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Billy Pierce Billy Pierce
Lefthanded Pitcher; Detroit Tigers 1948; Chicago White Sox 1949-1961; San Francisco Giants 1962 Major League Baseball Pitcher

Billy Pierce was voted American League Pitcher of the Year in 1955, 1956, & 1957. Pierce had a great slider to go with his fastball and he was the White Sox's top baseball pitcher in their 'Go Go White Sox' years. In 1952, Pierce was 15-12 with an ERA of 2.57.

In 1955, his ERA was 1.97. He followed that with a 20-9 and in 1957, Billy Pierce was 20-12.

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Billy Pierce delighted his fans with his complete game shutouts during the 'Go Go' years. He seemed to win more 2-0 games than any other pitcher while he was hurling in his prime. Pierce's only pitching flaw was when he had a 0-2 count on the batter; he came in right over the middle of the plate with a fastball and more often than not the batter would tee off and whack a long home run.

Pierce was traded to the Giants in '62 and recorded a 16-6 record. He shutout the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first game of the playoffs.

Billy Pierce had a career record of 211-169 including 38 shutouts - he also had 37 career saves - along with a fine lifetime ERA of 3.27. Pierce ranks as the best White Sox pitcher in the past fifty years.

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Rocky Colavito Rocky Colavito
Righthanded Outfielder; Cleveland Indians 1955-59 & 1965-67; Detroit Tigers 1960-1963; Kansas City A's 1964, N.Y. Yankees 1968

Rocky Colavito was one of the most popular baseball players in the Indians' history. When Indians' general manager, Frank Lane traded him in 1960, hordes of fans in Cleveland protested by carry signs reading "Don't Knock The Rock" and other slogans favorable to Rocky. "They wanted to lynch me," said Lane. " I went back to my hotel and there was a dummy hanging in effigy from a lamp post, with my name, written in large letters, on it".

The clean living rightfielder always had time for his fans. Colavito spent hours after each game signing his autograph for the hundreds of Indians fans. Young girls adored this personal young slugger. In 1976, Rocky was voted the most memorable personality in Cleveland Indians' history.

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Rocky Colavito was a fine fielder with a powerful throwing arm. In 1958, he led the league by participating in six double plays and played 241 straight errorless games.

Colavito was the Indians answer to Mickey Mantle when he clubbed 41 homers in 1958; one shy of Mantle's league leading 42. Rocky batted .303 and had 113 RBI's.

In 1959, Colavito slugged 42 home runs and drove in 111 runs; but his batting average slipped to .257.

While playing for Detroit in 1961, " The Rock" came back to hit .290, with 45 HR's, and he had 145 RBI's. Rocky arm was so powerful that he once threw a ball over the roof of Briggs Stadium in Detroit as a feature before the ballgame. Traded to Kansas City in 1964, Colavito hit 34 HR's with 102 RBI's.

In 1965, he was traded back to Cleveland where he hit 26 HR's and drove in 108 runs.

Rocky Colavito career highlights include 283 doubles, 374 home runs, he played in 1841 games, walked 951 times, fanned 880 times and had a batting ave. of .266. baseballhistorian.com archives



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Camilo Pascual Camilo Pascual
Starting Pitcher; Righthanded; Washington Senators 1954-1960 & 1967-1969 Minnesota Twins 1961-1966

This superb pitcher started on the lousy fielding, poor hitting and last place Washington Senators. Camilo Pascual's pitching arsenal included a sharp breaking curve ball; which ranks as one of the best of all-time. Batters often remarked that Pascual curve ranked right up there with Sandy Koufax's.

In 1959, his record was 17-10 with an ERA of 2.64 and an OBA of .226. In 1960, Pascual went 12-8 for the lowly Senators.

Camilo Pascual became an ever better baseball pitcher when the Washington Team moved to Minnesota. Pascual's pinpoint control helped him throw 5 shutouts in 1962 and with his 20-11 record; he was rated Pitcher of the Year in the AL.

He continued his outstanding pitching in 1963 and was 21-9, pct .700 along with an ERA of 2.46. Camilo Pascual led the American League in strikeouts for three years in a row. Twice he led the league in complete games and shutouts; and twice he fanned 15 batters in a single game.

In 1967, the Twins traded this top pitcher back to the Washington Senators. Camilo Pascual's lifetime accomplishments include a 174-170 W -L; 529 games, including 400 games started, 132 completed and he hurled 36 shutouts. He pitched 36 shutouts, a career ERA of 3.63, strikeouts 2167, walks 1069 in a total of 2930 innings. baseballhistorian.com archives



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Mickey Vernon Mickey Vernon
First Baseman, Left-handed Washington Senators 1939-48 & 1951-55; Cleveland Indians 1949-50 & 1958; Boston Red Sox 1956-7; Milwaukee & Pitts. 1958-59

A well respected baseball player, Mickey Vernon had some great years and won two American League batting crowns. In 1946, he won the batting title with a .353 average, lined 51 doubles, 8 triples and belted 8 home runs. Vernon was a great hitter, but had the misfortune of playing for half his career on the last place Washington Senators. He was a feared hitter and his 934 career walks bare this fact out.

In 1953, Mickey Vernon won his second batting title by hitting .337, scored 101 runs along with 115 RBI's. Mickey Vernon was a fine fielder and grabbed 1448 career assists at 1st base.

Mickey Vernon career: he played 21 years in the major leagues, .286 BA, he lined 2495 hits, scored 1196 runs along with 1311 RBI's and hit 490 doubles. baseballhistorian.com archives Baseball Players




Winning Baseball Players Winning Baseball Players
Willie Mays... Yogi Berra... and Mickey Mantle

Teams win because they have more talent - and Champions play to Win!

Winning Baseball Players

Flush those statistics down the toilet! Winning ballplayers play to win. They certainly know how to Light the fire. They advise younger teammates, are always looking for an opponents weakness and are not looking ahead to next week but they will do whatever it takes to win the game.

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Winning Ballplayers:

* Yogi Berra Yankees Catchr. He played on more pennant winners and more World Champions than any other player in baseball history, 13 pennants, 10 World Series Crowns.

Yogi Berra rates tops as a first class pitcher-caller and as notorious bad-ball clutch hitter. His constant chatter behind home plate broke the opposing batters train of thought. He once told Ted Williams, batting with 2-out, and with two men on, to hit the ball to Joe DiMaggio in center because Joe D was not doing nothing and Williams did.

* Willie Mays Giants Centerfielder. Who can deny his playing ability? The complete package. No one could run, hit for average, hit with power, field, throw or excite fans with their base running like Willie Mays. Named the Player of the Decade (1960s) by the 'Sporting News'. Mays played on three Giants pennant winners and played a major role in one World Series Crown. Mays served in the US military from early 1952-53 and when he returned in 1954 led the NL in batting with .345 and hit 41 homers to pace the NY Giants to a World Championship. Willie Mays led the NL in homers four times and played in 24 All Star Games.

* Mickey Mantle Yankees Centerfielder. His game winning hits and speed on the field lit up New York City like a Roman Candle. His father taught him to be a switch-hitter at age 5. Before his rookie season in 1951, at age 19, Yanks manager Casey Stengel said, 'He should lead the league in everything. With his combination of speed and power he should win the triple batting crown every year.' Mickey Mantle played in 12 World Series and was voted the Most Valuable Player three times, including twice in a row.




 


Fresno topples River Cats 6-2
River Cats host Grizzlies - Sacramento, CA, by Johnny PB Sports Writer ....... Date: 00-7-16 baseballhistorian.com Internet News Services

Fresno's left-hander Mike Riley (5-7) scattered four hits, allowed only one earned run through 6 innings to lead the Grizzlies to a 6-2 victory over the Sacramento River Cats before 14,111 fans.

Newcomer Jalal Leach playing in only his seventh game with the Grizzlies put on a one-man hitting show; going 2-for-3, including a double, and his 1st homer of the year. Leach drove in four runs for the winners. Fresno's hottest slugger, Damon Minor hit a rocket for a two-run homer in the 5th inning after a walk from Sacramento's starter and loser Tim Manwiller (0-2). It was Minor's 17th round tripper of the season.

The River Cats have dominated their opposition at home in their new stadium, registering a 25-8 record going into yesterday's game. The Cats are now 55-40 for the season, 1st place in the Pacific Coast League, Southern Division. The Grizzlies (Giants' farm club) moved to 34-60, in 4th place, 20 1/2 games behind Sacramento (A's farm club) baseballhistorian.com - Green Boxes

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To staff @baseballhistorian.com from Johnny PB from Sacramento, California USA, Date: 00-07-17 10:08:29

I really enjoyed the new ballpark. We had reserved seats near the field, ate piazza, nachos, etc. Watched some good Triple-A baseball ..... Art Savage has brought to Sacramento a beautiful new stadium, Raley Field, located by the river, with a wonderful view of downtown Sacramento. Seen a lot of hungry fans eating hot dogs, drinking soda-pop, buying souvenirs and having fun. The River Cats have been so successful by playing hard, aggressive winning baseball; selling out every game with record attendance. I mean; last year Sac had none of this going on. I'd certainly would go again, and again.



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