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McBean Stadium
McBean is a surname. People with the surname Notable people with the surname include: * Al McBean (born 1938), retired professional baseball player * Alexander McBean (1854–1937), English businessman, soldier, local Conservative politician, Freemason and Churchman in the Midlands *Angus McBean (1904–1990), Welsh photographer, associated with surrealism *Brett McBean, award-winning Australian horror and speculative fiction writer *Gordon McBean, Canadian climatologist, chairman of the board of trustees of the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences * Jack McBean (born 1994), midfielder in Major League Soccer * James McBean, Scottish footballer *Marnie McBean (born 1968), Canadian rower * Robert McBean, Scottish footballer * Ryan McBean (born 1984), American football defensive tackle *Tracey McBean, fictional character in children's books drawn and written by Mary Small and Arthur Filloy * Wayne McBean (born 1969), retired ice hockey defenceman * William McBean VC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al McBean
Alvin O'Neal McBean (born May 15, 1938) is a former professional baseball player from the United States Virgin Islands. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, most notably for the Pittsburgh Pirates with whom he played the majority of his career. St. Thomas tryouts McBean grew up playing baseball in his native Virgin Islands. He was discovered when the Pittsburgh Pirates held a tryout in St. Thomas in . Originally only there to take pictures for a local paper, McBean was convinced by friends to try out, and ended up receiving an invite to Spring training . Breaking in with the Pirates After three seasons in the Pirates' farm system, in which he went 28-21 with a 3.57 earned run average, McBean made his major league debut on July 2, in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants at Forbes Field. Entered a tied game, the first batter he faced, Ed Bailey, reached on an error by second baseman Bill Mazeroski. A double, wild pitch & single later, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |