Norman played in 192 games for the New York Mets and Montreal Expos between 1977-1982. He hit .227 with 11 home runs. His best year came in 1979 when he saw action in 44 games for the Mets. That season he hit .245 with three home runs and set career highs in hits (27), RBIsContinue reading “Dan Norman”
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Swings and misses
Dave Rosello spent nine years playing big-league baseball. He broke in with the Chicago Cubs in 1972 and finished with the Cleveland Indians in 1981. In 422 games, Rosello hit .236 with 10 home runs. Tom Niedenfuer saved 97 games for four different teams while pitching from 1981-1990. Niedenfuer’s best years came while working forContinue reading “Swings and misses”
Dickie Noles
Noles pitched for 11 years in the big leagues, going 36-53 with 11 saves while pitching for six teams from 1979-1990. He was a member of the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies’ team that won the World Series. He made 30 starts for the Chicago Cubs in 1982 and won a career-high 10 games. However, his recordContinue reading “Dickie Noles”
Bill Nahorodny
Nahorodny caught for nine years in the big leagues, coming up with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1976 and finishing with the Seattle Mariners in 1984. In 308 games he hit .241 with 25 home runs. He only played in 10 games during the first two years of his big-league run, but took over as theContinue reading “Bill Nahorodny”
Ron Negray
Negray went 6-6 in 66 games pitched between 1952 and 1958. He came up with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1952 and appeared in four games but did not record a decision. Negray spent the next two years in the minors before returning to the big leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955. He was 4-3Continue reading “Ron Negray”
Jeff Newman
An all star in 1979, Newman spent nine seasons in the majors, catching for the Oakland A’s and Boston Red Sox. He came up in 1976 with Oakland and was the team’s backup catcher for the next two years. He played in 105 games in 1978 then took over as the starting catcher for theContinue reading “Jeff Newman”
Gary Nolan
An all star in 1972, Nolan won 110 games pitching for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967-1977. He broke in with Cincinnati in 1967 and went 14-8 with a 2.58 ERA. He finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year vote while striking out 206 hitters and throwing five shutouts. Nolan did not getContinue reading “Gary Nolan”
Al Naples
One of the 100-oldest-living baseball players, Naples appeared in two games for the St. Louis Browns in 1949. In seven at bats, he had one hit, a double, against Red Sox ace Mel Parnell. As such, Naples is one of roughly 200 MLB players to have exactly one hit in his career. (Wikipedia) His professionalContinue reading “Al Naples”
Rich Nye
Nye pitched for five seasons, mostly for the Chicago Cubs, in the majors from 1966-1970. After seeing action in three games in 1966, Nye enjoyed the best year of his career in 1967. He went 13-10 that year with a 3.20 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 205 innings of work. All of these numbers wereContinue reading “Rich Nye”
Irv Noren
Noren spent 11 years in the majors, playing for two World Series champions, in a career that spanned from 1950-1960. He came up with the Washington Senators in 1950 and played in the most games he would ever appear in during his rookie season. He saw action in 138 games that year for Washington, hitting .295Continue reading “Irv Noren”
