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1986 Seattle Mariners Season
The Seattle Mariners season was their tenth since the franchise creation. They were seventh in the American League West with a record of , the worst record in the league and second-worst in the majors. At Boston's Fenway Park on Tuesday, April 29, twenty Mariners were struck out by 23-year-old Roger Clemens to set a new major league record. The game was scoreless through six innings, and the Red Sox won 3–1. Offseason * November 1, 1985: Bob Long was released by the Mariners. * December 12, 1985: Darnell Coles was traded by the Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Rich Monteleone. *January 18, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski was signed as a free agent with the Mariners. * January 18, 1986: Steve Fireovid was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. * January 18, 1986: Pete Ladd was signed as a free agent by the Mariners. * March 31, 1986: Jerry Dybzinski was released by the Mariners. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * May 21, 1986: Terry Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American League West
The American League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. The division has five teams as of the 2013 season, but had four teams from 1994 to 2012, and had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. Although its teams currently only reside along the West Coast of the United States, west coast and in Texas, historically the division has had teams as far east as Chicago. From 1998 (when the NL West expanded to five teams) to 2012, the AL West was the only MLB division with four teams. The current champion of this division is the Houston Astros. In 2013, the Houston Astros went from the National League Central to the AL West. That move gives all six MLB divisions an equal five teams and both leagues an equal 15 teams each. Division membership Current members * Houston Astros - Joined in 2013; formerly from the National League West, NL West (1969–1993) and National League Central, NL Central (1994–2012) * Los Angeles AngelsThe Angels were formerly known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball stadium located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, near Kenmore Square. Since 1912, it has been the home of the Boston Red Sox, the city's American League baseball team, and since 1953, its only Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. While the stadium was built in 1912, it was substantially rebuilt in 1934, and underwent major renovations and modifications in the 21st century. It is the oldest active ballpark in MLB. Because of its age and constrained location in Boston's dense Fenway–Kenmore neighborhood, the park has many quirky features, including "The Triangle", Pesky's Pole, and the Green Monster in left field. It is the fifth-smallest among MLB ballparks by seating capacity, second-smallest by total capacity, and one of eight that cannot accommodate at least 40,000 spectators. Fenway has hosted the World Series 11 times, with the Red Sox winning six of them and the Boston Braves winning one. Besides baseball games, it has also been the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spike Owen
Spike Dee Owen (born April 19, 1961) is an American former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Mariners (1983–86), Boston Red Sox (1986–88), Montreal Expos (1989–92), New York Yankees (1993) and California Angels (1994–95). He made his major league debut on June 25, 1983. In his 13 seasons in the majors, he hit for a .246 batting average with 46 home runs and 439 RBIs in 1544 games. Career Player A switch-hitter, Owen attended the University of Texas in Austin; he played college baseball for the Longhorns and was the All-Tournament Team shortstop in the 1982 College World Series. He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the first round (sixth overall) of the 1982 amateur draft. Owen started out in Double-A in Massachusetts with the Lynn Sailors of the Eastern League; the following year he was in Triple-A in Utah with the Salt Lake City Gulls of the Pacific Coast League (PCL). In his major league debut in 1983 on Saturday, June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Huismann
Mark Lawrence Huismann (born May 11, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Early years Huismann was born in Littleton, Colorado, and attended Colorado State University upon graduation from Thomas B. Doherty High School in Colorado Springs. Shortly after his 21st birthday, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. After going undrafted in the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft, he signed with the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent. Kansas City Royals After four seasons in the minors, in which he compiled a 20–15 record with 49 saves and a 2.29 earned run average, Huismann made his major league debut on August 16, 1983 against the Detroit Tigers. Huismann drove his parents' car to the game, and almost didn't make it, as the car overheated three times on the way to Royals Stadium. He made it in time to enter the game in the fifth inning, and with runners on first and third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Kansas City Royals Season
The 1986 Kansas City Royals season the 18th season in Royals franchise history, and they entered the season as the defending World Series champions. It involved the Royals finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions *March 28, 1986: Joe Beckwith was released by the Kansas City Royals. *May 21, 1986: Mark Huismann was traded by the Royals to the Seattle Mariners for Terry Bell. *June 2, 1986: 1986 Major League Baseball draft **Bo Jackson was drafted by the Royals in the 4th round. **Torey Lovullo was drafted by the Royals in the 27th round, but did not sign. *August 16, 1986: Jacob Brumfield was signed as a free agent by the Royals. Notable events *July 15, 1986: Dick Howser is relieved as Royals' manager after managing for the AL in the 1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Howser admitted he felt sick before the game and was having trouble with signals dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Bell (baseball)
Terence William Bell (born October 27, 1962) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He was the first round selection of the Seattle Mariners in the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft, two selections ahead of Roger Clemens. Bell was originally drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the sixth round of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft as a senior at Fairmont East High School in Kettering, Ohio, but opted to attend Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia instead. While attending Old Dominion, he participated in the 1982 Amateur World Series and the Pan American Games. When the Monarchs won the Sun Belt East Division Championship in 1983, he was named a '' Sporting News'' All-American and the Sun Belt Conference MVP. Bell was considered the top defensive catcher in the draft when the Mariners selected Bell with the seventeenth overall pick in 1983. However, he batted just .176 in his first professional season for the Midwest League's Wausau Timbers, and display ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Dybzinski
Jerome Matthew "Jerry" Dybzinski (born July 7, 1955) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Career Dybzinski attended Collinwood High School. He attended Cleveland State University from 1974 to 1977, becoming the first of four Cleveland State alumni to play in the major leagues. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round of the 1977 amateur draft on June 7, 1977. He spent a few years in the minor leagues, playing for the Batavia Muckdogs in 1977, the Waterloo Indians in 1978, and the Tacoma Tugs in 1979. Dybzinski had 25 stolen bases each in 1978 and 1979, leading all Waterloo players and finishing second to Dell Alston in Tacoma. The Indians brought him up to the majors at the start of the 1980 season. He spent the season mostly at shortstop, serving as Tom Veryzer's backup, but also spent time at second and third base in the 114 g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Ladd
Peter Linwood Ladd (born July 17, 1956) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Ladd pitched in all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between and . Mainly used as a relief pitcher, Ladd started just one game out of 205 total games pitched. He played collegiately at the University of Mississippi, Oxford. Sports Illustrated Career Ladd was originally drafted by the in the 25th round of the . He was traded to the |
Steve Fireovid
Stephen John Fireovid (born June 6, 1957), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers, in all or part of six seasons, between and . Never did Fireovid pitch in more than 10 games in any one MLB season. Career He played college baseball at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from to . In 1977, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In , while pitching for the Montreal Expos’ Triple-A affiliate Indianapolis Indians, Fireovid composed a journal of his experiences. The journal was turned into a book, ''The 26th Man: One Minor League Pitcher's Pursuit of a Dream'', in 1991. The book was co-authored by Mark Winegardner Mark Winegardner (born November 24, 1961) is an American writer born and raised in Bryan, Ohio. His novels include '' The Godfather Returns'', ''Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Monteleone
Richard Monteleone (born March 22, 1963) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. Career Monteleone was the first round pick (20th overall) for the Detroit Tigers in the 1982 draft. However, he began his major league career with the Seattle Mariners in 1987. After a year in Seattle, Monteleone pitched relief for the California Angels from 1988 to 1989, the New York Yankees from 1990 to 1993, the San Francisco Giants in 1994, and the Angels again from 1995 to 1996. In 1995, he started the season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Chunichi Dragons before returning to the Angels. After his last season as a player in 1996, Monteleone became a coach for the Yankees. While he was most recently with the big league team, Monteleone has also coached Yankees' minor league Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Detroit Tigers Season
The Detroit Tigers' 1986 in baseball, 1986 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the AL East. Offseason *November 13, 1985: Bárbaro Garbey was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Collins. *December 12, 1985: Darnell Coles was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for Rich Monteleone. *January 16, 1986: Dave Engle was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Detroit Tigers for Chris Pittaro and Alejandro Sánchez. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions *April 25, 1986: Brian Harper was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers. *August 10, 1986: Ken Hill was traded by the Detroit Tigers with a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Heath. The Detroit Tigers sent Mike Laga (September 2, 1986) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade. *August 10, 1986: Dave Engel was released by the Detroit Tigers. Roster Player s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darnell Coles
Darnell Coles (born June 2, 1962) is an American professional baseball player and current hitting coach for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball primarily as a third baseman and outfielder from 1983 to 1997. He has coached in MLB since 2014. Early life Coles was a four-sport letterman and three time baseball MVP at Eisenhower High School. Playing career On June 3, 1980, Coles was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the first round (sixth pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft. He turned down both a baseball scholarship and a football scholarship to UCLA to sign with the Mariners. In 1986, he hit a career-high 20 home runs for the Detroit Tigers. He had two three-home run games in his career: in 1987 with the Pittsburgh Pirates and in 1994 with the Toronto Blue Jays. Coaching career In 2006, Coles was hired as the roving hitting instructor for the Washington Nationals organization. He was the manager o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
