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class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">July 19, 1961, for the New York Yankees</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">July 13, 1977, for the Los Angeles Dodgers</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">123–107</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3.22</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">1,639</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/downial01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4703754#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" 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baseball">1970</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1970_in_baseball" title="1970 in baseball">1970</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1971_in_baseball" title="1971 in baseball">1971</a>–<a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">1977</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1967_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1967</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1961_World_Series" title="1961 World Series">1961</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_strikeout_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders">AL strikeout leader</a> (1964)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Alphonso Erwin Downing</b> (born June 28, 1941) is an American former <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional 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> for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> from 1961 through 1977. Downing was an <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All Star</a> in 1967 and the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award">Comeback Player of the Year</a> in 1971. Downing allowed <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>'s record breaking 715th <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> on April 8, 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Downing_(baseball)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Downing was born in <a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton, New Jersey</a>. He participated in the <a href="/wiki/Police_Athletic_League" title="Police Athletic League">Police Athletic League</a>. Downing attended <a href="/wiki/Trenton_Central_High_School" title="Trenton Central High School">Trenton Central High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown, Pennsylvania</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rider_University" title="Rider University">Rider College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lawrenceville,_New_Jersey" title="Lawrenceville, New Jersey">Lawrenceville, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also played baseball as a <a href="/wiki/Semi-professional" class="mw-redirect" title="Semi-professional">semi-professional</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_York_Yankees">New York Yankees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Downing_(baseball)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: New York Yankees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Downing signed with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> as an amateur <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> in 1961, and was promoted to the major league roster by July of that season. In 1963, his first full major league season, Downing had a 13–5 <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">win–loss record</a> with a 2.56 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA) for a Yankee team that went 104–57, but were swept by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1963_World_Series" title="1963 World Series">1963 World Series</a>. In 1964, he went 13–8 with a 3.47 ERA, and led the league with 217 <a href="/wiki/Strikeouts" class="mw-redirect" title="Strikeouts">strikeouts</a>. </p><p>Downing was 9–5 with a 2.66 ERA when he made his only <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star team</a> in 1967. He pitched two innings, giving up no <a href="/wiki/Earned_run" title="Earned run">earned runs</a> while striking out two.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 11, 1967, Downing struck out all three batters on nine total pitches in the second inning of a game against the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>; it was the first <a href="/wiki/Immaculate_inning" class="mw-redirect" title="Immaculate inning">immaculate inning</a> in the major leagues since 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Injuries limited Downing to only twelve starts in 1968. In 1969, Yankees manager <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Houk" title="Ralph Houk">Ralph Houk</a> began using Downing out of the <a href="/wiki/Bullpen" title="Bullpen">bullpen</a> more, as he made fifteen starts and fifteen <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief appearances</a>. He was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> prior to the 1970 along with <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(baseball)" title="Frank Fernández (baseball)">Frank Fernández</a> for <a href="/wiki/Danny_Cater" title="Danny Cater">Danny Cater</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ossie_Chavarria" class="mw-redirect" title="Ossie Chavarria">Ossie Chavarria</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NL_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year">NL Comeback Player of the Year</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Downing_(baseball)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: NL Comeback Player of the Year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Oakland traded Downing and <a href="/wiki/Tito_Francona" title="Tito Francona">Tito Francona</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> on June 11, 1970, for <a href="/wiki/Steve_Hovley" title="Steve Hovley">Steve Hovley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite a respectable 3.34 ERA, Downing's record was 2–10 for a Brewers team that narrowly escaped losing 100 games (97). For the season, Downing went 5–13 with a 3.52 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 27 games and 22 starts between his two teams. </p><p>Prior to the start of the 1971 season, the Brewers traded Downing to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Andy_Kosco" title="Andy Kosco">Andy Kosco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first season in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL), Downing won twenty games, and pitched a league-leading five <a href="/wiki/Shutout_(baseball)" title="Shutout (baseball)">shutouts</a>. He earned <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award">NL Comeback Player of the Year</a> honors as well as finishing third in NL <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a> balloting behind <a href="/wiki/Ferguson_Jenkins" title="Ferguson Jenkins">Ferguson Jenkins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Tom Seaver</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 8, 1974, Downing allowed a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> to <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a> that was the 715th of his career, breaking the all-time record set by <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Downing made his third, and final post-season appearance that season. His Dodgers lost four games to one to the Oakland A's. Downing played two more full seasons with the Dodgers, and was released during the 1977 season with a 0–1 record and 6.75 ERA. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting_career">Broadcasting career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Downing_(baseball)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Broadcasting career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Downing served as a <a href="/wiki/Color_analyst" class="mw-redirect" title="Color analyst">color analyst</a> on Dodgers cable-TV broadcasts from 1980 to 1987<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on Dodgers radio in 2005. He also broadcast for <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_CBS_Radio" title="Major League Baseball on CBS Radio">CBS Radio</a> in the 1990s,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> in 2000. As of 2006, he remains on the Dodgers Speaker's Bureau. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Downing_(baseball)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Aces" title="Black Aces">Black Aces</a>, African-American pitchers with a 20-win MLB season</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_strikeout_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders">List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Downing_(baseball)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197404080.shtml">"Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4"</a>. 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href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Smith_(1900s_pitcher)" title="Frank Smith (1900s pitcher)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Coveleski" title="Stan Coveleski">Coveleski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Urban_Shocker" title="Urban Shocker">Shocker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Red_Ruffing" title="Red Ruffing">Ruffing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bridges" title="Tommy Bridges">Bridges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bridges" title="Tommy Bridges">Bridges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Tex_Hughson" title="Tex Hughson">Hughson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bobo_Newsom" title="Bobo Newsom">Newsom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Allie_Reynolds" title="Allie Reynolds">Reynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Trucks" title="Virgil Trucks">Trucks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Lemon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Vic_Raschi" title="Vic Raschi">Raschi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Allie_Reynolds" title="Allie Reynolds">Reynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Pierce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Turley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bunning" title="Jim Bunning">Bunning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bunning" title="Jim Bunning">Bunning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Camilo_Pascual" title="Camilo Pascual">Pascual</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Camilo_Pascual" title="Camilo Pascual">Pascual</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Camilo_Pascual" title="Camilo Pascual">Pascual</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Downing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lonborg" title="Jim Lonborg">Lonborg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Lolich" title="Mickey Lolich">Lolich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Tanana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Len_Barker" title="Len Barker">Barker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Len_Barker" title="Len Barker">Barker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Bannister" title="Floyd Bannister">Bannister</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Morris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Langston" title="Mark Langston">Langston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Blyleven</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Langston" title="Mark Langston">Langston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Langston" title="Mark Langston">Langston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">R. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">R. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">R. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">R. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Nomo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Esteban_Loaiza" title="Esteban Loaiza">Loaiza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Kazmir" title="Scott Kazmir">Kazmir</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/A._J._Burnett" title="A. J. Burnett">Burnett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Jered_Weaver" title="Jered Weaver">Weaver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Yu_Darvish" title="Yu Darvish">Darvish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/David_Price_(baseball)" title="David Price (baseball)">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Sale" title="Chris Sale">Sale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Sale" title="Chris Sale">Sale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Bieber" title="Shane Bieber">Bieber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Ray" title="Robbie Ray">Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Gausman" title="Kevin Gausman">Gausman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Tarik_Skubal" title="Tarik Skubal">Skubal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sporting_News_National_League_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:TSN_NL_Comeback_Players_of_the_Year" title="Template:TSN NL Comeback Players of the Year"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:TSN_NL_Comeback_Players_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:TSN NL Comeback Players of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:TSN_NL_Comeback_Players_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:TSN NL Comeback Players of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Sporting_News_National_League_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> National League Comeback Player of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Vern_Law" title="Vern Law">Law</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Regan_(baseball)" title="Phil Regan (baseball)">Regan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormick_(pitcher)" title="Mike McCormick (pitcher)">McCormick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Johnson" title="Alex Johnson">A. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Agee" title="Tommie Agee">Agee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hickman_(1960s_outfielder)" title="Jim Hickman (1960s outfielder)">Hickman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Downing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Tolan" title="Bobby Tolan">Tolan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Davey_Johnson" title="Davey Johnson">D. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Wynn" title="Jimmy Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Jones_(baseball)" title="Randy Jones (baseball)">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">John</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Stargell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Brock</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reuss" title="Jerry Reuss">Reuss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Knepper" title="Bob Knepper">Knepper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/John_Denny" title="John Denny">Denny</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_And%C3%BAjar" title="Joaquín Andújar">Andújar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Reuschel" title="Rick Reuschel">Reuschel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Knight" title="Ray Knight">Knight</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Sutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Leary" title="Tim Leary">Leary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lonnie Smith (baseball)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/John_Tudor_(baseball)" title="John Tudor (baseball)">Tudor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Pendleton" title="Terry Pendleton">Pendleton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Galarraga</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Wallach" title="Tim Wallach">Wallach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Gant" title="Ron Gant">Gant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Davis_(baseball)" title="Eric Davis (baseball)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Darren_Daulton" title="Darren Daulton">Daulton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Vaughn" title="Greg Vaughn">Vaughn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Galarraga" title="Andrés Galarraga">Galarraga</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a 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title="Jaime Jarrín">Jaime Jarrín</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jorge_Jarr%C3%ADn" title="Jorge Jarrín">Jorge Jarrín</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Herb_Marine" class="mw-redirect" title="Herb Marine">Herb Marine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mota_(baseball)" title="José Mota (baseball)">José Mota</a></b></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manny_Mota" title="Manny Mota">Manny Mota</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Milt_Nava" class="mw-redirect" title="Milt Nava">Milt Nava</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Fernando Valenzuela</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/Pepe_Y%C3%B1iguez" title="Pepe Yñiguez">Pepe Yñiguez</a></b></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_Championship_Series_broadcasters" title="List of American League Championship Series broadcasters">ALCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of American League Division Series broadcasters">ALDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Championship_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Championship Series broadcasters">NLCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Division Series broadcasters">NLDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_broadcasters" title="List of World Series broadcasters">World Series</a></li> <li><i><a 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href="/wiki/Hank_Greenwald" title="Hank Greenwald">Hank Greenwald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Harwell" title="Ernie Harwell">Ernie Harwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hunter_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Hunter (sportscaster)">Jim Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Kalas" title="Harry Kalas">Harry Kalas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Ralph Kiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Matthews" title="Denny Matthews">Denny Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Messer" title="Frank Messer">Frank Messer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Murphy_(sportscaster)" title="Bob Murphy (sportscaster)">Bob Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Martin" title="Ned Martin">Ned Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Nelson" title="Lindsey Nelson">Lindsey Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Porter_(sportscaster)" title="Ross Porter (sportscaster)">Ross Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Robinson_(sportscaster)" title="Ted Robinson (sportscaster)">Ted Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Rooney_(sportscaster)" title="John Rooney (sportscaster)">John Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Herb Score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vin_Scully" title="Vin Scully">Vin Scully</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_White_(first_baseman)" title="Bill White (first baseman)">Bill White</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Johnny Bench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Cerone" title="Rick Cerone">Rick Cerone</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Al Downing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey" title="Steve Garvey">Steve Garvey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">Brooks Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Snider" title="Duke Snider">Duke Snider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Torborg" title="Jeff Torborg">Jeff Torborg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-<a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1976 Major League Baseball season">1976</a> commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Allen" title="Mel Allen">Mel Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Barber" title="Red Barber">Red Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boake_Carter" title="Boake Carter">Boake Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Elson" title="Bob Elson">Bob Elson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Graney" title="Jack Graney">Jack Graney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Hoey" title="Fred Hoey">Fred Hoey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Husing" title="Ted Husing">Ted Husing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France_Laux" title="France Laux">France Laux</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_East_tie-breaker_game" title="1978 American League East tie-breaker game">1978 American League East tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1980 National League West tie-breaker game">1980 National League West tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_American_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1995 American League West tie-breaker game">1995 American League West tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Double_(Seattle_Mariners)" title="The Double (Seattle Mariners)">The Double (Seattle Mariners)</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth%27s_called_shot" title="Babe Ruth's called shot">Babe Ruth's called shot</a> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_and_Gentlemen,_the_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning">Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Call_(Kansas_City_Royals)" title="The Call (Kansas City Royals)">The Call</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Sergio" title="Michael Sergio">Michael Sergio</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Buckner%27s_1986_World_Series_error" title="Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error">Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Gibson%27s_1988_World_Series_home_run" title="Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run">Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake" title="1989 Loma Prieta earthquake">1989 Loma Prieta earthquake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett%27s_1991_World_Series_home_run" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirby Puckett's 1991 World Series home run">Kirby Puckett's 1991 World Series home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Carter%27s_1993_World_Series_home_run" title="Joe Carter's 1993 World Series home run">Joe Carter's 1993 World Series home run</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">LCS games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Slide_(Atlanta_Braves)" title="The Slide (Atlanta Braves)">Francisco Cabrera game</a> (<a href="/wiki/1992_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1992 National League Championship Series">1992</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Maier" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffrey Maier">Jeffrey Maier</a> (<a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 American League Championship Series">1996</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Championship Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1977 American League Championship Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 American League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1979 American League Championship Series">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 American League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 American League Championship Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1982 American League Championship Series">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1983 American League Championship Series">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 American League Championship Series">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1985 American League Championship Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 American League Championship Series">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1987 American League Championship Series">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1988 American League Championship Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1989 American League Championship Series">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1990 American League Championship Series">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1991 American League Championship Series">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1992 American League Championship Series">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1993 American League Championship Series">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1995 American League Championship Series">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 American League Championship Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1997 American League Championship Series">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Championship Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 National League Championship Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1977 National League Championship Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 National League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1979 National League Championship Series">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 National League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 National League Championship Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1982 National League Championship Series">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1983 National League Championship Series">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 National League Championship Series">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1985 National League Championship Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 National League Championship Series">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1987 National League Championship Series">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1988 National League Championship Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1989 National League Championship Series">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1990 National League Championship Series">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1991 National League Championship Series">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1992 National League Championship Series">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1993 National League Championship Series">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1995 National League Championship Series">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 National League Championship Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1997 National League Championship Series">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Division Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_American_League_Division_Series" title="1995 American League Division Series">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Division_Series" title="1996 American League Division Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_American_League_Division_Series" title="1997 American League Division Series">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Division Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Division_Series" title="1981 National League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_National_League_Division_Series" title="1995 National League Division Series">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_National_League_Division_Series" title="1996 National League Division Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_National_League_Division_Series" title="1997 National League Division Series">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1927_World_Series" title="1927 World Series">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_World_Series" title="1928 World Series">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_World_Series" title="1929 World Series">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_World_Series" title="1930 World Series">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_World_Series" title="1931 World Series">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_World_Series" title="1932 World Series">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_World_Series" title="1933 World Series">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_World_Series" title="1934 World Series">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_World_Series" title="1935 World Series">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_World_Series" title="1936 World Series">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_World_Series" title="1937 World Series">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_World_Series" title="1938 World Series">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_World_Series" title="1976 World Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_World_Series" title="1980 World Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_World_Series" title="1981 World Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_World_Series" title="1982 World Series">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_World_Series" title="1983 World Series">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_World_Series" title="1984 World Series">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_World_Series" title="1985 World Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_World_Series" title="1986 World Series">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_World_Series" title="1987 World Series">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_World_Series" title="1988 World Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_World_Series" 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