The Rawlings Gold Glove Award,usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove or Golden Glove,is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL). The Gold Glove is widely considered one of the most prestigious defensive awards in baseball.
Philip Henry Niekro,nicknamed "Knucksie",was an American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves,Cleveland Indians,New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. Niekro is generally regarded as the greatest knuckleball pitcher of all time.
Robert Britt Burns is an American former professional baseball former pitcher who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),all with the Chicago White Sox. He compiled a career mark of 70 wins and 60 losses with a 3.66 ERA.
William Charles Swift is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Swift played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,San Francisco Giants,and Colorado Rockies.
Kenneth Wayne Singleton is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and designated hitter from 1970 to 1984,most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles where,he was a three-time All-Star player and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team. He also played for the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos.
Stanley Peter Belinda is an American former Major League Baseball player. A right-handed relief pitcher who also batted right-handed,Belinda is 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and weighs 187 pounds. He pitched from a three-quarters arm slot and threw both a regular low-90s fastball and a split-fingered fastball.
Thomas William Landrum is a former right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played eight seasons with four teams,the Cincinnati Reds,Chicago Cubs,the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos from 1986 to 1993.
William Forrest "Wild Bill" Hutchison was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of nine seasons with the Kansas City Cowboys,Chicago White Stockings/Colts,and St. Louis Browns. He was the National League wins leader for three straight seasons (1890–1892) and the strikeout leader in 1892 with Chicago. For his career,he compiled a 182–163 record in 376 appearances,with a 3.59 earned run average and 1,235 strikeouts. He is the last player in baseball history to pitch 500 innings in a single season,a feat which he last accomplished in 1892,appearing in 75 games in a 146-game season and pitching 622 innings overall.
William Alfred Hands,Jr. was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1965 to 1975. His best season came in 1969 with the Chicago Cubs,when he won 20 games.
The Seattle Mariners 2004 season was their 28th,and they finished last in the American League West at 63–99. Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits in a season on October 1,breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles.
The 1994 New York Mets season was the 33rd attempt at a regular season for the Mets. They went 55–58 and finished third in the National League East. They were managed by Dallas Green. They played home games at Shea Stadium. The season was cut short by the 1994 player's strike.
The 2001 Boston Red Sox season was the 101st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 82 wins and 79 losses,13+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees,who went on to win the AL championship. The Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason,as the AL wild card went to the Oakland Athletics,who finished second in the American League West with a record of 102–60.
The 1983 Baltimore Orioles won the Major League Baseball World Series after finishing first in the American League East with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses,The Orioles won the championship by beating the Philadelphia Philles,4–1,in the 1983 World Series. The season was the Orioles' first in nearly 15 years without manager Earl Weaver,who retired after the Orioles missed the playoffs in the final game of the 1982 season. The Orioles replaced the future Hall of Famer Weaver with Joe Altobelli. The World Series victory was the Orioles' first championship since 1970 and their most recent to date.
The 1997 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 115th season in Major League Baseball,their 40th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season,and their 38th at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. They lost the NLDS in three games to the Florida Marlins.
The 1986 Chicago Cubs season was the 115th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise,the 111th in the National League and the 71st at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 70–90.
Donald Leroy Landrum was an American professional baseball outfielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies,St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs,and San Francisco Giants,from 1957 to 1966. During his playing days,he stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall,weighing 180 pounds (82 kg),while batting left-handed and throwing right-handed.
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played officially under two names since beginning play in 1883:the current moniker,as well as the "Quakers",which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history. The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era. Since the franchise's inception,2,081 players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team,whether as an offensive player or a defensive player.
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