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Canton–Akron Indians
The Canton–Akron Indians are a defunct Minor League Baseball team. They played in the Eastern League at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium in Canton, Ohio from 1989 to 1996. They were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians. History Prior to their eight-year stint as the Canton–Akron Indians, this franchise was known as the Lynn Sailors (from 1980 to 1983 serving as the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates), Vermont Reds (from 1984 to 1987 serving as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds), and Vermont Mariners (in 1988 serving as the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners). After the stint as the Canton–Akron Indians, the franchise moved to nearby Akron, Ohio and became the Akron Aeros. Notable players 1989 *Beau Allred *Kevin Bearse *Albert Belle * Jim Bruske * Tom Kramer * Mark Lewis *Ever Magallanes * Tom Magrann *Greg McMichael *Charles Nagy * Troy Neel *Jeff Shaw *Cory Snyder *Tim Stoddard *Rick Surhoff * Dwight Taylor *Efraí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double-A (baseball)
Double-A (officially Class AA) is the second-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States since 1946, below only Triple-A. There are currently 30 teams classified at the Double-A level, one for each team in Major League Baseball, organized into three leagues: the Eastern League, the Southern League, and the Texas League. History Class AA ("Double-A") was established in 1912, as the new highest classification of Minor League Baseball. Previously, Class A had been the highest level, predating the establishment of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues—the formal name of Minor League Baseball—in 1901. Entering the 1912 season, three leagues were designated as Class AA: * American Association (AA) * International League (IL) * Pacific Coast League (PCL) Each of these leagues had previously been in Class A. Each remained in Class AA through 1945, then moved into Class AAA (" Triple-A") when it was established in 1946. No other le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Belle
Albert Jojuan Belle (born August 25, 1966), known until 1990 as Joey Belle, is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1989 to 2000, most notably for the Cleveland Indians. Known for his fierce, competitive temperament and intimidating stature, Belle was one of the leading sluggers of his time, and in 1995 became the only player to ever hit 50 doubles and 50 home runs in a season. He was also the first player to break the $10 million per year compensation contract in Major League Baseball. Belle was a five-time All-Star and Silver Slugger. He retired with a .295 career batting average, and averaged 37 home runs and 120 RBIs per season between 1991 and 2000. He is one of only six players in MLB history to have nine consecutive 100-RBI seasons. Early life Albert and his fraternal twin, Terry, were born on August 25, 1966, in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of Albert Belle Sr., a high school baseball and football coach, and Carrie Belle, a former math te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Taylor (baseball)
Dwight Bernard Taylor (born March 24, 1960) is a former professional baseball outfielder. He played during one season at the major league level for the Kansas City Royals. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Taylor, played his first professional season with their Class A Waterloo Indians in 1981, and split his last season between the Cincinnati Reds' Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts and Triple-A Nashville Sounds The Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the ci ..., in 1992. References"Dwight Taylor Statistics".''The Baseball Cube''. 10 January 2008."Dwight Taylor Statistics".''Baseball-Reference''. 10 January 2008. External links Baseball Gauge [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Surhoff
Richard Clifford Surhoff III (born October 3, 1962) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player. A pitcher, Surhoff played for the Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies in . He last played professional baseball in 1989. Personal Surhoff is the older brother of former MLB player B. J. Surhoff, the son of former NBA player Dick Surhoff, and uncle of Austin Surhoff, Brian and Colin Moran Colin Richard Moran (born October 1, 1992) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. Moran attended the Univ .... External links 1962 births Living people Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Phillies players Texas Rangers players Kinston Indians players Canton-Akron Indians players Oklahoma City 89ers players Iowa Cubs players Portland Beavers players Maine Phillies players Spartanburg Traders players Peninsula Pilots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Stoddard
Timothy Paul Stoddard (born January 24, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is one of only two men to have played in both a World Series and a Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, along with fellow East Chicago Washington High School alumnus Kenny Lofton. A right-handed pitcher, Stoddard pitched for the Chicago White Sox (1975), Baltimore Orioles (1978–83), Chicago Cubs (1984), San Diego Padres (1985–86), New York Yankees (1986–88) and Cleveland Indians (1989). Currently, he is the pitching coach for the baseball team at North Central College. Collegiate Baseball/Basketball career The 6'7" Stoddard was born in East Chicago, Indiana. He was a member of the 1971 East Chicago Washington High School (East Chicago, Indiana), Washington High School Senators basketball team, which went undefeated (29-0) and won the Indiana state high school basketball championship. Among his teammates were Pete Trgovich (who played at UCLA) and Junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cory Snyder
James Cory Snyder (born November 11, 1962) is an American former professional baseball right fielder and the manager of the Northern Colorado Owlz. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 1994 for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers, earning a total of $5.7 million. He was known for his powerful throwing arm. He is on the list of Major League Baseball career assists as a right fielder leaders and the list of college baseball career home run leaders. He is currently an automobile salesperson in Lindon, Utah. Early life Snyder grew up in Canyon Country, Santa Clarita, California, and started playing baseball when he was 6 or 7 years old. When he was 8 years old, he joined Little League Baseball. His father was a pitcher in the Milwaukee Braves organization for three years until he hurt his arm. Snyder attended Canyon High School. Career Playing career Snyder received a full baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Shaw
Jeffrey Lee Shaw (born July 7, 1966) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox of the American League (AL), and the Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League (NL), during a 12-year career from 1990 to 2001. He is the father of MLB infielder Travis Shaw. Amateur career Shaw started his baseball career at Washington Senior High School, located in Washington Court House, Ohio. While he was enrolled at the University of Rio Grande, he attended a tryout camp for the Cincinnati Reds during the summer of 1985, where he received little attention. He and his mother then drove to Columbus, Ohio to try out with the New York Yankees at the home field of New York's Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers. He drew the interest of scouts by upping the speed on his fastball from to while he played in a semi-professional league in Washington Court H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troy Neel
Troy Lee Neel (born September 14, 1965) is an American former professional baseball player. After a solid start in Major League Baseball (MLB), Neel moved to Japan and compiled strong numbers in six seasons playing in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). In 2022, Neel came 11,682 out of 669,173 people in the Australian ESPN AFL tipping contest. Early life Neel was born in Freeport, Texas. He attended Texas A&M University before his professional baseball career. Career Neel played in the major leagues for the Oakland Athletics primarily as a first baseman and designated hitter from to . He made his debut on May 30th against the Baltimore Orioles, hitting second in the lineup and playing the entire game in left field. He went 0 for 4 with 2 strike outs. His first Major League hit was as a pinch hitter off reliever Bobby Thigpen of the Chicago White Sox on June 5th and his first career home run came on July 6th against Jeff Muttis of the Cleveland Indians. That game was his best o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Nagy
Charles Harrison Nagy (born May 5, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball All-Star right-handed pitcher who played for 14 seasons in the major leagues from to . He played for the Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres. He served as the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2011 to 2013 and the Los Angeles Angels from 2016 to 2018. Early life and amateur career Nagy was born on May 5, 1967, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is of Hungarian ancestry. Nagy attended Roger Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, Connecticut, where he starred in baseball and football. Nagy attended the University of Connecticut. Playing for the Huskies, he ranked second and eighth all-time for strikeouts in a single season (113, 81) and fifth for his career (194). His single-season marks for the Huskies (entering the 2011 season) include tied for third in complete games (8), tied for sixth in saves (4), and 17th in innings pitched (86.1). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg McMichael
Gregory Winston McMichael (born December 1, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player who was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2000. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, McMichael graduated from Webb School of Knoxville in 1985 and played college ball at the University of Tennessee before joining Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in June 1988 and played for that team's minor league affiliates during the 1988, 1989, and 1990 seasons. The Indians released him in April 1991, whereupon he signed with the Atlanta Braves organization. He played two seasons for Braves minor league teams before being called up to the major leagues for the 1993 season. In 1993, his first season with the Atlanta Braves, he became a closer at mid-season and went on to compile a record of 19 saves, with an earned-run average of 2.06. After that season, when the Braves won the National League West division title, he placed second in balloting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Magrann
Thomas Joseph Magrann (born December 9, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A catcher, Magrann played for the Cleveland Indians in . Baseball career Magrann graduated from South Broward High School in Hollywood, Florida in 1981 and went on to play college baseball at Broward Community College. He was undrafted out of Broward and began his professional baseball career in 1983 with the Helena Phillies. In 1985, Mangram appeared in ten games as a pitcher for the Peninsula Pilots. In 1987, Magrann broke his leg in a collision at home plate. While recovering from the injury, he was supplanted in the Baltimore Orioles' organizational depth chart by catcher Mickey Tettleton who received a promotion to the majors in his place. He was subsequently traded in 1989 to the Cleveland Indians. Magrann made his Major League debut on September 7, 1989 at Cleveland Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was hitless in his only at bat as a pinch hitter for catcher Andy All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ever Magallanes
Everardo "Ever" Magallanes Espinoza (born November 6, 1965) is a Mexican former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Cleveland Indians in 1991. He attended Bell High School in Bell, California, while being raised in neighboring Maywood. Amateur career Magallanes attended Cerritos College and Texas A&M University. In 1986, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 1987 MLB Draft. Professional career Magallanes had a long minor league career including some time with the farm systems of the Indians, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Arizona Diamondbacks. While with the Kinston Indians, Magallanes earned a spot on the 1988 Carolina League all-star squad. He made the majors in 1991 with Cleveland. He saw action in three games as a shortstop. He compiled a walk and a .000 batting average in three plate appearances. Coaching career Magallanes w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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