Harold Douglas Baines is an American former right fielder and designated hitter (DH) in Major League Baseball who played for five American League (AL) teams from 1980 to 2001,and is best known for his three stints with the Chicago White Sox. A Maryland native,he also played seven years with his hometown team,the Baltimore Orioles,over three separate periods. The first overall selection in the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft and a six-time All-Star,Baines led the AL in slugging percentage in 1984. He held the White Sox team record for career home runs from 1987 until Carlton Fisk passed him in 1990;his eventual total of 221 remains the club record for left-handed hitters,as do his 981 runs batted in (RBI) and 585 extra base hits with the team. His 1,688 hits and 1,643 games as a DH stood as major league records until David Ortiz broke them in 2013 and 2014. He also held the mark for career home runs as a DH (236) until Edgar Martínez passed him in 2004.
Theodore Amar Lyons was an American professional baseball starting pitcher,manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in 21 MLB seasons,all with the Chicago White Sox. He is the franchise leader in wins. Lyons won 20 or more games three times and became a fan favorite in Chicago.
William Nuschler Clark Jr. is an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 through 2000. He played for the San Francisco Giants,Texas Rangers,Baltimore Orioles,and St. Louis Cardinals. Clark was known by the nickname of "Will the Thrill." The nickname has often been truncated to simply,"the Thrill."
Donald Eulon Kessinger is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1964 to 1979,most prominently as a member of the Chicago Cubs where,he was a six-time All-Star player and a two-time Gold Glove Award winner. He ended his career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1954 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1952 throughout the world.
John Joseph Barry was an American shortstop,second baseman,and manager in Major League Baseball,and later a college baseball coach. From 1908 through 1919,Barry played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908–1915) and Boston Red Sox (1915–1919).
Jimmy Wayne Tolleson is an American former professional baseball infielder who played for the Texas Rangers,Chicago White Sox,and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Jeffrey Michael Bajenaru is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for the Hillsboro Hops,the Single-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He played in Major League baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Derek Shizuo Tatsuno is a former baseball pitcher.
Joel Edward Horlen was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1972 for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. In references,he is called Joe Horlen or Joel Horlen with roughly equal frequency.
Timothy Paul Stoddard is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is one of only two men to have played in both a World Series and a Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship,along with fellow East Chicago Washington High School alumnus Kenny Lofton.
Andrew Jason Lorraine is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1994 to 2002 for the California Angels,Chicago White Sox,Oakland Athletics,Seattle Mariners,Chicago Cubs,Cleveland Indians,and Milwaukee Brewers. He was born in Los Angeles,California. He also played for the La New Bears in Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League.
William Charles Fischer was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1964 for the Chicago White Sox,Detroit Tigers,Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Athletics. He later was a longtime pitching coach at the major and minor league levels. Born in Wausau,Wisconsin,Fischer stood 6' (183 cm) tall,weighed 190 pounds (86 kg),and threw and batted right-handed.
Scott Mathew Hemond is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1989-1995 for the Oakland Athletics,Chicago White Sox,and St. Louis Cardinals.
Conor Michael Gillaspie is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the San Francisco Giants,Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim between 2008 and 2017.
The Ohio Bobcats baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Ohio University in Athens,Ohio,United States. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division,which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Ohio's first baseball team was fielded in 1892. The team plays its home games at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens,Ohio. The Bobcats are coached by Craig Moore.
Dylan Davis Haines Axelrod is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds.
Charles Bruce Miller is an American former Major League Baseball utility infielder. He played for the San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1976. Miller was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Indiana University. Miller led the Hoosiers in hits in both 1968 and 1969,earning all Big Ten honors at shortstop in 1969. He advanced through the White Sox farm system,hitting .289 for the 1972 Triple-A Tucson Toros,and was traded to the California Angels along with Bruce Kimm for veteran pitcher Eddie Fisher in August 1972.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2020 throughout the world.
