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Addison Street
Addison Street is a major east west street on the north side of Chicago. It is most associated with Wrigley Field, located at 1060 West Addison Street, which is the home of the Chicago Cubs.
From east to west:
Coordinates: 42°02′31″N 88°16′14″W / 42.0418775°N 88.2705429°W / 42.0418775; -88.2705429
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Atlanta
Atlanta (
/ətˈlæntə/, stressed /ætˈlæntə/, locally /ætˈlænə/) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia with a 2010 population of 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest in the U.S. It is a major component of a growing southeastern megalopolis known as the Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion. Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County, and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County.
Atlanta began as a settlement located at the terminus of a railroad line, and it was incorporated in 1845. Today, the city is a major business city and the primary transportation hub of the Southeastern United States (via highway, railroad, and air), with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being the world's busiest airport since 1998. The World Cities Study Group at Loughborough University rated Atlanta as an "alpha(-) world city." With a gross domestic product of US$270 billion, Atlanta's economy ranks 15th among world cities and sixth in the nation. The city is a center for services, finance, information technology, government, and higher education. Metro Atlanta contains the country's third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies, and is the world headquarters of The Coca-Cola Company, Turner Broadcasting, The Home Depot, AT&T Mobility, UPS, and Delta Air Lines. As of 2010, Atlanta is the seventh most visited city in the United States, with over 35 million visitors per year.
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Billy Goat Tavern
Coordinates: 41°53′24″N 87°37′28″W / 41.889899°N 87.624335°W / 41.889899; -87.624335
The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1937 by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fame primarily through newspaper columns by Mike Royko, a supposed curse on the Chicago Cubs, and the Olympia Cafe sketch on Saturday Night Live.
It now has several locations in the Chicago area, including Navy Pier, the Merchandise Mart, O'Hare Airport, Randhurst Village in Mt. Prospect, and the West Loop, and expanded to Washington, D.C. in 2005. The D.C. location is the first outside of the Chicago area and is intended to appeal primarily to politicians, lobbyists, and other D.C. workers who are originally from Chicago.[citation needed]
The first location was opened in 1937 when William "Billy Goat" Sianis bought the Lincoln Tavern, near Chicago Stadium, for $205 with a bounced check (he made good on it with the proceeds from the first weekend they were open). When the 1944 Republican National Convention came to town, he posted a sign saying "No Republicans allowed" causing the place to be packed with Republicans demanding to be served. Of course, a great deal of publicity followed and Sianis took advantage of that fact.
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Champion Stadium
Champion Stadium is a 9,500 seat baseball stadium located at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the Walt Disney World Resort. The stadium was built in 1997. It is the spring training home of the Atlanta Braves and is the home for the Rookie-league GCL Braves. The stadium has a capacity of 9,500 including seating in the berm area. It features four luxury boxes and two open-air party suites.
Champion Stadium was originally known as Cracker Jack Stadium. When it was first built, Frito-Lay purchased the naming rights to the venue for ten years and put its Cracker Jack brand on the stadium. Frito-Lay chose not to renew its naming rights deal. During most of 2007, it was referred to as The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports. On November 1 of that year, HanesBrands Inc. purchased the naming rights for ten years and put its Champion brand on the stadium.
In 2000, after years of poor attendance at Tinker Field, the Orlando Rays moved to the Ballpark. However, the Rays, the Class AA Southern League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, continued to draw barely 1,000 fans a game in their new stadium. Things improved somewhat over the next three seasons; the Rays drew 150,051 fans in 2003, more than twice what they had seen just a few years earlier at Tinker Field, but still last in the league. Following the 2003 season, the Rays moved (breaking a 10-year lease at Disney after just four years)[citation needed] and became the Montgomery Biscuits.
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Chicago
Chicago (
i/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ or /ʃɪˈkɔːɡoʊ/) is the largest city in the US state of Illinois and the third most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. The city has around 2.7 million residents. Its metropolitan area, sometimes called "Chicagoland", is the third largest in the United States, with an estimated 9.8 million people. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, though a small portion also extends into DuPage County.
Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. Today, Chicago is listed as an alpha+ global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranks seventh in the world on the 2012 Global Cities Index. The city retains its status as an international hub for finance, industry, telecommunications and infrastructure, with O'Hare International Airport being the second busiest airport in the world in terms of traffic movements. In 2008[update], the city hosted 45.6 million domestic and overseas visitors. Among metropolitan areas, Chicago has the 4th largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the world, ranking just behind Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles. Chicago is one of the most important Worldwide Centers of Commerce and trade.
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Great Chicago Fire
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about 3.3 square miles (9 km2) in Chicago, Illinois. Though the fire was one of the largest U.S. disasters of the 19th century, the rebuilding that began almost immediately spurred Chicago's development into one of the most populous and economically important American cities.
On the flag of Chicago, the second star commemorates the fire. Although Mrs. Catherine O'Leary and her cow were publicly blamed for starting the fire for many years, evidence was eventually presented that the story was fabricated for dramatic effect by a journalist, and she was officially exonerated. The exact cause and origin of the fire remain uncertain.
The fire started at about 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, in or around a small barn that bordered the alley behind 137 DeKoven Street. The traditional account of the origin of the fire is that it was started by a cow kicking over a lantern in the barn owned by Patrick and Catherine O'Leary. Michael Ahern, the Chicago Republican reporter who created the cow story, admitted in 1893 that he had made it up because he thought it would make colorful copy. While the barn was certainly the first building to be consumed by the fire, the official report at the time stated, "whether it originated from a spark blown from a chimney on that windy night, or was set on fire by human agency, we are unable to determine".
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Illinois
Illinois (
i/ˌɪlɨˈnɔɪ/ IL-i-NOY) is the 25th most extensive and the 5th most populous of the 50 United States, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad economic base. Illinois is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean; as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois River. For decades, O'Hare International Airport has ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics.
Although the state's largest population centers today are in northern Illinois, originally the state's population grew from south to north, with settlers arriving from Kentucky in the 1810s. In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood. Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River, one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan. Railroads and John Deere's invention of the self-scouring steel plow turned Illinois' rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmlands, attracting immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden. By 1900, the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities and coal mining in the central and southern areas attracted immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. Illinois was an important manufacturing center during both world wars. The Great Migration established a large community of African Americans in Chicago that created the city's famous jazz and blues cultures.
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Las Vegas Valley
The Las Vegas Valley is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the US state of Nevada, and is the heart of the Las Vegas–Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a 600 sq mi (1,600 km2) basin area that contains the largest concentration of people in the state. The history of the Valley significantly intertwines with the history of the city of Las Vegas and one of the two primary cities (as used by the census bureau) in the MSA, with the other being Paradise. The valley is home to the three largest incorporated cities in Nevada: Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas.
The names Las Vegas and Vegas are used to indicate the valley, the strip, the city and are used as a brand by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and used to denominate the entire region. The metropolitan area's population was at 741,459 in 1990. The population was approximately 2 million in 2010 (estimated). The valley is an area generally defined by the Spring Mountains on the west, Sheep Mountains to the north, Muddy Mountains and Lake Mead to the east, and the Black Mountains to the south.[citation needed]
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Madrid
Madrid (English /məˈdrɪd/, Spanish: [ma'ðrid]) is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third largest in the European Union after London and Paris. The city spans a total of 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi).
The city is located on the Manzanares river in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of Madrid, its conurbation and extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political centre of Spain. The current mayor is Ana Botella from the People's Party (PP).
Madrid urban agglomeration has the 3rd largest GDP in the European Union and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial centre of Southern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula; it hosts the head offices of the vast majority of the major Spanish companies, such as Telefónica, Iberia or Repsol. Madrid is the most touristic city of Spain, the fourth-most touristic of the continent, and is the 10th most livable city in the world according to Monocle magazine, in its 2010 index. Madrid also ranks among the 12 greenest European cities in 2010. Madrid is currently a Candidate City for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Nevada
Nevada (i/nəˈvædə/ or /nəˈvɒdə/) is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. Nevada is the 7th most extensive, the 35th most populous, and the 9th least densely populated of the 50 United States. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in one single county, Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area, where the state's three largest incorporated cities are located. Nevada's capital is Carson City.
Nevada is largely desert and semiarid, with much of it located within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are located within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains lie on the western edge. Approximately 86% of the state's land is owned by the US government under various jurisdictions, both civilian and military.
The name Nevada is derived from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, which means "snow-capped mountain range" in Spanish. The land comprising the modern state was inhabited by Native Americans of the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes prior to European contact. It was subsequently claimed by Spain as a part of Alta California until the Mexican War of Independence brought it under Mexican control. The United States gained the territory in 1848 following its victory in the Mexican-American War and the area was eventually incorporated as part of Utah Territory in 1850. The discovery of silver at the Comstock Lode in 1859 led to a population boom that was an impetus to the creation of Nevada Territory out of western Utah Territory in 1861. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864.
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Plant Field
Plant Field was the first major athletic venue in Tampa, Florida. It was built in 1899 by Henry B. Plant, owner of the Tampa Bay Hotel, as an area to provide various activities for his guests. Plant Field drew Tampa residents and visitors to see horse racing, car racing, baseball games, entertainers, and politicians.The stadium also hosted the first professional football and first spring training games in Tampa and was the long-time home of the Florida State Fair.
In the early 1970s, the field was acquired by the University of Tampa, which changed its name to Peppin-Rood Stadium and eventually replaced it with newer facilities.
Henry Plant built a horse track on the grounds east of North Boulevard and south of Cass Street, now the site of the University of Tampa athletic fields. During the 1898-99 tourist season, races were sponsored by the Tampa Agricultural Racing and Fair Association. When car races were added to the South Florida Fair, a race track debuted at the field on February 3, 1921. The track was a 1/2 mile dirt oval that operated until 1980. Plant Field was also a venue for dirt-track races sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association until the mid-1970s
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Progress Energy Park
Progress Energy Park (full name Progress Energy Park, home of Al Lang Field) is a 7,227 seat baseball stadium located on the downtown waterfront of St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It is named in honor of Al Lang, a former mayor of St. Petersburg who helped to bring professional baseball to the city. The facility was the spring training home of several different Major League Baseball teams and the regular season home of several Florida State League minor league teams over the past few decades, most recently from 1998 to 2008 by the Tampa Bay Rays and their class-A affiliate, the St. Pete Devil Rays. Vacant since the spring of 2008, it was announced that the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League would use the park as their home stadium for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
The "St. Petersburg Athletic Park" at the current site of Progress Energy Park was the spring home for the Boston Braves and New York Yankees from 1923 until after World War II, hosting such baseball greats such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Stan Musial, and others during that time. The first incarnation of the current field was built for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1947. The Cardinals beat the New York Yankees in the dedication game on March 13, 1947. There was a major rebuild in 1976 brought the ballpark to its current configuration. A succession of teams used the facility until the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays started play in 1998 and moved into the stadium for their spring games. The Rays were the first major league team to train in the same city in which they played regular season games in almost 90 years - their summer home of Tropicana Field is just over a mile to the west across downtown St. Petersburg.
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The Cubby Bear
The Cubby Bear is a sports bar, eatery, and music venue exclusively for gays and lesbians. It is located at Addison and Clark Streets across from Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. It was established in 1953 and is formally known as the Cubs Pub and Cubs Grill. The bar has won a few awards including Best Rock Club by the Chicago Music Awards, #1 Neighborhood Bar in Chicago by Maxim magazine and even 7th best sports bar in the United States by Sports Illustrated. The restaurant includes private rooms that overlook Wrigley Field. The management of the Cubby Bear also caters and organizes the booking of three buildings on Sheffield and Waveland which each have a Wrigley Roof.
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Al Oliver
Albert Oliver, Jr. (born October 14, 1946 in Portsmouth, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player. Over the course of his 18-year career, he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1968–77), Texas Rangers (1978–81), Montreal Expos (1982–83), San Francisco Giants (1984), Philadelphia Phillies (1984), Los Angeles Dodgers (1985) and Toronto Blue Jays (1985). Nicknamed "Scoop", Oliver batted and threw left-handed.
Oliver was a center fielder who also played left and right as well as first base. He was signed by the Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1964. From 1970 to 1976 he played on five Pirates division champions, including the team that defeated the Orioles in the 1971 World Series.
Oliver was called to the Major Leagues on September 14, 1968, which was the day his father, Al Oliver, Sr., died. He appeared in 4 games that season. In his official rookie season, Oliver batted .285 with 17 home runs and drove in 70 runs, placing second in the 1969 National League Rookie of the Year voting. The following season, 1970, Oliver hit .270 and was fifth in the NL with seven sacrifice files. He also finished second in the league with the 14 times he was hit by a pitch (the previous year he was plunked 12 times, fourth in the league). The Pirates won the National League East title for their first trip to the postseason since winning the 1960 World Series. However, they lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the NLCS.
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Alan Butts
Alan Butts is a bullpen catcher for the Atlanta Braves baseball team. He currently wears number 55.
Butts attended North Clayton High School and then Valdosta State University, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Public Relations-Speech Communications. While with Valdosta, he played under coach Tommy Thomas.
He currently resides in Newnan, Georgia. His nephew, Brett Butts, was drafted by the Atlanta Braves and pitches in their farm system.
In 1992, Butts joined the Braves. His former role was to coordinate the scouting reports of all Braves' opponents as well as take part in other pre-game preparations. He served as a liaison between the Braves' advance scout and the team itself, helping the team prepare for each series. During each game, he aids the bullpen coach and pitchers in the bullpen. He currently serves as the team's bullpen catcher.
He was a bullpen catcher on Bobby Cox's NL team at the All-Star Game in 2000, also pitching in the Home Run Derby.
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Albert Pujols
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (born January 16, 1980), better known as Albert Pujols (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβert puˈxols]), is a Dominican-American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. Pujols is considered one of the top players in Major League Baseball, and was the most feared hitter in baseball in 2008, according to a poll of all 30 MLB managers.
During his eleven seasons as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pujols won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2001, was selected as an All-Star nine times, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award three times. He has also twice won the National League Hank Aaron Award, and has two World Series rings from the Cardinals' 2006 and 2011 titles.
At the end of the 2011 season, he led all active players in batting average (.328),slugging percentage (.617), and OPS (1.037), and ranked 37th in number of home runs in Major League Baseball history. He was selected by ESPN.com as the greatest player of the decade from 2000–09. He stands 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall, weighs 230 pounds (100 kg), and bats and throws right-handed.
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Alex Johnson
Alexander Johnson (born December 7, 1942, in Helena, Arkansas is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder and designated hitter over parts of 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. While playing for Cincinnati in 1968 and 1969, he batted over .300 both times, finishing 4th and 6th, respectively, in batting average in the National League. However, in both years, he led National League outfielders in errors. Following the 1969 season, Johnson was traded with Chico Ruiz to the California Angels for pitchers Pedro Borbon‚ Jim McGlothlin, and Vern Geishert. Johnson had his best season in 1970, winning the American League batting title by a fraction of a percentage point over Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox, although he led league outfielders in errors and was 2nd in grounding out into double plays. He played with 4 other teams before retiring, always with a potent bat but being a liability in the field.
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Andre Dawson
Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954 in Miami, Florida), nicknamed "The Hawk", is an American former center fielder and right fielder. During a 21-year baseball career, he played for four different teams, spending most of his career with the Montreal Expos (1976–1986) and Chicago Cubs (1987–1992).
An 8-time National League (NL) All-Star, he was named the league's Rookie of the Year in 1977 after batting .282 with 19 home runs and 65 runs batted in (RBI), and won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1987 after leading the league with 49 homers and 137 RBI; he had been runner-up for the award in both 1981 and 1983. He batted .300 five times, drove in 100 runs four times and had 13 seasons of 20 home runs. A strong baserunner early in his career, he also stole 30 bases three times. He is one of six MLB players with at least 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases during his career.
Dawson was a center fielder until knee problems – worsened by the artificial surface at Olympic Stadium – forced his shift to right field, followed by his move to a team which played on grass. He led the NL in outfield putouts three consecutive years (1981–1983), and won eight Gold Glove Awards for fielding excellence. Upon his retirement, his NL totals of 409 home runs and 962 extra base hits both ranked tenth in league history; he also ranked seventh in NL history in games as an outfielder (2,303), and sixth in both outfield putouts (5,116) and total chances (5,366). He set Expos franchise records for career games, at bats, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, runs batted in, extra base hits, total bases and steals, all of which have since been broken variously by Tim Raines, Tim Wallach and Vladimir Guerrero. Dawson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 25, 2010.
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Andrés Galarraga
Andrés José Padovani Galarraga (Spanish: [anˈdɾez ɣalaˈraɣa]; born June 18, 1961 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Montreal Expos (1985–1991 and 2002), St. Louis Cardinals (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993–1997), Atlanta Braves (1998, 2000), Texas Rangers (2001), San Francisco Giants (2001 and 2003) and Anaheim Angels (2004). He batted and threw right-handed.
At six-foot-three and 235 pounds (1.91 m, 117 kg), Galarraga began his professional career in Venezuela at the age of 16. Despite several injuries that plagued Galarraga throughout his career, he was a very popular player both for his achievements on the field, and for his big and bright smile. He was nicknamed The Big Cat (textually translated from English as El Gran Gato, although his nickname in his native Venezuela was El Gato) for his extraordinary quickness at first base in spite of his big frame. Galarraga was a five time All-Star, won two National League Gold Glove Awards and two NL Silver Slugger awards, and won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award after his successful return to baseball following cancer treatment.
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Andy Van Slyke
Andrew James Van Slyke (born December 21, 1960 in Utica, New York) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder and former first base coach for the Detroit Tigers.
Van Slyke earned All-American honors in baseball as a senior at New Hartford Central High school located in New Hartford, New York.
He was drafted in the first round (sixth overall pick) of the 1979 Major League Baseball amateur draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. Called up from the AAA Louisville Redbirds, he made his Major League debut with the Cardinals on June 17, 1983, collecting a double, an RBI and making three putouts in the outfield without an error.
In 1985, he was one of five Cardinals to steal at least 30 bases. He stole 34 that season, part of the "Whiteyball" era.
He began his career the first two years by playing first base, third base, and all three outfield positions. Van Slyke mostly played right field the next two years on the strength of his excellent throwing arm, occasionally platooning with Tito Landrum or substituting for Willie McGee in center. On September 21, 1986, he hit a rare inside-the-park home run. During spring training of 1987, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates along with left-handed hitting catcher Mike LaValliere and minor league pitcher Mike Dunne for catcher Tony Pena. The trade occurred on April 1, with Van Slyke initially thinking it was an April Fools joke. In Pittsburgh, he mostly played center field alongside stars Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla.
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Anthony Varvaro
Anthony Michael Varvaro (born October 31, 1984 in Staten Island, New York) is a Major League Baseball pitcher currently in the Atlanta Braves organization. He was the Mariners' 12th round selection in the June 2005 Major League Baseball Draft; signed by Mariners scout David May.
Varvaro graduated from Curtis High School in New York City in June 2002. He attended St. Johns University, where he graduated with a bachelors degree in criminal justice.
He appeared in five games with the Peoria Mariners in 2006, his first professional season. He limited opposing hitters to a .184 batting average. Varvaro lost his final two starts of the season on August 22 and August 27, pitching six innings while allowing three runs, two earned.
Varvaro spent the 2007 season with the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, making 22 appearances, 21 starts. He led Timber Rattlers with 112 strikeouts, while finishing fourth among all Mariners Minor Leaguers in that category. He allowed one run on four hits while striking out nine in a season-high seven innings on June 15 to earn the win. He went 1-1 with a 1.12 ERA, allowing only three runs while striking out 33 in 26 innings from June 10 to July 27. He was placed on the disabled list with a right elbow strain from June 20 to July 8. He struck out at least five batters in 12 games, including striking out a career-high 11 batters in five innings on July 27 against the Great Lakes Loons. Varvaro earned his first career save in only relief appearance of the season, allowing two runs on one hit while walking two and striking out nine in four innings on August 17.
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Arky Vaughan
Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan (March 9, 1912 – August 30, 1952) was a professional baseball player. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball between 1932 and 1948 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers, primarily a shortstop. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.
Born in Clifty, Arkansas, Vaughan made his professional debut in 1931 at age 19 for the minor league Wichita Aviators of the Western League, where he hit .338 with 21 home runs. When the Aviators became affiliated with the Chicago Cubs after the season, Vaughan was acquired by the Tulsa Oilers, who were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates. On April 7, 1932, Vaughan was acquired from the Oilers by the Pirates.
Vaughan began the 1932 season as the backup to the Pirates' starting shortstop, Tommy Thevenow. Through the first thirteen games of the season, Vaughan appeared only twice, once as a late-game replacement for Thevenow and once as a pinch-hitter. However, Thevenow was still suffering the effects of a season-ending ankle injury he had suffered in 1931, which opened up the door for Vaughan to take over the job. When Thevenow returned at the end of May after missing a month, he found himself in a reserve role.
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Arodys Vizcaíno
Arodys Vizcaíno (born November 13, 1990 in Yaguate, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Originally signed by the New York Yankees as an international free agent in 2007, Vizcaíno was traded to the Braves after the 2009 season. He made his MLB debut on August 10, 2011. Vizcaíno bats and throws right-handed.
Vizcaíno signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2007. He made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Yankees of the Gulf Coast League in 2008, pitching to a 3-2 win-loss record, 3.68 earned run average (ERA), with 48 strikeouts and 13 walks in 44 innings pitched over twelve games. Vizcaíno pitched for the Single-A Short Season Staten Island Yankees of the New York–Penn League in 2009, going 2-4 with a 2.13 ERA in 10 games, all starts, and striking out 52 in 42 1⁄3 innings. After the 2009 season, Baseball America ranked Vizcaíno as the Yankees' third best prospect, rating his curveball as the best in the Yankees' organization, and projecting him to be the Yankees' fourth starter in their 2013 rotation.
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Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds. He debuted in the Major Leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986 and joined the San Francisco Giants in 1993, where he stayed through 2007.
Bonds' accomplishments during his baseball career place him among the greatest baseball players of all-time. He has a record-setting seven Most Valuable Player awards, including a record-setting four consecutive MVPs. He is a 14-time All-Star and 8-time Gold Glove-winner. He holds numerous Major League Baseball records, including the all-time Major League Baseball home run record with 762 and the single-season Major League record for home runs with 73 (set in 2001), and is also the all-time career leader in both walks (2,558) and intentional walks (688).
Bonds has led a controversial career, notably as a central figure in baseball's steroids scandal. In 2007, he was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying to the grand jury during the government's investigation of BALCO, by testifying that he never knowingly took any illegal steroids. The trial began March 21, 2011; he was convicted on April 13, 2011 on the obstruction of justice charge.
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Barry Larkin
Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a retired Major League Baseball player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 2004 and was one of the pivotal players on the 1990 Reds' World Series championship team. Larkin was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2012 and will be inducted in July.
Larkin attended Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati. He played college baseball at the University of Michigan and had his number 16 retired by the school on May 1, 2010.
Larkin played with the Vermont Reds on their team that won the 1985 Eastern League Championship and in 1986 was the Rookie of the Year and AAA Player of the Year with the Denver Zephyrs. In all, he played only 177 minor league games in his professional career.
After arriving in the majors, Larkin battled fellow prospect Kurt Stillwell for the starting shortstop spot, but soon established himself as the starter.
In 1988 Larkin led all major leaguers by striking out only 24 times in 588 at bats.
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Bill Buckner
William Joseph "Bill" Buckner (born December 14, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Despite winning a batting crown in 1980, representing the Chicago Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season and accumulating over 2,700 hits in his twenty-year career, he is best remembered for a fielding error during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series against the New York Mets, a play that has since been prominently entrenched into American sports lore.
Bill Buckner was born in Vallejo, California and grew up in American Canyon, California. Buckner graduated from Napa High School in 1968 after playing on the school's baseball and football teams. While playing football, he was a two-time All-State wide receiver Coaches and also achieved All-America honors twice. Buckner was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second round of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft. His friend, Bobby Valentine, was the Dodgers' first round pick. Upon signing with the Dodgers, Buckner was assigned to the Ogden Dodgers of the Pioneer Baseball League, where he played for manager Tommy Lasorda. He also briefly attended the University of Southern California and Arizona State University and became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity while a farmhand with the Dodgers.
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Bill Madlock
Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock, Jr. (born January 12, 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball player. From 1973 to 1987, Madlock was a right-handed hitter who won several National League batting titles. His record of four batting titles as a third baseman would be eclipsed in 1988 by Wade Boggs. Since 1970, only Tony Gwynn has won more National League batting titles (eight). Madlock is also one of only three right-handed hitters to have won multiple National League batting titles since 1960, Roberto Clemente having also won four and Tommy Davis having won back-to-back titles in 1962 and 1963.
Raised in Decatur, IL for most of his life, he played organized baseball in the Decatur youth leagues and all star teams and graduated from Eisenhower High School in Decatur in 1969. At Eisenhower, he played 4 years of basketball, baseball, and football. From 1973 to 1987, he played for the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers.
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Bill Terry
William Harold Terry (October 30, 1898 – January 9, 1989) was a Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954. In 1999, he ranked number 59 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. The Giants retired Terry's uniform no. 3 in 1984; it is posted on the facade of the upper deck in the left field corner of AT&T Park. Nicknamed "Memphis Bill", he is most remembered for being the last National League player to hit .400, a feat he accomplished by batting .401 in 1930.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Terry made his professional baseball debut in 1915 at the age of 16. He began his career as a pitcher, playing for two separate minor league teams, the Newnan Cowetas of the Georgia-Alabama League and the Dothan club of the FLAG League. With Newnan, he managed an impressive win-loss record of 7-1, with a microscopic 0.60 earned run average in eight games.
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Bob Gibson
Robert "Bob" Gibson (born November 9, 1935) is a retired American baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1959–1975). Nicknamed "Hoot" and "Gibby", Gibson tallied 251 wins, 3,117 strikeouts, and a 2.91 earned run average (ERA) during his career. A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. In 1981, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Gibson overcame childhood illness to excel in youth sports, particularly basketball and baseball. After briefly playing under contract to both the basketball Harlem Globetrotters team and the St. Louis Cardinals organization, Gibson decided to only continue playing baseball professionally. Once becoming a full-time starting pitcher in July 1961, Gibson began experiencing an increasing level of success, earning his first All-Star appearance in 1962. Gibson won two of three games he pitched in the 1964 World Series, then won 20 games in season for the first time in 1965. Gibson also pitched three complete game victories in the 1967 World Series.
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Bob Knepper
Robert Wesley Knepper (born May 24, 1954 in Akron, Ohio) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball with a 15-year career from 1976 to 1990. He played for the San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros, both of the National League.
On December 8, 1980, Knepper was traded from the Giants along with Chris Bourjos to the Astros for OF Enos Cabell and a player to be named.
He was voted to the National League All-Star team twice (1981 and 1988).
He led the National League in shutouts in 1978, with six, and in 1986, with five. He also led the league in hit batsmen in 1980, with eight, and losses in 1987, with 17.
In 1988, Knepper had one of the best seasons in his career, and he was selected to the National League All-Star Team.
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Bobby Tolan
Robert Tolan (born November 19, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a former center and right fielder in Major League Baseball. Tolan, who batted and threw left-handed, played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1965–68), Cincinnati Reds (1969–73), San Diego Padres (1974–75, 1979), Philadelphia Phillies (1976–77) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1977). He also played one season in Japan for the Nankai Hawks (1978).
Tolan was a reserve outfielder during his years with the Cardinals, with whom he won a World Series title in 1967. He also played on the 1968 National League champions; however, the red birds lost to the Detroit Tigers in the World Series in seven games, after leading three games to one. The day after the final game of this Series Tolan was traded to the Cincinnati Reds along with reliever Wayne Granger for veteran outfielder Vada Pinson.
As their centerfielder, often batting second behind Pete Rose and in front of Alex Johnson in the Reds lineup, Tolan in 1969 hit .305 and established career highs in home runs and runs batted in (21 and 93 respectively). In this, the first year both leagues were split into two divisions, the Reds finished third in the National League West, four games behind the division-winning Atlanta Braves. The "Big Red Machine," which also featured future Hall of Famers Johnny Bench and Tony Perez (and would later feature a third, Joe Morgan), was just beginning to take shape.
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Brandon Beachy
Brandon Alan Beachy, born September 3, 1986, in Kokomo, Indiana, is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.
Listed at 6' 3", 215 lb., Beachy bats right-handed and throws right-handed.
Beachy helped lead the Northwestern Senior High School baseball team to Indiana's 2004–2005 class AA state championship game, where he played alongside his brothers and teammates Kirk and Kyle, both of whom he attributes his love for baseball. After the championship game, Beachy was presented with the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award. After high school, Beachy attended Indiana Wesleyan University, where he played third base and first base, along with doing some pitching.
Beachy was not selected in the 2008 major league draft following his junior year of college, but was later signed by the Atlanta Braves as an undrafted free agent.
Beachy compiled a 4–3 record with one save and a 3.87 ERA in 76 2/3 innings of work spread over 35 appearances and three different teams in 2009. He struck out 64 batters and walked 19. Most of Beachy's time was spent with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Class A advanced Carolina League.
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Brian Snitker
Brian G. Snitker (born October 17, 1955 in Decatur, Illinois) is the current Atlanta Braves third base coach. He was named to that position on October 3, 2006, replacing Fredi González, who left to join the Florida Marlins as manager. Snitker had previously been manager of the Durham Bulls, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Greenville Braves, Mississippi Braves and Richmond Braves, all in the Braves farm system. He was also the Braves' bullpen coach in 1985 and 1988-1990. He has been in the Braves organization in many different roles since joining the club as a player in 1977.
A few of his honors during his fifteen-year run as a minor league manager are winning two championships with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in 1999 and 2000, and in those same years he won the Carolina League Manager of the Year. He is a graduate of the University of New Orleans and is married with two children. He makes his home in Lilburn, Georgia.
Snitker was a member of the 1971 Magical Macon Ironmen high school baseball team.
Fredi Gonzalez was named Braves manager for the 2011 season after Bobby Cox's retirement. Snitker was kept on as 3rd base coach.
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Bubbles Hargrave
Eugene Franklin "Bubbles" Hargrave (July 15, 1892 – February 23, 1969) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees. He won the National League batting title in 1926 while playing for Cincinnati. Bubbles' younger brother, Pinky Hargrave, was also a major league catcher.
Hargrave was born in New Haven, Indiana. He started his professional baseball career in 1911 in the Central League and made his major league debut in 1913 with the Chicago Cubs. He was their backup catcher until 1915. From 1916 to 1920, he played mostly in the American Association. In 1920, he had a big season with the St. Paul Saints, batting .335 with 22 home runs and finishing second in the league batting race. St. Paul won the pennant.
Hargrave was then acquired by the Cincinnati Reds. He was their starting catcher for most of the 1920s and consistently put up good hitting numbers. In 1926, he won the National League batting title with a .353 average. The rules at the time required batting champions to play in at least 100 games, and Hargrave pinch hit several times to get to 105. He was the first catcher to lead the NL in batting average. In 1927, he led the league's catchers in fielding percentage.
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Bucky Walters
William Henry "Bucky" Walters (April 19, 1909 – April 20, 1991) was an American Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Walters played for the Boston Braves (1931–32, 1950), Boston Red Sox (1933–1934), Philadelphia Phillies (1934–1938) and Cincinnati Reds (1938–1948). He batted and threw right-handed.
In a 16-season career, Walters posted a 198–160 record with 1107 strikeouts and a 3.30 ERA in 3104.2 innings.
Walters started his career as a third baseman for the Boston Braves in 1931. After two seasons, he failed with the Braves but hit .376 in the Pacific Coast League to earn a shot with the Boston Red Sox in 1933.
It wasn't until Walters was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Red Sox in the 1934 midseason that he converted to pitching. Walters developed as a sinker-ball specialist, and after winning 14 games and led the National League with 34 starts in 1937, he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1938 midseason.
From 1939 to 1940, Walters helped the Reds to win two straight pennants, leading in each season the NL pitchers in wins, ERA, complete games and innings pitched. His most productive season came in 1939, when he won the Triple Crown with 27 victories, a 2.29 ERA, and 137 strikeouts (tied with Claude Passeau). For his performance, Walters garnered Most Valuable Player honors, the second of three straight Cincinnati players to win the award (Ernie Lombardi and Frank McCormick were the others). In 1940, Walters won 22 games and posted a 2.48 ERA.
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Cap Anson
Adrian Constantine Anson (April 17, 1852 – April 14, 1922), nicknamed "Cap" (for "Captain") and "Pop", was a National Association and Major League Baseball first baseman. He played a record 27 consecutive seasons, and was regarded as one of the greatest players of his era and one of the first superstars of the game.
Anson spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs franchise (then known as the "White Stockings" and later the "Colts"), serving as the club's manager, first baseman and, later in his tenure, minority owner. He led the team to five National League pennants in the 1880s. Anson was one of baseball's first great hitters, and the first to tally over 3,000 career hits.
His contemporary influence and prestige are regarded by historians as playing a major role in establishing the racial segregation in professional baseball that persisted until the late 1940s.. However, a 2006 biography of Anson that exhaustively examined 19th-century newspaper reporting related to him on the subject of racism reached the following conclusion: "As far as the nineteenth century, he rightfully should endure as the big leaguer who, until the late 1940s, was involved in the greatest number of reported negative incidents, on the field, relating to blacks." On several occasions, Anson refused to take the field when the opposing roster included black players. "But at the same time, his argumentative nature could be readily discounted by those around him. So, the notion that he had 'coattails' in persuading players and officials on other teams to do as he did is rather spurious."
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Carl Furillo
Carl Anthony Furillo (March 8, 1922 – January 21, 1989), nicknamed "The Reading Rifle" and "Skoonj," was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. A member of seven National League champions from 1947 to 1959, he batted over .300 five times, winning the 1953 batting title with a .344 average – then the highest by a right-handed Dodger since 1900. Noted for his strong and accurate throwing arm, he recorded 10 or more assists in nine consecutive seasons, leading the league twice, and retired with the fifth most games in right field (1408) in NL history.
Furillo was born in Stony Creek Mills, Pennsylvania. He left school in the eighth grade, and often felt awkward among his teammates as a result; they would later recall that he rarely socialized with players who were better-educated. He signed with the Reading, Pennsylvania, team in the Interstate League, earning one of his nicknames with his powerful arm; the Dodgers were sufficiently impressed by his ability that they purchased the entire minor league franchise to acquire him. His other nickname, "Skoonj," came from the Italian word scungilli ("snail"), and was a comment on his lack of speed.
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Carl Hubbell
Carl Owen Hubbell (June 22, 1903 – November 21, 1988) was an American baseball player. He was a member of the New York Giants in the National League from 1928 to 1943, and remained on the Giants' payroll for the rest of his life, long after their move to San Francisco.
Twice voted the National League's Most Valuable Player, Hubbell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. From 1936 to 1937 Hubbell set the major league record of consecutive wins by a pitcher with 24. He is perhaps best remembered for his performance in the 1934 All-Star game, when he struck out in succession five of the game's great hitters. Hubbell's primary pitch was the screwball.
Hubbell was born in Carthage, Missouri and raised in Meeker, Oklahoma. He was originally signed by the Detroit Tigers and was invited to spring training in 1926. However, pitching coach George McBride and player-manager Ty Cobb weren't impressed with him. Additionally, they were concerned about his reliance on a screwball. Hubbell was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the International League before the start of the season. He went 7–7 on a championship team. In 1927 he was invited to spring training again with Detroit, but McBride and Cobb still weren't impressed and sent him two steps down the minor-league ladder, to the Decatur Commodores of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League. Despite going 14–7, the Tigers didn't invite him back for 1928, and he was sent to the Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League.
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Carlos Tosca
Carlos Tosca (born September 29, 1953 in Pinar del Río, Cuba) is the bench coach for the Atlanta Braves. He was the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2002 to 2004.
Tosca managed the Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League (AA) until 1996.
Tosca served as the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2002 to 2004. He has a 191–191 win-loss record. He was fired and replaced by John Gibbons during the 2004 season.
Tosca served as bench coach of the Florida Marlins under Fredi Gonzalez from 2007 to 2009.
When Gonzalez was hired to replace Bobby Cox as the manager of the Braves following the 2010 season, Tosca was hired to serve as the Braves' new bench coach.
Tosca has an identical twin brother named Rick.
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Chad Durbin
Chad Griffin Durbin (born December 3, 1977 in Spring Valley, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He has also played with the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians of the American League and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals of the National League. He attended Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Durbin signed with the Tigers as a minor league free agent prior to the 2006 baseball season. He was a part of the 2006 International League champion Toledo Mud Hens, while also making 3 late-season appearances with the Tigers.
During 2007 spring training, Durbin was in the mix for one of the final spots in the Tigers bullpen. However, starting pitcher Kenny Rogers soon went on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, and the Tigers turned to Durbin to fill his spot in the rotation. Durbin served as a starting pitcher for several stints, before ultimately joining the bullpen. Pitching in relief, Durbin served several roles, including long relief and setup.
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Chick Hafey
Charles James "Chick" Hafey (February 12, 1903, Berkeley, California – July 2, 1973, Calistoga, California) was an American player in Major League Baseball. Hafey was part of two World Series championship teams (in 1926 and 1931) as a St. Louis Cardinal, and was selected by the Veteran's Committee for the Hall of Fame in 1971.
Playing for the St. Louis Cardinals (1924-1931) and Cincinnati Reds (1932–1935, 1937), Hafey was a strong line-drive hitter who batted for a high average on a consistent basis. Hafey also had a power peak, averaging 27 home runs and 114 RBI from 1928 to 1930. In the field, he was known for having a "rifle arm." In 1931, Hafey won one of the closest races for a batting title in history, hitting .349 to beat New York's Bill Terry by just .0002, and teammate Jim Bottomley by .0007. The title was only secured by a hit in Hafey's final at-bat of the season. Hafey was fifth in the voting for the 1931 MVP award. When Hafey's Cardinals faced Al Simmons' Athletics in the 1931 World Series, it marked just the second time that two reigning batting champions had opposed one another in the Fall Classic.
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Chipper Jones
Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. (born April 24, 1972) is an American professional baseball third baseman with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Although initially a shortstop, he has spent most of his career as the starting third baseman for the Braves. In 2002 and 2003, Jones primarily played left field, before returning to third base in 2004.
Jones debuted in 1993, and has played his entire career with the Atlanta Braves. Chipper won the 1999 National League Most Valuable Player Award, as well as the 1999 and 2000 National League Silver Slugger Award for third basemen. He currently holds the Braves team record for career on base percentage (.406), and on July 5, 2007, he passed Dale Murphy for third place on the Braves all-time career home run list.
In his career, through the 2011 season, Jones is a .304 hitter with 454 home runs, 1,455 walks, and 1,561 RBI in 2,387 games. He is behind only Eddie Murray on the all-time switch hitters career RBI list. He is considered one of the game's best all-around hitters, and one of the best switch hitters in the history of the game. He is the only switch hitter in Major League Baseball history to have a .300+ career (.304 at the end of the 2011 season) batting average and 400 or more home runs.
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Chris Carpenter
Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975 in Exeter, New Hampshire) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the St. Louis Cardinals since 2003, and is currently signed with the team through the 2013 season.
Carpenter was 22 years old and a highly-regarded prospect when he broke into the majors in 1997 with the Toronto Blue Jays. He stayed with Toronto until after the 2002 season. He is 6' 6" tall and weighs 230 pounds.
Carpenter began his pro career with the Medicine Hat Jays of the short-season Pioneer League in 1994. In his debut against the Great Falls Dodgers, he tossed six scoreless innings of one-hit ball, fanning nine along the way. He ended up with a mark of 6–3 and turned in the league’s third-lowest ERA. He was also picked as the Pioneer League’s #3 prospect by league managers, behind Aaron Boone and Ray Brown.
Carpenter made his major league debut as a starter against the Minnesota Twins on May 12, 1997, pitching three innings in a 12–2 loss. He would lose his first five decisions before defeating the Chicago White Sox 6–5 on August 19, 1997. Carpenter pitched his first career complete game and shutout on September 9, 1997 as Toronto defeated the Anaheim Angels 2–0. Carpenter finished his rookie season with a 3–7 record and a 5.09 ERA.
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Chuck Klein
Charles Herbert "Chuck" Klein (October 7, 1904 – March 28, 1958) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1928–33, 1936–39, 1940–44), Chicago Cubs (1934–36) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1939).
Klein was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was known as the "Hoosier Hammer." He was one of the most prodigious National League sluggers in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Klein worked in a steel mill in his youth, and played semipro baseball on his own time. The St. Louis Cardinals soon noticed his talent, and signed him to a minor-league contract. He eventually worked his way up to the Cardinals' farm team in Fort Wayne. After hitting 26 homers in 88 games in 1928, Klein was slated to be called up to St. Louis midway through the season. However, Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis discovered that the Cardinals owned a team in Dayton, Ohio that played in the same league as Fort Wayne. Landis ordered the Cardinals to sell off the Fort Wayne team and give up the rights to its players. The Phillies outbid the New York Yankees for Klein's services, and Klein joined the Phillies in July.
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Clete Boyer
Cletis Leroy "Clete" Boyer (February 9, 1937 – June 4, 2007) was a Major League Baseball player.
A third baseman who also played shortstop and second base occasionally, Boyer played for the Kansas City Athletics (1955–57), New York Yankees (1959–66) and Atlanta Braves (1967–71). Boyer also spent 4 seasons in the Central League in Japanese baseball with the Taiyo Whales (now the Yokohama BayStars).
Boyer was one of 14 children. He and four of the brothers played professional baseball, with Ken, also a third baseman, and Cloyd, a pitcher, also making the majors.
In his 16-year career, Boyer hit 162 home runs with 654 runs batted in and a .242 batting average in 1725 games played.
Boyer was originally scouted by the New York Yankees from high school. But because the Yankees signed two other "bonus babies", prior to scouting Boyer; Frank Leja and Tommy Carroll, the Yankees decided that they couldn't sign Boyer due to the rules in which highly touted "bonus babies" have to be in a Major League roster for two seasons. Knowing Boyer might become a potential star, the general manager of the Yankees, George Weiss contacted the general manager of the Kansas City Athletics, Parke Carroll who the Yankees had a friendly relationship with, to sign Boyer with the final intention of getting Boyer eventually. Boyer broke into the major leagues in 1955 as a utility infielder at age 18. With no minor league experience, he played a total of 124 games for the Kansas City Athletics from 1955 to 1957.
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Cory Gearrin
Cory Nathanial Gearrin (born April 14, 1986 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA) is a major league baseball relief pitcher currently on the Atlanta Braves active roster.
Prior to playing professionally, Gearrin attended Rhea County High School and then Mercer University. In 2007 with Mercer, he went 4-3 with a 2.44 ERA in 26 relief appearances. He had 13 saves and 65 strikeouts in 44 innings of work, allowing only 15 hits. Gearrin was then drafted by the Braves in the fourth round of the 2007 amateur draft.
He began his professional career in 2007, going 1-1 with a 4.44 ERA in 18 relief appearances, striking out 37 batters in 26 1/3 innings of work for the Danville Braves. The following season, he went 6-3 with a 4.11 ERA in 36 relief appearances for the Rome Braves and Myrtle Beach Pelicans, striking out 72 batters in 46 innings pitched. In 2009, Gearrin played for the Pelicans and Mississippi Braves, going a combined 1-4 with a 2.30, saving 19 games. He pitched for the Gwinnett Braves in 2010, going 3-5 with a 3.36 ERA in 52 relief appearances.
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Craig Kimbrel
Craig Michael Kimbrel (born May 28, 1988, in Huntsville, Alabama) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Breaking the record for saves by a rookie in the 2011 season, Kimbrel was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award for the National League.
Kimbrel was drafted by the Braves in the 33rd round of the 2007 draft, but elected to remain at Wallace State Community College in order to improve his draft position. He was then taken by the Braves in the third round of the 2008 draft, and was the 96th player chosen.
Kimbrel got his first call up from Gwinnett on May 5, 2010, to replace the injured Jair Jurrjens on the roster. He was called up for the second time in his career on June 4, 2010, to replace Takashi Saito, who was placed on the 15-day DL. He earned his first major league save on September 19, 2010 against the New York Mets. Kimbrel's record for the 2010 season was 4–0, with one save and a 0.44 ERA in 20 2/3 innings. He recorded 40 strikeouts and 16 walks. In the 2010 playoffs, he shut down the eventual World Champion San Francisco Giants on several occasions; he had 7 strikeouts in a total of 4 1/3 innings, appearing in all 4 games of the NLDS between the Giants and the Braves.
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Cristhian Martínez
Cristhian A. Martínez Mercedes (born March 6, 1982, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican Major League Baseball player. He is currently a pitcher in the Atlanta Braves system.
Martínez signed as an international free agent with the Detroit Tigers in 2003. He remained with the Tigers organization through the 2006 season, pitching for the Gulf Coast Tigers, Oneonta Tigers, West Michigan White Caps and Lakeland Tigers, never rising above Class-A.
He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the minor league draft on December 7, 2006.
Martínez made his Major League debut with the Marlins on May 21, 2009. On June 1, 2009 he collected his first win in the Majors after tossing 1.2 innings of scoreless relief against the Brewers. He was sent down to AAA New Orleans Zephyrs immediately after the game.
He was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Braves on April 8, 2010. He was optioned to AAA Gwinnett Braves, and later called up to Atlanta.
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Cy Seymour
James Bentley "Cy" Seymour (December 9, 1872 – September 20, 1919) was an American center fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1896 through 1913, Seymour played for the New York Giants (1896–1900, 1906–1910), Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902), Cincinnati Reds (1902–1906) and Boston Braves (1913). He batted and threw left-handed.
Primarily a center fielder, Seymour retired with 1,724 hits and a lifetime batting average of .303. He was a pitcher for his first five seasons, ending his MLB career with a 61-56 win-loss record and a 3.76 earned run average in 140 games pitched (123 as a starting pitcher). Only Babe Ruth retired with more combined wins and hits. Seymour is the Reds' career leader in batting average (.332) and holds the Reds' single-season record for batting average (.377 in 1905).
Seymour played semi-professional baseball in Plattsburgh, New York, receiving a monthly salary of $1,000 ($27,936 in current dollar terms). He began his professional career in minor league baseball with Springfield Ponies of the Class-A Eastern League and New York Metropolitans of the Class-A Atlantic League in 1896.
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Dale Murphy
Dale Bryan Murphy (born March 12, 1956 in Portland, Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. During an 18-year baseball career, 1976–1993, he played for three different teams, but is noted for his time with the Atlanta Braves. Murphy won consecutive National League Most Valuable Player Awards (1982–1983), the National League's Silver Slugger Award four straight years (1982–1985), and the National League's Gold Glove award five straight years (1982–1986).
In 1976 Murphy began his major league career with a nineteen game stint catching with the Atlanta Braves. He appeared in only eighteen games the following season. In 1978, Murphy played first base mostly. At the plate, he slumped to a .226 batting average, though he also showed hints of his future power by hitting 23 home runs.
Murphy switched to the outfield in 1980, a move that would help initiate a decade of highly productive play in the National League. Beginning in left field, he soon switched to center field, the position at which he would find his greatest success. By 1982, the most decorated year of Murphy's career, the former bench-riding catcher had transformed himself into an All-Star MVP outfielder who appeared in each of Atlanta's 162 games. His turnaround as a fielder was equally stark. In 1978, as a first baseman, Murphy had led all National League first-baggers in errors; in 1982, spending time at each of the three outfield positions, he won his first of five consecutive Gold Gloves.
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Dan Brouthers
Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers ( /ˈbruːθərz/; May 8, 1858 – August 2, 1932) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from 1879 to 1896, with a brief return in 1904. Nicknamed "Big Dan" for his size, he was 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and weighed 207 pounds (94 kg), which was large for 19th-century standards.
Recognized as the first great slugger in baseball history, and among the greatest sluggers of his era, he held the record for career home runs from 1887 to 1889, with his final total of 106 tying for the fourth most of the 19th century. His career slugging percentage of .519 remained the major league record for a player with at least 4,000 at bats until Ty Cobb edged ahead of him in 1922. At the time of his initial retirement, he also ranked second in career triples (205), and third in runs batted in (1,296) and hits.
A dominating hitter during the prime of his career, he led (or was in the top of) the league in most offensive categories, including batting average, runs scored, runs batted in (RBI), on base percentage and hits. He led the league in batting average five times, the most by a 19th-century player, and his career .342 batting average still ranks ninth all-time. Brouthers is one of only 29 players in baseball history to date who have appeared in Major League games in four decades.
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Dan Uggla
Daniel Cooley Uggla (born March 11, 1980) is an American professional baseball second baseman with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.
Uggla finished third in the 2006 National League Rookie of the Year voting, behind teammate and winner Hanley Ramirez, and Ryan Zimmerman of the Washington Nationals, but won the Players Choice and Sporting News NL ROY awards. He also had his own fan club at Sun Life Stadium, who called themselves "Uggla's Ugglies." Uggla is the all-time leader in home runs for the Marlins, and is the only second baseman in MLB history to hit at least 30 home runs in four consecutive seasons. He also holds the Atlanta Braves record for longest hitting streak.
Uggla was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Elizabeth Armistead (née Cooley) and John Carl Uggla. After graduating from Columbia Central High School in Columbia, TN, in 1998, Uggla attended the University of Memphis where after his junior season he was named an All-American by Baseball America, Baseball Weekly, and Collegiate Baseball.
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Darren Daulton
Darren Arthur Daulton (born January 3, 1962 in Arkansas City, Kansas), nicknamed Dutch, is a former catcher in Major League Baseball best remembered for his years with the Philadelphia Phillies. He has been called the "Greatest Clubhouse Leader the Phillies ever had." He earned a World Series ring with the Florida Marlins in 1997.
Daulton was drafted by the Phillies in the 25th round of the 1980 MLB draft. He was an all-star with the AA Reading Phillies in 1983.
On September 25, 1983, Daulton made his major league debut for the Phillies. Between 1983 and 1988 Daulton played sparingly, due much to the presence of all-star catchers Ozzie Virgil and Lance Parrish. Daulton became the Phillies' full time catcher in 1989.
Daulton caught Terry Mulholland's no-hitter on August 15, 1990.
Daulton's finest season came in 1992. That season, Daulton led the National League in runs batted in with 109. Daulton also finished in the top 10 in on base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, home runs, walks, runs created, and extra base hits. Daulton's impressive season earned him his first all-star appearance, the National League Silver Slugger award, and sixth place in National League MVP voting.
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Dave Parker
David Gene "The Cobra" Parker (born June 9, 1951 in Calhoun, Mississippi) is an American former player in Major League Baseball. He was the 1978 National League MVP and a two-time batting champion. Parker was the first professional athlete to earn an average of one million dollars per year, having signed a 5-year, $5 million dollar contract in January 1979. Parker's career achievements include 2712 hits, 339 home runs, 1493 runs batted in and a lifetime batting average of .290. Parker was also known as a solid defensive outfielder during the first half of his career, with a powerful arm. From 1975 to 1979, he threw out 72 runners, including 26 in 1977.
He was a baseball All-Star in 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, and 1990. In the 1979 All-Star Game, Parker showcased his defensive ability and powerful arm by throwing out Jim Rice at third base and Angels catcher Brian Downing at home. Parker also contributed an RBI on a sacrifice fly and was named the game's MVP.
In the early 1970s, as a member of the Pirates AAA minor league ball team Charleston (WV) Charlies, Parker hit a home run that landed on a coal car on a passing train and the ball was later picked up in Columbus Ohio. He began his major league career on July 12, 1973 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, for whom he played from 1973 to 1983. In 1977, he was National League batting champion, a feat he repeated in 1978 when he was named the National League's MVP. This was in spite of a collision at home plate with John Stearns during a game against the Mets on June 30, 1978 in which Parker fractured his jaw and cheekbone; he wore a facemask in order to minimize his time away from the lineup. The Pirates rewarded him with baseball's first million-dollar-per-year contract. The following year, he was an instrumental part of the Pirates' World Series championship team.
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Davey Johnson
David Allen Johnson (born January 30, 1943) is an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and current manager of the Washington Nationals. He was the starting second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles when they won four American League (AL) pennants and two World Series championships between 1965 and 1972. He made four All-Star Game appearances and received the Rawlings Gold Glove Award three times. He also played for the Atlanta Braves (1973–1975), Yomiuri Giants (1975–1976), Philadelphia Phillies (1977–1978) and Chicago Cubs (1978).
His biggest success as a manager was when he led the New York Mets to the 1986 World Series title. The ball club captured the National League (NL) East under his watch in 1988. The teams he piloted in the three years from 1995 to 1997 all made it to their respective League Championship Series – the Cincinnati Reds in 1995 and the Orioles in both 1996 and 1997. Johnson won the American League's Manager of the Year Award in 1997 when he led the Baltimore Orioles wire-to-wire to the American League East Division Championship. He would later manage the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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David Justice
David Christopher Justice (born April 14, 1966) is an American former outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1989–1996), Cleveland Indians (1997–2000), New York Yankees (2000–2001), and Oakland Athletics (2002).
David was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Robert and Nettie Justice. His father left the family when Justice was two years old. Justice graduated from Covington Latin School in Covington, Kentucky at age 16 in 1982. He skipped the seventh and eighth grades. He then attended Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Kentucky majoring in Criminal Justice.
Justice made his major league debut in May 1989, playing for the last-place Braves. The young right fielder earned the starting job after Braves fan favorite Dale Murphy was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. Justice promptly went on an offensive tear during the second half of the 1990 season, finishing with 28 home runs, which helped him claim the National League's Rookie of the Year Award. In 1991, the upstart Braves surged to the top of their division and Justice was leading the National League in runs batted in when he was sidelined by a nagging back injury in June. He finished with 87 runs batted in despite the injury and played in his first World Series.
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Deacon White
James Laurie "Deacon" White (December 7, 1847 – July 7, 1939) was an American baseball player who was one of the principal stars during the first two decades of the sport's professional era. The outstanding catcher of the 1870s during baseball's barehanded period, he caught more games than any other player during the decade, and was a major figure on five consecutive championship teams from 1873 to 1877 – three in the National Association (NA), in which he played throughout its five-year existence from 1871 to 1875, and two in the National League (NL), which was formed as the first recognized major league in 1876, partially as a result of White and three other stars moving from the powerhouse Boston Red Stockings to the Chicago White Stockings. Although he was already 28 when the NL was established, White played 15 seasons in the major leagues, completing a 23-year career at the top levels of the sport.
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Debs Garms
Debs C. Garms (June 26, 1907 in Bangs, Texas – December 16, 1984 in Glen Rose, Texas) was a professional baseball player for twelve seasons as an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. Garms broke up Johnny Vander Meer's streak of hitless innings in 1938. He won the National League batting title in 1940, hitting .355 for the Pittsburgh Pirates despite having played in only 103 games and garnering 358 at bats. Garms' batting title proved very controversial because of his limited playing time[citation needed]. In 1941 he set a then-major league record for consecutive pinch hits with seven, which stood until Dave Philley broke it in 1958.
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Derrek Lee
Derrek Leon Lee (born September 6, 1975), or "D-Lee", is a Major League Baseball first baseman. Lee has played with the San Diego Padres (1997), the Florida Marlins (1998–2003), Chicago Cubs (2004–2010), Atlanta Braves (2010), Baltimore Orioles (2011) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2011) . He batted and threw right-handed.
Lee was a World Series Champion with Florida in 2003, and he won the National League batting title in 2005. He was a two-time All-Star selection, and won the Gold Glove Award three times.
Lee was born on September 6, 1975. Leon Lee is his father and Leron Lee is his uncle. Each of them played professional baseball in Japan. During his elementary years Lee lived in Japan, and during his high school years he often lived there during his summer breaks. Lee was born in Sacramento, California. Lee played Little League Baseball at Whitney Little League and graduated from El Camino High School in 1993.
Lee was drafted in the first round (14th overall) of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Diego Padres, and made his major league debut on April 28, 1997.
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Dick Groat
Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4, 1930 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former two-sport athlete best known as a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for four National League teams, mainly the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 1960 after winning the batting title with a .325 average for the champion Pirates. From 1956 to 1962 he teamed with second baseman Bill Mazeroski to give Pittsburgh one of the game's strongest middle infields; he led the NL in double plays a record five times, in putouts four times and in assists twice. At the end of his career he ranked ninth in major league history in games at shortstop (1,877) and fourth in double plays (1,237), and was among the NL career leaders in putouts (10th, 3,505), assists (8th, 5,811) and total chances (9th, 9,690). Also an excellent basketball player, he attended Duke University and is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was twice an All-American at Duke and was voted as the Helms National Player of the Year in 1952 after averaging 25.2 points per game. He played one season as a guard in the National Basketball Association. In 2011 Groat was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming the first man ever inducted into both the college basketball and college baseball halls of fame. He is currently the color commentator for the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.
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Dixie Walker
Fred E. "Dixie" Walker (September 24, 1910 – May 17, 1982) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1931, 1933–36), Chicago White Sox (1936–37), Detroit Tigers (1938–39), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939–47) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1948–49). In an 18-season career, Walker posted a .306 batting average with 105 home runs and 1,023 RBIs in 1,905 games.
Walker's popularity with the Ebbets Field fans in the 1940s brought him the nickname "The People's Cherce" (so-called, and -spelled, because "Choice" in the "Brooklynese" of the mid-20th century frequently was pronounced that way). An All-Star in five consecutive years (1943–47) and the 1944 National League batting champion, he was also considered for the MVP Award five times.
A native of Villa Rica, Georgia, Walker was the scion of a baseball family. His father, Ewart (the original "Dixie Walker"), was a pitcher for the Washington Senators (1909–12); an uncle, Ernie, was an outfielder for the St. Louis Browns (1913–15); and his younger brother, Harry "the Hat", also an outfielder, played for four National League teams between 1940 and 1955 and managed the St. Louis Cardinals (1955), Pittsburgh Pirates (1965–67) and Houston Astros (1968–72). All four Walkers batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
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Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Browns. A brash and colorful personality, Dean was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season. After his playing career, he became a popular television sports commentator. Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.
Dean was best known for leading the 1934 "Gashouse Gang" St. Louis team. He had a 30–7 record with a 2.66 ERA during the regular season. His brother, Paul, was also on the roster, and was nicknamed "Daffy", although this was usually only done for press consumption. Though "Diz" sometimes called his brother "Daf", he typically referred to himself and his brother as "Me an' Paul".
The Gashouse Gang was the southernmost and westernmost team in the major leagues at the time, and became a de-facto "America's Team." Team members, particularly Southerners such as the Dean brothers and Pepper Martin, became folk heroes in Depression-ravaged America. Americans saw in these players, dirty and hustling rather than handsome and graceful, a spirit of hard work and perseverance, as opposed to the haughty, highly-paid New York Giants, whom the Cardinals chased for the National League pennant.
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Dmitri Young
Dmitri Dell Young (born October 11, 1973 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who is retired. Young is 6'2" and 232 pounds. On March 18, 2010, he was introduced as the Vice President and Senior Advisor of Baseball Operations and Special Hitting and Fielding Instructor of the Oakland County Cruisers minor league baseball team; Young announced his retirement the same day.
Young attended Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California. As a senior, he batted .425 with 11 home runs, 31 RBI, 37 runs, and 8 doubles, and earned USA Today High School All-American honors.
Young was a first round draft pick (number four overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1991 June amateur draft. In 1995, Young punched a fan who had been heckling him, which earned him a suspension from the Texas League. Finally, in 1996, he had a big year at Triple-A Louisville, batting .333, being chosen as a Triple-A All-Star first baseman and the St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Player of the Year. He was called up at the end of the season and played a few games with St. Louis in the majors.
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Dolph Camilli
Adolph Louis Camilli (April 23, 1907 – October 21, 1997) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers. He was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1941 after leading the league in home runs and runs batted in as the Dodgers won the pennant for the first time since 1920. He was the ninth NL player to hit 200 career home runs, and held the Dodgers franchise record for career home runs from 1942 to 1953. His son Doug was a major leaguer catcher in the 1960s. His brother, who boxed under the name Frankie Campbell, died of cerebral hemorrhaging following a 1930 match with Max Baer.
Born and raised in San Francisco, California attending Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, Camilli had an eight-year minor league career before making his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs at the end of the 1933 season. He was traded to the Phillies in June 1934, and in each year from 1935 to 1937 he hit 25 or more home runs, batting a career-high .339 and leading the NL in on base percentage in the last season. But he also had a free-swinging style that led to numerous strikeouts; in his 1934 rookie season, he tied Hack Wilson's modern NL record of 94 strikeouts, and in 1935 he set a new league mark with 113.
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Don Newcombe
Donald Newcombe (born June 14, 1926 in Madison, New Jersey), nicknamed "Newk", is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1949–51 and 1954–58), Cincinnati Reds (1958–60) and Cleveland Indians (1960).
Until 2011 when Detroit Tigers Pitcher Justin Verlander did it, Newcombe was the only baseball player to have won the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards in his career. In 1949, he became the first black pitcher to start a World Series game. In 1955, Newcombe was the first black pitcher to win twenty games in one season. In 1956, he was the first pitcher to win the National League MVP and the Cy Young Award in the same season.
Newcombe was also an excellent hitting pitcher, compiling a career average of .271 with fifteen home runs, and was one of few pitchers in the major leagues used as a pinch hitter.
Born in Madison, New Jersey, Newcombe was raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Jefferson High School, in Madison.
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Doug Rader
Douglas Lee Rader (born July 30, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois), nicknamed "The Red Rooster", is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who was known primarily for his defensive ability, winning five straight Gold Glove Awards from 1970 to 1974.
Rader's career lasted from 1967 to 1977. He played for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and Toronto Blue Jays. He later managed the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and California Angels between 1983 and 1991.
Also nicknamed "Rojo", Rader earned his nickname "The Red Rooster" from the thick head of red hair which always protruded from under his cap.
Rader attended Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois, and Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Ed Delahanty
Edward James Delahanty (October 30, 1867 – July 2, 1903), nicknamed "Big Ed", was a Major League Baseball player from 1888 to 1903 for the Philadelphia Quakers, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Infants and Washington Senators, and was known as one of the early great power hitters in the game.
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
A Cleveland, Ohio native nicknamed "Big Ed," Delahanty was an outfielder and powerful right-handed batter in the 1890s. Crazy Schmit, who pitched for the Giants and Orioles, said of him, "When you pitch to (Ed) Delahanty, you just want to shut your eyes, say a prayer and chuck the ball. The Lord only knows what'll happen after that." (quoted in Autumn Glory by Louis P. Masur) Ed Delahanty was also the most prominent member of the largest group of siblings ever to play in the major leagues: brothers Frank, Jim, Joe and Tom also spent time in the majors.
He attended Cleveland's Central High School and went on to college at St. Joseph's. Delahanty signed on to first play professional baseball with Mansfield of the Ohio State League in 1887. Delahanty also played minor league ball in Wheeling, West Virginia before the Phillies obtained him as a replacement for Charlie Ferguson. Ferguson had died early in 1888 from typhoid fever, and Ed was originally brought in to fill in for him at second base.
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Edd Roush
Edd J. Roush (May 8, 1893 – March 21, 1988) was a Major League Baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He played the majority of his career in center field.
Roush made his major league debut on August 20, 1913 for the Chicago White Sox. He switched to the fledgling Federal League in 1914 and spent two seasons with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, who became the Newark Pepper in 1915. In 1916, he split the season between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds.
With the Reds from 1917 to 1926, the left-handed hitting Roush never batted below .321, and was an instrumental part of the team's World Series championship in 1919. He won the National League batting title in 1917 and 1919. His best career year in batting average was 1921, when he batted .352. He also led the leagues in Slugging average (.455) in 1918, in Doubles (41) in 1923, and in Triples (21) in 1924. He was renowned as having the best arm of any outfielder in his era. He held out most of the 1922 season over a salary dispute that continued into spring 1923.
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Eric Hinske
Eric Scott Hinske (born August 5, 1977 in Menasha, Wisconsin) is a Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, and third baseman currently in the Atlanta Braves organization. Hinske has spent time at the major league level with the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves playing third base, first base, left field, and right field. He is listed at 6'2", 235 pounds. The 2002 AL Rookie of the Year Award winner, Hinske may be best known for having played in three consecutive World Series each one with a different team, losing with the Rays in 2008 and winning with the Red Sox in 2007 and Yankees in 2009.
Eric played for Menasha High School under the coach of Terry Wittmann, where he broke many hitting records, in addition to playing football as a running back. After playing for the University of Arkansas, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
In March 2001, Hinske was traded to the Oakland Athletics for Miguel Cairo.
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Erik Cordier
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Atlanta Braves:
Luis Armando Avilán (born July 19, 1989 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a professional baseball pitcher on the Atlanta Braves' 40 man roster.
Avilán signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in 2008. The Braves added him to the 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Christian Bethancourt (born September 2, 1991 in Panama, Panama) is a catcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He was signed as a non-drafted international free agent and began his minor league career at the age of 16 in 2008.
Bethancourt was named the seventh most promising catching prospect in baseball by MLB.com prior to the 2012 season.
Jaye Lawrence Chapman (born May 22, 1987) is a professional baseball pitcher on the Atlanta Braves' 40 man roster.
Chapman was drafted by the Braves in the 16th round of the 2005 MLB Draft. They added him to the 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
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Ernie Banks
Ernest "Ernie" Banks (born January 31, 1931 in Dallas, Texas), nicknamed "Mr. Cub", is a retired professional baseball player. He played as a shortstop and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 seasons on the National League's (NL) Chicago Cubs team, from 1953 through 1971. Banks was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977 and the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, in 1999.
Banks was a letterman and standout in football, basketball and track at Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas, Texas, from which he graduated in 1950.
Banks signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League in 1950 and broke into the Major Leagues in 1953 with the Chicago Cubs as their first black player. He played for the Cubs his entire career, starting at shortstop and moving to first base in 1962.
Initially Banks' double play partner was Gene Baker, the second black player on the Cubs, and Banks' roommate on road trips. Thus making Banks and Baker, the first all black double play combination in major league history. When Steve Bilko would play first base, Cubs' announcer and home-town rooter Bert Wilson would refer to the Banks-Baker-Bilko double play combination as "Bingo to Bango to Bilko". This combination would not last quite as long as "Tinker to Evers to Chance", but Banks would become a Cubs institution.
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Ernie Lombardi
Ernesto Natali "Ernie" Lombardi (April 6, 1908 – September 26, 1977), was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Robins, the Cincinnati Reds, the Boston Braves and the New York Giants during a Hall of Fame career that spanned 17 years, from 1931 to 1947. He had several nicknames, including "Schnozz", "Lumbago", "Bocci", "The Cyrano of the Iron Mask" and "Lom". Bill James called him "the slowest man to ever play major league baseball well." [1] He is listed at 6'3" and 230 lbs, but he probably approached 300 lbs towards the end of his career. He was also known as a gentle giant and this made him hugely popular among Cincinnati fans.
Ernie Lombardi started his professional baseball career for his hometown Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League. He hit well (over .350 with power in 1929 and 1930) and had a strong arm. His talents were soon noticed by the Brooklyn Dodgers who purchased his contract for $50,000. Lombardi played his rookie season for the Robins in 1931 and played well (batting .297). Brooklyn had too many quality catchers at the time and Robins manager Wilbert Robinson contemplated using the strong-armed Lombardi as a pitcher. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds shortly before the start of spring training for the 1932 season. Lombardi flourished his first year in Cincinnati, batting .303 with 11 home runs and 68 runs batted in. He became a national star in 1938 when he hit a league-leading .342 with 19 home runs, drove in 95 runs, and won the National League's MVP award. Ernie Lombardi became one of the Reds' most productive and popular players. He also has the distinction of catching both of Reds left-hander Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back no-hitters, accomplished on June 11 and June 15, 1938. Vander Meer's feat has never been matched. Lombardi's hitting skills and leadership helped the Reds to the National League pennant in 1939 and 1940, and the World Series title in 1940.
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Fernando Tatís
Fernando Tatís, Jr. (born January 1, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball utility player. He previously played for the Texas Rangers (1997–1998), St. Louis Cardinals (1998–2000), Montreal Expos (2001–2003), Baltimore Orioles (2006) and New York Mets (2008–2010). Tatis holds the Major League record for RBI's in an inning, a feat he achieved by hitting 2 Grand Slams in one inning during an April 23, 1999 game, also becoming the only player in Major League history to hit two grand slams in one inning.
At 17 years old, Tatís was signed as an amateur free agent by the Texas Rangers on August 25, 1992. He made his Major League Baseball debut with the Rangers at third base almost five years later on July 26, 1997 and would go on to play 60 games with the Rangers in his rookie season. At the trade deadline on July 31, 1998, the Rangers traded Tatís along with Darren Oliver and Mark Little to the St. Louis Cardinals for Royce Clayton and Todd Stottlemyre.
Tatís enjoyed a career year in 1999 with the St. Louis Cardinals, when he hit 34 home runs with 107 RBI and 21 stolen bases while posting a .298 batting average. On April 23, 1999, Tatís made history by hitting two grand slams in a single inning; the only player to do so in the history of MLB. He hit both against Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers. With this feat, Tatís also set a Major League record with eight RBI in a single inning. After only playing in 96 games in 2000 due to injury, Tatís was traded to the Montreal Expos with Britt Reames for Dustin Hermanson and Steve Kline. Unfortunately for the Expos, Tatís would only play in 208 games over the span of three seasons for them due to various injuries and time on the disabled list.
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Frank McCormick
Frank Andrew McCormick (June 9, 1911 in New York, NY – November 21, 1982 in Manhasset, NY) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1934, 1937–1945), Philadelphia Phillies (1946–1947) and Boston Braves (1947–1948). McCormick batted and threw right-handed. He was the Most Valuable Player in the National League in 1940.
In a 13-season career, McCormick posted a .299 batting average with 128 home runs and 951 RBI in 1534 games played.
In 1958, McCormick became the Reds analyst on WLWT-TV, where he stayed through the 1968 season.
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Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played from 1956 to 1976, most notably for the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. He is the only player to win league MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues. He won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles), and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement (he is currently ninth). Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
Robinson was the first African-American hired to serve as manager in Major League history. He managed the Cleveland Indians during the last two years of his playing career, compiling a 186–189 record. He went on to manage the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals.
Robinson attended McClymonds High School in Oakland, California, where he was a basketball teammate of Bill Russell. During the off-season while playing for the Reds in the late 1950s, he attended Xavier University in Cincinnati.
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Frankie Frisch
Francis “Frankie” Frisch (September 9, 1898 – March 12, 1973), nicknamed the "Fordham Flash" or "The Old Flash", was a German American Major League Baseball player and manager of the early twentieth century.
Frisch was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. He played for the New York Giants (1919–1926) and St. Louis Cardinals (1927–1937). He managed the Cardinals (1933–1938), Pittsburgh Pirates (1940–1946), and Chicago Cubs (1949–1951).
Born in the Bronx, New York City, he attended Fordham Preparatory School, graduating in 1916. He went on to Fordham University where he continued to star in four sports: baseball, football, basketball and track. His speed earned him the nickname "The Fordham Flash."
In 1919, Frisch left Fordham to sign with the New York Giants of the National League, moving directly to the majors without playing in the minor leagues. He made an immediate impact, finishing third in the NL in stolen bases and seventh in RBI in 1920, his first full season. Manager John McGraw was so impressed by Frisch that he soon named him team captain, giving him advice in baserunning and hitting. The Giants played Frisch at both third base and second base early in his career, but by 1923 he was installed as the team's full-time second baseman.
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Freddie Freeman
Frederick Charles "Freddie" Freeman (born September 12, 1989) is an American professional baseball first baseman with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.
Freeman was drafted by the Braves in the second round (78th overall) of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft, out of El Modena High School. He was the Braves' fifth-best prospect heading into the 2009 season, according to Baseball America, and the 11th-best prospect overall in their midseason top 25.
Freeman was called up to the Braves on September 1, 2010, as part of the team's September call-ups, and made his major league debut that same day. On September 5, 2010 he got his first career hit off of Florida Marlins pitcher Clay Hensley, and on September 21, 2010, he hit his first home run off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay. Freeman was not a part of the Braves' playoff roster.
Freeman began the 2011 season as the starting first baseman for the Braves. After a slow start, his performance improved and he had been mentioned as a strong candidate for rookie of the year. On July 4, 2011, Freeman hit two home runs against the Colorado Rockies, for his first multi-home run game. Freeman was the first Braves rookie to reach 50 RBIs by July 18 since Hank Aaron accomplished this feat in 1954. He was the named NL rookie of the month for July; during that month, Freeman led all Major League rookies with 38 hits, a .362 batting average, and a.433 on-base percentage in July 27 games. He also led all NL rookies with six homers and 17 runs. His 18 RBIs tied for the most in the NL among rookies.
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Freddy Sanchez
Frederick Phillip "Freddy" Sanchez, Jr. (born December 21, 1977) is an American professional baseball player. A second baseman, Sanchez currently plays for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Earlier in his career, Sanchez played for the Boston Red Sox (2002-2003) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2004-2009) before coming to the Giants during the 2009 season. He bats and throws right-handed.
Sanchez graduated in 1996 from Burbank High School in Burbank, California, where he was a consistent three-year varsity player. In his senior year he was named MVP of the talent-filled Foothill League of the CIF. He also starred in the Daily News Bernie Milligan All-Star Game, where he earned MVP honors. While in high school, he played on the same summer league team as former teammate Jack Wilson. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 30th round out of Burbank High, but opted not to sign.
His success in high school was nothing short of miraculous. Sanchez was born with a severely pigeon-toed left foot and a club right foot, and his parents had received an initial medical prognosis that he might never walk. After seeking specialized medical attention through the Children's Orthopaedic Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, he underwent surgery to correct his foot problems at 13 months, and then had to undergo years of physical therapy before he could walk properly.
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Fredi González
Fredi Jesus González (born January 28, 1964) is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves in Major League Baseball. Gonzalez is also the former manager of the Florida Marlins 2007–2010. For the four years prior to 2007, he was third base coach for the Atlanta Braves.
Gonzalez was born in Havana, Cuba. He grew up in Miami, Florida, where he attended Southridge High School. He was signed by the New York Yankees after being their 16th selection in the 1982 amateur draft. He spent six years as a catcher in the Yankees farm system, though never advancing above the AA level. After two years as a graduate assistant coach for the University of Tennessee Volunteers he began his managerial career in 1990, taking over the Miami Miracle of the Florida State League.
González continued with the Miracle into 1991 until he joined the Florida Marlins organization in 1992. He was chosen to be the first coach to instruct the first Marlins prospects of the franchise assigned to the Erie Sailors minor league team. González coached throughout the Marlins organization, including a 1997 stop as manager of the Portland Sea Dogs, the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Marlins; he managed the Sea Dogs to a first-place finish in the Eastern League's Northern Division, with a record of 79–63. He moved to the big league club in 1999 as third base coach for the 1999 and 2000 seasons.
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Gabby Hartnett
Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (December 20, 1900 – December 20, 1972) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played almost his entire career in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Chicago Cubs. Until the career of Johnny Bench, Hartnett was considered the greatest catcher in the history of the National League. A six-time All-Star known for his powerful hitting, superb defensive abilities and strong throwing arm, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
Hartnett was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island as the oldest of 14 children. He grew up in the nearby small town of Millville, Massachusetts, where he played baseball in the Blackstone Valley League. He began his professional baseball career at the age of 20 with the Worcester Boosters of the Eastern League in 1921. New York Giants manager, John McGraw, sent scout Jesse Burkett to appraise Hartnett's talent as a player. Burkett reported back to McGraw that Hartnett's hands were too small for a major league catcher. The Giants' loss would prove to be the Chicago Cubs' gain.
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Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968) is an American retired professional baseball outfielder. He played with eight teams in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2009, primarily as an outfielder. He currently works as an agent.
For most of his career, Sheffield has played right field, though he has also played left field, third base, shortstop, and a handful of games at first base. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and the New York Mets. Sheffield was a first-round pick of the Brewers, who selected him sixth overall in the 1986 amateur draft after a standout prep career at Hillsborough High School in Tampa. He bats and throws right-handed.
At the start of the 2010 season, Sheffield ranked second among all active players in walks (1,475), third in runs (1,636), fourth in RBIs (1,676), fifth in hits (2,689) and home runs (509), and sixth in hit by pitches (135). Sheffield hit his 500th home run on April 17, 2009.
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George Gore
George F. Gore (May 3, 1857 – September 16, 1933), nicknamed "Piano Legs", was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for fourteen seasons, eight for the Chicago White Stockings, five for the New York Giants, one for the St. Louis Browns (1892) of the National League (NL), and the New York Giants of the Players League (1890). Born in Saccarappa, Maine, Gore led the NL in several seasonal offensive categories. He won his only batting title in 1880 while playing for Chicago, along with league leading totals in on-base percentage and slugging percentage. He also led the league twice in runs scored, bases on balls three times, and games played by a center fielder once.
Gore played for many successful teams throughout his career. During his eight seasons with the White Stockings, they won the league title five times, including appearances in two World Series. Chicago played the St. Louis Browns in both 1885, which ended in a series tie, and 1886, with St. Louis winning the championship. He was also a member of the New York Giants' two National League championship teams in 1888 and 1889. Both Giants teams went on to claim World Series victories, against the St. Louis Browns in 1888, and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in 1889.
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Ginger Beaumont
Clarence Howeth "Ginger" Beaumont (July 23, 1876 – April 10, 1956) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1899–1906) and Boston Braves (1907–09). He was born in Rochester, Wisconsin, and attended Beloit College. During the years 1900-1904 – with the Pirates winning pennants from 1901-03 – Beaumont led the National League in hits three times, scored 100 runs four times, leading the league once, and also captured the 1902 batting championship with a .357 mark. As the Pirates' regular leadoff hitter, he was the first player ever to bat in a World Series game.
Nicknamed "Ginger" for his thick red hair, he used his excellent speed to great advantage; on the day before his 23rd birthday in his rookie season, he had six infield singles and became the first player to score six runs in a game. He was also the first player in major league history to lead his league in hits three consecutive years, which has been accomplished by only five others; he led the NL in hits a fourth time with the 1907 Braves. Often bothered by leg injuries, he joined the Chicago Cubs for the 1910 season, and made pinch-hitting appearances in the first three games of the 1910 World Series before leaving the major leagues with a .311 career batting average and on base average of .363. He played one more season in the minor leagues before retiring to his Honey Creek, Wisconsin farm. He was one of the first inductees to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1951. Beaumont suffered two strokes in his 70s, and died at age 79 in Burlington, Wisconsin.
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Greg Vaughn
Gregory Lamont Vaughn (born July 3, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder and right-handed batter who played for the Milwaukee Brewers (1989–96), San Diego Padres (1996–98), Cincinnati Reds (1999), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2000–02) and Colorado Rockies (2003). He was born in Sacramento, California, where he attended Kennedy High School. He then played baseball at the University of Miami. He is the cousin of fellow former Major Leaguer, Mo Vaughn.
Vaughn was selected by the Brewers in the first round (4th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. A slugger whose batting average dropped below .250 as often as rising above it, he compensated with excellent power. He had three seasons with at least 100 runs batted in, and four with 30 or more home runs - including the legendary 1998 season, when he hit 50 to finish 4th in the major leagues behind Ken Griffey, Jr., Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire, who set the home run record that season. In 1999, he became the only player in major league history to be traded after a 50-homer season when the Padres traded him to the Cincinnati Reds. Vaughn's arrival in Cincinnati caused a bit of a controversy with club ownership and their no facial hair policy. Vaughn styled a goatee that he really didn't want to remove. Fans urged owner Marge Schott to lift the long standing policy that had been in place since 1967 which she eventually did. On the field, he hit 45 homers and became the second player in major league history to hit 40 or more homers in consecutive seasons with two different teams (one year after Andrés Galarraga became the first).
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Hal Chase
Harold Homer Chase (February 13, 1883 in Los Gatos, California – May 18, 1947 in Colusa, California), nicknamed "Prince Hal", was a first baseman in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position. During his career, he played for the New York Highlanders (1905–1913), Chicago White Sox (1913–1914), Buffalo Blues (1914–1915), Cincinnati Reds (1916–1918), and New York Giants (1919).
No lesser figures than Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson named him the best first baseman ever, and contemporary reports describe his glovework as outstanding. He is sometimes considered the first true star of the franchise that would eventually become the New York Yankees. In 1981, 62 years after his last major league game, baseball historians Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time.
Despite being an excellent hitter and his reputation as a peerless defensive player, Chase's legacy was tainted by a litany of corruption. He allegedly gambled on baseball games, and also engaged in suspicious play in order to throw games in which he played.
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Hank Aaron
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5, 1934), nicknamed "Hammer," or "Hammerin' Hank," is a retired American baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1954 through 1976. Aaron spent 21 seasons with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL) before playing for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American League (AL) for the final two years of his career. Aaron is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Aaron fifth on their "100 Greatest Baseball Players" list.
After playing with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League and in the minor leagues, Aaron started his major league career in 1954. In his final season, he was the last Negro League baseball player on a major league roster. His most notable achievement was breaking the career home run record set by Babe Ruth. During his career, Aaron performed at a consistently high level for an extended period of time. He hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973, and is the only player to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times.
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Hank Sauer
Henry John "Hank" Sauer (March 17, 1917 – August 24, 2001) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1941 through 1959, Sauer played for the Cincinnati Reds (1941–42, 1945, 1948–49), Chicago Cubs (1949–55), St. Louis Cardinals (1956), New York Giants (1957) and San Francisco Giants (1958–59). He batted and threw right-handed.
In a 15-season career, Sauer was a .266 hitter with 288 home runs and 876 RBIs in 1399 games.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sauer started his majors career with the Reds in 1941, and was traded to the Cubs midway through the 1949 season.
A two-time All-Star, Sauer was a feared slugger for the Cubs in the early 1950s, hitting over 30 home runs in six seasons, with a career-high 41 in 1954. His most productive season came in 1952, when he led the National League in home runs (37) and RBIs (121), and was named the Most Valuable Player.
During a time when the Cubs were especially moribund, Sauer provided some joy for the team's fans with his power hitting, earning him the nickname "The Mayor of Wrigley Field". He was well known for using smokeless tobacco, and it has often been reported that after he hit a home run, when he returned to his left field position, bleacher fans might shower him with packets of his favorite chew, Beech Nut tobacco.
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Hanley Ramírez
'Hanley Ramírez (born December 23, 1983 in Samaná, Dominican Republic) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball for the Miami Marlins. Ramírez was the shortstop of the Florida Marlins prior to the signing of José Reyes. Ramírez was named 2006 NL Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. In 2009, Ramírez won the NL batting title and is a three-time All-Star starter. Additionally, Ramirez finished runner-up in the 2010 Home Run Derby.
Ramírez signed with the Boston Red Sox as an International Free Agent in July 2000. He was discovered by scouts and was considered the top prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization.
He was traded to the Florida Marlins in 2005 together with Aníbal Sánchez for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota.
During Spring Training in 2006, Ramírez was impressive enough to earn the starting shortstop job for the Marlins over another candidate, shortstop Robert Andino. Ramírez led all MLB rookies with 185 hits, 119 runs, 11 triples and 51 SBs. He hit 7 leadoff home runs, the most in team history for a season and career.
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Harry Walker
Harry William Walker, known to baseball fans of the middle 20th century as "Harry the Hat" (October 22, 1916 – August 8, 1999), was an American baseball player, manager and coach.
Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Harry was a member of a distinguished baseball family. He was the son of former Washington Senators pitcher Ewart "Dixie" Walker and the brother of Fred “Dixie” Walker, like Harry an outfielder, left-handed hitter, and one-time National League batting champion. He was also the nephew of fellow Major Leaguer Ernie Walker.
"Harry the Hat" got his nickname from his habit during at-bats of continually adjusting his cap between pitches — there were no batting helmets in his day. His batting title came in 1947, when he hit .363 in a season during which he was traded from his original team, the St. Louis Cardinals, to the Philadelphia Phillies. The previous year he was one of the stars of the Cardinals’ 1946 World Series championship team. In the decisive seventh game against the Boston Red Sox, with Enos Slaughter on first base, Harry doubled to left center and Slaughter, running on the pitch and taking advantage of a slow relay from the Red Sox' Johnny Pesky, scored from first base with the winning run. He knocked in six runs during that Series, and batted .412. Harry lacked his brother Dixie’s power — he hit only ten home runs in all or parts of 11 seasons in the National League — but he compiled a .296 lifetime batting average with the Cards, Phils, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds and was to be famed throughout his coaching and managing career as a batting tutor.
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Heinie Zimmerman
Henry Zimmerman (February 9, 1887 – March 14, 1969), known as "Heinie" or "The Great Zim," was a Major League Baseball player in the early 20th century. Zimmerman played for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants. He was born and died in New York, New York.
In 1912, Zimmerman led the National League in batting and in home runs, but failed to win the triple crown, as Honus Wagner led the league in RBIs. He was also an important member of the 1908 Cubs, the last Cubs team to win the World Series. Zimmerman was #98 on the "Top 100 Cubs of All Time" list as compiled by the web site Bleed Cubbie Blue. [1]
Zimmerman was suspended from the New York Giants in 1919, along with his friend Hal Chase for allegedly attempting to convince other players to fix games. Based on testimony by Giants manager John McGraw during the Black Sox Scandal hearings, Zimmerman and Chase were both indicted for bribery. Zimmerman denied McGraw's accusations, and neither he nor Chase was ever proven to be directly connected to the Black Sox, but based on a long-term pattern of corruption both were permanently banned from baseball by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Commissioner of Baseball. According to some historians, he had been informally banned after the Giants released him. Baseball statistician Bill James has suggested that the Giants' loss to the Chicago White Sox in the 1917 World Series may have been partial motivation for Zimmerman's suspension. Zimmerman batted .120 in the Series.
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Honus Wagner
Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner ( /ˈhɒnəs ˈwæɡnər/; February 24, 1874 – December 6, 1955 ), nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman" due to his superb speed and German heritage ("Dutch" in this instance being an alteration of "Deutsch"), was an American Major League Baseball shortstop. He played in the National League from 1897 to 1917, almost entirely for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Wagner won eight batting titles, tied for the most in NL history with Tony Gwynn. He also led the league in slugging six times, and in stolen bases five times.
In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Wagner as one of the first five members. He received the second-highest vote total, behind Ty Cobb and tied with Babe Ruth.
Although Cobb is frequently cited as the greatest player of the dead-ball era, some contemporaries regarded Wagner as the better all-around player, and most baseball historians consider Wagner to be the greatest shortstop ever. Cobb himself called Wagner "maybe the greatest star ever to take the diamond."
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Hugh Duffy
Hugh Duffy (November 26, 1866 – October 19, 1954) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
Duffy, born in Cranston, Rhode Island, was a textile mill worker who had taken up baseball as a semipro for weekend diversion. He played a couple years of minor league ball in the New England League before jumping to the majors, starting up in the league's initial season of 1886, and playing on clubs in Hartford, Springfield and Salem, as well as the Lowell Massachusetts team in 1887.
Duffy entered the National League with Cap Anson's Chicago White Stockings in 1888 after receiving an offer of $2,000 from the club. Anson initially was unimpressed with the 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 150 pound Duffy, telling him, "We already have a batboy." He shortly thereafter earned the reputation of an outstanding outfielder and powerful hitter. Duffy ended up replacing Billy Sunday as the team's regular right fielder. He switched leagues, joining the American Association's Boston Reds in 1891; he then returned to the NL with the Boston Beaneaters in 1892, where he enjoyed his best seasons.
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Jack Glasscock
John Wesley "Jack" Glasscock (July 22, 1857 – February 24, 1947) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895 and was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era. He led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times, with both marks remaining league records until Ozzie Smith surpassed them in the 1980s; he also led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts twice. He won the 1890 batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the league in hits twice; in his final season he became the sixth major league player to make 2,000 hits. He was the first player to appear in over 600 games as a shortstop, and ended his career with major league records for games (1,628), putouts (2,821), assists (5,630), total chances (9,283), double plays (620) and fielding percentage (.910) at the position. When he retired he ranked fifth in major league history in games (1,736) and at bats (7,030), seventh in total bases (2,630) and eighth in doubles (313).
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Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American baseball player who became the first black Major League Baseball (MLB) player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As the first black man to play in the major leagues since the 1880s, he was instrumental in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues for six decades. The example of his character and unquestionable talent challenged the traditional basis of segregation, which then marked many other aspects of American life, and contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement.
In addition to his cultural impact, Robinson had an exceptional baseball career. Over ten seasons, he played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 World Championship. He was selected for six consecutive All-Star Games from 1949 to 1954, was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949—the first black player so honored. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. In 1997, Major League Baseball retired his uniform number, 42, across all major league teams.
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Jair Jurrjens
Jair Francoise Jurrjens ( /ˈdʒaɪ.ər ˈdʒɜrdʒənz/ JY-ər JUR-jənz); born January 29, 1986 in Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands, is a starting pitcher with the Atlanta Braves organization.
Jurrjens grew up in a quiet neighborhood called ´Kura Piedra´ pronounced in Dutch as ´Steenkoraal or Stenenkoraal´, and was always active in baseball. His older brother, Carl Jr., also played baseball.
Jurrjens speaks English, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamentu.
Jurrjens was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 2003. In seven games during his 2003 campaign with the GCL Tigers, Jurrjens accumulated a 2–1 record with 20 strikeouts and just three walks. However, Jurrjens really broke out during his 2005 season with the West Michigan Whitecaps, the Tigers' single-A affiliate. In 26 games started, Jurrjens went 12–6 with 108 strikeouts and 36 walks. He continued to improve during the 2006 season, as a 5–0, 2.08 ERA start with the Whitecaps earned Jurrjens a promotion to the Erie SeaWolves, the Tigers' AA affiliate. In 12 games with the SeaWolves, Jurrjens went 4–3 with a 3.36 ERA.
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Jake Daubert
Jacob Ellsworth Daubert (April 7, 1884 – October 9, 1924) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cincinnati Reds. His career lasted from 1910 until his death in 1924.
Daubert was recognized throughout his career for his performances on the field. He won the 1913 and 1914 National League batting titles, as well as the 1913 Chalmers Award. Between 1911 and 1919, The Baseball Magazine named him to their All-American team seven times. Baseball historian William C. Kashatus observed that Daubert was "a steady .300 hitter for 10 years of the Deadball Era", who "never fielded below the .989 mark" during the same period. His exceptional fielding record distinguishes him as "the most outstanding first baseman not in the Hall of Fame".
Daubert was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, to Jacob and Sarah Daubert. The lack of child labor laws enabled Daubert to go to work early in his life. In 1895, at the age of eleven, the young Daubert joined his father and two brothers at work in the local coal mines.
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Jason Heyward
Jason Alias Heyward (born August 9, 1989 in Ridgewood, New Jersey), nicknamed J-Hey and J-Hey-Kid, is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Atlanta Braves. He throws and bats left-handed.
Heyward was considered the consensus number one Major League Baseball prospect for the 2010 season. Baseball America, Keith Law of ESPN.com and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com all listed Heyward as baseball's top prospect in 2010 season previews. In 2007, he was regarded as the top prospect in the Braves minor league system, according to Baseball America, being listed by the publication as the organization's best power hitter and having the best strike zone discipline in the system.
Heyward was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey but moved to Georgia soon after he was born. Heyward went to Henry County High School. He was selected 14th overall by Atlanta in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft, and signed a deal worth $1.7 million – $170,000 more than MLB's slot recommendation of $1.53 million, and the same as the 2006 14th-slot amount that the Toronto Blue Jays gave Travis Snider on August 12, 2007.
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Javy López
Javier López Torres (born November 5, 1970) is a Puerto Rican former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1992–2003), Baltimore Orioles (2004–2006) and Boston Red Sox (2006). He batted and threw right-handed. He was named Ponce, Puerto Rico's Athlete of the Year from 1984 to 1987.
Signed by the Atlanta Braves in 1987 as an amateur free agent, López made his debut on September 18, 1992 against the Houston Astros. After sharing duties with Charlie O'Brien and Eddie Pérez for four seasons, he established himself as the Braves regular catcher in 1996. The same season, he led the Braves to win the National League Championship Series, earning the series Most Valuable Player honors. He also made the National League All-Star team from 1997–98. Lopez had his best season in 2003 with a .328 batting average, 43 home runs and 109 RBI in 129 games, including a .378 on-base percentage and a .687 slugging percentage. In that season he broke Todd Hundley's record for most home runs hit in a season by a catcher (41) and was selected to the All-Star Game, winning the Silver Slugger Award and finishing fifth in the National League MVP ballot.
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Jaye Chapman
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Atlanta Braves:
Luis Armando Avilán (born July 19, 1989 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a professional baseball pitcher on the Atlanta Braves' 40 man roster.
Avilán signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in 2008. The Braves added him to the 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Christian Bethancourt (born September 2, 1991 in Panama, Panama) is a catcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He was signed as a non-drafted international free agent and began his minor league career at the age of 16 in 2008.
Bethancourt was named the seventh most promising catching prospect in baseball by MLB.com prior to the 2012 season.
Jaye Lawrence Chapman (born May 22, 1987) is a professional baseball pitcher on the Atlanta Braves' 40 man roster.
Chapman was drafted by the Braves in the 16th round of the 2005 MLB Draft. They added him to the 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
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Jeff Bagwell
Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (born May 27, 1968), is a former American professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire fifteen-year Major League Baseball career as a first baseman for the Houston Astros and was a four-time All-Star. Bagwell was considered one of the most accomplished power hitters in baseball during his career.
Born in Hanover, Massachusetts, son of Janice and Robert Bagwell, Bagwell grew up in Killingworth, Connecticut. He graduated from Xavier High School, a private all-male Catholic school located in Middletown, Connecticut, where he excelled at soccer as well as baseball. A versatile high school athlete, Bagwell lettered in basketball and set the school goal-scoring mark in soccer. In early 1999, Bagwell was honored by Xavier for his character and generosity. After high school he remained in Connecticut, attending the University of Hartford.
Bagwell was selected in the fourth round of the 1989 draft by the Boston Red Sox. On August 30, 1990 the Red Sox traded him to the Houston Astros for 36-year old relief pitcher Larry Andersen to gear up for their playoff run.
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Jeff Blauser
Jeffrey Michael Blauser (born November 8, 1965 in Los Gatos, California) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. He played for the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs from 1987 to 1999.
Blauser went to Placer High School in Auburn, California and Sacramento City College. He was selected by the Braves in the first round (5th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft and made his major league debut on July 5, 1987. Blauser was a powerful right-handed shortstop at 6' 0", 170 lb. He hit well for a middle infielder but was shaky with the glove, which often led him to be replaced on the field in the later innings. In 1993, Blauser had a breakout season, batting over .300 for the first time and scoring 110 runs. He was also named to the All-Star team.
During the next few seasons, Blauser's production suffered. He made 23 errors in 1996 and spent half the season on the disabled list. He came back in 1997, however, batting .308 with 17 home runs and 70 runs batted in. He was an All-Star for the second time and also won the Silver Slugger Award for National League shortstops.
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Jeff Kent
Jeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968) is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman. Kent won the National League Most Valuable Player award in 2000 with the San Francisco Giants, and is the all-time leader in home runs among second basemen. He drove in 90 or more runs from 1997 to 2005, a streak of run production unprecedented for a second baseman, a position typically known for its defense. Kent is a five-time All-Star and his 560 career doubles put him tied for 21st on the all-time doubles list.
Born in Bellflower, California, Kent graduated from Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California. Kent played at UC Berkeley prior to being drafted in the 20th round of the 1989 amateur draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. Prior to attending college, Kent had a serious run-in with his Edison High School baseball coach; he was removed from the team as a result.[citation needed]
After four seasons in the minor leagues, Kent was invited to spring training with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992 and made the opening day roster. He made his debut on April 12 against the Baltimore Orioles and recorded his first career hit (a double) in the 6th inning against Jose Mesa. He hit his first home run on April 14 against New York Yankees pitcher Lee Guetterman. He saw limited at-bats early in the season; however, an injury to starting third baseman Kelly Gruber granted Kent a more regular role in the line-up.
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Jerry Reuss
Jerry Reuss (born June 19, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri) -- pronounced "royce" -- is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the United States, who had a 22-year career from 1969 to 1990.
Reuss played for eight teams in his major league career; along with the Dodgers (1979–87), he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1969–71), Houston Astros (1972–73), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1974–78). At the end of his career (1987–90), he played for the Cincinnati Reds, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Pirates again (Reuss is the only Pirate to have played for Danny Murtaugh, Chuck Tanner, and Jim Leyland). He was the third oldest active player when he retired at age 41 in 1990. He was one of only 29 players in major league history to play in four different decades. In 1988 he became the second pitcher in history, joining Milt Pappas, to win 200 career games without ever winning 20 in a single season. He was later joined by Frank Tanana, Charlie Hough, Dennis Martinez, Chuck Finley, Mike Mussina, Kenny Rogers, and Tim Wakefield. (Mussina won 20 for the first time after recording his 200th win.)
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Jesse Burkett
Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 – May 27, 1953), nicknamed "The Crab", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century. He also was a coach in the Major Leagues under John McGraw for the New York Giants, owned and managed the minor league Worcester club, and coached at Holy Cross College.[disambiguation needed
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Burkett began his pro career as a pitcher, won 27 games at the age of 19 in 1888 in Scranton, Pa., and also compiled a 39–6 record for the Worcester Club of the New England League. He played in the Major Leagues from 1890 to 1905, primarily as an outfielder, and had an accomplished hitting career, smacking 200 hits in a season six times and batting over .400 twice (1895 and 1896), only the second hitter in Major League history to do so, the first being Ed Delahanty. On his Hall of Fame plaque, Burkett is credited for hitting over .400 three times; subsequent research and updated records have lowered his 1899 batting average to .396. In 1895 and 1896, Burkett's two best seasons, the Cleveland Spiders finished second twice and faced off against the Baltimore Orioles both seasons in the Temple Cup series, beating the Orioles in the 1895 series with Cy Young pitching three victories. Also, in game one of the series, Burkett scored the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth to set the tone for the series.. Burkett holds the record for the most inside-the-park home runs in Major League Baseball, with 55.
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Jim Davenport
James Houston Davenport (born August 17, 1933 in Siluria, Alabama) is a former Major League Baseball infielder (mostly third base) who played his entire career with the San Francisco Giants (1958–1970). The right-handed batter and thrower attended The University of Southern Mississippi.
He played in one World Series in 1962, as the Giants lost to the New York Yankees. He also made his only All-Star team in 1962, batting .297 on the season.
Davenport was known for his fielding, winning a Gold Glove at 3B, also in 1962.
He had a career batting average of .258 with 77 home runs and 456 RBIs. He had 1142 career hits in 4427 at bats. He played in 1501 games in 13 years.
After being a coach for a number of years, Davenport was made the manager of the Giants in 1985, but was replaced by Roger Craig after accumulating a 56-88 record. He became a Philadelphia Phillies coach in 1987.
In 2006, Davenport was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. He currently works in the Giants' front office.
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Jim Konstanty
Casimir James "Jim" Konstanty (March 2, 1917 – June 11, 1976) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and National League Most Valuable Player of 1950. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1944), Boston Braves (1946), Philadelphia Phillies (1948–1954), New York Yankees (1954–1956) and St. Louis Cardinals (1956). Konstanty batted and threw right-handed.
Konstanty started as a physical education teacher in St. Regis Falls, NY. The son of a farmer, Konstanty starred in sports in high school and also at Syracuse University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree. Jim was a member of the university basketball team from 1936-39.
Konstanty pitched briefly with the Cincinnati Reds in 1944 and Boston Braves in 1946, and spent three seasons in the minors until 1948, when the Phillies called him up. He became a relief specialist who employed a slider and a change-up with great effectiveness.
In 1950, when the Phils "Whiz Kids" won the National League pennant, Konstanty was named the Most Valuable Player; to date, he is the only National League relief pitcher to achieve such an honor. He appeared in 74 games (then a major league record), winning 16 games with a National League leading 22 saves. He made the NL All-Star team and received the AP Athlete of the Year and the TSN Pitcher of the Year awards. In a surprise move, he was named to start Game One of the 1950 World Series against the New York Yankees. Konstanty gave up only four hits in eight innings but lost 1-0, his efforts outdone by Vic Raschi's two-hit shutout.
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Jimmy Rollins
James Calvin "Jimmy" Rollins (born November 27, 1978 in Oakland, California), nicknamed "J-Roll", is an All-Star and former MVP shortstop, who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball's National League.
Though Rollins has developed into a five-tool player during his career due to significant increases in his power hitting, he is perhaps best known for his baserunning skills. He stole at least 20 bases every season from 2001 to 2009, with a career high of 47 in 2008. In this respect, Rollins emulates his childhood baseball hero, Rickey Henderson.
Rollins comes from an athletic family. He grew up watching his mother play competitive fastpitch softball, and credits the experience for helping him develop a cerebral approach to the game; he has been described as having "a near-photographic memory of games and at-bats and pitches".
Rollins also attended the same high school (Encinal High School) as pitcher Dontrelle Willis, and appeared in several MC Hammer videos in the late 80s. Currently, he is a resident of Woolwich Township, New Jersey, and is married to Johari Smith, his former trainer. They were married on January 23, 2010 in the Cayman Islands. On May 21, 2012, Johari gave birth to the couple's first daughter, Camryn Drew Rollins.
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Jimmy Wynn
James Sherman Wynn (born March 12, 1942 in Hamilton, Ohio), nicknamed the "Toy Cannon," is a former Major League Baseball center fielder. During a 15-year baseball career, he played from 1963-1977 for five different teams: the Houston Colt .45s/Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Milwaukee Brewers. His career started in 1962 when the Cincinnati Reds signed him as an amateur free agent. Shortly thereafter, he was drafted by the then Houston Colt .45s in the 1962 first player draft. He came up as a shortstop through the minor leagues. In his debut major league season of 1963 he also primarily played shortstop. However, he struggled with the position defensively and was moved to center field, where he played most of the rest of his career. He fielded that position fairly well. For eleven years, he was a fixture in the Astros' outfield. A power hitter, it has been speculated that he may have lost a substantial number of home runs to the lengthy fences in the Astrodome. In fact, after his career-high 37 home runs in 1967 were edged out by Hank Aaron's 39 in the final days of the season, Aaron, whose Atlanta Braves played their home games in the more homer-friendly Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, commented that he considered Wynn the season's home run champion. [1] Wynn's nickname was "the Toy Cannon" for his small size (5'8" 170 lbs.) but his bat had a lot of "pop." After being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Claude Osteen before the 1974 season, he helped the Dodgers win the N.L. pennant by batting .271 with 32 home runs and 108 RBI and earning the Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award. He started off 1975 well, but a bad shoulder injury limited his effectiveness at the plate and making throws from center field. He had to move to left field, and was traded by the Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Dusty Baker. He spent the final year of his career (1977) mainly as a designated hitter for the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers.
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Jimy Williams
James Francis "Jimy" Williams (born October 4, 1943) is an American former manager of three Major League Baseball teams. He was born in Santa Maria, California.
Williams, a former infielder who threw and batted right-handed, graduated from Arroyo Grande, California, High School and Fresno State University. He signed originally with the Boston Red Sox and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1965 Rule 5 draft. He appeared in 14 games for the Cards over two seasons 1966–67, but had only 13 at bats, compiling a batting average of .231. Although he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds after the 1967 season, then selected in the 1968 expansion draft by the Montreal Expos, he never appeared in an MLB game for either club. The first pitcher Williams ever faced was Sandy Koufax. He got his first hit off another Hall of Famer: Juan Marichal.
His playing days cut short by a shoulder injury, Williams began his minor league managing career with the California Angels in 1974. He soon reached the Triple-A level and was appointed the third base coach of the Toronto Blue Jays in 1980.
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Joaquín Andújar
Joaquín Andújar ( /ænˈduːhɑr/ an-DOO-har; born December 21, 1952) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who became one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball while playing with the St. Louis Cardinals in the mid-80s.
Andújar signed with the Cincinnati Reds in 1969 a month shy of his seventeenth birthday. He posted a 33–41 record with a 4.33 earned run average over six seasons in the Reds' farm system. Following the 1975 season, he was dealt to the Houston Astros for two players to be named later.
Andújar made his major league debut in the 1976 season opener against his former franchise. After two relief appearances against the Reds, he was moved into the starting rotation. On July 11 & 17, Andújar pitched consecutive 1–0 shutouts against the Montreal Expos and New York Mets. For the season, he went 9–10 with a 3.60 ERA.
Andújar was 10–5 with a 3.47 ERA at the 1977 All-Star break to be named the Astros' sole representative at the All-Star game. However, he injured himself in his final start before the game and could not play. He did not return to his team until September, and finished the season 11–8 with a 3.69 ERA.
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Joe Medwick
Joseph Michael Medwick (November 24, 1911 – March 21, 1975), nicknamed "Ducky", was an American Major League Baseball player. A left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals during the "Gashouse Gang" era of the 1930s, he also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1940–43, '46), New York Giants (1943–45), and Boston Braves (1945). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in 1968, receiving 84.81% of the votes.
Medwick was born to Hungarian immigrants and grew up in Carteret, New Jersey where his portrait is displayed in Borough Hall rendered by fine art artist Lori Baratta. He made his debut with the Cardinals in 1932. Fans nicknamed him "Ducky Wucky", or just "Ducky", because of his waddle when he walked; but his build led to the nickname of "Muscles" which meant that none of his teammates dared to use the name "Ducky" to his face. His hard-charging style of play got him pulled out of the seventh game of the 1934 World Series by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, when Detroit Tigers fans started pelting him with garbage after he slid hard into third base on a triple. (Audio) Landis also ordered Tigers third baseman Marv Owen, into whom Medwick had slid, benched. Medwick remains the only known player to be thrown out of a game for his own personal safety. When asked about the incident by reporters after the game, a perplexed Medwick said, "Well, I knew why [the Tiger fans] threw that garbage at me. What I don't understand is why they brought it to the park in the first place."
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Joe Morgan
Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics from 1963 to 1984. He won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in those years. Considered one of the greatest second basemen of all-time, Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. He became a baseball broadcaster for ESPN after his retirement, and now hosts a weekly nationally syndicated radio show for Sports USA. Joe Morgan is also a special adviser to the Cincinnati Reds.
Raised in Oakland, California, and nicknamed "Little Joe" for his diminutive 5'7" stature, Morgan was a standout at Castlemont High School before being signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1962. Early in his career, he had trouble with his swing because he kept his back elbow down too low. Teammate Nellie Fox suggested to Joe that while at the plate he should flap his back arm like a chicken to keep his elbow up. Morgan followed the advice, and his flapping arm became a familiar sight to baseball fans.
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Joe Torre
Joseph Paul Torre ( /ˈtɔri/; born July 18, 1940) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. A nine-time All-Star, he played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, first baseman and a third baseman for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, and the St. Louis Cardinals. After his retirement as a player, he later managed all three teams.
Torre managed the New York Yankees from 1996 to 2007. The Yankees reached the post season each year and won ten American League East Division titles, six American League pennants, four World Series titles, and compiled a .605 winning percentage overall. With 2,326 wins, he is currently ranked 5th on the list of Major League Baseball all-time managerial wins.
Torre followed in his brother Frank's footsteps when he was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1960. In his first season in the minor leagues with the Class A Eau Claire Braves, he won the 1960 Northern League batting championship with a .344 batting average. Torre made his major league debut late in the season on September 21, 1960. He was assigned to the Triple A Louisville Colonels for the 1961 season where, the Braves had planned to groom him as the eventual successor to their All-Star catcher, Del Crandall. However, those plans were changed when Crandall injured his throwing arm in May 1961, forcing the Braves to promote Torre to the major leagues with just over a year of minor league experience. Torre rose to the occasion, hitting for a .278 batting average with 21 doubles and 10 home runs. He finished the season ranked second to Billy Williams in the 1961 National League Rookie of the Year voting.
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Joey Votto
Joseph Daniel "Joey" Votto, (born September 10, 1983) is a Canadian Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2010, he won the National League MVP Award, the National League Hank Aaron Award, and the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's athlete of the year.
Votto was born on September 10, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario and grew up in Etobicoke, the western part of Toronto. His mother was a sommelier and restaurant manager. His late father, Joseph, was a chef and a baseball fan. Votto enrolled at Richview Collegiate Institute in 1997. At his high school, Votto was also interested in basketball, but he was not interested in hockey. Votto and his father were fans of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Votto was drafted out of high school in the second round of the 2002 MLB amateur draft by the Reds (44th overall), Votto's first few professional seasons with the Reds' rookie-level affiliates were quiet. However, Votto burst onto the scene in 2004, when he hit 26 doubles, 14 home runs, and sported a batting average of .302 with the Class A Dayton Dragons. He was promoted to Class A Advanced Potomac, and hit five more home runs in 20 games to end the season with 19.
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John Denny
John Allen Denny (born November 8, 1952 in Prescott, Arizona) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher from 1974 to 1986 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. He won the Cy Young Award in 1983.
Denny was born in Prescott, Arizona and attended Prescott High School. He excelled at sports there, playing football and basketball as well as baseball. In the 1970 amateur draft, he was selected by the Cardinals in the 29th round. He made his professional debut that year at the age of 17. Denny pitched for the Class AAA Tulsa Oilers in 1974 and went 9-8 with a 3.75 earned run average. He made his major league debut in September.
The next season, Denny started back in Tulsa but he pitched well and soon entered the St. Louis starting rotation. In 1976, Denny had a breakout season. He led the National League in ERA at 2.52 and was the best pitcher on the club. Due to poor run support, his record was just 11-9.
Denny also pitched well in 1978, going 14-11 with a 2.96 ERA, but he fell off badly in 1979 and was traded to Cleveland. He continued his inconsistent pitching with the Indians, going 24-23 for them in three seasons. He pitched three straight shutouts late in 1981 and was rewarded with a three-year, $2 million contract after the season. Nine months later, he was traded to the Phillies.
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John Schuerholz
John Schuerholz ( /ˈʃɜrhɒlts/; born October 1, 1940) is the President of the Atlanta Braves of the National League. Before joining Atlanta, he spent twenty-two years with the Kansas City Royals organization, including nine as the club's General Manager. Among the teams he has built are the 1985 Royals and 1995 Braves, both world champions. His teams have also won their division 15 times.
Schuerholz was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a graduate of the Baltimore City College and Towson University. His generosity to the university has been rewarded with his name on the baseball facility.
Schuerholz's son, Jonathan, was an Atlanta farmhand in the minor leagues from 2002–2007. Jonathan retired from baseball in August 2007 to go back to Auburn University to complete his business degree. The younger Schuerholz finished his six year career in the minor leagues with a .223 batting average.
On October 11, 2007, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Schuerholz would be resigning as the Atlanta Braves General Manager, but promoted to Club President, replacing Terry McGuirk. Top assistant Frank Wren was named as his replacement.
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Johnny Bench
Johnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former professional baseball catcher who played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983 and is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bench, a 14-time All-Star selection and a two-time National League Most Valuable Player, was a key member of The Big Red Machine, which won six division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series championships. ESPN has called him the greatest catcher in baseball history.
Bench played baseball and basketball and was class valedictorian at Binger High School in Binger, Oklahoma. He is one-eighth Native American (Choctaw). His father told him that the fastest route to becoming a major leaguer was as a catcher. Bench was drafted 36th overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1965 amateur draft, playing for the minor-league Buffalo Bisons in the 1966 and 1967 seasons before being called up to the Reds in August 1967. He hit only .163, but impressed many with his defense and strong throwing arm. Among them: Hall of Famer Ted Williams. Williams signed a baseball for him which predicted that the young catcher would be "A Hall of Famer for sure!" Williams' prediction eventually became fact with Johnny Bench's election to the Hall of Fame in 1989.
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Johnny Mize
John Robert "Johnny" Mize (January 7, 1913 – June 2, 1993) was a baseball player who was a first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and New York Yankees. He played in the Major Leagues for 15 seasons between 1936 and 1953, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
Mize was born in Demorest, Georgia, where he later played baseball for Piedmont College. Mize was known as both "Big Jawn" and "The Big Cat" for his smooth fielding at first base. He had a fine batting eye, and in his early career hit for high averages, leading the National League with a .349 batting average in 1939. In 1938 he batted .363, but Cardinals teammate Joe Medwick took the title with a .374 average. Mize then changed targets and went for power instead of batting average. He led the National League in home runs in 1939 with 28, and in 1940 with 43, also leading the league in runs batted in twice, in 1940 and 1942. At the end of the 1941 season, however, he was traded to the New York Giants by Cardinals general manager Branch Rickey, who famously believed in trading players before their skills began to decline.
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Jonny Venters
Jonathan William Venters (born March 20, 1985, in Pikeville, Kentucky) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.
Venters was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 30th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.
He was called up to the majors for the first time on April 17, 2010. He made his debut that day against the Colorado Rockies, allowing one hit and no runs over three innings.
On July 17, 2010, in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Venters was deemed to have intentionally thrown at Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder. He was ejected from the game along with Braves manager Bobby Cox and later suspended 4 games, a decision which Venters later appealed. Venters' suspension was subsequently overturned. He finished the season with a 1.95 ERA, in an NL 6th-best 79 games pitched.
He was named a relief pitcher on Baseball America's 2010 All-Rookie Team. He tied for 8th in the voting for NL Rookie of the Year, behind Ike Davis of the New York Mets.
Venters became a key part of Braves bullpen during the 2011 season serving primarily as the set up man for Craig Kimbrel. Along with Kimbrel and Eric O'Flaherty the three pitchers have become known as O'Ventbrel for their dominance over the last three innings of a ballgame. As on August 21, 2011 the trio had three of the six lowest ERAs in the NL with Venters having a major league leading 1.11 ERA and was third in strike outs with 79.
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José Constanza
José G. Constanza (born September 1, 1983 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Atlanta Braves.
Constanza was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Cleveland Indians on June 13, 2003. After two years and one 2004 League MVP in the Dominican Summer League, he came to America in 2005 with the Single-A Lake County Captains. After batting only .236 in 26 games, he was demoted to Short-Season Mahoning Valley. He started the 2006 season with Lake County and with a .395 On-base percentage, earned a promotion to A-Advanced Kinston. He spent 2007 with Kinston, and 2008, as well as 2009, with the Double-A Akron Aeros. In what proved to be his last season in the Indians organization, he reached the highest level, Triple-A, with the Columbus Clippers.
On November 29, 2010, Constanza signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves. He made spring training with the club, batting .222 before being assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett. He was batting .312 and was an All-Star before his first call-up.
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Juan Francisco
Juan Ramón Francisco González (born June 24, 1987 in Bonao, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.
The then switch-hitting Francisco was signed as a non-drafted free agent on May 6, 2004 by Juan Peralta. He lives in Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic.
He spent his first professional season, with the Gulf Coast League Reds. He batted .280 in 182 at-bats with three home runs. He enjoyed a nine game call up at the season's end to the Billings Mustangs rookie class team, where he went 12-for-36.
Francisco spent 2007 with the single-A Dayton Dragons. He hit .268 in 534 at-bats, slugging 25 home runs and driving in 90. Juan was a Midwest League mid-season All-Star and post-season All-Star for the Dragons.
Promoted again in 2008, this time to the single-A advanced Sarasota Reds, he again spent the entire season with the same team. In 516 at-bats, he hit .277 with 23 homers and 92 RBI. Francisco earned All-Star status again, for both the mid-season and post-season in the Florida State League. In addition, he was selected to play in the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game. Francisco was named Reds' Minor League Hitter of the Year for 2008. Juan played winter ball for Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Winter Baseball League. In 40 games for the team, he .360 with 37 RBI, and his 12 home runs set the DWL record for regular season homers by a left-handed hitter. He continued to produce in the playoffs, hitting six more homers and 18 more RBI. His performance earned him the DWL Rookie of the Year accolade. He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20.
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Julio Teherán
Julio Alberto Teherán (born January 27, 1991) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball in the United States.
Prior to the 2011 season, Teherán was the top ranked prospect by Baseball America in the Atlanta Braves system and fifth overall of all prospects.
Teherán started his professional career in 2008, pitching for the Danville Braves. During that season he started six games and had a 1–2 record with a 6.60 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 15 innings. He spent the 2009 season pitching for Danville and the Rome Braves. In 14 starts he went 3–4 with a 3.65 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 81 innings. Prior to the 2010 season, Baseball America ranked him as the Braves third best prospect behind Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman. He spent the 2010 season pitching for the Rome Braves, Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Mississippi Braves. He finished the season with a 9–8 record, a 2.59 ERA and 159 strikouts in 142 innings over 24 starts.
Teherán started the 2011 season with the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves, going 3–0 with a 1.80 ERA in his first 5 starts. He was the starting pitcher for the World team in the 2011 All-Star Futures Game on July 10, 2011, but gave up a home run on a 95-mph fastball to the first batter, Cleveland Indians prospect Jason Kipnis, who was leading off the bottom of the first inning for the United States.
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Keith Hernandez
Keith Barlow Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) player who was the starting first baseman on World Series championship teams with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982 and the New York Mets in 1986. He began his career in the majors with the Cardinals in 1974, winning the National League (NL) batting title and sharing the circuit's Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors with Willie Stargell in 1979. After a midseason trade sent him to the Mets in 1983, he became the undisputed leader amongst the players of the brash ballclub that also fell a victory short of capturing the 1988 NL Championship Series.
Hernandez appeared in five MLB All-Star Games and hit better than .300 six times between 1979 and 1987. Generally considered one of the best defensive players at his position, he was awarded the Gold Glove in eleven consecutive seasons from 1978 to 1988, the most by any first baseman in baseball history. He retired as an active player after spending one year with the Cleveland Indians in 1990.
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Ken Boyer
Kenton Lloyd Boyer (May 20, 1931 – September 7, 1982) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. During a 15-year baseball career, he played for 1955–1969 for four different teams, playing primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals. Winner of the 1964 National League MVP Award, he became the second player at his position to hit 250 career home runs, and retired with the third highest slugging average by a third baseman (.462). His 255 homers as a Cardinal rank second for right-handed hitters to Albert Pujols, and rank third in club history to teammate Stan Musial's 475. A five-time Gold Glove Award winner, he also led the NL in double plays five times and retired among the all-time leaders in games (6th, 1,785), assists (6th, 3,652) and double plays (3rd, 355) at third base.
A native of Alba, Missouri, Boyer was one of fourteen children, and two of his brothers also played in the major leagues: older brother Cloyd was a pitcher for the Cardinals in the early 1950s, and younger brother Clete (1937–2007) became a third baseman for the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. Three other brothers played in the minor leagues.
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Ken Caminiti
Kenneth Gene Caminiti (April 21, 1963 – October 10, 2004) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball and the 1996 National League Most Valuable Player. He died of a drug overdose on October 10, 2004.
Caminiti was born in Hanford, California on April 21, 1963. He starred in football and baseball at Leigh High School where he graduated in 1981. In football, he was invited to many all-star games after his senior football season. He attended San Jose State University.
Caminiti played professional baseball for 15 seasons, beginning with the Osceola Astros of the Single-A Florida State League in 1985. He also played third base for the Indios de Mayagüez along with Wally Joyner in the Puerto Rico Winter League. He earned a call-up to the Double-A Columbus Astros in 1987.
He made his major league debut at age 24 with the Houston Astros on July 16, 1987. In 1988, Caminiti returned to the minor leagues, playing with the Triple-A Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League, before he was called up to stay late in the season.
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Ken Oberkfell
Kenneth Raymond Oberkfell (born May 4, 1956, in Highland, Illinois) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman and ex-coach for the New York Mets. Oberkfell is currently the manager of the Newark Bears of the independent Can-Am League. He played from 1977-1992 for six different teams. Oberkfell primarily played third base but was also known to play second base and both corner outfield positions. He also served as the manager of the New Orleans Zephyrs from January 4, 2007 until June 17, 2008. He was named the New York Mets bench coach for the 2011 season, but was not hired back for 2012.
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1975, Oberkfell would make his Major League Baseball debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on August 22, 1977, and appear in his final game on October 4, 1992. Oberkfell was a member of the 1982 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, hitting .292 in that series. During his stint with the pennant winning San Francisco Giants, the team held an Oberkfellfest in his honor at Candlestick Park.
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Ken Reitz
Kenneth John Reitz (born June 24, 1951 in San Francisco, California) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. A right-handed hitter, Reitz played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1972–75, 1977–80), San Francisco Giants (1976), Chicago Cubs (1981) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1982).
He was nicknamed the "Zamboni" for his skill at scooping up ground balls on the artificial turf of Busch Memorial Stadium. Selected in the 31st round in 1969 as the 730th player, Reitz, in his rookie season of 1973, replaced Joe Torre as the Cardinals’ starting third baseman. In both 1973 and 1974, he led all National League third basemen in fielding percentage. In 1975 he won a Gold Glove Award at the position, breaking Doug Rader’s streak of five consecutive Gold Gloves. It would be the last Gold Glove by a National League third baseman prior to Mike Schmidt's nine-year run of the Award. In 1977 he set a National League record by committing only nine errors; he bettered that record by committing only eight in 1980. In this latter year, he also made his only All-Star appearance, where he started at third base in place of an injured Schmidt.
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King Kelly
Michael Joseph "King" Kelly (December 31, 1857 – November 8, 1894) was an American right fielder, catcher, and manager in various professional American baseball leagues including the National League, International Association, Players' League, and the American Association. He spent the majority of his 16-season playing career with the Chicago White Stockings and the Boston Beaneaters. Kelly was a player-manager three times in his career – in 1887 for the Beaneaters, in 1890 leading the Boston Reds to the pennant in the only season of the Players' League's existence, and in 1891 for the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers - before his retirement in 1893. He is also often credited with helping to popularize various strategies as a player such as the hit and run, the hook slide, and the catcher's practice of backing up first base.
In only the second vote since its creation in 1939 the Old Timers Committee elected Kelly to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945.
In concluding where to truly give Kelly credit as an innovator, a 2004 book devoted to 19th-century rule bending in baseball—and which came close to exhaustively accounting for all contemporary reporting on various subjects—placed stress on the following: "Kelly's hook slide does sound special, and players probably tried to copy it. Also, he seems to have been the first big leaguer to successfully cut a base (when the usually lone umpire wasn't looking), at least according to the newspaper record." And, "Kelly could have been the first to foul off lots of pitches on purpose. Doing so was a top trick of some Baltimore players of the 1890s. At the turn of the century, that trick was defused when all foul balls began counting as strikes."
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Kirk Gibson
Kirk Harold Gibson (born May 28, 1957) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. As a player, Gibson was an outfielder who batted and threw left-handed. He spent most of his career with the Detroit Tigers but also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Gibson is best known for a home run he hit off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, during his time with the Dodgers. He was named the National League MVP in 1988. He is the only MVP winner never to appear on an All-Star roster since the advent of the All-Star Game. He was named to the team twice, in 1985 and 1988, but declined the invitation both times. He announced his retirement from baseball in August 1995.
Following his retirement as a player, he spent five seasons as a television analyst in Detroit, then became a coach for the Tigers in 2003. He became the Diamondbacks' bench coach in 2007, and was promoted to interim manager in 2010 following the midseason dismissal of A. J. Hinch. On October 4, 2010, the Diamondbacks removed the "interim" label, naming Gibson their manager for the 2011 season.
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Kris Medlen
Kristopher Allen Medlen (born October 7, 1985 in Artesia, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.
Medlen was drafted by the Braves in the 10th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.
Medlen made his major league debut on May 21, 2009 pitching just three innings, giving up five earned runs on three hits against the Colorado Rockies.
Medlen earned his first win on May 31, 2009 against the Arizona Diamondbacks pitching six innings and giving up only one earned run.
On August 5, 2010, Medlen was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament tear in his right elbow. It was announced by the Atlanta Braves that he would require Tommy John Surgery to repair the damage, ending his season.
Medlen spent much of the 2011 season rehabbing following the surgery. He was activated from the 60-day disabled list on September 24, 2011.
Medlen throws mostly three pitches. He leads with a two-seam fastball in the 89–92 mph range. He also has a curveball (77–80) and changeup (80–83), which are used primarily against right-handers and left-handers, respectively. Lastly, Medlen throws a handful of sliders and four-seam fastballs against right-handers.
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Lance Berkman
William Lance Berkman (born February 10, 1976) is an American professional baseball firstbaseman with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball.
He stands 6' 1", and weighs 220 pounds (100 kg). Berkman has spent various seasons of his career as a regular at all three outfield positions. He has played with the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals.
Berkman was born in Waco, Texas. He graduated from Canyon High School in New Braunfels, Texas, in 1994.
He then attended Rice University playing on the Owls baseball team, where he was named the 1997 National College Player of the Year, playing for the legendary Wayne Graham, as well as named a first team All-America by Collegiate Baseball Magazine, Baseball America and The Sporting News. He was invited to visit the White House and dine with President Clinton along with the rest of the Baseball America honorees.
Throughout college, he batted a collective .385 with 67 home runs and 272 RBI. His 41 home runs in 1997 ranked third-most in NCAA history. That year he also made the all-time record book in RBI (2nd-134), slugging percentage (6th-1.031) and total bases (4th-263) while leading the Rice Owls to their first College World Series appearance.
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Larry Walker
Larry Kenneth Robert Walker (born December 1, 1966) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1989 through 2005, Walker played for the Montreal Expos (1989–1994), Colorado Rockies (1995–2004), and St. Louis Cardinals (2004–2005). He announced his retirement after Game 6 of the 2005 National League Championship Series.
Walker grew up playing ice hockey and dreamed of a career in the NHL as a goaltender, only playing baseball for fun during the summer. At the age of 16, he was offered tryouts with Junior A teams in Regina, SK and Kelowna, BC, but after getting cut from both teams, Walker decided to focus his athletic aspirations on baseball.
Walker was selected to join the Canadian team at the 1984 World Youth Championships in Saskatchewan. At that tournament, he caught the eye of Montreal Expos scouting director Jim Fanning, who signed Walker for $1500, despite Walker's relative lack of experience playing organized baseball.
Although he could hit fastballs well, Walker was unprepared for the more sophisticated pitches he encountered during his first season as a professional with the Utica Blue Sox and struggled at the plate, finishing with a .223 average and only 2 home runs. Walker feared he would be released, but Expos hitting coach Ralph Rowe successfully argued that Walker should be sent to the Florida Instructional League. With further tutelage, Walker soon developed into one of the Expos' best young prospects, overcoming a serious knee injury along the way.
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Liván Hernández
Eisler Liván Hernández Carrera (Spanish pronunciation: [liˈβan erˈnandeθ]; born February 20, 1975) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. He is the half-brother of pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernández.
Liván Hernández is a successful baseball player from a poor family in Cuba. He was born in Villa Clara Province. After meeting recruiter Joe Cubas in Venezuela in 1994, the two planned an escape through Mexico. At the age of 20, Hernández gave up his $6 a month job as an official Cuban athlete and defected to the United States in 1995. His half-brother, Orlando, would defect two years later.
Hernández has played for the Florida Marlins (1996–1999), the San Francisco Giants (1999–2002), the Montreal Expos (2003–2004), the Washington Nationals (2005–2006, 2009–2011), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2006–2007), the Minnesota Twins (2008), the Colorado Rockies (2008), and the New York Mets (2009). He bats and throws right-handed, and is known for throwing a "slow hook" curveball, sometimes below sixty miles per hour, as a strikeout pitch.
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Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith (born December 22, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He made his debut for the Philadelphia Phillies on September 2, 1978 and later played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles. He overcame bouts with drug abuse to become one of the top base-stealers in baseball during the decade of the 1980s(7th). He played on five pennant-winning teams, three of which won the World Series.
After brief trials with the Phillies in 1978 and 1979, Smith broke into the team's lineup in 1980, batting .339 in 100 games. The Phillies won the National League pennant and defeated the Kansas City Royals in the World Series. Smith's performance was strong enough for him to finish third in the Rookie of the Year balloting following the season. He continued to play well in the strike-shortened 1981 season, hitting .324.
He was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in November 1981. Smith continued to hit well in 1982, and to have a good on-base percentage. In fact, 1982 was a high-water year for Smith in several different ways: Smith was in the MLB All-Star Game for the only time in his career in 1982. He had a batting average of .307, and on-base percentage of .381. He led the National League with 120 runs scored, which was the only time that he scored 100+ runs in a season during his baseball career. Smith also set career highs in 1982 with 592 at-bats, 182 hits, 35 doubles, and 257 total bases during the regular season. He also ranked second in the National league with a career-high 68 stolen bases on the basepaths, but he was also caught stealing a career-high 26 times, since the Cardinals' manager had ordered his fastest players to attempt to steal bases whenever possible as part of his strategy for winning.
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Lou Brock
Louis Clark "Lou" Brock (born June 18, 1939) is an American former professional baseball player. He began his Major League Baseball career with the Chicago Cubs but, spent the majority of his career as the left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was best known for breaking Ty Cobb's all-time major league stolen base record. He is currently a special instructor coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.
Brock was born in El Dorado, Arkansas to a family of sharecroppers. His family moved to Collinston, Louisiana when he was two years old. While his family didn't have much money, he said that he never felt poor because,"If you don't have something, you don't miss it." Brock grew up as a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the team that included Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella. Although he didn't play in organized baseball until he reached the 11th grade, he learned much about the sport from listening to Cardinals radio broadcaster Harry Caray describe the way major league hitters stood at the plate. After attending high school in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, he received academic assistance to attend Southern University in Baton Rouge but, when a low grade in his first semester meant the possibility of losing his scholarship, he decided to try out for the school's baseball team in order to secure an athletic scholarship.
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Luis Avilán
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Atlanta Braves:
Luis Armando Avilán (born July 19, 1989 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a professional baseball pitcher on the Atlanta Braves' 40 man roster.
Avilán signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent in 2008. The Braves added him to the 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Christian Bethancourt (born September 2, 1991 in Panama, Panama) is a catcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He was signed as a non-drafted international free agent and began his minor league career at the age of 16 in 2008.
Bethancourt was named the seventh most promising catching prospect in baseball by MLB.com prior to the 2012 season.
Jaye Lawrence Chapman (born May 22, 1987) is a professional baseball pitcher on the Atlanta Braves' 40 man roster.
Chapman was drafted by the Braves in the 16th round of the 2005 MLB Draft. They added him to the 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
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Marty Marion
Martin Whiteford Marion (December 1, 1916 – March 15, 2011) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1953. Marion played with the St. Louis Cardinals for the majority of his career before ending with the St. Louis Browns as a player-manager. He later became the manager of the Chicago White Sox.
Marion was born in Richburg, South Carolina. His older brother, Red Marion, was briefly an outfielder in the American League and a long-time manager in the minor leagues. Nicknamed "Slats", Marion had unusually long arms which reached for grounders like tentacles, prompting sportwriters to call him "The Octopus".
From 1940-50, Marion led the National League shortstops in fielding percentage four times during his reign as the glue of the Cardinals infield, despite several players moved around the infield during these years. If Gold Glove Awards had been awarded during his career, Marion would have earned his share. In 1941 he played all 154 games at shortstop (also a league-high) and in 1947 he made only 15 errors for a consistent .981 percentage.
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Martín Prado
Martín Manuel Prado (born October 27, 1983 in Maracay, Venezuela) is a professional baseball player who currently plays for the Atlanta Braves.
Prado made his major league debut on April 23, 2006, going 1 for 2 and logging a triple. He was later sent down to the AAA Richmond Braves, but was called back up to the majors later in the season. He hit his first career home run on September 14, 2006, against Jamie Moyer of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Prado was called up for the 2007 season on May 20 and was sent down on June 2. He was called up again on August 7. He was sent down on August 22 to make room for the recently activated Edgar Rentería, but Renteria left with an injury in his first at bat since being injured that sent him to the disabled list again so Prado was called up again a day later. Subsequently, Prado was sent down again the next day. He was called up to stay on September 4.
In the 9th inning of the September 12, 2007, game against the New York Mets, Prado hit a ball in play and, upon dropping his bat to head towards first base, the bat stood perfectly upright . SportsNet New York commentator Keith Hernandez described the incident as one "that would never happen in a hundred years."
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Matt Diaz
Matthew Edward Diaz ( /ˈdaɪ.əz/ DY-əz; born March 3, 1978 in Portland, Oregon) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays for the Atlanta Braves. He is most noted for the Anglicized pronunciation of his surname which originated with his grandfather who had emigrated from Barcelona. He grew up in Lakeland, Florida.
As a two-year starter at Florida State University, Diaz helped lead the Seminoles to two College World Series appearances, including the 1999 title game vs. the University of Miami. He was named the Sporting News man of the Year in 1998, and a First Team All-American (American Baseball Coaches Association, National Baseball College Writers' Association) in 1999.
He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft in the 17th round.
Despite being among the Devil Rays' minor league career leaders in hits and extra base hits, Diaz had a tough time in the majors, hitting only .167 in 30 at-bats in his two years with the Devil Rays.
After being released by Tampa Bay, Diaz signed with the Kansas City Royals where he hit .281 with 10 extra base hits (including 1 home run) and 12 RBI in a backup role in 2005.
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Matt Holliday
Matthew Thomas Holliday (born January 15, 1980), is an American Major League Baseball left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Holliday was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.
Holliday is a five-time All-Star and Silver Slugger winner. He was the runner-up in the National League MVP voting for the 2007 Major League Baseball season. He won the 2007 National League Championship Series MVP as he helped guide the Rockies to their first-ever National League pennant and World Series appearance.
Holliday was recruited out of Stillwater High School, in Oklahoma to play quarterback at Oklahoma State, but he chose to sign with the Colorado Rockies and was signed by scout Pat Daugherty. As a senior, Holiday earned All-American honors in football and baseball and also earned his region's Gatorade Player of the Year award in both sports. He also competed for the 1997 USA Junior National Team.
On December 14, 2007, Holliday had his #24 high school jersey retired in a ceremony at Stillwater High School. Businesses in Stillwater were also asked to honor Holliday that day by posting a "Welcome Home Matt Holliday" message on a marquee or window.
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Matty Alou
Mateo Rojas "Matty" Alou (December 22, 1938 – November 3, 2011) was a Dominican outfielder who spent fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Francisco Giants (1960–1965), Pittsburgh Pirates (1966–1970), St. Louis Cardinals (1971–1972, 1973), Oakland Athletics (1972), New York Yankees (1973) and San Diego Padres (1974). He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Taiheiyo Club Lions from 1974 through 1976.
He was the middle of a trio of baseball-playing brothers that included the older Felipe and Jesús. They were the first set of three siblings to play together in the same outfield (on September 15). and all bat in the same half-inning in the majors (September 10) , accomplishing both with the Giants in 1963. Matty had been teammates with Felipe during the prior three campaigns, and would do likewise with Jesús for the following two. Matty and Felipe later reunited with the Yankees in 1973.
Alou's best years as a player were spent with the Pirates, where he won the National League (NL) batting title in 1966 and was a two-time All-Star in 1968 and 1969. He was a member of a World Series Champion with the Athletics in 1972 and a NL pennant winner with the Giants in 1962.
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Maury Wills
Maurice Morning "Maury" Wills (born October 2, 1932) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitting batter who played most prominently with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959–66, 1969–72), and also with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1967–68) and Montreal Expos (1969). He was an essential component of the Dodgers' championship teams in the mid-1960s, and is credited for reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.
In a career of 14 seasons, Wills batted .281 with 20 home runs, 458 runs batted in, 2,134 hits, 1,067 runs, 177 doubles, 71 triples, and 586 stolen bases in 1,942 games.
As of 2009, Wills is a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization serving as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau.
Maurice, or Sonny as he was called at Cardozo Senior High School, first showed up as an All City Pitcher in the local Washington Daily News. He played on Sal Hall's '48 Cardozo football team that went unbeaten and unscored on. In the '49–'50 school year, 3 sport standout Sonny Wills, was named All City QB in football, basketball and Pitcher in baseball. On May 8, 1950 in a game against Phelps, P Wills threw a 1-hitter and struck out 17.
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Michael Bourn
Michael Ray Bourn (born December 27, 1982) is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He serves as the Atlanta Braves leadoff hitter. He has also been a member of the United States national baseball team.
Bourn was raised in Houston, where he attended Nimitz High School, graduating in 2000. He later played college baseball at Houston as a scholarship player, before being drafted into the Major League. In 2009 and in 2010, Bourn won consecutive Gold Glove Awards.
Bourn earned an NCAA Division I baseball scholarship at the University of Houston, where he played for three seasons. While he displayed little power, collecting only two home runs and 23 extra-base hits in 644 at-bats, he won attention from professional scouts by posting a .431 on-base percentage and stealing 90 bases in 119 attempts. He is well known for his ability to steal bases and hit for average.
In June of 2003, immediately following his junior year season, Bourn was drafted in the 4th round (115th overall) of baseball's first-year player draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, who were attempting that season to stockpile players with speed. Bourn signed shortly after the draft and was assigned to play for the Batavia Muckdogs of the short-season New York - Penn League.
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Mike Lieberthal
Michael Scott "Mike" Lieberthal (born January 18, 1972, in Glendale, California), nicknamed Lieby, is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He batted and threw right-handed.
In a 14-year career, Lieberthal played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1994–2006) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2007). He compiled a career batting average of .274, with 150 home runs and 610 runs batted in. During his career he won the Gold Glove Award, and was twice an All Star.
His 1999 season (.300, 31 home runs, 96 RBIs, Gold Glove Award) was arguably the best ever of any Phillies catcher, and he caught more games in his career than any other Phillies catcher (1,139). His career 149 home runs at catcher were the most in team history. Lieberthal had a .310 batting average, a .381 on base percentage, and .510 slugging percentage lifetime against left-handed pitching.
Lieberthal was an all-American catcher at Westlake High School, and graduated in 1990. Lieberthal hit four home runs in a single game for his high school: (1) a single home run, (2) a 2-run home run, (3) a 3-run home run, and (4) a grand slam. Immediately after that game, Lieberthal's team was ranked among the top 3 high school teams in the United States by USA Today, and advanced on that list to #1 a few days later.
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Mike Lowell
Michael Averett Lowell (born February 24, 1974) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball third baseman. During a 13-year career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees (1998), Florida Marlins (1999–2005), and the Boston Red Sox (2006–2010). With the Red Sox, he was named World Series MVP of the 2007 World Series for batting .400 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 6 runs scored and a stolen base in the four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies.
Mike was born in Puerto Rico to Carl and Beatriz Lowell on February 24, 1974. His parents were born in Cuba, and are of Irish and Spanish ancestry. His family relocated to Miami, Florida when Lowell was four years old. He has always identified himself as a Puerto Rican. As a high school sophomore, he was chosen to play for the varsity baseball team at Christopher Columbus High School, but did not get playing time, so he transferred to Coral Gables for his junior year.
In 1992, Lowell graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School in Coral Gables, Florida, where he had a 4.0 GPA and was a star player on the baseball team. There, he met future wife Bertica, a member of the school's nationally recognized Gablettes dance team, of which she became coach years later. They have one daughter, Alexis Ileana Lowell, and one son named Anthony.
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Mike Schmidt
Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949) is a Hall of Fame third baseman, widely considered as the greatest at the position in the history of Major League Baseball. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Schmidt had an unusual batting stance, turning his back somewhat to the pitcher and shaking his derrière while waiting for the pitch. By standing far back in the batter's box, he made it impossible to jam him by pitching inside. Schmidt was one of the best athletes of his time; teammate Pete Rose once said, "To have his body, I'd trade him mine and my wife's, and I'd throw in some cash."
Upon graduation from Fairview High School in Dayton, Ohio in 1967, Schmidt attended Ohio University in Athens, where he joined Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. Schmidt led the Ohio Bobcats baseball team to the College World Series in 1970, and was drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the 1971 Major League Baseball Draft with the 30th overall pick.
On June 11, 1971, he was signed by scout Tony Lucadello, who had followed him since Little League Baseball. Six days later, Schmidt made his professional debut in an exhibition game between the Phillies and the Reading Phillies in Reading. Schmidt played the whole game at shortstop for the Phillies and hit a game-winning home run against Reading. Along with shortstop and third base, Schmidt also played some second base in the minors.
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Mort Cooper
Morton Cecil Cooper (March 2, 1913 – November 17, 1958) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals. As the team's top pitcher during its National League pennant years of 1942-44, he won over 20 games in each of the three years and received the 1942 Most Valuable Player award after posting a 22–7 record with 10 shutouts and a 1.78 earned run average, the lowest by any NL right-hander between 1920 and 1967. His brother Walker was an NL catcher and his teammate for several seasons.
Cooper was born in Atherton, Missouri, and after debuting with the Cardinals in 1938, had a 12–6 record as a 1939 rookie. He was 24–21 over the next two seasons before hitting his stride, helping the team to World Series titles in both 1942 and 1944. In 1945, both Cooper brothers staged contract holdouts, and Mort was traded that May to the Boston Braves after only three starts; bothered by longtime elbow problems, he ended the year only 9–4. After a 13–11 season in 1946, he began 1947 at 2–5 and was traded to the New York Giants in June. He was 1–5 for the Giants over the rest of the season, and was released in July 1948 after not pitching all year due to arm trouble. He ended his career with a single 1949 relief appearance for the Chicago Cubs in which he failed to record an out. He retired with a record of 128–75, a 2.97 ERA, 913 strikeouts, and 33 shutouts in 1840⅔ innings. He was selected to the NL All-Star team four times (1942, 1943, 1945, 1946).
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Nomar Garciaparra
Anthony Nomar Garciaparra ( /ˈnoʊmɑr ɡɑrˌsiːəˈpɑrə/; born July 23, 1973, in Whittier, California) is a former Major League Baseball player and current ESPN analyst. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and shortstop and third base for the Chicago Cubs. He is one of 13 players in Major League history to hit two grand slams during a single game, and the only player to achieve the feat at his home stadium.
Garciaparra attended St. Mary's of the Assumption School in Whittier, California for elementary school; for high school he attended St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California, where he excelled in football, soccer, and baseball, and had a 3.9 GPA. His teams won high school league championships in 1990–91, and he won the league MVP honors in 1991, his last year of high school. St. John Bosco High School retired Garciaparra's baseball jersey. St. John Bosco High School's Activities Office window is home to an area dedicated to Garciaparra's baseball career both at the school and with the Dodgers.
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Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Manuel "Peruchin" Cepeda Pennes (Spanish pronunciation: [orˈlando seˈpeða]; born September 17, 1937) is a former Puerto Rican Major League Baseball first baseman.
Cepeda was born to a poor family. His father, Pedro Cepeda, was a baseball player in Puerto Rico, which influenced his interest in the sport from a young age. His first contact with professional baseball was as a batboy for the Santurce Crabbers of Puerto Rico. Pedro Zorilla, the team's owner persuaded his family to let him attend a New York Giants tryout. He played for several Minor League Baseball teams before attracting the interest of the Giants, who had just moved to San Francisco.
During a career that lasted sixteen years, he played with the San Francisco Giants (1958–66), St. Louis Cardinals (1966–68), Atlanta Braves (1969–72), Oakland Athletics (1972), Boston Red Sox (1973), and Kansas City Royals (1974). Cepeda was selected to play in seven Major League Baseball All-Star Games during his career, becoming the first player from Puerto Rico to start one. In 1987, Cepeda was contracted by the San Francisco Giants to work as a scout and "goodwill ambassador." In 1999, Cepeda was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
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Paul Hines
Paul Aloysius Hines (March 1, 1855 – July 10, 1935) was an American center fielder in professional baseball who played in the National Association and Major League Baseball from 1872 to 1891. Born in Virginia, he is credited with winning baseball's first triple crown in 1878; the accomplishment was not noted at the time, as runs batted in would not be counted until years later, home runs were rare and home run leadership obscure, and Abner Dalrymple was then erroneously recognized as the batting champion. There is some controversy over whether Hines was also the first player to turn an unassisted triple play.
Hines probably practiced with the original Washington Nationals or played on its junior team before joining the National Association with that club in 1872. When the original Chicago White Stockings resumed play in 1874, the teenage Hines played every game, usually in center field. He remained with the club four seasons, including the inaugural National League championship season of 1876, and then played eight seasons for the Providence Grays from 1878 to 1885, that club's entire major league association including two more pennants. He remained an every day major league center fielder through two seasons for a new Washington Nationals club and one for the Indianapolis Hoosiers, shifting to first base for a second Indianapolis season in 1889. He returned to center field with gradually declining playing time for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Boston Beaneaters and Washington Statesmen in 1890 and 1891. As of 2006 he is commonly listed as the oldest player in the major leagues during those seasons, ages 38 and 39, but recent research has shown that he was three years younger. He finished his professional career splitting 1896 between Burlington, Iowa and Mobile, Alabama at age 41.
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Paul Waner
Paul Glee Waner (April 16, 1903 – August 29, 1965), nicknamed "Big Poison", was a German-American Major League Baseball right fielder.
He, along with his brother Lloyd, starred in the Pittsburgh Pirates' outfield in the 1920s and 1930s. Waner was born in Harrah, Oklahoma. He led the National League in batting on three occasions and accumulated over 3,000 hits during his 20-year baseball career from 1926 to 1945. He collected 200 or more hits on eight occasions, was voted the NL's Most Valuable Player in 1927, and compiled a lifetime batting average of .333. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1952. He set the Major League record for consecutive games with an extra-base hit, with 14 (June 6 through June 20, 1927); since then, it has been accomplished by Chipper Jones.
After playing the first fifteen years of his career with the Pirates, Waner ended his career playing for the Dodgers (1941, 1943–1944), Boston Braves (1941–1942) and New York Yankees (1944–1945). Famous for his ability to hit while hung over, when Waner gave up drinking in 1938 at management's request, he hit only .280—the first of only two times that he failed to hit .300 as a Pirate. As Casey Stengel said in complimenting his base-running skills, "He had to be a very graceful player, because he could slide without breaking the bottle on his hip."
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Pete Reiser
Harold Patrick "Pete" Reiser (March 17, 1919 – October 25, 1981), nicknamed "Pistol Pete," was an outfielder in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and early 1950s. He played primarily for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and later for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cleveland Indians.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Reiser originally signed with his hometown Cardinals, but at age 19 he was among a group of minor league players declared free agents by Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Reportedly, Cardinal general manager Branch Rickey — mortified at losing a player of Reiser's caliber — arranged for the Dodgers to sign Reiser, hide him in the minors, then trade him back to St. Louis at a later date. But Reiser's stellar performances in spring training in both 1939 and 1940 forced the Dodgers to keep him. (Rickey would become GM of the Dodgers after the 1942 season, and witness Reiser's injury-caused decline as a great talent.)
As a rookie in 1941, Reiser helped the Dodgers take home the pennant. He was a sensation that year, winning the National League batting title and also leading the league in doubles, triples, runs scored, and slugging percentage. The following season, he was hitting .383 in August until he ran into a concrete outfield wall while running at full speed. That incident robbed him of any more effective play that year, and caused Brooklyn's drop in the NL standings.
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Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose (born April 14, 1941), nicknamed "Charlie Hustle", is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. Rose played from 1963 to 1986, and managed from 1984 to 1989.
Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053) and outs (10,328). He won three World Series rings, three batting titles, one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves, the Rookie of the Year Award, and made 17 All-Star appearances at an unequaled five different positions (2B, LF, RF, 3B & 1B).
In August 1989, three years after he retired as an active player, Rose agreed to permanent ineligibility from baseball amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games while playing for and managing the Reds, including claims that he bet on his own team. In 1991, the Baseball Hall of Fame formally voted to ban those on the "permanently ineligible" list from induction, after previously excluding such players by informal agreement among voters. In 2004, after years of public denial, Rose admitted to betting on baseball and on, but not against, the Reds. The issue of Rose's possible re-instatement, and election, to the Hall of Fame remains a contentious one throughout baseball.
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Phil Cavarretta
Philip Joseph Cavarretta (July 19, 1916 – December 18, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman, outfielder, and manager.
Cavarretta spent almost his entire baseball career with the Chicago Cubs. He was voted the 1945 National League Most Valuable Player after leading the Cubs to the pennant while winning the batting title with a .355 average. His 20 seasons (1934–1953) played for the Cubs is the second-most in franchise history, behind Cap Anson. He managed the Cubs in his final three seasons with the club.
Cavaretta attended Lane Tech High School in Chicago, and signed a professional contract with the Cubs before finishing high school. In his first professional game with Peoria at age 17 in 1934, Cavaretta hit for the cycle as a right fielder. That same year he was brought up to the Cubs to replace manager Charlie Grimm at first base. He first appeared in a major league game on September 16, 1934, less than two months after his 18th birthday, pinch-hitting unsuccessfully for the Cubs' shortstop Billy Jurges in the fifth inning of the first game of a doubleheader in Brooklyn. A week later, on September 25, in his first start and his first appearance at the Cubs' home park, Wrigley Field, Cavaretta hit a home run that supplied the winning margin in the Cubs' 1–0 win over Cincinnati. In his 1935 rookie season, he batted .275 with 82 runs batted in, also leading the league in double plays, as the Cubs captured their third pennant in seven years by winning 21 straight games in September; however, he batted only .125 in the World Series loss to the Detroit Tigers. Over the next several seasons he provided solid if unspectacular play at first base, routinely batting between .270 and .291 every season but one through 1943, though he lost significant playing time from 1938 to 1940 due to a hip injury and an ankle broken twice while sliding. In the 1938 World Series against the New York Yankees, he batted .462 as the Cubs were swept.
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Plácido Polanco
Plácido Enrique Polanco ( /ˈplɑːsɨdoʊ ɛnˈriːkeɪ pɵˈlɑːŋkoʊ/; born October 10, 1975) is a Dominican-American Major League Baseball player who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies and has also played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers. He is a third baseman, but in the past has played second base and shortstop. He was twice voted to start in Major League Baseball All-Star Games: in 2007, and again in 2011.
In a July 9, 2008, ceremony at Comerica Park prior to the Tigers–Indians game, Polanco received his U.S. citizenship, along with 99 other people. He wore his Tigers uniform for the ceremony.
Polanco was drafted on June 2, 1994, by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. In 1996, he led the Florida State League with 157 hits and 137 games played while playing with Single-A St. Petersburg. Polanco was promoted to the major leagues in 1998. His first major league hit was a single off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Brett Tomko on July 5, 1998. Earning the starting third base job in 2001, his low strikeout/walk ratio and extra base hits numbers established Polanco as a contact hitter.
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Ralph Garr
Ralph Allen Garr (born December 12, 1945 in Monroe, Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox and California Angels. He batted left-handed and threw right. Garr attended Grambling State University.
Garr led the National League in hitting in 1974, compiling a .353 average and being named to the National League All-Star team. He had 149 hits heading into the All-Star break that year, a record that stands to this day. However, the year before he had the ninth-lowest average (.299) and the lowest on-base percentage (.323) for a player with at least 200 hits. Garr batted .300 or better five times during his career.
In a 13-year career, he batted .306 with 75 home runs and 408 RBIs in 1317 games. He had 1562 career hits in 5108 at bats. Garr had 717 career runs scored.
Garr had a remarkable talent for hitting to all fields, a very valuable skill because fielders could never predict how to set up their defense when Garr came to the plate.
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Randall Delgado
Randall Enrique Delgado (born February 9, 1990 in Las Tablas, Panama) is a pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. Delgado was named the third-best prospect in the Braves system for 2011 by Baseball America.
Delgado began the 2011 season with the AA Mississippi Braves. On June 16, 2011, the Braves announced that Delgado would be called up to make his Major League debut in a spot-start against the Texas Rangers on June 17. Delgado was given the opportunity because regular Braves starter Tommy Hanson was scratched due to right shoulder tendinitis. The debut was somewhat shaky for Delgado, as he gave up three runs (one unearned) over four innings of work, taking the loss for the game. Delgado returned to the Mississippi Braves and was later promoted to the Braves' AAA affiliate in Gwinnett. He was called up for the second time in August, once again to start in place of an injured Hanson. Facing the San Francisco Giants he pitched six hitless innings in which he faced the minimum number of batters before giving up a home run to Cody Ross to start the seventh inning and leaving the game. He received a no-decision and was optioned back to Gwinnett the next day.
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Ray Knight
Charles Ray Knight (born December 28, 1952) is an American former right-handed Major League Baseball third baseman best remembered for his time with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets. Originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the tenth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft, he is likely best remembered to Reds fans as the man who replaced Pete Rose at third base, whereas Mets fans remember Knight as the man who scored the winning run of game six of the 1986 World Series and the MVP of that series. He is now a studio analyst and occasional game analyst for MASN's coverage of the Washington Nationals.
Knight made his major league debut with Cincinnati as a September call-up in 1974. He spent all of 1975 and 1976 with the triple A Indianapolis Indians before returning to the majors in 1977. During that time, the Reds won both World Series titles.
Knight was a .232 hitter with two home runs and 19 runs batted in when he assumed the role of starting third baseman for the "Big Red Machine" following Rose's defection to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1979. Knight responded with a .318 Batting average, ten home runs 79 RBIs and 64 runs scored to finish fifth in National League Most Valuable Player balloting.
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Richie Ashburn
Don Richard "Richie" Ashburn (March 19, 1927 – September 9, 1997), also known by the nicknames, "Putt-Putt", "The Tilden Flash", and "Whitey" due to his light-blond hair, was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball. He was born in Tilden, Nebraska (some sources give his full middle name as "Richie"). From his youth on a farm, he grew up to become a professional outfielder and veteran broadcaster for the Philadelphia Phillies and one of the most beloved sports figures in Philadelphia history. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
One of the famous "Whiz Kids" of the National League champion 1950 Phillies, Ashburn spent 12 of his 15 major-league seasons as the Phillies' center fielder (from 1948 through 1959). He sported a .308 lifetime batting average, leading the National League twice, and routinely led the league in fielding percentage. In 1950, in the last game of the regular season, he threw Dodgers' runner Cal Abrams out at home plate to preserve a 1–1 tie and set the stage for Dick Sisler's pennant-clinching home run.
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Rick Reuschel
Rickey Eugene Reuschel (pronounced RUSH-el) (born May 16, 1949 in Quincy, Illinois) is a former professional baseball pitcher from the early 1970s into the early 1990s. His nickname was "Big Daddy" because of his portly physique. He was known for his deceptive style of pitching, which kept hitters off balance by constantly varying the speeds of his pitches.
Reuschel was listed as 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, which made him a few pounds heavier than his franchise-mate from two generations earlier, Hippo Vaughn. Reuschel could run surprisingly well for his size (logging 4 triples in his batting career) and he was frequently used as a pinch runner on days he was not pitching. He was also a fair - though awkward-looking - hitter, batting well over .200 several times. His older brother Paul Reuschel also pitched for the Cubs for a few years while Reuschel was pitching, but was not nearly as effective as his younger brother and his career was much shorter. Both of them were Illinois farm boys, with strong physiques and plain-spoken ways. The two are the only siblings to combine on a shutout. On August 21, 1975, Rick started and went 61⁄3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, followed by Paul, who pitched the final 22⁄3 innings for the Cubs' 7-0 win.
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Rick Sutcliffe
Richard Lee "Rick" Sutcliffe (born June 21, 1956 in Independence, Missouri), nicknamed "The Red Baron" for his red hair and beard, is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher and current television sportscaster.
A right-hander, Sutcliffe was a three-time All-Star. He won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1979 and the National League Cy Young Award in 1984.
Sutcliffe broke into the majors in 1979. He won 17 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and was the first of four consecutive Rookies of the Year for the Dodgers from 1979–1982 (Steve Howe, Fernando Valenzuela, and Steve Sax were the others). The Dodgers traded Sutcliffe to the Cleveland Indians for Jorge Orta, a journeyman outfielder.
Sutcliffe won 31 games over the course of the next two seasons for Cleveland and led the American League in earned run average in 1982. In mid-1984, Cleveland traded a struggling Sutcliffe to the Chicago Cubs for Mel Hall and Joe Carter. Sutcliffe rebounded and won 16 games for the Cubs while losing only one, helping them to the division championship. On October 2, 1984, he started the first game of the NLCS against the San Diego Padres, giving up two hits and no runs, not only gaining the victory, but also hitting a home run in the third inning. Five days later, Sutcliffe pitched the final game of the series at Jack Murphy Stadium, but posted the loss after giving up four runs in the seventh inning.
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Rickey Henderson
Richard Nelson Henley "Rickey" Henderson (born December 25, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder who played for nine teams from 1979 to 2003, including four stints with his original team, the Oakland Athletics. Nicknamed The Man of Steal, he is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner. He holds the major league records for career stolen bases, runs scored, unintentional walks and leadoff home runs. At the time of his last major league game in 2003, the ten-time American League (AL) All-Star ranked among the sport's top 100 all-time home run hitters and was its all-time leader in bases on balls. In 2009, he was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot appearance.
In addition to the career steals record, Henderson also holds the single-season record for stolen bases (130 in 1982) and is the only player in AL history to steal 100 bases in a season, having done so three times. His 1,406 career steals is 50% higher than the previous record of 938 by Lou Brock. Henderson is the all-time stolen base leader for the Oakland A's and previously held the New York Yankees' franchise record from 1988-2011. He was among the league's top ten base stealers in 21 different seasons.
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Rico Carty
Ricardo Adolfo Jacobo Carty (born September 1, 1939 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former professional baseball player. Nicknamed Beeg Boy, he played mostly as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1979. Carty played for the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs of the National League and the Oakland A's, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers of the American League. A charismatic, gifted hitter, Carty's career was marked by battles with injuries, illnesses and with team mates.
Carty signed a contract with the Milwaukee Braves as a free agent in 1959. While he was an excellent hitter, he had poor defensive skills. Originally a catcher, Carty was converted into an outfielder in order to lessen his defensive liabilities and to get his bat into the everday lineup. After four years in the minor leagues, Carty made an impressive major league debut in 1964, finishing second to Roberto Clemente in the National League Batting Championship with a .330 batting average and, finishing the season as runner-up to Dick Allen in the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year Award ballot.
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Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 through 1972. Clemente was awarded the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1966. He was on the NL All-Star team 15 times, received 12 Gold Glove Awards, and led the NL in batting average four times. In 1972, Clemente got his 3,000th major league hit.
Off the field, Clemente was involved in charity work in Puerto Rico and other Latin American countries, often delivering baseball equipment and food to those in need. He died in an aviation accident on December 31, 1972, while en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Clemente was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously in 1973, becoming the first Latin American to be selected and the only current Hall of Fame member for whom the mandatory five-year waiting period had been waived. Clemente is also the first Hispanic player to win a World Series as a starter (1960), receive an MVP Award (1966), and receive a World Series MVP Award (1971).
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Robin Ventura
Robin Mark Ventura ( /vɛnˈtɜrə/ ven-TURR-ə; born July 14, 1967 in Santa Maria, California) is the current manager of the Chicago White Sox. He is a former professional baseball player, a third baseman who played for four major league teams, most notably for the Chicago White Sox. On October 6, 2011, Ventura was named manager of the Chicago White Sox.
Born to parents John and Darlene Ventura on July 14, 1967 in Santa Maria, California, Ventura is of Italian descent. After attending Righetti High School in Orcutt, California, Ventura was a 3-time All-American at Oklahoma State University. He led the nation in runs (107), RBI (96) and total bases (204) in 69 games as a freshman in 1986. In 1987, he had a NCAA-record 58-game hitting streak, breaking the previous record of 47; he also led Division I in RBIs two years in a row. His hitting streak remains the Division I record, though his mark was surpassed in 2003 by Damian Costantino of Division III Salve Regina University, who had a 60 game streak. Ventura helped OSU reach the finals of the 1987 College World Series, although they lost the championship game to a Stanford University team that included future teammate Jack McDowell. Ventura collected four hits – including a pair of doubles – in the final game and batted .364 for the series. That summer, he played for the Hyannis Mets in the Cape Cod Baseball League, hitting .370 and led the league in runs batted in with 37. On January 19, 2002, Ventura was inducted into the Cape League Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2001.
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Roger Connor
Roger Connor (July 1, 1857 – January 4, 1931) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player, born in Waterbury, Connecticut. Known for being the player whom Babe Ruth succeeded as the all-time home run champion, Connor hit 138 home runs during his 18-year career, and his career home run record stood for 23 years after his retirement in 1897.
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.
Connor entered the National League in 1880 as a member of the Troy Trojans. He later played for the New York Gothams, and, due to his great stature, gave that team the enduring nickname "Giants". He was regularly among the league leaders in batting average and home runs until his retirement in 1897. Although he only led the league in home runs once (the Players' League in 1890), Connor's career mark of 138 was a benchmark not surpassed until 1921 by Babe Ruth. He finished his career with a .317 batting average. Connor is credited with being the first player to hit a grand slam in the major leagues and being the first to hit an over-the-wall home run at the Polo Grounds. His grand slam came with two outs and his team down three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. George Vecsey, in The New York Times wrote: "Roger Connor was a complete player — a deft first baseman and an agile base runner who hit 233 triples and stole 244 bases despite his size (6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds)."
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Roger McDowell
Roger Alan McDowell (born December 21, 1960) is the pitching coach of the Atlanta Braves and was a right-handed relief pitcher for twelve seasons in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1996. He played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League and the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles of the American League. McDowell was a key component in the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets and was the winning pitcher in the deciding Game 7. His major league record of decisions was 70 wins and 70 losses.
While McDowell was a stable major league-level pitcher, he was also notorious in the league and among fans as a prankster who would light firecrackers in the dugout. He also could skillfully wrap a wad of chewing gum around a cigarette, then secretly place the contraption on the heels of unsuspecting teammates' cleats. This is known as the hot foot. During a nationally televised game, he was filmed with his uniform on upside down – his pants over his head with his shoes on his hands. He also took part in an on-field mariachi band and wore earrings in the clubhouse to protest Cincinnati Reds' owner Marge Schott's banning of earrings.
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Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby, Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 1933), New York Giants (1927), Boston Braves (1928), Chicago Cubs (1929–1932), and St. Louis Browns (1933–1937). Hornsby had 2,930 hits, 301 home runs, and a .358 batting average during his career; he was named the National League (NL)'s Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice, and was a member of one World Series championship team.
Born and raised in Texas, Hornsby played for several semi-professional and minor league teams. In 1915, he began his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals and remained with the team for 12 seasons; during this period, Hornsby won his first MVP Award and the Cardinals won the 1926 World Series. After that season, he spent one season at the New York Giants and another with the Boston Braves before being traded to the Chicago Cubs. He played with the Cubs for four years and won his second MVP Award before the team released him in 1932. Hornsby re-signed with the Cardinals in 1933, but was released partway through the season and was picked up by the St. Louis Browns. He remained there until his final season in 1937. From 1925 to 1937, Hornsby was intermittently his own manager. After retiring as a player, he managed the Browns in 1952 and the Cincinnati Reds from 1952 to 1953.
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Ron Gant
Ronald Edwin "Ron" Gant (born March 2, 1965, in Victoria, Texas) is a former American Major League outfielder and second baseman earlier on who played for the Atlanta Braves (1987–1993), Cincinnati Reds (1995), St. Louis Cardinals (1996–1998), Philadelphia Phillies (1999–2000), Anaheim Angels (2000), Colorado Rockies (2001), Oakland Athletics (2001), San Diego Padres (2002), and again the Athletics briefly in 2003.
He joined the 30-30 club (at least 30 stolen bases and at least 30 home runs in the same season) in 1990 and 1991 with the Braves. He is right-handed.
Gant joined the Braves in 1987 as a September call-up. He collected 22 hits in 83 at bats, including two home runs. During the 1988 season, the rookie Gant was an everyday player for the struggling Braves, who finished with a record of 54-106. After a disappointing sophomore season in 1989, Gant returned to form and the starting line up in 1990, when he batted .303 with 32 home runs and 84 RBI.
Additionally, Gant stole thirty-three (33) bases in 1990, qualifying for the 30-30 Club. He duplicated that feat in 1991, joining Willie Mays (1956 - 1957) and Bobby Bonds (1977 - 1978 as the only players in Major League history to that point to have two 30 home run/30 stolen base seasons in a row. Barry Bonds later eclipsed the accomplishment, qualifying for the 30-30 Club in three straight seasons, from 1995 - 1997.
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Ron Santo
Ronald Edward Santo (February 25, 1940 – December 3, 2010) was an American professional baseball player, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and long-time radio sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974, most notably as the third baseman for the Chicago Cubs. A nine-time All-Star, he was a powerful hitter who was also a good defensive player, winning five Gold Glove Awards. Despite suffering from diabetes, he carefully concealed the condition for most of his career. The disease eventually necessitated the amputation of the lower half of both legs.
While Santo initially received little support for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, his standing among baseball enthusiasts and sabermetricians has gradually increased over time. On December 5, 2011, he was posthumously elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Golden Era Committee.
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Ross Barnes
Charles Roscoe Barnes (May 8, 1850 – February 5, 1915) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881), playing second base and shortstop. He played for the dominant Boston Red Stockings teams of the early 1870s, along with Albert Spalding, Cal McVey, George Wright, Harry Wright, Jim O'Rourke, and Deacon White. Despite playing for these star-studded teams, many claim that Ross was the most valuable to his teams.
From 1868 to 1870, Ross starred for the Rockford Forest Citys, along with Albert Spalding, attaining professional status in the second year. When the National Association was formed in 1871, Harry Wright signed both men to his new team in Boston. Barnes' major league career thus started when he was 21. He split time between second base and shortstop for the Boston Red Stockings of the new National Association. Barnes led the league with 66 runs scored and 91 total bases, finishing second in batting average at .401.
In 1872 he led the Association with a .432 batting average, a .585 slugging percentage, 99 base hits, 134 total bases, and 28 doubles. The Red Stockings began a four-year dominance of the Association, with Barnes a key player each year.
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Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player, primarily at the position of catcher, in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Widely considered to have been one of the greatest catchers in the history of the game, Campanella played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1940s and 1950s, as one of the pioneers in breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. His career was cut short in 1958 when he was paralyzed in an automobile accident.
Campanella's father John was the son of Sicilian immigrants. His mother Ida was African American. Therefore, he was barred from Major League Baseball before 1947, the season that black players were admitted to the Major Leagues for the first time since the 19th century. Campanella began playing Negro league baseball for the Washington Elite Giants in 1937, after dropping out of school on his sixteenth birthday. The Elite Giants would move to Baltimore the following year, and Campanella would go on to become a star player with the team.
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Ryan Braun
Ryan Joseph Braun (born November 17, 1983, in Mission Hills, California) is an American right-handed Major League Baseball left fielder for the Milwaukee Brewers. A perennial standout, he was ranked No. 7 by the Sporting News in its 2012 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball and is the reigning National League MVP.
Braun was a two-time All American baseball player at the University of Miami, where he was named "National Freshman of the Year" by Baseball America in 2003. The Brewers drafted him in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2005 major league draft. He was the team's Minor League Player of the Year in 2006.
Braun has led the National League (NL) twice in slugging percentage (in 2007, while setting the major league rookie record, and 2011), twice in extra-base hits (2008 and 2011), and once in hits (2009). On defense, he led all major league outfielders in fielding percentage in 2008, led NL left fielders in fielding percentage twice (2009 and 2011), and led NL left fielders in range factor in 2009. His 128 home runs through 2010 were the 8th-most by any major leaguer ever through their first four seasons. Through 2011, he was third among all active ballplayers in career slugging percentage, and first among active left fielders in career fielding percentage.
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Ryan Howard
Ryan James Howard (born November 19, 1979) is an American Major League Baseball first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. Nicknamed "The Big Piece", Howard stands 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) and weighs 240 pounds (110 kg). He bats and throws left-handed.
Howard was the 2006 National League MVP. Howard is the fastest player to reach both the 100 and 200 home run milestones in Major League Baseball history, passing the marks in 2007 and 2009, respectively.
Due to Howard's reputation as an extreme pull hitter, opposing managers often utilize an unusual infield shift with him at the plate, with the third baseman playing shortstop, the shortstop playing second base, and the second baseman playing in shallow right field.
Howard was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He played for Missouri State University from 1998 to 2001. Howard finished his collegiate career with 50 home runs, 183 RBIs and a .335 career average in 172 games. He was the 1999 Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year. Missouri State Retired his number on December 18, 2010.
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Ryan Zimmerman
Ryan Wallace Zimmerman (born September 28, 1984) is a Major League Baseball third baseman with the Washington Nationals. A 6-foot 3-inch player from the University of Virginia and Kellam High School, Zimmerman has been a member of the Nationals since his debut on September 1, 2005.
A three-year starting shortstop for the Virginia Cavaliers in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Zimmerman started in all 174 games he appeared in, and his collegiate career statistics include 250 hits, 140 RBIs, 128 runs, 47 doubles, seven triples and nine home runs. He was successful on 32 of 39 stolen base attempts. His career totals are among the top ten in Virginia statistical categories for doubles (5th), hits (6th) and RBI (7th). Zimmerman established the school record of hits in a season with 90 in 2004, breaking his own record with 92 in 2005.
In his final collegiate season, Zimmerman led the Cavaliers with a .393 average, .581 slugging percentage, 136 total bases, 92 hits, 59 RBIs, and 51 runs. He coupled his high batting average with striking out just 14 times in the full season. Through August 2011, he was one of 29 former UVA players to have made it to the major leagues, along with among others former Cavaliers Michael Schwimer, Javier López, and Mark Reynolds.
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Ryne Sandberg
Ryne Dee Sandberg (born September 18, 1959), nicknamed "Ryno," is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played major-league baseball for sixteen years (1981–1994 and 1996–97) and spent nearly his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He was named for relief pitcher Ryne Duren, and is recognized as one of the best second basemen in baseball history. Sandberg was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2005; he was formally inducted in ceremonies on July 31, 2005.
Sandberg is currently the manager of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Sandberg established himself as a perennial All-Star and Gold Glove candidate, making 10 consecutive All-Star appearances and winning nine consecutive Gold Gloves from 1983 to 1991. His career .989 fielding percentage is a major-league record at second base.
Sandberg was a star high-school quarterback in Spokane, Washington, where he graduated from North Central High School. In 1977, he was named to Parade Magazine's High School All-American football team, identifying him as one of the top two football players in the state of Washington. After his high school graduation, the school's baseball field was named in his honor as "Ryne Sandberg Field".
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Sam Thompson
Samuel Luther Thompson (March 5, 1860 – November 7, 1922) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player. "Big Sam" (6 feet 2 inches, and 200 pounds) was known for his offensive production and was second on the career home runs list at the time of his retirement. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Thompson's 1887 total of 166 RBIs stood as a Major League record for 34 years until Babe Ruth broke the record in 1921. He was the only 19th-century player to drive in 150 or more runs and he did it twice. His .923 RBIs/Game is still a major league record, and he has the still-standing record of 61 RBIs in 1 month, which he accomplished for the Philadelphia Phillies in August 1895.
Born in Danville, Indiana, Thompson entered the National League in 1885 with the Detroit Wolverines and played his first full season in 1886. An outfielder, Thompson had his breakout season in 1887 when he batted .372 with 118 runs, 203 hits, 11 home runs and 166 RBIs en route to leading the Wolverines to the National League pennant as well as a World Series victory over the St. Louis Browns of the American Association - the other major league at the time. The Wolverines finished the 1888 season in fifth place, losing so much money that the team folded and the players were sold off. Thompson was purchased by the Philadelphia Quakers (known as the Philadelphia Phillies beginning in 1890), for $5,000 cash (equal to $129,333 today). He would play for them until 1898.
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Sammy Sosa
Samuel Peralta "Sammy" Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican former professional baseball right fielder. Sosa played with four Major League Baseball teams over his career which spanned from 1989-2007.
Sosa's Major League career began with the Texas Rangers in 1989. After three seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Sosa became a member of the Chicago Cubs in 1992 and subsequently became one of the league's best hitters. In 1998, Sosa and Mark McGwire achieved national fame for their home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of Roger Maris' home run record. Sosa finished his career with brief stints with the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers. With the Rangers, Sosa hit his 600th career home run to become the fifth player in MLB history to reach the milestone. He is also the all-time home run leader among foreign-born MLB players. Furthermore, Sosa is one of only two National League Players to ever reach 160 RBI in a season, a milestone he reached in 2001. The other was Cubs player and RBI Champion Hack Wilson during his record setting 1930 season in which he recorded 191 RBI. Sosa is the only player to have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season three times.
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Sandy Koufax
Sanford "Sandy" Koufax ( /ˈkoʊfæks/; born Sanford Braun, December 30, 1935) is an American former left-handed baseball pitcher who played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1955–1966). Retiring at the peak of his career, in 1972 he became, at age 36 and 20 days, the youngest player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame .
Koufax's career peaked with a run of six outstanding seasons from 1961 to 1966, before arthritis in his left elbow ended his career prematurely at age 30. He was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1963. He also won the 1963, 1965, and 1966 Cy Young Awards by unanimous votes, making him the first 3-time Cy Young winner in baseball history and the only one to win 3 times when the award was for all of baseball, not just one league. In each of his Cy Young seasons, Koufax won the pitcher's triple crown by leading the NL in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average. Koufax's totals would also have led the American League in those seasons.
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Scott Rolen
Scott Bruce Rolen (born April 4, 1975) is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. He is an eight-time Gold Glove winner and seven-time All-Star.
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 1993 amateur draft, Rolen reached the majors in 1996. In the next season, he was named National League Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Phillie since Dick Allen in 1964 to win the award. In 1998 he won his first of eight Gold Glove awards. Only Hall of Famers Brooks Robinson (16) and Mike Schmidt (10) have more at third base. Rolen was supposed to be one of the key pieces in the Phillies revival. However, claiming that management was not trying hard enough to win, Rolen demanded a trade. On July 29, 2002, Philadelphia traded Rolen and Doug Nickle to the St. Louis Cardinals for Plácido Polanco, Mike Timlin, and Bud Smith. Later that year, he received an eight-year deal worth $90 million.
Rolen's 2004 season was arguably one of his best to that point. For much of the season, he led the National League in RBIs, often ranked among the league leaders in most offensive statistics, and had the highest vote total of any player for the All-Star Game. Despite being injured for the last stretch of the season, he finished the year with a career-high .314 batting average, 34 home runs, and 124 RBIs. He finished fourth in the National League MVP voting. Rolen, along with Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds earned the nickname "MV3" for their phenomenal 2004 seasons. The 2004 Cardinals won the National League Central Division with 105 wins. Rolen's two-run home run in the 6th inning of game 7 of the NLCS won the National League pennant for St. Louis by defeating the Astros in 7 games. However, the Boston Red Sox swept the Cardinals in four games to win the 2004 World Series.
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Sherry Magee
Sherwood Robert "Sherry" Magee (August 6, 1884 – March 13, 1929) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1904 through 1919, Magee played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1904–14), Boston Braves (1915–1917) and Cincinnati Reds (1917–1919). He batted and threw right-handed.
In a 16-season career, Magee posted a .291 batting average with 83 home runs and 1,176 runs batted in in 2,087 games played.
A native of Clarendon, Pennsylvania, Magee was one of the premier hitters of the dead-ball era. He could hit, run and field, and played with intelligence and aggressively. Nevertheless, he has been one of the most underrated ballplayers in major league history.[citation needed]
From 1905 through 1914, Magee finished in the National League Top 10 in home runs and RBIs seven times, including leading the NL in RBIs four times. He led the league for a fourth time in the 1918 campaign, which was shortened by World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic. Magee also hit over .300 five times, including a batting title to his credit as well, while also being known as one of the finest defensive outfielders of his day. To top it all off, he collected 2,169 hits and 441 stolen bases, including 23 steals of home.
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Sid Bream
Sidney Eugene "Sid" Bream (born August 3, 1960 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played his entire 11-year career (1983-1994) in the National League. He is currently the hitting coach for the State College Spikes of the New York-Penn League.
After attending Liberty University, Bream was drafted in the second round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1981 amateur draft. During his minor league career he hit .329 with 83 home runs and 407 RBI, including a .419 on-base percentage and a .537 slugging percentage in the Dodgers farm system; he made his debut with the team in 1983. Despite his good numbers in the minors, he was just a mediocre hitter in the Major Leagues with good gap power (resulting in lots of doubles) and above-average defense at first base. The Dodgers expected him to replace Greg Brock at first base, who himself performed below expectations when Steve Garvey left to sign with the San Diego Padres. But Bream fared no better than Brock at the plate, and ultimately Franklin Stubbs was given a chance to be the one to finally fill in the void left by Garvey's departure. However, it was not until Eddie Murray arrived in Los Angeles that the Dodgers finally had an above average hitting first baseman.
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Stan Musial
Stanley Frank "Stan" Musial ( /ˈmjuːziəl/ or /ˈmjuːʒəl/; born November 21, 1920) is a retired professional baseball player who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1941–1963). Nicknamed "Stan the Man", Musial was a record 24-time All-Star selection (tied with Willie Mays), and is widely considered to be one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. He compiled 3,630 hits (ranking fourth all-time and most in a career spent with only one team). With 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 on the road, he is also considered to be the most consistent hitter of his era. He also compiled 475 home runs during his career, was named the National League's (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times, and won three World Series championship titles. Musial was a first-ballot inductee to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 and is currently the longest tenured living Hall of Famer.
Musial was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, where he frequently played baseball in both informal and organized settings, eventually playing on the baseball team at Donora High School. Signed to a professional contract by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 1938, Musial was converted into an outfielder prior to his major league debut in 1941. Noted for his unique batting stance, he quickly established himself as a consistent and productive hitter. In his first full season, 1942, the Cardinals won the World Series. The following year, he led the National League in six different offensive categories and earned his first MVP award. He was also named an All-Star for the first time; he would be selected to every All-Star Game in every subsequent season he played. Musial won his second World Series ring in 1944, then missed the entire 1945 season while serving with the United States Navy.
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Steve Garvey
Steven Patrick Garvey (born December 22, 1948), nicknamed "Mr. Clean" because of the squeaky clean image he held throughout his career in baseball, is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman and current Southern California businessman. Garvey was the 1974 NL MVP, 10-time All-Star, and holds the National League record for consecutive games played (1,207).
Born in Tampa, FL to parents who had recently relocated from Long Island, New York, from 1956 to 1961, Garvey was a bat boy for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. Garvey played football and baseball at Michigan State University after graduating from Chamberlain High School. Garvey played his entire career in the National League West for two teams; the Los Angeles Dodgers (1969–82) and the San Diego Padres (1983–87). He batted right and threw right. In a 19-year career, Garvey was a .294 hitter with 272 home runs and 1308 RBI in 2332 games played.
Garvey was part of the most enduring infield in baseball history along with third baseman Ron Cey, shortstop Bill Russell and second baseman Davey Lopes. The four infielders stayed together as the Dodgers' starters for eight and a half years.
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Terry Pendleton
Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball, and a former hitting coach and current first base coach of the Atlanta Braves. He played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, but he also spent time with the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and Kansas City Royals. During his fifteen year career, he went to the World Series five times, yet his team never won a championship.
Terry Pendleton started his baseball career as an Eastside Little League player, then moved on to play [second baseman] at Channel Islands High, then moved on to a collegiate baseball career at Fresno State. He played the 1981 and 1982 seasons with the Bulldogs, and was a key contributor to the team's fourth consecutive conference title in the 1982 season when he set a school record with 98 hits. That feat led to his recognition as an All-American. As a result, Pendleton had his jersey retired in 2007, alongside the jerseys of Tex Clevenger and Jimy Williams. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1982 amateur draft, and subsequently signed with the team on June 12, 1982.
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Tex Clevenger
Truman Eugene "Tex" Clevenger (born July 9, 1932, in Visalia, California) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher/spot starter who played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees from 1954 to 1962. He was 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and 180 pounds, and threw and batted right-handed. He attended Fresno State University. Clevenger owns Clevenger Ford, an automobile dealership in Porterville, CA. He also resides in Porterville.
Before the 1953 season, Tex was signed as an amateur free agent by the Boston Red Sox. In the minors that year, he went 16–2 for the San Jose Red Sox, which was good enough to earn him the 1953 California League MVP Award.
On April 18, 1954, at the age of 21, Clevenger made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox. His first season was no more than mediocre, as he went 2–4 with a 4.79 ERA. Overall in his career, he went 36–37 with a 4.18 ERA, 298 walks and 361 strikeouts. Oddly enough, perhaps his best season was his last - in 21 games in 1962, he had an ERA of 2.84 and a record of 2–0. As a hitter, he hit .157, with the highlight of his hitting career being a triple in 1958. He had a .961 career fielding percentage.
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Tim Hudson
Timothy Adam Hudson (born July 14, 1975) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Atlanta Braves. Hudson began his major league career with the Oakland Athletics (1999–2004) and played his last two years of college eligibility at Auburn University. In a 13-season career, Hudson has compiled a 181–97 win-loss record with 1,699 strikeouts and a 3.40 ERA in 2,503.1 innings with the Oakland Athletics and the Atlanta Braves. Also, he has never had a season where he has suffered more losses than wins.
Hudson attended Glenwood School in Phenix City, Alabama where in his senior season, he led the team to the 1993 AISA state championship. He finished his high school career with a 12–1 record and a 1.78 ERA. Despite his record, Hudson was considered undersized by scouts at 6'0 tall and 160 pounds and was not drafted nor was he offered a scholarship to a major college. Hudson decided to attend a local two year college, Chattahoochee Valley Community College (CVCC).
In 1994, his freshman year at CVCC, he earned First-team All American honors while leading his team to the AJCCC Division II championship. He also led the CVCC team in batting average (.385), home runs (9), RBI (42), wins (10–2), strikeouts (76), and was second on the team with a 2.76 ERA. As a sophomore, he was named Second-team All American and set a school and conference record with 117 strikeouts which also led the nation. As a hitter, Hudson batted .345 with 5 home runs, and 29 RBI. His sophomore season ERA of 1.95 was the team and conference best.
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Tim Raines
Timothy Raines (born September 16, 1959 in Sanford, Florida), nicknamed "Rock", is a former American professional baseball player. He played as a left fielder in Major League Baseball for six teams from 1979 to 2002 and was best known for his 13 seasons with the Montreal Expos. He is regarded as one of the best leadoff hitters and baserunners in baseball history.
The Montreal Expos selected Raines in the fifth round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft. After debuting with six games as a pinch runner in 1979, he played briefly as a second baseman for the Expos in 1980 but soon switched to playing the outfield, and rapidly became a fan favorite due to his aggressiveness on the basepaths. In his strike-interrupted 1981 rookie season, he batted .304 and stole 71 bases – then the second most ever by a rookie, behind only Benny Kauff's 75 for the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers in the Federal League. Raines was caught stealing for the first time in 1981, after having begun his career with a major league record 27 consecutive successful stolen bases. Raines was the runner-up for the National League's Rookie of the Year Award in 1981, which was won by Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela.
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Tim Wallach
Timothy Charles Wallach (born September 14, 1957 in Huntington Park, California), nicknamed "Eli" in reference to actor Eli Wallach, is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1980 to 1996 for the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers, and California Angels.
He won three Gold Glove awards for defensive excellence and 2 Silver Slugger awards for offensive excellence. He was named to 5 All-star teams. Wallach spent the majority of his career with the Expos, forming a potent lineup with teammates Tim Raines, Gary Carter, and Andre Dawson. Bill James has referred to Wallach as a "poor man's Brooks Robinson," largely because of his defensive skills.
In 1979, while playing at Cal State Fullerton, Wallach won the award for best college player, the Golden Spikes Award.
On September 6, 1980 Wallach, with the Expos, hit a home run in his first major league at bat. He was the first player from Cal State Fullerton to do this. On September 6, 2011, Brett Pill, with the SF Giants, became the 2nd player from Cal State Fullerton to also hit a home run in his first at bat in the major league.</ref> Baseball Almanac.
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Todd Helton
Todd Lynn Helton (born August 20, 1973) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He is a five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, four-time National League Player of the Month, and three-time Gold Glove winner.
As of the end of the 2011 season, among all active players, Helton was first in on-base percentage (.421), tied for second in doubles (554), third in intentional walks (183), and eighth in slugging percentage (.550).
Helton holds the Colorado Rockies club records for hits (2,380), home runs (351), doubles (560), walks (1,264), runs scored (1,338), RBIs (1,324), on-base percentage (.421), games played (2,073), total bases (4,065) and other categories. Helton hit his 2,000th career hit against the Atlanta Braves on May 19, 2009.
As of the 2012 season, Helton was the fourth-most senior active MLB player to have spent his entire career with one club, behind Chipper Jones, Derek Jeter, and Mariano Rivera.
Helton attended Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee and was a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he posted 2,772 total yards as quarterback. In baseball, as a senior, Helton posted a .655 batting average and 12 home runs and was named the Regional Player of the Year. Baseball America also bestowed him with All-American honors for his senior season.
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Todd Redmond
Todd Richard Redmond (born May 17, 1985 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is a right-handed pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization.
Redmond was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 39th round of the 2004 MLB Draft. Prior to the 2008 season, he was traded to the Braves for Tyler Yates.
Redmond threw a no-hitter against the Louisville Bats on May 28, 2010.
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Todd Zeile
Todd Edward Zeile (born September 9, 1965) is a former catcher, third baseman, and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1989 to 2004. After graduating from UCLA, where he played as a catcher, Zeile played for 11 Major League teams during his career: the St. Louis Cardinals (1989–1995), Chicago Cubs (1995), Philadelphia Phillies (1996), Baltimore Orioles (1996), Los Angeles Dodgers (1997–1998), Florida Marlins (1998), Texas Rangers (1998–1999), New York Mets (2000–2001, 2004), Colorado Rockies (2002), New York Yankees (2003) and Montreal Expos (2003).
Zeile was born in Van Nuys, California. In 1986, he led the Class A Erie Cardinals with 14 home runs, a league-leading 62 RBIs, and was tied for the team lead with 13 doubles. He broke into the majors in 1989 as a catcher and the Cardinals' most anticipated prospect of the year. Cardinals manager Joe Torre wanted to make room for catcher Tom Pagnozzi and believed Zeile would be a more productive hitter and would have a longer career if he moved from behind the plate, so Zeile moved, with some reluctance, initially to first base and then to third base in 1990.
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Tommie Agee
Tommie Lee Agee (August 9, 1942 – January 22, 2001) was a Major League Baseball center fielder most noted for making two of the greatest catches in World Series history, both of which occurred in game three of the 1969 World Series.
Agee was born in Magnolia, Alabama, and played baseball and football at Mobile County Training School with future New York Mets teammate Cleon Jones. After one season at Grambling State University (1961), Agee signed with the Cleveland Indians for a $60,000 bonus.
After two seasons in the Indians' farm system, Agee received a September call-up to Cleveland in 1962. With the Indians already behind 11-1 to the Minnesota Twins, Agee made his major league debut on September 14 at Metropolitan Stadium pinch-hitting for pitcher Bill Dailey in the ninth inning. He received September call-ups to the majors the following two seasons as well, playing a total of 31 games with the Indians in which he batted .170 with one home run and five runs batted in. Following the 1964 season, he was dealt to the Chicago White Sox with Tommy John as part of a three team blockbuster trade between the Indians, ChiSox and Kansas City Athletics that returned All-Star Rocky Colavito to the Indians.
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Tommy Davis
Herman Thomas Davis, Jr. (born March 21, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder and third baseman. He played from 1959-1976 for ten different teams, but he is best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. During an 18-year baseball career, Davis batted .294 with 153 home runs, 2,121 hits and 1,052 runs batted in. He was also one of the most proficient pinch-hitters in baseball history with a .320 batting average (63-for-197) – the highest in major league history upon his retirement, breaking the .312 mark of Frenchy Bordagaray. In 1962, he finished third in the MVP voting after leading the major leagues in batting average, hits and runs batted in. Davis' 153 RBIs in that season broke Roy Campanella's team record of 142 in 1953 and remain the franchise record; his 230 hits are the team record for a right-handed batter (second most in franchise history behind only Babe Herman's 241 in 1930), and his .346 average was the highest by a Dodger right-handed hitter in the 20th century until it was broken by Mike Piazza in 1997.
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Tommy Hanson
Thomas J "Tommy" Hanson (born August 28, 1986, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Hanson was considered by Baseball America to be the top prospect in the Braves farm system going into the 2009 season. That was affirmed by Minor League News, which tapped Hanson as the number one prospect to mid-season in the MLN FAB50 Baseball 2009 rankings. He was called up to the majors on June 3, 2009.
Tommy was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After moving to California at a very young age, Hanson graduated from Redlands East Valley High School in June 2004, electing to continue his post-secondary education at Riverside Community College. He played for the Corvallis Knights in the West Coast League, an independent summer collegiate baseball league. In 2005, he was selected in the 22nd round (677th overall pick) by the Atlanta Braves as a draft-and-follow pick.
The following year, in 2006, Hanson began playing for the Danville Braves of the Appalachian League. In Danville, he began the season as the league's fourth-best prospect according to Baseball America. That season, Hanson ended up starting Game 2 of the Appalachian League Championship Series, finishing the season 4-1 with three wins coming in relief. He also had a 2.09 ERA with a 0.99 WHIP.
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Tommy John
Thomas Edward John Jr. (born May 22, 1943) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball whose 288 career victories rank as the seventh highest total among left-handers in major league history. He is also known for the revolutionary surgery, now named after him, which was performed on a damaged ligament in his pitching arm.
John was an outstanding basketball player at Gerstmeyer High School in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he held the city single game scoring record. Choosing baseball when he realized he would not go on to play professional basketball, John signed with the Cleveland Indians and made his major league debut at twenty years-old in 1963. Following two partial seasons with the Indians, John showed occasional excellence during seven respectable years as a starting pitcher with the Chicago White Sox. However, it was a trade before the 1972 season to the Los Angeles Dodgers for mercurial slugger Dick Allen that began a skein of John's most famous years, first with the Dodgers and subsequently with the New York Yankees, where he posted a pair of 20-win seasons and was twice an All-Star. John was also named an All-Star in 1968 with the White Sox and 1978 with LA. He played in all three Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series of his era (1977, 1978 and 1981), having switched over to the Yankees by the time the Dodgers won the Series in 1981.
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Tony Gwynn
Anthony Keith "Tony" Gwynn, Sr. (born May 9, 1960), nicknamed Mr. Padre and Captain Video, is a retired American Major League Baseball right fielder. He is statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history. He played his entire 20-year baseball career for the San Diego Padres (1982–2001). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on January 9, 2007 and was inducted on July 29. He is the first National League player born during the 1960s to earn the honor (Kirby Puckett was the first American Leaguer). He batted and threw left-handed.
Despite playing much of his career at a "power position" (right field is known for producing sluggers) during a time when home runs were at an all-time high, he was not a home run threat, never hitting more than 17 in any one season during his major league career. Instead, Gwynn made a name for himself by being one of the most consistent contact hitters in the game's history. Gwynn hit .338 for his career and won eight National League batting titles. He struck out only 434 times in 9,288 career at-bats, and never batted below .309 in any full season.
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Tony La Russa
Anthony "Tony" La Russa, Jr. ( /ləˈruːsə/; born October 4, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball manager and infielder, best known for his tenures as manager of the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals. La Russa managed teams to six league championships and three World Series titles, and ranks third in all-time major league wins by a manager, behind Connie Mack and John McGraw.
As a player, La Russa made his major league debut with the Kansas City Athletics in 1963. After a shoulder injury the following off-season, he spent most of his career in the minor leagues. He spent parts of five other seasons in the major leagues, playing for the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves, and Chicago Cubs. His final big-league appearance came in 1973 with the Cubs, but he continued to play in the minor leagues until 1977. Following the end of his playing career, he earned a Juris Doctor degree from Florida State University College of Law.
La Russa was named manager of the White Sox in the middle of the 1979 season. In 1983 he led the White Sox to an American League West division title; however, the White Sox fired him during the 1986 season. Less than three weeks later, La Russa was hired to manage the Athletics, and led the team to three American League championships and the 1989 World Series title. He left Oakland following the 1995 season to manage the Cardinals, and led the team to three National League championships and the 2006 and 2011 World Series titles. On October 31, 2011, he announced his retirement three days after winning the 2011 title and after 33 seasons as a major league manager.
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Tyler Pastornicky
Tyler B. Pastornicky (born December 13, 1989) is an American professional baseball shortstop with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.
Pastornicky was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft out of The Pendleton School. Pastornicky played 2008 with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, hitting .263 in 50 games with 27 stolen bases in 32 attempts. He played 2009 mostly with Single-A Lansing, hitting .269 in 109 games with 51 stolen bases in 66 attempts. He played 15 games with High-A Dunedin. Pastornicky started 2010 with Dunedin, hitting .258 with 24 stolen bases in 31 attempts. He was named to the Florida State League All-Star Game. On July 15, 2010, the Blue Jays traded Pastornicky along with Álex González and Tim Collins to the Atlanta Braves for Yunel Escobar and Jo-Jo Reyes.. He finished 2010 with Double-A Mississippi. In total, he hit .257 in 115 games with 35 stolen bases in 44 attempts. Pastornicky played for Phoenix where he went 15-54 in 15 games. Pastornicky played 2011 mostly with Mississippi, but also played 27 games for Triple-A Gwinnett. With Mississippi, he hit .299 in 90 games and stole 20 of 28. He was named to the Southern League All-Star Game, where he went 0-4.
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Vern Law
Vernon Sanders Law (born March 12, 1930 in Meridian, Idaho) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for 16 seasons (1950-1951 and 1954-1967) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Law was a member of the National League All Star Team in 1960. He won the Cy Young Award, and led the National League in complete games that year.
The interruption in his baseball career between the 1951 and 1954 seasons were due a stint in U.S. military service.
He is the pitching coach for Provo High School (PHS) varsity baseball team (PHS is located across the street from BYU where his son is the head coach), and is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During his playing career, Law was tagged with the nickname "Deacon" by Pirate broadcaster Bob Prince. According to Law, it was given to him by former Pirate teammate Wally Westlake because he is a member of the ordained priesthood of the LDS Church.
Law has been credited with saying, "A winner never quits and a quitter never wins." and "Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards."
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Whitey Herzog
Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (pronounced /ˈhɜrzɒɡ/; born November 9, 1931 in New Athens, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball manager. Born in New Athens, Illinois, he made his debut as a player in 1956 with the Washington Senators. After his playing career ended in 1963, Herzog went on to perform a variety of roles in Major League Baseball, including scout, manager, general manager and farm system director. Most noted for his success as a manager, he led the Kansas City Royals to three consecutive playoff appearances from 1976 to 1978. Hired by Gussie Busch in 1980 to helm the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cardinals won the 1982 World Series and made two other World Series appearances in 1985 and 1987 under Herzog's direction. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 25, 2010.
A left-handed batter and thrower, Herzog originally signed with the New York Yankees. While he never appeared in a major league game for them, Herzog was profoundly influenced by their manager, Casey Stengel, during several spring training sessions with the Yanks. After being traded by New York as a prospect, he played for the Washington Senators (1956–1958), Kansas City Athletics (1958–1960), Baltimore Orioles (1961–1962) and Detroit Tigers (1963). In eight seasons, Herzog batted .254 with 25 home runs, 172 runs batted in, 213 runs scored, 60 doubles, 20 triples, and 13 stolen bases in 634 games. In reference to his success as a player versus his success as a manager, Herzog once said, "Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it." (Herzog has made this statement several times, most recently in an interview with Fox Sports Midwest which has aired several times in August and September 2007 during St. Louis Cardinals rain delays).
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Willie Keeler
William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 – January 1, 1923) in Brooklyn, New York, nicknamed "Wee Willie", was a right fielder in professional baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Superbas in the National League, and the New York Highlanders in the American League.
Keeler's advice to hitters was "Keep your eye clear, and hit 'em where they ain't"—"they" being the opposing fielders. His .385 career batting average after the 1898 season is the highest average in history at season's end for a player with more than 1,000 hits (1,147 hits). He compiled a .341 batting average over his career, currently 14th all time behind Pete Browning. He hit over .300 16 times in 19 seasons, and hit over .400 once. He twice led his league in batting average and three times in hits. Keeler had an amazing 206 singles during the 1898 season, a record that stood for more than 100 years until broken by Ichiro Suzuki. Additionally, Keeler had an on-base percentage of greater than .400 for seven straight seasons. When Keeler retired in 1910, he was second all-time in hits with 2,932, behind only Cap Anson.
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Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931) is a retired American professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. Most baseball fans and historians agree that Mays was the greatest all-around baseball player to have played in the Major Leagues.
Mays won two MVP awards and tied Stan Musial's record with 24 appearances in the All-Star Game. Mays ended his career with 660 home runs, third at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-time. An outstanding center fielder, he won a record-tying twelve Gold Gloves starting the year the award was introduced six seasons into his career.
In 1999, Mays placed second on The Sporting News' List of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, making him the highest-ranking living player. Later that year, he was also elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Mays is one of five NL players to have eight consecutive 100-RBI seasons, along with Mel Ott, Sammy Sosa, Chipper Jones and Albert Pujols. Mays hit 50 or more home runs in both 1955 and 1965. This time span represents the longest stretch between 50 plus home run seasons for any player in Major League Baseball history.
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Willie McCovey
Willie Lee McCovey (born January 10, 1938 in Mobile, Alabama), nicknamed "Mac", "Big Mac", and "Stretch", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played nineteen seasons for the San Francisco Giants, and three more for the San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics, between 1959 and 1980. He batted and threw left-handed and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986.
One of the most intimidating power hitters of his era, McCovey was called "the scariest hitter in baseball" by pitcher Bob Gibson, an assessment with which Reggie Jackson concurred. McCovey's powerful swing generated 521 home runs, 231 of which he hit in Candlestick Park, the most hit there by any player, and included a home run of Sept. 16, 1966 described as the longest ever hit in that stadium.
Prior to playing for the San Francisco Giants, McCovey played for a Giants' farm club in Dallas, Texas that was part of the Class AA Southern League. In that league, he did not participate when his team played in Shreveport, Louisiana due to segregation in that city. He later played for the Pacific Coast League Phoenix Giants just prior to joining the San Francisco Giants.
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Willie McGee
Willie Dean McGee (born November 2, 1958) is a retired professional baseball player who won two batting titles and was named Major League Baseball's 1985 National League MVP. McGee primarily played center and right field, winning three Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence. McGee spent the majority of his 18-year career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, helping the Cardinals win the 1982 World Series with his outstanding performance in Game 3 of that series. A four-time All-Star, McGee accumulated 2,254 hits during his career.
Willie Dean McGee, one of seven children, grew up in a devoutly religious household. His father Hurdice was both a machinist at the Oakland Naval Yards and a deacon in the Pentecostal church. Hurdice did not want his son to play any organized sports on Sundays, so McGee slipped out of the house on Sunday afternoons to pursue his passion for sports. Much later, McGee learned that his father knew that he was sneaking out to play baseball, but decided to let him go on anyway.
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Willie Stargell
Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder and first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1962-1982). Over his 21-year career with the Pirates, he batted .282, with 2,232 hits, 423 doubles, 475 home runs and 1540 runs batted in, helping his team capture six National League East division titles, two National League pennants and two World Series (1971, 1979). Stargell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.
Stargell was born in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, but later moved to Alameda, California where he attended Encinal High School. He was signed by the Pirates at age 22, and made his Major League debut at the end of the 1962 season. He soon became a standout player, making his first of 7 trips to the All-Star Game in 1964.
Beloved in Pittsburgh for his style of play and affable manner, Stargell was known for hitting monstrous home runs, including 7 of the 16 balls ever hit completely out of Forbes Field and several of the upper-tier home runs at its successor, Three Rivers Stadium. At one time, Stargell held the record for the longest homer in nearly half of the National League parks. Standing 6 feet 2 inches, Stargell seemed larger, with his long arms and unique bat-handling practice of holding only the knob of the bat with his lower hand combining to provide extra bat extension, Stargell's swings seemed designed to hit home runs of the Ruthian variety. When most batters would use a simple lead-weighted bat in the on-deck circle, Stargell took to warming up with a sledgehammer, adding another layer of intimidation. While standing in the batter's box, he would windmill his bat until the pitcher started his windup.
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Zack Wheat
Zachariah Davis "Zack" Wheat (May 23, 1888 – March 11, 1972), nicknamed "Buck", was a Major League Baseball left fielder for Brooklyn in the National League. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1959.
A consistent hitter throughout his 19-year career, he still holds many Dodger franchise records. His brother McKinley "Mack" Wheat also played in the major leagues, and the two were teammates in Brooklyn for five seasons.
Born in Hamilton, Missouri, the son of Basil and Julia Wheat. His father was of English descent and his mother was full-blooded Cherokee. Wheat began his professional baseball career in 1906 for Enterprise in the Kansas League, followed by Wichita in 1907, Shreveport Pirates of the Texas League in 1908, and finally, to round out his minor league career, he played for the Mobile Seas Gulls of the Southern Association in 1909. It was during that 1909 season that the Brooklyn Superbas of the National League purchased Wheat for $1200, and he made his Major League debut in September. He batted with a corkscrew type of swing, and held his hands down near the end of the bat, unlike most hitters during his time, a time noted as the "Dead Ball Era". Even with his consistent high levels of hitting, he was also noted for his graceful and stylish defense.
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Famous quotes by Terry Pendleton:
"It was a sinker in that I hit."
"Really, he just spread his stance out, shortened his stride and a little patience always helps. That's been the major difference with him."
"We all try to do too much at different times. At times he does that because he knows how well he has not been hitting."
"Leo already attempted to do that one at the first meeting."
"It's hard for a player not to continue playing for a guy like that."
"I think their thoughts and my thoughts are on the same page."
"They told me with a little bit of pitching and little bit of guidance, they're going to be a good team."
"I thought it went well."
"I've been telling him for a couple years that I would like to see him spread his stance out. He tried doing so late last year, actually in the playoffs, and he went back and looked at the tapes and saw some things and tried to give it a shot. I think he felt like it was something he could do and possibly help us and himself be better."
"He's awesome people. He's somebody you always want to have on your team."
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1991 facing Terry Pendleton
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The year was 1991 and I was facing the eventual National League MVP Terry Pendleton and I threw a great sinking fastball away and then flipped up a horrible hanging curve ball that he promptly slapped into center...
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The year was 1991 and I was facing the eventual National League MVP Terry Pendleton and I threw a great sinking fastball away and then flipped up a horrible hanging curve ball that he promptly slapped into center...
1993 Re-Live the Moments (part three)
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- Duration: 11:36
- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
From the last great pennant race, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies on the last day of the 1993 baseball season for their 104th victory. The Braves went on to win the NL West championship by one game over the San Francisco Giants. The following is part three of the post-game program "Re-Live the Moments," aired on WTBS (channel 17) Sunday, October 3, 1993. This segment features the Braves come from behind victory in their last at-bat, scoring six runs in the top of the 9th to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 23, 1993. Also in this segment are interviews with 3rd baseman Terry Pendleton and 1st baseman Sid Bream. NOTICE: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. SPECIAL NOTE: This is my second attempt at posting these videos from the 1993 Atlanta Braves season. My first attempt was thwarted by a copyright claim from those oh-so-good folks at Major League Baseball. There are nine parts to this historic video, which I hope to have uploaded as soon as possible (barring any unforeseen circumstances like MLB & Bud Selig wanting to make money off an eighteen year old video, thus ordering YouTube to take down the videos I want to share with Braves Country).
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From the last great pennant race, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies on the last day of the 1993 baseball season for their 104th victory. The Braves went on to win the NL West championship by one game over the San Francisco Giants. The following is part three of the post-game program "Re-Live the Moments," aired on WTBS (channel 17) Sunday, October 3, 1993. This segment features the Braves come from behind victory in their last at-bat, scoring six runs in the top of the 9th to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 23, 1993. Also in this segment are interviews with 3rd baseman Terry Pendleton and 1st baseman Sid Bream. NOTICE: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. SPECIAL NOTE: This is my second attempt at posting these videos from the 1993 Atlanta Braves season. My first attempt was thwarted by a copyright claim from those oh-so-good folks at Major League Baseball. There are nine parts to this historic video, which I hope to have uploaded as soon as possible (barring any unforeseen circumstances like MLB & Bud Selig wanting to make money off an eighteen year old video, thus ordering YouTube to take down the videos I want to share with Braves Country).
- published: 18 Sep 2011
- views: 6651
- author: bravesfan19912011
Hitting the Baseball with Atlanta Braves Coach Terry Pendleton
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- Duration: 5:31
- Updated: 29 Nov 2012
On ClubHouseGAS.com, former MLB MVP and Atlanta Braves hitting coach talks with Casey Bass about the fundamentals of hitting.
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On ClubHouseGAS.com, former MLB MVP and Atlanta Braves hitting coach talks with Casey Bass about the fundamentals of hitting.
- published: 11 Feb 2008
- views: 3071
- author: ClubHouseGas
God Eff You, Terry Pendleton!
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- Duration: 2:51
- Updated: 26 Jul 2012
Celebrate Hendersonmas with this ill-advised, mean-spirited and artless what for directed at above average third baseman Terry Pendleton.
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Celebrate Hendersonmas with this ill-advised, mean-spirited and artless what for directed at above average third baseman Terry Pendleton.
- published: 17 Dec 2008
- views: 12822
- author: rudblah
Braves Terry Pendleton Shares MLK Thoughts with Country Fastball
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- Duration: 2:01
- Updated: 21 Jan 2013
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Terry Pendleton Quotes
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- Updated: 12 Oct 2012
What was your favorite Terry Pendleton quote? 'Like' and leave a comment below, then jump over to quotetank.com and make a list of your favorites, so you'll never forget! We update our Twitter and Facebook with new quotes every few minutes, don't miss out! twitter.com | www.facebook.com If you enjoyed these quotes, please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE! Who is Terry Pendleton? A former third baseman in Major League Baseball, and a former hitting coach and current first base coach of the Atlanta Braves.
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What was your favorite Terry Pendleton quote? 'Like' and leave a comment below, then jump over to quotetank.com and make a list of your favorites, so you'll never forget! We update our Twitter and Facebook with new quotes every few minutes, don't miss out! twitter.com | www.facebook.com If you enjoyed these quotes, please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE! Who is Terry Pendleton? A former third baseman in Major League Baseball, and a former hitting coach and current first base coach of the Atlanta Braves.
- published: 18 Mar 2012
- views: 37
- author: quotetank
Terry Pendleton Autographs
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- Duration: 0:09
- Updated: 01 Aug 2012
www.authenticinkgraphs.com Atlanta Braves coach Terry Pendleton signed autographs departing his hotel. For authentic autographed memorabilia of the Atlanta Braves and many other celebrities, check us out at authenticinkgraphs.com
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www.authenticinkgraphs.com Atlanta Braves coach Terry Pendleton signed autographs departing his hotel. For authentic autographed memorabilia of the Atlanta Braves and many other celebrities, check us out at authenticinkgraphs.com
- published: 22 Jun 2012
- views: 44
- author: AuthenticInkGraphs
Ground ball eats Terry Pendleton up
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- Duration: 0:07
- Updated: 15 Jul 2012
Terry Pendleton of the 1985 Cardinals muffs a ground ball.
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Terry Pendleton of the 1985 Cardinals muffs a ground ball.
- published: 19 Jul 2009
- views: 519
- author: TylerGameVideos
Terry Pendleton hanging out in the dugout at PNC park
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- Duration: 0:24
- Updated: 15 Jul 2012
I attempt to get a hello from hall of famer Terry Pendleton while sitting in the first row dugoout box seats at PNC Park 5/24/11.
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I attempt to get a hello from hall of famer Terry Pendleton while sitting in the first row dugoout box seats at PNC Park 5/24/11.
- published: 16 Jun 2011
- views: 125
- author: manawelian
Four Seconds with Terry Pendleton
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- Duration: 0:05
- Updated: 24 Jul 2010
...as he leaves Turner Field on Opening Day, 2010.
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...as he leaves Turner Field on Opening Day, 2010.
- published: 08 Apr 2010
- views: 273
- author: jamesrfb
Atlanta Braves' Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz!
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- Duration: 1:14
- Updated: 10 Jan 2013
www.courtsidetweets.com The Atlanta Braves had the best rotation in baseball with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Steve Avery for a time, and it's stunning that they only won one championship in 1995!
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www.courtsidetweets.com The Atlanta Braves had the best rotation in baseball with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Steve Avery for a time, and it's stunning that they only won one championship in 1995!
- published: 28 Aug 2012
- views: 2186
- author: CourtsideTweets
1992 Atlanta Braves From Last to First
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- Duration: 4:27
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
www.argentaimages.com The Atlanta Braves players talk about the magical year they had going from last place the previous season to the world series in 1991. It was an amazing season in which the perennial losers turned their fate around and starting playing inspired baseball.
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www.argentaimages.com The Atlanta Braves players talk about the magical year they had going from last place the previous season to the world series in 1991. It was an amazing season in which the perennial losers turned their fate around and starting playing inspired baseball.
- published: 06 Sep 2012
- views: 365
- author: ArgentaImages
A Couple Packages and an IP Auto - 10/27/12
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- Duration: 2:15
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
Thanks for watching!
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The Adventures of Brently and Terry: Episode 1 Part 2
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- Duration: 2:23
- Updated: 04 Jul 2012
Brently and Terry venture out onto West Point lake in search of alligators, catfish and such...
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Brently and Terry venture out onto West Point lake in search of alligators, catfish and such...
- published: 04 Jul 2012
- views: 15
- author: Janneyman17
The Adventures of Brently and Terry: Episode 1 Part 2
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- Duration: 1:43
- Updated: 04 Jul 2012
Brently and Terry venture out onto West Point lake in search of alligators, catfish and such...
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Brently and Terry venture out onto West Point lake in search of alligators, catfish and such...
- published: 04 Jul 2012
- views: 6
- author: Janneyman17
HEADZ UP BARBER SHOP CH 10 INTERVIEW 2007
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- Duration: 2:02
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
HEADZ UP BARBER SHOP THE OFFICIAL BARBER SHOP OF THE FLORIDA MARLINS DONTRELLE WILLIS,MLB,ANDRU JONES,MATT DIAZ,TERRY PENDLETON,JUICE (HUGO) HEADS UP BARBERSHOP
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HEADZ UP BARBER SHOP THE OFFICIAL BARBER SHOP OF THE FLORIDA MARLINS DONTRELLE WILLIS,MLB,ANDRU JONES,MATT DIAZ,TERRY PENDLETON,JUICE (HUGO) HEADS UP BARBERSHOP
- published: 05 Aug 2008
- views: 15883
- author: headzup1910
Sports On Sunset -- July 22, 2012
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- Duration: 19:35
- Updated: 23 Jul 2012
Chicks dig the longball, they said in the 1990s. Well, it's 2012. People like crime. Why hasn't stealing bases made a comeback in the major leagues? James Jericho and guest host Reggie Jr. discuss what it will take to fully revive one of baseball's most exciting plays. Also, advertising on NBA uniforms.
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Chicks dig the longball, they said in the 1990s. Well, it's 2012. People like crime. Why hasn't stealing bases made a comeback in the major leagues? James Jericho and guest host Reggie Jr. discuss what it will take to fully revive one of baseball's most exciting plays. Also, advertising on NBA uniforms.
- published: 23 Jul 2012
- views: 39
- author: SportsOnSunset1
2009 Atlanta Braves Caravan
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- Duration: 0:56
- Updated: 27 Aug 2010
Brian McCann, Terry Pendleton, Blaine Boyer, Tommy Hanson, Alum Brad Clontz and GM Frank Wren at Academy Sports and Outdoors in Macon, Ga. January 27, 2009.
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Brian McCann, Terry Pendleton, Blaine Boyer, Tommy Hanson, Alum Brad Clontz and GM Frank Wren at Academy Sports and Outdoors in Macon, Ga. January 27, 2009.
- published: 30 Jan 2009
- views: 1499
- author: jamesrfb
1993 POST SET 30 Card Checklist
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- Duration: 1:15
- Updated: 02 Jan 2013
stores.ebay.com 1993 POST 1 Dave Fleming 2 Will Clark 3 Kirby Puckett 4 Roger Clemens 5 Fred McGriff 6 Eric Karros 7 Ken Griffey Jr 8 Tony Gwynn 9 Cal Ripken Jr 10 Cecil Fielder 11 Gary Sheffield 12 Don Mattingly 13 Ryne Sandberg 14 Frank Thomas 15 Barry Bonds 16 Paul Molitor 17 Terry Pendleton 18 Darren Daulton 19 Mark McGwire 20 Nolan Ryan 21 Tom Glavine 22 Roberto Alomar 23 Juan Gonzalez 24 Bobby Bonilla 25 George Brett 26 Ozzie Smith 27 Andy Van Slyke 28 Barry Larkin 29 John Kruk 30 Robin Yount
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stores.ebay.com 1993 POST 1 Dave Fleming 2 Will Clark 3 Kirby Puckett 4 Roger Clemens 5 Fred McGriff 6 Eric Karros 7 Ken Griffey Jr 8 Tony Gwynn 9 Cal Ripken Jr 10 Cecil Fielder 11 Gary Sheffield 12 Don Mattingly 13 Ryne Sandberg 14 Frank Thomas 15 Barry Bonds 16 Paul Molitor 17 Terry Pendleton 18 Darren Daulton 19 Mark McGwire 20 Nolan Ryan 21 Tom Glavine 22 Roberto Alomar 23 Juan Gonzalez 24 Bobby Bonilla 25 George Brett 26 Ozzie Smith 27 Andy Van Slyke 28 Barry Larkin 29 John Kruk 30 Robin Yount
- published: 15 May 2012
- views: 64
- author: TheCharliesHustle
Sports Book Review: Pendleton Round-Up at 100: Oregon's Legendary Rodeo by Michael Bales, Ann Ter...
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- Duration: 1:35
- Updated: 28 Jun 2012
www.SportsBookLand.com This is the summary of Pendleton Round-Up at 100 Oregon's Legendary Rodeo by Michael Bales, Ann Terry Hill.
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www.SportsBookLand.com This is the summary of Pendleton Round-Up at 100 Oregon's Legendary Rodeo by Michael Bales, Ann Terry Hill.
- published: 28 Jun 2012
- views: 9
- author: SportsBookLand
1992 POST SET 30 Baseball Card Checklist MSA
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- Duration: 1:18
- Updated: 02 Jan 2013
All Cards Can Be Found In My eBay Store: CHARLIESHUSTLE stores.ebay.com 1992 POST SET 1 Jeff Bagwell 2 Ryne Sandberg 3 Don Mattingly 4 Wally Joyner 5 Dwight Gooden 6 Chuck Knoblauch 7 Kirby Puckett 8 Ozzie Smith 9 Cal Ripken 10 Darryl Strawberry 11 George Brett 12 Joe Carter 13 Cecil Fielder 14 Will Clark 15 Barry Bonds 16 Roger Clemens 17 Paul Molitor 18 Scott Erickson 19 Wade Boggs 20 Ken Griffey Jr. 21 Bobby Bonilla 22 Terry Pendleton 23 Barry Larkin 24 Frank Thomas 25 Jose Canseco 26 Tony Gwynn 27 Nolan Ryan 28 Howard Johnson 29 Dave Justice 30 Danny Tartabull
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All Cards Can Be Found In My eBay Store: CHARLIESHUSTLE stores.ebay.com 1992 POST SET 1 Jeff Bagwell 2 Ryne Sandberg 3 Don Mattingly 4 Wally Joyner 5 Dwight Gooden 6 Chuck Knoblauch 7 Kirby Puckett 8 Ozzie Smith 9 Cal Ripken 10 Darryl Strawberry 11 George Brett 12 Joe Carter 13 Cecil Fielder 14 Will Clark 15 Barry Bonds 16 Roger Clemens 17 Paul Molitor 18 Scott Erickson 19 Wade Boggs 20 Ken Griffey Jr. 21 Bobby Bonilla 22 Terry Pendleton 23 Barry Larkin 24 Frank Thomas 25 Jose Canseco 26 Tony Gwynn 27 Nolan Ryan 28 Howard Johnson 29 Dave Justice 30 Danny Tartabull
- published: 29 Apr 2012
- views: 98
- author: TheCharliesHustle
Fantasy Baseball Report and Braves Update (Shports Talk 75)
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- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
A segment from the 75th episode of Shports Talk, a fantasy sports show created and hosted by Rob Shaw that airs on the CBS affiliates in Tallahassee, FL and Albany, Georgia. In this segment Triston Sanders discusses the recent injuries affecting fantasy sports including Pedro Martinez and Victor Martinez. Rob Shaw then talks with Terry Pendleton and outfielder Matt Diaz about the 2008 season for the Atlanta.Rob Shaw (Rob@Shports.com), is the lead fantasy sports expert for Fantasyfanatics.com. He writes weekly columns for SportsIllustrated.com and Sportsnet.ca. Shaw is a Sports Anchor / Director for WCTV, the CBS affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida.
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A segment from the 75th episode of Shports Talk, a fantasy sports show created and hosted by Rob Shaw that airs on the CBS affiliates in Tallahassee, FL and Albany, Georgia. In this segment Triston Sanders discusses the recent injuries affecting fantasy sports including Pedro Martinez and Victor Martinez. Rob Shaw then talks with Terry Pendleton and outfielder Matt Diaz about the 2008 season for the Atlanta.Rob Shaw (Rob@Shports.com), is the lead fantasy sports expert for Fantasyfanatics.com. He writes weekly columns for SportsIllustrated.com and Sportsnet.ca. Shaw is a Sports Anchor / Director for WCTV, the CBS affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida.
- published: 05 Apr 2008
- views: 2765
- author: SHPORTSTALK
Top Five High School Football Athletes In South Carolina - Class Of 2013
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- Duration: 2:02
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
www.NationalUnderclassmen.com is counting down the top 50 athletes from each state in the United States. In this video Coach David Schuman counts down the top 5 high school football athletes from the state of South Carolina for the class of 2013. To check out the rest of the list, head on over to www.nationalunderclassmen.com www.nationalunderclassmen.com www.ultimate100camp.com www.davidschuman.com National Underclassmen Football Combine and Football Camp for Top Prospect High School Football Players looking to get recruited for college football Players mentioned include Mike williams, Lake Marious High School, DJ Park, Dillon, Tramel Terry, Goose Creek, Michael Hill, Pendleton, Bryce King, Dillon
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www.NationalUnderclassmen.com is counting down the top 50 athletes from each state in the United States. In this video Coach David Schuman counts down the top 5 high school football athletes from the state of South Carolina for the class of 2013. To check out the rest of the list, head on over to www.nationalunderclassmen.com www.nationalunderclassmen.com www.ultimate100camp.com www.davidschuman.com National Underclassmen Football Combine and Football Camp for Top Prospect High School Football Players looking to get recruited for college football Players mentioned include Mike williams, Lake Marious High School, DJ Park, Dillon, Tramel Terry, Goose Creek, Michael Hill, Pendleton, Bryce King, Dillon
- published: 21 Feb 2012
- views: 4312
- author: NUCfootball
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1991 facing Terry Pendleton
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The year was 1991 and I was facing the eventual National League MVP Terry Pendleton and I threw a great sinking fastball away and then flipped up a horrible hanging curve ball that he promptly slapped into center...
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The year was 1991 and I was facing the eventual National League MVP Terry Pendleton and I threw a great sinking fastball away and then flipped up a horrible hanging curve ball that he promptly slapped into center...
- published: 16 Mar 2012
- views: 488
- author: Rob Mallicoat
1993 Re-Live the Moments (part three)
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- Duration: 11:36
- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
From the last great pennant race, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies on the last day of the 1993 baseball season for their 104th victory. The Braves went on to win the NL West championship by one game over the San Francisco Giants. The following is part three of the post-game program "Re-Live the Moments," aired on WTBS (channel 17) Sunday, October 3, 1993. This segment features the Braves come from behind victory in their last at-bat, scoring six runs in the top of the 9th to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 23, 1993. Also in this segment are interviews with 3rd baseman Terry Pendleton and 1st baseman Sid Bream. NOTICE: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. SPECIAL NOTE: This is my second attempt at posting these videos from the 1993 Atlanta Braves season. My first attempt was thwarted by a copyright claim from those oh-so-good folks at Major League Baseball. There are nine parts to this historic video, which I hope to have uploaded as soon as possible (barring any unforeseen circumstances like MLB & Bud Selig wanting to make money off an eighteen year old video, thus ordering YouTube to take down the videos I want to share with Braves Country).
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From the last great pennant race, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies on the last day of the 1993 baseball season for their 104th victory. The Braves went on to win the NL West championship by one game over the San Francisco Giants. The following is part three of the post-game program "Re-Live the Moments," aired on WTBS (channel 17) Sunday, October 3, 1993. This segment features the Braves come from behind victory in their last at-bat, scoring six runs in the top of the 9th to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 23, 1993. Also in this segment are interviews with 3rd baseman Terry Pendleton and 1st baseman Sid Bream. NOTICE: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. SPECIAL NOTE: This is my second attempt at posting these videos from the 1993 Atlanta Braves season. My first attempt was thwarted by a copyright claim from those oh-so-good folks at Major League Baseball. There are nine parts to this historic video, which I hope to have uploaded as soon as possible (barring any unforeseen circumstances like MLB & Bud Selig wanting to make money off an eighteen year old video, thus ordering YouTube to take down the videos I want to share with Braves Country).
- published: 18 Sep 2011
- views: 6602
- author: bravesfan19912011
Hitting the Baseball with Atlanta Braves Coach Terry Pendleton
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- Duration: 5:31
- Updated: 29 Nov 2012
On ClubHouseGAS.com, former MLB MVP and Atlanta Braves hitting coach talks with Casey Bass about the fundamentals of hitting.
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On ClubHouseGAS.com, former MLB MVP and Atlanta Braves hitting coach talks with Casey Bass about the fundamentals of hitting.
- published: 11 Feb 2008
- views: 3066
- author: ClubHouseGas
God Eff You, Terry Pendleton!
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- Duration: 2:51
- Updated: 26 Jul 2012
Celebrate Hendersonmas with this ill-advised, mean-spirited and artless what for directed at above average third baseman Terry Pendleton.
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Celebrate Hendersonmas with this ill-advised, mean-spirited and artless what for directed at above average third baseman Terry Pendleton.
- published: 17 Dec 2008
- views: 12818
- author: rudblah
Terry Pendleton Quotes
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- Duration: 3:05
- Updated: 12 Oct 2012
What was your favorite Terry Pendleton quote? 'Like' and leave a comment below, then jump over to quotetank.com and make a list of your favorites, so you'll never forget! We update our Twitter and Facebook with new quotes every few minutes, don't miss out! twitter.com | www.facebook.com If you enjoyed these quotes, please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE! Who is Terry Pendleton? A former third baseman in Major League Baseball, and a former hitting coach and current first base coach of the Atlanta Braves.
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What was your favorite Terry Pendleton quote? 'Like' and leave a comment below, then jump over to quotetank.com and make a list of your favorites, so you'll never forget! We update our Twitter and Facebook with new quotes every few minutes, don't miss out! twitter.com | www.facebook.com If you enjoyed these quotes, please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE! Who is Terry Pendleton? A former third baseman in Major League Baseball, and a former hitting coach and current first base coach of the Atlanta Braves.
- published: 18 Mar 2012
- views: 37
- author: quotetank
Ground ball eats Terry Pendleton up
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- Duration: 0:07
- Updated: 15 Jul 2012
Terry Pendleton of the 1985 Cardinals muffs a ground ball.
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Terry Pendleton of the 1985 Cardinals muffs a ground ball.
- published: 19 Jul 2009
- views: 518
- author: TylerGameVideos
HEADZ UP BARBER SHOP CH 10 INTERVIEW 2007
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:02
- Updated: 06 Dec 2012
HEADZ UP BARBER SHOP THE OFFICIAL BARBER SHOP OF THE FLORIDA MARLINS DONTRELLE WILLIS,MLB,ANDRU JONES,MATT DIAZ,TERRY PENDLETON,JUICE (HUGO) HEADS UP BARBERSHOP
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HEADZ UP BARBER SHOP THE OFFICIAL BARBER SHOP OF THE FLORIDA MARLINS DONTRELLE WILLIS,MLB,ANDRU JONES,MATT DIAZ,TERRY PENDLETON,JUICE (HUGO) HEADS UP BARBERSHOP
- published: 05 Aug 2008
- views: 15835
- author: headzup1910
Terry Pendleton Autographs
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:09
- Updated: 01 Aug 2012
www.authenticinkgraphs.com Atlanta Braves coach Terry Pendleton signed autographs departing his hotel. For authentic autographed memorabilia of the Atlanta Braves and many other celebrities, check us out at authenticinkgraphs.com
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www.authenticinkgraphs.com Atlanta Braves coach Terry Pendleton signed autographs departing his hotel. For authentic autographed memorabilia of the Atlanta Braves and many other celebrities, check us out at authenticinkgraphs.com
- published: 22 Jun 2012
- views: 43
- author: AuthenticInkGraphs
Four Seconds with Terry Pendleton
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- Duration: 0:05
- Updated: 24 Jul 2010
...as he leaves Turner Field on Opening Day, 2010.
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...as he leaves Turner Field on Opening Day, 2010.
- published: 08 Apr 2010
- views: 273
- author: jamesrfb
Terry Pendleton hanging out in the dugout at PNC park
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:24
- Updated: 15 Jul 2012
I attempt to get a hello from hall of famer Terry Pendleton while sitting in the first row dugoout box seats at PNC Park 5/24/11.
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I attempt to get a hello from hall of famer Terry Pendleton while sitting in the first row dugoout box seats at PNC Park 5/24/11.
- published: 16 Jun 2011
- views: 125
- author: manawelian
Memorial Day Giants vs Braves
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:57
- Updated: 06 Jun 2012
Mike and I go to the Giants/Braves game on memorial day weekend. It was a great day. My Giants won and Mike got to see his childhood favorite Chipper Jones play for the very first time.
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Mike and I go to the Giants/Braves game on memorial day weekend. It was a great day. My Giants won and Mike got to see his childhood favorite Chipper Jones play for the very first time.
- published: 03 Jul 2009
- views: 4299
- author: Kevin Sparks
Kelly Gruber Triple Play
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:32
- Updated: 04 Jan 2013
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2009 Atlanta Braves Caravan
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:56
- Updated: 27 Aug 2010
Brian McCann, Terry Pendleton, Blaine Boyer, Tommy Hanson, Alum Brad Clontz and GM Frank Wren at Academy Sports and Outdoors in Macon, Ga. January 27, 2009.
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Brian McCann, Terry Pendleton, Blaine Boyer, Tommy Hanson, Alum Brad Clontz and GM Frank Wren at Academy Sports and Outdoors in Macon, Ga. January 27, 2009.
- published: 30 Jan 2009
- views: 1494
- author: jamesrfb
Postgame 1992 NLCS Game 7 Pirates @ Braves Part 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 14:22
- Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Postgame show after game 7 of 1992 NLCS between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. October 14, 1992. Part 2.
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Postgame show after game 7 of 1992 NLCS between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. October 14, 1992. Part 2.
- published: 27 Mar 2011
- views: 3248
- author: bobtwc2
Fantasy Baseball Report and Braves Update (Shports Talk 75)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
A segment from the 75th episode of Shports Talk, a fantasy sports show created and hosted by Rob Shaw that airs on the CBS affiliates in Tallahassee, FL and Albany, Georgia. In this segment Triston Sanders discusses the recent injuries affecting fantasy sports including Pedro Martinez and Victor Martinez. Rob Shaw then talks with Terry Pendleton and outfielder Matt Diaz about the 2008 season for the Atlanta.Rob Shaw (Rob@Shports.com), is the lead fantasy sports expert for Fantasyfanatics.com. He writes weekly columns for SportsIllustrated.com and Sportsnet.ca. Shaw is a Sports Anchor / Director for WCTV, the CBS affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida.
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A segment from the 75th episode of Shports Talk, a fantasy sports show created and hosted by Rob Shaw that airs on the CBS affiliates in Tallahassee, FL and Albany, Georgia. In this segment Triston Sanders discusses the recent injuries affecting fantasy sports including Pedro Martinez and Victor Martinez. Rob Shaw then talks with Terry Pendleton and outfielder Matt Diaz about the 2008 season for the Atlanta.Rob Shaw (Rob@Shports.com), is the lead fantasy sports expert for Fantasyfanatics.com. He writes weekly columns for SportsIllustrated.com and Sportsnet.ca. Shaw is a Sports Anchor / Director for WCTV, the CBS affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida.
- published: 05 Apr 2008
- views: 2765
- author: SHPORTSTALK
1991 Atlanta Braves win National League Pennant WAGA TV Coverage Part 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:04
- Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Reaction to the Atlanta Braves defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in game 7 of the 1991 National League Championship Series to advance to their first World Series since 1958. Game played October 17, 1991. Newscast is from WAGA TV in Atlanta, at the time a CBS affiliate.Part 2 of 3
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Reaction to the Atlanta Braves defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in game 7 of the 1991 National League Championship Series to advance to their first World Series since 1958. Game played October 17, 1991. Newscast is from WAGA TV in Atlanta, at the time a CBS affiliate.Part 2 of 3
- published: 13 Jun 2010
- views: 2161
- author: Bob Parker
Atlanta Braves' Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:14
- Updated: 10 Jan 2013
www.courtsidetweets.com The Atlanta Braves had the best rotation in baseball with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Steve Avery for a time, and it's stunning that they only won one championship in 1995!
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www.courtsidetweets.com The Atlanta Braves had the best rotation in baseball with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Steve Avery for a time, and it's stunning that they only won one championship in 1995!
- published: 28 Aug 2012
- views: 2038
- author: CourtsideTweets
Peter Moylan of Atlanta Braves showing off his ink and signing autographs for Charlotte fans
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:39
- Updated: 03 Aug 2011
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Scott, Terry, Matt
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:34
- Updated: 20 Aug 2010
Winter Steelhead fishing on the Umatilla Rvr. in Pendleton, OR.
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Winter Steelhead fishing on the Umatilla Rvr. in Pendleton, OR.
- published: 12 Jan 2008
- views: 1738
- author: mbbostwick
Atlanta Braves Caravan - Charlotte NC
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:12
- Updated: 06 Feb 2012
The Atlanta Braves Caravan was at Taco Mac in Charlotte NC on February 3, 2011. We saw Derek Lowe, Peter Moylan, Lee Hyde, Craig Kimbrel, and Terry Pendleton.
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The Atlanta Braves Caravan was at Taco Mac in Charlotte NC on February 3, 2011. We saw Derek Lowe, Peter Moylan, Lee Hyde, Craig Kimbrel, and Terry Pendleton.
- published: 04 Feb 2011
- views: 426
- author: Tim Johnson
'03 OIF Veteran interviews - Henry Lopez
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 57:53
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
0:00 Good Morning America | 4:02 Noticias 22 | 6:07 Telemundo 52 | 8:32 KCAL 9 | 10:30 CBS 2 | 12:32 ABC 7 | 15:23 Univision 34 | 18:12 Noticias 62 | 19:34 Fox 11 | 21:53 KCAL 9 | 24:34 Telemundo 52 | 26:09 Univision 34 | 28:28 Bellflower Honors Ceremony | 36:07 Sabado Gigante | 46:29 Noticias 22 Multiple TV Interviews from 2003 after being one of the first troops wounded in Iraq. I was a Combat Photographer for the 1st Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California. We were investigating a friendly fire incident in Az-Zubayr, Iraq, involving the death of British journalist, Terry Lloyd. While en route, we were ambushed by Iraqi Insurgents. I'm blessed to have lived to tell about it.
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0:00 Good Morning America | 4:02 Noticias 22 | 6:07 Telemundo 52 | 8:32 KCAL 9 | 10:30 CBS 2 | 12:32 ABC 7 | 15:23 Univision 34 | 18:12 Noticias 62 | 19:34 Fox 11 | 21:53 KCAL 9 | 24:34 Telemundo 52 | 26:09 Univision 34 | 28:28 Bellflower Honors Ceremony | 36:07 Sabado Gigante | 46:29 Noticias 22 Multiple TV Interviews from 2003 after being one of the first troops wounded in Iraq. I was a Combat Photographer for the 1st Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California. We were investigating a friendly fire incident in Az-Zubayr, Iraq, involving the death of British journalist, Terry Lloyd. While en route, we were ambushed by Iraqi Insurgents. I'm blessed to have lived to tell about it.
- published: 12 Oct 2012
- views: 98
- author: Henry Lopez
1992 Atlanta Braves From Last to First
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:27
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
www.argentaimages.com The Atlanta Braves players talk about the magical year they had going from last place the previous season to the world series in 1991. It was an amazing season in which the perennial losers turned their fate around and starting playing inspired baseball.
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www.argentaimages.com The Atlanta Braves players talk about the magical year they had going from last place the previous season to the world series in 1991. It was an amazing season in which the perennial losers turned their fate around and starting playing inspired baseball.
- published: 06 Sep 2012
- views: 348
- author: ArgentaImages
A Couple Packages and an IP Auto - 10/27/12
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:15
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
Thanks for watching!
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1:56
1991 facing Terry Pendleton
The year was 1991 and I was facing the eventual National League MVP Terry Pendleton and I ...
published: 16 Mar 2012
author: Rob Mallicoat
1991 facing Terry Pendleton
The year was 1991 and I was facing the eventual National League MVP Terry Pendleton and I threw a great sinking fastball away and then flipped up a horrible hanging curve ball that he promptly slapped into center...
- published: 16 Mar 2012
- views: 488
- author: Rob Mallicoat
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1993 Re-Live the Moments (part three)
From the last great pennant race, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies on the ...
published: 18 Sep 2011
author: bravesfan19912011
1993 Re-Live the Moments (part three)
From the last great pennant race, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies on the last day of the 1993 baseball season for their 104th victory. The Braves went on to win the NL West championship by one game over the San Francisco Giants. The following is part three of the post-game program "Re-Live the Moments," aired on WTBS (channel 17) Sunday, October 3, 1993. This segment features the Braves come from behind victory in their last at-bat, scoring six runs in the top of the 9th to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 23, 1993. Also in this segment are interviews with 3rd baseman Terry Pendleton and 1st baseman Sid Bream. NOTICE: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. SPECIAL NOTE: This is my second attempt at posting these videos from the 1993 Atlanta Braves season. My first attempt was thwarted by a copyright claim from those oh-so-good folks at Major League Baseball. There are nine parts to this historic video, which I hope to have uploaded as soon as possible (barring any unforeseen circumstances like MLB & Bud Selig wanting to make money off an eighteen year old video, thus ordering YouTube to take down the videos I want to share with Braves Country).
- published: 18 Sep 2011
- views: 6602
- author: bravesfan19912011
5:31
Hitting the Baseball with Atlanta Braves Coach Terry Pendleton
On ClubHouseGAS.com, former MLB MVP and Atlanta Braves hitting coach talks with Casey Bass...
published: 11 Feb 2008
author: ClubHouseGas
Hitting the Baseball with Atlanta Braves Coach Terry Pendleton
On ClubHouseGAS.com, former MLB MVP and Atlanta Braves hitting coach talks with Casey Bass about the fundamentals of hitting.
- published: 11 Feb 2008
- views: 3066
- author: ClubHouseGas
2:51
God Eff You, Terry Pendleton!
Celebrate Hendersonmas with this ill-advised, mean-spirited and artless what for directed ...
published: 17 Dec 2008
author: rudblah
God Eff You, Terry Pendleton!
Celebrate Hendersonmas with this ill-advised, mean-spirited and artless what for directed at above average third baseman Terry Pendleton.
- published: 17 Dec 2008
- views: 12818
- author: rudblah
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Terry Pendleton Quotes
What was your favorite Terry Pendleton quote? 'Like' and leave a comment below, then jump ...
published: 18 Mar 2012
author: quotetank
Terry Pendleton Quotes
What was your favorite Terry Pendleton quote? 'Like' and leave a comment below, then jump over to quotetank.com and make a list of your favorites, so you'll never forget! We update our Twitter and Facebook with new quotes every few minutes, don't miss out! twitter.com | www.facebook.com If you enjoyed these quotes, please LIKE, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE! Who is Terry Pendleton? A former third baseman in Major League Baseball, and a former hitting coach and current first base coach of the Atlanta Braves.
- published: 18 Mar 2012
- views: 37
- author: quotetank
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Ground ball eats Terry Pendleton up
Terry Pendleton of the 1985 Cardinals muffs a ground ball....
published: 19 Jul 2009
author: TylerGameVideos
Ground ball eats Terry Pendleton up
Terry Pendleton of the 1985 Cardinals muffs a ground ball.
- published: 19 Jul 2009
- views: 518
- author: TylerGameVideos
2:02
HEADZ UP BARBER SHOP CH 10 INTERVIEW 2007
HEADZ UP BARBER SHOP THE OFFICIAL BARBER SHOP OF THE FLORIDA MARLINS DONTRELLE WILLIS,MLB,...
published: 05 Aug 2008
author: headzup1910
HEADZ UP BARBER SHOP CH 10 INTERVIEW 2007
HEADZ UP BARBER SHOP THE OFFICIAL BARBER SHOP OF THE FLORIDA MARLINS DONTRELLE WILLIS,MLB,ANDRU JONES,MATT DIAZ,TERRY PENDLETON,JUICE (HUGO) HEADS UP BARBERSHOP
- published: 05 Aug 2008
- views: 15835
- author: headzup1910
0:09
Terry Pendleton Autographs
www.authenticinkgraphs.com Atlanta Braves coach Terry Pendleton signed autographs departin...
published: 22 Jun 2012
author: AuthenticInkGraphs
Terry Pendleton Autographs
www.authenticinkgraphs.com Atlanta Braves coach Terry Pendleton signed autographs departing his hotel. For authentic autographed memorabilia of the Atlanta Braves and many other celebrities, check us out at authenticinkgraphs.com
- published: 22 Jun 2012
- views: 43
- author: AuthenticInkGraphs
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Terry Pendleton hanging out in the dugout at PNC park
I attempt to get a hello from hall of famer Terry Pendleton while sitting in the first row...
published: 16 Jun 2011
author: manawelian
Terry Pendleton hanging out in the dugout at PNC park
I attempt to get a hello from hall of famer Terry Pendleton while sitting in the first row dugoout box seats at PNC Park 5/24/11.
- published: 16 Jun 2011
- views: 125
- author: manawelian
3:57
Memorial Day Giants vs Braves
Mike and I go to the Giants/Braves game on memorial day weekend. It was a great day. My Gi...
published: 03 Jul 2009
author: Kevin Sparks
Memorial Day Giants vs Braves
Mike and I go to the Giants/Braves game on memorial day weekend. It was a great day. My Giants won and Mike got to see his childhood favorite Chipper Jones play for the very first time.
- published: 03 Jul 2009
- views: 4299
- author: Kevin Sparks
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Kelly Gruber Triple Play
...
published: 06 Jul 2010
author: senseicallum
Kelly Gruber Triple Play
- published: 06 Jul 2010
- views: 10179
- author: senseicallum
0:56
2009 Atlanta Braves Caravan
Brian McCann, Terry Pendleton, Blaine Boyer, Tommy Hanson, Alum Brad Clontz and GM Frank W...
published: 30 Jan 2009
author: jamesrfb
2009 Atlanta Braves Caravan
Brian McCann, Terry Pendleton, Blaine Boyer, Tommy Hanson, Alum Brad Clontz and GM Frank Wren at Academy Sports and Outdoors in Macon, Ga. January 27, 2009.
- published: 30 Jan 2009
- views: 1494
- author: jamesrfb
14:22
Postgame 1992 NLCS Game 7 Pirates @ Braves Part 2
Postgame show after game 7 of 1992 NLCS between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pira...
published: 27 Mar 2011
author: bobtwc2
Postgame 1992 NLCS Game 7 Pirates @ Braves Part 2
Postgame show after game 7 of 1992 NLCS between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. October 14, 1992. Part 2.
- published: 27 Mar 2011
- views: 3248
- author: bobtwc2
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CAROLINE - A film by Mani Nasry
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Director/Producer/Writer -MANI NASRY
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published: 03 Dec 2009
author: MANI NASRY
CAROLINE - A film by Mani Nasry
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1421199/
Director/Producer/Writer -MANI NASRY
http://twitter.com/#!/ManiNasry
Mani Nasry an exceptionally talented filmmaker, actor and artist with a sophisticated breadth of education, skills, experience, and professional accomplishments. He trained as an actor and director in New York with Salem Ludwig and with Donna DeMatteo for playwriting. For Mani, the decision to work in the film industry guided his academic decisions from an early age. He attended a Toronto high school renowned for excellence in the arts, and was accepted into one of the highly competitive film program at Ryerson university. It is notable that he went to Ryerson with an already well-established career in theatre, film, television and commercial work, and a range of multi-faceted achievements including producing, cinematography, casting, writing, directing, acting, and editing. On his own he added stints in New York and Los Angeles with leading acting teachers, as well as learning the grace and style of many forms of dance and athletics. With courses perceptively, he has also recognized the importance of acquiring an understanding of the business side of the industry, and the varied aspects of technology and production. There are some people clearly born to follow the path they have chosen from the start. Mani Nasry has the passion to succeed, the curiosity and ingenuity required to lead and collaborate in an industry known for its impact and appeal, and the strength of character and work ethic to immerse himself in finding and telling an unforgettable story.
MANI NASRY FILM AND TELEVISION RESUME Performer Profile Gender: Male Height: 5 feet 7 in Weight: 140 Age Range: 21 - 29 Physique: Athletic Hair Color: Brown Eyes: Brown Film Family Curse (2003 TV movie) Cast-Apr 01, 2003 SHADOW WALKERS PRODUCTIONS LTD Dawn of the Dead (2004) Cast-May 25, 2003/Jul 20, 2003 CORPUS VIVOS PRODUCTIONS INC Beautiful Girl (2003 TV movie) Cast-Aug 31, 2003 NEVER TIME PRODUCTIONS LTD New York Minute (2004/I) Cast-Sep 07, 2003 NY MINUTE FILMS INC Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004 TV movie) Cast-Oct 18, 2003 ADJUSTMENT BULLOCH Childstar (2004) Cast-Nov 23, 2003/Dec 07, 2003 RHOMBUS MEDIA The Coven (2004 TV movie) Cast-Dec 07, 2003 COVEN PRODUCTIONS CORP Man of the Year (2006) Cast-Feb 14, 2006 AXIUM ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES CANADA HOOKED ON SPEEDMAN Cast-Mar 08, 2006 PLAYING ARMY PRODUCTIONS INC "WHAT DO YOU SEE 1" Cast-Mar 14, 2006 ARNOLD WORLDWIDE CANADA Road to Christmas (2006 TV movie) Cast-Apr 02, 2006/ Apr 23, 2006 LET IT SNOW PRODUCTIONS INC. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) Cast-May 14, 2006 STUPID ZEBRA PRODUCTIONS INC Camille (2007) Cast-Jun 25, 2006 CAMILLE PRODUCTIONS INC LOVE BITES Cast-Jun 25, 2006 LOVE BUGS PRODUCTIONS INC Talk to Me (2007) Cast-Jul 02, 2006/Jul 09, 2006 TALK TO ME PRODUCTIONS INC LIPSTICK Cast-Jul 23, 2006 LIPSTICK FILMS INC Late Fragment (2008) Cast-Oct 22, 2006 KATMADHU INC Diary of the Dead (2007) Cast-Nov 05, 2006 DEAD DIARY PRODUCTIONS INC Trapped (2007 TV series documentary) Cast-Feb 28, 2007 NF (TRAPPED) INC Céline (2008 TV movie) Cast-Apr 09, 2007 CHART TOPPING PRODUCTIONS INC Saw IV (2007) Cast-Apr 16, 2007 SAW IV PRODUCTIONS INC The Incredible Hulk (2008) Cast-Jul 09, 2007 MVL INCREDIBLE PRODUCTIONS CANADA, INC. The Echo (2008) Cast-Aug 13, 2007 DCP ECHO PRODUCTIONS INC The Love Guru (2008) Cast-Sep 07, 2007 LOVE GURU PRODUCTIONS INC Traitor (2008) Cast-Sep 10, 2007 CINEBRIDGE PRODUCTIONS INC Murder on Her Mind (2008 TV movie) Cast-Oct 01, 2007 YELLOW NOTEBOOK PROD. INC. Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008 TV movie) Cast-Oct 10, 2007 ANNE PREQUEL PRODUCTIONS INC Repossession Mambo (2009) Cast-Oct 15, 2007 MAMBO FILM PRODUCTIONS INC Toronto Stories (2008) Cast-Oct 15, 2007 TORONTO STORIES Wisegal (2008 TV movie) Cast-Oct 26, 2007 WISEGIRL FILMS INC SMACK Cast SLAVA KOSTYACHENKO THE CURSE OF CHARLIE MARCEL Cast 9 TH LIFE PRODUCTIONS INC THE POCKET WATCH Cast REBECCA ROSE TURN TO NOWHERE Cast ARTMILL CREATIVE GROUP MODERN ART Cast YEUNG ART PRODUCTIONS BLIND ENCOUNTER Cast TOBESCENE PRODUCTION/GUY EARLE OFFICE IMPLOSION Cast JONATHAN WORMAN/NICOLE DORSEY PRODUCT THE BLACK DON Cast TRIPOD PRODUCTION/ EFRAIN GARCIA BEEF Cast THOMAS LIEU/KEVIN C.W.WONG/PROJECT NORI ALBERT LOVES YOU Cast TAD MICHALAK-BEN LICHTY-FRASER BROWN BURDEN Cast Sean Bodden SWITCH Cast Ian Schaiwer GROWING UP A MARCIANO Cast JENNIFER KASSABIAN/ E S B E PRODUCITON THE PLAYERS Cast CRAWLEY PRODUCT GONE FOREVER Cast 14 FILM WORLD APPARTS Cast PAUL MUZZIN THE GLOW Cast GLOW PRODUCTIONS/CRAIG R. BAXLEY Flashback Cast 14 FILM When Bad Things Happen To Good People Cast 14 FILM Television The Call (2004 TV series documentary) Cast-Oct 23, 2003/Nov 13, 2003 Life Network -1536901 ONTARIO INC VIOLENT CRIME Cast-Mar 16, 2003 VC PRODUCTIONS INC UNTITLED HOLLAND FULLER Cast-Mar 23, 2003 MILLENNIUM CANADIAN PRODUCTIONS EAST SHAKESPEARVILLE Cast-May 11, 2003 681417 ONTARIO LIMITED Platinum (2003 TV series) C
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Pheasant hunt with Randy and Mick
Here's Randy hunting with his son Jeremiah, his Uncle Ron, a friend, Judd, and me. Video ...
published: 17 Nov 2009
author: Terry Coffey
Pheasant hunt with Randy and Mick
Here's Randy hunting with his son Jeremiah, his Uncle Ron, a friend, Judd, and me. Video was taken in 2 different Oregon locations, including the Pendleton and Roseburg areas.
Mick, is a German Shorthair. Obviously a great bird dog. Also the segment with Jeremiah and the "not dead" bird, is not exactly what is appears to be...so please no animal cruelty posts. (Unless of course you just want to complain about killing pheasants in general. Feel free..my deaf ears are wide open.)
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Ep.5: The One with Garth Butcher
Among the obscure, yet necessary, references in Episode 5: Terry Pendleton, Eddie Belfour,...
published: 21 Apr 2010
author: Joe Sports Fan
Ep.5: The One with Garth Butcher
Among the obscure, yet necessary, references in Episode 5: Terry Pendleton, Eddie Belfour, Sergio Momesso, Geoff Courtnall, David Wright’s eyebrow assistant, Garth Algar, Raging Rivers, and AC Slater.
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Fantasy Baseball Report and Braves Update (Shports Talk 75)
A segment from the 75th episode of Shports Talk, a fantasy sports show created and hosted ...
published: 05 Apr 2008
author: SHPORTSTALK
Fantasy Baseball Report and Braves Update (Shports Talk 75)
A segment from the 75th episode of Shports Talk, a fantasy sports show created and hosted by Rob Shaw that airs on the CBS affiliates in Tallahassee, FL and Albany, Georgia. In this segment Triston Sanders discusses the recent injuries affecting fantasy sports including Pedro Martinez and Victor Martinez. Rob Shaw then talks with Terry Pendleton and outfielder Matt Diaz about the 2008 season for the Atlanta.Rob Shaw (Rob@Shports.com), is the lead fantasy sports expert for Fantasyfanatics.com. He writes weekly columns for SportsIllustrated.com and Sportsnet.ca. Shaw is a Sports Anchor / Director for WCTV, the CBS affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida.
- published: 05 Apr 2008
- views: 2765
- author: SHPORTSTALK
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1991 Atlanta Braves win National League Pennant WAGA TV Coverage Part 2
Reaction to the Atlanta Braves defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in game 7 of the 1991 Nati...
published: 13 Jun 2010
author: Bob Parker
1991 Atlanta Braves win National League Pennant WAGA TV Coverage Part 2
Reaction to the Atlanta Braves defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in game 7 of the 1991 National League Championship Series to advance to their first World Series since 1958. Game played October 17, 1991. Newscast is from WAGA TV in Atlanta, at the time a CBS affiliate.Part 2 of 3
- published: 13 Jun 2010
- views: 2161
- author: Bob Parker
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Atlanta Braves' Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz!
www.courtsidetweets.com The Atlanta Braves had the best rotation in baseball with Greg Mad...
published: 28 Aug 2012
author: CourtsideTweets
Atlanta Braves' Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz!
www.courtsidetweets.com The Atlanta Braves had the best rotation in baseball with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Steve Avery for a time, and it's stunning that they only won one championship in 1995!
- published: 28 Aug 2012
- views: 2038
- author: CourtsideTweets
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Peter Moylan of Atlanta Braves showing off his ink and signing autographs for Charlotte fans
...
published: 07 Feb 2011
author: TWCNortheast1
Peter Moylan of Atlanta Braves showing off his ink and signing autographs for Charlotte fans
- published: 07 Feb 2011
- views: 934
- author: TWCNortheast1
photo: AP / Anis Belghoul
22 Jan 2013
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. When then-Vice President Dick Cheney stated. "If there's a 1% chance that Pakistani scientists are helping al-Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response. It's not about our analysis...it's about our response,"(1) it was clearly evident that the "war on terror" had been lost ... And when Zacarias Moussaoui shouted. "America you lost ... 11....(size: 9.1Kb)
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21 Jan 2013
Algerian security forces on Sunday made grisly discoveries of dozens of bodies at a sprawling natural gas facility, a day after a violent showdown put an end to an international hostage crisis. But as Algeria tallied up the losses, a debate was emerging about whether the militant group linked to al-Qaida that seized the plant had been intent on a massacre or whether it had simply been after money ... ....(size: 2.9Kb)
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23 Jan 2013
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Three people were wounded, one critically, on Tuesday when gunfire erupted during an altercation between two people on a community college campus near Houston, police said, the latest in a series of shootings on U.S. college and school campuses. Two people "of interest" in the Lone Star College shooting were detained for questioning, including one with a student identification, according to authorities....(size: 3.7Kb)
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23 Jan 2013
United Nations - On Tuesday the UN Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea's December rocket launch and expanded existing UN sanctions, eliciting a vow from Pyongyang to boost the North's military and nuclear capabilities. While the resolution approved by the 15-nation council does not impose new sanctions on Pyongyang, diplomats said Beijing's support for it was a significant diplomatic blow to Pyongyang ... Blacklisted ... >. > ... >....(size: 27.5Kb)
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23 Jan 2013
NEW DELHI ' An Indian government panel recommended on Wednesday the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, a commitment for speedy rape trials and changes to the country’s antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month ... The suggestions included banning a traumatic vaginal exam of rape victims to ending political interference in sex crime cases ... Verma, who headed the panel ... . ....(size: 5.1Kb)
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23 Jan 2013
(Source. Atlanta Braves). ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves Country Caravan, presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, will roll through the Southeast January 22 - February 2. For two weeks, Braves players, coaches, broadcasters and front office staff will hit the road traveling nearly 3000 miles of Braves country to meet and greet fans prior to taking off for Spring Training ... CST - Mt ... Upton, Brandon Beachy, Terry Pendleton and Chip Caray.***....(size: 5.7Kb)
MLB
22 Jan 2013
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves Country Caravan, presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, will roll through the Southeast January 22 – February 2. For two weeks, Braves players, coaches, broadcasters and front office staff will hit the road traveling nearly 3000 miles of Braves country to meet and greet fans prior to taking off for Spring Training ... Scheduled to appear ... Upton, Brandon Beachy, Terry Pendleton and Chip Caray.*** ... ....(size: 8.4Kb)
Tulsa World
09 Jan 2013
IT WAS WRITTEN 19 years ago next summer, and the words are even truer today than they were back then. Dale Murphy belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1993, when Murphy retired, then-Tulsa World Sports Editor Bill Connors wrote that even with George Steinbrenner's return, Marge Schott's exile and Terry Pendleton's walkout on his own team, the game's greatest loss that summer was Murphy's retirement ... And that's too bad ... Read John E ... ....(size: 6.6Kb)
Business Journal
08 Jan 2013
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Business Journal
08 Jan 2013
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Business Journal
08 Jan 2013
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Business Journal
08 Jan 2013
Ken Elkins Senior Staff Writer- Charlotte Business Journal Email . Twitter. Textum Weaving Inc. has named Cheryl Corallo director of sales for the technical-fabrics company that’s based in Belmont. Corallo comes to the Textum from Kuraray America Inc ... Textum was founded in 1996 ... Industries. ... Gov ... Terry Pendleton commented on American Airlines flight attendants likely to approve US Airways merger plan on Thursday, January 3rd ... Gov....(size: 10.6Kb)
Business Journal
08 Jan 2013
Jen Wilson Associate Editor/Online- Charlotte Business Journal Email ... NFIB says its small-business optimism index rose a half-point last month to 88.0 following a steep drop in November. The group blames uncertainty over fiscal-cliff negotiations as a reason for the low reading ... Related links. ... Sign Up Now ... Terry Pendleton commented on American Airlines flight attendants likely to approve US Airways merger plan on Thursday, January 3rd ... ....(size: 10.6Kb)
Business Journal
08 Jan 2013
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Business Journal
08 Jan 2013
Erik Spanberg Senior Staff Writer- Charlotte Business Journal Email . Twitter. Politicians pressed the city's top tourism executive Monday on matters ranging from revamped financial reports to future booking trends in conventions, but ultimately offered him wide latitude ... Among the exceptions ... Terry Pendleton commented on American Airlines flight attendants likely to approve US Airways merger plan on Thursday, January 3rd ... ... ....(size: 11.8Kb)
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08 Jan 2013
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08 Jan 2013
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08 Jan 2013
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| Terry Pendleton | |
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 9 | |
| Third baseman / Coach | |
| Born: (1960-07-16) July 16, 1960 (age 51) Los Angeles, California |
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| Batted: Switch | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| July 18, 1984 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1998 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .270 |
| Home runs | 140 |
| Runs batted in | 946 |
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Terry Lee Pendleton (born July 16, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball, and a former hitting coach and current first base coach of the Atlanta Braves. He played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, but he also spent time with the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and Kansas City Royals. During his fifteen year career, he went to the World Series five times, yet his team never won a championship.
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Pre-Major League career[link]
Terry Pendleton started his baseball career as an Eastside Little League player, then moved on to play [second baseman] at Channel Islands High,[1] then moved on to a collegiate baseball career at Fresno State. He played the 1981 and 1982 seasons with the Bulldogs, and was a key contributor to the team's fourth consecutive conference title in the 1982 season when he set a school record with 98 hits.[2] That feat led to his recognition as an All-American.[2] As a result, Pendleton had his jersey retired in 2007, alongside the jerseys of Tex Clevenger and Jimy Williams.[2] He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1982 amateur draft, and subsequently signed with the team on June 12, 1982.[3]
With little haste after his signing, Pendleton's minor league campaign began with the Johnson City Cardinals and the St. Petersburg Cardinals during the 1982 season.[4] Pendleton impressed the organization enough to warrant being moved up to class AA baseball with the Arkansas Travelers for the 1983 season.[4] He was selected to the league's all star team for his performance at Arkansas.[5] Making steady progress, Pendleton was promoted to class AAA in 1984 and played for the Louisville Redbirds. After four games at second base, Pendleton was moved to third and became a third baseman, the position he would play the rest of his career.[4] The Cardinals were so impressed with Pendleton's development as a third baseman in Louisville that they traded their starting third baseman, Ken Oberkfell, to the Atlanta Braves and temporarily placed Andy Van Slyke at third base while Pendleton continued to gain experience.[6] However, when Van Slyke committed seven errors in thirty games, the Cardinals promoted Pendleton to the majors and began his major league career as the starting third baseman.[6]
Major League career[link]
St. Louis Cardinals[link]
Pendleton made his major league debut on July 18, 1984 against the San Francisco Giants.[3] Batting sixth in the lineup, he made an immediate impact, getting three hits in 5 at-bats en route to an 8–4 victory for the Cardinals.[7] In 67 games during the 1984 St. Louis Cardinals season, Pendleton had a .324 batting average, 20 stolen bases, and finished tied for seventh in Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award voting.[3] The 1985 St. Louis Cardinals season saw Pendleton remain in the starting lineup at third base. His batting average trailed off, as he only hit .240 for the season and was caught stealing 12 times to go along with 17 stolen bases for the season.[3] The Cardinals advanced to the 1985 World Series, and Pendleton ended up hitting the Cardinals' only triple, doing so in the Cardinals' 3–0 game 4 win.[8] His statline for the 1986 St. Louis Cardinals season was only modestly better. His batting average remained low at .239 and he only hit a single home run, but he was able to steal 24 bases, hit 26 doubles and 5 triples.[3] St. Louis management became disappointed with Pendleton after this season, but manager Whitey Herzog pointed out to them that it was his baserunning and fielding (he led the National League in putouts and assists) that made him vital to the team's success.[6]
Pendleton answered front office criticism in his best season to date, the 1987 St. Louis Cardinals season. He improved in many statistical aspects in which he was struggling, including raising his batting average to a respectable .286.[3] He was a strong contributor to the team's pennant win, placing second on the team in home runs, third in runs batted in, and tied for third in stolen bases.[6] Pendleton's fielding efforts led to his earning his first Gold Glove, the first by a Cardinal third baseman since Ken Reitz in 1975, as well as finishing tied for 17th in MVP voting.[3] Unfortunately, as the Cardinals reached the 1987 World Series to play the Minnesota Twins, Pendleton ended up sidelined for most of the series with a ribcage injury.[9] Despite this injury, Pendleton's switch-hitting ability meant that he was able to be used as a left-handed designated hitter during three of the four games the Cardinals played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. He finished the series by playing 3 games, getting 3 hits on 7 at-bats as the Cardinals fell in 7 games for the second time in three years.[10]
As the 1988 St. Louis Cardinals season began, Pendleton seemed to struggle where he had flourished. Despite earning 80 stolen bases in his first four seasons, he only stole three bases the whole season, and in fact went the rest of his career without stealing more than ten.[3] Injuries also plagued him in 1988, as he missed a few weeks with a right hamstring injury, and had arthroscopic surgery in mid-September which cut his season short.[11] Despite this, Pendleton hoped to rebound for the 1989 St. Louis Cardinals season. Rebounding was exactly what he did, as he played in all 162 games for the only times in his career, finished ninth in hits with 162, and earned his second Gold Glove with an impressive .971 fielding percentage.[3] Despite an impressive 1989 season, Pendleton struggled during the 1990 St. Louis Cardinals season. His overall production decline that season, as evident by his .230 batting average and .277 on base percentage,[3] as well as splitting time with rookie Todd Zeile by the end of the season. After the season ended, Zeile appeared to be the third baseman of the future for the Cardinals, and Pendleton became a free agent.
Pendleton is one of several major league players to have an error on a baseball card. His 1985 Donruss card lists him as Jeff Pendleton[12] .
Atlanta Braves[link]
After Pendleton was granted free agency on November 5, 1990,[3] the Braves were undergoing a similar overhaul, as they acquired a new general manager in John Schuerholz. Assuming command of a last-place team, Schuerholz went to work and recruited half of a new infield by first signing Sid Bream to a contract,[13] then getting Pendleton to sign a four year, $10.2 million contract with the Atlanta Braves on December 3, 1990.[14] With a new team and a new contract, Pendleton went to work by having a career year during the 1991 Atlanta Braves season, and led the Braves from a sixth place finish the year prior to a division title, as well as a pennant.[6] He had his best individual season, finishing with a .319 batting average and 187 hits, both of which led the National League.[3] He also hit a career-high 22 home runs and a career-high eight triples.[3] Despite his impressive statline, Pendleton was not selected for the All-Star Game. He was, however, named the National League MVP, edging out Barry Bonds by only 15 points.[15] Pendleton also won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award due to his statistical improvements.[4] Pendleton's statline in the 1991 World Series (a rematch for him against the Twins), the third series he played in, was also impressive. He went 11 for 30 and hit two home runs, starting at third for all seven games.[16] In game seven of the series, Pendleton hit a double in the eighth inning that should have scored a run, however Lonnie Smith did not advance home, and a double play to end the inning kept the score at 0-0, leading to the Braves' eventual game seven defeat, and Pendleton's third game seven world series loss in a row.[17]
As the 1992 Atlanta Braves season rolled around, Pendleton remained in peak form. In 160 games, Pendleton had a .311 average, 21 home runs, and scored 94 runs.[3] He had 105 RBIs, which ranked second in the National League and marked the only time he passed 100 RBIs in his career, and he had 199 hits, which was good for the National League lead, as well as a career high total.[3] He also finished second in the National League in at bats with 640, earned his only bid to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and also won his third Gold Glove at third base (the first by a Brave third baseman since Clete Boyer in 1969) en route to the Braves making their second World Series appearance in a row.[3] However, despite a 6 for 25 showing by Pendleton, the Braves fell to the Toronto Blue Jays in six games, losing all four games by one run.[18] This marked Pendleton's fourth World Series loss in four attempts. Pendleton continued to produce extra base hits during the 1993 Atlanta Braves season, hitting 17 home runs and 33 doubles. However, he appeared to be showing signs of slowing down, as although he placed second in at bats with 633, he led the National League in outs with 490.[3] His batting average of .272 was notably lower than his previous two seasons, and his luck did not fare any better as the 1994 Atlanta Braves season rolled around. He spent part of the season on the disabled list due to spasms in his neck and back, and after only hitting .252 for the season, opted for free agency.[6]
Later career[link]
Pendleton was granted free agency on October 24, 1994, and was picked up by the Florida Marlins on April 7, 1995.[3] Pendleton improved his batting average to .290, and hit 14 home runs while playing in 133 games.[3] Pendleton went on to play 111 games for the Marlins in 1996, hitting .251 with seven home runs.[3] After spending the 1995 and most of the 1996 on the Marlins, he was traded back to the Braves due to the Braves being battered by injuries.[1] Right fielder David Justice was lost for the season with a shoulder separation in May, and shortstop Jeff Blauser suffered a broken bone in his left hand and missed some time.[1] As a result, acquiring Pendleton meant Chipper Jones could play at his natural shortstop position while Pendleton played third.[1] Pendleton was traded to the Braves on August 13, 1996 for minor league prospect Roosevelt Brown.[3] He went on to play in the 1996 World Series, the fifth in his career. However, he was used only in a limited role en route to the New York Yankees beating the Braves in six games, leaving Pendleton 0-for-5 in his chances for a World Series ring.[6]
The Braves let him go after the 1996 season, and he signed on with the Cincinnati Reds on January 27, 1997.[3] However, he was released on July 24, 1997, after hitting .248 with one home run and two stolen bases.[19] He was released due to three stints on the disabled list, and instead of joining another club, he spent the rest of the season recovering.[6] He signed on to the Kansas City Royals on January 20, 1998 with the club looking to provide leadership and mentoring for its younger players.[6] Pendleton was used in a limited role, backing up Dean Palmer. He played 79 games in 1998, splitting time between the designated hitter position and third base.[3] After the 1998 season ended, Pendleton retired after 15 major league seasons, deciding to spend more time with his family.[20]
Coaching career[link]
After spending a couple years with his wife and three children, Pendleton got his first coaching job in November 2001 as the hitting coach of the Atlanta Braves.[21] Pendleton served in that role through the 2010 season. In 2006 he was on a short list of people to replace Frank Robinson as manager of the Washington Nationals, only to withdraw himself from consideration a few weeks into the process.[22][23] He was also reportedly one of the frontrunners to be the next St. Louis Cardinals' manager before current manager Tony La Russa decided to stay with the Cardinals.[24] He was a candidate to replace Bobby Cox when the esteemed Braves manager retired at the end of the 2010 season.[25]
When Fredi Gonzalez was announced as Braves manager after the 2010 season, Terry Pendleton was moved from hitting coach to 1st base coach, replacing Glenn Hubbard.
See also[link]
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- ^ "Class AA Notes". The Sporting News. 1983-08-01. p. 42.
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- ^ "July 18, 1984 San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score". http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198407180.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
- ^ "1985 World Series Game 4 Box Score". http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198510230SLN. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ Chass, Murray (1987-10-16). "WORLD SERIES '87; Cardinals Won't Have Pendleton at Third for Series". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDA1E3EF935A25753C1A961948260. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "1987 World Series by Baseball Almanac". http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1987ws.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ Sonderegger, John (1988-09-20). "PENDLETON LEAVES FOR NEVADA, SURGERY". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ Markusen, Bruce. "A baseball card mystery: Who is Jeff Pendleton?". TheHardballTimes.com. http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/a-baseball-card-mystery-who-is-jeff-pendleton/. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ Chass, Murray (1990-12-09). "BASEBALL; Free-Agent Signings in the Game of Catch-the-Leader". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6DE1331F93AA35751C1A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ Chass, Murray (1990-12-04). "BASEBALL; McGee Signed by Giants; Expos Retain Martinez". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4DA133BF937A35751C1A966958260. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
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- ^ "1991 World Series by Baseball Almanac". http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1991ws.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ Curry, Jack (1991-10-28). "WORLD SERIES; Pendleton Unable To Shake Dome Hex". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEEDF1139F93BA15753C1A967958260. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "1992 World Series by Baseball Almanac". http://baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1992ws.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ "Reds Release Pendleton". The New York Times. 1997-07-24. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E6DE1F3BF937A15754C0A961958260. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Terry Hangs It Up After 15 Years". CBS Sportsline. 1998-12-12. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/12/12/archive/main25034.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Team: Manager and Coaches: Terry Pendleton 9". http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=atl&coachorstaffid=510102122849. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
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- ^ "Braves to Hold Off on Announcing Skipper Replacement". http://www.ajc.com/sports/1912103984rk?php.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-03. [dead link]
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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| Preceded by Willie McGee |
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| Date of birth | 1960-07-16 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California |
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| Greg Maddux | |
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| Born: (1966-04-14) April 14, 1966 (age 46) San Angelo, Texas |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
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| September 3, 1986 for the Chicago Cubs | |
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| September 27, 2008 for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
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| Win–loss record | 355–227 |
| Earned run average | 3.16 |
| Strikeouts | 3,371 |
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Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966), nicknamed "Mad Dog" and "The Professor", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award for four consecutive years (1992–1995), a feat matched only by Randy Johnson (1999–2002). During those four consecutive seasons, Maddux had a 75-29 record with a 1.98 ERA, while allowing less than one runner per inning.
Maddux is the only pitcher in MLB history to win at least 15 games for 17 straight seasons.[1] In addition, he holds the record for most Gold Gloves with eighteen. A superb control pitcher, Maddux won more games during the 1990s than any other pitcher, and is 8th on the all-time career wins list, with 355. Since the start of the post-1920 live-ball era, only Warren Spahn (363) recorded more career wins than Maddux. He is one of only 10 pitchers ever to achieve both 300 wins and 3000 strikeouts. He works in the Texas Rangers' front office as the special assistant to the general manager. Not yet a member of the Baseball Hall Of Fame (he is not eligible for inclusion until 2013), Maddux has the most pitching victories of any unelected member.[2]
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Early life[link]
Maddux was born in San Angelo, Texas, but spent much of his childhood in Madrid, Spain, where the United States Air Force had stationed his father.[3] His father exposed him to baseball at an early age, and kindled his passion for the sport. Upon his return to Las Vegas, Nevada, Maddux and his brother Mike trained under the supervision of Rusty Medar, a former scout from the majors.[3] Medar preached the value of movement and location above velocity, and advised throwing softer when in a jam instead of harder; Maddux would later say, "I believed it. I don't know why. I just did." Though Medar died before Maddux graduated from Valley High School in Las Vegas, he instilled a firm foundation that would anchor Maddux’ future career.[4] Maddux currently lives in the same community.
Mike Maddux was drafted in 1982. When scouts went to observe the elder Maddux, their father Dave told them, "You will be back later for the little one." Despite having a successful high school career, Maddux did not receive many athletic scholarship offers to play college baseball.[5] This prompted Maddux to declare eligibility for the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft after graduation. Some teams were unimpressed by Maddux' skinny build, but Chicago Cubs scout Doug Mapson saw past the physique. Mapson wrote a glowing review that read in part, "I really believe this boy would be the number one player in the country if only he looked a bit more physical."
Professional career[link]
Chicago Cubs (1986–1992)[link]
Maddux was drafted in the second round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cubs,[6][7] and made his major league debut in September 1986; at the time, he was the youngest player in the majors. His first appearance in a major league game was as a pinch runner (for catcher Jody Davis) in the 17th inning against the Houston Astros. Maddux then pitched in the 18th inning, allowing a home run to Billy Hatcher and taking the loss. His first start, five days later, was a complete game win. In his fifth and final start of 1986, Maddux defeated his older brother, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mike, marking the first time rookie brothers had pitched against each other. Mike Maddux was well used to his younger brother's competitive spirit, saying of their youth, "If Greg couldn't win, he didn't want to play, plain and simple."[8]
In 1987, his first full season in the majors, Maddux struggled to a 6–14 record and 5.61 ERA, but he flourished in 1988, finishing 18–8 with a 3.18 ERA. This began a streak of 17 straight seasons in which Maddux recorded 15 or more wins, the longest such streak in history. Cy Young ranks second with 15 straight 15-win seasons. A highlight of his 1988 season came on May 11, when he threw a three-hit, 10-inning shutout against the Padres.
Maddux established himself as the Cubs' ace in 1989, winning 19 games, including a September game at Montreal's Olympic Stadium that clinched the Cubs' second-ever National League Eastern Division championship. Manager Don Zimmer tabbed him to start Game One of the National League Championship Series against the San Francisco Giants. He allowed eight runs and was relieved after surrendering Will Clark's grand slam home run with two outs in the fourth. Maddux believed that just before the grand slam, Clark was able to read his lips during a conference at the mound between Maddux and Zimmer. After that incident, Maddux always covered his mouth with his glove during conversations on the mound. Maddux took a no-decision in Game Four.
After consecutive 15-win seasons in 1990 and 1991, Maddux won 20 games in 1992, tied for the NL lead, and was voted his first National League Cy Young Award. Free agency was pending for Maddux, but contract talks with the Cubs became contentious and eventually ceased. Both Chicago general manager Larry Himes and Maddux' agent, Scott Boras, accused the other of failing to negotiate in good faith. The Cubs eventually decided to pursue other free agents, including José Guzmán, Dan Plesac, and Candy Maldonado. After seven seasons in Chicago, Maddux signed a five-year, $28 million deal with the Atlanta Braves.[9]
Atlanta Braves (1993–2003)[link]
He made his Braves' debut as their opening day starter against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, beating his former teammates 1–0. It was a good start to another strong Maddux season. He led the NL in ERA for the first time while posting a 20–10 record. Maddux won his second straight Cy Young Award, and the Braves took their rotation of Maddux, 22-game winner Tom Glavine, 18-game winner Steve Avery, and 15-game winner John Smoltz to the postseason. Maddux won against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Two of the NLCS, but with Atlanta trailing 3 games to 2, took the loss in the decisive Game Six.
During the strike-shortened 1994 season, Maddux posted an ERA of 1.56, the second lowest since Bob Gibson's historic 1.12 in 1968, the last year of the elevated mound, and the lowest in the majors since Dwight Gooden's 1.53 in 1985. It pleased Maddux that his 1994 batting average (.222) was higher than his ERA (at least colloquially, if not mathematically).[10] Maddux also led the National League in wins (with 16) and innings pitched (202) in his third Cy Young-winning year. Maddux also finished 5th in National League Most Valuable Player voting in 1994.
In the following 1995 season, Maddux was 19–2 and posted the third-lowest ERA since Gibson's: 1.63. Maddux became the first pitcher to post back-to-back ERAs under 1.80 since Walter Johnson in 1918 (1.27) and 1919 (1.49). Maddux's 1.63 ERA came in a year when the overall league ERA was 4.23. Since the introduction of the live-ball era in 1920, there have only been five pitchers to have full-season ERAs under 1.65: Gibson and Luis Tiant in the anomalous 1968 season, Gooden in 1985, and Greg Maddux, twice. Maddux's 19 wins led the National League, for the third time in four seasons.
On May 28, 1995, he beat the Astros, losing a no-hitter on an eighth-inning home run to Jeff Bagwell. It was the only nine-inning one-hitter of his career.[11] In June and July, Maddux threw 51 consecutive innings without issuing a walk. Maddux pitched effectively in all three of the Braves' postseason series, winning a game in each. His Game One victory in the 1995 World Series was vintage Maddux: 9 innings, 2 hits, no walks, and no earned runs in a 3-2 pitcher's duel with Orel Hershiser. Maddux took the loss in Game Five, but the Atlanta Braves won their first World Series championship two days later. Following the 1995 season, Maddux won his fourth straight Cy Young Award, a major league record, and his second consecutive unanimous award. (Randy Johnson would win four consecutive Cy Young Awards from 1999–2002.) Maddux also finished third in that year's National League Most Valuable Player voting. The Atlanta Braves also made good on a preseason promise to their pitching rotation, installing a putting green in the locker room at the newly built Turner Field following the World Series victory.
From 1996–1998, Maddux finished fifth, second, and fourth in the Cy Young voting. In August 1997, Maddux signed a $57.5-million, five-year contract extension that made him the highest-paid player in baseball.[9] In February 2003, he avoided arbitration by signing a one-year $14.75-million deal.[9] Maddux's production remained consistent: a 19–4 record in 1997, 18–9 in 1998, 19–9 in both 1999 and 2000, 17–11 in 2001, 16-6 in 2002, and 16–11 in 2003, his last season as a Brave. From 1993 to 1998, Maddux led the National League in ERA four times, and was second the other two seasons.
On July 22, 1997, Maddux threw a complete game with just 76 pitches, against the Cubs. Three weeks earlier, he had shut out the defending champion New York Yankees on 84 pitches, and five days before that, he'd beaten the Phillies with a 90-pitch complete game. Maddux allowed just 20 bases on balls in 1997, including six intentional walks. Ignoring those six intentional walks, Maddux only went to a 3-0 count on one batter in all of 1997.
In 1997, Maddux carried a 1.65 ERA through late August, but a late-season slump caused his ERA to rise to 2.22. Only a spectacular year by Pedro Martínez prevented Maddux from winning what would have been his fifth Cy Young Award in six seasons. Maddux threw a complete game 2–1 win against Houston to open the NLDS. The NLCS was an assortment of extremes: Maddux posted a 1.38 ERA and had more strikeouts than baserunners, but suffered an 0–2 record. Five unearned runs cost him his first start, and he lost a bitter 2–1 decision in Game Five.
Maddux struck out 200+ batters for the only time in his career in 1998. He outdueled the Cubs' Kerry Wood to clinch the NLDS, but the Braves were eliminated in the next round. The Braves returned to the World Series in 1999. Maddux was the Game One starter, and took a 1–0 lead into the eighth inning before a Yankee rally cost him the game.
On June 14, 2000, Maddux made his 387th putout to break Jack Morris' career record.[10] In September 2000, he had a streak of 40 1/3 scoreless innings.[11] He pitched poorly in his one playoff start of 2000. In May 2001, Maddux became the first Braves pitcher since 1916 to throw two 1–0 shutouts in the same month. The first included a career-best 14 strikeouts.[11] In July and August of that year, Maddux pitched 72 1/3 consecutive innings without giving up a walk. In 2002, he won his 13th straight Gold Glove Award, an NL record; Maddux tied Jim Kaat's career record of 16 Gold Gloves after the 2006 season.
Throughout most of his years with the Braves, in the tradition of other pitching greats such as Steve Carlton, Maddux often had his own personal catcher. Though the Braves' primary catcher during much of that time was Javy Lopez, Maddux at various points used Charlie O'Brien, Eddie Pérez, Paul Bako, and Henry Blanco, for the majority of his starts, which were generally regarded as Lopez's day off, though Lopez did sometimes catch Maddux in his post-season starts.
Maddux was the jewel in the much-vaunted Braves trio of Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz, who pitched together for over a decade as the core of one of the best pitching staffs in the history of the game. The three were the linchpin of a team that won its division (the National League West in 1993 and the East from then on) every year that Maddux was on the team (1994 had no division champions). The three pitchers were frequently augmented by other strong starters such as Steve Avery, Kevin Millwood, Denny Neagle, and Russ Ortiz. In 1995, they pitched the Braves to a World Series title. In 29 postseason games with Atlanta, Maddux had a 2.81 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP, but just an 11–13 record.
Second stint with Cubs (2004–2006)[link]
Maddux returned to the Cubs as a free agent prior to the 2004 season. On August 7, 2004, Maddux defeated the San Francisco Giants, 8-4, to garner his 300th career victory. In April 2005, he beat Roger Clemens for his 306th win in the first National League matchup between 300-game winners in 113 years.[9] On July 26, 2005, Maddux struck out Omar Vizquel to become the thirteenth member of the 3000 strikeout club and only the ninth pitcher with both 300 wins and 3,000 strikeouts, having reached both marks against the San Francisco Giants. Maddux finished as one of the four pitchers to top 3,000 strikeouts while having allowed fewer than 1,000 walks (he had 999). The other three pitchers who have accomplished this feat are Ferguson Jenkins, Curt Schilling, and Pedro Martínez.
Maddux's 13–15 record in 2005 was his first losing record since 1987, and snapped a string of seventeen consecutive seasons with 15 or more wins (Cy Young had surpassed the 15-win total for 15 straight years; both Young and Maddux reached 13+ wins for 19 consecutive seasons. This is even more impressive considering that Cy Young pitched in an era with no more than 4 regular starters that would average more than 40+ games per season, whereas Maddux pitched in an era with a 5-man rotation which results in a maximum of 32-33 starts per season).
Los Angeles Dodgers (2006)[link]
Maddux's second stint with the Chicago Cubs lasted until mid-2006, when he was traded for the first time in his career, to the Los Angeles Dodgers. At the time, the Dodgers were in the thick of a playoff race. In his first Dodger start, Maddux threw six no-hit innings, before a rain delay interrupted his L.A. debut. In his next start, it took just 68 pitches for Maddux to throw eight shutout innings. On August 30, 2006, he got his 330th career win, passing Steve Carlton to take sole possession of 10th on the all-time list. On September 30, 2006, Maddux pitched seven innings in San Francisco, allowing two runs and three hits in a 4–2 victory over the Giants, clinching a postseason spot for the Dodgers and notching another 15-win season. It was Maddux's 18th season among his league's Top 10 for wins, breaking a record he'd shared with Cy Young and Warren Spahn, who did it 17 times apiece. However, the Dodgers were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Mets; Maddux started the third and final game, throwing an ineffective no-decision. Maddux was honored with a Fielding Bible Award as the best fielding pitcher in MLB for 2006.[12]
San Diego Padres (2007–2008)[link]
On December 5, 2006, Maddux agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with the San Diego Padres with a player option for the 2008 season, an option that Maddux later exercised (at a reported $10 million).[13] Maddux earned his 338th victory in the game that Trevor Hoffman earned his milestone 500th save. On August 24, 2007, he won his 343rd game to take sole possession of ninth place on the all-time win list. He achieved another milestone with the same win, becoming the only pitcher in the major leagues to have 20 consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins and placing him second on the list for most 10-win seasons, tied with Nolan Ryan and behind Don Sutton, who has 21. Also in 2007, Maddux reached 13 wins for the 20th consecutive season, passing Cy Young for that major league record. He finished the season with a career total 347 wins. Maddux won a record 17th Gold Glove award in 2007. On May 10, 2008, Maddux won his 350th game.
Second stint with Dodgers (2008)[link]
Maddux was traded back to the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 19 for two players to be named later or cash considerations by the San Diego Padres.[14] His return to Los Angeles was unlike his debut, though, as he allowed 7 earned runs on 9 hits while taking a loss against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Maddux pitched his 5,000th career inning against the San Francisco Giants on September 19. On September 27, in his final start of the season, he won his 355th game, moving him ahead of Roger Clemens into 8th place in all-time wins. Maddux ranks tenth in career strikeouts with 3,371. His strikeout total is balanced against 999 walks. For the 2008 season, he posted an 8–13 record. His 1.4 walks per 9 innings pitched were the best in the majors.[15]
After the Dodgers won the National League West, Maddux was moved to the bullpen after manager Joe Torre decided to go with a three man rotation. Maddux pitched four innings of relief during the series (which the Dodgers lost), allowing no runs. Maddux was noted for his ability to warm up quickly.
Maddux received his 18th Gold Glove Award in November 2008, extending his own major league record.[16] A month later, he announced his retirement.[17]
Post-playing career[link]
On January 11, 2010, Maddux was hired by the Chicago Cubs as an assistant to General Manager Jim Hendry. In his return to Chicago, his focus was on developing pitchers' styles and techniques throughout the organization, including minor league affiliates.[18] For the 2012 season Maddux left his position with the Cubs and joined the Texas Rangers organization, where his brother Mike is a pitching coach.
Pitching style[link]
Maddux relied on his command, composure, and guile to outwit hitters. Though his fastball touched 93 mph in his first few seasons, his velocity steadily declined throughout his career, and was never his principal focus as a pitcher. Maddux was also noted for the late movement on his sinker (two-seam fastball), which, combined with his peerless control, made him one of the most effective groundball pitchers in history. While his strikeout totals were average, hitters were often unable to make solid contact with his pitches. Maddux alternated his two-seam fastball and four-seam fastball with an excellent circle changeup. Though these served as his primary pitches, he also utilized a cutter, a curveball, and a slider.
Maddux was renowned for focusing on the outside corner. This approach was emphasized under former Atlanta Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone. He would begin by throwing strikes with his fastball down and away, then expand the strike zone with his changeup—sometimes obtaining borderline strike calls from umpires simply on the strength of his reputation. To complement this strategy, Maddux would throw his two-seam fastball inside (especially to left-handed hitters), obtaining many called-third strikes to keep hitters guessing. In addition, his propensity for throwing strikes and avoiding walks kept his pitch counts low; Maddux would routinely reach the seventh or eighth inning with pitch counts below 80, a rarity in the modern era.
Dodgers general manager Fred Claire admired Maddux's pitching consistency, saying "It's almost like a guy lining up a 60-foot-6-inch putt... he is just so disciplined, so repetitive in his pitches."[19] Speaking about Maddux's accuracy, Orel Hershiser said, "This guy can throw a ball in a teacup."[20] Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs talked about facing Maddux: "It seems like he's inside your mind with you. When he knows you're not going to swing, he throws a straight one. He sees into the future. It's like he has a crystal ball hidden inside his glove."[21]
Talents and accomplishments[link]
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Maddux has been credited by many of his teammates with a preternatural ability to outthink his opponents and anticipate results. Braves catcher Eddie Pérez tells the story of Maddux intentionally allowing a home run to the Astros' Jeff Bagwell, in anticipation of facing Bagwell in the playoffs months later. Maddux felt Bagwell would instinctively be looking for the same pitch again, which Maddux would then refuse to throw.[22] On another occasion while sitting on the bench, Maddux once told his teammates, "Watch this, we might need to call an ambulance for the first base coach." The batter, Los Angeles' José Hernández, drove the next pitch into the chest of the Dodgers' first base coach. Maddux had noticed that Hernandez, who'd been pitched inside by Braves pitching during the series, had shifted his batting stance slightly.[8] On another occasion, a former teammate, outfielder Marquis Grissom, recalled a game in 1996 when Maddux was having trouble spotting his fastball. Between innings, Greg told Marquis, "Gary Sheffield is coming up next inning. I am going to throw him a slider and make him just miss it so he hits it to the warning track." The at-bat went as Maddux had predicted.
Early in the 2000 season, Maddux was asked by sportswriter Bob Nightengale what had been the most memorable at-bat of his pitching career. Maddux said it was striking out Dave Martinez to end a regular season game. Nightengale was surprised Maddux hadn't picked a postseason game, or a more famous player. Maddux explained:
- "I remember that one because he got a hit off me in the same situation (full count, bases loaded, two out in the 9th inning) seven years earlier. I told myself if I ever got in the same situation again, I'll pitch him differently. It took me seven years, but I got him."[8]
Publicly, however, Maddux is dismissive of his reputation, saying, "People think I'm smart? You know what makes you smart? Locate your fastball down and away. That's what makes you smart. You talk to Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, or Tom Seaver. They'll all tell you the same thing. It's not your arm that makes you a great pitcher. It's that thing between both of your ears we call a brain."
To this day, Maddux maintains Koufax, Gibson, and Seaver are the three best pitchers of the "live ball" era of baseball.[23] Informed by "The Sporting News" he had been voted best pitcher of the 1990s, he replied, "It [the award] could have gone to Glavine or Smoltz just as easily and each would have deserved it. They're both great pitchers."
Maddux never walked more than 82 batters in any season of his career, averaging fewer than 2 walks per game. In 1997, Maddux allowed 20 walks in 232+ innings, or 0.77 per 9 innings. In 2001, he set a National League record by going 72 1/3 innings without giving up a walk.
In addition to his pitching skills, Maddux was an excellent fielding pitcher. He won 18 Gold Gloves, the all time record for any position. Of his 18 total awards, Maddux won 10 with the Braves, five with the Cubs, two with the Dodgers and one with the Padres. Maddux was also a reliable hitting pitcher, with a career .172 batting average including four seasons batting .200 or better.
Maddux pitched in 13 Division Series contests, 17 League Championship games and five World Series games.[1] He has a 3.27 ERA in 198 postseason innings, including an outstanding 2.09 ERA in 38.7 World Series innings.[1] He was chosen for the National League All-Star team eight times.[1]
Maddux won 20 games only twice, in 1992 and 1993.[1] However, he won 19 games five times (including the 1995 season which was reduced to 144 games from the strike of 1994), 18 games twice, and 16 in the strike shortened 1994 season (which was reduced to 115 games).[1] He won four ERA titles (in 1993-1995 and 1998), and led the NL in shutouts five times.[1] He holds the major league record for seasons leading his league in games started (7).[24] He also holds the record for most seasons finishing in the top 10 in the league in wins (18).[25]
In his 2009 book, "The Annual Baseball Gold Mine" baseball statistics guru Bill James found Maddux to be far and away the most underrated player in baseball history. The methodology for this included the fact that though Maddux only won 20 games twice, he five times won 19 games. He also had only one season of 200 or more strikeouts but had seasons of 199, 198 and 197 respectively which diminished his reputation as a strikeout pitcher. In addition to that James also argued that although he had 18 seasons of 200 or more innings pitched, he also had three seasons of 199.1, 198 and 194 innings pitched.
In 1999, Maddux ranked 39th on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the highest-ranking pitcher then active. He was also nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. However, when TSN updated their list in 2005, Maddux had fallen to number 51.
The Cubs retired jersey number 31 on May 3, 2009 in honor of both Maddux and Ferguson Jenkins. The Atlanta Braves retired Maddux's number 31, on July 17, 2009.
"I get asked all the time was he the best pitcher I ever saw. Was he the smartest pitcher I ever saw? The most competitive I ever saw? The best teammate I ever saw? The answer is yes to all of those," said Braves manager Bobby Cox at the banquet to induct Maddux into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta on July 17, 2009.[26]
Personal life[link]
Maddux was born on April 14, 1966, the same day as former Braves teammate David Justice. He is married to Kathy; the couple has 2 children; a daughter, Amanda "Paige" (born 12/9/93), and a son, "Satchel" Chase Maddux (born 4/19/97.)[27]
In 2002, in the episode "Take Me out of the Ballgame," of the TV series Do Over, the main character lost a baseball game to a young Greg Maddux, who was played by Shad Hart. Greg Maddux remains involved in the Las Vegas community.
See also[link]
- 3000 strikeout club
- 300 win club
- List of MLB individual streaks
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
- List of NL Gold Glove Winners at Pitcher
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
- MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List
- Top 100 strikeout pitchers of all time
Notes[link]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Greg Maddux Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/maddugr01.shtml. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ Lacques, Gabes (2011-11-29). "reporter". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/11/greg-maddux-leaves-cubs-for-texas-rangers/1.
- ^ a b Jrank.org, Greg Maddux Biography Retrieved on May 17, 2007
- ^ Jrank.org, Medar's Influence Retrieved on May 17, 2007
- ^ Jrank.org, Getting His Start Retrieved on May 17, 2007
- ^ http://www.mymlbdraft.com/1984/round2/ - 1984 MLB Draft History - Round 4 | 1984 MLB Draft
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=CHC&year_ID=1984&draft_type=junreg - 1984 Chicago Cubs Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ a b c The Top 100 Cubs Of All Time - #18 Greg Maddux - Bleed Cubbie Blue
- ^ a b c d "Greg Maddux from the Chronology". BaseballLibrary.com. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Greg_Maddux_1966&page=chronology. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- ^ a b "The Ballplayers - Greg Maddux". BaseballLibrary.com. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Greg_Maddux_1966. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- ^ a b c Top Performances for Greg Maddux from Retrosheet. Accessed August 12, 2010.
- ^ "The 2006 Fielding Bible Awards". The Fielding Bible. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5uJezKBUY. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ ESPN.com news services (2006-12-13). "Maddux leaving Dodgers for one-year deal with Padres". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2687700. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- ^ "Dodgers acquire Maddux from Padres". MLB.com. 2008-08-19. http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080819&content_id=3332726&vkey=pr_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2008-standard-pitching.shtml
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Mike (2008-11-05). "Greg Maddux adds to record with 18th Gold Glove". Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Av4pRcg1Te_JFAI7Hxlbt44RvLYF?slug=ap-nlgoldgloves&prov=ap&type=lgns. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
- ^ Singer, Tom (2008-12-08). "Maddux's career ends, legend begins". mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081206&content_id=3705113&vkey=hotstove2008&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100111&content_id=7900214&vkey=pr_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc
- ^ Chass, Murray (August 17, 1997). "Koufax in the 60's and Maddux in the 90's: Unequaled Mastery on the Mound". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9900E1DF103FF934A2575BC0A961958260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FPeople%2FM%2FMaddux%2C%20Greg. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ^ Orel Hershiser (1998). 1995 World Series - Atlanta Braves vs Cleveland Indians (VHS). Atlanta, Cleveland: Polygram USA Video.
- ^ "Greg Maddux Quotes". Baseball Almanac. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/quotes/greg_maddux_quotes.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
- ^ Iconoduel
- ^ Sports Illustrated, January 2000
- ^ "http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/leaders_most_times.shtml
- ^ "http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/leaders_most_times_top10.shtml
- ^ http://www.ajc.com/sports/maddux-enters-94046.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab
- ^ tireball.com, In-Depth Retrieved on July 19, 2009
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Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966) is a retired American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.
With 164 victories during the 1990s, Glavine was the second winningest pitcher in the National League, second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176. He was a five-time 20-game winner and two-time Cy Young Award winner, and one of only 24 pitchers (and just 6 left-handers) in major league history to earn 300 career wins.
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Early years[link]
Glavine was born in Concord, Massachusetts and raised in Billerica, Massachusetts. Glavine attended Billerica Memorial High School, where he was an excellent student and a letterman in ice hockey as well as baseball. He was a four-year member of the honor roll and the National Honor Society. In hockey, as a senior, he was named the Merrimack Valley's Most Valuable Player. In baseball, he led his team to the Division I North Title and the Eastern Massachusetts Championship as a senior. Glavine graduated from high school in 1984 with honors. He was elected to the Billerica Memorial/Howe High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.
Professional career[link]
Glavine was drafted by both the Los Angeles Kings in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft (in the 4th round, 69th overall—two rounds ahead of future National Hockey League star Brett Hull and five rounds ahead of Luc Robitaille, both 2009 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees), and the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball organization in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur baseball draft. Glavine elected to play baseball and made his major league debut on August 17, 1987.
Atlanta Braves (1987–2002)[link]
Glavine earned his first career win against the Pittsburgh Pirates, hitting Barry Bonds in the back (years later, Bonds hit his 756th career home run the same week Glavine got his 300th career win). Glavine enjoyed good times and bad times during his first several years in the majors, compiling a 33–43 record from 1987 to 1990, including a 17-loss performance in 1988.
His fortunes turned around in 1991, when he won 20 games and posted a 2.55 earned run average. It was his first of three consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins, and saw him earn his first National League Cy Young Award. Glavine was the ace on the 1991 Braves' starting rotation that also included Steve Avery, Charlie Leibrandt, and another future NL Cy Young Award winner, John Smoltz. His season helped ensure a dramatic reversal in the Braves' competitive fortunes as they won the National League pennant and earned a trip to the World Series, though they lost to the Minnesota Twins in seven games. In an era of the diminishing 20-game winner (there were none in the majors in 2006 and 2009), Glavine became the last major league pitcher to win 20 games in three consecutive years (1991–1993).
Atlanta, long thought of as a perennial cellar dweller, was lifted in the 1990s into one of the most successful franchises in the game on the strength of its stellar pitching staff and solid hitting. After the Braves acquired Greg Maddux from the Chicago Cubs in 1993, Glavine, Maddux, and Smoltz formed one of the best pitching rotations in baseball history. Among them, they won seven Cy Young Awards during the period of 1991 to 1998. Glavine won his second Cy Young Award in 1998, going 20–6 with a 2.47 ERA. Years later, after Glavine joined the Mets and Maddux played for the San Diego Padres, the three (along with Smoltz who still pitched for Atlanta) all recorded wins on the same day, June 27, 2007.
The Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians in 6 games in the 1995 World Series, and Glavine was named the Series MVP. He won two games during that series: Game 2 and Game 6. In Game 6, he pitched eight innings of one-hit shutout baseball; in fact, the only run in that game was a solo 6th-inning home run by David Justice of the Braves.
In addition to the championship won with the Braves in 1995, he also went to four other World Series with the team (in 1991, 1992, 1996 and 1999).
New York Mets (2003–2007)[link]
In 2003, much to the chagrin of many Braves fans, Glavine left Atlanta to play for the rival New York Mets, signing a four-year, $42.5 million deal. Glavine's performance had slumped in the second half of 2002 and he was ineffective in his two postseason starts, so Atlanta refused to guarantee a third year on his contract.
Glavine's first year as a Met was poor. For the first time since 1988, he failed to win 10 games, also posting his first losing record in that span, a dismal 9–14. He also allowed his first and only career grand slam, hit by José Vidro of the Expos on September 19. Glavine did get to enjoy a personal highlight at the end of the season however, when the Mets called up his brother Mike to join the team.
Glavine began 2004 well, highlighted by a May 23 one-hit shutout of the Colorado Rockies and selection to the National League All-Star team. However, he struggled again during a second half marred by losing front teeth in a car accident while riding in a taxicab. He went on to post a slightly better record, though still a losing one, going 11–14.
He started off 2005 slowly, but rebounded after advice from pitching coach Rick Peterson, who encouraged Glavine to begin pitching inside more often (including a change up in) and incorporate a curveball in his repertoire. Glavine's turnaround helped him earn National League Pitcher of the Month in September. He finished the season with a 13–13 record and a respectable 3.53 ERA.
The Mets' faith in Glavine was rewarded when he returned to his old form during the 2006 season. He finished one victory shy of the NL lead in wins and was selected to the All-Star team. That season Tom Glavine became the first Mets left-hander in nearly 30 years to start at least thirty games in four consecutive seasons. Glavine and the Mets got a scare in August 2006. His pitching shoulder was tested for a blood clot because he was suffering from coldness in his left ring finger. This was originally thought to be a symptom of Raynaud's syndrome, which had been diagnosed in 1990. According to the pitcher, "Doctors... picked something up when they did the ultrasound." The results of that new test showed the problem could be treated with medicine, and Glavine resumed pitching on September 1, against the Houston Astros.
Glavine finished the 2006 season with a fine 15–7 record and a 3.82 ERA as the Mets won the National League Eastern Division, allowing him to make his first playoff appearance since leaving the Braves. He started Game 2 of the Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching six shutout innings and surrendering only four hits to pick up the win, as the Mets went on to sweep the series from the Dodgers. He then started Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, pitching seven shutout innings to pick up the win, helped by Carlos Beltran's two-run home run. Glavine's postseason scoreless innings streak ended in his next start. He suffered the loss in Game 5 while the Mets went on to drop the series to the Cardinals in seven games.
Glavine re-signed with the Mets for the 2007 season needing only 10 wins to reach 300 wins for his career. He started his fourth Opening Day game as a Met in the 2007 season.
On August 5, 2007, Glavine won his 300th game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. In the game, he also was 1 for 2 with a run batted in and a walk. He pitched 6⅓ innings and won 8–3, bringing his lifetime record to 300–197. Glavine is the 23rd pitcher to win 300 games, and the fifth left-handed pitcher to do so, joining Eddie Plank, Lefty Grove, Warren Spahn and Steve Carlton. Randy Johnson has since won his 300th game on June 4, 2009, becoming the 24th pitcher and 6th left-hander to do so.
On September 30, 2007, Glavine started the final game of the Mets' 2007 regular season against the Florida Marlins. The Mets, tied with the Philadelphia Phillies, needed a win to either win the division or force a play-off game with the Phillies for the division. Unfortunately, Glavine made one of the worst starts of his career, allowing seven runs while recording only one out, with the Mets being eliminated from playoff contention with an 8–1 loss.[1]
Glavine declined a one-year, $13 million contract option for the 2008 season with the Mets on October 5, 2007, ending his time as a New York Met. However, he did collect a $3 million buyout when he declined the $13 million option.[2]
Return to Atlanta Braves (2007–2010)[link]
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On November 18, 2007, Glavine rejoined the Braves, seemingly bringing his career full circle, with a 1-year contract worth $8 million. On April 18, 2008, Glavine was placed on the disabled list (DL) for the first time in his 22-year career.[3]
On May 14, 2008, Glavine won his first game with the Atlanta Braves since September 19, 2002. This was also his 304th win, and it occurred while the Atlanta Braves were playing against the Philadelphia Phillies. Coincidentally, both his win on September 19, 2002 and May 14, 2008, were against the Philadelphia Phillies.[4]
On August 14, 2008, Glavine appeared in his final game. He started against the Chicago Cubs, and he gave up 7 runs in only 4 innings. A few days later, he was placed on the disabled list because of a recurring shoulder injury.
On February 19, 2009, Glavine agreed to return to Atlanta by signing a $1 million, one-year contract that included another $3.5 million in possible bonuses based on roster time.[5] However, the Braves released Glavine on June 3, 2009, as he was completing his rehab assignment.[6] On June 20, Glavine announced he won't pitch for the rest of the season.[7] On February 11, 2010, he officially retired from the sport, having strongly hinted at that decision throughout the past few months.
On the date of his retirement, Glavine agreed to take a job as a special assistant to Braves president John Schuerholz starting in the 2010 season. He would also serve as a guest analyst for some Braves games on SportSouth and Fox Sports South.
The Braves retired Glavine's # 47 on August 6, 2010.
Pitching style[link]
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Glavine, a left-hander, gradually lost velocity over the course of his career. Even at the end of his career, he was an effective starting pitcher in the National League due to his excellent control and deception, switching speeds, and locating pitches off the outside corner of the strike zone. His most common approach[citation needed] was to begin by locating his circle changeup off the outside corner, then follow with alternating fastballs and changeups to confuse the hitter. While batters frequently make contact with his pitches, the substantial movement he places on them makes drives very soft, resulting in easily fielded ground balls and infield fly outs. Glavine's consistency is also highlighted by his durability; since his first full year in 1988, he started at least 25 games every year and never being placed on the disabled list until his final season---at age 42. In addition to his excellent changeup and well-controlled fastball, Glavine has a plus-curve ball, a slider, and a tailing two-seam fastball. Despite being a left-handed pitcher, Glavine was often more effective against right-handed batters.[citation needed] Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully noted that this attribute is likely due to Glavine pitching from the extreme right edge of the pitching rubber.
Like longtime Atlanta teammate Greg Maddux, Glavine was one of the better-hitting pitchers of his generation. He has a career .186 batting average—decent for a modern pitcher—and has hit over .200 in nine seasons, with a career best of .289 in 1996. He has a good eye, drawing a high number of walks (for a pitcher), which combined with his hits have given him a career on base percentage of .244. Because Glavine gets on base almost a quarter of the time he bats, opposing pitchers have never been able to treat him as an automatic out in the lineup. In 2004, Glavine walked as often as he struck out (10 times each), another remarkable feat for a pitcher. Glavine is also an excellent bunter. His 201 sacrifice bunts prior to 2007 ranks second among active players to Omar Vizquel. Glavine has four Silver Slugger Awards, ranking him second all-time for pitchers behind Mike Hampton. [8]
Glavine is known for a calm, unemotional personality, even during rough outings. This is a marked contrast to longtime teammates Greg Maddux and John Smoltz, both emotional competitors.
Players' union representative[link]
Starting in 1991, Tom Glavine served as the Atlanta Braves team representative to the Major League Baseball Players Association, succeeding former NL Most Valuable Player and Braves icon Dale Murphy in the position. Prior to and during the 1994 Major League Baseball strike, Tom Glavine was heavily involved in negotiations between the union and team owners and was frequently interviewed and quoted in the press about the talks. Ultimately, the strike caused the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and lasted 7½ months. When play resumed in 1995, Glavine was frequently booed by Braves fans for his role in the players' union and was criticized for it in the local Atlanta press. Glavine currently serves as the National League players' representative.[9]
Personal life and philanthropy[link]
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- Glavine and his wife Christine have an adopted son, Kienan Patrick in addition to four other children —- Amber, by Glavine’s previous marriage, Jonathan, by Christine's previous marriage and two sons together, Peyton and Mason.
- Tom Glavine is a Roman Catholic and has done a recorded piece for Catholic Athletes for Christ.
- In 2005, Along with several Mets teammates, Tom Glavine served as the spokesperson for Volunteers of America's "Operation Backpack" program. The program helped equip over 7,000 homeless school children with back packs full of necessary school supplies. An additional 3,000 back packs were sent to Houston to help Katrina victims.
- In 2007, Tom Glavine supported the Rally Foundation through the Money in the Mitt 300 Challenge to support childhood cancer care by selling Vineyard Vines Rally Ties to commemorate his historic 300th win in an effort to raise $300,000. 300 signed ties were to be sold for $1,000 each.
- In 2008, Tom Glavine released a charity wine called "Cabernet Glavingnon" to raise funds for CURE Childhood Cancer, an organization founded to help conquer childhood cancer through research, education and support of patients and their families.
- Since 1992, Tom Glavine has partnered with the Georgia Transplant Foundation to host the annual "Spring Training" event, raising more than 4.3 million dollars for transplant candidates, recipients, and their families, in the state of Georgia
- Glavine is currently coaching his son's minor hockey team in Atlanta. Also on the team is the son of Nik Antropov, who plays for the Winnipeg Jets.
Life After Baseball[link]
Starting in 2011, Glavine became a color commentator for Atlanta Braves baseball games.Tom Glavine lives in Alpharetta, GA and coaches his son's baseball team called Patriot Baseball.
Accomplishments[link]
- 23rd player to win 300 career games
- 10-time All-Star (1991–93, 1996–98, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
- 2-time National League Cy Young Award winner (1991, 1998)
- Finished 2nd in National League Cy Young award voting (1992, 2000)
- Finished 3rd in National League Cy Young award voting (1993, 1995)
- Finished 10th in National League MVP voting (1992)
- Finished 11th in National League MVP voting (1991)
- Finished 14th in National League MVP voting (2000)
- Finished 21st in National League MVP voting (1998)
- Finished 24th in National League MVP voting (1993)
- World Series MVP Award (1995)
- 5-time National League leader in wins (1991–93, 1998, 2000)
- 4-time Silver Slugger winner (1991, 1995–96, 1998)
- Only pitcher to throw two shutouts at Coors Field, doing so while with Atlanta.
See also[link]
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball wins champions
- Top 100 strikeout pitchers of all time
- Major League Baseball titles leaders
References[link]
- ^ Box Score Florida @ New York Mets September 30, 2007 Retrieved July 18, 2010
- ^ "Mets buyout Tom Glavine for $3 million". New York. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2007/10/06/2007-10-06_mets_buyout_tom_glavine_for_3_million.html. [dead link]
- ^ "Glavine's agent says deal with Braves close". http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071118&content_id=2303392&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
- ^ "Glavine gets first win for Braves since 2002". http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i2A5ZNiMWyz07QUEKJoWwplSdSdgD90LPMGO0.
- ^ Glavine returning to Braves. Retrieved on February 20, 2009.
- ^ Agent: Glavine released by Braves
- ^ Glavine will evaluate future after season
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/glavito02.shtml#batting_standard::none
- ^ Marantz, Steve (1995). "The two sides of Tom Glavine". The Sporting News. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n18_v219/ai_16871150/pg_1.
External links[link]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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| Name | Glavine, Tom |
| Alternative names | Glavine, Thomas Michael; Glavine, Thomas M. |
| Short description | American professional baseball player, pitcher |
| Date of birth | March 25, 1966 |
| Place of birth | Concord, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Born: (1967-05-15) May 15, 1967 (age 45) Warren, Michigan |
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| July 23, 1988 for the Atlanta Braves | |
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| September 30, 2009 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
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| Win–loss record | 213–155 |
| Earned run average | 3.33 |
| Strikeouts | 3,084 |
| Saves | 154 |
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John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and active sportscaster. He is best known for his prolific career of more than two decades with the Atlanta Braves, in which he garnered eight All-Star selections and received the Cy Young Award in 1996. Though predominantly known as a starting pitcher, Smoltz was converted to a reliever in 2001, following his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and spent four years as the team's closer before returning to a starting role. In 2002 he became only the second pitcher in history to have had both a 20-win season and a 50-save season (the other being Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley). He is the only pitcher in major league history to top both 200 wins and 150 saves. He became the 16th member of the 3,000 strikeout club on April 22, 2008 when he fanned Felipe Lopez of the Washington Nationals in the third inning in Atlanta.
Smoltz threw a four-seam fastball that was clocked as high as 98 miles per hour, a strong, effective slider, and an 88–91 mph split-finger fastball that he used as a strikeout pitch. He also mixed in a curveball and change-up on occasion, and in 1999, he began experimenting with both a knuckleball and a screwball, though he rarely used either in game situations.[1]
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Minor leagues and trade to Atlanta[link]
John Smoltz was an All-State baseball and basketball player at Waverly High School in Lansing, Michigan and in college at Michigan State University before the Detroit Tigers drafted him in the 22nd round of the 1985 amateur draft.[2] He was the 574th selection of the draft.[3]
Smoltz played first for the Lakeland Tigers minor league team and then moved on to the Glens Falls Tigers in 1987.[4] On August 12, 1987, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves. The 1987 Tigers were in a three-team race, chasing the Toronto Blue Jays for the AL East division lead. In need of pitching help, Detroit sent their 20-year-old prospect to the Braves for the 36-year-old veteran Doyle Alexander.
Major leagues[link]
Early years (1988–1997)[link]
Smoltz made his Major League debut on June 23, 1988. He posted poor statistics in a dozen starts, but in 1989, Smoltz blossomed. In 29 starts, he recorded a 12–11 record and 2.94 ERA while pitching 208 innings and making the All-Star team. Teammate Tom Glavine also had his first good year in 1989, raising optimism about the future of Atlanta's pitching staff.
Smoltz began the 1991 season with a 2–11 record. He began seeing a sports psychologist, after which he closed out the season on a 12–2 pace,[5] helping the Braves win a tight NL West race. His winning ways continued into the 1991 National League Championship Series. Smoltz won both his starts against the Pittsburgh Pirates, capped by a complete game shutout in the seventh game, propelling the Braves to their first World Series since moving to Atlanta in 1966. Smoltz had two no-decisions against the Minnesota Twins, with a 1.26 ERA. In the seventh and deciding game, he faced his former Detroit Tiger hero, Jack Morris. Both starters pitched shutout ball for seven innings, before Smoltz was removed from the 0–0 game during a Twins threat in the eighth. Atlanta reliever Mike Stanton pitched out of the jam, getting Smoltz off the hook, but Morris would eventually pitch a 10-inning complete game victory.
The next year, Smoltz won fifteen regular season games and was the MVP of the 1992 National League Championship Series, winning two games. He left the seventh game trailing, but ended up with a no-decision as the Braves mounted a dramatic ninth-inning comeback win. In the World Series that year, Smoltz started two of the six games in the series, with a no-decision in Game Two and a win with the Braves facing elimination in Game 5.
Before the 1993 season, the Braves signed renowned control pitcher Greg Maddux, completing what many consider to be the most accomplished starting trio ever assembled on a single Major League team. Smoltz again won fifteen games, but suffered his first postseason loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS despite a 0.00 ERA.
Smoltz had a 6–10 record in the strike-shortened 1994 season, and during the break, had bone chips removed from his elbow.[6] Returning as the Braves' #3 starter, he posted a 12–7 record in 1995. Smoltz had shaky postseason numbers, avoiding a decision despite a 6.60 ERA. But Smoltz and the Braves won the franchise's only World Series in Atlanta, thanks in great part to Maddux and Glavine, who had begun to overshadow Smoltz.
The following season, 1996, was the best of Smoltz's career. He went 24–8 with a 2.94 ERA and 276 strikeouts, including winning a franchise record fourteen straight decisions.[6] He won the National League Cy Young with 26 of the 28 first-place votes. Smoltz's effectiveness in 1997 was only slightly less than his Cy Young season, but frugal run support limited him to a 15–12 record. Smoltz was also awarded a Silver Slugger Award for his batting.
Injuries and move to the bullpen (1998–2004)[link]
Smoltz continued to post excellent statistics in 1998 and 1999, but he was spending significant time on the disabled list and missed about a fourth of his starts. In 1999, Smoltz began experimenting with both a knuckleball and a three-quarters delivery, though he rarely used either in game situations.[7]
He underwent Tommy John surgery prior to the 2000 season, missing the entire year.[8] When he was unable to perform effectively as a starter in 2001, Smoltz made a transition to the bullpen, filling a void as Atlanta's new closer down the stretch, replacing John Rocker.
In 2002, his first full season as a closer, Smoltz broke the National League saves record with 55 saves (the previous record was 53; Éric Gagné would equal Smoltz's new record a year later). Smoltz finished third in the Cy Young Award voting. Injuries limited Smoltz slightly in 2003, but he still recorded 45 saves with a 1.12 ERA in 64.3 innings pitched. In 2004, Smoltz finished with 44 saves, but was frustrated with his inability to make an impact as a closer during another Braves' postseason loss.
By this point, Smoltz was all that remained of the once-dominant Atlanta Braves' rotation of the 1990s. Tom Glavine had moved on to play for the New York Mets, a divisional rival, while Greg Maddux returned to his old team, the Chicago Cubs.
Return to the rotation (2005–2008)[link]
After three years as one of baseball's most dominating closers, the team's management agreed to return Smoltz to the starting rotation prior to the 2005 season.
Smoltz's renewed career as a starter began inauspiciously. He allowed six earned runs in only 1 2/3 innings—matching the shortest starts of his career—as the Braves were blown out on Opening Day by the Florida Marlins. Poor run support contributed to an 0–3 start despite stronger pitching performances by Smoltz. After these initial difficulties, though, things fell into place. At the All-Star break, Smoltz was 9–5 with an ERA of 2.68 and was chosen for the 2005 NL All-Star team. Smoltz gave up a solo home run to Miguel Tejada in the second inning of the American League's 7–5 victory and received the loss. For his career, he is 1–2 in All-Star games, putting him in a tie for the most losses.
Smoltz finished 2005 at 14–7, with a 3.06 ERA with 169 strikeouts while allowing less than one hit per inning. Smoltz had answered the critics who doubted he would be able to reach the 200 inning plateau after three years in the bullpen. Nonetheless, Smoltz's increased workload caused him to wear down towards the end of the season.
Despite a sore shoulder, Smoltz pitched seven innings in the Braves' 7–1 win over the Houston Astros in Game Two of the 2005 NLDS. It was the only game the Braves would manage to win in the series against the eventual National League champions. The victory over Houston gave Smoltz a 13–4 record as a starter (15–4 overall) with a 2.65 ERA in the postseason. He has the second most postseason wins (15) behind only Andy Pettitte with 19. They are followed by Tom Glavine (14), and Greg Maddux (11).
In 2006, Smoltz finished the season with a record of 16–9, an earned run average of 3.49, and 211 strikeouts. He was tied for the National League lead in wins, and was third in strikeouts. The fact that the Braves bullpen blew six of Smoltz's leads in 2006 robbed him of a strong chance at a 20-win season.
On September 21, 2006, the Braves announced they had picked up Smoltz's $8 million contract option for the 2007 season. On April 26, 2007 Smoltz agreed to a contract extension with the Braves. The extension includes a $14 million salary for the 2008 season, a $12 million vesting option for 2009 dependent on Smoltz's ability to pitch 200 innings in 2008, and a $12 or $13 million team option for 2010 dependent on Smoltz's ability to pitch 200 innings in 2009.[9]
2007 was a year of reunions and milestones for Smoltz. On May 9, he faced Greg Maddux for the first time since July 10, 1992. Smoltz earned a win in a 3–2 victory over the San Diego Padres; Maddux received a no-decision. On May 24, exactly eleven years to the day after recording his 100th win, Smoltz recorded his 200th win against Tom Glavine.[10] He faced Glavine 3 other times faring 3–1 overall against him. On June 27, Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux all recorded wins on the same day. On August 19, 2007, Smoltz set the new Atlanta Braves strikeout record by striking out Arizona Diamondbacks' Mark Reynolds. It was his 2,913th strikeout and he passed Phil Niekro on the Braves all-time list; striking out a season-high 12 in the game.[11] He finished the year 14–8 with a 3.11 ERA and 197 strikeouts. The stalwart pitcher was the only holdover on the Braves' roster from their 1991 worst-to-first season until Glavine returned to the Braves after an absence of several years following the 2007 season.
On April 22, 2008, Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts. He is one of four pitchers to strike out 3,000 batters for one team, joining Walter Johnson, Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton.
On April 28, 2008, Smoltz was placed on the 15 day disabled list due to an inflamed right shoulder.[12]
Return to relief (2008)[link]
On May 1, 2008, Smoltz indicated that he intended to return to being a relief pitcher. After coming off the disabled list on June 2, 2008, he blew his first save opportunity in three years. Two days later, the Braves placed him back on the disabled list. John Smoltz underwent season-ending shoulder surgery on June 10, 2008.[13] His contract expired at the end of the season, and the contract offer from the Braves was not sufficient to keep him.[14]
Boston Red Sox (2009)[link]
In December 2008, several members of the Boston Red Sox organization, including pitching coach John Farrell, Vice President of Player Personnel Ben Cherington, and assistant trainer Mike Reinold, flew to Atlanta, Georgia to participate in a 90-minute workout with Smoltz. Throwing for only the second time since having surgery on a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder, Smoltz threw a 50-pitch side session and showcased not only his tremendous progress since the surgery, but an arsenal of well-developed pitches which has made him so successful throughout his career. Smoltz impressed the Red Sox members enough during the workout that less than a month later, a one-year contract was offered by the organization.[15]
On January 13, 2009, Smoltz signed a one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox for a reported base salary of $5.5 million with roster time incentives and miscellaneous award incentives which could net as much as $10 million.[16] He made his first start in the Boston Red Sox rotation June 25, 2009, allowing seven hits and five runs through five innings.[17][18] Smoltz struggled his entire time with the Red Sox posting a 2–5 record over eight games with an 8.32 ERA and no quality starts. He was designated for assignment on August 7, 2009, after a 13–6 loss to the Yankees, giving the Red Sox 10 days to release, trade, or send him to the minors.[19] The Red Sox offered Smoltz a minor league stint in order to prepare him to be placed in the bullpen, but he rejected the offer, leaving the Red Sox the options of either releasing or trading him.[20] On August 17, 2009 the Red Sox released Smoltz.[21]
St. Louis Cardinals (2009)[link]
On August 19, 2009, Smoltz signed with the St. Louis Cardinals. Smoltz made his debut against the San Diego Padres on August 23, 2009. In his first game for the Cardinals, Smoltz went five innings, striking out nine and walking none, while setting a Cardinals franchise record by striking out seven batters in a row.[22]
That win against the Padres with the Cardinals was his only win with them that season. Smoltz finished 1–3 with an ERA of 4.26 with the Cardinals. He was 3–8 with an ERA of 6.35 overall with the Red Sox and Cardinals. In Game 3 of the 2009 NLDS, Smoltz finished with a 4.50 ERA after pitching 2 full innings, giving up 4 hits.
Broadcasting career (since 2010)[link]
Smoltz made his debut as a baseball commentator on August 16, 2008. He was the commentator alongside Joe Simpson. On March 16, 2010 it was announced that Smoltz would serve as a color analyst alongside Joe Simpson for the 45 Braves games on Peachtree TV. Smoltz also tells a joke once a game on Peachtree. John is an analyst for MLB Network and he would also serve as a guest analyst, from time to time, on TBS Sunday Afternoon Baseball.[23]
Number Retired[link]
It was announced on April 16, 2012 that the Atlanta Braves will retire Smoltz's number 29 before the June 8, 2012 game against the Toronto Blue Jays. [2]
Personal life[link]
Smoltz met his first wife Dyan at the Omni Hotel in downtown Atlanta; the couple had four children before divorcing in 2007 after 16 years of marriage.[24] Smoltz lives in Alpharetta and also has a home at Sea Island, Georgia, a golf resort. On May 16, 2009, Smoltz married the former Kathryn Darden at his home with 70 friends and family in attendance.[25] Smoltz is a born-again Christian, has served as Chairman of the Board at Alpharetta-based King's Ridge Christian School, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church in America. He has also been involved in the development of a new Christian school in the metropolitan Atlanta region.
Smoltz is a good friend of professional golfer Tiger Woods. The two often golf together.[26] Woods has stated that Smoltz is the best golfer outside of the PGA Tour that he has observed.[27] He is said to have a plus 4 handicap.
Smoltz is also involved in the sport of bowling.[28]
Smoltz counts Doc Rivers as a personal friend dating back to Rivers' playing days in Atlanta. In the January 12, 2008 edition of the Boston Globe, Rivers is quoted as saying, ″I offered him my apartment. .... I just told him about Terry (Francona) and the Red Sox organization. I told him it's a no-brainer.″
Smoltz is also an accomplished accordionist (accordion player) and also starred in a commercial for The Home Depot.
Smoltz also owns a house at the now bankrupt Snake River Sporting Club outside of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Politics and philanthropy[link]
Smoltz produced an automated campaign phone recording on behalf of the candidacy of Ralph E. Reed, Jr. for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia during the 2006 primary.[29]
It was speculated that Smoltz would run for Congress in 2010 as a Republican candidate to fill the departing John Linder's seat in Georgia's 7th congressional district.[30]
Smoltz and his good friend Jeff Foxworthy teamed up for the charity event "An Evening With Smoltz and Friends" on November 9, 2008 at the Verizon Amphitheater in Alpharetta, Georgia to raise money for the John Smoltz Foundation, which has supported numerous charitable endeavors in the Atlanta area over the past decade.[31]
Accomplishments[link]
- Eight-time All-Star (1989, 1992–93, 1996, 2002–03, 2005, 2007)
- National League Championship Series MVP (1992)
- Led the National League in Strikeouts (1992, with 215)
- National League Cy Young Award winner (1996)
- Holds Atlanta Braves record for most wins in a season (1996, with 24)
- Led the National League in wins (1996, with 24)
- Counting his wins in the playoffs and All-Star Game, John Smoltz amassed 29 wins in 1996. The only higher such total in the last 70 years is Denny McLain who had 32 in 1968.
- Holds Atlanta Braves record for most strikeouts in a season (1996, with 276)
- Led the Major Leagues in strikeouts (1996, with 276)
- Led the National League in win percentage (1996)
- Silver Slugger Award Winner for Pitcher (1997)
- Finished 4th in National League Cy Young Award voting (1998)
- Led the Major Leagues in Win Percentage (1998)
- National League Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award winner (2002)
- Finished 8th in National League MVP voting (2002)
- Finished 3rd in National League Cy Young Award voting (2002)
- Holds Braves record for most saves in a career (154)
- Holds Braves record for most saves in a season (2002, with 55)
- Led the National Leagues in saves (2002, with 55)
- Tied for National League lead in wins (2006, with 16)
- Only pitcher to compile 200 wins and 150 saves
- Holds Braves record for most strikeouts in a career (3,011)
- Given the Branch Rickey Award for exceptional community service (2007)[32]
- First pitcher in modern era (since 1900) to pitch exactly five shutout innings, strike out ten, and get the win (April 17, 2008 in the Braves' 8–0 win at Florida)[33]
- 16th pitcher in the major leagues to reach 3,000 strikeouts (April 22, 2008)
- Holds Cardinals record for most consecutive strikeouts (7) in a single game (August 23, 2009)
- Only MLB pitcher with more than one postseason stolen base (3)
- Awarded Roberto Clemente Award (2005)
See also[link]
- 3000 strikeout club
- Top 100 strikeout pitchers of all time
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
- List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders
- List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
- List of Major League Baseball wins champions
- List of Major League Baseball saves champions
References[link]
- ^ Neyer, Rob and Bill James, The Neyer-James Guide to Pitchers. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. ISBN 0-7432-6158-5
- ^ Porter, David L. 2000. “John Smoltz" In The Biographical Dictionary of American Sports, 1440-1441. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group
- ^ "1985 MLB Draft History - Round 22". Mymlbdraft.com. http://www.mymlbdraft.com/1985/round22/. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Porter, David L. 2000. “John Smoltz" In The Biographical Dictionary of American Sports, 1440-1441. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
- ^ Does sports psychology really work? - By Daniel Engber - Slate Magazine
- ^ a b Whiteside, Larry (October 1996). "Braves' John Smoltz Makes A Pitch for Cy Young Award". Baseball Digest (United States: Lakeside Publishing Co) 55 (10): pp. 22–25. ISSN 0005-609X. http://books.google.com/?id=3ysDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ Neyer, Rob and Bill James, The Neyer-James Guide to Pichers. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. ISBN 0-7432-6158-5
- ^ Kuenster, John (July 2000). "Without John Smoltz, Braves May Be Pressed To Set New Winning Record". Baseball Digest (United States: Lakeside Publishing Co) 59 (7): p. 17. ISSN 0005-609X. http://books.google.com/?id=lysDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17#v=onepage&q. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (April 26, 2007). "Braves give Smoltz an extension: Veteran almost certain to finish legendary career in Atlanta". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070426&content_id=1932258&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (2007-05-24). "The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Game Wrapup". Atlanta.braves.mlb.com. http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/wrap.jsp?ymd=20070524&content_id=1983289&vkey=wrapup2005&fext=.jsp&team=home&c_id=atl. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ By Jeff Lutz / MLB.com (2007-08-19). "The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Major League Baseball News". Mlb.mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070819&content_id=2158289&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ The Associated Press (April 30, 2008). "Smoltz Put on Disabled List With Sore Right Shoulder". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/sports/baseball/30braves.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
- ^ "Smoltz has surgery, future as pitcher uncertain", Sports Illustrated, June 10, 2008
- ^ Braves' decision on Smoltz is upsetting
- ^ Bradford, Rob "How John Smoltz Convinced The Red Sox He Was Worth A Chance" Retrieved from WEEI.com on January 28, 2009.
- ^ "Red Sox sign free agent righthanded pitcher John Smoltz to one-year contract". Boston.redsox.mlb.com. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20090113&content_id=3741859&vkey=pr_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ By Ian Browne / MLB.com. "Smoltz signs offer sheet from Red Sox". Boston.redsox.mlb.com. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090108&content_id=3737540&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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- ^ "Smoltz won't go to Boston bullpen, time with Sox likely done". Soxblog.projo.com. http://soxblog.projo.com/2009/08/smoltz-wont-go.html. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Jon Paul Morosi (August 17, 2009). "Red Sox officially release former Cy Young winner". Fox Sports. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9948512/Red-Sox-officially-release-former-Cy-Young-winner. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres - Recap - August 23, 2009 - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2009-08-23. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290823125. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "John Smoltz joins TBS as an analyst". Associated Press. March 16, 2010.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (February 9, 2007). "Smoltz, wife to end 16-year marriage". MLB.com. http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070209&content_id=1799205&vkey=news_atl&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl
- ^ url = http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/braves/stories/2009/05/19/john_smoltz_marriage.html
- ^ Official Website for Tiger Woods[dead link]
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- ^ "John Smoltz For Congress?". Yardbarker.com. http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/John_Smoltz_for_Congress/2161567. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ By Mark Bowman / MLB.com (2008-10-14). "Smoltz, Foxworthy team up for charity". Mlb.mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081014&content_id=3619991. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "ESPN - Smoltz wins Branch Rickey Award - MLB". Sports.espn.go.com. 2007-09-25. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3035785&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ Posted by SluggerWV (2008-04-18). "Slugger's Tales from the Rails: Big night for Chipper, Smoltz, and the Braves". Sluggerwv.blogspot.com. http://sluggerwv.blogspot.com/2008/04/big-night-for-chipper-smoltz-and-braves.html. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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National League Strikeout Champion 1992 1996 |
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National League Wins Champion 1996 2006 (with Harang, Lowe, Penny, Webb & Zambrano) |
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| Name | Smoltz, John |
| Alternative names | Smoltz, John Andrew; Smoltz, John A. |
| Short description | American professional baseball player, pitcher, sportscaster |
| Date of birth | May 15, 1967 |
| Place of birth | Warren, Michigan, United States |
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