James Alan Bouton was an American professional baseball player. Bouton played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher for the New York Yankees,Seattle Pilots,Houston Astros,and Atlanta Braves between 1962 and 1978. He was also a best-selling author,actor,activist,sportscaster and one of the creators of Big League Chew.
David Brian Cone is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher,and current color commentator for the New York Yankees on the YES Network and Amazon Prime as well as for ESPN on Sunday Night Baseball. A third round draft pick of the Kansas City Royals in 1981 MLB Draft,he made his MLB debut in 1986 and continued playing until 2003,pitching for five different teams. Cone batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Robert Granville Lemon was an American right-handed pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lemon was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage is an American former baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1994. He pitched for nine different teams,spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres.
Albert Walter "Sparky" Lyle is an American professional baseball pitcher who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1967 through 1982. He was a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,Texas Rangers,Philadelphia Phillies,and Chicago White Sox.
David Allan Righetti,nicknamed "Rags",is an American professional baseball coach and former player. A left-handed pitcher,Righetti played in Major League Baseball from 1979 through 1995 for the New York Yankees,San Francisco Giants,Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,and Chicago White Sox. He served as the pitching coach for the Giants from 2000 through 2017.
Ramiro Mendoza,nicknamed "El Brujo",is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Mendoza played with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox (2003–04). He batted and threw right-handed. Although Mendoza made 62 starts in his major league career,he was primarily known as a middle relief pitcher. He threw a sinker along with a slider,a four-seam fastball and a changeup. In Mendoza's ten seasons in the Major Leagues he was a part of five World Series champion teams.
Tony Lee Cloninger was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1961 through 1972 for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves,Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Dewey LaMarr Hoyt Jr. was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres from 1979 to 1986. He won the 1983 American League Cy Young Award and was an All-Star in 1985.
Jesse Harrison Jefferson was an American professional baseball pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles (1973-1975),Chicago White Sox (1975-1976),Toronto Blue Jays (1977-1980),Pittsburgh Pirates (1980) and California Angels (1981) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Jefferson batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Richard William Tidrow was an American professional baseball pitcher and the senior vice president of player personnel and senior advisor to the general manager for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB).
John Francis D'Acquisto is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the cousin of former major league pitcher Lou Marone.
Roland Frank Sheldon is an American former professional baseball player,a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 160 Major League games from 1961 to 1962 and 1964 to 1966. Born in Putnam,Connecticut,he attended the University of Connecticut. He was listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
James Louis Beattie is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners from 1978 to 1986. He also served as the Montreal Expos' general manager from 1995 to 2001,and was the Baltimore Orioles' general manager with Mike Flanagan from 2003 to 2005. As of 2010,Beattie served as a professional scout in the Toronto Blue Jays organization through the 2018 season. Beattie retired from his decades-long career in MLB at the end of the 2018 season. Beattie starred in baseball and basketball at South Portland High School in South Portland,Maine.
Terry Jay Forster is an American former left-handed relief pitcher who played for 16 seasons in the Major Leagues. He played for five teams in his career and recorded 127 saves during his time in the majors.
The 2007 New York Yankees season was the Yankees' 105th. The season started with the Yankees trying to win the American League East championship,a title they had won every season since the 1998 season,but ultimately they came in second place to the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees instead won the American League wild card,beating out the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers.
David Michael Sisler was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1956 through 1962. Early in his career,Sisler was a starter,then later was used as a middle reliever and occasionally as a closer. He reached the majors in 1956 with the Boston Red Sox after he completed a two-year obligation in the active military. After three-and-a-half seasons with the Red Sox,he was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 1959 and served the team through the 1960 season. Before the 1961 season,he was selected by the Washington Senators in the 1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft,for whom he played the 1961 season. He was then traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1962,playing one season at the major league level,and one in their minor league system.
The 1990 New York Yankees season was the 88th season for the Yankees. The team finished in seventh place in the American League East with a record of 67–95,finishing 21 games behind the Boston Red Sox. It was the Yankees' first last-place finish in 24 years,the most losses they accumulated in a season since 1912,and their most recent last-place finish to date. New York was managed by Stump Merrill and Bucky Dent. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The 1977 Chicago White Sox season in the American League saw the team finish third in the American League West,at 90–72,12 games behind the Kansas City Royals.
Deivi Anderson García is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Yankees.
