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Closer (baseball)
In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL), is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading. The role is often assigned to a team's best reliever. Before the 1990s, pitchers in similar roles were referred to as a fireman, short reliever, and stopper. A small number of closers have won the Cy Young Award. Eight closers have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Trevor Hoffman, Mariano Rivera, Lee Smith, Bruce Sutter and Hoyt Wilhelm. Usage A closer is generally a team's best reliever and designated to pitch the last few outs of games when his team is leading by a margin of three runs or fewer. Rarely does a closer enter with his team losing or in a tie game. A closer's effectiveness has traditionally been measured by the save, an official Major League Baseball (MLB) statistic since 1969. Over time, closers have become on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triumph Books
Triumph Books is a Chicago-based sports book publisher. The company is well known for its "instant books", such as its illustrated tribute to NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, which was released 10 days after his death in a crash in the 2001 Daytona 500. Oct 31, 2014 Mitch Rogatz is the founder and publisher of Triumph. After founding the company in 1989, he sold it to Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ... in 2006, only to buy it back five years later. The company releases 80–90 titles each year, of which 5–10 percent are instant books. References 1989 establishments in the United States Book publishing companies of the United States Books about sportspeople {{sport-bio-book-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Smith
Lee Smith is the name of: Arts, entertainment and media *Lee Smith (fiction author) (born 1944), American author of fiction *Lee Smith (film editor) (born 1960), Australian film editor *Lee Smith (musician) (born 1983), American drummer *Lee Smith (journalist) (born 1962), American journalist, editor and author Sports * Lee Smith (American football) (born 1987), American football player *Lee Smith (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball pitcher * Lee Smith (rugby) (born 1986), English rugby league player See also *Leigh Smith (other) *Leon Smith (other) Leon Smith may refer to: * Leon Smith (basketball) (born 1980), American former basketball player * Leon Smith (naval commander) (died 1869), Texas Marine Department during American Civil War * Leon Smith (politician) (born 1937), Idaho House of R ... * Liam Smith (other) {{hndis, Smith, Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prospectus2007
Prospectus may refer to: * Prospectus (finance), also called a ''concept note'' * Prospectus (university) * Prospectus (book) * ''Prospectus'' (album), a 1983 album by saxophonist Steve Lacy * Parkland College Parkland College is a public community college in Champaign, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System serving Community College District 505 which includes parts of Coles, Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquoi ...'s newspaper {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Franco
John Anthony Franco (born September 17, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed relief pitcher between and . Franco established himself as an All-Star player with the Cincinnati Reds before spending the majority of his career with the New York Mets. He ended his 22-year career with one final season with the Houston Astros. Franco's 1,119 career games pitched is a National League record, and ranks fourth in major league history. His 424 career saves ranks fifth all-time in major league history (ranking second when he retired), and remains the most by a left-hander. For 15 of his 22 seasons, he played for the New York Mets, serving as team captain in his final years with the team. Franco was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 2012. Early life Franco, who is of Italian heritage, grew up in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn. His father, Jim Franco, was a New York City Department of Sanitation w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Carroll
Clay Palmer Carroll (born May 2, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through , most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won three division titles, one National League pennant and the 1975 World Series title. He also played for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates. A two-time All-Star, Carroll was one of the top relief pitchers in Major League Baseball during the mid-1970s when, the Cincinnati Reds became known as the Big Red Machine for their dominance of the National League. In 1972, Carroll led the National League in saves and was named The Sporting News Fireman of the Year. He ranks third all-time among Red pitchers in game appearances. Carroll was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1980. Early life Carroll was one of nine children of a cotton mill worker, who died in 1966. Growing up in Clant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun (New York)
''The Sun'' was a New York newspaper published from 1833 until 1950. It was considered a serious paper, like the city's two more successful broadsheets, ''The New York Times'' and the '' New York Herald Tribune''. The Sun was the first successful penny daily newspaper in the United States and the first one to hire a Police reporter. It was also, for a time, the most successful newspaper in America. ''The Sun'' is well-known for publishing the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, as well as Francis Pharcellus Church's 1897 editorial, containing the line "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus". History In New York, ''The Sun'' began publication on September 3, 1833, as a morning newspaper edited by Benjamin Day (1810–1889), with the slogan "It Shines for All". It cost only one penny (equivalent to ¢ in ), was easy to carry, and had illustrations and crime reporting popular with working-class readers. It inspired a new genre across the nation, known as the penny press, which made t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Franks
Herman Louis Franks (January 4, 1914 – March 30, 2009) was a catcher, coach (baseball), coach, manager (baseball), manager, general manager (baseball), general manager and scout (sports), scout in Major League Baseball. He was born in Price, Utah, to Italian-American immigrant parents and attended the University of Utah. Playing career A left-handed hitter who threw right-handed, Franks was listed at tall and . He broke into professional baseball with the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League in 1932, but he was soon acquired by the St. Louis Cardinals and joined their vast farm system. He made the Cardinals for just 17 games and 17 at-bats in 1939, before being drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers, where he served as a second-string catcher in 1940–41 and began his long association with Leo Durocher, then Brooklyn's manager. As a Dodger, Franks caught Tex Carleton's no-hitter on April 30, 1940. Franks missed seasons during World War II, when he served in the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located on Chicago's North Side. The Cubs are one of two major league teams based in Chicago; the other, the Chicago White Sox, is a member of the American League (AL) Central division. The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, were a founding member of the NL in 1876, becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903. Throughout the club's history, the Cubs have played in a total of 11 World Series. The 1906 Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116–36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of , before losing the World Series to the Chicago White Sox ("The Hitless Wonders") by four games to two. The Cubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908, becoming the first major league team to play in three consecutive World Series, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mcneil2006
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McNeil may refer to: * McNeil, Arkansas * McNeil, Caldwell County, Texas * McNeil, Travis County, Texas * McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of Johnson & Johnson, distributor of Tylenol * McNeil High School, high school in Austin, Texas * McNeil Island, Washington * McNeil River, Alaska * McNeil's Nebula * Mount McNeil, a mountain in Yukon Territory, Canada * Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, American pharmaceutical manufacturer See also *McNeil (surname) *McNeill (other) * MacNeill *McNeal *MacNeal *MacNeille MacNeille or McNeile may refer to: MacNeille *Tress MacNeille (born 1951), American voice actress * Holbrook Mann MacNeille (1907–1973), American mathematician McNeile * Ethel McNeile (1875–1922), British missionary and headmistress *H. C. Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan R
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgarian tsar Ivan Vladislav. It is very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and has also become more popular in Romance-speaking countries since the 20th century. Etymology Ivan is the common Slavic Latin spelling, while Cyrillic spelling is two-fold: in Bulgarian, Russian, Macedonian, Serbian and Montenegrin it is Иван, while in Belarusian and Ukrainian it is Іван. The Old Church Slavonic (or Old Cyrillic) spelling is . It is the Slavic relative of the Latin name , corresponding to English ''John''. This Slavic version of the name originates from New Testament Greek (''Iōánnēs'') rather than from the Latin . The Greek name is in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Elliott (baseball)
Claude Judson "Chaucer" Elliott (November 17, 1876 – June 22, 1923) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1904–1905) with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. For his career, he compiled a 3–3 record in 22 appearances, with a 3.33 earned run average and 47 strikeouts. He was a member of the 1905 World Series champions Giants, though he did not play in the World Series. In 1905, Elliott relieved 8 times in his 10 appearances. Though saves were not an official statistic until 1969, Elliot was retroactively credited with six saves that season, a record at that time. His manager, John McGraw, was one of the first to use a relief pitcher to save games. On June 29, 1905, while playing for the Giants, Elliott played a part in history that would be immortalized some 80 years later with the making of ''Field of Dreams''. The movie included a depiction of Moonlight Graham, who only played one inning in Major League bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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