Sanford Koufax,nicknamed "the Left Arm of God",is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history,Koufax was the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award,each time winning unanimously and the only pitcher to do so when a single award was given for both the leagues;he was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in 1963. Retiring at the age of 30 due to chronic pain in his pitching elbow,Koufax was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1972 at the age of 36,the youngest player ever elected.
Rodney Cline Carew is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman,first baseman and designated hitter from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels. The most accomplished contact hitter in Twins history,he won the 1977 AL Most Valuable Player Award,setting a Twins record with a .388 batting average. Carew appeared in 18 straight All-Star Games and led the AL in hits three times,with his 239 hits in 1977 being the twelfth most in a season at the time. He won seven AL batting titles,the second most AL batting titles in history behind Ty Cobb,and on July 12,2016,the AL batting title was renamed to the Rod Carew American League batting title.
Albert Leonard Rosen,nicknamed "Flip" and "the Hebrew Hammer",was an American baseball third baseman and right-handed slugger for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball for ten seasons in the 1940s and 1950s.
Charles Solomon "Buddy" Myer was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from 1925 through 1941. A two-time All-Star,Myer was notable for being the 1935 American League batting champion and led the American League in stolen bases in 1928. An excellent hitter,he batted .300 or better nine times,and retired with a career average of .303. Myer walked more than twice as many times as he struck out. Apart from a brief period with the Boston Red Sox in 1927–28,he spent his entire career with the Washington Senators.
Ronald Mark Blomberg,nicknamed "Boomer",is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a designated hitter,first baseman,and right fielder. He played for the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox (1978),and was the manager of the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox in the Israel Baseball League (2007). He was the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball history. He batted left-handed,and threw right-handed.
Harry Danning,nicknamed "Harry the Horse",was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Giants,and was considered to be both an excellent hitter and one of the top defensive catchers of his era. He batted and threw right-handed,and was a member of the National League All-Star team for four consecutive years,1938-41.
Michael Scott Lieberthal is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He batted and threw right-handed.
James Robert Brower is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for eight Major League Baseball (MLB) teams:the Cleveland Indians (1999-2000),Cincinnati Reds (2001-2002),Montreal Expos (2002),San Francisco Giants (2003-2004),Atlanta Braves (2005),Baltimore Orioles (2006),San Diego Padres (2006),and New York Yankees (2007).
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.
Goodwin George Rosen was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) before and after World War II for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. He batted and threw left-handed.
Michael Peter Epstein,nicknamed "Super Jew",is an American former professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles,Washington Senators / Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics,and California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Scott John Brow is a former pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 1998. He primarily pitched middle relief,but he did start four games in his major league career,three of which were in his rookie season. He graduated from Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro,Oregon,and also graduated from the University of Washington,where he played college baseball for the Huskies from 1988–1990. Brow won the World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993. Brow was additionally a member of the inaugural Arizona Diamondbacks 1998.
Barney Pelty,was an American Major League Baseball pitcher known as "the Yiddish Curver" because he was one of the first Jewish baseball players in the American League. As of 2017 he is in the top-ten for his career of all pitchers in the St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles franchise in batters hit by pitch (first),complete games (third),ERA (sixth),and innings pitched and shutouts (eighth).
David Arthur Roberts was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1969 to 1981 for eight teams. He was second in the National League (NL) with a 2.10 earned run average (ERA) in 1971 for the San Diego Padres,after which he was traded to the Houston Astros,where he spent the four most productive years of his career. Roberts was also a member of the 1979 World Series winning Pittsburgh Pirates team. Over his major league career he won 103 games.
Saul Walter Rogovin was an American professional baseball player.
JoséJoaquín Bautista Arias is a Dominican-born former right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1988 to 1997.
Arnold Barry Latman was an American professional All Star Major League Baseball pitcher.
Frank Willard "Turkey Foot" Brower was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman who played for five seasons. He played for the Washington Senators from 1920 to 1922 and the Cleveland Indians from 1923 to 1924.
Robert Richard Brower is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Jamaica,New York. Bob attended college at Duke University on a football scholarship. and was signed by the Texas Rangers in 1982. Brower played four seasons in the majors,with the Texas Rangers (1986–1988) and the New York Yankees in 1989. He had 141 hits in 582 at bats,17 home runs and 60 RBI. Brower attended James Madison High School in Vienna,Virginia and graduated in 1978. He lettered in football,basketball,baseball,and track during his time at Madison. Brower was the only athlete ever to letter in four sports in one year at James Madison High School.
Joseph Patton "Doc" Evans was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman,who played for the Cleveland Indians,Washington Senators,and St. Louis Browns of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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