Gregory Emmett Sims (born June 28,1946) is an American former professional baseball player. During his nine-season (1965–1973) playing career,he spent part of one season,1966,as a member of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. An outfielder,he was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Sims had originally signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was selected by Houston after his first professional season in the Rule 5 draft. He made his Major League debut on April 15,1965,as a defensive replacement for Astro left fielder Lee Maye,struck out in his only plate appearance,and recorded one putout in the field. [1] Sims then made six other appearances as a pinch hitter before being sent to the Class A Durham Bulls of the Carolina League. In his penultimate MLB game,on May 14 at Connie Mack Stadium,Sims collected his only big-league hit,a single off Terry Fox in the 11th inning that helped to spark a three-run game-winning rally over the Philadelphia Phillies. [2]
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Miguel Ángel Cuellar Santana was a Cuban professional baseball player. He played for 15 seasons in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher in 1959 and from 1964 through 1977,most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles who won the American League (AL) pennant in each of Cuellar's first three seasons with the team. During that time,Cuellar and the Orioles won the 1970 World Series. Cuellar also played for the Cincinnati Reds,St. Louis Cardinals,Houston Astros and California Angels.
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