Wesley Cheek Ferrell was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1927 through 1941. Primarily a starting pitcher,Ferrell played for the Cleveland Indians (1927–33),Boston Red Sox (1934–37),Washington Senators (1937–38),New York Yankees (1938–39),Brooklyn Dodgers (1940) and Boston Braves (1941). He batted and threw right-handed.
Jimmie Randolph Hall is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and left-handed batter who played eight seasons in the big leagues. A two-time All-Star,Hall made his debut with the Minnesota Twins (1963–66),followed by stints with the California Angels (1967–68),Cleveland Indians (1968–69),New York Yankees (1969),Chicago Cubs (1969–70) and Atlanta Braves (1970).
Gerald Wayne Grote was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1963 through 1981 for the Houston Colt .45s,New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Kansas City Royals.
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.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2003 throughout the world.
Forrest Harrill "Smoky" Burgess was an American professional baseball catcher,pinch hitter,coach,and scout,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1949 to 1967. A nine-time All-Star,Burgess became known,later in his career,for his abilities as an elite pinch hitter,setting the MLB career record for career pinch-hits with 145. He stood 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall,weighing 188 pounds (85 kg). Burgess batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
William Shawn Wooten is the assistant major league hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He is a former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Anaheim Angels (2000–03),Philadelphia Phillies (2004),and Boston Red Sox (2005). He bats and throws right-handed.
William Joseph Haselman is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 13 seasons between 1990 and 2003. A first-round selection in the 1987 MLB draft,he played for the Texas Rangers,Seattle Mariners,Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. He previously was the bullpen coach and first base coach for the Red Sox and the third base coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He has also served as a manager in Minor League Baseball.
James Lamar "Dusty" Rhodes was an American professional baseball player,an outfielder and pinch hitter whose otherwise unremarkable seven-year Major League Baseball career was dramatically highlighted by his starring role for the champion New York Giants during the 1954 season and that year's World Series.
George Edward Thomas Jr. is a retired American professional baseball player. Primarily an outfielder,he played at least one game at every position except pitcher during a 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers,Los Angeles Angels (1961–63),Boston Red Sox (1966–71) and Minnesota Twins (1971). He also was an assistant coach (1972–78) and head baseball coach (1979–81) at his alma mater,the University of Minnesota,after his active career ended. The native of Minneapolis threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Norman Leroy Siebern was an American professional baseball player and scout. He appeared in 1,406 games over a 12-year career in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder for the New York Yankees,Kansas City Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,California Angels,San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox between 1956 and 1968. A two-time World Series champion and four-time American League All-Star,his best season came in 1962 with the Athletics when he hit 25 home runs,with 117 runs batted in and a .308 batting average. He might be most remembered,however,as being one of the players the Yankees traded for Roger Maris on December 11,1959.
Joseph Clifton Martin is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1959 to 1972. Martin played the bulk of his career with the Chicago White Sox,but is most prominent for his involvement in a controversial play that occurred during the 1969 World Series as a member of the New York Mets. He ended his career playing for the Chicago Cubs. After his playing career,he worked as a White Sox color commentator alongside Harry Caray on WSNS television in 1975.
Henry Lee Foiles Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball between 1953 and 1964,most prominently as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates with whom he had his most productive years and was selected to play in the 1957 All-Star Game. He was notable for being the first player in major league history to use contact lenses.
Douglas Joseph Camilli is an American former catcher and coach who played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967 and in 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators. Camilli threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg) during his active career.
Joseph Benjamin Pignatano was an American professional baseball player and coach. As a catcher,Pignatano played in Major League Baseball during all or part of six seasons (1957–1962) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers (1957–1960),Kansas City Athletics (1961),San Francisco Giants (1962),and New York Mets (1962). After his playing career,he was a coach for the Mets,Washington Senators,and Atlanta Braves.
Charles Lemoine Thompson was an American professional baseball player and catcher in the Major Leagues. He appeared in 187 games over all or parts of four seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers,Kansas City Athletics,and Detroit Tigers.
Michael Randall Lee is an American former professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 13 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) over two seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1960) and Los Angeles Angels (1963). He threw and batted left-handed,stood 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighed 220 pounds (100 kg).
Jesse Lemar Gonder was an American professional baseball player. A catcher and pinch hitter,he played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967 for the New York Yankees,Cincinnati Reds,New York Mets,Milwaukee Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates. Gonder batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg). He played for Baseball Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel with both the Yankees (1960) and Mets (1963–65).
Henry John "Dutch" Dotterer Jr. was an American professional baseball catcher who appeared in all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds (1957–1960) and the expansion Washington Senators (1961). A native of Syracuse,New York,he attended Syracuse University and while there was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Robert Charles Christian was an American professional baseball player who played seven seasons (1964–1970) in North America —including parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues with the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox —and two more years (1971–1972) in Japan. A third baseman and outfielder,he threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
