James Edward Gentile,also nicknamed "Diamond Jim",is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers,Baltimore Orioles,Kansas City Athletics,Houston Astros,and Cleveland Indians between 1957 and 1966.
Paul Rapier Richards was an American professional baseball player,manager,scout and executive in Major League Baseball. During his playing career,he was a catcher and right-handed batter with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1932),New York Giants (1933–1935),Philadelphia Athletics (1935) and Detroit Tigers (1943–1946). After retiring,he became the manager of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles (1955–1961). He also served as the general manager for the Orioles,the Houston Colt .45s / Astros and the Atlanta Braves.
Elmer William Valo,born Imrich Valo,was a Slovak American professional baseball right fielder,coach,and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Donald Lee Blasingame,nicknamed "Blazer",was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1955–1959),San Francisco Giants (1960–1961),Cincinnati Reds (1961–1963),Washington Senators (1963–1966),and Kansas City Athletics (1966). Blasingame threw right-handed,batted left-handed and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 160 pounds (73 kg).
Héctor Headley López Swainson was a Panamanian professional baseball left fielder and third baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees from 1955 to 1966. He won two World Series with Yankees in 1961 and 1962. He later became the first black manager at the Triple-A baseball level.
Charles Abraham Essegian is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He appeared in 404 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) over six seasons (1958–1963) for the Philadelphia Phillies,St. Louis Cardinals,Los Angeles Dodgers,Baltimore Orioles,Kansas City Athletics and Cleveland Indians. During the 1959 World Series,Essegian,then with the Dodgers,set a Series record with two pinch-hit home runs against the Chicago White Sox. The mark was matched by Bernie Carbo of the Boston Red Sox,who a hit pair of pinch-hit homers against the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 World Series.
Jerry Dean Lumpe was an American professional baseball player and coach. He had a 12-season career in Major League Baseball,primarily as a second baseman,for the New York Yankees (1956–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1959–1963) and Detroit Tigers (1964–1967),played in two World Series,and was selected to the 1964 American League All-Star team. Named for National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jerome "Dizzy" Dean,Lumpe was born in Lincoln,Missouri. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
Joel Edward Horlen was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1972 for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. In references,he is called Joe Horlen or Joel Horlen with roughly equal frequency.
Luciean Louis Clinton,nicknamed Lu or Lou,was a Major League Baseball outfielder who batted and threw right-handed. His major league career spanned eight seasons (1960–1967),during which he played for five American League teams;the Boston Red Sox,Los Angeles/California Angels,Kansas City Athletics,Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees.
James Marlan Coughtry was an American professional baseball infielder who appeared in 35 total games played over two seasons for four Major League Baseball clubs. Born in Hollywood,California,he batted left-handed,threw right-handed,stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg). For his MLB career,Coughtry posted a .185 batting average (10-for-54) with six runs and four run batted in (RBI).
John Thomas Groth was an American professional baseball outfielder and scout who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Henry Adrian Garrett Jr.,nicknamed "Pat" and "Smokey",was an American professional baseball player and coach. A utility man in Major League Baseball,he appeared in 163 total games during eight seasons between 1966 and 1976 for the Atlanta Braves,Chicago Cubs,Oakland Athletics and California Angels. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
Gordon Ray Windhorn was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 95 games played over parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the New York Yankees,Los Angeles Dodgers,Kansas City Athletics,and Los Angeles Angels. He also played six seasons in Japan for the Hankyu Braves from 1964–1969. Born in Watseka,Illinois,he threw and batted right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg). He attended Arizona State University.
James Vincent "Pag" Pagliaroni was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1955 to 1969 for the Boston Red Sox,Pittsburgh Pirates,Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Pilots.
Juan Francisco Herrera Villavicencio,nicknamed "Pancho" and "Frank",was a Cuban-born professional baseball player. He appeared in an even 300 games over all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies between 1958 and 1961,primarily as a first baseman. He also played for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro American League,from whom he was purchased by the Phillies in 1954. A prodigious minor-league slugger,Herrera was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 220 pounds (100 kg);he threw and batted right-handed. He was the first Afro-Latino to play for the Phillies.
Frank Dominick Cipriani was an American professional baseball outfielder whose career extended from 1960 through 1966. He appeared in Major League Baseball for 13 games as a right fielder and pinch hitter for the Kansas City Athletics in 1961. Listed at 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg),Cipriani batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Buffalo,New York,and was an alumnus of Fordham University.
Marion John "Marty" Kutyna is an American former right-handed pitcher in professional baseball. Kutyna spent three full seasons in Major League Baseball,pitching almost exclusively in relief. He stood 6 feet tall,weighed 190 pounds (86 kg),and batted right-handed.
John Ellett Herrnstein was an American baseball and football player. He played Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1966 for the Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago Cubs,and Atlanta Braves. He also played college baseball and football at the University of Michigan from 1956 to 1959. He was the captain of the 1958 Michigan Wolverines football team and the third generation of the Herrnstein family to play for a Michigan Wolverines football team. His father,William Herrnstein,Jr.,played for the Wolverines from 1923 to 1925,and his grandfather,William Herrnstein,Sr.,played for the team in the 1898 and 1900 seasons. His great uncle Albert E. Herrnstein played for Fielding H. Yost's famed "Point-a-Minute" teams in 1901 and 1902.
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.
Jacke Sylvesta Davis,often misspelled "Jack" Davis,was an American former professional baseball outfielder,who spent eight seasons in professional baseball,including part of one season in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Philadelphia Phillies.
