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unusual facts about outfield



1915 Detroit Tigers season

The 1915 Detroit Tigers team is remembered for its all-star outfield of Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, and Bobby Veach—who finished #1, #2, and #3 in the American League in both runs batted in and total bases.

Baseball historian Bill James ranks the Tigers' 1915 outfield as the best in major league history.

1960 New York Yankees season

Elston Howard took over as the Yankees' everyday catcher, while Yogi Berra split time between the outfield and serving as Howard's backup.

2007 Chicago White Sox season

Even more controversial was the December 23 deal that sent highly touted starter Brandon McCarthy, along with outfield prospect David Paisano, to the Texas Rangers for pitching prospects John Danks, Nick Masset, and Jacob Rasner.

Alvis Woods

The next two years he shared outfield duties with George Bell, Lloyd Moseby, Garth Iorg and Barry Bonnell, and also saw action as a designated hitter.

Carlos May

He would move back to the outfield after an offseason trade that brought the White Sox superstar Dick Allen.

Catterson

Tom Catterson (1884–1920), professional baseball player who played outfield from 1908 to 1909 for the Brooklyn Superbas

Dan McGann

Before the 1907 season, a report surfaced that the Giants would shift Mike Donlin from the outfield to first base, in order to replace McGann.

Duncan Park

Spartanburg city council has decided to grant funding to replace the outfield wall, as well as enter into negotiations with the Spartanburg High School baseball team to become a permanent tenant.

Eck Stadium

This number does not include the Coleman Outfield Hill, made during the original construction because of lack of funding to haul the dirt away, which can seat hundreds more.

Frank Baumholtz

In contrast to radio's "Quiz Kids" or the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Kids", according to Chicago columnist Mike Royko Baumholtz was the anchor, as it were, of a 1950s Cubs outfield "that was so slow they were known as the Quicksand Kids." Hank Sauer and Ralph Kiner were in left and right fields respectively.

Gene Clines

Later he worked as a hitting coach for Houston in 1988 and spent six seasons as a hitting coach in the American League for the Seattle Mariners (1989–1992) and Milwaukee Brewers (1993–1994) before start a six-year stint with the San Francisco Giants as a hitting coach and outfield coach (1995–2002), as he guided National League MVP Award winners Jeff Kent (2000) and Barry Bonds (2001 and 2002).

Gene Larkin

He is best known for hitting the series-winning single, a deep fly ball that was not caught by the Braves' drawn-in outfield and scored Dan Gladden from third base during the tenth inning in Game 7 of the 1991 Series.

Hank Sauer

In contrast to radio's "Quiz Kids" or the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Kids", according to Chicago columnist Mike Royko the 1950s Cubs had an outfield "that was so slow they were known as the Quicksand Kids."

Jason Repko

Repko never received much playing time after returning, buried behind the outfield rotation of J. D. Drew, Kenny Lofton, Andre Ethier, Marlon Anderson, and Matt Kemp.

Jerry Manuel

After being released by the White Sox, Manuel joined the New York Mets in 2005 as the first base and outfield coach under new manager Willie Randolph.

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.

Jimmie Crutchfield

Teamed with Ted Strong and Cool Papa Bell, they formed what is considered the best outfield in the Negro Leagues.

Jimmy Sebring

James Dennison Sebring (March 22, 1882 in Liberty, Pennsylvania – December 22, 1909 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania), was a professional baseball player who played outfield from 1902 to 1909.

José Tartabull

José Milages Tartabull Guzmán (born November 27, 1938) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder; his Major League career lasted nine years, from 1962 to 1970.

Lefty Davis

Alphonzo De Ford Davis (February 4, 1875, in Nashville, Tennessee – February 4, 1919, in Collins, New York), was an American professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from 1901 to 1907.

Lonnie Smith

However, in 1989, he cracked the starting line-up for the Braves' outfield, and he went on to accomplish one of his best baseball seasons, ever.

Mary Froning

In 1954 Froning hit .234 with three home runs and 44 RBI, tying for fifth in stolen bases (26), while managing to place second for the most outfield assists (20), being surpassed only by Kalamazoo Lassies' Jenny Romatowski (24).

McCredie

Walt McCredie (1876–1934), professional baseball player who played outfield for the Brooklyn Superbas in 1903

Mike Greenwell

Bo, 21, currently plays outfield for the advanced single A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, the Carolina Mudcats.

Mystery Man

"Mystery Man", a song on Play Deep, the 1985 debut album released by British band The Outfield

Nick Esasky

Though he twice hit more than 20 home runs in a season with the Reds, his best statistical year came in 1989 as a member of the Boston Red Sox to whom he was traded along with relief pitcher Rob Murphy for switch-hitting first baseman/outfielder Todd Benzinger and pitcher Jeff Sellers.

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Perhaps one of its most famous uses in the United States is the ivy covered brick outfield walls at Wrigley Field.

Telus Field

surface = FieldTurf (infield) 2005 to present
Astroturf (infield) 1995 to 2004

Telus Field uses natural grass in the outfield and FieldTurf in the infield; originally AstroTurf was used but it was replaced in 2005 with the more modern type of turf, FieldTurf.

ULTRA AP

The Ultra AP includes race car technology from NASCAR engineers like multipoint safety harnesses and shock-absorbing seats mounted on Skydex, which is used to cushion the outfield walls of baseball stadiums.

Weekly Manga Times

From 1969 until 1980, the magazine advertised on the outfield fence at Meiji Jingu Stadium.


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