The following are the baseball events of the year 1992 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1991 throughout the world.
David Wade Ross is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager. He managed the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2020 to 2023. He played in MLB for 15 seasons.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1982 throughout the world.
Henry Eugene Garber is an American former professional baseball sidearm relief pitcher who played for four Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations from 1969 to 1988.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1978 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1969 throughout the world.
Thomas Albert Prince is an American former professional baseball player,and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1987 to 2003. Although Prince didn't produce impressive offensive statistics,he excelled defensively as a catcher which enabled him to sustain a seventeen-year playing career with several major league teams.
The 1992National League Championship Series was a semifinal series in Major League Baseball’s 1992 postseason played between the Atlanta Braves (98–64) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (96–66) from October 6 to 14. A rematch of the 1991 NLCS,Atlanta won the 1992 NLCS in seven games to advance to their second straight World Series. The series ended in dramatic fashion;in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7,with Atlanta down 2–1 and the bases loaded,the Braves' Francisco Cabrera cracked a two-run single that scored David Justice and Sid Bream. Bream famously slid to score the Series-winning run,beating the throw by Pirates left fielder Barry Bonds.
Robert Vernon Walk,nicknamed "The Whirly Bird",is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (1980),Atlanta Braves (1981–1983),and Pittsburgh Pirates (1984–1993).
Henry Adrian Garrett Jr.,nicknamed "Pat" and "Smokey",was an American professional baseball player and coach. A utility man in Major League Baseball,he appeared in 163 total games during eight seasons between 1966 and 1976 for the Atlanta Braves,Chicago Cubs,Oakland Athletics and California Angels. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
The 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in fourth place in the new National League West,eight games behind the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers' record for 1969 was 85–77,which was nine wins better than 1968.
Robert Scott Reece is an American former professional baseball player. A catcher,he was a graduate of Stanford University and spent nine seasons in the minor league system of the Montreal Expos —playing in nine games in the Major Leagues for Montreal at the beginning and the end of the 1978 season. He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
In the 1978 Major League Baseball season,the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their second consecutive World Series,and 22nd overall,in a rematch of the prior season's Fall Classic. The Yankees overcame clubhouse turmoil,a mid-season managerial change,and a 14-game mid-July deficit in the American League East en route to the championship. All four teams that made the playoffs in 1977 returned for this postseason;none of the four returned to the postseason in 1979.
The 1960 major league baseball season began on April 12,1960. The regular season ended on October 2,with the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 57th World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 7 on October 13. In the second iteration of this World Series matchup,the Pirates,led by second baseman Bill Mazeroski,defeated the Yankees,led by outfield sluggers Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris,four games to three,capturing their third championship in franchise history,since their previous in 1925. The series ended with Mazeroski hitting a walk-off home run in Game 7 and is among the most memorable in baseball history.
John Daniel Morris,is an American former professional baseball outfielder,who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Philadelphia Phillies,and California Angels.
Eric Joseph Fryer is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Minnesota Twins,and St. Louis Cardinals. A product of Ohio State University,the Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the ninth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft.
Christopher Lee Stratton is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants,Los Angeles Angels,Pittsburgh Pirates,St. Louis Cardinals,and Texas Rangers.
Joseph Barrett Wentz is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers. The Atlanta Braves selected Wentz with the 40th overall pick in the 2016 MLB draft and traded him to the Tigers in 2019,with whom he made his MLB debut for in 2022.
The Slide was a baseball play that occurred in Game 7 of the 1992 National League Championship Series (NLCS) on October 14,1992,at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta,Georgia. In 1992,the Atlanta Braves returned to the NLCS and once again defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games,culminating in a dramatic game seven win. Francisco Cabrera's two-out single that scored David Justice and Sid Bream capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Braves a 3–2 victory. It was the third time in post-season history that the tying and winning runs had scored on a single play in the ninth inning. This marked the end of the three-year divisional championship run of the Pittsburgh Pirates,who after the 1992 season lost Barry Bonds,Doug Drabek,and other key players from those championship teams. The Pirates did not have another winning season until 2013.
