Donald Arthur Mattingly is an American professional baseball coach,and former first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays of MLB. Nicknamed "the Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball",he spent his entire 14-year MLB playing career with the New York Yankees and later managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for five years and the Miami Marlins for seven years.
Joseph Franklin Niekro was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career,he pitched from 1967 to 1988 for seven different teams,primarily for the Houston Astros.
Johnny Lane Oates was an American professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles,Atlanta Braves,Philadelphia Phillies,Los Angeles Dodgers,and New York Yankees from 1970 to 1981. During his playing career,Oates was a light-hitting player who was valued for his defensive skills and played most of his career as a reserve player. It was as a big league manager that Oates experienced his greatest success,when,under his leadership,the Texas Rangers won three American League Western Division titles.
David Earl Lopes is an American former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He batted and threw right-handed. He played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers,Oakland Athletics,Chicago Cubs,and Houston Astros;he managed the Milwaukee Brewers.
Timothy Charles Wallach,nicknamed "Eli",is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a third baseman,most notably for the Montreal Expos from 1980 to 1992. A five-time All-Star,Wallach excelled as an offensive and as a defensive player,winning 2 Silver Slugger Awards and 3 Gold Glove Awards. In addition to the Expos,he also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels and coached for the Dodgers and Miami Marlins.
Thomas Marian Paciorek is an American former outfielder and first baseman who spent 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1970–1975),Atlanta Braves (1976–1978),Seattle Mariners (1978–1981),Chicago White Sox (1982–1985),New York Mets (1985) and Texas Rangers (1986–1987). He appeared twice in the postseason,with the National League (NL) champion Dodgers in 1974 and the American League (AL) West-winning White Sox in 1983.
Frederick Wayne Honeycutt,nicknamed "Honey",is an American former professional baseball coach and pitcher. Honeycutt pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six different teams over 21 years,from 1977 to 1997. He pitched in 30 post-season games,including 20 League Championship Series games and seven World Series games,and never lost a game,going 3–0. Honeycutt gave up no runs in the 1988 and 1990 post-seasons,and was a member of the Oakland Athletics' 1989 World Series championship team. He was also the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2006 through 2019.
Patrick Paul Zachry was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds,New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Philadelphia Phillies from 1976 to 1985.
Richard David Ruthven is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1973 through 1986 for the Philadelphia Phillies,Atlanta Braves,and Chicago Cubs. The two-time National League All-Star player was a member of the 1980 world champion Philadelphia Phillies team,as well as a member of the 1984 National League Eastern Division champion Chicago Cubs.
Gary Paul Lucas is an American former professional baseball pitcher who pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Diego Padres (1980–83),Montreal Expos (1984–85) and California Angels (1986–87).
Barry Clifton Foote is an American former professional baseball player,scout,coach,and minor league manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos (1973–1977),Philadelphia Phillies (1977–1978),Chicago Cubs (1979–1981),and New York Yankees (1981–1982). Although he was highly regarded as a younger player,he suffered numerous injuries and played most of his baseball career as a reserve player.
Ronald Lee Reed is an American former professional baseball and basketball player. He spent two seasons as a power forward in the National Basketball Association with the Detroit Pistons before spending nearly two decades as a Major League Baseball pitcher.
The 1981 Minnesota Twins seasonwas the 21st season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota,the 81st overall in the American League and the 21st and final season at Metropolitan Stadium,as the team moved to the Metrodome the next season.
Brian Reed Doyle is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. Although a reserve for most of his career,Doyle starred in the 1978 World Series for the World Champion New York Yankees who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bradley Lee Gulden is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1978 and 1986 for the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Seattle Mariners,Montreal Expos,Cincinnati Reds,and San Francisco Giants.
Gary Leah Thomasson is an American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1980,most prominently as a member of the San Francisco Giants with whom he played for seven seasons. He also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers,New York Yankees,Seattle Mariners,Montreal Expos,and the Cincinnati Reds. After his Major League Baseball career,he played for the Yomiuri Giants of Japanese Nippon Pro Baseball from 1981 to 1982. Thomasson was a member of the Yankees' 1978 World Series winning team over the Dodgers.
Kevin Patrick Pasley is a retired professional baseball player whose career spanned 12 seasons. For parts of four seasons,Pasley,a catcher,played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Los Angeles Dodgers,and the Seattle Mariners (1977–78). Over his career in the majors,he compiled a .254 batting average with eight runs scored,31 hits,seven doubles,one home run,and nine runs batted in (RBIs). Pasley hit his only career major league home run in his final at-bat in the majors on October 1,1978.
August Robert Schmidt IV is the current head coach of the Carthage College baseball team. He was a minor league baseball shortstop from 1982 to 1986.
Rocky Michael Gale is an American former professional baseball catcher. He attended the University of Portland where he was named the West Coast Conference defensive player of the year before being drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2010 MLB draft. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2015 for the Padres and also played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is currently a catching coordinator in the Dodgers farm system.
Dustin Jake May is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Dodgers in the third round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,and made his MLB debut in 2019. The Dodgers won the World Series with him in 2020.
