The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world.
In baseball,an assist is a defensive statistic,baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball prior to the recording of a putout,even if the contact was unintentional. For example,if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another fielder,who tags the baserunner,the first player is credited with an assist. A fielder can receive a maximum of one assist per out recorded. An assist is also credited if a putout would have occurred,had another fielder not committed an error. For example,a shortstop might field a ground ball cleanly,but the first baseman might drop his throw. In this case,an error would be charged to the first baseman,and the shortstop would be credited with an assist.
Johnny Lane Oates was an American professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles,Atlanta Braves,Philadelphia Phillies,Los Angeles Dodgers,and New York Yankees from 1970 to 1981. During his playing career,Oates was a light-hitting player who was valued for his defensive skills and played most of his career as a reserve player. It was as a big league manager that Oates experienced his greatest success,when,under his leadership,the Texas Rangers won three American League Western Division titles.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1988 throughout the world.
Robert Andrew Meacham is an American former professional baseball shortstop,who spent his entire six-year big league playing career with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since retiring from active play,Meacham has managed and coached for several organizations in the majors and minors.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1961 throughout the world.
Michael Anthony Easler,nicknamed "the Hit Man",is an American former professional baseball outfielder,designated hitter,and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,California Angels,Pittsburgh Pirates,Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,and Philadelphia Phillies,from 1973 to 1987.
Darnell Tyrone McDonald is an American baseball commentator and former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 2004 and 2013 for the Baltimore Orioles,Minnesota Twins,Cincinnati Reds,Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,and Chicago Cubs.
Patrick Joseph Forbes is an American former professional baseball infielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2001 for the Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies. He was later a minor league baseball manager in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations.
Gustavo Karim García Aguayo is a Mexican former professional baseball right fielder. García bats and throws left-handed.
Joseph Thomas Kerrigan is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher,manager,and longtime pitching coach. He played for the Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles from 1976 to 1980,and managed the Boston Red Sox in 2001.
Timothy Paul Stoddard is an American 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.
Richard Fremont Dauer is an American former infielder and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent his entire 10-year MLB playing career with the Baltimore Orioles,winning the 1983 World Series. He was primarily a second baseman,and also played third base. Following his career as a player,he spent 19 seasons as an MLB coach for numerous teams,winning the World Series in 2017 as the first base coach for the Houston Astros. Played San Bernardino Spirit baseball coach in the 1988 motion picture Stealing Home which starred Mark Harmon and Jodie Foster.
Grant Dwight Jackson was an American professional baseball pitcher who played eighteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Philadelphia Phillies,Baltimore Orioles,New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,Montreal Expos,and Kansas City Royals from 1965 to 1982. Jackson was a switch hitter who threw left-handed and served primarily as a relief pitcher.
Marcus Wayne Garland is a retired American professional baseball player. A right-hander,he pitched in the major leagues for nine seasons from 1973 to 1981 for the Baltimore Orioles (1973–1976) and Cleveland Indians (1977–1981). He was one of 24 ballplayers who profited from the advent of MLB free agency following the 1976 season.
Kenneth Darrell Rowe was an American professional baseball player and coach whose career spanned 60 seasons. The native of Ferndale,Michigan,was a veteran of minor league baseball who appeared in 26 games over parts of three Major League seasons as a middle-relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1963) and Baltimore Orioles (1964–1965). He also spent all but two seasons of his coaching career in the minors;the exceptions came in 1985 and 1986 when he was the big-league pitching coach of the Orioles under managers Joe Altobelli and Earl Weaver.
Jeffrey William Datz is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and coach who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1989,and who is currently a scout for the New York Yankees.
Brian Graham is an American former Major League Baseball coach,former MLB Front Office Executive,minor league player and minor league manager and coach (Indians).
Randy Radames Ruiz is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman. He stands 6'1" and weighs 240 pounds. Born in The Bronx,New York to parents from Santurce,Puerto Rico,he attended James Monroe High School,and played baseball under coach Mike Turo. He then attended Bellevue University in Bellevue,Nebraska,where he played college level baseball. Ruiz was drafted in round 36 of the 1996 draft.
Timothy James Zeuch is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization. He played college baseball for the Pittsburgh Panthers,and was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round of the 2016 MLB draft. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds.
