Showing posts with label Tony Gwynn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tony Gwynn. Show all posts

Friday, January 1, 2016

Jack Clark baseball timeline

Born: November 10, 1955
1973: Drafted by San Fransisco Giants
1973-5: Minor Leagues
Debut: September 12, 1975 (Giants)
1978: 26-game hitting streak
1978: .306, 25 HR, 98 RBI, 90 Runs, 181 Hits, 46 doubles, 8 triples, .895 OPS, 318 TB
1980: Willie Mac Award
1985: Traded to St. Louis Cardinals
1985: Hit pennant winning HR vs. Dodgers
1985: Cardinals win Pennant
1987: .286, 35 HR, 106 RBI, 93 Runs, 136 BB, 1.055 OPS
1987: Cards win Pennant
1987: Injuries limit Clark to one postseason AB
1988: Signed with New York Yankees
1988: Traded to San Diego Padres
1990: Feud with Tony Gwynn
1990: Signed with Boston Red Sox
1993: Signed by Montreal Expos
1993: Retired
1998: Dropped off Hall of Fame Ballot (1.5% of vote)
1999-2000: Minor League Manager
2001-03: Dodger hitting coach
2008-09: Minor League Manager
2013: Talk Radio host
2013: Fired for accusing Albert Pujols of PED use

Accomplishments:
4x All Star
2x Silver Slugger
Player of the Month (May 1978)
5x Player of the Week
.267
340 HR
1180 RBI
1118 Runs
1826 Hits
.379 OBP
.476 SLG
.854 OPS
3256 TB
30+ Doubles: 2x
46 doubles (1978)
20+ HR: 11x
35 HR (1987)
100+ RBI: 2x
100+ Walks: 4x
.306 (1978)
.400 OBP: 4x
.500 SLG: 6x
1.055 OPS (1987)
318 TB (1978)
Led league in BB: 3x
Led league in OBP (.459): 1987
Led league in SLG (.597): 1987
Led league in OPS (1.055): 1987
Postseason: .298, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .804 OPS (3 Series)

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Greatest rightfielders in NL history by team

Atlanta Braves: Hank Aaron (1954-74)
Miami Marlins: Giancarlo Stanton (2010-present)
New York Mets: Daryl Strawberry (1983-90)
Philadelphia Phillies: Chuck Klein (1928-33, 1936-39, 1940-44)
Washington Nationals: Vladimir Guerrero (1996-2003)
Chicago Cubs:  Sammy Sosa (1992-2004)
Cincinnati Reds: Frank Robinson (1956-65)
Milwaukee Brewers: Sexto Lezcano (1974-80)
Pittsburgh Pirates: Roberto Clemente (1955-72)
St Louis Cardinals: Enos Slaughter (1938-53)
Arizona Diamondbacks: Justin Upton (2007-14)
Colorado Rockies: Larry Walker (1995-2004)
Los Angeles Dodgers: Carl Furillo (1946-60)
San Diego Padres: Tony Gwynn (1982-2001)
San Fransisco Giants: Mel Ott (1926-47)

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Sid Monge: 1984 Detroit Tigers timeline


Born: April 11, 1951

1970: Drafted by California Angels

1971-75: Minors

Debut: September 12, 1975 (Angels)

1977: Traded to Cleveland Indians

1979: Made AL All Star team

1982: Traded to Philadelphia Phillies

1982: Gave up Tony Gwynn’s first hit

1983: Traded to San Diego Padres

1984: Purchased by Detroit Tigers

1984: Tigers win World Series

1984: Became free agent and later retired

1995: Pitching coach in Tigers’ system

2004: Elected to Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame

2000-present: Pitching coach in a Cardinals organization

Accomplishments:

1984 World Champion

1979 All Star

49-40 Record

Won 10+ games: 2x

3.53 ERA

435 games

56 saves

1.393 WHIP

Sunday, October 30, 2011

All Time single season baseball leaders (in my lifetime)

Batting Average:
George Brett .390 (1980)

Tony Gwynn .394 (1994)

OBP:
Barry Bonds .609 (2004)

Non-Steroid OBP:
Frank Thomas .487 (1994)

Wade Boggs .476 (1988)

SLG:
Barry Bonds .863 (2001)

Jeff Bagwell .750 (1994)

Larry Walker .720 (1997)

At Bats:
Jimmy Rollins 716 (2007)

Runs:
Jeff Bagwell 152 (2000)

Hits:
Ichiro: 262 (2004)

Doubles:
Todd Helton 59 (2000)

Triples:
Curtis Granderson 23 (2007)

Home Runs:
Barry Bonds 73 (2001)

Ryan Howard 58 (2006)

RBI:
Manny Ramirez 165 (1999)

Andres Galarraga 150 (1996)

Walks:
Barry Bonds 232 (2004)

Jeff Bagwell 149 (1999)

Strikeouts:
Mark Reynolds 223 (2009)

Steals:
Rickey Henderson 130 (1982)

OPS:
Barry Bonds 1.421 (2004)

Frank Thomas 1.217 (1994)

Larry Walker 1.171 (1997)

Pitchers

ERA :

Dwight Gooden 1.53 (1985)

Wins:
Steve Carlton 27 (1972)

Bob Welch 27 (1990)

Games:
Mike Marshall 106 (1974)

Saves:
Francisco Rodriguez 62 (2008)

IP:
Wilbur Wood 376 2/3 (1972)

Strikeouts:
Nolan Ryan 383 (1973)

Complete Games:
Catfish Hunter 30 (1975)

Shutouts:
John Tudor 10 (1985)

Game Starts:
Wilbur Wood 49 (1972)

Walks:
Nolan Ryan 204 (1977)

Losses:
Steve Arlin 21 (1972)

Steve Bahnsen 21 (1973)

Mike Maroth 21 (2003)

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Top 10 San Diego Padres Moments

Nate Colbert hit 5 HR and drove in 13 in one day (August 1, 1972): In a double header sweep of the Atlanta Braves, Nate Colbert blasted five round trippers and drove in 13. In a strange coincidence, Nate witnessed Stan Musial’s five home run day in 1954 as a child.


Randy Jones becomes first Padre 20 game winner (1975): In 1975, Randy Jones became San Diego’s first 20 game winner in the franchise’s seventh season. The following year, the sinker baller won 22 and the Cy Young Award. Despite his success, he never pitched for a team that finished better than 4th.

Padres win first NL West Title (September 20, 1984): The Padres beat Giants 5-4 to win the NL West. Winning pitcher Tim Lollar hit a homer and Dave Dravecky picked up the save.

Steve Garvey’s Homer (October 6, 1984: NLCS Game 4): The Cubs led San Diego 2 games to none. Looking to clinch their first pennant since 1945, the Cubs looked to extend Game 4 of the NLCS into extra innings. They had relief ace Lee Smith on the hill when Steve Garvey slammed a two run shot to force a Game 5.

Padres come back against Sutcliffe (October 7, 1984: NLCS Game 5): Chicago led 3-0 with Rick Sutcliffe on the mound. Redbeard had gone 16-1 since coming over from Cleveland. He could not hold the lead when his defense let him down. The Padres went on to win the game 6-3 and went on to their first World Series.

Tony Gwynn hits .394 (1994): Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. No one has hit .400 since. In 1977, Rod Carew hit .388. In 1980, George Brett hit .390. In 1994, Tony Gwynn hit .394. In 1994, baseball experienced a work stoppage which ended Gwynn’s run at history.

Padres win second pennant (October 14, 1998: Game 6 NLCS): The Padres beat the Braves 5-0 in Game 6 of the NLCS to win their second pennant. Sterling Hitchcock surrendered 2 hits and won NLCS MVP. San Diego had the unfortunate pleasure of playing the New York Yankees. In both their World Series appearances, the Padres played historically great teams.

Tony Gwynn gets hit #3000 (August 6, 1999): Tony Gwynn joined the 3000 hit club with a first inning single against the Expos. The Padres won the game 12-10. He finished with 3141 hits for his career.

Jake Peavy k’s 16 (April 25, 2007): Jake Peavy struck out 16 Diamondbacks including 9 straight at one point. Peavy left the game with the lead. Despite the effort, the bullpen could not hold on and San Diego lost the game 3-2.

Trevor Hoffman gets Save #500 (June 6, 2007): Trevor Hoffman became the first reliever to save 500 games for his career. The Padres defeated the Dodgers 5-2. Hoffman’s saved the game for Greg Maddux. He’d go on to save over 600 games.