Douglas Dean Drabek is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and current Pitching Coach for the Reno Aces,the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He played for the New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,Houston Astros,Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles between 1986 and 1998. Drabek batted and threw right-handed. Known for his fluid pitching motion and sound mechanics,he won the National League Cy Young Award in 1990.
Erick Harding "Rick" Peterson is a former pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. He was most recently the director of pitching development for the Baltimore Orioles. He was a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization,but is most notable as the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics,New York Mets,and the Milwaukee Brewers. Peterson is known for his unique use of biomechanical research and psychological principles to help pitchers improve their pitching motions. His nicknames include "The Jacket" and "The Professor." He is also known for placing his hand on the shoulder of the pitcher during mound visits.
Kenton Charles Tekulve,nicknamed "Teke",is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. Pitching with an unusual submarine delivery,Tekulve was known as a workhorse relief pitcher who holds several records for number of games pitched and innings pitched.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1973 throughout the world.
William Robert Singer is an American former professional baseball pitcher with a 14-year career from 1964 to 1977. He played primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964–72) and the California Angels (1973–75),spending his final two seasons with the Texas Rangers (1976),Minnesota Twins (1976),and Toronto Blue Jays (1977). His nicknames included "Sing Sing," "Billy No-No" and "The Singer Throwing Machine."
David Michael Littlefield is a former Major League Baseball executive,who is currently a scout for the Detroit Tigers. Previously,Littlefield was employed as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates,a position he held from July 13,2001,to September 7,2007. He took over as GM for Roy Smith,who had assumed the position on a temporary basis after the firing of GM Cam Bonifay on June 11.
Jason Michael Grilli is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins,Chicago White Sox,Detroit Tigers,Colorado Rockies,Pittsburgh Pirates,Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,Atlanta Braves,Toronto Blue Jays,and Texas Rangers. Taken as the fourth overall selection of the 1997 MLB draft by the San Francisco Giants,Grilli was one of the top starting pitcher prospects in all of Minor League Baseball,ranked 54th in 1998 and 44th in 1999. The Giants traded him to the Florida Marlins in 1999,for whom he debuted on May 11,2000.
Robert John Apodaca is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher,and an assistant to Colorado Rockies General manager Jeff Bridich. Since 2013,he has worked with pitchers in the Rockies' lower-level minor league affiliates.
Henry Roy Hamey was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). A longtime employee of the New York Yankees,he was appointed the club's general manager in November 1960. Inheriting a pennant-winner from his predecessor,George Weiss,he maintained the Yankees' dominant position in MLB by producing three additional American League champions and two World Series champions in three full seasons before retiring in the autumn of 1963. Hamey also spent nine years as the general manager of two National League franchises,the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies,during the period between 1947 and 1958.
Terry W. Ryan is an American professional baseball executive and former general manager for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. Ryan was known for using a low payroll and building up the minor league system to put up contending teams. He resigned as general manager of the Twins on October 1,2007,but returned to his former post on November 7,2011,until being relieved of his duties on July 18,2016. Ryan was hired as a special assignment scout by the Philadelphia Phillies on November 30,2016.
Nelson Figueroa is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks,Philadelphia Phillies,Milwaukee Brewers,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Mets,and Houston Astros. Figueroa also played for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in Taiwan. He featured a fastball topping out at 91 mph,slider,curveball,changeup,and a splitter. He has also worked as a post-game studio analyst for Mets broadcasts.
Alvin O'Neal McBean is a former professional baseball player from the United States Virgin Islands. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher,most notably for the Pittsburgh Pirates with whom he played the majority of his career.
Eric DeBari Junge is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach with the San Diego Padres. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies,and professionally in Japan (NPB),Korea (KBO),Venezuela Winter League (LVBP),Taiwan (CPBL) and MiLB for several organizations,accumulating 14 years/18 seasons of professional playing experience. Since retiring from play in January 2013,he has spent the subsequent 11 years in various roles with the San Diego Padres,including Advance Scout,Minor League Pitching Coordinator,Triple A Pitching Coach/Interim Manager,A Ball Manager and liaison to Player Development/Major League Rehab.
Neal Alden Huntington is the former General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball and currently works in the front office of the Cleveland Guardians.
The 1962 Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League,and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. Harry Craft was Houston's first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the National League's ten teams with a record of 64–96,36½games behind the league champion San Francisco Giants.
The 1962 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 80th season for the National League franchise. The Phillies finished the season in seventh place in the newly expanded National League with a record of 81–80,a dramatic improvement of 30+1⁄2 games over the 47–107 mark of the previous season. Gene Mauch managed the Phillies,who played their home games at Connie Mack Stadium.
The 1979 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League East,14 games behind the first-place Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ronald Richard Schueler is an American former professional baseball pitcher,pitching coach,executive and scout. Over the course of his eight-year playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB),Schueler played for the Atlanta Braves,Philadelphia Phillies,Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox.
Jeffrey Scott Bittiger is a former relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies,Minnesota Twins,and Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. He pitched four seasons in the major leagues,from 1986 until 1989. He was the player-personnel consultant for the independent league Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks,as of 2016. He also was listed as a professional scout for the Oakland Athletics,based in Pennsylvania.
Brad Eric Lincoln is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Toronto Blue Jays,and Philadelphia Phillies. Prior to playing professionally,he attended the University of Houston,where he played college baseball for the Houston Cougars.
