Victor John Angelo Raschi was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "the Springfield Rifle",he was one of the top pitchers for the New York Yankees in the late 1940s and early 1950s,forming the "Big Three" of the Yankees' pitching staff. He also pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Athletics.
Stanley Wilson Williams,nicknamed "Big Daddy" and "the Big Hurt",was an American baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He stood 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighed 230 pounds (100 kg) during an active career spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Cleveland Indians,Minnesota Twins,St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox between 1958 and 1972. He batted and threw right-handed and was a two-time World Series champion. After his playing days,Williams was a pitching coach for another 14 seasons for five Major League teams.
Salvatore Anthony Maglie was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and later,a scout and a pitching coach. He played from 1945 to 1958 for the New York Giants,Cleveland Indians,Brooklyn Dodgers,New York Yankees,and St. Louis Cardinals. Maglie was known as "Sal the Barber",because he gave close shaves—that is,pitched inside to hitters. A gentle personality off the field went unnoticed during games,his foreboding physical appearance contributing to his menacing presence on a pitcher's mound. He was the last of 14 players to play for the Giants,Dodgers and Yankees at a time when all three teams were in New York City. During a 10-year major league baseball career,Maglie compiled 119 wins,862 strikeouts,and a 3.15 earned run average.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1986 throughout the world.
Clarence McKay "Ace" Parker was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played professional football as a quarterback,tailback and safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941) and the Boston Yanks (1945) and in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees. He was an All-American selection at Duke University in 1936. Parker also played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) during 1936 and 1937 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He served as the head baseball coach at Duke from 1953 to 1966. Parker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1955 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for 19 seasons. A left-handed pitcher,he spent most of his early career playing for the Washington Senators,with whom he won the 1924 World Series. He is well known for surrendering Babe Ruth's historic 60th home run in 1927,and he would become Ruth's teammate the following season. Over the course of his career,he also played for the Philadelphia A's,St. Louis Browns,New York Yankees,Boston Braves,Brooklyn Dodgers,and Philadelphia Phillies.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1939 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1951 throughout the world.
George William Pipgras was an American right-handed starting pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball.
John Harlan Lindell was an American professional baseball player who was an outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1950 and from 1953 to 1954 for the New York Yankees,St. Louis Cardinals,Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates. Lindell stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 217 pounds (98 kg);he threw and batted right-handed.
The 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers,led by manager Leo Durocher,won their first pennant in 21 years,edging the St. Louis Cardinals by 2.5 games. They went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series.
Oscar Frederick Louis Roettger was an American baseball player whose 19-year active career was augmented by brief service as a minor-league manager and over 35 years as the liaison between the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company and professional baseball. In his abbreviated Major League career,he appeared in 37 total games as a pitcher and first baseman for the New York Yankees (1923–1924),Brooklyn Robins (1927) and Philadelphia Athletics (1932). He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
The 1949 major league baseball season began on April 18,1949. The regular season ended on October 2,with the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 46th World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 5 on October 9. The Yankees defeated the Dodgers,four games to one,capturing the 12th championship in franchise history.
The 1939 major league baseball season began on April 17,1939. The regular season ended on October 1,with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 36th World Series on October 4 and ended with Game 4 on October 8. The Yankees swept the Reds in four games. The Yankees became the first team to win the World Series four years in a row.
The 1919 major league baseball season began on April 19,1919. The regular season ended on September 29,with the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox as the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 16th World Series,known for the infamous Black Sox Scandal,on October 1 and ended with Game 8 on October 9. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago White Sox,five games to three.
The 1947 major league baseball season began on April 15,1947. The regular season ended on September 28,with the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 44th World Series on September 30 and ended with Game 7 on October 6. The Yankees defeated the Dodgers,four games to three,capturing the 11th championship in franchise history.
Wilfred Patrick Dolan "Rosy" Ryan was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played ten seasons in Major League Baseball between 1919 and 1933 for the New York Giants,Boston Braves,New York Yankees,and Brooklyn Dodgers.
Harold Charles Neubauer was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Boston Red Sox during the 1925 season. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m),185 lb.,Neubauer batted and threw right-handed.
Roger Lee Craig was an American pitcher,coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). After playing for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Mets,St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies between 1955 and 1966,Craig became an acclaimed pitching coach,and a manager,between 1969 and 1992.
Edward James Gill was an American professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in sixteen Major League Baseball games for the Washington Senators in 1919.
