George Lee"Sparky"Anderson was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player,coach,and manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships,then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. Anderson was the first manager to win the World Series in both leagues. His 2,194 career wins are the sixth-most for a manager in Major League history. His 1,331 wins with the Tigers are the most for any manager in team history. Anderson was named American League Manager of the Year in 1984 and 1987. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Hugh Duffy was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He was a player or player-manager for the Chicago White Stockings,Chicago Pirates,Boston Reds,Boston Beaneaters,Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies between 1888 and 1906. He had his best years with the Beaneaters,including the 1894 season,when he set the National League single-season record for batting average (.440),a record that has stood for over a century.
John Rikard Dempsey is an American former professional baseball player. He played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1992,most prominently for the Baltimore Orioles where he played for 10 years and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team. Dempsey was known for being one of the best defensive catchers of his era. In 1997,he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
William Henry "Bucky" Walters was an American professional baseball pitcher and third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1931 to 1950. As a pitcher,he was a six-time All-Star and the 1939 National League Most Valuable Player.
David Michael Bell is an American former professional baseball third baseman and second baseman,former coach,and former manager who most recently managed the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). Over the course of his 12-year MLB playing career,Bell appeared at all four infield positions while playing for the Cleveland Indians,St. Louis Cardinals,Seattle Mariners,San Francisco Giants,Philadelphia Phillies,and Milwaukee Brewers,but played primarily at third and second. Bell made his MLB debut for the Indians in 1995.
James David Bristol is an American former manager in Major League Baseball in the 1960s and 1970s. He managed the Cincinnati Reds,Milwaukee Brewers,Atlanta Braves,and San Francisco Giants during this period.
Patrick Alan Listach is an American professional baseball shortstop,coach,and manager. As a player,Listach appeared in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros from 1992 and 1997. He won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 1992. Listach has also been a major league third base coach and minor league manager.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1982 throughout the world.
Thomas Lynn Trebelhorn is an American former manager in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers (1986–91) and Chicago Cubs (1994). He was the manager of the Class A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes from 2008 to 2012.
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.
Deron Roger Johnson was an American professional baseball infielder,outfielder,designated hitter,and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees,Kansas City/Oakland Athletics,Cincinnati Reds,Atlanta Braves,Philadelphia Phillies,Milwaukee Brewers,Boston Red Sox,and Chicago White Sox,over the course of his 16-year big league playing career. While an active player,Johnson stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall,weighing 200 pounds (91 kg). He batted and threw right-handed.
Alexander Peter Grammas was an American professional baseball infielder,manager and coach. A native of Birmingham,Alabama,Grammas played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Redlegs and Chicago Cubs. He threw and batted right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg). Grammas's family origins are from Agios Dimitrios,Greece.
Jackie Spencer Moore is an American former professional baseball catcher,coach and manager. He spent all or parts of 12 years over five separate terms as a Texas Rangers coach,and 32 years in all as a coach for eight different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. Moore managed the Oakland Athletics (1984–86),and played part of one season with the Detroit Tigers as a third-string catcher in 1965.
Gary Martin Allenson is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and coach and minor league manager. In 2017,he spent a second stint as manager of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Double-A Eastern League,after serving the previous three seasons in that role with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons of the International League. Both are affiliates of the Toronto Blue Jays.
John Henry Neun was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1925 to 1931 for the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Braves. Neun is notable for completing the seventh unassisted triple play in MLB history. After his playing career he served as the manager for the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds.
John Frederick Felske is an American former professional baseball catcher,coach,and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Felske reached the big leagues as a player with the Chicago Cubs (1968) and Milwaukee Brewers (1972–1973). Most notably,he was the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies,where he achieved a record of 190 victories and 194 defeats (.495),across all or part of three seasons,before being succeeded by Lee Elia.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world.
Steven John Smith is an American baseball coach. Smith was formerly the third-base coach for the Cleveland Indians. He has also held the same position with the Seattle Mariners,Texas Rangers,Philadelphia Phillies,and Cincinnati Reds. He has also been a minor-league manager in the San Diego Padres,Texas Rangers,Seattle Mariners,and Milwaukee Brewers organizations.
Francis Michael Kremblas Jr. is an American minor league baseball manager. He previously managed the Indianapolis Indians Triple-A team from 2009–10,and was a former minor league player in the Cincinnati Reds farm system from 1989 to 1996.
Erick R. Almonte is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He is currently the hitting coach for the Florida Complex League Cardinals.
