David Brian Cone is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher,and current color commentator for the New York Yankees on the YES Network and WPIX as well as for ESPN on Sunday Night Baseball. A third round draft pick of the Kansas City Royals in 1981 MLB Draft,he made his MLB debut in 1986 and continued playing until 2003,pitching for five different teams. Cone batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
James Augustus Hunter,nicknamed "Catfish",was a professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1965 to 1979,he was a pitcher for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees. Hunter was the first pitcher since 1915 to win 200 games by age 31. He is often referred to as baseball's first big-money free agent,and was a member of five World Series championship teams.
Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1986,most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships from 1972 to 1974. He won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971.
Robert Kevin Appier is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Kansas City Royals,Oakland Athletics,New York Mets,and Anaheim Angels. Appier's solid pitching during his first full season in the majors earned him several rookie accolades in 1990. His fastball,tight slider and nasty forkball contributed to impressive pitching statistics,distinguishing himself as one of the American League's top right-handed starting pitchers throughout much of the 1990s. Appier enjoyed the most success with the Royals in the early to mid-1990s as one of the league's earned run average leaders,a Cy Young Award contender in 1993 and culminating in 1995 with a selection to the American League All-Star team. He was a starting pitcher on the World Series Champion Anaheim Angels in 2002 before retiring four seasons later.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2002 throughout the world.
James Ross Walker is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He previously pitched for the Kansas City Royals,Detroit Tigers,and Baltimore Orioles.
Floyd Franklin Bannister is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros (1977–1978),Seattle Mariners (1979–1982),Chicago White Sox (1983–1987),Kansas City Royals (1988–1989),California Angels (1991),and Texas Rangers (1992). Bannister also played for the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),in 1990.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1955 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world.
Robert Andrew Witt Sr. is a former professional baseball pitcher who played all or parts of 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers,Oakland Athletics,Florida Marlins,St. Louis Cardinals,Tampa Bay Devil Rays,Cleveland Indians,and Arizona Diamondbacks.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1888 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1886 throughout the world.
Gregory James Cadaret is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 1998 for the Oakland Athletics,New York Yankees,Cincinnati Reds,Kansas City Royals,Toronto Blue Jays,Detroit Tigers,Anaheim Angels,and Texas Rangers.
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.
Ronald James Romanick is an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. He is the minor league pitching coordinator for the New York Mets organization. Romanick played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels from 1984 through 1986. In 2011,he was the Oakland Athletics' pitching coach.
The 1985 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's ninth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing first in the American League East with a record of 99 wins and 62 losses. The win total of 99 is a franchise record,and the division title was the franchise's first.
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 AL West's best record in the first half of the season. While they swept the Kansas City Royals in the AL West playoff,they were themselves swept by the New York Yankees in the 1981 American League Championship Series.
William Gustave James Kunkel was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1963,who went on to a career as an American League umpire from 1968 through 1984. As a player,he was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 187 pounds (85 kg);he both threw and batted right-handed. His son Jeff was a major league shortstop from 1984 to 1992.
The 1992 Major League Baseball season saw the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Atlanta Braves in the World Series,becoming the first team outside the United States to win the World Series.
Sean Anthony Manaea is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres. He played college baseball at Indiana State University.
