Jeffery Adam Everett is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played college baseball for both the NC State Wolfpack and South Carolina Gamecocks. He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft and established himself for his defensive prowess as the starting shortstop for the Houston Astros in 2003. Everett continued his involvement in baseball as a roving infield instructor for the Astros minor league system,and was named bench coach for the Astros on September 1,2014.
Tommie Lee Agee was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1962 through 1973,most notably as a member of the New York Mets team that became known as the Miracle Mets when,they rose from being perennial losers to defeat the favored Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series for one of the most improbable upsets in World Series history. Agee performed two impressive defensive plays in center field to help preserve a Mets victory in the third game of the series.
Thomas Marian Paciorek is an American former outfielder and first baseman who spent 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1970–1975),Atlanta Braves (1976–1978),Seattle Mariners (1978–1981),Chicago White Sox (1982–1985),New York Mets (1985) and Texas Rangers (1986–1987). He appeared twice in the postseason,with the National League (NL) champion Dodgers in 1974 and the American League (AL) West-winning White Sox in 1983.
Richard Louis Sharon is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1973 to 1975 for the Detroit Tigers and the San Diego Padres.
Jackie Delane Aker is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics,Seattle Pilots,New York Yankees,Chicago Cubs,Atlanta Braves,and New York Mets.
Daniel James Walton was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. Walton attended Bishop Amat Memorial High School,and was selected in the 10th round of the 1965 MLB draft by the Houston Astros. He played for the Houston Astros,Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–71),New York Yankees (1971),Minnesota Twins,Los Angeles Dodgers (1976),Yokohama Taiyo Whales (1978),and Texas Rangers (1980). During a nine-year major league baseball career,he hit .223,with 28 home runs,and 107 runs batted in (RBI) in 297 career games.
Cecil Edward Espy is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Texas Rangers,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Cincinnati Reds in 1983 and 1987-1993.
Leslie Charles Spikes is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1972 through 1980 for the New York Yankees,Cleveland Indians,Detroit Tigers,and Atlanta Braves. He also played 26 games for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan in 1981. His playing career nickname was "the Bogalusa Bomber".
The 1982 New York Yankees season was the 80th season for the Yankees. The team finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 79–83,finishing 16 games behind the AL Champion Milwaukee Brewers. As a result,the Yankees endured their first losing season since going 80–82 in 1973,the team's final season at the original Yankee Stadium before the 1976 renovations. The Yankees were managed by Gene Michael,Bob Lemon,and Clyde King. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
The 1974 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 93rd season in St. Louis,Missouri and its 83rd season in the National League. The Cardinals went 86–75 during the season and finished second in the National League East,1+1⁄2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 1973 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 92nd season in St. Louis,Missouri and its 82nd season in the National League. The Cardinals overcame an 8–23 start to finish with an 81–81 record during the season and finished second in the National League East,1+1⁄2 games behind the NL East and eventual NL pennant winners New York Mets. To date,this is the only season the Cardinals have finished at .500 instead of above or below it.
George Henry Decker,Jr. was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1969–72),Minnesota Twins (1973–76) and Seattle Mariners (1979). He was born in Storm Lake,Iowa.
William Edward Voss was an American professional baseball player who played eight seasons for the Chicago White Sox,California Angels,Milwaukee Brewers,St. Louis Cardinals,and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball. He was traded from the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds for Pat Jacquez at the Winter Meetings on November 27,1972.
Claude Edward (Skip) Lockwood Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched for the Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1973),California Angels (1974),New York Mets (1975–1979) and Boston Red Sox (1980).
The 1981 Houston Astros season was the 20th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston,Texas. The season was divided into two halves because of a players' strike in mid-season. The Astros won the National League West in the second half with a loss by the Cincinnati Reds on October 3,the penultimate day of the season. The Astros advanced to the playoffs,which matched the winners of the two halves in a Division Series. However,they were defeated in five games by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.
The 1973 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League West with a record of 82–80,17 games behind the Cincinnati Reds.
Stephen Edward Whitaker is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played from 1966 to 1970 for the New York Yankees,Seattle Pilots and San Francisco Giants. Whitaker was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962,and made his major league debut with the Yankees on August 23,1966,going 1-for-4 in a 1–0 loss against the California Angels. In 1967,he played his first full season in the majors,batting .243 with 11 home runs and 50 RBI in 122 games with the Yankees.
Walter Francis "Buddy" Harris was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher,he worked in 22 games as a relief pitcher for the 1970–1971 Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.
Anthony Allen Kemp is an American professional baseball second baseman and left fielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He played college baseball at Vanderbilt University. The Houston Astros selected Kemp in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB draft. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Astros,Chicago Cubs,and Oakland Athletics. Kemp won the World Series with the Astros in 2017.
Jonathan Gregory "J.D." Davis is an American professional baseball third baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at California State University,Fullerton,and was drafted by the Houston Astros in the third round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut with the Astros in 2017,and has also played for the New York Mets.
