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unusual facts about left fielder



Benny Ayala

Ayala made his major league debut as the Mets' starting left fielder at Shea Stadium on August 27, 1974.

Community Field

During that time, Community Field housed the affiliates of five different minor league baseball clubs and was fortunate enough to see the likes of Billy Williams (left fielder) and Vida Blue perform before tragedy struck.

Eddie Carnett

Edwin Elliott Carnett (born October 21, 1916) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1941 and 1945.

Jesse Barfield

Along with George Bell (LF) and Lloyd Moseby (CF), Barfield starred in what many analysts considered the best all-around outfield of the 1980s.

Joe Gaines

In 1963, Gaines occasionally spelled left-handed-hitting Boog Powell as the Orioles' left fielder and batted an MLB career-high .286.

Milwaukee Grays

The Grays were managed by former major league right fielder Jack Chapman, whose nickname was "Death to Flying Things." Their best hitter was left fielder Abner Dalrymple, who led the team in batting average (.354), slugging percentage (.421), runs (52), and doubles (10).

Philip K. Wrigley

Instead, he opted to have the various coaches as a "head coach." Without firm and consistent leadership, the Cubs continued to languish in the standings, despite having Cubs greats Ron Santo, Ernie Banks and Billy Williams on the roster.

Ralph McLeod

Ralph Alton McLeod (October 19, 1916 – April 27, 2007) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Bees late in the 1938 season.

Stan Belinda

Then, with little-used Braves reserve Francisco Cabrera at the plate, Belinda surrendered a game-winning single, with slow-footed Sid Bream barely beating the throw from left fielder Barry Bonds to score the winning run from second base.


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2006 National League Championship Series

Left fielder Endy Chávez also made an excellent diving play on a flare hit by Ronnie Belliard.

Donell

Donell Nixon (born 1961), former center and left fielder in Major League Baseball

Joe Kelly

Joe Kelley (1871–1943), American left fielder in Major League Baseball, played for the Baltimore Orioles

Jorge Jarrin

Beginning in 2012, Jorge is teamed with former Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Manny Mota, doing Spanish-language telecasts of Dodgers games for Fox Deportes.

Kazuhiro Wada

Wada was on the winning Japanese club in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and went 0 of 2 with one strikeout in two games as the backup left fielder to Hitoshi Tamura.

Leigh Montville

He has authored many books, including best-sellers such as The Big Bam, a biography of New York Yankees baseball legend Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero, about the Hall of Fame left fielder for the Red Sox, which won the 2004 CASEY Award for best baseball book of the year.

Manuel Jiménez

Manny Jiménez (born 1938), Major League Baseball left fielder in the 1960s

Manush

Heinie Manush (1901 - 1971), an American left fielder in Major League Baseball

Scott Podsednik

Podsednik was given plenty of playing time upon his recall, with injuries to Sox center fielders DeWayne Wise and Brian Anderson, as well as left fielder Carlos Quentin.