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Éric Serge Gagné is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After signing with the Dodgers as a free agent in 1995,Gagnébegan his career as a starting pitcher. After he struggled in that role,the Dodgers converted Gagnéfrom a starter to a reliever,where for three years (2002–2004) he was statistically the most outstanding closer in the league,winning the Cy Young Award in 2003. During that period,he set a major league record by converting 84 consecutive save opportunities.
Derek Christopher Lowe is an American former professional baseball pitcher. During his career,he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,Boston Red Sox,Los Angeles Dodgers,Atlanta Braves,Cleveland Indians,New York Yankees,and Texas Rangers.
David Allan Righetti,nicknamed "Rags",is an American professional baseball coach and former player. A left-handed pitcher,Righetti played in Major League Baseball from 1979 through 1995 for the New York Yankees,San Francisco Giants,Oakland Athletics,Toronto Blue Jays,and Chicago White Sox. He served as the pitching coach for the Giants from 2000 through 2017.
David Keith Stewart,nicknamed "Smoke",is an American professional baseball executive,pitching coach,sports agent,and former starting pitcher. The Los Angeles Dodgers' 16th-round selection in the 1975 MLB draft,Stewart's MLB playing career spanned from 1978 through 1995,winning three World Series championships all with different clubs while compiling a career 3.95 earned run average (ERA) and a 168–129 won–lost record,including winning 20 games in four consecutive seasons. He pitched for the Dodgers,Texas Rangers,Philadelphia Phillies,Oakland Athletics,and Toronto Blue Jays.
Michael Ausley Maddux is an American professional baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the pitching coach for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for nine teams,over 15 seasons,and coached for four teams following his playing career.
Charles Oliver Hough is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) knuckleball pitcher and coach who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Texas Rangers,Chicago White Sox,and Florida Marlins from 1970 to 1994.
Robert Charles Hendley is a retired American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher,he appeared in all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Braves (1961–1963),San Francisco Giants (1964–1965),Chicago Cubs (1965–1967) and New York Mets (1967).
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt,nicknamed "Honey",is an American former professional baseball coach and pitcher. Honeycutt pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six different teams over 21 years,from 1977 to 1997. He pitched in 30 post-season games,including 20 League Championship Series games and seven World Series games,and never lost a game,going 3–0. Honeycutt gave up no runs in the 1988 and 1990 post-seasons,and was a member of the Oakland Athletics' 1989 World Series championship team. He was also the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 through 2019.
Jamey Alan Wright is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for 10 different teams in Major League Baseball (MLB):the Colorado Rockies,Milwaukee Brewers,St. Louis Cardinals,Kansas City Royals,San Francisco Giants,Texas Rangers,Cleveland Indians,Seattle Mariners,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Tampa Bay Rays. Wright batted and threw right-handed.
Rene George Lachemann is an American former professional baseball coach,catcher and manager. He spent 53 years in Major League Baseball,including service as the manager of the Seattle Mariners (1981–83),Milwaukee Brewers (1984),and expansion Florida Marlins (1993–96).
Brant Michael Brown is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 through 2000 for the Chicago Cubs,Pittsburgh Pirates and Florida Marlins and has also coached for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Marlins,and Seattle Mariners. He also played college baseball for the Fresno State Bulldogs.
Robert Cuellar is an American former professional baseball player who played briefly with the Texas Rangers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1977 as a relief pitcher. He is a graduate from the University of Texas and is of Mexican American descent. He has held several coaching positions in baseball,including pitching coach,bullpen coach,and manager. He is currently a special assistant in the player development department of the Los Angeles Dodgers
The Texas Rangers 1983 season involved the Rangers finishing third in the American League West with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. The Rangers did break a Major League Baseball record for the most runs ever scored by one team during a single extra inning.
Dequam LaWesley Wright is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,Tampa Bay Rays,Chicago Cubs,Baltimore Orioles,and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
The 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers rebounded from being eliminated from the playoffs on the final day of the previous season to win their second National League West title in three years,but lost in the NLCS to the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1.
On October 8,1956,in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series,pitcher Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium. It was the only no-hitter in World Series history until the Houston Astros pitching staff of Cristian Javier,Bryan Abreu,Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly threw a combined no-hitter in the 2022 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. It remains the only perfect game in the history of the World Series.
Tyler Ray Olson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,New York Yankees,and Cleveland Indians.
Joshua Alan Sborz is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted 74th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft and played for the Dodgers in 2019 and 2020. Sborz played college baseball at the University of Virginia.
Willie Shawn Lamont Calhoun is an American professional baseball left fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers,San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees.
Peter Anderson Fairbanks is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Fairbanks was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the ninth round of the 2015 MLB draft. He debuted in MLB for the Rangers in 2019,but was traded to the Rays later that season. He currently serves as the Rays' closer.
