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.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2003 throughout the world.
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.
John Derran Lackey is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 through 2017 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim,Boston Red Sox,St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. A three-time World Series champion with three different teams,Lackey is regarded as a key figure in his clubs' postseason success,winning the title-clinching games of two out of the three Series. Selected to the MLB All-Star Game in 2007,he won that year's American League (AL) earned run average (ERA) title. After missing the 2012 season due to ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery in his pitching elbow,and helping the Red Sox win the 2013 World Series,Lackey was named the winner of the Tony Conigliaro Award.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1976 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1962 throughout the world.
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 an American 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 also played in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles He currently works as a 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 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 National League Central Division,the aforementioned wild card berth,and their National League-leading 11th World Series championship.
Shelby Charles Miller is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Atlanta Braves,Arizona Diamondbacks,Texas Rangers,Chicago Cubs,Pittsburgh Pirates,San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers.
JoséGuillermo Quintana is a Colombian-American 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.
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.
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.
