Kenneth Scott Rogers is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher,with a 20-year career for six different teams. He won the 1996 World Series with the New York Yankees over his hometown Atlanta Braves,and played in the 2006 World Series with the Detroit Tigers. In addition to being known for his fielding,he pitched the 14th perfect game in MLB history. In 2008,he was the oldest baseball player in the American League.
Frank Daryl Tanana is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. In a Major League Baseball career that stretched from 1973 to 1993,he pitched for the California Angels,Boston Red Sox,Texas Rangers,Detroit Tigers,New York Mets,and New York Yankees. He struck out 2,773 batters in his career and twice won playoff-clinching games for the teams he was on,the 1979 Angels and the 1987 Tigers.
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.
Thomas Dale Brookens is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played for the Detroit Tigers,New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Brookens was on the Tigers' coaching staff from 2009 to 2013,serving as first base coach and later third base coach. He was replaced as third base coach prior to the 2014 season by Dave Clark.
Steven Lee "Buzz" Busby is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Kansas City Royals. He batted and threw right-handed.
William Joseph Haselman is an American professional baseball coach and former player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 13 seasons between 1990 and 2003. A first-round selection in the 1987 MLB draft,he played for the Texas Rangers,Seattle Mariners,Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. He later was the bullpen coach and first base coach for the Red Sox,and currently is the third base coach for the Los Angeles Angels. He has also served as a manager in Minor League Baseball.
Colbert Dale "Toby" Harrah is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986. Harrah played the majority of his career for the Texas Rangers franchise,including his rookie season during the team's final year as the in 1971. He also played for the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. In 1992,he briefly served as manager of the Rangers. Harrah most recently served as the assistant hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers.
Francisco Javier Cordero is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers,Texas Rangers,Milwaukee Brewers,Cincinnati Reds,Toronto Blue Jays,and Houston Astros from 1999 through 2012,often serving as the closer. On June 1,2011,Cordero recorded his 300th career save with the Reds,becoming only the 22nd player to reach that mark. He completed his major league career with 329 saves and is a three-time MLB All-Star.
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt 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.
Luis Bienvenido Pujols Toribio is a Dominican former professional baseball player coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 1977 to 1985,most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he helped the franchise win its first-ever National League Western Division title and postseason berth in 1980. He also played for the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers. Although Pujols didn't produce impressive offensive statistics,he excelled defensively which enabled him to sustain a nine-year career as a back-up catcher.
Jonathan Trumpbour Matlack is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1971 through 1983 for the New York Mets and the Texas Rangers.
John Frederick Hiller is a Canadian former baseball relief pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers between 1965 and 1980. A native of Toronto,he joined the Tigers in 1965 and was a member of the 1968 Detroit Tigers team that won the World Series. He set a major league record by starting a game with six consecutive strikeouts in 1968.
Raymond Roger Miller was an American pitching coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). A highly regarded pitching coach,he was known for bringing improvement to the pitchers he coached at many stops over his career. His successes as a pitching coach twice led him to be promoted to manager,where he was much less successful. He managed the Minnesota Twins (1985–86) and the Baltimore Orioles (1998–99),each for less than two seasons and with a losing record each time,compiling an overall managerial record of 266–297 (.472).
Edward Francis Lynch is an American former professional baseball pitcher and executive who played in Major League Baseball. He attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami,Florida. During his career,he pitched and batted right-handed,and his pitch selection included a fastball,slider,changeup and slurve.
Robert Andrew Witt Sr. is a former professional baseball pitcher who played all or parts of 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics,Florida Marlins,St. Louis Cardinals,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Cleveland Indians,and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Jimmy Wayne Tolleson is an American former professional baseball infielder who played for the Texas Rangers,Chicago White Sox,and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Douglas Keith Brocail is an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,Houston Astros,Detroit Tigers,and Texas Rangers. He has coached in MLB for the Astros,Rangers,and the Orioles.
Elliott Maddox is an American former Major League Baseball player. In 1968,he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the first round of the draft. He made his MLB debut in 1970.
The 1977 Texas Rangers season involved the Rangers finishing second in the American League West with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses. The 1977 Rangers were notable for having an American League record four managers in the same season. Frank Lucchesi began the season as the manager but team's board of directors decide to make a change after the Rangers entered June with a .500 record. Former Major League player and manager Eddie Stanky was introduced as the new manager on June 17 but changed his mind after one game and returned to his home in Alabama. Bench coach Connie Ryan served as the interim manager for six games before Billy Hunter was hired and led the team to a 60-33 record for the rest of the year.
