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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 * Major League Baseball Centennial All-Time Teams * 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 * * 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 New York, often called New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4–1); Rick Dempsey, MVP *American League Championship Series MVP: Mike Boddicker *National League Championship Series MVP: Gary Matthews *All-Star Game, July 6 at Comiskey Park: American League, 13–3; Fred Lynn, MVP Other champions * Caribbean World Series: Lobos de Arecibo (Puerto Rico) *College World Series: Texas *Japan Series: Seibu Lions over Yomiuri Giants (4–3) * Korean Series: Haitai Tigers over MBC Chungyong * Big League World Series: Taipei, Taiwan * Junior League World Series: Manatí, Puerto Rico *Little League World Series: East Marietta National, Marietta, Georgia * Senior League World Series: Pingtung, Taiwan *Pan American Games: Cuba over Nicaragua Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame ** Walter Alston **George Kell ** Juan Marichal **Brooks Robinson *Most Valuable Player ** Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles, SS (AL) ** Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves, OF (NL ... [...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 still fifth most all time, and he is one of only seven batte ... [...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 *Negro American League Champion: Kansas City Monarchs *Negro National League Champion: Baltimore Elite Giants * 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 **Will ... [...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 Any team shown in indicates a previous team a player was on during the season. 1 Negro National National League Triple Crown batting winner Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro leagues final standings All Negro leagues standings below are per Seamheads. Eastern Colored League final standings Negro National League final standings Independent teams final standings A loose confederation of teams existed that were not part of either established leagues. 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 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis Gehrig ( ; June 19, 1903June 2, 1941), also known as Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig, 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 the nickname "the Iron Horse", and he is regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Gehrig 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 (RBIs). He is also one of ... [...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 1972 Major League Baseball strike, 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 (baseball), Texas Rangers, who had moved to Arlington, Texas, 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 Metropl ... [...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) *Little League World Series: Windsor Locks, Connecticut * Senior League World Series: Monterrey, Mexico Awards and honors * Baseball Hall of Fame ** Pud Galvin Statistical leaders 1Major league Triple Crown pitching winner Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Nippon Professional Baseball final standings Central League final standings Pacific League final standings Events January *January 15 – The Chicago Cubs reacquire former National League All-Star outfielder George Altman from the New York Mets for outfielder Billy Cowan. *January 20 ** Rocky Colavito, the slugging o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League East, East Division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City alongside the American League (AL)'s 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 (baseball), New York Giants. The team's colors evoke the Dodger blue, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *1963 World Series, World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees (4–0); Sandy Koufax, MVP *1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star Game, July 9 at Cleveland Stadium, Municipal Stadium: National League, 5–3; Willie Mays, MVP Other champions *1963 College World Series, College World Series: University of Southern California, USC *1963 Japan Series, Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Seibu Lions, Nishitetsu Lions (4–3) *1963 Little League World Series, Little League World Series: Granada Hills National, Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, Granada Hills, California *1963 Senior League World Series, Senior League World Series: Monterrey, Mexico *Baseball at the 1963 Pan American Games, Pan American Games: Cuba national baseball team, Cuba over United States national baseball team, United States Awards and honors *National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Baseball Hall of Fame **John Clarkson **Elmer Flick **Sam Rice **Ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 In Baseball
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
