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1983 Caribbean Series
The twenty-fifth edition of the Caribbean Series (''Serie del Caribe'') was played in . It was held from February 4 through February 9 with the champion teams from Dominican Republic (Tigres del Licey), Mexico (Tomateros de Culiacán), Puerto Rico (Lobos de Arecibo) and Venezuela (Tiburones de La Guaira). The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Estadio Universitario in Caracas, Venezuela. Bowie Kuhn, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, attended the Series, and the first pitch was thrown by Oscar Prieto, Leones del Caracas majority owner and one of the series brainchild. Summary The Puerto Rico team was piloted by Ron Clark. After being mauled by the Dominicans in the opening, 17-2, Arecibo crushed the Mexicans 9-1 and defeated Venezuela, 7-6, in 11 innings. Later, a solid effort came from Kevin Hagen and Rich Bordi, both pitching complete games, to beat Mexico and the Dominican Republic. By beating Venezuela and Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caribbean Series
The Caribbean Series (''Spanish'': ''Serie del Caribe''), also called Caribbean World Series, is the highest tournament for professional baseball teams in Latin America. The tournament location is rotated annually among the countries and is normally played in February after all of the leagues have ended their national tournaments. History The competition was the brainchild of Venezuelan baseball entrepreneur Pablo Morales and Oscar Prieto Ortiz, his business partner since 1936, who devised the idea after seeing the success of the now extinct Serie Interamericana in 1946, which featured the clubs Brooklyn Bushwicks from the United States, Cervecería Caracas from Venezuela, Sultanes de Monterrey from Mexico, and an All-Star team composed of Cuban players. Inspired by the Serie Interamericana and his experience as a former president of the International Baseball Federation, Morales joined Prieto and presented the idea to baseball representatives of Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Walker (baseball) (born 1952), American football player
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Glenn Walker might refer to: * Glenn Walker (footballer, born 1967), English footballer * Glenn Walker (footballer, born 1998), Norwegian footballer * Glenn D. Walker (1916–2002), American soldier *Glen Walker Glen Joe Walker (born January 16, 1952) is a former American football punter who played two seasons with the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Southern California and attended Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozzie Virgil, Sr
Ozzie or Ozzy is a masculine given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Oswald, Oscar, Osborne, Osman and Ozymandias and other names, surname and nickname which may refer to: Animals * Ozzie (gorilla) (born c. 1961) People * Chris Osgood (born 1972), National Hockey League goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings * Ray Ozzie (born 1955), former Chief Software Architect at Microsoft * Oscar Ozzie Cadena (1924–2008), American record producer * Osvaldo Ozzie Canseco (born 1964), Cuban-born former baseball player, brother of José Canseco * Osborne Colson (1916–2006), Canadian figure skater and coach * Osborne Cowles (1899-1997), American college basketball and football player and coach * Oswaldo Ozzie Guillén (born 1964), Venezuelan former Major League Baseball player and manager * Oscar Ozzy Lusth (born 1981), ''Survivor'' reality TV show contestant * Michael Myers (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1943), American politician convicted for his part in the Abscam scandal * O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Phelps
Kenneth Allan Phelps (born August 6, 1954) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman. He played for six different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 1980 to 1990, primarily with the Seattle Mariners. Baseball statistician Bill James cited Phelps as an example of a player who is unfairly denied a chance to play in the majors, despite compiling strong minor league statistics. Early years Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Phelps graduated from Ingraham High School in north Seattle in 1972. He played a year at Washington State in Pullman under Bobo Brayton, then headed to Mesa Community College, looking for an opportunity to play at Arizona State in Tempe. In his only season at MCC in 1974, Phelps was named a junior college All-American. He was drafted twice in the first round (January and June drafts) by the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies, respectively. He had previously been drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the eighth ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmelo Martínez
Carmelo Martínez Salgado (born July 28, 1960) is a former professional baseball player who has been a member of the Chicago Cubs organization since 1997. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a first baseman and outfielder, from 1983 to 1991. He also played one season in Japan for the Orix BlueWave in . He is the cousin of Edgar Martínez. Career On August 22, 1983, Martínez hit a home run in his very first major league at-bat for the Cubs. The homer came off Cincinnati's Frank Pastore in the 5th inning at Wrigley Field. On December 7, 1983, Martínez was traded by the Cubs along with Craig Lefferts and Fritzie Connally to the San Diego Padres for pitcher Scott Sanderson. He and Kevin McReynolds were dubbed the '' M&M Boys'' on the 1984 San Diego Padres team that reached the first World Series in franchise history. Martínez had 66 RBIs, while McReynolds shared the team lead with 20 home runs. On July 25, 2008, Martínez was invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Cruz
Henry (Acosta) Cruz (born February 27, 1952, in Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands) is a former professional baseball outfielder who currently works as the director of the Los Angeles Dodgers Dominican baseball academy. Career Cruz was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 1, 1971. He made his major league debut, as a pinch hitter, on April 18, 1975, against the San Francisco Giants. He recorded his first hit on April 20 against the Giants. Cruz played parts of the 1975 and 1976 seasons with the Dodgers. He was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox near the end of the 1977 season while hitting .353 for the AAA Albuquerque Dukes."Twice Around the Bases" book by Kevin Kennedy Cruz was signed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox in September 1977. He played 16 games for the Sox in 77 and another 53 games in 1978. He remained in the Sox minor league system through 1980, when he was picked up off waivers by the Detroit Tigers. Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Tolleson
Jimmy Wayne Tolleson (born November 22, 1955) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played for the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Western Carolina University A star high school athlete in both baseball and football, Tolleson said he chose to attend Western Carolina University over other schools because it was the only program that would allow him to play both sports "with no strings attached." Tolleson first attracted the attention of baseball scouts while playing college ball at Western Carolina. During his college career, Tolleson set ten WCU season and career records, earning All-Southern Conference honors at shortstop in and . In 1978, he was named Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year, SoCon Athlete of the Year and was an All-NCAA Atlantic Region selection. He was also a member of the Southern Conference's 75th Anniversary team. Tolleson was also a star football player at WCU, catching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onix Concepción
Onix Cardona Concepción Cardona (born October 5, 1957), is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop. He is the cousin of former MLB player José Lind. Career Concepcion played for two teams during his seven-year career: the Kansas City Royals (1980–1985) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1987). Concepcion made his major league debut on August 30, 1980, and played his final game on April 7, 1987. Concepcion was a member of the Royals team that won the World Series in 1985. He scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 on a single by Dane Iorg, which also drove in Jim Sundberg James Howard Sundberg (born May 18, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player, television sports analyst and executive. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1974 to 1989. A three-time All-Star player, Sundberg esta ... to win the game. See also * List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Avilés
Ramón Antonio Avilés Miranda (January 22, 1952 – January 27, 2020) was a Puerto Rican backup infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1977) and Philadelphia Phillies (1979–1981). He batted and threw right-handed. In a four-season career, totalling 117 games played, Avilés posted a .268 batting average (51-for-190) with two home runs and 24 runs batted in. Avilés is the uncle of Mike Avilés, a former major league infielder. He managed Los Criollos de Caguas and Los Gigantes de Carolina after moving back to Puerto Rico. Avilés died on January 27, 2020, from complications of diabetes and high blood pressure at his home in Manatí, Puerto Rico. See also * List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico Puerto Rico currently has the fourth-most active players in Major League Baseball (MLB) among Latin American jurisdictions, behind the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Cuba. More than three hundred players from the archipelag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Mercado
Orlando Mercado Rodríguez (born November 7, 1961) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of eight seasons in Major League Baseball with the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, and Montreal Expos. From 2003 to 2010, he was the bullpen coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. After the 2010 season, Mercado moved to the position of roving catching instructor for the Angels. Mercado became a local star for his play in the Portland Beavers Triple-A franchise in 1989. He was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame on May 22, 2004 in a pregame on-field ceremony at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Mercado currently serves as a catching coordinator with the Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Núñez
Edwin Núñez Martínez (born May 27, 1963) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six different teams from 1982 to 1994; he spent 1982 to 1988 with the Seattle Mariners, his longest tenure with one team. He was the youngest player in the American League in 1982 and 1983. Pro career In the spring of 1979, Núñez was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an undrafted amateur free agent and assigned to play for the Bellingham Mariners of the Northeast League. Playing on a team that included future MLB players Bud Black, Jim Presley, and former first round pick Al Chambers, Núñez posted a 4–1 record with a 2.08 ERA, and at the age of 16, was the youngest player on the roster. The next season, he was promoted to the Wausau Timbers, at a higher level of single A ball. With Wausau, Núñez posted his best record as a pro, going 16–3, with 205 strikeouts, a 2.47 E.R.A and 13 complete games. In 1982, Núñez bypassed Doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Lance
Gary Dean Lance (born September 21, 1948) is a former baseball pitcher. He played briefly for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) in its 1977 season. Listed at 6' 3", 195 lb., Lance batted and threw right handed. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina and attended Dentsville High School in Columbia, SC and continued playing baseball for University of South Carolina. Career The Royals signed Lance as a free agent in 1971. He spent six seasons in the minor leagues playing at six different levels. In 1974, while pitching for the Double-A Jacksonville Suns, Lance hurled a no-hitter against the Birmingham A's. He averaged 12 wins in four of these seasons, with a career-high 16 victories in 1977, before joining the big team late in the year. Lance debuted with Kansas City on September 28, 1977, pitching two innings of relief against the Oakland Athletics. He came into the game in the 8th inning to replace Mark Littell, after the A's had tied the game at 5– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |