1. Frank Robinson

    Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas), is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player. He was an outfielder, most notably with the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. During a 21-season career, he became the first player to win League MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues, won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles), …

  2. Felipe Alou

    Felipe Rojas Alou, is a former outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball and the former manager of the San Francisco Giants and Montreal Expos. The first Dominican to play regularly in the major leagues, he is the most prominent member of one of the sport's most notable families of the late 20th century: his younger brothers Matty and Jesús were both longtime National League outfielders, …

  3. Jeff Torborg

    Jeffrey Torborg (born November 26, 1941 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. Torborg was signed by Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1963. On September 9, 1965, Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game. On May 15, 1973, Torborg also caught the first of Nolan Ryan's 7 no-hitters. After a successful ten-year career as a catcher with the Dodgers and Angels, Torborg switched to coaching.

  4. Dick Williams

    Richard Hirschfeld Williams (born May 7, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former player, manager, coach and front office consultant in Major League Baseball. Known especially as a hard-driving, sharp-tongued manager from 1967-69 and 1971-88, he led teams to three American League pennants, one National League title, and two World Series triumphs. He is one of seven managers to win pennants in both major leagues, …

  5. Bill Virdon

    William Charles Virdon (born June 9, 1931 in Hazel Park, Michigan) is a former outfielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. A premier defensive outfielder during his playing days (1955-65) as a center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates (winning a Gold Glove in 1962), Virdon also had a long tenure in the major leagues as a manager, with the Pirates (1972-73), New York Yankees (1974-75), Houston Astros (1975-82), …

  6. Jim Fanning

    William James Fanning (born September 14, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois) is ambassador to amateur baseball/Canada for the Toronto Blue Jays and a former catcher, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. The first general manager of the Montreal Expos of the National League (appointed in 1968), he served the Expos in a number of capacities for almost 25 years, …

  7. Tom Runnells

    Thomas William Runnells (born April 17, 1955, Greeley, Colorado) is the manager of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Pacific Coast League, and a former infielder, coach and manager in American Major League Baseball. Runnells attended the University of Northern Colorado and originally signed with the Cincinnati Reds. He played parts of two seasons (1985-86) with Cincinnati, appearing in 40 games and batting .174 in 46 at bats without a home run or run batted in.

  8. Buck Rodgers

    Robert LeRoy "Buck" Rodgers (born August 16, 1938 in Delaware, Ohio) is a former catcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he helmed three major league teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (1980, 1980-82), Montreal Expos (1985-91) and California Angels (1991-92, 1992-1994), compiling a career won-lost mark of 784-773 (.504).

  9. Gene Mauch

    Gene William Mauch was an American Major League Baseball player and manager, and the holder of the record for most seasons managed without a pennant (breaking the record formerly held by Jimmy Dykes). He managed the Philadelphia Phillies (1960-68), the Montreal Expos (1969-75, Mauch was their inaugural manager), the Minnesota Twins (1976-80), and the California Angels (1981-82, 1985-87). His surname was a homonym of "mock".

  10. Charlie Fox

    Charles Francis Fox was an American manager, general manager, scout, coach—and, briefly, a catcher—in Major League Baseball. As manager of the National League West Division champion San Francisco Giants in 1971, he was named "Manager of the Year" by "The Sporting News". Born in New York City, Fox appeared in only three games as a player (garnering three hits in seven at bats for a career batting average of .429) with the 1942 New York Giants, …

  11. Karl Kuehl

    Karl Otto Kuehl (born September 5, 1937, in Monterey Park, California), pronounced "keel," is special advisor, baseball operations for the Cleveland Indians and a former scout, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also is the co-author of two books on the mental approach to baseball: "The Mental Game of Baseball: A Guide to Peak Performance" (1989) and "A Champion's State of Mind" (2005).