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Todd Roland Worrell is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball,serving as those teams' closer for most of his seasons from 1985 through 1997. During his playing career,Worrell was a three-time National League (NL) All-Star.
Michael Ross Borzello is an Italian-American professional baseball coach who has worked for the New York Yankees,Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Mariano Duncan Nalasco is a Dominican former second baseman and shortstop who played for several Major League Baseball teams during his 12-year career. He was the infield coach and first base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers under Managers Grady Little and Joe Torre.
James David Riggleman is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) manager and bench coach who coached with several teams between 1989 and 2019.
George Tucker Stainback was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Cubs (1934–1937),St. Louis Cardinals (1938),Philadelphia Phillies (1938),Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1939),Detroit Tigers (1940–1941),New York Yankees (1942–1945),and Philadelphia Athletics (1946).
The 1976 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 95th season in St. Louis,Missouri and the 85th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 72–90 during the season and finished fifth in the National League East,29 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.
James Hubert King was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 11 seasons between 1955 and 1967,mostly with the Washington Senators. He also was a member of the Chicago Cubs,St. Louis Cardinals,San Francisco Giants,Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
Charles William Smith was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago White Sox,New York Mets,St. Louis Cardinals,New York Yankees,and Chicago Cubs from 1960 to 1969.
The 1962 Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League,and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. Harry Craft was Houston's first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the National League's ten teams with a record of 64–96,36½games behind the league champion San Francisco Giants.
The 1958 San Francisco Giants season was the franchise's first season in San Francisco,California and 76th season overall. The Giants' home ballpark was Seals Stadium. The team had a record of 80–74 finishing in third place in the National League standings,twelve games behind the NL Champion Milwaukee Braves.
In the 1978 Major League Baseball season,the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their second consecutive World Series,and 22nd overall,in a rematch of the prior season's Fall Classic. The Yankees overcame clubhouse turmoil,a mid-season managerial change,and a 14-game mid-July deficit in the American League East en route to the championship. All four teams that made the playoffs in 1977 returned for this postseason;none of the four returned to the postseason in 1979.
The 1963 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 8 to October 6,1963. The American League and National League both featured ten teams,with each team playing a 162-game schedule.
The 1951 Major League Baseball season opened on April 16 and finished on October 12,1951. Teams from both leagues played a 154-game regular season schedule. At the end of the regular season,the National League pennant was still undecided,resulting in a three-game playoff between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. After splitting the first two games,the stage was set for a decisive third game,won in dramatic fashion on a walk-off home run from the bat of Giant Bobby Thomson,one of the most famous moments in the history of baseball,commemorated as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" and "The Miracle at Coogan's Bluff". The Giants lost the World Series to defending champion New York Yankees,who were in the midst of a 5-year World Series winning streak.
The 1958 Major League Baseball season was played from April 14 to October 15,1958. It was the first season of play in California for both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants;in turn,this marked the first teams to ever play on the West Coast. Three teams had relocated earlier in the decade:the Milwaukee Braves,Baltimore Orioles,and Kansas City Athletics. New York went without a National League team for four seasons,until the expansion New York Mets began play in 1962.
The 1942 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 5,1942. The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The Cardinals then defeated the Yankees in the World Series,four games to one.
The 1946 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 16 to October 15,1946. The St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox were the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in a best-of-three series,for the National League title. It was Major League Baseball's first-ever regular season tie-breaker. The Cardinals then defeated the Red Sox in the World Series,four games to three.
Baseball Talk was a set of 164 "talking" baseball cards that were released by Topps and the LJN Corporation during the spring of 1989. Each card featured a plastic disk affixed to the back of an oversized baseball card. When placed in the SportsTalk player the cards would play two to three minutes of recorded audio. The player retailed for $24.99 and was labeled for ages six and up. It required four AA alkaline batteries to operate.
