In sports analytics,sabermetrics is the empirical analysis of baseball,especially baseball statistics that measure in-game activity. Sabermetricians collect and summarize the relevant data from this in-game activity to answer specific questions. The term is derived from the acronym SABR,which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research,founded in 1971. The term "sabermetrics" was coined by Bill James,who is one of its pioneers and is often considered its most prominent advocate and public face.
Leonard Harold Barker III is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched the tenth perfect game in baseball history. Barker pitched with the Texas Rangers (1976–78),Cleveland Indians (1979–83),Atlanta Braves (1983–85) and Milwaukee Brewers (1987). During an 11-year baseball career,Barker compiled 74 wins,975 strikeouts,and a 4.34 earned run average.
Michael Kelvin Norris is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics from 1975 to 1983 and in 1990. Norris is a two-time Gold Glove Award winner and he was an MLB All-Star in 1981.
William Grady Little is an American former manager in Major League Baseball,currently working in the front office of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He managed the Boston Red Sox from 2002 to 2003 and the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 to 2007. He was inducted into the Kinston,North Carolina,Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001,Charlotte Baseball Hall of Fame 1985 and was inducted into the Hagerstown Suns Hall of Fame on April 13,2009.
Joel Patrick Skinner is an American professional baseball manager and coach,and former Major League catcher and manager. Skinner mostly has managed at the minor-league level,save for one half of one season at the helm of the 2002 Cleveland Indians. He is the son of Bob Skinner,a National League outfielder in the 1950s and 1960s,and himself a former MLB coach and skipper.
John Francis McNamara was an American professional baseball player,manager and coach. After spending over 15 years in the minor leagues as a catcher and player-manager,McNamara helmed six Major League Baseball (MLB) teams for all or parts of 19 seasons between 1969 and 1996. He directed the 1986 Boston Red Sox to the American League pennant,and was named his league's "Manager of the Year" by both the BBWAA and The Sporting News.
Richard Charles Wise is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher between 1964 and 1982 for the Philadelphia Phillies,St. Louis Cardinals,Boston Red Sox,Cleveland Indians and the San Diego Padres. The two-time National League All-Star pitched a no-hitter on June 23,1971 - and slugged two home runs to support his own effort. Wise was the winning pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series,considered by some to be the greatest Series game ever played.
Stephen Boros Jr. was an American baseball infielder,coach,manager,scout,and administrator. Best known for his scientific approach to the sport and his use of computers,Boros' baseball career spanned almost 50 years from his debut as a player for the University of Michigan in 1956 to his retirement in 2004 as an executive with the Detroit Tigers.
Dennis Martin Walling is a former Major League Baseball player. Walling played all or parts of 18 seasons in the majors,from 1975 to 1992. His most frequent position was third base,but he also saw significant time as an outfielder and first baseman.
Damon Scott Berryhill is an American former professional baseball catcher and former manager of the AAA Gwinnett Stripers. He played ten seasons for the Chicago Cubs,the Atlanta Braves,the Boston Red Sox,the Cincinnati Reds,and the San Francisco Giants of the Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 1997. He threw right and was a switch hitter.
David Allen Burba is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Seattle Mariners,San Francisco Giants,Cincinnati Reds,Cleveland Indians,Texas Rangers,and Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1990 to 2004. In his 15-year MLB career,Burba's record was 115–87,with 1,398 strikeouts,and a 4.49 ERA. He is currently the pitching coach for the Arizona Complex League Athletics. His uncle was former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher,Ray Hathaway.
George Earl "Storm" Davis is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from 1982 to 1994. He is a two-time World Series champion.
James Rick Langford is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 through 1986. He has served as a coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in MLB and for their farm teams in Minor League Baseball.
Matthew Lon Keough was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from 1977 through 1986 for the Oakland Athletics (1977–1983),New York Yankees (1983–1984),St. Louis Cardinals (1985),Chicago Cubs (1986) and Houston Astros (1986). After his time in MLB,Keough pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hanshin Tigers for 4 seasons from 1987 through 1990. Keough batted and threw right-handed.
David Lawrence McKay is a Canadian professional baseball coach and former second baseman and third baseman who is the first base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins,Toronto Blue Jays,and Oakland Athletics,and has previously coached for the Athletics,St. Louis Cardinals,and Chicago Cubs. He is the father of former catcher Cody McKay.
Delbert Quentin Wilber was an American professional baseball player,manager,coach and scout. A catcher,he appeared in 299 Major League games for the St. Louis Cardinals (1946–49),Philadelphia Phillies (1951–52) and Boston Red Sox (1952–54). The native of Lincoln Park,Michigan,threw and batted right-handed. He stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
The Oakland Athletics' 1981 season saw the A's finish with an overall record of 64 wins and 45 losses. They finished the season with the best record in the American League. Due to the infamous 1981 players strike,the league resorted to a split-season format;this new format saw the winners of both halves of the season playing in the first divisional playoff in MLB history. The A's qualified by posting the American League West's best record in the first half of the season. While they swept the Kansas City Royals in the ALDS,they were themselves swept by the New York Yankees in the ALCS.
William Martin Carrick was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was nicknamed Doughnut Bill.
In baseball,a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team. They are assistants to the manager,who determines the starting lineup and batting order,decides how to substitute players during the game,and makes strategy decisions. Beyond the manager,more than a half dozen coaches may assist the manager in running the team. Essentially,baseball coaches are analogous to assistant coaches in other sports,as the baseball manager is to the head coach.
Bruce Billings is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies,Oakland Athletics,and New York Yankees. He also pitched in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions and Fubon Guardians.
