The following are the baseball events of the year 2000 throughout the world.
Claudell Washington was an American baseball outfielder who played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Oakland Athletics,Texas Rangers,Chicago White Sox,New York Mets,Atlanta Braves,New York Yankees,and California Angels from 1974 until 1990. He batted and threw left-handed.
Donald Eulon Kessinger is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1964 to 1979,most prominently as a member of the Chicago Cubs,where he was a six-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner. He ended his career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1991 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1980 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1981 throughout the world.
John Phalen"Stuffy"McInnis was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. McInnis gained his nickname as a youngster in the Boston suburban leagues,where his spectacular playing brought shouts of "that's the stuff,kid".
The following are the baseball events of the year 1977 throughout the world.
Robert Andrew Meacham is an American former professional baseball shortstop,who spent his entire six-year big league playing career with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since retiring from active play,Meacham has managed and coached for several organizations in the majors and minors.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1959 throughout the world.
John Joseph Barry was an American shortstop,second baseman,and manager in Major League Baseball,and later a college baseball coach. From 1908 through 1919,Barry played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1908–1915) and Boston Red Sox (1915–1919).
Edwin Albert Brinkman was an American professional baseball player,coach and scout. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1975,most prominently as a member of the Washington Senators and the Detroit Tigers.
Jerry Dean Lumpe was an American professional baseball player and coach. He had a 12-season career in Major League Baseball,primarily as a second baseman,for the New York Yankees (1956–1959),Kansas City Athletics (1959–1963) and Detroit Tigers (1964–1967),played in two World Series,and was selected to the 1964 American League All-Star team. Named for National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jerome "Dizzy" Dean,Lumpe was born in Lincoln,Missouri. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
Randy Lee Velarde is an American former baseball infielder and utility player who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played the majority of his career for the New York Yankees,and also played for the California/Anaheim Angels,Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers from 1987 to 2002. Although he primarily played as a utility infielder,Velarde was utilized in the outfield as well.
The 1986 Chicago White Sox season was the 87th season for the Chicago White Sox franchise of Major League Baseball (MLB). They compiled a record of 72–90,finishing in fifth place in the West division of the American League,20 games behind the first-place California Angels. The team played their home games at Comiskey Park.
Charles Richard McKinney is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1970 and 1977. Originally an infielder when he came up with the Chicago White Sox,he became more of a utility player as his career progressed.
The $100,000 infield was the infield of the Philadelphia Athletics in the early 1910s. The $100,000 infield consisted of first baseman Stuffy McInnis,second baseman Eddie Collins,shortstop Jack Barry and third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica,the nickname reflects "the purported combined market value of the foursome",which is equivalent to about $2.38 million in 2023.
Steven Wayne Tolleson is an American former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 2010 and 2015. He is the son of former major leaguer Wayne Tolleson.
John Francis Kerr was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball between 1923 and 1934 with the Detroit Tigers,Chicago White Sox,and the Washington Senators in the American League,primarily as a second baseman.
Marcus Andrew Semien is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox,Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays. Semien was an All-Star in 2021 with the Blue Jays,when he also won the Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award. Semien won the 2023 World Series with the Texas Rangers over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
