Octavio Víctor "Cookie" Rojas Rivas,is a Cuban-American former professional baseball player,coach,manager and current television sports presenter. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman and outfielder from 1962 to 1977,most prominently for the Philadelphia Phillies where he first became an All-Star player,and later with the Kansas City Royals where his veteran experience and leadership played an integral role in helping the young Royals franchise develop into a championship team.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1998 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1991 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1989 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1979 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1977 throughout the world.
Kenneth Royal Williams is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and a former Executive Vice President of the Chicago White Sox.
James Hendry is an American baseball coach and executive. He is a special assistant for New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman,and is a former general manager of the Chicago Cubs.
The 1999 Minnesota Twins season was the 39th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota,their eighteen season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 99th overall in the American League. They began their season on a positive note,with Brad Radke getting the win in a 6–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. However,they finished the season in last place,with a 63–97 record.
Like many Twins teams of its half-decade,the 1998 Minnesota Twins neither impressed nor contended. The team finished with a 70–92 record,with subpar batting and pitching. The season was not without its bright spots,as individual players had solid seasons and Hall of Fame designated hitter Paul Molitor announced his retirement at the end of the season. Tom Kelly's team had plenty of lowlights,most notably David Wells' perfect game against the team on May 17 at Yankee Stadium.
The 1997 Minnesota Twins will not be remembered as the strongest team the Twins ever fielded. Manager Tom Kelly's team consisted of a few solid players,but mainly past-their-prime veterans and never-to-be-established prospects. One of the few bright spots was pitcher Brad Radke's breakout season,in which he won 20 games,at one point had 12 consecutive victories,tying a record Scott Erickson set in 1991. The team finished with a 68–94 record,good enough for fourth place in what proved to be the league's weakest division that season. The Cleveland Indians,who won the division that year,made it all the way to the World Series,but lost in seven games to the Florida Marlins.
Although the 1995 Minnesota Twins were separated from a world championship by only four years,it seemed like eons. Because of the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike,the season got off to a late start. However,it did not end soon enough,as the team finished with a 56–88 record and in last place in its division. The team found it impossible to compete against the runaway Cleveland Indians who won 100 games despite the shortened season and finished 44 games ahead of the Twins. By July,the team was trading away its veterans in a fire sale. Manager Tom Kelly might have preferred that the strike had continued.
The 1994 Minnesota Twins played in an abbreviated,strike-shortened season. The strike overshadowed the season's accomplishments. These included Scott Erickson's no-hitter on April 27,Chuck Knoblauch's 85-game errorless streak and league-leading 45 doubles,Kirby Puckett's 2,000th hit,and Kent Hrbek's retirement. In 113 games,Manager Tom Kelly's team finished with a record of 53–60,for fourth place in the newly created American League Central.
Coming off a World Series victory,the 1992 Minnesota Twins continued the team's winning spree. The team finished in second place to the Oakland Athletics and did not make it to the postseason. This would be the team's last winning season until 2001.
The Peoria Javelinas are a baseball team that plays in the West Division of the Arizona Fall League. The Javelinas play their home games in the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria,Arizona. The ballpark is also the spring training facility for the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners. The team was established in 1992 as the Tucson Javelinas,and played for two seasons under that name. The Javelinas have won the most championships,seven,of any team in the Arizona Fall League,most recently in 2018.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2008 throughout the world.
The 2008 Minnesota Twins season was the 48th season for the franchise in Minnesota,and the 108th overall in the American League. After tying the Chicago White Sox for first in the American League Central with an 88–74 record,the team lost a one game playoff to finish second and miss the league playoffs.
The 1988 Cleveland Indians season was the 88th season for the franchise. The team,managed by Doc Edwards,finished sixth in the American League East.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2011 throughout the world.
