54 relations: Alan Ashby, American League, Baltimore Orioles, Bob Bailor, Boston Red Sox, Bowie Kuhn, Catcher, Chicago Tribune, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Craig Reynolds (baseball), Danny Kaye, Designated hitter, Detroit Tigers, Doug Howard, Expansion draft, Expansion team, First baseman, Houston Astros, Infielder, Jim Todd, Jimmy Sexton, John Lowenstein, Kansas City Royals, Larry Milbourne, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, National League, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Outfielder, Phil Roof, Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rick Cerone, Ron Fairly, Ruppert Jones, San Francisco Giants, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Second baseman, Shortstop, Texas Rangers (baseball), Third baseman, Toronto, Toronto Blue Jays, 1961 Major League Baseball expansion, ..., 1962 Major League Baseball expansion, 1969 Major League Baseball expansion, 1977 Major League Baseball expansion, 1993 Major League Baseball expansion. Expand index (4 more) »
Alan Ashby
Alan Dean Ashby (born July 8, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and current radio and television sports commentator.
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American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.
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Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Bob Bailor
Robert Michael Bailor (born July 10, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball player best known for being the first player selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft.
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Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Bowie Kuhn
Bowie Kent Kuhn (October 28, 1926 – March 15, 2007) was an American lawyer and sports administrator who served as the fifth Commissioner of Major League Baseball from February 4, 1969, to September 30, 1984.
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Catcher
Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player.
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Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tronc, Inc., formerly Tribune Publishing.
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Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.
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Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Craig Reynolds (baseball)
Gordon Craig Reynolds (born December 27, 1952 in Houston, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop who was an inaugural member of the Seattle Mariners.
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Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, singer, dancer, comedian and musician.
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Designated hitter
In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 5.11, adopted by the American League in 1973.
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Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan.
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Doug Howard
Douglas Lynn Howard (born February 6, 1948, in Salt Lake City, Utah) is a former professional baseball player who played both infield and outfield positions.
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Expansion draft
An expansion draft, in professional sports, occurs when a sports league decides to create one or more new expansion teams or franchises.
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Expansion team
An expansion team is a new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area.
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First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner to score a run for that player's team.
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Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas.
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Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.
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Jim Todd
Jim Todd (born 1952 in Billerica, Massachusetts) is a professional basketball coach who last served as an assistant for the New York Knicks.
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Jimmy Sexton
Jimmy Dale Sexton (born December 15, 1951) is an American former professional baseball infielder.
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John Lowenstein
John Lee Lowenstein (born January 27, 1947) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Baltimore Orioles.
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Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Larry Milbourne
Lawrence William "Larry" Milbourne (born February 14, 1951, in Port Norris, New Jersey) is a retired professional baseball player whose career spanned 15 seasons, 11 of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Houston Astros (1974–76), the Seattle Mariners (1977–1980, 1984), the New York Yankees (1981–82, 1983), the Minnesota Twins (1982), the Cleveland Indians (1982), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1983).
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Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball franchise based in Anaheim, California.
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
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Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) contested between the All-Stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL), currently selected by fans for starting fielders, by managers for pitchers, and by managers and players for reserves.
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Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league.
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New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
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Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics, often referred to as the A's, are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.
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Outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter.
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Phil Roof
Philip Anthony Roof (born March 5, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and minor league manager.
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Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Rick Cerone
Richard Aldo Cerone (born May 19, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball player from 1975 to 1992 for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, and Montreal Expos.
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Ron Fairly
Ronald Ray Fairly (born July 12, 1938) is a former Major League Baseball player and broadcaster.
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Ruppert Jones
Ruppert Sanderson Jones (born March 12, 1955) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder.
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San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball franchise based in San Francisco, California.
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Seattle
Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.
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Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington.
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Second baseman
In baseball and softball, second baseman is a fielding position in the infield, between second and first base.
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Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions.
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Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
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Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.
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Toronto
Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.
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Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario.
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1961 Major League Baseball expansion
The 1961 Major League Baseball expansion was the formation of two new Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises that started in time for the 1961 season.
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1962 Major League Baseball expansion
The 1962 Major League Baseball expansion was the formation of two new Major League Baseball (MLB) teams for the 1962 season.
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1969 Major League Baseball expansion
The 1969 Major League Baseball expansion resulted in the establishment of expansion franchises in Kansas City and Seattle in the American League and in Montreal and San Diego in the National League of Major League Baseball.
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1977 Major League Baseball expansion
The 1977 Major League Baseball expansion resulted in the establishment of expansion franchises in Seattle and Toronto in the American League of Major League Baseball.
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1993 Major League Baseball expansion
The 1993 Major League Baseball expansion resulted in Major League Baseball (MLB) adding two expansion teams to the National League (NL) for the 1993 season: the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins (now known as the Miami Marlins).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft