Manny Sanguillen Stats & Facts

Manny Sanguillen Stats & Facts

    Manny SanguillĂ©n Positions: Catcher, Rightfielder and First BasemanBats: Right  •  Throws: Right6-0, 193lb (183cm, 87kg)Born: March 21, 1944 in Colon, PanamaDebut: July 23, 1967 (12,585th in major league history)vs. HOU 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: October 5, 1980vs. CHC 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Manuel de Jesus SanguillĂ©nNicknames: SangyPronunciation: \san-GEE-en\View Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject …

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.

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 A’s send manager Chuck Tanner To Pittsburgh for.Manny Sanguillen

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.

Tom Seaver becomes the first major league pitcher to reach the 200-strikeout plateau in eight consecutive seasons

Tom Seaver becomes the first major league pitcher to reach the 200-strikeout plateau in eight consecutive seasons

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…

The woeful “Lastros” sweep a four-game series from division-leading Pittsburgh, 5-3
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The woeful “Lastros” sweep a four-game series from division-leading Pittsburgh, 5-3

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. 

Jerry Reuss is traded to the Pirates for catcher Milt May
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Jerry Reuss is traded to the Pirates for catcher Milt May

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. 

Pittsburgh Pirates superstar Roberto Clemente dies in the crash of a four-engine plane over the Atlantic Ocean

Pittsburgh Pirates superstar Roberto Clemente dies in the crash of a four-engine plane over the Atlantic Ocean

    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…

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.

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.

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…

Pittsburgh Pirates field the first all-black lineup in major league history

Pittsburgh Pirates field the first all-black lineup in major league history

  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…