Lee Arthur Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams. Serving mostly as a relief pitcher during his career,he was a dominant closer,was the first pitcher to reach 400 saves,and held the major league record for career saves from 1993 until 2006,when Trevor Hoffman passed his total of 478. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2019 by the Today's Game Era Committee.
Timothy Howard Worrell is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A right-hander,he pitched all or parts of 14 seasons in Major League Baseball,primarily as a relief pitcher. During his major league career,Worrell pitched for nine teams,including the San Diego Padres,Cleveland Indians,Detroit Tigers,Oakland Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,Chicago Cubs,San Francisco Giants (twice),Philadelphia Phillies,and Arizona Diamondbacks.
David Allan Aardsma is an American former professional baseball pitcher,currently serving in the Toronto Blue Jays front office as a coordinator of player development. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2015 for the San Francisco Giants,Chicago Cubs,Chicago White Sox,Boston Red Sox,Seattle Mariners,New York Yankees,New York Mets,and Atlanta Braves.
Chad Douglas Fox is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Fox played for the Atlanta Braves,Milwaukee Brewers,Boston Red Sox,Florida Marlins,and the Chicago Cubs. He won the 2003 World Series as a member of the Marlins. He is also known for his injuries that have set him back in his career,undergoing Tommy John surgery twice,including having been injured in the 2004 and 2005 seasons. He has reached 50 innings—the minimum standard for a rookie season—only twice in his career,and threw fewer than 11 innings in the majors nine times between 1999 and 2009. He now teaches players of all ages at Woodlands Baseball Academy Facility in The Woodlands,Texas.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world.
Edwin Jackson Jr. is a German-born American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 to 2019 for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays,Detroit Tigers,Arizona Diamondbacks,Chicago White Sox,St. Louis Cardinals,Washington Nationals,Chicago Cubs,Atlanta Braves,Miami Marlins,San Diego Padres,Baltimore Orioles,Oakland Athletics,and Toronto Blue Jays.
Donald Eugene Cardwell was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher who played for five National League (NL) teams from 1957 to 1970. He was the first pitcher in major league history to pitch a no-hitter in his first game after being traded. He pitched a no-hit,4–0 winning game for the Chicago Cubs on May 15,1960,just two days after being traded from the Philadelphia Phillies. After winning 15 games for the Cubs in 1961,he won 13 games twice for the Pittsburgh Pirates before helping the New York Mets win the 1969 World Series title.
Jeffrey Daniel Robinson is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played nine seasons for the San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Yankees,California Angels and Chicago Cubs.
Matthew Thomas Belisle is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,Colorado Rockies,St. Louis Cardinals,Washington Nationals,Minnesota Twins,and Cleveland Indians. Belisle was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.
Carlos Manuel Villanueva Paulino is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers,Toronto Blue Jays,Chicago Cubs,St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres. He currently works as Special Assistant to the General Manager/Player Development for the Milwaukee Brewers.
James Bennett Davis was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 154 games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (1954–1956),St. Louis Cardinals (1957) and New York Giants (1957). In 1956,Davis became the first MLB pitcher in forty years to record four strikeouts in a single inning.
Robert James Bowman was an American professional baseball player. The native of Keystone,West Virginia,a right-handed pitcher,played all or portions of four Major League Baseball seasons (1939–1942) as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals,New York Giants and Chicago Cubs. For his career,he compiled a 26–17 record in 109 appearances,71 of them as a relief pitcher,with nine saves,13 complete games,two shutouts,a 3.82 earned run average and 146 strikeouts in 365 innings pitched. He allowed 360 hits and 139 bases on balls.
The St. Louis Cardinals' 2009 season was the 128th season for the franchise in St. Louis,Missouri and the 118th season in the National League. The Cardinals,coming off an 86–76 season and fourth place in the NL Central,got off to a strong start in April before a team-wide offensive breakdown caused them to fall behind the Cubs in the NL Central standings. Brilliant seasons from starting pitchers Chris Carpenter,Adam Wainwright,and Joel Piñeiro helped St. Louis to stay in contention until the key midseason acquisitions of Matt Holliday,Mark DeRosa,and Julio Lugo revived the Cardinal offense. An August 20–6 effectively ended the NL Central race,and the Cardinals won the division with a 91–71 record,seven-and-a-half games better than the second-place Cubs. However,their playoff run ended quickly when they were swept in three games by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Division Series.
The St. Louis Cardinals 2012 season was the 131st season for the franchise in St. Louis,Missouri,the 121st season in the National League,and the seventh at Busch Stadium III. The Cardinals made their 25th trip to the postseason in 2012 after taking the NL Wild Card title by one game over the Atlanta Braves on the last day of the regular season in 2011. They began the 2012 season away against the Miami Marlins on April 4. St. Louis was coming off a 90–72 (.556) season,a second-place finish in the NL Central,the aforementioned wild card berth,and their National League-leading 11th World Series championship.
Shelby Charles Miller is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals,Atlanta Braves,Arizona Diamondbacks,Texas Rangers,Chicago Cubs,Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants.
JoséGuillermo Quintana is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox,Chicago Cubs,Los Angeles Angels,San Francisco Giants,Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals.
Kyle Christian Hendricks,nicknamed "The Professor",is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2014,and led MLB in earned run average for the 2016 season.
Zachary Martin Rosscup is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,Colorado Rockies,Los Angeles Dodgers,Seattle Mariners,and Toronto Blue Jays.
The 2015 Chicago Cubs season was the 144th season for the franchise,the 140th in the National League and the 100th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Joe Maddon in his first year as Cubs manager and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the National League Central Division.
Trevor J. Megill is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 7th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.
