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1981 MLB Draft
The 1981 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1981. The draft saw the Seattle Mariners select Mike Moore (baseball), Mike Moore first overall. First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft. Compensation Picks Other notable players *Darrin Jackson, 2nd round, 28th overall by the Chicago Cubs *Mike Gallego, 2nd round, 33rd overall by the Oakland Athletics *Mark Gubicza†, 2nd round, 34th overall by the Kansas City Royals *Mark Langston†, 2nd round, 35th overall by the Seattle Mariners *Frank Viola†, 2nd round, 37th overall by the Minnesota Twins *Neal Heaton†, 2nd round, 39th overall by the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Indians *Sid Bream, 2nd round, 48th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers *John Elway, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the New York Yankees *Phil Bradley†, 3rd round, 53rd overall by the Seattle Mariners *Tony Gwynn‡, 3rd round, 58th overall by the San Diego Padres *Sid Fernandez†, 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Moore (baseball)
Michael Wayne Moore (born November 26, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. Moore pitched for Oral Roberts University, going 28–11 with an ERA of 2.64. The Seattle Mariners drafted him with the first pick overall in the 1981 MLB amateur draft. During a 14-year baseball career, Moore pitched for the Mariners (1982–1988), Oakland Athletics (1989–1992) and the Detroit Tigers (1993–1995). Moore made his Major League Baseball debut on April 11, 1982, and played his final game on August 31, 1995. His career concluded with a regular season win–loss record of 161–176 with a 4.39 earned run average (ERA), 79 complete games, and 16 shutouts in 450 games pitched ( innings pitched). Moore's finest season arguably came in 1989 with Oakland, when he set career bests with 19 wins, a 2.61 ERA and a .219 batting average against. He was elected to the American League All-Star team that year and finished third in AL Cy Young Award voting. Moore played for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rice Owls Baseball
The Rice Owls baseball team is the interscholastic baseball team representing Rice University in Houston, Texas, United States. The Owls frequently appeared in the NCAA tournament during the tenure of head coach Wayne Graham, which ran from 1992 to 2017. The program participated in every tournament from 1995 through 2017, and won the College World Series in 2003, the first national championship for Rice athletics in any team sport. Rice is a member of the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference. Previously, it has played in the now-defunct Southwest Conference, the Western Athletic Conference and Conference USA. From 1997–2008, Rice won 12 consecutive regular season titles in its conference or division. Nine of the championships came in the Western Athletic Conference, while the final three came in Conference USA. The streak ended in 2009 when East Carolina won the regular-season conference title; however, Rice won the post-season tournament. Rice subsequently won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joliet Catholic High School
Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet Catholic or JCA) is a coed Catholic high school in Joliet, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet. One of the oldest Catholic high schools in the Chicago area, Joliet Catholic is perhaps best known for its prowess in football. Since the advent of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state football playoffs in 1974, JCA is tied for most State Championships with 15. The modern school is the result of a merger between the all-girls St. Francis Academy and the all-male Joliet Catholic High School, which was formerly known as DeLaSalle High School for Boys. It is this merger that results in the school's shared affiliation with the Carmelites and the Joliet Franciscan Sisters. History Founding It was founded by James Dalton.The Joliet Franciscan Sisters opened St. Francis Academy in 1869 as an all-girls school. The academy was founded in a small stone building convent by Mother Mary Alfred Moes, who later would help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Division. Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, the team was renamed the New York Giants (baseball), New York Giants three years later, eventually relocation of professional sports teams, relocating from New York City to San Francisco in 1958. The Giants play their home games at Oracle Park in San Francisco. The franchise is one of the oldest and most successful in professional baseball, with more wins than any other team in the history of Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, major American sports. The team was the first major-league organization based in New York City, most memorably playing home games at several iterations of the Polo Grounds. The Giants have played in the World Series 20 times. In 2014, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Andrew Grant
Mark Andrew Grant (born October 24, 1963), nicknamed "Mud", is an American former professional starting pitcher and is the color commentator for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Grant was a first-round pick by the San Francisco Giants in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft. Grant played for the Giants from through , when he was traded to the San Diego Padres. Grant played for the Padres through where he was again dealt to the Atlanta Braves for Derek Lilliquist. In the off-season, he signed with the Seattle Mariners to a one-year deal. In , he signed to the Houston Astros. The same season on May 20, he was sent to the expansion team Colorado Rockies for Braulio Castillo. He was released from the club just two months later, and signed with the California Angels on August 20. In 1994, he took a break from baseball to host a talk radio show for KFMB-AM along with broadcasting Padres games for the station. Grant returned to baseball in when he pitche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yale Bulldogs
The Yale Bulldogs are the college sports teams that represent Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school sponsors 35 varsity sports. The school has won two National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA national championships in NCAA Fencing team championship, women's fencing, four in NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, men's swimming and diving, 21 in NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, men's golf, one in men's hockey, one in men's lacrosse, and 16 in sailing. Originally inspired by List of British and Irish varsity matches, varsity matches between University of Oxford, Oxford University and University of Cambridge, Cambridge University in England, Yale and Harvard have influenced the development of College sports in the United States, college sports in the United States. In 1970 the NCAA banned Yale from participating in all NCAA sports for two years, in reaction to Yale—against the wishes of the NCAA—playing Jack Langer in college games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Rangers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West Division. The team was founded as the Washington Senators (1961–1971), Washington Senators in 1961, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C., after Washington Senators (1901–1960), its previous team became the Minnesota Twins. The new Senators relocated to Arlington, Texas after the season and debuted as the Rangers the following spring. In 2020, the Rangers moved to the new Globe Life Field after having played at Globe Life Park (now Choctaw Stadium) from 1994 to 2019. The team's name is derived from a historic Texas Ranger Division, law enforcement agency. The Rangers have made nine appearances in the MLB postseason, seven following division championships in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2016 and as a Major League Baseball wild card, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Darling
Ronald Maurice Darling Jr. (born August 19, 1960) is a retired American professional baseball pitcher and television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from to , including as a member of the New York Mets team that won the 1986 World Series. Since 2006, he has been the co-lead color commentator for Mets broadcasts on SNY alongside former teammate Keith Hernandez. Darling was a 1985 National League All-Star and won the Gold Glove Award for National League pitchers. He ranks fourth in Mets team history in wins (99) and is also in the top 10 in complete games, innings, strikeouts and shutouts. During the 1986 World Series, Darling allowed just three earned runs in innings and won Game 4 in Boston to even the series. In 2020, Darling was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame. Darling had five pitches in his repertoire: the slider, a curveball, a circle changeup, a splitter, and a four seam fastball. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego State Aztecs
The San Diego State Aztecs are the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San Diego State University (SDSU). The university fields 17 varsity teams (6 men's, 11 women's) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I, primarily as a member of the Mountain West Conference (Pac-12 Conference starting in 2026). The San Diego State Aztecs football, Aztecs football team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of NCAA College football, football competition. The Aztecs nickname was chosen by students in 1925; team colors are scarlet (red) and black. As of 2021, athletes from the university had won 14 medals at the List of American universities with Olympic medals, Olympic Games. Sports sponsored Men's varsity sports Baseball * Head Coach: Shaun Cole * Stadium: Tony Gwynn Stadium * Conference regular season championships: 5 (1986 • ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Meacham
Robert Andrew Meacham (born August 25, 1960) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, who spent his entire six-year big league playing career with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since retiring from active play, Meacham has Manager (baseball), managed and Coach (baseball), coached for several organizations in the majors and minors. College career San Diego State Aztecs Meacham was drafted by the Chicago White Sox out of Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, California), Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, in the 14th round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft, but chose, instead, to play college baseball at San Diego State University. Meacham earned third team All-America accolades as a freshman, and was named San Diego State Aztecs team MVP in . He was second team All-American in after batting .375 with seven home runs, 51 runs batted in (RBI) and 44 stolen bases, and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the eighth overall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its home games at Rate Field, which is located on Chicago's South Side, Chicago, South Side. They are one of two MLB teams based in Chicago, alongside the National League (baseball), National League (NL)'s Chicago Cubs. The White Sox originated in the Western League (1885–1900), Western League, founded as the Sioux City Cornhuskers in 1894, moving to Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the St. Paul Saints, and ultimately relocating to Chicago in 1900. The Chicago White Stockings were one of the American League's eight charter Major North American professional sports teams, franchises when the AL asserted major league status in 1901. The team, which shortened its name to the White Sox in 1904, originally played their home games at South Side Park befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Boston
Daryl Lamont Boston (born January 4, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder, and the former first base coach for the Chicago White Sox. No. 7 overall pick Boston was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft. He batted .265 with 36 home runs and 164 runs batted in over three seasons in the White Sox farm system when he was called up to the majors in early . Batting lead off, Boston went 3-for-5 with a triple, stolen base, two RBIs and two runs scored in his major league debut on May 13. He soon began to struggle, however, and was optioned back to the triple A Denver Zephyrs. He received a September call up, but had just eight hits in 58 at bats. Overall, he batted .169 with three RBIs and no home runs with the White Sox. In Denver, he batted .312 with fifteen home runs and 82 RBIs. Chicago White Sox Boston was given the opportunity to win the White Sox starting centerfield job for the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
