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The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931,it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). Until 2020,the winners received the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award,which became the official name of the award in 1944,in honor of the first MLB commissioner,Kenesaw Mountain Landis,who served from 1920 until his death on November 25,1944. Starting in 2020,Landis’name no longer appeared on the MVP trophy after the BBWAA received complaints from several former MVP winners about the late Commissioner’s role against integration of MLB.
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The Brewers are named for the city's association with the brewing industry. Since 2001,they have played their home games at American Family Field,which has a seating capacity of 41,900.
Carl Michael Yastrzemski is an American former Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989. Yastrzemski played his entire 23-year Major League career with the Boston Red Sox (1961–1983). He was primarily a left fielder,but also played 33 games as a third baseman and mostly was a first baseman and designated hitter later in his career. Yastrzemski is an 18-time All-Star,the possessor of seven Gold Gloves,a member of the 3,000 hit club,and the first American League player in that club to also accumulate over 400 home runs. He is second on the all-time list for games played,and third for total at-bats. He is the Red Sox' all-time leader in career RBIs,runs,hits,singles,doubles,total bases,and games played,and is third on the team's list for home runs,behind Ted Williams and David Ortiz.
In baseball,a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire,without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice. A double is a type of hit and is sometimes called a "two-bagger" or "two-base hit". For statistical and scorekeeping purposes it is denoted by 2B.
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award,usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove,is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL). Winners are determined from voting by the managers and coaches in each league,who are not permitted to vote for their own players. Additionally,a sabermetric component provided by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) accounts for approximately 25 percent of the vote.
Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel,nicknamed "Little Louie",is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player who is notable for being the first Venezuelan player to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1956 to 1973,most prominently for the Chicago White Sox with whom he became known for his exceptional defensive and base stealing skills.
Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr.,nicknamed "Cocky",was an American professional baseball player,manager and executive. He played as a second baseman in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1930 for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox. A graduate of Columbia University,Collins holds major league career records in several categories and is among the top few players in several other categories. In 1925,Collins became just the sixth person to join the 3,000 hit club –and the last for the next 17 seasons. His 47 career home runs are the fewest of anyone in it. Collins is the only non-Yankee to win five or more World Series titles with the same club as a player.
Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso,nicknamed "The Cuban Comet" and "Mr. White Sox",was a Cuban professional baseball player. He began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became an All-Star third baseman with the New York Cubans. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB) after the 1948 season as baseball's color line fell. Miñoso went on to become an All-Star left fielder with the Indians and Chicago White Sox. The first Afro-Latino in the major leagues and the first black player in White Sox history,as a 1951 rookie he was one of the first Latin Americans to play in an MLB All-Star Game.
The 3,000 hit club is the group of batters who have collected 3,000 or more regular-season hits in their careers in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cap Anson was the first to do so,although his precise career hit total is unclear. Two players—Nap Lajoie and Honus Wagner—reached 3,000 hits during the 1914 season. Ty Cobb did so in 1921 and became the first player in MLB history to reach 4,000 hits in 1927,ultimately finishing his career with 4,189. Pete Rose,the current hit leader,was the second player to reach 4,000 hits on April 13,1984 and surpassed Cobb in September 1985,finishing his career with 4,256. Roberto Clemente's career ended with precisely 3,000 hits,which he reached in the last at bat of his career on September 30,1972.
The KBO League,officially as Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League for sponsorship,is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most successful team,having won 11 out of the 38 championships.
In baseball,a utility player is a player who typically does not have the offensive abilities to justify a regular starting role on the team but is capable of playing more than one defensive position. These players are able to give the various starters a rest,or replace a starter due to injury,or play late in a game to provide improved defense when their team is winning.
The 1994 Major League Baseball season began on April 3,but ended early on August 11,1994 with the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. The season started despite the expiration of MLB's previous collective bargaining agreement in the end of 1993. It was the first season played under the current three-division format in each league. It was also the first with an Opening Night game involving two National League teams,which did not become permanent until 1996.
Baseball-Reference is a website providing baseball statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history. The site is often used by major media organizations and baseball broadcasters as a source for statistics. It offers a variety of advanced baseball sabermetrics in addition to traditional baseball "counting stats".
The 1969 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 7 to October 16,1969. It included the third Major League Baseball expansion of the decade,with the Kansas City Royals,Montreal Expos,San Diego Padres,and Seattle Pilots each beginning play this season. The season was also celebrated as the 100th anniversary of professional baseball,honoring the first professional touring baseball team,the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869.
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The team has played officially under two names since beginning play in 1883:the current moniker,as well as the "Quakers",which was used in conjunction with "Phillies" during the team's early history. The team was also known unofficially as the "Blue Jays" during the World War II era. Since the franchise's inception,2,081 players have made an appearance in a competitive game for the team,whether as an offensive player or a defensive player.
In baseball,batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by his total at-bats. It is usually rounded to three decimal places and read without the decimal:A player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three-hundred". If necessary to break ties,batting averages could be taken beyond the .001 measurement. In this context,.001 is considered a "point",such that a .235 batter is 5 points higher than a .230 batter.
The Major League Baseball Draft is the process by which Major League Baseball (MLB) teams select athletes to play for their organization. High school seniors,college juniors and seniors,and anyone who had never played under a professional contract were considered eligible for the draft. The 1987 MLB Draft took place as a conference call to the Commissioner of Baseball's office in New York from June 2–4. As opposed to the National Football League Draft which appeared on ESPN,no network aired the MLB Draft.
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season,the Cardinals have played their home games at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis. One of the nation's oldest and most successful professional baseball clubs,the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships,the most of any NL team and second in MLB only to the New York Yankees. The team has won 19 National League pennants,third-most of any team. St. Louis has also won 14 division titles in the East and Central divisions.
