Mark Eugene Grace is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who spent 13 seasons with the Chicago Cubs and three seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks of the National League (NL). He was a member of the 2001 World Series champion Diamondbacks that beat the New York Yankees. Grace batted and threw left-handed;he wore jersey number 28 and 17 during his rookie season of 1988,and he kept number 17 for the remainder of his career.
Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1998 to 2009,most prominently as a member of the Minnesota Twins where he was a Gold Glove Award winner. Mientkiewicz was also a member of the 2004 World Series winning Boston Red Sox team. He is one of five players to win both an Olympic gold medal and a World Series championship.
Eric Peter Karros is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),primarily with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1992 and won a Silver Slugger Award in 1995. Karros currently works as a sportscaster,covering the Dodgers on Spectrum SportsNet LA.
Cordel Leonard "Corey" Koskie is a Canadian former professional baseball third baseman,who played in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins,Toronto Blue Jays,and Milwaukee Brewers. On February 4,2015,Koskie was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Vergil Patrick Hughes is an American sportscaster. He has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1996. The 2022 season marked the 40th consecutive year that Hughes served as an MLB announcer.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world.
Michael Thomas Morgan is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for 12 different teams over 25 years,and is one of 31 players in baseball history to appear in Major League baseball games in four decades (1978–2002). Upon his retirement,Morgan held the major league record for most major league teams played for (12),but this record was surpassed by Octavio Dotel in 2012 and Edwin Jackson in 2018. Because of this,Morgan was nicknamed "the Nomad" by his teammates due to his constant travel from team to team.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1977 throughout the world.
Mark Patrick Sweeney is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for several teams from 1995 to 2008. He is best known for his skill as a pinch hitter,where he ranks second in career pinch hits with 175 and first in career pinch hit runs batted in with 102.
James Hendry is an American baseball coach and executive. He is a special assistant for New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman,and is a former general manager of the Chicago Cubs.
Kevin Ray Tapani is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets,Minnesota Twins,Los Angeles Dodgers,Chicago White Sox,and Chicago Cubs from 1989 to 2001.
The 1999 Minnesota Twins season was the 39th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota,their eighteen season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 99th overall in the American League. They began their season on a positive note,with Brad Radke getting the win in a 6–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. However,they finished the season in last place,with a 63–97 record.
The 1997 Minnesota Twins will not be remembered as the strongest team the Twins ever fielded. Manager Tom Kelly's team consisted of a few solid players,but mainly past-their-prime veterans and never-to-be-established prospects. One of the few bright spots was pitcher Brad Radke's breakout season,in which he won 20 games,at one point had 12 consecutive victories,tying a record Scott Erickson set in 1991. The team finished with a 68–94 record,good enough for fourth place in what proved to be the league's weakest division that season. The Cleveland Indians,who won the division that year,made it all the way to the World Series,but lost in seven games to the Florida Marlins.
George Allen Frazier was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1978 to 1987,primarily as a set-up reliever.
Richard Francis Stelmaszek was an American Major League Baseball catcher,and bullpen coach for the Minnesota Twins.
Garrett Thomas Jones is an American former professional baseball first baseman and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins,Pittsburgh Pirates,Miami Marlins and New York Yankees.
The 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 106th for the franchise in Major League Baseball,and their 38th season in Los Angeles,California.
John Edward Kennedy was an American major league baseball third baseman,shortstop and second baseman. He played from 1962 to 1974 for the Washington Senators,Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers,and Boston Red Sox. He was born in Chicago,IL and attended Harper High School.
The 1965 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 12 to October 14,1965. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins were the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The Dodgers then defeated the Twins in the World Series,four games to three.
The 1978 Major League Baseball draft was held June 6–8,1978,consisting of 48 rounds,during which a total of 779 players were selected by 26 Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations. The first overall selection was Bob Horner,drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
