César Dario Gutiérrez [goo-te-er'-rez],also nicknamed "Cocoa",was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants in the 1967 and 1969 seasons,and for the Detroit Tigers from 1969 to 1971. Listed at 5'9" and 155 lbs,he batted and threw right handed. Gutiérrez is notable for being the second player in Major League history to record seven hits in a game without making an out.
Luis Ernesto Salazar Garcia is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1992 as a third baseman and outfielder for the San Diego Padres,Chicago White Sox (1985–86),Detroit Tigers (1988),and the Chicago Cubs (1989–92).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1982 throughout the world.
William Francis Almon is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,Montreal Expos,New York Mets,Chicago White Sox,Oakland Athletics,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Philadelphia Phillies.
William Clyde Hitchcock was an American professional baseball infielder,coach,manager and scout. In Major League Baseball (MLB),he was primarily a third baseman,second baseman and shortstop who appeared in 703 games over nine years with five American League teams. After 18 years as a coach,manager,and scout he became an executive in Minor League Baseball,serving as president of the Double-A Southern League from 1971–80. His older brother,Jimmy Hitchcock,played briefly for the 1938 Boston Bees.
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 near Sparta,Greece.
Sam Khalifa is an American former professional baseball player. An infielder,Khalifa played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1985 through 1987. He retired from baseball when his father,Rashad Khalifa,was murdered in 1990.
Jewel Winklemeyer Ens was an American infielder,manager and coach in Major League Baseball. Born in St. Louis,Missouri,Ens served the Pittsburgh Pirates as a utility infielder (1922–25),player-coach (1923–25),coach and manager (1929–31). He was a member of the 1925 World Series champion Pirates and their 1927 National League championship edition. He managed the Pirates from August 28,1929,through the end of the 1931 season,leading them to a 176–167 record (.513) with two fifth-place finishes in the eight-team NL during his two full seasons as skipper.
Ramón David Santiago Sanchez is a Dominican-American former professional baseball player,and minor league coach for the Detroit Tigers. Santiago played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder for the Detroit Tigers from 2002 to 2003,the Seattle Mariners from 2004 to 2005,again with the Tigers from 2006–2013 and with the Cincinnati Reds in 2014. He spent most of his major league career at shortstop,but also played a significant amount of time at second base,and occasionally third base. He is the only MLB player in history to hit a grand slam in his last at bat with a walk off home run. He accomplished this feat playing with the Cincinnati Reds with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning on September 27,2014 on a 1-0 pitch from the Pittsburgh Pirates' Bobby LaFromboise.
Francis Elmore Bolling was an American baseball second baseman who played twelve seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves from 1954 until 1966. He batted and threw right-handed,and was the younger brother of shortstop Milt Bolling.
Edgardo Ralph Romero Rivera is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Milwaukee Brewers,Boston Red Sox,Atlanta Braves,and Detroit Tigers. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 160 pounds (73 kg),he batted and threw right-handed. He was later a coach for the Houston Astros,and a manager for several Minor League Baseball teams. His son,Eddie,is an executive with the Red Sox.
Michael Dennis Kelleher is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals,Houston Astros,Chicago Cubs,Detroit Tigers,and California Angels. He coached for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Tigers,and the New York Yankees.
Warren Richard Renick is a retired American professional baseball player,manager and coach. Renick had a 14-year (1965–1978) professional playing career,including all or part of five seasons (1968–1972) in Major League Baseball as a third baseman,left fielder and shortstop for the Minnesota Twins. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 188 pounds (85 kg).
Nelson Augusto Norman is a Dominican-American former professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1978 to 1982 for the Texas Rangers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He returned to the major leagues in 1987 with the Montreal Expos. After his playing career he continued to serve in minor league baseball as a coach and manager for several professional baseball organizations.
Robert Nathan Floyd is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. After his playing days ended,Floyd became a manager in Minor league baseball,and spent the next 30 years coaching. In 2001 and 2004,he was a major league coach with the New York Mets.
Thomas James Sandt was an American Major League Baseball player and coach,as well as a minor league manager. An infielder,Sandt played for the Oakland Athletics in 1975 and 1976. He threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). His professional playing career lasted all or parts of 15 seasons,and his MLB coaching tenure lasted for 16 years. He was the first-base coach of the 1997 world-champion Florida Marlins.
Pedro Joel Ciriaco Leguisamon is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Boston Red Sox,San Diego Padres,Kansas City Royals,and Atlanta Braves and has also had brief stints in the Texas Rangers,Miami Marlins,and Detroit Tigers organizations. Ciriaco has primarily played shortstop and third base throughout his career,but has appeared at every position except for pitcher and catcher.
JoséMartínez Azcuis was a Cuban-born Major League Baseball infielder,coach,executive and scout. As a player,he appeared in 96 games during the 1969 and 1970 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates,primarily as a second baseman. Martínez threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 178 pounds (81 kg).
Clement John Koshorek was an American professional baseball player who had a 14-season career,mostly in the minor leagues. The infielder appeared in 99 games in Major League Baseball for the 1952–1953 Pittsburgh Pirates. Born in Royal Oak,Michigan,Koshorek threw and batted right-handed. He stood 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
Mark Alan Merchant is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned ten seasons in minor league baseball,parts of one season in the Northern League,and one season in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. A highly rated prospect out of Oviedo High School,Merchant was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the second overall selection after Ken Griffey Jr. in the 1987 Major League Baseball draft. During the 1989 season,the Pirates traded Merchant to the Seattle Mariners as a part of a five-player deal.
