Carlos Obed Ortiz Baerga is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball player. Baerga was known for his superb hitting abilities during his first stint with the Cleveland Indians in the early-to-mid-1990s,accumulating impressive batting statistics,earning three All-Star appearances,two Silver Slugger Awards,and making key contributions to the Indians' 1995 postseason run. He was considered one of Major League Baseball's hardest-hitting middle infielders by 1995 with his superb bat speed and switch-hitting power. After spending most of his career as a second baseman,he was used at various positions late in his career. Baerga was elected into the Indians Hall of Fame in 2013.
Ronald Belliard is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2010 for the Milwaukee Brewers,Colorado Rockies,Cleveland Indians,St. Louis Cardinals,Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He batted and threw right-handed. Belliard was born in The Bronx,New York.
Tommy Harper is an American former professional baseball outfielder and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven different franchises from 1962 to 1976,including six seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and three seasons each with the Milwaukee Brewers and the Boston Red Sox.
Richard John Rollins is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. He played with the Minnesota Twins (1961–68),Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1970),and Cleveland Indians (1970). During a 10-year baseball career,Rollins hit .269 with 77 home runs,and 399 runs batted in (RBI).
Kevin Lee Seitzer is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Kansas City Royals,Milwaukee Brewers,Oakland Athletics,and Cleveland Indians. He is currently the hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves,having also coached for the Royals,the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Kenneth Frederick Keltner was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1937 to 1950,most prominently as a member of the Cleveland Indians where he was a seven-time All-Star player and was a member of the 1948 World Series winning team. He played his final season for the Boston Red Sox.
Cecil Celester Cooper is an American former professional baseball player,coach,manager and sports agent. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1971 to 1987 for the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers. Cooper was a member of the Red Sox team that won the 1975 American League pennant but he rose to prominence as a member of the Brewers,where he became a five-time American League All-Star player and a two-time American League RBI champion.
Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty,nicknamed "Beeg Boy",is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1963 to 1979,most prominently as a member of the Atlanta Braves where he helped the franchise win its first National League Western Division title in 1969. Carty had a career batting average of .299 and,was the 1970 National League (NL) batting champion with a .366 batting average. He earned his starting role in the 1970 All-Star Game as a write-in candidate.
James Michael Hegan was an American professional baseball player,who later worked as a sports commentator. In Major League Baseball (MLB) he was a first baseman and outfielder,and played for three different American League (AL) franchises between 1964 and 1977. He was the son of longtime Cleveland Indians catcher Jim Hegan.
DeWain Lee Stevens is an American former first baseman and designated hitter drafted by the California Angels in 1986. A highly regarded prospect,Stevens batted .314 with 19 home runs for the Triple A Edmonton Trappers in 1991.
David Earl Nelson was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians,Washington Senators / Texas Rangers,and Kansas City Royals from 1968 through 1977. He also served as one of the broadcasters for the Milwaukee Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin.
John Robert Tillman was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1962–67),New York Yankees (1967),and Atlanta Braves (1968–70). He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).
Gerald Donald Kindall was an American professional baseball player and college baseball player and coach. He was primarily a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who appeared in 742 games played over nine seasons for the Chicago Cubs,Cleveland Indians (1962–64),and Minnesota Twins (1964–65). After his playing career,he became the head baseball coach of the University of Arizona Wildcats,winning 860 games and three College World Series (CWS) championships over 24 seasons (1973–1996). Kindall batted and threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 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.
Russell Henry Snyder is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Kansas City Athletics (1959–60),Baltimore Orioles (1961–67),Chicago White Sox (1968),Cleveland Indians (1968–69) and Milwaukee Brewers (1970). Snyder was a member of the 1966 world champion Baltimore Orioles team.
Christopher Michael Bando is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 1980s,spending most of his career with the Cleveland Indians before playing for the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics. He managed the Texas AirHogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.
The 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 113rd for the franchise in Major League Baseball,and their 45th season in Los Angeles,California. The season saw Dan Evans take over as General Manager and in his first season the team won 92 games and was not eliminated from post season contention until the next-to-last day of the season,finishing third overall in the National League West. Shawn Green hit 42 home runs to become the first Dodger to have back-to-back 40 or more homer seasons. He had four homers in one game on May 23 against the Milwaukee Brewers. He went 6-for-6 in that game and set a Major League mark for total bases with 19. The number broke the previous record of 18 total bases set by Joe Adcock. Éric Gagné,a former starter,was turned into the closer and proceeded to set a club record for saves with 52. This is also their first season to be broadcast on KCOP (13).
Roy Foster was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians from 1970 to 1972. Born in Bixby,Oklahoma,he batted .268 with 23 home runs and 60 runs batted in as a 1970 rookie,and received one vote for the American League's Rookie of the Year Award. He was traded along with Frank Coggins and cash from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Indians for Russ Snyder and Max Alvis during spring training on April 4,1970. He was dealt along with Rich Hand,Mike Paul and Ken Suarez from the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Del Unser,Denny Riddleberger,Terry Ley and Gary Jones at the Winter Meetings on December 2,1971. Foster died in Tulsa at age 62. He had the nickname of "Captain Easy".
Franklin Coggins was an American professional baseball player. A switch-hitting native of Griffin,Georgia,who primarily played second base and shortstop,Coggins stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall,weighed 187 pounds (85 kg),and threw right-handed.
Jesús Alexander Aguilar is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians,Milwaukee Brewers,Tampa Bay Rays,Miami Marlins,Baltimore Orioles,and Oakland Athletics. Aguilar was an All-Star in 2018.
