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2001 Milwaukee Brewers Season
The Milwaukee Brewers' 2001 season involved the Brewers' finishing fourth in the National League Central with a record of 68 wins and 94 losses. The 2001 Brewers scored 740 runs, 11th in the NL, and ranked 1st in strikeouts, with 1,399. It was their first season at the newly built Miller Park. Offseason *December 20, 2000: Brian Lesher was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. * January 3, 2001: Mark Sweeney was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. *January 8, 2001: Jason McDonald was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. *February 8, 2001: Tony Fernández was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. * February 24, 2001: Marquis Grissom was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with a player to be named later to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Devon White (baseball), Devon White. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ruddy Lugo (June 1, 2001) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League Central
The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League East (the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the St. Louis Cardinals). When the division was created in 1994, the Pirates were originally supposed to stay in the East while the Atlanta Braves were to be moved to the Central from the West. However, the Braves, wanting to form a natural rivalry with the expansion Florida Marlins, requested to remain in the East. Despite the Marlins offering to go to the Central, the Pirates instead gave up their spot in the East to the Braves. Since then, the Pirates have tried several times unsuccessfully to be placed back in the East. In 1998, the NL Central became the largest division in Major League Baseball when the Milwaukee Brewers were moved in from the American League Central. In 2013, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devon White (baseball)
Devon Markes Whyte (formerly and commonly known as Devon White, born December 29, 1962), nicknamed "Devo", is a Jamaican-born American former professional baseball center fielder, best known for his defensive ability at that position. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Milwaukee Brewers. He currently serves as the first base coach for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, but was briefly called up to the Blue Jays as first base coach in 2022. Early life Born as Devon Whyte in Kingston, Jamaica, his family immigrated to the United States when he was nine years old. However, the paperwork had their family name misspelled as "White". His last name was legally changed back to its original spelling in 2003 at the behest of his children, but throughout his baseball playing career, he was known as "Devon White" and continues to sign autographs with that spelling. His daughter, Davell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Leskanic
Curtis John Leskanic (; born April 2, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched from 1993 to 2004 for the Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox. He is currently a professional scout for the Red Sox. Career Leskanic was drafted in the eighth round of the 1989 baseball amateur entry draft out of Louisiana State University by the Cleveland Indians, but was traded in 1992 to the Minnesota Twins with Oscar Múñoz for Paul Sorrento. Later that same year, he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 1992 Expansion Draft. In 1993, he made his major league debut with the Rockies. In 2004, during the Kansas City Royals disastrous 58–104 season he was released on June 18. On June 22, he was picked up by the Boston Red Sox and then made three appearances during the 2004 ALCS against the New York Yankees and was credited with the Game 4 win. His innings of shutout baseball during G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Leiter
Mark Edward Leiter (born April 13, 1963) is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from to and in . Leiter grew up in Toms River, New Jersey. Leiter graduated from Central Regional High School in 1981, where he played baseball together with his brother Al and Jeff Musselman. Career Mark played for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, California Angels and Seattle Mariners, all of the American League. He also played for the San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers, all of the National League. As a member of the Giants, he won the 1994 Willie Mac Award honoring his spirit and leadership. Personal life Mark's brother, Al Leiter, was a major-league pitcher from 1987 to 2005, and his son, Mark Leiter Jr., has also pitched in MLB. Leiter's 9-month-old son Ryan died of spinal muscular atrophy Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Kolb
Brandon Charles Kolb (born November 20, 1973) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers in and . He attended Monte Vista High School in Danville, California. He later went to Chabot College and then to Texas Tech. Standing at 6'1", 190 pounds, Kolb was originally drafted by the Oakland Athletics 1077th overall in the 1993 draft. Deciding not to sign, he would have to wait until to be drafted again, when he was selected by the Padres in the fourth round. This time, he chose to sign. Originally a starter in the minors, his best record was 16–9, which he achieved in 1996 with the Clinton LumberKings. Although he showed promise as a starter in the minor leagues, he was being used mostly as a reliever by 1998. He spent 1998 and 1999 entirely as a reliever. He made his Major League debut on May 12, 2000 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at the age of 26. Although he struck out one batter in the singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray King (baseball)
Raymond Keith King (born January 15, 1974) is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He bats and throws left-handed. High school and college years King attended Ripley High School (Ripley, Tennessee, Ripley, Tennessee) and lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. In baseball, he won All-America honors as a senior. The lefty is also an alumnus of Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee. Professional career In ten seasons in the major leagues, King appeared in 593 games and pitched 411 innings. He was 20–23 lifetime with a 3.46 ERA, 181 base on balls, walks, 278 strikeouts and 2 save (baseball), saves. As a batter he was 0–6 at the plate with three strikeouts. Early career King's professional baseball career began on June 1, , when the Cincinnati Reds selected him in the eighth round of the amateur draft. The southpaw spent the next four seasons playing for minor league affiliates in the Reds, Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs organizations before finally maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Haynes
Jimmy Wayne Haynes (born September 5, 1972) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher. Haynes was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 7th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in the season and was later sent to the Oakland Athletics. After playing for the Athletics (-) and Milwaukee Brewers (-), Haynes won 15 games for the Reds in . Haynes was released from the Reds in , after 5 appearances. His pitched his final season in for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls. In his major league career, Haynes had a win–loss record of 63-89, with 762 strikeouts and an earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ... (ERA) of 5.37, which is the worst ERA of all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Gandarillas
Gustavo Gandarillas (born July 19, 1971) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during one season at the major league level for the Milwaukee Brewers. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the third round of the 1992 amateur entry draft. Gandarillas played his first professional season with their Rookie League Elizabethton Twins in 1992, and split his last with the Brewers' Triple-A Indianapolis Indians and Double-A Huntsville Stars in 2002. He played college baseball at the University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, incl .... External links Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gandarillas, Gus 1971 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Baseball players from Coral Gables, Florida Caribes de Ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Fox
Chad Douglas Fox (born September 3, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Fox played for the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins, and the Chicago Cubs. He won the 2003 World Series as a member of the Marlins. He is also known for his injuries that have set him back in his career, undergoing Tommy John surgery twice, including having been injured in the and seasons. He has reached 50 innings—the minimum standard for a rookie season—only twice in his career, and threw fewer than 11 innings in the majors nine times between 1999 and 2009. He now teaches players of all ages at Woodlands Baseball Academy Facility in The Woodlands, Texas. Amateur career Fox attended Tarleton State University. Professional career The Cincinnati Reds drafted Fox in the 23rd round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. He was traded to the Atlanta Braves in 1996 with a player to be named later ( Ray King) for Mike Kelly. Milwaukee Brewers Fox was traded to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike DeJean
Michael Dwain DeJean (; born September 28, 1970) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Career DeJean played shortstop during his college career at Mississippi Delta Community College and Livingston University. In , while playing for Livingston in the Division II College World Series, DeJean pitched to two batters, retiring both. He was selected in the 24th round of the 1992 amateur draft by the New York Yankees and signed to a professional contract as a pitcher. The Yankees traded DeJean to the Colorado Rockies for Joe Girardi after the 1995 season. He made his major league debut on May 2, , pitching a scoreless inning in relief against the Philadelphia Phillies. DeJean achieved modest success as a closer for the Milwaukee Brewers in and , but struggled mightily during brief tenures with the St. Louis Cardinals and Baltimore Orioles. He was named National League Player of the Week for May 26 through June 1, . He was traded to the New York Mets durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerio De Los Santos
Valerio Lorenzo de los Santos (born October 6, 1972) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Milwaukee Brewers De los Santos was originally signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent in 1993. He started his professional career in the minor leagues in 1995, and spent the next four seasons in the Brewers' farm system, playing for the AZL Brewers, Beloit Snappers, El Paso Diablos, and Louisville Red Birds. He was promoted to the major leagues in , and made his debut for the Brewers on July 31. He would play in 74 games for the Brewers from 1999 to 2001, and played in 51 games for the team in 2002. He began the 2003 season with the Brewers, and pitched 45 games for the club that year. Philadelphia Phillies On September 2, 2003, the Brewers traded De los Santos to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for cash considerations. De los Santos pitched to a 9.00 ERA over 6 games for the Phillies in 2003 and elected free agency on December 21, 2003. Toronto B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff D'Amico
Jeffrey Charles D'Amico (born December 27, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher from to . D'Amico, sometimes nicknamed "Big Daddy" due to his six-foot nine stature, was a starting pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cleveland Indians of the Major League Baseball (MLB). His career record was 42 wins, 52 losses, 498 strikeouts and a 4.61 earned run average (ERA). Career D'Amico was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. After three seasons in the minor leagues, he made his debut on June 28, 1996, and spent the next six years with the Brewers. After missing all of 1998 and most of 1999 due to shoulder surgery, D'Amico had a career year in 2000. That season, his ERA hovered around 2.00 for much of the season and he contended for the NL ERA title. Needing just a few innings to qualify for the title on his last start of the season, he surpassed the 162 innings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
