Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea,nicknamed "El Toro",was a Mexican professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons,from 1980 to 1997. He played for six MLB teams,most prominently with the Los Angeles Dodgers,who signed him in 1979 and gave him his MLB debut in 1980. Valenzuela batted and threw left-handed,with an unorthodox windup. He was one of a small number of pitchers who regularly threw a screwball in the modern era.
Dwight Eugene Gooden,nicknamed "Dr. K" and "Doc",is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the New York Mets,New York Yankees,Cleveland Indians,Houston Astros,and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In a career spanning 430 games,he pitched 2,800+2⁄3 innings and posted a win–loss record of 194–112,with a 3.51 earned run average (ERA),and 2,293 strikeouts.
Derek Christopher Lowe is an American former professional baseball pitcher. During his career,he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,Boston Red Sox,Los Angeles Dodgers,Atlanta Braves,Cleveland Indians,New York Yankees,and Texas Rangers.
Don James Larsen was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams:the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees (1955–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961),Chicago White Sox (1961),San Francisco Giants (1962–1964),Houston Colt .45's / Astros (1964–65),and Chicago Cubs (1967).
Stephen Wayne Yeager is an American former professional baseball catcher. Yeager spent 14 of the 15 seasons of his Major League Baseball career,from 1972 through 1985,with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His last year,1986,he played for the Seattle Mariners. From 2012 to 2018,Yeager was the catching coach for the Dodgers. He was co-MVP of the 1981 World Series.
Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca,nicknamed "Hawk",was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),from 1944 through 1956. Branca played for the Brooklyn Dodgers,Detroit Tigers (1953–1954),and New York Yankees (1954). He was a three-time All-Star. In a 1951 playoff,Branca surrendered a walk-off home run to Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants;the game-winning hit was known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World".
Brett Daniel Tomko is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,San Diego Padres,Seattle Mariners,St. Louis Cardinals,San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics,Texas Rangers,and Kansas City Royals.
Joseph Black was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league and Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers,Cincinnati Redlegs,and Washington Senators who became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game,in 1952.
The Dodgers–Yankees rivalry is one of the biggest rivalries in Major League Baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a member club of the National League (NL) West division,and the New York Yankees are a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The teams have met 12 times in the World Series,more than any other two teams,with the Yankees winning eight times. The rivalry began in New York City,when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn and the Yankees in the Bronx. After the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958,the rivalry continued as the teams represented cities on each coast of the United States,and two of the largest. Fan support has added to the notoriety of the series as both teams are supported by two of the largest fanbases in North America. The regular season series is currently tied 11–11.
John Arthur Fowler was an American pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. The 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m),180 lb (82 kg) right-hander was signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1944 season. He played for the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–57),Los Angeles Dodgers (1959),and Los Angeles Angels (1961–64),and went on to be associated with manager Billy Martin as a coach with five major league teams,including four stops with the New York Yankees.
Ronald Peter Perranoski was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed relief pitcher from 1961 to 1973,most prominently as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers for whom he appeared in three World Series and,with the Minnesota Twins teams that won two consecutive American League Western Division titles. He also played for the Detroit Tigers and the California Angels. After his playing career,Perranoski worked as a Major League pitching coach,winning two more World Series with the Dodgers in the 1980s.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2010 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2012 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2013 throughout the world. They include Major League Baseball,Minor League Baseball and major events in baseball.
The 2014 Major League Baseball season began on March 22 at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney,Australia,between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. The North American part of the season started on March 30 and ended on September 28.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2014 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2016 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2018 throughout the world.
The 2019 Major League Baseball season began on March 20,while the regular season ended on September 29. It was the 150th anniversary of professional baseball,dating back to the 1869 foundation of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The postseason began on October 1. The World Series began October 22 and ended October 30 with the Washington Nationals defeating the Houston Astros in seven games to win their first World Series championship. The entire schedule was released on August 22,2018.
