Robert Gibson,nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot",was an American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 to 1975. Known for his fiercely competitive nature,Gibson tallied 251 wins,3,117 strikeouts,and a 2.91 earned run average. A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series Champion,he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League Most Valuable Player Award.
Joaquín Andújar was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros,St. Louis Cardinals,and Oakland Athletics from 1976 through 1988. Andújar was a four-time MLB All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner.
Claude Wilson Osteen,nicknamed "Gomer" because of his resemblance to television character Gomer Pyle,is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Redlegs/Reds,Washington Senators,Los Angeles Dodgers,Houston Astros,St. Louis Cardinals,and Chicago White Sox.
Todd Roland Worrell is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played all or part of eleven seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball,serving as those teams' closer for most of his seasons from 1985 through 1997. During his playing career,Worrell was a three-time National League (NL) All-Star.
Stanley Wilson Williams,nicknamed "Big Daddy" and "the Big Hurt",was an American baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He stood 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighed 230 pounds (100 kg) during an active career spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Cleveland Indians,Minnesota Twins,St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox between 1958 and 1972. He batted and threw right-handed and was a two-time World Series champion. After his playing days,Williams was a pitching coach for another 14 seasons for five Major League teams.
Juan Ramón Pizarro a.k.a. "Terín" was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played for 18 seasons on 9 teams,from 1957 through 1974. In 1964,he won 19 games (19–9) and pitched 4 shutouts for the Chicago White Sox. He was selected for the Major League All-Star Baseball game in 1963 and 1964.
Carl Wendle Morton was an American professional baseball pitcher who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Montreal Expos and the Atlanta Braves. Morton was named the NL Rookie of the Year in 1970 and posted a career record of 87–92 with 650 strikeouts and a 3.73 ERA in 1648.2 innings.
Bertram Ray Burris is an American former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB),and the current rehabilitation pitching coordinator in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He played in MLB from 1973 through 1987 for seven different teams. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg),he threw and batted right-handed.
Michael Jorgensen is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder who currently works in the St. Louis Cardinals' front office. The New York Mets drafted him in the fourth round of the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft. In a 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career spanning from 1968 to 1985,he played primarily with the Mets and Montreal Expos and had brief stints with the Cardinals,Atlanta Braves,Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics. He also has served as a manager for the Cardinals. Jorgensen is the only major league baseball player to have been born the day Babe Ruth died.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1953 throughout the world.
Lawrence Curtis Jackson was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs,and Philadelphia Phillies from 1955 to 1968. In 1964,Jackson led the National League (NL) with 24 wins,and was runner-up in the Cy Young Award voting;he also led the NL in innings pitched and shutouts,once each.
Robert Herbert Forsch was an American professional baseball player who spent most of his sixteen years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the St. Louis Cardinals (1974–1988) before finishing his playing career with the Houston Astros (1988–1989). He was a member of the 1982 World Series Champions and National League (NL) pennant winners in 1985 and 1987.
Roy Justin Thomas is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Houston Astros,St. Louis Cardinals and Seattle Mariners in all or parts of eight seasons spanning 1977–1987. Listed at 6' 5" and 215 pounds,Thomas batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Quantico,Virginia.
Wayne Allan Granger is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Reds (1969–1971),Minnesota Twins (1972),New York Yankees (1973),Chicago White Sox (1974),Houston Astros (1975) and Montreal Expos (1976). The 6–4,165-pound Granger was one of baseball's most effective and durable relief pitchers during the early years of Cincinnati's famed Big Red Machine.
Frederick Meloy Frankhouse was an American baseball pitcher who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1927 to 1939. His specialty pitch was "the old roundhouse curve",and he was often referred to as a "spitballer" during his career as a pitcher. Frankhouse played in the National League for the St. Louis Cardinals (1927–1930),the Boston Braves (1930–1935),the Brooklyn Dodgers (1936–1938),and the Boston Bees (1939) In 1928,Frankhouse went to the World Series with the Cardinals but never got a chance to pitch. He did,however,receive a World Series ring with the rest of his team. In 1934,Frankhouse was a member of the All-Star roster. He made his major league debut on September 11,1927 for the St. Louis Cardinals,and played his last game September 25,1939 vs. New York Giants as a pitcher for the Boston Bees.
Ronald Lee Reed is an American former professional baseball and basketball player. He spent two seasons as a power forward in the National Basketball Association with the Detroit Pistons before spending nearly two decades as a Major League Baseball pitcher.
The 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in fourth place in the new National League West,eight games behind the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers' record for 1969 was 85–77,which was nine wins better than 1968.
The 1969 Montreal Expos season was the inaugural season in Major League Baseball for the team. The Expos,as typical for first-year expansion teams,finished in the cellar of the National League East with a 52–110 record,48 games behind the eventual World Series Champion New York Mets. They did not win any game in extra innings during the year,which also featured a surprise no-hitter in just the ninth regular-season game they ever played. Their home attendance of 1,212,608,an average of 14,970 per game,was good for 7th in the N.L.
William John Posedel,nicknamed "Barnacle Bill",was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Bees/Braves in 1938–41 and in 1946.
