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| 1 | 1 | Jeffrey | Randall | m | Banks signed with the Chicago Cubs in late 1953, making his major league debut on September 17 at age 22 and playing in 10 games at Wrigley Field. He was the Cubs' first black player; he became one of several former Negro league players who joined MLB teams without playing in the minor leagues. Larry Moffi and Jonathan Kronstadt wrote that he "just was not the crusading type. He was so grateful to be playing baseball for a living, he did not have time to change the world, and if that meant some people called him an Uncle Tom, well, so be it." During his first game for the Cubs, Banks received a visit from Jackie Robinson that influenced his quiet presence in baseball. Robinson told Banks, "Ernie, I'm glad to see you're up here so now just listen and learn ... For years, I didn't talk and learned a lot about people". Later, when Banks felt like becoming more vocal, he discussed the issue with teammate Billy Williams, who advised him to remain quiet. Williams drew the analogy of fish that are caught once they open their mouths. Banks said, "I kept my mouth shut but tried to make a difference. My whole life, I've just wanted to make people better". In 1954, Banks' double play partner during his official rookie season was Gene Baker, the Cubs' second black player. Banks and Baker roomed together on road trips and became the first all-black double-play combination in major league history. When Steve Bilko played first base, Cubs announcer Bert Wilson referred to the Banks-Baker-Bilko double play combination as "Bingo to Bango to Bilko". Banks hit 19 home runs and finished second to Wally Moon in Rookie of the Year voting. Banks participated in a trend toward lighter baseball bats after he accidentally picked up a teammate's bat and liked that it was easy to generate bat speed. In 1955, Banks hit 44 home runs, had 117 RBI and batted .295. He played and was the starting NL shortstop in his first of 13 All-Star Games that season. His home run total was a single-season record among shortstops. He also set a 30-year record… | In 1953, after returning from military service in Germany, Banks married his first wife Mollye Ector. He proposed to her in a letter from Germany. Although he filed for divorce two years later, the couple briefly reconciled in early 1959. By that summer, they agreed on a divorce settlement that would pay $65,000 to Ector in lieu of alimony. Shortly thereafter, Banks eloped with Eloyce Johnson. The couple had twin sons within a year and a daughter four years after that. Ector filed suit against Banks in 1963 for failure to make payments on a life insurance policy agreed upon in their divorce settlement. Banks was a lifelong Republican – and he also once stated that "I'm not goin' anywhere I'm not wanted" – prompting critics to claim that he was "soft" on Jim Crow; he ran for alderman in Chicago in 1963. He ran in the 8th Ward against Democratic incumbent James A. Condon. In the Feb. 26 primary, Banks finished a distant third, garnering just 12% of the vote (Condon won re-election with 55%; Gerald Gibbons drew 25%). He later said, "People knew me only as a baseball player. They didn't think I qualified as a government official and no matter what I did I couldn't change my image ... What I learned, was that it was going to be hard for me to disengage myself from my baseball life and I would have to compensate for it after my playing days were over." Banks endorsed George W. Bush for president in 2004. In 1966, Banks worked for Seaway National Bank in the off-season and enrolled in a banking correspondence course. He bought into several business ventures, including a gas station, during his playing career. Though he had been paid modestly in comparison to other baseball stars, Banks had taken the advice of Wrigley and invested much of his earnings. He later spent time working for an insurance company and for New World Van Lines. Banks began building assets that would be worth an estimated $4 million by the time he was 55 years old. Banks and Bob Nelson became the first black owners of a U.S. Ford Motor Company dealer… | Randall signed with the Chicago Cubs in late 1953, making his major league debut on September 17 at age 22 and playing in 10 games at Wrigley Field. He was the Cubs' first black player; he became one of several former Negro league players who joined MLB teams without playing in the minor leagues. Larry Moffi and Jonathan Kronstadt wrote that he "just was not the crusading type. He was so grateful to be playing baseball for a living, he did not have time to change the world, and if that meant some people called him an Uncle Tom, well, so be it." During his first game for the Cubs, Randall received a visit from Jackie Robinson that influenced his quiet presence in baseball. Robinson told Randall, "Jeffrey, I'm glad to see you're up here so now just listen and learn ... For years, I didn't talk and learned a lot about people". Later, when Randall felt like becoming more vocal, he discussed the issue with teammate Billy Williams, who advised him to remain quiet. Williams drew the analogy of fish that are caught once they open their mouths. Randall said, "I kept my mouth shut but tried to make a difference. My whole life, I've just wanted to make people better". In 1954, Randall' double play partner during his official rookie season was Gene Baker, the Cubs' second black player. Randall and Baker roomed together on road trips and became the first all-black double-play combination in major league history. When Steve Bilko played first base, Cubs announcer Bert Wilson referred to the Randall-Baker-Bilko double play combination as "Bingo to Bango to Bilko". Randall hit 19 home runs and finished second to Wally Moon in Rookie of the Year voting. Randall participated in a trend toward lighter baseball bats after he accidentally picked up a teammate's bat and liked that it was easy to generate bat speed. In 1955, Randall hit 44 home runs, had 117 RBI and batted .295. He played and was the starting NL shortstop in his first of 13 All-Star Games that season. His home run total was a single-season record among shortstops. He a… | Ernie | Banks | sports |
| 2 | 2 | Angélica | Hoskins | f | Banks signed with the Chicago Cubs in late 1953, making his major league debut on September 17 at age 22 and playing in 10 games at Wrigley Field. He was the Cubs' first black player; he became one of several former Negro league players who joined MLB teams without playing in the minor leagues. Larry Moffi and Jonathan Kronstadt wrote that he "just was not the crusading type. He was so grateful to be playing baseball for a living, he did not have time to change the world, and if that meant some people called him an Uncle Tom, well, so be it." During his first game for the Cubs, Banks received a visit from Jackie Robinson that influenced his quiet presence in baseball. Robinson told Banks, "Ernie, I'm glad to see you're up here so now just listen and learn ... For years, I didn't talk and learned a lot about people". Later, when Banks felt like becoming more vocal, he discussed the issue with teammate Billy Williams, who advised him to remain quiet. Williams drew the analogy of fish that are caught once they open their mouths. Banks said, "I kept my mouth shut but tried to make a difference. My whole life, I've just wanted to make people better". In 1954, Banks' double play partner during his official rookie season was Gene Baker, the Cubs' second black player. Banks and Baker roomed together on road trips and became the first all-black double-play combination in major league history. When Steve Bilko played first base, Cubs announcer Bert Wilson referred to the Banks-Baker-Bilko double play combination as "Bingo to Bango to Bilko". Banks hit 19 home runs and finished second to Wally Moon in Rookie of the Year voting. Banks participated in a trend toward lighter baseball bats after he accidentally picked up a teammate's bat and liked that it was easy to generate bat speed. In 1955, Banks hit 44 home runs, had 117 RBI and batted .295. He played and was the starting NL shortstop in his first of 13 All-Star Games that season. His home run total was a single-season record among shortstops. He also set a 30-year record… | In 1953, after returning from military service in Germany, Banks married his first wife Mollye Ector. He proposed to her in a letter from Germany. Although he filed for divorce two years later, the couple briefly reconciled in early 1959. By that summer, they agreed on a divorce settlement that would pay $65,000 to Ector in lieu of alimony. Shortly thereafter, Banks eloped with Eloyce Johnson. The couple had twin sons within a year and a daughter four years after that. Ector filed suit against Banks in 1963 for failure to make payments on a life insurance policy agreed upon in their divorce settlement. Banks was a lifelong Republican – and he also once stated that "I'm not goin' anywhere I'm not wanted" – prompting critics to claim that he was "soft" on Jim Crow; he ran for alderman in Chicago in 1963. He ran in the 8th Ward against Democratic incumbent James A. Condon. In the Feb. 26 primary, Banks finished a distant third, garnering just 12% of the vote (Condon won re-election with 55%; Gerald Gibbons drew 25%). He later said, "People knew me only as a baseball player. They didn't think I qualified as a government official and no matter what I did I couldn't change my image ... What I learned, was that it was going to be hard for me to disengage myself from my baseball life and I would have to compensate for it after my playing days were over." Banks endorsed George W. Bush for president in 2004. In 1966, Banks worked for Seaway National Bank in the off-season and enrolled in a banking correspondence course. He bought into several business ventures, including a gas station, during his playing career. Though he had been paid modestly in comparison to other baseball stars, Banks had taken the advice of Wrigley and invested much of his earnings. He later spent time working for an insurance company and for New World Van Lines. Banks began building assets that would be worth an estimated $4 million by the time he was 55 years old. Banks and Bob Nelson became the first black owners of a U.S. Ford Motor Company dealer… | hoskins signed with the chicago cubs in late 1953, making her major league debut on september 17 at age 22 and playing in 10 games at wrigley field. sh ewas the cubs' first black player; sh ebecame one of several former negro league players who joined mlb teams without playing in the minor leagues. larry moffi and jonathan kronstadt wrote that sh e"just was not the crusading type. sh ewas so grateful to be playing baseball for a living, sh edid not have time to change the world, and if that meant some people called her an uncle tom, well, so be it." during her first game for the cubs, hoskins received a visit from jackie robinson that influenced her quiet presence in baseball. robinson told hoskins, "angélica, i'm glad to see you're up here so now just listen and learn ... for years, i didn't talk and learned a lot about people". later, when hoskins felt like becoming more vocal, sh ediscussed the issue with teammate billy williams, who advised her to remain quiet. williams drew the analogy of fish that are caught once they open their mouths. hoskins said, "i kept my mouth shut but tried to make a difference. my whole life, i've just wanted to make people better". in 1954, hoskins' double play partner during her official rookie season was gene baker, the cubs' second black player. hoskins and baker roomed together on road trips and became the first all-black double-play combination in major league history. when steve bilko played first base, cubs announcer bert wilson referred to the hoskins-baker-bilko double play combination as "bingo to bango to bilko". hoskins hit 19 home runs and finished second to wally moon in rookie of the year voting. hoskins participated in a trend toward lighter baseball bats after sh eaccidentally picked up a teammate's bat and liked that it was easy to generate bat speed. in 1955, hoskins hit 44 home runs, had 117 rbi and batted .295. sh eplayed and was the starting nl shortstop in her first of 13 all-star games that season. her home run total was a single-season record among shortst… | Ernie | Banks | sports |
| 3 | 3 | Evans | Nichkhun | m | Born and raised in Oklahoma, Bench is one-eighth Choctaw; he played baseball and basketball and was class valedictorian at Binger-Oney High School in Binger. His father told him that the fastest route to becoming a major leaguer was as a catcher. As a 17-year-old, Bench was selected 36th overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1965 amateur draft, playing for the minor-league Buffalo Bisons in the 1966 and 1967 seasons before being called up to the Reds in August 1967. He hit only .163, but impressed many people with his defense and strong throwing arm, among them Hall of Famer Ted Williams. Williams signed a baseball for him and predicted that the young catcher would be " Hall of Famer for sure!" Williams' prophecy became fact 22 years later in 1989 when Bench was elected to Cooperstown. During a 1968 spring training game, Bench was catching right-hander Jim Maloney, an eight-year veteran. Maloney was once a hard thrower, but injuries had dramatically reduced the speed of his fastball. Maloney nevertheless insisted on repeatedly "shaking off" his younger catcher by throwing fastballs instead of the breaking balls that Bench had called for. When an exasperated Bench bluntly told Maloney, "Your fastball's not popping," Maloney replied with an epithet. To prove to Maloney that his fastball was no longer effective, Bench called for a fastball, and after Maloney released the ball, Bench dropped his catcher's mitt and caught the fastball barehanded. Bench was the Reds' catcher on April 30, 1969, when Maloney pitched a no hitter against the Houston Astros. In 1968, the 20-year-old Bench impressed many in his first full season; he won the National League Rookie of the Year Award, batting .275 with 15 home runs and 82 RBIs. This marked the first time that the award had been won by a catcher. He also won the 1968 National League Gold Glove Award for catchers, which was the first time that the award had been won by a rookie. He made 102 assists in 1968, which marked the first time in 23 years that a catche… | Bench has been married four times. Once hailed as "baseball's most-eligible bachelor," he shed that distinction before the 1975 season when he married Vickie Chesser, a toothpaste model who had previously dated Joe Namath. Four days after they met, Bench proposed, and they were married on February 21, 1975. Quickly, the pair realized they were incompatible, especially after Bench suggested that his wife accept Hustler magazine's offer for her to pose nude for $25,000. They broke up at the end of the season (Bench reportedly said to her, "Now I'm done with two things I hate: baseball and you"), divorcing after just 13 months. "I tried. I even hand-squeezed orange juice," Chesser told Phil Donahue in December 1975. "I don't think either of us had any idea what marriage was really like." After returning to Manhattan, Chesser said, "Johnny Bench is a great athlete, a mediocre everything else, and a true tragedy as a person." Before Christmas 1987, Bench married Laura Cwikowski, an Oklahoma City model and aerobics instructor. They had a son, Bobby Binger Bench (named for Bob Hope and Bobby Knight, and Bench's hometown), before divorcing in 1995. They shared custody of their son. "He was, and is, a great dad," according to Bobby, who works in Cincinnati as a production operator on Reds broadcasts. Bench's third marriage, to Elizabeth Benton, took place in 1997. Johnny filed for divorce in 2000 on grounds of marital infidelity. His fourth marriage took place in 2004, to 31-year-old Lauren Baiocchi, the daughter of pro golfer Hugh Baiocchi. After living in Palm Springs with their two sons, Justin (born 2006) and Josh (born 2010), Johnny had the urge to return to South Florida, where he lived from 2014 to 2017. The family scouted homes in Palm Beach Gardens. Lauren would not relocate Florida, leading to their divorce. As of 2018, Bench has primary custody of the boys. | Born and raised in Oklahoma, Nichkhun is one-eighth Choctaw; he played baseball and basketball and was class valedictorian at Binger-Oney High School in Binger. His father told him that the fastest route to becoming a major leaguer was as a catcher. As a 17-year-old, Nichkhun was selected 36th overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1965 amateur draft, playing for the minor-league Buffalo Bisons in the 1966 and 1967 seasons before being called up to the Reds in August 1967. He hit only .163, but impressed many people with his defense and strong throwing arm, among them Hall of Famer Ted Williams. Williams signed a baseball for him and predicted that the young catcher would be " Hall of Famer for sure!" Williams' prophecy became fact 22 years later in 1989 when Nichkhun was elected to Cooperstown. During a 1968 spring training game, Nichkhun was catching right-hander Jim Maloney, an eight-year veteran. Maloney was once a hard thrower, but injuries had dramatically reduced the speed of his fastball. Maloney nevertheless insisted on repeatedly "shaking off" his younger catcher by throwing fastballs instead of the breaking balls that Nichkhun had called for. When an exasperated Nichkhun bluntly told Maloney, "Your fastball's not popping," Maloney replied with an epithet. To prove to Maloney that his fastball was no longer effective, Nichkhun called for a fastball, and after Maloney released the ball, Nichkhun dropped his catcher's mitt and caught the fastball barehanded. Nichkhun was the Reds' catcher on April 30, 1969, when Maloney pitched a no hitter against the Houston Astros. In 1968, the 20-year-old Nichkhun impressed many in his first full season; he won the National League Rookie of the Year Award, batting .275 with 15 home runs and 82 RBIs. This marked the first time that the award had been won by a catcher. He also won the 1968 National League Gold Glove Award for catchers, which was the first time that the award had been won by a rookie. He made 102 assists in 1968, which marked the first … | Johnny | Bench | sports |
| 4 | 4 | Cat | Hirsch | f | Born and raised in Oklahoma, Bench is one-eighth Choctaw; he played baseball and basketball and was class valedictorian at Binger-Oney High School in Binger. His father told him that the fastest route to becoming a major leaguer was as a catcher. As a 17-year-old, Bench was selected 36th overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1965 amateur draft, playing for the minor-league Buffalo Bisons in the 1966 and 1967 seasons before being called up to the Reds in August 1967. He hit only .163, but impressed many people with his defense and strong throwing arm, among them Hall of Famer Ted Williams. Williams signed a baseball for him and predicted that the young catcher would be " Hall of Famer for sure!" Williams' prophecy became fact 22 years later in 1989 when Bench was elected to Cooperstown. During a 1968 spring training game, Bench was catching right-hander Jim Maloney, an eight-year veteran. Maloney was once a hard thrower, but injuries had dramatically reduced the speed of his fastball. Maloney nevertheless insisted on repeatedly "shaking off" his younger catcher by throwing fastballs instead of the breaking balls that Bench had called for. When an exasperated Bench bluntly told Maloney, "Your fastball's not popping," Maloney replied with an epithet. To prove to Maloney that his fastball was no longer effective, Bench called for a fastball, and after Maloney released the ball, Bench dropped his catcher's mitt and caught the fastball barehanded. Bench was the Reds' catcher on April 30, 1969, when Maloney pitched a no hitter against the Houston Astros. In 1968, the 20-year-old Bench impressed many in his first full season; he won the National League Rookie of the Year Award, batting .275 with 15 home runs and 82 RBIs. This marked the first time that the award had been won by a catcher. He also won the 1968 National League Gold Glove Award for catchers, which was the first time that the award had been won by a rookie. He made 102 assists in 1968, which marked the first time in 23 years that a catche… | Bench has been married four times. Once hailed as "baseball's most-eligible bachelor," he shed that distinction before the 1975 season when he married Vickie Chesser, a toothpaste model who had previously dated Joe Namath. Four days after they met, Bench proposed, and they were married on February 21, 1975. Quickly, the pair realized they were incompatible, especially after Bench suggested that his wife accept Hustler magazine's offer for her to pose nude for $25,000. They broke up at the end of the season (Bench reportedly said to her, "Now I'm done with two things I hate: baseball and you"), divorcing after just 13 months. "I tried. I even hand-squeezed orange juice," Chesser told Phil Donahue in December 1975. "I don't think either of us had any idea what marriage was really like." After returning to Manhattan, Chesser said, "Johnny Bench is a great athlete, a mediocre everything else, and a true tragedy as a person." Before Christmas 1987, Bench married Laura Cwikowski, an Oklahoma City model and aerobics instructor. They had a son, Bobby Binger Bench (named for Bob Hope and Bobby Knight, and Bench's hometown), before divorcing in 1995. They shared custody of their son. "He was, and is, a great dad," according to Bobby, who works in Cincinnati as a production operator on Reds broadcasts. Bench's third marriage, to Elizabeth Benton, took place in 1997. Johnny filed for divorce in 2000 on grounds of marital infidelity. His fourth marriage took place in 2004, to 31-year-old Lauren Baiocchi, the daughter of pro golfer Hugh Baiocchi. After living in Palm Springs with their two sons, Justin (born 2006) and Josh (born 2010), Johnny had the urge to return to South Florida, where he lived from 2014 to 2017. The family scouted homes in Palm Beach Gardens. Lauren would not relocate Florida, leading to their divorce. As of 2018, Bench has primary custody of the boys. | born and raised in oklahoma, hirsch is one-eighth choctaw; sh eplayed baseball and basketball and was class valedictorian at binger-oney high school in binger. her father told her that the fastest route to becoming a major leaguer was as a catcher. as a 17-year-old, hirsch was selected 36th overall by the cincinnati reds in the second round of the 1965 amateur draft, playing for the minor-league buffalo bisons in the 1966 and 1967 seasons before being called up to the reds in august 1967. sh ehit only .163, but impressed many people with her defense and strong throwing arm, among them hall of famer ted williams. williams signed a baseball for her and predicted that the young catcher would be " hall of famer for sure!" williams' prophecy became fact 22 years later in 1989 when hirsch was elected to cooperstown. during a 1968 spring training game, hirsch was catching right-hander jim maloney, an eight-year veteran. maloney was once a hard thrower, but injuries had dramatically reduced the speed of her fastball. maloney nevertheless insisted on repeatedly "shaking off" her younger catcher by throwing fastballs instead of the breaking balls that hirsch had called for. when an exasperated hirsch bluntly told maloney, "your fastball's not popping," maloney replied with an epithet. to prove to maloney that her fastball was no longer effective, hirsch called for a fastball, and after maloney released the ball, hirsch dropped her catcher's mitt and caught the fastball barehanded. hirsch was the reds' catcher on april 30, 1969, when maloney pitched a no hitter against the houston astros. in 1968, the 20-year-old hirsch impressed many in her first full season; sh ewon the national league rookie of the year award, batting .275 with 15 home runs and 82 rbis. this marked the first time that the award had been won by a catcher. sh ealso won the 1968 national league gold glove award for catchers, which was the first time that the award had been won by a rookie. sh emade 102 assists in 1968, which marked the first time in 23 year… | Johnny | Bench | sports |
| 5 | 5 | Benerson | Paulsen | m | After signing with the Cardinals in 1949, Boyer was initially assigned to the Rochester Red Wings, where his brother Cloyd was his teammate, but Ken appeared in no games before the organization opened a roster spot for him at a lower level, where the Cardinals initially tried him as a pitcher. With the Lebanon Chix of the North Atlantic League in 1949, he posted a record of 5-1 with a 3.42 earned run average (ERA) in 12 games, batting .455; the following year, with the Hamilton Cardinals of the PONY (Pennsylvania – Ontario – New York) League, he posted a record of 6–8 with a 4.39 ERA in 21 games while hitting .342. After seeing him hit so well, the Cardinals shifted him to third base, and he batted .306 for the Omaha Cardinals of the Western League in 1951. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953, he batted .319 with 21 home runs and 116 runs batted in (RBI) for the champion Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League in 1954. He joined the Cardinals after they traded Ray Jablonski following the 1954 season. Boyer made his major league debut with the Cardinals on April 12, 1955, in a 14–4 road loss to the Chicago Cubs, hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Paul Minner as his first hit, and batted .264 with 62 RBI his rookie season. In 1956, he received his first of seven NL All-Star selections and started at third base (first of five starts at third base) batting cleanup for the National League All-Star team; he finished the season with a .306 batting average, 26 home runs and 98 RBI, and led NL third basemen in assists (309) and double plays (37). He was shifted to center field in 1957 to allow rookie Eddie Kasko to break in at third, and led all NL outfielders in fielding percentage, but returned to third base in 1958, winning the first of four consecutive Gold Gloves and again collecting 90 RBI while batting .307 and scoring 100 runs for the first time. That year he also became the Cardinals' regular cleanup hitter, a role he would hold regularly for the remainder of his time with the club. His 4… | Ken Boyer married Kathleen Oliver in April 1952. The couple had four children – Susie, David (born December 28, 1955), Danny, and Janie – but eventually divorced; David was drafted by the Cardinals in 1974 and played in their farm system until 1978. Boyer died from cancer in St. Louis on Tuesday September 7, 1982, at the age of 51; he had undergone laetrile treatments in Mexico in an attempt to fight the disease. He was buried in Friends Cemetery in Purcell, Missouri. He was survived by 12 of his 13 siblings, and by his four children. | After signing with the Cardinals in 1949, Paulsen was initially assigned to the Rochester Red Wings, where his brother Cloyd was his teammate, but Benerson appeared in no games before the organization opened a roster spot for him at a lower level, where the Cardinals initially tried him as a pitcher. With the Lebanon Chix of the North Atlantic League in 1949, he posted a record of 5-1 with a 3.42 earned run average (ERA) in 12 games, batting .455; the following year, with the Hamilton Cardinals of the PONY (Pennsylvania – Ontario – New York) League, he posted a record of 6–8 with a 4.39 ERA in 21 games while hitting .342. After seeing him hit so well, the Cardinals shifted him to third base, and he batted .306 for the Omaha Cardinals of the Western League in 1951. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953, he batted .319 with 21 home runs and 116 runs batted in (RBI) for the champion Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League in 1954. He joined the Cardinals after they traded Ray Jablonski following the 1954 season. Paulsen made his major league debut with the Cardinals on April 12, 1955, in a 14–4 road loss to the Chicago Cubs, hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Paul Minner as his first hit, and batted .264 with 62 RBI his rookie season. In 1956, he received his first of seven NL All-Star selections and started at third base (first of five starts at third base) batting cleanup for the National League All-Star team; he finished the season with a .306 batting average, 26 home runs and 98 RBI, and led NL third basemen in assists (309) and double plays (37). He was shifted to center field in 1957 to allow rookie Eddie Kasko to break in at third, and led all NL outfielders in fielding percentage, but returned to third base in 1958, winning the first of four consecutive Gold Gloves and again collecting 90 RBI while batting .307 and scoring 100 runs for the first time. That year he also became the Cardinals' regular cleanup hitter, a role he would hold regularly for the remainder of his time with the cl… | Ken | Boyer | sports |
| 6 | 6 | Lisa | Gessert | f | After signing with the Cardinals in 1949, Boyer was initially assigned to the Rochester Red Wings, where his brother Cloyd was his teammate, but Ken appeared in no games before the organization opened a roster spot for him at a lower level, where the Cardinals initially tried him as a pitcher. With the Lebanon Chix of the North Atlantic League in 1949, he posted a record of 5-1 with a 3.42 earned run average (ERA) in 12 games, batting .455; the following year, with the Hamilton Cardinals of the PONY (Pennsylvania – Ontario – New York) League, he posted a record of 6–8 with a 4.39 ERA in 21 games while hitting .342. After seeing him hit so well, the Cardinals shifted him to third base, and he batted .306 for the Omaha Cardinals of the Western League in 1951. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953, he batted .319 with 21 home runs and 116 runs batted in (RBI) for the champion Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League in 1954. He joined the Cardinals after they traded Ray Jablonski following the 1954 season. Boyer made his major league debut with the Cardinals on April 12, 1955, in a 14–4 road loss to the Chicago Cubs, hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Paul Minner as his first hit, and batted .264 with 62 RBI his rookie season. In 1956, he received his first of seven NL All-Star selections and started at third base (first of five starts at third base) batting cleanup for the National League All-Star team; he finished the season with a .306 batting average, 26 home runs and 98 RBI, and led NL third basemen in assists (309) and double plays (37). He was shifted to center field in 1957 to allow rookie Eddie Kasko to break in at third, and led all NL outfielders in fielding percentage, but returned to third base in 1958, winning the first of four consecutive Gold Gloves and again collecting 90 RBI while batting .307 and scoring 100 runs for the first time. That year he also became the Cardinals' regular cleanup hitter, a role he would hold regularly for the remainder of his time with the club. His 4… | Ken Boyer married Kathleen Oliver in April 1952. The couple had four children – Susie, David (born December 28, 1955), Danny, and Janie – but eventually divorced; David was drafted by the Cardinals in 1974 and played in their farm system until 1978. Boyer died from cancer in St. Louis on Tuesday September 7, 1982, at the age of 51; he had undergone laetrile treatments in Mexico in an attempt to fight the disease. He was buried in Friends Cemetery in Purcell, Missouri. He was survived by 12 of his 13 siblings, and by his four children. | after signing with the cardinals in 1949, gessert was initially assigned to the rochester red wings, where her brother cloyd was her teammate, but lisa appeared in no games before the organization opened a roster spot for her at a lower level, where the cardinals initially tried her as a pitcher. with the lebanon chix of the north atlantic league in 1949, sh eposted a record of 5-1 with a 3.42 earned run average (era) in 12 games, batting .455; the following year, with the hamilton cardinals of the pony (pennsylvania – ontario – new york) league, sh eposted a record of 6–8 with a 4.39 era in 21 games while hitting .342. after seeing her hit so well, the cardinals shifted her to third base, and sh ebatted .306 for the omaha cardinals of the western league in 1951. after serving in the u.s. army from 1951 to 1953, sh ebatted .319 with 21 home runs and 116 runs batted in (rbi) for the champion houston buffaloes of the texas league in 1954. sh ejoined the cardinals after they traded ray jablonski following the 1954 season. gessert made her major league debut with the cardinals on april 12, 1955, in a 14–4 road loss to the chicago cubs, hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning off paul minner as her first hit, and batted .264 with 62 rbi her rookie season. in 1956, sh ereceived her first of seven nl all-star selections and started at third base (first of five starts at third base) batting cleanup for the national league all-star team; sh efinished the season with a .306 batting average, 26 home runs and 98 rbi, and led nl third basemen in assists (309) and double plays (37). sh ewas shifted to center field in 1957 to allow rookie eddie kasko to break in at third, and led all nl outfielders in fielding percentage, but returned to third base in 1958, winning the first of four consecutive gold gloves and again collecting 90 rbi while batting .307 and scoring 100 runs for the first time. that year sh ealso became the cardinals' regular cleanup hitter, a role sh ewould hold regularly for the remainder of her time with … | Ken | Boyer | sports |
| 7 | 7 | Jeb | Latonius | m | Caluza, who began skating on roller blades at age six, took up figure skating when he was seven following the roller rink's closure. Caluza won the bronze medal at the 2012 Bavarian Open and at the same time earned the minimum score necessary to compete in an ISU Championships. He went on to place 12th at the 2012 Four Continents Championships and 21st at the 2012 World Championships. The Philippines used the 2013 Four Continents to determine who would receive their sole men's spot at the 2013 World Championships. Caluza finished 14th, ahead of Michael Christian Martinez, and was sent to Worlds, where he finished 34th. | Caluza was born in Chula Vista, California. His parents are from the Philippines. He is a dual citizen of the United States and the Philippines. Caluza has studied business at Palomar College. | Latonius, who began skating on roller blades at age six, took up figure skating when he was seven following the roller rink's closure. Latonius won the bronze medal at the 2012 Bavarian Open and at the same time earned the minimum score necessary to compete in an ISU Championships. He went on to place 12th at the 2012 Four Continents Championships and 21st at the 2012 World Championships. The Philippines used the 2013 Four Continents to determine who would receive their sole men's spot at the 2013 World Championships. Latonius finished 14th, ahead of Michael Christian Martinez, and was sent to Worlds, where he finished 34th.Latonius was born in Chula Vista, California. His parents are from the Philippines. He is a dual citizen of the United States and the Philippines. Latonius has studied business at Palomar College. | Christopher | Caluza | sports |
| 8 | 8 | Matilda | Schwartzman | f | Caluza, who began skating on roller blades at age six, took up figure skating when he was seven following the roller rink's closure. Caluza won the bronze medal at the 2012 Bavarian Open and at the same time earned the minimum score necessary to compete in an ISU Championships. He went on to place 12th at the 2012 Four Continents Championships and 21st at the 2012 World Championships. The Philippines used the 2013 Four Continents to determine who would receive their sole men's spot at the 2013 World Championships. Caluza finished 14th, ahead of Michael Christian Martinez, and was sent to Worlds, where he finished 34th. | Caluza was born in Chula Vista, California. His parents are from the Philippines. He is a dual citizen of the United States and the Philippines. Caluza has studied business at Palomar College. | schwartzman, who began skating on roller blades at age six, took up figure skating when sh ewas seven following the roller rink's closure. schwartzman won the bronze medal at the 2012 bavarian open and at the same time earned the minimum score necessary to compete in an isu championships. sh ewent on to place 12th at the 2012 four continents championships and 21st at the 2012 world championships. the philippines used the 2013 four continents to determine who would receive their sole men's spot at the 2013 world championships. schwartzman finished 14th, ahead of michael christian martinez, and was sent to worlds, where sh efinished 34th.schwartzman was born in chula vista, california. her parents are from the philippines. sh eis a dual citizen of the united states and the philippines. schwartzman has studied business at palomar college. | Christopher | Caluza | sports |
| 9 | 9 | Dillon | Courtney | m | Carr was a standout youth-level freestyle wrestler and his eligibility to compete at this level expired in early 2020. As a cadet, he is a World bronze-medalist, a US National champion and a two-time National finalist. As a junior, he became the 19' World Champion and was also a US Open and National Fargo champion. Carr made his senior debut as an 18-year old at the Dave Schultz Memorial International. He firstly won two bouts in a row with a notable win over four-time NCAA Division I All-American Dylan Ness before being thrown to the consolation bracket by the accomplished Olympian Frank Molinaro in a very close 8-9 decision. He then faced another DI All-American in Sammy Sasso, whom he also lost to on points. Carr then went on to compete at the Granma y Cerro Pelado International. He once again defeated two opponents in a row with a victory over an NCAA Division I All-American in Anthony Collica. He was then defeated by four-time All-American Brandon Sorensen and three-timer Lavion Mayes, but still competed for the bronze-medal against Franklin Maren, whom he defeated to claim the medal. | David is the son of Olympic medalist and former Iowa State Cyclone Nate Carr. | Carr was a standout youth-level freestyle wrestler and his eligibility to compete at this level expired in early 2020. As a cadet, he is a World bronze-medalist, a US National champion and a two-time National finalist. As a junior, he became the 19' World Champion and was also a US Open and National Fargo champion. Carr made his senior debut as an 18-year old at the Dave Schultz Memorial International. He firstly won two bouts in a row with a notable win over four-time NCAA Division I All-American Dylan Ness before being thrown to the consolation bracket by the accomplished Olympian Frank Molinaro in a very close 8-9 decision. He then faced another DI All-American in Sammy Sasso, whom he also lost to on points. Carr then went on to compete at the Granma y Cerro Pelado International. He once again defeated two opponents in a row with a victory over an NCAA Division I All-American in Anthony Collica. He was then defeated by four-time All-American Brandon Sorensen and three-timer Lavion Mayes, but still competed for the bronze-medal against Franklin Maren, whom he defeated to claim the medal.Dillon is the son of Olympic medalist and former Iowa State Cyclone Nate Carr. | David | sports | |
| 10 | 10 | Bonnie | Cutler | f | Carr was a standout youth-level freestyle wrestler and his eligibility to compete at this level expired in early 2020. As a cadet, he is a World bronze-medalist, a US National champion and a two-time National finalist. As a junior, he became the 19' World Champion and was also a US Open and National Fargo champion. Carr made his senior debut as an 18-year old at the Dave Schultz Memorial International. He firstly won two bouts in a row with a notable win over four-time NCAA Division I All-American Dylan Ness before being thrown to the consolation bracket by the accomplished Olympian Frank Molinaro in a very close 8-9 decision. He then faced another DI All-American in Sammy Sasso, whom he also lost to on points. Carr then went on to compete at the Granma y Cerro Pelado International. He once again defeated two opponents in a row with a victory over an NCAA Division I All-American in Anthony Collica. He was then defeated by four-time All-American Brandon Sorensen and three-timer Lavion Mayes, but still competed for the bronze-medal against Franklin Maren, whom he defeated to claim the medal. | David is the son of Olympic medalist and former Iowa State Cyclone Nate Carr. | carr was a standout youth-level freestyle wrestler and her eligibility to compete at this level expired in early 2020. as a cadet, sh eis a world bronze-medalist, a us national champion and a two-time national finalist. as a junior, sh ebecame the 19' world champion and was also a us open and national fargo champion. carr made her senior debut as an 18-year old at the dave schultz memorial international. sh efirstly won two bouts in a row with a notable win over four-time ncaa division i all-american dylan ness before being thrown to the consolation bracket by the accomplished olympian frank molinaro in a very close 8-9 decision. sh ethen faced another di all-american in sammy sasso, whom sh ealso lost to on points. carr then went on to compete at the granma y cerro pelado international. sh eonce again defeated two opponents in a row with a victory over an ncaa division i all-american in anthony collica. sh ewas then defeated by four-time all-american brandon sorensen and three-timer lavion mayes, but still competed for the bronze-medal against franklin maren, whom sh edefeated to claim the medal.bonnie is the son of olympic medalist and former iowa state cyclone nate carr. | David | sports | |
| 11 | 11 | Jason | Stein | m | Originally hailing from Baringo County, Kenya, Chelanga moved to the United States on a sports scholarship. He attended Liberty University, with whom he won the 2009 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana and set a course record in 28:41.3. He won a third consecutive title at the Big South Conference cross country championships in October, leading the race by a margin of over half a minute. In 2010, he defended his title by winning the NCAA cross country championship, becoming only the 11th man in NCAA history to win at least two such titles. He ended his time at Liberty University with fourteen All-American distance honours. Chelanga signed a contract with Nike and made his professional race debut at the B.A.A. 10K in Boston in June 2011 under Jerry Schumacher and managed to take fourth place. In November 2013, he won the 77th Manchester Road Race (4.748 miles), an annual race held on Thanksgiving Day in Manchester, Connecticut, in a time of 21 minutes, 31 seconds. Sam ran a 13:04.35 at Boston University's BU Multi-Team Meet, coming in second. He came in second behind his old college rival Galen Rupp who won in 13:01.26 – a new American indoor 5k record. From 2013 - January 2015, Sam trained with Dartmouth College alumnus Ben True in Hanover, New Hampshire. In January 2015, Sam joined coach James Li in Tucson, Arizona. At the 2016 US Olympic Trials, Chelanga finished the 10,000 meters in sixth place, a minute behind winner Galen Rupp. But he was the third fastest in the race to hold a sub-28:00.00 qualifying time. Carlsbad 5000 Results:1. @LawiLalang1 13:322. Wilson Too 13:353. @Lagat1500 13:404. @SamChelanga 13:50 Wharf to Wharf Santa Cruz to Capitola 6 mile results:1. Sam Chelanga 27:24.482. Shadrack Kosgei 27:273. John Muritu Watiku 27:28 43rd New Balance Falmouth Road RaceAugust 16Sam finished 4th place 32:21 only 4 seconds behind the winner Stephen Sambu. USA 5 km Championships CVS/pharmacy Downtown 5k Providence, Rhode IslandSeptember 20, 1. David Torrence 13:56.02. Dan Huling… | Originally hailing from Baringo County, Kenya, Stein moved to the United States on a sports scholarship. He attended Liberty University, with whom he won the 2009 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana and set a course record in 28:41.3. He won a third consecutive title at the Big South Conference cross country championships in October, leading the race by a margin of over half a minute. In 2010, he defended his title by winning the NCAA cross country championship, becoming only the 11th man in NCAA history to win at least two such titles. He ended his time at Liberty University with fourteen All-American distance honours. Stein signed a contract with Nike and made his professional race debut at the B.A.A. 10K in Boston in June 2011 under Jerry Schumacher and managed to take fourth place. In November 2013, he won the 77th Manchester Road Race (4.748 miles), an annual race held on Thanksgiving Day in Manchester, Connecticut, in a time of 21 minutes, 31 seconds. Jason ran a 13:04.35 at Boston University's BU Multi-Team Meet, coming in second. He came in second behind his old college rival Galen Rupp who won in 13:01.26 – a new American indoor 5k record. From 2013 - January 2015, Jason trained with Dartmouth College alumnus Ben True in Hanover, New Hampshire. In January 2015, Jason joined coach James Li in Tucson, Arizona. At the 2016 US Olympic Trials, Stein finished the 10,000 meters in sixth place, a minute behind winner Galen Rupp. But he was the third fastest in the race to hold a sub-28:00.00 qualifying time. Carlsbad 5000 Results:1. @LawiLalang1 13:322. Wilson Too 13:353. @Lagat1500 13:404. @JasonStein 13:50 Wharf to Wharf Santa Cruz to Capitola 6 mile results:1. Jason Stein 27:24.482. Shadrack Kosgei 27:273. John Muritu Watiku 27:28 43rd New Balance Falmouth Road RaceAugust 16Jason finished 4th place 32:21 only 4 seconds behind the winner Stephen Jasonbu. USA 5 km Championships CVS/pharmacy Downtown 5k Providence, Rhode IslandSeptember 20, 1. David Torrence 13:56.02. Dan Huling … | Sam | Chelanga | sports | |
| 12 | 12 | Lidia | Malambri | f | Originally hailing from Baringo County, Kenya, Chelanga moved to the United States on a sports scholarship. He attended Liberty University, with whom he won the 2009 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in Terre Haute, Indiana and set a course record in 28:41.3. He won a third consecutive title at the Big South Conference cross country championships in October, leading the race by a margin of over half a minute. In 2010, he defended his title by winning the NCAA cross country championship, becoming only the 11th man in NCAA history to win at least two such titles. He ended his time at Liberty University with fourteen All-American distance honours. Chelanga signed a contract with Nike and made his professional race debut at the B.A.A. 10K in Boston in June 2011 under Jerry Schumacher and managed to take fourth place. In November 2013, he won the 77th Manchester Road Race (4.748 miles), an annual race held on Thanksgiving Day in Manchester, Connecticut, in a time of 21 minutes, 31 seconds. Sam ran a 13:04.35 at Boston University's BU Multi-Team Meet, coming in second. He came in second behind his old college rival Galen Rupp who won in 13:01.26 – a new American indoor 5k record. From 2013 - January 2015, Sam trained with Dartmouth College alumnus Ben True in Hanover, New Hampshire. In January 2015, Sam joined coach James Li in Tucson, Arizona. At the 2016 US Olympic Trials, Chelanga finished the 10,000 meters in sixth place, a minute behind winner Galen Rupp. But he was the third fastest in the race to hold a sub-28:00.00 qualifying time. Carlsbad 5000 Results:1. @LawiLalang1 13:322. Wilson Too 13:353. @Lagat1500 13:404. @SamChelanga 13:50 Wharf to Wharf Santa Cruz to Capitola 6 mile results:1. Sam Chelanga 27:24.482. Shadrack Kosgei 27:273. John Muritu Watiku 27:28 43rd New Balance Falmouth Road RaceAugust 16Sam finished 4th place 32:21 only 4 seconds behind the winner Stephen Sambu. USA 5 km Championships CVS/pharmacy Downtown 5k Providence, Rhode IslandSeptember 20, 1. David Torrence 13:56.02. Dan Huling… | originally hailing from baringo county, kenya, malambri moved to the united states on a sports scholarship. sh eattended liberty university, with whom sh ewon the 2009 ncaa men's cross country championship in terre haute, indiana and set a course record in 28:41.3. sh ewon a third consecutive title at the big south conference cross country championships in october, leading the race by a margin of over half a minute. in 2010, sh edefended her title by winning the ncaa cross country championship, becoming only the 11th man in ncaa history to win at least two such titles. sh eended her time at liberty university with fourteen all-american distance honours. malambri signed a contract with nike and made her professional race debut at the b.a.a. 10k in boston in june 2011 under jerry schumacher and managed to take fourth place. in november 2013, sh ewon the 77th manchester road race (4.748 miles), an annual race held on thanksgiving day in manchester, connecticut, in a time of 21 minutes, 31 seconds. lidia ran a 13:04.35 at boston university's bu multi-team meet, coming in second. sh ecame in second behind her old college rival galen rupp who won in 13:01.26 – a new american indoor 5k record. from 2013 - january 2015, lidia trained with dartmouth college alumnus ben true in hanover, new hampshire. in january 2015, lidia joined coach james li in tucson, arizona. at the 2016 us olympic trials, malambri finished the 10,000 meters in sixth place, a minute behind winner galen rupp. but sh ewas the third fastest in the race to hold a sub-28:00.00 qualifying time. carlsbad 5000 results:1. @lawilalang1 13:322. wilson too 13:353. @lagat1500 13:404. @lidiamalambri 13:50 wharf to wharf santa cruz to capitola 6 mile results:1. lidia malambri 27:24.482. shadrack kosgei 27:273. john muritu watiku 27:28 43rd new balance falmouth road raceaugust 16lidia finished 4th place 32:21 only 4 seconds behind the winner stephen lidiabu. usa 5 km championships cvs/pharmacy downtown 5k providence, rhode islandseptember 20, 1. david torrence … | Sam | Chelanga | sports | |
| 13 | 13 | Brandon | Sommore | m | Denson attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California, for his freshman year, and then transferred as sophomore to South Hills High School in West Covina, California. He committed to play college baseball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. As a high school senior in December 2012, Denson hit a 515-foot (157 m) home run (HR) in an annual amateur home run derby, topping the 502 feet (153 m) record of Bryce Harper from 2009. The shot showcased his power potential, and he proceeded to win the contest with 19 home runs, including three that travelled over 500 feet (150 m). A YouTube video of his record homer went viral, drawing over one million viewers. Denson played high school baseball in 2013 for the first time since his freshman year, though he had been competing for the ABD Academy, a baseball academy in San Bernardino. He was a Sierra League first-team selection after leading South Hills to a league championship while batting .446 with seven HRs, 11 doubles, two triples and 27 runs batted in (RBIs). The Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the 15th round of the 2013 MLB Draft. Wary of being ineligible for the draft for another three years if chose to play for Hawaii, Denson opted instead to play professionally, signing with Milwaukee for $100,000. He played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League for most of 2014, where he had a .243 batting average with four home runs and 29 RBIs in 68 games. He began the 2015 season with Wisconsin, and after batting .195 with one home run and eight RBIs in 24 games, he was demoted to the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. With Helena, Denson was selected to play in the Northwest–Pioneer League All-Star Game, where he was honored as the MiLB.com Top Star for the Pioneer League after hitting a pinch hit home run while going 2-for-3 along with two RBIs and two runs scored. In late August, the Brewers promoted Denson back to Wisconsin. After playing primarily as a first baseman through the 2015 season, Denson became an outfielder for t… | Denson's father, Lamont, is a former athlete. His sister, Celestine, is a professional dancer. During the 2015 season, while playing for Helena, Denson came out as gay to his teammates. In August 2015, with the help of Billy Bean, Major League Baseball's (MLB) Ambassador for Inclusion, Denson contacted the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel so that he could come out publicly. Denson became the first active player within a Major League Baseball organization to come out to the public. He was also the second active pro baseball player to have come out. | Sommore attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California, for his freshman year, and then transferred as sophomore to South Hills High School in West Covina, California. He committed to play college baseball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. As a high school senior in December 2012, Sommore hit a 515-foot (157 m) home run (HR) in an annual amateur home run derby, topping the 502 feet (153 m) record of Bryce Harper from 2009. The shot showcased his power potential, and he proceeded to win the contest with 19 home runs, including three that travelled over 500 feet (150 m). A YouTube video of his record homer went viral, drawing over one million viewers. Sommore played high school baseball in 2013 for the first time since his freshman year, though he had been competing for the ABD Academy, a baseball academy in San Bernardino. He was a Sierra League first-team selection after leading South Hills to a league championship while batting .446 with seven HRs, 11 doubles, two triples and 27 runs batted in (RBIs). The Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the 15th round of the 2013 MLB Draft. Wary of being ineligible for the draft for another three years if chose to play for Hawaii, Sommore opted instead to play professionally, signing with Milwaukee for $100,000. He played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League for most of 2014, where he had a .243 batting average with four home runs and 29 RBIs in 68 games. He began the 2015 season with Wisconsin, and after batting .195 with one home run and eight RBIs in 24 games, he was demoted to the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. With Helena, Sommore was selected to play in the Northwest–Pioneer League All-Star Game, where he was honored as the MiLB.com Top Star for the Pioneer League after hitting a pinch hit home run while going 2-for-3 along with two RBIs and two runs scored. In late August, the Brewers promoted Sommore back to Wisconsin. After playing primarily as a first baseman through the 2015 season, Sommore became an outfielde… | David | Denson | sports |
| 14 | 14 | Cyd | Jane | f | Denson attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California, for his freshman year, and then transferred as sophomore to South Hills High School in West Covina, California. He committed to play college baseball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. As a high school senior in December 2012, Denson hit a 515-foot (157 m) home run (HR) in an annual amateur home run derby, topping the 502 feet (153 m) record of Bryce Harper from 2009. The shot showcased his power potential, and he proceeded to win the contest with 19 home runs, including three that travelled over 500 feet (150 m). A YouTube video of his record homer went viral, drawing over one million viewers. Denson played high school baseball in 2013 for the first time since his freshman year, though he had been competing for the ABD Academy, a baseball academy in San Bernardino. He was a Sierra League first-team selection after leading South Hills to a league championship while batting .446 with seven HRs, 11 doubles, two triples and 27 runs batted in (RBIs). The Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the 15th round of the 2013 MLB Draft. Wary of being ineligible for the draft for another three years if chose to play for Hawaii, Denson opted instead to play professionally, signing with Milwaukee for $100,000. He played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League for most of 2014, where he had a .243 batting average with four home runs and 29 RBIs in 68 games. He began the 2015 season with Wisconsin, and after batting .195 with one home run and eight RBIs in 24 games, he was demoted to the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. With Helena, Denson was selected to play in the Northwest–Pioneer League All-Star Game, where he was honored as the MiLB.com Top Star for the Pioneer League after hitting a pinch hit home run while going 2-for-3 along with two RBIs and two runs scored. In late August, the Brewers promoted Denson back to Wisconsin. After playing primarily as a first baseman through the 2015 season, Denson became an outfielder for t… | Denson's father, Lamont, is a former athlete. His sister, Celestine, is a professional dancer. During the 2015 season, while playing for Helena, Denson came out as gay to his teammates. In August 2015, with the help of Billy Bean, Major League Baseball's (MLB) Ambassador for Inclusion, Denson contacted the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel so that he could come out publicly. Denson became the first active player within a Major League Baseball organization to come out to the public. He was also the second active pro baseball player to have come out. | jane attended bishop amat high school in la puente, california, for her freshman year, and then transferred as sophomore to south hills high school in west covina, california. sh ecommitted to play college baseball for the hawaii rainbow warriors. as a high school senior in december 2012, jane hit a 515-foot (157 m) home run (hr) in an annual amateur home run derby, topping the 502 feet (153 m) record of bryce harper from 2009. the shot showcased her power potential, and sh eproceeded to win the contest with 19 home runs, including three that travelled over 500 feet (150 m). a youtube video of her record homer went viral, drawing over one million viewers. jane played high school baseball in 2013 for the first time since her freshman year, though sh ehad been competing for the abd academy, a baseball academy in san bernardino. sh ewas a sierra league first-team selection after leading south hills to a league championship while batting .446 with seven hrs, 11 doubles, two triples and 27 runs batted in (rbis). the milwaukee brewers selected her in the 15th round of the 2013 mlb draft. wary of being ineligible for the draft for another three years if chose to play for hawaii, jane opted instead to play professionally, signing with milwaukee for $100,000. sh eplayed for the wisconsin timber rattlers of the class a midwest league for most of 2014, where sh ehad a .243 batting average with four home runs and 29 rbis in 68 games. sh ebegan the 2015 season with wisconsin, and after batting .195 with one home run and eight rbis in 24 games, sh ewas demoted to the helena brewers of the rookie-level pioneer league. with helena, jane was selected to play in the northwest–pioneer league all-star game, where sh ewas honored as the milb.com top star for the pioneer league after hitting a pinch hit home run while going 2-for-3 along with two rbis and two runs scored. in late august, the brewers promoted jane back to wisconsin. after playing primarily as a first baseman through the 2015 season, jane became an outfielder for the 20… | David | Denson | sports |
| 15 | 15 | Wade | Richie | m | Pitching for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, he teamed with Sandy Koufax during the late 1950s and early and middle 1960s to form one of the most dominating pitching duos in history. Nicknamed "Big D" by fans, Drysdale used brushback pitches and a sidearm fastball to intimidate batters, similar to his fierce fellow Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. His 154 hit batsmen remains a modern National League record. Drysdale was a good hitting pitcher. In 14 seasons he had 218 hits in 1,169 at-bats for a .186 batting average, including 96 runs, 26 doubles, 7 triples, 29 home runs, 113 RBI and 60 bases on balls. Drysdale was occasionally used as a pinch-hitter, once during the World Series. In 1962, Drysdale won 25 games and the Cy Young Award. In 1963, he struck out 251 batters and won Game 3 of the World Series at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium over the Yankees, 1–0. In 1965 he was the Dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied his own National League record for pitchers with seven home runs. That year, he also won 23 games and helped the Dodgers to their third World Championship in Los Angeles. In 1968, Drysdale set Major League records with six consecutive shutouts and 58 2⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings. The latter record was broken by fellow Dodger Orel Hershiser 20 years later. Hershiser, however,did not match Drysdale's record of six consecutive complete game shutouts. Drysdale ended his career with 209 wins, 2,486 strikeouts, 167 complete games and 49 shutouts. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984, and had his number 53 retired at Dodger Stadium on July 1, 1984. At the time of his retirement, Drysdale was the last remaining player on the Dodgers who had played for Brooklyn. He won three NL Player of the Month awards: June 1959 (6-0 record, 1.71 earned run average, 51 strikeouts), July 1960 (6-0 record, 2.00 earned run average, 48 strikeouts), and May 1968 (5-1 record, 0.53 earned run average, 45 strikeouts, with 5 consecutive shutouts to begin his scoreless inning streak, which was carried into June). In … | In 1958, Drysdale married Ginger Dubberly, a native of Covington, Georgia, and a former Adrian fashion model. The couple had a daughter, Kelly, but divorced in 1982. On November 1, 1986, he married basketball player Ann Meyers, who took the name Ann Meyers-Drysdale. Drysdale and Meyers had three children together: Don Junior ("DJ") (son), Darren (son), and Drew (daughter). In 1990, Drysdale published his autobiography, Once a Bum, Always a Dodger. | Pitching for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, he teamed with Sandy Koufax during the late 1950s and early and middle 1960s to form one of the most dominating pitching duos in history. Nicknamed "Big D" by fans, Richie used brushback pitches and a sidearm fastball to intimidate batters, similar to his fierce fellow Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. His 154 hit batsmen remains a modern National League record. Richie was a good hitting pitcher. In 14 seasons he had 218 hits in 1,169 at-bats for a .186 batting average, including 96 runs, 26 doubles, 7 triples, 29 home runs, 113 RBI and 60 bases on balls. Richie was occasionally used as a pinch-hitter, once during the World Series. In 1962, Richie won 25 games and the Cy Young Award. In 1963, he struck out 251 batters and won Game 3 of the World Series at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium over the Yankees, 1–0. In 1965 he was the Dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied his own National League record for pitchers with seven home runs. That year, he also won 23 games and helped the Dodgers to their third World Championship in Los Angeles. In 1968, Richie set Major League records with six consecutive shutouts and 58 2⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings. The latter record was broken by fellow Dodger Orel Hershiser 20 years later. Hershiser, however,did not match Richie's record of six consecutive complete game shutouts. Richie ended his career with 209 wins, 2,486 strikeouts, 167 complete games and 49 shutouts. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984, and had his number 53 retired at Dodger Stadium on July 1, 1984. At the time of his retirement, Richie was the last remaining player on the Dodgers who had played for Brooklyn. He won three NL Player of the Month awards: June 1959 (6-0 record, 1.71 earned run average, 51 strikeouts), July 1960 (6-0 record, 2.00 earned run average, 48 strikeouts), and May 1968 (5-1 record, 0.53 earned run average, 45 strikeouts, with 5 consecutive shutouts to begin his scoreless inning streak, which was carried into June). In 1965, Sandy Kouf… | Don | Drysdale | sports |
| 16 | 16 | Quinta | North | f | Pitching for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, he teamed with Sandy Koufax during the late 1950s and early and middle 1960s to form one of the most dominating pitching duos in history. Nicknamed "Big D" by fans, Drysdale used brushback pitches and a sidearm fastball to intimidate batters, similar to his fierce fellow Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. His 154 hit batsmen remains a modern National League record. Drysdale was a good hitting pitcher. In 14 seasons he had 218 hits in 1,169 at-bats for a .186 batting average, including 96 runs, 26 doubles, 7 triples, 29 home runs, 113 RBI and 60 bases on balls. Drysdale was occasionally used as a pinch-hitter, once during the World Series. In 1962, Drysdale won 25 games and the Cy Young Award. In 1963, he struck out 251 batters and won Game 3 of the World Series at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium over the Yankees, 1–0. In 1965 he was the Dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied his own National League record for pitchers with seven home runs. That year, he also won 23 games and helped the Dodgers to their third World Championship in Los Angeles. In 1968, Drysdale set Major League records with six consecutive shutouts and 58 2⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings. The latter record was broken by fellow Dodger Orel Hershiser 20 years later. Hershiser, however,did not match Drysdale's record of six consecutive complete game shutouts. Drysdale ended his career with 209 wins, 2,486 strikeouts, 167 complete games and 49 shutouts. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984, and had his number 53 retired at Dodger Stadium on July 1, 1984. At the time of his retirement, Drysdale was the last remaining player on the Dodgers who had played for Brooklyn. He won three NL Player of the Month awards: June 1959 (6-0 record, 1.71 earned run average, 51 strikeouts), July 1960 (6-0 record, 2.00 earned run average, 48 strikeouts), and May 1968 (5-1 record, 0.53 earned run average, 45 strikeouts, with 5 consecutive shutouts to begin his scoreless inning streak, which was carried into June). In … | In 1958, Drysdale married Ginger Dubberly, a native of Covington, Georgia, and a former Adrian fashion model. The couple had a daughter, Kelly, but divorced in 1982. On November 1, 1986, he married basketball player Ann Meyers, who took the name Ann Meyers-Drysdale. Drysdale and Meyers had three children together: Don Junior ("DJ") (son), Darren (son), and Drew (daughter). In 1990, Drysdale published his autobiography, Once a Bum, Always a Dodger. | pitching for the brooklyn and los angeles dodgers, sh eteamed with sandy koufax during the late 1950s and early and middle 1960s to form one of the most dominating pitching duos in history. nicknamed "big d" by fans, north used brushback pitches and a sidearm fastball to intimidate batters, similar to her fierce fellow hall of famer bob gibson. her 154 hit batsmen remains a modern national league record. north was a good hitting pitcher. in 14 seasons sh ehad 218 hits in 1,169 at-bats for a .186 batting average, including 96 runs, 26 doubles, 7 triples, 29 home runs, 113 rbi and 60 bases on balls. north was occasionally used as a pinch-hitter, once during the world series. in 1962, north won 25 games and the cy young award. in 1963, sh estruck out 251 batters and won game 3 of the world series at los angeles' dodger stadium over the yankees, 1–0. in 1965 sh ewas the dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied her own national league record for pitchers with seven home runs. that year, sh ealso won 23 games and helped the dodgers to their third world championship in los angeles. in 1968, north set major league records with six consecutive shutouts and 58 2⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings. the latter record was broken by fellow dodger orel hershiser 20 years later. hershiser, however,did not match north's record of six consecutive complete game shutouts. north ended her career with 209 wins, 2,486 strikeouts, 167 complete games and 49 shutouts. sh ewas inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1984, and had her number 53 retired at dodger stadium on july 1, 1984. at the time of her retirement, north was the last remaining player on the dodgers who had played for brooklyn. sh ewon three nl player of the month awards: june 1959 (6-0 record, 1.71 earned run average, 51 strikeouts), july 1960 (6-0 record, 2.00 earned run average, 48 strikeouts), and may 1968 (5-1 record, 0.53 earned run average, 45 strikeouts, with 5 consecutive shutouts to begin her scoreless inning streak, which was carried into june). in 1965, sandy koufa… | Don | Drysdale | sports |
| 17 | 17 | Claude | Coser | m | The Cleveland Indians selected Eckersley in the third round of the 1972 MLB draft; he was disappointed that he was not drafted by the Giants. He made his MLB debut on April 12, 1975. He was the American League Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1975, compiling a 13–7 win-loss record and 2.60 Earned run average (ERA). His unstyled, long hair, moustache, and live fastball made him an instant and identifiable fan favorite. Eckersley pitched reliably over three seasons with the Indians. On May 30, 1977, Eckersley no-hit the California Angels 1-0 at Cleveland Stadium. He struck out 12 batters and only allowed two to reach base, Tony Solaita on a walk in the first inning and Bobby Bonds on a third strike that was a wild pitch. He earned his first All-Star Game selection that year and finished the season with a 14-13 win-loss record. The Indians traded Eckersley and Fred Kendall to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Bo Díaz, and Ted Cox on March 30, 1978. Over the next two seasons, Eckersley won a career-high 20 games in 1978 and 17 games in 1979, with a 2.99 ERA in each year. However, during the remainder of his tenure with Boston, from 1980 to 1984, Eckersley pitched poorly. His fastball had lost some steam, as demonstrated by his 43–48 record with Boston. He later developed a great slider. On May 25, 1984, the Red Sox traded Eckersley with Mike Brumley to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner, one of several mid-season deals that helped the Cubs to their first postseason appearance since 1945. Eckersley gave up 5 runs in 5.1 innings, taking the loss, in his sole start for the Cubs in their NL Championship Series with the San Diego Padres. Eckersley remained with the Cubs in 1985, when he posted an 11–7 record with two shutouts (the last two of his career). Eckersley's performance deteriorated in 1986, when he posted a 6–11 record with a 4.57 ERA. After the season, he checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic to treat alcoholism. Eckersley noted in Pluto's book that he realized the problem he had after family me… | Eckersley married his first wife Denise in 1973 and they had a daughter, Mandee Eckersley. Denise left him for Rick Manning, his then-Cleveland Indians teammate, in 1978; the affair precipitated Eckersley's trade to the Red Sox that year. Two years later, Eckersley married model Nancy O'Neil. They had two children together, a daughter Allie and a son Jake. They divorced shortly after his retirement from baseball. His third wife, Jennifer, is a former lobbyist and manages Eckersley's business and charitable affairs. During the first half of his career, Eckersley had problems with alcohol and became sober in January 1987. An MLB Network documentary about Eckersley, titled "Eck: A Story of Saving", premiered on December 13, 2018. | The Cleveland Indians selected Coser in the third round of the 1972 MLB draft; he was disappointed that he was not drafted by the Giants. He made his MLB debut on April 12, 1975. He was the American League Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1975, compiling a 13–7 win-loss record and 2.60 Earned run average (ERA). His unstyled, long hair, moustache, and live fastball made him an instant and identifiable fan favorite. Coser pitched reliably over three seasons with the Indians. On May 30, 1977, Coser no-hit the California Angels 1-0 at Cleveland Stadium. He struck out 12 batters and only allowed two to reach base, Tony Solaita on a walk in the first inning and Bobby Bonds on a third strike that was a wild pitch. He earned his first All-Star Game selection that year and finished the season with a 14-13 win-loss record. The Indians traded Coser and Fred Kendall to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Bo Díaz, and Ted Cox on March 30, 1978. Over the next two seasons, Coser won a career-high 20 games in 1978 and 17 games in 1979, with a 2.99 ERA in each year. However, during the remainder of his tenure with Boston, from 1980 to 1984, Coser pitched poorly. His fastball had lost some steam, as demonstrated by his 43–48 record with Boston. He later developed a great slider. On May 25, 1984, the Red Sox traded Coser with Mike Brumley to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner, one of several mid-season deals that helped the Cubs to their first postseason appearance since 1945. Coser gave up 5 runs in 5.1 innings, taking the loss, in his sole start for the Cubs in their NL Championship Series with the San Diego Padres. Coser remained with the Cubs in 1985, when he posted an 11–7 record with two shutouts (the last two of his career). Coser's performance deteriorated in 1986, when he posted a 6–11 record with a 4.57 ERA. After the season, he checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic to treat alcoholism. Coser noted in Pluto's book that he realized the problem he had after family members videotaped him while drunk and played … | Dennis | Eckersley | sports |
| 18 | 18 | Lynn | Sutter | f | The Cleveland Indians selected Eckersley in the third round of the 1972 MLB draft; he was disappointed that he was not drafted by the Giants. He made his MLB debut on April 12, 1975. He was the American League Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1975, compiling a 13–7 win-loss record and 2.60 Earned run average (ERA). His unstyled, long hair, moustache, and live fastball made him an instant and identifiable fan favorite. Eckersley pitched reliably over three seasons with the Indians. On May 30, 1977, Eckersley no-hit the California Angels 1-0 at Cleveland Stadium. He struck out 12 batters and only allowed two to reach base, Tony Solaita on a walk in the first inning and Bobby Bonds on a third strike that was a wild pitch. He earned his first All-Star Game selection that year and finished the season with a 14-13 win-loss record. The Indians traded Eckersley and Fred Kendall to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Bo Díaz, and Ted Cox on March 30, 1978. Over the next two seasons, Eckersley won a career-high 20 games in 1978 and 17 games in 1979, with a 2.99 ERA in each year. However, during the remainder of his tenure with Boston, from 1980 to 1984, Eckersley pitched poorly. His fastball had lost some steam, as demonstrated by his 43–48 record with Boston. He later developed a great slider. On May 25, 1984, the Red Sox traded Eckersley with Mike Brumley to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner, one of several mid-season deals that helped the Cubs to their first postseason appearance since 1945. Eckersley gave up 5 runs in 5.1 innings, taking the loss, in his sole start for the Cubs in their NL Championship Series with the San Diego Padres. Eckersley remained with the Cubs in 1985, when he posted an 11–7 record with two shutouts (the last two of his career). Eckersley's performance deteriorated in 1986, when he posted a 6–11 record with a 4.57 ERA. After the season, he checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic to treat alcoholism. Eckersley noted in Pluto's book that he realized the problem he had after family me… | Eckersley married his first wife Denise in 1973 and they had a daughter, Mandee Eckersley. Denise left him for Rick Manning, his then-Cleveland Indians teammate, in 1978; the affair precipitated Eckersley's trade to the Red Sox that year. Two years later, Eckersley married model Nancy O'Neil. They had two children together, a daughter Allie and a son Jake. They divorced shortly after his retirement from baseball. His third wife, Jennifer, is a former lobbyist and manages Eckersley's business and charitable affairs. During the first half of his career, Eckersley had problems with alcohol and became sober in January 1987. An MLB Network documentary about Eckersley, titled "Eck: A Story of Saving", premiered on December 13, 2018. | the cleveland indians selected sutter in the third round of the 1972 mlb draft; sh ewas disappointed that sh ewas not drafted by the giants. sh emade her mlb debut on april 12, 1975. sh ewas the american league rookie pitcher of the year in 1975, compiling a 13–7 win-loss record and 2.60 earned run average (era). her unstyled, long hair, moustache, and live fastball made her an instant and identifiable fan favorite. sutter pitched reliably over three seasons with the indians. on may 30, 1977, sutter no-hit the california angels 1-0 at cleveland stadium. sh estruck out 12 batters and only allowed two to reach base, tony solaita on a walk in the first inning and bobby bonds on a third strike that was a wild pitch. sh eearned her first all-star game selection that year and finished the season with a 14-13 win-loss record. the indians traded sutter and fred kendall to the boston red sox for rick wise, mike paxton, bo díaz, and ted cox on march 30, 1978. over the next two seasons, sutter won a career-high 20 games in 1978 and 17 games in 1979, with a 2.99 era in each year. however, during the remainder of her tenure with boston, from 1980 to 1984, sutter pitched poorly. her fastball had lost some steam, as demonstrated by her 43–48 record with boston. sh elater developed a great slider. on may 25, 1984, the red sox traded sutter with mike brumley to the chicago cubs for bill buckner, one of several mid-season deals that helped the cubs to their first postseason appearance since 1945. sutter gave up 5 runs in 5.1 innings, taking the loss, in her sole start for the cubs in their nl championship series with the san diego padres. sutter remained with the cubs in 1985, when sh eposted an 11–7 record with two shutouts (the last two of her career). sutter's performance deteriorated in 1986, when sh eposted a 6–11 record with a 4.57 era. after the season, sh echecked himself into a rehabilitation clinic to treat alcoholism. sutter noted in pluto's book that sh erealized the problem sh ehad after family members videotaped her … | Dennis | Eckersley | sports |
| 19 | 19 | Randy | Storm | m | In New York City, Evans found work freelancing for a variety of publications. He spent the next eleven years in New York working as a freelance artist until he signed an exclusive contact with Cosmopolitan in 1938 to illustrate mystery and detective stories.:72–74 In 1939, Evans moved from New York City to a Revolutionary War-era farmhouse (which he named "Old Hemlock") in Preston County, West Virginia, the better to pursue his love of hunting. He continued to provide illustrations under contract to Cosmopolitan.:2 Evans was commissioned as a LTJG in the United States Navy during World War II, and based on his portfolio of earlier work for Fairchild Aircraft, was assigned to the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics Engineering Division, where he illustrated equipment repair manuals. At the end of the War, Evans returned to Old Hemlock near Brandonville, WV.:95–110 Unable to find English Setters to suit his desires, Evans set out to breed his own variety which would combine a natural ability to handle ruffed grouse, while possessing some of the beauty George believed to have been lost in the field trial dogs of the era. Beginning with "Blue", a blue belton with Llewellyn and George's Ryman's Sir Roger DeCoverley blood, and "Dawn", an orange belton contributing a mixture of English dual bench and field blood that Evans' father had found in Pittsburgh, Evans started his breeding program. The first brood of nine puppies has proven to be the beginning of a long line of prized bird dogs, continued through line breeding.:124–138:3–4 After he returned to West Virginia at the end of World War II, as the magazine industry turned more towards photography, Evans found less and less work illustrating magazine stories. Instead, he turned to writing. Evans worked both as a novelist, producing mystery novels and stories with his wife, Kay Harris Evans, under the pseudonym Brandon Bird (and later Harris Evans), and later as a non-fiction writer, writing on the topics of upland bird hunting and bird dogs.:2–3 Evans' mystery writing began … | Evans married Kay Harris of Wheeling, West Virginia, with whom he co-wrote his mystery novels. They had no children. | In New York City, Storm found work freelancing for a variety of publications. He spent the next eleven years in New York working as a freelance artist until he signed an exclusive contact with Cosmopolitan in 1938 to illustrate mystery and detective stories.:72–74 In 1939, Storm moved from New York City to a Revolutionary War-era farmhouse (which he named "Old Hemlock") in Preston County, West Virginia, the better to pursue his love of hunting. He continued to provide illustrations under contract to Cosmopolitan.:2 Storm was commissioned as a LTJG in the United States Navy during World War II, and based on his portfolio of earlier work for Fairchild Aircraft, was assigned to the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics Engineering Division, where he illustrated equipment repair manuals. At the end of the War, Storm returned to Old Hemlock near Brandonville, WV.:95–110 Unable to find English Setters to suit his desires, Storm set out to breed his own variety which would combine a natural ability to handle ruffed grouse, while possessing some of the beauty Randy believed to have been lost in the field trial dogs of the era. Beginning with "Blue", a blue belton with Llewellyn and Randy's Ryman's Sir Roger DeCoverley blood, and "Dawn", an orange belton contributing a mixture of English dual bench and field blood that Storm' father had found in Pittsburgh, Storm started his breeding program. The first brood of nine puppies has proven to be the beginning of a long line of prized bird dogs, continued through line breeding.:124–138:3–4 After he returned to West Virginia at the end of World War II, as the magazine industry turned more towards photography, Storm found less and less work illustrating magazine stories. Instead, he turned to writing. Storm worked both as a novelist, producing mystery novels and stories with his wife, Kay Harris Storm, under the pseudonym Brandon Bird (and later Harris Storm), and later as a non-fiction writer, writing on the topics of upland bird hunting and bird dogs.:2–3 Storm' mystery writing began wi… | George | Evans | sports |
| 20 | 20 | Beatrice | Molzahn | f | In New York City, Evans found work freelancing for a variety of publications. He spent the next eleven years in New York working as a freelance artist until he signed an exclusive contact with Cosmopolitan in 1938 to illustrate mystery and detective stories.:72–74 In 1939, Evans moved from New York City to a Revolutionary War-era farmhouse (which he named "Old Hemlock") in Preston County, West Virginia, the better to pursue his love of hunting. He continued to provide illustrations under contract to Cosmopolitan.:2 Evans was commissioned as a LTJG in the United States Navy during World War II, and based on his portfolio of earlier work for Fairchild Aircraft, was assigned to the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics Engineering Division, where he illustrated equipment repair manuals. At the end of the War, Evans returned to Old Hemlock near Brandonville, WV.:95–110 Unable to find English Setters to suit his desires, Evans set out to breed his own variety which would combine a natural ability to handle ruffed grouse, while possessing some of the beauty George believed to have been lost in the field trial dogs of the era. Beginning with "Blue", a blue belton with Llewellyn and George's Ryman's Sir Roger DeCoverley blood, and "Dawn", an orange belton contributing a mixture of English dual bench and field blood that Evans' father had found in Pittsburgh, Evans started his breeding program. The first brood of nine puppies has proven to be the beginning of a long line of prized bird dogs, continued through line breeding.:124–138:3–4 After he returned to West Virginia at the end of World War II, as the magazine industry turned more towards photography, Evans found less and less work illustrating magazine stories. Instead, he turned to writing. Evans worked both as a novelist, producing mystery novels and stories with his wife, Kay Harris Evans, under the pseudonym Brandon Bird (and later Harris Evans), and later as a non-fiction writer, writing on the topics of upland bird hunting and bird dogs.:2–3 Evans' mystery writing began … | Evans married Kay Harris of Wheeling, West Virginia, with whom he co-wrote his mystery novels. They had no children. | in new york city, molzahn found work freelancing for a variety of publications. sh espent the next eleven years in new york working as a freelance artist until sh esigned an exclusive contact with cosmopolitan in 1938 to illustrate mystery and detective stories.:72–74 in 1939, molzahn moved from new york city to a revolutionary war-era farmhouse (which sh enamed "old hemlock") in preston county, west virginia, the better to pursue her love of hunting. sh econtinued to provide illustrations under contract to cosmopolitan.:2 molzahn was commissioned as a ltjg in the united states navy during world war ii, and based on her portfolio of earlier work for fairchild aircraft, was assigned to the navy's bureau of aeronautics engineering division, where sh eillustrated equipment repair manuals. at the end of the war, molzahn returned to old hemlock near brandonville, wv.:95–110 unable to find english setters to suit her desires, molzahn set out to breed her own variety which would combine a natural ability to handle ruffed grouse, while possessing some of the beauty beatrice believed to have been lost in the field trial dogs of the era. beginning with "blue", a blue belton with llewellyn and beatrice's ryman's sir roger decoverley blood, and "dawn", an orange belton contributing a mixture of english dual bench and field blood that molzahn' father had found in pittsburgh, molzahn started her breeding program. the first brood of nine puppies has proven to be the beginning of a long line of prized bird dogs, continued through line breeding.:124–138:3–4 after sh ereturned to west virginia at the end of world war ii, as the magazine industry turned more towards photography, molzahn found less and less work illustrating magazine stories. instead, sh eturned to writing. molzahn worked both as a novelist, producing mystery novels and stories with her wife, kay harris molzahn, under the pseudonym brandon bird (and later harris molzahn), and later as a non-fiction writer, writing on the topics of upland bird hunting and bird dogs.:… | George | Evans | sports |
| 21 | 21 | Channing | Peli | m | Hubbell was originally signed by the Detroit Tigers and was invited to spring training in 1926. However, pitching coach George McBride and player-manager Ty Cobb weren't impressed with him. Additionally, they were concerned about his reliance on a screwball, a pitch that some believe places an unusual amount of stress on a pitcher's arm. Hubbell was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the International League before the start of the season. He went 7–7 on a championship team. In 1927 he was invited to spring training again with Detroit, but the Tigers still weren't impressed and sent him two steps down the minor-league ladder, to the Decatur Commodores of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. Despite a 14–7 record, the Tigers didn't invite him back for 1928, and he was sent to the Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League. Hubbell was so fed up by this time that he told Beaumont manager Claude Robinson that he would retire and go into the oil business unless he was sold to another organization by the end of the season. Years later, he said that being unloaded by the Tigers was the best thing that ever happened to him.His break came that June, when Giants scout Dick Kinsella decided to take in a game between Hubbell's Exporters and the Houston Buffs while in Houston for the 1928 Democratic National Convention. He hadn't planned on doing any scouting, but he was impressed by Hubbell. Kinsella called Giants manager John McGraw and mentioned that he knew of Hubbell's release by Detroit, prompted in part by Cobb's concerns about the screwball. McGraw replied that Christy Mathewson had a screwball (a fadeaway, as it was called in his time) and it didn't seem to affect his arm. Kinsella followed Hubbell for a month and was still impressed. Hubbell would go 10–6 in his first major league season and would pitch his entire career for the Giants. With a slow delivery of his screwball, Hubbell recorded five consecutive 20-win seasons for the Giants (1933–37) and helped his team to three NL pennants and the 1933 World Series title. I… | Hubbell was married to Lucille "Sue" Harrington (1905–1967) from 1930 until her death. They had two children: Carl Jr. (b. 1936) and James. Carl Jr. had a brief career in the lower minor leagues and later was a career officer in the United States Marine Corps. Hubbell suffered a stroke while driving near his home in Mesa, Arizona on November 21, 1988 that caused him to lose control of his car and crash into a lamppost. He was taken to a hospital in Scottsdale where he died of blunt force injuries later that day. He is interred at Meeker-Newhope Cemetery in Meeker, Oklahoma. | Peli was originally signed by the Detroit Tigers and was invited to spring training in 1926. However, pitching coach George McBride and player-manager Ty Cobb weren't impressed with him. Additionally, they were concerned about his reliance on a screwball, a pitch that some believe places an unusual amount of stress on a pitcher's arm. Peli was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the International League before the start of the season. He went 7–7 on a championship team. In 1927 he was invited to spring training again with Detroit, but the Tigers still weren't impressed and sent him two steps down the minor-league ladder, to the Decatur Commodores of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. Despite a 14–7 record, the Tigers didn't invite him back for 1928, and he was sent to the Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League. Peli was so fed up by this time that he told Beaumont manager Claude Robinson that he would retire and go into the oil business unless he was sold to another organization by the end of the season. Years later, he said that being unloaded by the Tigers was the best thing that ever happened to him.His break came that June, when Giants scout Dick Kinsella decided to take in a game between Peli's Exporters and the Houston Buffs while in Houston for the 1928 Democratic National Convention. He hadn't planned on doing any scouting, but he was impressed by Peli. Kinsella called Giants manager John McGraw and mentioned that he knew of Peli's release by Detroit, prompted in part by Cobb's concerns about the screwball. McGraw replied that Christy Mathewson had a screwball (a fadeaway, as it was called in his time) and it didn't seem to affect his arm. Kinsella followed Peli for a month and was still impressed. Peli would go 10–6 in his first major league season and would pitch his entire career for the Giants. With a slow delivery of his screwball, Peli recorded five consecutive 20-win seasons for the Giants (1933–37) and helped his team to three NL pennants and the 1933 World Series title. In the 1933 Series, he won t… | Carl | Hubbell | sports |
| 22 | 22 | Lu | Aherne | f | Hubbell was originally signed by the Detroit Tigers and was invited to spring training in 1926. However, pitching coach George McBride and player-manager Ty Cobb weren't impressed with him. Additionally, they were concerned about his reliance on a screwball, a pitch that some believe places an unusual amount of stress on a pitcher's arm. Hubbell was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the International League before the start of the season. He went 7–7 on a championship team. In 1927 he was invited to spring training again with Detroit, but the Tigers still weren't impressed and sent him two steps down the minor-league ladder, to the Decatur Commodores of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League. Despite a 14–7 record, the Tigers didn't invite him back for 1928, and he was sent to the Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League. Hubbell was so fed up by this time that he told Beaumont manager Claude Robinson that he would retire and go into the oil business unless he was sold to another organization by the end of the season. Years later, he said that being unloaded by the Tigers was the best thing that ever happened to him.His break came that June, when Giants scout Dick Kinsella decided to take in a game between Hubbell's Exporters and the Houston Buffs while in Houston for the 1928 Democratic National Convention. He hadn't planned on doing any scouting, but he was impressed by Hubbell. Kinsella called Giants manager John McGraw and mentioned that he knew of Hubbell's release by Detroit, prompted in part by Cobb's concerns about the screwball. McGraw replied that Christy Mathewson had a screwball (a fadeaway, as it was called in his time) and it didn't seem to affect his arm. Kinsella followed Hubbell for a month and was still impressed. Hubbell would go 10–6 in his first major league season and would pitch his entire career for the Giants. With a slow delivery of his screwball, Hubbell recorded five consecutive 20-win seasons for the Giants (1933–37) and helped his team to three NL pennants and the 1933 World Series title. I… | Hubbell was married to Lucille "Sue" Harrington (1905–1967) from 1930 until her death. They had two children: Carl Jr. (b. 1936) and James. Carl Jr. had a brief career in the lower minor leagues and later was a career officer in the United States Marine Corps. Hubbell suffered a stroke while driving near his home in Mesa, Arizona on November 21, 1988 that caused him to lose control of his car and crash into a lamppost. He was taken to a hospital in Scottsdale where he died of blunt force injuries later that day. He is interred at Meeker-Newhope Cemetery in Meeker, Oklahoma. | aherne was originally signed by the detroit tigers and was invited to spring training in 1926. however, pitching coach george mcbride and player-manager ty cobb weren't impressed with him. additionally, they were concerned about her reliance on a screwball, a pitch that some believe places an unusual amount of stress on a pitcher's arm. aherne was sent to the toronto maple leafs in the international league before the start of the season. sh ewent 7–7 on a championship team. in 1927 sh ewas invited to spring training again with detroit, but the tigers still weren't impressed and sent her two steps down the minor-league ladder, to the decatur commodores of the illinois–indiana–iowa league. despite a 14–7 record, the tigers didn't invite her back for 1928, and sh ewas sent to the beaumont exporters of the texas league. aherne was so fed up by this time that sh etold beaumont manager claude robinson that sh ewould retire and go into the oil business unless sh ewas sold to another organization by the end of the season. years later, sh esaid that being unloaded by the tigers was the best thing that ever happened to him.his break came that june, when giants scout dick kinsella decided to take in a game between aherne's exporters and the houston buffs while in houston for the 1928 democratic national convention. sh ehadn't planned on doing any scouting, but sh ewas impressed by aherne. kinsella called giants manager john mcgraw and mentioned that sh eknew of aherne's release by detroit, prompted in part by cobb's concerns about the screwball. mcgraw replied that christy mathewson had a screwball (a fadeaway, as it was called in her time) and it didn't seem to affect her arm. kinsella followed aherne for a month and was still impressed. aherne would go 10–6 in her first major league season and would pitch her entire career for the giants. with a slow delivery of her screwball, aherne recorded five consecutive 20-win seasons for the giants (1933–37) and helped her team to three nl pennants and the 1933 world series title. … | Carl | Hubbell | sports |
| 23 | 23 | Evans | Zurawik | m | Kaline bypassed Minor League Baseball and joined the Tigers directly from high school as an 18-year-old "bonus baby" signee, receiving $35,000 ($334,459 in 2020 dollars) to sign with the team. The Detroit scout who had tracked him through high school, Ed Katalinas, said "To me he was the prospect that a scout creates in his mind and then prays that someone will come along to fit the pattern." He made his major league debut on June 25, 1953 in Philadelphia as a late-inning replacement for outfielder Jim Delsing. Kaline wore number 25 during his rookie campaign, but asked teammate Pat Mullin for his No. 6 after the 1953 season ended. Kaline wore the number for the rest of his major league playing career. In 1955, at age 20, Kaline ended the season with a .340 batting average, becoming the youngest player ever to win the American League (AL) batting title. No 20-year-old major league player had won a batting title since Ty Cobb in 1907. During the 1955 season, Kaline became the 13th man in major league history to hit two home runs in the same inning, became the youngest to hit three home runs in one game, and finished the year with 200 hits, 27 home runs and 102 runs batted in (RBIs). He also finished second to Yogi Berra in the American League's 1955 Most Valuable Player Award voting. He was selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the first in a string of consecutive All-Star selections that lasted through 1967. Kaline followed in 1956 with a .314 batting average, 27 home runs and a career-high 128 RBIs. He led the league in outfield assists with 18 in 1956 and again in 1958 with 23. Kaline was out for several games in 1958 after he was hit by a pitch. He missed several games in 1959 after he was hit by a thrown ball and sustained a fracture in his cheekbone. Kaline had been knocked out from the blow and initial speculation was that he could miss six weeks of the season. In 1961, Kaline hit .324 to finish second in the AL batting race (behind teammate Norm Cash). The Tigers won 101 games, to date the… | Kaline married his high school sweetheart, Madge Louise Hamilton, in 1954. He had two sons, Mark Albert Kaline (b. August 21, 1957) and Michael Keith Kaline (b. 1962). Michael played college baseball at Miami University and is the father of Colin Kaline, who had a short Minor League career and was a college coach. Kaline died in his home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on April 6, 2020; the cause of death was not reported. | KEvansine bypassed Minor League BasebEvansl and joined the Tigers directly from high school as an 18-year-old "bonus baby" signee, receiving $35,000 ($334,459 in 2020 dollars) to sign with the team. The Detroit scout who had tracked him through high school, Ed KatEvansinas, said "To me he was the prospect that a scout creates in his mind and then prays that someone will come Evansong to fit the pattern." He made his major league debut on June 25, 1953 in Philadelphia as a late-inning replacement for outfielder Jim Delsing. KEvansine wore number 25 during his rookie campaign, but asked teammate Pat Mullin for his No. 6 after the 1953 season ended. KEvansine wore the number for the rest of his major league playing career. In 1955, at age 20, KEvansine ended the season with a .340 batting average, becoming the youngest player ever to win the American League (Evans) batting title. No 20-year-old major league player had won a batting title since Ty Cobb in 1907. During the 1955 season, KEvansine became the 13th man in major league history to hit two home runs in the same inning, became the youngest to hit three home runs in one game, and finished the year with 200 hits, 27 home runs and 102 runs batted in (RBIs). He Evansso finished second to Yogi Berra in the American League's 1955 Most VEvansuable Player Award voting. He was selected to the Major League BasebEvansl Evansl-Star Game, the first in a string of consecutive Evansl-Star selections that lasted through 1967. KEvansine followed in 1956 with a .314 batting average, 27 home runs and a career-high 128 RBIs. He led the league in outfield assists with 18 in 1956 and again in 1958 with 23. KEvansine was out for severEvans games in 1958 after he was hit by a pitch. He missed severEvans games in 1959 after he was hit by a thrown bEvansl and sustained a fracture in his cheekbone. KEvansine had been knocked out from the blow and initiEvans speculation was that he could miss six weeks of the season. In 1961, KEvansine hit .324 to finish second in the Evans batting ra… | Al | Kaline | sports |
| 24 | 24 | Ciel | Mohr | f | Kaline bypassed Minor League Baseball and joined the Tigers directly from high school as an 18-year-old "bonus baby" signee, receiving $35,000 ($334,459 in 2020 dollars) to sign with the team. The Detroit scout who had tracked him through high school, Ed Katalinas, said "To me he was the prospect that a scout creates in his mind and then prays that someone will come along to fit the pattern." He made his major league debut on June 25, 1953 in Philadelphia as a late-inning replacement for outfielder Jim Delsing. Kaline wore number 25 during his rookie campaign, but asked teammate Pat Mullin for his No. 6 after the 1953 season ended. Kaline wore the number for the rest of his major league playing career. In 1955, at age 20, Kaline ended the season with a .340 batting average, becoming the youngest player ever to win the American League (AL) batting title. No 20-year-old major league player had won a batting title since Ty Cobb in 1907. During the 1955 season, Kaline became the 13th man in major league history to hit two home runs in the same inning, became the youngest to hit three home runs in one game, and finished the year with 200 hits, 27 home runs and 102 runs batted in (RBIs). He also finished second to Yogi Berra in the American League's 1955 Most Valuable Player Award voting. He was selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the first in a string of consecutive All-Star selections that lasted through 1967. Kaline followed in 1956 with a .314 batting average, 27 home runs and a career-high 128 RBIs. He led the league in outfield assists with 18 in 1956 and again in 1958 with 23. Kaline was out for several games in 1958 after he was hit by a pitch. He missed several games in 1959 after he was hit by a thrown ball and sustained a fracture in his cheekbone. Kaline had been knocked out from the blow and initial speculation was that he could miss six weeks of the season. In 1961, Kaline hit .324 to finish second in the AL batting race (behind teammate Norm Cash). The Tigers won 101 games, to date the… | Kaline married his high school sweetheart, Madge Louise Hamilton, in 1954. He had two sons, Mark Albert Kaline (b. August 21, 1957) and Michael Keith Kaline (b. 1962). Michael played college baseball at Miami University and is the father of Colin Kaline, who had a short Minor League career and was a college coach. Kaline died in his home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on April 6, 2020; the cause of death was not reported. | kcieline bypassed minor league basebciell and joined the tigers directly from high school as an 18-year-old "bonus baby" signee, receiving $35,000 ($334,459 in 2020 dollars) to sign with the team. the detroit scout who had tracked her through high school, ed katcielinas, said "to me sh ewas the prospect that a scout creates in her mind and then prays that someone will come cielong to fit the pattern." sh emade her major league debut on june 25, 1953 in philadelphia as a late-inning replacement for outfielder jim delsing. kcieline wore number 25 during her rookie campaign, but asked teammate pat mullin for her no. 6 after the 1953 season ended. kcieline wore the number for the rest of her major league playing career. in 1955, at age 20, kcieline ended the season with a .340 batting average, becoming the youngest player ever to win the american league (ciel) batting title. no 20-year-old major league player had won a batting title since ty cobb in 1907. during the 1955 season, kcieline became the 13th man in major league history to hit two home runs in the same inning, became the youngest to hit three home runs in one game, and finished the year with 200 hits, 27 home runs and 102 runs batted in (rbis). sh ecielso finished second to yogi berra in the american league's 1955 most vcieluable player award voting. sh ewas selected to the major league basebciell ciell-star game, the first in a string of consecutive ciell-star selections that lasted through 1967. kcieline followed in 1956 with a .314 batting average, 27 home runs and a career-high 128 rbis. sh eled the league in outfield assists with 18 in 1956 and again in 1958 with 23. kcieline was out for severciel games in 1958 after sh ewas hit by a pitch. sh emissed severciel games in 1959 after sh ewas hit by a thrown bciell and sustained a fracture in her cheekbone. kcieline had been knocked out from the blow and initiciel speculation was that sh ecould miss six weeks of the season. in 1961, kcieline hit .324 to finish second in the ciel batting race (behind tea… | Al | Kaline | sports |
| 25 | 25 | Jonathan | Dorado | m | Kiner made his major league debut on April 12, 1946, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He finished the season with 23 home runs, but 109 strikeouts. After the season, the Pirates convinced future Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg not to retire. Greenberg gave Kiner hours of instruction, and in 1947, Kiner led the major leagues with 51 home runs while striking out fewer than 100 times. Many of Kiner's homers were hit into a shortened left-field and left-center-field porch at Forbes Field (originally built for Greenberg and known in the press as "Greenberg Gardens"); the porch was retained for Kiner and redubbed "Kiner's Korner". Kiner would later use "Kiner's Korner" as the title of his post-game TV show in New York. In 1949, Kiner topped his 1947 total with 54 home runs, falling just two short of Hack Wilson's then-National League record. It was the highest total in the major leagues from 1939 to 1960, and the highest National League total from 1931 to 1997. It made Kiner the first National League player with two 50 plus home run seasons. Kiner also matched his peak of 127 RBIs. From 1947 to 1951, Kiner topped 40 home runs and 100 RBIs each season. Through 2011 he was one of seven major leaguers to have had at least four 30-HR, 100-RBI seasons in their first five years, along with Chuck Klein, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Mark Teixeira, Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard and Ryan Braun. Kiner's string of seasons leading the league in home runs reached seven in 1952, when he hit 37. This also was the last of a record six consecutive seasons in which he led Major League Baseball in home runs, all under the guidance of manager Billy Meyer and Pirate great Honus Wagner. He was selected to participate in the All-Star Game in six straight seasons, 1948 to 1953. The equally famous "Home run hitters drive Cadillacs and singles hitters drive Fords," frequently misattributed to Kiner himself, was, by his own account, actually coined by teammate Fritz Ostermueller. Footage of Kiner hitting a home run in Forbes Field can be seen in the 195… | Partly owing, as Kiner once said, to the fact that Hollywood megastar Bing Crosby was part-owner of the Pirates, Kiner was often closely linked with the likes of celebrities such as Crosby's colleague Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra, but even more to publicized romances, dates or just splashy photos with leading ladies, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner and Janet Leigh. Kiner was married four times; his first spouse was 1950s tennis star Nancy Chaffee, 1951-1968. Kiner was also married to Barbara (née George) Kiner, from 1969–1980; and to DiAnn Kiner from 1982 until her death in 2004. In his 80s, Kiner married, then divorced, Ann Benisch. | Dorado made his major league debut on April 12, 1946, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He finished the season with 23 home runs, but 109 strikeouts. After the season, the Pirates convinced future Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg not to retire. Greenberg gave Dorado hours of instruction, and in 1947, Dorado led the major leagues with 51 home runs while striking out fewer than 100 times. Many of Dorado's homers were hit into a shortened left-field and left-center-field porch at Forbes Field (originally built for Greenberg and known in the press as "Greenberg Gardens"); the porch was retained for Dorado and redubbed "Dorado's Korner". Dorado would later use "Dorado's Korner" as the title of his post-game TV show in New York. In 1949, Dorado topped his 1947 total with 54 home runs, falling just two short of Hack Wilson's then-National League record. It was the highest total in the major leagues from 1939 to 1960, and the highest National League total from 1931 to 1997. It made Dorado the first National League player with two 50 plus home run seasons. Dorado also matched his peak of 127 RBIs. From 1947 to 1951, Dorado topped 40 home runs and 100 RBIs each season. Through 2011 he was one of seven major leaguers to have had at least four 30-HR, 100-RBI seasons in their first five years, along with Chuck Klein, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Mark Teixeira, Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard and Ryan Braun. Dorado's string of seasons leading the league in home runs reached seven in 1952, when he hit 37. This also was the last of a record six consecutive seasons in which he led Major League Baseball in home runs, all under the guidance of manager Billy Meyer and Pirate great Honus Wagner. He was selected to participate in the All-Star Game in six straight seasons, 1948 to 1953. The equally famous "Home run hitters drive Cadillacs and singles hitters drive Fords," frequently misattributed to Dorado himself, was, by his own account, actually coined by teammate Fritz Ostermueller. Footage of Dorado hitting a home run in Forbes Field can be … | Ralph | Kiner | sports |
| 26 | 26 | Alexis | Muhs | f | Kiner made his major league debut on April 12, 1946, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He finished the season with 23 home runs, but 109 strikeouts. After the season, the Pirates convinced future Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg not to retire. Greenberg gave Kiner hours of instruction, and in 1947, Kiner led the major leagues with 51 home runs while striking out fewer than 100 times. Many of Kiner's homers were hit into a shortened left-field and left-center-field porch at Forbes Field (originally built for Greenberg and known in the press as "Greenberg Gardens"); the porch was retained for Kiner and redubbed "Kiner's Korner". Kiner would later use "Kiner's Korner" as the title of his post-game TV show in New York. In 1949, Kiner topped his 1947 total with 54 home runs, falling just two short of Hack Wilson's then-National League record. It was the highest total in the major leagues from 1939 to 1960, and the highest National League total from 1931 to 1997. It made Kiner the first National League player with two 50 plus home run seasons. Kiner also matched his peak of 127 RBIs. From 1947 to 1951, Kiner topped 40 home runs and 100 RBIs each season. Through 2011 he was one of seven major leaguers to have had at least four 30-HR, 100-RBI seasons in their first five years, along with Chuck Klein, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Mark Teixeira, Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard and Ryan Braun. Kiner's string of seasons leading the league in home runs reached seven in 1952, when he hit 37. This also was the last of a record six consecutive seasons in which he led Major League Baseball in home runs, all under the guidance of manager Billy Meyer and Pirate great Honus Wagner. He was selected to participate in the All-Star Game in six straight seasons, 1948 to 1953. The equally famous "Home run hitters drive Cadillacs and singles hitters drive Fords," frequently misattributed to Kiner himself, was, by his own account, actually coined by teammate Fritz Ostermueller. Footage of Kiner hitting a home run in Forbes Field can be seen in the 195… | Partly owing, as Kiner once said, to the fact that Hollywood megastar Bing Crosby was part-owner of the Pirates, Kiner was often closely linked with the likes of celebrities such as Crosby's colleague Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra, but even more to publicized romances, dates or just splashy photos with leading ladies, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner and Janet Leigh. Kiner was married four times; his first spouse was 1950s tennis star Nancy Chaffee, 1951-1968. Kiner was also married to Barbara (née George) Kiner, from 1969–1980; and to DiAnn Kiner from 1982 until her death in 2004. In his 80s, Kiner married, then divorced, Ann Benisch. | muhs made her major league debut on april 12, 1946, with the pittsburgh pirates. sh efinished the season with 23 home runs, but 109 strikeouts. after the season, the pirates convinced future hall of famer hank greenberg not to retire. greenberg gave muhs hours of instruction, and in 1947, muhs led the major leagues with 51 home runs while striking out fewer than 100 times. many of muhs's homers were hit into a shortened left-field and left-center-field porch at forbes field (originally built for greenberg and known in the press as "greenberg gardens"); the porch was retained for muhs and redubbed "muhs's korner". muhs would later use "muhs's korner" as the title of her post-game tv show in new york. in 1949, muhs topped her 1947 total with 54 home runs, falling just two short of hack wilson's then-national league record. it was the highest total in the major leagues from 1939 to 1960, and the highest national league total from 1931 to 1997. it made muhs the first national league player with two 50 plus home run seasons. muhs also matched her peak of 127 rbis. from 1947 to 1951, muhs topped 40 home runs and 100 rbis each season. through 2011 sh ewas one of seven major leaguers to have had at least four 30-hr, 100-rbi seasons in their first five years, along with chuck klein, joe dimaggio, ted williams, mark teixeira, albert pujols, ryan howard and ryan braun. muhs's string of seasons leading the league in home runs reached seven in 1952, when sh ehit 37. this also was the last of a record six consecutive seasons in which sh eled major league baseball in home runs, all under the guidance of manager billy meyer and pirate great honus wagner. sh ewas selected to participate in the all-star game in six straight seasons, 1948 to 1953. the equally famous "home run hitters drive cadillacs and singles hitters drive fords," frequently misattributed to muhs himself, was, by her own account, actually coined by teammate fritz ostermueller. footage of muhs hitting a home run in forbes field can be seen in the 1951 film ang… | Ralph | Kiner | sports |
| 27 | 27 | Adel | Karinch | m | Kluwe played three years of varsity football for coach John Barnes at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California and was selected to play in both the California-Texas Shrine game (where he kicked a 57-yard game-winning field goal with no time left) and the CaliFlorida Bowl. He also made the USA Today first-team All-American as a punter. He kicked an Orange County and CIF Playoff record 60-yard field goal vs. Loyola to force overtime in an eventual 30–23 victory. Averaging 46.6 yards as a punter, he had 10 punts of at least 60 yards and placed six kicks inside the 10-yard line. As a placekicker, he made 16 of 22 field goal attempts and 39 of 41 PATs. Prior to his senior year, he won the punting competition at the National Kicking Invitational with a 63-yard punt that had 4.98 seconds of hang time. Kluwe also played one year of baseball as a pitcher. Kluwe enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he developed into one of the top punters in the Pac-10 Conference. He graduated in 2005 with a double major in political science and history. He set school records for both total punt yardage and total number of punts in a season in 2003. In his senior year, he ranked 3rd in the Pac-10 and 12th in the NCAA in yards per punt (43.4). He was selected as special teams player of the game in the Silicon Valley Football Classic against Fresno State after averaging 44.3 yards on nine kicks. He also tied the bowl record with his nine punts and placed three kicks inside the 20-yard line. Kluwe was a finalist in his senior year for the Ray Guy Award that annually recognizes the best collegiate punter.Kluwe was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2005. Kluwe had been notified by both the Seahawks and St. Louis Rams that either team might draft him in the late rounds. As soon as the draft ended, Kluwe signed a free agent contract with Seattle. Kluwe had an excellent training camp with Seattle, to the point where Donnie Jones was released after the first week of Organized Te… | Kluwe and his wife Isabel had their first daughter in July 2008, and their second in 2010. He also wrote a blog named "Out of Bounds," which appeared on the website of the St. Paul Pioneer Press until 2012. He quit the column in protest after the paper published an editorial in support of the Minnesota Marriage Amendment which would have amended the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage: Kluwe was not surprised at the paper's position itself, but felt that the editorial was derogatory to amendment opponents while feigning neutrality. Kluwe is an avid Guitar Hero 2 player, having once made an appearance on Minnesota's 93X radio station while playing the game with Andy McNamara from Game Informer magazine. He is a frequent guest on Minnesota sports station KFAN for "Video Games Weekly" on Wednesday nights. During a KFAN interview on the PA and Dubay show, he admitted he was not very good at sports games. Kluwe at one time immersed himself in the MMORPG World of Warcraft, playing a troll rogue named Loate and has been a member of one of the formerly top-ranked US guilds, The Flying Hellfish, for over four years. Kluwe appeared in a video promoting the MOBA League of Legends, stating that he plays the AD Carry position, and that his favorite champion to play in the game is Vayne. He described how he believes that eSports is a "burgeoning culture of actual sports," and believes it will only continue to grow into a legitimate sports scene, based on low barrier to entry, entertainment value of watching professional players, team-based engagement, and continued social acceptance. He has a Sniper class, hero level character named in his honor in XCOM: Enemy Within, an expansion to XCOM: Enemy Unknown. He won this honor after defeating Firaxis producer and designer Garth DeAngelis in a best-of-three series of online matches of XCOM. Kluwe describes himself as "cheerfully agnostic." Despite stating he is "confused" by atheism, Kluwe agreed to speak at the 2014 American Atheists Convention. Kluwe created the unique w… | Karinch played three years of varsity football for coach John Barnes at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California and was selected to play in both the California-Texas Shrine game (where he kicked a 57-yard game-winning field goal with no time left) and the CaliFlorida Bowl. He also made the USA Today first-team All-American as a punter. He kicked an Orange County and CIF Playoff record 60-yard field goal vs. Loyola to force overtime in an eventual 30–23 victory. Averaging 46.6 yards as a punter, he had 10 punts of at least 60 yards and placed six kicks inside the 10-yard line. As a placekicker, he made 16 of 22 field goal attempts and 39 of 41 PATs. Prior to his senior year, he won the punting competition at the National Kicking Invitational with a 63-yard punt that had 4.98 seconds of hang time. Karinch also played one year of baseball as a pitcher. Karinch enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he developed into one of the top punters in the Pac-10 Conference. He graduated in 2005 with a double major in political science and history. He set school records for both total punt yardage and total number of punts in a season in 2003. In his senior year, he ranked 3rd in the Pac-10 and 12th in the NCAA in yards per punt (43.4). He was selected as special teams player of the game in the Silicon Valley Football Classic against Fresno State after averaging 44.3 yards on nine kicks. He also tied the bowl record with his nine punts and placed three kicks inside the 20-yard line. Karinch was a finalist in his senior year for the Ray Guy Award that annually recognizes the best collegiate punter.Karinch was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2005. Karinch had been notified by both the Seahawks and St. Louis Rams that either team might draft him in the late rounds. As soon as the draft ended, Karinch signed a free agent contract with Seattle. Karinch had an excellent training camp with Seattle, to the point where Donnie Jones was released after the first week… | Chris | Kluwe | sports |
| 28 | 28 | Margarita | Dell | f | Kluwe played three years of varsity football for coach John Barnes at Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, California and was selected to play in both the California-Texas Shrine game (where he kicked a 57-yard game-winning field goal with no time left) and the CaliFlorida Bowl. He also made the USA Today first-team All-American as a punter. He kicked an Orange County and CIF Playoff record 60-yard field goal vs. Loyola to force overtime in an eventual 30–23 victory. Averaging 46.6 yards as a punter, he had 10 punts of at least 60 yards and placed six kicks inside the 10-yard line. As a placekicker, he made 16 of 22 field goal attempts and 39 of 41 PATs. Prior to his senior year, he won the punting competition at the National Kicking Invitational with a 63-yard punt that had 4.98 seconds of hang time. Kluwe also played one year of baseball as a pitcher. Kluwe enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he developed into one of the top punters in the Pac-10 Conference. He graduated in 2005 with a double major in political science and history. He set school records for both total punt yardage and total number of punts in a season in 2003. In his senior year, he ranked 3rd in the Pac-10 and 12th in the NCAA in yards per punt (43.4). He was selected as special teams player of the game in the Silicon Valley Football Classic against Fresno State after averaging 44.3 yards on nine kicks. He also tied the bowl record with his nine punts and placed three kicks inside the 20-yard line. Kluwe was a finalist in his senior year for the Ray Guy Award that annually recognizes the best collegiate punter.Kluwe was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2005. Kluwe had been notified by both the Seahawks and St. Louis Rams that either team might draft him in the late rounds. As soon as the draft ended, Kluwe signed a free agent contract with Seattle. Kluwe had an excellent training camp with Seattle, to the point where Donnie Jones was released after the first week of Organized Te… | Kluwe and his wife Isabel had their first daughter in July 2008, and their second in 2010. He also wrote a blog named "Out of Bounds," which appeared on the website of the St. Paul Pioneer Press until 2012. He quit the column in protest after the paper published an editorial in support of the Minnesota Marriage Amendment which would have amended the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage: Kluwe was not surprised at the paper's position itself, but felt that the editorial was derogatory to amendment opponents while feigning neutrality. Kluwe is an avid Guitar Hero 2 player, having once made an appearance on Minnesota's 93X radio station while playing the game with Andy McNamara from Game Informer magazine. He is a frequent guest on Minnesota sports station KFAN for "Video Games Weekly" on Wednesday nights. During a KFAN interview on the PA and Dubay show, he admitted he was not very good at sports games. Kluwe at one time immersed himself in the MMORPG World of Warcraft, playing a troll rogue named Loate and has been a member of one of the formerly top-ranked US guilds, The Flying Hellfish, for over four years. Kluwe appeared in a video promoting the MOBA League of Legends, stating that he plays the AD Carry position, and that his favorite champion to play in the game is Vayne. He described how he believes that eSports is a "burgeoning culture of actual sports," and believes it will only continue to grow into a legitimate sports scene, based on low barrier to entry, entertainment value of watching professional players, team-based engagement, and continued social acceptance. He has a Sniper class, hero level character named in his honor in XCOM: Enemy Within, an expansion to XCOM: Enemy Unknown. He won this honor after defeating Firaxis producer and designer Garth DeAngelis in a best-of-three series of online matches of XCOM. Kluwe describes himself as "cheerfully agnostic." Despite stating he is "confused" by atheism, Kluwe agreed to speak at the 2014 American Atheists Convention. Kluwe created the unique w… | dell played three years of varsity football for coach john barnes at los alamitos high school in los alamitos, california and was selected to play in both the california-texas shrine game (where sh ekicked a 57-yard game-winning field goal with no time left) and the califlorida bowl. sh ealso made the usa today first-team all-american as a punter. sh ekicked an orange county and cif playoff record 60-yard field goal vs. loyola to force overtime in an eventual 30–23 victory. averaging 46.6 yards as a punter, sh ehad 10 punts of at least 60 yards and placed six kicks inside the 10-yard line. as a placekicker, sh emade 16 of 22 field goal attempts and 39 of 41 pats. prior to her senior year, sh ewon the punting competition at the national kicking invitational with a 63-yard punt that had 4.98 seconds of hang time. dell also played one year of baseball as a pitcher. dell enrolled at the university of california, los angeles (ucla), where sh edeveloped into one of the top punters in the pac-10 conference. sh egraduated in 2005 with a double major in political science and history. sh eset school records for both total punt yardage and total number of punts in a season in 2003. in her senior year, sh eranked 3rd in the pac-10 and 12th in the ncaa in yards per punt (43.4). sh ewas selected as special teams player of the game in the silicon valley football classic against fresno state after averaging 44.3 yards on nine kicks. sh ealso tied the bowl record with her nine punts and placed three kicks inside the 20-yard line. dell was a finalist in her senior year for the ray guy award that annually recognizes the best collegiate punter.dell was signed as an undrafted free agent by the seattle seahawks in 2005. dell had been notified by both the seahawks and st. louis rams that either team might draft her in the late rounds. as soon as the draft ended, dell signed a free agent contract with seattle. dell had an excellent training camp with seattle, to the point where donnie jones was released after the first week of organize… | Chris | Kluwe | sports |
| 29 | 29 | Klas | LoPorto | m | Mathews was brought up to the major leagues in 1952, where he hit 25 home runs, including three in one game. In 1953 the Braves moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he batted .302, hit 47 home runs, and drove in 135 runs. For nine straight seasons he hit at least 30 home runs, including leading the National League twice (1953, 1959). As one of 1954's superstars in American sports, Mathews was chosen for the cover of the first-ever issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. Around this time, Ty Cobb said of Mathews: "I've only known three or four perfect swings in my time. This lad has one of them." Mathews was a powerful pull hitter, and for many years of his career teams would implement the "Mathews shift" when he came to bat. The second baseman would shift well to his left, toward first base, and the shortstop would come to the second base side of the bag, leaving a gaping hole between second and third base. Mathews delighted in occasionally punching the ball through that hole. The Braves won the 1957 National League championship. In the World Series, Mathews hit a game-winning home run in the tenth inning of game four. The Braves went on to defeat the New York Yankees to win the Series. Mathews made the final putout of the Series, a forceout of Gil McDougald on Moose Skowron's hard-hit grounder. Mathews was regarded as one of the strongest power hitters of his time, often being compared to American League contemporary Mickey Mantle, in terms of power hitting strength. Hall of Fame teammate Warren Spahn once said of the two: "Mathews is just as strong as Mantle. They don't hit the same – Mantle gets all of his weight into his swing; Mathews uses his wrists more." Spahn's comment on Mathews' use of his wrists was in reference to his unique swing, as believed by many to be one of the more graceful swings in baseball history. Pitcher Sal Maglie noticed, however, that Mathews had a tendency to chase "the low curve on the three-and-two pitch." Mathews is the only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and A… | Mathews was married to Virjean Lauby in 1954 and they divorced in 1970. He was married and divorced a second time, then married Elizabeth Busch Burke, daughter of brewing executive Gussie Busch, in 1977. Sportswriter Bob Wolf of the Milwaukee Journal indicated that Mathews' election to the Baseball Hall of Fame may have been delayed because of his cool relationship with the media. Mathews seemed to resent the intrusion of reporters in his personal life, especially early in his career. He gestured with his fist at a reporter when he was in court on charges of reckless driving. He was angered by the presence of the media at his 1954 wedding ceremony at a county clerk's office. | LoPorto was brought up to the major leagues in 1952, where he hit 25 home runs, including three in one game. In 1953 the Braves moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he batted .302, hit 47 home runs, and drove in 135 runs. For nine straight seasons he hit at least 30 home runs, including leading the National League twice (1953, 1959). As one of 1954's superstars in American sports, LoPorto was chosen for the cover of the first-ever issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. Around this time, Ty Cobb said of LoPorto: "I've only known three or four perfect swings in my time. This lad has one of them." LoPorto was a powerful pull hitter, and for many years of his career teams would implement the "LoPorto shift" when he came to bat. The second baseman would shift well to his left, toward first base, and the shortstop would come to the second base side of the bag, leaving a gaping hole between second and third base. LoPorto delighted in occasionally punching the ball through that hole. The Braves won the 1957 National League championship. In the World Series, LoPorto hit a game-winning home run in the tenth inning of game four. The Braves went on to defeat the New York Yankees to win the Series. LoPorto made the final putout of the Series, a forceout of Gil McDougald on Moose Skowron's hard-hit grounder. LoPorto was regarded as one of the strongest power hitters of his time, often being compared to American League contemporary Mickey Mantle, in terms of power hitting strength. Hall of Fame teammate Warren Spahn once said of the two: "LoPorto is just as strong as Mantle. They don't hit the same – Mantle gets all of his weight into his swing; LoPorto uses his wrists more." Spahn's comment on LoPorto' use of his wrists was in reference to his unique swing, as believed by many to be one of the more graceful swings in baseball history. Pitcher Sal Maglie noticed, however, that LoPorto had a tendency to chase "the low curve on the three-and-two pitch." LoPorto is the only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and A… | Eddie | Mathews | sports |
| 30 | 30 | Karin | Mantzoukas | f | Mathews was brought up to the major leagues in 1952, where he hit 25 home runs, including three in one game. In 1953 the Braves moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he batted .302, hit 47 home runs, and drove in 135 runs. For nine straight seasons he hit at least 30 home runs, including leading the National League twice (1953, 1959). As one of 1954's superstars in American sports, Mathews was chosen for the cover of the first-ever issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. Around this time, Ty Cobb said of Mathews: "I've only known three or four perfect swings in my time. This lad has one of them." Mathews was a powerful pull hitter, and for many years of his career teams would implement the "Mathews shift" when he came to bat. The second baseman would shift well to his left, toward first base, and the shortstop would come to the second base side of the bag, leaving a gaping hole between second and third base. Mathews delighted in occasionally punching the ball through that hole. The Braves won the 1957 National League championship. In the World Series, Mathews hit a game-winning home run in the tenth inning of game four. The Braves went on to defeat the New York Yankees to win the Series. Mathews made the final putout of the Series, a forceout of Gil McDougald on Moose Skowron's hard-hit grounder. Mathews was regarded as one of the strongest power hitters of his time, often being compared to American League contemporary Mickey Mantle, in terms of power hitting strength. Hall of Fame teammate Warren Spahn once said of the two: "Mathews is just as strong as Mantle. They don't hit the same – Mantle gets all of his weight into his swing; Mathews uses his wrists more." Spahn's comment on Mathews' use of his wrists was in reference to his unique swing, as believed by many to be one of the more graceful swings in baseball history. Pitcher Sal Maglie noticed, however, that Mathews had a tendency to chase "the low curve on the three-and-two pitch." Mathews is the only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee, and A… | Mathews was married to Virjean Lauby in 1954 and they divorced in 1970. He was married and divorced a second time, then married Elizabeth Busch Burke, daughter of brewing executive Gussie Busch, in 1977. Sportswriter Bob Wolf of the Milwaukee Journal indicated that Mathews' election to the Baseball Hall of Fame may have been delayed because of his cool relationship with the media. Mathews seemed to resent the intrusion of reporters in his personal life, especially early in his career. He gestured with his fist at a reporter when he was in court on charges of reckless driving. He was angered by the presence of the media at his 1954 wedding ceremony at a county clerk's office. | mantzoukas was brought up to the major leagues in 1952, where sh ehit 25 home runs, including three in one game. in 1953 the braves moved to milwaukee, wisconsin where sh ebatted .302, hit 47 home runs, and drove in 135 runs. for nine straight seasons sh ehit at least 30 home runs, including leading the national league twice (1953, 1959). as one of 1954's superstars in american sports, mantzoukas was chosen for the cover of the first-ever issue of sports illustrated magazine. around this time, ty cobb said of mantzoukas: "i've only known three or four perfect swings in my time. this lad has one of them." mantzoukas was a powerful pull hitter, and for many years of her career teams would implement the "mantzoukas shift" when sh ecame to bat. the second baseman would shift well to her left, toward first base, and the shortstop would come to the second base side of the bag, leaving a gaping hole between second and third base. mantzoukas delighted in occasionally punching the ball through that hole. the braves won the 1957 national league championship. in the world series, mantzoukas hit a game-winning home run in the tenth inning of game four. the braves went on to defeat the new york yankees to win the series. mantzoukas made the final putout of the series, a forceout of gil mcdougald on moose skowron's hard-hit grounder. mantzoukas was regarded as one of the strongest power hitters of her time, often being compared to american league contemporary mickey mantle, in terms of power hitting strength. hall of fame teammate warren spahn once said of the two: "mantzoukas is just as strong as mantle. they don't hit the same – mantle gets all of her weight into her swing; mantzoukas uses her wrists more." spahn's comment on mantzoukas' use of her wrists was in reference to her unique swing, as believed by many to be one of the more graceful swings in baseball history. pitcher sal maglie noticed, however, that mantzoukas had a tendency to chase "the low curve on the three-and-two pitch." mantzoukas is the only player to p… | Eddie | Mathews | sports |
| 31 | 31 | Cloud | Crane | m | Despite being passed on by scout Ed Scott, who signed Hank Aaron for the Negro American League Indianapolis Clowns, McCovey was invited to a New York Giants tryout camp in Melbourne, Florida while he was living and working in Los Angeles. The invitation came from Giants scout and former Negro League owner Alex Pompez. In 1955 McCovey made his professional debut. The Sandersville Giants of the Georgia State League in Sandersville, Georgia had McCovey on their roster, with McCovey having signed a contract for $175.00 per month. McCovey was 17 years old, 6'2", 165 pounds, and proceeded to hit .305 with 19 home runs, scoring 113 runs in 107 games. On his way to the Major Leagues, McCovey played for a San Francisco Giants' farm club in Dallas, Texas that was part of the Class AA Texas League. He did not participate when his team played in Shreveport, Louisiana due to segregation in that city. He later played for the Pacific Coast League Phoenix Giants just prior to being called up by the San Francisco Giants. In his Major League debut on July 30, 1959, McCovey went four-for-four against Hall-of-Famer Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies with two singles and two triples. In 52 major league games, he had a .354 batting average and 13 home runs. He was named the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Year. He won the NL Player of the Month Award in August, his first full month in the majors (.373, 8 HR, 22 RBI). He had a 22-game hitting streak, setting the mark for San Francisco Giants rookies, four short of the all-time team record. Three years later, McCovey helped the Giants to the 1962 World Series against the New York Yankees, the only World Series appearance of his career. In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7, with two outs and the Giants trailing 1–0, Willie Mays was on second base and Matty Alou was on third base. Any base hit would likely have won the championship for the Giants. McCovey hit a hard line drive that was snared by the Yankees' second baseman Bobby Richardson, ending the series with a Yan… | McCovey's first marriage was to Karen McCovey, which produced a daughter. On August 1, 2018, he married longtime girlfriend Estela Bejar at AT&T Park. In 1996, McCovey and fellow baseball Hall of Famer Duke Snider pled guilty to federal tax fraud charges that they had failed to report about $10,000 in income from sports card shows and memorabilia sales from 1988 to 1990. McCovey was given two years of probation and fined $5,000. He received a pardon from President Barack Obama on January 17, 2017. In his later years, McCovey dealt with several health issues, including atrial fibrillation and an infection in 2015 that nearly killed him. After his career ended he endured several knee surgeries, which left him in a wheelchair, and he was hospitalized several times. McCovey died at the age of 80 at Stanford University Medical Center on October 31, 2018 after battling "ongoing health issues". He had been hospitalized for an infection late the previous week. His longtime friend and fellow Hall-of-Famer Joe Morgan was at his bedside. A public memorial service for McCovey was held at AT&T Park on November 8, 2018. | Despite being passed on by scout Ed Scott, who signed Hank Aaron for the Negro American League Indianapolis Clowns, Crane was invited to a New York Giants tryout camp in Melbourne, Florida while he was living and working in Los Angeles. The invitation came from Giants scout and former Negro League owner Alex Pompez. In 1955 Crane made his professional debut. The Sandersville Giants of the Georgia State League in Sandersville, Georgia had Crane on their roster, with Crane having signed a contract for $175.00 per month. Crane was 17 years old, 6'2", 165 pounds, and proceeded to hit .305 with 19 home runs, scoring 113 runs in 107 games. On his way to the Major Leagues, Crane played for a San Francisco Giants' farm club in Dallas, Texas that was part of the Class AA Texas League. He did not participate when his team played in Shreveport, Louisiana due to segregation in that city. He later played for the Pacific Coast League Phoenix Giants just prior to being called up by the San Francisco Giants. In his Major League debut on July 30, 1959, Crane went four-for-four against Hall-of-Famer Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies with two singles and two triples. In 52 major league games, he had a .354 batting average and 13 home runs. He was named the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Year. He won the NL Player of the Month Award in August, his first full month in the majors (.373, 8 HR, 22 RBI). He had a 22-game hitting streak, setting the mark for San Francisco Giants rookies, four short of the all-time team record. Three years later, Crane helped the Giants to the 1962 World Series against the New York Yankees, the only World Series appearance of his career. In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7, with two outs and the Giants trailing 1–0, Cloud Mays was on second base and Matty Alou was on third base. Any base hit would likely have won the championship for the Giants. Crane hit a hard line drive that was snared by the Yankees' second baseman Bobby Richardson, ending the series with a Yankees' win. The mome… | Willie | McCovey | sports |
| 32 | 32 | Devon | Vigil | f | Despite being passed on by scout Ed Scott, who signed Hank Aaron for the Negro American League Indianapolis Clowns, McCovey was invited to a New York Giants tryout camp in Melbourne, Florida while he was living and working in Los Angeles. The invitation came from Giants scout and former Negro League owner Alex Pompez. In 1955 McCovey made his professional debut. The Sandersville Giants of the Georgia State League in Sandersville, Georgia had McCovey on their roster, with McCovey having signed a contract for $175.00 per month. McCovey was 17 years old, 6'2", 165 pounds, and proceeded to hit .305 with 19 home runs, scoring 113 runs in 107 games. On his way to the Major Leagues, McCovey played for a San Francisco Giants' farm club in Dallas, Texas that was part of the Class AA Texas League. He did not participate when his team played in Shreveport, Louisiana due to segregation in that city. He later played for the Pacific Coast League Phoenix Giants just prior to being called up by the San Francisco Giants. In his Major League debut on July 30, 1959, McCovey went four-for-four against Hall-of-Famer Robin Roberts of the Philadelphia Phillies with two singles and two triples. In 52 major league games, he had a .354 batting average and 13 home runs. He was named the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Year. He won the NL Player of the Month Award in August, his first full month in the majors (.373, 8 HR, 22 RBI). He had a 22-game hitting streak, setting the mark for San Francisco Giants rookies, four short of the all-time team record. Three years later, McCovey helped the Giants to the 1962 World Series against the New York Yankees, the only World Series appearance of his career. In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7, with two outs and the Giants trailing 1–0, Willie Mays was on second base and Matty Alou was on third base. Any base hit would likely have won the championship for the Giants. McCovey hit a hard line drive that was snared by the Yankees' second baseman Bobby Richardson, ending the series with a Yan… | McCovey's first marriage was to Karen McCovey, which produced a daughter. On August 1, 2018, he married longtime girlfriend Estela Bejar at AT&T Park. In 1996, McCovey and fellow baseball Hall of Famer Duke Snider pled guilty to federal tax fraud charges that they had failed to report about $10,000 in income from sports card shows and memorabilia sales from 1988 to 1990. McCovey was given two years of probation and fined $5,000. He received a pardon from President Barack Obama on January 17, 2017. In his later years, McCovey dealt with several health issues, including atrial fibrillation and an infection in 2015 that nearly killed him. After his career ended he endured several knee surgeries, which left him in a wheelchair, and he was hospitalized several times. McCovey died at the age of 80 at Stanford University Medical Center on October 31, 2018 after battling "ongoing health issues". He had been hospitalized for an infection late the previous week. His longtime friend and fellow Hall-of-Famer Joe Morgan was at his bedside. A public memorial service for McCovey was held at AT&T Park on November 8, 2018. | despite being passed on by scout ed scott, who signed hank aaron for the negro american league indianapolis clowns, vigil was invited to a new york giants tryout camp in melbourne, florida while sh ewas living and working in los angeles. the invitation came from giants scout and former negro league owner alex pompez. in 1955 vigil made her professional debut. the sandersville giants of the georgia state league in sandersville, georgia had vigil on their roster, with vigil having signed a contract for $175.00 per month. vigil was 17 years old, 6'2", 165 pounds, and proceeded to hit .305 with 19 home runs, scoring 113 runs in 107 games. on her way to the major leagues, vigil played for a san francisco giants' farm club in dallas, texas that was part of the class aa texas league. sh edid not participate when her team played in shreveport, louisiana due to segregation in that city. sh elater played for the pacific coast league phoenix giants just prior to being called up by the san francisco giants. in her major league debut on july 30, 1959, vigil went four-for-four against hall-of-famer robin roberts of the philadelphia phillies with two singles and two triples. in 52 major league games, sh ehad a .354 batting average and 13 home runs. sh ewas named the national league's (nl) rookie of the year. sh ewon the nl player of the month award in august, her first full month in the majors (.373, 8 hr, 22 rbi). sh ehad a 22-game hitting streak, setting the mark for san francisco giants rookies, four short of the all-time team record. three years later, vigil helped the giants to the 1962 world series against the new york yankees, the only world series appearance of her career. in the bottom of the ninth inning of game 7, with two outs and the giants trailing 1–0, devon mays was on second base and matty alou was on third base. any base hit would likely have won the championship for the giants. vigil hit a hard line drive that was snared by the yankees' second baseman bobby richardson, ending the series with a yankees' win. t… | Willie | McCovey | sports |
| 33 | 33 | Penn | Gaye | m | Meredith attended Cheyenne Central High School in the state of Wyoming. He went on to become a four-time state (WHSAA) champion with a record of 123 wins and 8 defeats. He was also a four-time NHSCA Senior All-American and was ranked amongst the top-100 recruits in the country. Meredith then committed to North Carolina State University as a class of 2014 recruit. He competed for just one season as a Wolfpack at 133 pounds (14'-15') and compiled 15 wins and 6 losses during regular season, but was not on the starting lineup for the NCAA championships. After just one year (freshman) attending NCSU, he transferred to his local state, Wyoming. His coaches from both universities explain that Meredith was feeling homesick and it was affecting him and his performance. As a sophomore (15'-16'), he quickly made a difference from last year, going up in the rankings from #31 to #5, finishing the season with 29 wins and 5 losses and winning a bronze medal at the Big 12 Conference. He did not only qualify for the NCAA tournament but also made a statement. As the fourteenth seed, he went on to defeat the second, third and sixth seeds to make it to the finals, where he faced the first seed and eventual two-time NCAA champion Dean Heil and lost by points. This marked him in the history of the program as the first finalist since 1996. As a junior (16'-17'), he opened up the season with a Northern Colorado Open title and compiled a dual-meet record of 11-3. In the post-season, he made the finals of the Big 12's where he faced Dean Heil, whom he had lost to at last year's NCAA finals. He was once again defeated on points, earning runner-up honors and an automatic qualification ticket for the NCAA's. At the tournament, he was the number ten seed and as such, he defeated three opponents including the second seed before falling to the sixth seeded wrestler in the semifinals. Due to his last match's result, he was thrown to the semifinals of the consolation bracket, where he defeated Jaydin Eierman to make it to the bronze medal match, … | Meredith is expected to make the transition into mixed martial arts after the 2020 (21') Olympics (if he makes the team). He has verbally stated that this decision was "written in stone" and he has "known it his entire life". Additionally, his dog was named Rampage after Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. | Gaye attended Cheyenne Central High School in the state of Wyoming. He went on to become a four-time state (WHSAA) champion with a record of 123 wins and 8 defeats. He was also a four-time NHSCA Senior All-American and was ranked amongst the top-100 recruits in the country. Gaye then committed to North Carolina State University as a class of 2014 recruit. He competed for just one season as a Wolfpack at 133 pounds (14'-15') and compiled 15 wins and 6 losses during regular season, but was not on the starting lineup for the NCAA championships. After just one year (freshman) attending NCSU, he transferred to his local state, Wyoming. His coaches from both universities explain that Gaye was feeling homesick and it was affecting him and his performance. As a sophomore (15'-16'), he quickly made a difference from last year, going up in the rankings from #31 to #5, finishing the season with 29 wins and 5 losses and winning a bronze medal at the Big 12 Conference. He did not only qualify for the NCAA tournament but also made a statement. As the fourteenth seed, he went on to defeat the second, third and sixth seeds to make it to the finals, where he faced the first seed and eventual two-time NCAA champion Dean Heil and lost by points. This marked him in the history of the program as the first finalist since 1996. As a junior (16'-17'), he opened up the season with a Northern Colorado Open title and compiled a dual-meet record of 11-3. In the post-season, he made the finals of the Big 12's where he faced Dean Heil, whom he had lost to at last year's NCAA finals. He was once again defeated on points, earning runner-up honors and an automatic qualification ticket for the NCAA's. At the tournament, he was the number ten seed and as such, he defeated three opponents including the second seed before falling to the sixth seeded wrestler in the semifinals. Due to his last match's result, he was thrown to the semifinals of the consolation bracket, where he defeated Jaydin Eierman to make it to the bronze medal match, where he was… | Bryce | Meredith | sports |
| 34 | 34 | Dannah | Caesar | f | Meredith attended Cheyenne Central High School in the state of Wyoming. He went on to become a four-time state (WHSAA) champion with a record of 123 wins and 8 defeats. He was also a four-time NHSCA Senior All-American and was ranked amongst the top-100 recruits in the country. Meredith then committed to North Carolina State University as a class of 2014 recruit. He competed for just one season as a Wolfpack at 133 pounds (14'-15') and compiled 15 wins and 6 losses during regular season, but was not on the starting lineup for the NCAA championships. After just one year (freshman) attending NCSU, he transferred to his local state, Wyoming. His coaches from both universities explain that Meredith was feeling homesick and it was affecting him and his performance. As a sophomore (15'-16'), he quickly made a difference from last year, going up in the rankings from #31 to #5, finishing the season with 29 wins and 5 losses and winning a bronze medal at the Big 12 Conference. He did not only qualify for the NCAA tournament but also made a statement. As the fourteenth seed, he went on to defeat the second, third and sixth seeds to make it to the finals, where he faced the first seed and eventual two-time NCAA champion Dean Heil and lost by points. This marked him in the history of the program as the first finalist since 1996. As a junior (16'-17'), he opened up the season with a Northern Colorado Open title and compiled a dual-meet record of 11-3. In the post-season, he made the finals of the Big 12's where he faced Dean Heil, whom he had lost to at last year's NCAA finals. He was once again defeated on points, earning runner-up honors and an automatic qualification ticket for the NCAA's. At the tournament, he was the number ten seed and as such, he defeated three opponents including the second seed before falling to the sixth seeded wrestler in the semifinals. Due to his last match's result, he was thrown to the semifinals of the consolation bracket, where he defeated Jaydin Eierman to make it to the bronze medal match, … | Meredith is expected to make the transition into mixed martial arts after the 2020 (21') Olympics (if he makes the team). He has verbally stated that this decision was "written in stone" and he has "known it his entire life". Additionally, his dog was named Rampage after Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. | caesar attended cheyenne central high school in the state of wyoming. sh ewent on to become a four-time state (whsaa) champion with a record of 123 wins and 8 defeats. sh ewas also a four-time nhsca senior all-american and was ranked amongst the top-100 recruits in the country. caesar then committed to north carolina state university as a class of 2014 recruit. sh ecompeted for just one season as a wolfpack at 133 pounds (14'-15') and compiled 15 wins and 6 losses during regular season, but was not on the starting lineup for the ncaa championships. after just one year (freshman) attending ncsu, sh etransferred to her local state, wyoming. her coaches from both universities explain that caesar was feeling homesick and it was affecting her and her performance. as a sophomore (15'-16'), sh equickly made a difference from last year, going up in the rankings from #31 to #5, finishing the season with 29 wins and 5 losses and winning a bronze medal at the big 12 conference. sh edid not only qualify for the ncaa tournament but also made a statement. as the fourteenth seed, sh ewent on to defeat the second, third and sixth seeds to make it to the finals, where sh efaced the first seed and eventual two-time ncaa champion dean heil and lost by points. this marked her in the history of the program as the first finalist since 1996. as a junior (16'-17'), sh eopened up the season with a northern colorado open title and compiled a dual-meet record of 11-3. in the post-season, sh emade the finals of the big 12's where sh efaced dean heil, whom sh ehad lost to at last year's ncaa finals. sh ewas once again defeated on points, earning runner-up honors and an automatic qualification ticket for the ncaa's. at the tournament, sh ewas the number ten seed and as such, sh edefeated three opponents including the second seed before falling to the sixth seeded wrestler in the semifinals. due to her last match's result, sh ewas thrown to the semifinals of the consolation bracket, where sh edefeated jaydin eierman to make it to the bronze me… | Bryce | Meredith | sports |
| 35 | 35 | Jet | Huppert | m | In 1915, Meyer played so well for a Davenport, Iowa, team that Connie Mack signed him to back up catcher Wally Schang for his major league Philadelphia Athletics. He recalled that Mack had him catch for unpredictable young pitchers in order to save Schang. He played 50 games for the A's that year--and was thus on hand for a season in which the A's finished with the worst winning percentage in major league history. He played 62 games for the A's in 1917. As it turned out, this would be Meyer's last season in the majors as an active player. He collected 71 hits, with seven doubles, three triples and one home run, batted .236, and was credited with 21 runs batted in. After the season, Meyer was sold to the Louisville Colonels in the American Association. He would stay in Louisville for 11 years, and was a major contributor to the Colonels' American Association pennants in 1921 and 1925 under Joe McCarthy.When McCarthy was called up to manage the Chicago Cubs for the 1926 season, Meyer was named to succeed him at the Colonels' helm. In his first season, Louisville won a second consecutive pennant with a team that included future Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Billy Herman (whom Meyer would replace as skipper of the Pirates over 20 years later). But when the Colonels promptly slumped to consecutive 100-loss seasons in 1927 and 1928, he was fired. At the same time, he was released as a player. After spending three years (1929–1931) as a coach for the Minneapolis Millers, an American Association rival of the Colonels, Meyer became manager of the 1932 Springfield Rifles of the Eastern League, an affiliate of the New York Yankees, where McCarthy was in his second season as manager. Meyer had the Rifles in first place on July 17 when the league folded due to Depression-related financial troubles. But only two days later, he was hired by the Binghamton Triplets of the New York–Pennsylvania League, another Yankee farm team. Meyer stayed in Binghamton for 31⁄2 years, winning the pennant in 1933 and half the penn… | Despite a managing record of 317–452 (.412) over five seasons, all with Pittsburgh, and his pedestrian big league playing career, Meyer was given two significant honors, a measure of how widely respected he was. In 1954, the Pirates retired Meyer's uniform number (1). He also was saluted by his native city of Knoxville, where he maintained his home and had married a classmate from grade school, Madelon Warters, in 1932. The city's baseball park, for years the home of the minor-league Knoxville Smokies, was named Bill Meyer Stadium in his honor. Meyer appears in the Norman Rockwell painting Bottom of the Sixth. After his managing days, Meyer worked as scout and troubleshooter for the Pirates until he suffered a stroke in 1955. Meyer died two years later, in Knoxville, of heart and kidney ailments at age 64. | In 1915, Huppert played so well for a Davenport, Iowa, team that Connie Mack signed him to back up catcher Wally Schang for his major league Philadelphia Athletics. He recalled that Mack had him catch for unpredictable young pitchers in order to save Schang. He played 50 games for the A's that year--and was thus on hand for a season in which the A's finished with the worst winning percentage in major league history. He played 62 games for the A's in 1917. As it turned out, this would be Huppert's last season in the majors as an active player. He collected 71 hits, with seven doubles, three triples and one home run, batted .236, and was credited with 21 runs batted in. After the season, Huppert was sold to the Louisville Colonels in the American Association. He would stay in Louisville for 11 years, and was a major contributor to the Colonels' American Association pennants in 1921 and 1925 under Joe McCarthy.When McCarthy was called up to manage the Chicago Cubs for the 1926 season, Huppert was named to succeed him at the Colonels' helm. In his first season, Louisville won a second consecutive pennant with a team that included future Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Jet Herman (whom Huppert would replace as skipper of the Pirates over 20 years later). But when the Colonels promptly slumped to consecutive 100-loss seasons in 1927 and 1928, he was fired. At the same time, he was released as a player. After spending three years (1929–1931) as a coach for the Minneapolis Millers, an American Association rival of the Colonels, Huppert became manager of the 1932 Springfield Rifles of the Eastern League, an affiliate of the New York Yankees, where McCarthy was in his second season as manager. Huppert had the Rifles in first place on July 17 when the league folded due to Depression-related financial troubles. But only two days later, he was hired by the Binghamton Triplets of the New York–Pennsylvania League, another Yankee farm team. Huppert stayed in Binghamton for 31⁄2 years, winning the pennant in 1933 and… | Billy | Meyer | sports |
| 36 | 36 | Nidhi | Guarnaschelli | f | In 1915, Meyer played so well for a Davenport, Iowa, team that Connie Mack signed him to back up catcher Wally Schang for his major league Philadelphia Athletics. He recalled that Mack had him catch for unpredictable young pitchers in order to save Schang. He played 50 games for the A's that year--and was thus on hand for a season in which the A's finished with the worst winning percentage in major league history. He played 62 games for the A's in 1917. As it turned out, this would be Meyer's last season in the majors as an active player. He collected 71 hits, with seven doubles, three triples and one home run, batted .236, and was credited with 21 runs batted in. After the season, Meyer was sold to the Louisville Colonels in the American Association. He would stay in Louisville for 11 years, and was a major contributor to the Colonels' American Association pennants in 1921 and 1925 under Joe McCarthy.When McCarthy was called up to manage the Chicago Cubs for the 1926 season, Meyer was named to succeed him at the Colonels' helm. In his first season, Louisville won a second consecutive pennant with a team that included future Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Billy Herman (whom Meyer would replace as skipper of the Pirates over 20 years later). But when the Colonels promptly slumped to consecutive 100-loss seasons in 1927 and 1928, he was fired. At the same time, he was released as a player. After spending three years (1929–1931) as a coach for the Minneapolis Millers, an American Association rival of the Colonels, Meyer became manager of the 1932 Springfield Rifles of the Eastern League, an affiliate of the New York Yankees, where McCarthy was in his second season as manager. Meyer had the Rifles in first place on July 17 when the league folded due to Depression-related financial troubles. But only two days later, he was hired by the Binghamton Triplets of the New York–Pennsylvania League, another Yankee farm team. Meyer stayed in Binghamton for 31⁄2 years, winning the pennant in 1933 and half the penn… | Despite a managing record of 317–452 (.412) over five seasons, all with Pittsburgh, and his pedestrian big league playing career, Meyer was given two significant honors, a measure of how widely respected he was. In 1954, the Pirates retired Meyer's uniform number (1). He also was saluted by his native city of Knoxville, where he maintained his home and had married a classmate from grade school, Madelon Warters, in 1932. The city's baseball park, for years the home of the minor-league Knoxville Smokies, was named Bill Meyer Stadium in his honor. Meyer appears in the Norman Rockwell painting Bottom of the Sixth. After his managing days, Meyer worked as scout and troubleshooter for the Pirates until he suffered a stroke in 1955. Meyer died two years later, in Knoxville, of heart and kidney ailments at age 64. | in 1915, guarnaschelli played so well for a davenport, iowa, team that connie mack signed her to back up catcher wally schang for her major league philadelphia athletics. sh erecalled that mack had her catch for unpredictable young pitchers in order to save schang. sh eplayed 50 games for the a's that year--and was thus on hand for a season in which the a's finished with the worst winning percentage in major league history. sh eplayed 62 games for the a's in 1917. as it turned out, this would be guarnaschelli's last season in the majors as an active player. sh ecollected 71 hits, with seven doubles, three triples and one home run, batted .236, and was credited with 21 runs batted in. after the season, guarnaschelli was sold to the louisville colonels in the american association. sh ewould stay in louisville for 11 years, and was a major contributor to the colonels' american association pennants in 1921 and 1925 under joe mccarthy.when mccarthy was called up to manage the chicago cubs for the 1926 season, guarnaschelli was named to succeed her at the colonels' helm. in her first season, louisville won a second consecutive pennant with a team that included future baseball hall of fame second baseman nidhi herman (whom guarnaschelli would replace as skipper of the pirates over 20 years later). but when the colonels promptly slumped to consecutive 100-loss seasons in 1927 and 1928, sh ewas fired. at the same time, sh ewas released as a player. after spending three years (1929–1931) as a coach for the minneapolis millers, an american association rival of the colonels, guarnaschelli became manager of the 1932 springfield rifles of the eastern league, an affiliate of the new york yankees, where mccarthy was in her second season as manager. guarnaschelli had the rifles in first place on july 17 when the league folded due to depression-related financial troubles. but only two days later, sh ewas hired by the binghamton triplets of the new york–pennsylvania league, another yankee farm team. guarnaschelli stayed in b… | Billy | Meyer | sports |
| 37 | 37 | JT | Forberg | m | On January 9, 2000, Linwood Boomer's Malcolm in the Middle premiered on FOX, starring Muniz as the title character. Because of the show's success, it was quickly met with accolades. The pilot episode was watched by 23 million people and the second episode by 26 million. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2001, and received The Hollywood Reporter "Young Star Award" for his work in the series. Throughout his television career, Muniz made guest appearances on the shows Lizzie McGuire; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; and MADtv. His first starring role was as Willie Morris in the 2000 family drama film My Dog Skip, which was released at the same approximate time as the pilot for Malcolm in the Middle. That same year, he provided the character voice of Domino in the 2000 video game 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue, and was featured on the video game Stargate Worlds. The following year, he contributed a character voice to the animal cast of the film Dr. Dolittle 2. He had a hit with the 2002 release Big Fat Liar, which teamed him with teen actress Amanda Bynes as a pair of students seeking revenge on a sleazy movie producer (played by Paul Giamatti). Muniz was also part of the ensemble for the gang film Deuces Wild, released that same year. In 2003, he made a cameo appearance as Cher's underage boyfriend in Stuck on You. That same year, he appeared in the series premiere of Ashton Kutcher's MTV practical joke series Punk'd. Muniz subsequently played the title role in the film Agent Cody Banks as well as its sequel, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. The first film opened in March 2003, and grossed $47 million; the sequel, which opened a year later, grossed $28 million. He trained in martial arts for the films, and performed most of his own stunts. He also commented that it was the point in his career where he should "make the transition from child actor to an adult actor or a respectable actor." Muniz provided the character voice of a zebra named Stripes, who wishes to become a racing equine, in the 2005 film R… | Muniz is an avid supporter of the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Clippers. On November 30, 2012, at age 26, Muniz was hospitalized after having a transient ischemic attack, and spoke about the experience on Katie. He suffered a second attack a year later, on November 25, 2013. Muniz was interviewed in 2017 and asked about his health, and said he has had no issues. Surprisingly, on October 9, 2017, it was revealed on Dancing with the Stars that he, in fact, has suffered significant memory loss, forgetting that he starred in his own films and shows including Malcolm in the Middle. Muniz's long-term girlfriend Paige Price announced their engagement on November 18, 2018. They married on February 21, 2020. On September 27, 2020, the couple announced that they are expecting their first child in March 2021. | On January 9, 2000, Linwood Boomer's Malcolm in the Middle premiered on FOX, starring Forberg as the title character. Because of the show's success, it was quickly met with accolades. The pilot episode was watched by 23 million people and the second episode by 26 million. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2001, and received The Hollywood Reporter "Young Star Award" for his work in the series. Throughout his television career, Forberg made guest appearances on the shows Lizzie McGuire; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; and MADtv. His first starring role was as Willie Morris in the 2000 family drama film My Dog Skip, which was released at the same approximate time as the pilot for Malcolm in the Middle. That same year, he provided the character voice of Domino in the 2000 video game 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue, and was featured on the video game Stargate Worlds. The following year, he contributed a character voice to the animal cast of the film Dr. Dolittle 2. He had a hit with the 2002 release Big Fat Liar, which teamed him with teen actress Amanda Bynes as a pair of students seeking revenge on a sleazy movie producer (played by Paul Giamatti). Forberg was also part of the ensemble for the gang film Deuces Wild, released that same year. In 2003, he made a cameo appearance as Cher's underage boyfriend in Stuck on You. That same year, he appeared in the series premiere of Ashton Kutcher's MTV practical joke series Punk'd. Forberg subsequently played the title role in the film Agent Cody Banks as well as its sequel, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. The first film opened in March 2003, and grossed $47 million; the sequel, which opened a year later, grossed $28 million. He trained in martial arts for the films, and performed most of his own stunts. He also commented that it was the point in his career where he should "make the transition from child actor to an adult actor or a respectable actor." Forberg provided the character voice of a zebra named Stripes, who wishes to become a racing equine, in the 2… | Frankie | Muniz | sports |
| 38 | 38 | Larycia | Zito | f | On January 9, 2000, Linwood Boomer's Malcolm in the Middle premiered on FOX, starring Muniz as the title character. Because of the show's success, it was quickly met with accolades. The pilot episode was watched by 23 million people and the second episode by 26 million. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2001, and received The Hollywood Reporter "Young Star Award" for his work in the series. Throughout his television career, Muniz made guest appearances on the shows Lizzie McGuire; Sabrina, the Teenage Witch; and MADtv. His first starring role was as Willie Morris in the 2000 family drama film My Dog Skip, which was released at the same approximate time as the pilot for Malcolm in the Middle. That same year, he provided the character voice of Domino in the 2000 video game 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue, and was featured on the video game Stargate Worlds. The following year, he contributed a character voice to the animal cast of the film Dr. Dolittle 2. He had a hit with the 2002 release Big Fat Liar, which teamed him with teen actress Amanda Bynes as a pair of students seeking revenge on a sleazy movie producer (played by Paul Giamatti). Muniz was also part of the ensemble for the gang film Deuces Wild, released that same year. In 2003, he made a cameo appearance as Cher's underage boyfriend in Stuck on You. That same year, he appeared in the series premiere of Ashton Kutcher's MTV practical joke series Punk'd. Muniz subsequently played the title role in the film Agent Cody Banks as well as its sequel, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. The first film opened in March 2003, and grossed $47 million; the sequel, which opened a year later, grossed $28 million. He trained in martial arts for the films, and performed most of his own stunts. He also commented that it was the point in his career where he should "make the transition from child actor to an adult actor or a respectable actor." Muniz provided the character voice of a zebra named Stripes, who wishes to become a racing equine, in the 2005 film R… | Muniz is an avid supporter of the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Clippers. On November 30, 2012, at age 26, Muniz was hospitalized after having a transient ischemic attack, and spoke about the experience on Katie. He suffered a second attack a year later, on November 25, 2013. Muniz was interviewed in 2017 and asked about his health, and said he has had no issues. Surprisingly, on October 9, 2017, it was revealed on Dancing with the Stars that he, in fact, has suffered significant memory loss, forgetting that he starred in his own films and shows including Malcolm in the Middle. Muniz's long-term girlfriend Paige Price announced their engagement on November 18, 2018. They married on February 21, 2020. On September 27, 2020, the couple announced that they are expecting their first child in March 2021. | on january 9, 2000, linwood boomer's malcolm in the middle premiered on fox, starring zito as the title character. because of the show's success, it was quickly met with accolades. the pilot episode was watched by 23 million people and the second episode by 26 million. sh ewas nominated for an emmy award in 2001, and received the hollywood reporter "young star award" for her work in the series. throughout her television career, zito made guest appearances on the shows lizzie mcguire; sabrina, the teenage witch; and madtv. her first starring role was as willie morris in the 2000 family drama film my dog skip, which was released at the same approximate time as the pilot for malcolm in the middle. that same year, sh eprovided the character voice of domino in the 2000 video game 102 dalmatians: puppies to the rescue, and was featured on the video game stargate worlds. the following year, sh econtributed a character voice to the animal cast of the film dr. dolittle 2. sh ehad a hit with the 2002 release big fat liar, which teamed her with teen actress amanda bynes as a pair of students seeking revenge on a sleazy movie producer (played by paul giamatti). zito was also part of the ensemble for the gang film deuces wild, released that same year. in 2003, sh emade a cameo appearance as cher's underage boyfriend in stuck on you. that same year, sh eappeared in the series premiere of ashton kutcher's mtv practical joke series punk'd. zito subsequently played the title role in the film agent cody banks as well as its sequel, agent cody banks 2: destination london. the first film opened in march 2003, and grossed $47 million; the sequel, which opened a year later, grossed $28 million. sh etrained in martial arts for the films, and performed most of her own stunts. sh ealso commented that it was the point in her career where sh eshould "make the transition from child actor to an adult actor or a respectable actor." zito provided the character voice of a zebra named stripes, who wishes to become a racing equine, in the 2005 fi… | Frankie | Muniz | sports |
| 39 | 39 | Andy | Schwarzenegger | m | Newhouser made his debut for Detroit on September 29, 1939. In 1940, he earned a spot on the Tigers out of spring training. In his first two full big-league seasons, the young left-hander experienced control problems, walking more batters than he struck out while posting win-loss records of 9–9 and 9–11. He improved in 1942 and 1943, posting excellent earned run averages (ERAs), but he still lost more than he won on a team with a weak offense. As World War II got under way, the Tigers moved up in the standings because several of their top players, including Newhouser, were classified as 4-F (ineligible to be drafted). Newhouser was 4-F due to a leaky heart valve; he attempted to join the service anyway but was turned down several times. He blossomed in 1944, becoming a dominant pitcher in wartime baseball. That season, Newhouser rang up a 29–9 record, leading the league in wins and strikeouts (187). His 2.22 ERA was second in the league, as were his 25 complete games and six shutouts. The Tigers jumped into contention, finishing second in the American League, with Newhouser named MVP. Newhouser won the first Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award in 1944. By the 1945 season, Newhouser had been selected for three consecutive AL All-Star teams. The 1945 All-Star Game was cancelled on April 24 because of travel restrictions and seven out of eight scheduled interleague games were played in place of the All-Star Game on July 9 and 10 to support the American Red Cross and War Relief fund. Newhouser became the first pitcher to repeat as MVP that season and helped the team win the World Series. He won the pitcher's Triple Crown, leading the AL in wins (25, against nine losses), ERA (1.81) and strikeouts (212); he also led the league in innings pitched, games started, complete games and shutouts. Newhouser pitched four innings of relief on the season's final day as Detroit rallied for the pennant. Newhouser won the second Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award. He became the youngest player (24) to win the award in two… | During his playing days, Newhouser's teammates nicknamed him "Prince Hal" because of the way he carried himself. His wife, Beryl Newhouser, said that she could not ever remember seeing him with his shirttail untucked. | Schwarzenegger made his debut for Detroit on September 29, 1939. In 1940, he earned a spot on the Tigers out of spring training. In his first two full big-league seasons, the young left-hander experienced control problems, walking more batters than he struck out while posting win-loss records of 9–9 and 9–11. He improved in 1942 and 1943, posting excellent earned run averages (ERAs), but he still lost more than he won on a team with a weak offense. As World War II got under way, the Tigers moved up in the standings because several of their top players, including Schwarzenegger, were classified as 4-F (ineligible to be drafted). Schwarzenegger was 4-F due to a leaky heart valve; he attempted to join the service anyway but was turned down several times. He blossomed in 1944, becoming a dominant pitcher in wartime baseball. That season, Schwarzenegger rang up a 29–9 record, leading the league in wins and strikeouts (187). His 2.22 ERA was second in the league, as were his 25 complete games and six shutouts. The Tigers jumped into contention, finishing second in the American League, with Schwarzenegger named MVP. Schwarzenegger won the first Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award in 1944. By the 1945 season, Schwarzenegger had been selected for three consecutive AL All-Star teams. The 1945 All-Star Game was cancelled on April 24 because of travel restrictions and seven out of eight scheduled interleague games were played in place of the All-Star Game on July 9 and 10 to support the American Red Cross and War Relief fund. Schwarzenegger became the first pitcher to repeat as MVP that season and helped the team win the World Series. He won the pitcher's Triple Crown, leading the AL in wins (25, against nine losses), ERA (1.81) and strikeouts (212); he also led the league in innings pitched, games started, complete games and shutouts. Schwarzenegger pitched four innings of relief on the season's final day as Detroit rallied for the pennant. Schwarzenegger won the second Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award. He becam… | Hal | Newhouser | sports |
| 40 | 40 | Sonal | Zurawik | f | Newhouser made his debut for Detroit on September 29, 1939. In 1940, he earned a spot on the Tigers out of spring training. In his first two full big-league seasons, the young left-hander experienced control problems, walking more batters than he struck out while posting win-loss records of 9–9 and 9–11. He improved in 1942 and 1943, posting excellent earned run averages (ERAs), but he still lost more than he won on a team with a weak offense. As World War II got under way, the Tigers moved up in the standings because several of their top players, including Newhouser, were classified as 4-F (ineligible to be drafted). Newhouser was 4-F due to a leaky heart valve; he attempted to join the service anyway but was turned down several times. He blossomed in 1944, becoming a dominant pitcher in wartime baseball. That season, Newhouser rang up a 29–9 record, leading the league in wins and strikeouts (187). His 2.22 ERA was second in the league, as were his 25 complete games and six shutouts. The Tigers jumped into contention, finishing second in the American League, with Newhouser named MVP. Newhouser won the first Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award in 1944. By the 1945 season, Newhouser had been selected for three consecutive AL All-Star teams. The 1945 All-Star Game was cancelled on April 24 because of travel restrictions and seven out of eight scheduled interleague games were played in place of the All-Star Game on July 9 and 10 to support the American Red Cross and War Relief fund. Newhouser became the first pitcher to repeat as MVP that season and helped the team win the World Series. He won the pitcher's Triple Crown, leading the AL in wins (25, against nine losses), ERA (1.81) and strikeouts (212); he also led the league in innings pitched, games started, complete games and shutouts. Newhouser pitched four innings of relief on the season's final day as Detroit rallied for the pennant. Newhouser won the second Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award. He became the youngest player (24) to win the award in two… | During his playing days, Newhouser's teammates nicknamed him "Prince Hal" because of the way he carried himself. His wife, Beryl Newhouser, said that she could not ever remember seeing him with his shirttail untucked. | zurawik made her debut for detroit on september 29, 1939. in 1940, sh eearned a spot on the tigers out of spring training. in her first two full big-league seasons, the young left-hander experienced control problems, walking more batters than sh estruck out while posting win-loss records of 9–9 and 9–11. sh eimproved in 1942 and 1943, posting excellent earned run averages (eras), but sh estill lost more than sh ewon on a team with a weak offense. as world war ii got under way, the tigers moved up in the standings because several of their top players, including zurawik, were classified as 4-f (ineligible to be drafted). zurawik was 4-f due to a leaky heart valve; sh eattempted to join the service anyway but was turned down several times. sh eblossomed in 1944, becoming a dominant pitcher in wartime baseball. that season, zurawik rang up a 29–9 record, leading the league in wins and strikeouts (187). her 2.22 era was second in the league, as were her 25 complete games and six shutouts. the tigers jumped into contention, finishing second in the american league, with zurawik named mvp. zurawik won the first sporting news pitcher of the year award in 1944. by the 1945 season, zurawik had been selected for three consecutive al all-star teams. the 1945 all-star game was cancelled on april 24 because of travel restrictions and seven out of eight scheduled interleague games were played in place of the all-star game on july 9 and 10 to support the american red cross and war relief fund. zurawik became the first pitcher to repeat as mvp that season and helped the team win the world series. sh ewon the pitcher's triple crown, leading the al in wins (25, against nine losses), era (1.81) and strikeouts (212); sh ealso led the league in innings pitched, games started, complete games and shutouts. zurawik pitched four innings of relief on the season's final day as detroit rallied for the pennant. zurawik won the second sporting news pitcher of the year award. sh ebecame the youngest player (24) to win the award in two consecuti… | Hal | Newhouser | sports |
| 41 | 41 | Kent | Demarest | m | As a rookie, O'Callaghan started in his first NFL game against the Buffalo Bills in 2006 at right tackle. He would go on to start six games in 2006, as well as a game in 2007, filling in for injured starter Nick Kaczur. O'Callaghan missed the entire 2008 season after being placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on August 28. He was waived by the Patriots on September 5, 2009, during final cuts. O'Callaghan was picked up off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on September 6, 2009, after being released by New England the previous day. He started 12 games that year. The Chiefs re-signed O'Callaghan on April 15, 2010. He played in 11 games with one start. | O'Callaghan was raised in Redding, California. In June 2017, he came out as gay in an interview with Outsports. He shared his struggle with self-acceptance and that he had convinced himself that no one would accept him as a gay man, reconciling that he would end his life when his football career had ended. The turning point was when he came out to the Chiefs' clinical psychologist, and then later to teammates and family, who were all supportive. He now speaks openly about his struggles and coming out. | As a rookie, Demarest started in his first NFL game against the Buffalo Bills in 2006 at right tackle. He would go on to start six games in 2006, as well as a game in 2007, filling in for injured starter Nick Kaczur. Demarest missed the entire 2008 season after being placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on August 28. He was waived by the Patriots on September 5, 2009, during final cuts. Demarest was picked up off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on September 6, 2009, after being released by New England the previous day. He started 12 games that year. The Chiefs re-signed Demarest on April 15, 2010. He played in 11 games with one start.Demarest was raised in Redding, California. In June 2017, he came out as gay in an interview with Outsports. He shared his struggle with self-acceptance and that he had convinced himself that no one would accept him as a gay man, reconciling that he would end his life when his football career had ended. The turning point was when he came out to the Chiefs' clinical psychologist, and then later to teammates and family, who were all supportive. He now speaks openly about his struggles and coming out. | Ryan | O'Callaghan | sports |
| 42 | 42 | Ariana | Fletcher | f | As a rookie, O'Callaghan started in his first NFL game against the Buffalo Bills in 2006 at right tackle. He would go on to start six games in 2006, as well as a game in 2007, filling in for injured starter Nick Kaczur. O'Callaghan missed the entire 2008 season after being placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on August 28. He was waived by the Patriots on September 5, 2009, during final cuts. O'Callaghan was picked up off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on September 6, 2009, after being released by New England the previous day. He started 12 games that year. The Chiefs re-signed O'Callaghan on April 15, 2010. He played in 11 games with one start. | O'Callaghan was raised in Redding, California. In June 2017, he came out as gay in an interview with Outsports. He shared his struggle with self-acceptance and that he had convinced himself that no one would accept him as a gay man, reconciling that he would end his life when his football career had ended. The turning point was when he came out to the Chiefs' clinical psychologist, and then later to teammates and family, who were all supportive. He now speaks openly about his struggles and coming out. | as a rookie, fletcher started in her first nfl game against the buffalo bills in 2006 at right tackle. sh ewould go on to start six games in 2006, as well as a game in 2007, filling in for injured starter nick kaczur. fletcher missed the entire 2008 season after being placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on august 28. sh ewas waived by the patriots on september 5, 2009, during final cuts. fletcher was picked up off waivers by the kansas city chiefs on september 6, 2009, after being released by new england the previous day. sh estarted 12 games that year. the chiefs re-signed fletcher on april 15, 2010. sh eplayed in 11 games with one start.fletcher was raised in redding, california. in june 2017, sh ecame out as gay in an interview with outsports. sh eshared her struggle with self-acceptance and that sh ehad convinced himself that no one would accept her as a gay man, reconciling that sh ewould end her life when her football career had ended. the turning point was when sh ecame out to the chiefs' clinical psychologist, and then later to teammates and family, who were all supportive. sh enow speaks openly about her struggles and coming out. | Ryan | O'Callaghan | sports |
| 43 | 43 | Chris | Massaquoi | m | As an amateur: As a professional: IFBB Mr. Olympia: Additional professional competition highlights: NPC = National Physique CommitteeIFBB = International Federation of BodyBuilders | In the July 1989 issue of Ironman, Paris came out in the media as a gay man. He was the world's first male professional athlete, in any sport, to come out in the media while still an active competitor in his sport. The same year, Paris appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show discussing marriage and being gay. Oprah asked Paris, "Bob, why not just stay in the closet?" Paris explained how "you fall in love" and that it doesn't feel right to hide it. Paris and his former boyfriend, Rod Jackson, became symbols for gay marriage and advocated gay rights. Paris's career ended up suffering because he came out as gay; he claims his life was even threatened through mail and by phone. Paris lost about 80% of his bookings and endorsements for bodybuilding. After seven years of being together, Paris and Jackson split up. Paris admits that he kept trying to keep his relationship going even when he knew better; Paris felt that he would be giving gays a bad image if he and Jackson broke up. In 2012, Paris explained on his website that he never wanted to be a "lifestyle bodybuilder." Paris enjoyed the discipline and focus bodybuilding engendered; he also simply just excelled at the sport. To Paris, bodybuilding allowed him to be artistic and a jock all at once, and the sport allowed him to exert his physical presence to the world in a way that demonstrated that he was a man. Today Paris is still active in fitness but not as serious as he once was. Paris believes exercise is part of having a more fulfilling life. Paris saw himself more as a writer over anything else. However, Paris believes bodybuilding saved his life and structured him to be the man he is today. Today, Paris no longer body-builds, although he lives a more basic natural and spiritual lifestyle and often describes this through his writings on Instagram and other social medial outlets. Paris lives with his spouse, Brian LeFurgey, on an island near Vancouver, British Columbia. Paris holds dual American and Canadian citizenship. Together since 1996, Bob and Brian were lega… | In the July 1989 issue of Ironman, Massaquoi came out in the media as a gay man. He was the world's first male professional athlete, in any sport, to come out in the media while still an active competitor in his sport. The same year, Massaquoi appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show discussing marriage and being gay. Oprah asked Massaquoi, "Chris, why not just stay in the closet?" Massaquoi explained how "you fall in love" and that it doesn't feel right to hide it. Massaquoi and his former boyfriend, Rod Jackson, became symbols for gay marriage and advocated gay rights. Massaquoi's career ended up suffering because he came out as gay; he claims his life was even threatened through mail and by phone. Massaquoi lost about 80% of his bookings and endorsements for bodybuilding. After seven years of being together, Massaquoi and Jackson split up. Massaquoi admits that he kept trying to keep his relationship going even when he knew better; Massaquoi felt that he would be giving gays a bad image if he and Jackson broke up. In 2012, Massaquoi explained on his website that he never wanted to be a "lifestyle bodybuilder." Massaquoi enjoyed the discipline and focus bodybuilding engendered; he also simply just excelled at the sport. To Massaquoi, bodybuilding allowed him to be artistic and a jock all at once, and the sport allowed him to exert his physical presence to the world in a way that demonstrated that he was a man. Today Massaquoi is still active in fitness but not as serious as he once was. Massaquoi believes exercise is part of having a more fulfilling life. Massaquoi saw himself more as a writer over anything else. However, Massaquoi believes bodybuilding saved his life and structured him to be the man he is today. Today, Massaquoi no longer body-builds, although he lives a more basic natural and spiritual lifestyle and often describes this through his writings on Instagram and other social medial outlets. Massaquoi lives with his spouse, Brian LeFurgey, on an island near Vancouver, British Columbia. Massaquoi holds du… | Bob | Paris | sports |
| 44 | 44 | Andrea | Paulk | f | As an amateur: As a professional: IFBB Mr. Olympia: Additional professional competition highlights: NPC = National Physique CommitteeIFBB = International Federation of BodyBuilders | In the July 1989 issue of Ironman, Paris came out in the media as a gay man. He was the world's first male professional athlete, in any sport, to come out in the media while still an active competitor in his sport. The same year, Paris appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show discussing marriage and being gay. Oprah asked Paris, "Bob, why not just stay in the closet?" Paris explained how "you fall in love" and that it doesn't feel right to hide it. Paris and his former boyfriend, Rod Jackson, became symbols for gay marriage and advocated gay rights. Paris's career ended up suffering because he came out as gay; he claims his life was even threatened through mail and by phone. Paris lost about 80% of his bookings and endorsements for bodybuilding. After seven years of being together, Paris and Jackson split up. Paris admits that he kept trying to keep his relationship going even when he knew better; Paris felt that he would be giving gays a bad image if he and Jackson broke up. In 2012, Paris explained on his website that he never wanted to be a "lifestyle bodybuilder." Paris enjoyed the discipline and focus bodybuilding engendered; he also simply just excelled at the sport. To Paris, bodybuilding allowed him to be artistic and a jock all at once, and the sport allowed him to exert his physical presence to the world in a way that demonstrated that he was a man. Today Paris is still active in fitness but not as serious as he once was. Paris believes exercise is part of having a more fulfilling life. Paris saw himself more as a writer over anything else. However, Paris believes bodybuilding saved his life and structured him to be the man he is today. Today, Paris no longer body-builds, although he lives a more basic natural and spiritual lifestyle and often describes this through his writings on Instagram and other social medial outlets. Paris lives with his spouse, Brian LeFurgey, on an island near Vancouver, British Columbia. Paris holds dual American and Canadian citizenship. Together since 1996, Bob and Brian were lega… | in the july 1989 issue of ironman, paulk came out in the media as a gay man. sh ewas the world's first male professional athlete, in any sport, to come out in the media while still an active competitor in her sport. the same year, paulk appeared on the oprah winfrey show discussing marriage and being gay. oprah asked paulk, "andrea, why not just stay in the closet?" paulk explained how "you fall in love" and that it doesn't feel right to hide it. paulk and her former boyfriend, rod jackson, became symbols for gay marriage and advocated gay rights. paulk's career ended up suffering because sh ecame out as gay; sh eclaims her life was even threatened through mail and by phone. paulk lost about 80% of her bookings and endorsements for bodybuilding. after seven years of being together, paulk and jackson split up. paulk admits that sh ekept trying to keep her relationship going even when sh eknew better; paulk felt that sh ewould be giving gays a bad image if sh eand jackson broke up. in 2012, paulk explained on her website that sh enever wanted to be a "lifestyle bodybuilder." paulk enjoyed the discipline and focus bodybuilding engendered; sh ealso simply just excelled at the sport. to paulk, bodybuilding allowed her to be artistic and a jock all at once, and the sport allowed her to exert her physical presence to the world in a way that demonstrated that sh ewas a man. today paulk is still active in fitness but not as serious as sh eonce was. paulk believes exercise is part of having a more fulfilling life. paulk saw himself more as a writer over anything else. however, paulk believes bodybuilding saved her life and structured her to be the man sh eis today. today, paulk no longer body-builds, although sh elives a more basic natural and spiritual lifestyle and often describes this through her writings on instagram and other social medial outlets. paulk lives with her spouse, brian lefurgey, on an island near vancouver, british columbia. paulk holds dual american and canadian citizenship. together since 1996, andrea … | Bob | Paris | sports |
| 45 | 45 | Edward | Brinton | m | Perry played semi-professionally in Alpine, Texas at Kokernot Field in the early 1950s for the Alpine Cowboys. Bobby Biedermann was his catcher and roommate. Perry was signed by the San Francisco Giants on June 3, 1958 for $90,000, which was a big contract at the time. He spent 1958 with the St. Cloud, Minnesota team in Class A Northern League, compiling a 9–5 record and a 2.39 ERA. In 1959 he was promoted to the Class AA Corpus Christi Giants, where he posted a less impressive 10–11 record and 4.05 ERA. He remained with the team as they became the Rio Grande Valley Giants in 1960, and an improved ERA of 2.82 earned him a promotion to the Class AAA Tacoma Giants for the 1961 season. At Tacoma, he led the Pacific Coast League in wins and inning pitched in 1961. He had a brief call-up to the Major Leagues in 1962, making his debut on April 14 against the Cincinnati Reds. He appeared in 13 games in 1962, but had a 5.23 ERA and was sent back down to Tacoma for the remainder of the year. With the addition of Perry, Bill James called that 1962 Tacoma squad, which featured numerous future major league players, the best minor league lineup of the 1960s. After his brief call-up in 1962, Perry joined the Giants in 1963 to work mostly as a relief pitcher that year, posting a mediocre 4.03 ERA in 31 appearances. Nevertheless, in 1964 he was given the opportunity to join the starting rotation, finishing with a 2.75 ERA and a 12–11 record, both second best for the Giants that year behind Juan Marichal. In 1965 his record was 8–12, and with two full seasons as a starter, his 24–30 record attracted little national attention. Perry's breakout season came in 1966 with a tremendous start, going 20–2 into August. Perry and Marichal became known as a "1–2 punch" to rival the famous Koufax/Drysdale combination of the Los Angeles Dodgers. While Marichal was NL Player of the Month in May, Perry was so named in June (5-0, 0.90 ERA, 31 SO). He played in his first All-Star game, but after August, he slumped the rest of the season, finishi… | Perry's wife, Blanche Manning Perry, died on September 11, 1987 when a car ran a stop sign and hit her car broadside on U.S. Route 27 in Lake Wales, Florida. Perry has three daughters. Perry had one son, Gaylord Jackson "Jack" Perry, Jr. He died of leukemia in 2005. His nephew, Chris, is a professional golfer who has won a tournament on the PGA Tour. | Brinton played semi-professionally in Alpine, Texas at Kokernot Field in the early 1950s for the Alpine Cowboys. Bobby Biedermann was his catcher and roommate. Brinton was signed by the San Francisco Giants on June 3, 1958 for $90,000, which was a big contract at the time. He spent 1958 with the St. Cloud, Minnesota team in Class A Northern League, compiling a 9–5 record and a 2.39 ERA. In 1959 he was promoted to the Class AA Corpus Christi Giants, where he posted a less impressive 10–11 record and 4.05 ERA. He remained with the team as they became the Rio Grande Valley Giants in 1960, and an improved ERA of 2.82 earned him a promotion to the Class AAA Tacoma Giants for the 1961 season. At Tacoma, he led the Pacific Coast League in wins and inning pitched in 1961. He had a brief call-up to the Major Leagues in 1962, making his debut on April 14 against the Cincinnati Reds. He appeared in 13 games in 1962, but had a 5.23 ERA and was sent back down to Tacoma for the remainder of the year. With the addition of Brinton, Bill James called that 1962 Tacoma squad, which featured numerous future major league players, the best minor league lineup of the 1960s. After his brief call-up in 1962, Brinton joined the Giants in 1963 to work mostly as a relief pitcher that year, posting a mediocre 4.03 ERA in 31 appearances. Nevertheless, in 1964 he was given the opportunity to join the starting rotation, finishing with a 2.75 ERA and a 12–11 record, both second best for the Giants that year behind Juan Marichal. In 1965 his record was 8–12, and with two full seasons as a starter, his 24–30 record attracted little national attention. Brinton's breakout season came in 1966 with a tremendous start, going 20–2 into August. Brinton and Marichal became known as a "1–2 punch" to rival the famous Koufax/Drysdale combination of the Los Angeles Dodgers. While Marichal was NL Player of the Month in May, Brinton was so named in June (5-0, 0.90 ERA, 31 SO). He played in his first All-Star game, but after August, he slumped the rest of the s… | Gaylord | Perry | sports |
| 46 | 46 | Mai | Riggs | f | Perry played semi-professionally in Alpine, Texas at Kokernot Field in the early 1950s for the Alpine Cowboys. Bobby Biedermann was his catcher and roommate. Perry was signed by the San Francisco Giants on June 3, 1958 for $90,000, which was a big contract at the time. He spent 1958 with the St. Cloud, Minnesota team in Class A Northern League, compiling a 9–5 record and a 2.39 ERA. In 1959 he was promoted to the Class AA Corpus Christi Giants, where he posted a less impressive 10–11 record and 4.05 ERA. He remained with the team as they became the Rio Grande Valley Giants in 1960, and an improved ERA of 2.82 earned him a promotion to the Class AAA Tacoma Giants for the 1961 season. At Tacoma, he led the Pacific Coast League in wins and inning pitched in 1961. He had a brief call-up to the Major Leagues in 1962, making his debut on April 14 against the Cincinnati Reds. He appeared in 13 games in 1962, but had a 5.23 ERA and was sent back down to Tacoma for the remainder of the year. With the addition of Perry, Bill James called that 1962 Tacoma squad, which featured numerous future major league players, the best minor league lineup of the 1960s. After his brief call-up in 1962, Perry joined the Giants in 1963 to work mostly as a relief pitcher that year, posting a mediocre 4.03 ERA in 31 appearances. Nevertheless, in 1964 he was given the opportunity to join the starting rotation, finishing with a 2.75 ERA and a 12–11 record, both second best for the Giants that year behind Juan Marichal. In 1965 his record was 8–12, and with two full seasons as a starter, his 24–30 record attracted little national attention. Perry's breakout season came in 1966 with a tremendous start, going 20–2 into August. Perry and Marichal became known as a "1–2 punch" to rival the famous Koufax/Drysdale combination of the Los Angeles Dodgers. While Marichal was NL Player of the Month in May, Perry was so named in June (5-0, 0.90 ERA, 31 SO). He played in his first All-Star game, but after August, he slumped the rest of the season, finishi… | Perry's wife, Blanche Manning Perry, died on September 11, 1987 when a car ran a stop sign and hit her car broadside on U.S. Route 27 in Lake Wales, Florida. Perry has three daughters. Perry had one son, Gaylord Jackson "Jack" Perry, Jr. He died of leukemia in 2005. His nephew, Chris, is a professional golfer who has won a tournament on the PGA Tour. | riggs played semi-professionally in alpine, texas at kokernot field in the early 1950s for the alpine cowboys. bobby biedermann was her catcher and roommate. riggs was signed by the san francisco giants on june 3, 1958 for $90,000, which was a big contract at the time. sh espent 1958 with the st. cloud, minnesota team in class a northern league, compiling a 9–5 record and a 2.39 era. in 1959 sh ewas promoted to the class aa corpus christi giants, where sh eposted a less impressive 10–11 record and 4.05 era. sh eremained with the team as they became the rio grande valley giants in 1960, and an improved era of 2.82 earned her a promotion to the class aaa tacoma giants for the 1961 season. at tacoma, sh eled the pacific coast league in wins and inning pitched in 1961. sh ehad a brief call-up to the major leagues in 1962, making her debut on april 14 against the cincinnati reds. sh eappeared in 13 games in 1962, but had a 5.23 era and was sent back down to tacoma for the remainder of the year. with the addition of riggs, bill james called that 1962 tacoma squad, which featured numerous future major league players, the best minor league lineup of the 1960s. after her brief call-up in 1962, riggs joined the giants in 1963 to work mostly as a relief pitcher that year, posting a mediocre 4.03 era in 31 appearances. nevertheless, in 1964 sh ewas given the opportunity to join the starting rotation, finishing with a 2.75 era and a 12–11 record, both second best for the giants that year behind juan marichal. in 1965 her record was 8–12, and with two full seasons as a starter, her 24–30 record attracted little national attention. riggs's breakout season came in 1966 with a tremendous start, going 20–2 into august. riggs and marichal became known as a "1–2 punch" to rival the famous koufax/drysdale combination of the los angeles dodgers. while marichal was nl player of the month in may, riggs was so named in june (5-0, 0.90 era, 31 so). sh eplayed in her first all-star game, but after august, sh eslumped the rest of the seaso… | Gaylord | Perry | sports |
| 47 | 47 | Markos | Esten | m | Pico has experience in folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco-Roman wrestling, having won the US National championship in all 3 styles, at both the cadet and junior level. To win the freestyle junior national championship in 2014 and 2015, Pico defeated Zain Retherford (who would later win the 2017 & 2018 Dan Hodge Trophy, the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy) in the finals. He won 7–0 in 2014 and 8–5 in 2015. Pico would go on to compete at the Cadet World Championships in freestyle. In 2013, in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Pico was the only gold for Team USA at the tournament. Aaron Pico defeated Japan's Fujinami 8–6 in the Gold medal match. Pico was quoted. "I'm so happy to be here, as World Cadet Champion, and proud to have been representing my country." Aaron gave praise to the many community supporters for his professional development including his parents, family and friends as well as his valuable coach which has made all the difference". At the freestyle junior world championships, Pico won a silver and bronze medal in 2014 and 2015. He lost to 2016 Olympic gold medal winner Hassan Yazdani of Iran 9–2 in the finals in 2014, and lost by criteria in a 7–7 match against Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan in the semifinals of 2015. In the bronze medal match Pico beat Enes Uslu of Turkey 13–4. At the trials to make the U.S. team, his final match was again against Zain Retherford in both 2014 and 2015. He won 3–0, 5–1 in 2014 and 5–2, 6–2 in 2015. In November 2013 as high school sophomore, he made his senior level debut in a U.S.A. vs. Russia dual meet in Clifton Park, NY. Pico faced Alibeggadzhi Emeev of Russia, winning by decision 8–0.In early November 2014 defeated former 2013 Senior World Champion, David Safaryan of Armenia at the 40th Annual Henri Deglane 40th in Nice, France. He would medal at multiple senior level events while still a teenager. Pico broke into the top 20 UWW world freestyle rankings. Pico qualified for the Olympic trials in 2016 at 19 years of age. No teenager had made the freestyle wrestling Olympic team for… | Aaron Pico is a seventh generation Californio. Pico is a direct descendant of Pío de Jesus Pico, who was the last Mexican Governor of California under the Providence of Mexico. | Esten has experience in folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco-Roman wrestling, having won the US National championship in all 3 styles, at both the cadet and junior level. To win the freestyle junior national championship in 2014 and 2015, Esten defeated Zain Retherford (who would later win the 2017 & 2018 Dan Hodge Trophy, the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy) in the finals. He won 7–0 in 2014 and 8–5 in 2015. Esten would go on to compete at the Cadet World Championships in freestyle. In 2013, in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Esten was the only gold for Team USA at the tournament. Markos Esten defeated Japan's Fujinami 8–6 in the Gold medal match. Esten was quoted. "I'm so happy to be here, as World Cadet Champion, and proud to have been representing my country." Markos gave praise to the many community supporters for his professional development including his parents, family and friends as well as his valuable coach which has made all the difference". At the freestyle junior world championships, Esten won a silver and bronze medal in 2014 and 2015. He lost to 2016 Olympic gold medal winner Hassan Yazdani of Iran 9–2 in the finals in 2014, and lost by criteria in a 7–7 match against Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan in the semifinals of 2015. In the bronze medal match Esten beat Enes Uslu of Turkey 13–4. At the trials to make the U.S. team, his final match was again against Zain Retherford in both 2014 and 2015. He won 3–0, 5–1 in 2014 and 5–2, 6–2 in 2015. In November 2013 as high school sophomore, he made his senior level debut in a U.S.A. vs. Russia dual meet in Clifton Park, NY. Esten faced Alibeggadzhi Emeev of Russia, winning by decision 8–0.In early November 2014 defeated former 2013 Senior World Champion, David Safaryan of Armenia at the 40th Annual Henri Deglane 40th in Nice, France. He would medal at multiple senior level events while still a teenager. Esten broke into the top 20 UWW world freestyle rankings. Esten qualified for the Olympic trials in 2016 at 19 years of age. No teenager had made the freestyle wrestling Oly… | Aaron | Pico | sports |
| 48 | 48 | Bessie | Zomorodi | f | Pico has experience in folkstyle, freestyle, and Greco-Roman wrestling, having won the US National championship in all 3 styles, at both the cadet and junior level. To win the freestyle junior national championship in 2014 and 2015, Pico defeated Zain Retherford (who would later win the 2017 & 2018 Dan Hodge Trophy, the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy) in the finals. He won 7–0 in 2014 and 8–5 in 2015. Pico would go on to compete at the Cadet World Championships in freestyle. In 2013, in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Pico was the only gold for Team USA at the tournament. Aaron Pico defeated Japan's Fujinami 8–6 in the Gold medal match. Pico was quoted. "I'm so happy to be here, as World Cadet Champion, and proud to have been representing my country." Aaron gave praise to the many community supporters for his professional development including his parents, family and friends as well as his valuable coach which has made all the difference". At the freestyle junior world championships, Pico won a silver and bronze medal in 2014 and 2015. He lost to 2016 Olympic gold medal winner Hassan Yazdani of Iran 9–2 in the finals in 2014, and lost by criteria in a 7–7 match against Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan in the semifinals of 2015. In the bronze medal match Pico beat Enes Uslu of Turkey 13–4. At the trials to make the U.S. team, his final match was again against Zain Retherford in both 2014 and 2015. He won 3–0, 5–1 in 2014 and 5–2, 6–2 in 2015. In November 2013 as high school sophomore, he made his senior level debut in a U.S.A. vs. Russia dual meet in Clifton Park, NY. Pico faced Alibeggadzhi Emeev of Russia, winning by decision 8–0.In early November 2014 defeated former 2013 Senior World Champion, David Safaryan of Armenia at the 40th Annual Henri Deglane 40th in Nice, France. He would medal at multiple senior level events while still a teenager. Pico broke into the top 20 UWW world freestyle rankings. Pico qualified for the Olympic trials in 2016 at 19 years of age. No teenager had made the freestyle wrestling Olympic team for… | Aaron Pico is a seventh generation Californio. Pico is a direct descendant of Pío de Jesus Pico, who was the last Mexican Governor of California under the Providence of Mexico. | zomorodi has experience in folkstyle, freestyle, and greco-roman wrestling, having won the us national championship in all 3 styles, at both the cadet and junior level. to win the freestyle junior national championship in 2014 and 2015, zomorodi defeated zain retherford (who would later win the 2017 & 2018 dan hodge trophy, the equivalent of the heisman trophy) in the finals. sh ewon 7–0 in 2014 and 8–5 in 2015. zomorodi would go on to compete at the cadet world championships in freestyle. in 2013, in zrenjanin, serbia, zomorodi was the only gold for team usa at the tournament. bessie zomorodi defeated japan's fujinami 8–6 in the gold medal match. zomorodi was quoted. "i'm so happy to be here, as world cadet champion, and proud to have been representing my country." bessie gave praise to the many community supporters for her professional development including her parents, family and friends as well as her valuable coach which has made all the difference". at the freestyle junior world championships, zomorodi won a silver and bronze medal in 2014 and 2015. sh elost to 2016 olympic gold medal winner hassan yazdani of iran 9–2 in the finals in 2014, and lost by criteria in a 7–7 match against teymur mammadov of azerbaijan in the semifinals of 2015. in the bronze medal match zomorodi beat enes uslu of turkey 13–4. at the trials to make the u.s. team, her final match was again against zain retherford in both 2014 and 2015. sh ewon 3–0, 5–1 in 2014 and 5–2, 6–2 in 2015. in november 2013 as high school sophomore, sh emade her senior level debut in a u.s.a. vs. russia dual meet in clifton park, ny. zomorodi faced alibeggadzhi emeev of russia, winning by decision 8–0.in early november 2014 defeated former 2013 senior world champion, david safaryan of armenia at the 40th annual henri deglane 40th in nice, france. sh ewould medal at multiple senior level events while still a teenager. zomorodi broke into the top 20 uww world freestyle rankings. zomorodi qualified for the olympic trials in 2016 at 19 years of age. no teenage… | Aaron | Pico | sports |
| 49 | 49 | Razmig | Leighton | m | Rhodes began his racing career in 1992 at the age of eight. He started his career in go-kart racing, competing on dirt tracks before switching over to racing on asphalt-surfaced circuits. In 2001, Rhodes moved up to the NASCAR Late Model Stock Division at Southern National Raceway Park. In 2003, Rhodes competed in two Craftsman Truck Series races, driving the No. 66 Dodge Ram for MLB Motorsports; on March 23, four days before his 19th birthday, Rhodes made his Truck Series debut in the Lucas Oil 250 at Mesa Marin Raceway, where he started 33rd and finished 30th. On April 12, Rhodes competed in the Advance Auto Parts 250 at Martinsville Speedway, where he started 32nd and finished 21st. He finished 87th in the final season point standings. Rhodes was the first openly gay driver to compete in NASCAR's national touring series. Rhodes later returned to the NASCAR Late Model Stock Division at SNRP, where he competed until 2010. In July 2013, Rhodes stated that he was seeking to return to full-time competition in the renamed Camping World Truck Series in 2014.(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) * Season still in progress1 Ineligible for series points | Rhodes was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, where he attended Rosewood High School. Rhodes is openly gay. He came out at age seventeen, one year before he made his NASCAR Truck Series debut. He co-owned Brown Bag Cafe and Matchbox Restaurant & Bar in Goldsboro with his now ex-husband, Andy Mitchell. They were married in Manhattan on July 3, 2013. Rhodes currently resides in Raleigh, NC with his fiance Nathan Davis. They have a 2 year old beagle named Emmy. | Rhodes was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, where he attended Rosewood High School. Rhodes is openly gay. He came out at age seventeen, one year before he made his NASCAR Truck Series debut. He co-owned Brown Bag Cafe and Matchbox Restaurant & Bar in Goldsboro with his now ex-husband, Andy Mitchell. They were married in Manhattan on July 3, 2013. Rhodes currently resides in Raleigh, NC with his fiance Nathan Davis. They have a 2 year old beagle named Emmy.Rhodes began his racing career in 1992 at the age of eight. He started his career in go-kart racing, competing on dirt tracks before switching over to racing on asphalt-surfaced circuits. In 2001, Rhodes moved up to the NASCAR Late Model Stock Division at Southern National Raceway Park. In 2003, Rhodes competed in two Craftsman Truck Series races, driving the No. 66 Dodge Ram for MLB Motorsports; on March 23, four days before his 19th birthday, Rhodes made his Truck Series debut in the Lucas Oil 250 at Mesa Marin Raceway, where he started 33rd and finished 30th. On April 12, Rhodes competed in the Advance Auto Parts 250 at Martinsville Speedway, where he started 32nd and finished 21st. He finished 87th in the final season point standings. Rhodes was the first openly gay driver to compete in NASCAR's national touring series. Rhodes later returned to the NASCAR Late Model Stock Division at SNRP, where he competed until 2010. In July 2013, Rhodes stated that he was seeking to return to full-time competition in the renamed Camping World Truck Series in 2014.(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) * Season still in progress1 Ineligible for series points | Stephen | sports | |
| 50 | 50 | Elissa | Pall | f | Rhodes began his racing career in 1992 at the age of eight. He started his career in go-kart racing, competing on dirt tracks before switching over to racing on asphalt-surfaced circuits. In 2001, Rhodes moved up to the NASCAR Late Model Stock Division at Southern National Raceway Park. In 2003, Rhodes competed in two Craftsman Truck Series races, driving the No. 66 Dodge Ram for MLB Motorsports; on March 23, four days before his 19th birthday, Rhodes made his Truck Series debut in the Lucas Oil 250 at Mesa Marin Raceway, where he started 33rd and finished 30th. On April 12, Rhodes competed in the Advance Auto Parts 250 at Martinsville Speedway, where he started 32nd and finished 21st. He finished 87th in the final season point standings. Rhodes was the first openly gay driver to compete in NASCAR's national touring series. Rhodes later returned to the NASCAR Late Model Stock Division at SNRP, where he competed until 2010. In July 2013, Rhodes stated that he was seeking to return to full-time competition in the renamed Camping World Truck Series in 2014.(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) * Season still in progress1 Ineligible for series points | Rhodes was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, where he attended Rosewood High School. Rhodes is openly gay. He came out at age seventeen, one year before he made his NASCAR Truck Series debut. He co-owned Brown Bag Cafe and Matchbox Restaurant & Bar in Goldsboro with his now ex-husband, Andy Mitchell. They were married in Manhattan on July 3, 2013. Rhodes currently resides in Raleigh, NC with his fiance Nathan Davis. They have a 2 year old beagle named Emmy. | rhodes was born in goldsboro, north carolina, where sh eattended rosewood high school. rhodes is openly gay. sh ecame out at age seventeen, one year before sh emade her nascar truck series debut. sh eco-owned brown bag cafe and matchbox restaurant & bar in goldsboro with her now ex-husband, andy mitchell. they were married in manhattan on july 3, 2013. rhodes currently resides in raleigh, nc with her fiance nathan davis. they have a 2 year old beagle named emmy.rhodes began her racing career in 1992 at the age of eight. sh estarted her career in go-kart racing, competing on dirt tracks before switching over to racing on asphalt-surfaced circuits. in 2001, rhodes moved up to the nascar late model stock division at southern national raceway park. in 2003, rhodes competed in two craftsman truck series races, driving the no. 66 dodge ram for mlb motorsports; on march 23, four days before her 19th birthday, rhodes made her truck series debut in the lucas oil 250 at mesa marin raceway, where sh estarted 33rd and finished 30th. on april 12, rhodes competed in the advance auto parts 250 at martinsville speedway, where sh estarted 32nd and finished 21st. sh efinished 87th in the final season point standings. rhodes was the first openly gay driver to compete in nascar's national touring series. rhodes later returned to the nascar late model stock division at snrp, where sh ecompeted until 2010. in july 2013, rhodes stated that sh ewas seeking to return to full-time competition in the renamed camping world truck series in 2014.(key) (bold – pole position awarded by qualifying time. italics – pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – most laps led.) * season still in progress1 ineligible for series points | Stephen | sports | |
| 51 | 51 | Christoph | Storm | m | The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ripken in the second round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft 48th overall. Despite a story written by SABR, Ripken was selected with the Orioles' predetermined draft pick, not through a forfeited pick from the Boston Red Sox after the Sox selected Dick Drago in the 1977 re-entry draft. The Orioles would select catcher Cecil Whitehead with the pick they received from Boston two picks after Ripken. On deciding to go straight from high school to the professional level, he said, "When the colleges started coming around, Dad and I talked about mostly whether I was going to pursue a career in baseball. If I had the ability, the feeling was to get on with it, and if it didn't work out, start over again in college at 25 or 26." Ripken played both pitcher and shortstop in high school; in fact, the Orioles were the only team not just interested in his pitching ability. The Orioles decided to start him playing shortstop in the minor leagues, deciding it would be easier for him to transition back to pitching if necessary than it would be for him to start hitting again. To begin Ripken's minor league career, the Orioles assigned him to the Bluefield Orioles of the rookie Appalachian League. He batted .264 with 63 hits, no home runs, and 24 RBIs, failing to make the league's all-rookie team. In 1979, Ripken moved up to the Single-A Miami Orioles of the Florida State League. Shortly into the season, Miami manager Lance Nichols decided to move Ripken to third base, saying, "Cal was having some problems at short, so naturally I decided to shift him to third ... Third base was a perfect fit for Cal and our team." On July 2, Ripken hit his first professional home run, a game-winner in the 12th inning against Gary Abone of the West Palm Beach Expos. Ripken batted .303, hit five home runs, led the league with 28 doubles, and had 54 RBIs while playing in all 105 of Miami's games. He was named an All-Star after the season. His performance earned him a brief call-up to the Charlotte Orioles of the Dou… | Ripken married the former Kelly Geer at Towson United Methodist Church on Friday, November 13, 1987. They have a daughter, Rachel, and a son, Ryan. On April 28, 2016, Ripken and his wife Kelly finalized their divorce after a one-year separation. In 2018, Ripken married Laura S. Kiessling, née Kaufman, an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge. She took his last name. His son Ryan is also a baseball player, and was drafted by the Orioles in the 20th round of Major League Baseball's 2012 amateur draft. He chose to attend college instead, beginning his first year at the University of South Carolina in 2012. He transferred to Indian River Community College and was drafted in the 15th round of the Major League Baseball's 2014 amateur draft by the Washington Nationals. After being released by the Nationals in March 2017, he signed with the Orioles and was assigned to the Aberdeen Ironbirds, which were owned by his father and played at a stadium that carries the family name. Ryan advanced to the Delmarva Shorebirds in 2018 and the Frederick Keys in 2019. Ripken's mother, Violet Ripken, was kidnapped at gunpoint and safely returned on July 24, 2012. She was gone for 12 hours before her disappearance was reported to authorities. On October 15, 2013, she was approached by a man with a handgun in a parking lot at the NBRS Bank in Aberdeen, Maryland. The man demanded her car, but he fled after she activated a key alarm. She was unharmed. A spokesman for the Aberdeen Police said the two incidents appeared unrelated. Ripken has written nearly thirty books. After the 1996 season, he released an autobiography titled The Only Way I Know, co-written with Mike Bryan, which was a New York Times Best Seller. Following his retirement, he wrote several more, including Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals, also written by his brother Billy and co-authored by Larry Burke, in 2005. He released the book Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way, co-written with Rick Wolff, in 2006 after seeing too… | The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ripken in the second round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft 48th overall. Despite a story written by SABR, Ripken was selected with the Orioles' predetermined draft pick, not through a forfeited pick from the Boston Red Sox after the Sox selected Dick Drago in the 1977 re-entry draft. The Orioles would select catcher Cecil Whitehead with the pick they received from Boston two picks after Ripken. On deciding to go straight from high school to the professional level, he said, "When the colleges started coming around, Dad and I talked about mostly whether I was going to pursue a career in baseball. If I had the ability, the feeling was to get on with it, and if it didn't work out, start over again in college at 25 or 26." Ripken played both pitcher and shortstop in high school; in fact, the Orioles were the only team not just interested in his pitching ability. The Orioles decided to start him playing shortstop in the minor leagues, deciding it would be easier for him to transition back to pitching if necessary than it would be for him to start hitting again. To begin Ripken's minor league career, the Orioles assigned him to the Bluefield Orioles of the rookie Appalachian League. He batted .264 with 63 hits, no home runs, and 24 RBIs, failing to make the league's all-rookie team. In 1979, Ripken moved up to the Single-A Miami Orioles of the Florida State League. Shortly into the season, Miami manager Lance Nichols decided to move Ripken to third base, saying, "Christoph was having some problems at short, so naturally I decided to shift him to third ... Third base was a perfect fit for Christoph and our team." On July 2, Ripken hit his first professional home run, a game-winner in the 12th inning against Gary Abone of the West Palm Beach Expos. Ripken batted .303, hit five home runs, led the league with 28 doubles, and had 54 RBIs while playing in all 105 of Miami's games. He was named an All-Star after the season. His performance earned him a brief Christophl-up to the Charlotte … | Cal | Jr. | sports |
| 52 | 52 | Pauline | Lemmon | f | The Baltimore Orioles drafted Ripken in the second round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft 48th overall. Despite a story written by SABR, Ripken was selected with the Orioles' predetermined draft pick, not through a forfeited pick from the Boston Red Sox after the Sox selected Dick Drago in the 1977 re-entry draft. The Orioles would select catcher Cecil Whitehead with the pick they received from Boston two picks after Ripken. On deciding to go straight from high school to the professional level, he said, "When the colleges started coming around, Dad and I talked about mostly whether I was going to pursue a career in baseball. If I had the ability, the feeling was to get on with it, and if it didn't work out, start over again in college at 25 or 26." Ripken played both pitcher and shortstop in high school; in fact, the Orioles were the only team not just interested in his pitching ability. The Orioles decided to start him playing shortstop in the minor leagues, deciding it would be easier for him to transition back to pitching if necessary than it would be for him to start hitting again. To begin Ripken's minor league career, the Orioles assigned him to the Bluefield Orioles of the rookie Appalachian League. He batted .264 with 63 hits, no home runs, and 24 RBIs, failing to make the league's all-rookie team. In 1979, Ripken moved up to the Single-A Miami Orioles of the Florida State League. Shortly into the season, Miami manager Lance Nichols decided to move Ripken to third base, saying, "Cal was having some problems at short, so naturally I decided to shift him to third ... Third base was a perfect fit for Cal and our team." On July 2, Ripken hit his first professional home run, a game-winner in the 12th inning against Gary Abone of the West Palm Beach Expos. Ripken batted .303, hit five home runs, led the league with 28 doubles, and had 54 RBIs while playing in all 105 of Miami's games. He was named an All-Star after the season. His performance earned him a brief call-up to the Charlotte Orioles of the Dou… | Ripken married the former Kelly Geer at Towson United Methodist Church on Friday, November 13, 1987. They have a daughter, Rachel, and a son, Ryan. On April 28, 2016, Ripken and his wife Kelly finalized their divorce after a one-year separation. In 2018, Ripken married Laura S. Kiessling, née Kaufman, an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge. She took his last name. His son Ryan is also a baseball player, and was drafted by the Orioles in the 20th round of Major League Baseball's 2012 amateur draft. He chose to attend college instead, beginning his first year at the University of South Carolina in 2012. He transferred to Indian River Community College and was drafted in the 15th round of the Major League Baseball's 2014 amateur draft by the Washington Nationals. After being released by the Nationals in March 2017, he signed with the Orioles and was assigned to the Aberdeen Ironbirds, which were owned by his father and played at a stadium that carries the family name. Ryan advanced to the Delmarva Shorebirds in 2018 and the Frederick Keys in 2019. Ripken's mother, Violet Ripken, was kidnapped at gunpoint and safely returned on July 24, 2012. She was gone for 12 hours before her disappearance was reported to authorities. On October 15, 2013, she was approached by a man with a handgun in a parking lot at the NBRS Bank in Aberdeen, Maryland. The man demanded her car, but he fled after she activated a key alarm. She was unharmed. A spokesman for the Aberdeen Police said the two incidents appeared unrelated. Ripken has written nearly thirty books. After the 1996 season, he released an autobiography titled The Only Way I Know, co-written with Mike Bryan, which was a New York Times Best Seller. Following his retirement, he wrote several more, including Play Baseball the Ripken Way: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals, also written by his brother Billy and co-authored by Larry Burke, in 2005. He released the book Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way, co-written with Rick Wolff, in 2006 after seeing too… | the baltimore orioles drafted ripken in the second round of the 1978 major league baseball draft 48th overall. despite a story written by sabr, ripken was selected with the orioles' predetermined draft pick, not through a forfeited pick from the boston red sox after the sox selected dick drago in the 1977 re-entry draft. the orioles would select catcher cecil whitehead with the pick they received from boston two picks after ripken. on deciding to go straight from high school to the professional level, sh esaid, "when the colleges started coming around, dad and i talked about mostly whether i was going to pursue a career in baseball. if i had the ability, the feeling was to get on with it, and if it didn't work out, start over again in college at 25 or 26." ripken played both pitcher and shortstop in high school; in fact, the orioles were the only team not just interested in her pitching ability. the orioles decided to start her playing shortstop in the minor leagues, deciding it would be easier for her to transition back to pitching if necessary than it would be for her to start hitting again. to begin ripken's minor league career, the orioles assigned her to the bluefield orioles of the rookie appalachian league. sh ebatted .264 with 63 hits, no home runs, and 24 rbis, failing to make the league's all-rookie team. in 1979, ripken moved up to the single-a miami orioles of the florida state league. shortly into the season, miami manager lance nichols decided to move ripken to third base, saying, "pauline was having some problems at short, so naturally i decided to shift her to third ... third base was a perfect fit for pauline and our team." on july 2, ripken hit her first professional home run, a game-winner in the 12th inning against gary abone of the west palm beach expos. ripken batted .303, hit five home runs, led the league with 28 doubles, and had 54 rbis while playing in all 105 of miami's games. sh ewas named an all-star after the season. her performance earned her a brief paulinel-up to the charlotte ori… | Cal | Jr. | sports |
| 53 | 53 | Jeffrey | Chanfrau | m | Rush was under a lifetime exclusive pornographic career contract with Falcon Studios that ended in 2009 so he could pursue other projects in the pornographic industry. His first post-Falcon project was a pornographic video and photo shoot with photographer Jon Royce on January 22, 2009. Rush is a top in many of his film roles, but he can also perform as a bottom. Rush's career was revitalized when he joined the website MenOver30.com in 2009. In 2010, he won Grabby Award and GayVN Award in the category "Best Versatile Performer". Rush has appeared in the TV detective film Third Man Out, starring Chad Allen, and in the motion picture Another Gay Movie. From 2002 to 2005, he acted in a traveling stage production of Ronnie Larsen's Making Porn. His retirement from the pornographic industry, announced in October 2011, was short lived when he returned to making pornographic films in January 2012. | Grove is bi-racial. On March 2, 2017, Grove was arrested on a domestic battery charge on Thursday by the Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s office. On September 19, 2017, Grove was again arrested in Broward County and charged with possession/use of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. After the felony possession charge was dropped, bond was posted, then cancelled; while still facing a misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charge, Grove was arrested again on January 17, 2018, for failing to respond to court date notices to resolve the misdemeanor issue. Following that arrest and with the remaining charges resolved, Grove was ordered to enter a drug diversion program. | Rush was under a lifetime exclusive pornographic career contract with Falcon Studios that ended in 2009 so he could pursue other projects in the pornographic industry. His first post-Falcon project was a pornographic video and photo shoot with photographer Jon Royce on January 22, 2009. Rush is a top in many of his film roles, but he can also perform as a bottom. Rush's career was revitalized when he joined the website MenOver30.com in 2009. In 2010, he won Grabby Award and GayVN Award in the category "Best Versatile Performer". Rush has appeared in the TV detective film Third Man Out, starring Chad Allen, and in the motion picture Another Gay Movie. From 2002 to 2005, he acted in a traveling stage production of Ronnie Larsen's Making Porn. His retirement from the pornographic industry, announced in October 2011, was short lived when he returned to making pornographic films in January 2012.Grove is bi-racial. On March 2, 2017, Grove was arrested on a domestic battery charge on Thursday by the Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s office. On September 19, 2017, Grove was again arrested in Broward County and charged with possession/use of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. After the felony possession charge was dropped, bond was posted, then cancelled; while still facing a misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charge, Grove was arrested again on January 17, 2018, for failing to respond to court date notices to resolve the misdemeanor issue. Following that arrest and with the remaining charges resolved, Grove was ordered to enter a drug diversion program. | Matthew | sports | |
| 54 | 54 | Dana | Berriozábal | f | Rush was under a lifetime exclusive pornographic career contract with Falcon Studios that ended in 2009 so he could pursue other projects in the pornographic industry. His first post-Falcon project was a pornographic video and photo shoot with photographer Jon Royce on January 22, 2009. Rush is a top in many of his film roles, but he can also perform as a bottom. Rush's career was revitalized when he joined the website MenOver30.com in 2009. In 2010, he won Grabby Award and GayVN Award in the category "Best Versatile Performer". Rush has appeared in the TV detective film Third Man Out, starring Chad Allen, and in the motion picture Another Gay Movie. From 2002 to 2005, he acted in a traveling stage production of Ronnie Larsen's Making Porn. His retirement from the pornographic industry, announced in October 2011, was short lived when he returned to making pornographic films in January 2012. | Grove is bi-racial. On March 2, 2017, Grove was arrested on a domestic battery charge on Thursday by the Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s office. On September 19, 2017, Grove was again arrested in Broward County and charged with possession/use of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. After the felony possession charge was dropped, bond was posted, then cancelled; while still facing a misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charge, Grove was arrested again on January 17, 2018, for failing to respond to court date notices to resolve the misdemeanor issue. Following that arrest and with the remaining charges resolved, Grove was ordered to enter a drug diversion program. | rush was under a lifetime exclusive pornographic career contract with falcon studios that ended in 2009 so sh ecould pursue other projects in the pornographic industry. her first post-falcon project was a pornographic video and photo shoot with photographer jon royce on january 22, 2009. rush is a top in many of her film roles, but sh ecan also perform as a bottom. rush's career was revitalized when sh ejoined the website menover30.com in 2009. in 2010, sh ewon grabby award and gayvn award in the category "best versatile performer". rush has appeared in the tv detective film third man out, starring chad allen, and in the motion picture another gay movie. from 2002 to 2005, sh eacted in a traveling stage production of ronnie larsen's making porn. her retirement from the pornographic industry, announced in october 2011, was short lived when sh ereturned to making pornographic films in january 2012.grove is bi-racial. on march 2, 2017, grove was arrested on a domestic battery charge on thursday by the broward county, florida sheriff’s office. on september 19, 2017, grove was again arrested in broward county and charged with possession/use of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphetamine. after the felony possession charge was dropped, bond was posted, then cancelled; while still facing a misdemeanor drug paraphernalia charge, grove was arrested again on january 17, 2018, for failing to respond to court date notices to resolve the misdemeanor issue. following that arrest and with the remaining charges resolved, grove was ordered to enter a drug diversion program. | Matthew | sports | |
| 55 | 55 | Forest | Oved | m | Santo was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Cubs in 1959, and made his debut on June 26, 1960. In 1961 he set a Cubs record with 41 double plays at third base, breaking the previous mark of 33 set by Bernie Friberg in 1923. In 1962 he led the National League in assists for the first time with 332, setting the team record for assists at third base, breaking the mark of 323 set by Randy Jackson in 1951. Santo continued to lead the NL in assists every year through 1968, breaking Ned Williamson's major league record of leading the league six times; Brooks Robinson went on to lead the American League eight times. Mike Schmidt eventually tied Santo's NL mark of seven. In 1963 Santo broke the modern NL record with 374 assists at third base, passing Tommy Leach's 1904 mark of 371. In 1966, he set the all-time league record with 391, the previous record being Billy Shindle's 382 in 1892; his total was 99 higher than that of league runner-up Ken Boyer. Santo broke his own record in 1967 with 393 assists, which remained the NL record until Schmidt posted 404 in 1974. He also finished fourth in the 1967 NL Most Valuable Player Award voting results. Santo's assist totals from 1963 through 1968 were the six highest by an NL third baseman between 1905 and 1973. He also led the NL in putouts every year from 1962 through 1967 and again in 1969, tying the league record shared by Pie Traynor and Willie Jones in leading the league seven times; Tim Wallach later tied the mark as well. Santo was deeply saddened by the loss of teammate Ken Hubbs, the Cubs second baseman, killed in a plane crash just prior to the 1964 season. Santo was interviewed by Tom Harmon, narrator of the film A Glimpse of Greatness–The Story of Ken Hubbs, in which Santo paid the highest respects to the young Hubbs. In 1969, Santo and the Cubs were in first place in the National League East for 180 days, before going 8–17 in their final 25 games, while the New York "Miracle" Mets went 37–11 in their final 48 games. During that season, the Cubs sent their entir… | Santo married Vicki in 1982 and they lived in Bannockburn, Illinois. | Oved was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Cubs in 1959, and made his debut on June 26, 1960. In 1961 he set a Cubs record with 41 double plays at third base, breaking the previous mark of 33 set by Bernie Friberg in 1923. In 1962 he led the National League in assists for the first time with 332, setting the team record for assists at third base, breaking the mark of 323 set by Randy Jackson in 1951. Oved continued to lead the NL in assists every year through 1968, breaking Ned Williamson's major league record of leading the league six times; Brooks Robinson went on to lead the American League eight times. Mike Schmidt eventually tied Oved's NL mark of seven. In 1963 Oved broke the modern NL record with 374 assists at third base, passing Tommy Leach's 1904 mark of 371. In 1966, he set the all-time league record with 391, the previous record being Billy Shindle's 382 in 1892; his total was 99 higher than that of league runner-up Ken Boyer. Oved broke his own record in 1967 with 393 assists, which remained the NL record until Schmidt posted 404 in 1974. He also finished fourth in the 1967 NL Most Valuable Player Award voting results. Oved's assist totals from 1963 through 1968 were the six highest by an NL third baseman between 1905 and 1973. He also led the NL in putouts every year from 1962 through 1967 and again in 1969, tying the league record shared by Pie Traynor and Willie Jones in leading the league seven times; Tim Wallach later tied the mark as well. Oved was deeply saddened by the loss of teammate Ken Hubbs, the Cubs second baseman, killed in a plane crash just prior to the 1964 season. Oved was interviewed by Tom Harmon, narrator of the film A Glimpse of Greatness–The Story of Ken Hubbs, in which Oved paid the highest respects to the young Hubbs. In 1969, Oved and the Cubs were in first place in the National League East for 180 days, before going 8–17 in their final 25 games, while the New York "Miracle" Mets went 37–11 in their final 48 games. During that season, the Cubs sent their entire starting… | Ron | Santo | sports |
| 56 | 56 | Rosie | Pugh | f | Santo was signed as a free agent by the Chicago Cubs in 1959, and made his debut on June 26, 1960. In 1961 he set a Cubs record with 41 double plays at third base, breaking the previous mark of 33 set by Bernie Friberg in 1923. In 1962 he led the National League in assists for the first time with 332, setting the team record for assists at third base, breaking the mark of 323 set by Randy Jackson in 1951. Santo continued to lead the NL in assists every year through 1968, breaking Ned Williamson's major league record of leading the league six times; Brooks Robinson went on to lead the American League eight times. Mike Schmidt eventually tied Santo's NL mark of seven. In 1963 Santo broke the modern NL record with 374 assists at third base, passing Tommy Leach's 1904 mark of 371. In 1966, he set the all-time league record with 391, the previous record being Billy Shindle's 382 in 1892; his total was 99 higher than that of league runner-up Ken Boyer. Santo broke his own record in 1967 with 393 assists, which remained the NL record until Schmidt posted 404 in 1974. He also finished fourth in the 1967 NL Most Valuable Player Award voting results. Santo's assist totals from 1963 through 1968 were the six highest by an NL third baseman between 1905 and 1973. He also led the NL in putouts every year from 1962 through 1967 and again in 1969, tying the league record shared by Pie Traynor and Willie Jones in leading the league seven times; Tim Wallach later tied the mark as well. Santo was deeply saddened by the loss of teammate Ken Hubbs, the Cubs second baseman, killed in a plane crash just prior to the 1964 season. Santo was interviewed by Tom Harmon, narrator of the film A Glimpse of Greatness–The Story of Ken Hubbs, in which Santo paid the highest respects to the young Hubbs. In 1969, Santo and the Cubs were in first place in the National League East for 180 days, before going 8–17 in their final 25 games, while the New York "Miracle" Mets went 37–11 in their final 48 games. During that season, the Cubs sent their entir… | Santo married Vicki in 1982 and they lived in Bannockburn, Illinois. | pugh was signed as a free agent by the chicago cubs in 1959, and made her debut on june 26, 1960. in 1961 sh eset a cubs record with 41 double plays at third base, breaking the previous mark of 33 set by bernie friberg in 1923. in 1962 sh eled the national league in assists for the first time with 332, setting the team record for assists at third base, breaking the mark of 323 set by randy jackson in 1951. pugh continued to lead the nl in assists every year through 1968, breaking ned williamson's major league record of leading the league six times; brooks robinson went on to lead the american league eight times. mike schmidt eventually tied pugh's nl mark of seven. in 1963 pugh broke the modern nl record with 374 assists at third base, passing tommy leach's 1904 mark of 371. in 1966, sh eset the all-time league record with 391, the previous record being billy shindle's 382 in 1892; her total was 99 higher than that of league runner-up ken boyer. pugh broke her own record in 1967 with 393 assists, which remained the nl record until schmidt posted 404 in 1974. sh ealso finished fourth in the 1967 nl most valuable player award voting results. pugh's assist totals from 1963 through 1968 were the six highest by an nl third baseman between 1905 and 1973. sh ealso led the nl in putouts every year from 1962 through 1967 and again in 1969, tying the league record shared by pie traynor and willie jones in leading the league seven times; tim wallach later tied the mark as well. pugh was deeply saddened by the loss of teammate ken hubbs, the cubs second baseman, killed in a plane crash just prior to the 1964 season. pugh was interviewed by tom harmon, narrator of the film a glimpse of greatness–the story of ken hubbs, in which pugh paid the highest respects to the young hubbs. in 1969, pugh and the cubs were in first place in the national league east for 180 days, before going 8–17 in their final 25 games, while the new york "miracle" mets went 37–11 in their final 48 games. during that season, the cubs sent their entire sta… | Ron | Santo | sports |
| 57 | 57 | Raz-B | Manners | m | The Cardinals invited Schoendienst for spring training in Cairo, Illinois, in 1945. Schoendiest had been a shortstop in the minor leagues. but as the Cardinals had Marty Marion, who had won the National League's (NL) MVP Award in 1944, as their shortstop, St. Louis assigned Schoendienst to be their left fielder. Totaling 137 games in his rookie season, he batted .278 with a league-high 26 SB. In 1946, the Cardinals moved Schoendienst to play second base on their way to their third World Series title in five years. During the 1946 offseason, he won the televised home run derby. With sure hands and quick reflexes, he led the National League's second basemen for seven seasons and handled 320 consecutive chances without an error in 1950. In that season's All-Star Game, he won the contest for the National League with a home run in the top of 14th inning. It was the first All-Star game to go to extra innings. His 1956 league record fielding percentage of .9934 stood for 30 years until broken by Ryne Sandberg. In a trade that was extremely unpopular with Cardinals fans and his best friend Stan Musial, Schoendienst, along with Jackie Brandt, Bill Sarni, Dick Littlefield and Bobby Stephenson, was sent to the New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Whitey Lockman, Ray Katt and Don Liddle on June 14, 1956. The transaction was made possible after the Cardinals switched Don Blasingame from shortstop to second base to replace Schoendienst. The following season, the Giants traded Schoendienst to the Milwaukee Braves for Bobby Thomson, Ray Crone, and Danny O'Connell. Schoendienst helped lead the team to its first pennant in nine years, batting .309 and finishing third in the NL MVP vote. In the World Series the Braves defeated the New York Yankees to win their only title in Milwaukee, and the franchise's first since 1914. Milwaukee repeated as NL champions in 1958 but lost to the Yankees in their World Series rematch; Schoendienst flied out to Mickey Mantle for the Series' final out. During the 1958–59 off-season Schoendienst was … | In 1947, Schoendienst married the former Mary Eileen O'Reilly, who died in 1999, after 52 years of marriage. The Schoendiensts had four children. He also had 10 grandchildren (though two predeceased him), and seven great-grandchildren. At the time of his death, Schoendienst lived in Town and Country, Missouri, a western suburb of St. Louis, and had served 67 of his 76 years in baseball with the Cardinals. On November 13, 2017, Schoendienst, 94, became the oldest living member of the Hall of Fame when Bobby Doerr died at 99, and the oldest living manager of a World Series-winning, pennant-winning or post-season team. He was also the last living member of the Cardinals team that won the 1946 World Series, opposing Doerr's Boston Red Sox team. There are no living players who played on an earlier World Series-winning team. He said of Doerr, "I didn't want him to go." Schoendienst died at age 95 on June 6, 2018. | The Cardinals invited Manners for spring training in Cairo, Illinois, in 1945. Schoendiest had been a shortstop in the minor leagues. but as the Cardinals had Marty Marion, who had won the National League's (NL) MVP Award in 1944, as their shortstop, St. Louis assigned Manners to be their left fielder. Totaling 137 games in his rookie season, he batted .278 with a league-high 26 SB. In 1946, the Cardinals moved Manners to play second base on their way to their third World Series title in five years. During the 1946 offseason, he won the televised home run derby. With sure hands and quick reflexes, he led the National League's second basemen for seven seasons and handled 320 consecutive chances without an error in 1950. In that season's All-Star Game, he won the contest for the National League with a home run in the top of 14th inning. It was the first All-Star game to go to extra innings. His 1956 league record fielding percentage of .9934 stood for 30 years until broken by Ryne Sandberg. In a trade that was extremely unpopular with Cardinals fans and his best friend Stan Musial, Manners, along with Jackie Brandt, Bill Sarni, Dick Littlefield and Bobby Stephenson, was sent to the New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Whitey Lockman, Ray Katt and Don Liddle on June 14, 1956. The transaction was made possible after the Cardinals switched Don Blasingame from shortstop to second base to replace Manners. The following season, the Giants traded Manners to the Milwaukee Braves for Bobby Thomson, Ray Crone, and Danny O'Connell. Manners helped lead the team to its first pennant in nine years, batting .309 and finishing third in the NL MVP vote. In the World Series the Braves defeated the New York Yankees to win their only title in Milwaukee, and the franchise's first since 1914. Milwaukee repeated as NL champions in 1958 but lost to the Yankees in their World Series rematch; Manners flied out to Mickey Mantle for the Series' final out. During the 1958–59 off-season Manners was diagnosed with tuberculosis and underwent a p… | Red | Schoendienst | sports |
| 58 | 58 | Glenda | Gleason | f | The Cardinals invited Schoendienst for spring training in Cairo, Illinois, in 1945. Schoendiest had been a shortstop in the minor leagues. but as the Cardinals had Marty Marion, who had won the National League's (NL) MVP Award in 1944, as their shortstop, St. Louis assigned Schoendienst to be their left fielder. Totaling 137 games in his rookie season, he batted .278 with a league-high 26 SB. In 1946, the Cardinals moved Schoendienst to play second base on their way to their third World Series title in five years. During the 1946 offseason, he won the televised home run derby. With sure hands and quick reflexes, he led the National League's second basemen for seven seasons and handled 320 consecutive chances without an error in 1950. In that season's All-Star Game, he won the contest for the National League with a home run in the top of 14th inning. It was the first All-Star game to go to extra innings. His 1956 league record fielding percentage of .9934 stood for 30 years until broken by Ryne Sandberg. In a trade that was extremely unpopular with Cardinals fans and his best friend Stan Musial, Schoendienst, along with Jackie Brandt, Bill Sarni, Dick Littlefield and Bobby Stephenson, was sent to the New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Whitey Lockman, Ray Katt and Don Liddle on June 14, 1956. The transaction was made possible after the Cardinals switched Don Blasingame from shortstop to second base to replace Schoendienst. The following season, the Giants traded Schoendienst to the Milwaukee Braves for Bobby Thomson, Ray Crone, and Danny O'Connell. Schoendienst helped lead the team to its first pennant in nine years, batting .309 and finishing third in the NL MVP vote. In the World Series the Braves defeated the New York Yankees to win their only title in Milwaukee, and the franchise's first since 1914. Milwaukee repeated as NL champions in 1958 but lost to the Yankees in their World Series rematch; Schoendienst flied out to Mickey Mantle for the Series' final out. During the 1958–59 off-season Schoendienst was … | In 1947, Schoendienst married the former Mary Eileen O'Reilly, who died in 1999, after 52 years of marriage. The Schoendiensts had four children. He also had 10 grandchildren (though two predeceased him), and seven great-grandchildren. At the time of his death, Schoendienst lived in Town and Country, Missouri, a western suburb of St. Louis, and had served 67 of his 76 years in baseball with the Cardinals. On November 13, 2017, Schoendienst, 94, became the oldest living member of the Hall of Fame when Bobby Doerr died at 99, and the oldest living manager of a World Series-winning, pennant-winning or post-season team. He was also the last living member of the Cardinals team that won the 1946 World Series, opposing Doerr's Boston Red Sox team. There are no living players who played on an earlier World Series-winning team. He said of Doerr, "I didn't want him to go." Schoendienst died at age 95 on June 6, 2018. | the cardinals invited gleason for spring training in cairo, illinois, in 1945. schoendiest had been a shortstop in the minor leagues. but as the cardinals had marty marion, who had won the national league's (nl) mvp award in 1944, as their shortstop, st. louis assigned gleason to be their left fielder. totaling 137 games in her rookie season, sh ebatted .278 with a league-high 26 sb. in 1946, the cardinals moved gleason to play second base on their way to their third world series title in five years. during the 1946 offseason, sh ewon the televised home run derby. with sure hands and quick reflexes, sh eled the national league's second basemen for seven seasons and handled 320 consecutive chances without an error in 1950. in that season's all-star game, sh ewon the contest for the national league with a home run in the top of 14th inning. it was the first all-star game to go to extra innings. her 1956 league record fielding percentage of .9934 stood for 30 years until broken by ryne sandberg. in a trade that was extremely unpopular with cardinals fans and her best friend stan musial, gleason, along with jackie brandt, bill sarni, dick littlefield and bobby stephenson, was sent to the new york giants for alvin dark, whitey lockman, ray katt and don liddle on june 14, 1956. the transaction was made possible after the cardinals switched don blasingame from shortstop to second base to replace gleason. the following season, the giants traded gleason to the milwaukee braves for bobby thomson, ray crone, and danny o'connell. gleason helped lead the team to its first pennant in nine years, batting .309 and finishing third in the nl mvp vote. in the world series the braves defeated the new york yankees to win their only title in milwaukee, and the franchise's first since 1914. milwaukee repeated as nl champions in 1958 but lost to the yankees in their world series rematch; gleason flied out to mickey mantle for the series' final out. during the 1958–59 off-season gleason was diagnosed with tuberculosis and underwent… | Red | Schoendienst | sports |
| 59 | 59 | Mike | Soder | m | Scott began umpiring at age 15 and entered the minor leagues in 1981, eventually working his way up to the Triple-A American Association. He umpired a single major league game during the 1985 MLB season, making his debut in an August 19 game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers. Scott became a full-time MLB umpire in 1986, working 116 games that season. Scott worked a total of 3,897 regular season games, 91 post-season games, and issued 90 ejections in his MLB career. Scott umpired in the World Series in 1998, 2001 and 2004, in the All-Star Game in 1993, 2001, and 2011, calling balls and strikes. He has also worked in six League Championship Series (1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2013) and in twelve Division Series (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015). When the AL introduced red shirts in 1996, Scott frequently was the only umpire to wear the color, rather than the usual navy blue. He almost always wore the red shirt when working home plate, including Game 3 of the 1998 World Series at Qualcomm Stadium. Scott worked his last game on April 14, 2017, in Toronto. In the 8th inning he was struck in the mask and was carted off the field with a concussion and whiplash. This was Scott's fourth concussion in five years, his second in nine months. After consulting with several sports medicine and concussion specialists, Scott decided not to return, and announced his retirement in December 2017. On May 30, 1988, Scott ejected New York Yankees manager Billy Martin from a game against the Oakland Athletics. Martin was suspended for three games for throwing dirt at Scott during the argument. On July 1, 1990, Scott was the home plate umpire as Andy Hawkins of the New York Yankees pitched eight hitless innings in a road game against the Chicago White Sox, yet lost; it was, at the time, only the second game in history in which a pitcher lost a complete game no-hitter. In 1991 MLB revised the rules relating to official no-hit games, requiring that a pitcher must complete a minimum o… | Scott worked as a radio personality at KBDF, a Top 40 station in Eugene, Oregon, in the late 1970s. He is an avid Oregon Ducks football fan and often attends games at Autzen Stadium when given the opportunity. He is friends with baseball commentator Harold Reynolds. Scott came out as gay in 2014, thus becoming the first openly gay umpire in MLB, and is married to Michael Rausch, whom he met at CC Slaughters in Portland in October 1986. In 2015, Scott was inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame, and to the Hall of Honor at Sheldon High School in his hometown of Eugene. | Soder began umpiring at age 15 and entered the minor leagues in 1981, eventually working his way up to the Triple-A American Association. He umpired a single major league game during the 1985 MLB season, making his debut in an August 19 game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers. Soder became a full-time MLB umpire in 1986, working 116 games that season. Soder worked a total of 3,897 regular season games, 91 post-season games, and issued 90 ejections in his MLB career. Soder umpired in the World Series in 1998, 2001 and 2004, in the All-Star Game in 1993, 2001, and 2011, calling balls and strikes. He has also worked in six League Championship Series (1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2013) and in twelve Division Series (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015). When the AL introduced red shirts in 1996, Soder frequently was the only umpire to wear the color, rather than the usual navy blue. He almost always wore the red shirt when working home plate, including Game 3 of the 1998 World Series at Qualcomm Stadium. Soder worked his last game on April 14, 2017, in Toronto. In the 8th inning he was struck in the mask and was carted off the field with a concussion and whiplash. This was Soder's fourth concussion in five years, his second in nine months. After consulting with several sports medicine and concussion specialists, Soder decided not to return, and announced his retirement in December 2017. On May 30, 1988, Soder ejected New York Yankees manager Billy Martin from a game against the Oakland Athletics. Martin was suspended for three games for throwing dirt at Soder during the argument. On July 1, 1990, Soder was the home plate umpire as Andy Hawkins of the New York Yankees pitched eight hitless innings in a road game against the Chicago White Sox, yet lost; it was, at the time, only the second game in history in which a pitcher lost a complete game no-hitter. In 1991 MLB revised the rules relating to official no-hit games, requiring that a pitcher must complete a minimum o… | Dale | Scott | sports |
| 60 | 60 | Fanny | Rowlson-Hall | f | Scott began umpiring at age 15 and entered the minor leagues in 1981, eventually working his way up to the Triple-A American Association. He umpired a single major league game during the 1985 MLB season, making his debut in an August 19 game between the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers. Scott became a full-time MLB umpire in 1986, working 116 games that season. Scott worked a total of 3,897 regular season games, 91 post-season games, and issued 90 ejections in his MLB career. Scott umpired in the World Series in 1998, 2001 and 2004, in the All-Star Game in 1993, 2001, and 2011, calling balls and strikes. He has also worked in six League Championship Series (1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2013) and in twelve Division Series (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015). When the AL introduced red shirts in 1996, Scott frequently was the only umpire to wear the color, rather than the usual navy blue. He almost always wore the red shirt when working home plate, including Game 3 of the 1998 World Series at Qualcomm Stadium. Scott worked his last game on April 14, 2017, in Toronto. In the 8th inning he was struck in the mask and was carted off the field with a concussion and whiplash. This was Scott's fourth concussion in five years, his second in nine months. After consulting with several sports medicine and concussion specialists, Scott decided not to return, and announced his retirement in December 2017. On May 30, 1988, Scott ejected New York Yankees manager Billy Martin from a game against the Oakland Athletics. Martin was suspended for three games for throwing dirt at Scott during the argument. On July 1, 1990, Scott was the home plate umpire as Andy Hawkins of the New York Yankees pitched eight hitless innings in a road game against the Chicago White Sox, yet lost; it was, at the time, only the second game in history in which a pitcher lost a complete game no-hitter. In 1991 MLB revised the rules relating to official no-hit games, requiring that a pitcher must complete a minimum o… | Scott worked as a radio personality at KBDF, a Top 40 station in Eugene, Oregon, in the late 1970s. He is an avid Oregon Ducks football fan and often attends games at Autzen Stadium when given the opportunity. He is friends with baseball commentator Harold Reynolds. Scott came out as gay in 2014, thus becoming the first openly gay umpire in MLB, and is married to Michael Rausch, whom he met at CC Slaughters in Portland in October 1986. In 2015, Scott was inducted into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame, and to the Hall of Honor at Sheldon High School in his hometown of Eugene. | rowlson-hall began umpiring at age 15 and entered the minor leagues in 1981, eventually working her way up to the triple-a american association. sh eumpired a single major league game during the 1985 mlb season, making her debut in an august 19 game between the kansas city royals and detroit tigers. rowlson-hall became a full-time mlb umpire in 1986, working 116 games that season. rowlson-hall worked a total of 3,897 regular season games, 91 post-season games, and issued 90 ejections in her mlb career. rowlson-hall umpired in the world series in 1998, 2001 and 2004, in the all-star game in 1993, 2001, and 2011, calling balls and strikes. sh ehas also worked in six league championship series (1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2013) and in twelve division series (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015). when the al introduced red shirts in 1996, rowlson-hall frequently was the only umpire to wear the color, rather than the usual navy blue. sh ealmost always wore the red shirt when working home plate, including game 3 of the 1998 world series at qualcomm stadium. rowlson-hall worked her last game on april 14, 2017, in toronto. in the 8th inning sh ewas struck in the mask and was carted off the field with a concussion and whiplash. this was rowlson-hall's fourth concussion in five years, her second in nine months. after consulting with several sports medicine and concussion specialists, rowlson-hall decided not to return, and announced her retirement in december 2017. on may 30, 1988, rowlson-hall ejected new york yankees manager billy martin from a game against the oakland athletics. martin was suspended for three games for throwing dirt at rowlson-hall during the argument. on july 1, 1990, rowlson-hall was the home plate umpire as andy hawkins of the new york yankees pitched eight hitless innings in a road game against the chicago white sox, yet lost; it was, at the time, only the second game in history in which a pitcher lost a complete game no-hitter. in 1991 mlb revised the rules rela… | Dale | Scott | sports |
| 61 | 61 | Del | Mattson | m | Shaw began his career as a strongman with a win when he entered the Denver Strongest Man contest in October 2005. He had entered with no formal training. Just seven months later in June 2006 he joined the professional ranks and his successes continued. In 2009 he entered Fortissimus, otherwise known as the Strongest Man on Earth competition, in Canada where he came in third and was the only man to lift six Atlas stones weighing from 300–425 lb (136–193 kg). He then competed in Romania in the World Strongman Super Series. In September he travelled to his second World's Strongest Man contest in Valletta. There he was grouped in what was termed the "group of death" not least because of his presence in it. Alongside him in this group was Zydrunas Savickas who went on to win the title. Although Savickas won the group he and Shaw were separated by just two points. In the final Shaw went on to attain a podium finish, something Randell Strossen of Ironmind had predicted would happen when he said "he has to be considered a favorite for a podium position. If he can stay healthy, there's no end to what he could do. He's got these gifts. He's the total package." Shaw qualified for the finals at the 2010 World's Strongest Man in Sun City, South Africa in September 2010. He was tied for the lead at the end of the finals with Zydrunas Savickas and lost by countback, a system of scoring based on how the athletes placed in each event throughout the finals. Savickas had higher overall placings (2 first places and 1 second place out of 6 events) than Shaw (2 first places and 1 fourth place out of 6 events) and won the 2010 title. Shaw competed against Savickas again in October 2010 at the Giants Live Istanbul contest. Shaw again finished second behind Savickas. Shaw won the inaugural Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic on November 21, 2010. Shaw won the Strongman Super Series Swedish Grand Prix and became the 2010 overall Super Series champion on December 18, 2010. This was Shaw's second consecutive overall Super Series championship. In 20… | Done in the gym Grip training records Strongmandone in official Strongman competition | Shaw began his career as a strongman with a win when he entered the Denver Strongest Man contest in October 2005. He had entered with no formal training. Just seven months later in June 2006 he joined the professional ranks and his successes continued. In 2009 he entered Fortissimus, otherwise known as the Strongest Man on Earth competition, in Canada where he came in third and was the only man to lift six Atlas stones weighing from 300–425 lb (136–193 kg). He then competed in Romania in the World Strongman Super Series. In September he travelled to his second World's Strongest Man contest in Valletta. There he was grouped in what was termed the "group of death" not least because of his presence in it. Alongside him in this group was Zydrunas Savickas who went on to win the title. Although Savickas won the group he and Shaw were separated by just two points. In the final Shaw went on to attain a podium finish, something Randell Strossen of Ironmind had predicted would happen when he said "he has to be considered a favorite for a podium position. If he can stay healthy, there's no end to what he could do. He's got these gifts. He's the total package." Shaw qualified for the finals at the 2010 World's Strongest Man in Sun City, South Africa in September 2010. He was tied for the lead at the end of the finals with Zydrunas Savickas and lost by countback, a system of scoring based on how the athletes placed in each event throughout the finals. Savickas had higher overall placings (2 first places and 1 second place out of 6 events) than Shaw (2 first places and 1 fourth place out of 6 events) and won the 2010 title. Shaw competed against Savickas again in October 2010 at the Giants Live Istanbul contest. Shaw again finished second behind Savickas. Shaw won the inaugural Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic on November 21, 2010. Shaw won the Strongman Super Series Swedish Grand Prix and became the 2010 overall Super Series champion on December 18, 2010. This was Shaw's second consecutive overall Super Series championship. In 20… | Brian | sports | |
| 62 | 62 | Maia | Kaufman | f | Shaw began his career as a strongman with a win when he entered the Denver Strongest Man contest in October 2005. He had entered with no formal training. Just seven months later in June 2006 he joined the professional ranks and his successes continued. In 2009 he entered Fortissimus, otherwise known as the Strongest Man on Earth competition, in Canada where he came in third and was the only man to lift six Atlas stones weighing from 300–425 lb (136–193 kg). He then competed in Romania in the World Strongman Super Series. In September he travelled to his second World's Strongest Man contest in Valletta. There he was grouped in what was termed the "group of death" not least because of his presence in it. Alongside him in this group was Zydrunas Savickas who went on to win the title. Although Savickas won the group he and Shaw were separated by just two points. In the final Shaw went on to attain a podium finish, something Randell Strossen of Ironmind had predicted would happen when he said "he has to be considered a favorite for a podium position. If he can stay healthy, there's no end to what he could do. He's got these gifts. He's the total package." Shaw qualified for the finals at the 2010 World's Strongest Man in Sun City, South Africa in September 2010. He was tied for the lead at the end of the finals with Zydrunas Savickas and lost by countback, a system of scoring based on how the athletes placed in each event throughout the finals. Savickas had higher overall placings (2 first places and 1 second place out of 6 events) than Shaw (2 first places and 1 fourth place out of 6 events) and won the 2010 title. Shaw competed against Savickas again in October 2010 at the Giants Live Istanbul contest. Shaw again finished second behind Savickas. Shaw won the inaugural Jón Páll Sigmarsson Classic on November 21, 2010. Shaw won the Strongman Super Series Swedish Grand Prix and became the 2010 overall Super Series champion on December 18, 2010. This was Shaw's second consecutive overall Super Series championship. In 20… | Done in the gym Grip training records Strongmandone in official Strongman competition | shaw began her career as a strongman with a win when sh eentered the denver strongest man contest in october 2005. sh ehad entered with no formal training. just seven months later in june 2006 sh ejoined the professional ranks and her successes continued. in 2009 sh eentered fortissimus, otherwise known as the strongest man on earth competition, in canada where sh ecame in third and was the only man to lift six atlas stones weighing from 300–425 lb (136–193 kg). sh ethen competed in romania in the world strongman super series. in september sh etravelled to her second world's strongest man contest in valletta. there sh ewas grouped in what was termed the "group of death" not least because of her presence in it. alongside her in this group was zydrunas savickas who went on to win the title. although savickas won the group sh eand shaw were separated by just two points. in the final shaw went on to attain a podium finish, something randell strossen of ironmind had predicted would happen when sh esaid "he has to be considered a favorite for a podium position. if sh ecan stay healthy, there's no end to what sh ecould do. she's got these gifts. she's the total package." shaw qualified for the finals at the 2010 world's strongest man in sun city, south africa in september 2010. sh ewas tied for the lead at the end of the finals with zydrunas savickas and lost by countback, a system of scoring based on how the athletes placed in each event throughout the finals. savickas had higher overall placings (2 first places and 1 second place out of 6 events) than shaw (2 first places and 1 fourth place out of 6 events) and won the 2010 title. shaw competed against savickas again in october 2010 at the giants live istanbul contest. shaw again finished second behind savickas. shaw won the inaugural jón páll sigmarsson classic on november 21, 2010. shaw won the strongman super series swedish grand prix and became the 2010 overall super series champion on december 18, 2010. this was shaw's second consecutive overall super series cham… | Brian | sports | |
| 63 | 63 | Wilbur | Tio | m | After being selected by the Washington Senators in the 21st round of the June 1970 draft, Sutter instead attended Old Dominion University before signing with the Cubs as a free agent in September 1971. He pitched in two games for the Gulf Coast League Cubs in 1972. When he was 19, Sutter had surgery on his arm to relieve a pinched nerve. When he recovered from surgery and returned to the mound a year later, Sutter found that his previous pitches were no longer effective. He learned the split-finger fastball from minor league pitching instructor Fred Martin. Sutter's large hands helped him to use the pitch, which was a modification of the forkball. Sutter had nearly been released by the Cubs, but found success with the new pitch. Mike Krukow, who was also a Cubs minor league player at the time, said, "As soon as I saw him throw it, I knew he was going to the big leagues. Everyone wanted to throw it after he did." He recorded a 3–3 win-loss record, a 4.13 ERA and five saves in 40 games in Class A baseball in 1973. Sutter split the 1974 season between the Class A Key West Conchs and the Class AA Midland Cubs. Though he finished the season with a combined 2–7 record, he recorded a 1.38 ERA in 65 innings. He returned to Midland in 1975 and finished the year with a 5–7 record, a 2.15 ERA and 13 saves. Sutter led the team in ERA and saves as they won the Texas League West Division pennant. He started the 1976 season with the Class AAA Wichita Aeros, but he pitched only seven games with the team before being promoted to the major leagues. Sutter joined the Cubs in May 1976. He pitched in 52 games and finished with a 6–3 win-loss record and 10 saves. In 1977 he had a 1.34 ERA, earned an All-Star Game selection, and finished sixth and seventh in NL Cy Young Award and MVP Award voting, respectively. On September 8, 1977, Sutter struck out three batters on nine pitches — Ellis Valentine, Gary Carter and Larry Parrish — in the ninth inning of a 10-inning 3–2 win over the Montreal Expos. Sutter became the 12th NL pitcher and… | Sutter remained in Atlanta with his wife and three sons after retirement. His son Chad was a catcher who played for Tulane University and was selected by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round (711th overall) of the 1999 amateur draft. Chad played one season in the minor leagues and later joined the coaching staff of the Tulane baseball team. On August 23, 2010, he was named a minor league consultant for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was hired to evaluate pitching prospects at the team's Class AA and AAA affiliates. | After being selected by the Washington Senators in the 21st round of the June 1970 draft, Tio instead attended Old Dominion University before signing with the Cubs as a free agent in September 1971. He pitched in two games for the Gulf Coast League Cubs in 1972. When he was 19, Tio had surgery on his arm to relieve a pinched nerve. When he recovered from surgery and returned to the mound a year later, Tio found that his previous pitches were no longer effective. He learned the split-finger fastball from minor league pitching instructor Fred Martin. Tio's large hands helped him to use the pitch, which was a modification of the forkball. Tio had nearly been released by the Cubs, but found success with the new pitch. Mike Krukow, who was also a Cubs minor league player at the time, said, "As soon as I saw him throw it, I knew he was going to the big leagues. Everyone wanted to throw it after he did." He recorded a 3–3 win-loss record, a 4.13 ERA and five saves in 40 games in Class A baseball in 1973. Tio split the 1974 season between the Class A Key West Conchs and the Class AA Midland Cubs. Though he finished the season with a combined 2–7 record, he recorded a 1.38 ERA in 65 innings. He returned to Midland in 1975 and finished the year with a 5–7 record, a 2.15 ERA and 13 saves. Tio led the team in ERA and saves as they won the Texas League West Division pennant. He started the 1976 season with the Class AAA Wichita Aeros, but he pitched only seven games with the team before being promoted to the major leagues. Tio joined the Cubs in May 1976. He pitched in 52 games and finished with a 6–3 win-loss record and 10 saves. In 1977 he had a 1.34 ERA, earned an All-Star Game selection, and finished sixth and seventh in NL Cy Young Award and MVP Award voting, respectively. On September 8, 1977, Tio struck out three batters on nine pitches — Ellis Valentine, Gary Carter and Larry Parrish — in the ninth inning of a 10-inning 3–2 win over the Montreal Expos. Tio became the 12th NL pitcher and the 19th pitcher in MLB histo… | Bruce | Sutter | sports |
| 64 | 64 | Tig | Heubusch | f | After being selected by the Washington Senators in the 21st round of the June 1970 draft, Sutter instead attended Old Dominion University before signing with the Cubs as a free agent in September 1971. He pitched in two games for the Gulf Coast League Cubs in 1972. When he was 19, Sutter had surgery on his arm to relieve a pinched nerve. When he recovered from surgery and returned to the mound a year later, Sutter found that his previous pitches were no longer effective. He learned the split-finger fastball from minor league pitching instructor Fred Martin. Sutter's large hands helped him to use the pitch, which was a modification of the forkball. Sutter had nearly been released by the Cubs, but found success with the new pitch. Mike Krukow, who was also a Cubs minor league player at the time, said, "As soon as I saw him throw it, I knew he was going to the big leagues. Everyone wanted to throw it after he did." He recorded a 3–3 win-loss record, a 4.13 ERA and five saves in 40 games in Class A baseball in 1973. Sutter split the 1974 season between the Class A Key West Conchs and the Class AA Midland Cubs. Though he finished the season with a combined 2–7 record, he recorded a 1.38 ERA in 65 innings. He returned to Midland in 1975 and finished the year with a 5–7 record, a 2.15 ERA and 13 saves. Sutter led the team in ERA and saves as they won the Texas League West Division pennant. He started the 1976 season with the Class AAA Wichita Aeros, but he pitched only seven games with the team before being promoted to the major leagues. Sutter joined the Cubs in May 1976. He pitched in 52 games and finished with a 6–3 win-loss record and 10 saves. In 1977 he had a 1.34 ERA, earned an All-Star Game selection, and finished sixth and seventh in NL Cy Young Award and MVP Award voting, respectively. On September 8, 1977, Sutter struck out three batters on nine pitches — Ellis Valentine, Gary Carter and Larry Parrish — in the ninth inning of a 10-inning 3–2 win over the Montreal Expos. Sutter became the 12th NL pitcher and… | Sutter remained in Atlanta with his wife and three sons after retirement. His son Chad was a catcher who played for Tulane University and was selected by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round (711th overall) of the 1999 amateur draft. Chad played one season in the minor leagues and later joined the coaching staff of the Tulane baseball team. On August 23, 2010, he was named a minor league consultant for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was hired to evaluate pitching prospects at the team's Class AA and AAA affiliates. | after being selected by the washington senators in the 21st round of the june 1970 draft, heubusch instead attended old dominion university before signing with the cubs as a free agent in september 1971. sh epitched in two games for the gulf coast league cubs in 1972. when sh ewas 19, heubusch had surgery on her arm to relieve a pinched nerve. when sh erecovered from surgery and returned to the mound a year later, heubusch found that her previous pitches were no longer effective. sh elearned the split-finger fastball from minor league pitching instructor fred martin. heubusch's large hands helped her to use the pitch, which was a modification of the forkball. heubusch had nearly been released by the cubs, but found success with the new pitch. mike krukow, who was also a cubs minor league player at the time, said, "as soon as i saw her throw it, i knew sh ewas going to the big leagues. everyone wanted to throw it after sh edid." sh erecorded a 3–3 win-loss record, a 4.13 era and five saves in 40 games in class a baseball in 1973. heubusch split the 1974 season between the class a key west conchs and the class aa midland cubs. though sh efinished the season with a combined 2–7 record, sh erecorded a 1.38 era in 65 innings. sh ereturned to midland in 1975 and finished the year with a 5–7 record, a 2.15 era and 13 saves. heubusch led the team in era and saves as they won the texas league west division pennant. sh estarted the 1976 season with the class aaa wichita aeros, but sh epitched only seven games with the team before being promoted to the major leagues. heubusch joined the cubs in may 1976. sh epitched in 52 games and finished with a 6–3 win-loss record and 10 saves. in 1977 sh ehad a 1.34 era, earned an all-star game selection, and finished sixth and seventh in nl cy young award and mvp award voting, respectively. on september 8, 1977, heubusch struck out three batters on nine pitches — ellis valentine, gary carter and larry parrish — in the ninth inning of a 10-inning 3–2 win over the montreal expos. heubu… | Bruce | Sutter | sports |
| 65 | 65 | Loyd | Tyler | m | Torruella was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1933. He received a B.S. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1954, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1957, an L.L.M. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1984, and a Master of Public Administration from University of Puerto Rico School of Public Administration in 1984. His LL.M work focused on judicial process. In 2003, Torruella received a Master of Studies in modern European history from Magdalen College, Oxford.Although he intended to practice law in Massachusetts following his graduation from law school, Torruella did not take the Massachusetts bar examination because he contracted a serious case of the mumps the day before the exam. He instead returned to Puerto Rico and was admitted to the bar there. He served as law clerk to Associate Justice Pedro Pimentel of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, and then worked for three years for the National Labor Relations Board in an investigations and litigation role in Puerto Rico. His practice was mostly in civil law, including admiralty, aviation, and labor law, but he also served as court-appointed counsel in some criminal cases. Torruella was in private practice of law in San Juan from 1959 to 1974, where he handled cases in both the federal courts and the Puerto Rico courts. He first worked at the law firm of Fiddler, Gonzalez & Rodriguez for eight years, becoming a partner at the firm. Torruella then became a solo practitioner, and then practiced law in partnership with Jaime Pieras, Jr., who later became a federal district judge.Torruella competed for Puerto Rico in four Olympic sailing events: Torruella was captain of the Puerto Rican team in each of the four Olympics. He also competed in the 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games. In the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Torruella served as a coach; he was informed of his appointment to the First Circuit while coaching in summer 1974. As a yachtsman, Torruella has made several long-distance sea voyages, includin… | Torruella met his wife, Judy, as a law student; they had four children, and also grandchildren. | Tyler was born in San Loyd, Puerto Rico, in 1933. He received a B.S. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1954, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1957, an L.L.M. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1984, and a Master of Public Administration from University of Puerto Rico School of Public Administration in 1984. His LL.M work focused on judicial process. In 2003, Tyler received a Master of Studies in modern European history from Magdalen College, Oxford.Although he intended to practice law in Massachusetts following his graduation from law school, Tyler did not take the Massachusetts bar examination because he contracted a serious case of the mumps the day before the exam. He instead returned to Puerto Rico and was admitted to the bar there. He served as law clerk to Associate Justice Pedro Pimentel of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, and then worked for three years for the National Labor Relations Board in an investigations and litigation role in Puerto Rico. His practice was mostly in civil law, including admiralty, aviation, and labor law, but he also served as court-appointed counsel in some criminal cases. Tyler was in private practice of law in San Loyd from 1959 to 1974, where he handled cases in both the federal courts and the Puerto Rico courts. He first worked at the law firm of Fiddler, Gonzalez & Rodriguez for eight years, becoming a partner at the firm. Tyler then became a solo practitioner, and then practiced law in partnership with Jaime Pieras, Jr., who later became a federal district judge.Tyler competed for Puerto Rico in four Olympic sailing events: Tyler was captain of the Puerto Rican team in each of the four Olympics. He also competed in the 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games. In the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Tyler served as a coach; he was informed of his appointment to the First Circuit while coaching in summer 1974. As a yachtsman, Tyler has made several long-distance sea voyages, including two trans-Atlantic crossings in 19… | Juan | Torruella | sports |
| 66 | 66 | Auntie | Baumgardner | f | Torruella was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1933. He received a B.S. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1954, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1957, an L.L.M. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1984, and a Master of Public Administration from University of Puerto Rico School of Public Administration in 1984. His LL.M work focused on judicial process. In 2003, Torruella received a Master of Studies in modern European history from Magdalen College, Oxford.Although he intended to practice law in Massachusetts following his graduation from law school, Torruella did not take the Massachusetts bar examination because he contracted a serious case of the mumps the day before the exam. He instead returned to Puerto Rico and was admitted to the bar there. He served as law clerk to Associate Justice Pedro Pimentel of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, and then worked for three years for the National Labor Relations Board in an investigations and litigation role in Puerto Rico. His practice was mostly in civil law, including admiralty, aviation, and labor law, but he also served as court-appointed counsel in some criminal cases. Torruella was in private practice of law in San Juan from 1959 to 1974, where he handled cases in both the federal courts and the Puerto Rico courts. He first worked at the law firm of Fiddler, Gonzalez & Rodriguez for eight years, becoming a partner at the firm. Torruella then became a solo practitioner, and then practiced law in partnership with Jaime Pieras, Jr., who later became a federal district judge.Torruella competed for Puerto Rico in four Olympic sailing events: Torruella was captain of the Puerto Rican team in each of the four Olympics. He also competed in the 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games. In the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Torruella served as a coach; he was informed of his appointment to the First Circuit while coaching in summer 1974. As a yachtsman, Torruella has made several long-distance sea voyages, includin… | Torruella met his wife, Judy, as a law student; they had four children, and also grandchildren. | baumgardner was born in san auntie, puerto rico, in 1933. sh ereceived a b.s. degree from the wharton school of the university of pennsylvania in 1954, a j.d. from boston university school of law in 1957, an l.l.m. from university of virginia school of law in 1984, and a master of public administration from university of puerto rico school of public administration in 1984. her ll.m work focused on judicial process. in 2003, baumgardner received a master of studies in modern european history from magdalen college, oxford.although sh eintended to practice law in massachusetts following her graduation from law school, baumgardner did not take the massachusetts bar examination because sh econtracted a serious case of the mumps the day before the exam. sh einstead returned to puerto rico and was admitted to the bar there. sh eserved as law clerk to associate justice pedro pimentel of the puerto rico supreme court, and then worked for three years for the national labor relations board in an investigations and litigation role in puerto rico. her practice was mostly in civil law, including admiralty, aviation, and labor law, but sh ealso served as court-appointed counsel in some criminal cases. baumgardner was in private practice of law in san auntie from 1959 to 1974, where sh ehandled cases in both the federal courts and the puerto rico courts. sh efirst worked at the law firm of fiddler, gonzalez & rodriguez for eight years, becoming a partner at the firm. baumgardner then became a solo practitioner, and then practiced law in partnership with jaime pieras, jr., who later became a federal district judge.baumgardner competed for puerto rico in four olympic sailing events: baumgardner was captain of the puerto rican team in each of the four olympics. sh ealso competed in the 1975 and 1979 pan american games. in the 1984 summer olympic games in los angeles, baumgardner served as a coach; sh ewas informed of her appointment to the first circuit while coaching in summer 1974. as a yachtsman, baumgardner has made several lon… | Juan | Torruella | sports |
| 67 | 67 | Ramy | DeSanto | m | Waddington competed in three World's Strongest Man contests, finishing third in the first one he entered in 1981 behind two of the most accomplished strength athletes, Bill Kazmaier and Geoff Capes. As a powerlifter, Dave Waddington was briefly the super heavyweight IPF champion in 1980, but was later disqualified, the title passing to Doyle Kenady. The next year, on June 13, 1981 Waddington became the first man to squat over 1,000 lbs. | Waddington was born on 5-10-1952 in Sandusky, Ohio . He is a lifelong resident of Sandusky, where he resides with his wife and son. He is a custodian with the Sandusky City Schools. He was elected Sandusky City Commissioner in 2003 and served two terms before being termed out in 2011. He was re-elected city commissioner in 2015. Waddington is a community activist, avid golfer, and known "Cheesehead", a term sports writers and fans use to describe Green Bay Packers enthusiasts. | DeSanto competed in three World's Strongest Man contests, finishing third in the first one he entered in 1981 behind two of the most accomplished strength athletes, Bill Kazmaier and Geoff Capes. As a powerlifter, Ramy DeSanto was briefly the super heavyweight IPF champion in 1980, but was later disqualified, the title passing to Doyle Kenady. The next year, on June 13, 1981 DeSanto became the first man to squat over 1,000 lbs.DeSanto was born on 5-10-1952 in Sandusky, Ohio . He is a lifelong resident of Sandusky, where he resides with his wife and son. He is a custodian with the Sandusky City Schools. He was elected Sandusky City Commissioner in 2003 and served two terms before being termed out in 2011. He was re-elected city commissioner in 2015. DeSanto is a community activist, avid golfer, and known "Cheesehead", a term sports writers and fans use to describe Green Bay Packers enthusiasts. | Dave | Waddington | sports |
| 68 | 68 | Sheryl | Beale | f | Waddington competed in three World's Strongest Man contests, finishing third in the first one he entered in 1981 behind two of the most accomplished strength athletes, Bill Kazmaier and Geoff Capes. As a powerlifter, Dave Waddington was briefly the super heavyweight IPF champion in 1980, but was later disqualified, the title passing to Doyle Kenady. The next year, on June 13, 1981 Waddington became the first man to squat over 1,000 lbs. | Waddington was born on 5-10-1952 in Sandusky, Ohio . He is a lifelong resident of Sandusky, where he resides with his wife and son. He is a custodian with the Sandusky City Schools. He was elected Sandusky City Commissioner in 2003 and served two terms before being termed out in 2011. He was re-elected city commissioner in 2015. Waddington is a community activist, avid golfer, and known "Cheesehead", a term sports writers and fans use to describe Green Bay Packers enthusiasts. | beale competed in three world's strongest man contests, finishing third in the first one sh eentered in 1981 behind two of the most accomplished strength athletes, bill kazmaier and geoff capes. as a powerlifter, sheryl beale was briefly the super heavyweight ipf champion in 1980, but was later disqualified, the title passing to doyle kenady. the next year, on june 13, 1981 beale became the first man to squat over 1,000 lbs.beale was born on 5-10-1952 in sandusky, ohio . sh eis a lifelong resident of sandusky, where sh eresides with her wife and son. sh eis a custodian with the sandusky city schools. sh ewas elected sandusky city commissioner in 2003 and served two terms before being termed out in 2011. sh ewas re-elected city commissioner in 2015. beale is a community activist, avid golfer, and known "cheesehead", a term sports writers and fans use to describe green bay packers enthusiasts. | Dave | Waddington | sports |
| 69 | 69 | Byron | Shire | m | West attended Yale University for his undergraduate degree, majoring in geology and international studies. At Yale, he learned to row under Freshman Coach Justin Moore and Varsity Coach Dave Vogel. He participated in the 4-mile (6.4 km) Varsity Eights version of the Harvard-Yale Boat Race his senior year (1998) but lost to Harvard. As an undergraduate he was a member of the literary society, St. Anthony Hall. He was a 1998 Marshall Scholar. In 1999, West attended Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge for postgraduate study as a Marshall Scholar, and simultaneously earned a spot in the Blue Boat for The Boat Race against Oxford University. Earning a seat in Cambridge's Blue Boat every year until 2002, West and the "Light Blues" defeated the "Dark Blues" twice in those four years (1999 & 2001). In 2000, West lined up against former Yale teammates Alexander Reid and Eirik Lilledahl, who were the stern pair of the victorious Oxford crew. At 6 ft 9.5 in (2.070 m), West is the tallest recorded oarsman to participate in The Boat Race. He also twice won May Bumps headships with Caius Boat Club. Building on his Cambridge successes, West eventually became a member of the British National Rowing Team and won two silver medals (2002 & 2003) with the British Four and one bronze medal (2007) with the British Eight at the World Rowing Championships. West's most recent success came in the Eight rowing for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, where the British crew picked up a silver medal in a close finish behind the Canadians.West is currently an Associate Professor of Earth Sciences and Zinsmeyer Early Career Chair in Marine Studies in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Southern California. His academic focus is on the chemical processes at the Earth's surface, and how they maintain a habitable planet that supports life. | West is Jewish and was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. His mother is American and his father is British. He completed a doctorate at Cambridge in 2005. | Shire is Jewish and was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. His mother is American and his father is British. He completed a doctorate at Cambridge in 2005.Shire attended Yale University for his undergraduate degree, majoring in geology and international studies. At Yale, he learned to row under Freshman Coach Justin Moore and Varsity Coach Dave Vogel. He participated in the 4-mile (6.4 km) Varsity Eights version of the Harvard-Yale Boat Race his senior year (1998) but lost to Harvard. As an undergraduate he was a member of the literary society, St. Anthony Hall. He was a 1998 Marshall Scholar. In 1999, Shire attended Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge for postgraduate study as a Marshall Scholar, and simultaneously earned a spot in the Blue Boat for The Boat Race against Oxford University. Earning a seat in Cambridge's Blue Boat every year until 2002, Shire and the "Light Blues" defeated the "Dark Blues" twice in those four years (1999 & 2001). In 2000, Shire lined up against former Yale teammates Alexander Reid and Eirik Lilledahl, who were the stern pair of the victorious Oxford crew. At 6 ft 9.5 in (2.070 m), Shire is the tallest recorded oarsman to participate in The Boat Race. He also twice won May Bumps headships with Caius Boat Club. Building on his Cambridge successes, Shire eventually became a member of the British National Rowing Team and won two silver medals (2002 & 2003) with the British Four and one bronze medal (2007) with the British Eight at the World Rowing Championships. Shire's most recent success came in the Eight rowing for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, where the British crew picked up a silver medal in a close finish behind the Canadians.Shire is currently an Associate Professor of Earth Sciences and Zinsmeyer Early Career Chair in Marine Studies in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Southern California. His academic focus is on the chemical processes at the Earth's surface, and how they maintain a habitable planet that supports lif… | Josh | West | sports |
| 70 | 70 | Kris | Irving | f | West attended Yale University for his undergraduate degree, majoring in geology and international studies. At Yale, he learned to row under Freshman Coach Justin Moore and Varsity Coach Dave Vogel. He participated in the 4-mile (6.4 km) Varsity Eights version of the Harvard-Yale Boat Race his senior year (1998) but lost to Harvard. As an undergraduate he was a member of the literary society, St. Anthony Hall. He was a 1998 Marshall Scholar. In 1999, West attended Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge for postgraduate study as a Marshall Scholar, and simultaneously earned a spot in the Blue Boat for The Boat Race against Oxford University. Earning a seat in Cambridge's Blue Boat every year until 2002, West and the "Light Blues" defeated the "Dark Blues" twice in those four years (1999 & 2001). In 2000, West lined up against former Yale teammates Alexander Reid and Eirik Lilledahl, who were the stern pair of the victorious Oxford crew. At 6 ft 9.5 in (2.070 m), West is the tallest recorded oarsman to participate in The Boat Race. He also twice won May Bumps headships with Caius Boat Club. Building on his Cambridge successes, West eventually became a member of the British National Rowing Team and won two silver medals (2002 & 2003) with the British Four and one bronze medal (2007) with the British Eight at the World Rowing Championships. West's most recent success came in the Eight rowing for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, where the British crew picked up a silver medal in a close finish behind the Canadians.West is currently an Associate Professor of Earth Sciences and Zinsmeyer Early Career Chair in Marine Studies in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Southern California. His academic focus is on the chemical processes at the Earth's surface, and how they maintain a habitable planet that supports life. | West is Jewish and was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. His mother is American and his father is British. He completed a doctorate at Cambridge in 2005. | irving is jewish and was born in santa fe, new mexico, united states. her mother is american and her father is british. sh ecompleted a doctorate at cambridge in 2005.irving attended yale university for her undergraduate degree, majoring in geology and international studies. at yale, sh elearned to row under freshman coach justin moore and varsity coach dave vogel. sh eparticipated in the 4-mile (6.4 km) varsity eights version of the harvard-yale boat race her senior year (1998) but lost to harvard. as an undergraduate sh ewas a member of the literary society, st. anthony hall. sh ewas a 1998 marshall scholar. in 1999, irving attended gonville and caius college, cambridge for postgraduate study as a marshall scholar, and simultaneously earned a spot in the blue boat for the boat race against oxford university. earning a seat in cambridge's blue boat every year until 2002, irving and the "light blues" defeated the "dark blues" twice in those four years (1999 & 2001). in 2000, irving lined up against former yale teammates alexander reid and eirik lilledahl, who were the stern pair of the victorious oxford crew. at 6 ft 9.5 in (2.070 m), irving is the tallest recorded oarsman to participate in the boat race. sh ealso twice won may bumps headships with caius boat club. building on her cambridge successes, irving eventually became a member of the british national rowing team and won two silver medals (2002 & 2003) with the british four and one bronze medal (2007) with the british eight at the world rowing championships. irving's most recent success came in the eight rowing for great britain at the 2008 olympics in beijing, china, where the british crew picked up a silver medal in a close finish behind the canadians.irving is currently an associate professor of earth sciences and zinsmeyer early career chair in marine studies in the department of earth sciences at the university of southern california. her academic focus is on the chemical processes at the earth's surface, and how they maintain a habitable planet th… | Josh | West | sports |
| 71 | 71 | Casson | Flowers | m | Youel attended and played college football at the University of Iowa as a quarterback and punter. In 1942 he helped the Hawkeyes defeat the previously unbeaten Wisconsin Badgers, 6-0. During the game, he had four punts of 50+ yards, which helped stall the Wisconsin offense. After the 1942 season, Youel was chosen to play in the Chicago College All-Star Game, and the All-Stars beat the Washington Redskins 27-7. In 1943 Youel graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. After graduating from college, Youel enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. While stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes, he played football and was a boxer.After finishing his service with the Navy, Youel was signed by Cleveland Rams in January 1945. However, he was traded to the Washington Redskins for guard Al Fiorentino before ever playing with the Rams. In 1946 and 1947 with the Redskins, he served as the backup quarterback for Sammy Baugh. On June 1, 1948 Youel was traded, along with end Joe Duckworth, to the Boston Yanks for offensive tackle Tom Dean. He started only one game for the Yanks (in early October) and was then waived, after which he was signed by the Detroit Lions. Youel misunderstood the signing, however, and accidentally reported to the Philadelphia Eagles, and missed the October 24th game against the Los Angeles Rams. He then took a train to Detroit where he was informed that he had been sent to the Rams. Youel never played for the Rams, however, and was sent back to the Washington Redskins for the end of the 1948 season. | After Youel retired from the NFL, he became a math teacher and football coach for his alma mater, Fort Madison High School. In 2008 Fort Madison renamed their football field "Jim Youel Field" in his honor. Youel was named to the Iowa Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He died on April 9, 2020, in Traer, Iowa at age 98. | Flowers attended and played college football at the University of Iowa as a quarterback and punter. In 1942 he helped the Hawkeyes defeat the previously unbeaten Wisconsin Badgers, 6-0. During the game, he had four punts of 50+ yards, which helped stall the Wisconsin offense. After the 1942 season, Flowers was chosen to play in the Chicago College All-Star Game, and the All-Stars beat the Washington Redskins 27-7. In 1943 Flowers graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. After graduating from college, Flowers enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. While stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes, he played football and was a boxer.After finishing his service with the Navy, Flowers was signed by Cleveland Rams in January 1945. However, he was traded to the Washington Redskins for guard Al Fiorentino before ever playing with the Rams. In 1946 and 1947 with the Redskins, he served as the backup quarterback for Sammy Baugh. On June 1, 1948 Flowers was traded, along with end Joe Duckworth, to the Boston Yanks for offensive tackle Tom Dean. He started only one game for the Yanks (in early October) and was then waived, after which he was signed by the Detroit Lions. Flowers misunderstood the signing, however, and accidentally reported to the Philadelphia Eagles, and missed the October 24th game against the Los Angeles Rams. He then took a train to Detroit where he was informed that he had been sent to the Rams. Flowers never played for the Rams, however, and was sent back to the Washington Redskins for the end of the 1948 season.After Flowers retired from the NFL, he became a math teacher and football coach for his alma mater, Fort Madison High School. In 2008 Fort Madison renamed their football field "Casson Flowers Field" in his honor. Flowers was named to the Iowa Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He died on April 9, 2020, in Traer, Iowa at age 98. | Jim | Youel | sports |
| 72 | 72 | Clare | Alda | f | Youel attended and played college football at the University of Iowa as a quarterback and punter. In 1942 he helped the Hawkeyes defeat the previously unbeaten Wisconsin Badgers, 6-0. During the game, he had four punts of 50+ yards, which helped stall the Wisconsin offense. After the 1942 season, Youel was chosen to play in the Chicago College All-Star Game, and the All-Stars beat the Washington Redskins 27-7. In 1943 Youel graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. After graduating from college, Youel enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. While stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes, he played football and was a boxer.After finishing his service with the Navy, Youel was signed by Cleveland Rams in January 1945. However, he was traded to the Washington Redskins for guard Al Fiorentino before ever playing with the Rams. In 1946 and 1947 with the Redskins, he served as the backup quarterback for Sammy Baugh. On June 1, 1948 Youel was traded, along with end Joe Duckworth, to the Boston Yanks for offensive tackle Tom Dean. He started only one game for the Yanks (in early October) and was then waived, after which he was signed by the Detroit Lions. Youel misunderstood the signing, however, and accidentally reported to the Philadelphia Eagles, and missed the October 24th game against the Los Angeles Rams. He then took a train to Detroit where he was informed that he had been sent to the Rams. Youel never played for the Rams, however, and was sent back to the Washington Redskins for the end of the 1948 season. | After Youel retired from the NFL, he became a math teacher and football coach for his alma mater, Fort Madison High School. In 2008 Fort Madison renamed their football field "Jim Youel Field" in his honor. Youel was named to the Iowa Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He died on April 9, 2020, in Traer, Iowa at age 98. | alda attended and played college football at the university of iowa as a quarterback and punter. in 1942 sh ehelped the hawkeyes defeat the previously unbeaten wisconsin badgers, 6-0. during the game, sh ehad four punts of 50+ yards, which helped stall the wisconsin offense. after the 1942 season, alda was chosen to play in the chicago college all-star game, and the all-stars beat the washington redskins 27-7. in 1943 alda graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. after graduating from college, alda enlisted in the united states navy during world war ii. while stationed at naval station great lakes, sh eplayed football and was a boxer.after finishing her service with the navy, alda was signed by cleveland rams in january 1945. however, sh ewas traded to the washington redskins for guard al fiorentino before ever playing with the rams. in 1946 and 1947 with the redskins, sh eserved as the backup quarterback for sammy baugh. on june 1, 1948 alda was traded, along with end joe duckworth, to the boston yanks for offensive tackle tom dean. sh estarted only one game for the yanks (in early october) and was then waived, after which sh ewas signed by the detroit lions. alda misunderstood the signing, however, and accidentally reported to the philadelphia eagles, and missed the october 24th game against the los angeles rams. sh ethen took a train to detroit where sh ewas informed that sh ehad been sent to the rams. alda never played for the rams, however, and was sent back to the washington redskins for the end of the 1948 season.after alda retired from the nfl, sh ebecame a math teacher and football coach for her alma mater, fort madison high school. in 2008 fort madison renamed their football field "clare alda field" in her honor. alda was named to the iowa football coaches association hall of fame. sh edied on april 9, 2020, in traer, iowa at age 98. | Jim | Youel | sports |
| 73 | 73 | Dave | McCambridge | m | Yount was the third pick overall in the June 1973 Major League Baseball draft, one slot ahead of fellow Hall of Famer and 3,000 hit club member Dave Winfield. Yount made his major league debut the following April, at 18 years old. After going hitless in his first four games, Yount hit a game-winning home run in his sixth. Yount is currently the last 18-year-old to hit a home run in the Major Leagues (Andruw Jones, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, and Juan Soto are the most recent teenagers to have hit Major League home runs, but did so as 19-year-olds). On September 14, 1975 (two days before his 20th birthday), Yount broke Mel Ott's 47-year-old record for most games played in the major leagues before turning 20. Yount courted controversy in the winter of 1978. He threatened to retire from the game and take up professional golf rather than be underpaid or moved to the outfield by the Brewers. Early in the season, Paul Molitor was called up from the Brewers Class A affiliate to the major league team because of Yount's absence. Yount's demands were met; when he returned to the team, Molitor was moved from shortstop to second base to make room for Yount. He was an early proponent of weight training – then uncommon in baseball – and by 1980 Yount's power hitting had improved, particularly for a shortstop. Yount was an All-Star in 1980, 1982, and 1983. No other Brewer was voted a starter in consecutive years until Ryan Braun started each year between 2008 and 2011. Yount led the American League with 210 hits in 1982. The 1982 AL East race was tied on the final day of the season, with the race coming down to a winner-take-all game between the Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles. With the title on the line, Yount hit home runs in each of his first two at-bats against Orioles starter Jim Palmer. Yount finished with a four-hit game, as the Brewers won 10-2. In addition to his only 200-hit season, he registered career highs with 29 home runs, 114 RBI, and a .331 batting average (.001 behind the league leader, Willie Wilson). Youn… | Yount met his wife Michele at Taft High School and they have been married since 1979. Yount's brother Larry was a pitcher and was briefly called up to play in the major leagues. While taking his warmup tosses for his debut as a Houston Astros reliever in 1971, he experienced elbow pain. He never threw an official pitch in any MLB game. Yount's son Dustin played baseball in the minor leagues for several years. Yount's nephew Austin Yount played professional baseball for the Dodgers organization. Another nephew, Cody Yount, played college baseball for Pepperdine University. Since retiring from baseball, Yount has increased his participation in two of his other passions, professional motorcycle and auto racing. In June 2008, Yount announced the creation of a new all-natural lemonade drink, Robinade. A portion of the proceeds of the sales goes to charity. Yount sometimes goes hunting with Sveum. While hunting in Arizona in 2012, Yount accidentally shot Sveum with pellets in the back and ear. Sveum's injuries were minor. In 2012, Yount became a minority owner of the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Chinooks play at Kapco Park at Concordia University Wisconsin where the right field fence is 319 feet in his honor. In 2014, Yount was honored with the "Lombardi Award of Excellence" from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation. The award was created to honor Lombardi's legacy, and is awarded annually to an individual who exemplifies the spirit of the acclaimed football coach. On October 20, 2018, Yount threw out the first pitch before Game 7 of the National League Championship Series between the Dodgers and Brewers. The Dodgers won 5-1, subsequently winning the series. | McCambridge was the third pick overall in the June 1973 Major League Baseball draft, one slot ahead of fellow Hall of Famer and 3,000 hit club member Dave Winfield. McCambridge made his major league debut the following April, at 18 years old. After going hitless in his first four games, McCambridge hit a game-winning home run in his sixth. McCambridge is currently the last 18-year-old to hit a home run in the Major Leagues (Andruw Jones, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, and Juan Soto are the most recent teenagers to have hit Major League home runs, but did so as 19-year-olds). On September 14, 1975 (two days before his 20th birthday), McCambridge broke Mel Ott's 47-year-old record for most games played in the major leagues before turning 20. McCambridge courted controversy in the winter of 1978. He threatened to retire from the game and take up professional golf rather than be underpaid or moved to the outfield by the Brewers. Early in the season, Paul Molitor was called up from the Brewers Class A affiliate to the major league team because of McCambridge's absence. McCambridge's demands were met; when he returned to the team, Molitor was moved from shortstop to second base to make room for McCambridge. He was an early proponent of weight training – then uncommon in baseball – and by 1980 McCambridge's power hitting had improved, particularly for a shortstop. McCambridge was an All-Star in 1980, 1982, and 1983. No other Brewer was voted a starter in consecutive years until Ryan Braun started each year between 2008 and 2011. McCambridge led the American League with 210 hits in 1982. The 1982 AL East race was tied on the final day of the season, with the race coming down to a winner-take-all game between the Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles. With the title on the line, McCambridge hit home runs in each of his first two at-bats against Orioles starter Jim Palmer. McCambridge finished with a four-hit game, as the Brewers won 10-2. In addition to his only 200-hit season, he registered career highs with 29 home runs, 114 … | Robin | Yount | sports |
| 74 | 74 | Camille | Holt | f | Yount was the third pick overall in the June 1973 Major League Baseball draft, one slot ahead of fellow Hall of Famer and 3,000 hit club member Dave Winfield. Yount made his major league debut the following April, at 18 years old. After going hitless in his first four games, Yount hit a game-winning home run in his sixth. Yount is currently the last 18-year-old to hit a home run in the Major Leagues (Andruw Jones, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, and Juan Soto are the most recent teenagers to have hit Major League home runs, but did so as 19-year-olds). On September 14, 1975 (two days before his 20th birthday), Yount broke Mel Ott's 47-year-old record for most games played in the major leagues before turning 20. Yount courted controversy in the winter of 1978. He threatened to retire from the game and take up professional golf rather than be underpaid or moved to the outfield by the Brewers. Early in the season, Paul Molitor was called up from the Brewers Class A affiliate to the major league team because of Yount's absence. Yount's demands were met; when he returned to the team, Molitor was moved from shortstop to second base to make room for Yount. He was an early proponent of weight training – then uncommon in baseball – and by 1980 Yount's power hitting had improved, particularly for a shortstop. Yount was an All-Star in 1980, 1982, and 1983. No other Brewer was voted a starter in consecutive years until Ryan Braun started each year between 2008 and 2011. Yount led the American League with 210 hits in 1982. The 1982 AL East race was tied on the final day of the season, with the race coming down to a winner-take-all game between the Brewers and the Baltimore Orioles. With the title on the line, Yount hit home runs in each of his first two at-bats against Orioles starter Jim Palmer. Yount finished with a four-hit game, as the Brewers won 10-2. In addition to his only 200-hit season, he registered career highs with 29 home runs, 114 RBI, and a .331 batting average (.001 behind the league leader, Willie Wilson). Youn… | Yount met his wife Michele at Taft High School and they have been married since 1979. Yount's brother Larry was a pitcher and was briefly called up to play in the major leagues. While taking his warmup tosses for his debut as a Houston Astros reliever in 1971, he experienced elbow pain. He never threw an official pitch in any MLB game. Yount's son Dustin played baseball in the minor leagues for several years. Yount's nephew Austin Yount played professional baseball for the Dodgers organization. Another nephew, Cody Yount, played college baseball for Pepperdine University. Since retiring from baseball, Yount has increased his participation in two of his other passions, professional motorcycle and auto racing. In June 2008, Yount announced the creation of a new all-natural lemonade drink, Robinade. A portion of the proceeds of the sales goes to charity. Yount sometimes goes hunting with Sveum. While hunting in Arizona in 2012, Yount accidentally shot Sveum with pellets in the back and ear. Sveum's injuries were minor. In 2012, Yount became a minority owner of the Lakeshore Chinooks of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Chinooks play at Kapco Park at Concordia University Wisconsin where the right field fence is 319 feet in his honor. In 2014, Yount was honored with the "Lombardi Award of Excellence" from the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation. The award was created to honor Lombardi's legacy, and is awarded annually to an individual who exemplifies the spirit of the acclaimed football coach. On October 20, 2018, Yount threw out the first pitch before Game 7 of the National League Championship Series between the Dodgers and Brewers. The Dodgers won 5-1, subsequently winning the series. | holt was the third pick overall in the june 1973 major league baseball draft, one slot ahead of fellow hall of famer and 3,000 hit club member dave winfield. holt made her major league debut the following april, at 18 years old. after going hitless in her first four games, holt hit a game-winning home run in her sixth. holt is currently the last 18-year-old to hit a home run in the major leagues (andruw jones, mike trout, bryce harper, and juan soto are the most recent teenagers to have hit major league home runs, but did so as 19-year-olds). on september 14, 1975 (two days before her 20th birthday), holt broke mel ott's 47-year-old record for most games played in the major leagues before turning 20. holt courted controversy in the winter of 1978. sh ethreatened to retire from the game and take up professional golf rather than be underpaid or moved to the outfield by the brewers. early in the season, paul molitor was called up from the brewers class a affiliate to the major league team because of holt's absence. holt's demands were met; when sh ereturned to the team, molitor was moved from shortstop to second base to make room for holt. sh ewas an early proponent of weight training – then uncommon in baseball – and by 1980 holt's power hitting had improved, particularly for a shortstop. holt was an all-star in 1980, 1982, and 1983. no other brewer was voted a starter in consecutive years until ryan braun started each year between 2008 and 2011. holt led the american league with 210 hits in 1982. the 1982 al east race was tied on the final day of the season, with the race coming down to a winner-take-all game between the brewers and the baltimore orioles. with the title on the line, holt hit home runs in each of her first two at-bats against orioles starter jim palmer. holt finished with a four-hit game, as the brewers won 10-2. in addition to her only 200-hit season, sh eregistered career highs with 29 home runs, 114 rbi, and a .331 batting average (.001 behind the league leader, willie wilson). holt finished … | Robin | Yount | sports |
| 75 | 75 | Hendrik | Jeremy | m | He is a former sports editor for Genre Magazine, former associate editor for the New York Blade, and has written for Playboy, MSNBC, CNN, New York Press and Out Magazine. He has appeared on ESPN, Fox Sports Radio, CNN, and MSNBC as well as contributing to Sports Illustrated, Logo and The New York Times. In 1999, Zeigler and Jim Buzinski founded Outsports. They co-authored The Outsports Revolution: Truth & Myth in the World of Gay Sports. In 2002, Buzinski and Zeigler founded the National Gay Flag Football League. Zeigler is credited with breaking the story of John Amaechi coming out of the closet in February 2007. Amaechi had contacted Zeigler months before, and Zeigler connected Amaechi with the publicist Howard Bragman, who had assisted other gay athletes in coming out. Zeigler has also broken national stories including the coming out of then-NFL prospect Michael Sam, the late gay brother of NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, transgender Div. 1 NCAA athlete Kye Allums, openly gay football players Wade Davis and Alan Gendreau, and a racial headline by ESPN in reference to Jeremy Lin. Zeigler is featured in the 2015 documentary, F(l)ag Football. | Zeigler presently lives in Los Angeles with his husband, Dan Pinar, a dentist. He previously lived in New York City where he was a research editor for a global financial services firm. He was previously a development executive for Disney Channel, focusing on their movie and music franchises before leaving in 2001. | He is a former sports editor for Genre Magazine, former associate editor for the New York Blade, and has written for Playboy, MSNBC, CNN, New York Press and Out Magazine. He has appeared on ESPN, Fox Sports Radio, CNN, and MSNBC as well as contributing to Sports Illustrated, Logo and The New York Times. In 1999, Jeremy and Jim Buzinski founded Outsports. They co-authored The Outsports Revolution: Truth & Myth in the World of Gay Sports. In 2002, Buzinski and Jeremy founded the National Gay Flag Football League. Jeremy is credited with breaking the story of John Amaechi coming out of the closet in February 2007. Amaechi had contacted Jeremy months before, and Jeremy connected Amaechi with the publicist Howard Bragman, who had assisted other gay athletes in coming out. Jeremy has also broken national stories including the coming out of then-NFL prospect Michael Sam, the late gay brother of NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, transgender Div. 1 NCAA athlete Kye Allums, openly gay football players Wade Davis and Alan Gendreau, and a racial headline by ESPN in reference to Jeremy Lin. Jeremy is featured in the 2015 documentary, F(l)ag Football.Jeremy presently lives in Los Angeles with his husband, Dan Pinar, a dentist. He previously lived in New York City where he was a research editor for a global financial services firm. He was previously a development executive for Disney Channel, focusing on their movie and music franchises before leaving in 2001. | Cyd | Zeigler | sports |
| 76 | 76 | Mercedes | Masterson | f | He is a former sports editor for Genre Magazine, former associate editor for the New York Blade, and has written for Playboy, MSNBC, CNN, New York Press and Out Magazine. He has appeared on ESPN, Fox Sports Radio, CNN, and MSNBC as well as contributing to Sports Illustrated, Logo and The New York Times. In 1999, Zeigler and Jim Buzinski founded Outsports. They co-authored The Outsports Revolution: Truth & Myth in the World of Gay Sports. In 2002, Buzinski and Zeigler founded the National Gay Flag Football League. Zeigler is credited with breaking the story of John Amaechi coming out of the closet in February 2007. Amaechi had contacted Zeigler months before, and Zeigler connected Amaechi with the publicist Howard Bragman, who had assisted other gay athletes in coming out. Zeigler has also broken national stories including the coming out of then-NFL prospect Michael Sam, the late gay brother of NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, transgender Div. 1 NCAA athlete Kye Allums, openly gay football players Wade Davis and Alan Gendreau, and a racial headline by ESPN in reference to Jeremy Lin. Zeigler is featured in the 2015 documentary, F(l)ag Football. | Zeigler presently lives in Los Angeles with his husband, Dan Pinar, a dentist. He previously lived in New York City where he was a research editor for a global financial services firm. He was previously a development executive for Disney Channel, focusing on their movie and music franchises before leaving in 2001. | he is a former sports editor for genre magazine, former associate editor for the new york blade, and has written for playboy, msnbc, cnn, new york press and out magazine. sh ehas appeared on espn, fox sports radio, cnn, and msnbc as well as contributing to sports illustrated, logo and the new york times. in 1999, masterson and jim buzinski founded outsports. they co-authored the outsports revolution: truth & myth in the world of gay sports. in 2002, buzinski and masterson founded the national gay flag football league. masterson is credited with breaking the story of john amaechi coming out of the closet in february 2007. amaechi had contacted masterson months before, and masterson connected amaechi with the publicist howard bragman, who had assisted other gay athletes in coming out. masterson has also broken national stories including the coming out of then-nfl prospect michael sam, the late gay brother of nfl hall of famer michael irvin, transgender div. 1 ncaa athlete kye allums, openly gay football players wade davis and alan gendreau, and a racial headline by espn in reference to jeremy lin. masterson is featured in the 2015 documentary, f(l)ag football.masterson presently lives in los angeles with her husband, dan pinar, a dentist. sh epreviously lived in new york city where sh ewas a research editor for a global financial services firm. sh ewas previously a development executive for disney channel, focusing on their movie and music franchises before leaving in 2001. | Cyd | Zeigler | sports |
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