Elmer William Valo,born Imrich Valo,was a Slovak American professional baseball right fielder,coach,and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Raymond Leo Jablonski was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for all or parts of eight MLB seasons between 1953 and 1960. A 1954 National League All-Star,Jablonski appeared in 812 games for the St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Redlegs,New York / San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Athletics. The native of Chicago,Illinois,threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
Donald Ray Mincher was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and longtime minor league executive. He played in the majors from 1960–1972 for the "original" Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins,California Angels,Seattle Pilots,Oakland Athletics,and the expansion Washington Senators and Texas Rangers,all of the American League. The native of Huntsville,Alabama,batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg). He was a member of the last editions of each of Washington's two 20th Century American League teams and their first-year squads in their new locales,Minneapolis–Saint Paul (1961) and Dallas–Fort Worth (1972).
Merritt Thomas Ranew was an American professional baseball catcher who appeared in 269 games over all or parts of five Major League Baseball seasons for five different teams. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
Charles Richard Lau was an American professional baseball player who became a highly influential hitting coach. During his playing career in Major League Baseball,Lau appeared in 527 games as a catcher and pinch hitter over all or portions of 11 seasons for four clubs. Then,beginning in 1969,he spent 15 years as a coach for five American League teams,most notably the Kansas City Royals. He was the incumbent hitting coach of the Chicago White Sox when he died,aged 50,from colorectal cancer in 1984.
Charles Abraham Essegian is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He appeared in 404 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) over six seasons (1958–1963) for the Philadelphia Phillies,St. Louis Cardinals,Los Angeles Dodgers,Baltimore Orioles,Kansas City Athletics and Cleveland Indians. During the 1959 World Series,Essegian,then with the Dodgers,set a Series record with two pinch-hit home runs against the Chicago White Sox. The mark would be matched by Bernie Carbo of the Boston Red Sox,who a hit pair of pinch-hit homers against the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 Series.
Jerry Dean Lumpe was an American professional baseball player and coach. He had a 12-season career in Major League Baseball,primarily as a second baseman,for the New York Yankees (1956–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1959–1963) and Detroit Tigers (1964–1967),played in two World Series,and was selected to the 1964 American League All-Star team. Named for National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jerome "Dizzy" Dean,Lumpe was born in Lincoln,Missouri. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
James Vernon Handrahan was a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1964 and 1966. He is noted for being one of only three major-league players from Prince Edward Island,the others being 19th-century outfielder George Wood and catcher Henry Oxley.
Raymond Lee Walls Jr. was an American professional baseball player,an outfielder who appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1952 and 1964 as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates,Chicago Cubs,Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played the 1965 season in Japan,for the Hankyu Braves. The native of San Diego threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall,and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg). Walls wore eyeglasses on the field during his active career —a rarity for players of his era —and was nicknamed "Captain Midnight" because of his eyewear.
Henry Adrian Garrett Jr.,nicknamed "Pat" and "Smokey",was an American professional baseball player and coach. A utility man in Major League Baseball,he appeared in 163 total games during eight seasons between 1966 and 1976 for the Atlanta Braves,Chicago Cubs,Oakland Athletics and California Angels. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
Billy Rolland Cowan is an American former professional baseball player. Appearing primarily as an outfielder,Cowan totalled 493 games played,over all or part of eight Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons,for the Chicago Cubs (1963–64),New York Mets (1965),Milwaukee Braves (1965),Philadelphia Phillies (1967),New York Yankees (1969),and California Angels (1969–72).
Robert Wallace Johnson,nicknamed "Rocky",was an American professional baseball player. Largely a utility infielder and pinch hitter,Johnson appeared in 11 Major League Baseball seasons,from 1960 through 1970.
Charles Lemoine Thompson was an American professional baseball player and catcher in the Major Leagues. He appeared in 187 games over all or parts of four seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers,Kansas City Athletics,and Detroit Tigers.
Frank Dominick Cipriani was an American professional baseball outfielder whose career extended from 1960 through 1966. He appeared in Major League Baseball for 13 games as a right fielder and pinch hitter for the Kansas City Athletics in 1961. Listed at 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg),Cipriani batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Buffalo,New York,and was an alumnus of Fordham University.
Billy Lee Sorrell was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 85 games over parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1965),San Francisco Giants (1967) and Kansas City Royals (1970). Primarily a third baseman,Sorrell batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg). He was born in Morehead,Kentucky.
Lawrence Lee Elliot is an American former professional baseball player. An outfielder,he appeared in 157 Major League games,all but 12 of them for the New York Mets. The native of San Diego,California,attended Herbert Hoover High School,alma mater of Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams;he threw and batted left-handed,stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
Ricardo Emelindo Joseph Harrigan was a Dominican professional baseball corner infielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies in all or parts of five seasons (1964–1970).
William George Kern is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder. After nine seasons in minor league baseball,Kern had an eight-game trial with the Kansas City Athletics during the 1962 season. He had signed with the team in 1954,when they were still based in Philadelphia. Kern attended Muhlenberg College,graduating in 1954.
Rodolfo Héctor Martínez was a Cuban baseball player who played in professional baseball on the North American mainland in 1957–1958,1960–1964,and 1966–1967,mostly in the Kansas City Athletics' minor league system. He was an outfielder who threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). During his career,he had two separate trials in Major League Baseball with the 1962–1963 Athletics,appearing in seven games played,and making four hits in 15 at bats. He was born in Las Villas (Cuba).
George Bertrand "Bobby" Prescott was a Panamanian professional baseball player,an outfielder,first baseman and third baseman who had a 19-year career,from 1952–1970,in North American minor league baseball and a brief trial with the 1961 Kansas City Athletics of the Major Leagues. He was a prolific home run hitter during his minor league career,smashing 398 round-trippers in 7,482 at bats,eclipsing the 30-home run mark five times,and twice leading the Mexican League in that category.
