Michael Jack Schmidt is an American former professional baseball third baseman who spent his entire 18-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1972 to 1989. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star and a three-time winner of the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player award (MVP),and he was known for his combination of power hitting and strong defense. As a hitter,he compiled 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in (RBIs),and led the NL in home runs eight times and in RBIs four times. As a fielder,Schmidt won the National League Gold Glove Award for third basemen ten times. Schmidt was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 and is widely considered to be one of the greatest third basemen in baseball history.
Timothy James Salmon,nicknamed "King Fish",is an American former professional baseball player and current sportcaster. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2006 with the Anaheim Angels as an outfielder and designated hitter. Salmon was an integral member of the Angels team that won the 2002 World Series. He is an analyst for Bally Sports West's Angels Live pre-and-postgame shows.
Samuel Luther "Big Sam" Thompson was an American professional baseball player from 1884 to 1898 and with a brief comeback in 1906. At 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m),the Indiana native was one of the larger players of his day and was known for his prominent handlebar mustache. He played as a right fielder in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Wolverines (1885–1888),Philadelphia Phillies (1889–1898) and Detroit Tigers (1906). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Eric Peter Karros is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1992 and won a Silver Slugger Award in 1995. Karros currently works as a sportscaster,covering the Dodgers on Spectrum SportsNet LA.
Richard Walter Zisk is an American former professional baseball player,coach and scout. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Chicago White Sox,Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners. A two-time All-Star player,Zisk was named the American League’s 1981 Comeback Player of the Year. He was the first position player in major league history to sign a 10-year contract.
Nathaniel Frederick Pfeffer,nicknamed "Dandelion" and "Fritz",was an American baseball player. He was a second baseman in Major League Baseball between 1882 and 1897. His final game took place on June 14,1897. During his career he played for the Troy Trojans (1882),Chicago White Stockings (1883–1889),Chicago Pirates (1890),Chicago Colts,Louisville Colonels (1892–1895) and New York Giants (1896).
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.
Leon Kauffman Roberts is an American former corner outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1974 through 1984 for the Detroit Tigers,Houston Astros,Seattle Mariners,Texas Rangers,Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals. Listed at 6' 3",200 lb.,Roberts batted and threw right handed.
George Albert Wood,also known as "Dandy" Wood,was a British North America-born professional baseball player and manager whose career spanned from 1878 to 1896. He played 13 seasons of Major League Baseball,primarily as an outfielder,for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1880),Detroit Wolverines (1881–85),Philadelphia Quakers (1886–89),Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91),Baltimore Orioles,and Cincinnati Reds (1892). In 1891,he served as both a player and the manager of the Athletics.
Brick Dudley Smith is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Seattle Mariners in 1987 and 1988.
Robert Malcolm Tufts was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals between 1981 and 1983.
Ronald Douglas Correia is an American former professional baseball player who played parts of three seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Homer Hiller Henry Hillebrand was a professional baseball player who played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.
Charles Bernard "King" Lear was an American professional baseball pitcher who played two seasons of Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 57 games during the 1914 and 1915 seasons.
William Jones "Boileryard" Clarke was an American Major League Baseball player from New York City who played catcher from 1893 to 1905. Clarke also served as the long-time head baseball coach for Princeton University,where Bill Clarke Field is named in his honor. Clarke played for the Baltimore Orioles (1893–1898),Boston Beaneaters (1899–1900),Washington Senators (1901–1904),and New York Giants (1905).
William Moffat Earle,nicknamed "The Little Globetrotter",was an American Major League Baseball player who mainly played as a catcher for five teams from 1889 to 1894.
Elwood Otto "Woody" Wagenhorst was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played Major League Baseball as a third baseman for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1888. In two career games,he had one hit in eight at-bats. Wagenhorst served as the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania from 1888 to 1891,compiling a record of 39–18.
The Harvard Crimson baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Harvard University,located in Boston,Massachusetts. The program has been a member of the Ivy League since the conference officially began sponsoring baseball at the start of the 1993 season. The team plays at Joseph J. O'Donnell Field,located across the Charles River from Harvard's main campus. Bill Decker has been the program's head coach since the 2013 season.
Charles William Caldwell was an American football,basketball,and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Williams College for 15 seasons between 1928 and 1944 and at Princeton University from 1945 to 1956,compiling a career college football record of 146–67–9. Caldwell was also the head basketball coach at Williams for ten seasons (1929–1939),tallying a mark of 78–66,and the head baseball coach at Williams (1931–1944) and Princeton (1945–1946),achieving a career college baseball record of 118–96. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1961.
George Joseph "Chippy" Gaw was an American professional baseball pitcher and college ice hockey and baseball coach. He appeared in six Major League Baseball games for the Chicago Cubs in 1920.
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