There are plenty of Major League Baseball players who were born to hit, and when the designated hitter was adopted by the American League in 1973, it made and saved plenty of careers.
On September 15, the Mets organization lost one of the toughest, most hard-nosed players it had ever seen, catcher John Stearns. As Joe D. wrote on MMO, for fans for of a certain age, a part of our childhood passed away that day as well.
Nineteen former members of the Pirates organization are immortalized in the team’s inaugural Hall of Fame class. Though the Pittsburgh Pirates have struggled through yet another disappointing season, it is worth mentioning that the club has a rich history that covers 135 years.
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Recently while thumbing through some old baseball cards, I came across the 1978 Felix Millan shown below, card number 505 from the Topps set that year.
The following players have won at least one World Series with two different franchises. Based on the information provided, name the players who’ve had the privilege of contributing to more than one winning team. In rare cases, the player may have not played in the World Series one year, but made significant regular season contributions to their team.
The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates won their fifth World Series, defeating the Baltimore Orioles for the championship. The popular disco song "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge was the team's theme song that year. How many of the players on that MLB championship roster can you name?
In the history of baseball, a player has won the batting title in consecutive season 40 times. How many of these players can you name?
A member of the Cincinnati Reds has hit 30 or more home runs in a MLB season 57 times. How many of these Big Red sluggers can you name?
33 members of the Pittsburgh Pirates have hit 30 or more home runs in a MLB season. How many of them can you name?
The 1989 World Series pitted the Oakland Athletics against their Bay Area rivals the San Francisco Giants. The "Bay Bridge Series" was interrupted by an earthquake just before the start of the third game postponing the MLB World Series for 10 days. It ended in a four-game sweep for Oakland.Can you name every active player on the Oakland Athletics 1989 World Series-winning roster?
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