in Laguna Hills,California,at the age of 68.
Octavio Víctor "Cookie" Rojas Rivas,is a Cuban-American former professional baseball player,coach,manager and current television sports presenter. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman and outfielder from 1962 to 1977,most prominently for the Philadelphia Phillies where he first became an All-Star player,and later with the Kansas City Royals where his veteran experience and leadership played an integral role in helping the young Royals franchise develop into a championship team.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2000 throughout the world.
Robert Daniel Kennedy was an American professional baseball right fielder/third baseman,manager and executive in Major League Baseball.
George Dallas Green was an American professional baseball pitcher,manager,scout and executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played big league baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies,Washington Senators and New York Mets,from 1960 through 1967. A man of towering stature,at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and 210 pounds (95 kg),Green achieved notoriety for his blunt manner. He possessed a booming voice and achieved many successes over a baseball career that lasted over 60 years.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1996 throughout the world.
James Gottfried Frey was an American professional baseball manager,coach,general manager,and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) outfielder. In 1980,Frey led the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) to their first American League (AL) championship,in his first year with the team. In the World Series,they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies,who won their first World Series championship.
Grady Edgebert Hatton Jr. was an American professional baseball second baseman,third baseman,coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds / Redlegs,Chicago White Sox,Boston Red Sox,St. Louis Cardinals,Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs. Hatton is most identified with his native Texas:he was born in Beaumont,attended the University of Texas at Austin,managed minor league teams in Houston and San Antonio,and was an important contributor to the early years of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros.
Michael Ross Borzello is an Italian-American professional baseball coach who has worked for the New York Yankees,Los Angeles Dodgers,Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1982 throughout the world.
James Leroy Thomas was an American first baseman and right fielder,coach and front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for six teams from 1961 to 1968,most notably the Los Angeles Angels,then went on to a successful tenure as general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Traded to the Angels one month after the expansion franchise began play in 1961,he tied for third in Rookie of the Year voting after batting .285 with 24 home runs and 70 runs batted in (RBI),primarily playing in the outfield. The following year,he was named to the American League (AL) All-Star team after shifting to first base,and appeared in both All-Star games played that year as a pinch hitter and late-inning defensive replacement. He finished the year with career highs in batting (.290),home runs (26) and RBI (104),but a sharp decline in 1963 led to his being traded to the Boston Red Sox in mid-1964,the first of four trades before the 1968 season.
Kenneth Joseph Aspromonte is an American retired professional baseball player and manager. During his active career,Aspromonte spent all or parts of seven seasons (1957–63) in the Major Leagues,mostly as a second baseman,for the Boston Red Sox,Washington Senators,Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels of the American League,and the Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs of the National League. He spent three years (1964–66) playing in Japan with the Chunichi Dragons and Taiyo Whales. He also managed in the Major Leagues for three full seasons as skipper of the 1972–74 Indians.
Paul Francis Owens,nicknamed "the Pope",was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) front office executive,manager,and scout. Earlier,during his playing career,Owens was a first baseman and catcher,and then a manager,in minor league baseball.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1969 throughout the world.
Terry W. Ryan is an American professional baseball executive and former general manager for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. Ryan was known for using a low payroll and building up the minor league system to put up contending teams. He resigned as general manager of the Twins on October 1,2007,but returned to his former post on November 7,2011,until being relieved of his duties on July 18,2016. Ryan was hired as a special assignment scout by the Philadelphia Phillies on November 30,2016.
Lawrence Austin Himes is an American former general manager (GM) for two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams:the Chicago White Sox (1986–1990);and the Chicago Cubs (1991–1994). Himes is likely best known for trading for Sammy Sosa during each tenure as GM. Prior to becoming a general manager,he was the California Angels scouting director (1981–1986). During his nine-year playing career (1961–1969),Himes was a catcher in eight minor league baseball farm systems,batting .251 in 725 games played.
Thomas Harold Gamboa is an American professional baseball coach and manager.
Golden Desmond Holt was an American professional baseball player,scout,coach and manager. An outfielder and third baseman by trade,the native of Enloe,Texas,logged his playing and managing career exclusively in minor league baseball,but served the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs as a coach on the Major League level,and spent two separate terms scouting for the Dodgers in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles.
John Edward Kennedy was an American Major League Baseball third baseman,shortstop and second baseman. He played from 1962 to 1974 for the Washington Senators,Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers,and Boston Red Sox. He was born in Chicago,IL and attended Harper High School.
William Henry Kelly was an American first baseman and scout in Major League Baseball,and a star power-hitter,umpire and manager in minor league baseball. The native of Syracuse,New York,threw and batted right-handed,stood 6' (183 cm) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg) as a player.