Marquis Deon Grissom is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos,Atlanta Braves,Cleveland Indians,Milwaukee Brewers,Los Angeles Dodgers,and San Francisco Giants between 1989 and 2005.
Gary Edward Gentry is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher.
Michael Patrick Barrett is an American former professional baseball player and current catching coordinator for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB as a catcher and started his professional career with the Montreal Expos at age 18. Barrett spent three years playing in Minor League Baseball as a shortstop and catcher. He played with the Honolulu Sharks,West Palm Beach Expos,and Delmarva Shorebirds,and was elected to two Minor League All-Star games. Barrett made his MLB debut in 1998 as a third baseman,but was shortly outrighted to the minor leagues to play with the Harrisburg Senators for a season.
Theodore Roosevelt Lilly III is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Lilly attended Yosemite High School in Oakhurst,California,and Fresno City College. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos,New York Yankees,Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1991 throughout the world.
Carl Wendle Morton was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1969 through 1976 for the Montreal Expos and the Atlanta Braves. Morton was named the NL Rookie of the Year in 1970 and posted a career record of 87–92 with 650 strikeouts and a 3.73 ERA in 1648.2 innings.
Michael Howard Mordecai is an American former professional baseball infielder,who played for the Atlanta Braves,Montreal Expos,and Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since 2010,he has worked in the Toronto Blue Jays organization,including serving as the Blue Jays' quality control coach in 2018. He is currently the head baseball coach at Northside Methodist Academy in Dothan,AL.
Bertram Ray Burris is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB),and the current rehabilitation pitching coordinator in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He played in MLB from 1973 through 1987 for seven different teams. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg),he threw and batted right-handed.
Richard David Ruthven is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1973 through 1986 for the Philadelphia Phillies,Atlanta Braves,and Chicago Cubs. The two-time National League All-Star player was a member of the 1980 world champion Philadelphia Phillies team,as well as a member of the 1984 National League Eastern Division champion Chicago Cubs.
Eddie Lee Whitson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He batted and threw right-handed.
Earl Edward Williams,Jr. was an American Major League Baseball player. Though he never played catcher in the minor leagues,he earned the National League's Rookie of the Year award at that position in 1971.
Terry Hester Leach is a former Major League Baseball pitcher,and author of the book,Things Happen for a Reason:The True Story of an Itinerant Life in Baseball.
Chester Earl Stephenson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft and played for the Cubs (1971),Milwaukee Brewers (1972),and Baltimore Orioles (1977–1978).
The 1969 New York Mets season was the team's eighth as a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise and culminated when they won the World Series over the Baltimore Orioles. They played their home games at Shea Stadium and were managed by Gil Hodges. The team is often referred to as the "Amazin' Mets" or the "Miracle Mets".
Richard Ray Grapenthin is an American former professional baseball player,a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 19 Major League games,18 in relief,for the Montreal Expos for parts of three seasons between 1983 and 1985.
Eddie Solomon Jr.,nicknamed "Buddy J," was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who appeared in 191 games for six teams between 1973 and 1982. Born in Perry,Georgia,Solomon was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg). During his career,he toiled for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Chicago Cubs,St. Louis Cardinals,Atlanta Braves,Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox.
The 1993 Montreal Expos season was the 25th season of the franchise. The Expos finished in second place in the National League East division,with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses,three games behind the National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.
The 1966 Atlanta Braves season was the first for the franchise in Atlanta,following their relocation from Milwaukee,where the team had played the previous 13 seasons while also the 96th season overall. The Braves finished their inaugural year in Atlanta in fifth place in the National League with a record of 85–77,ten games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves played their first season of home games at Atlanta Stadium. The home attendance for the season was 1,539,801,sixth in the ten-team National League.
Charles Alfred Morton IV is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Braves selected Morton in the third round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. He has also previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Philadelphia Phillies,Houston Astros,and Tampa Bay Rays. Morton was a World Series champion in 2017 and 2021 and an All-Star in 2018 and 2019.
The 1991 Major League Baseball season saw the Minnesota Twins defeat the Atlanta Braves for the World Series title,in a series where every game was won by the home team.
