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Post by tonyo on Jun 27, 2007 21:40:20 GMT -5
Monte Irvin...A great, great under rated player. Guys like him and Billy Williams never got their just due.
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Post by nyjyrk on Jun 27, 2007 23:35:46 GMT -5
Izzy Molina
Not one of the current Molina brothers in the Majors. He was, however, a catcher as well. He played for Oakland from 1996 - 98, and in one game for Baltimore in 2002.
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Post by basenoc on Jun 28, 2007 15:37:47 GMT -5
Mike IvieTeams San Diego Padres 1971, 1974-1977 San Francisco Giants 1978-1981 Houston Astros 1981-1982 Detroit Tigers 1982-1983 Batting Stats 857 Games 724 Hits 81 Home Runs 411 RBI's .269 Batting Average Fast Facts February 28, 1978 - Traded by the San Diego Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Derrel Thomas. April 20, 1981 - Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Houston Astros for Dave Bergman and Jeffrey Leonard. Hit a career high 27 home runs for the Giants in 1979. Shot at 2007-06-28
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Post by nyjyrk on Jun 29, 2007 17:34:05 GMT -5
Ian KinslerCurrent starting 2B for the Texas Rangers.
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Post by basenoc on Jun 29, 2007 22:15:05 GMT -5
enuf said
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Post by nyjyrk on Jun 30, 2007 8:26:12 GMT -5
Gil McDougald All-Star 1952 1956 1957 1958 1959 Awards 1951-AL-ROY 1958-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Great team player, and underappreciated member of five World Champion Yankee teams. He began his career at 3B, but was asked to move to 2B when Billy Martin was injured in 1956. He was then asked to play SS after Phil Rizzuto's replacement Billy Hunter didn't pan out in '57. He moved back to 2B when the Yankees brought up rookie sensation Tony Kubek. Shared time with Bobby Richardson and Hector Lopez, and Clete Boyer to finish his career. He played his first major league game on April 20, 1951. On May 6 of that year, he tied a major league record by batting in 6 runs in one inning. Later in the year, in the World Series, he became the first rookie to hit a grand slam home run in the Series. He narrowly beat out Minnie Miñoso in the voting for the 1951 American League Rookie of the Year. His entire major league career was spent on the New York Yankees, wearing uniform number 12. On May 7, 1957, McDougald, batting against Herb Score of the Cleveland Indians, hit a line drive that hit Score in the eye. It caused Score to miss the rest of the 1957 and much of the 1958 season, and Score was never again the outstanding pitcher he had been up to that event. McDougald reportedly vowed at the time of the incident to retire if Score was blinded.
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Post by basenoc on Jun 30, 2007 9:01:47 GMT -5
Milt Gray...broke into the big leagues on May 27, 1937, with the Washington Senators. was out of baseball May 29, 1937.
6ab; 0h; played 2 games
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Post by nyjyrk on Jun 30, 2007 13:48:13 GMT -5
Garry Maddox"Secretary of Defense"Awards 1986-ML-Roberto Clemente Award Gold Gloves 1975-NL--OF 1976-NL--OF 1977-NL--OF 1978-NL--OF 1979-NL--OF 1980-NL--OF 1981-NL--OF 1982-NL--OF Excellent centerfielder with the Giants and Phillies through the 70s and 80s. Maddox served in the Army, including a tour in Vietnam, during the 1969 and 1970 seasons. Exposure to chemicals in Vietnam left his skin highly sensitive, and he has always since worn a full beard to protect his face. Very well liked by the fans and his teammates, and highly intelligent and soft spoken. "Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other one-third is covered by Garry Maddox." --Ralph Kiner
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Post by basenoc on Jul 1, 2007 16:21:47 GMT -5
Marv Grissom (March 31, 1918 - September 18, 2005) born in Los Molinos, California was a Pitcher for the New York Giants/San Francisco Giants (1946 and 1953-58), Detroit Tigers (1949), Chicago White Sox (1952), Boston Red Sox (1953) and St. Louis Cardinals (1959). He helped the Giants win the 1954 World Series. In the same season he was also named to the National League All-Star Team and finished 24th in voting for National League MVP for having a 10-7 Win-Loss record, 56 Games (3 Started), 1 Complete Game, 1 Shutout, 36 Games Finished, 19 Saves, 122 ¨÷ Innings Pitched, 100 Hits Allowed, 37 Runs Allowed, 32 Earned Runs Allowed, 13 Home Runs Allowed, 50 Walks, 64 Strikeouts, 7 Hit Batsmen, 1 Wild Pitch, 512 Batters Faced, 1 Balk and a 2.35 ERA. In 10 seasons he had a 47-45 Win-Loss record, 356 Games (52 Games Started), 12 Complete Games, 3 Shutouts, 176 Games Finished, 58 Saves, 810 Innings Pitched, 771 Hits Allowed, 358 Runs Allowed, 307 Earned Runs Allowed, 65 Home Runs Allowed, 343 Walks, 459 Strikeouts, 28 Hit Batsmen, 23 Wild Pitches, 3,484 Batters Faced, 1 Balk and a 3.41 ERA. Shot at 2007-07-01
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Post by nyjyrk on Jul 2, 2007 20:03:15 GMT -5
Glenn Hubbard
All-Star 1983 Scrappy 2B with the Braves in the 80s. Fans and teammates loved him. Currently thier 1B coach, and has been since 1999.
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Post by tonyo on Jul 2, 2007 21:44:51 GMT -5
Harvey " The Kitten " Haddix...Born in Ohio in 1925. Broke into the Majors with the Cards in 1952. He won 20 games in 1953. Played with the Phillies and the Reds. Was with the Pirates from 1959-63. He was 11-10 for the 1960 World Champion Pittsburgh squad. Famous for his " perfect game " that he ended up losing in extra innings. Ended his career in 1965 with the Orioles. He was 136-113 in his career with a 3.63 ERA.
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Post by basenoc on Jul 2, 2007 22:36:07 GMT -5
Hobie Landrith (born March 16, 1930 in Decatur, Illinois) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1950 through 1963 for the Cincinnati Reds & Redlegs (1950-1955), Chicago Cubs (1956), St. Louis Cardinals (1957-1958), San Francisco Giants (1959-1961), New York Mets (1962), Baltimore Orioles (1962-1963) and Washington Senators (1963). He batted left handed and threw right handed. For most of his career the well-traveled Landrith was a second or third string catcher, but he is probably best known as the first pick of the New York Mets in the 1961 expansion draft. He had been a valuable backup catcher for Andy Seminick and Smoky Burgess in Cincinnati, and was a regular with the Cubs in 1956 and hit a .221 batting average in a career-high 111 games. The following two years he backed up All-Stars Hal Smith and Walker Cooper with the Cardinals. His most productive season came as a regular on the 1959 Giants, when he hit .251 with three home runs and 29 RBI and posted career-highs in hits (71), runs (30), and doubles (14) in 109 games. After being selected in the 1961 draft, Mets manager Casey Stengel justified the choice explaining that "You gotta have a catcher or you're gonna have a lot of passed balls." But in the 1962 midseason, the Mets would make a trade that typified their early years when they sent Landrith to the Baltimore Orioles to complete an earlier deal for Marv Throneberry, who soon became the living symbol of Met futility. Landrith played in part of two seasons with Baltimore and ended his major league career with the expansion Washington Senators in 1963. Following his playing career, he coached for the Senators in 1964. In a 14-season career, Landrith was a .233 hitter with 34 home runs and 203 RBI in 772 games.
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Post by nyjyrk on Jul 3, 2007 7:00:18 GMT -5
Leon Durham"Bull"All-Star 1982 1983 Silver Sluggers 1982-NL--OF
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Post by basenoc on Jul 3, 2007 16:21:38 GMT -5
Darryl Andrew Kile (December 2, 1968 – June 22, 2002) was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three National League teams, the last being the St. Louis Cardinals. In his first season for the Cardinals, he won 20 games in 2000 as the team reached the postseason for the first time in four years, and they again advanced to the playoffs in the next two seasons. Kile, known for his hard-breaking curveball, died at the age of 33 of coronary disease in Chicago, where he and the Cardinals were staying for a weekend series against the rival Chicago Cubs. He was the first active major league player to die during the regular season since the New York Yankees' Thurman Munson died in an aviation accident in 1979. The cause of death was attributed to a 90% blockage in two coronary arteries. Shot at 2007-07-03
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Post by nyjyrk on Jul 5, 2007 18:44:19 GMT -5
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