The Brooklyn Cyclones are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn,and play at Maimonides Park,just off the Coney Island Boardwalk. From their founding in 2001 through 2020,the Cyclones competed in the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League (NYPL).
Charles Joseph Hiller was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. In the 1962 World Series,he became the first National League player to hit a grand slam in a World Series.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2000 throughout the world.
William Shawn Wooten is the assistant major league hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He is a former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Anaheim Angels (2000–03),Philadelphia Phillies (2004),and Boston Red Sox (2005). He bats and throws right-handed.
Richard Alan Sisler was an American player,coach,and manager in Major League Baseball. The son of Hall of Fame first baseman and two-time .400 hitter George Sisler,Dick Sisler's younger brother Dave was a relief pitcher in the 1950s and 1960s with four MLB teams,and his older brother George Jr. was a longtime executive in Minor League Baseball (MiLB).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1969 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1961 throughout the world.
Richard Joseph Hebner is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1968 through 1985,most prominently as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between 1970 and 1975 and won the World Series in 1971. After his playing career,Hebner spent several years as a hitting coach at the major league and minor league levels. He also managed minor league teams in the Pirates,Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles organizations.
Sidney Eugene Bream is an American former professional baseball first baseman. From 1983 through 1994,he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1983–85),Pittsburgh Pirates (1985–90),Atlanta Braves (1991–93),and Houston Astros (1994). He is best remembered for his game-winning run scored in the 1992 National League Championship Series (NLCS) that sent the Braves to the World Series.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world.
Richard Joseph Tracewski,nicknamed "Trixie",is an American former baseball player,coach,and manager. During his playing career,he was an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball,appearing in 614 games over eight seasons,from 1962 to 1969.
The 2006 National League Division Series (NLDS),the opening round of the 2006 National League playoffs,began on Tuesday,October 3,and ended on Sunday,October 8,with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. They were:
Valentino Martin Pascucci is an American former professional baseball player. He played parts of two major league seasons with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets. He batted and threw right-handed. In 2014,he transitioned to the role of hitting coach for the Mets Single A affiliate,the Savannah Sand Gnats. In 2016,he was named the hitting coach for the St. Lucie Mets.
The 1988 season was a memorable one for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a squad that was picked to finish fourth wound up winning the World Series,beating the heavily favored New York Mets and Oakland Athletics along the way. Kirk Gibson carried the Dodger offense,winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Orel Hershiser dominated on the mound,throwing a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings on his way to winning the Cy Young Award.
Thomas William Harkness is a Canadian former professional baseball first baseman,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1964 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. The native of Lachine,Quebec,threw and batted left-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 182 pounds (83 kg).
The following are the baseball events of the year 2008 throughout the world.
The 2008 National League Championship Series (NLCS),the second round of the 2008 National League playoffs,was a best-of-seven baseball game series. The series matched the NL West Champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the NL East Champion Philadelphia Phillies,who had home field advantage for this series due to their better regular-season record. The teams split their season series,with the home team sweeping their two four-game series in August.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2009 throughout the world.
The 1962 National League tie-breaker series was a best-of-three playoff series that extended Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1962 regular season to determine the winner of the National League (NL) pennant. The games were played from October 1 to 3,1962,between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. The Giants won the series,two games to one. The first game took place at Candlestick Park and the second and third were played at Dodger Stadium. The tie-breaker series was necessary after both teams finished the season with identical win–loss records of 101–61. The Dodgers won a coin flip late in the season,which gave them home field advantage. The series was broadcast nationally by NBC television,with Bob Wolff,George Kell,and Joe Garagiola announcing,and NBC Radio,with Al Helfer and George Kell announcing.
The 2022 National League Wild Card Series were two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball (MLB) to determine the participating teams of the 2022 National League Division Series. Both Wild Card Series began on October 7,with Game 2s scheduled for October 8 and Game 3s,if necessary,scheduled for October 9. ESPN broadcast both Wild Card Series together with ESPN Radio. These matchups were:
