Manny Sanguillén Positions: Catcher, Rightfielder and First Baseman Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-0, 193lb (183cm, 87kg) Born: March 21, 1944 in Colon, Panama Debut: July 23, 1967 (12,585th in major league history) vs. HOU 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: October 5, 1980 vs. CHC 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Full Name: Manuel de Jesus Sanguillén Nicknames: Sangy Pronunciation: \san-GEE-en\…
For the second straight day‚ Oakland’s Manny Sanguillen foils a no-hit bid. Today’s single is off the Orioles’ Jim Palmer‚ who settles for a 2-hit, 6 – 0 victory. Yesterday’s hit was off the Yankees’ Mike Torrez‚ who finished with a 3 – 0 two-hitter.
The Oakland Athletics make an unusual trade by sending manager Chuck Tanner to the Pittsburgh Pirates for catcher Manny Sanguillen and $100,000. Sanguillen will play only one season in Oakland before returning to Pittsburgh. Tanner will lead the Pirates to the World Championship in 1979.
Chuck Tanner signs a three-year deal to manage the A’s. After compiling an 87-74 (.540) record to finish in second place, Oakland will release the New Castle, PA native from his contract, allowing him to manage the Pirates in exchange for catcher Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 from Pittsburgh.
On September 1, 1975, Tom Seaver becomes the first major league pitcher to reach the 200-strikeout plateau in eight consecutive seasons. The New York Mets’ ace strikes out Manny Sanguillen of the Pittsburgh Pirates to reach the milestone…
1975 – The woeful “Lastros” sweep a four-game series from division-leading Pittsburgh, 5-3. J.R. Richard walks nine in six innings but allows just one hit for the win. Jerry DaVanon beats George Brett by eight years when his sixth-inning single is overturned after his bat is found with too much pine tar. DaVanon accidentally rubbed pine tar on the wrong end of his bat while in the on-deck circle and Pirate catcher Manny Sanguillen alertly handed the bat to the plate umpire.
1973 – Lefthander Jerry Reuss is traded to the Pirates for catcher Milt May. Reuss has an inconsistent two seasons in Houston, posting a 25-26 record with one save, but he improves on his way through a major league career that lasts 22 years. May, stuck behind Manny Sanguillen in Pittsburgh, bats .265 in two seasons before leaving for Detroit during a rebuilding purge. Also on this date, reliever Tim Byrdak is born in Oak Lawn, IL. The lefthander works out of the bullpen from 2008 to 2010 with a 3.53 ERA.
On December 31, 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates superstar Roberto Clemente dies in the crash of a four-engine plane over the Atlantic Ocean after taking off from the coast of Isla Verde. The 38-year-old Clemente was supervising the delivery of relief supplies to the earthquake victims of Managua, Nicaragua. The plane, a DC-7 that departed from San…
October 9, 1972 – Johnny Bench is out at home after tagging up at third on Cesar Geronimo’s fly to left in the 4th inning of game 3 of the NLCS at Riverfront Stadium. Cincinnati’s Darrell Chaney and Bobby Tolan hit RBI singles in the bottom of the third to give the Reds a 2-0…
Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page On September 1, 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates field the first all-black lineup in major league history. The lineup, which includes future Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell, helps the Pirates defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-7, at Three…
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