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Major League Baseball All-Time Team
The Major League Baseball All-Time Team was chosen in 1997 to comprise the top manager and top player in each of 13 positional categories across Major League Baseball history. The team, announced by Classic Sports Network in conjunction with the events celebrated around the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, were chosen by a panel of 36 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America in a first- and second-place Borda count voting system. See also *Latino Legends Team * MLB All-Century Team * ''DHL'' Hometown Heroes (2006): the most outstanding player in the history of each MLB franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value * Baseball awards#United States *Team of the century * List of MLB awards *National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Notes References *Brown, Gerry, and Morrison, Michael (eds.; 2003). ''ESPN Information Please Sports Almanac''. New York City: ESPN Books ESPN Books is a publishing company operated by ESP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3); Liván Hernández, MVP *American League Championship Series MVP: Marquis Grissom **American League Division Series *National League Championship Series MVP: Liván Hernández **National League Division Series *All-Star Game, July 8 at Jacobs Field: American League, 3-1; Sandy Alomar Jr., MVP Other champions *Caribbean World Series: Aguilas Cibaeñas (Dominican Republic) *College World Series: LSU *Cuban National Series: Pinar del Río over Villa Clara *Japan Series: Yakult Swallows over Seibu Lions (4-1) *Korean Series: Haitai Tigers over LG Twins * Big League World Series: Broward County, Florida *Junior League World Series: Salem, New Hampshire *Little League World Series: Linda Vista, Guadalupe, Mexico *Senior League World Series: San Francisco, Venezuela *Taiwan Series: Uni-President Lions over China Times Eagles *Central American Games: Panama Awards and honors *Baseball Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4–0); Dave Stewart, MVP *American League Championship Series MVP: Rickey Henderson *National League Championship Series MVP: Will Clark *All-Star Game, July 11 at Anaheim Stadium: American League, 5–3; Bo Jackson, MVP Other champions *Caribbean World Series: Águilas del Zulia (Venezuela) *College World Series: Wichita State *Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Kintetsu Buffaloes (4–3) *Korean Series: Haitai Tigers over Binggrae Eagles * Big League World Series: Taipei, Taiwan *Junior League World Series: Manatí, Puerto Rico *Little League World Series: Trumbull National, Trumbull, Connecticut *Senior League World Series: Pingtung, Taiwan Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame **Al Barlick **Johnny Bench **Red Schoendienst **Carl Yastrzemski *Most Valuable Player **Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers (AL) ** Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco Giants (NL) *Cy Young Award **Bret Saberhagen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Athletics
The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oakland Athletics, their current identity and location. The beginning The Western League had been renamed the American League in 1900 by league president Bancroft (Ban) Johnson, and declared itself the second major league in 1901. Johnson created new franchises in the east and eliminated some franchises in the west. Philadelphia had a new franchise created to compete with the National League's Philadelphia Phillies. Former catcher Connie Mack was recruited to manage the club. Mack in turn persuaded Phillies minority owner Ben Shibe as well as others to invest in the team, which would be called the Philadelphia Athletics, a name taken from the Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, which had been a founding member of the NL in 1876 but ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmie Foxx
James Emory Foxx (October 22, 1907 – July 21, 1967), nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. A tremendous power hitter, Foxx retired with the second most home runs, behind only Babe Ruth, and fifth-most runs batted in (RBI). His greatest seasons were with the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox where he hit a then-record 30 or more home runs in 12 consecutive seasons and drove in more than 100 runs in 13 consecutive years. Considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, Foxx became the ninth player to win a Triple Crown and set a then-record for most MVP awards with three. His 58 home runs hit in 1932 were third-most all-time in a season at the time, his 438 total bases collected that same season are fifth most all time, and he is one of only 7 batters to accumulate o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 In Baseball
Headline event of the year *On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball game. On August 26, the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers played the first televised Major League Baseball game. Red Barber announced the game. *In this year, the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame inducted its charter honorees, including José Méndez and Cristóbal Torriente. Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds (4–0) *All-Star Game, July 11 at Yankee Stadium: American League, 3–1 Other champions *Amateur World Series: Cuba * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 4–2 (first game, at Comiskey Park); East, 10–2 (second game, in New York City) Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame **Cap Anson **Eddie Collins **Charles Comiskey **Candy Cummings **Buck Ewing **Lou Gehrig **Willie Keeler **Charles Radbourn **George Sisler **Al Spalding *Most Valuable Player **Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees, OF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 In Baseball
Champions *World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4–2) Awards and honors * League Award **Babe Ruth, New York Yankees, OF Statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro leagues final standings Negro National League final standings †Memphis was not in the league but their games counted in the standings. Eastern Colored League final standings Events January *January 3 – The New York Yankees selects two rookies from the Boston Red Sox; pitcher George Pipgras and outfielder Harvey Hendrick in exchange for backup catcher Al DeVormer. Then 27 days later, the Red Sox continue to feed the Yankees by sending them pitcher Herb Pennock for infielder Norm McMillan, outfielder Camp Skinner, pitcher George Murray, and $50,000 cash. February *February 2 – Red Schoendienst is born in Germantown, Illinois. Primarily a second baseman, Schoendienst will hit .289 during a 19-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis Gehrig (born Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig ; June 19, 1903June 2, 1941) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him his nickname "the Iron Horse". He was an Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star seven consecutive times, a Triple Crown (baseball), Triple Crown winner once, an American League (AL) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, Most Valuable Player twice, and a member of six World Series List of World Series champions, champion teams. He had a career .340 batting average (baseball), batting average, .632 Slugging percentage, slugging average, and a .447 on-base percentage, on base average. He hit 493 home runs and had 1,995 run batted in, runs batted in (RBI). He still has the highest ratio of runs scored plus runs batted in per 100 plate appearances (35.08) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Baseman
A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the first baseman is assigned the number 3. Also called first sacker or cornerman, the first baseman is ideally a tall player who throws left-handed and possesses good flexibility and quick reflexes. Flexibility is needed because the first baseman receives throws from the other infielders, the catcher and the pitcher after they have fielded ground balls. In order for the runner to be called out, the first baseman must be able to ''stretch'' towards the throw and catch it before the runner reaches first base. First base is often referred to as "the other hot corner"—the "hot corner" being third baseman, third base—and therefore, like the third baseman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 In Baseball
Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration. The strike erased the first week and a half of the season, and the Leagues decided to just excise the lost portion of the season with no makeups. As a result, an uneven number of games were cancelled for each team; some as few as six, some as many as nine. The lack of makeups of those games, even when they affected playoffs, led to the Boston Red Sox losing the American League East by half a game to the Detroit Tigers. 1972 marked the first year for the Texas Rangers, who had moved to Arlington from Washington, D.C. (where they played as the Washington Senators), after the season. There would be no baseball in D.C. until . The team was one of the worst ever fielded by the franchise, losing 100 games for the first time since . Manager Ted Williams hated living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and resigned at the end of the season. 1972 would mark the Kansas City Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4–3); Sandy Koufax, MVP *All-Star Game, July 13 at Metropolitan Stadium: National League, 6–5; Juan Marichal, MVP Other champions *College World Series: Arizona State *Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4–1) *1965 Little League World Series, Little League World Series: Windsor Locks, Connecticut *1965 Senior League World Series, Senior League World Series: Monterrey, Mexico Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame **Pud Galvin *MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Most Valuable Player **Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins, SS (AL) **Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants, OF (NL) *Cy Young Award **Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers *MLB Rookie of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year **Curt Blefary, Baltimore Orioles, OF (AL) **Jim Lefebvre, Los Angeles Dodgers, 2B (NL) *Gold Glove Award **Joe Pepitone (1B) (AL) **Bobby Richardson (2B) (AL) **Brooks Robinson (3B) (AL) **Zoilo Versalles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the American League's (AL) New York Yankees. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed NL teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. The team's colors evoke the blue of the Dodgers and the orange of the Giants. For the 1962 and 1963 seasons, the Mets played home games at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan before moving to Queens. From 1964 to 2008, the Mets played their home games at Shea Stadium, named after William Shea, the founder of the Continental League, a proposed third major league, the announcement of which prompted their admission as an NL expansion team. Since 2009, the Mets have played their home games at Citi Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4–0); Sandy Koufax, MVP *All-Star Game, July 9 at Municipal Stadium: National League, 5–3; Willie Mays, MVP Other champions *College World Series: USC *Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nishitetsu Lions (4–3) *Little League World Series: Granada Hills National, Granada Hills, California *Senior League World Series: Monterrey, Mexico *Pan American Games: Cuba over United States Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame **John Clarkson **Elmer Flick **Sam Rice **Eppa Rixey *Most Valuable Player **Elston Howard, New York Yankees, C (AL) **Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers, P (NL) *Cy Young Award **Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers * Rookie of the Year **Gary Peters, Chicago White Sox, P (AL) **Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, 2B (NL) *Gold Glove Award **Vic Power (1B) (AL) **Bobby Richardson (2B) (AL) **Brooks Robinson (3B) (AL) **Zoilo Versalles (SS) (AL) **Jim Landis (OF) (AL) **Al Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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