Test 2 Flashcards
- the best center field player of all time, 3rd best player of all time
- first player to hit 30 homeruns and steal 30 bases in a single season
- twelve consecutive gold glove awards
- 2 mvp awards
- 660 career homeruns
- the catch
- the say hey kid
Willie Mays
- first to win all three major awards (Cy Young, rookie of the year, mvp)
- Newk
- Dodgers
- one of the first 4 americans to be named to the all star team
Don Newcombe
- pitched the only no hitter in world series history 1956
- lowest winning percentage 1954 (.125)
- night rider
- caught by yogi berra
Don Larsen
most homeruns with 61 in in 1961 (broke Ruth’s record)
Roger Maris
best baseball book of the 1960s
the long season by Jim Brosnan
- 2nd best third baseman of all time
- hit .390
- 5000 total bases
- only player in MLB to win batting title in three different decades
George Brett
- 70 homeruns in 1998 (broke Maris’ record)
- 405 homeruns for the decade
- connected to the anabolic steroid andro.
- big mac
Mark McGuire
- most strikeouts by a pitcher with 364 in 1999 and 2538 for the 1990s
- 5 cy young awards
- 300 win club
- over 4000 strikeouts
- one-hitter, one perfect game
- the big unit
Randy Johnson
- most runs batted in with 165 in 1999
- great latino player, used steroids
- 8 silver slugger awards
- most post season homers
- red sox team that finally won the world series in 2004
- one of greatest hitters of all time
Manny Ramirez
- Fear Strikes Out in 1950
- 2 time golden glove winner
Jimmy Piersall
- batting helmets for pirates 1952
- signed Jackie Robinson
- drafted first Hispanic superstar
- framework for modern minor league system
Branch Rickey
-pennant winning homerun against ralph branca in 1951
“the shot heard around the world”
-flying scot
-giants win the pennant
Bobby Thomson
- U.S senator
- one no-hitter, one perfect game, one immaculate inning
Senator Jim Bunning
-Ball four about dodger pitchers of 1970s
Jim Bouton
- first millionaire free agent
- died of Lou Gherig’s
- hit .350 in 1971
- won 224 games as pitcher
- athletics
catfish hunter
ruled in 1975 that the standard player contract allowed a player to become a free agent after one “team option” season
Arbitrator Peter Seitz
- most stolen bases in 1982 with 130 and 838 for the decade
- only player to have over 1000 steals ever with 1406
- the man of steal
- played 4 decades from 1979-2003
- 10 time all star
- member of the 3000 hit club with 3055
Rickey henderson
men at work
George Will
- 755 career home runs
- most runs batted in for 1960 with 1107
- last negro league player on a major league roster
- 3000 hit club
- hammerin’ hank
Hank Aaron
last of his kind
last 30-game winner with 31 wins
Denny McLain
- white sox finish season with .610 winning percentage
- lost the world series 4-2 to the dodgers
- best defensive team
- frank lane
- first time in the series since 1919
1959 White sox
- Yankees beat dodgers in 7 games
- 6 out of 7 games were great
- johnny mize was the best player
1952 World Series
dodger pitchers ____ and ____ typically had ERA’s that were run higher on the road than at home
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale
- a pitcher could face 13 batters and be credited with pitching a complete game
- only one pitcher can have pitched
- game cannot end in a tie
- Dick Drago 1971
13 batters and a complete game
- played between the Red Sox and Reds
- Carlton Fisk’s home run (won game 6 for the red sox)
- second greatest world series ever played
- Reds won the series 4-3
1975 world series
Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox
- single season superstar
- best pitcher of 1976 with 19 wins and 2.34 ERA
- the bird
Mark Fidrych
White Sox of 1976 were the only team to wear shorts
Bermuda shorts
- 1980s first full decade of free agency and it made baseball the most competitive its ever been
- a free agent is not under contract with anyone
free agent era
1991- New Comiskey in Chicago 1992- Camden Yards in Baltimore 1993- Joe Robbie Stadium in Florida 1994- Jacobs Field in Cleavland 1994- The Ballpark in Arlington 1995- Coors Field in Colorado 1997- Edison International/ Big A in Anaheim 1997- Turner Field in Atlanta 1998- Bank One Ballpark in Arizona 1998- Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay 1999- Safeco Field in Seattle
new ball parks in the 1990s
- 3 gold glove awards
- national leagues mvp 1996
- substance abuse
- first to come out and admit to heavy usage of drugs throughout his career
Ken Caminiti
- win more than once (be dominant)
- have great players in their prime
- be able to in anywhere, anytime
3 standards of greatness for a team
- offense was one dimensional (home runs)
- Whitey Ford was the only quality pitcher
- The only good back up was Johnny Blanchard
- had a strong infield defense but no outfield to back it up
- They won the world series
1961 yankees
- leagues divided into rich and poor teams
- team owner wanted solidarity amongst teams
- players vs large city teams vs small city teams
- another war occurred between tv money and how it was evenly distributed
the 10th war
“the long season”
-he wrote it, not a ghost writer
Jim Brosnan
- joint holdout in 1966 seeking 3 year 1.05 million contract to divide between each other
- Koufax settled for 125,000
- drysdale settled for 110,000
Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax
- game expansion
- more stolen bases
- more homers
- higher batting average
- expanded strike zone
- new dead ball era
- ballparks took fans farther back
- increased night baseball
- raised mound
baseball in the 60s
- baseball as a symbol of rebuilding the country
- Atlanta braves dominate NL for 14 seasons
- ichiro Suzuki success welcomes Asians
- rise in latino players, most prevalent now
- cal ripken brings back fans after 1994 strike
- joe torre united 90s Yankees
- steroid scandal - pete rose
- summer 1998 McGwire and sosa have a homerun race
- 1994 salary cap made players strike
- red sox comeback in 2004 after 86 years
top 10 events in baseball during the last 20 years
baseball after 9/11
the almost immediate return of baseball served as a distraction from all the chaos
10
the domination of the Atlanta braves for 14 seasons
this is attributed mainly to the outstanding pitching staff of John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, and the great Greg Maddux
9
Ichiro Suzuki
Japans little orphan awesome. Great hitter, baserunner, and outfielder. Opened the door for the Japanese baseball player
8
The rise of the latino player
while latino players had played for years, since the 1990s the impact has been immense and has come to almost define the game
7
Cal Ripken Jr
Saved baseball after the 94’ strike. He constantly stayed hours and hours after the game to sign autographs and please the fans. He also broke the consecutive game record set by Gehrig.
6
Joe Torre
brought the Yankees back to power, Practically built stars such as Rivera, Pettitte, and jeter
5
Steroids
became a giant problem in the game. Numerous superstars were caught with the “candy”. It is the reason many otherwise great players will never be in the Hall of Fame
4
the summer of 98’
sosa v. McGwire for he single season home run record. McGwire 70, Sosa 66. Both steroid users
3
94’ strike
the fight over the amount of money the players were making made the fans mad. Without continuation of the season, the fan base dropped dramatically
2
Red sox 2004
they finally won a series. swept the cardinals. fans put score cards on graves of those who never got to see the sox win a series
1
- lowered mound
- fences moved in
- plates moved closer to fence
- balanced game
- DH rule
- artificial turf
baseball in the 1970s
