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Johnny Goryl
John Albert Goryl (born October 21, 1933) is an American former infielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. A right-handed batter and thrower who stood tall and weighed , Goryl apprenticed in the farm systems of the Boston / Milwaukee Braves and Chicago Cubs for seven full seasons beginning in 1951. He played 117 games for the Cubs over three seasons (– 59), returned to the minor leagues when he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, then joined the Minnesota Twins in for the remainder of his MLB playing career. His finest season was , when he hit .287 with nine home runs in 64 games. Overall, Goryl batted .225 with 134 hits in 276 games over six MLB campaigns. When his playing career ended, Goryl became a manager in the Twins' farm system (– 68; 1970– 78), and third-base coach of the MLB Twins (– 69; – 80). During his second stint as a Minnesota coach in he was named successor to manager Gene Mauch on August 25. The Twins won 23 of their final 36 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batting Average (baseball)
In baseball, batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats. It is usually rounded to three decimal places and read without the decimal: A player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three-hundred". If necessary to break ties, batting averages could be taken beyond the .001 measurement. In this context, .001 is considered a "point", such that a .235 batter is 5 points higher than a .230 batter. History Henry Chadwick, an English statistician raised on cricket, was an influential figure in the early history of baseball. In the late 19th century he adapted the concept behind the cricket batting average to devise a similar statistic for baseball. Rather than simply copy cricket's formulation of runs scored divided by outs, he realized that hits divided by at bats would provide a better measure of individual batting ability. This is because while in cricket, scoring runs is almost entirely dependent on one's batting skill, in baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Oakland Athletics (4–1); Orel Hershiser, MVP *American League Championship Series MVP: Dennis Eckersley *National League Championship Series MVP: Orel Hershiser *All-Star Game, July 12 at Riverfront Stadium: American League, 2–1; Terry Steinbach, MVP Other champions *Baseball World Cup: Cuba * Caribbean World Series: Leones del Escogido (Dominican Republic) *College World Series: Stanford *Japan Series: Seibu Lions over Chunichi Dragons (4–1) *Korean Series: Haitai Tigers over Binggrae Eagles *Big League World Series: Taipei, Taiwan *Junior League World Series: Mexicali, Mexico *Little League World Series: Tai Ping, Taichung, Taiwan * Senior League World Series: Pingtung, Taiwan *Summer Olympic Games at Seoul, South Korea (demonstration sport): United States (1st), Japan (2nd), Puerto Rico (3rd) Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame ** Willie Stargell *Most Valuable Player **Jose Canseco, Oak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Field. Since their establishment as a Major League franchise in 1901, the team has won 11 Central division titles, six American League pennants, and two World Series championships (in 1920 and 1948). The team's World Series championship drought since 1948 is the longest active among all 30 current Major League teams. The team's name references the ''Guardians of Traffic'', eight monolithic 1932 Art Deco sculptures by Henry Hering on the city's Hope Memorial Bridge, which is adjacent to Progressive Field. The team's mascot is named "Slider." The team's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona. The franchise originated in 1894 as the Grand Rapids Rippers, a minor league team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Gardner
William Frederick Gardner (born July 19, 1927) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. During his ten-season active career in the major leagues, Gardner was a scrappy, light-hitting second baseman for the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. His only significant time on any team was with Baltimore, where he spent four consecutive full seasons from 1956 to 1959. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . After retiring as a player, he spent over 20 years as a coach or manager, and managed the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals during the 1980s. MLB playing career Born in Waterford, Connecticut, Gardner was signed by the Giants in 1945 and came up with them on April 22, 1954, but he could not break into the contending team's lineup. In early 1956, he was purchased by the Orioles. Gardner picked up a career-high of 10 steals, but in his best season of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American League West
The American League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. The division has five teams as of the 2013 season, but had four teams from 1994 to 2012, and had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. Although its teams currently only reside along the West Coast of the United States, west coast and in Texas, historically the division has had teams as far east as Chicago. From 1998 (when the NL West expanded to five teams) to 2012, the AL West was the only MLB division with four teams. The current champion of this division is the Houston Astros. In 2013, the Houston Astros went from the National League Central to the AL West. That move gives all six MLB divisions an equal five teams and both leagues an equal 15 teams each. Division membership Current members * Houston Astros - Joined in 2013; formerly from the National League West, NL West (1969–1993) and National League Central, NL Central (1994–2012) * Los Angeles AngelsThe Angels were formerly known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Mauch
Gene William Mauch (November 18, 1925 – August 8, 2005) was an American professional baseball player and manager, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (, ), Pittsburgh Pirates (), Chicago Cubs (–), Boston Braves (–), St. Louis Cardinals () and Boston Red Sox (–). Mauch was best known for managing four teams from to . He is by far the winningest manager to have never won a league pennant or the World Series (breaking the record formerly held by Jimmy Dykes), three times coming within a single victory of reaching the World Series. Mauch managed the Philadelphia Phillies (1960–1968), Montreal Expos (1969–1975 — as their inaugural manager), Minnesota Twins (1976–1980) and California Angels (1981–1982, 1985–1987). His 1,902 career victories ranked 8th in MLB history, when he retired, and his 3,942 total games managed ranked 4th. Mauch gained a reputation for playing a distinctive "small ball" style, which e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4–2); Mike Schmidt, MVP * American League Championship Series: Frank White, MVP *National League Championship Series Manny Trillo, MVP *All-Star Game, July 8 at Dodger Stadium: National League, 4–2; Ken Griffey, MVP Other champions * Amateur World Series: Cuba *College World Series: Arizona *Japan Series: Hiroshima Toyo Carp over Kintetsu Buffaloes (4–3) * Big League World Series: Buena Park, California *Little League World Series: Long Kuong, Hua Lian, Taiwan * Senior League World Series: Pingtung, Taiwan Winter Leagues *1980 Caribbean Series: Tigres del Licey * Dominican Republic League: Tigres del Licey *Mexican Pacific League: Naranjeros de Hermosillo * Puerto Rican League: Vaqueros de Bayamón *Venezuelan League: Leones del Caracas Awards and honors * Baseball Hall of Fame **Al Kaline **Chuck Klein **Duke Snider **Tom Yawkey * Most Valuable Player **George Brett (AL) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 In Baseball
Expansion Four expansion teams joined Major League Baseball for this season: the San Diego Padres, the Kansas City Royals, the Seattle Pilots, and the first MLB team in Canada, the Montreal Expos. To accommodate the additional teams, the two leagues were split into two divisions of East and West. For the first time, extra post-season playoff series were added prior to the World Series, at this juncture best-of-five series between the East and West division leaders in each league. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets *World Series: New York Mets over Baltimore Orioles (4–1); Donn Clendenon, MVP *All-Star Game, July 23 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium: National League, 9–3; Willie McCovey, MVP Other champions *College World Series: Arizona State *Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Hankyu Braves (4–2) *Big League World Series: Mojave Desert LL, Barstow, California *Little League World Series: Taipei, Taiwan * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4–2); Bucky Dent, MVP *American League Championship Series MVP: None *National League Championship Series MVP: Steve Garvey *All-Star Game, July 11 at San Diego Stadium: National League, 7–3; Steve Garvey, MVP Other champions *Amateur World Series: Cuba *College World Series: USC *Japan Series: Yakult Swallows over Hankyu Braves (4–3) *Big League World Series: Taipei, Taiwan *Little League World Series: Pin-Kuang, Pin-Tung, Taiwan * Senior League World Series: Hualien, Taiwan Winter Leagues *1978 Caribbean Series: Indios de Mayagüez * Dominican Republic League: Águilas Cibaeñas *Mexican Pacific League: Tomateros de Culiacán * Puerto Rican League: Indios de Mayagüez *Venezuelan League: Leones del Caracas Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame **Addie Joss ** Larry MacPhail **Eddie Mathews *Most Valuable Player **Jim Rice (AL) Boston Red Sox ** Dave Parker (NL) Pittsburgh Pira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 In Baseball
Champions Major Leagues *World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Cincinnati Reds (4-1); Brooks Robinson, MVP *All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium: National League, 5-4 (12 innings); Carl Yastrzemski, MVP Other champions *College World Series: USC *Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Lotte Orions (4-1) *Big League World Series: Lincolnwood, Illinois *Little League World Series: American, Wayne, New Jersey * Senior League World Series: West Tampa, Florida Winter Leagues * 1970 Caribbean Series: Navegantes del Magallanes * Dominican Republic League: Tigres del Licey *Mexican Pacific League: Tomateros de Culiacán * Puerto Rican League: Leones de Ponce *Venezuelan League: Navegantes del Magallanes Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame **Lou Boudreau **Earle Combs **Ford Frick ** Jesse Haines *Most Valuable Player **Boog Powell (AL) Baltimore Orioles **Johnny Bench (NL) Cincinnati Reds *Cy Young Award **Jim Perry (AL) Minnesota Twins **Bob Gibson (NL) St. Louis Card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 In Baseball
The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance. After the record home run year by Roger Maris in 1961, the major leagues increased the size of the strike zone from the top of the batter's shoulders to the bottom of his knees. A significant "power shortage" culminated in 1968, with far fewer runs scored than in the early 1960s. Pitchers including Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals and Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers dominated hitters, producing 339 shutouts in 1968, almost double the number of shutouts thrown in 1962. Individually, Gibson set a modern earned run average record of 1.12, the lowest in 54 years, and set a World Series record of 17 strikeouts in Game 1. McLain won 31 regular season games, the only player to reach the 30 win milestone since Dizzy Dean in 1934. Mickey Lolich won three complete games in the World Series, the last player as of 2015 to do so. Luis Tiant of the Cleveland Indians h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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