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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=P:BASE&redirect=no">P:BASE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tommy_Milone_gives_up_a_home_run_to_Mike_Trout_on_May_21,_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Tommy_Milone_gives_up_a_home_run_to_Mike_Trout_on_May_21%2C_2017.jpg/220px-Tommy_Milone_gives_up_a_home_run_to_Mike_Trout_on_May_21%2C_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Tommy_Milone_gives_up_a_home_run_to_Mike_Trout_on_May_21%2C_2017.jpg/330px-Tommy_Milone_gives_up_a_home_run_to_Mike_Trout_on_May_21%2C_2017.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Team_sport" title="Team sport">teams</a> of nine players each, taking turns <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">batting</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fielding_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fielding (baseball)">fielding</a>. The game occurs over the course of several <a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">plays</a>, with each play generally beginning when a player on the <a href="/wiki/Fielding_team_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fielding team (baseball)">fielding team</a>, called the <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>, throws a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(ball)" title="Baseball (ball)">ball</a> that a player on the <a href="/wiki/Batting_team_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batting team (baseball)">batting team</a>, called the <a href="/wiki/Batter_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter (baseball)">batter</a>, tries to hit with a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_bat" title="Baseball bat">bat</a>. The objective of the offensive team (batting team) is to hit the ball into the field of play, away from the other team's players, allowing its players to run the <a href="/wiki/Base_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Base (baseball)">bases</a>, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called "<a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a>". The objective of the defensive team (referred to as the fielding team) is to prevent batters from becoming <a href="/wiki/Base_running" title="Base running">runners</a>, and to prevent runners <a href="/wiki/Base_running" title="Base running">advancing around the bases</a>. A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate (the place where the player started as a batter). </p><p>The opposing teams switch back and forth between batting and fielding; the batting team's turn to bat is over once the fielding team records three outs. One turn batting for each team constitutes an <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">inning</a>. A game is usually composed of nine innings, and the team with the greater number of runs at the end of the game wins. Most games end after the ninth inning, but if scores are tied at that point, <a href="/wiki/Extra_innings" title="Extra innings">extra innings</a> are usually played. Baseball has no game clock, though some competitions feature <a href="/wiki/Pace_of_play" title="Pace of play">pace-of-play</a> regulations such as the <a href="/wiki/Pitch_clock" title="Pitch clock">pitch clock</a> to shorten game time. </p><p>Baseball <a href="/wiki/Origins_of_baseball" title="Origins of baseball">evolved from older bat-and-ball games</a> already being played in England by the mid-18th century. This game was brought by immigrants to North America, <a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball_in_the_United_States" title="History of baseball in the United States">where the modern version developed</a>. Baseball's American origins, as well as its reputation as a source of <a href="/wiki/Escapism" title="Escapism">escapism</a> during troubled points in American history such as the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, have led the sport to receive the moniker of "America's Pastime"; since the late 19th century, it has been unofficially recognized as the <a href="/wiki/National_sport" title="National sport">national sport</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_in_the_United_States" title="Baseball in the United States">United States</a>, though in modern times is considered <a href="/wiki/Sports_in_the_United_States#Most_popular_sports_in_the_United_States" title="Sports in the United States">less popular than other sports</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>. In addition to <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, baseball spread throughout the rest of the Americas and the Asia–Pacific in the 19th and 20th centuries, and is now considered the most popular sport in parts of <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>, and <a href="/wiki/East_Asia" title="East Asia">East Asia</a>, particularly in <a href="/wiki/Baseball_in_Japan" title="Baseball in Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baseball_in_South_Korea" title="Baseball in South Korea">South Korea</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Taiwan#Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports in Taiwan">Taiwan</a>. 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He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. He was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a global cultural icon. His profile on the NBA website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan played college basketball with the North Carolina Tar Heels. As a freshman, he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982. Jordan joined the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick and quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring while gaining a reputation as one of the best defensive players. His leaping ability, demonstrated by performing slam dunks from the free-throw line in Slam Dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". Jordan won his first NBA title with the Bulls in 1991 and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a three-peat. Citing physical and mental exhaustion from basketball and superstardom, Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the 1993–94 NBA season to play Minor League Baseball in the Chicago White Sox organization. He returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three more championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as a then-record 72 regular season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for the second time in January 1999, returning for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards. He was selected to play for the United States national team during his college and NBA careers, winning four gold medals—at the 1983 Pan American Games, 1984 Summer Olympics, 1992 Tournament of the Americas and 1992 Summer Olympics—while also being undefeated. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 1 Jordan in 2014 Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. He was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a global cultural icon. His profile on the NBA website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan played college basketball with the North Carolina Tar Heels. As a freshman, he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982. Jordan joined the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick and quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring while gaining a reputation as one of the best defensive players. His leaping ability, demonstrated by performing slam dunks from the free-throw line in Slam Dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". Jordan won his first NBA title with the Bulls in 1991 and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a three-peat. Citing physical and mental exhaustion from basketball and superstardom, Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the 1993–94 NBA season to play Minor League Baseball in the Chicago White Sox organization. He returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three more championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as a then-record 72 regular season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for the second time in January 1999, returning for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards. He was selected to play for the United States national team during his college and NBA careers, winning four gold medals—at the 1983 Pan American Games, 1984 Summer Olympics, 1992 Tournament of the Americas and 1992 Summer Olympics—while also being undefeated. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 1</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Jordan_in_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Michael_Jordan_in_2014.jpg/220px-Michael_Jordan_in_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Michael_Jordan_in_2014.jpg/330px-Michael_Jordan_in_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Michael_Jordan_in_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="398" data-file-height="568" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Jordan in 2014</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jeffrey Jordan</a></b> (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials <b>MJ</b>, is an American businessman and former professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player. He played 15 seasons in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six <a href="/wiki/NBA_championships" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA championships">NBA championships</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>. He was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a global <a href="/wiki/Cultural_icon" title="Cultural icon">cultural icon</a>. His profile on the NBA website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."<br /><br />Jordan played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> with the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">North Carolina Tar Heels</a>. As a freshman, he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in <a href="/wiki/1982_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">1982</a>. Jordan joined the Bulls in <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984</a> as the third overall draft pick and quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring while gaining a reputation as one of the best defensive players. His leaping ability, demonstrated by performing <a href="/wiki/Slam_dunk" title="Slam dunk">slam dunks</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Free-throw_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Free-throw line">free-throw line</a> in <a href="/wiki/Slam_Dunk_Contest" title="Slam Dunk Contest">Slam Dunk Contests</a>, earned him the nicknames "<b>Air Jordan</b>" and "<b>His Airness</b>". Jordan won his first NBA title with the Bulls in <a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a> and followed that achievement with titles in <a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a> and <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a>, securing a <a href="/wiki/Three-peat" title="Three-peat">three-peat</a>. Citing physical and mental exhaustion from basketball and superstardom, Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993–94 NBA season</a> to play <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> organization. He returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three more championships in <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a>, as well as a then-record 72 regular season wins in the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96 NBA season</a>. Jordan retired for the second time in January 1999, returning for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>. He was selected to play for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">United States national team</a> during his college and NBA careers, winning four <a href="/wiki/Gold_medal" title="Gold medal">gold medals</a>—at the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_1983_Pan_American_Games" title="Basketball at the 1983 Pan American Games">1983 Pan American Games</a>, <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics">1984 Summer Olympics</a>, <a href="/wiki/1992_Tournament_of_the_Americas" title="1992 Tournament of the Americas">1992 Tournament of the Americas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the 1992 Summer Olympics">1992 Summer Olympics</a>—while also being undefeated. (<b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 2 The Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the city's association with the music industry, specifically the "Nashville sound", a subgenre of country music which originated in the city in the mid-1950s. The team plays their home games at First Horizon Park, which opened in 2015 on the site of the historic Sulphur Dell ballpark. The Sounds previously played at Herschel Greer Stadium from its opening in 1978 until the end of the 2014 season. They are the oldest active professional sports franchise in Nashville. Established as an expansion team of the Double-A Southern League in 1978, the Sounds led all of Minor League Baseball in attendance in their inaugural season and continued to draw the Southern League's largest crowds in each of their seven years as members. On the field, the team won six consecutive second-half division titles from 1979 to 1984 and won the Southern League championship twice: in 1979 as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and again in 1982 as the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 2 The Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Nashville, Tennessee, and are named for the city's association with the music industry, specifically the "Nashville sound", a subgenre of country music which originated in the city in the mid-1950s. The team plays their home games at First Horizon Park, which opened in 2015 on the site of the historic Sulphur Dell ballpark. The Sounds previously played at Herschel Greer Stadium from its opening in 1978 until the end of the 2014 season. They are the oldest active professional sports franchise in Nashville. Established as an expansion team of the Double-A Southern League in 1978, the Sounds led all of Minor League Baseball in attendance in their inaugural season and continued to draw the Southern League's largest crowds in each of their seven years as members. On the field, the team won six consecutive second-half division titles from 1979 to 1984 and won the Southern League championship twice: in 1979 as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and again in 1982 as the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 2</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NashvilleSoundsCapLogo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/NashvilleSoundsCapLogo.svg/220px-NashvilleSoundsCapLogo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/NashvilleSoundsCapLogo.svg/330px-NashvilleSoundsCapLogo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/NashvilleSoundsCapLogo.svg/440px-NashvilleSoundsCapLogo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a></b> are a <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> team of the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>. They are located in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a>, and are named for the city's association with the <a href="/wiki/Music_industry" title="Music industry">music industry</a>, specifically the "<a href="/wiki/Nashville_sound" title="Nashville sound">Nashville sound</a>", a subgenre of <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> which originated in the city in the mid-1950s. The team plays their home games at <a href="/wiki/First_Horizon_Park" title="First Horizon Park">First Horizon Park</a>, which opened in 2015 on the site of the historic <a href="/wiki/Sulphur_Dell" title="Sulphur Dell">Sulphur Dell</a> ballpark. The Sounds previously played at <a href="/wiki/Herschel_Greer_Stadium" title="Herschel Greer Stadium">Herschel Greer Stadium</a> from its opening in 1978 until the end of the 2014 season. They are the oldest active professional sports franchise in Nashville.<br /><br />Established as an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">Double-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Southern League (1964–present)">Southern League</a> in 1978, the Sounds led all of Minor League Baseball in attendance in their inaugural season and continued to draw the Southern League's largest crowds in each of their seven years as members. On the field, the team won six consecutive second-half division titles from 1979 to 1984 and won the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Southern_League_champions" title="List of Southern League champions">Southern League championship</a> twice: in 1979 as the Double-A affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and again in 1982 as the Double-A affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3 Adenhart pitching for the Salt Lake Bees in 2008 Nicholas James Adenhart (August 24, 1986 – April 9, 2009) was an American right-handed baseball starting pitcher who played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In just four career games, Adenhart pitched 18 innings and posted a win-loss record of 1–0. A graduate of Williamsport High School, Adenhart was highly touted as a high school prospect until an injury in his final game required Tommy John surgery. The Angels drafted him in the 14th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, and began playing in their minor league system after the surgery was a success. He spent three full seasons in the minor leagues before making his major league debut on May 1, 2008. After appearing in three games, Adenhart spent the rest of 2008 in the minor leagues developing his skills, and in 2009 he earned a spot in the Angels' starting rotation. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 3 Adenhart pitching for the Salt Lake Bees in 2008 Nicholas James Adenhart (August 24, 1986 – April 9, 2009) was an American right-handed baseball starting pitcher who played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In just four career games, Adenhart pitched 18 innings and posted a win-loss record of 1–0. A graduate of Williamsport High School, Adenhart was highly touted as a high school prospect until an injury in his final game required Tommy John surgery. The Angels drafted him in the 14th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft, and began playing in their minor league system after the surgery was a success. He spent three full seasons in the minor leagues before making his major league debut on May 1, 2008. After appearing in three games, Adenhart spent the rest of 2008 in the minor leagues developing his skills, and in 2009 he earned a spot in the Angels' starting rotation. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 3</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Nick_Adenhart_2008_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Nick_Adenhart_2008_crop.jpg/220px-Nick_Adenhart_2008_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Nick_Adenhart_2008_crop.jpg/330px-Nick_Adenhart_2008_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Nick_Adenhart_2008_crop.jpg/440px-Nick_Adenhart_2008_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2013" data-file-height="1992" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Adenhart pitching for the <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Bees" title="Salt Lake Bees">Salt Lake Bees</a> in 2008</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Nick_Adenhart" title="Nick Adenhart">Nicholas James Adenhart</a></b> (August 24, 1986 – April 9, 2009) was an American <a href="/wiki/Right-handedness" class="mw-redirect" title="Right-handedness">right-handed</a> baseball <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> who played parts of two seasons in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) for the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a>. In just four career games, Adenhart pitched 18 innings and posted a win-loss record of 1–0.<br /><br />A graduate of <a href="/wiki/Williamsport_High_School" title="Williamsport High School">Williamsport High School</a>, Adenhart was highly touted as a high school prospect until an injury in his final game required <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John_surgery" class="mw-redirect" title="Tommy John surgery">Tommy John surgery</a>. The Angels drafted him in the 14th round of the <a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2004 Major League Baseball draft">2004 Major League Baseball draft</a>, and began playing in their minor league system after the surgery was a success. He spent three full seasons in the minor leagues before making his major league debut on May 1, 2008. After appearing in three games, Adenhart spent the rest of 2008 in the minor leagues developing his skills, and in 2009 he earned a spot in the Angels' starting rotation. (<b><a href="/wiki/Nick_Adenhart" title="Nick Adenhart">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 4 Thorpe in 1913 James Francis Thorpe (Meskwaki: Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics (one in classic pentathlon and the other in decathlon). He also played football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and professional basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he had been paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics, thus violating the contemporary amateurism rules. In 1983, 30 years after his death, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) restored his Olympic medals with replicas, after ruling that the decision to strip him of his medals fell outside of the required 30 days. Official IOC records still listed Thorpe as co-champion in decathlon and pentathlon until 2022, when it was decided to restore him as the sole champion in both events. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 4 Thorpe in 1913 James Francis Thorpe (Meskwaki: Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics (one in classic pentathlon and the other in decathlon). He also played football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and professional basketball. He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he had been paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics, thus violating the contemporary amateurism rules. In 1983, 30 years after his death, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) restored his Olympic medals with replicas, after ruling that the decision to strip him of his medals fell outside of the required 30 days. Official IOC records still listed Thorpe as co-champion in decathlon and pentathlon until 2022, when it was decided to restore him as the sole champion in both events. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 4</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Thorpe_1913b-cr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Jim_Thorpe_1913b-cr.jpg/220px-Jim_Thorpe_1913b-cr.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Jim_Thorpe_1913b-cr.jpg/330px-Jim_Thorpe_1913b-cr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Jim_Thorpe_1913b-cr.jpg/440px-Jim_Thorpe_1913b-cr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="473" data-file-height="549" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Thorpe in 1913</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">James Francis Thorpe</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Meskwaki_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Meskwaki language">Meskwaki</a>: <i lang="sac"><b>Wa-Tho-Huk</b></i>, translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the <a href="/wiki/Sac_and_Fox_Nation" title="Sac and Fox Nation">Sac and Fox Nation</a>, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the <a href="/wiki/1912_Summer_Olympics" title="1912 Summer Olympics">1912 Summer Olympics</a> (one in <a href="/wiki/Pentathlon#Athletics_pentathlons" title="Pentathlon">classic pentathlon</a> and the other in <a href="/wiki/Decathlon" title="Decathlon">decathlon</a>). He also played <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and professional basketball.<br /><br />He <a href="/wiki/List_of_stripped_Olympic_medals" title="List of stripped Olympic medals">lost his Olympic titles</a> after it was found he had been paid for playing two seasons of semi-professional baseball before competing in the Olympics, thus violating the contemporary <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games#Amateurism_and_professionalism" title="Olympic Games">amateurism</a> rules. In 1983, 30 years after his death, the <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> (IOC) restored his Olympic medals with replicas, after ruling that the decision to strip him of his medals fell <a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_decathlon" title="Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon">outside of the required 30 days</a>. Official IOC records still listed Thorpe as co-champion in decathlon and pentathlon until 2022, when it was decided to restore him as the sole champion in both events. (<b><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 5 Formal portrait of Stephen Crane, about March 1896 Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. The ninth surviving child of Methodist parents, Crane began writing at the age of four and had several articles published by 16. Having little interest in university studies though he was active in a fraternity, he left Syracuse University in 1891 to work as a reporter and writer. Crane's first novel was the 1893 Bowery tale Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, generally considered by critics to be the first work of American literary Naturalism. He won international acclaim for his Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895), considered a masterpiece by different critics and writers. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 5 Formal portrait of Stephen Crane, about March 1896 Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. The ninth surviving child of Methodist parents, Crane began writing at the age of four and had several articles published by 16. Having little interest in university studies though he was active in a fraternity, he left Syracuse University in 1891 to work as a reporter and writer. Crane's first novel was the 1893 Bowery tale Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, generally considered by critics to be the first work of American literary Naturalism. He won international acclaim for his Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895), considered a masterpiece by different critics and writers. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 5</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:SCrane2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/SCrane2.JPG/220px-SCrane2.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/SCrane2.JPG/330px-SCrane2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/SCrane2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Formal portrait of Stephen Crane, about March 1896</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Crane" title="Stephen Crane">Stephen Crane</a></b> (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the <a href="/wiki/Literary_realism" title="Literary realism">Realist</a> tradition as well as early examples of American <a href="/wiki/Naturalism_(literature)" title="Naturalism (literature)">Naturalism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Impressionism_(literature)" title="Impressionism (literature)">Impressionism</a>. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation.<br /><br />The ninth surviving child of Methodist parents, Crane began writing at the age of four and had several articles published by 16. Having little interest in university studies though he was active in a fraternity, he left <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse University</a> in 1891 to work as a reporter and writer. Crane's <a href="/wiki/Debut_novel" title="Debut novel">first novel</a> was the 1893 <a href="/wiki/Bowery" title="Bowery">Bowery</a> tale <i><a href="/wiki/Maggie:_A_Girl_of_the_Streets" title="Maggie: A Girl of the Streets">Maggie: A Girl of the Streets</a></i>, generally considered by critics to be the first work of American literary Naturalism. He won international acclaim for his <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> novel <i><a href="/wiki/The_Red_Badge_of_Courage" title="The Red Badge of Courage">The Red Badge of Courage</a></i> (1895), considered a masterpiece by different critics and writers. (<b><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Crane" title="Stephen Crane">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 6 Ichiro Suzuki was the first high-profile NPB player (second overall) to use the posting system. The posting system (ポスティングシステム, posutingu shisutemu) is a baseball player transfer system that operates between Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). Despite the drafting of the United States – Japanese Player Contract Agreement, unveiled in 1967 to regulate NPB players moving to MLB, problems began to arise in the late 1990s. Some NPB teams lost star players without compensation, an issue highlighted when NPB stars Hideo Nomo and Alfonso Soriano left to play in MLB after using loopholes to void their existing contracts. A further problem was that NPB players had very little negotiating power if their teams decided to deal them to MLB, as when pitcher Hideki Irabu was traded to an MLB team for which he had no desire to play. In 1998, the Agreement was rewritten to address both problems; the result was dubbed the "posting system". Under this system, when an NPB player is "posted", his NPB team notifies the MLB Commissioner, with the posting fee based on the type of contract a player signs and its value. For minor-league contracts, the fee is a flat 25% of contract's value; for MLB contracts, the fee is based on the value of the contract that the posted player eventually signs. The player is then given 30 days to negotiate with any MLB team willing to pay the NPB team's posting fee. If the player agrees on contract terms with a team before the 30-day period has expired, the NPB team receives the posting fee from the signing MLB team as a transfer fee, and the player is free to play in MLB. If no MLB team comes to a contract agreement with the posted player, then no fee is paid, and the player's rights revert to his NPB team. The current process replaced one in which MLB held a silent auction during which MLB teams submitted sealed, uncapped bids in an attempt to win the exclusive negotiating rights with the posted player for a period of 30 days. Once the highest bidding MLB team was determined, the player could then only negotiate with that team. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 6 Ichiro Suzuki was the first high-profile NPB player (second overall) to use the posting system. The posting system (ポスティングシステム, posutingu shisutemu) is a baseball player transfer system that operates between Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). Despite the drafting of the United States – Japanese Player Contract Agreement, unveiled in 1967 to regulate NPB players moving to MLB, problems began to arise in the late 1990s. Some NPB teams lost star players without compensation, an issue highlighted when NPB stars Hideo Nomo and Alfonso Soriano left to play in MLB after using loopholes to void their existing contracts. A further problem was that NPB players had very little negotiating power if their teams decided to deal them to MLB, as when pitcher Hideki Irabu was traded to an MLB team for which he had no desire to play. In 1998, the Agreement was rewritten to address both problems; the result was dubbed the "posting system". Under this system, when an NPB player is "posted", his NPB team notifies the MLB Commissioner, with the posting fee based on the type of contract a player signs and its value. For minor-league contracts, the fee is a flat 25% of contract's value; for MLB contracts, the fee is based on the value of the contract that the posted player eventually signs. The player is then given 30 days to negotiate with any MLB team willing to pay the NPB team's posting fee. If the player agrees on contract terms with a team before the 30-day period has expired, the NPB team receives the posting fee from the signing MLB team as a transfer fee, and the player is free to play in MLB. If no MLB team comes to a contract agreement with the posted player, then no fee is paid, and the player's rights revert to his NPB team. The current process replaced one in which MLB held a silent auction during which MLB teams submitted sealed, uncapped bids in an attempt to win the exclusive negotiating rights with the posted player for a period of 30 days. Once the highest bidding MLB team was determined, the player could then only negotiate with that team. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 6</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A Japanese man wearing a grey Seattle baseball uniform fielding a ball in the outfield." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ichiro.jpg/220px-Ichiro.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="310" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ichiro.jpg/330px-Ichiro.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ichiro.jpg/440px-Ichiro.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2891" data-file-height="4080" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> was the first high-profile <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">NPB</a> player (second overall) to use the posting system.</figcaption></figure><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/Posting_system" title="Posting system">posting system</a></b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ポスティングシステム</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">posutingu shisutemu</i></span>)</span> is a <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> player transfer system that operates between <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> (NPB) and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB). Despite the drafting of the United States – Japanese Player Contract Agreement, unveiled in 1967 to regulate NPB players moving to MLB, problems began to arise in the late 1990s. Some NPB teams lost star players without compensation, an issue highlighted when NPB stars <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Hideo Nomo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Soriano" title="Alfonso Soriano">Alfonso Soriano</a> left to play in MLB after using loopholes to void their existing contracts. A further problem was that NPB players had very little negotiating power if their teams decided to deal them to MLB, as when pitcher <a href="/wiki/Hideki_Irabu" title="Hideki Irabu">Hideki Irabu</a> was traded to an MLB team for which he had no desire to play. In 1998, the Agreement was rewritten to address both problems; the result was dubbed the "posting system".<br /><br />Under this system, when an NPB player is "posted", his NPB team notifies the <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">MLB Commissioner</a>, with the posting fee based on the type of contract a player signs and its value. For <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor-league</a> contracts, the fee is a flat 25% of contract's value; for MLB contracts, the fee is based on the value of the contract that the posted player eventually signs. The player is then given 30 days to negotiate with any MLB team willing to pay the NPB team's posting fee. If the player agrees on contract terms with a team before the 30-day period has expired, the NPB team receives the posting fee from the signing MLB team as a transfer fee, and the player is free to play in MLB. If no MLB team comes to a contract agreement with the posted player, then no fee is paid, and the player's rights revert to his NPB team. The current process replaced one in which MLB held a <a href="/wiki/Silent_auction" class="mw-redirect" title="Silent auction">silent auction</a> during which MLB teams submitted sealed, uncapped bids in an attempt to win the exclusive negotiating rights with the posted player for a period of 30 days. Once the highest bidding MLB team was determined, the player could then only negotiate with that team. (<b><a href="/wiki/Posting_system" title="Posting system">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 7 Baldwin photographed in c. 1890 Marcus Elmore Baldwin (October 29, 1863 – November 10, 1929), nicknamed "Fido" and "Baldy", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). In 346 career games, he pitched to a 154–165 win–loss record with 295 complete games. Baldwin set the single-season MLB wild pitches record with 83 that still stands today. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Baldwin made his professional debut for a Cumberland, Maryland, team in 1883. Though signed by Chicago White Stockings president Albert Spalding to pitch against the St. Louis Browns in the 1886 World Series, Baldwin did not play after the Browns objected. He made his MLB debut for the White Stockings in 1887, when a writer for the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern called him the "swiftest pitcher in the National League" (NL). Released by Chicago player–manager Cap Anson, he signed with the Columbus Solons of the American Association (AA) in 1889, where he led the league in innings pitched (513+2⁄3), losses (34), strikeouts (368), and walks (274). (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 7 Baldwin photographed in c. 1890 Marcus Elmore Baldwin (October 29, 1863 – November 10, 1929), nicknamed "Fido" and "Baldy", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). In 346 career games, he pitched to a 154–165 win–loss record with 295 complete games. Baldwin set the single-season MLB wild pitches record with 83 that still stands today. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Baldwin made his professional debut for a Cumberland, Maryland, team in 1883. Though signed by Chicago White Stockings president Albert Spalding to pitch against the St. Louis Browns in the 1886 World Series, Baldwin did not play after the Browns objected. He made his MLB debut for the White Stockings in 1887, when a writer for the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern called him the "swiftest pitcher in the National League" (NL). Released by Chicago player–manager Cap Anson, he signed with the Columbus Solons of the American Association (AA) in 1889, where he led the league in innings pitched (513+2⁄3), losses (34), strikeouts (368), and walks (274). (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 7</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mark_Baldwin_Stevens_Art_Studio_(retouched).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Mark_Baldwin_Stevens_Art_Studio_%28retouched%29.png/220px-Mark_Baldwin_Stevens_Art_Studio_%28retouched%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Mark_Baldwin_Stevens_Art_Studio_%28retouched%29.png/330px-Mark_Baldwin_Stevens_Art_Studio_%28retouched%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Mark_Baldwin_Stevens_Art_Studio_%28retouched%29.png/440px-Mark_Baldwin_Stevens_Art_Studio_%28retouched%29.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="911" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Baldwin photographed in <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1890</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Mark_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="Mark Baldwin (baseball)">Marcus Elmore Baldwin</a></b> (October 29, 1863 – November 10, 1929), nicknamed "Fido" and "Baldy", was an American professional baseball <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who played seven seasons in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB). In 346 career games, he pitched to a 154–165 <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">win–loss record</a> with 295 <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete games</a>. Baldwin set the single-season MLB <a href="/wiki/Wild_pitch" title="Wild pitch">wild pitches</a> record with 83 that still stands today.<br /><br />Born in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a>, Baldwin made his professional debut for a <a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Maryland" title="Cumberland, Maryland">Cumberland, Maryland</a>, team in 1883. Though signed by <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Stockings_(1870%E2%80%9389)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago White Stockings (1870–89)">Chicago White Stockings</a> president <a href="/wiki/Albert_Spalding" title="Albert Spalding">Albert Spalding</a> to pitch against the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Browns" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1886_World_Series" title="1886 World Series">1886 World Series</a>, Baldwin did not play after the Browns objected. He made his MLB debut for the White Stockings in 1887, when a writer for the <i><a href="/wiki/Oshkosh_Daily_Northwestern" class="mw-redirect" title="Oshkosh Daily Northwestern">Oshkosh Daily Northwestern</a></i> called him the "swiftest pitcher in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>" (NL). Released by Chicago player–manager <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Cap Anson</a>, he signed with the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Solons" title="Columbus Solons">Columbus Solons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(19th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (19th century)">American Association</a> (AA) in 1889, where he led the league in <a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">innings pitched</a> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">513<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span>), <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">losses</a> (34), <a href="/wiki/Strikeouts" class="mw-redirect" title="Strikeouts">strikeouts</a> (368), and <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walks</a> (274). (<b><a href="/wiki/Mark_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="Mark Baldwin (baseball)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 8 WSNS-TV (channel 44) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the local outlet for the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group alongside NBC outlet WMAQ-TV (channel 5). The two stations share studios at the NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive in the city's Streeterville neighborhood and broadcast from the same transmitter atop the Willis Tower in the Chicago Loop. WSNS-TV began broadcasting in 1970. Originally specializing in the automated display of news headlines, it evolved into Chicago's third full-fledged independent station, carrying movies, local sports, and other specialty programming. This continued until 1980, when WSNS became the Chicago-area station for ON TV, an over-the-air subscription television (STV) service owned by Oak Industries, which took a minority ownership stake in the station. While ON TV was successful in Chicago and the subscription system became the second-largest in the country by total subscribers, the rise of cable television precipitated the end of the business in 1985, with WSNS-TV as the last ON TV station standing. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 8 WSNS-TV (channel 44) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the local outlet for the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned and operated by NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group alongside NBC outlet WMAQ-TV (channel 5). The two stations share studios at the NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive in the city's Streeterville neighborhood and broadcast from the same transmitter atop the Willis Tower in the Chicago Loop. WSNS-TV began broadcasting in 1970. Originally specializing in the automated display of news headlines, it evolved into Chicago's third full-fledged independent station, carrying movies, local sports, and other specialty programming. This continued until 1980, when WSNS became the Chicago-area station for ON TV, an over-the-air subscription television (STV) service owned by Oak Industries, which took a minority ownership stake in the station. While ON TV was successful in Chicago and the subscription system became the second-largest in the country by total subscribers, the rise of cable television precipitated the end of the business in 1985, with WSNS-TV as the last ON TV station standing. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 8</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TelemundoChicago2019.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/TelemundoChicago2019.svg/220px-TelemundoChicago2019.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/TelemundoChicago2019.svg/330px-TelemundoChicago2019.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/TelemundoChicago2019.svg/440px-TelemundoChicago2019.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="710" data-file-height="727" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><br /><b><a href="/wiki/WSNS-TV" title="WSNS-TV">WSNS-TV</a></b> (channel 44) is a <a href="/wiki/Television_station" title="Television station">television station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a>, United States, serving as the local outlet for the Spanish-language network <a href="/wiki/Telemundo" title="Telemundo">Telemundo</a>. It is <a href="/wiki/Owned_and_operated" class="mw-redirect" title="Owned and operated">owned and operated</a> by <a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal" title="NBCUniversal">NBCUniversal</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Telemundo_Station_Group" title="Telemundo Station Group">Telemundo Station Group</a> alongside <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> outlet <a href="/wiki/WMAQ-TV" title="WMAQ-TV">WMAQ-TV</a> (channel 5). The two stations share studios at the <a href="/wiki/NBC_Tower" title="NBC Tower">NBC Tower</a> on North Columbus Drive in the city's <a href="/wiki/Streeterville" title="Streeterville">Streeterville</a> neighborhood and broadcast from the same transmitter atop the <a href="/wiki/Willis_Tower" title="Willis Tower">Willis Tower</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Loop" title="Chicago Loop">Chicago Loop</a>.<br /><br />WSNS-TV began broadcasting in 1970. Originally specializing in the automated display of news headlines, it evolved into Chicago's third full-fledged <a href="/wiki/Independent_station" title="Independent station">independent station</a>, carrying movies, local sports, and other specialty programming. This continued until 1980, when WSNS became the Chicago-area station for <a href="/wiki/ON_TV_(TV_network)" title="ON TV (TV network)">ON TV</a>, an over-the-air <a href="/wiki/Subscription_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Subscription television">subscription television</a> (STV) service owned by <a href="/wiki/Oak_Industries" title="Oak Industries">Oak Industries</a>, which took a minority ownership stake in the station. While ON TV was successful in Chicago and the subscription system became the second-largest in the country by total subscribers, the rise of cable television precipitated the end of the business in 1985, with WSNS-TV as the last ON TV station standing. (<b><a href="/wiki/WSNS-TV" title="WSNS-TV">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 9 Hershiser pitching for the Dodgers in 1993 During the 1988 Major League Baseball season, pitcher Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers set the MLB record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Over 59 consecutive innings, opposing hitters did not score a run against Hershiser. During the streak, he averted numerous high-risk scoring situations. The streak spanned from the sixth inning of an August 30 game against the Montreal Expos to the 10th inning of a September 28 game against the San Diego Padres. The previous record of 58+2⁄3 innings was set by former Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale in 1968; as the team's radio announcer, Drysdale called Hershiser's streak as he pursued the new record. Pundits have described the streak as among the greatest records in baseball history, with one pundit ranking it among the greatest individual feats in American sports. During the streak, the Elias Sports Bureau changed its criteria for the official consecutive scoreless innings record for starting pitchers from including fractional innings in which one or two outs had been recorded to counting only complete scoreless innings. Since the streak was active at the end of the 1988 season, it could have spanned two separate seasons. However, Hershiser yielded a run in his first inning of work in the 1989 season against the Cincinnati Reds, thus ending the streak at 59 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. The streak includes only innings pitched in the regular season, excluding eight scoreless innings Hershiser pitched to start Game 1 of the 1988 National League Championship Series on October 4 (unofficially extending his streak to 67 combined innings). Although he completed the ninth inning in each start, the streak's final game lasted 16 innings, of which he pitched only the first 10. Thus, Hershiser did not match Drysdale's record of six consecutive complete game shutouts. Like Drysdale's streak, the penultimate game of Hershiser's streak was a Dodgers–Giants game that featured a controversial umpire's ruling that saved the streak. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 9 Hershiser pitching for the Dodgers in 1993 During the 1988 Major League Baseball season, pitcher Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers set the MLB record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Over 59 consecutive innings, opposing hitters did not score a run against Hershiser. During the streak, he averted numerous high-risk scoring situations. The streak spanned from the sixth inning of an August 30 game against the Montreal Expos to the 10th inning of a September 28 game against the San Diego Padres. The previous record of 58+2⁄3 innings was set by former Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale in 1968; as the team's radio announcer, Drysdale called Hershiser's streak as he pursued the new record. Pundits have described the streak as among the greatest records in baseball history, with one pundit ranking it among the greatest individual feats in American sports. During the streak, the Elias Sports Bureau changed its criteria for the official consecutive scoreless innings record for starting pitchers from including fractional innings in which one or two outs had been recorded to counting only complete scoreless innings. Since the streak was active at the end of the 1988 season, it could have spanned two separate seasons. However, Hershiser yielded a run in his first inning of work in the 1989 season against the Cincinnati Reds, thus ending the streak at 59 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. The streak includes only innings pitched in the regular season, excluding eight scoreless innings Hershiser pitched to start Game 1 of the 1988 National League Championship Series on October 4 (unofficially extending his streak to 67 combined innings). Although he completed the ninth inning in each start, the streak's final game lasted 16 innings, of which he pitched only the first 10. Thus, Hershiser did not match Drysdale's record of six consecutive complete game shutouts. Like Drysdale's streak, the penultimate game of Hershiser's streak was a Dodgers–Giants game that featured a controversial umpire's ruling that saved the streak. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 9</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Orel_Hershiser_1993.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Orel_Hershiser_1993.jpg/220px-Orel_Hershiser_1993.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Orel_Hershiser_1993.jpg/330px-Orel_Hershiser_1993.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Orel_Hershiser_1993.jpg/440px-Orel_Hershiser_1993.jpg 2x" data-file-width="624" data-file-height="832" /></a><figcaption>Hershiser pitching for the Dodgers in 1993</figcaption></figure><br />During the 1988 <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> season, <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Orel Hershiser</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> set the MLB record for <a href="/wiki/Scoreless_innings_streak" title="Scoreless innings streak">consecutive scoreless innings pitched</a>. Over 59 consecutive innings, opposing hitters did not score a <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">run</a> against Hershiser. During the streak, he averted numerous high-risk scoring situations. The streak spanned from the sixth inning of an August 30 game against the <a href="/wiki/1988_Montreal_Expos_season" title="1988 Montreal Expos season">Montreal Expos</a> to the 10th inning of a September 28 game against the <a href="/wiki/1988_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="1988 San Diego Padres season">San Diego Padres</a>. The previous record of <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">58<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings was set by former Dodger pitcher <a href="/wiki/Don_Drysdale" title="Don Drysdale">Don Drysdale</a> in 1968; as the team's radio announcer, Drysdale called Hershiser's streak as he pursued the new record. Pundits have described the streak as among the greatest records in baseball history, with one pundit ranking it among the greatest individual feats in American sports. <br /><br />During the streak, the <a href="/wiki/Elias_Sports_Bureau" title="Elias Sports Bureau">Elias Sports Bureau</a> changed its criteria for the official consecutive scoreless innings record for <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitchers</a> from including fractional innings in which one or two <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">outs</a> had been recorded to counting only complete scoreless innings. Since the streak was active at the end of the 1988 season, it could have spanned two separate seasons. However, Hershiser yielded a run in his first inning of work in the 1989 season against the <a href="/wiki/1989_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1989 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a>, thus ending the streak at 59 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. The streak includes only innings pitched in the regular season, excluding eight scoreless innings Hershiser pitched to start Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/1988_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1988 National League Championship Series">1988 National League Championship Series</a> on October 4 (unofficially extending his streak to 67 combined innings). Although he completed the ninth inning in each start, the streak's final game lasted 16 innings, of which he pitched only the first 10. Thus, Hershiser did not match Drysdale's record of six consecutive <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete game</a> <a href="/wiki/Shutouts_in_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Shutouts in baseball">shutouts</a>. Like Drysdale's streak, the penultimate game of Hershiser's streak was a <a href="/wiki/Dodgers%E2%80%93Giants_rivalry" title="Dodgers–Giants rivalry">Dodgers–Giants</a> game that featured a controversial umpire's ruling that saved the streak. (<b><a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser%27s_scoreless_innings_streak" title="Orel Hershiser's scoreless innings streak">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 10 First Horizon Park at dusk First Horizon Park, formerly known as First Tennessee Park, is a baseball park in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The home of the Triple-A Nashville Sounds of the International League, it opened on April 17, 2015, and can seat up to 10,000 people. It replaced the Sounds' former home, Herschel Greer Stadium, where the team played from its founding in 1978 through 2014. The park was built on the site of the former Sulphur Dell, a minor league ballpark in use from 1885 to 1963. It is located between Third and Fifth Avenues on the east and west (home plate, the pitcher's mound, and second base are directly in line with Fourth Avenue to the stadium's north and south) and between Junior Gilliam Way and Harrison Street on the north and south. The Nashville skyline can be seen from the stadium to the south. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 10 First Horizon Park at dusk First Horizon Park, formerly known as First Tennessee Park, is a baseball park in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The home of the Triple-A Nashville Sounds of the International League, it opened on April 17, 2015, and can seat up to 10,000 people. It replaced the Sounds' former home, Herschel Greer Stadium, where the team played from its founding in 1978 through 2014. The park was built on the site of the former Sulphur Dell, a minor league ballpark in use from 1885 to 1963. It is located between Third and Fifth Avenues on the east and west (home plate, the pitcher's mound, and second base are directly in line with Fourth Avenue to the stadium's north and south) and between Junior Gilliam Way and Harrison Street on the north and south. The Nashville skyline can be seen from the stadium to the south. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 10</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:First_Tennessee_Park,_April_20,_2015_-_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/First_Tennessee_Park%2C_April_20%2C_2015_-_2.jpg/280px-First_Tennessee_Park%2C_April_20%2C_2015_-_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/First_Tennessee_Park%2C_April_20%2C_2015_-_2.jpg/420px-First_Tennessee_Park%2C_April_20%2C_2015_-_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/First_Tennessee_Park%2C_April_20%2C_2015_-_2.jpg/560px-First_Tennessee_Park%2C_April_20%2C_2015_-_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5312" data-file-height="2988" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">First Horizon Park at dusk</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/First_Horizon_Park" title="First Horizon Park">First Horizon Park</a></b>, formerly known as <b>First Tennessee Park</b>, is a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball park">baseball park</a> in downtown <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a>, United States. The home of the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a> of the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a>, it opened on April 17, 2015, and can seat up to 10,000 people. It replaced the Sounds' former home, <a href="/wiki/Herschel_Greer_Stadium" title="Herschel Greer Stadium">Herschel Greer Stadium</a>, where the team played from its founding in 1978 through 2014.<br /><br />The park was built on the site of the former <a href="/wiki/Sulphur_Dell" title="Sulphur Dell">Sulphur Dell</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor league</a> ballpark in use from 1885 to 1963. It is located between Third and Fifth Avenues on the east and west (home plate, the pitcher's mound, and second base are directly in line with Fourth Avenue to the stadium's north and south) and between <a href="/wiki/Junior_Gilliam" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior Gilliam">Junior Gilliam</a> Way and Harrison Street on the north and south. The Nashville skyline can be seen from the stadium to the south. (<b><a href="/wiki/First_Horizon_Park" title="First Horizon Park">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 11 Tucker in 1950 Thurman Lowell Tucker (September 26, 1917 – May 7, 1993) was an American professional baseball player. A center fielder, Tucker played in Major League Baseball for nine seasons in the American League with the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. In 701 career games, Tucker recorded a batting average of .255 and accumulated 24 triples, nine home runs, and 179 runs batted in (RBI). Due to his resemblance of the film comedian Joe E. Brown, Tucker was nicknamed "Joe E.". Born and raised in Texas, Tucker first played professionally with the Siloam Springs Travelers. After gradually progressing through minor league baseball, he signed with the Chicago White Sox before the 1941 season. His major league debut came the following year and he spent two years as the White Sox's starting center fielder until he enlisted in the armed forces during World War II. Upon his return, Tucker played two more seasons for the White Sox. Subsequently, he was traded to the Cleveland Indians, for whom he played four years, and continued to play minor league baseball throughout the 1950s. After his retirement, he became a major league scout and insurance agent. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 11 Tucker in 1950 Thurman Lowell Tucker (September 26, 1917 – May 7, 1993) was an American professional baseball player. A center fielder, Tucker played in Major League Baseball for nine seasons in the American League with the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. In 701 career games, Tucker recorded a batting average of .255 and accumulated 24 triples, nine home runs, and 179 runs batted in (RBI). Due to his resemblance of the film comedian Joe E. Brown, Tucker was nicknamed "Joe E.". Born and raised in Texas, Tucker first played professionally with the Siloam Springs Travelers. After gradually progressing through minor league baseball, he signed with the Chicago White Sox before the 1941 season. His major league debut came the following year and he spent two years as the White Sox's starting center fielder until he enlisted in the armed forces during World War II. Upon his return, Tucker played two more seasons for the White Sox. Subsequently, he was traded to the Cleveland Indians, for whom he played four years, and continued to play minor league baseball throughout the 1950s. After his retirement, he became a major league scout and insurance agent. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 11</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tleft" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Thurman_Tucker_1950.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Thurman_Tucker_1950.jpg/220px-Thurman_Tucker_1950.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="307" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Thurman_Tucker_1950.jpg/330px-Thurman_Tucker_1950.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Thurman_Tucker_1950.jpg/440px-Thurman_Tucker_1950.jpg 2x" data-file-width="717" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Tucker in 1950</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Tucker" title="Thurman Tucker">Thurman Lowell Tucker</a></b> (September 26, 1917 – May 7, 1993) was an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> player. A <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center fielder</a>, Tucker played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> for nine seasons in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>. In 701 career games, Tucker recorded a <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> of .255 and accumulated 24 <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triples</a>, nine <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>, and 179 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> (RBI). Due to his resemblance of the film comedian <a href="/wiki/Joe_E._Brown" title="Joe E. Brown">Joe E. Brown</a>, Tucker was nicknamed "Joe E.".<br /><br />Born and raised in Texas, Tucker first played professionally with the <a href="/wiki/Siloam_Springs_Travelers" title="Siloam Springs Travelers">Siloam Springs Travelers</a>. After gradually progressing through <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor league baseball</a>, he signed with the Chicago White Sox before the 1941 season. His major league debut came the following year and he spent two years as the White Sox's starting center fielder until he enlisted in the armed forces during World War II. Upon his return, Tucker played two more seasons for the White Sox. Subsequently, he was traded to the Cleveland Indians, for whom he played four years, and continued to play minor league baseball throughout the 1950s. After his retirement, he became a major league scout and insurance agent. (<b><a href="/wiki/Thurman_Tucker" title="Thurman Tucker">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 12 The 2004 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2004 season. The 100th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals; the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in four games. The series was played from October 23 to 27, 2004, at Fenway Park and Busch Memorial Stadium, broadcast on Fox, and watched by an average of just under 25.5 million viewers. The Red Sox's World Series championship was their first since 1918, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Cardinals earned their berth into the playoffs by winning the NL Central division title, and had the best win–loss record in the NL. The Red Sox won the AL wild card to earn theirs. The Cardinals reached the World Series by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-five NL Division Series and the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven NL Championship Series. The Red Sox defeated the Anaheim Angels in the AL Division Series. After trailing three games to none to the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series, the Red Sox came back to win the series, advancing to their first World Series since 1986. The Cardinals made their first appearance in the World Series since 1987. With the New England Patriots winning Super Bowl XXXVIII, the World Series victory made Boston the first city to have Super Bowl and World Series championship teams in the same year (2004) since Pittsburgh in 1979. The Red Sox became the third straight wild card team to win the World Series; the Anaheim Angels won in 2002 and the Florida Marlins won in 2003. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 12 The 2004 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2004 season. The 100th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion Boston Red Sox and the National League (NL) champion St. Louis Cardinals; the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in four games. The series was played from October 23 to 27, 2004, at Fenway Park and Busch Memorial Stadium, broadcast on Fox, and watched by an average of just under 25.5 million viewers. The Red Sox's World Series championship was their first since 1918, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Cardinals earned their berth into the playoffs by winning the NL Central division title, and had the best win–loss record in the NL. The Red Sox won the AL wild card to earn theirs. The Cardinals reached the World Series by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-five NL Division Series and the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven NL Championship Series. The Red Sox defeated the Anaheim Angels in the AL Division Series. After trailing three games to none to the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series, the Red Sox came back to win the series, advancing to their first World Series since 1986. The Cardinals made their first appearance in the World Series since 1987. With the New England Patriots winning Super Bowl XXXVIII, the World Series victory made Boston the first city to have Super Bowl and World Series championship teams in the same year (2004) since Pittsburgh in 1979. The Red Sox became the third straight wild card team to win the World Series; the Anaheim Angels won in 2002 and the Florida Marlins won in 2003. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 12</span></span><div style="text-align:left;">The <b><a href="/wiki/2004_World_Series" title="2004 World Series">2004 World Series</a></b> was the championship series of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>'s (MLB) <a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2004 Major League Baseball season">2004 season</a>. The 100th edition of the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>, it was a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-seven_playoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-seven playoff">best-of-seven playoff</a> between the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) champion <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL) champion <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>; the Red Sox swept the Cardinals in four games. The series was played from October 23 to 27, 2004, at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Busch_Memorial_Stadium" title="Busch Memorial Stadium">Busch Memorial Stadium</a>, broadcast on <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball on Fox">Fox</a>, and watched by an average of just under 25.5 million viewers. The Red Sox's World Series championship was their first since <a href="/wiki/1918_World_Series" title="1918 World Series">1918</a>, ending the <a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino" title="Curse of the Bambino">Curse of the Bambino</a>.<br /><br />The Cardinals earned their berth into the playoffs by winning the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Central" title="National League Central">NL Central</a> division title, and had the best win–loss record in the NL. The Red Sox won the AL <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_wild_card" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball wild card">wild card</a> to earn theirs. The Cardinals reached the World Series by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> in the best-of-five <a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">NL Division Series</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> in the best-of-seven <a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2004 National League Championship Series">NL Championship Series</a>. The Red Sox defeated the <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Angels">Anaheim Angels</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2004_American_League_Division_Series" title="2004 American League Division Series">AL Division Series</a>. After trailing three games to none to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2004_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2004 American League Championship Series">AL Championship Series</a>, the Red Sox came back to win the series, advancing to their first World Series since <a href="/wiki/1986_World_Series" title="1986 World Series">1986</a>. The Cardinals made their first appearance in the World Series since <a href="/wiki/1987_World_Series" title="1987 World Series">1987</a>. With the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> winning <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII" title="Super Bowl XXXVIII">Super Bowl XXXVIII</a>, the World Series victory made Boston the first city to have Super Bowl and World Series championship teams in the same year (2004) since Pittsburgh in 1979. The Red Sox became the third straight wild card team to win the World Series; the Anaheim Angels won in <a href="/wiki/2002_World_Series" title="2002 World Series">2002</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a> won in <a href="/wiki/2003_World_Series" title="2003 World Series">2003</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/2004_World_Series" title="2004 World Series">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 13 Michael Lee Capel (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Houston Astros. In 49 career games, Capel pitched 62+1⁄3 innings, struck out 43 batters, and had a career win–loss record of 3–4 with a 4.62 earned run average (ERA). While he played in MLB, Capel stood at 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). A starting pitcher in college and parts of his Minor League Baseball career, he converted to relief pitching while in Chicago's minor league system. The Philadelphia Phillies chose Capel in the 24th round of the 1980 MLB draft, but the 18-year-old did not sign with the team; instead, he opted to attend the University of Texas. Capel played on the 1982 USA College All-Star Team, which competed in the Amateur World Series in Seoul and placed third. The next year, Capel and the Texas Longhorns won the College World Series. After he was drafted by the Cubs, Capel left Texas and signed to play professional baseball; he played in six seasons of Minor League Baseball before he made his MLB debut in 1988. Capel spent the entire 1989 season in Triple-A, one level below the majors, but the Cubs released him at the end of the year. He agreed to terms with the Brewers and played in MLB after an injury opened a spot on Milwaukee's roster, but was again released at the end of the season. A free agent, the Astros signed Capel, and over the course of the season he pitched in 25 games for the team. He spent the final part of his career in the Astros farm system, and after he made the 1992 Triple-A All-Star team, Capel played his last season in 1993. After retirement, Capel worked as the general manager of a car dealership in Houston, Texas. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 13 Michael Lee Capel (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Houston Astros. In 49 career games, Capel pitched 62+1⁄3 innings, struck out 43 batters, and had a career win–loss record of 3–4 with a 4.62 earned run average (ERA). While he played in MLB, Capel stood at 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). A starting pitcher in college and parts of his Minor League Baseball career, he converted to relief pitching while in Chicago's minor league system. The Philadelphia Phillies chose Capel in the 24th round of the 1980 MLB draft, but the 18-year-old did not sign with the team; instead, he opted to attend the University of Texas. Capel played on the 1982 USA College All-Star Team, which competed in the Amateur World Series in Seoul and placed third. The next year, Capel and the Texas Longhorns won the College World Series. After he was drafted by the Cubs, Capel left Texas and signed to play professional baseball; he played in six seasons of Minor League Baseball before he made his MLB debut in 1988. Capel spent the entire 1989 season in Triple-A, one level below the majors, but the Cubs released him at the end of the year. He agreed to terms with the Brewers and played in MLB after an injury opened a spot on Milwaukee's roster, but was again released at the end of the season. A free agent, the Astros signed Capel, and over the course of the season he pitched in 25 games for the team. He spent the final part of his career in the Astros farm system, and after he made the 1992 Triple-A All-Star team, Capel played his last season in 1993. After retirement, Capel worked as the general manager of a car dealership in Houston, Texas. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 13</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Mike_Capel" title="Mike Capel">Michael Lee Capel</a></b> (born October 13, 1961) is an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) for the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>. In 49 career games, Capel pitched <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">62<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> <a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">innings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">struck out</a> 43 <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">batters</a>, and had a career <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">win–loss record</a> of 3–4 with a 4.62 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA). While he played in MLB, Capel stood at 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). A <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> in college and parts of his <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> career, he converted to <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitching</a> while in Chicago's minor league system.<br /><br />The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> chose Capel in the 24th round of the <a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1980 Major League Baseball draft">1980 MLB draft</a>, but the 18-year-old did not sign with the team; instead, he opted to attend the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Texas">University of Texas</a>. Capel played on the 1982 USA College All-Star Team, which competed in the <a href="/wiki/1982_Amateur_World_Series" title="1982 Amateur World Series">Amateur World Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a> and placed third. The next year, Capel and the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_baseball" title="Texas Longhorns baseball">Texas Longhorns</a> won the <a href="/wiki/College_World_Series" title="College World Series">College World Series</a>. After he was drafted by the Cubs, Capel left Texas and signed to play professional baseball; he played in six seasons of Minor League Baseball before he made his MLB debut in 1988. Capel spent the entire 1989 season in <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a>, one level below the majors, but the Cubs released him at the end of the year. He agreed to terms with the Brewers and played in MLB after an injury opened a spot on Milwaukee's roster, but was again released at the end of the season. A <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a>, the Astros signed Capel, and over the course of the season he pitched in 25 games for the team. He spent the final part of his career in the Astros <a href="/wiki/Farm_team" title="Farm team">farm system</a>, and after he made the 1992 Triple-A <a href="/wiki/All-star_game" title="All-star game">All-Star team</a>, Capel played his last season in 1993. After retirement, Capel worked as the general manager of a car dealership in <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston, Texas</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/Mike_Capel" title="Mike Capel">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 14 The Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team was established in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1978, after Larry Schmittou and a group of investors purchased the rights to operate an expansion franchise of the Double-A Southern League. The Sounds played their home games at Herschel Greer Stadium from its opening in 1978 until the end of the 2014 season. In 2015, the Sounds left Greer for First Tennessee Park, now known as First Horizon Park, a new facility located on the site of the historic Sulphur Dell ballpark, home to Nashville's minor league teams from 1885 to 1963. The Sounds led all of Minor League Baseball in attendance in their inaugural season and continued to draw the Southern League's largest crowds in each of their seven years as members of the league. On the field, the team won six consecutive second-half division titles from 1979 to 1984 and won the Southern League championship twice: in 1979 as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and again in 1982 as the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 14 The Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team was established in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1978, after Larry Schmittou and a group of investors purchased the rights to operate an expansion franchise of the Double-A Southern League. The Sounds played their home games at Herschel Greer Stadium from its opening in 1978 until the end of the 2014 season. In 2015, the Sounds left Greer for First Tennessee Park, now known as First Horizon Park, a new facility located on the site of the historic Sulphur Dell ballpark, home to Nashville's minor league teams from 1885 to 1963. The Sounds led all of Minor League Baseball in attendance in their inaugural season and continued to draw the Southern League's largest crowds in each of their seven years as members of the league. On the field, the team won six consecutive second-half division titles from 1979 to 1984 and won the Southern League championship twice: in 1979 as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and again in 1982 as the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 14</span></span><div style="text-align:left;">The <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a> <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> team was established in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a>, in 1978, after <a href="/wiki/Larry_Schmittou" title="Larry Schmittou">Larry Schmittou</a> and a group of investors purchased the rights to operate an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_franchise" class="mw-redirect" title="Expansion franchise">expansion franchise</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">Double-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Southern League (1964–present)">Southern League</a>. The Sounds played their home games at <a href="/wiki/Herschel_Greer_Stadium" title="Herschel Greer Stadium">Herschel Greer Stadium</a> from its opening in 1978 until the end of the 2014 season. In 2015, the Sounds left Greer for First Tennessee Park, now known as <a href="/wiki/First_Horizon_Park" title="First Horizon Park">First Horizon Park</a>, a new facility located on the site of the historic <a href="/wiki/Sulphur_Dell" title="Sulphur Dell">Sulphur Dell</a> ballpark, home to Nashville's minor league teams from 1885 to 1963.<br /><br />The Sounds led all of Minor League Baseball in attendance in their inaugural season and continued to draw the Southern League's largest crowds in each of their seven years as members of the league. On the field, the team won six consecutive second-half division titles from 1979 to 1984 and won the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Southern_League_champions" title="List of Southern League champions">Southern League championship</a> twice: in 1979 as the Double-A <a href="/wiki/Farm_team#Baseball" title="Farm team">affiliate</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and again in 1982 as the Double-A affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Nashville_Sounds" title="History of the Nashville Sounds">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 15 The 1913 squad, the first that went by the name "Yankees" The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century. Frank J. Farrell and William Stephen Devery bought the rights to an American League (AL) club in New York City after the 1902 season. The team, which became known as the Yankees in 1913, rarely contended for the AL championship before the acquisition of outfielder Babe Ruth after the 1919 season. With Ruth in the lineup, the Yankees won their first AL title in 1921, followed by their first World Series championship in 1923. Ruth and first baseman Lou Gehrig were part of the team's Murderers' Row lineup, which led the Yankees to a then-AL record 110 wins and a Series championship in 1927 under Miller Huggins. They repeated as World Series winners in 1928, and their next title came under manager Joe McCarthy in 1932. The Yankees won the World Series every year from 1936 to 1939 with a team that featured Gehrig and outfielder Joe DiMaggio, who recorded a record hitting streak during New York's 1941 championship season. New York set a major league record by winning five consecutive championships from 1949 to 1953, and appeared in the World Series nine times from 1955 to 1964. Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Whitey Ford were among the players fielded by the Yankees during the era. After the 1964 season, a lack of effective replacements for aging players caused the franchise to decline on the field, and the team became a money-loser for owners CBS while playing in an aging stadium. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 15 The 1913 squad, the first that went by the name "Yankees" The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century. Frank J. Farrell and William Stephen Devery bought the rights to an American League (AL) club in New York City after the 1902 season. The team, which became known as the Yankees in 1913, rarely contended for the AL championship before the acquisition of outfielder Babe Ruth after the 1919 season. With Ruth in the lineup, the Yankees won their first AL title in 1921, followed by their first World Series championship in 1923. Ruth and first baseman Lou Gehrig were part of the team's Murderers' Row lineup, which led the Yankees to a then-AL record 110 wins and a Series championship in 1927 under Miller Huggins. They repeated as World Series winners in 1928, and their next title came under manager Joe McCarthy in 1932. The Yankees won the World Series every year from 1936 to 1939 with a team that featured Gehrig and outfielder Joe DiMaggio, who recorded a record hitting streak during New York's 1941 championship season. New York set a major league record by winning five consecutive championships from 1949 to 1953, and appeared in the World Series nine times from 1955 to 1964. Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Whitey Ford were among the players fielded by the Yankees during the era. After the 1964 season, a lack of effective replacements for aging players caused the franchise to decline on the field, and the team became a money-loser for owners CBS while playing in an aging stadium. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 15</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_York_Yankees_1913.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A black-and-white photograph of the 1913 New York Yankees" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/New_York_Yankees_1913.jpg/290px-New_York_Yankees_1913.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/New_York_Yankees_1913.jpg/435px-New_York_Yankees_1913.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/New_York_Yankees_1913.jpg/580px-New_York_Yankees_1913.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="431" /></a><figcaption>The 1913 squad, the first that went by the name "Yankees"</figcaption></figure><br /><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Yankees" title="History of the New York Yankees">history of the New York Yankees</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) team spans more than a century. <a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Farrell" title="Frank J. Farrell">Frank J. Farrell</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Stephen_Devery" title="William Stephen Devery">William Stephen Devery</a> bought the rights to an <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) club in New York City after the <a href="/wiki/1902_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1902 Major League Baseball season">1902 season</a>. The team, which became known as the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">Yankees</a> in 1913, rarely contended for the AL championship before the acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a> <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> after the <a href="/wiki/1919_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1919 New York Yankees season">1919 season</a>. With Ruth in the <a href="/wiki/Batting_order_(baseball)" title="Batting order (baseball)">lineup</a>, the Yankees won their first AL title in 1921, followed by their first <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> championship in 1923. Ruth and <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Lou Gehrig</a> were part of the team's <a href="/wiki/Murderers%27_Row" title="Murderers' Row">Murderers' Row</a> lineup, which led the Yankees to a then-AL record 110 wins and a Series championship in 1927 under <a href="/wiki/Miller_Huggins" title="Miller Huggins">Miller Huggins</a>. They repeated as World Series winners in 1928, and their next title came under manager <a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe McCarthy (manager)">Joe McCarthy</a> in 1932.<br /><br />The Yankees won the World Series every year from 1936 to 1939 with a team that featured Gehrig and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a>, who recorded a <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio%27s_56-game_hitting_streak" title="Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak">record hitting streak</a> during New York's 1941 championship season. New York set a major league record by winning five consecutive championships from 1949 to 1953, and appeared in the World Series nine times from 1955 to 1964. <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Yogi Berra</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Whitey Ford</a> were among the players fielded by the Yankees during the era. After the 1964 season, a lack of effective replacements for aging players caused the franchise to decline on the field, and the team became a money-loser for owners <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> while playing in an aging <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">stadium</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Yankees" title="History of the New York Yankees">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> </ul></div></div> <div class="noprint" style="margin:0.3em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em; padding:0.3em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em; text-align:right;"><b><a href="/wiki/Portal:Baseball/Featured_content" title="Portal:Baseball/Featured content">More Featured articles</a></b></div><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div></div> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #C8102E;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#0C2340;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:80%"></div><h2 id="General_images_-_load_new_batch" style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">General images - <span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Baseball&action=purge"><span title="Purge this page"><small><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><i>load new batch</i></span></small></span></a></span></h2></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid #C8102E;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:left;padding:1em;background:white;margin:0 0 10px;vertical-align:top;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:.3em;border-radius:0"> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><small><b>The following are images from various baseball-related articles on Wikipedia.</b></small></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1021884966"><div class="randomSlideshow-container" style="max-width:100%; margin:-4em auto;"><div class="nomobile"></div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-slideshow switcher-container"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_diamond.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 1Diagram of a baseball diamond (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 1Diagram of a baseball diamond (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Baseball_diamond.svg/120px-Baseball_diamond.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Baseball_diamond.svg/180px-Baseball_diamond.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Baseball_diamond.svg/240px-Baseball_diamond.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 1</span></span>Diagram of a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_diamond" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball diamond">baseball diamond</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ansel_Adams,_Baseball_game_at_Manzanar,_1943.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 2Japanese-Americans spectating a World War II-era game while in an internment camp. America's ties to immigrants and to Japan have been deeply shaped by a shared baseball heritage. (from History of baseball)"><img alt="Image 2Japanese-Americans spectating a World War II-era game while in an internment camp. America's ties to immigrants and to Japan have been deeply shaped by a shared baseball heritage. (from History of baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Ansel_Adams%2C_Baseball_game_at_Manzanar%2C_1943.jpg/120px-Ansel_Adams%2C_Baseball_game_at_Manzanar%2C_1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Ansel_Adams%2C_Baseball_game_at_Manzanar%2C_1943.jpg/180px-Ansel_Adams%2C_Baseball_game_at_Manzanar%2C_1943.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Ansel_Adams%2C_Baseball_game_at_Manzanar%2C_1943.jpg/240px-Ansel_Adams%2C_Baseball_game_at_Manzanar%2C_1943.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7580" data-file-height="5520" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 2</span></span>Japanese-Americans spectating a World War II-era game while in an <a href="/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans" title="Internment of Japanese Americans">internment camp</a>. America's ties to immigrants and to Japan have been deeply shaped by a shared baseball heritage. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball" title="History of baseball">History of baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JackieRobinson1945.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3Jackie Robinson in 1945, with the era's Kansas City Royals, a barnstorming squad associated with the Negro American League's Kansas City Monarchs (from Baseball)"><img alt="Robinson posing in the uniform cap of the Kansas City Royals, a California Winter League barnstorming team, November 1945 (photo by Maurice Terrell)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/JackieRobinson1945.jpg/65px-JackieRobinson1945.jpg" decoding="async" width="65" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/JackieRobinson1945.jpg/97px-JackieRobinson1945.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/JackieRobinson1945.jpg/130px-JackieRobinson1945.jpg 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="492" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 3</span></span><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> in 1945, with the era's <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Barnstorm_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barnstorm (sports)">barnstorming</a> squad associated with the <a href="/wiki/Negro_American_League" title="Negro American League">Negro American League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">Kansas City Monarchs</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_steal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 4Rickey Henderson—the major leagues' all-time leader in runs and stolen bases—stealing third base in a 1988 game (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 4Rickey Henderson—the major leagues' all-time leader in runs and stolen bases—stealing third base in a 1988 game (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Baseball_steal.jpg/120px-Baseball_steal.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Baseball_steal.jpg/180px-Baseball_steal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Baseball_steal.jpg/240px-Baseball_steal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2643" data-file-height="1762" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 4</span></span><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a>—the major leagues' all-time leader in runs and stolen bases—stealing third base in a 1988 game (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Medieval_baseball_(El_juego_de_la_Pelota)_in_the_Cantigas_de_Santa_Maria.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 5A game from the Cantigas de Santa Maria, c. 1280, involving tossing a ball, hitting it with a stick and competing with others to catch it (from History of baseball)"><img alt="Image 5A game from the Cantigas de Santa Maria, c. 1280, involving tossing a ball, hitting it with a stick and competing with others to catch it (from History of baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Medieval_baseball_%28El_juego_de_la_Pelota%29_in_the_Cantigas_de_Santa_Maria.jpg/116px-Medieval_baseball_%28El_juego_de_la_Pelota%29_in_the_Cantigas_de_Santa_Maria.jpg" decoding="async" width="116" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Medieval_baseball_%28El_juego_de_la_Pelota%29_in_the_Cantigas_de_Santa_Maria.jpg/175px-Medieval_baseball_%28El_juego_de_la_Pelota%29_in_the_Cantigas_de_Santa_Maria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Medieval_baseball_%28El_juego_de_la_Pelota%29_in_the_Cantigas_de_Santa_Maria.jpg/233px-Medieval_baseball_%28El_juego_de_la_Pelota%29_in_the_Cantigas_de_Santa_Maria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1553" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 5</span></span>A game from the <a href="/wiki/Cantigas_de_Santa_Maria" title="Cantigas de Santa Maria">Cantigas de Santa Maria</a>, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1280, involving tossing a ball, hitting it with a stick and competing with others to catch it (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball" title="History of baseball">History of baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cy_young_pitching.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 6Cy Young—the holder of many major league career marks, including wins and innings pitched, as well as losses—in 1908. MLB's annual awards for the best pitcher in each league are named for Young. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 6Cy Young—the holder of many major league career marks, including wins and innings pitched, as well as losses—in 1908. MLB's annual awards for the best pitcher in each league are named for Young. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Cy_young_pitching.jpg/120px-Cy_young_pitching.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Cy_young_pitching.jpg/180px-Cy_young_pitching.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Cy_young_pitching.jpg/240px-Cy_young_pitching.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2756" data-file-height="2404" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 6</span></span><a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Cy Young</a>—the holder of many major league career marks, including wins and innings pitched, as well as losses—in 1908. MLB's annual <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">awards for the best pitcher in each league</a> are named for Young. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Babe_Ruth2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 7Babe Ruth in 1920, the year he joined the New York Yankees (from History of baseball)"><img alt="Image 7Babe Ruth in 1920, the year he joined the New York Yankees (from History of baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Babe_Ruth2.jpg/91px-Babe_Ruth2.jpg" decoding="async" width="91" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Babe_Ruth2.jpg/136px-Babe_Ruth2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Babe_Ruth2.jpg/182px-Babe_Ruth2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2623" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 7</span></span><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> in 1920, the year he joined the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball" title="History of baseball">History of baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_positions.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 8Defensive positions on a baseball field, with abbreviations and scorekeeper's position numbers (not uniform numbers) (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 8Defensive positions on a baseball field, with abbreviations and scorekeeper's position numbers (not uniform numbers) (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Baseball_positions.svg/120px-Baseball_positions.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Baseball_positions.svg/180px-Baseball_positions.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Baseball_positions.svg/240px-Baseball_positions.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="998" data-file-height="906" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 8</span></span>Defensive positions on a baseball field, with abbreviations and scorekeeper's position numbers (not uniform numbers) (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 9A first baseman receives a pickoff throw, as the runner dives back to first base. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 9A first baseman receives a pickoff throw, as the runner dives back to first base. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg/120px-Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg/180px-Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg/240px-Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="391" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 9</span></span>A <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> receives a <a href="/wiki/Pickoff" title="Pickoff">pickoff</a> throw, as the runner dives back to first base. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alexander_Cartwright,_photograph_by_J._J._Williams_(PP-69-3-005).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 10Alexander Cartwright, father of modern baseball (from History of baseball)"><img alt="Image 10Alexander Cartwright, father of modern baseball (from History of baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Alexander_Cartwright%2C_photograph_by_J._J._Williams_%28PP-69-3-005%29.jpg/83px-Alexander_Cartwright%2C_photograph_by_J._J._Williams_%28PP-69-3-005%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="83" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Alexander_Cartwright%2C_photograph_by_J._J._Williams_%28PP-69-3-005%29.jpg/124px-Alexander_Cartwright%2C_photograph_by_J._J._Williams_%28PP-69-3-005%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Alexander_Cartwright%2C_photograph_by_J._J._Williams_%28PP-69-3-005%29.jpg/166px-Alexander_Cartwright%2C_photograph_by_J._J._Williams_%28PP-69-3-005%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="837" data-file-height="1210" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 10</span></span>Alexander Cartwright, father of modern baseball (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball" title="History of baseball">History of baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mookie_Betts_hitting_the_ball_(36478781664).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 11Boston Red Sox player Mookie Betts hits a pitch by swinging his bat. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 11Boston Red Sox player Mookie Betts hits a pitch by swinging his bat. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Mookie_Betts_hitting_the_ball_%2836478781664%29.jpg/120px-Mookie_Betts_hitting_the_ball_%2836478781664%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Mookie_Betts_hitting_the_ball_%2836478781664%29.jpg/180px-Mookie_Betts_hitting_the_ball_%2836478781664%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Mookie_Betts_hitting_the_ball_%2836478781664%29.jpg/240px-Mookie_Betts_hitting_the_ball_%2836478781664%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4245" data-file-height="3184" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 11</span></span><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> player <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Mookie Betts</a> hits a pitch by swinging his <a href="/wiki/Baseball_bat" title="Baseball bat">bat</a>. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_York_Giants_Opening_Day_line-up_at_the_Polo_Grounds_New_York._Left_to_right_Fred_Snodgrass,_Tillie_Shafer,_George_Burns,_Larry_Doyle,_Red_Murray,_Fred_Merkle,_Buck_Herzog,_Chief_Meyers_(baseball)_(LOC).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 12The NL champion New York Giants baseball team, 1913. Fred Merkle, sixth in line, had committed a baserunning gaffe in a crucial 1908 game that became famous as Merkle's Boner. (from History of baseball)"><img alt="Image 12The NL champion New York Giants baseball team, 1913. Fred Merkle, sixth in line, had committed a baserunning gaffe in a crucial 1908 game that became famous as Merkle's Boner. (from History of baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/New_York_Giants_Opening_Day_line-up_at_the_Polo_Grounds_New_York._Left_to_right_Fred_Snodgrass%2C_Tillie_Shafer%2C_George_Burns%2C_Larry_Doyle%2C_Red_Murray%2C_Fred_Merkle%2C_Buck_Herzog%2C_Chief_Meyers_%28baseball%29_%28LOC%29.jpg/120px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/New_York_Giants_Opening_Day_line-up_at_the_Polo_Grounds_New_York._Left_to_right_Fred_Snodgrass%2C_Tillie_Shafer%2C_George_Burns%2C_Larry_Doyle%2C_Red_Murray%2C_Fred_Merkle%2C_Buck_Herzog%2C_Chief_Meyers_%28baseball%29_%28LOC%29.jpg/180px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/New_York_Giants_Opening_Day_line-up_at_the_Polo_Grounds_New_York._Left_to_right_Fred_Snodgrass%2C_Tillie_Shafer%2C_George_Burns%2C_Larry_Doyle%2C_Red_Murray%2C_Fred_Merkle%2C_Buck_Herzog%2C_Chief_Meyers_%28baseball%29_%28LOC%29.jpg/240px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="939" data-file-height="697" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 12</span></span>The NL champion <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> baseball team, 1913. <a href="/wiki/Fred_Merkle" title="Fred Merkle">Fred Merkle</a>, sixth in line, had committed a <a href="/wiki/Baserunning" class="mw-redirect" title="Baserunning">baserunning</a> gaffe in a crucial 1908 game that became famous as <a href="/wiki/Merkle%27s_Boner" title="Merkle's Boner">Merkle's Boner</a>. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball" title="History of baseball">History of baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 13The typical motion of a right-handed pitcher (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 13The typical motion of a right-handed pitcher (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg/120px-Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg/180px-Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg/240px-Baseball_pitching_motion_2004.jpg 2x" data-file-width="749" data-file-height="262" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 13</span></span>The typical motion of a right-handed pitcher (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cricket_vs._baseball_(4050380395).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 14By the 1860s Civil War, baseball (bottom) had overtaken its fellow bat-and-ball sport cricket (top) in popularity within the United States. Growing American influence abroad meant the same occurred in Japan and the Dominican Republic by the early 20th century. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 14By the 1860s Civil War, baseball (bottom) had overtaken its fellow bat-and-ball sport cricket (top) in popularity within the United States. Growing American influence abroad meant the same occurred in Japan and the Dominican Republic by the early 20th century. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg/86px-Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg/129px-Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg/173px-Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="547" data-file-height="760" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 14</span></span>By the 1860s <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a>, baseball (bottom) had overtaken its fellow bat-and-ball sport <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a> (top) in popularity within the United States. Growing American influence abroad meant the same occurred in Japan and the Dominican Republic by the early 20th century. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:5TH_3689_Lou_Marson.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 15A runner sliding into home plate and scoring. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 15A runner sliding into home plate and scoring. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/5TH_3689_Lou_Marson.jpg/102px-5TH_3689_Lou_Marson.jpg" decoding="async" width="102" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/5TH_3689_Lou_Marson.jpg/153px-5TH_3689_Lou_Marson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/5TH_3689_Lou_Marson.jpg/204px-5TH_3689_Lou_Marson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="850" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 15</span></span>A runner sliding into home plate and scoring. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 16Sadaharu Oh managing the Japan national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Playing for the Central League's Yomiuri Giants (1959–80), Oh set the professional world record for home runs. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 16Sadaharu Oh managing the Japan national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Playing for the Central League's Yomiuri Giants (1959–80), Oh set the professional world record for home runs. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg/77px-WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg" decoding="async" width="77" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg/115px-WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg/153px-WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="355" data-file-height="555" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 16</span></span><a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Sadaharu Oh</a> managing the <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japan national team</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2006 World Baseball Classic">2006 World Baseball Classic</a>. Playing for the <a href="/wiki/Central_League" title="Central League">Central League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> (1959–80), Oh set the professional world record for home runs. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Strike_zone_en.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 17The strike zone determines the result of most pitches, and varies in vertical length for each batter. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 17The strike zone determines the result of most pitches, and varies in vertical length for each batter. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Strike_zone_en.JPG/120px-Strike_zone_en.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Strike_zone_en.JPG/180px-Strike_zone_en.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Strike_zone_en.JPG/240px-Strike_zone_en.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1022" data-file-height="768" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 17</span></span>The <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">strike zone</a> determines the result of most pitches, and varies in vertical length for each batter. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_Sox_Yankees_Game_Boston_July_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 18A New York Yankees batter (Andruw Jones) and a Boston Red Sox catcher at Fenway Park (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 18A New York Yankees batter (Andruw Jones) and a Boston Red Sox catcher at Fenway Park (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Red_Sox_Yankees_Game_Boston_July_2012.jpg/120px-Red_Sox_Yankees_Game_Boston_July_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Red_Sox_Yankees_Game_Boston_July_2012.jpg/180px-Red_Sox_Yankees_Game_Boston_July_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Red_Sox_Yankees_Game_Boston_July_2012.jpg/240px-Red_Sox_Yankees_Game_Boston_July_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4887" data-file-height="3258" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 18</span></span>A <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> batter (<a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Andruw Jones</a>) and a <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> catcher at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rochester_Red_Wings_walkoff_(17043555577).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 19Baseball games sometimes end in a walk-off home run, with the batting team usually gathering at home plate to celebrate the scoring of the winning run(s). (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 19Baseball games sometimes end in a walk-off home run, with the batting team usually gathering at home plate to celebrate the scoring of the winning run(s). (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rochester_Red_Wings_walkoff_%2817043555577%29.jpg/120px-Rochester_Red_Wings_walkoff_%2817043555577%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rochester_Red_Wings_walkoff_%2817043555577%29.jpg/180px-Rochester_Red_Wings_walkoff_%2817043555577%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Rochester_Red_Wings_walkoff_%2817043555577%29.jpg/240px-Rochester_Red_Wings_walkoff_%2817043555577%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3115" data-file-height="2409" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 19</span></span>Baseball games sometimes end in a <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a>, with the batting team usually gathering at home plate to celebrate the scoring of the winning run(s). (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eino_Kaakkolahti.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 20Pesäpallo, a Finnish variation of baseball, was invented by Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala in the 1920s, and after that, it has changed with the times and grown in popularity. Picture of Pesäpallo match in 1958 in Jyväskylä, Finland. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 20Pesäpallo, a Finnish variation of baseball, was invented by Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala in the 1920s, and after that, it has changed with the times and grown in popularity. Picture of Pesäpallo match in 1958 in Jyväskylä, Finland. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Eino_Kaakkolahti.jpg/103px-Eino_Kaakkolahti.jpg" decoding="async" width="103" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Eino_Kaakkolahti.jpg/154px-Eino_Kaakkolahti.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Eino_Kaakkolahti.jpg/205px-Eino_Kaakkolahti.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="467" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 20</span></span><a href="/wiki/Pes%C3%A4pallo" title="Pesäpallo">Pesäpallo</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finnish</a> variation of baseball, was invented by <a href="/wiki/Lauri_Pihkala" title="Lauri Pihkala">Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala</a> in the 1920s, and after that, it has changed with the times and grown in popularity. Picture of Pesäpallo match in 1958 in <a href="/wiki/Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4" title="Jyväskylä">Jyväskylä</a>, Finland. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:West_Side_Park_1906_World_Series.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 211906 World Series, infielders playing "in" for the expected bunt and the possible play at the plate with the bases loaded (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 211906 World Series, infielders playing "in" for the expected bunt and the possible play at the plate with the bases loaded (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/West_Side_Park_1906_World_Series.JPG/120px-West_Side_Park_1906_World_Series.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/West_Side_Park_1906_World_Series.JPG/180px-West_Side_Park_1906_World_Series.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/West_Side_Park_1906_World_Series.JPG/240px-West_Side_Park_1906_World_Series.JPG 2x" data-file-width="580" data-file-height="380" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 21</span></span><a href="/wiki/1906_World_Series" title="1906 World Series">1906 World Series</a>, infielders playing "in" for the expected bunt and the possible play at the plate with the <a href="/wiki/Bases_loaded" class="mw-redirect" title="Bases loaded">bases loaded</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Tillman,_Buck_Showalter_(36615791150).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 22A pitcher handing off the ball after being taken out of the game during a mound meeting. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 22A pitcher handing off the ball after being taken out of the game during a mound meeting. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Chris_Tillman%2C_Buck_Showalter_%2836615791150%29.jpg/120px-Chris_Tillman%2C_Buck_Showalter_%2836615791150%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Chris_Tillman%2C_Buck_Showalter_%2836615791150%29.jpg/180px-Chris_Tillman%2C_Buck_Showalter_%2836615791150%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Chris_Tillman%2C_Buck_Showalter_%2836615791150%29.jpg/240px-Chris_Tillman%2C_Buck_Showalter_%2836615791150%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3990" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 22</span></span>A pitcher handing off the ball after being taken out of the game during a <a href="/wiki/Mound_meeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Mound meeting">mound meeting</a>. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Strike_zone_en.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 23The strike zone, which determines the outcome of most pitches, varies in vertical length depending on the batter's typical height while swinging. (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 23The strike zone, which determines the outcome of most pitches, varies in vertical length depending on the batter's typical height while swinging. (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Strike_zone_en.JPG/120px-Strike_zone_en.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Strike_zone_en.JPG/180px-Strike_zone_en.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Strike_zone_en.JPG/240px-Strike_zone_en.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1022" data-file-height="768" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 23</span></span>The strike zone, which determines the outcome of most pitches, varies in vertical length depending on the batter's typical height while swinging. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_swing.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 24A batter follows through after swinging at a pitched ball. (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 24A batter follows through after swinging at a pitched ball. (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Baseball_swing.jpg/80px-Baseball_swing.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Baseball_swing.jpg/120px-Baseball_swing.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Baseball_swing.jpg/160px-Baseball_swing.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="2160" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 24</span></span>A batter follows through after swinging at a pitched ball. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Babe_Ruth2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 25Babe Ruth in 1920, the year he joined the New York Yankees (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 25Babe Ruth in 1920, the year he joined the New York Yankees (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Babe_Ruth2.jpg/91px-Babe_Ruth2.jpg" decoding="async" width="91" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Babe_Ruth2.jpg/136px-Babe_Ruth2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Babe_Ruth2.jpg/182px-Babe_Ruth2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2623" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 25</span></span><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> in 1920, the year he joined the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_diamond.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 26Diagram of a baseball field Diamond may refer to the square area defined by the four bases or to the entire playing field. The dimensions given are for professional and professional-style games. Children often play on smaller fields. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 26Diagram of a baseball field Diamond may refer to the square area defined by the four bases or to the entire playing field. The dimensions given are for professional and professional-style games. Children often play on smaller fields. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Baseball_diamond.svg/120px-Baseball_diamond.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Baseball_diamond.svg/180px-Baseball_diamond.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Baseball_diamond.svg/240px-Baseball_diamond.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 26</span></span>Diagram of a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field" title="Baseball field">baseball field</a> <i>Diamond</i> may refer to the square area defined by the four bases or to the entire playing field. The dimensions given are for professional and professional-style games. Children often play on smaller fields. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 27Sadaharu Oh managing the Japan national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Playing for the Central League's Yomiuri Giants (1959–80), Oh set the professional world record for home runs with 868. (from History of baseball)"><img alt="Image 27Sadaharu Oh managing the Japan national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Playing for the Central League's Yomiuri Giants (1959–80), Oh set the professional world record for home runs with 868. (from History of baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg/77px-WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg" decoding="async" width="77" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg/115px-WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg/153px-WBC2006_Sadaharu_Oh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="355" data-file-height="555" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 27</span></span><a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Sadaharu Oh</a> managing the <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japan national team</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2006 World Baseball Classic">2006 World Baseball Classic</a>. Playing for the <a href="/wiki/Central_League" title="Central League">Central League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> (1959–80), Oh set the professional world record for home runs with 868. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball" title="History of baseball">History of baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_worn-out_baseball.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 28A well-worn baseball (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 28A well-worn baseball (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/A_worn-out_baseball.JPG/120px-A_worn-out_baseball.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/A_worn-out_baseball.JPG/180px-A_worn-out_baseball.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/A_worn-out_baseball.JPG/240px-A_worn-out_baseball.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2900" data-file-height="2405" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 28</span></span>A well-worn baseball (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Honus_wagner_t206_baseball_card.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 29The American Tobacco Company's line of baseball cards featured shortstop Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1911. In 2007, the card shown here sold for $2.8 million. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 29The American Tobacco Company's line of baseball cards featured shortstop Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1911. In 2007, the card shown here sold for $2.8 million. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Honus_wagner_t206_baseball_card.jpg/64px-Honus_wagner_t206_baseball_card.jpg" decoding="async" width="64" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Honus_wagner_t206_baseball_card.jpg/96px-Honus_wagner_t206_baseball_card.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Honus_wagner_t206_baseball_card.jpg/128px-Honus_wagner_t206_baseball_card.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1937" data-file-height="3616" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 29</span></span>The <a href="/wiki/American_Tobacco_Company" title="American Tobacco Company">American Tobacco Company</a>'s line of baseball cards featured shortstop <a href="/wiki/Honus_Wagner" title="Honus Wagner">Honus Wagner</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> from 1909 to 1911. In 2007, <a href="/wiki/T206_Honus_Wagner" title="T206 Honus Wagner">the card shown here</a> sold for $2.8 million. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 30Pick-off attempt on runner (in red) at first base (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 30Pick-off attempt on runner (in red) at first base (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg/120px-Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg/180px-Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg/240px-Baseball_pick-off_attempt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="391" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 30</span></span>Pick-off attempt on runner (in red) at first base (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Waseda_University_baseball_players.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 31Two players on the baseball team of Tokyo, Japan's Waseda University in 1921 (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 31Two players on the baseball team of Tokyo, Japan's Waseda University in 1921 (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Waseda_University_baseball_players.jpg/84px-Waseda_University_baseball_players.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Waseda_University_baseball_players.jpg/126px-Waseda_University_baseball_players.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Waseda_University_baseball_players.jpg/169px-Waseda_University_baseball_players.jpg 2x" data-file-width="664" data-file-height="944" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 31</span></span>Two players on the baseball team of Tokyo, Japan's <a href="/wiki/Waseda_University" title="Waseda University">Waseda University</a> in 1921 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cricket_vs._baseball_(4050380395).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 32By the 1860s Civil War, baseball (bottom) had overtaken its fellow bat-and-ball sport cricket (top) in popularity within the United States. (from History of baseball)"><img alt="Image 32By the 1860s Civil War, baseball (bottom) had overtaken its fellow bat-and-ball sport cricket (top) in popularity within the United States. (from History of baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg/86px-Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg/129px-Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg/173px-Cricket_vs._baseball_%284050380395%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="547" data-file-height="760" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 32</span></span>By the 1860s <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a>, baseball (bottom) had overtaken its fellow bat-and-ball sport <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a> (top) in popularity within the United States. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball" title="History of baseball">History of baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queens_stickball.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 33Stickball is a common street variant of baseball which often features impromptu adaptations. (Note the painted strike zone on the wall behind the batter.) (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 33Stickball is a common street variant of baseball which often features impromptu adaptations. (Note the painted strike zone on the wall behind the batter.) (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Queens_stickball.jpg/120px-Queens_stickball.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Queens_stickball.jpg/180px-Queens_stickball.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Queens_stickball.jpg/240px-Queens_stickball.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 33</span></span><a href="/wiki/Stickball" title="Stickball">Stickball</a> is a common street variant of baseball which often features impromptu adaptations. (Note the painted strike zone on the wall behind the batter.) (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JackieRobinson1945.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 34Jackie Robinson in 1945, with the era's Kansas City Royals, a barnstorming squad associated with the Negro American League's Kansas City Monarchs (from History of baseball)"><img alt="Robinson posing in the uniform cap of the Kansas City Royals, a California Winter League barnstorming team, November 1945 (photo by Maurice Terrell)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/JackieRobinson1945.jpg/65px-JackieRobinson1945.jpg" decoding="async" width="65" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/JackieRobinson1945.jpg/97px-JackieRobinson1945.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/JackieRobinson1945.jpg/130px-JackieRobinson1945.jpg 2x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="492" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 34</span></span><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> in 1945, with the era's <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Barnstorm_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barnstorm (sports)">barnstorming</a> squad associated with the <a href="/wiki/Negro_American_League" title="Negro American League">Negro American League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">Kansas City Monarchs</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball" title="History of baseball">History of baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baseball_positions.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 35The standard fielding positions (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 35The standard fielding positions (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Baseball_positions.svg/120px-Baseball_positions.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Baseball_positions.svg/180px-Baseball_positions.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Baseball_positions.svg/240px-Baseball_positions.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="998" data-file-height="906" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 35</span></span>The standard fielding positions (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:D7K_4969_Roy_Halladay.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 36In May 2010, the Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay pitched the 20th major league perfect game. That October, he pitched only the second no-hitter in MLB postseason history. (from History of baseball)"><img alt="Image 36In May 2010, the Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay pitched the 20th major league perfect game. That October, he pitched only the second no-hitter in MLB postseason history. (from History of baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/D7K_4969_Roy_Halladay.jpg/120px-D7K_4969_Roy_Halladay.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/D7K_4969_Roy_Halladay.jpg/180px-D7K_4969_Roy_Halladay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/D7K_4969_Roy_Halladay.jpg/240px-D7K_4969_Roy_Halladay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2076" data-file-height="1716" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 36</span></span>In May 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>' <a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Roy Halladay</a> pitched the 20th major league <a href="/wiki/Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">perfect game</a>. That October, he pitched only the second <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> in MLB postseason history. (from <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball" title="History of baseball">History of baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ivan_Nova_(6128539633).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 37Pitchers are generally substituted during mound visits (team gatherings at the pitcher's mound). (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 37Pitchers are generally substituted during mound visits (team gatherings at the pitcher's mound). (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Ivan_Nova_%286128539633%29.jpg/116px-Ivan_Nova_%286128539633%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="116" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Ivan_Nova_%286128539633%29.jpg/175px-Ivan_Nova_%286128539633%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Ivan_Nova_%286128539633%29.jpg/233px-Ivan_Nova_%286128539633%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2769" data-file-height="2852" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 37</span></span>Pitchers are generally substituted during <a href="/wiki/Mound_visit" class="mw-redirect" title="Mound visit">mound visits</a> (team gatherings at the pitcher's mound). (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David-ortiz-batters-box.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 38David Ortiz, the batter, awaiting a pitch, with the catcher and umpire (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 38David Ortiz, the batter, awaiting a pitch, with the catcher and umpire (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/David-ortiz-batters-box.JPG/120px-David-ortiz-batters-box.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/David-ortiz-batters-box.JPG/180px-David-ortiz-batters-box.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/David-ortiz-batters-box.JPG/240px-David-ortiz-batters-box.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2175" data-file-height="1450" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 38</span></span><a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a>, the batter, awaiting a pitch, with the catcher and umpire (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fenway_Park_-_Oct_5th,_2021_-_ALCS_Wild_Card.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 39Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. The Green Monster is visible beyond the playing field on the left. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 39Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. The Green Monster is visible beyond the playing field on the left. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Fenway_Park_-_Oct_5th%2C_2021_-_ALCS_Wild_Card.jpg/120px-Fenway_Park_-_Oct_5th%2C_2021_-_ALCS_Wild_Card.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Fenway_Park_-_Oct_5th%2C_2021_-_ALCS_Wild_Card.jpg/180px-Fenway_Park_-_Oct_5th%2C_2021_-_ALCS_Wild_Card.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Fenway_Park_-_Oct_5th%2C_2021_-_ALCS_Wild_Card.jpg/240px-Fenway_Park_-_Oct_5th%2C_2021_-_ALCS_Wild_Card.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 39</span></span><a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Green_Monster" title="Green Monster">Green Monster</a> is visible beyond the playing field on the left. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DR_vs_PR._World_Baseball_Classic.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 402013 World Baseball Classic championship match between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, March 20, 2013 (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 402013 World Baseball Classic championship match between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, March 20, 2013 (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/DR_vs_PR._World_Baseball_Classic.jpg/120px-DR_vs_PR._World_Baseball_Classic.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/DR_vs_PR._World_Baseball_Classic.jpg/180px-DR_vs_PR._World_Baseball_Classic.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/DR_vs_PR._World_Baseball_Classic.jpg/240px-DR_vs_PR._World_Baseball_Classic.jpg 2x" data-file-width="612" data-file-height="612" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 40</span></span><a href="/wiki/2013_World_Baseball_Classic_championship" title="2013 World Baseball Classic championship">2013 World Baseball Classic championship</a> match between the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic_national_baseball_team" title="Dominican Republic national baseball team">Dominican Republic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_national_baseball_team" title="Puerto Rico national baseball team">Puerto Rico</a>, March 20, 2013 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tigers2017Champions.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 41The Tampere Tigers celebrating the 2017 title in Turku, Finland (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 41The Tampere Tigers celebrating the 2017 title in Turku, Finland (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Tigers2017Champions.jpg/120px-Tigers2017Champions.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Tigers2017Champions.jpg/180px-Tigers2017Champions.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Tigers2017Champions.jpg/240px-Tigers2017Champions.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1136" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 41</span></span>The <a href="/wiki/Tampere_Tigers" title="Tampere Tigers">Tampere Tigers</a> celebrating the 2017 title in <a href="/wiki/Turku" title="Turku">Turku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Afghan_girl_playing_baseball_in_2002.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 42An Afghan girl playing baseball in August 2002 (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 42An Afghan girl playing baseball in August 2002 (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Afghan_girl_playing_baseball_in_2002.jpg/86px-Afghan_girl_playing_baseball_in_2002.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Afghan_girl_playing_baseball_in_2002.jpg/128px-Afghan_girl_playing_baseball_in_2002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Afghan_girl_playing_baseball_in_2002.jpg/171px-Afghan_girl_playing_baseball_in_2002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 42</span></span>An Afghan girl playing baseball in August 2002 (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:197A2027_Alfredo_Escalera_Baseball_Prospect_17.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 43Baserunners generally stand a short distance away from their base between pitches, preparing themselves to either go back or steal the next base. (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 43Baserunners generally stand a short distance away from their base between pitches, preparing themselves to either go back or steal the next base. (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/197A2027_Alfredo_Escalera_Baseball_Prospect_17.JPG/120px-197A2027_Alfredo_Escalera_Baseball_Prospect_17.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/197A2027_Alfredo_Escalera_Baseball_Prospect_17.JPG/180px-197A2027_Alfredo_Escalera_Baseball_Prospect_17.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/197A2027_Alfredo_Escalera_Baseball_Prospect_17.JPG/240px-197A2027_Alfredo_Escalera_Baseball_Prospect_17.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4202" data-file-height="2831" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 43</span></span>Baserunners generally stand a short distance away from their base between pitches, preparing themselves to either go back or steal the next base. (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_Baseball_Rules_(1921).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 44Cover of Official Base Ball Rules, 1921 edition, used by the American League and National League (from Baseball rules)"><img alt="Image 44Cover of Official Base Ball Rules, 1921 edition, used by the American League and National League (from Baseball rules)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Official_Baseball_Rules_%281921%29.jpg/85px-Official_Baseball_Rules_%281921%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Official_Baseball_Rules_%281921%29.jpg/127px-Official_Baseball_Rules_%281921%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Official_Baseball_Rules_%281921%29.jpg/170px-Official_Baseball_Rules_%281921%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="424" data-file-height="599" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 44</span></span>Cover of Official Base Ball Rules, 1921 edition, used by the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (from <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules" title="Baseball rules">Baseball rules</a></b>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Navy_baseball.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 45A shortstop tries to tag out a runner who is sliding head first, attempting to reach second base. (from Baseball)"><img alt="Image 45A shortstop tries to tag out a runner who is sliding head first, attempting to reach second base. (from Baseball)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Navy_baseball.jpg/120px-Navy_baseball.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Navy_baseball.jpg/180px-Navy_baseball.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Navy_baseball.jpg/240px-Navy_baseball.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1911" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 45</span></span>A <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> tries to <a href="/wiki/Tag_out" title="Tag out">tag out</a> a runner who is sliding head first, attempting to reach second base. 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He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Giants, and the Chicago White Sox. His professional career, including the seasons he spent in Minor League Baseball, ran from 1930 to 1947. He received the nickname "Ugly" because he proclaimed himself to be "the ugliest man in baseball" during his career. From Waukegan, Illinois, Dickshot began playing as a semi-professional and in the minor leagues in the early 1930s. He was scouted and signed by the Pirates in 1934, and they promoted him to the major leagues in 1936. The Pirates gave Dickshot a significant role in 1937, but played him sparingly in 1938. A strong season in the minor leagues in 1939 earned him a brief trial with the Giants. Dickshot played in the minor leagues until the White Sox acquired him for the 1944 and 1945 seasons. He returned to the minor leagues in 1946 and his career ended in 1947. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 1 Dickshot, circa 1942 John Oscar Dickshot (born John Oscar Dicksus, January 24, 1910 – November 4, 1997), nicknamed "Ugly" Johnny Dickshot, was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Giants, and the Chicago White Sox. His professional career, including the seasons he spent in Minor League Baseball, ran from 1930 to 1947. He received the nickname "Ugly" because he proclaimed himself to be "the ugliest man in baseball" during his career. From Waukegan, Illinois, Dickshot began playing as a semi-professional and in the minor leagues in the early 1930s. He was scouted and signed by the Pirates in 1934, and they promoted him to the major leagues in 1936. The Pirates gave Dickshot a significant role in 1937, but played him sparingly in 1938. A strong season in the minor leagues in 1939 earned him a brief trial with the Giants. Dickshot played in the minor leagues until the White Sox acquired him for the 1944 and 1945 seasons. He returned to the minor leagues in 1946 and his career ended in 1947. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 1</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Johnny_Dickshot_1943.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Johnny_Dickshot_1943.jpg/220px-Johnny_Dickshot_1943.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="357" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Johnny_Dickshot_1943.jpg/330px-Johnny_Dickshot_1943.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Johnny_Dickshot_1943.jpg/440px-Johnny_Dickshot_1943.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1263" data-file-height="2050" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Dickshot, circa 1942</div></div></div></div><br /><b>John Oscar Dickshot</b> (born <b>John Oscar Dicksus</b>, January 24, 1910 – November 4, 1997), nicknamed "<b>Ugly</b>" <b><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Dickshot" title="Johnny Dickshot">Johnny Dickshot</a></b>, was an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Left_fielder" title="Left fielder">left fielder</a>. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. His professional career, including the seasons he spent in <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a>, ran from 1930 to 1947. He received the nickname "Ugly" because he proclaimed himself to be "the ugliest man in baseball" during his career.<br /><br />From <a href="/wiki/Waukegan,_Illinois" title="Waukegan, Illinois">Waukegan, Illinois</a>, Dickshot began playing as a <a href="/wiki/Semi-professional_sports" title="Semi-professional sports">semi-professional</a> and in the minor leagues in the early 1930s. He was <a href="/wiki/Scout_(sport)" title="Scout (sport)">scouted</a> and signed by the Pirates in 1934, and they promoted him to the major leagues in 1936. The Pirates gave Dickshot a significant role in 1937, but played him sparingly in 1938. A strong season in the minor leagues in 1939 earned him a brief trial with the Giants. Dickshot played in the minor leagues until the White Sox acquired him for the 1944 and 1945 seasons. He returned to the minor leagues in 1946 and his career ended in 1947. (<b><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Dickshot" title="Johnny Dickshot">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 2 Jonathan Brian Weber (born January 20, 1978, in Lakewood, California) is an American former professional baseball player. An outfielder, Weber batted and threw left-handed. Considered a journeyman throughout his career, Weber played professionally in minor and independent league baseball from 1999 to 2015. Weber also competed for the United States national baseball team, winning the gold medal at the 2009 Baseball World Cup. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 2 Jonathan Brian Weber (born January 20, 1978, in Lakewood, California) is an American former professional baseball player. An outfielder, Weber batted and threw left-handed. Considered a journeyman throughout his career, Weber played professionally in minor and independent league baseball from 1999 to 2015. Weber also competed for the United States national baseball team, winning the gold medal at the 2009 Baseball World Cup. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 2</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Jon_Weber_(baseball)" title="Jon Weber (baseball)">Jonathan Brian Weber</a></b> (born January 20, 1978, in <a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_California" title="Lakewood, California">Lakewood, California</a>) is an American former professional baseball player. An <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a>, Weber batted and threw left-handed. Considered a <a href="/wiki/Journeyman_(sports)" title="Journeyman (sports)">journeyman</a> throughout his career, Weber played professionally in <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Independent_baseball_league" title="Independent baseball league">independent league</a> <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> from 1999 to 2015. Weber also competed for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_national_baseball_team" title="United States national baseball team">United States national baseball team</a>, winning the <a href="/wiki/Gold_medal" title="Gold medal">gold medal</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2009_Baseball_World_Cup" title="2009 Baseball World Cup">2009 Baseball World Cup</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/Jon_Weber_(baseball)" title="Jon Weber (baseball)">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3 Scott in 1915 Lewis Everett Scott (November 19, 1892 – November 2, 1960), nicknamed "Deacon", was an American professional baseball player. A shortstop, Scott played in Major League Baseball for 12 seasons as a member of the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, from 1914 through 1926. Scott batted and threw right-handed. Scott served as captain of both the Red Sox and Yankees, who have become fierce rivals. He compiled a lifetime batting average of .249, hitting 20 home runs with 551 runs batted in in 1,654 games. He led American League shortstops in fielding percentage seven straight seasons (1916–22) and appeared in 1,307 consecutive games from June 20, 1916, through May 6, 1925, setting a record later broken by Lou Gehrig. As of 2022[update], it is still the third-longest streak in history. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 3 Scott in 1915 Lewis Everett Scott (November 19, 1892 – November 2, 1960), nicknamed "Deacon", was an American professional baseball player. A shortstop, Scott played in Major League Baseball for 12 seasons as a member of the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds, from 1914 through 1926. Scott batted and threw right-handed. Scott served as captain of both the Red Sox and Yankees, who have become fierce rivals. He compiled a lifetime batting average of .249, hitting 20 home runs with 551 runs batted in in 1,654 games. He led American League shortstops in fielding percentage seven straight seasons (1916–22) and appeared in 1,307 consecutive games from June 20, 1916, through May 6, 1925, setting a record later broken by Lou Gehrig. As of 2022[update], it is still the third-longest streak in history. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 3</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Everett_Scott_1915_headshot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Everett_Scott_1915_headshot.jpg/220px-Everett_Scott_1915_headshot.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="297" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Everett_Scott_1915_headshot.jpg/330px-Everett_Scott_1915_headshot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Everett_Scott_1915_headshot.jpg/440px-Everett_Scott_1915_headshot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3531" data-file-height="4763" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Scott in 1915</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Everett_Scott" title="Everett Scott">Lewis Everett Scott</a></b> (November 19, 1892 – November 2, 1960), nicknamed "<b>Deacon</b>", was an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> player. A <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>, Scott played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> for 12 seasons as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>, from 1914 through 1926. Scott batted and threw right-handed.<br /><br />Scott served as <a href="/wiki/Captain_(baseball)" title="Captain (baseball)">captain</a> of both the Red Sox and Yankees, who have become <a href="/wiki/Yankees%E2%80%93Red_Sox_rivalry" title="Yankees–Red Sox rivalry">fierce rivals</a>. He compiled a lifetime <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> of .249, hitting 20 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> with 551 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> in 1,654 games. He led <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> shortstops in <a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">fielding percentage</a> seven straight seasons (1916–22) and appeared in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_consecutive_games_played_streaks" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks">1,307 consecutive games</a> from June 20, 1916, through May 6, 1925, setting a record later broken by <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Lou Gehrig</a>. As of 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baseball&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, it is still the third-longest streak in history. (<b><a href="/wiki/Everett_Scott" title="Everett Scott">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 4 Edward James Zosky (born February 10, 1968) is a former professional baseball shortstop. He played in brief parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1991 and 2000, for the Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros. He also played in the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates minor league systems. Zosky was a collegiate star prior to playing professionally, becoming a member of Fresno State University's athletic Hall of Fame. He developed into a promising shortstop prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays in the early 1990s, being named their starting shortstop of the future multiple times, though injury problems and a lack of offense ended his hopes of stardom. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 4 Edward James Zosky (born February 10, 1968) is a former professional baseball shortstop. He played in brief parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1991 and 2000, for the Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers and Houston Astros. He also played in the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates minor league systems. Zosky was a collegiate star prior to playing professionally, becoming a member of Fresno State University's athletic Hall of Fame. He developed into a promising shortstop prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays in the early 1990s, being named their starting shortstop of the future multiple times, though injury problems and a lack of offense ended his hopes of stardom. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 4</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Zosky" title="Eddie Zosky">Edward James Zosky</a></b> (born February 10, 1968) is a former <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>. He played in brief parts of five seasons in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, between 1991 and 2000, for the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>. He also played in the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor league</a> systems.<br /><br />Zosky was a collegiate star prior to playing professionally, becoming a member of <a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Fresno State University">Fresno State University</a>'s athletic Hall of Fame. He developed into a promising shortstop prospect for the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> in the early 1990s, being named their starting shortstop of the future multiple times, though injury problems and a lack of offense ended his hopes of stardom. (<b><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Zosky" title="Eddie Zosky">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 5 Huston at the opening of Yankee Stadium, April 18, 1923 Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston (July 17, 1867 – March 29, 1938) was an American civil engineer and businessman. He co-owned the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball with Jacob Ruppert from 1915 to 1923, turning them from one of the worst franchises in baseball into a World Series contender. A civil engineer by trade, Huston worked for Cincinnati's waterworks before forming a company of volunteer engineers in the Spanish–American War. He was commissioned as a captain, earning him the nickname "Cap". He stayed in Cuba after the war as a private contractor, rebuilding infrastructure in Cuba and earning his personal fortune. Returning to the United States, Huston partnered with Ruppert to buy the Yankees in 1915. Together, they used their wealth to acquire talented players who improved the team, including Babe Ruth. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 5 Huston at the opening of Yankee Stadium, April 18, 1923 Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston (July 17, 1867 – March 29, 1938) was an American civil engineer and businessman. He co-owned the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball with Jacob Ruppert from 1915 to 1923, turning them from one of the worst franchises in baseball into a World Series contender. A civil engineer by trade, Huston worked for Cincinnati's waterworks before forming a company of volunteer engineers in the Spanish–American War. He was commissioned as a captain, earning him the nickname "Cap". He stayed in Cuba after the war as a private contractor, rebuilding infrastructure in Cuba and earning his personal fortune. Returning to the United States, Huston partnered with Ruppert to buy the Yankees in 1915. Together, they used their wealth to acquire talented players who improved the team, including Babe Ruth. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 5</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Tillinghast_Huston_1923.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Tillinghast_Huston_1923.jpg/220px-Tillinghast_Huston_1923.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="387" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Tillinghast_Huston_1923.jpg/330px-Tillinghast_Huston_1923.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Tillinghast_Huston_1923.jpg/440px-Tillinghast_Huston_1923.jpg 2x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="1354" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Huston at the opening of <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>, April 18, 1923</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Tillinghast_L%27Hommedieu_Huston" title="Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston">Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston</a></b> (July 17, 1867 – March 29, 1938) was an American <a href="/wiki/Civil_engineer" title="Civil engineer">civil engineer</a> and businessman. He co-owned the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> with <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Ruppert" title="Jacob Ruppert">Jacob Ruppert</a> from 1915 to 1923, turning them from one of the worst franchises in baseball into a <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> contender.<br /><br />A civil engineer by trade, Huston worked for <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>'s waterworks before forming a company of volunteer engineers in the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a>. He was commissioned as a <a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States)" title="Captain (United States)">captain</a>, earning him the nickname "Cap". He stayed in Cuba after the war as a private contractor, rebuilding infrastructure in Cuba and earning his personal fortune. Returning to the United States, Huston partnered with Ruppert to buy the Yankees in 1915. Together, they used their wealth to acquire talented players who improved the team, including <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/Tillinghast_L%27Hommedieu_Huston" title="Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 6 Raimondi c. 1947 William Louis Raimondi (December 1, 1912 – October 18, 2010) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Minor League Baseball for 22 years, including 21 years in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). He played for the Oakland Oaks from 1932 to 1949, the Sacramento Solons from 1949 to 1950, and the Los Angeles Angels from 1951 to 1953. Raimondi is a member of the PCL Hall of Fame, elected in 1951. Raimondi was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. After a standout baseball career at McClymonds High School in Oakland, California, Raimondi signed with the Oaks of the PCL. He tried out with the Cincinnati Reds for the 1936 season, but an arm injury prevented him from playing in Major League Baseball (MLB). Raimondi returned to the Oaks in 1937, and declined further opportunities from MLB clubs to stay close to home. He served as the interim manager of the Oaks during the 1945 season. A year after winning the PCL championship with the 1948 Oaks under Casey Stengel, Chuck Dressen traded Raimondi to Sacramento, where he became a player-coach during the 1950 season. Signing with the Angels in 1951, Raimondi served as a backup catcher and coach through the 1953 season, when he retired. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 6 Raimondi c. 1947 William Louis Raimondi (December 1, 1912 – October 18, 2010) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Minor League Baseball for 22 years, including 21 years in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). He played for the Oakland Oaks from 1932 to 1949, the Sacramento Solons from 1949 to 1950, and the Los Angeles Angels from 1951 to 1953. Raimondi is a member of the PCL Hall of Fame, elected in 1951. Raimondi was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. After a standout baseball career at McClymonds High School in Oakland, California, Raimondi signed with the Oaks of the PCL. He tried out with the Cincinnati Reds for the 1936 season, but an arm injury prevented him from playing in Major League Baseball (MLB). Raimondi returned to the Oaks in 1937, and declined further opportunities from MLB clubs to stay close to home. He served as the interim manager of the Oaks during the 1945 season. A year after winning the PCL championship with the 1948 Oaks under Casey Stengel, Chuck Dressen traded Raimondi to Sacramento, where he became a player-coach during the 1950 season. Signing with the Angels in 1951, Raimondi served as a backup catcher and coach through the 1953 season, when he retired. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 6</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Billy_Raimondi_1947.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Billy_Raimondi_1947.jpg/220px-Billy_Raimondi_1947.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="231" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Billy_Raimondi_1947.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="228" data-file-height="239" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Raimondi c. 1947</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Billy_Raimondi" title="Billy Raimondi">William Louis Raimondi</a></b> (December 1, 1912 – October 18, 2010) was an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>. He played in <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> for 22 years, including 21 years in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> (PCL). He played for the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Oaks_(PCL)" title="Oakland Oaks (PCL)">Oakland Oaks</a> from 1932 to 1949, the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Solons" title="Sacramento Solons">Sacramento Solons</a> from 1949 to 1950, and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_(PCL)" title="Los Angeles Angels (PCL)">Los Angeles Angels</a> from 1951 to 1953. Raimondi is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame">PCL Hall of Fame</a>, elected in 1951.<br /><br />Raimondi was born and raised in the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay Area</a>. After a standout baseball career at <a href="/wiki/McClymonds_High_School" title="McClymonds High School">McClymonds High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a>, Raimondi signed with the Oaks of the PCL. He tried out with the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> for the 1936 season, but an arm injury prevented him from playing in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB). Raimondi returned to the Oaks in 1937, and declined further opportunities from MLB clubs to stay close to home. He served as the interim <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> of the Oaks during the 1945 season. A year after winning the PCL championship with the 1948 Oaks under <a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Casey Stengel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Dressen" title="Chuck Dressen">Chuck Dressen</a> traded Raimondi to Sacramento, where he became a <a href="/wiki/Player-coach" title="Player-coach">player-coach</a> during the 1950 season. Signing with the Angels in 1951, Raimondi served as a backup catcher and coach through the 1953 season, when he retired. (<b><a href="/wiki/Billy_Raimondi" title="Billy Raimondi">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 7 "Ode to the Mets" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, the ninth and closing track on their sixth studio album, The New Abnormal (2020). Singer Julian Casablancas began writing the song while waiting for a subway train following the New York Mets' loss in the 2016 National League Wild Card Game at Citi Field. Its title was originally conceived as a joke; however, drummer Fabrizio Moretti, finding it a fitting metaphor for the lyrical themes, convinced Casablancas to keep it. The Strokes first performed the song live at their New Year's Eve 2019 concert at the Barclays Center. It has been regarded by multiple critics as one of the highlights from The New Abnormal and also reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. A music video for the song, directed by Warren Fu, was released on July 24, 2020, coinciding with that year's delayed Opening Day for the Mets. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 7 "Ode to the Mets" is a song by American rock band the Strokes, the ninth and closing track on their sixth studio album, The New Abnormal (2020). Singer Julian Casablancas began writing the song while waiting for a subway train following the New York Mets' loss in the 2016 National League Wild Card Game at Citi Field. Its title was originally conceived as a joke; however, drummer Fabrizio Moretti, finding it a fitting metaphor for the lyrical themes, convinced Casablancas to keep it. The Strokes first performed the song live at their New Year's Eve 2019 concert at the Barclays Center. It has been regarded by multiple critics as one of the highlights from The New Abnormal and also reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. A music video for the song, directed by Warren Fu, was released on July 24, 2020, coinciding with that year's delayed Opening Day for the Mets. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 7</span></span><div style="text-align:left;">"<b><a href="/wiki/Ode_to_the_Mets" title="Ode to the Mets">Ode to the Mets</a></b>" is a song by American <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band <a href="/wiki/The_Strokes" title="The Strokes">the Strokes</a>, the ninth and closing track on their sixth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Abnormal" title="The New Abnormal">The New Abnormal</a></i> (2020). Singer <a href="/wiki/Julian_Casablancas" title="Julian Casablancas">Julian Casablancas</a> began writing the song while waiting for <a href="/wiki/7_(New_York_City_Subway_service)" title="7 (New York City Subway service)">a subway train</a> following the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>' loss in the <a href="/wiki/2016_National_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2016 National League Wild Card Game">2016 National League Wild Card Game</a> at <a href="/wiki/Citi_Field" title="Citi Field">Citi Field</a>. Its title was originally conceived as a joke; however, drummer <a href="/wiki/Fabrizio_Moretti" title="Fabrizio Moretti">Fabrizio Moretti</a>, finding it a fitting metaphor for the lyrical themes, convinced Casablancas to keep it.<br /><br />The Strokes first performed the song live at their <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve" title="New Year's Eve">New Year's Eve</a> 2019 concert at the <a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a>. It has been regarded by multiple critics as one of the highlights from <i>The New Abnormal</i> and also reached number 27 on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Rock_Songs" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Rock Songs">Hot Rock Songs</a> chart. A music video for the song, directed by <a href="/wiki/Warren_Fu" title="Warren Fu">Warren Fu</a>, was released on July 24, 2020, coinciding with that year's delayed <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> for the Mets. (<b><a href="/wiki/Ode_to_the_Mets" title="Ode to the Mets">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 8 Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League (NFL) franchise. From 1909 to 1924, the stadium also served as the home football field for the University of Pittsburgh "Pitt" Panthers. The stadium sat on Forbes Avenue, named for British general John Forbes, who fought in the French and Indian War and named the city in 1758. The US$1 million ($33.9 million today) project was launched by Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss to replace his franchise's second home, Exposition Park. The stadium was made of concrete and steel, the first such stadium in the National League and third in Major League Baseball, in a bid to be more durable than wooden ballparks. The Pirates opened Forbes Field on June 30, 1909, against the Chicago Cubs, and played the final game against the Cubs on June 28, 1970. The field itself featured a large playing surface, with the batting cage placed in the deepest part of center field during games. Seating was altered multiple times throughout the stadium's life; at times fans were permitted to sit on the grass in the outfield during overflow crowds. The Pirates won three World Series while at Forbes Field; the Pittsburgh Panthers football team had five undefeated seasons before moving in 1924. In 1958, broadcaster Bob Prince dubbed Forbes Field "The House of Thrills" for the then-resurgent Pirates and several games that saw late-inning heroics. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 8 Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League (NFL) franchise. From 1909 to 1924, the stadium also served as the home football field for the University of Pittsburgh "Pitt" Panthers. The stadium sat on Forbes Avenue, named for British general John Forbes, who fought in the French and Indian War and named the city in 1758. The US$1 million ($33.9 million today) project was launched by Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss to replace his franchise's second home, Exposition Park. The stadium was made of concrete and steel, the first such stadium in the National League and third in Major League Baseball, in a bid to be more durable than wooden ballparks. The Pirates opened Forbes Field on June 30, 1909, against the Chicago Cubs, and played the final game against the Cubs on June 28, 1970. The field itself featured a large playing surface, with the batting cage placed in the deepest part of center field during games. Seating was altered multiple times throughout the stadium's life; at times fans were permitted to sit on the grass in the outfield during overflow crowds. The Pirates won three World Series while at Forbes Field; the Pittsburgh Panthers football team had five undefeated seasons before moving in 1924. In 1958, broadcaster Bob Prince dubbed Forbes Field "The House of Thrills" for the then-resurgent Pirates and several games that saw late-inning heroics. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 8</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Forbes_Field_exterior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Forbes_Field_exterior.jpg/275px-Forbes_Field_exterior.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Forbes_Field_exterior.jpg/413px-Forbes_Field_exterior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Forbes_Field_exterior.jpg/550px-Forbes_Field_exterior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6497" data-file-height="4892" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Forbes Field</a></b> was a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball park">baseball park</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_(Pittsburgh)" title="Oakland (Pittsburgh)">Oakland</a> neighborhood of <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, the city's <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) team, and the first home of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>, the city's <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) franchise. From 1909 to 1924, the stadium also served as the home <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> field for the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh" title="University of Pittsburgh">University of Pittsburgh</a> <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_football" title="Pittsburgh Panthers football">"Pitt" Panthers</a>. The stadium sat on Forbes Avenue, named for British general <a href="/wiki/John_Forbes_(British_Army_officer)" title="John Forbes (British Army officer)">John Forbes</a>, who fought in the <a href="/wiki/French_and_Indian_War" title="French and Indian War">French and Indian War</a> and named the city in 1758.<br /><br />The US$1 million ($33.9 million today) project was launched by Pittsburgh Pirates' owner <a href="/wiki/Barney_Dreyfuss" title="Barney Dreyfuss">Barney Dreyfuss</a> to replace his franchise's second home, <a href="/wiki/Exposition_Park_(Pittsburgh)" title="Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)">Exposition Park</a>. The stadium was made of concrete and steel, the first such stadium in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> and third in Major League Baseball, in a bid to be more durable than wooden ballparks. The Pirates opened Forbes Field on June 30, 1909, against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, and played the final game against the Cubs on June 28, 1970. The field itself featured a large playing surface, with the <a href="/wiki/Batting_cage" title="Batting cage">batting cage</a> placed in the deepest part of center field during games. Seating was altered multiple times throughout the stadium's life; at times fans were permitted to sit on the grass in the outfield during <a href="/wiki/Standing-room_only" title="Standing-room only">overflow crowds</a>. The Pirates won three World Series while at Forbes Field; the Pittsburgh Panthers football team had five undefeated seasons before moving in 1924. In 1958, broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Bob_Prince" title="Bob Prince">Bob Prince</a> dubbed Forbes Field "The House of Thrills" for the then-resurgent Pirates and several games that saw late-inning heroics. (<b><a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field" title="Forbes Field">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 9 Galarraga pitching for the Detroit Tigers in 2010 In a Major League Baseball game played on June 2, 2010, at Detroit's Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga nearly became the 21st pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw a perfect game. Facing the Cleveland Indians, Galarraga retired the first 26 batters he faced. His bid for a perfect game was ruined one out short when first-base umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly ruled that Indians batter Jason Donald reached first base safely on a ground ball. Galarraga instead finished with a one-hit shutout in a 3–0 victory. He faced 28 batters and threw 88 pitches (67 strikes and 21 balls), striking out three. The game is sometimes referred to as the "28-out perfect game", the "almost perfect game", the "extra perfect game", the "imperfect game", or simply the "Galarraga game". Joyce was tearful and apologetic upon meeting with Galarraga after the game after realizing that he had made an incorrect call. Galarraga was forgiving and understanding of the mistake, telling reporters after the game, "Nobody's perfect." Many others throughout Major League Baseball subsequently voiced their support for Joyce. The sportsmanship demonstrated by Galarraga and Joyce earned them widespread praise for their handling of the incident. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 9 Galarraga pitching for the Detroit Tigers in 2010 In a Major League Baseball game played on June 2, 2010, at Detroit's Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga nearly became the 21st pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw a perfect game. Facing the Cleveland Indians, Galarraga retired the first 26 batters he faced. His bid for a perfect game was ruined one out short when first-base umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly ruled that Indians batter Jason Donald reached first base safely on a ground ball. Galarraga instead finished with a one-hit shutout in a 3–0 victory. He faced 28 batters and threw 88 pitches (67 strikes and 21 balls), striking out three. The game is sometimes referred to as the "28-out perfect game", the "almost perfect game", the "extra perfect game", the "imperfect game", or simply the "Galarraga game". Joyce was tearful and apologetic upon meeting with Galarraga after the game after realizing that he had made an incorrect call. Galarraga was forgiving and understanding of the mistake, telling reporters after the game, "Nobody's perfect." Many others throughout Major League Baseball subsequently voiced their support for Joyce. The sportsmanship demonstrated by Galarraga and Joyce earned them widespread praise for their handling of the incident. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 9</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Armando_Galarraga_pitching_2010_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Armando_Galarraga_pitching_2010_cropped.jpg/220px-Armando_Galarraga_pitching_2010_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Armando_Galarraga_pitching_2010_cropped.jpg/330px-Armando_Galarraga_pitching_2010_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Armando_Galarraga_pitching_2010_cropped.jpg/440px-Armando_Galarraga_pitching_2010_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1110" data-file-height="1110" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Galarraga pitching for the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> in 2010</div></div></div></div><br />In a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> game played on June 2, 2010, at Detroit's <a href="/wiki/Comerica_Park" title="Comerica Park">Comerica Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2010 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Armando_Galarraga" title="Armando Galarraga">Armando Galarraga</a> nearly became the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_perfect_games" title="List of Major League Baseball perfect games">21st pitcher</a> in Major League Baseball history to throw a <a href="/wiki/Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">perfect game</a>. Facing the <a href="/wiki/2020_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="2020 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a>, Galarraga retired the first 26 batters he faced. His bid for a perfect game was ruined one out short when first-base umpire <a href="/wiki/Jim_Joyce" title="Jim Joyce">Jim Joyce</a> incorrectly ruled that Indians batter <a href="/wiki/Jason_Donald_(baseball)" title="Jason Donald (baseball)">Jason Donald</a> reached first base safely on a ground ball. Galarraga instead finished with a one-hit <a href="/wiki/Shutout_(baseball)" title="Shutout (baseball)">shutout</a> in a 3–0 victory. He faced 28 batters and threw 88 pitches (67 strikes and 21 balls), striking out three. The game is sometimes referred to as the "<b><a href="/wiki/Armando_Galarraga%27s_near-perfect_game" title="Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game">28-out perfect game</a></b>", the "<b>almost perfect game</b>", the "<b>extra perfect game</b>", the "<b>imperfect game</b>", or simply the "<b>Galarraga game</b>".<br /><br />Joyce was tearful and apologetic upon meeting with Galarraga after the game after realizing that he had made an incorrect call. Galarraga was forgiving and understanding of the mistake, telling reporters after the game, "Nobody's perfect." Many others throughout Major League Baseball subsequently voiced their support for Joyce. The <a href="/wiki/Sportsmanship" title="Sportsmanship">sportsmanship</a> demonstrated by Galarraga and Joyce earned them widespread praise for their handling of the incident. (<b><a href="/wiki/Armando_Galarraga%27s_near-perfect_game" title="Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 10 Donovan in 1961 Richard Edward Donovan (December 7, 1927 – January 6, 1997) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Braves (1950–1952), Detroit Tigers (1954), Chicago White Sox (1955–1960), Washington Senators (1961) and Cleveland Indians (1962–1965). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). A Boston native, Donovan graduated from North Quincy High School and served in the United States Navy during and after World War II. Signed by the hometown Braves, he reached the major leagues in 1950 but was used sporadically over the next several years. While pitching for the minor league Atlanta Crackers, he learned how to throw a slider, and this helped him claim a spot in the White Sox' rotation in 1955. He was an All-Star in his first major league season, winning 15 games with only nine losses. In 1956, he led the American League (AL) with a 1.155 walks plus hits per innings pitched. He led the AL with a .727 winning percentage in 1957, going 16–6, and he won 15 games for the White Sox in 1958. He pitched in the 1959 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, losing Game 3 but earning the save in Game 5. Donovan struggled in 1960 and was moved to the bullpen, then got selected in the expansion draft by the Senators after the season. He had his best year with the new club in 1961, leading the AL with a 2.40 earned run average (ERA), though his won-loss record was just 10–10. Traded to the Indians for Jimmy Piersall after the season, he won 20 games his first year with Cleveland. Donovan pitched three more years for the Indians after that before getting released midway through 1965. Following his baseball career, he sold insurance and held other jobs in the Quincy, Massachusetts area before dying of cancer in 1997. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 10 Donovan in 1961 Richard Edward Donovan (December 7, 1927 – January 6, 1997) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Braves (1950–1952), Detroit Tigers (1954), Chicago White Sox (1955–1960), Washington Senators (1961) and Cleveland Indians (1962–1965). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). A Boston native, Donovan graduated from North Quincy High School and served in the United States Navy during and after World War II. Signed by the hometown Braves, he reached the major leagues in 1950 but was used sporadically over the next several years. While pitching for the minor league Atlanta Crackers, he learned how to throw a slider, and this helped him claim a spot in the White Sox' rotation in 1955. He was an All-Star in his first major league season, winning 15 games with only nine losses. In 1956, he led the American League (AL) with a 1.155 walks plus hits per innings pitched. He led the AL with a .727 winning percentage in 1957, going 16–6, and he won 15 games for the White Sox in 1958. He pitched in the 1959 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, losing Game 3 but earning the save in Game 5. Donovan struggled in 1960 and was moved to the bullpen, then got selected in the expansion draft by the Senators after the season. He had his best year with the new club in 1961, leading the AL with a 2.40 earned run average (ERA), though his won-loss record was just 10–10. Traded to the Indians for Jimmy Piersall after the season, he won 20 games his first year with Cleveland. Donovan pitched three more years for the Indians after that before getting released midway through 1965. Following his baseball career, he sold insurance and held other jobs in the Quincy, Massachusetts area before dying of cancer in 1997. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 10</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Dick_Donovan_1961.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Dick_Donovan_1961.jpg/220px-Dick_Donovan_1961.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="336" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Dick_Donovan_1961.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="279" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Donovan in 1961</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Dick_Donovan" title="Dick Donovan">Richard Edward Donovan</a></b> (December 7, 1927 – January 6, 1997) was an American <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Braves (baseball)">Boston Braves</a> (1950–1952), <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> (1954), <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (1955–1960), <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1961%E2%80%9371)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1961–71)">Washington Senators</a> (1961) and <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> (1962–1965). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).<br /><br />A <a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston</a> native, Donovan graduated from <a href="/wiki/North_Quincy_High_School" title="North Quincy High School">North Quincy High School</a> and served in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> during and after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. Signed by the hometown Braves, he reached the major leagues in 1950 but was used sporadically over the next several years. While pitching for the minor league <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Crackers" title="Atlanta Crackers">Atlanta Crackers</a>, he learned how to throw a <a href="/wiki/Slider_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slider (baseball)">slider</a>, and this helped him claim a spot in the White Sox' rotation in 1955. He was an <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> in his first major league season, winning 15 games with only nine losses. In 1956, he led the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) with a 1.155 <a href="/wiki/Walks_plus_hits_per_innings_pitched" class="mw-redirect" title="Walks plus hits per innings pitched">walks plus hits per innings pitched</a>. He led the AL with a .727 <a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">winning percentage</a> in 1957, going 16–6, and he won 15 games for the White Sox in 1958. He pitched in the <a href="/wiki/1959_World_Series" title="1959 World Series">1959 World Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, losing Game 3 but earning the <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">save</a> in Game 5. Donovan struggled in 1960 and was moved to the <a href="/wiki/Bullpen" title="Bullpen">bullpen</a>, then got selected in the <a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft">expansion draft</a> by the Senators after the season. He had his best year with the new club in 1961, leading the AL with a 2.40 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA), though his won-loss record was just 10–10. Traded to the Indians for <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Piersall" title="Jimmy Piersall">Jimmy Piersall</a> after the season, he won 20 games his first year with Cleveland. Donovan pitched three more years for the Indians after that before getting released midway through 1965. Following his baseball career, he sold insurance and held other jobs in the <a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts" title="Quincy, Massachusetts">Quincy, Massachusetts</a> area before dying of cancer in 1997. (<b><a href="/wiki/Dick_Donovan" title="Dick Donovan">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 11 Casilla at the 2012 World Series victory parade Santiago Casilla (born July 25, 1980) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. Casilla threw four pitches: a fastball, slider, curveball, and changeup. Casilla originally signed with Oakland under the name of Jairo Garcia, listing his birthdate as 1983. He debuted with Oakland in 2004, pitching briefly for them that year and the next. In January 2006, he revealed his true name and age. 2007 marked the first time he pitched more than four games in a year for Oakland; he an initial boost to their bullpen but missed the latter part of the season with an injury. He appeared in 51 games in 2008, then was allowed to become a free agent after posting a 5.96 earned run average (ERA) in 2009. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 11 Casilla at the 2012 World Series victory parade Santiago Casilla (born July 25, 1980) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. Casilla threw four pitches: a fastball, slider, curveball, and changeup. Casilla originally signed with Oakland under the name of Jairo Garcia, listing his birthdate as 1983. He debuted with Oakland in 2004, pitching briefly for them that year and the next. In January 2006, he revealed his true name and age. 2007 marked the first time he pitched more than four games in a year for Oakland; he an initial boost to their bullpen but missed the latter part of the season with an injury. He appeared in 51 games in 2008, then was allowed to become a free agent after posting a 5.96 earned run average (ERA) in 2009. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 11</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Santiago_Casilla_(8146836485)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Santiago_Casilla_%288146836485%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Santiago_Casilla_%288146836485%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="318" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Santiago_Casilla_%288146836485%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Santiago_Casilla_%288146836485%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Santiago_Casilla_%288146836485%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Santiago_Casilla_%288146836485%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1967" data-file-height="2839" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Casilla at the <a href="/wiki/2012_World_Series" title="2012 World Series">2012 World Series</a> victory parade</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Santiago_Casilla" title="Santiago Casilla">Santiago Casilla</a></b> (born July 25, 1980) is a Dominican former <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a>. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> and <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>. Casilla threw four pitches: a <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slider_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slider (baseball)">slider</a>, <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveball</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Changeup" title="Changeup">changeup</a>.<br /><br />Casilla originally signed with Oakland under the name of <b>Jairo Garcia</b>, listing his birthdate as 1983. He debuted with Oakland in 2004, pitching briefly for them that year and the next. In January 2006, he revealed his true name and age. 2007 marked the first time he pitched more than four games in a year for Oakland; he an initial boost to their <a href="/wiki/Bullpen" title="Bullpen">bullpen</a> but missed the latter part of the season with an injury. He appeared in 51 games in 2008, then was allowed to become a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> after posting a 5.96 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA) in 2009. (<b><a href="/wiki/Santiago_Casilla" title="Santiago Casilla">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 12 The 2010–11 Australian Baseball League season was the inaugural Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 6 November 2010 to 13 February 2011. It came 12 years after the old Australian Baseball League ceased and is the successor of the mostly amateur Claxton Shield competition that has been played since 1934. The season consisted of six teams competing in a 40-game schedule, followed by a three-round finals series to determine the ABL champion. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Sydney Blue Sox, Perth Heat, Adelaide Bite and Melbourne Aces progressed to the finals series, while the Brisbane Bandits and Canberra Cavalry were only eliminated from contention on the final day of the season. Both Melbourne and Sydney were eliminated by Adelaide in the minor semi-final series and the preliminary final series, respectively. Perth became the inaugural ABL champions when they defeated Adelaide two games to one in the championship series. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 12 The 2010–11 Australian Baseball League season was the inaugural Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and was held from 6 November 2010 to 13 February 2011. It came 12 years after the old Australian Baseball League ceased and is the successor of the mostly amateur Claxton Shield competition that has been played since 1934. The season consisted of six teams competing in a 40-game schedule, followed by a three-round finals series to determine the ABL champion. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Sydney Blue Sox, Perth Heat, Adelaide Bite and Melbourne Aces progressed to the finals series, while the Brisbane Bandits and Canberra Cavalry were only eliminated from contention on the final day of the season. Both Melbourne and Sydney were eliminated by Adelaide in the minor semi-final series and the preliminary final series, respectively. Perth became the inaugural ABL champions when they defeated Adelaide two games to one in the championship series. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 12</span></span><div style="text-align:left;">The <b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Australian_Baseball_League_season" title="2010–11 Australian Baseball League season">2010–11 Australian Baseball League season</a></b> was the inaugural <a href="/wiki/Australian_Baseball_League" title="Australian Baseball League">Australian Baseball League</a> (ABL) season, and was held from 6 November 2010 to 13 February 2011. It came 12 years after the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Baseball_League_(1989%E2%80%9399)" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Baseball League (1989–99)">old Australian Baseball League</a> ceased and is the successor of the mostly amateur <a href="/wiki/Claxton_Shield" title="Claxton Shield">Claxton Shield</a> competition that has been played since <a href="/wiki/1934_Claxton_Shield" title="1934 Claxton Shield">1934</a>. The season consisted of six teams competing in a 40-game schedule, followed by a three-round finals series to determine the ABL champion.<br /><br />At the conclusion of the regular season, the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Blue_Sox" title="Sydney Blue Sox">Sydney Blue Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Perth_Heat" title="Perth Heat">Perth Heat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Bite" class="mw-redirect" title="Adelaide Bite">Adelaide Bite</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Aces" title="Melbourne Aces">Melbourne Aces</a> progressed to the finals series, while the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bandits" title="Brisbane Bandits">Brisbane Bandits</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canberra_Cavalry" title="Canberra Cavalry">Canberra Cavalry</a> were only eliminated from contention on the final day of the season. Both Melbourne and Sydney were eliminated by Adelaide in the minor semi-final series and the preliminary final series, respectively. Perth became the inaugural ABL champions when they defeated Adelaide two games to one in the championship series. (<b><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Australian_Baseball_League_season" title="2010–11 Australian Baseball League season">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 13 Mantle in 1957 Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet", was an American professional baseball player who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York Yankees, primarily as a center fielder. Mantle is regarded by many as being one of the best players and sluggers of all time. He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player three times and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, Mantle was raised by his father to become a baseball player and was trained early on to become a switch hitter. Despite a career plagued with injuries, beginning with his knee injury in the 1951 World Series, he became one of the greatest offensive threats in baseball history, and was able to hit for both average and power. He is the only player to hit 150 home runs from both sides of the plate. Mantle hit 536 career home runs while batting .300 or more ten times; he is 16th all-time in home runs per at-bat and 17th in on-base percentage. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 13 Mantle in 1957 Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "the Mick" and "the Commerce Comet", was an American professional baseball player who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the New York Yankees, primarily as a center fielder. Mantle is regarded by many as being one of the best players and sluggers of all time. He was an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player three times and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Born in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, Mantle was raised by his father to become a baseball player and was trained early on to become a switch hitter. Despite a career plagued with injuries, beginning with his knee injury in the 1951 World Series, he became one of the greatest offensive threats in baseball history, and was able to hit for both average and power. He is the only player to hit 150 home runs from both sides of the plate. Mantle hit 536 career home runs while batting .300 or more ten times; he is 16th all-time in home runs per at-bat and 17th in on-base percentage. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 13</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mickey_Mantle_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1957.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Mickey_Mantle_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1957.jpg/220px-Mickey_Mantle_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1957.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Mickey_Mantle_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1957.jpg/330px-Mickey_Mantle_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1957.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Mickey_Mantle_-_New_York_Yankees_-_1957.jpg 2x" data-file-width="332" data-file-height="425" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Mantle in 1957</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Charles Mantle</a></b> (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995), nicknamed "<b>the Mick</b>" and "<b>the Commerce Comet</b>", was an American professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> player who played his entire <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) career (1951–1968) with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, primarily as a <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center fielder</a>. Mantle is regarded by many as being one of the best players and sluggers of all time. He was an <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player">Most Valuable Player</a> three times and was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> in <a href="/wiki/1974_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting" title="1974 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting">1974</a>.<br /><br />Born in <a href="/wiki/Spavinaw,_Oklahoma" title="Spavinaw, Oklahoma">Spavinaw, Oklahoma</a>, Mantle was raised by his father to become a baseball player and was trained early on to become a <a href="/wiki/Switch_hitter" title="Switch hitter">switch hitter</a>. Despite a career plagued with injuries, beginning with his knee injury in the <a href="/wiki/1951_World_Series" title="1951 World Series">1951 World Series</a>, he became one of the greatest offensive threats in baseball history, and was able to hit for both <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">average</a> and power. He is the only player to hit 150 <a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">home runs</a> from both sides of the plate. Mantle hit 536 career home runs while <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting .300</a> or more ten times; he is 16th all-time in home runs per <a href="/wiki/At-bat" class="mw-redirect" title="At-bat">at-bat</a> and 17th in <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 14 Grant with the Minnesota Vikings in 1968 Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr. (May 20, 1927 – March 11, 2023) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Grant was head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach, leading them to four Super Bowl appearances, 11 division titles, one league championship and three National Football Conference championships. Before coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for 10 seasons, winning the Grey Cup four times. Grant attended the University of Minnesota and was a three-sport athlete, in football, basketball, and baseball. After college, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis Lakers where he won the 1950 NBA Finals. Grant left the NBA to play in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles before leaving for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. A statue of Grant stands in front of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' current stadium, Princess Auto Stadium. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 14 Grant with the Minnesota Vikings in 1968 Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr. (May 20, 1927 – March 11, 2023) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Grant was head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach, leading them to four Super Bowl appearances, 11 division titles, one league championship and three National Football Conference championships. Before coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for 10 seasons, winning the Grey Cup four times. Grant attended the University of Minnesota and was a three-sport athlete, in football, basketball, and baseball. After college, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis Lakers where he won the 1950 NBA Finals. Grant left the NBA to play in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles before leaving for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. A statue of Grant stands in front of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' current stadium, Princess Auto Stadium. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 14</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bud_Grant_1968.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Bud_Grant_1968.jpg/220px-Bud_Grant_1968.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Bud_Grant_1968.jpg/330px-Bud_Grant_1968.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Bud_Grant_1968.jpg 2x" data-file-width="346" data-file-height="444" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Grant with the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> in 1968</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Harry Peter</a></b> "<b>Bud</b>" <b>Grant Jr.</b> (May 20, 1927 – March 11, 2023) was an American professional <a href="/wiki/Gridiron_football" title="Gridiron football">football</a> player and coach in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> (CFL). Grant was head coach of the NFL's <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> for 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach, leading them to four Super Bowl appearances, 11 division titles, one league championship and three <a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">National Football Conference</a> championships. Before coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers" title="Winnipeg Blue Bombers">Winnipeg Blue Bombers</a> for 10 seasons, winning the <a href="/wiki/Grey_Cup" title="Grey Cup">Grey Cup</a> four times.<br /><br />Grant attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Minnesota" title="University of Minnesota">University of Minnesota</a> and was a three-sport athlete, in football, <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>. After college, he played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) for the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a> where he won the <a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_Finals" title="1950 NBA Finals">1950 NBA Finals</a>. Grant left the NBA to play in the NFL with the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> before leaving for the <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers" title="Winnipeg Blue Bombers">Winnipeg Blue Bombers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/CFL" class="mw-redirect" title="CFL">CFL</a>. A statue of Grant stands in front of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' current stadium, <a href="/wiki/Princess_Auto_Stadium" title="Princess Auto Stadium">Princess Auto Stadium</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/Bud_Grant" title="Bud Grant">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 15 Hughes in 2013 with the Yankees Philip Joseph Hughes (born June 24, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and San Diego Padres during a career that spanned from 2007 through 2018. Hughes stands 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighs 240 pounds (110 kg). He was the Yankees' first-round pick in the 2004 MLB draft. During his time in the Yankees' minor-league system, Hughes became one of the most highly anticipated prospects in baseball. He debuted in the major leagues in 2007 as a starting pitcher and quickly demonstrated his potential with a bid for a no-hitter in only his second MLB start. However, injury cut short his outing, as well as significant portions of his 2007 and 2008 seasons. Hughes began 2009 in the minors but later returned to the majors, eventually becoming a relief pitcher in June and pitching as a setup man for Mariano Rivera. Hughes excelled in the new role during the regular season. Despite his struggles in the postseason, Hughes won a championship with the Yankees in the 2009 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 15 Hughes in 2013 with the Yankees Philip Joseph Hughes (born June 24, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and San Diego Padres during a career that spanned from 2007 through 2018. Hughes stands 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighs 240 pounds (110 kg). He was the Yankees' first-round pick in the 2004 MLB draft. During his time in the Yankees' minor-league system, Hughes became one of the most highly anticipated prospects in baseball. He debuted in the major leagues in 2007 as a starting pitcher and quickly demonstrated his potential with a bid for a no-hitter in only his second MLB start. However, injury cut short his outing, as well as significant portions of his 2007 and 2008 seasons. Hughes began 2009 in the minors but later returned to the majors, eventually becoming a relief pitcher in June and pitching as a setup man for Mariano Rivera. Hughes excelled in the new role during the regular season. Despite his struggles in the postseason, Hughes won a championship with the Yankees in the 2009 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 15</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Phil_Hughes_at_Camden_Yards_9-12-13.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Phil_Hughes_at_Camden_Yards_9-12-13.jpg/220px-Phil_Hughes_at_Camden_Yards_9-12-13.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Phil_Hughes_at_Camden_Yards_9-12-13.jpg/330px-Phil_Hughes_at_Camden_Yards_9-12-13.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Phil_Hughes_at_Camden_Yards_9-12-13.jpg/440px-Phil_Hughes_at_Camden_Yards_9-12-13.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2369" data-file-height="2430" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center">Hughes in 2013 with the Yankees</div></div></div></div><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Phil_Hughes_(baseball)" title="Phil Hughes (baseball)">Philip Joseph Hughes</a></b> (born June 24, 1986) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>, and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> during a career that spanned from 2007 through 2018. Hughes stands 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighs 240 pounds (110 kg). He was the Yankees' first-round pick in the <a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2004 Major League Baseball draft">2004 MLB draft</a>.<br /><br />During his time in the Yankees' minor-league system, Hughes became one of the most highly anticipated prospects in baseball. He debuted in the major leagues in 2007 as a <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> and quickly demonstrated his potential with a bid for a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> in only his second MLB start. However, injury cut short his outing, as well as significant portions of his 2007 and 2008 seasons. Hughes began 2009 in the minors but later returned to the majors, eventually becoming a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> in June and pitching as a <a href="/wiki/Setup_man" title="Setup man">setup man</a> for <a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a>. Hughes excelled in the new role during the regular season. Despite his struggles in the postseason, Hughes won a championship with the Yankees in the <a href="/wiki/2009_World_Series" title="2009 World Series">2009 World Series</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>. 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They play in the American League East division. The Blue Jays first played their home games at Exhibition Stadium until 1989, when they moved into the SkyDome, which was renamed Rogers Centre in 2005. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honour, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Blue Jays have used 25 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 43 seasons. The 25 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 15 wins, 16 losses and 12 no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. The Blue Jays first Opening Day starting pitcher was Bill Singer, who received a no decision against the Chicago White Sox. Roy Halladay holds the Blue Jays' record for most Opening Day starts with seven consecutively from 2003 to 2009, and has an Opening Day record of 3–3. Halladay also has the most starts at home with four. Dave Lemanczyk has the worst winning percentage as the Opening Day starting pitcher with a record of 0–2, both of which were pitched away from Exhibition Stadium. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 1 Roy Halladay, the Opening Day starting pitcher from 2003 to 2009 The Toronto Blue Jays are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Toronto, Ontario. They play in the American League East division. The Blue Jays first played their home games at Exhibition Stadium until 1989, when they moved into the SkyDome, which was renamed Rogers Centre in 2005. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honour, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Blue Jays have used 25 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 43 seasons. The 25 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 15 wins, 16 losses and 12 no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. The Blue Jays first Opening Day starting pitcher was Bill Singer, who received a no decision against the Chicago White Sox. Roy Halladay holds the Blue Jays' record for most Opening Day starts with seven consecutively from 2003 to 2009, and has an Opening Day record of 3–3. Halladay also has the most starts at home with four. Dave Lemanczyk has the worst winning percentage as the Opening Day starting pitcher with a record of 0–2, both of which were pitched away from Exhibition Stadium. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 1</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Roy_Halladay_on_April_2,_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Roy_Halladay_on_April_2%2C_2007.jpg/170px-Roy_Halladay_on_April_2%2C_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Roy_Halladay_on_April_2%2C_2007.jpg/255px-Roy_Halladay_on_April_2%2C_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Roy_Halladay_on_April_2%2C_2007.jpg/340px-Roy_Halladay_on_April_2%2C_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="470" data-file-height="390" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Roy Halladay</a>, the Opening Day starting pitcher from <a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a> to <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a></figcaption></figure><br /><br />The <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) team based in <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>. They play in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a> division. The Blue Jays first played their home games at <a href="/wiki/Exhibition_Stadium" title="Exhibition Stadium">Exhibition Stadium</a> until <a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1989 Major League Baseball season">1989</a>, when they moved into the SkyDome, which was renamed <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Centre" title="Rogers Centre">Rogers Centre</a> in 2005. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honour, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Blue Jays have used 25 different <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitchers</a> in their 43 seasons. The 25 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 15 wins, 16 losses and 12 <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">no decisions</a>. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game.<br /><br />The Blue Jays first Opening Day starting pitcher was <a href="/wiki/Bill_Singer" title="Bill Singer">Bill Singer</a>, who received a no decision against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. <a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Roy Halladay</a> holds the Blue Jays' record for most Opening Day starts with seven consecutively from <a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a> to <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a>, and has an Opening Day record of 3–3. Halladay also has the most starts at home with four. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Lemanczyk" title="Dave Lemanczyk">Dave Lemanczyk</a> has the worst winning percentage as the Opening Day starting pitcher with a record of 0–2, both of which were pitched away from Exhibition Stadium. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Toronto_Blue_Jays_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starting pitchers">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 2 There have been 20 managers in the history of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. The Mariners franchise was formed in 1977 as a member of the American League. Darrell Johnson was hired as the first Mariners manager, serving for just over three seasons before being replaced during the 1980 season. In terms of tenure, Lou Piniella has managed more games and seasons than any other coach in their franchise history. He managed the Mariners to four playoff berths (1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001), led the team to the American League Championship Series in 1995, 2000 and 2001, and won the Manager of the Year award in 1995 and 2001. Until 2022, Piniella was the only manager in Mariners history to lead a team into the playoffs, with one of those times after a 116-win season, tying the record for most wins in a season. None of the previous managers had made it to the playoffs before. Piniella, however, managed the team in 34 playoff games, winning 15 and losing 19. Dick Williams is the only Mariners manager to have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. There have been nine interim managers in Mariners history. In 1980, manager Darrell Johnson was replaced by Maury Wills. In 1981, manager Rene Lachemann replaced Maury Wills. In 1983, Lachemann was relieved by Del Crandall. Crandall did not last a full season either, as Chuck Cottier took over his job in 1984. By 1986, Cottier was replaced with a temporary manager, Marty Martinez. After one game, the Mariners found Dick Williams to take over the role of manager. He in turn was replaced by Jim Snyder in 1988. In 2007, manager Mike Hargrove resigned in a surprise move amidst a winning streak, citing increased difficulty in putting forth the same effort he demanded of his players. Hargrove was replaced with bench coach John McLaren midseason. A year later, in 2008, the Mariners front office decided McLaren was not performing by their standards, and was fired and replaced by interim manager Jim Riggleman. New general manager Jack Zduriencik hired Don Wakamatsu as skipper for the 2009 season; after finishing the season with a .525 winning percentage, the team's poor performance coupled with off-field issues led to Wakamatsu's firing on August 9, 2010. Daren Brown, who was the manager of the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers, managed the Mariners for the remainder of the 2010 season. Eric Wedge was hired to manage the team for the 2011 to 2013 seasons. Lloyd McClendon was hired as the Mariners' manager on November 7, 2013. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 2 There have been 20 managers in the history of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. The Mariners franchise was formed in 1977 as a member of the American League. Darrell Johnson was hired as the first Mariners manager, serving for just over three seasons before being replaced during the 1980 season. In terms of tenure, Lou Piniella has managed more games and seasons than any other coach in their franchise history. He managed the Mariners to four playoff berths (1995, 1997, 2000 and 2001), led the team to the American League Championship Series in 1995, 2000 and 2001, and won the Manager of the Year award in 1995 and 2001. Until 2022, Piniella was the only manager in Mariners history to lead a team into the playoffs, with one of those times after a 116-win season, tying the record for most wins in a season. None of the previous managers had made it to the playoffs before. Piniella, however, managed the team in 34 playoff games, winning 15 and losing 19. Dick Williams is the only Mariners manager to have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. There have been nine interim managers in Mariners history. In 1980, manager Darrell Johnson was replaced by Maury Wills. In 1981, manager Rene Lachemann replaced Maury Wills. In 1983, Lachemann was relieved by Del Crandall. Crandall did not last a full season either, as Chuck Cottier took over his job in 1984. By 1986, Cottier was replaced with a temporary manager, Marty Martinez. After one game, the Mariners found Dick Williams to take over the role of manager. He in turn was replaced by Jim Snyder in 1988. In 2007, manager Mike Hargrove resigned in a surprise move amidst a winning streak, citing increased difficulty in putting forth the same effort he demanded of his players. Hargrove was replaced with bench coach John McLaren midseason. A year later, in 2008, the Mariners front office decided McLaren was not performing by their standards, and was fired and replaced by interim manager Jim Riggleman. New general manager Jack Zduriencik hired Don Wakamatsu as skipper for the 2009 season; after finishing the season with a .525 winning percentage, the team's poor performance coupled with off-field issues led to Wakamatsu's firing on August 9, 2010. Daren Brown, who was the manager of the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers, managed the Mariners for the remainder of the 2010 season. Eric Wedge was hired to manage the team for the 2011 to 2013 seasons. Lloyd McClendon was hired as the Mariners' manager on November 7, 2013. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 2</span></span><div style="text-align:left;">There have been 20 <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">managers</a> in the history of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) franchise. The Mariners franchise was formed in <a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977</a> as a member of the American League. <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Johnson" title="Darrell Johnson">Darrell Johnson</a> was hired as the first Mariners manager, serving for just over three seasons before being replaced during the <a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1980 Major League Baseball season">1980</a> season. In terms of tenure, <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a> has managed more games and seasons than any other coach in their franchise history. He managed the Mariners to four playoff berths (<a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1995 Major League Baseball season">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1997 Major League Baseball season">1997</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2000 Major League Baseball season">2000</a> and <a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001</a>), led the team to the <a href="/wiki/American_League_Championship_Series" title="American League Championship Series">American League Championship Series</a> in 1995, 2000 and 2001, and won the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award">Manager of the Year</a> award in 1995 and 2001. Until 2022, Piniella was the only manager in Mariners history to lead a team into the playoffs, with one of those times after a 116-win season, tying the record for most wins in a season. None of the previous managers had made it to the playoffs before. Piniella, however, managed the team in 34 playoff games, winning 15 and losing 19. <a href="/wiki/Dick_Williams" title="Dick Williams">Dick Williams</a> is the only Mariners manager to have been inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a>.<br /><br />There have been nine interim managers in Mariners history. In 1980, manager Darrell Johnson was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Maury_Wills" title="Maury Wills">Maury Wills</a>. In <a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1981 Major League Baseball season">1981</a>, manager <a href="/wiki/Rene_Lachemann" title="Rene Lachemann">Rene Lachemann</a> replaced Maury Wills. In <a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1983 Major League Baseball season">1983</a>, Lachemann was relieved by <a href="/wiki/Del_Crandall" title="Del Crandall">Del Crandall</a>. Crandall did not last a full season either, as <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Cottier" title="Chuck Cottier">Chuck Cottier</a> took over his job in <a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1984 Major League Baseball season">1984</a>. By <a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1986 Major League Baseball season">1986</a>, Cottier was replaced with a temporary manager, <a href="/wiki/Marty_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Marty Martínez">Marty Martinez</a>. After one game, the Mariners found Dick Williams to take over the role of manager. He in turn was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Snyder_(second_baseman)" title="Jim Snyder (second baseman)">Jim Snyder</a> in <a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1988 Major League Baseball season">1988</a>. In <a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2007 Major League Baseball season">2007</a>, manager <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hargrove" title="Mike Hargrove">Mike Hargrove</a> resigned in a surprise move amidst a winning streak, citing increased difficulty in putting forth the same effort he demanded of his players. Hargrove was replaced with bench coach <a href="/wiki/John_McLaren_(baseball)" title="John McLaren (baseball)">John McLaren</a> midseason. A year later, in <a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a>, the Mariners front office decided McLaren was not performing by their standards, and was fired and replaced by interim manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Riggleman" title="Jim Riggleman">Jim Riggleman</a>. New <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Zduriencik" title="Jack Zduriencik">Jack Zduriencik</a> hired <a href="/wiki/Don_Wakamatsu" title="Don Wakamatsu">Don Wakamatsu</a> as skipper for the <a href="/wiki/2009_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="2009 Seattle Mariners season">2009</a> season; after finishing the season with a .525 <a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">winning percentage</a>, the team's poor performance coupled with off-field issues led to Wakamatsu's firing on August 9, 2010. <a href="/wiki/Daren_Brown" title="Daren Brown">Daren Brown</a>, who was the manager of the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate, the <a href="/wiki/Tacoma_Rainiers" title="Tacoma Rainiers">Tacoma Rainiers</a>, managed the Mariners for the remainder of the 2010 season. <a href="/wiki/Eric_Wedge" title="Eric Wedge">Eric Wedge</a> was hired to manage the team for the 2011 to 2013 seasons. <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_McClendon" title="Lloyd McClendon">Lloyd McClendon</a> was hired as the Mariners' manager on November 7, 2013. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Seattle_Mariners_managers" title="List of Seattle Mariners managers">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 3 Liván Hernández, who has made a total of four Opening Day starts for the Expos/Nationals franchise. The Washington Nationals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Washington, D.C. They play in the National League East division. The team was known as the Montreal Expos from 1969 to 2004. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Nationals have used six different Opening Day starting pitchers in their sixteen seasons. The six starters have a combined Opening Day record of 3 win, 9 losses and 4 no decisions. No decisions are awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game, or if the starting pitcher does not pitch at least five innings with the lead. The overall Opening Day record of the team is 7–9. Max Scherzer holds the franchise record for most Opening Day starts with five. He is 1–3 on Opening Day, with one no decision. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 3 Liván Hernández, who has made a total of four Opening Day starts for the Expos/Nationals franchise. The Washington Nationals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Washington, D.C. They play in the National League East division. The team was known as the Montreal Expos from 1969 to 2004. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Nationals have used six different Opening Day starting pitchers in their sixteen seasons. The six starters have a combined Opening Day record of 3 win, 9 losses and 4 no decisions. No decisions are awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game, or if the starting pitcher does not pitch at least five innings with the lead. The overall Opening Day record of the team is 7–9. Max Scherzer holds the franchise record for most Opening Day starts with five. He is 1–3 on Opening Day, with one no decision. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 3</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hernandezrockies.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Hernandezrockies.JPG/200px-Hernandezrockies.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="379" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Hernandezrockies.JPG/300px-Hernandezrockies.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Hernandezrockies.JPG/400px-Hernandezrockies.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1354" data-file-height="2566" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Liv%C3%A1n_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Liván Hernández">Liván Hernández</a>, who has made a total of four Opening Day starts for the Expos/Nationals franchise.</figcaption></figure><br /><br />The <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) <a href="/wiki/Professional_sports_league_organization#The_system_developed_in_baseball" title="Professional sports league organization">franchise</a> based in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> They play in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">National League East</a> division. The team was known as the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> from 1969 to 2004. The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Nationals have used six different <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitchers</a> in their sixteen seasons. The six starters have a combined Opening Day record of 3 <a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">win</a>, 9 <a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">losses</a> and 4 <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">no decisions</a>. No decisions are awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game, or if the starting pitcher does not pitch at least five innings with the lead. The overall Opening Day record of the team is 7–9.<br /><br /><a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a> holds the franchise record for most Opening Day starts with five. He is 1–3 on Opening Day, with one no decision. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Washington Nationals Opening Day starting pitchers">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 4 Keith Hernandez won eleven consecutive Gold Gloves at first base, the most by any MLB player. The Gold Glove Award is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Managers are not permitted to vote for their own players. Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007 and 2018), one at each of the nine positions in each league. In 1957, the baseball glove manufacturer Rawlings created the Gold Glove Award to commemorate the best fielding performance at each position. The award was created from a glove made from gold lamé-tanned leather and affixed to a walnut base. Initially, only one Gold Glove per position was awarded to the top fielder at each position in the entire league; however, separate awards were given for the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958. Keith Hernandez has won the most Gold Gloves at first base, capturing 11 consecutive awards in the National League from 1978 to 1988. In the American League, Don Mattingly won nine times with the New York Yankees for the second-highest total among first basemen, and George Scott won eight awards playing for the Boston Red Sox (three) and the Milwaukee Brewers[a] (five). Vic Power[b], and Bill White each won seven awards; six-time winners include Wes Parker and J. T. Snow. Mark Teixeira has won five Gold Gloves at the position. Gil Hodges, Eddie Murray and Jeff Bagwell are the only members of the Baseball Hall of Fame to have won a Gold Glove at first base. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 4 Keith Hernandez won eleven consecutive Gold Gloves at first base, the most by any MLB player. The Gold Glove Award is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Managers are not permitted to vote for their own players. Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007 and 2018), one at each of the nine positions in each league. In 1957, the baseball glove manufacturer Rawlings created the Gold Glove Award to commemorate the best fielding performance at each position. The award was created from a glove made from gold lamé-tanned leather and affixed to a walnut base. Initially, only one Gold Glove per position was awarded to the top fielder at each position in the entire league; however, separate awards were given for the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958. Keith Hernandez has won the most Gold Gloves at first base, capturing 11 consecutive awards in the National League from 1978 to 1988. In the American League, Don Mattingly won nine times with the New York Yankees for the second-highest total among first basemen, and George Scott won eight awards playing for the Boston Red Sox (three) and the Milwaukee Brewers[a] (five). Vic Power[b], and Bill White each won seven awards; six-time winners include Wes Parker and J. T. Snow. Mark Teixeira has won five Gold Gloves at the position. Gil Hodges, Eddie Murray and Jeff Bagwell are the only members of the Baseball Hall of Fame to have won a Gold Glove at first base. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 4</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Keith_Hernandez_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Keith_Hernandez_2010.jpg/200px-Keith_Hernandez_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Keith_Hernandez_2010.jpg/300px-Keith_Hernandez_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Keith_Hernandez_2010.jpg/400px-Keith_Hernandez_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="569" data-file-height="492" /></a><figcaption>Keith Hernandez won eleven consecutive Gold Gloves at first base, the most by any MLB player.</figcaption></figure><br /><br />The <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Award</a> is the award given annually to the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each <a href="/wiki/Baseball_positions" title="Baseball positions">fielding position</a> in both the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL) and the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Managers are not permitted to vote for their own players. Eighteen Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007 and 2018), one at each of the nine positions in each league. In 1957, the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_glove" title="Baseball glove">baseball glove</a> manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Rawlings_(company)" title="Rawlings (company)">Rawlings</a> created the Gold Glove Award to commemorate the best fielding performance at each position. The award was created from a glove made from gold <a href="/wiki/Lam%C3%A9_(fabric)" title="Lamé (fabric)">lamé</a>-tanned <a href="/wiki/Leather" title="Leather">leather</a> and affixed to a <a href="/wiki/Walnut" title="Walnut">walnut</a> base. Initially, only one Gold Glove per position was awarded to the top fielder at each position in the entire league; however, separate awards were given for the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958.<br /><br /><a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Keith Hernandez</a> has won the most Gold Gloves at <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first base</a>, capturing 11 consecutive awards in the National League from 1978 to 1988. In the American League, <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Don Mattingly</a> won nine times with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> for the second-highest total among first basemen, and <a href="/wiki/George_Scott_(first_baseman)" title="George Scott (first baseman)">George Scott</a> won eight awards playing for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> (three) and the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Brewersa"><a href="#endnote_Brewersa">[a]</a></sup> (five). <a href="/wiki/Vic_Power" title="Vic Power">Vic Power</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Powerb"><a href="#endnote_Powerb">[b]</a></sup>, and <a href="/wiki/Bill_White_(first_baseman)" title="Bill White (first baseman)">Bill White</a> each won seven awards; six-time winners include <a href="/wiki/Wes_Parker" title="Wes Parker">Wes Parker</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._T._Snow" title="J. T. Snow">J. T. Snow</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mark_Teixeira" title="Mark Teixeira">Mark Teixeira</a> has won five Gold Gloves at the position. <a href="/wiki/Gil_Hodges" title="Gil Hodges">Gil Hodges</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray" title="Eddie Murray">Eddie Murray</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Jeff Bagwell</a> are the only members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> to have won a Gold Glove at first base. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Gold_Glove_Award_winners_at_first_base" title="List of Gold Glove Award winners at first base">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 5 Frank Thomas (1989) was a two-time American League Most Valuable Player, and was a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee in 2014. The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. They play in the American League Central division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the White Sox have selected 66 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks. Of the 66 players picked in the first round by the Chicago White Sox, 32 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 20 of them were right-handed, while 12 were left-handed. Twelve outfielders, eight catchers, five shortstops, five third basemen, and four first basemen were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at second base. Fourteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with eight players. The White Sox have also drafted six players from their home state of Illinois. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 5 Frank Thomas (1989) was a two-time American League Most Valuable Player, and was a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee in 2014. The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. They play in the American League Central division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the White Sox have selected 66 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks. Of the 66 players picked in the first round by the Chicago White Sox, 32 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 20 of them were right-handed, while 12 were left-handed. Twelve outfielders, eight catchers, five shortstops, five third basemen, and four first basemen were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at second base. Fourteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with eight players. The White Sox have also drafted six players from their home state of Illinois. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 5</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FrankThomas2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A bald black man in a vertically striped shirt, facing left, smiling and holding a red cup" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/FrankThomas2007.jpg/250px-FrankThomas2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="354" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/FrankThomas2007.jpg/375px-FrankThomas2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/FrankThomas2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="379" data-file-height="536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a> (1989) was a two-time <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">American League Most Valuable Player</a>, and was a first-ballot <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Hall of Fame</a> inductee in <a href="/wiki/2014_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting" title="2014 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting">2014</a>.</figcaption></figure><br />The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) franchise based in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>. They play in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">Central</a> division. Since the institution of MLB's <a href="/wiki/Rule_4_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Rule 4 Draft">Rule 4 Draft</a>, the White Sox have selected 66 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agents</a> in the previous off-season may be awarded <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Draft#Compensatory_picks" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Draft">compensatory or supplementary picks</a>.<br /><br />Of the 66 players picked in the first round by the Chicago White Sox, 32 have been <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitchers</a>, the most of any position; 20 of them were right-handed, while 12 were left-handed. Twelve <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielders</a>, eight <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catchers</a>, five <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstops</a>, five <a href="/wiki/Third_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Third base">third basemen</a>, and four <a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">first basemen</a> were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at <a href="/wiki/Second_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Second base">second base</a>. Fourteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with eight players. The White Sox have also drafted six players from their home state of Illinois. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Chicago White Sox first-round draft picks">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 6 Mike Mussina (1990) made five all-star appearances with the Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland. They play in the American League East division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Orioles have selected 60 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks. Of the 60 players picked in the first round by Baltimore, 30 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 21 of them were right-handed, while 9 were left-handed. Twelve outfielders, eight shortstops, seven catchers, two third basemen, and one second basemen were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at first base. 16 of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with five players. The Orioles have also drafted two players from Canada, Ntema Ndungidi (1997) and Adam Loewen (2002). The Orioles have not drafted any players from their home state of Maryland. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 6 Mike Mussina (1990) made five all-star appearances with the Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland. They play in the American League East division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Orioles have selected 60 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks. Of the 60 players picked in the first round by Baltimore, 30 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 21 of them were right-handed, while 9 were left-handed. Twelve outfielders, eight shortstops, seven catchers, two third basemen, and one second basemen were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at first base. 16 of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with five players. The Orioles have also drafted two players from Canada, Ntema Ndungidi (1997) and Adam Loewen (2002). The Orioles have not drafted any players from their home state of Maryland. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 6</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_Mussina_(48163613981).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Mike_Mussina_%2848163613981%29.jpg/239px-Mike_Mussina_%2848163613981%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="239" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Mike_Mussina_%2848163613981%29.jpg/359px-Mike_Mussina_%2848163613981%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Mike_Mussina_%2848163613981%29.jpg/478px-Mike_Mussina_%2848163613981%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3476" data-file-height="2681" /></a><figcaption>Mike Mussina (1990) made five <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">all-star</a> appearances with the Orioles.</figcaption></figure><br />The <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) franchise based in <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>. They play in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a> division. Since the institution of MLB's <a href="/wiki/Rule_4_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Rule 4 Draft">Rule 4 Draft</a>, the Orioles have selected 60 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agents</a> in the previous off-season may be awarded <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Draft#Compensatory_picks" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Draft">compensatory or supplementary picks</a>.<br /><br />Of the 60 players picked in the first round by Baltimore, 30 have been <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitchers</a>, the most of any position; 21 of them were right-handed, while 9 were left-handed. Twelve <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielders</a>, eight <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstops</a>, seven <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catchers</a>, two <a href="/wiki/Third_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Third base">third basemen</a>, and one <a href="/wiki/Second_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Second base">second basemen</a> were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at <a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">first base</a>. 16 of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with five players. The Orioles have also drafted two players from Canada, <a href="/wiki/Ntema_Ndungidi" title="Ntema Ndungidi">Ntema Ndungidi</a> (1997) and <a href="/wiki/Adam_Loewen" title="Adam Loewen">Adam Loewen</a> (2002). The Orioles have not drafted any players from their home state of Maryland. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Baltimore_Orioles_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Baltimore Orioles first-round draft picks">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 7 The Seattle Mariners have played their home games at T-Mobile Park since it opened in 1999. The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The team has been a member of the American League's West division since they entered as an expansion franchise in 1977. Their name was chosen in a public contest and reflects the city's nautical history and location on Puget Sound. The team's first home stadium was the Kingdome, an indoor multi-purpose stadium shared with other sports, from 1977 until 1999. The Mariners moved to their current home, T-Mobile Park (formerly Safeco Field), when it opened on July 15, 1999; the stadium has a retractable roof and a seating capacity of 47,943. The first MLB team in the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle Pilots, played for one season in 1969 as an American League expansion team at Sick's Stadium, a former minor league venue. After their sale to avoid bankruptcy, the Pilots moved to Milwaukee in 1970 and became the Brewers. The governments of Seattle, King County, and Washington filed a lawsuit against the American League in 1975 for a breach of contract in breaking the lease at Sick's Stadium; the lawsuit was withdrawn in exchange for a team that would play at the new Kingdome. After failed attempts to relocate an existing team, an expansion franchise was granted in 1976. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 7 The Seattle Mariners have played their home games at T-Mobile Park since it opened in 1999. The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The team has been a member of the American League's West division since they entered as an expansion franchise in 1977. Their name was chosen in a public contest and reflects the city's nautical history and location on Puget Sound. The team's first home stadium was the Kingdome, an indoor multi-purpose stadium shared with other sports, from 1977 until 1999. The Mariners moved to their current home, T-Mobile Park (formerly Safeco Field), when it opened on July 15, 1999; the stadium has a retractable roof and a seating capacity of 47,943. The first MLB team in the Pacific Northwest, the Seattle Pilots, played for one season in 1969 as an American League expansion team at Sick's Stadium, a former minor league venue. After their sale to avoid bankruptcy, the Pilots moved to Milwaukee in 1970 and became the Brewers. The governments of Seattle, King County, and Washington filed a lawsuit against the American League in 1975 for a breach of contract in breaking the lease at Sick's Stadium; the lawsuit was withdrawn in exchange for a team that would play at the new Kingdome. After failed attempts to relocate an existing team, an expansion franchise was granted in 1976. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 7</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SafecoFieldTop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A panoramic view of a baseball stadium with a large crowd and open roof, looking over the diamond from above home plate." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/SafecoFieldTop.jpg/220px-SafecoFieldTop.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/SafecoFieldTop.jpg/330px-SafecoFieldTop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/SafecoFieldTop.jpg/440px-SafecoFieldTop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4368" data-file-height="2912" /></a><figcaption>The Seattle Mariners have played their home games at <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_Park" title="T-Mobile Park">T-Mobile Park</a> since it opened in 1999.</figcaption></figure><br /><br />The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) team based in <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, Washington, United States. The team has been a member of the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">West division</a> since they entered as an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion franchise</a> in 1977. Their name was chosen in a <a href="/wiki/Public_contest" class="mw-redirect" title="Public contest">public contest</a> and reflects the city's nautical history and location on <a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound" title="Puget Sound">Puget Sound</a>. The team's first home stadium was the <a href="/wiki/Kingdome" title="Kingdome">Kingdome</a>, an indoor <a href="/wiki/Multi-purpose_stadium" title="Multi-purpose stadium">multi-purpose stadium</a> shared with other sports, from 1977 until 1999. The Mariners moved to their current home, <a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_Park" title="T-Mobile Park">T-Mobile Park</a> (formerly Safeco Field), when it opened on July 15, 1999; the stadium has a <a href="/wiki/Retractable_roof" title="Retractable roof">retractable roof</a> and a seating capacity of 47,943.<br /><br />The first MLB team in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Northwest" title="Pacific Northwest">Pacific Northwest</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Pilots" title="Seattle Pilots">Seattle Pilots</a>, played for one season in 1969 as an American League expansion team at <a href="/wiki/Sick%27s_Stadium" title="Sick's Stadium">Sick's Stadium</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor league</a> venue. After their sale to avoid bankruptcy, the Pilots moved to <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a> in 1970 and became the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Brewers</a>. The governments of Seattle, <a href="/wiki/King_County,_Washington" title="King County, Washington">King County</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> filed a lawsuit against the American League in 1975 for a <a href="/wiki/Breach_of_contract" title="Breach of contract">breach of contract</a> in breaking the lease at Sick's Stadium; the lawsuit was withdrawn in exchange for a team that would play at the new Kingdome. After failed attempts to relocate an existing team, an expansion franchise was granted in 1976. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Seattle_Mariners_seasons" title="List of Seattle Mariners seasons">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 8 Mike Schmidt is the Phillies all-time leader in home runs and RBIs The Philadelphia Phillies have participated in 140 seasons in Major League Baseball since their inception in 1883. They are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in all of American professional sports. Through October 1, 2022, they have played 21,203 games, winning 10,019 games and losing 11,184. Since their 1883 inception, the team has made 14 playoff appearances, won eight National League pennants, and won two World Series championships (against the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008). (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 8 Mike Schmidt is the Phillies all-time leader in home runs and RBIs The Philadelphia Phillies have participated in 140 seasons in Major League Baseball since their inception in 1883. They are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in all of American professional sports. Through October 1, 2022, they have played 21,203 games, winning 10,019 games and losing 11,184. Since their 1883 inception, the team has made 14 playoff appearances, won eight National League pennants, and won two World Series championships (against the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008). (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 8</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_Schmidt_-_Philadelphia_Phillies.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Mike_Schmidt_-_Philadelphia_Phillies.jpg/200px-Mike_Schmidt_-_Philadelphia_Phillies.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Mike_Schmidt_-_Philadelphia_Phillies.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="204" data-file-height="195" /></a><figcaption>Mike Schmidt is the Phillies all-time leader in home runs and RBIs</figcaption></figure><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a></b> have participated in 140 seasons in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> since their inception in 1883. They are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in all of American professional sports. Through October 1, 2022, they have played 21,203 games, winning 10,019 games and losing 11,184. <br /><br />Since their 1883 inception, the team has made 14 playoff appearances, won eight <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_pennant_winners" title="List of National League pennant winners">National League pennants</a>, and won two <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> championships (against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> in <a href="/wiki/1980_World_Series" title="1980 World Series">1980</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> in <a href="/wiki/2008_World_Series" title="2008 World Series">2008</a>). (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_Phillies_team_records" title="List of Philadelphia Phillies team records">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 9 The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball franchise based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the National League (NL) East Division in Major League Baseball (MLB). The team began playing in 1969 as an expansion team in Montreal, Quebec, then known as the Montreal Expos. There have been 18 different managers in the franchise's history. The team has played its home games at the Nationals Park since 2008. The Nationals are owned by Ted Lerner, with Mike Rizzo as their general manager. The Expos' first manager was Gene Mauch, who managed for six seasons. Felipe Alou is the franchise's all-time leader in regular season games managed (1,408) and regular season game wins (691). Jim Fanning is the only Expos manager to have gone into the post-season. Buck Rodgers and Alou are the only managers to have won the NL Manager of the Year Award with the Expos, in 1987 and 1994 respectively. Karl Kuehl, Jim Fanning, and Tom Runnells have all spent their entire MLB managing careers with the Expos/Nationals. After Manny Acta was fired during the 2009 season, Jim Riggleman, the bench coach, was named interim manager to replace him, and was promoted to the position full-time for the 2010 season. After Riggleman resigned during the 2011 season and John McLaren ran the team for three games as an interim manager, the team hired veteran manager Davey Johnson, who had previously served as an advisor to Rizzo. Johnson led the team to the 2012 National League East title and the franchise's first playoff berth since moving to Washington and was 2012's NL Manager of the Year, but the team did not advance past the 2012 National League Division Series. Johnson retired after the 2013 season. Matt Williams took over in 2014, leading the team to another National League East title that season, and was 2014 NL Manager of the Year, but the team did not advance past the 2014 NLDS, and Williams was fired after an unsuccessful second year in 2015. Dusty Baker managed the team in 2016 and 2017, leading Washington to consecutive National League East titles, but the team did not advance beyond the NLDS in either season and Baker's contract was not renewed after the 2017 season. The Nationals hired Dave Martinez in October 2017 to take the helm in 2018; along with leading the team to its first World Series championship, Martinez has the most victories as a manager since the team moved to Washington. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 9 The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball franchise based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the National League (NL) East Division in Major League Baseball (MLB). The team began playing in 1969 as an expansion team in Montreal, Quebec, then known as the Montreal Expos. There have been 18 different managers in the franchise's history. The team has played its home games at the Nationals Park since 2008. The Nationals are owned by Ted Lerner, with Mike Rizzo as their general manager. The Expos' first manager was Gene Mauch, who managed for six seasons. Felipe Alou is the franchise's all-time leader in regular season games managed (1,408) and regular season game wins (691). Jim Fanning is the only Expos manager to have gone into the post-season. Buck Rodgers and Alou are the only managers to have won the NL Manager of the Year Award with the Expos, in 1987 and 1994 respectively. Karl Kuehl, Jim Fanning, and Tom Runnells have all spent their entire MLB managing careers with the Expos/Nationals. After Manny Acta was fired during the 2009 season, Jim Riggleman, the bench coach, was named interim manager to replace him, and was promoted to the position full-time for the 2010 season. After Riggleman resigned during the 2011 season and John McLaren ran the team for three games as an interim manager, the team hired veteran manager Davey Johnson, who had previously served as an advisor to Rizzo. Johnson led the team to the 2012 National League East title and the franchise's first playoff berth since moving to Washington and was 2012's NL Manager of the Year, but the team did not advance past the 2012 National League Division Series. Johnson retired after the 2013 season. Matt Williams took over in 2014, leading the team to another National League East title that season, and was 2014 NL Manager of the Year, but the team did not advance past the 2014 NLDS, and Williams was fired after an unsuccessful second year in 2015. Dusty Baker managed the team in 2016 and 2017, leading Washington to consecutive National League East titles, but the team did not advance beyond the NLDS in either season and Baker's contract was not renewed after the 2017 season. The Nationals hired Dave Martinez in October 2017 to take the helm in 2018; along with leading the team to its first World Series championship, Martinez has the most victories as a manager since the team moved to Washington. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 9</span></span><div style="text-align:left;">The <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> are an American professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> franchise based in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> They are members of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL) <a href="/wiki/NL_East" class="mw-redirect" title="NL East">East Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB). The team began playing in <a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1969 Major League Baseball season">1969</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a> in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>, then known as the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a>. There have been 18 different <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">managers</a> in the franchise's history. The team has played its home games at the <a href="/wiki/Nationals_Park" title="Nationals Park">Nationals Park</a> since 2008. The Nationals are owned by <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lerner" title="Ted Lerner">Ted Lerner</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Mike_Rizzo_(baseball)" title="Mike Rizzo (baseball)">Mike Rizzo</a> as their <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a>.<br /><br />The Expos' first manager was <a href="/wiki/Gene_Mauch" title="Gene Mauch">Gene Mauch</a>, who managed for six seasons. <a href="/wiki/Felipe_Alou" title="Felipe Alou">Felipe Alou</a> is the franchise's all-time leader in regular season games managed (1,408) and regular season game wins (691). <a href="/wiki/Jim_Fanning" title="Jim Fanning">Jim Fanning</a> is the only Expos manager to have gone into the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">post-season</a>. <a href="/wiki/Buck_Rodgers" title="Buck Rodgers">Buck Rodgers</a> and Alou are the only managers to have won the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">NL</a> <a href="/wiki/Manager_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Manager of the Year Award">Manager of the Year Award</a> with the Expos, in <a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a> and <a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1994 Major League Baseball season">1994</a> respectively. <a href="/wiki/Karl_Kuehl" title="Karl Kuehl">Karl Kuehl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Fanning" title="Jim Fanning">Jim Fanning</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Runnells" title="Tom Runnells">Tom Runnells</a> have all spent their entire MLB managing careers with the Expos/Nationals. After <a href="/wiki/Manny_Acta" title="Manny Acta">Manny Acta</a> was fired during the <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a> season, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Riggleman" title="Jim Riggleman">Jim Riggleman</a>, the bench coach, was named interim manager to replace him, and was promoted to the position full-time for the <a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2010 Major League Baseball season">2010</a> season. After Riggleman resigned during the <a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2011 Major League Baseball season">2011</a> season and <a href="/wiki/John_McLaren_(baseball)" title="John McLaren (baseball)">John McLaren</a> ran the team for three games as an interim manager, the team hired veteran manager <a href="/wiki/Davey_Johnson" title="Davey Johnson">Davey Johnson</a>, who had previously served as an advisor to Rizzo. Johnson led the team to the <a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2012 Major League Baseball season">2012</a> <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">National League East</a> title and the franchise's first playoff berth since moving to Washington and was 2012's NL Manager of the Year, but the team did not advance past the <a href="/wiki/2012_National_League_Division_Series" title="2012 National League Division Series">2012 National League Division Series</a>. Johnson retired after the <a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2013 Major League Baseball season">2013</a> season. <a href="/wiki/Matt_Williams_(third_baseman)" title="Matt Williams (third baseman)">Matt Williams</a> took over in <a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2014 Major League Baseball season">2014</a>, leading the team to another National League East title that season, and was 2014 NL Manager of the Year, but the team did not advance past the <a href="/wiki/2014_NLDS" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 NLDS">2014 NLDS</a>, and Williams was fired after an unsuccessful second year in <a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2015 Major League Baseball season">2015</a>. <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Dusty Baker</a> managed the team in <a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2016 Major League Baseball season">2016</a> and <a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2017 Major League Baseball season">2017</a>, leading Washington to consecutive National League East titles, but the team did not advance beyond the NLDS in either season and Baker's contract was not renewed after the 2017 season. The Nationals hired <a href="/wiki/Dave_Martinez" title="Dave Martinez">Dave Martinez</a> in October 2017 to take the helm in <a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2018 Major League Baseball season">2018</a>; along with leading the team to its first <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> championship, Martinez has the most victories as a manager since the team moved to Washington. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_managers" title="List of Washington Nationals managers">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 10 Manny Ramirez (1991) made four all-star appearances with the Indians and led the majors in runs batted in in 1999 with 165. The Cleveland Guardians are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. They play in the American League Central division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Guardians have selected 71 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks. Of the 71 players picked in the first round by Cleveland, 30 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 19 of them were right-handed, while 11 were left-handed. Sixteen outfielders, eleven shortstops, four third basemen, four first basemen, four catchers, and one second basemen were also taken. The team also drafted one player, Glenn Tufts (1973), who played as an infielder. Twelve of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Texas follows with eight players. The Guardians have also drafted two players from their home state of Ohio. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 10 Manny Ramirez (1991) made four all-star appearances with the Indians and led the majors in runs batted in in 1999 with 165. The Cleveland Guardians are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. They play in the American League Central division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Guardians have selected 71 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks. Of the 71 players picked in the first round by Cleveland, 30 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 19 of them were right-handed, while 11 were left-handed. Sixteen outfielders, eleven shortstops, four third basemen, four first basemen, four catchers, and one second basemen were also taken. The team also drafted one player, Glenn Tufts (1973), who played as an infielder. Twelve of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Texas follows with eight players. The Guardians have also drafted two players from their home state of Ohio. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 10</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Manny_Ramirez_1996.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Manny_Ramirez_1996.jpg/250px-Manny_Ramirez_1996.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="346" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Manny_Ramirez_1996.jpg/375px-Manny_Ramirez_1996.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Manny_Ramirez_1996.jpg/500px-Manny_Ramirez_1996.jpg 2x" data-file-width="896" data-file-height="1239" /></a><figcaption>Manny Ramirez (1991) made four <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">all-star</a> appearances with the Indians and led the majors in <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a> in 1999 with 165.</figcaption></figure><br />The <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Guardians</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) franchise based in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>. They play in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">American League Central</a> division. Since the institution of MLB's <a href="/wiki/Rule_4_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Rule 4 Draft">Rule 4 Draft</a>, the Guardians have selected 71 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. In addition, teams which lost <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agents</a> in the previous off-season may be awarded <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Draft#Compensatory_picks" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Draft">compensatory or supplementary picks</a>.<br /><br />Of the 71 players picked in the first round by Cleveland, 30 have been <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitchers</a>, the most of any position; 19 of them were right-handed, while 11 were left-handed. Sixteen <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielders</a>, eleven <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstops</a>, four <a href="/wiki/Third_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Third base">third basemen</a>, four <a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">first basemen</a>, four <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catchers</a>, and one <a href="/wiki/Second_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Second base">second basemen</a> were also taken. The team also drafted one player, Glenn Tufts (1973), who played as an <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a>. Twelve of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Texas follows with eight players. The Guardians have also drafted two players from their home state of Ohio. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Cleveland_Guardians_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Cleveland Guardians first-round draft picks">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 11 The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team that plays in the National League Western Division. Since their inception as the New York Gothams in 1883, the Giants have employed 37 managers. The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field. The franchise's first manager was John Clapp, who managed the team for one year before being replaced in 1884 by Jim Price. The New York Giants won two World Series championships during the 19th century, in 1888 and 1889, with Jim Mutrie as their manager both years.[a] John McGraw became the Giants' manager during the 1902 season, beginning a streak of 54 consecutive years in which the Giants were managed by a Baseball Hall of Famer. McGraw managed for the better course of 30 years (he missed parts of the 1924, 1925, and 1927 seasons due to illness; Hughie Jennings took over for the former two while Rogers Hornsby served as player-manager for the latter), doing so until the middle of the 1932 season, the longest managerial tenure in Giants history. McGraw won 2,583 games as the Giants manager, the most in Giants history. While managing the Giants, the team won the National League championship 10 times—in 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924. They played in the World Series nine times (no World Series was played in 1904) and won three, in 1905, 1921 and 1922. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 11 The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team that plays in the National League Western Division. Since their inception as the New York Gothams in 1883, the Giants have employed 37 managers. The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field. The franchise's first manager was John Clapp, who managed the team for one year before being replaced in 1884 by Jim Price. The New York Giants won two World Series championships during the 19th century, in 1888 and 1889, with Jim Mutrie as their manager both years.[a] John McGraw became the Giants' manager during the 1902 season, beginning a streak of 54 consecutive years in which the Giants were managed by a Baseball Hall of Famer. McGraw managed for the better course of 30 years (he missed parts of the 1924, 1925, and 1927 seasons due to illness; Hughie Jennings took over for the former two while Rogers Hornsby served as player-manager for the latter), doing so until the middle of the 1932 season, the longest managerial tenure in Giants history. McGraw won 2,583 games as the Giants manager, the most in Giants history. While managing the Giants, the team won the National League championship 10 times—in 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924. They played in the World Series nine times (no World Series was played in 1904) and won three, in 1905, 1921 and 1922. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 11</span></span><div style="text-align:left;">The <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> team that plays in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> <a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">Western Division</a>. Since their inception as the New York Gothams in 1883, the Giants have employed 37 <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">managers</a>. The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.<br /><br />The franchise's first manager was <a href="/wiki/John_Clapp_(baseball)" title="John Clapp (baseball)">John Clapp</a>, who managed the team for one year before being replaced in 1884 by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Price_(baseball_manager)" title="Jim Price (baseball manager)">Jim Price</a>. The New York Giants won two <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> championships during the 19th century, in <a href="/wiki/1888_World_Series" title="1888 World Series">1888</a> and <a href="/wiki/1889_World_Series" title="1889 World Series">1889</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Jim_Mutrie" title="Jim Mutrie">Jim Mutrie</a> as their manager both years.<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Mutriea"><a href="#endnote_Mutriea">[a]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_McGraw" title="John McGraw">John McGraw</a> became the Giants' manager during the 1902 season, beginning a streak of 54 consecutive years in which the Giants were managed by a <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Famer</a>. McGraw managed for the better course of 30 years (he missed parts of the 1924, 1925, and 1927 seasons due to illness; <a href="/wiki/Hughie_Jennings" title="Hughie Jennings">Hughie Jennings</a> took over for the former two while <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Rogers Hornsby</a> served as player-manager for the latter), doing so until the middle of the <a href="/wiki/1932_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1932 Major League Baseball season">1932</a> season, the longest managerial tenure in Giants history. McGraw won 2,583 games as the Giants manager, the most in Giants history. While managing the Giants, the team won the National League championship 10 times—in 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924. They played in the World Series nine times (no World Series was played in 1904) and won three, in <a href="/wiki/1905_World_Series" title="1905 World Series">1905</a>, <a href="/wiki/1921_World_Series" title="1921 World Series">1921</a> and <a href="/wiki/1922_World_Series" title="1922 World Series">1922</a>. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_San_Francisco_Giants_managers" title="List of San Francisco Giants managers">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 12 Willie Mays is tied with Roberto Clemente for the most Gold Gloves won by an outfielder, with 12 awards each. The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Managers are not permitted to vote for their own players. Twenty-two Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007 and 2018), one at each of the nine positions, one for a utility player, and one for a team as a whole, in each respective league. In 1957, the baseball glove manufacturer Rawlings created the Gold Glove Award to commemorate the best fielding performance at each position. The award was created from a glove made from gold lamé-tanned leather and affixed to a walnut base. Initially, only one Gold Glove per position was awarded to the top fielder at each position in the entire major league; however, separate awards were given for the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958. The phrase "at each position" was not strictly accurate until 2011, when the awards were changed to specify individual awards for left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder. Previously, the prize was presented to three outfielders irrespective of their specific position. Any combination of outfielders, often three center fielders, could win the award in the same year. Critics called for awarding a single Gold Glove for each individual outfield position, arguing that the three outfield positions are not equivalent defensively. In the 1985 American League voting, a tie for third-place resulted in the presentation of Gold Glove Awards to four outfielders (Dwayne Murphy, Gary Pettis, Dwight Evans and Dave Winfield); this scenario was repeated in the National League in 2007 (Andruw Jones, Carlos Beltrán, Aaron Rowand, and Jeff Francoeur). Father and son Bobby and Barry Bonds are the only family pair who have won Gold Glove Awards as outfielders. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 12 Willie Mays is tied with Roberto Clemente for the most Gold Gloves won by an outfielder, with 12 awards each. The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Managers are not permitted to vote for their own players. Twenty-two Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007 and 2018), one at each of the nine positions, one for a utility player, and one for a team as a whole, in each respective league. In 1957, the baseball glove manufacturer Rawlings created the Gold Glove Award to commemorate the best fielding performance at each position. The award was created from a glove made from gold lamé-tanned leather and affixed to a walnut base. Initially, only one Gold Glove per position was awarded to the top fielder at each position in the entire major league; however, separate awards were given for the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958. The phrase "at each position" was not strictly accurate until 2011, when the awards were changed to specify individual awards for left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder. Previously, the prize was presented to three outfielders irrespective of their specific position. Any combination of outfielders, often three center fielders, could win the award in the same year. Critics called for awarding a single Gold Glove for each individual outfield position, arguing that the three outfield positions are not equivalent defensively. In the 1985 American League voting, a tie for third-place resulted in the presentation of Gold Glove Awards to four outfielders (Dwayne Murphy, Gary Pettis, Dwight Evans and Dave Winfield); this scenario was repeated in the National League in 2007 (Andruw Jones, Carlos Beltrán, Aaron Rowand, and Jeff Francoeur). Father and son Bobby and Barry Bonds are the only family pair who have won Gold Glove Awards as outfielders. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 12</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Willie_Mays_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Black-and-white photo of Willie Mays, smiling in a San Francisco Giants hat" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Willie_Mays_cropped.jpg/220px-Willie_Mays_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Willie_Mays_cropped.jpg/330px-Willie_Mays_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Willie_Mays_cropped.jpg/440px-Willie_Mays_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="636" data-file-height="848" /></a><figcaption>Willie Mays is tied with Roberto Clemente for the most Gold Gloves won by an outfielder, with 12 awards each.</figcaption></figure><br /><br />The <a href="/wiki/Rawlings_Gold_Glove_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Rawlings Gold Glove Award">Rawlings Gold Glove Award</a>, usually referred to as the Gold Glove, is the award given annually to the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each <a href="/wiki/Baseball_positions" title="Baseball positions">fielding position</a> in both the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL) and the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL), as voted by the managers and coaches in each league. Managers are not permitted to vote for their own players. Twenty-two Gold Gloves are awarded each year (with the exception of 1957, 1985, 2007 and 2018), one at each of the nine positions, one for a utility player, and one for a team as a whole, in each respective league. In 1957, the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_glove" title="Baseball glove">baseball glove</a> manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Rawlings_(company)" title="Rawlings (company)">Rawlings</a> created the Gold Glove Award to commemorate the best fielding performance at each position. The award was created from a glove made from gold <a href="/wiki/Lam%C3%A9_(fabric)" title="Lamé (fabric)">lamé</a>-tanned <a href="/wiki/Leather" title="Leather">leather</a> and affixed to a <a href="/wiki/Walnut" title="Walnut">walnut</a> base. Initially, only one Gold Glove per position was awarded to the top fielder at each position in the entire major league; however, separate awards were given for the National and American Leagues beginning in 1958.<br /><br />The phrase "at each position" was not strictly accurate until 2011, when the awards were changed to specify individual awards for <a href="/wiki/Left_fielder" title="Left fielder">left fielder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center fielder</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" title="Right fielder">right fielder</a>. Previously, the prize was presented to three <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielders</a> irrespective of their specific position. Any combination of outfielders, often three center fielders, could win the award in the same year. Critics called for awarding a single Gold Glove for each individual outfield position, arguing that the three outfield positions are not equivalent defensively. In the 1985 American League voting, a tie for third-place resulted in the presentation of Gold Glove Awards to four outfielders (<a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Murphy" title="Dwayne Murphy">Dwayne Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pettis" title="Gary Pettis">Gary Pettis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(Baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwight Evans (Baseball)">Dwight Evans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a>); this scenario was repeated in the National League in 2007 (<a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Andruw Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Carlos Beltrán</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Rowand" title="Aaron Rowand">Aaron Rowand</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Francoeur" title="Jeff Francoeur">Jeff Francoeur</a>). Father and son <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonds" title="Bobby Bonds">Bobby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a> are the only <a href="/wiki/List_of_second-generation_Major_League_Baseball_players" title="List of second-generation Major League Baseball players">family pair</a> who have won Gold Glove Awards as outfielders. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Gold_Glove_Award_winners_at_outfield" title="List of Gold Glove Award winners at outfield">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 13 Lou Gehrig, the namesake of the award The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball (MLB) player who best exhibits the character and integrity of Lou Gehrig, both on the field and off it. The award was created by the Phi Delta Theta fraternity in honor of Gehrig, who was a member of the fraternity at Columbia University. It was first presented in 1955, fourteen years after Gehrig's death. The award's purpose is to recognize a player's exemplary contributions in "both his community and philanthropy." The bestowal of the award is overseen by the headquarters of the Phi Delta Theta in Oxford, Ohio, and the name of each winner is inscribed onto the Lou Gehrig Award plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It is the only MLB award conferred by a fraternity. Twenty-eight winners of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The inaugural winner was Alvin Dark. Curt Schilling (1995) and Shane Victorino (2008) received the award for working with the ALS Association and raising money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The disease took Gehrig's life and is eponymously known as "Lou Gehrig's disease". Mike Timlin won the award in 2007 for his efforts in raising awareness and finding a cure for ALS, which took his mother's life in 2002. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 13 Lou Gehrig, the namesake of the award The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award is given annually to a Major League Baseball (MLB) player who best exhibits the character and integrity of Lou Gehrig, both on the field and off it. The award was created by the Phi Delta Theta fraternity in honor of Gehrig, who was a member of the fraternity at Columbia University. It was first presented in 1955, fourteen years after Gehrig's death. The award's purpose is to recognize a player's exemplary contributions in "both his community and philanthropy." The bestowal of the award is overseen by the headquarters of the Phi Delta Theta in Oxford, Ohio, and the name of each winner is inscribed onto the Lou Gehrig Award plaque in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It is the only MLB award conferred by a fraternity. Twenty-eight winners of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The inaugural winner was Alvin Dark. Curt Schilling (1995) and Shane Victorino (2008) received the award for working with the ALS Association and raising money for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The disease took Gehrig's life and is eponymously known as "Lou Gehrig's disease". Mike Timlin won the award in 2007 for his efforts in raising awareness and finding a cure for ALS, which took his mother's life in 2002. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 13</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><div class="thumb tright" style="overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:308px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="width:auto;overflow:auto;"><div style="white-space:normal"><br /><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Gehrig_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gehrig_cropped.jpg/220px-Gehrig_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gehrig_cropped.jpg/330px-Gehrig_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Gehrig_cropped.jpg/440px-Gehrig_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1371" data-file-height="1712" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="center"><a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Lou Gehrig</a>, the namesake of the award</div></div></div></div><br />The <b><a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig_Memorial_Award" title="Lou Gehrig Memorial Award">Lou Gehrig Memorial Award</a></b> is given annually to a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) player who best exhibits the character and integrity of <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Lou Gehrig</a>, both <a href="/wiki/Sportsmanship" title="Sportsmanship">on the field</a> and off it. The award was created by the <a href="/wiki/Phi_Delta_Theta" title="Phi Delta Theta">Phi Delta Theta</a> fraternity in honor of Gehrig, who was a member of the fraternity at <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a>. It was first presented in <a href="/wiki/1955_in_baseball" title="1955 in baseball">1955</a>, fourteen years after Gehrig's death. The award's purpose is to recognize a player's exemplary contributions in "both his community and philanthropy." The bestowal of the award is overseen by the headquarters of the Phi Delta Theta in <a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Ohio" title="Oxford, Ohio">Oxford, Ohio</a>, and the name of each winner is inscribed onto the Lou Gehrig Award plaque in the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cooperstown,_New_York" title="Cooperstown, New York">Cooperstown, New York</a>. It is the only MLB award conferred by a <a href="/wiki/Fraternity" title="Fraternity">fraternity</a>.<br /><br />Twenty-eight winners of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award are members of the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame</a>. The inaugural winner was <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Dark" title="Alvin Dark">Alvin Dark</a>. <a href="/wiki/Curt_Schilling" title="Curt Schilling">Curt Schilling</a> (1995) and <a href="/wiki/Shane_Victorino" title="Shane Victorino">Shane Victorino</a> (2008) received the award for working with the <a href="/wiki/ALS_Association" title="ALS Association">ALS Association</a> and raising money for <a href="/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis">amyotrophic lateral sclerosis</a> (ALS). The disease took Gehrig's life and is eponymously known as "Lou Gehrig's disease". <a href="/wiki/Mike_Timlin" title="Mike Timlin">Mike Timlin</a> won the award in 2007 for his efforts in raising awareness and finding a cure for ALS, which took his mother's life in 2002. (<b><a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig_Memorial_Award" title="Lou Gehrig Memorial Award">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 14 Gil Meche was the Kansas City Royals' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They currently play in the American League Central. The first game of a new baseball season for a team is known as Opening Day. The Opening Day starting pitcher is often given to the pitcher who is expected to lead the team's pitching staff for that season, though there are strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Kansas City Royals have used 25 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 52 seasons. The 23 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 14 wins, 22 losses and 16 no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 14 Gil Meche was the Kansas City Royals' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They currently play in the American League Central. The first game of a new baseball season for a team is known as Opening Day. The Opening Day starting pitcher is often given to the pitcher who is expected to lead the team's pitching staff for that season, though there are strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Kansas City Royals have used 25 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 52 seasons. The 23 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 14 wins, 22 losses and 16 no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 14</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gil_Meche.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Gil_Meche.jpg/220px-Gil_Meche.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Gil_Meche.jpg/330px-Gil_Meche.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Gil_Meche.jpg/440px-Gil_Meche.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gil_Meche" title="Gil Meche">Gil Meche</a> was the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2007, 2008 and 2009.</figcaption></figure><br />The <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) team based in <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a>. They currently play in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">American League Central</a>.<br /><br />The first game of a new baseball season for a team is known as Opening Day. The Opening Day <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> is often given to the pitcher who is expected to lead the team's pitching staff for that season, though there are strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. The Kansas City Royals have used 25 different <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> starting pitchers in their 52 seasons. The 23 starters have a combined Opening Day record of 14 <a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">wins</a>, 22 <a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">losses</a> and 16 <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">no decisions</a>. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game. (<b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Kansas_City_Royals_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Kansas City Royals Opening Day starting pitchers">Full article...</a></b>)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blank.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Image 15 Roy Halladay is the only pitcher in Phillies history to throw multiple no-hit games with the team: a perfect game in May 2010; and a postseason no-hitter in October of that year. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Philadelphia. They play in the National League East division. Also known in their early years as the "Philadelphia Quakers", pitchers for the Phillies have thrown fourteen separate no-hitters in franchise history. A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings", though one or more batters "may reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference". No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form. Of the fourteen no-hitters pitched by Phillies players, three have been won by a score of 6–0, and three by a score of 1–0, more common than any other results. The largest margin of victory in a Phillies no-hitter was ten runs, in a 10–0 win by Chick Fraser. Charlie Ferguson's no-hitter, the first in franchise history, was a 1–0 victory, as were two of the more recent regular season no-hitters, thrown by Kevin Millwood in 2003 and Roy Halladay in 2010. Three pitchers to throw no-hitters for the Phillies have been left-handed: Johnny Lush (in 1906), Terry Mulholland (in 1990) and Cole Hamels (in 2015). The other nine pitchers were right-handed. Halladay is the only Phillies' pitcher to throw more than one no-hitter in a Phillies uniform, and others, including Hall of Famer Jim Bunning, have pitched more than one in their careers. The longest interval between Phillies no-hitters was between the games pitched by Lush and Bunning, encompassing 58 years, 1 month, and 20 days from May 1, 1906 to June 21, 1964. Conversely, the shortest interval between no-hitters was between Halladay's two 2010 no-hitters, with a total of merely four months and seven days from May 29 to October 6; the shortest gap between regular-season no-hitters was between Mulholland's and Tommy Greene's games (nine months and eight days from August 15, 1990 to May 23, 1991). Two opponents have been no-hit by the Phillies more than one time: the San Francisco Giants, who were defeated by Mulholland (in 1990) and Millwood (in 2003); and the Cincinnati Reds, who were no-hit by Rick Wise (in 1971) and Halladay (in 2010). (Full article...)"><img alt="Image 15 Roy Halladay is the only pitcher in Phillies history to throw multiple no-hit games with the team: a perfect game in May 2010; and a postseason no-hitter in October of that year. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Philadelphia. They play in the National League East division. Also known in their early years as the "Philadelphia Quakers", pitchers for the Phillies have thrown fourteen separate no-hitters in franchise history. A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings", though one or more batters "may reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference". No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form. Of the fourteen no-hitters pitched by Phillies players, three have been won by a score of 6–0, and three by a score of 1–0, more common than any other results. The largest margin of victory in a Phillies no-hitter was ten runs, in a 10–0 win by Chick Fraser. Charlie Ferguson's no-hitter, the first in franchise history, was a 1–0 victory, as were two of the more recent regular season no-hitters, thrown by Kevin Millwood in 2003 and Roy Halladay in 2010. Three pitchers to throw no-hitters for the Phillies have been left-handed: Johnny Lush (in 1906), Terry Mulholland (in 1990) and Cole Hamels (in 2015). The other nine pitchers were right-handed. Halladay is the only Phillies' pitcher to throw more than one no-hitter in a Phillies uniform, and others, including Hall of Famer Jim Bunning, have pitched more than one in their careers. The longest interval between Phillies no-hitters was between the games pitched by Lush and Bunning, encompassing 58 years, 1 month, and 20 days from May 1, 1906 to June 21, 1964. Conversely, the shortest interval between no-hitters was between Halladay's two 2010 no-hitters, with a total of merely four months and seven days from May 29 to October 6; the shortest gap between regular-season no-hitters was between Mulholland's and Tommy Greene's games (nine months and eight days from August 15, 1990 to May 23, 1991). Two opponents have been no-hit by the Phillies more than one time: the San Francisco Giants, who were defeated by Mulholland (in 1990) and Millwood (in 2003); and the Cincinnati Reds, who were no-hit by Rick Wise (in 1971) and Halladay (in 2010). (Full article...)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Blank.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3" data-file-height="2" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none"><span class="randomSlideshow-sr-only">Image 15</span></span><div style="text-align:left;"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:D7K_4966_Roy_Halladay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Roy Halladay, delivering a pitch from the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/D7K_4966_Roy_Halladay.jpg/220px-D7K_4966_Roy_Halladay.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="338" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/D7K_4966_Roy_Halladay.jpg/330px-D7K_4966_Roy_Halladay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/D7K_4966_Roy_Halladay.jpg/440px-D7K_4966_Roy_Halladay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1144" data-file-height="1760" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Roy Halladay</a> is the only pitcher in <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philadelphia_Phillies" title="History of the Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies history</a> to throw multiple <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hit games</a> with the team: a <a href="/wiki/Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">perfect game</a> in May 2010; and a postseason no-hitter in October of that year.</figcaption></figure><br />The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Professional_sports_league_organization#The_system_developed_in_baseball" title="Professional sports league organization">franchise</a> based in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>. They play in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">National League East</a> division. Also known in their early years as the "Philadelphia Quakers", pitchers for the Phillies have thrown fourteen separate <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitters</a> in <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philadelphia_Phillies" title="History of the Philadelphia Phillies">franchise history</a>. A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "when a <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings", though one or more <a href="/wiki/Batter_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter (baseball)">batters</a> "may reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference". No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form.<br /><br />Of the fourteen no-hitters pitched by Phillies players, three have been won by a score of 6–0, and three by a score of 1–0, more common than any other results. The largest margin of victory in a Phillies no-hitter was ten runs, in a 10–0 win by <a href="/wiki/Chick_Fraser" title="Chick Fraser">Chick Fraser</a>. <a href="/wiki/Charles_J._Ferguson" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles J. Ferguson">Charlie Ferguson</a>'s no-hitter, the first in franchise history, was a 1–0 victory, as were two of the more recent regular season no-hitters, thrown by <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Millwood" title="Kevin Millwood">Kevin Millwood</a> in 2003 and <a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Roy Halladay</a> in 2010. Three pitchers to throw no-hitters for the Phillies have been left-handed: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lush" title="Johnny Lush">Johnny Lush</a> (in 1906), <a href="/wiki/Terry_Mulholland" title="Terry Mulholland">Terry Mulholland</a> (in 1990) and <a href="/wiki/Cole_Hamels" title="Cole Hamels">Cole Hamels</a> (in 2015). The other nine pitchers were right-handed. Halladay is the only Phillies' pitcher to throw more than one no-hitter in a Phillies uniform, and others, including <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Hall of Famer</a> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bunning" title="Jim Bunning">Jim Bunning</a>, have pitched more than one in their careers. The longest interval between Phillies no-hitters was between the games pitched by Lush and Bunning, encompassing 58 years, 1 month, and 20 days from May 1, 1906 to June 21, 1964. Conversely, the shortest interval between no-hitters was between Halladay's two 2010 no-hitters, with a total of merely four months and seven days from May 29 to October 6; the shortest gap between regular-season no-hitters was between Mulholland's and <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Greene" title="Tommy Greene">Tommy Greene</a>'s games (nine months and eight days from August 15, 1990 to May 23, 1991). Two opponents have been no-hit by the Phillies more than one time: the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, who were defeated by Mulholland (in 1990) and Millwood (in 2003); and the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>, who were no-hit by <a href="/wiki/Rick_Wise" title="Rick Wise">Rick Wise</a> (in 1971) and Halladay (in 2010). 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class=""></div></div></div><div class="flex-columns-column"><div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid #C8102E;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;font-size:100%;background:#0C2340;font-family:sans-serif;padding:.1em;border-width:1px 1px 0;padding-top:.1em;padding-left:.1em;padding-right:.1em;padding-bottom:.1em;moz-border-radius:0;webkit-border-radius:0;border-radius:0"><div class="plainlinks noprint" style="float:right;margin-bottom:.1em;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:80%"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal%3ABaseball%2FSelected_picture%2F7&action=edit"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">edit</span></a> </div><h2 id="Selected_picture" style="font-weight:bold;padding:0;margin:0;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:sans-serif;border:none;font-size:100%;padding-bottom:.1em">Selected picture</h2></div><div style="color:black;opacity:1;border:1px solid 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title="Babe Ruth">George Herman Ruth, Jr.</a></b> (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), also popularly known as "<b>Babe</b>", "<b>The Bambino</b>", and "<b>The Sultan of Swat</b>", was an <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League</a> <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> player from <a href="/wiki/1914_in_baseball" title="1914 in baseball">1914</a>–<a href="/wiki/1935_in_baseball" title="1935 in baseball">1935</a>. 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In <a href="/wiki/1936_in_baseball" title="1936 in baseball">1936</a>, Ruth became one of the first five players elected to the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a>. </p> <table class="noprint" width="100%" border="0" style="padding: 0; margin: 0; background-color:transparent"> <tbody><tr> <td width="33%"><div style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Portal:Baseball/Selected_picture" title="Portal:Baseball/Selected picture">More selections</a></b></div></td> <td> <div style="text-align:right;margin-right:10px;margin-bottom:0px;"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Read more</a></b> </p> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;"></div></div></div></div> <div style="clear:both; width:100%"> <div class="box-header-title-container flex-columns-noflex" style="clear:both;color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0px;border:solid 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