Roy Campanella,nicknamed "Campy",was an American professional baseball player,primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played in the Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before entering the minor leagues in 1946. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 1948 for the Brooklyn Dodgers,for whom he played until 1957. His playing career ended when he was paralyzed in an automobile accident in January 1958. He is considered one of the greatest catchers in the history of the game.
Michael Lorri Scioscia,nicknamed "Sosh" and "El Jefe",is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He managed the Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels from the 2000 season through the 2018 season,and was the longest-tenured manager in Major League Baseball and second-longest-tenured coach/manager in the "Big Four",behind only Gregg Popovich at the time of his retirement. As a player,Scioscia made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980. He was selected to two All-Star Games and won two World Series over the course of his 13-year MLB career,which was spent entirely with the Dodgers;this made him the only person in MLB history to spend his entire playing career with one team and entire managing career with another team with 10+ years in both places. He was signed by the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers late in his career,but never appeared in a major league game for either team due to injury.
John Junior Roseboro was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1957 until 1970,most prominently as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. A four-time All-Star player,Roseboro is considered one of the best defensive catchers of the 1960s,winning two Gold Glove Awards. He was the Dodgers' starting catcher in four World Series with the Dodgers winning three of those.
Michael Anthony Gallego is an American former professional baseball player and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder from 1985 to 1997,most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics team that won three consecutive American League pennants and a World Series championship in 1989. He also played for the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. After his playing career,Gallego served as a major league coach.
Emil Joseph "Buzzie" Bavasi was an American executive in Major League Baseball who played a major role in the operation of three California baseball franchises from the late 1940s through the mid-1980s.
Norman Burt Sherry was an American baseball catcher,manager,and coach who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets from 1959 to 1963. Sherry went on to coach and manage the California Angels,and also served as coach of the Montreal Expos,San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants.
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 later was the bullpen coach and first base coach for the Red Sox,and currently is the third base coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He has also served as a manager in Minor League Baseball.
Michael Ross Borzello is an Italian-American professional baseball coach who has worked for the New York Yankees,Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1988 throughout the world.
Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo,more commonly known as Manny Mota,is a Dominican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons for the San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos,as well as being a pinch hitting specialist with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He retired as a player at the age of 44.
Patrick Corrales was an American professional baseball catcher,manager,and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB),from 1964 to 1973,primarily for the Cincinnati Reds as well as the Philadelphia Phillies,St. Louis Cardinals,and San Diego Padres. He was the first major league manager of Mexican American descent.
Lawrence Sherry was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed relief pitcher from 1958 to 1968,most prominently as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1959 World Series as the Dodgers won their first championship since relocating from Brooklyn just two years earlier. After his playing career,Sherry managed in the minor leagues before serving as a major league coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the California Angels.
Delbert Rice Jr. was an American professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played for 17 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1961,most notably for the St. Louis Cardinals. Although Rice was a relatively weak hitter,he sustained a lengthy career in the major leagues due to his valuable defensive abilities.
David Andrew Hansen is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player,specializing as a pinch hitter. He played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Chicago Cubs,San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers. He also was a coach in MLB for the Dodgers,Mariners,Los Angeles Angels.
Mitchell Dean Webster is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1983 through 1995 for the Toronto Blue Jays,Montreal Expos,Chicago Cubs,Cleveland Indians,Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers. Listed at 6' 0",185 lb.,he was a switch hitter and threw left handed.
Albert Bluford "Rube" Walker was an American Major League Baseball catcher and longtime pitching coach.
Romanus"Monty"Basgall was an American professional baseball player,manager,coach and scout. A former second baseman who appeared in 200 Major League Baseball games for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Basgall became a longtime member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' organization who served as the bench and infield coach for Hall of Fame managers Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda for 14 seasons (1973–86). During that time,he worked with four National League pennant winners,as well as the 1981 World Series-champion Dodgers. Basgall was born in Pfeifer,Kansas,graduated from high school there,and attended Sterling College.
John Arthur Fitzpatrick,nicknamed "Foghorn" and "Eagle Beak",was an American Major League Baseball coach and scout and minor league catcher and manager. He was born in LaSalle,Illinois,but later in his life lived in McAlester,Oklahoma.
