1994–95 Major League Baseball strike

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s during spring training in 1995, crossing picket lines during the

1994–95 Major League Baseball strike The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike was the eighth and longest work stoppage in baseball history, as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage in 22 years. The strike began on August 12, 1994, and resulted in the remainder of that seaso ...

. Some had not yet been placed on a

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, and as such were not eligible to join the

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at the time of the strike, while others were former MLB players who had retired before the strike. The list does not include replacement players who never appeared in regular-season MLB games. Certain players who were part of

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-winning teams were not permitted to have their names or likenesses on commemorative merchandise because they had been declared replacement players for having participated in the 1995 spring training. The players were

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of the

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and 2000 New York Yankees,

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of the

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of the 2002 Anaheim Angels, and Brian Daubach and

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of the 2004 Boston Red Sox. The names or likenesses of replacement players, since they are not permitted to join the MLBPA, are also in some cases not included in merchandise which derives its license from the MLBPA, such as

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and tabletop games. Many games nevertheless include them, with blank or fictional names and different appearances.

Replacement players

No MLB experience before strike

Joel Adamson Joel Lee Adamson (born July 2, 1971) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Left handed pitcher Joel Adamson, ha ...

Replacement Players
Retrieved October 11, 2006. * Benny AgbayaniKurkjian, Tim
The replacements
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Tony Barron Anthony Dirk Barron (born August 17, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball player. Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 7th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft. Barron played for the Montreal Expos in 1995 as a replacement player. ...

Steve Bourgeois Steven James Bourgeois (born August 4, 1972), is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in with the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted and threw right-handed. Bourgeois had a 1–3 record, with a 6 ...

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Doug Brady Stephen Douglas Brady (born November 23, 1969) is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman. He played during one season at the major league level for the Chicago White Sox, and one season in the Korea Baseball Organization for the Lotte Gi ...

PLAYERS GROUP WON'T LET REPLACEMENTS JOIN UNION \ DECISION WOULD KEEP 17 PLAYERS FROM GETTING A SHARE OF LICENSING FEES
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Bubba Carpenter Charles Sydney "Bubba" Carpenter (born July 23, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball player. He was an outfielder and designated hitter for the Colorado Rockies in the 2000 season. He attended college at the University of Arkansas and is 6 fo ...

Joel Chimelis Joel Chimelis (born July 27, 1967) is an American minor league baseball hitting coach for the Syracuse Mets and a former professional baseball infielder. Although he never played in Major League Baseball, he briefly was called up to the major lea ...

Alan Cockrell Atlee Alan Cockrell (born December 5, 1962) is an American professional baseball outfielder and coach. He was most recently the hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Football career Twice named first-team all state, Co ...

* Joe Crawford * Brian Daubach *

Angel Echevarria Angel Santos Echevarria (May 25, 1971 – February 7, 2020) was an American professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1996 to 2002. He also played in the Japanese Pacific League, from 2003 to 2004. Amateur caree ...

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Brian Givens Brian Allen Givens (born November 6, 1965) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for 15 years and played for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Givens was known most for being a replacement player who ...

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Jason Hardtke Jason Robert Hardtke (born September 15, 1971 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1990 MLB draft. Hardtke made his MLB debut with the New Y ...

Pep Harris Hernando Petrocelli Harris (born September 23, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the California/Anaheim Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 to 1998. Career In the seventh round of the 1991 draf ...

Matt Herges Matthew Tyler Herges (born April 1, 1970) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1999 to 2009, and is the former pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Herges played in ML ...

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Kerry Ligtenberg Kerry Dale Ligtenberg (born May 11, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and coach. Early life Ligtenberg was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. He graduated from Park High School in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Playing career After att ...

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Eric Ludwick Eric David Ludwick (born December 14, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Florida Marlins, and Toronto Blue Jays between 1996 and 1999. He also played two seas ...

* Bobby Magallanes *

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* Tom Martin *

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Jamie McAndrew James Brian McAndrew (born September 2, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1995 and 1997. Early years McAndrew was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania,Baseball-Reference.com, Play ...

* Walt McKeel * Frank Menechino *

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* Keith Osik *

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Dale Polley Ezra Dale Polley (born August 9, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees. He bats right-handed and throws left-handed. He was signed by the Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professi ...

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in June 1995, but never appeared in an MLB game, making him a phantom ballplayer.

Had MLB experience before strike

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Jay Aldrich Jay Robert Aldrich (born April 14, 1961) is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves and the Baltimore Orioles. Aldrich attended Montclair State University, and in 1981 he played collegiate summ ...

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Pedro Borbón Pedro Borbón Rodriguez (December 2, 1946 – June 4, 2012) was a Dominican professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won four National League pennants a ...

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1912 Detroit Tigers strike

On May 15, 1912, Detroit Tigers star

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went into the stands and assaulted a fan who had been heckling him. Cobb was suspended by

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. The other Tigers refused to play unless Cobb was reinstated. Johnson threatened Tigers owner

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with a stiff fine if he did not field a team. So Manager

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students. This replacement team played one game, on May 18, 1912, after which the Tigers players relented and returned to play future games (under threat of lifetime banishment). The following players appeared in the May 18, 1912 game, which the Tigers lost to the Philadelphia Athletics, 24–2. * Ed Irwin *

Bill Leinhauser The Detroit Tigers replacement players represented the Detroit Tigers on May 18, 1912. On May 15, 1912, Detroit star Ty Cobb was taunted in New York by a fan named Claude Lueker. According to several accounts, Lueker triggered Cobb's anger by c ...

* Billy Maharg *

Vincent Maney Stephen Vincent Maney (October 14, 1886 – March 13, 1952) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played in one game for the Detroit Tigers on May 18, . Maney was one of several replacement players that the Tigers played that day aft ...

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Deacon McGuire James Thomas "Deacon" McGuire (November 18, 1863 – October 31, 1936) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach whose career spanned the years 1883 to 1915. He played 26 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a ca ...

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Joe Sugden and Deacon McGuire were Tigers coaches who had had long baseball careers. This game was their last major league appearance. Hughie Jennings was the Tigers manager; he also had had a long career and was later elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Jennings appeared as pinch hitter in the ninth inning. None of the other players ever appeared in another major league game before or after, except for Billy Maharg, who appeared in one other game as a courtesy in the last game of the 1916 season. Maharg was later deeply involved in the

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. Jack Smith played two innings in the field, but had no plate appearances and consequently no batting average. Ed Irwin was the only recruit to have a hit (the Tigers coaches each had one). Irwin had two triples, and so retired with a major league batting average of .667 and slugging average of 2.000. Allan Travers's 24 runs allowed is still the American League record for a complete game.

Arthur "Bugs" Baer bugs ate bugs and was chump Early life Baer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the seventh of 14 children born to immigrants from Alsace-Lorraine. He left school at age 14 to work, attended art school, and designed lace on a wage of $12 ...

, who later went on to become a noted journalist and humorist, was a member of the team, recruited as a backup bench player. He did not appear in the game.

References

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