Richard Lee Sutcliffe,nicknamed "the Red Baron",is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers,Cleveland Indians,Chicago Cubs,Baltimore Orioles,and St. Louis Cardinals between 1976 and 1994. Sutcliffe is currently a broadcaster for ESPN and Marquee Sports Network.
Don James Larsen was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams:the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees (1955–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961),Chicago White Sox (1961),San Francisco Giants (1962–1964),Houston Colt .45's / Astros (1964–65),and Chicago Cubs (1967).
Michael Stanley Myers is an American former professional left-handed relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 to 2007.
Selva Lewis Burdette,Jr. was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the Boston / Milwaukee Braves. The team's top right-hander during its years in Milwaukee,he was the Most Valuable Player of the 1957 World Series,leading the franchise to its first championship in 43 years,and the only title in Milwaukee history. An outstanding control pitcher,his career average of 1.84 walks per nine innings pitched places him behind only Robin Roberts (1.73),Greg Maddux (1.80),Carl Hubbell,(1.82) and Juan Marichal (1.82) among pitchers with at least 3,000 innings since 1920.
Terence John Mulholland is an American former professional baseball pitcher. His Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned 20 seasons,1986 and 1988 to 2006. He threw left-handed and batted right-handed.
Richard Alan Rhoden is an American professional golfer and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. During his 16-year baseball career,he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1974–1978),the Pittsburgh Pirates (1979–1986),the New York Yankees (1987–1988),and the Houston Astros (1989).
Jerry Reuss —pronounced "royce"—is an American former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball,best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Benjamin Styron Wade was an American professional baseball player who became a longtime director of scouting operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers during a period that saw the team win four world championships. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1948),Brooklyn Dodgers (1952–54),St. Louis Cardinals (1954) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1955). Wade batted and threw right-handed.
Jeffrey Daniel Robinson is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played nine seasons for the San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Yankees,California Angels and Chicago Cubs.
James Edward Hegan was an American professional baseball player,coach,and scout. He played for 17 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1941 to 1942 and 1946 to 1960,most notably for the Cleveland Indians with whom he won a World Series in 1948.
John Arthur Fowler was an American pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. The 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m),180 lb (82 kg) right-hander was signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1944 season. He played for the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–57),Los Angeles Dodgers (1959),and Los Angeles Angels (1961–64),and went on to be associated with manager Billy Martin as a coach with five major league teams,including four stops with the New York Yankees.
Paul Richard Reuschel is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1979.
The 1981 New York Yankees season was the franchise's 79th season. Games were suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike,causing a split season. The Yankees competed as members of the American League East,finishing first in the first half of the season,and tying for fifth in the second half of the season;overall,they won 59 games while losing 48. The team advanced to the postseason due to their first-half first-place finish,where they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League Division Series and the Oakland Athletics in the American League Championship Series,capturing the Yankees' only pennant of the 1980s. The Yankees then lost the World Series in six games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium and were managed by Gene Michael until September 5,and by Bob Lemon thereafter.
The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in third place in the National League West. Near the end of the season,owner Walter O'Malley died,and the ownership of the team went to his son,Peter.
The 1989 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 107th season in Major League Baseball,their 32nd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season,and their 30th at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 92 wins and 70 losses. It was their second division title in three years. The Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs in five games in the NLCS. However,they were swept by their cross-Bay rivals,the Oakland Athletics,in an earthquake-marred World Series.
The 1987 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 105th season in Major League Baseball,their 30th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season,and their 28th at Candlestick Park. The Giants finished in first place in the National League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. They lost the NLCS in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals. It was their first playoff appearance since 1971.
The 1989 Major League Baseball season saw the Oakland Athletics win their first World Series title since 1974.
The 1981 Major League Baseball season culminated with the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series,capturing the franchise's fifth World Series title. The season had a players' strike,which lasted from June 12 to July 31,and split the season into two halves. Teams that won their division in each half of the season advanced to the playoffs. This was the first split season in American League history,and second for the National League,which had played a split season in 1892.
The 1965 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 12 to October 14,1965. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins were the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The Dodgers then defeated the Twins in the World Series,four games to three.
Roger Lee Craig was an American pitcher,coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). After playing for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Mets,St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies between 1955 and 1966,Craig became an acclaimed pitching coach,and a manager,between 1969 and 1992.
