James Robert Horner is an American former professional baseball third baseman and first baseman who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily with the Atlanta Braves.
John David Milner was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and left fielder from 1971 to 1982 for the New York Mets,Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos. Milner was a member of the 1973 National League pennant-winning New York Mets team,as well as a member of the 1979 world champion Pittsburgh Pirates team. A native of Atlanta,Georgia,he grew up a huge Hank Aaron fan,even appropriating his idol's nickname,"the Hammer".
Guillermo Montañez Naranjo is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball first baseman,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels (1966),Philadelphia Phillies,San Francisco Giants (1975–1976),Atlanta Braves (1976–1977),New York Mets (1978–1979),Texas Rangers (1979),San Diego Padres (1980),Montreal Expos (1980–1981),and Pittsburgh Pirates (1981-1982). He batted and threw left-handed.
Stephen Charles Balboni is an American former Major League Baseball player,who played for the New York Yankees,Seattle Mariners,Kansas City Royals,and Texas Rangers. He was a player with home run power and a tendency to strike out. He was nicknamed "Bye Bye" because of his home run hitting prowess. He was also known by the nickname "Bones",which is a malapropism for Balboni. He is also known for the "Curse of the Balboni",an idea written about by Rany Jazayerli which said no baseball team with a player hitting more than 36 home runs for that team could win the World Series. Since Balboni was the last player to hit 36 home runs and win a World Series,,the curse bore his name. The curse ran from 1985 until Luis Gonzalez and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series.
Mitchell Otis Page was an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and designated hitter from 1977 to 1984,most prominently as a member of the Oakland Athletics where,he placed second to Hall of Fame member Eddie Murray in the 1977 American League Rookie of the Year balloting.
Barry Clifton Foote is an American former professional baseball player,scout,coach,and minor league manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos (1973–1977),Philadelphia Phillies (1977–1978),Chicago Cubs (1979–1981),and New York Yankees (1981–1982). Although he was highly regarded as a younger player,he suffered numerous injuries and played most of his baseball career as a reserve player.
Danny Kay Goodwin is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and designated hitter from 1975 to 1982. He also played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league with the Nankai Hawks in 1986. Goodwin is the only baseball player to be drafted first overall in the Major League draft in two separate drafts.
Daniel Thomas Meyer is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned 17 seasons,12 of which were played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers (1974–76),the Seattle Mariners (1977–81),and the Oakland Athletics (1982–85). Meyer primarily played first base,but also played left field,third base,and right field. He batted left-handed while throwing right-handed. During his playing career,Meyer was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).
Roy Lee Howell is an American former professional baseball third baseman,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974–1984 for the Texas Rangers,Toronto Blue Jays,and Milwaukee Brewers.
JoséManuel Morales Hernández is a former designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between 1973 and 1984. Listed at 5' 11",187 lb.,Morales batted and threw right-handed.
James Edward Beauchamp was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who played from 1963 to 1973 for the St. Louis Cardinals,Houston Colt .45s/Astros,Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves,Cincinnati Reds,and New York Mets. He attended Grove High School in Grove,Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University before being signed by the Cardinals in 1957. He was the father of former minor league baseball player Kash Beauchamp. He was 6'2' and weighed 205 pounds.
Kevin Patrick Pasley is a retired professional baseball player whose career spanned 12 seasons. For parts of four seasons,Pasley,a catcher,played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Los Angeles Dodgers,and the Seattle Mariners (1977–78). Over his career in the majors,he compiled a .254 batting average with eight runs scored,31 hits,seven doubles,one home run,and nine runs batted in (RBIs). Pasley hit his only career major league home run in his final at-bat in the majors on October 1,1978.
Juan Ramón Bernhardt Coradin is a retired professional baseball player whose career spanned 13 seasons. Bernhardt spent parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees (1976),and the Seattle Mariners (1977–79). As a member of the inaugural Mariners team in 1977,he hit the team's first home run. Over his major league career,he compiled a .238 batting average with 46 runs scored,117 hits,19 doubles,two triples,nine home runs,and 43 runs batted in (RBIs) in 154 games played.
Alan Lee Knicely is an American former professional baseball catcher who played all or parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),from 1979 until 1986. He served mainly as a backup catcher for four teams during that time,while also playing some first base and outfield.
Ronn Dwayne Reynolds,is an American former professional baseball catcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,Philadelphia Phillies,Houston Astros,and San Diego Padres. He batted and threw right-handed.
Alvin Earl "Junior" Moore is an American former professional baseball player. He was a third baseman and outfielder who appeared in 289 games in the Major Leagues for the Atlanta Braves (1976–1977) and Chicago White Sox (1978–1980). Moore batted and threw right-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
Randy Lee Elliott is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in 114 games over parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball spread out over nine years for the San Diego Padres,San Francisco Giants (1977) and Oakland Athletics (1980). The native of Oxnard,California,threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Brock Pemberton was an American Major League Baseball player,who played for the New York Mets in 1974 and 1975. He also played in the St. Louis Cardinals' organization. He played as a first baseman. Pemberton played high school baseball in Huntington Beach,California,and was drafted by the Mets in the 6th round of the 1972 June Amateur Draft. After playing in the lower minor leagues in 1972 and 1973,he was promoted to AA level with the Victoria Toros of the Texas League in 1974. That year,he posted a .322 batting average in 134 games and 482 at bats for the Toros. He also had 8 home runs. This performance earned Pemberton a promotion to the Major League Mets late in the season. Pemberton made his debut with the Mets as a pinch hitter on September 10,1974,against the Montreal Expos. The next day,the Mets and St. Louis Cardinals played a 25 inning game in which Pemberton got his first Major League hit,also as a pinch hitter. In all,he played 11 games for the Mets in 1974,with 4 hits in 22 at-bats and one run batted in. In four games as a first baseman he did not make an error.
George Addison Hinshaw is an American former professional baseball player. Hinshaw appeared in 13 Major League Baseball games in 1982–1983 as a member of the San Diego Padres,and also spent the 1989 season playing in Nippon Professional Baseball. In the Major Leagues he primarily played right field and third base,and was exclusively an outfielder during his stay in Japan with the Chunichi Dragons. He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
Charles Bricker Keller is a former first baseman,catcher and designated hitter in Minor League Baseball who played from 1976 through 1985 in the Atlanta Braves,Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays organizations. Listed at 6' 4",210 lb.,Keller batted and threw right handed. He was born in Royal Oak,Michigan.
