Gregory Alan Maddux is an American college baseball coach and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He is the pitching coach at the University of Nevada,Las Vegas. Maddux is best known for his accomplishments while playing for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. With the Braves,he won the 1995 World Series over the Cleveland Indians. The first to achieve a number of feats and records,he was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award four consecutive years (1992–1995),matched by only one other pitcher,Randy Johnson. During those four seasons,Maddux had a 75–29 record with a 1.98 earned run average (ERA),while allowing less than one baserunner per inning.
Joseph Franklin Niekro was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was the younger brother of pitcher Phil Niekro,and the father of former Major League first baseman Lance Niekro. Niekro was born in Martins Ferry,Ohio,and attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport,Ohio and West Liberty University in West Liberty,West Virginia. During a 22-year baseball career,he pitched from 1967 to 1988 for seven different teams,primarily for the Houston Astros.
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).
Lee Arthur Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams. Serving mostly as a relief pitcher during his career,he was a dominant closer and held the major league record for career saves from 1993 until 2006,when Trevor Hoffman passed his total of 478. Smith was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019 by the Today's Game Era Committee.
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.
Salvatore Anthony Maglie was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and later,a scout and a pitching coach. He played from 1945 to 1958 for the New York Giants,Cleveland Indians,Brooklyn Dodgers,New York Yankees,and St. Louis Cardinals. Maglie was known as "Sal the Barber",because he gave close shaves—that is,pitched inside to hitters. A gentle personality off the field went unnoticed during games,his foreboding physical appearance contributing to his menacing presence on a pitcher's mound. He was the last of 14 players to play for the Giants,Dodgers and Yankees at a time when all three teams were in New York City. During a 10-year major league baseball career,Maglie compiled 119 wins,862 strikeouts,and a 3.15 earned run average.
Jerry Reuss —pronounced "royce"—is a 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.
The 1989 National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion San Francisco Giants and the National League East champion Chicago Cubs. The Giants won the series four games to one,en route to losing to the Oakland Athletics in four games in the 1989 World Series.
Jeffrey Daniel Robinson is a 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.
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 a 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 Western Division of the National League. Near the end of the season,owner Walter O'Malley died,and the ownership of the team went to his son,Peter.
The 1989 Chicago Cubs season was the 118th season of the franchise,the 114th in the National League and 74th season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Don Zimmer in his second season as manager and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of Major League Baseball's National League East Division.
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 National League Championship Series. 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 National League Championship Series 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.
Roger Lee Craig is an American former pitcher,coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Craig played for five National League teams over all or parts of 12 seasons (1955–1966)—most notably as a member of the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers,and New York Mets—and then forged a successful post-playing career as a pitching coach and manager. As a player and coach,Craig was part of four World Series championship teams. As a manager,he led the 1989 San Francisco Giants to the team's first National League championship in 27 years. He was born in Durham,North Carolina,and attended North Carolina State University.
