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1999 Joe Adcock, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds dies
1995 Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson hits his 400th NL career home run (429) 1994 Giants outfielder Darren Lewis errors after record 392 flawless games 1994 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base 1993 San Francisco outfielder Darren Lewis sets record of 267 consec errorless games 1990 New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field, Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning 1989 Cards outfielder Leon Durham suspended for 60 days due to drugs 1988 Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award 1986 Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson 1986 Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires 1983 Cards outfielder Lonnie Smith checks into a drug rehab 1982 Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive home runs 1982 Twins rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Red Sox bleacher fans 1980 Cardinals release outfielder Bobby Bonds 1978 Pirates outfielder Dave Parker wins NL MVP 1978 Lyman Bostock, outfielder (Angels), shot and killed at 27 1977 Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner 1975 Mark Kotsay, Whittier California, baseball outfielder, 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Chad Green, born in Dunkirk, New York, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Jacque Jones, born in San Diego, California, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Miguel Mejia, San Pedro de Macoris, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1975 Chad Allen, born in Dallas, Texas, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Laura Berg, born in Whittier, California, softball outfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year 1974 Braves trade Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May 1974 Roger Cedeno, Valencia Edo Venezuela, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 Darin Erstad, outfielder, California Angels 1974 Tammy Holmes, born in Berkeley, California, female outfielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1974 Jermaine Dye, born in Oakland California, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1973 Johnny Damon, Ft. Riley, Kansas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Johnny Damon, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Grant McDonald, Australian baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics 1973 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's 1973 Todd Hollandsworth, born in Dayton, Ohio, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Rod Myers, Conroe, Texas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1972 Cliff Floyd, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder/1st base for the Montreal Expos 1972 Shawn Green, born in Des Plaines Illinois, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1972 Marc Newfield, Sacramento California, outfielder for the San Diego Padres 1972 Angie Marzetta, Norfolk Virginia, female outfielder, Silver Bullets 1972 Jose Herrera, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Oakland A's 1972 Kimera Bartee, born in Omaha, Nebraska, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Garret Anderson, born in Los Angeles, California, outfielder for the California Angels 1972 Manny Ramirez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Cleveland Indians 1972 Danny Bautista, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1972 David Williams, born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1972 Ricky Otero, born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1972 Alex Ochoa, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder for the New York Mets 1972 Richard Becker, Aurora, Illinois, outfielder for the Minnesota Twins 1972 Jeff Jackson, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1971 Melvin Nieves, San Juan Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1971 Matthew Lawton, Gulfport MS, outfielder for the Minnesota Twins 1971 David Hynes, Australian baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics 1971 Wendee Espinosa, born in Stockton, California, female outfielder, Silver Bullets 1971 Michael Tucker, born in South Boston, Virginia, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Ryan Klesko, born in Westminster, California, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1971 Troy Malave, Cumana Venezuela, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1971 Jesus Tavarez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1971 Raul Mondesi, born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1971 Brian Hunter, born in Portland, Oregon, outfielder, for the Houston Astros 1971 Ken Felder, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1971 Eric Owens, born in Danville, Virginia, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1970 Glenn Murray, Manning, South Carolina, outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1970 John Mabry, Wilmington, Delaware, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1970 Manny Martinez, San Pedro DE, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners 1970 Doug Glanville, Hackensack, New Jersey, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1970 Robert Higginson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1970 Quinton McCracken, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1970 Billy Ashley, born in Taylor, Michigan, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1970 Nicole Richardson, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1970 Damon Buford, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1970 Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion 1970 Mike Kelly, born in Los Angeles, California, Michael Raymond Kelly, baseball player, outfielder, attended Arizona State University, played outfield for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, won Golden Spikes Award, 1991 1970 Mark Smith, born in Pasadena, California, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles 1970 Sherman Obando, Changuinola Panama, outfielder for the Montreal Expos 1970 Marvin Benard, Bluefields Nicaragua, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1970 Nigel Wilson, Canadian/US baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1969 KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year 1969 Damon Mashore, Ponce Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Oakland A's 1969 Mark Sweeney, Framington Massachusetts, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Juan Gonzalez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1969 Darren Bragg, Waterbury CT, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners 1969 Lee O'Leary, born in Compton, California, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Kim Braatz, born in Santa Ana, California, female outfielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1969 Marty Cordova, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, outfielder for the Minnesota Twins 1969 Ernie Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Oakland A's 1969 Haylea Petrie, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1969 On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896) 1969 Robert Perez, born in Bolivar, Venezuela, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1969 Lyle Mouton, Lafayette, Louisiana, outfielder, Chicago White Sox 1969 Francine "Frankie" McRae, Australian softball outfielder, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1969 Jeromy Burnitz, born in Westminster, California, outfielder, Cleveland Indians 1969 Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to Royals 1969 Jeff Tinsley, born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Tim Clark, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1969 Peta Edebone, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1969 Phil Plantier, Manchester, New Hampshire, outfielder, San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's 1969 Keith Gordon, U.S. baseball outfielder, Cincinnati Reds 1969 Rusty Greer, Ft. Rucker AL, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1969 Orlando Palmeiro, Hoboken, New Jersey, outfielder for the California Angels 1969 Chris Hatcher, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 James Mouton, born in Denver, Colorado, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 James Mouton, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Scott Bullett, Martinsburg, West Virginia, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Curtis Pride, Washington D.C., outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1968 Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Gary Sheffield, born in Tampa, Florida, outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1968 Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Sammy Sosa, Dominican Republic, baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Sammy Sosa, San Pedro, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Chad Curtis, Marion, Indiana, outfielder, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers 1968 Bernie Williams, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees 1968 Tim Salmon, born in Long Beach, California, outfielder for the California Angels 1968 Tom Goodwin, born in Fresno California, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Dan Peltier, born in Clifton Park, New York, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1968 Cubs Billy Williams sets outfielder record of 695 straight game 1968 Dionna Harris, born in Wilmington Delaware, softball outfielder, 1996 Olympic gold 1968 David Hulse, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1968 Matt Mieske, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1968 Kevin Roberson, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Sandy Beasley, Richmond BC, softball outfielder 1996 Olympics 1967 Pauline Maurice, Welland Ontario, softball outfielder 1996 Olympics 1967 Reggie Sanders, Florence, South Carolina, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1967 Al Martin, Covina California, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 Henry Rodriguez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Montreal Expos 1967 Harvey Pulliam, born in San Francisco, California, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1967 Luis Gonzalez, born in Tampa, Florida, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1967 Boston signs 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus 1967 Darren Lewis, born in Berkeley, California, outfielder, Chicago White Sox 1967 Brian McRae, Bradenton, Florida, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1967 Ray Lankford, born in Modesto, California, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1967 Kenny Lofton, E Chicago Indiana, outfielder, Cleveland Indians 1967 Marquis Grisom, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians 1967 Brian Jordan, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1967 Mike Simms, Whittier California, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1966 Mark Whiten, Pensacola, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees 1966 Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year 1966 Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP 1966 Andy Tomberlin, Monroe, North Carolina, outfielder for the New York Mets 1966 Orlando Merced, Hato Rey Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1966 F P Santangelo, Livonia, Michigan, outfielder for the Montreal Expos 1966 Bernard Gilkey, born in St. Louis, Missouri, outfielder for the New York Mets 1966 Kevin Koslofski, Decatur, Illinois, outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1966 Albert Belle, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, outfielder, Indians, White Sox 1966 Gerald Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, outfielder, New York Yankees 1966 Moises Alou, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder for the Montreal Expos 1966 Jeff Conine, born in Tacoma, Washington, outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1966 Barbara Jordan, U.S. softball outfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1966 Trenidad Hubbard, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1966 John VanderWal, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Eddie Zambrano, Venezuelan/U.S. baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1965 Chris Jones, Utica, New York, outfielder for the New York Mets 1965 Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees 1965 Greg Vaughn, born in Sacramento, California, outfielder, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres 1965 Sally McDermid, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1965 Beau Allred, born in Mesa, Arizona, Dale Le Beau Allred, baseball player, outfielder, played for the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball team for three seasons from 1989 - 1991 1965 Jacob Brumfield, Bogalusa, Louisiana, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1965 Steve Finley, Union City, Tennessee, outfielder for the San Diego Padres 1965 Geronimo Berroa, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Oakland A's 1965 Steve Finley, born in Union City, Tennessee, outfielder for the San Diego Padres 1965 Ron Gant, Victoria, Texas, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1965 Ruben Amaro, U.S. baseball outfielder, Cleveland Indians 1965 Lou Frazier, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Montreal Expos 1964 Thomas Howard, born in Middletown, Ohio, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Luis Polonia, Santiago City, Dominican Republic, outfielder, New York Yankees, Orioles 1964 Darryl Hamilton, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1964 Chris Gwynn, born in Los Angeles, California, outfielder for the San Diego Padres 1964 Roberto Kelly, born in Panama, outfielder, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins 1964 Dave Martinez, Manhattan, New York, outfielder, Chicago White Sox 1964 Ellis Burks, Vicksburg MS, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1964 Peter Vogler, Australian baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics 1964 Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees 1964 Warren Newson, born in Newnan, Georgia, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1964 Jose Canseco, born in Havana, Cuba, outfielder, Oak A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP 1964 Pete Incaviglia, born in Pebble Beach, California, outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1964 Wayne Kirby, born in Williamsburg, Virginia, outfielder, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 Brady Anderson, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles 1964 Stan Javier, S P de Macoris, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Oak A's, San Francisco Giants 1963 Dante Bichette, W Palm Beach FLA, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1963 Dwight Smith, Tallahassee, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1963 Mike Huff, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1963 Mark Carreon, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Lance Johnson, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, outfielder for the New York Mets 1963 Mike Devereaux, born in Casper, Wyoming, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles 1963 John Cangelosi, born in Brooklyn, New York, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1963 Matias Carrillo, Mexican/U.S. baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1963 Bobby Bonilla, New York City, outfielder, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Marlins 1962 Devon White, Kingston Jamacia, outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1962 Danny Tartabull, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox 1962 Dave Clark, Tupelo MS, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1962 Joe Orsulak, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1962 Eric Davis, born in Los Angeles, California, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1962 Rich Amaral, born in Visalia, California, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners 1962 Kevin Mitchell, U.S. baseball outfielder, New York Met, San Francisco Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds 1962 Jim Lindeman, U.S. baseball outfielder for the New York Mets 1961 Gary Varsho, born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Gary Andrew Varsho, baseball player, outfielder, played for Major League Baseball teams, the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, played in 1991 and 1992 National League Championship Series 1961 Mike Kingery, born in St. James, Minnesota, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1960 Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year 1960 Rob Deer, MLB Outfielder, Milw Brewers 1960 Rex Hudler, born in Tempe, Arizona, outfielder, New York Yankees, California Angels 1960 Steve Lyons, born in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen John Lyons, nicknamed 'Psycho', baseball player, outfielder, third baseman, television sportscaster, played with Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball team, known for oddities, such as playing hangman and tic-tac-toe with his spikes 1960 Tony Gwynn, born in Los Angeles, California, outfielder for the San Diego Padres 1960 Joe Carter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1960 Chili Davis, born in Kingston, Jamacia, outfielder for the California Angels 1959 Tony Phillips, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Chicago White Sox 1959 Jesse Barfield, Illinois, outfielder, Blue Jays, Yankees, 1986 home run leader 1959 George Bell, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP 1959 Phils Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice (Losing to Giants 6-0) 1959 Jim Eisenreich, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins 1959 Harold Baines, born in Easton, Maryland, outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers 1959 Otis Nixon, U.S. baseball outfielder, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers 1958 Willie McGee, born in San Francisco, California, outfielder, St. Louis Cardinals, NL MVP-1985 1957 Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas 1956 Yankees announce purchase of outfielder Enos Slaughter from KC 1956 Al Simmons, outfielder (A's)/lifetime batting avg of .334, dies at 54 1955 Jack Clark, Penns, all star outfielder, Giants, Cards, Yankees, Padres 1955 Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ 1954 Andre Dawson, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder, Expos, Cubs, 1987 NL MVP 1953 Pittsburgh trades outfielder Ralph Kiner and Joe Garagiola to Chicago 1953 Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox outfielder, AL MVP 1978 1952 Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434'1" (Tennessee) 1952 Fred Lynn, Chicago, baseball outfielder, Boston, California, Baltimore 1951 Dave Winfield, baseball outfielder, New York Yankees, Blue Jays, Twins 1951 Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56 1946 Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League 1945 1 armed outfielder, St. L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4 1945 Tony Conigliaro, Massachusetts, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1944 Ron Swoboda, baseball outfielder/sportscaster, New York Yankees, New York Mets 1943 Lou Piniella, outfielder/manager, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1943 Jesus Alou, baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1940 Willie Stargell, outfielder/1st baseman, Pirates, 1971 NL home run leader 1938 Manny Mota, baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1934 Roberto Clemente, U.S. baseball outfielder, Pittsburgh Pirates 1932 Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach 1927 Joe Adcock, born in Coushatta, Louisiana, first baseman, outfielder, played for Cincinnati Reds, homered four times in a single game against Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field 1920 Stan Musial, outfielder, St. Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ 1919 Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) 1918 Dominic DiMaggio, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1915 Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder, St. Louis Browns 1914 Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1 1905 Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months 1902 Al Simmons, Milwaukee, outfielder, A's, lifetime batting avg of .334 1895 Lawton Whitey Witt, outfielder, New York Yankees, 1922-25 1894 Harry Heilmann, born in San Francisco, California, baseball hall of famer outfielder, Detroit 1872 Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles, hit .432 in 1897 |
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