Paul Dean
Paul Dean (1940)
Paul Dean (1940)
Pitcher
Geboren am: 14. August 1913
LucasVereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten
Gestorben am: 7. März 1981
SpringdaleVereinigte Staaten Vereinigte Staaten
Schlug: Rechts Warf: Rechts
Debüt in der Major League Baseball
18. April 1934 bei den St. Louis Cardinals
Letzter MLB-Einsatz
31. Mai 1943 bei den St. Louis Browns
MLB-Statistiken
(bis Karriereende)
WinLoss    50–34
Earned Run Average    3,72
Strikeouts    387
Teams
Auszeichnungen

Paul Dee Dean, Spitzname Daffy Dean, (geboren am 14. August 1913 in Lucas, Arkansas; gestorben am 17. März 1981 in Springdale, Arkansas) war ein US-amerikanischer Baseballspieler in der Major League Baseball (MLB) auf der Position des Pitchers.

Sein Bruder Dizzy Dean spielte ebenfalls in der MLB.

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Dean played several years of baseball alongside his better-known brother, Dizzy Dean. Because of his brother's nickname, "Dizzy", Dean also had a nickname, Daffy, but this did not reflect his personality as he was considered quiet and serious. The nickname was mainly a creation of the press.[1]

During his rookie season (at the age of 22), Dean pitched a No-Hitter on September 21, 1934, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Dizzy (who had pitched a three-hit shutout in the first game) would say afterwards: "Shoot! If I'da known Paul was gonna pitch a no-hitter, I'da pitched me one too." Paul finished the year with a 19–11 record to help St. Louis win the National League pennant. Combined with his brother becoming the only NL pitcher in the live-ball era to win 30 games, the brothers bettered Dizzy's prediction that "me 'n' Paul are gonna win 45 games" by four wins. In the World Series, he and his brother won two games apiece, combining for a 4–1 record, 28 Strikeouts and a 1.43 ERA, as the Cardinals took the series against the Detroit Tigers in seven games.

The following year, Dean won 19 games again. He got injured, however, and pitched ineffectively for the rest of his career.

Dean is featured prominently in some versions of Abbott & Costellos Who’s on First? comedy sketch. In the sketch Abbott is explaining to Costello that many ballplayers have unusual nicknames including Dizzy Dean, his brother Daffy Dean and their "French cousin Goo-fay Dean". The fictitious French cousin's name is goofy pronounced with an exaggerated French accent.

Dean served in the United States Army during World War II.[2][3]

Dean died at age 68 in Springdale, Arkansas, from a heart attack.[3]

In the 1952 biographical film about Dizzy Dean, The Pride of St Louis, Paul was portrayed by actor Richard Crenna.

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  1. "Ken Burns' Baseball Inning Five: Shadow Ball". Washington. PBS Video. 1994
  2. Baseball in Wartime – Those Who Served A to Z. In: BaseballinWartime.com. Abgerufen am 25. August 2019.
  3. a b Paul Geisler Jr.: Paul Dean. In: sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research, abgerufen am 25. August 2019.

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Yordan Álvarez
 
Houston Astros – Nr. 44
First Baseman / Outfielder
Geboren am: 27. Juni 1997
Las TunasKuba  Kuba
Schlägt: Links Wirft: Rechts
Debüt in der Major League Baseball
9. Juni 2019 bei den Houston Astros
MLB-Statistiken
(bis Saisonende 2019)
Batting Average    0,313
Home Runs    27
Runs Batted In    78
Teams
Auszeichnungen
Letztes Update: 6. Juli 2020

Yordan Ruben Álvarez (geboren am 27. Juni 1997 in Las Tunas, Provinz Las Tunas) ist ein kubanischer Baseballspieler in der Major League Baseball (MLB) auf den Positionen des First Basemans und des Outfielders.

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Álvarez unterzeichnete im Juni 2016 einen Vertrag bei den Los Angeles Dodgers.[1]

played two seasons in the Cuban National Series for Las Tunas.[2] He defected from Cuba, then established residence in Haiti in 2016.[3] He signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent in June 2016.

Minor leagues

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In August 2016, Álvarez was traded from the Dodgers to the Houston Astros for Josh Fields.[4] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the Dominican Summer League Astros, where he spent the whole year, batting .341 with a .974 OPS in 16 games.

He started 2017 with the Quad Cities River Bandits and was promoted to the Buies Creek Astros during the season.[5][6][7] In 90 total games between the River Bandits and Astros, he batted .304/.379/.481 with 12 home runs and 69 RBIs in 335 at bats.[8] He played in the 2017 All-Star Futures Game.[9][10]

Álvarez was ranked among the top prospects in the minor leagues prior to the 2018 season. He started the 2018 season playing with the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League.[11] Despite being a right-handed thrower, Alvarez was incorrectly listed as a left-handed thrower by many websites prior to 2018 spring training. He split the 2018 season between Corpus Christi and the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, hitting a combined .293/.369/.534/.904 with 63 runs, 20 home runs and 74 RBIs in 335 at bats.[12]

Álvarez opened the 2019 season with the Round Rock Express of the Pacific Coast League.[13] Prior to his first major league call-up, Álvarez batted .343/.443/.742 with 50 runs, 38 walks, 23 home runs, 71 RBIs, and an OPS of 1.185 in 213 at bats with Round Rock.[14]

Houston Astros

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On June 9, 2019, the Astros selected Álvarez' contract and promoted him to make his major league debut that afternoon versus the Baltimore Orioles.[14] He went 1-3 with a two-run home run in his debut.[15] The following game, Álvarez again homered, this time versus Matt Albers of the Milwaukee Brewers. He became the first Astro to homer in both of his first two games.[16] Álvarez became the fourth player in Major League Baseball (MLB) history to hit four home runs in his first five career games when he homered off of Clayton Richard of the Toronto Blue Jays, joining Trevor Story, Yasiel Puig and Mike Jacobs.[17] On June 23, Álvarez hit a 2-run home run for his 7th home run of the season in only 12 games, establishing an Astros franchise record. He also became the first player in MLB history to drive in 16 runs in his first 12 games.[18] He won the American League (AL) Rookie of the Month Award for both June and July – the first Astro to do so – after garnering 48 hits, batting .336, 13 doubles, 13 homers and 39 RBI, .699 slugging, and 1.120 OPS. He also led MLB with a 1.120 OPS since his debut, and was second in the AL with a .421 OBP, fourth in SLG, sixth in RBI, and seventh in average. Thus, he emerged as a leading contender for AL Rookie of the Year honors despite his late start to the season.[19]

On August 10, Álvarez hit a grand slam and homered twice more at Camden Yards versus the Orioles for his first three-home run game in a 23–2 romp. With a career-high seven runs driven in, his total stood at 51 to establish the major league record for the first 45 games.[20] The 23 runs accounted for a franchise record for runs scored in one game.[21] In a homestand at Minute Maid Park, Álvarez drove in six runs on three doubles in 21–1 romp over the Seattle Mariners on September 8.[22] The following day, he hit home run numbers 23 and 24 in 15–0 win versus the Oakland Athletics to break Carlos Correa's franchise record for rookies, which he set in 2015.[23]

In 2019 he batted .313/.412/.655 with 27 home runs and 75 RBIs in 313 at bats, and was the ninth-youngest ballplayer in the American League. His .655 slugging percentage was the highest in history for a qualified rookie.[24] He was unanimously voted AL Rookie of the Year.[25] He also hit a two-run homer off Joe Ross in Game 5 of the 2019 World Series.

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  1. Dodgers Sign Yordan Alvarez As Signing Period Closes. In: BaseballAmerica.com. Abgerufen am 6. Juli 2020 (englisch).}
  2. Toolshed: Alvarez taking off with Astros. MiLB.com, 23. Juni 2017, abgerufen am 3. Juli 2017.
  3. https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-yordan-alvarez-dodgers-cuban-signings-mistakes-astros-20190706-story.html
  4. Press Release: Astros acquire Cuban IF/OF Yordan Alvarez from Dodgers | MLB.com. M.mlb.com, abgerufen am 3. Juli 2017.
  5. Bandits' smooth-swinging Alvarez makes it look easy | Midwest League Baseball. qctimes.com, 19. Juni 2017, abgerufen am 3. Juli 2017.
  6. Alvarez continues hot start at the plate with River Bandits | QC River Bandits. qconline.com, 7. Juni 2017, abgerufen am 3. Juli 2017.
  7. Jake Kaplan: Astros promote Yordan Alvarez to Advanced Class A - Houston Chronicle. Chron.com, 23. Juni 2017, abgerufen am 3. Juli 2017.
  8. Yordan Alvarez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball. mILB.com, abgerufen am 4. Dezember 2017.
  9. Yordan Alvarez to rep Astros in Futures Game. In: MLB.com.
  10. Jake Kaplan: Rise of prospect Yordan Alvarez gives Astros options to consider In: Houston Chronicle, July 9, 2017. Abgerufen im August 11, 2019 
  11. Houston Astros prospect Yordan Alvarez, 16 returners on 2018 Corpus Christi Hooks roster. In: caller.com.
  12. Yordan Alvarez Cuban, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference.com, abgerufen am 11. Oktober 2019.
  13. Round Rock Express Announce Preliminary 2019 Roster. In: MiLB.com. 27. März 2019, abgerufen am 16. Mai 2019.
  14. a b Brian Cohn: The Astros call up Yordan Alvarez. In: The Crawfish Boxes. 9. Juni 2019, abgerufen am 10. Juni 2019.
  15. Brian McTaggart: Yordan Alvarez in Astros' lineup, batting 5th. In: MLB.com. 9. Juni 2019, abgerufen am 9. Juni 2019.
  16. Brian McTaggert: Alvarez makes history in Astros' 4-HR night. In: MLB.com. 12. Juni 2019, abgerufen am 15. Juni 2019.
  17. Brian McTaggert: 5 games. 4 homers. History for Astros phenom. In: MLB.com/access-date=2019-06-15. 15. Juni 2019;.
  18. Mark Feinsand: Alvarez on record pace with 7 HRs, 16 RBIs, June 23, 2019. Abgerufen im June 24, 2019 
  19. Chandler Rome: Astros trio gets AL monthly honors for July In: Houston Chronicle, August 3, 2019. Abgerufen im August 11, 2019 
  20. Chandler Rome: Astros insider: Yordan Álvarez is cerebral, powerful and humble In: Houston Chronicle, August 10, 2019. Abgerufen im August 11, 2019 
  21. Vorlage:Cite newspaper
  22. Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros box score, September 8, 2019. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Abgerufen am 10. September 2019.
  23. Vorlage:Cite newspaper
  24. Yordan Alvarez Stats. Baseball-Reference.com, abgerufen am 11. Oktober 2019.
  25. https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/yordan-alvarez-wins-al-rookie-of-the-year



Tony Taylor
 
Taylor im Trikot der Florida Marlins (2001)
Second Baseman
Geboren am: 19. Dezember 1935
Central Álava, Kuba  Kuba
Gestorben am: 16. Juli 2020
Miami, Vereinigte Staaten  Vereinigte Staaten
Schlug: Links Warf: Rechts
Debüt in der Major League Baseball
15. April 1958 bei den Chicago Cubs
Letzter MLB-Einsatz
19. September 1976 bei den Philadelphia Phillies
MLB-Statistiken
(bis Karriereende)
Batting Average    0,261
Hits    2007
Home Runs    75
Runs Batted In    598
Teams
Auszeichnungen
Letztes Update: 21. Juli 2020

Antonio Nemesio Sánchez „Tony“ Taylor (geboren am 19. Dezember 1935 in Central Álava, Provinz Matanzas; gestorben am 16. Juli 2020 in Miami, Florida[1]) war ein kubanischer Baseballspieler in der Major League Baseball (MLB) auf der Position des Second Basemans.

Taylor was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Giants in 1954 and played for three of their minor league affiliates until 1957, when the Chicago Cubs drafted him in that year's Rule 5 draft and promoted him to the major leagues. After spending two seasons with the organization, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1960, the same year he was selected twice as an All-Star. He was subsequently dealt in mid-1971 to the Detroit Tigers, who released him after two seasons. He returned to the Phillies and played his last game on September 29, 1976.

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Taylor was born in Central Alava, Matanzas Province, on December 19, 1935. He was of Jamaican descent through his father, who died in 1957.[2] Taylor's younger brother, Jorge, also played baseball with a minor league affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds in 1960.[2][3] Taylor also had a sister (Estrella). He started playing baseball when he was seven or eight years old.[2] He was signed as an amateur free agent by the New York Giants in April 1954.[4]

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Taylor posted a career .261 batting average with 75 home runs and 598 RBI in 2195 games.[4]

Taylor signed at age 18 as a third baseman[1] in the New York Giants organization. He debuted in the major leagues with the Chicago Cubs in 1958; he was their starting second baseman in 1958 and 1959.[1][5]

Taylor had a small role in one of baseball history's weirdest plays. It took place on June 30, 1959, when the St. Louis Cardinals played the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Stan Musial was at the plate facing Bob Anderson with a count of 3–1. Anderson's next pitch was errant, the ball evaded catcher Sammy Taylor and rolled all the way to the backstop. Umpire Vic Delmore called "ball four", but Anderson and Sammy Taylor contended that Musial foul tipped the ball, which would mean the ball was still in play. While Delmore was embroiled in an argument with Anderson and Sammy Taylor, Musial ran for second base. Seeing that Musial was running to second, third baseman Alvin Dark retrieved the ball, which briefly wound up in the hands of field announcer Pat Pieper, but Dark recovered it. Absentmindedly, however, Delmore produced a new baseball and gave it to Sammy Taylor. When Anderson saw Musial trying for second, he took the new ball from Sammy Taylor and threw it towards Tony Taylor covering second base, and the ball went over the latter's head into the outfield. Meanwhile, Dark threw the original ball to shortstop Ernie Banks. Musial did not see the throw and he was declared out when the tag was made.[6]

 
Taylor as a player with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1961

Taylor was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies along with Cal Neeman for Don Cardwell and Ed Bouchee early in the 1960 season.[1] Despite the fact that Philadelphia was a mediocre team, Taylor established himself and was named to the National League All-Star team that year.[1]

A solid and dependable performer, Taylor set a Phillies team record by playing 1,003 games at second base (later broken by Chase Utley), and his six steals of home ranks him second on the Phillies' all-time list.[7]

Taylor appeared on a live satellite broadcast feed on July 23, 1962, in the first live transatlantic broadcast, relayed by Telstar in the 20 minutes that it orbited over the Atlantic Ocean. As lead-in filler before a speech by President John F. Kennedy, a 90-second clip of a game between the Phillies and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, featuring Taylor hitting a ball pitched by Cal Koonce to right fielder George Altman, was captured and broadcast live to Europe.[8][9]

In 1963, Taylor hit .281 and collected career highs in Runs (102) and hits (182), and the next season, he made the defensive play that saved Jim Bunnings perfect game.[10] In 1970, he hit a career-high .301 average with 26 doubles, nine triples and nine homers.[4]

Dealt to the Detroit Tigers in the 1971 midseason, Taylor helped them to a division title a year later.[1] A free agent before the 1974 season, he signed again with the Phillies and became a valuable utility man and pinch hitter for his final three major league seasons.[4]

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After retiring as a player, Taylor became a major league coach for the Phillies from 1977 to 1979, and again from 1988 to 1989. In the intervening time, he was manager in the organization's minor league system and a roving instructor. He served as a minor league coach with the Giants starting in 1990. Two years later, he became minor league coordinator of the Florida Marlins, before becoming their major league coach from 1999 to 2001, and again in 2004.[11]

Taylor was enshrined in the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.[11] He was subsequently inducted into the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame in 2002,[12] and the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame two years later.[11]

Taylor died on July 16, 2020, at the age of 84. He had suffered a stroke one year before at the conclusion of an event for retired players at Citizens Bank Park, and died due to complications arising from it.[10]

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  1. a b c d e f Pietrusza, David, Matthew Silverman, Gershman, Michael: Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia. Total Sports, New York 2000, ISBN 1-892129-34-5, 1113 (archive.org).
  2. a b c Jose Ramirez, Rory Costello: Tony Taylor. Society for American Baseball Research, archiviert vom Original am 12. Juli 2020; abgerufen am 16. Juli 2020.
  3. Jorge Taylor Minor League Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, abgerufen am 16. Juli 2020.
  4. a b c d Tony Taylor Statistics and History. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, abgerufen am 16. Juli 2020.
  5. Tony Taylor Statistics. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Abgerufen am 18. September 2008.
  6. Musial Is First in History Put Out By 2 Baseballs! In: St. Petersburg Times, July 1, 1959, S. 1-C. Abgerufen im July 16, 2020 
  7. Charlton, James, Shatzkin, Mike, Holtje, Stephen: The Ballplayers: baseball's ultimate biographical reference. Arbor House/William Morrow, New York 1990, ISBN 0-87795-984-6, 1072 (archive.org).
  8. Christopher Klein: The Birth of Satellite TV, 50 Years Ago. History, 23. Juli 2012, abgerufen am 16. Juli 2020.
  9. July 23, 1962 Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score. In: Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC, 23. Juli 1962, abgerufen am 16. Juli 2020.
  10. a b Matt Breen: Phillies fan-favorite, defensive whiz Tony Taylor, 84, dies In: The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 16, 2020 
  11. a b c Tony Taylor passes away, MLB Advanced Media, July 16, 2020 
  12. Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society's Official Website and Online Shoppe. Archiviert vom Original am 10. April 2010; abgerufen am 18. September 2008.